B

Baal, priests of, 32.

Babylon, harlot of, 91.

Bacq a Choysi. See Choisy le Bac.

Baden [German Empire]
-, diet summoned to. 5, 416; Belin writes to states of, 575.
-, -, Margrave of. See George, Frederick, Margrave of Baden Durlach.

Bagni, Niccolo, Marquis of, 517.

Bahia, Baii, Brazil:
-, Dutch take, 397, 432.

Bailo. See Ambassadors.

Balbi. See Ships, names of.

Ballard, Jesuit, 116n.

Balsaino, Spain, 145.

Bandini Ottavio, Bishop of Preneste, cardinal priest, 171.

bank, James proposes to start, 563.

Barbarini. See Barberino.

Barbaro, Vettor, 31.

Barbary, 148.
-, pirates. excesses of, 246; teachers of, 322; proposal to punish, 396; Venetians capture ships of, 425, 431.

Barberino, Barberini, Barbarino, Antonio, Caimo claims to be, 556.
-, -, Francesco Antonio, cardinal priest of S. Onufrio, the Capuchin cardinal:
-, may be sent as legate to England, 458.
-, -, Francisco, Cardinal:
-, in congregation for marriage dispensation, 465; pope makes legate a latere, 601; to finish affair, 625.
-, -, Maffeo. See Urban VIII, pope
-, -, Taddeo:
-, proposed marriage to Princess of Urbino, 155.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain:
-, gold sent from, 557.

Baroccio, —, secretary of Savey in France:
-, meets Mansfelt at Dover, 579; returns to Paris, 580.

Bartoli, Antonio, courier, 513.

Basadonna, Alvise, Savio alla Mercanzia, 31, 88.
-, -, Paolo, 155, 285.

Basel [Switzerland]:
-, Mansfelt to go to, 416, 422.

Bassano [Prov. Vicenza, Italy]:
-, cloth of, 186.

Bassompierre, Christopher de, 508n.
-, -, Francis, Count of, Marshal of France:
-, waits on Inoiosa, 42; opposition to Wake, 391.

Bautru, Beotru, Guillaume de, 484.
-, complimentary mission to Charles, 456, 463, 468; desires to See Cambridge, 473; presents to, 478.

Bavaria [German Empire], 79, 193, 204, 209.
-, France will not send resident to, 230; Charles suggests invasion, 439; Mansfelt to attack, 458.
-, -, Duke of, See Maximilian.

Beaumarchais, Lord of. See Bouhier.

Beaupré, M. de, 456n.

Beblitz. See Peblitz.

Becchir, a Turk. 124.

Becchius. See Peckius.

Becket. See Thomas a Becket.

Beecher, William, secretary of the Privy Council, 446, 464.

Bedich, emir at Aleppo:
-, more moderate, 57.

Bedmar, Marquis of. See Cueva, Alonso della.

Belguardo, Greeks of, 52.

Bellin, —, ambassador from Brandenburg to England:
-, business of, 563, 569; goes on to France, 575; proposals at Paris, 600.
-, expected back, 617; returns to London, 621; promises from France and England, 624.

Bembo, Agostin, Savio alla Mercanzia. 155, 187.

Benaffro, Marquis of. See Spinola, Ambrose.

Benedictines:
-, kept by Hinojosa, 123.

benevolences, 236, 237.

Beotru. See Bautru.

Berck, John, Dutch ambassador at Venice:
-, letters to States, 18; conversation with Alvise Contarini, 247, 248; imparts news of alliances, 392, 393; of provinces of Holland, 532; communications to, 582.

Berg, Bergh, Count Henry de:
-, sent to oppose Mansfelt, 527, 567.

Bergamesco, 491.

Bergamo [Prov. Bergamo, Italy], 277, 498.
-, Venetian proveditore sent to, 602.

Bergen op Zoom, Berghen, Bergobzon [Prov. N. Brabant, Netherlands]:
-, Southampton dies at, 498n; Mansfelt's men to gather at, 508; Mansfelt's troops to go by, 560; Mansfelt advances upon, 594.

Bermudas, 28.
-, monopoly for tobacco of, 474.

Bernardino, Captain. See Rota, Bernardino.

Bernardo. Giovanni Battista, 282.
-, leaves with Valaresso, 452, 453.

Berne [Canton Berne, Switzerland]. 278, 599.
-, Puysieux's return from, 76; Mansfelt has understanding with, 316; Wake suggests France shall satisfy, 339; Mansfelt to go to, 416, 422; letter of Lesdigiuères to, 608.

Berstat. See Bürgstadt.

Bertie, Robert, Lord Willoughby, 448.
-, expects to command English in Netherlands, 324; nominee of Charles, 353; Dutch ambassadors sign patents, 353.

Bertinoro, Bishop of. See Massimi, Innocent.

Berulle, Berule, Verul, Pierre, 418, 429.
-, mission to Rome for dispensation, 433; arrives at Rome, 440; helps draw up dispensation, 507; warns Henrietta against Spaniards, 557; says Spaniards obstructed dispensation, 558; expected at Paris, 576; thought to have left Rome, 579; arrives at Paris with dispensation, 580, 588.

Best, Captain Thomas:
-, commander of the Garland, 62n; account of attack on Dutch, 96n; fires on Dutch ship, 98; summoned before Council, Spaniards reward, 106; lame answer to Council, 120.

Bethune, Philip de, 252.
-, Richelieu commends, 299; Savoy sends for, 313.
-, -, -, French ambassador at Rome, 446.
-, tells pope of English match, 378; Wake commends, 392; sees pope about dispensation, 412, 422, 476.
-, rhodomontades about Valtelline, 417; no progress, 432; introduces Berulle to pope, 440.
-, letters to Effiat, 444; report of, 465; asks for petitions to Rome for dispensation, 501.
-, dispensation settled with, 502; gets English Catholics to petition, 504.
-, dispensation consigned to, 529; letters for, to read to pope, 543; warns Henrietta against Spaniards, 557.
-, objects to appointment of pope's nephew as legate, 601; secretary of, 602.
-, pope can win with red hat, 605; reports pope neutral and indifferent, 622.

Bianze, Vatelline, 622.

Bible:
-, priest tramples on, 103.

Bingley, Sir Richard:
-, takes over command from Best, 120n.

Biondi, Giovanni Francesco:
-, Caimo applies to, 547, 555.

Bishop, William, Bishop of Calcedon:
-, arrives from Rome, 103; irritation with, 165; complaints in parliament against, 249; death, 292; petition to Louis, 320.

Blanquefort de Crequy, Charles de, Prince of Poix, Marshal Chrichi, Crichi, 592.
-, marriage of, 173; at Susa conference, 470; joins Lesdigiuères, 544.
-, gentleman from, in England, 501, 510, 517.
-, -, -, at Paris, 514.

Blavet, Blevat [? Hennebont Morbiham, France]:
-, treasonable designs on, 567; held for king, 582.

Blount, Charles, eighth Baron Mountjoy, 374n.

Boetzelaer, Gideon van, Lord of Langerach, Dutch ambassador in France:
-, Verua urges to help Mansfelt, 9; told no truth in rumour of truce, 11.
-, French tell, hope Dutch will take Irish troops, 43; tells Louis incident of the return of Charles, 151; discusses English affairs, 181; reports Effiat's recall, 429.
-, of province of Holland, 532; presses Morosini for money to pay Mansfelt, 580.
-, remonstrates at cavalry not being sent to Mansfelt, 600.

Bohemia:
-, Halberstadt threatens, 79; offered to Bavaria, 259; Thurn suggests entering, 439; revolt in, 489, 490; Palatine should give up, 507.
-, -, King of, See Frederick, Elector Palatine.
-, -, Queen of. See Elizabeth, Princess Palatine.

Boischot, Boscot, Ferdinand, 150.
-, ambassador extraordinary from Flanders to England:
-, spreads rumours of truce, 19; truce arranged by, 46.

Bois le Duc. See Herzogenbosch.

Bonaventura. See Ships, names of.

Bonavo, Bonicio. See Bonneveau.

Bonne, Francis de, Duke of Lesdiguières, Constable of France, 501, 517, 528.
-, thinks la Rochelle may be offered to James, 53, 54; sends to Orange, 141.
-, laments state of affairs, 142; daughter marries Marshal Crequy, 173.
-, wants English alliance for sake of Grisons, 193; forbids Mansfelt to come to Court, 280.
-, wants to go to Dauphiné, 349; sent to Picardy, 391; expected at Susa, 458, 465.
-, conference with Savoy, 469, 470; thinks Susa arrangement slowly carried out, 491.
-, arrangement with Savoy against Genoa, 510; English secretary goes to, 531.
-, sending troops to Savoy, 544; Buckingham asks about, 562; Buckingham defends, 563.
-, leaves for Piedmont, 566; should be at Turin, 570; co-operation with Savoy, 583.
-, reported recall from Italy, 594; approves of Wake going to Swiss, 596; Wake sends to, 607, 608.
-, to be on frontiers of Milan, 602; money reaches, from France, 609; moving, 612; march to Genoa, 622.

Bonneveau, Bonavo, Bonicio. M. de:
-, brings present to James, 202; instructions to, 225; presents to, 227; returns to France, 245.

Books. See Apologia super juramento fidelitatis; bible; de ratione verborum Dei; Waerachtig verhael vande Tijdinghen gecomen ut de Oost Indien,
-, - of Mendoza about conquering England, 146.

Bormio [Prov. Sondrio, Italy], 569. league attacks, 535, 546; captured, 559, 561.

Boros, Borouues. See Burroughs.

Borromeo, Federigo, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan:
-, speaks of Emperor's difficulties 139.

Borstal, agent of Palatine at Paris, 97.

Bos, —, 27, 48.
-, Palatine tells terms of truce, 43; asked to inform prince, 44.

Boscot. See Boischot.

Botton. See Button.

Bouhier, Vincent, Lord of Beaumarchais, Buonmarcie:
-, suspected of sedition, 571.

Bouillon, Duke of. See Tour, Henry de la.

Boulogne [Pas de Calais, France], 280, 335, 504.
-, ships at, for troops. 25; Mansfelt at, 264; Mansfelt advised to stop at, 281; Mansfelt leaves following at, 288; Mansfelt returns to, 306; French horse for Mansfelt near, 508; French do not want Mansfelt's men at, 560; ships stopped at, for troops, 573.

Bourbon, Louis de, Count of Soissons:
-, Henrietta Maria promised to, 151; will agree to English match, 207; speaks imprudently about Henrietta, 326; king promises to satisfy, 349; sends to England for dogs and horses, 579.
-, -, Maria, Mademoiselle de Soissons:
-, marriage to Prince Tomaso of Savoy, 519.
-, -, Maria de, Madame de Montpensier:
-, suitable match for Soissons, 151; suggested for Charles, 184, 361, 377; Henrietta Maria jealous of, 229n; Charles ready to marry, 361; French determined to prevent marrying Charles, 377; proposed marriage to Gaston of France, 437; party of excluded from queen's ball, 508.
-, -, Condé, Henry de, Prince of Condé:
-, to return to Court, 326; queen mother against, 392; suspected of treason, 570.

Brabant, Netherlands:
-, rumours of truce in, 19; Mansfelt not to attack, 616.
-, -, chancellor of. See Peckius.

Brandenburg. 223, 256.
-, -, Electress of. See Elizabeth Charlotte.
-, -, Margrave Elector of. See George William, Elector of Brandenburg.

Branthwaite, Michael, English agent at Venice, 150n.
-, Wotton leaves in charge, 110; departure, 545, 546.

Bravo, —:
-, at Florence, 465.

Bray, Edmund, of Barrington, Anne daughter of:
-, Wake marries, 183n.

Brazil, 513.
-, Dutch fleet off, 315; Portuguese galleons for, 512; fleet, 544, 573; succours sent by Dutch to, 590; King of Spain stops fleet, 607.

Bre, 523.

Breda [Prov. North Brabant, Netherlands]. 477, 483, 485, 527, 549, 562, 617.
-, riot of English troops at, 176; Palatine and wife visit to, 315; Morgan in, 448, 478.
-, Orange hopes to relieve, 452; faint hopes of relieving, 466, 475; ample provisions, 483.
-, Hauterive in, 478; Mansfelt to relieve, 487, 513, 529, 594; Brett's report on, 499; siege reported raised, 505.
-, Spinola thinks of raising siege, 508, 531; Spinola wants to take before Mansfelt comes, 512.
-, Orange anxious about, 530, 533; Mansfelt offers to relieve, 542, 614; a useful diversion, 550, 567.
-, importance to Dutch, 566, 623; suffers from plague and famine, 569.
-, hopes of relieving revived, 581; Spaniards uneasy about Mansfelt at, 589; progress of siege, 591.
-, Dutch arrangement with Mansfelt for, 603; Orange will do utmost to save, 606; Mansfelt ordered to help, 621.

Bredach, 452.

Brent. See Brett.

Brentonico [Tyrol, Austrian Empire]:
-, prisons of, 259.

Brescia [Prov. Brescia, Italy]:
-, muster roll of, 381.
-, -, captain of. See Correr, Marc Antonio.

Bresse, Bressa [Saone et Loire and Ain, France]:
-, Guise to command in, 391.

Bresuol, near Susa [Prov. Torino, Italy], 458.

Brett, Captain Alexander:
-, reports state of Breda, 498.
-, -, Brent, Arthur:
-, attempt to win James's favour, 268, 279; often seen at Court, 343; appeals to king, 401; imprisoned, 415.

Bristol, Earl of. See Digby, John.

Brog, Broch, Colonel Sir William, 448.

Brooke, Lord. See Greville, Fulk.

Brûlart, Noel, the Commendateur Sillery, French ambassador at Rome:
-, Gueffier to help, 79; report to Puisieux, 245; disowned, 275.
-, -, Peter, Vicomte de Puisieux, Puysieux, Pisiers Pisiurs, Secretary of State, 77, 245.
-, Inoiosa visits, 42; will support Bavaria, 61; confidences with Pesaro, 76; views on English match, 88; Palatine's agents report interview with, 97.
-, views on English and Florentine matches, 148, 149; expresses devotion to pope, 151.
-, discounts Anglo Spanish match, 167, 173; Spaniards rejoice at loss of favour, 212; fall, 218.
-, intrigues against Queen Mother, 214, 215; assures Spaniards king will not think of English match, 252, 253; disowned, 253.

Bruneau, Jacques, Giacomo Brunio, Bruneo, secretary of the President of Flanders:
-, mission to England, 408, 410, 413.
-, Spanish secretary in England, 570.
-, -, -, arrival, 451; sees king and prince, 454; sent to lull England, 465; James will not see, 474.
-, numerous agents, 499; remonstrates about Mansfelt, 505; at prince's masque, 564.
-, gets Hamburg ships released, 588; remonstrates about Mansfelt, 589.
-, to settle Palatinate question, 591; remonstrates about reprisals, 595.

Brunswick [German Empire]:
-, diet of, 113.
-, Duke of. See Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick; George, Duke of Brunswick.

Brunswick. See also Christian of Brunswick.

Brunswick Wolffenbuttel:
-, Dowager-duchess of. See Elizabeth of Denmark.

Brussels [Prov. Brabant, Belgium], 10, 11, 43, 150, 169, 173, 209, 391, 416, 417, 436, 465.
-, news from, 75, 104, 124, 128, 141, 156, 196, 203, 213, 276, 305, 321, 328, 336, 359, 470, 525, 570.
-, letters from, 199n, 297, 328.
-, negotiations at, 99.
-, treaty of, 100, 107, 144.
-, Inoiosa expected at, 45; Dutch reply to, 54; Infanta of Spain to visit, 79.
-, Elector of Mayence at, 106; Simon Digby to go to, 126; Diego Mendoza going to, as ambassador, 165.
-, Messia returns to, 170; Hyacinth chooses, 198; influence of Bedmar at, 204.
-, Elliot sent to, 198; Rota goes to, 260; Hinojosa goes to, 390, 397, 408.
-, Spanish ministers meet at, 395; Gondomar going to, 497.
-, -, Archduchess of, Infanta of. See Isabella Clara Eugenia.

Brutin, dragoman, 358.
-, buck:
-, James sends to Valaresso, 394.
-, hunting, 445.

Buckingham, Countess of. See Villiers, Mary.
-, -, Duchess of. See Villiers, Catherine.
-, -, Duke of, Marquis of. See Villiers, George.

Buda, Hungary:
-, negotiations for peace at, 572.
-, -, Pasha of, 572, 576.
-, orders to, 581.

Buglion. See Bullion.

bull fights:
-, Charles entertained with, 59, 101.

Bullion, Buglion, Claude, President:
-, at conference of Susa, 470.

Buonmarcie. See Bouhier, Vincent, Lord of Beaumarchais.

Bürgstadt, Berstat [Bavaria]: Elector of Mayence wants, 106; Mayence obtains, 161.

Burgundy, France, 100, 296, 307, 345, 350, 351, 372, 492.
-, Mansfelt needed in, 54; Mansfelt going to, 281, 316; Mansfelt to start in, 294; English want diversion in, 390; undefended, 391; Louis does not want diversion in, 459.
-, proposal to send Mansfelt to, 497, 526, 533, 535.
-, troops serving Spain, 459.
-, -, Lower:
-, Bavaria did not want included in truce, 49.
-, -, -, circle of, 100.

Burlamacchi, merchants of London:
-, Spaniards take guns belonging to, 256; get leave to recover guns, 325; arrangements with, for paying levies, 397; credit of Mansfelt with, 598.
-, -, Filippo, merchant:
-, Mansfelt obtains money from, 304; identifies guns, 334; arrangements with, for paying levies, 390; to take Caimo to Venice, 554, 585.

Burley on the Hill, co. Rutland:
-, James at, 414n, 420n.

Burroughs, Boros, Borouues, John, Governor of Frankenthal:
-, knighted, 15; colonel of levies, 474.

Butler, James, Earl of Ormonde:
-, Spanish ambassadors appeal for, 201.

Button, Botton, R. (?), 432.