M

Maastricht [Prov. Limburg, Netherlands]:
-, Hay at, 13.

Macdonald, Macdonall, Magdonel, Sir James:
-, returns and pardoned, 251.

Macdonnell, Randal, viscount Dunluce:
-, made Earl of Antrim, 473n, 562n.

Macer, John, English mercenary, 132.

Machelore, Laspe, English mercenary, 133.

Madame. See Henrietta Maria.

Madoes, John, English mercenary, 130.

Madranes, Alen, English mercenary, 131.

Madrid, Spain, 518.
-, despatches dated from, 15, 20, 30, 49, 62, 73, 97, 159, 189, 194, 217, 233, 278, 338, 426, 447, 449, 468, 487, 503, 522, 549, 561, 569, 583, 592, 621.
-, Escurial, 446, 449, 468; bodies of Charles V and Philip II transferred to, 232.
-, messenger from, 564.

Madruzzi, Carlo, cardinal archbishop of Trent:
-, receives Lando, 29.

Maestro, Father. See Lafuente, Diego.

Mag, Humphrey, English mercenary, 133.

Magdonel. See Macdonald.

Magor, the Great. See Jahangir.

Mahamut. See Mehemet Damad.

Mahomet, Grand Vizier of Turkey. See Mehemet Damad.

Maino, bishop of:
-, asks leave to export guns, 564.

Mainwaring, Sir Arthur, commands Constant Reformation, 486.
-, -, Sir Henry:
-, attended Donato's dinners, 80; acts as interpreter for Donato, 82; estranged from Donato, 84; James pardons for piracy, 355, 356; Gondomar's claims upon, 356.
-, Lieutenant of Dover castle and burgess for Dover, 486n; failed to get royal ships for Venice, 587.

Mainz. See Mayonce.

Maison, Matthew, English mercenary, 132.

Malaga [Prov. Granada, Spain]:
-, letter dated from, 486n; news from, 509.

Malta, island, 60.
-, -, -, knights of, defeat pirates, 86.

Maltravers, lord. See Howard, James.

Manarin, George, owner of Anadem: suit at Venice, 182.

Mandeville, Viscount. See Montagu.

Mandoch, Mandonch, Captain, Irish pirate, 280, 282.
-, said to have turned Turk, 258.

Manfredonia [Prov. Foggia, Italy]: Turkish raid upon, 381, 403n, 422.

Manners, Lady Catherine:
-, Buckingham's marriage to, 169.

Mansell, Mansfelt, Mansfeld, Monsfilt, Sir Robert, Vice Admiral of England, 388n.
-, chosen to command fleet against pirates, 185.
-, Sarmiento tries to win, 347; ordered to hang all English pirates, 357; takes communion and gives banquet to officers, 377; said to have secret instructions, 387; departure postponed, 402.
-, takes leave and joins ships in Downs, 416; despatches hastened to, 441; mystery of instructions, 458, 474.
-, Dutch ships joining as friends, 480; letter to Aston, 486n; news from, 509.
-, cannot well reduce fleet, 588.

Mansfeld, Mansfeldt, Count Ernest von.
-, reports election of Palatine as king of Bohemia, 11, 12; cuts up rear of Austrian army, 30.
-, Wake asks Savoy to pay, 58; intrigues of Savoy with, 232; friend of Palatine, 255; fidelity, 493, 574.
-, proposal for joint employment of, 530, 532, 542; Wake reassures Savoy about, 560, 561.
-, Wake's views on employment, 561; Wake recommends, 573, 574; Palatine does not know of negotiations, 576.
-, objections to employing, 585; James laughs at proposal, 596; discussed by low persons, 602.
-, Wake getting help for, 612; at Heilbronn, anxious for distinction, 616; Palatine sends 40,000 florins to, 621.
-, - See also Mansell.

Manti, sent by Guise to Turin about plot against Genoa, 485n.

Mantin, M.:
-, sentence of, 263.

Mantua, Italy, 177, 202.
-, Spain inclined to give Cremona to, 99; marriage projects with, 448; Venetian money for, 600.
-, -, duchess dowager of. See Gonzaga, Margaret.
-, -, duke of. See Gonzaga, Ferdinand.

Maonas, nature of, 60n, 64.
-, - See Ships.

Marcello, Zuane, Venetian Councillor, 17.

Marchi, Paolo, 269.

Marchisi, protestant of Saluzzo, execution of, 173n.

Marcillac, Marsigliac:
-, French ambassador extraordinary to Spain, 419.
-, sent to Rome to ask pope's leave for sale of ecclesiastical goods, 469.

Maria Eleanora of Brandenburg:
-, promised in marriage to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, 459.

Maria Anna, daughter of the emperor Ferdinand:
-, suggested marriage to Charles, 41.

Maria Anna, Infanta of Spain:
-, Buckingham wishes Mansell to bring back, 588.
-, -, -, marriage of. See marriage, between England and Spain.

Mariemont Marimont [Prov. Hainault, Belgium]:
-, English ambassadors received at, 348n, 367.

Marini, Claudio, French agent in Savoy:
-, avoids Wake, 260; Pesaro speaks to about Grisons, 530.

Marioni, Pier Antonio, Venetian Secretary in England, 9, 17, 23, 37, 42, 61, 74, 112, 118, 119, 122, 155.
-, dissatisfaction with, 4; recalled, 5, 10; dealings with Donato's servants, 8; distress at recall, 29; Lando to enquire about, 43, 79; brings papers to Lando, 69, 70; enquiries about, 78; report on, 81, 83.
-, suggests motto for Donato, 79; residence of, 84; takes leave of James, 89; farewell visits, 103; praised by Arundel, 119.
-, no instructions about Dutch alliance, 126, 156; leaves, present to, ib.; praised by Wotton, 142; and by Naunton, 144; Lando's report on, 160–163; Gatti defends, 164; pays posts, 188.
-, despatches to Senate, 3, 6, 7, 14, 18, 24, 28, 32, 34, 38, 44, 47, 53, 58, 63, 70.
-, instructions sent to, 71.

Marriage, 308.
-, -, between England and Savoy, not listened to in England, 4; Villa sent for, 21; duke's hopes for, 224, 248; Buckingham tries to encourage, 465.
-, -, between England and France:
-, French decide to open negotiations, 20; manner of overtures, 21; Savoy offers to help, 31.
-, Fresia reports on, 37; Herbert's brother engaged upon, 67; rumours of, 183; proposal by Du Buisson, 353, 354, 373.
-, Herbert speaks of Soissons, offended, 397; French think of renewing negotiations, 498; Cadenet to propose, 498, 499, 510.
-, Cadenet's mission said to be for, 513, 523; Soissons awaiting results, 514; Laforêt approaches Naunton about, 534, 535.
-, Spain opposes, 535; Cadenet leaves thread for, 546; supposed objects of proposals, 547; Cadenet only to sound James about, 549; Cadenet said nothing about, 572.
-, -, between France and Spain, 296.
-, -, between Savoy and Hapsburgs, 226, 231 232, 251.
-, -, between England and emperor, spoken of, 41.
-, -, of Palatine to Princess Elizabeth brought about by Buwinckhausen, 185.
-, -, suggested by Prince Filiberto, 171.
-, -, of Soissons to Henrietta Maria, 224, 296.
-, -, between Spain and England, 224, 241, 253, 441.
-, Spaniards desire, 12; French know of, 20; Dutch hope for breaking off, 23.
-, not mentioned in Spain, 49; Wake asks Savoy to discover if Spaniards in earnest, 50.
-, Spain treats England badly, 67; Sarmiento and Digby to negotiate, 73.
-, James infatuated about, 77, 93; Gondomar expected to bring fresh proposals, 150, 159.
-, Charles has no inclination for, 151; Aston to treat of, 150n.
-, believed that Gondomar coming with authority to conclude, 175, 204.
-, James's eagerness for increased, 183, 238; considers it guarantee for life and peace, 184.
-, Gondomar's representations upon, 210; Gondomar's conduct of negotiations, 222, 223, 230, 231, 234, 235.
-, Savoy makes excuse for his negotiations, 226; Catholics hope for and Protestants fear, 231.
-, proposals made by Gondomar, 234, 235; bribery assists, 238.
-, James tells Caron that negotiations at standstill for two years, 239.
-, Savoy seems anxious for, 247; commissioners for, mutual distrust, 250.
-, James's outbreak over, 251; Venice instructs Lando to obstruct, 253.
-, progress, prince more inclined to, 256; dowry agreed on, 258; Gondomar's claims, 258, 259.
-, emperor's fate depends upon, 259; Gondomar trades upon James's desire for, 265; Spain only uses as blind, 275, 300, 312.
-, all seems arranged, Philip to manage dispensation, 276.
-, Wake asserts will not take place, 288; Dutch hope will not take place, 295.
-, James thinks of nothing else, 289; inducements to James, 291; may endanger James's life, 291, 292.
-, Rome fears may corrupt Spain, 294, 295; Wake thinks cannot come soon, 301.
-, Spaniards no longer think of, 307; subject of general discussion in Spain, 337; and in England, 339.
-, desire for more ardent, 371; Digby's movements, 377, 385; ulterior designs of Gondomar and James, 385, 386.
-, Herbert says will never take place, 397; James says arranged and annoyed if not believed, 401, 402.
-, arrangement not believed generally, Leopold asks about, 402.
-, infatuation of James over, 418, 429; James complains that no reply about, 432.
-, no one speaks of any more, 434; Spanish advances when crisis high, 442.
-, alleged conclusion of articles, 450; Spaniards keep James fascinated by, 456, 462, 498.
-, James thinks of using to get money from people, 458; people want to break off negotiations, 479.
-, Jesuits oppose, Aliaga favours, 484; hopes that parliament will break off, 500.
-, Lafuente in Spain about, James aware of Spanish tricks, 503.
-, desire of makes James do unworthy things, 504, 586; reported arranged and ratified, 518.
-, French proposals to break off, 535; James says none without restitution of Palatinate, 536.
-, French negotiations may hasten, 547; James declares shall not affect old friendships, 548, 556.
-, James speaks of to parliament, 562, 581; greater hopes in Spain, 564, 569.
-, parliament proposes to ask James for declaration about, 577; James works to facilitate, 590; James's sole object 591; James handles parliament to forward, 599.
-, -, between Poland and Sweden, 459.
-, -, for Charles, in Germany, desire for, 459; alleged Dutch proposals, 464, 465.
-, -, proposal for Charles from Sweden, 464, 465.

Marseilles [Bouches du Rhone, France], 257, 619.
-, pirate defies Guise near, 33.

Marsigliac. See Marcillac.

Martinengo, Giovanni:
-, to inspect Venetian guns and stores, 551.

Mary de Medici, queen dowager of France, the Queen Mother:
-, threatens peace of France, 91, 137, 153; compact with Louis, 169.
-, connection with duke of Savoy, 285, 349, 360; Savoy to raise troops for, 296.
-, represses Condé, 392; movements stop mission to England, 511.
-, Huguenots stood by king against, 527.

Maser, Martin, English mercenary, 133.

Masque, the prince's, 102, 128, 134, 135, 190, 579.
-, -, -, James attends and delighted, 138; Charles indisposed by, 151; ambassadors attending, 197.
-, Gondomar beguiles James with, 534.
-, -, given in Hay's house, 155; two given at Court, 579.

Master of the Ceremonies. See Lewkenor, Sir Lewis.

Master of Ordnance. See Carew, George, lord.

Master of the Rolls. See Caesar, Sir Julius.

Master of the Wards. See Cranfield, Lionel.

Matlea, Margano, English mercenary, 130.

Matthew. See Ships, names of.

Matthias, the emperor, 168, 553.

Maur, Francis, English mercenary, 133.

Maurice, landgrave of Hesse:
-, sent by Union as ambassador to France, 94; armistice proposed by, 544.
-, -, Cardinal, prince of Savoy: ill, 11; Donato writes to, 26; bait of ecclesiastical electorate for, 469.
-, suggested preferment for, 576.
-, -, Prince. See Nassau, Maurice of.

Maurice, Prince, of the Palatinate:
-, birth at Custrin, 554.

Maurier, du. See Du Maurier.

Mautravers, lord. See Howard, James.

Maximilian, duke of Bavaria:
-, supports Ferdinand, 16, 184; suggested as king of Romans, 73; James proposes shall have Palatine's electoral vote, 217; reports of, 265; Wotton to see, 284, 297, 395, 437; wish to keep neutral, 309.
-, English watch progress, 386; recommended to attack Austria, Bohemia and Upper Palatinate, 418, 445.
-, withdraws at Bucquoi's defeat, 422; James informs of resolution, 440; earl of Gerosveri sent to, 437.
-, Hohenzollern sent to, 443; emperor can command, 444; letter to Mayence, 496.
-, repents supporting Austria, 529; forces in Palatinate recommended to, 603.
-, remains in Palatinate, 613; electorate and Upper Palatinate assigned to, 616.

Mayence, Mainz [Hesse Darmstadt, Germany]:
-, Frankfort refuses passage to men of, 168; Union damage territory, 422.
-, -, archbishop elector of. See Schweikard, John, von Kronenberg.

Mayenne, duke of. See Lorraine, Henry de.

Meach, , pirate captain, 282.

Mecklenburg, Middelburg, Germany:
-, meeting of princes at Segeberg, 600.

Medici, Cosimo II de', Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Grand Duke:
-, letters patent to privateers, 55, 60; possible league with pope and Spain, 91, 208; desires royal title from emperor, 232; negotiations with pirates, 282, 302, 336; very ill and cannot receive Osuna, 304.
-, English who went to serve became pirates, 356; hopes Dutch, Gabor and Union will make Spaniards give up Valtelline, 468; proposed league with pope, Spain and Venice, 492; will lay plans before Venice, 493.
-, proposed inclusion in anti-Spanish league, 504; James does not appeal to, 521.
-, -, Mary de'. See Mary de' Medici.

Meditation on the Crown of Thorns, by James I:
-, publication expected, 101, 110; published, 128; dedication of, 151.

Mediterranean Sea:
-, Dutch need port in, 3n; Dutch ships for, 31; Dutch ready to enter, 386.
-, knights to repress Turkish activity in, 169n; Sanson's piracies in, 302; English fleet may enter, 306; James may send royal ships to, 312; fleet to chase pirates from, 323; English fleet to enter, 338, 339, 352, 372.
-, Mansell's fleet in, 486, 525, 542, 585, 587.

Medole [Prov. Mantua, Italy], 200, 216, 224, 234.
-, revolt in, 177, 182; submission, 192; James told about, 202; James asks particulars, 203.

Mehemet, Damad, Mahamut, Mahomet, Grand Vizier of Turkey:
-, Nani goes to, 165; intercedes for Nani, 167.
-, succeeded by Ali, 192n; commended by James, 234.
-, James exchanges friendly letters with, 254; friendly with ambassadors of England and Holland, 449.
-, ex-Vizier, rising favour, 271.
-, -, Giorgio, rising favour, 271.

Menzo, Venetian Proveditore beyond, 409.
-, Peyton to serve beyond, 622.

Merchant Adventurers, Company of:
-, petition Privy Council to restrain export of wool, 460n.

Merchants, English:
-, at Zante, 26; undertaking to build ships for Navy, 53; in Flanders, expecting reprisals, 95; James raises loan from, 152.
-, contribute to fleet against pirates, 170; burden upon for Navy, 277; spending money for ships, 299.
-, James asks for loan from, 433; would be hit by raising value of money, 473.
-, in Spain, proposed recall, 500; will not permit use of ships where not interested, 587.
-, give high terms for hiring ships, 610; at Hamburg, help Palatine, 616.
-, - See Abbot Maurice; Burlamachi, Filippo; Calandrini; Cockayne, William; Digges, Dudley; Fedrici, Federigo; Nys, Daniel; Orengshaw; Simes, Ralph; Van Mere; Van Uffell.

Merrick, Merick, Sir John:
-, sent to Muscovy, 297.

Meser, Michael, English mercenary, 130.

Mesocco, Musoco, valley of, Grisons, Switzerland, 411.

Messina, Prov. Messina, Sicily:
-, Filiberto leaves, 35; Naples galleys at, 64.

Mestre, Baldisera di, 164, 405.

Micel, Serjeant Thomas, English mercenary, 132.

Michelson, Richard, English mercenary, 130.

Middelburg [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands]:
-, despatches sent by, 398.
-, -, burgomaster of. See Segotte, James.
-, - See also Mecklenburg.

Milan, Prov. Milano, Italy, 327, 414, 494, 540, 614.
-, new forces in state, 33.
-, Osuna's natural son visits, 38; Eyre passes by, 47.
-, anxiety at about Dutch Venetian alliance, 52; Tyrone goes to, 123; troops sent from to Germany, 168.
-, Medolans send mission to, 182; England would like to see forces locked up in Medole affair, 203.
-, help from for Valtelline, 333, 342, 385; Venetian courier detained at, 354; hope to join up to Austrian dominions, 362, 427, 455.
-, Savoy may threaten, 366, 367, 376; Valtelline revolt will keep busy, 370; Pindar at, 375, 442.
-, Countess of Arundel at, 428; large increase of troops in, 495, 519, 520, 567, 584, 593; proposed levies for, 498.
-, Italian princes bound for defence of, 518; intention to force Grisons to alliance with, 541.
-, contador general in. See Aissan, Don Juan.
-, San Fedele, provost of. See Cerronio.
-, despatches dated from, 47, 52, 76, 101, 135, 375, 428.
-, governor of. See Figueroa, Gomez Suarez de, duke of Feria; Toledo, Pedro de.
-, Venetian instructions to representatives at, 35, 39, 46, 48, 55, 60, 64, 71, 86, 95, 104, 111, 138, 147, 156, 165, 173, 178, 183, 192, 193, 200, 215, 225, 248, 253, 271, 287, 316, 381, 398, 408, 448, 449, 477, 486, 488, 612.

Milander, Peter, German mercenary:
-, command for, 551; to be sent to Venice, 566.

Millecent, Sir John:
-, plays in comedy before king, 390n.

million of gold, 289, 578.

Mint, English:
-, not worked for ten years, 582.

Mirabel, marquis of. See Zuniga y d'Avilla, Antonio de.

Mirrors. See looking glasses.

Mocenigo, Giovanni:
-, presented to James, going to Hague, 395.
-, -, Marc Antonio, 395.

Moch, Serjeant Richard de, Engshli mercenary, 132.

Modena, Italy:
-, duke of. See Este, Caesar of.

Mogul, the Great. See Jahangir.

Molin, Domenico, Savio alla Mircanzia, 404.
-, -, Nicolo, Venetian Ambassador in England, 59n.

Mollart, Ludwig von, imperial ambassador at Constantinople:
-, does not offer condolences on death of Borisi, 158; visits to, 313; not yet gone, 351.

Mompesson, Sir Giles:
-, arrest and flight, 603.

Monbason, M. de, governor of Nantes:
-, claims de Lormes' ships, 281.

Moncassin, Gabriel:
-, fate of, 180n.

money:
-, foreign merchants fined for exporting, 78, 95, 105, 170, 239; James very short of, 482.
-, very scarce in England, 234, 238; efforts to obtain, 378; attempt to increase value of and prevent exportation, 473.
-, coining false, 361; doubt about coining more, 582; scarcity of coin in England, 603.
-, dubloons, 81, 383.
-, florins, 318–320, 444, 469, 478, 532, 550.
-, ducats, 607, 611.
-, Jacobus, 78, 84, 85, 383, 491.
-, sequins, 114, 294.
-, thalers, 616.

Monferrat, Italy, 240.
-, Savoy's ambitions for, 67; question to be settled by Imperial Chamber, 86.
-, Savoy doubtful about exchange, 99; Savoy's claims to exploited, 376.

Monge, protestant of Saluzzo, execution, 173n.

monopolies:
-, agitation against, 459; James promises reform, 562; James refers to, 582; action in parliament against, 599, 603.

Monsfelt. See Mansell.

Montagu, Sir Henry, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench:
-, buys office of Lord Treasurer, 473; created Viscount Mandeville, 473n, 562n.
-, -, -, the Lord Treasurer: approaches Caron about pawning crown jewels, 543.

Montaigne, George, bishop of Lincoln:
-, defends Donato in Council, 134.

Montalais, Francis de, seigneur of Chambellay, 280.
-, -,-,-, Jacqueline, wife of, 280n.

Monte, Sig. Francesco dal, 492.

Montgomery, earl of. See Herbert, Philip.

Montholon, M. de, ambassador of France to the Grisons, 614.

Monti, Gregorio, di, Gregorio, English Secretary at Venice:
-, says Lando may remonstrate about Donato, 45, 90, 315, 524; asks favour for Arundel's sons, 55.
-, letter of Calvert to about Donato, 162; letter about Donato, 180.
-, news to England, 310, 453; visits Aerssens, 312; report about Valtelline, 376; news confirmed, 455.
-, reports encounter of Venetian and Turkish fleets, 403; to be told of James's declaration, 440.
-, reports pope allowing Venice to levy troops, 492.

Montmorency, Henry, duke of:
-, French princes wish to bridle, 360.

Morando, Francis, English mercenary, 130.

Moravia, Austria:
-, help for Palatine from, 56; Palatine's visit to delayed, 139.
-, has army, 493; Palatine's family may be in, 500; Palatine's hopes from, 506; gains of Imperialists in, 507, 555; submits to emperor, 541.

Morbegno [Prov. Sondrio, Italy], 346. Morbihan, France:
-, pirate ships to go to, 282.

More, John, English mercenary, 130.
-, -, Dr., physician of Buckingham, suspected priest:
-, Gondomar speaks for, 479.

Moresini, Francesco, Count and Captain of Spalato:
-, despatches to Senate, 296.
-, receives Pindar, 296, 332; offers to entertain Pindar, 315.
-, instructions to, 305.
-, -, Giovanni, son of Marc' Antonio:
-, presented to James, 108.
-, -, Tomaso, Savio alla Mercanzia, 404.

Moretta, Count Agrafin di, 419.

Morgan, Sir Charles:
-, sent to encourage Princes of Union, 389, 399.

Moro, Lunardo, Savio of Terra Ferma, 37.

Morrison, Sir Richard:
-, member of Council of War, 543n.

Morten, Richard, English mercenary, 130.

Morton, Sir Albert, Murton:
-, report upon German affairs, 94; silent because ignorant, 101; not started, 500; commissions, 501, 508; leaves, 508; going to diet of Union, 536; reports steadfastness of Strasburg, 545.
-, receives money for Palatinate at Strasburg, 550; in Lorraine, 570; news from of Union, 576; at Heidelberg, 583.
-, returns and report about Union, 614; to be sent off again, 615; report on situation, 616.

Moselle, River, 399.
-, Henry of Nassau and Vere cross, 420; feint at, 426; reported defeat of Spinola near, 473n.

Most Christian king. See Louis XIII, king of France.

Mous, Thomas, English mercenary, 133.

Mula. See Ships, names of.

Mulhausen [Alsace, Germany], 445.

Munich, Bavaria:
-, Wotton sent to, 437.

Murano [Prov. Venezia, Italy]:
-, glass workers of, in England, 212, 405.

Mansell's relations with people of, 416.

Murton. See Morton.

Muscorno, Giulio, ex Venetian secretary in England;
-, excused for service omitted, 324.

Muscovy, duke of. See Romanoff, Michael.

Muscovy Company;
-, merchants of send Merrick out, 297.

musket balls, 133.

Musoco. See Mesocco.

Musters:
-, of those on extraordinary list, 589.
-, carried out to impress Gondomar and parliament, 599.

Musulmans, 320, 321.