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La Faiete (Lafayette); French capt. of 100 men-at-arms (1543), 374.

La Fère, town in Isle de France (dep. Aisne); k. Francis journeying towards, and Gouffy (June 1543), 364.

La Terroniere, capt. of a French privateer vessel, Int. xl.

Lalaing, Belgian family; their country seat in Belgium, v. Hoogstraaten.

-, Mr. de, 281; v. Hoogstraaten.

La Mark (Anne de), q. of England; repudiated wife of k. Henry VIII.; v. Clèves (Anne de).

-, (Erard de), abp. of Valencia in Spain, 339 n.

-, (Guillaume de), du. of Clèves and Juliers, 5, 52, 121, 127–8, 160, 169, 188, 239, 285, 288, 304, 366, 399, 477.

-, -, in open rebellion against the Emp. and having usurped the duchy of Gelders, 5, 29, 51, 304–5, 477, 494.

-, -, k. Henry suggesting that means should be found for his reconciliation with the Emp., 27.

-, -, -, especially at the present moment that he must be discontented with the French for their not giving him a wife (June 1542), ibid.

-, -, cannot find favour and help in Germany (alleged Chapuys), 29.

-, -, -, all the States of the Empire having declared against him, ibid.

-, -, no German prince, after examining the Emp.'s titles and rights to the duchy of Gelders, will countenance him, 30.

-, -, on the point of invading Flanders together with the du. of Holstein (June 1542), 40.

-, -, should the Emp. consent to treat with about Gelders he might easily be gained over, ibid.

-, -, -, provided the Emp. engaged to assist him against Henry, ibid.

-, -, Chapuys' vain attempts to have him declared "rebel" to the Emp. and thereby common enemy of the allies, 43.

-, -, war said to have been proclaimed against, and the du. of Holstein in Flanders (July 1543), 50.

-, -, Marshal Van Rossen invading Brabant by order of, 120.

-, -, k. Henry showing satisfaction at his bad success, whereas in former times he always advocated in his favour (Oct. 1542), 149.

-, -, the ally of the French, 169, 288.

-, -, Henry's deputies unwilling to declare him common enemy of the allies, 169, 185.

-, -, -, long and protracted discussions with the Imp. ambs. to that effect, 188.

-, -, -, the reason being, as the Imp. amb. finds out, that k. Henry had made both with, and with the du. of Holstein, a separate confederacy, ibid.

-, -, -, the privy councillors promising that the alliance once concluded and the treaty signed, will be considered such enemy, ibid.

-, -, said by Francis to have a force of 30,000 foot and 3,000 horse in Gelders alone (Dec, 1542), 190.

-, -, the prince-electors on the Rhine and the landgraf of Hesse-Cassell trying to bring on a truce between, and the Regent of the Low Countries (March 1543), 280, 288.

-, -, willing to submit his case to the States of the Empire, 281.

-, -, Ravenstein in Brabant, and other patrimonial possessions of, to be invaded by the Imperialists (March 1543), 281.

-, -, sends deputies to the diet of Nürnberg to complain of q. Mary's hostilities, ibid.

-, -, -, and to defend his own case and complain of the invasion of his own patrimonial estates, ibid.

-, -, trusting on the French alliance, 288.

-, -, no necessity (said the Royal deputies) of naming him in the treaty, since he will be virtually included in it as an ally of France, ibid.

-, -, engages the Imperialists at Sittaërt (March 1543), 288, 297, 300–1.

-, -, -, the account of the engagement contained in a letter of q. Mary to Chapuys lost in the Channel, 297.

-, -, writes a let. to k. Francis claiming the victory, 310.

-, -, -, which let. is shown by Marillac to k. Henry, ibid.

-, -, a trace proposed at Nürnberg by Granvelle's intermediate agency, 304.

-, -, -, which truce the Duke peremptorily refuses to ratify, 304.

-, -, the Emp.'s manifesto against (April 1543), 304–5.

-, -, war proclaimed against, in Flanders, 318–9.

-, -, and the du. of Holstein together invade the district of Limburg in Belgium (April 1543), 320.

-, -, Chapuys instructed to represent in q. Mary's name that if, has willingly broken the truce it is no fault of hers, since she has made her best to keep him under the Emp.'s obedience, 328.

-, -, no reliance whatever is to be placed in his words and professions, ibid.

-, -, refuses to ratify the truce signed by his own deputies at Maëstricht (May 1543), 327, 334–5, 348–9, 399.

-, -, has since his last visit to France become such an adept in French manners and ways that he will soon surpass the people of that country in intrigue and calumny, ibid.

-, -, still laying siege to Heinsberg (May 1543), 350.

-, -, the prince of Orange (Nassau) sent against him, ibid.

-, -, Chapuys' urgent applications for the dismissal of the Duke's agent in England, 361.

-, -, k. Henry has not yet dismissed him, as reported abroad (3 June 1543), ibid.

-, -, but has sent a threatening admonition to, ibid.

-, -, should he not abide by the truce once made by his deputies he is sure to be declared common enemy of the allies, ibid.

-, -, a truce with, much recommended by k. Henry (June 1543), 361, 366.

-, -, -, that q. Mary may better resist the attacks of the French, ibid.

-, -, -, quite impossible (writes q. Mary) for he is very obstinate, and besides that is the ally of k. Francis, ibid.

-, -, -, k. Henry must no longer attach faith to the reps, of those who say that, will still show obedience to the Emp., ibid.

-, -, -, no fault of q. Mary's, who has done all she could to recall him to the Emp.'s obedience, ibid.

-, -, Henry sends him another message, 366.

-, -, should he continue to disregard the truce he will be considered common enemy of the allies, ibid.

-, -, Henry's privy councillors still refusing to have him specifically named in the treaty, 398.

-, -, being, as he is, the ally and confederate of France, he ought to be attacked first, 400.

-, -, -, or else he is sure to assist him with all the forces at his command, ibid.

-, -, collects again an army, and distributes among his men silver pieces of four "gulden" with his own effigy on them, 430.

-, -, crosses the Rhine, and marches in the direction of Utrecht (July 1543), 430.

-, -, lays siege to Amesfoort, which he cannot take for lack of siege artillery, ibid.

-, -, the Prince of Orange (René de Nassau) sent against, ibid.

-, -, boasts that the Emp. will not dare to cross Germany, as he will waste the land on his passage, 466.

-, -, plans a treasonable expedition against Liège (Aug. 1543), 467.

-, -, exemplary punishment inflicted on, by the taking of Deuren, Juliers, and other towns, 473.

-, -, Henry's privy councillors showing no compassion at all for, ibid.

-, -, submits and returns to the Emp.'s obedience, 477.

-, -, capitulation of, and treaty of alliance with the Emp. (7 Sept. 477–9).

-, -, the Emp.'s manifesto against, 126 a.

-, -, his submission and pardons (7 Sept. 1543), 477–9.

-, -, his agent in England, 334–5, 366, 444.

-, -, his mother, 444, 447.

-, -, his sister, v Clèves (Anne of).

-, (Jean de), "le Pacifique," du. of Clèves and Juliers, father of Guillaume and Anne, q. v.; his political relations with k. Henry alluded to, 459.

-, (Robert de) abp. of Liège in Flanders.

La Marque (La Mark), town of Holland, 281.

-, the du. of Clèves' possessions in Ravenstein and, to be invaded by the Imperialists (March 1543), 281.

-, (Guillaume de), du. of Clèves and Juliers, v. La Mark (William).

La Meilleraye (sieur de), v. Mouy (Charles de).

La Mirandola castle, in the duchy of Modena (Italy), 196.

-, lord and co. of, v. Pico delict Mirandola.

La Montoire, v. Montoire.

La Motte, castle of, in Brabant, 158.

La Moutière, v. Montoire.

La Monthoire, La Montoire, in the Artois (Flanders), 86, 125.

-, the castle of, taken by the French and razed to the ground (Aug. 1542), 113.

La Naudie, capt. of 100 archers (1548), 374.

Lancelot du Lac, gov. of Orleans (1543), 374.

Lances (men-at-arms), 50 (?) of them on board the French fleet sent to Scotland for the purpose of assisting Lord Lennox (July 1543), 434.

Landenberg (Christophle Von, co. de), German captain; very well received in London (Dec. 1543), 539.

-, k. Henry wishing to take him into his service, ibid.

-, his contract with k. Henry apparently settled (Dec. 1543), 539, 542.

Landernau (Landerneau), in Brittany, 368.

Landrechies, 496; v. Landrecis.

Landrecis, Landresis (Landrecy), fortified town of Flanders, 429, 474.

-, the Imperialists besieging (Sept. 1543), 502–3, 506, 512, 513.

-, two batteries of heavy artillery firing upon (25 Oct. 1543), 512.

-, the du. of Aarschot left behind to prosecute the siege of (Oct. 1543), 496.

-, unsuccessful attack on, by the allies, and q. Mary's remonstrances to Seymour about it, ibid.

-, French gov. of, v. La Lande.

-, Eng. captains at the siege of; their sharp answer to Scepper, the Emp.'s messenger (Sept. 1543), 484.

-, -, accuse the Imperialists of cowardice and of not daring to attack the enemy, ibid.

-, -, had they been alone, the place would not have held out so long, ibid.

-, the privy councillors owning to Chapuys that Seymour's answer to the Emp.'s message by Scepper was both harsh and indiscreet, ibid.

-, -, which in his opinion is a sufficient apology unless the Belgian officers require one more explicit, ibid.

Langeais, Mr. de, v. Bellay (Guillaume du) and (Martin du).

Langey, v. Langeais.

Langey (Martin de), sieur de St. Martin, gov. of Turin (1543), 374.

Lainginang (Enghien?), co. de, bro. of Vendôme, 373; v. Bourbon (François de).

Languedoc, prov. of S. France, 55.

-, strong places in, 372.

-, the legion of, called to arms, 55.

-, threatened by the Emp. (Oct. 1542), 150.

Lanskennets (Lansquenets, Lanzknechts), German, in the service of France; 14,000 under Longueval to join the du. of Orleans in the Luxemburg (July 1542), 55.

-, 6,000 more and 2,000 Gascons to be detached by k. Francis for the enterprise of Guienne, 56.

-, those of Brittany receive orders to march to the Flemish frontier, 287.

-, of the Emperor's, 4,000 of them marching on Valenciennes (March 1543), 287.

La Prevesa in Albania; an Imp. secret agent sent to, to inquire for news of the Turk (Jan. 1543), 194.

La Roche du Mayne, marshal of the county of Maine in France, 374.

La Rochelle in Brittany; riots at, and discontent of its inhabitants (1542), 271, 276, 281, 288, 292.

La Rochelle in Britanny, dep. Charente Infér.; the revolt of, 122, 281.

-, two Royal commissioners and one treasurer of k. Francis murdered at (1542), 234.

-, k. Francis' manifesto at, after the taking of that town, 233.

-, -, he would not treat the people so cruelly as the Emp. had done at Ghent, 234.

-, Englishmen accused of having fanned the fire of discord among the inhabitants, 276.

-, the people of, again ripe for revolt, 281, 284, 292.

-, can easily be taken, as the people are discontented with k. Francis, 371.

-, -, as there are no franc-archers in it, 371.

-, an attack on, recommended by capt. Lartigue, 459.

-, gov. and mayor of (1543), v. Jarnac.

Lartigue, capt., a Frenchman, in London, 368–74, 459, 586, Int. xxxix–xlii.

-, his report to k. Henry on the weak points of the coast of Brittany, 151 (r. 155).

-, -, ditto on the govs. and capts. of the French army, 152.

-, -, falls accidentally into the hands of Mr. D'Aspremont, the French amb., 867.

-, -, -, who sends a copy of them to k. Francis, ibid.

La Rye (Rye), one of the Cinque Ports (Sussex); the Emp.'s subjects permitted to land at, and Dover, whilst the French are not (Sept. 1542), 131.

Lasco (Hieronimo), amb. of k. Ferdinand to Solyman, "the Magnificent," 194.

Latimer (Lord), v. Neville.

Laubespine, v. Aubespine (Claude de L').

La Vall, La Valle, co. de, gov. of Vannes in Britanny, 372.

-, his expedition to Canada, Int. xli.

La Valona (Valona), port of Albania; a secret agent of the Emp. sent to (Dec. 1542), 194.

La Vega, du. de, v. Colon y Portugal.

La Verrua, in Zeeland; Danish ship captured close to, 73.

La Varre, La Verre, in Zeeland; a party of Danes landing at, 73.

-, large ship of the du. of Holstein captured by the Imperialists at (July 1543), ibid.

-, -, capt. of, interrogated, 74.

-, -, -, had landed men on the coast to make enquiries, ibid.

Layton (Dr. Richard), dean of York, Eng. amb. to Flanders and the Low Countries (1543), 278.

-, formerly appointed amb. to k. Francis, ibid.

-, likely to be sent to Brussels as Sir Thomas Seymour's colleague (March 1543), 278.

-, replaces there the dean of Canterbury (Nov. 1543), 525.

League between Henry and the Emp.; papers relating to the offensive, in the Imp. Archives of Vienna, 393; v. Alliance.

-, -, at first to be only defensive, and exclusively for Flanders and the Low Countries, 3.

-, -, defensive and offensive against France, 36.

-, -, k. Henry's ministers much inclined to it for various reasons, 49.

-, Lutheran or Smalcaldic; offers made to Philip of Bavaria by the (May 1543), 355.

-, of the du. of Clèves (William) with k. Francis, 40.

-, Venetian against the Turk; Pope Paul offering to contribute with the same amount of money towards the Turkish war, as he did in the, 203.

L'Ecluse, v. Sluys and Schluys.

Le Crotoy (Crotoi), town of France on the r. Somme, 50.

Legates, Papal, in Austria, v. Morone.

-, -, to the Emp., v. Farnese, Cervini, Contareni, Sylva.

-, -, to the Low Countries, 211.

-, -, to k. Francis, v. Sadoletto.

-, -, those who pass the Alps on their return to Rome generally received in public consistory, 260.

Leghorn (Livorno), in Tuscany, and other towns delivered to Cosmo de Medici (June 1543), 556.

Leinginang, co. de (Enghien?), brother of Vendôme; capt. of 50 men-at-arms (1543), 373.

Leirmouth (Sir James), Scotch amb. in England, 242, 303.

Leith, in Scotland; the French land at, 336.

-, gov. of, summoned to surrender his command (May 1542), ibid.

-, -, if he does not within 24 hours, to be declared traitor, ibid.

Lenan (?), of the Stuarts, 279 n.; v. Lennox.

Lennich (Lennik), in Brabant; let. dated from, 212.

Lennox, earl of, 545; v. Stuart (Mathew).

Lenoncourt (Philippe IV. de), bp. of Chalons (1535–43), card. (1538), 537.

-, makes overtures of peace to the Emp., ibid.

Leon, cap. com. of the kingdom of that name in Spain; high commander of, in the Order of Santiago, v. Cobos (Francisco de los).

Lepanto, gulf of, Greece, 196.

Lerida, episcopal town of Catalonia, 574–5.

-, bps. of, v. Valero (Martin), Loazes (Fernando).

Le Rosch (?), said to be a place in the duchy of Milan (II Boscho?), 538.

Le Sauch (Master Jehan de), Imp. amb. in England (1525), 71 n., Int. xv.

-, -, sent again by Mary q. of Hungary (1542), 69–71.

-, Instructions to (July 1542), 34.

L'Escluse, L'escluyse, 396; v. Schluys.

Leton (Dr. Richard), to form part of an embassy to the Low Countries (March 1543), 278; v. Layton.

Levant; news from the (Dec. 1542), 195.

-, -, ditto (1543), 381.

-, sieur de, v. Hoochstraten.

Liège, in Flanders, 174.

-, coadjutorship of, 156, 339 n.

Ligny en Barrois (France), 49, 54, Int. xxv. n.

-, let. dated from, 22, 28.

-, the two brothers de, Belgian officers, 281 n.

Lillers, in French Flanders (dep. Pas de Calais), taken by the French (April 1543), 327 n.

Limbourg (Limburg), prov. of Belgium; 3,000 infantry to be levied at, to reinforce the army of the Low Countries (March 1543), 281.

-, invaded by the du. of Clèves and Van Rossen (April 1543), 320.

Linter, Lintre (Mr. de), Belgian officer; slain at Sittaërt, 289.

Lisbon, in Portugal, 75.

-, let. dated from, 36.

Lisle, L'Isle, Milord, v. Dudley (Sir John).

Loan (benevolence); the hope that the money borrowed by k. Henry from his own subjects will be remitted, makes his privy councillors desirous of a war with France (July 1542), 49.

-, -, and that the Eng. will, on the contrary, readily pay the last instalment of it before the war begins, 50.

-, -, capital and interest of the money borrowed amounting already to one million of gold, 49.

-, the Emp. asking k. Henry for a, of money to be paid with the first bullion coming from Spain or the Indies (12 Sept. 1543), 489.

Loaysa (Fr. Garcia de), abp. of Seville, and card., 481, Int. xlix.

-, death of (22 April 1546), 482 n.

-, let. to the Emp., 223.

Loazes (Fernando de), presented for the bpric. of Lérida, 575 n.

Lombardy, Span. infantry to march to (June 1543), 382.

Lombardo-Venetian territory in Italy, 582.

London, city of, 46, 190, 239, 271, 304, 307, 368, 473, 578, 588, Int., xxviii.

-, merchants of, 447.

-, bankers in, 460–1.

-, Guilds or Corporations of, arming privateer vessels against the French, 312–3.

-, Tower of, 126, 304.

-, official reports and other documents published in (Sept. 1542), 137.

Longueval (Nicolas de), sieur de Bossut; of k. Francis' Chamber; French general (1542–3);will be in time Grand Master of France, 26.

-, forces under (July 1542), 55.

-, invades Brabant (1542), 72, 92.

-, (?) bailif of Vermandois (1543), 374.

Lorges (Jacques de), co. de Montgomery, sent by k. Francis to Scotland, Add. and Cor., 592.

Lorraine, duchy of; intercepted lets. from, to Spain, 230.

-, du. of, v. Antoine "le Bon.".

-, Mr. de, v. Lorraine (Claude de), du. de Guise, v. Guise.

-, Mme. de, v. Guise (Marie de), q. of Scotland.

-, card. de, v. Lorraine (Jean de).

Lorraine (Antoine "le Bon," du. de), 339 n.

-, -, visits the Emp. at Valenciennes, and makes proposals of peace (Dec. 1542), 242, 279, 522–3, 537.

-, -, the Emp.'s answer to, 523–4.

-, (Claude de), du. de Guise, son of Antoine "le Bon"; his intended expedition to Scotland given up, 234.

-, -, chief of the French party in Scotland, 242.

-, (François de), marq. de Pont à Mousson, du. de Bar; eldest son of Antoine "Le Bon," 97 n., 537, 579.

-, -, he and his father, Antoine, have audience of the Emp. at Valenciennes, ibid.

Louis XII., k. of France (1498–1515), alluded to, 369.

Louvain, town of Belgium, 90.

Lovain, Lovaina, v. Louvain.

Low Countries (Les Pays d'Enbas, the Netherlands), 27, 29, 34–5, 38, 47, 59–60, 70, 105, 118, 126–7, 135, 137, 159, 176, 230, 270, 272–3, 282, 287, 295, 314–5, 362, 388–9, 397, 400, 401, 407, 432, 453, 470, 474, 513, 517, 549.

-, the people of, 38, 157.

-, edict on navigation and trade of the, with England, revoked (July 1542), 47.

-, act of revocation (June 1542), 25.

-, invaded by the du. of Vendôme (July 1542), 51, 76, 79, 80.

-, the French said to be retreating from the, 123.

-, again invaded by the French, 70–2.

-, k. Henry the old friend and ally of the, and, therefore, bound to defend them against French invasion, 71.

-, as soon as an answer comes from Spain, k. Henry will send an army for the defence of the (2 Sept. 1542), 123.

-, -, if the intelligence received there from be true, there is no longer a necessity, ibid.

-, the du. of Orleans and Vendôme retreating from the (Sept. 1542), 123, 125, 127.

-, help and assistance for, urgently applied for by Mary of Hungary, 127.

-, -, Henry's answer purposely delayed until the Emperor's answer from Spain to certain particulars of the treaty of alliance, ibid.

-, provision made by q. Mary for the defence of the (Sept. 1542), 138.

-, were the art. of the treaty of Cambray relating to the "hantise" to be further restricted, the Emp.'s subjects in the, would suffer great injury, wrote q. Mary to Chapuys (Nov. 1542), 180.

-, again to be invaded by the French (Jan. 1543), 230.

-, intercepted letters from Lorraine to Spain showing the defenceless state in which they are, ibid.

-, -, and that unless helped by England they will be easily conquered, ibid.

-, Francis's chief hope is to take by surprise some town of the (Feb. 1543), 241–2.

-, Francis has nothing to fear from the, unless Charles sends his Spaniards or Italians to help them, 287.

-, commercial treaties between the, and England, 289.

-, English emigrants to the, a bad lot, having heretical books printed there, 295.

-, -, q. Mary requested to apply a remedy to the evil (2 April 1543), 296.

-, French vessels sailing to, with a cargo of wine not to have safe conducts from q. Mary, 300.

-, -, q. Mary objecting on the ground that if an army is to be raised in the, soldiers must needs drink wine, ibid.

-, help and assistance to the, to be given by k. Henry before the ratification of the treaty (wrote Chapuys to q. Mary, 1 May 1543), 320.

-, if in money one month, if in men forty days, after the application, ibid.

-, ports of the; orders will be given that Eng. merchants be courteously treated in the (May 1543), 322.

-, -, and that their vessels shall not be examined more closely than they are at present, ibid.

-, assistance to the, in men or money, to be again solicited from k. Henry (3 June 1543), 361, 365.

-, -, q. Mary preferring that it should consist in men, that Belgian soldiers may be acquainted with the Eng., 365.

-, -, in Chapuys' opinion it is not yet time to make a formal application for aid, as the whole affair might be spoilt through it, ibid.

-, should the, be invaded by the French before the term stipulated in the treaty of alliance, k. Henry will send in haste any help that is deemed necessary, 387.

-, state of politics in the (June 1543), 397.

-, military preparations in England to assist the (July 1543), 430–1.

-, assistance by England to the, and help against the Turk, the two chief points of Mr. de Chantonnay's mission (July 1543), 433.

-, -, unconditionally granted by k. Henry, who readily promises both men and money, ibid.

-, ports and harbours of the, 59, 85, 322–3.

-, minister of Finances in the, 175.

-, q. regent of, v. Mary of Hungary.

Lubeck, one of the Hanz towns, 277.

Lucca, the Signory or Republic of, 119, 212.

-, city; the truce between the Emp. and King Francis discussed at, 119.

-, -, the promise made by Paul at, concerning the creation of cardinals (Sept. 1541), 207, 568.

Luna (D. Alvaro IV. de), gov. of the citadel of Florence, Int. xlvii.

-, -, Imp. amb. at Sienna, ibid.

Lundy Island, in the British Channel; capture of French privateer vessels at, Int., xli.

Luneburg, du. of, v. Brunswick and Henrich.

Lunel (Fr. Vincencio de), general of the Franciscans at Rome, Int. xlv.

Lutheran Princes of Germany; preparing an embassy to the Emp. to excuse their acts in the Brunswick affair (April 1543), 317.

Lutheranism, 223, 304.

-, a priest and doctor in Theology imprisoned for (March 1543), 288.

Lutherans in Germany; living in good harmony together, and anxiously expecting the Emp.'s return (April 1543), 817.

-, -, on good terms with the Catholics, ibid.

Lutzenburgh, v. Luxenburg.

Luxenburg, Grand Duchy of, in the Netherlands, 105 n., 291, 380.

-, k. Francis massing his forces on the frontiers of the (June 1542), 18.

-, -, on q. Mary's remonstrating answers that it is only a precautionary measure against the Emp., who is making an alliance with England, ibid.

-, to be invaded by the du. of Orleans and Longueval with 10,000 foot of the last levies (July 1542), 55.

-, invaded, 71–2, 120, 123, 135, 159, 191, 205, Int. xv.

-, a body of Germans sent by Mary to defend the (Oct. 1542), 159.

-, the French retreating from, 266.

-, still in the (Oct. 1543), 497.

-, -, k. Francis, himself, being there at the head of considerable forces, ibid.

-, -, -, though having achieved nothing of importance save the taking of its capital, ibid.

-, capital of the Duchy, a town quite incapable of defence; taken by the French (Oct. 1543), 497.

Lynns, v. Lennox (earl of).

Lyons, city of France; should the Emp. proceed to Italy k. Francis intends going to (Oct. 1542), 150.

-, let. from, 57.

Lyt, Lyte, milord, v. under L'Isle (lord).