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oath of allegiance :

declaration of Edward Courtenay upon, 311-313.

Oatlands, Otlandia [co. Surrey] :

king and queen at, 423
-, king leaves queen at, 432
-, queen's amusements at, 445.

Council to meet at, 425
-, meeting, 430.

dispute between Laud and Cottington about park wall at, 436.

letter dated at, 26.

Oberti, Michele, Venetian Consul at Ancona :

proceedings of papal officials against, 320
-, question settled, 389.

-, -, brother of, 320n.

Oblon. See Blom.

Obson. See Hobson.

Oger, Ogger. See Augier.

Ognat, Ognati, count of. See Gravora, Ninigo de, Count of Oate.

oil :

Venice forbids exportation of, 353.

Olron, island, France :

reported English landing in, 418, 419.

-, bishop of. See Maytie, Arnald de.

Oliset. See Clausel M. du.

Olivares, count of. See Guzman, Gaspar de.

Olivieri. See Fleming, Oliver.

Olsacia. See Holstein.

Oate, count of. See Gravora, Ninigo de.

O'Neill, Owen Roe, second earl of Tyrone, Tiron :

intrigues with Spain, 429, 430.

Oosterwijk, sieur d'. See Lier, William van.

"Opinions of Gianotti" :

book on royal claims of Savoy, 474
-, Salvetti shows everywhere, 477.

Orange, Prince of. See Nassau, Frederick Henry of.

Orleans [Loiret, France] :

Bouthillier goes to on Monsieur's affairs, 298.

-, duke of, See Gaston.

Ormuz, Ormus, Orneus [Persian Gulf], 61 :

measures taken against English and Dutch trade at, 3, 56, 63, 64.

Dutch views about, 58.

grant of Shah Abbas to English for help in taking, 64.

Ornano, Jean Baptiste d', Marshal of France, 77 :

reported intrigue, 78.

Orneus. See Ormuz.

Orsoy, Orsoi, Orzoi [Rhenish Prussia, German Empire] :

Dutch failure at, 33, 38
-, Dutch said to have retaken, 40.

Orth, Ort [Lower Austria]. 485.

Orzoi. See Orsoy.

osiers :

Venice forbids exportationof, 353.

Ossa, Commissioner :

Horn operating against, 14.

Charles gives protection to Wirtemburg's chancellor to treat with, 516.

ostrich feathers :

English ship with cargo of, 59.

Otlandia. See Oatlands.

Otranto, Cape of [Prov. Leece, Italy] :

English and Dutch ships take oil from, 353.

Otto Louis, the Rheingrave :

success in Alsace, 63.

Oxenstierna, Axel, chancellor of Sweden, Oxerstern, Oxenstierna, Oxestern, Oxisterna, Oxenstern, Oxestiern, 80, 83 :

1632 :

to join his king, 5
-, declaration upon faith of Palatinate, 35.

1633 :

close understanding with Richelieu, 61
-, promises to help Denmark about bishopric of Bremen, 72.

Anstruther to treat with about surrender of Palatinate, 75
-, ready to restore Palatinate, 94.

confidence in Saxony, 81
-, going to diet of Heilbronn, 89
-, gets things in order in diet, 97.

Anstruther sends to, 88
-, Anstruther to confer with, 94, 104
-, Anstruther comes to terms with, 106, 107, 108.

letters to son in France, 92.

articles proposed by in diet, 98
-, agreement to restore Palatinate towns on payment by England, 99, 101, 103, 107, 112.

presence unites circles at diet, 105
-, to be informed of peace negotiations, 122.

going to Silesia, 121
-, at assembly at Heidelberg as director general of Swedish forces, 128.

Dutch put money at disposition, 135
-, Dutch understanding with, 139.

instructions to Curtius, 161, 170
-, estimate of force required to defend Palatinate, 171
-, wants to raise levy of Scots, 174.

1634 :

French wish to remove suspicions, 196
-, gives son commissions at Hague 199.

son sent as ambassador by, 221
-, sends news of battle of Liegnitz, 227.

influenced son to refuse royal present, 238
-, away from Frankfort, 246.

much affected by ill success of son, 248.

Protestant Princes say impoverishing Germany by sending money to Sweden, 295.

thinks of sending Bottavin to England for levies, 301.

1635 :

returning to Sweden, 360
-, Blom goes to Hague to confer with, 388.

Polish troops to serve under, 460
-, expected at Warsaw, for diet, 471.

1636 :

will not accept peace without re-establishment of allied princes, 554
-, Richelieu commends generous action, 560.

writes to Louis of prospective forces, 563
-, writes to Charles urging recovery of Palatinate by arms, 567.

Oxenstierna, Oxenstern, Gabriel, Swedish gentleman :

knighted, 384n.

Oxenstierna, John, son of Axel :

arrival in England, 80, 81
-, intentions, 81
-, entertainment of, 83, 92
-, hopes for help in Germany, 85
-, taking leave, 92.

ambassador extraordinary in England, of Sweden and German princes :

welcome, 192, 193
-, sanguine of success, 199
-, leaves Hague satisfied, 203, 204.

has money to raise levies, 204, 210
-, hopeful about levies, 214, 216
-, difficulties, 217.

arrives in England, supposed commissions, 206
-, curiosity about commissions, 209.

eager in negotiations but coldly received, 211
-, frequently with ministers, 214.

repeated audiences, 216
-, doubtful about levies, 218
-, levies refused, 219, 282.

returning to Hague, 218
-, proposals refused on ground of helplessness, 219, 220.

sends to Scotland for recruits 260
-, Necolalde anxious about, 221.

credentials questioned, 221.

issues points suggested for diet of Frankfort, 222.

says Anstruther's mission ili timed, 224
-, gets no satisfaction in England, 225.

tells Charles of victory of Liegnitz, 227.

concerned at truce in Netherlands, 229
-, courier returns to from Frankfort 230.

hunts with king, much entertained, 230
-, English do not mind leaving ill pleased, 232.

audience at Greenwich, final refusal of demands, 231
-, opinion of instructions to Douglas, 233.

final audience, 233
-, vigorous remonstrance, Charles replies, 234
-, takes leave of queen, 235
-, refuses royal present, 237, 238.

waiting to sail to Holland, 239
-, leaves very dissatisfied, opinion that king misled, 240
-, that Spanish party predominant, 241.

Necolalde triumphant at success over, 244
-, princes and father much stirred by failure, 248.

things worse for Anstruther after arrival at Frankfort, 276.

Curtius points out consequences of neglecting warnings, 278.

commissioner for negotiations with Poland, 361.

servant of tried in ordinary courts, 447, 460.

Oxford, co. Oxford :

famous university at, 362.