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Naistok. See Neustadt.

Nani, Almoro, Venetian ambassador at Constantinople, 340n, 471, 502.
-, -, -, -, despatches of, to Senate, 14, 68, 70, 119, 139, 171, 192, 203, 213, 218, 230, 254, 273, 284, 333, 370, 529, 558, 567.
-, -, -, -, -, to the Council of Ten, 503.
-, -, Battista, Podestà of Padua: despatches, 83, 212.

Naples [prov. Napoli, Italy], 28, 73, 74, 76, 81, 83, 119, 127, 138, 153, 156, 194, 202, 219, 251, 297, 306, 324, 367, 457, 461, 464, 499, 556, 590.
-, -, arsenal, 302.
-, -, -, ships preparing at, 82, 118, 145.
-, -, designs of Rose at, 46, 84, 96.
-, -, fleet, 4, 272, 279, 562, 567.
-, -, -, preparing, 91, 196, 199, 200; to join against pirates, 211, 240, 287, 332; Venetian fears of, 214, 222; leaves arsenal, 242; for Adriatic, 262; at Messina, 465; not to be disbanded, 483; reinforced, 507; wanted in Spain, 594.
-, -, opportunities of harassing, 180.
-, -, pirates about, 123, 458, 467.
-, -, subjects ill-treated, 202.
-, -, ships collected at, 100, 104, 131, 140, 196; ships avoid, 147, 153–155, 157, 162, 166, 172, 173, 178, 183.
-, -, ships at, 117, 121; ships detained at, 219.
-, -, ships pressed to serve at, 145, 154, 161, 166, 168, 173.
-, -, troops at, 176, 278, 279, 290, 405.
-, -, troops for, 193.
-, -, news from, 227.
-, -, despatches from, 3, 13, 15, 27, 42, 71, 91, 98, 105, 110, 121, 130, 131, 141, 142, 147, 155, 166, 173, 176, 201, 228, 252, 256, 278, 288, 295, 302, 343, 354, 363, 380, 384, 385, 405, 423, 458, 462, 479, 491, 513.
-, -, Venetian instructions sent to representatives at, 1, 4, 8, 17, 27, 28, 42, 95, 226, 227, 262, 410, 456, 487.
-, -, Rose at, 234; Englishman imprisoned at, 264, 265; threatened, 285.
-, -, warlike preparations continue at, 325, 402, 431, 447, 470.
-, -, one of Barnevelt's sons well received at, 326.
-, -, conspiracy against Venice prepared at, 336.
-, -, avoided by foreign ships, 343, 354, 380; ships return to, 363.
-, -, news from, 347, 473, 483.
-, -, mission of Desbouleaux to, 369, 370.
-, -, oil ships to go to, 380, 382.
-, -, discontent at, 480.
-, -, Uscocks favoured at, 529, 543.
-, -, Osuna's plot to become master of, 565; James does not believe, 567.
-, -, Venetian galleys sold at, 577.
-, -, Viceroy of. See Giron de Tellez, don Pedro, duke of Osuna.

Nassau, Prince Henry of, indisposed, 342; may marry a Brandenburg, 539.
-, -, Count John of, 184, 346.
-, -, Count John Ernest of, 20, 27, 69, 129, 184, 310, 436.
-, -, death, 14, 346.
-, -, Maurice of, Count Maurice, Prince Maurice, prince of Orange, 267, 310, 472, 565.
-, informed of peace, 8; visits Contarini, 22; to be told about Rose, 33.
-, thinks Venice could make secret league with Dutch, 42; advises synod, 66.
-, ready to help Venice, 97; favours Vere, 119; Ossuna tries to prejudice against Venice, 176.
-, notified of doge's election, 190, 224.
-, Vere serves under, 195, 323; James complains to about Bucerus, 244, 280; excuses Bucerus, 268; reports suppression of Arminians, 286.
-, Frenchwarn Dutch against, 327; Surian to speak to about control of Adriatic, 329.
-, calls on Donato, 342; English serving with, 396; Dohna visits, 411.
-, Surian to see about reconciliation of France and England, 426.
-, wishes to help Bohemians, 433; Carleton in confidence of, 458; recalls officers abroad, 501.
-, negotiating marriage with Brandenburg, 539; blames irresolution of Union, puzzled by James, 560.
-, expects nothing from James, 576; information to Surian, 589.
-, -, Count William of, 175, 256, 310, 346.
-, in Venetian camp, 129; calls on Donato, 342.
-, -, William of, prince of Orange, 523n.
-, -, house of, possible alliance with Brandenburg, 539.

Naunton, Sir Robert, 443, 551, 565.
-, made secretary, 94; negotiates with Contarini, 171.
-, prefers request for Peyton, 172; letters of Beecher to, 189n, 287n, 308n; gives news to Contarini, 253; thanks Contarini, 280, 302; told of peace, 285; letters to Carleton, 286n, 436n; sees Contarini, 296, 317.
-, letter of Wake to, 234n.
-, letters of Carleton to, 316n; Wotton writes to about mutiny, 329; Trumbull writes to, 341n, 360n.
-, leave required for passage abroad, 343n; letter of Wake to, 355n; tells Contarini about Spanish fleet, 360; and explains object to Donato, 405.
-, letter to Wotton, 408; ignorant, gets office by bribery, 440; Donato does not trust, 441.
-, to give answer about ships, 493; reply of, 495, 567; Marioni sees about Donato, 570, 575.
-, letter to Monti, 576; letter to Wotton, 577; reply to, 578; Donato defends himself to, 580, 585.
-, Marioni referred to, 591; puts Marioni off, 592; sends Marioni decision about Donato, 594.

Navy, the royal, the royal ships, 174, 475.
-, not to be hired out, 152; offer of East India Company to maintain, 269, 441.
-, ships made ready, 343, 344; ships to make reprisals on Dutch, 350.
-, guardships, 152, 474; extent and duties, 416; ships rotting idle, 429, 463.
-, manning of, 451; ships of for Venice, 453, 454, 485, 493–495, 500, 533, 535, 536; cost of maintenance, 454–457.
-, arming of easy, 463; arming ordered, 467, 468, 473, 482, 484, 486; arming begun, 469, 474, 479, 485, 494, 506; numbers, 474.
-, neglected in James's reign 468; new ships building, 513; ships nearly ready, 514.
-, merchants' services to, 519; ready, but no orders, 523; repair of all ordered, 530;
-, may fetch infanta, 552.

Neapolitans, lodging at Venice, 409.

Negri, Marco, 528.

Neroman, John, owner of the Abigail, 376.

Netherlands, Dutch, Flemings, Low Countries, Holland, the States, United Provinces, 130, 165, 265, 277, 448.
-, dispute with England about herring fishery, 5, 9; Queen Anne's hatred of, 10.
-, action against pirates, 10; propose company for West Indies, 14.
-, to form part of league against Spain, 16; Savoy wants league with, 18, 19.
-, Osuna wants ships from, 18; Contarini passes through, 22.
-, dispute with England about herring fishery, 26, 30, 31; warned of Rose, 33; deal with Rose, 81, 90, 91.
-, propose league against Spain, 37, 187; suggest league with Venice, James favours, 42; discussed, 54.
-, religious discords nearly settled, 47; foreign theologians to help, 66.
-, terms of leagues with England and France, 54; league with Hanse towns, 69.
-, Carleton demands satisfaction from for the Balance, 55, 66, 69.
-, Carleton suspects in matter of Rose, 82; keep watch on English ship, 93; stop ship, 100, 126.
-, wish to concert measures against pirates, 90, 108, 138, 147, 157; losses to pirates, 100, 109, 132.
-, English jealousy of, 105; asked to help Sweden, 109; ships seized in Spain, 124.
-, number of pirates of, 147; ships cheaper than English, 161, 162.
-, ask Louis to carry out treaty of Xanten, 164; Spinola's plans against, 164, 165.
-, proposed league against pirates, 169.
-, Spaniards try to get ships from, 171; disputes with Denmark, 179.
-, ships at Cartagena for pirates, 181; proposal to send Monthou to, 182.
-, Venetian regulations for trade in Levant, 185–187.
-, notified of doge's election, 190, 224.
-, fear of ships in Spain, 195; suggest concert against pirates, 196.
-, proposal of Dudley to ruin, 202.
-, fights with English in Indies, 205, 221.
-, English squadron not to serve against, 210; Stodder serves, 213.
-, trade at Constantinople, 219; trade with Muscovy, 235, 256.
-, religious disputes in, 234, 244; synod of Dordrecht proposed, 252, 255, 268; preparations for, 304.
-, James objects to Bucerus' book, 244, 255; give up Baldwin, 244.
-, East India Company negotiates with English, 263; league against pirates, 274, 290.
-, anxious about Spanish-English marriage, 268.
-, attack English in Greenland, 296; loss inflicted, 297.
-, charges against Barneveld, 308; claim of France to place in Council of State, 311.
-, action about the Balance, 315; James hopes Barnevelt's arrest will help, 326.
-, merchants of, in London, accused of exporting coin, 327.
-, Louis warns against Prince Maurice, ib.
-, likely to make war on Spain if French marriage, dissolved 328.
-, answer of Venice to about navigation of Adriatic, 328, 329.
-, James incensed with for attacks on English in Indies, 330, 331.
-, quarrel with England about Greenland whale fisheries, 331.
-, James contemplates reprisals against, 340, 348, 350; intends to intimidate with fleet, 344.
-, wonderful advance of, 342, 371; decide to send commissioners to England, 344, 348, 351, 354.
-, rise of Aerssens in, 346; propose to establish West India Company, 351.
-, ships in Cretan waters, 352; proposed arrangements about East Indies with England, 354, 404.
-, anxious about Spanish marriage, 355, 361, 406.
-, Spanish fear of, 359; Spanish measures against in lndies, 560; utility of junction with England against Spain, 371, 397; rivalry with England, 371; Spanish designs against, 518.
-, subjects in Spanish fleet, 381; good relations with England, 390; James's dealings with, 391.
-, reconciled with Denmark by James, 390; German marriage of Charles would help, 395, 398.
-, English and Irish serving in, 396; proposed settlement with England about West Indies, 404.
-, ship of taken by Spaniards, 405; comparison with English, 415.
-, truce with Spain expiring, 421, 426; irresistable at sea with England, 422.
-, confident in success of Bohemians, 424; write to James for Bohemians, 427, 428.
-, league suggested, 444, 463, 491, 522; ships cheaper than English, 452, 453; inferior as soldiers, 452.
-, dislike soldiers in ships, 453; welcome reconciliation of France and England, 457.
-, proposed understanding with Venice, 458, 464; to help Bohemia, 460.
-, vigour and activity, 463; Venetian proposals to about pirates, 465.
-, joining with English fleet against pirates, 467. 468, 474, 479, 485, 494, 501, 506, 509, 517, 519, 520; settlements made with England, 469.
-, on side of Union, 471; fear Sarmiento's influence in England, 475.
-, Savoy-Venice league communicated to, 481; asked to join, 482, 488, 516.
-, watching Spanish naval preparations, 482; officers recalled from abroad, 501.
-, place little reliance on James, 502; hostile to Mainwaring, 505.
-, England would assist league with Venice. 511; settlement with England delayed, 514.
-, would object to pope being included in league, 518; reported inclusion in league, 534; proposed inclusion, 538.
-, expect nothing from James, 544; strengthen fleet, 549. ready to help Bohemians, 544; urge James and warn Bohemians, 565.
-, watching French marriage proposals to England and ready to help, 550.
-, rich ships from Indies, 552; terms of treaty with England about Indies, 563; treaty confirmed, 567, 574.
-, merchants in England accused of exporting gold, 565, 567.
-, ships in Levant, 568; Wotton to arrange league with Venice and, 573.
-, Spain to guard Magellan Strait against, 580; Wake writes to, 581.
-, Bohemians write to about Hay's mission, 582; perplexed about Bohemian affairs, 586.
-, engagements with England, 589; arrangement with England disliked at Rome, 594.
-, instructions to Venetian resident in, 36, 262.
-, commissioners of, to settle disputes with England:
-, arrive, 381; go to Newmarket, 405; put off, 406, 423; friendliness to Venice, 406.
-, open negotiations, 423; dissatisfied with attitude of English, 424.
-, ready to offer dowry with Brandenburg's daughter for Charles, 425.
-, encounter constant difficulties, 430; negotiations, 434, 445, 464.
-, to importune James to arm fleet, 463; capable, 464.
-, hostility to Spain, 468; hoping to finish negotiations, 486.
-, progress of negotiations reported, 506, 507; delayed by king's illness, 514, 523.
-, James negotiates with on East Indies. 548; idea of importance of union, 549; king will not yield to, 555; sure of king's good will, 557; entertained, 558.
-, complete negotiations, 563; expect James will do little for Bohem'a, 586, 587.
-, do not believe Spanish marriage arranged, 588.
-, report to states, 589.
-, ships of, required by Venice, 24, 75, 99, 104, 105, 165, 177, 179, 205.
-, -, serving Venice, 35, 174, 194, 205, 206, 221, 530.
-, -, -, hiring of, 117, 122, 170; danger of quarrel with English, 117, 128, 147; to go with English, 131, 156; Spaniards complain of, 164, 170; try to stop, 108; command of, 177; start, 214; attempt to stop, 214; expected, 222; Spanish fears of, 254; fight with Spaniards, 254, 262, 285, 288; a danger to Venice, 276; arrive in Gulf, 297; demanding money, 423; constitute strength of Venetian fleet, 513; payment of, 169, 170, 173, 553; paying off, 564.
-, troops of, serving Venice, 20–22, 43, 44, 103, 200.
-, -, -, objections to, 32, 75; Spaniards ask that be sent home, 53; command of, 137, 172, 215; muster of, 175, mutiny among, 174, 336, 369; heresy punished, 198; expected on ships, 221; with-drawn from Friuli, 242; sent to fleet, 256; numbers in fleet, 289, 576; desire winter quarters on land, 587.

Neuburg, duke of. See Wolfgang, William.

Neuport, Sanson, 500, 501.

Neustadt, Naistok [Silesia], peace ratified at, 144.

Nevers, duke of. See Gonzaga, Charles.

Nevill, Edmund, lord Latimer, 598.
-, -, Edward, lord of Abergavenny, 598.

Newcastle on Tyne, ships of, 387.

Newfoundland, English ships for, 453.

Newmarket, co. Cambridge, 485, 493.
-, -, James at, 106, 108, 360, 373, 406, 484, 494, 513.
-, -, James returning from, 505.

Nice [Alpes Maritimes, France]:
-, dispute between Guise and Savoy over, 294.

Nichesti, Ser, merchant, 182.

Nicholls, Christopher and Thomas, owners of the Hercules, 375.

Nicolo Ruschi. See Ships, names of.

Nieuvelt, Captain Isaac Janson van, Dutch mercenary, 228.

Nisida, Nissita, island, near Naples, 363.

nobility of England, 597–599.

Nocera, duke of, 202.

Nodal, Goneolo de, 580n.

Nodaro, Angelo, of Padua, a musician:
-, recommended to Donato as a secret agent, 317; adopted, 380.

Nogaret, John Louis de, de la Valette, duke of Epernon, 71.

Nolligapell. See Milander.

Nonesuch [in Cuddington, co. Surrey], 607.

Noord, Nord, Netherlands, 81.

Norris, Francis, lord Norris of Ricot, 599.

Northampton, earl of. See Compton, William.

Northumberland, earl of. See Percy, Henry.

Norway, whale fisheries, 424.

Norwich, co. Norfolk, castle, 606.

Nottingham, co. Nottingham, king's progress to, 565n.

Nottingham, earl of. See Howard, Charles.

Noyelles, Count of, ambassador extraordinary of the Archduke Albert in England:
-, arrival, 530; boasts of, 538; calls on Donato, 549.

Nuncio in France. See Bentivoglio, Guido.
-, -, in Germany. See Giswaldo, Ascanio.
-, -, in Savoy. See Costa Pietro Francesco, bishop of Savona.
-, -, in Spain. See Gaetano, Antonio, archbishop of Capua.
-, -, at Venice. See Gessi, Berlingerio.

Nurenberg. Bavaria, 456.

nuts, trade in East Indies, 507, 552.