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Fabriano, Captain Secco da, sent prisoner to Rome, and executed, 657 (2).

Fabrica, in the Duke of Parma's territory, Giulio Colonna sent into exile at, 288, 304, 330.

Faenza, church of, 330, 363.

Faille or Faglia, Jacques or John de la, imprisoned and fined at Antwerp, 109, 115.

Famars, Sieur de. See Liévin.

Farembelt, Dr., a councillor of the Duke of Brunswick, 508.

Farnham, Farnam, Dr., death of, mentioned, 466.

Farnese, Alexander, Prince of Parma, Governor-General for Spain in the Low Countries, surrender of Dendermonde to, 14, 15;

offers from, to Roger Williams, alluded to, 51;

enters Ghent, 74;

conditions of, to Ghent, 93;

efforts of, to reduce Brussels, 111;

movements of, 121;

his good usage to those of Ghent, 149;

attempts to stop the passage to Antwerp, 151, 244, 368;

sends into Artois for ammunition, 153;

said to be bringing ordnance to Hoboken, 171;

urges those of Antwerp to be reconciled, 185;

hopes by besieging Antwerp to strike terror into the hearts of all, 194;

to be at the young Duke of Cleves' wedding, 195;

still lies at Beveren, 198;

his support of the Bishop of Liége, 209;

siege of Cambray by, alluded to, 218;

negotiations of, with Ghent, and his taking of Dendermonde, alluded to, 220;

confiscations ordered by, in Flanders, 237;

palisade built by. See Cal-lo goes to Bois-le-Duc, 251;

erections of, in the river, impeded by the frost, 264;

intention of, to besiege Ostend, 269;

has written again to Antwerp, 271;

urges Antwerp to sue for pardon, 282;

is sending troops to Sluys, ibid.;

his mocking message to Ste. Aldegonde, 293, 294, 301;

English troops suspected of practising with, 300;

will have Brussels “at his mercy,” 331, 353;

has of late “broken quarters,” 345;

news of the surrender of Brussels, sent by, to Italy, 364;

reported to be wounded, 366;

is marvellous strong on the river of Antwerp, 378;

had left the stockade before the attack on it (April 4 n.s.), 384;

reported to be slain, 399, 401;

narrowly escapes capture, 401;

has small store of money, 426;

if he fails to get Antwerp, the Malcontents will fall out with, ibid.;

Verdugo desires his discharge from, 452;

is making an end of Rowland Yorke's business, 453;

does not trust the English, ibid.;

possible proceedings of, against Zeeland, 455;

a “charge” desired from, 456;

has sent for men and ordnance out of the towns of Flanders, 465;

his courteous treatment of ladies sent out of Antwerp, 470;

strengthens the dykes near Callo, ibid.;

said to have been wounded, ibid.;

wishes to transfer the chancery of Brabant to Brussels, 474;

present at an abortive attempt of the fireships on the bridge, 486;

Spanish reiters recalled by, 487;

fresh troops ordered by, for the dykes (April 27), 491;

the Walloons stand upon stout terms with, 495;

has few garrisons, ibid.;

beloved by the people for his mildness and courteous behaviour, 496;

has sent men towards Mechlin, ibid.;

means to attempt some thing against Sluys, ibid.;

proposes to send commissioners to Antwerp, 532;

disarms the Calvinists of Brussels, ibid.;

victory of, on the Couwenstein dyke, see Couwenstein dyke

acts as a “valorous captain” at Couwenstein dyke, 538;

lets the women and children of Mechlin pass, but turns back the old men, 536;

forbids all payments to English, 543;

goes to Borgerhout, 558;

is assembling his cavalry for fear of an attack, 562;

Ste. Aldegonde goes to, at Beveren, 579;

proceedings of, near Antwerp, 580;

reception of the Antwerp deputies by, 590, 622;

gives private audience to Ste. Aldegonde, ibid. and see under Antwerp, commissioners from

negotiations of, with Antwerp, see under Antwerp

said to have boasted that Spain can easily gain England, 604;

Ste. Aldegonde's good opinion and praise of, 604, 621, 622, 690;

will shortly have Antwerp, 605;

sends to congratulate the Pope, 607;

puts garrisons into places round Antwerp, 609;

final articles of, sent to Antwerp, 610;

captures Borgerhout, 620;

“highly exalted” in letters of Richardot, 621;

goodwill of, to the people of Antwerp, 625;

to make his entry into Antwerp, 641;

importunity of, to make an end of the treaty, 648;

entry of, into Antwerp, 667;

is urged to “recover” Sluys and Ostend, 669, 674, 681, 685;

matters to be put before, on behalf of Elizabeth, 671;

her high opinion of, ibid.;

to be urged to persuade the Spanish King to “a good composition” with the Low Countries, 672;

his large offers will tempt the people to desire peace, 679;

orders Le Sieur to leave Antwerp, 682;

pleases the people and incenses the Spaniards by giving governments to those of the country, 683;

his assurance of Ste. Aldegonde's “fidelity,” 684;

sets free English goods and shipping, 684;

entry of, into Antwerp, alluded to, 685;

intends to send Ste. Aldegonde to Holland and Zeeland, 688;

Ste. Aldegonde sure of a good agreement with, 689;

their private conferences, 690;

deputies from Holland and Zeeland, said to have been with, 690;

plans of, said to be interfered with, 713.

-, -, letters from, 112, 700;

alluded to, 160, 170, 491.

-, -, letter to, 285;

alluded to, 205, 356;

Antwerp's answer to, 160.

-, -, agent for, in Ghent, seeSigura;

envoy from, to Elizabeth, see Zuffarino;

agent sent to France by, “to countermine the doing of the States' commissioners,” 252;

commissioners from, to France and England, 282;

commissioners from, to go to Antwerp, 535;

commissioner sent by, to the Imperial assemblies, see Assonleville.

-, -, ambassador of, in Italy, 662.

-, -, auditor-general of the camp to, and superintendent of the Admiralty. See Salinas, Dr. Ferdinand de.

-, -, camp of, lack of victuals and money in, 184, 581;

reports upon numbers, pay, supplies of provisions, &c. in, 495, 496;

is being strengthened, 631;

Thomas Parsons said to be at, 716. And see Beveren, camp at.

-, -, chamberlain of, a former, 607.

-, -, commissioners or deputies to, see Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Mechlin;

an envoy to be sent to, from Elizabeth, see Smith, Sir John.

-, -, a confession of Faith caused to be sworn, at places “under his yoke,” 530.

-, -, councillors of, 568, 625.

-, -, courier sent to, 124.

-, -, principal secretary of. See Le Vasseur.

-, -, English mariners for, promised, 466.

-, -, Englishmen serving, 196.

-, -, forces of, passim numbers of, in the field, 27;

sent to the League, 361, 372, 380, 437;

insolencies of, at Liége, 383;

re-inforcements for, 453, 562;

take the ship Fin de la guerre, and a fortress, 536;

sortie from Bergen defeated by, 562;

rumoured surprise of, by those of Antwerp, 581;

many of, go off to the war in France, ibid.;

chief strength of, is the cavalry, 619;

sent into Guelderland, 683. And see Flanders and Low Countries, forces in, Spaniards or the enemy.

-, -, messenger from, 289;

messenger sent by, to congratulate the Pope, 607.

-, -, officers of, confidence of, in Ste. Aldegonde, 689.

-, -, orders of, 654;

alluded to, 682.

-, -, passports from, desired or asked for, 300, 303, 344, 345, 352;

granted, 242, 648, 649, 683;

refused, 604.

-, -, “placart “published by, 572.

-, -, prisoner in the hands of, 218.

-, -, a spy of. See Luarde, Captain.

-, -, treaties of, with towns. See Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Mechlin.

-, -, trumpets of, 282, 344.

-, Alexander, Cardinal, 304, 364, 560, 600;

in relation to ecclesiastical preferments, 263, 270, 363;

returns to Rome, 288;

Duc de Nevers received “in the name of,” 520;

has audience of his Holiness, 540;

at Caprarola, 607, 662;

Spanish intrigues to prevent his being made Pope, 651.

-, -, chamberlain of. See Massini, Gerolamo.

-, -, palace of. See Caprarola.

-, -, one of his household. See San Vitale, Monsignor.

-, -, pension for, 599–600.

-, -, a territory of. See La Farra.

-, Ottavio, Duke of Parma, sends congratulations to the new Pope, 540.

-, -, castle granted by, 271;

castle given up to. See Piacenza.

Faulquemont, prisoner at, 218.

Faur, Guy de, Sieur de Pibrac, death of, alluded to, 134;

was collecting the poems of Chancellor de l'Hospital, ibid.

Fausta and Felicia, the ladies, 214.

Fécamp, Fescamp, a captain of, 652.

Felice, Donna. See Orsini.

Fénelon, La Mothe. See Salignac, Bertrand de.

Fenner, Mr., letters sent by, to England, 334, 594 719.

Feodor (Feuther), Emperor of Russia, son of Ivan III, dares not offer to rule, 22;

said to be crowned Emperor, ibid.;

does not mean to proceed in his father's treaties, 85;

Sir Jerome Bowes takes leave of, ibid.;

his complaints against Sir Jerome Bowes, 692, 693.

-, letter from, 692.

-, messenger sent from, 364.

Ferat Bassa, Turkish general, the Persian ambassador sent to, 47;

will have enough to do “to keep the conquered,” 314;

has been in disgrace but now received again into favour, 513.

Ferdinandina, island of. See Cuba.

Ferguère, M. de, is coming to London, 654;

at Rye, 656.

Fermo, commune of, petition of, that the Pope's nephew may be their governor, refused, 469.

Fermo, Mgr. Giulio Oltinello de, may be made Bishop of Policastro, 560.

Feron, Sieur de, cause of, in England, 11.

Ferrara, storm at, 664.

Ferrara, Duke of. See Este, Alfonso d'.

Fête Dieu, festival of. See Corpus Christi.

Fèvre (Fever), Pierre de, report by, 632.

Feytsma, J[elger] van, letters signed by, 234, 660.

“Ficklehead,” Fabian, a rhyme concerning, 186.

Fidele, Fidel, secretary extra muros at Venice, banished, 265.

Fiesco, Fiesso, Monsignor, Vicar of St. Peter's, takes the consecrated hat &c. to the Duke of Savoy, 468;

may remain as nuncio, 469;

has returned, 592.

Finch (Fynche), John, a servant of Sir Jerome Bowes, goods said to belong to, 94;

and claimed by, from the Muscovy Company, 133.

-, -, father of, a secret trader into Russia, 94.

Fiorello, secretary to Paolo Giordano Orsini, 364.

Fiorenzuola, Fiorenzola, in possession of the Duke of Parma, 270.

Fitzherbert, Thomas, secretary to the English papists at Paris, plans for invasion of England divulged by, 716;

dealings of, with the new French ambassador to England, 717.

-, -, house of, at Paris, Thomas Rogers proposes to lodge at, 716, 717.

Fitzwilliam (Fets Wilhelm), Colonel, sent to the King of Navarre, 517.

Fitzwilliams, Brian, 572.

-, G., 95, 99.

-, Mr., 480.

Flanders, to be applied to, on behalf of the Princesses of Orange, 11;

in favour of a treaty with the French King, 27, 41 (2), 101, 123;

provisions sent from, to Spain, 188;

Morgan's regiment asks leave to pass through, 352;

good service done by the Huguenots in, 379;

Spanish troops in France said to be recalled to, 380;

to be admitted into the treaty with her Majesty for places still held, 396;

if the Prince of Parma gains, the States near are lost, 453;

disloyal English subjects in, many of them dead, 466;

affairs of, go on well for Spain, 467;

Ostend may be called the citadel of, 484;

forces needed to guard, 518;

troops said to be for, 537;

no payments to be made to English in, 543;

the Earl of Leicester's (former) return from, alluded to, 548.

-, books said to be printed in, 126.

-, “brandschatz” [i.e. forced contributions] from, to be given to Elizabeth, 518;

“brantgelt” to be levied in, 704.

-, cautionary town for. See Sluys.

-, charges of the forces in, 571.

-, commissioner for, to go to England, not yet appointed, 470.

-, contributions of, fixed, 237;

will contribute what it can, 704.

-, couriers and postmasters in, said by Cubiaur to be “traitors and 'rogues,” 454.

-, declaration of the state of, 517.

-, decree of the Council of State against, alluded to, 175.

-, the enemy in, prohibition of sending provisions to, must be enforced, 68;

provisions sent to, 122, 443;

men imprisoned by, for not bringing in “the exactions,” 272;

may besiege Sluys or Ostend, 348, 350;

fugitives from, 377;

every day stronger, 401.

-, -, garrisons of, 495;

cannot get their pay, 683.

-,Forester sand Counts of, book of the genealogies of, mentioned, 263.

-,garrisons or forts in, of the States, cost of, 3;

not enough men for, 397;

trouble the enemy's towns, 518. And see Ostend Sluys.

-, Malcontents dead in, 413.

-, notes of events in, 219;

notes concerning defence of, 705.

-, people of, in great fear of the Spaniard, weak and in great misery, 465.

-, “places left in,” Epernon desires the government of, 230.

-, plague in, said to be spread “by practice of an old fellow,” 23.

-, property of deceased persons in, regulations as to, 237.

-, provincial Council of, member of, 632.

-, ships of, stayed in English ports, 642.

-, States of, a deputy from, at Paris, 34;

letters to, alluded to, 58.

-, towns in, nearly all lost or in danger, 78;

still held by the States, 179;

men and ordnance taken out of, 465.

-, travellers to or from, 127, 607, 662.

-, the war in, money sent for, by the King of Spain, 561;

Count Avogadro going to, 594.

-, as one of the United Provinces. See Low Countries, United provinces of.

Flanders and Brabant, troops to be entertained by, 18;

offers by, of towns as security to the French King, 178.

Fleming, Captain, death of, mentioned, 466.

Flemings, money of, embargoed in Spain, 528.

Flemish gentleman, information from, 244.

-, language, a verse in, 220.

-, merchandise, seized, 515.

-, money, rate of exchange of, 268.

-, postmaster, “a heretic traitor,” 454.

-, ships (Flemings), embargoed in Spain, 528.

Flemish Head, the, “right against” Antwerp, 432.

Flemwell, Kent, traveller attacked by robbers near, 677.

Flensburg, the senators of, desire that the English merchants should “settle their traffic” there, 481.

Fleury, Sieur de. See Clausse, Henry.

Florence, Tuscany, bandits at or near, 289;

carnival of, festivities at, ibid.;

visitors at, 330, 529;

discussions at, 540;

bandits sent to Rome from, 657.

-, Cathedral church of, ceremony in, 593.

-, General of the galleys of, 598.

-, Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (della Nova) at, 289.

-, letter dated at, 693.

-, news from, 289, 304, 639.

-, travellers to, 330, 560, 640.

Florian. See St. Florian.

Flushing, 337, 454, 455, 483, 648;

in relation to the treaty with France, 20, 61;

Sluys might be a bridle to, if in the hands of the enemy, 89;

arrival of English troops at, 151;

deputies waiting at, 192;

said to be going to be sold for payment of debts, 272;

Count Maurice at, 377;

wounded men brought to, 377, 437;

prizes daily brought into, 401;

Capt. Martin made prisoner at, 407;

Col. Norreys and his troops embark for, 668;

government of, desired by Col. Norreys, for his father, 677;

“an invincible town,” 679;

report that it is to be sold, 722;

Prince Maurice's interest in, see under Nassau, Maurice of.

-, desired by the Queen as a cautionary town, 97, 150, 336, 446, 450, 465, 470, 628, 706;

difficulty about, suspected, 383, 450, 721;

the States hesitate to give up, 465;

is willing to accept a garrison, 611, 644.

-, Admiralty of, 401;

case before, 91, 100.

-, burgomaster of, “would be good English with small persuasions,” 674;

Roger Williams has speech with, 678.

-, garrison in, 397;

necessary strength of, 686.

-, house of the Princess of Orange at, 64.

-, letters dated at, 102 (2), 186, 302, 679, 681;

alluded to, 197;

letter sent to, 175.

-, Lord of. See Nassau, Count Maurice of, 722.

-, seignory of, bought by the Prince of Orange, 178.

-, Serjeant-Major of, will give up the keys at her Majesty's will, 674;

Roger Williams has speech with, 678.

-, ships of (Flushingers), complaints against, 99;

fight of, with Biscay ships, 244;

boats bound for Dunkirk brought in by, 272;

captured, 305;

mistaken for the enemy, 357.

-, ships taking provisions to the enemy have their “coquets” for, 91;

pretending to go to, 128;

carried into, 128, 272;

going to, 162;

townspeople of, nothing done without their privity, 37.

-, travellers to and from, 23, 357, 423, 683.

Foching or Fouching, Moses, his treachery at Alost, 196.

-, -, wife of, goods claimed by, 196.

Foins, Andro, a Spanish merchant, 114.

Foix. See Ivoix.

Foix, Paul de, Archbishop of Toulouse and ambassador at Rome, death of, alluded to, 539.

Foligno (Fuligni), near Perugia, bandits taken near, 662.

Fonck [Jean], Paul Buys is of kin to, 119.

Fontaine. See La Fontaine.

Fontainebleau, Robert Cecil going to see, 20, 21;

the Queen Mother to meet the Duke of Guise &c. at, 581.

-, -, Marchaumont's house near, 1, 20, 21.

Fontene, the Duke of Mercosur's flight from the suburbs of, 653.

Fonteyne, Seigneur de, French ambassador at Don Juan's court, one in service of, 218.

Forbes (Forbush), Master of, has escaped from Scotland to France, 34;

praised by Sir Edw. Stafford, 35.

-, -, letter from, alluded to, 249.

Formula Concordice (“the book of Concord”), to be sent to the King of Navarre, 566, 606.

Fornes becke, —, plot of, to surrender a castle of Denmark to the King of Poland, 80.

-, wife and brother of, 80.

Fortescue, a priest, 716.

Foscarini, Venetian General, favours the English merchants, 144.

-, Alvigi, son of the aboveSavio de gli ordini, oration made by, 144.

Fosse, Paul, pensionary of Leyden, 720.

Fouching. See Foching.

Fourrier, John, messenger, 78, 86.

Fovasse, Capt. Daniel, permission desired for, to levy Walloon refugees in England, 333.

France, Sir Francis Drake's voyage known in, 108;

alarm of the Catholics in, lest “under colour of massacring the Huguenots,” all the rich might be robbed and spoiled, 126;

Spanish party in, 130;

troubles in, expected, 193, and see League, the, below;

“hath not been used to do things for God's sake,” 241;

many Malcontents in, 275;

troubles and practices in, 319, 333, 378, 421, 422;

things in, said not to be so desperate as is believed, 319, 397;

friends of the Duke of Savoy in, 320;

treaty with, by the States, little hopes of a good issue of, 350;

the “ways” in, more dangerous than in any previous civil war, 375;

state of, lamented, 415;

still in doubt between peace and war, 429;

a strange tragedy being played in, 440;

sad state of, said to be due to the Jesuits 456;

great rumours of peace in, 471;

a jubilee to be proclaimed to pray for the peace of, 493;

number of men in arms in, 537;

peace on the point of being concluded in, see League, the;

report that Spain is about to proclaim war against, 546;

disturbances in, reason given for their continuance, 530;

affairs in, go from bad to worse 560;

only the Catholic religion to be allowed in, 559;

troops marching up and down in, 581;

“new conjunction in,” 631;

an express from, to Italy, 662;

is now at the “devotion” of the House of Guise, 705.

-, Royal Family of:—

Kings of, have always been jealous of their brothers, 129;

ancient enemies of the Low Countries, 336.

King of, a former, grand father of the then Duke of Savoy, 52. And see Charles IX;

Henry II.

King of. See Henry HI. Queen of. See Louise of Lordraine.

Queen Mother of. See Catherine

de' Medici. Queen Dowager of. See Mary

Queen of Scots. Monsieur or Monseigneur of. See

Francis, Duke of Anjou.

Princes of the Blood, 315. And see under Bourbon.

Princes of, fallen from the Catholic faith, 380.

-, chief officials of:—

Admiral. See Arques, Duc de

Joyeuse. Colonel-General of Infantry. See Nogaret, Duc d'Epernon;

dignity of, made an office of the crown, 234.

Chancellor or Keeper of the Seals. See Hurault, Comte de Chiverny;

Bellièvre named as his successor, 72.

Grand Audiencer. See Bex, M. du. Grand Senéchal, office of, 239.

Intendant of Finances. See Milon, Sieur de Videville. Lieutenant-criminal, 34.

Master of the Artillery. See La Guiche. Secretaries of State. See Brulart

Neufville;

Pinart. Chief Councillors, noteson, 308.

-, Admiralty of, a book upon, 120;

restoration of, to the Duc de Mayenne, demanded, 460;

officers of, order to, 700.

-, ambassadors to and from See Ambassadors.

-, captains in, devotion of, to the King of Navarre, 412.

-, Catholics of, are pleased with the King of Navarre's Declaration, 570, 574.

-, clergy of, great exactions upon, 370.

-, coasts of, pirateson, rob all they can take, 376.

-, commissioners sent to, from the Prince of Parma, 282.

-, Council of, is going to Blois, 7;

letters of marque granted by, 243;

protests against accepting aid from the Huguenots, 379;

debate in, concerning Thomas Morgan, 419;

letters of thanks to be sent to, from the States General, 436;

has written concerning English pirates, 501.

-, Council of Bishops &c., and Assembly of the Estates, demanded by the League, 430.

-, crown of, “ancient pretensions to,” of England, alluded to, 571;

office of the, 234.

-, depositions taken in, 483.

-, description of, 83.

-, English Catholics in, nothing required of, so long as they are good subjects, 392. And see Paris and Rouen.

-, -, merchants to be sent to the galleys in, 216.

-, Exchequer of, estates to be declared in, 559.

-, Huguenots, Protestantsor those of the Religion in:—

are warned to beware of another massacre, 126;

if they had such “helps” as the Low Countries have, would fear nothing, 131;

extirpation of, desired, 176, 370;

are in continual fear, though the King has acceded to their demands, 184;

are to stand on their guard, but not to “assemble companies,” 341;

ruin of, feared, 358, 410, 435, 460;

the King said to have proclaimed war against, 359;

the King urged not to accept the aid of, 379;

defence of, by Montpensier, ibid.;

the King's attitude towards, 379, 389, 409, 447;

their first war and peace with the King, mentioned, 395;

lamentable state of, 410;

restraint of, from exercise of their Religion, demanded by the Guises, 430;

measures to be taken for their defence, ibid.;

murder of, alluded to, 449;

desire aid from Elizabeth, 456, 553, 555;

ill-success of, in their wars for lack of it, 457;

assailed by the League, 505;

the Queen Mother desires to use, and after wards to master, 516;

conditions against, in the Articles of the Leaguers, 525, 550, 552;

fear of a “cruel war” against, 532;

skirmish of, with forces of the League, 533;

if their ruin only be sought, many will withdraw from the side of the League, 550;

offer of, to the King, 551;

said not to be united amongst themselves, 554;

are not a sleep, 555;

six months respite to be given to, 557;

look to their affairs, as they have need, 589;

the Leaguers declare that they will have to accept the Roman Catholic religion, 591;

safety of, depends upon Elizabeth, ibid.;

peace made, without them and against them, 561, 562;

all “the trouble” of the treaty will be thrown upon, 581;

will be ruined, 602;

designs against, continue, 652;

money sent to the Duke of Guise to carryon war against, 694.

-, -, articles against, 559.

-, -, assembly of. See Montauban.

-, -, captain of, in Burgundy. See Lesdiguières.

-, -, chiefs of, are strengthening themselves, 602;

have sworn “not to surrender the strong places except by force,” 642. And see under their names.

-, -, churches of, or reformed churches, peace of, was wrung from the King by arms, 130;

the Elector of Saxony forbids his ministers to speakor write against, 181;

the Queen prayed to support their cause, 499;

money needed for, ibid.;

calamities preparing against, 577;

look to England for pity and comfort, ibid.;

divisions between Luther anchurches and, 583;

gratitude of, to Elizabeth, 594.

-, -, edicts in favour of, observation of, demanded, 153, 410;

the King promises tomaintain, 341. And see Pacification, edict of.

-, -, edict against, to be published and “inviolably kept,” 550;

published, 610;

alluded to, 675.

-, -, towns or fortresses held by, as security, the King may allow them to keep, longer, 106, 130;

offer to surrender, if the Duke of Guise does the same, 555;

are to be restored, 559;

will probably be kept, 581;

will be surrendered only by force, 642.

-, Huguenot Princes, See Henry, King of Navarre;

Bourbon, Henry, Prince of Condé.

-, -, soldiers, 654.

-, Inquisition in, heretics to be proceeded against, by, 559.

-, Irish fugitives going to, 659

-, the League or Leaguers in:—

professed aims of, 176, 370, 456;

fear of the issue of, 358;

action, design or enterprise of, 360, 388, 408, 411.415, 453, 505, 513, 514, 553, 596;

adherence to, is demanded by Jesuit confessors, 390;

nourished by great personages abroad, 393;

should be made to disarm, 410;

a truce with, said to be agreed to, 434;

the Queen of Navarre declares for, see Margaret;

English rebels desiring to aid, 436;

rising of the peasants against, 461;

the King of Spain's “chief part in,” 463;

alliance of, with the Pope and Spain, 582;

cursed by all where the armies pass, 652;

Navarre and Montmorency declare their defiance of, 664;

are rebels against their prince, 665;

said to be “greatly amazed and to begin to speak gently,” ibid.;

and the French King, see Henry III

-, -, chiefs or lords of, will hold to their demands, 487;

pay their men with Spanish money, 488;

conditions of, thought hard by the King, 516;

towns to be given to, 551;

do reverence to the King at St. Maur, 610;

come to Paris, ibid.;

have dispersed, 642. And see under their names. See also Guise, House of.

-, -, -, treaty with, 516, 525, 526, 537, 541, 552, 561, 562, 591;

signed and proclaimed at Nemours, 581; and see Nemours;

consequences of, 589;

“settled to the ruin of the Huguenots,” 602;

the King of Navarre's letter concerning, 603.

-, -, Declaration or Manifest by, of their reasons for taking up arms, 380;

sent round for signature, 449.

-, -, demands of. See Guises, the, demands of.

-, -, forces of, troops joining or sent to, 361, 372, 471, 517, 552;

chief commanders of, 361;

success of, 423;

soldiers to be forbidden to go to, from Germany, 433;

run round about the Duke of Bouillon's territories, 471;

are assembling in Burgundy, 533;

skirmish of, ibid.;

to go into Gascony and Poitou, 570;

are awaiting the result of the treaty, 602;

camp of, to be mustered, 715.

-, -, Remonstrance against, reprinted, 517.

-, -, towns revolting to or taken by, 371, 389, 393.

-, list of princes, nobles, officials, duchies, counties &c. in, 87;

and of the alliances of the great houses, 88.

-, news from, 288, 302, 305, 329, 476, 516, 601, 719.

-, Parlement of, must obey the King's will, 184;

confirmation of the King's declaration by, 192;

courts of, the Huguenots wish their Declaration to be read in, 517;

edict against the Huguenots published in, 610;

Edict of Pacification annulled in, 610, 611.

-, people of, their hatred of the mignons, 31;

their dislike of the King of Spain's power, 164;

rejoice at the coming of the States' deputies, 229;

excessive taxation of, 370;

evil government of, complained of, 380.

-, plague in, 121.

-, property in, held by persons not living in, 508.

-, provisions from, sent to Spain, 188;

sending of, to the Spaniards or “the enemy” prohibited, 343, 376.

-, provost of the merchants. See Neuilly, President.

-, reiters levied for, in Germany. See German reiters.

-, St. Michael, Order of, in, 66.

-, Scots faction in, wish their King to marry an In fanta of Spain, 52;

naughty enterprises of, 107;

refugees and rebels, frequent Mendoza's company, 225. See Paris and Rouen. See also under their names.

-, spy of the Prince of Parma going into, 74.

-, “tailles” and taxes in, the League will not meddle in, 408.

-, towns of, will not accept garrison, 404, 409.

-, treasurers and receivers in, imprisoned, 7.

-, war in, prospect of, 264, 286, 369, 420, 421;

preparations for, 320, 324, 339;

begins, 325, 667;

makes travelling dangerous, 407;

the “troubles” or “commotions,” 422, 424, 434, 435, 447, 448, 636, 638;

dangerous to Elizabeth, 534;

money wanted for, 642.

-, -, a book on, 547.

-, and England, negotiations between, in relation to the complaints of merchants on either side, 700.

-, and Scotland, the ancient alliance between, 24;

and England, proposed league between, 28.

Francis I, former King of France, alluded to, 52.

Francis, Duke of Anjou, Alençon and Brabant, Monsieur of France, 319, 417.

-, -, death of, alluded to, 47, 126, 296, 316;

Mendoza said to be come to Paris to condole upon, 107;

condolences on, 124.

-, -, respect paid to his memory, by Elizabeth, 16;

his relations with her, alluded to, 318.

-, -, his relations with and proceedings in the Low Countries, alluded to, 20, 129, 130, 220, 294, 306, 316, 317, 444, 644, 671, 701;

treaties of, with the Low Countries, alluded to, 40, 98, 443, 562.

-, -, service under, in Flanders, 379;

service done to, alluded to, 633.

-, -, arms of, taken down in Antwerp, 650.

-, -, grand steward to. See Castellan, Pierre de.

-, -, Memoires addressed to, alluded to, 498.

-, -, notes of documents relating to proceedings of, with the States General, 42.

-, -, secretary of. See Charetier.

-, -, servant of. See Bex, M. du.

Francis, Dr., of Enchuysen, going to England, 19;

message sent by, 231.

Francourt (Francurius), a Hugue not leader, allusion to, 155.

Francq or Free, the, of Bruges, bur-grave of. See Nyeulant.

Frangipani, Fabio Mirto, Archbishop of Nazareth, going as legate to France, “to compose the troubles,” 469, 546, 713;

starts for France, 559;

stopped at Lyons, 582, 611, 715;

report that he is not going on to Paris, 582, 630;

is returning to Rome, 610.

-, Matteo, governor of Bracciano, 529.

Frankfurt, Frankfort [-am-Main], merchants from, 430.

-, news from, 532.

Frederick, King of Denmark, expedition sent by, to recover the castle of On sell, 80;

in relation to the Elector Truchsess, 113, 180, 209, 253;

Bodley's mission to, 415, 433, 509, 556;

to be urged to persuade the Protestant princes to associate themselves for defence of the reformed religion, 416;

the Chancellor prayed to use his influence with, 428;

Spanish enmity to, 456;

asks the Queen to send him some hounds, 463;

aid of, desired in dealing with the Hanse towns, 499;

as Duke of Holstein (Holsatia) must be at the proposed Diet, 511;

is gone in to Norway, 512;

his reception of and interviews with Bodley, 563 et seq.;

has the great artillery fired, during dinner, in honour of Queen Elizabeth, 564;

wishes to go to England, ibid.;

his views concerning the Queen of Scots, 565;

answer of, to the Queen's requests, ibid.;

said to be going to a conference of Princes, 566;

and to be sending a coach and horses to Elizabeth, 567;

in relation to aid for the King of Navarre, 577, 582 et seq., 587;

said to have promised men and ships to Elizabeth, 610;

is seeking to marry one of his daughters to the King of Scots, ibid.;

is come to Mecklenburg, 631;

said to have “declared himself for the crown of England,” 641;

will be forced to agree with the Hanse towns, 658;

would be off ended by the stopping of the Eastland traffic to Spain, 700.

-, -, letters from, 463, 481, 541 (2), 582;

to the Princes of the Empire, list of, 584.

-, -, letter to, 636.

-, -, agent of, in England. See Tenneker.

-, -, cloth specially prepared for, 541.

-, -, deputy of, for the Diet. See Winsemius.

-, -, envoys to be sent to, 113, 253 And see Bodley.

-, -, gentleman of, sent to the Queen, 463, 557;

sent to escort Bodley, 565.

-, -, mandata of, alluded to, 638.

-, -, wife and children of, 564

-, -, a daughter of, proposed match between the Scottish King and, 511, 610.

-, -, uncle of. See Holstein, Duke of.

Fredriksborg, letter dated at, 463.

Freiburg, university of, 159.

Freising, Bishop of. See Bavaria, Ernest of.

Fremyn, Fremin, Capt. George, illness of, 53;

in relation to the rebel captains at Antwerp, 256;

as superintendent of the “Vart,” 292;

sent as commissioner for the “martial men” at Antwerp to the Prince of Parma, 649;

message from, 650.

-, -, letters from, 245, 298.

-, -, house of, banquet at, 432.

-, -, opinion of, 679.

French, the, exactions laid upon, 31, 32;

proposed rule of, accepted by the States and Chiefs of the Low Countries, but not by the commons, 115;

their jealousy of English trade, 168;

Elizabeth's proceedings against [in 1560], alluded to, 217;

determination of, in relation to the States, alters daily, 275;

may join with England and the Turk against Spain, 455;

complaints of, concerning English pirates, 501, 522, 547;

Spanish boat plundered by, 504;

in Rome, have almost all left, 662.

French Cardinals, good offices of, for the French ambassador, 639.

-, Court, the, various opinions at, in relation to the Low Countries, 103, 233;

change-ableness at, 257;

“at agaze” concerning preparations for war, 339;

regrets the Duc de Mercosur's escape, 653.

-, financiers, inquiries into the proceedings of, 121.

-, forces, combined, of the King and League, number of, to be kept, 642.

-, horsemen, overthrown by English archers, allusion to, 619.

-, merchant in England, attacked by robbers, 677.

-, merchants, request for restoration of goods of, 424;

complaints of, against the English, 584.

-, officials, dealings of, in money and farms, to be investigated, 69, 72;

will probably escape by the parte dorée, 69.

-, soldiers, returned from the war in the Terceircas, 442.

-, prisoners, in England, 93;

said to be dying of hunger and cold, 522.

-, ships, captured, 232, 271, 345, 522, 561, 576, 584;

letters of marque granted to, 243;

excepted from the order for arrest of foreign ships in Spain, 485;

gone to the Newfoundland fishery, plot to seize, 501;

crews of, said to have been tortured, 522;

excepted from embargo in Spain, 528;

in West Indies, fight with, 573.

Friesland or West Friesland, the Queen urged to take some resolution for, 41;

is wholly bent to the English Queen, 82;

is well able to contribute and maintain men and money, 83;

has resolved to accept the French King, 101, 110;

is entirely at the devotion of the States, 179;

enterprise in, frustrated, 218;

defeat of the enemy in, 401;

successes of the enemy in, 486;

charge of the forces in, 571;

said to be held in vassalage of the Empire, 705.

-, commissioner from, to the Queen, not yet appointed, 450;

deputy from, to the French King, see Leoninus;

deputies from, to the States' General, have full powers, 396;

expected at the Hague, 437.

-, contributions or proposed contributions from, to the States, 13, 27, 237, 366, 397.

-, garrisons of, cost of. 3.

-, governor of. See Nassau, Count William Louis of.

-, news from, 470, 581, 627.

-, States of, Orteil confers with, 40.

-, “those of,” desire to come into the treaty with her Majesty, 396.

Friesland, East. See East Friesland.

Friuli, Venetian troops sent into, 540.

Fronsberg or Fronsbergen (Frondts-perg), Baron, a German officer in the Spanish service, 137.

Frosinone (Frozzelloni), gallows erected near, 657.

Funen, Funenland, the Danish Chancellor in, 563.

Furnier, Jehan, comptroller, sent to the Queen Mother, 28.

Fusco, Ascanio, a noted bandit, in prison at Naples, 304.