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Radul, Prince of Wallachia:
-, reports Polish army strong, 18.

Raetia. See Rhaetia.

Ragusa, Dalmatia:
-, proposed transfer of Levant trade to, 343, 367.

Rainbow. See ships, names of.

raisins, currants, 575, 607.
-, Lando appeals to James about, 23, 24; reply of Council, 25, 26; enhanced price, 26; new custom on, 488; revenue from in Cephalonia, 495; trade falling off, 513; English control trade, 528; proposed regulations for buying, 529, 606.

Ramsay, John, Viscount Haddington and Earl of Holderness, Adinton:
-, freedom of speech about Huguenot declaration, 56; sent to Soubise, 381.
-, appeal to king against Spaniards, 460.

Ratisbon [Upper Palatinate, Bavaria], 190.
-, Digby expects to meet emperor at, 61; emperor determined on diet at, 63.
-, Digby sent to, 64; diet postponed, 71, 112; Ferdinand going to, 89, 487.
-, question of Palatinate submitted to diet, 111, 118, 123, 402, 415; news from, 603.
-, Saxony invited to, 130; diet doubtful, 132; Digby at, 145, 146, 150.
-, Chichester to go to diet, 231, 467; proposed diet, 409, 510; Hyacinth at, 498; Bavaria enters, 547.
-, diet at, 532.
-, not met, 545; articles proposed by emperor at, 566; breaks up, 580.
-, despatches dated from, 518, 528, 533, 536, 547, 580, 581, 598, 615.

Ravilla, M. de:
-, Palatine sends to, 311.

Ré, Retz, Isle of [Charente Inferieure, France]:
-, reported taken by Guise, 519.

Reade, John, a Scot:
-, wishes to serve Venice, 354.

recusants, popish. See Catholics.

Rees [Rhenish Prussia, Germany]:
-, Orange sends English regiment to, 124.

religion, those of the. See Huguenots.

residents. See ambassadors.

Retia. See Rhaetia.

Retz, Cardinal de. See Gondi, Henry.

Retz. See Ré.

Rhaetia, Rhetia, Retia, Raetia, 313, 379, 477, 536, 537, 571, 630.
-, Spanish designs against, 193; occupied and devastated, 201.
-, advantage to Spaniards, 240; James promises good offices for, 276.
-, Louis will attempt recovery, 329; Spaniards turn forces towards, 339; recapture, 396.
-, Valaresso tells Charles of, 484, 485, and Calvert, 490; to be restored, 514.
-, league for recovery, 539, 543, 634; better hopes of, 556; France giving up, 635.

Rheims, Archbishop of. See Lorraine, Louis de.

Rhine, River, 487, 497, 579.
-, emperor wishes to place Spanish garrisons on, 28; emperor will keep fortresses on, 123.
-, Spinola contemplates bridging, 138; Spaniards cross in force, 141, 147.
-, Count of Berg crosses, 330.

Rich, Sir Henry, Captain of the Guard:
-, selected as ambassador extraordinary to Flanders, 113.
-, -, -, Lord Kensington:
-, leaves for Spain, 631.

Richardson, Thomas, Speaker of the House of Commons:
-, proposed to send to king with reply to letter, 184,
-, letters of James to, 186, 188, 200.

Rié, island of:
-, Louis routs Soubise at, 294.

Rizzardo, Giovanni, 546n.

Rocalai, Colonel, 150.

Roccalora. See Roquelaure.

Rochefoucaut, Rochefoucauld, Francis, Cardinal:
-, friendly to Venice, 504.
-, La Rochelle, Rochellese, Charente Inferieure, France, 491, 519, 573.
-, James threatens to send Algiers fleet to help, 52, 59; enthusiasm in England for, 56.
-, James declares he will help, 58; reported dissensions at, 59; sends deputies to England, 62.
-, Algiers fleet unlikely to help, 63; declaration in favour of, 65; James threatens to help, 72.
-, preparations for defence, 78; Algiers fleet to help, 115, 116, 122; French fears about, 117.
-, stronger and more pertinacious, 124; Hay warns Louis English may help, 125.
-, de Lormes says will succour, 155; French preparations against, 147.
-, capture French ship, 160; Oxford may help, 171; Doncaster asks to treat with, 178.
-, Doncaster and Langerach complain of piracies, 188; take Royan, 202.
-, ships building at Amsterdam, 222; Doncaster sends secretary to, 236.
-, Dumaurier complains of Dutch encouragement of, 244; Orange sends French ship to, 247.
-, ask Doncaster not to meddle with affairs, 252; foreign troops for, 294; James's obligations to, 327; Guise collects ships against, 325.
-, raids from, 331, 350; Doncaster at to treat for peace, 334; Condé demands Dutch ships to serve against, 336.
-, English man-of-war captures privateer of, 342; Soubise's offers to James, 364.
-, French complain of English help to, 371, 372; French fear Soubise's intrigues, 374.
-, preparation in England may be for, 389; ships of accompany Soubise, 392.
-, English constantly going to by connivance, 403, 410; Soubise takes Spanish prize to, 503; accepts peace, 517; Guise defeats, 519.
-, intercept letters, 524; Dutch suspected of helping, 556; doubtful of peace continuing, 559.
-, Charles may go to, 585; ease of operations against, 602; ships of capture Croissant, 609n.
-, -, general assembly of, 203.
-, commissioners from to England, 290.
-, -, -, demands, 81, 82, 85; Hay sent to please, 87; hopes of, 93; James makes secret arrangements with, 115; Calvert gives little hope, 128; collection in England for, 157; hopes from English fleet, 143; petition of, 160; allowed to take salt but not guns, 161; James's favours to, 249; Doncaster tries to get to leave England, 281.

Rochester [co. Kent], 366n.
-, ships of royal navy lie idle at, 480.
-, -, Bishop of. See Buckeridge, John.

Rochford, Viscount. See Hunsdon, Henry.

Roe, Sir Thomas, English ambassador with the Great Mogul, 88.
-, -, -, English ambassador at Constantinople, 120n.
-, to replace Eyre, 88; laments grant of levy to Pole, 93, 94; Polish ambassador objects to, 108; takes leave of Court, 134; not well received on arrival, 214.
-, remonstrates about reception, 224; receives usual refreshments, 225.
-, will not yield to France by order, 243; kisses hands and gives present to Sultan, 255.
-, to arrange accommodation between Sultan and Poland, 269, 311.
-, James angry about reception at Porte, 294; in danger from measures against pirates, 337; proposal to warn, 342; to remonstrate about pirates, 348, 374.
-, dispute with Vizier about silk, 368, 369; arrangements with Algiers pirates, 594.

Rohan, Henry, Duke of:
-, Doncaster returns from, 178; Doncaster sends secretary to, 203.
-, constable treating with, 403; James writes to advocating peace, 470, 473.
-, gets peace signed, 486n; discredited, 503; says joy at peace, 517; goes to carry out terms, 532; arrested at Montpellier, 593.
-, -, Benjamin de, Baron of Soubise, 609.
-, Louis routs, 294; arrival in England, 348; asks James for help, 358, 364.
-, French do not believe Doncaster's account of, 363; Huguenots urge to return, 364.
-, efforts to discredit, 371; French expect England will help, 374, 394; reply to delayed, 377.
-, levies for, 377.
-, gains ground, 381.
-, in ill odour with Huguenots, 388; leaving England, 392; present to, 403; at Plymouth, 462. 481.
-, difficulties, 481; prize taken by, 491, 519, 525, 555; takes Spanish prize to Rochelle, 503.
-, at Rochelle with many English gentlemen, 517.

Roian. See Royan.

Rollet, M. de, Grand Provost of Normandy:
-, gives Valaresso escort, 349.

Rolls, Master of the. See Caesar, Sir Julius.

Rome, 132, 230, 242, 254, 263, 279, 280, 306, 310, 324, 356, 392, 413, 458, 468, 525, 547, 548, 552, 561, 563, 597, 609, 613, 614, 617, 625, 626.
-, Spanish intrigues at, 72, 79.
-, Gondomar sends ill report of Lando to, 101; ban announced at, 103.
-, news from, 136, 204, 226, 241, 248, 265, 223, 282, 401, 543.
-, Lafuente at, 158, 403; question of dispensation for Spanish match at, 181, 189, 208, 224, 260, 376, 383, 399, 404, 571–573, 619, 630.
-, Gage sent to, 190, 232; safe conduct of Dominis to, 203; Gabaleoni asks James about negotiations, 262.
-, nuncio wants Valtelline affair referred to, 268; objects of Dominis at, 283; Dominis expected, 338, 345, 346;
-, parrot of, 316; Shirley going to, 361, 369; Shirley at, 471.
-, religious sent to England from, 398; Gage's mission to, 412, 417, 490, 569.
-, marriage articles sent to, 423; English Virgins' petition at, 45n.
-, James's letter openly spoken about, 469; proposed negotiations at, 512; Dominis at, 531.
-, reception of Condé at, 539; marriage articles from, 559; negotiations at for league against heretics, 610.
-, Valtelline negotiations at, 578, 596, 608; rumours of marriage at, 636; English envoys at, 643.
-, despatches dated from, 110, 114, 158, 189, 195, 196, 213, 221, 224, 277, 322, 338, 346, 376, 383, 399, 414, 420, 493, 494, 498, 532, 440, 551, 561, 569, 602, 632, 637.
-, Venetian instructions to representatives at, 10, 12, 18, 50, 57, 74, 83, 157, 170, 174, 206, 207, 221, 223, 234, 243, 263, 264, 269, 271, 273, 382, 471, 504, 512, 550, 565, 593.

Roosendaal, Rosendal [Prov. North Brabant, Netherlands], 472.

rope, 431.

Roper, Captain John:
-, sent to Algiers fleet with royal letters, 59.

Roquelaure, Captain Piero Raimondo, lord of:
-, articles of engagement, 12;
-, force at Bressa, 253;
-, Reade to serve under, 354.

Rosa Hispani-Anglica, published in English, 411.

Rosello, Messer Vicenzo of Murano, 263.

Rosendal. See Roosendaal.

Rossi, Pelegrini di, 285.

Rota, Rotta, Captain Bernardino:
-, sent by Mansfelt to negotiate with Venice, 205n; in London, 466.
-, going to Holland, 484; letter of, 633.

Rothenburg an der Tauber, Rothemburg in Franconia, Bavaria, Germany:
-, Mansfelt reported at, 156.

Rotterdam [Prov. S. Holland, Netherlands], 164.
-, Carleton goes to, to meet Frederick and Elizabeth, 16; Peckius insulted at, 20; religious disturbances at, 128; Dunkirkers take ship of, 238.

Rouen [Seine Inférieure, France]:
-, Huguenots disarmed at, 58, 59; plague near, linen trade of, 349.

Royan, Roian, Roiano [Charente Inférieure, France], 222.
-, Rochellese take, 202; surrendered to Louis, 317, 324; surprised by Huguenots, 338.

Royston [co. Hertford]:
-, James's progress to, 85n; James at, 261, 484.

Rucani, Demetrio, farmer of new customs, Zante, 607.

Rudolph II, the emperor, 86n.

Rudolph Christian, son of Count of East Friesland:
-, at Hague, 532.

Rupert, son of Elector Palatine:
-, with parents at Hague, 488.

Ruppa, chamberlain of Bohemia:
-, returns to Hague, 146; eager to know about Villiers, 151.

Russel, Lucy, Countess of Bedford, Brefort:
-, goes to salute Elizabeth at Hague, 27, 113; delayed by weather, 120.
-, supposed commissions from Elizabeth, 127.

Russen, Lieutenant, 227.

Russia. See Muscovy.

Ruthvens:
-, slain by Ramsay, 56n.

Ruthven, Patrick:
-, release of, 391.

Rutland, Earl of. See Manners, Francis.

Ruzini, Carlo, Savio alla Mercanzia, 508, 529.

rye, 163.

Ryswyk [Prov. South Holland, Netherlands], 593n.