S

Sabiote, town of Old Castille (Spain), 438 n.

-, lord of, v. Cobos (Francisco de los).

Saddler (Sir Ralph), one of Henry's secretaries, 9 n.

-, sent to Scotland with a mission (1543), 332, 394.

Sadolet, bp. of Mâcon in France, v. Sadoleto.

Sadoleto, Sadoletto (Giacomo, or Giacopo), card.; about to be sent as Papal Legate to Francis (Aug. 1542), 111, 122 n., 150 n., 201.

-, most honourably received by k. Francis, who, however, declines to attend personally the General Council convoked for Trent, 265.

Safe-conducts to French or Italian merchant vessels with cargoes of wood and wine, 299, 322.

-, k. Henry's privy councillors disinclined to grant them, or to respect those granted by q. Mary, 300, 497, 500, 546.

-, to French vessels trading with the Low Countries occasionally granted by q. Mary, 300, 392.

-, cannot be respected, otherwise the owners would be deceived and Eng. privateers baffled in their expectations (said the privy councillors to Chapuys) (June 1543), 394.

-, whenever the affair of the, is brought before k. Henry, so many objections are raised by him that Chapuys dares not mention the subject for fear q. Mary's application should be refused (June 1543), 419.

-, k. Henry's privy councillors again refusing to hold good those of q. Mary, though Chapuys suspects that if particular ones from England are applied for they will be obtained on the payment of a sum of money, 546.

Sailors, English, 115.

-, Norman and Breton, to be retained for au expedition to the coast of Brittany, 371.

Sainct (Saint) Amand, gov. of Narbonne (1543), 372.

Saint Brancard (baron de), French admiral; with the French fleet at Constantinople, Add. and Cor. 585, 590.

-, -, said to have helped the Turks in the taking of Castilnova, 585.

-, Jean, Mr. de, v. St. John.

-, -, de Luz, town of France, v. St. Jean de Luz.

-, Malie, v. St. Malo.

-, Michiel, in Normandy, v. St. Michel.

Saintmour, v. Seymour (Edward and Thomas).

Saintonge, N. Gnienne (France); Francis will go to, 150.

St. Amand, gov. of Narbonne, 372.

St. Andrews, card. abp. of, v. Betoun.

St. Angelo, castle of Rome, 259; v. Sanct Angelo.

St. Boniface (co. Bernard de), v. San Bonifacio.

St. Brancard, Baron de, v. Saint Brancard.

St. Brieu, town of Brittany, 369.

St. Brion (?), v. St. Brieu.

St. Cheval, St. Chevail, v. Sericourt, and St. Seval.

St. Jean (Monsr. de), v. St. John.

St. Jean de Luz (dept. Basses Pyrénées, France), 218.

St. John (Lord), of k. Henry's Privy Council; applies for a licence to export armour and implements of war from the Low Countries (March 1543), 270.

St. Laurens ( Laurent) ressort of, a district of Burgundy, 412.

St. Leu (Saint Lô) in Normandy, 339.

St. Malo, in Brittany (dep. Ville et Viliane), 368.

-, gov. of (1543), the High Constable of France (Montmorency), 372.

-, report of a French fleet of 150 sail being fitted out at (Sept. 1543), 484.

St. Martin, le sieur de (Martin du Bellay); in command of a body of cavalry in Picardy (March 1543), 286.

St. Mathias' Day, the 24th of February; anniversary of the battle of Pavia (1525), 237, 262.

St. Maurice, Mauris (Jean de), Imp. amb. to France; on a mission to k. Henry, 18, Add. and Cor. 578.

St. Michiel, in Normandy, v. Mont St. Michel.

St. Moris, 18 n., 51; v. St. Maurice.

St. Omer, in Flanders; interview of Chapuys and du Rœulx at (May 1542), 38, 470.

-, capts. of, Bourbourg and other fortified towns in the neighbourhood of Calais, to assist and help the Eng. (Aug. 1543), 470.

St. Ouen, in Normandy, 371.

St. Paul, v. St. Pol, county of.

-, de Leon, town of Brittany (France), 309; v. St. Pol.

St. Peter, church of, at Rome; the proceeds of the rent of the Holy Crusade in Spain applied by Paul to the building of, 573.

-, chair of, 213.

-, lets, dated from, 88.

-, Day; presentation of the white hackney to the Pope at Rome on, 571.

St. Pol, county of, in France (dep. Finisterre); said to have been usurped from k. Francis by the Emp. (12 July 1542), 62.

-, -, its occupation by the Imperialists one of the causes of the declaration of war by k. Francis to the Emp., ibid.

-, town of France (dep. Nord), 18 n., 286.

-, Mr. de, co. de, v. Bourbon (François de).

-, de Leon, town of Brittany (France), 369.

St. Quentin, town of France (dep. Aisne), 412.

-, the Dauphin of France (Henri) at (Oct. 1542), 512.

St. Seval (Mr. de), v. Sericourt.

St. Soupir, cape, near Nizza; Doria with his galleys in ambush behind, 590.

St. Vincent, abbey of, at Besançon, in Burgundy.

-, abbot of, v. Bonvalot (François de).

Scales. town of the Span. Roussilon, v. Saulces.

Salonica, in Turkey; a secret agent of the Emp. sent to (1543), 194.

Salt-Tax, to be paid by the Bretons and the Rochelese to k. Francis (1543), 370.

-, has caused the destruction and ruin of Bretagne, ibid.

-, Royal commissioners sent to levy it murdered, ibid.

Salvi (Donato di), secret agent of the Emp. (1543), leaves for Constantinople, 194.

San Bonifacio (co. Bernardo de), Italian capt.; quits France and offers his services to k. Henry (May 1543), 332.

-, leaves London with a present from k. Henry, 368.

-, a prisoner at Ruremond, 493, 495.

-, -, his release applied for, 493, 495.

San Magno (Marino de), Venetian agent at Constantinople, 193–4.

San Remo, in the Riviera of Genoa; the Emp. at, 374, 587.

Sana (Sans, Sant, St. Brancard?), Monsieur de, commander of a French fleet on the coast of Galicia (Spain); defeated by D. Alvaro de Baçan, the Spanish admiral (18 July 1543), 463 n.

Sanchez (Bernardo), auxiliary bp. of Aquila in Naples; his mission to Rome, 93, 108, 111, 197, Int. xx.

-, lets, to the marq. de Aguilar, 93.

-, -, to Cobos, the High Commander, 112.

-, at the Diet of Ratisbon, 215.

-, -, Pope Paul warning him not to behave at Nürnberg as he himself and Granvelle had done at Ratisbon, 213.

Sanct Angelo, castle of, in Rome; the French amb. exercising some sort of authority over the, which has no garrison (Feb. 1543), 259.

Sancta Croce (card.), v. Cervino (Marcello).

-, Fiore (card.), v. Sforza.

Sanctius (Berardus, or Bernardus), bp. of Aquila; his conference with Pope Paul, 202.

-, let. to the marq. de Aguilar (Jan. 1543), 92.

-, to High Commander Cobos, 112.

-, v.Sanchez (Bernardo).

Sanctorum Apostolorum Card., v. Viseu and Sylva, 111.

Sandoval (Fr. Prudencio de), bp. of Pamplona, and historian, 389 n.

-, his Historia del Emperador Carlos V. quoted, 325 n., 366 n., 463 n., 515 n., 581 n.

Santa Croce, card., v. Cervini (Marcello).

Santacruz, card., 257; v. Santa Croce.

Santiago, Military Order of, in Spain, 438 n.

-, de Compostella, city of Galicia, in Spain.

-, -, abp. of, v. Sarmiento de Mendoza.

Sanz (St. Brancard?), commander of the French fleet (?), 463 n.

Saona, v. Savona.

Sardinia, island of; to be strengthened and provisioned for fear of Barbarossa's fleet (June 1543), 381.

Sarmiento de Mendoza (D. Luis), Imp. amb. in Portugal (1542–3), 75, 442 n.

-, notice of, Int. xlviii.

-, let. to the High Commander of Leon, 36, 187a.

Sateney, Sattenay, in the grand duchy of Luxenburg; Francis, master of, Ivoix, and another town (Dec. 1542), 191; v. Arfeney (?).

Saulces (Salces), in the Span. Roussillon; Alba encamped close to (Aug. 1542), 115, 120.

Savillay (Savigliano?), in Piedmont; taken by the French, 56.

Savoie, v. Savoy.

Savoie (Louise de), k. Francis's mother, v. Savoy (Louise of), 579.

Savona, in the Riviera di Genoa; landing of emp. Charles at (June 1543), 251 n., 375, 583, 587.

Savoy (Savoia), duchy of; invasion and partial conquest of the, in 1541, alluded to, 56.

-, Carlo III., du. of (1504–53); the Emperor's uncle, 338, 345, 412, 589.

-, -, to be reinstated in his duchy and fully compensated for his losses, was one of the demands made by the allies from k. Francis, 307.

-, (Emmanuele Philiberto of), prince of Piedmont; marries Margaret, dau. of Francis I. (1559), 257.

-, -, attempt on the life of, 484.

-, -, -, said to have been made at the instigation of k. Francis, ibid.

-, (Louise de), mother of k. Francis I. (d. 14 Sept. 1531); her suit at law claiming part of the property confiscated from the Constable, Charles de Bourbon, 579.

-, du. of, v. Carlo III.

Suvoyards, the natives of Savoy; four, of the garrison of Mancille, procure intelligences at Nizza, 590.

Saxonia, v. Saxony.

Saxony, duchy of, 197.

-, (John Frederick, du. of) (1532–48), Int. xxix.

-, -, makes a treaty with France, 55.

-, -, sec. of; too much favour said to have been shown to him at the Diets of Ratisbon and Worms by the Emp.'s ministers, 197.

-, (Maurice), du. elector of; at the Diet of Spires (May 1543), 317.

-, -, Francis's mission to, and other Protestant princes of Germany, v. Maillet.

Scepper (Master Cornelis), councillor in Flanders, v. Scepperus.

Scepper (Master Cornelis, Lat. Cornelius Duplicius Scepperus), councillor in Flanders; Imp. envoy to Hungary, Poland, and various other countries, 483, 484, 489, Int. xxii–iv.

-, sent by the Emp. on a message to the Eng. commanders in Picardy, 483.

-, -, a sharp and passionate answer returned by them to; and apology offered by the privy councillors (Sept. 1543), 484.

Scepperus (Cornelius Duplicius), Latinised name of Scepper, q.v.

-, sent by the Emp. with a let. to Wallop, 489.

Schluys (L'Ecluse), in the Zuydersee (Holland), 47 n.

-, fleet of, and its admiral, 474–5.

Schore (Dr. Lewis), chancellor of Brabant, and pres. of the Council of State in Flanders and the Low Countries, 324 n., 547 n.

-, let. of k. Henry to, 133.

Score, Scors (Dr.), v. Schore.

Scotch, Scots, the, 83, 115, 127, 135,242,329, 330, 355, 409, 422, 456, 466, 345, 592.

-, a chance of k. Henry obtaining now (17 Jan. 1543) from the, the conditions he wants, far more moderate upon the whole than those he asked for at first, 231.

-, -, in which attempt he (k. Henry) will be greatly assisted by the enmity between the Cardinal of St. Andrews (Beton) and the gov. (earl of Arran), ibid.

-, hopes entertained in England of the, being ultimately detached from the French alliance (Feb. 1543), 242.

-, k. Henry's chief aim in his negociations with the, to try and gain over the affections of the nobles attached to the French party (Jan. 1543), and get the young queen (Mary Stuart) into his power, 243.

-, -, that was Henry's idea at first (says Chapuys), but in order to conciliate the, he will now consent to q. Mary Stuart marrying a nobleman residing in Scotland, 244.

-, danger now existing of the, following the example of England, and refusing obedience to the Apostolic Sec (Feb. 1543), ibid.

-, the, on their guard to prevent the French party from getting the upper hand in their country (March 1543) 279.

-, refuse to deliver Mary Stuart into Henry's hands within two years' time, as demanded, but only when she will be ten years old (April 1543), 330.

-, -, wishing besides to remain neutral in case of war, and not renounce altogether the alliance of France, ibid.

-, not only do the, regret the alliance with England, they will not altogether renounce that of France, 332.

-, -, wishing to remain neutral for the present, so as to be able to decide afterwards for one of the two belligerents, ibid.

-, k. Francis summoned to abstain in future from interfering in the political affairs of the, 410.

-, rumours afloat of card. Beton and the, having accepted the treaty once made between k. Henry and the States General of Scotland (Aug. 1543), 456.

-, have not jet sent to London the hostages stipulated by their treaty with England (Aug. 1543), 466.

-, -, nor are their relations with the Eng. as amicable as w as expected, ibid.

-, the, gentleman residing at Henry's court [as amb.?] tells Chapuys' sec. that there is nothing k. Francis is so desirous of as to be able to fight a battle with him en the frontiers of Spain (Oct. 1543), 499.

-, -, but that as winter is near he will wait until the spring and gather fresh strength the better to gain his purpose, ibid.

-, Chapuys instructed by the Emp. to persuade k. Henry not to come to a collision with the, whilst the war with France lasts, ibid.

-, -, and if he cannot succeed, to ask him for one half of the expenses of his own undertaking against that country, ibid.

-, ambassadors in England; one of the, still in London, though recalled by k. James in great haste owing to the Irish having made a raid into Scotland (Aug. 1542), 115.

-, -, two, arrive in London on a mission of their Parliament (7 April 1543), 305.

-, -, v. Douglas, Glencairn, Hamilton; expected in London, with a mission from Parliament (April 1543), 331–2.

-, -, two of the three, who were in London, return to Scotland, 331.

-, -, one earl and the brother of Angus (George Douglas) expected from hour to hour in London (29 May 1543), 332.

-, -, have audience from k. Henry at Hampton Court, 332.

-, -, four of the, who came in April last still in London, treated with great consideration (28 May 1543), 355.

-, -, -, the fifth (George Douglas) returns to Scotland, but is expected back soon with a favourable answer to k. Henry's proposals, ibid.

-, gentleman residing in London; what he said to Chapuys' secretary concerning k. Francis' warlike preparations and plans (Oct. 1543), 499.

-, nobles; after the death of James there will be division and contention among the (Dec. 1542), 192.

-, -, some of whom may possibly favour k. Henry's pretensions to the crown, ibid.

-, -, dissension and discord apprehended (Feb. 1543) among the, in consequence of the abp. of St. Andrews having been imprisoned, 243.

-, priest; one a secret agent of k. Henry in Normandy, v. Peuren.

-, prisoners of Solway Moss; about 24 noblemen, an admiral, two earls, various lairds and gentlemen, 187, 193, 221, 231.

-, -, sent to the Tower (20 Dec. 1542), 187.

-, -, summoned next day to k. Henry's presence they obtain their liberty on condition of not leaving London without his leave, 187, 193.

-, -, presented by the King with money and gold chains, and their own horses, 193.

-, -, individually billeted on the lords and gentry residing in London, 187, 190.

-, -, permission given to the, to return home (Dec. 1542), 193.

-, -, allowed even to talk privately with Marillac, ibid.

-, -, expected to do good service to the K. on their return to Scotland, ibid.

-, -, all return to Scotland with the exception of a few, who being unable to furnish the hostages demanded of them, and afraid of being declared traitors, remain at Berwick, 231.

-, -, k. Henry's pretensions to the crown of, will be much helped by the division of the, in general, 192.

-, -, -, which is sure to spring up among them, so that the minority will apply to England for help, ibid.

-, -, on the return home of the, Beton and Arran, suspecting that the defeat of k. James' army was owing to disloyalty or treason of the latter, order the sons and relatives of the former to be imprisoned, so as to prevent them from furnishing the required hostages, 228.

-, -, being deprived of the means of giving hostages, and declared traitors, they dare not return home, and remain at Berwick (Jan. 1543), 229.

-, privateers; join the French and capture Eng. merchant ships in the Channel, 409.

-, body-guard in France; capt. of the, v. Aubigné.

-, -, lieut. of, v, Lennox (earl of).

Scotland, 80, 86, 115, 123–4, 130, 135, 140, 144, 150, 185, 189, 202, 210, 217, 222, 225–6, 227–9, 242, 250, 279, 284, 291, 300, 303, 308–9, 316, 322, 335, 343, 355, 410, 416–7, 458, 506–8, 516, 521, 543–4, 555, 592.

-, the Emp's old alliance and confederacy with, not to be mentioned, if possible, in the discussion of the articles of the treaty with England, 7.

-, the last raid from, said to have been made entirely at the instigation of the French, 80.

-, -, k. James of, sending his steward to make excuses for it, ibid.

-, -, -, and at the same time to fix the indemnity to be allowed to the sufferers by the mutual raids (Aug. 1542), 86.

-, k. Henry's privy councillors assure Chapuys that peace with, is on the point of being made (June 1542), 122.

-, -, otherwise (writes q. Mary) the French are sure to embroil the affairs of, and favour the party opposed to the English, ibid.

-, the privy councillors in daily consultation about the affairs of (Sept. 1542), 123.

-, k. Henry intending to make the greatest efforts, and spare no expense in a war with, 124.

-, -, the du. of Norfolk, the Lord Privy Seal (Fitz William), and other noblemen to be immediately sent to the borders of, for that purpose, ibid.

-, very little chance of a peace with, just now, to judge from the great military preparations of k. Henry (5 Sept. 1542), 126, 130, 137–8.

-, -, though it might happen after all that k. James's proposal of a friendly interview with k. Henry, at York, might put an end to all existing differences between England and (9 Sept. 1542), 130.

-, k. Henry to all appearances disinclined just now (9 Sept. 1542) to enter into negociations with, ibid.

-, -, though on the other hand, knowing the present opportunity to be most favourable for a treaty, he is not likely to let it pass, 130–1.

-, -, -, and will accept honourable conditions, 131.

-, military preparations against, resumed with greater vigour than before (Sept. 1542), 135, 137–8.

-, the Eng. army on the borders of, and in the Northern Counties said to amount to upwards of 100,000 men (Sept. 1542), 137.

-, -, exclusive of 20,000 more the du. of Suffolk is recruiting, ibid.

-, k. Henry not likely to throw away the money he has already spent, ibid.

-, to be invaded now that, neither k. Francis nor his confederates of Denmark and Sweden can possibly help and assist k. James (Sept. 1542), 138.

-, k. Henry very confident that a peace with, will soon be made (Sept. 1542), 140.

-, should k. James come to London as he has promised, every thing will be set right, 141.

-, -, the league and confederacy of the French with Denmark and Sweden in favour of, being only a bugbear, ibid.

-, interrogated by Chapuys on the state of affairs in, k. Henry informs him confidentially that in his opinion there will be no war at all (Sept. 1542), 140.

-, -, since the ambs. of that country seem ready to grant all his demands, ibid.

-, a peace between, and England very desirable, so that k. Henry may bring the whole of his power to bear against k. Francis (Oct. 1542), 145.

-, negociations for peace with, still carried on in London (Oct. 1542), 146.

-, report of a number of Frenchmen having landed at a port of (Oct. 1542), 151.

-, the du. of Norfolk, at the head of a considerable force, invades (22 Oct. 1542). 152.

-, -, would have entered it two days sooner had it not been for the breaking down of a bridge, ibid.

-, owing to the heavy rains, which prevented the carriage of artillery, very little has yet been done in the war with (Nov. 1542), 171.

-, -, the du., however, hopes, with the assistance of certain Eng. warships on the coast of, to achieve some successful enterprise against the enemy, ibid.

-, after entering, and wasting, without resistance, the Eng. army, under the command of Norfolk and Suffolk, returns to England for winter quarters, 182, 220.

-, 4,000 men, under Lord Lisle, remain on the borders of, after the return to England of the du. of Norfolk (Nov. 1542), 182.

-, k. Henry seeming to have much at heart the undertaking against (Dec. 1542), 185.

-, -, if so (wrote Chapuys), it will be difficult, if not altogether impossible, to persuade him to invade France next spring, ibid.

-, -, -, as k. Henry will not waste his own resources in a war against the dukes of Clèves and Holstein when he wants them all for the undertaking against his neighbours of, ibid.

-, -, -, and yet the state of political affairs in, seems at present to be favourable to his views, ibid.

-, -, -, for division is likely to spring up soon among the nobility of (Dec. 1542), ibid.

-, -, -, besides which he will most likely be helped in his purpose by the Douglases and the prisoners of Solway Moss, 192.

-, the French and English negociating about, as Chapuys suspects (end of Dec. 1542), 191.

-, k. Henry evidently aspiring to the crown of, 192.

-, -, has now (wrote Chapuys) a greater chance of it than ever he had, according to the advice and help of the Scotch prisoners, ibid.

-, k. Henry, after James's death, determines to prosecute the war against, 216–7, 225.

-, -, as he naturally thinks that for an undertaking of that sort he needs no help from his neighbours the French, nor from the Emp., 217.

-, a count (earl) banished from, in 1541, on suspicion of Lutheranism, after spending two years in Italy and in France, arrives in London (13 Jan. 1543), 223.

-, -, is very well received by k. Henry, and likely to join soon the Eng. party there, ibid.

-, on the excuse of favouring the Pope's interest in, the French might, with the assistance of the kings of Denmark and Sweden, send thither 1,000 harkbutiers, 226.

-, the French sure of feeding discontent in (said Chapuys to k. Henry, Jan. 1543), ibid.

-, -, by means of the Danes and Swedes already arming against Eng. interests there, ibid.

-, -, -, and favouring those of his Holiness, ibid.

-, four governors (one of them to be card. Beton) said to have been appointed by k. James on his death bed, 231.

-, -, upon the card, himself making that assertion in public, the earl of Arran refutes it, and declares it false, ibid.

-, a rumour spread by the French in, that, after finishing with the Emp., they themselves will retake everything that the English may have usurped there (Jan. 1543), ibid.

-, should k. Henry declare war to France, he is sure to do in, anything he pleases (Jan. 1543). 235.

-, no fear at present of an invasion of England on the side of, wrote Chapuys (Feb. 1543), 240.

-, hopes entertained of, being ultimately detached from the alliance of France (12 February 1543), 242.

-, -, as the archbishop of St. Andrews has been confined to prison, ibid.

-, -, -, and the Eng. party, at the head of which the Douglases are, have gained the ascendant, ibid.

-, k. Henry's privy councillors tell Chapuys that a truce with, has been made and will be probably proclaimed by public crier in the streets of London on 13 Feb. 1543, ibid.

-, Henry's chief aim in. said to be to make sure of the nobles attached to the French party, and get the little girl dau. of the deceased King under his power, 243.

-, -, that purpose he has now a good chance of carrying our, provided he previously engages to have Mary Stuart married to some nobleman residing in (17 Feb. 1543), 244.

-, Mr. de Guise's contemplated expedition to, altogether abandoned (Feb. 1543), 250.

-, no fear at present of an invasion of England on the side of; neither the Danes nor the French would dare to attempt it (March 1543), 271, 276.

-, -, if the Emp. joins his fleet to the Eng. and the allies command the Northern Seas, there will be do danger at all, 271.

-, the French looking out for some excuse or other to send their fleet with a landing force to (March 1543), 276.

-, one hundred and fifty gentlemen in, suspected of Lutheranism, 279.

-, -, card. Beton said to have suggested to k. Francis the idea of putting them to death, ibid.

-, until the States General of, now assembled, are over, the ambs. from that country, who are daily expected in London, will not make their appearance (17 March 1543), 279.

-, the French intending to do all the mischief they can in, 284.

-, -, yet as k. Henry is so fond of his money, he may perhaps dislike to have to spend it in a war with France, and at the same time with, ibid.

-, should k. Henry wish for help against, q. Mary offers to send from Flanders as many men, horse and foot, as he may want (March 1543), 285.

-, -, if he sends his own contingent in money, and pays, besides, one half of the cost of the artillery and other expenses, he can have anything he likes, ibid.

-, the States General of, consenting, as reported, to the marriage of Mary Stuart and the prince of Wales (Edward), but refusing to send her on to England before she has attained a marriageable age (April 1543), 303.

-, -, yet it is hoped in England that with the help of the Douglases, who have great influence in, k. Henry's demands will be finally complied with, ibid.

-, all fortresses and castles in, in the hands of Arran, with the exception of one on the coast, where the French landed (May 1543), 336.

-, -, the gov. of which has been summoned to surrender its command, under pain of being declared traitor, ibid.

-, to undermine the power and influence of the ecclesiastical party in, the govs. allow the preaching of the new sect (April 1543), 332.

-, -, orders sent by Arran to the gov. [of Leith] that unless he surrenders his command within 24 hours, he will be declared traitor (May 1543), ibid.

-, k. Francis the sole cause of the war with, by his intrigues in that country and elsewhere, 389.

-, k. Henry to be closely interrogated as to the peace which he is said to have made with (wrote q. Mary to Chapuys, 28 June 1543), 422.

-, -, as otherwise k. Francis is sure to embroil affairs and assist the party opposed to England, ibid.

-, report of the Danish fleet being on the coast of, with a view to have the bro. of Christian III. proclaimed King of that country with the aid of the French party (Aug. 1543), 457.

-, matters in, not so favourable to k. Henry as was presumed (Aug. 1543), 465, 469.

-, -, the hostages for the security of the treaty not having yet been delivered, ibid.

-, a gentleman (Lord Glencairn) from, of whom k. Henry makes much, arrives in London (5 Sept. 1543), 473.

-, -, Chapuys cannot yet say what his errand or mission may be, ibid.

-, regency of; composed of four noblemen said to have been appointed by k. James to be governors of the kiugdom and guardians of his dau., Mary Stuart, 473.

-, -, the earl of Angus (Archibald Douglas) having two of his nephews in it, and being, therefore, in a position to favour k. Heury's plans in, ibid.

-, the state of affairs in, not so desperate as the King's privy councillors choose to represent (wrote Chapuys to q. Mary in Oct. 1543), 499.

-, Sir Francis Briant and Edmond Bonner sent by k. Henry to the Emp. to report, among other things, on the state of affairs in (Oct. 1543), 506–8, 516.

-, k. Henry trusts that in case of need the Emp. will help him against, in conformity with the treaty of alliance and the art. of the Defence, 508, 516.

-, -, should his assistance be wanted, the art. of the treaty will be fully complied with (was the Emp.'s answer, 25 Oct. 1543), 509.

-, the Eng. ambs. (Bonner and Briant) tell the Emp. confidentially, and under reserve, that political matters in, are taking a more favourable turn, owing to several earls, lords, and barons of that country having lately embraced k. Henry's party, 516.

-, -, and to card. Beton having crossed over to France, ibid.

-, the Emp. requested to interdict the trade of his own subjects with, 516.

-, a gentleman from, residing in London (Lord Glencairn), leaves for his own country with a present of 400 due. from k. Henry (Nov. 1543), 518.

-, the Patriarch of Aquileia (Mark Grimani) and the capt. of k. Francis's Scotch bodyguard land in, with a supply of money, arms, and ammunition, besides a number of hackbutiers (Nov. 1543), 521.

-, whatever the issue of affairs in, may be, k. Henry will not be prevented from joining in a war against France (wrote Chapuys, 9 Nov. 1543), ibid.

-, card. Beton and the ecclesiastical party in, find the means of depriving gov. Arran, and getting the government and the administration of affairs into the hands of the queen widow, ibid.

-, whilst a good number of lairds and knights declare in favour of k. Henry and his party in.

-, -, it being reported that he (the Patriarch) intends to assemble the General States of, and persuade them not to fulfil the conditions of their treaty with k. Henry, promising them complete absolution from their oath in the Pope's name, ibid.

-, k. Henry agreeing to contribute towards the Emp.'s war expenses in Piedmont on condition of the latter sending to the frontiers of, 1,000 Span, hackbutiers to serve there for three months (Dec. 1543), 544–5.

-, two French ambs. arrive in, and with them the nephew of the late Sieur d'Aubigné (April 1543), 332.

-, affairs in, Chapuys' long conversation with k. Henry on the (Sept. 1543), 140–1.

-, -, on a very favourable footing as regards England (the privy councillors told Chapuys, 29 May 1543), 355.

-, -, -, George Douglas being soon expected in London with some good resolution from the parliament in, ibid.

-, -, not very favourable for k. Henry just now, owing to the gov. (Arran) having made a league with Beton and the ecclesiastical party, and others opposed to English interests (Dec. 1543), 543.

-, affairs of, 122, 130–1, 140–1, 144, 146, 149 n., 175, 182, 185, 189, 190, 192–3, 220–1, 228, 242, 244, 315, 416–7, 434, 443, 457, 508, 521, 543.

-, -, in much better condition than they were when De Courrières came to England, or Chapuys' son went thither (was Briant's assertion to the Emp. in Oct. 1543) 506, 508.

-, -, the, going on favourably for k. Henry, as the card, of St. Andrews has been confined to prison by order of the earl of Arran (Feb. 1543), 242.

-, -, -, and there is now hope of the Scotch being ultimately detached from French alliance, ibid.

-, -, the privy councillors assure Chapuys that the. are going on prosperously for k. Henry (June 1543), 416.

-, -, -, everything having been settled there according to his wishes, 417.

-, -, -, nothing more to be done than to have the whole set down in writing, ibid.

-, -, -, -, one of the stipulated conditions being the marriage of Princess Mary Stuart to the Prince of Wales, ibid.

-, -, -, whatever may be the issue of these negotiations, k. Francis is sure to do all he can to thwart k. Henry's plans in, ibid.

-, -, account of, sent by Chapuys to Prince Philip, the Emp.'s son (Nov. 1543), 521.

-, news from, 130, 182, 185, 230–1, 242, 315, 458.

-, -, the most agreeable possible, received in London (July 1543), 451.

-, -, Mary of Guise and the card, of St. Andrews have given their consent to the treaty, 451, 456.

-, Parties in; the ecclesiastical, at the head of which card. Beton is, 130–1, 332, 521.

-, -, -, it is they, as may be presumed, who have persuaded k. Francis to make war to England as soon as possible, 130.

-, -, -, -, for fear they themselves should be treated as the ecclesiastics have been in England, 131.

-, -, -, so strong and numerous that in order to diminish its influence the govs. have allowed preachers all over the country to speak in favour of the new sects (May 1543), 332.

-, -, -, -, that is why k. Henry imagines that by entering into negociations with k. James or his delegates he shall be able to draw him to his hide, or at any rate undermine the influence of the cardinal and his party, ibid.

-, -, French, in league with the ecclesiastic, and opposing k. Henry's political views, 222, 229, 242–3, 279, 284, 457.

-, -, -, said to have been abandoned by q. Mary of Guise and card. Beton, 456.

-, -, Arran's party violently opposed to card. Beton and the. ecclesiastical, 521.

-, -, Henry's party getting every day stronger (15 Jan. 1543), 223, 231.

-, -, -, chiefly composed of the Douglases and the prisoners of Sol way Moss, 191–2, 242.

-, -, -, much stronger and more numerous than that of the cardinal, 243.

-, -, -, should there be a question of coming to blows, k. Henry is sure to help and assist the Douglases, ibid.

-, nobility, lairds, and knights of, 185, 221, 242, 244.

-, -, a good number of the, declare in favour of k. Henry (Nov. 1543), 521.

-, -, the lands of those opposed to the Eng. party wantonly wasted and robbed in the raid of Nov. 1543, ibid.

-, borders or frontiers of, 124, 131, 137, 182, 187, 193, 216, 457.

-, coast of, French ships on the W. (1542), 151, 457.

-, marches of, warder of the W., v. Maxwell (Lord).

-, port of, v. Leith.

-, frontiers, v. Borders.

-, parliament of, 456.

-, K. of, v. James V.

-, Q. of, v. Guise (Marie de).

-, card, of, v. Beton.

-, Court physicians in, 189.

Sea, Northern; the French and the Danes, if allied, might have the command of the, and help the Scotch, 271.

-, -, whereas if the Emp. joins his fleet to that of the English, no such attempt can be made, ibid.

Sedan (Sieur de), capt. of 100 Swiss foot (1543), 374; v. La Mark.

See, Holy Apostolic, at Rome, v. Apostolic See.

Segorbe, episcopal town of Valencia in Spain; bp. of, v. Borja.

Segovia, in Castillo; bp. of, v. Ramirez (Antonio).

Seine (La), river of France, 312.

Semal, Semel (Mons. de), 323 n., 324; v. Seymour (Sir Thomas).

Separatists of Germany; the Emp.'s ministers accused by Paul III. of having shown more favour to the, than to the Catholics at the diets of Ratisbon and Worms (Jan. 1543), 197.

-, Francis doing all he can to ally himself with the, and with the Turk, 513.

-, -, his let. to the Landgraf of Hesse, 231.

Sessa, du. of, amb. at Rome, v. Fernandez de Cordoba (Luis).

Sevicourt (Jean de), sieur de St. Cheval, gov. of Ardres. in Picardy (1543), 371 n.

Seymour (Sir Edward), earl of Hertford, bro. of q. Jane; marshal of England, Lord High Chamberlain, general in chief of the King, auxiliary force in the Low Countries, 324, 432, 467, 504, 512.

-, -, colder and more difficult to deal with than Sir John Wallop, 512.

-, -, his differences with the Imp. commanders, 467.

-, -, let. to the Emp. (9 Sept. 1543), 224.

-, -, at the head of the Eng. forces in Flanders (July-Aug. 1543), 467.

-, -, what passed between him and q. Mary of Hungary, ibid.

-, -, -, as well as with the commanders of the Imp. army of Belgium (Aarschot and Du Rœulx), ibid.

-, (Jane), q. of England, third wife of Henry VIII., alluded to, 43, 275.

-, (Sir Thomas), bro. of Sir Edward, 275.

-, -, on a mission to Brussels, to be accompanied by Dr. Carne, 275.

-, -, -, or by Dr. Layton, dean of York, 278.

-, -, the dean of Canterbury (Nicholas Wotton) finally appointed to accompany, in his mission, 301.

-, -, arrival of, in Brussels, 403.

-, -, -, to take service under Cheyne, 416.

-, -, recalled, and replaced by Layton, 426.

-, -, called by Chapuys Semel and St. Mour, q. v., 224–5.

Sforza (Francesco Maria), du. of Milan; the investiture of the duchy newly granted by the Emp. to (1529), 206.

-, -, his duchess (Christina), Add. and Cor. 579.

-, (Guido Antonio), card. Sancto Fiore, 569.

Sherborne in Dorsetshire; death of Sir Thomas Whyatt at (10 or 11 Oct. 1542), 159.

Ships, English merchant; certain, laden with wine from Bordeaux for k. Henry's table, captured by the French and the Scotch at sea, off the coast of Brittany (Jan. 1543), 233.

-, -, -, by the French in the Channel (March 1543), 131.

-, foreign merchant; an embargo laid, by order of k. Henry, on almost all the, in the ports of England, that he may avail himself of them and their crews in case of need (Oct. 1542), 145–6.

-, -, -, as the French are arming at Dieppe for the purpose of assisting the Scotch in case of war, ibid.

-, -, three or four, chartered by the Guicciardini of Florence, captured at sea by English war-ships (May 1543), 331.

-, -, great difficulty to obtain from k. Henry safe-conducts for, laden with wine and woad from France, 299.

-, French merchant; three or four, laden with wine, captured by the English (Sept. 1542), 131.

-, -, -, in retaliation for others which the French had unduly detained and seized at sea, ibid.

-, -, one, in which card. Beton returned to Scotland, captured at sea by the English (Jan. 1543), 235.

-, -, wine and woad not to be imported in future in, but in Span, or Flemish bottoms, 300.

-, -, one, bound for Scotland, captured by two English, 332.

-, -, -, so stout was the defence that out of 30 men who formed her crew, 18 were slain (April 1543), ibid.

-, -, -, had not D'Orthez been rather unwell at the time that the news came to London, he would certainly have gone to Court to complain, ibid.

-, Portuguese merchant; one, chartered by the Guicciardini of Florence, captured by the English, 331.

-, Scotch; one, and another French, both laden with artillery and arms for Scotland, captured by the English (Sept. 1542), 138.

-, Spanish merchant; one large, captured by the French in sight of the English coast, 210.

-, -, for the transport of light cavalry to the frontier of Perpignan to be freighted by Doria (1543), 384.

-, Venetian; those of the Signory, now in the Thames, might be used for the transport of troops to Brittany, 371; v. Lartigue.

Ships of war, English; k. Henry arming a number of (June 1542), 22.

-, -, -, for he dislikes to be taken unawares by his enemy, whoever he may be, ibid.

-, -, k. Francis, suspicious and afraid of the armament of, in the ports of England, orders his ambs., Marillac and L'Aubespiue, to make inquiries and report (July 1542), 50.

-, -, a number of, on the coast of Scotland, ready to support Norfolk's expedition to Scotland, 152.

-, -, two large, left on the coast of Scotland to watch the movements of the French (Jan. 1543), 220.

-, -, no less than 30, well equipped and manned, ready to put to sea (March 1543), 271.

-, -, -, most of them to assemble at Harwich (June 1543), 368.

-, -, being larger, stronger, and better manned than those of Flanders and the Low Countries, the commanders of the latter complain that they may be obliged, when acting together, to obey orders and do the will of the English, 255.

-, -, -, some sort of naval discipline must, therefore, be observed in order to prevent dissensions and quarrels between the respective admirals and commanders (wrote q. Mary to Chapuys, 23 Feb. 1543), ibid.

-, -, code of regulations for the, and those of the Low Countries at sea, when operating against the French, 299.

-, -, -, amendments proposed in England, and conditionally accepted by q. Mary after consulting Admiral Bèvres, ibid.

-, -, to the remainder of his fleet, amounting to twelve, the finest that ever furrowed the sea, k. Henry adds six or seven more, purchased from merchants (27 July 1543), 443.

-, -, twelve, to be armed and fitted out for sea (Oct. 1543), 498.

-, of Flanders and the Low Countries; those prepared in 1536, under the plea of attacking the Turk in his.

-, -, own dominions, were really and truly intended for the invasion of England (said k. Henry to Chapuys, Nov. 1542), 161.

-, -, capts. of, representing to q. Mary that Eng. ships being larger, stronger, and better manned, they will be obliged to obey orders unless a proper code of rules be established (Feb. 1543), 255.

-, -, Admiral Bèvres' report and proposal respecting the mutual discipline of the allied fleets when sailing together, and the flags and signals to be used in common, 295.

-, -, contingent of, to be furnished by q. Mary in virtue of the treaty of closer alliance with England, 321.

-, -, -, how many, of what size, and with what armament? (Mary inquires, 1 May 1543), ibid.

-, -, the Eng. ambs. at Brussels ask q. Mary what number of armed transports she could furnish for the passage of troops to Calais (1 May 1543), 343.

-, -, -, urgently requested by k. Henry's privy councillors to send her contingent of, 440.

-, -, k. Henry's privy councilors alleging that only two small vessels, to which they will not give the name of warships, had entered the ports of England by July 1543, 446.

-, -, a report of the, of Holland and Zeeland, having joined the Eng. fleet destined against Scotland, 457.

-, -, ought at once to join the English and sail against the French in Scotland, 461.

-, -, q. Mary urgently requested to send the, to join the Eng. in the Channel, 470.

-, -, -, ready (she writes) to do so, although from the words of k. Henry to the French ambs. she gathers that war has not yet been absolutely declared, ibid.

-, French; Marillac complaining to k. Henry's privy councillors that no, are allowed to remain more than 24 hours at English ports, whilst the Imperial may remain there as long as their commanders please, 131.

-, -, k. Henry hearing of the great number of, in the Channel has ordered his own fleet to sail off (June 1543), 301.

-, -, 16 armed transports, with arms and ammunition for Scotland, sent by k. Francis to favour the party of Lennox and his plans, 434.

-, -, -, attacked by the Eng. at sea, two were taken, and the remainder succeeded in entering the port [of Leitb], 459.

-, -, -, -, detained there by the Scotch under some excuse or other so as to give time for the Eng. fleet to come down upon them, 461.

-, -, -, k. Henry sending thither two of his own biggest warships to capture the (Aug. 1543), ibid.

-, -, -, it would be desirable (observed Chapuys) that the fleet of the Low Countries should take part in the undertaking, ibid.

-, -, -, the French managing to leave Leith the very same morning that the Eng. hove in sight (Sept. 1543), 476.

-, -, -, -, though being pursued by the Eng. they lost five of their best, ibid.

-, -, seven, having on board a considerable landing force under the patriarch of Aquileia, and the lieut.-captain of Francis' bodyguard, arrive on the Scotch coast (Oct.-Nov. 1543), 521; v. Grimani.

-, Danish; one large, belonging to the du. of Holstein, and armed for war, captured on the coast of Zeeland (July 1542), 73.

-, -, -, declaration made by her commander, 73–4.

-, -, -, -, who is to be interrogated again, and if necessary put to torture, 74.

-, -, in combination with the French, threatening the coast of Holland (Aug. 1542), 113.

-, -, according to information obtained by k. Henry through his secret agents, the du. of Holstein has only seven old, for the defence of Denmark, 126; v. also under Fleet.

-, of the Easterlings; certain, and of the French, together, said by Chapuys to have sailed towards Scotland with hostile intentions, 125.

-, -, -, k. Henry not attaching faith to the report, 126.

Sicily, island of, 401, 459, 538, 584.

-, the Turkish fleet on the coast of (June 1543), 401.

-, regiment, tercio of, 384.

-, order for D. Bernardino de Mendoza to sail for, 382.

-, viceroy of, v. Gonzaga (Ferrante).

-, fleet of, v. Galleys.

Siena (Sienna, Sena), signory or republic of, in Tuscany, 212, 259, 260, 570.

-, the marq. de Aguilar intending to make a journey to, and Florence (Feb. 1643), 260.

Sienese territory; the passage of the French through the Pitigliano estate in Tuscany might facilitate their invasion of the, 260.

Sigismond I., "the Great," k. of Poland (1506–48); his ambassador at Constantinople (March 1543), 268.

-, his daughter, v. Isabella.

Silva (Miguel de), bp. card. of Viseu, and Papal Legate to Spain; on a mission of Paul III. to Emp. Charles V., III n., 141–2, 145, 184, 201, 211, 266.

-, returns to Rome (22 Feb. 1543), 260.

-, suffering from a fit of the gout, ibid.

Simancas, castle of, in Castille (Spain); Royal archives of, 200 n., 558 n., 593 n., Int. xlix.

Simon, Symon, one of Chapuys' favourite servants; sent to the Emp. with despatches (Feb. 1543), 307.

-, -, besides a copy of the treaty of alliance between England and Spain, ibid.

Sinán Aghá, Turkish commander in Africa (1543); in combination with the dethroned king of Telemen (Tlemsen), 550.

Siné, Siney, Mr. de, French amb. at Rome, 401.

-, his arrival at the Papal Court (Jan. 1543), 256–7.

-, dwelling, as reported, in the Quirinal, and having some sort of authority over the castle of St. Angelo, 259.

-, has audience from the Pope, and frequent communications with the du. of Castro (Pier Luigi Farnese), ibid.

-, the object of his mission (said Pope Paul to Aguilar) is to present his master's excuses if he cannot attend the proposed interview (March 1543), 205.

-, reported to have said in public that there would be war in Italy in the summer of 1543, 260–1.

-, offering to Pope Paul a great marriage for his grandson, Horatio Farnese, ibid.

-, intercepted lets, of k. Francis to, showing that he was urging Pope Paul to declare himself openly against England and the Emp., 401.

-, overtures of peace made by, to card. Hercole Gonzaga at Rome (Aug. 1543), 452.

-, -, Ferrante Gonzaga's answer to them, ibid.

-, bro. of, to be made cardinal by Paul, 562.

Sittaert, town of the duchy of Juliers; battle fought at, between the Imperialists and the Clèvese, on Easter Eve of 1543, 288–9, 297.

-, -, more of a cavalry engagement than a pitched battle, 289.

-, -, both parties claiming the victory, 318, 584.

-, -, the du. of Clèves' account of it in a let. to k. Francis, 301.

-, -, -, sent to England for k. Henry's inspection, and read in the Privy Council (9 April 1543), ibid.

-, -, k. Henry's personal regret that means had not been found beforehand of making the Emp. and the du. of Clèves friends, ibid.

-, -, sec. Wriothesley's remark that had the Emp. tried to conciliate a rebellious vassal of the Empire, it would have been considered a dishonourable act on his part, ibid.

-, -, official account of, by q. Mary, lost at sea, 297.

-, -, small number of Belgian officers slain or wounded, whilst the enemy's loss was said to have amounted to 1,500, 289.

-, -, fresh and more favourable accounts of the engagement reach London (9 April 1543), 301.

Smalkaldic, the, league of Smalcaldein in W. Germany, v. League.

Solway-Moss, on the Scotch borders; the Scotch defeated at, 187, 189, 217, 221, 225, 243.

-, prisoners of, 187, 193, 221, 231.

Solymán II. (Suleymán "the Magnificent"), the Grand Turk, the Grand Signor (1520–66), 12, 53, 57–8, 194, 239, 243, 410, 587, Int. xlvi.

-, the great friend and ally of k. Francis, 53.

-, -, has promised to send 24 of his galleys to his assistance (July 1543), ibid.

-, should he not come down personally upon Europe this summer (1542), no more help is needed against him than that which was afforded by Christian powers on former occasions (said k. Henry to Chapuys when called upon to contribute with money (July 1542), 52–3.

-, sure to come down upon Hungary next spring (Jan. 1543), 196.

-, leaves Constantinople (June 1543), 381.

-, reaches Belgrade (July 1543), 559.

-, orders Barbarossa not to attack the dominions of k. Francis (29 June 1543), 587.

-, ambassadors to; the Emp. Charles accused by Francis of having, of his own, at Constantinople, 239.

-, -, -, one of whom, as reported, had been put to death by order of, ibid.

-, -, of Ferdinand, k. of the Romans, v. Lasco.

-, -, of Venice, v. San Magno (Marino di).

-, -, of Mary, q. of Hungary, 196.

-, -, of Sigismond, k. of Poland, 268.

-, -, of the waiwod of Traneylvania, 268.

-, Bashaw, a renegade, bro. of George, the friar of Hungary; in secret communication with D. Diego de Mendoza, the Imp. amb. in Venice (Jan. 1543), 194.

Somberset, v. Somerset.

Somerset, king's herald; murdered by the Scots on his return from Scotland to England (Dec. 1542), 185.

Somme (La), river of France, 140.

-, the fortresses on the, 294.

-, -, no time should be lost by the allies in investing them, is Henry's advice to the Emp., ibid.

-, -, -, but their combined army to march at once on Paris, ibid.

Sond, straits between Denmark and Sweden; one of k. Henry's secret agents arrested at the (April 1543), 315.

Sora, town of Naples; the duchy of, conferred by the Emp. on Giulio della Rovere, bro. of Francesco Maria, du. of Urbino, 568 n.

Sorry, count, v. Howard (Henry), earl of Surrey.

Southampton, earl of, v. Fitz William.

Sovereigns, Catholic, of Spain, v. Fernando and Isabel.

Spagnoletto (the little Spaniard?); joins two Italian adventurers in the surprise of Marano in Friuli, 583.

Spain, 3, 4, 13 n., 46, 49, 54, 97, 115, 122 n., 124, 137, 164, 166, 176, 198, 202, 224, 268, 272, 398, 482, 528, 549, 559, 598, Int. vi, xvii.

-, the various kingdoms of, as well as the Low Countries, to be included in the art. of the defensive league with England, 5, 33.

-, -, the Emp.'s Instructions to Chapuys on that particular point (May 1542), ibid.

-, the Roy. deputies' objections to the various kingdoms of, being included in the defensive alliance, 33.

-, -, agreed to at last, though only in case of Mr. D'Albret invading Navarre, 21.

-, -, had the privy councillors maintained their point, the Emp.'s subjects in, would have suffered immensely, 41.

-, may possibly be invaded by k. Francis, 100 n., 201, 204.

-, Christian faith, religion, and obedience to the Apostolic See always well observed in (wrote Charles to Pope Paul, 16 Jan. 1543), 228.

-, the Emp. decides to quit, and go to Italy (March 1543), 262, 264.

-, news from; the want of, often alleged by k. Henry's privy councillors to be the principal cause of the delay in the negociations for the treaty, 42, 81, 137.

-, -, anxiously expected both by Chapuys and by k. Henry's ministers, 124, 258.

-, frontiers of, 205.

-, -, two large divisions of the French army sent by Francis to the, the other to Flanders (July 1542), 164.

-, -, military preparations on the, to meet French invasion if attempted (Nov. 1543), 520.

-, -, -, k. Henry and his privy councillors delighted to hear of them from Chapuys' mouth, ibid.

-, coast of, 248.

-, -, the Mediterranean, infested by Turkish pirates and French privateers, Int. iii.

-, -, all important towns on the, to be provided with the means of defence against the Turks and Moors (June 1543), 385.

-, -, the French fleet defeated on, by D. Alvaro de Bazan, on St. James's day, 463, 473.

-, -, so well provided for and defended that there is no fear of the French or Turkish galleys doing any harm (10 Oct. 1543), 501.

-, churches of; abbeys and monasteries of, and principally in Old Castille, 572.

-, religious orders, v. Orders.

-, Inquisition of, 572.

-, -, proctor of the, at Rome, v. Taurique.

-, language of; Perrenot (Thomas) a bad scholar in the, as he himself owned, 427.

-, the government of, entrusted by the Emp. to his son, prince Philip, 482.

-, English ambs. to, v. Bonner, Knyvet, Thirlby.

-, king of, v. Charles, emp. of Germany.

-, crown prince of, v. Philip.

Spaniards; the Emp.'s subjects in Spain, 207, 283, Int. vii.

-, one, in London, having decided to go home on private business of his own, engaged by Chapuys as an express to carry lets, to the Emp. in Spain (2 Oct. 1542),142.

Spanish language; Chantonnay's ignorance of the, 353.

-, infantry; the Emp. bringing his, from Italy to Flanders, 383, 495; v. also under Infantry.

-, merchants, private lets, of, 138.

Spears; three thousand shafts for, such as are used in Scotland, to be procured from the Low Countries (Sept. 1542), 131.

Spires (Speyer, Spiers), in Bavaria; the people of, contribute money towards the war against the Turk, 319, 347.

-, Diet of, 12, 52, 120, 401 n., 403 n., 431, 482, 528.

-, -, indiscreet behaviour of k. Francis' amb. at the, 12 n.; v. Brinon.

-, no one here at, dares utter a word in favour of k. Francis, or pretends to excuse his acts (wrote Granvelle to Chapuys, April 1543), 317.

-, -, the representatives of the States of the Empire having already granted to him their help and assistance against the Turk, ibid.

-, -, on the other hand the Protestant princes at the Diet of, are preparing an address to him, offering their excuses for their acts against Brunswick, ibid.

-, levies made, ordnance and ammunition prepared at, by Granvelle for the Emp.'s service (April 1543), 316.

-, the Emp. on his way to (July 1543), 441.

-, -, arrival at (27 July), 403 n., 482.

-, -, no necessity at all for him to attend the Diet, 528.

-, lets, from, 131, 200.

Spirituality, art. of the; so called from the fact of the Pope and the Ecclesiastical State being mentioned in it, Int. ix.

-, warmly discussed at various times, 151, 161–3, 165–8, 172, 178–9.

State Papers, Int. xxxiii.

States of the Empire, v. under Empire.

-, General of England, 228; v. Parliament.

-, -, of Flanders and the Low Countries, 321.

-, of Spain, v. Cortes.

Statutes of England, 59.

-, -, that on the lading and cargoes of foreign vessels revoked (2–3 Aug. 1542), 80.

Stenai, Stenay, on the river Meuse; town and castellany (chatelanie) of Lorraine, 339 n.

-, ceded to Frauce by Antoine "le Bon," du. of Lorraine, 347 n.

-, claimed by the Emp. as being a fief of the Empire, 341, 413.

Stewart (William), bp. of Aberdeen; Scotch amb. in England, 86.

Stuart, Royal house or family of, 332.

-, (Esmé), lord d'Auvigné, marshal of France; captain of the Scotch bodyguard to k. Francis, 374.

-, -, nephew of, v. Lennox (earl of).

-, (Mary), crown princess of Scotland, 231.

-, -, to be delivered within two years in England is one of Henry's conditions for the peace with Scotland, 329.

-, -, -, which condition the Scotch refuse to accept until the princess has reached the age of ten, 330.

-, (Mathew), earl of Lennox; nephew of Lord d'Aubigné, and capt. of 50 men-at-arms of k. Francis' Royal Scotch Guard, 242, 332.

-, -, pretends to belong to the Roy. family of the Stuarts, whose arms he bears, ibid.

-, -, the very man for whom card. Beton tried once to procure the crown of Scotland, 242, 279, 332.

-, -, -, if so, he may cause annoyance to the gov. (Arran), 332.

-, -, arrives in Scotland in company with certain ambassadors of k. Francis (April 1543), 332.

-, -, with the assistance of card. Beton, tries to prevent the ratification of the treaty between England and Scotland (July 1543), 434.

-, -, arrives in London (? Sept. 1543), 473.

-, -, k. Henry making much of him, ibid.

-, -, Chapuys cannot guess what his mission may be, ibid.

-, (Robert), sieur d'Aubigny [co. of Beaumont-Roger], capt. of Francis' Scotch Guard, 521 n.

Suarez de Figueroa (D. Gomez), Imp. amb. in Genoa, 497.

Suece, v. Sweden.

Suffolk, du. of, v. Brandon, Pole.

Summing Hill (Sunningwell?), Berks; let. dated from, Add. and Cor. 594.

Surrey, earl of, v. Howard (Henry).

Susa, town of Piedmont (Italy), 151.

Sweden (Suece, Suecia), 54, 150, 220, 446.

-, k. Francis courting the alliance of, 150.

-, -, sending thither a gentleman of his chamber, ibid.

-, a treaty of defensive alliance with, made by France, 54–5.

-, -, to which the kings of Denmark and Scotland did append their signatures, ibid.

-, k. of, v. Vasa (Gustav).

Swedes, the; allies and confederates of the French, 138, 271.

-, said to be preparing to attack England in combination with the Danes, 226.

Swiss in the pay of France; 3,000 of them in Italy, near Ivrea and Castel Vulpian (May 1542), 12.

-, -, owing to which the garrisons of those towns are being reinforced by the gov. of Milan, ibid.

-, defeated at Perpignan, 137.

-, quit Francis's camp on the plea that they were engaged for the defence of France, not for foreign service (Oct. 1542), 150.

-, vain attempts of Chapuys to have the, included in the English alliance against France, 545.

-, -, and to persuade Henry's privy councillors to secure their services, ibid.

-, -, k. Henry will have no dealings at all with them, ibid.

-, cantons; league of the, practical means should be found to detach them from the alliance of France, 536–7.

Switzerland, v. Swiss Cantons.

Switzers, v. Swiss and Infantry.