N.

Nafferton, enclosure of common lands at; 84.

Namur; 127, 497.

Burgundians at; 452.

Nantes, Spanish forces to be sent to; 71, 179.

Naper :

George, of Oxford; 270.

William, of Oxford; 270.

Naples, mercenaries raised in the kingdom of; 327.

Narberth, forest of; 10.

Narbonne, Spanish forces to be sent to; 71.

Nassau :

Count William of, see William, Count.

Count Maurice of, see Maurice, Court.

Counts of, mentioned; 212, 213.

Nau, —, secretary to the Queen of Scots, influence in France; 98.

Naunton, B., letter from Paris; 74.

Naval engagement between the French and Dutch; 65.

Navarre :

King of, King of France referred to as; 559.

Princess of, marriage; 199.

troops in; 422.

Vicomte de; 82.

Navy :

victualling of the ships; 52.

in harbour, charge of, for six months; 74.

various ports called upon to furnish ships; 119–123.

victualling of cost; 182. See Ships.

Nector, Mr.; 401.

Needham, Mr.; 176.

Neile, Mr., vicar of Cheshunt; 334.

Nel, Marquis, at Ivry; 21.

Nemours :

Duke of, report of his death; 372.

— escaped from Lyons; 577.

— strongly reinforced, military success, etc.; 628. (3).

Nesbit, John; 247.

Nessi, Julio; 93.

Netherlands, see Low Countries.

“Netherye,” attack upon the King of Scotland; 177.

Neuchatel, Neufchastel; 136, 187.

thought to be rendered to the King; 199.

loss of, to the League, imminent; 590, 591, 593.

Neunberg, Palatine of; 586.

Nevers, Duc de :

at the battle of Ivry; 21.

mentioned; 151, 416.

Madame de Guise enamoured of; 372.

negotiations; 475.

rumour of his death; 504.

named administrator of “Saxe;” 606.

discontented; 621.

Nevill, Mr., a prisoner in the Tower; 308.

Newall, Andrew, York; 122.

Newark; 312.

Newbattle, Lady; 46.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne :

reply to the Council's demand for a ship; 122.

mayor and aldermen of, named; 123.

mayors named; 209, 210, 543.

municipal abuses there, an abstract of; 209.

proposal to survey the gaol there; 209.

coal mines at; 209.

a ship of war furnished by; 210.

mentioned; 527, 629.

New Forest :

timber from; 360.

mentioned; 439.

Newfoundland :

trade from Dartmouth to; 479.

number of sail in the fleet, peril from the Spaniards; 566.

Newhaven; 44, 48, 65, 78, 148, 151, 245, 361, 365.

Governor of; 45.

besieged; 143.

New Inn, London, history to; 290.

Newland, Roger, a young Englishman brought up in Spain, suspected; 565.

Newman, Alexander, a recusant, examined by a bishop; 446.

Newpark :

letters dated at; 376, 378, 411, 412.

mentioned; 408, 409.

Newport, Capt., of the Golden Dragon; 233.

News from Spain and Holland, title of a book, its scope and contents; 498.

Newton :

Baron, summoned before the Council, in connexion with Hesketh; 427.

— charges against; 428.

Joash, letter from; 413.

John, of London, merchant; 231.

Newton (town); 629.

Nice; 338.

country devastated about; 492.

Nicholas, Owen; 281.

“Nicodemus” mentioned by J. Colvill; 583.

Niddrie, near Edinburgh; 504.

Nierhaven; 568.

Nieumegen; 125, 128, 133, 151.

siege of the fort before; 129.

taking of; 151.

Nieuport; 569.

preparations at; 497.

sign by which the Governor would know a messenger; 497.

Nisbet or Nisbett :

— letter to Archibald Douglas; 232.

Henry; 124.

John, servitor to Archibald Douglas; 124.

Noel or Noeil :

Henry, his suit for the stone jugs; 323.

— letter pressing his case; 323.

— letters of thanks; 342, 346.

Noisy; 82.

Nonsuch, letters, etc., dated at; 116, 319, 332.

Norfolk, county of :

Lord Lieutenant of; 14.

justices of the peace of; 14.

— letter from; 471.

export and import of grain; 14.

recusants in; 268.

victuallers assessed upon; 453.

Norfolk :

Duke of, escheat by attainder of; 108.

— (Thomas), annuity granted by; 163.

Norham; 629.

Normandy :

danger of its loss to the King; 140, 187.

forces in, payment for; 182.

corn permitted to be exported to, from Kent and Sussex; 196.

troops to be sent into; 341, 465.

— stayed; 341.

lime brought in; 379.

progress of events in; 588–593.

Norreys, Norris, Norrys :

Lady (Margery), letter from; 376.

Lord; 14.

— lands of, in the Queen's hands; 377.

— John, his son, wishes to go to the Low Countries; 376.

Sir Edward, commanding English troops in Flanders, instructions; 77.

— captain of footbands; 293.

— letters from Ostend; 406, 486.

— unnecessary complaints of; 412.

Sir Henry, appointed to inspect the forces in Brittany; 202.

Sir John; 224, 394, 499, 580.

— revocation of; 62, 97.

— in Brittany; 226, 359, 365, 562.

— letters from; 358, 360.

— expedition to Brest; 562.

— further instructions upon increase of forces under his command; 573.

John; 234.

Sir Thomas, Vice-President of Munster; 224, 483.

— mentioned; 570.

— Lieut.-General of the expedition to Brest; 563.

one, a keeper in Enfield Chace; 362.

William, of Milverton; 275.

North :

my Lady Warwick's man; 440.

Captain; 170.

Lord; 14, 331.

— letter from; 488.

— of the Privy Council; 154.

Thomas, as to a discovery of Papists; 367.

— raises money on a counterfeit authority of Lord Burghley; 610.

North, The :

Lord President of; 208, 478.

poverty in; 449.

Northampton, co., Lord Lieutenant of; 14.

Northampton :

Countess of, death, etc.; 142.

Lady, Jane, daughter of, Earl of; 142.

North Cave, Yorks, parsonage of; 452.

Northumberland, co. of, no gaol there; 209.

Northumberland :

Earl of, sentiments towards Lord Burghley; 164.

— his place, Petworth, mentioned; 207.

— jointure assured to wife of; 261.

— letter from, explaining delay in going to the North, etc.; 449.

Northwich in Cheshire, letter dated at; 33.

Norton; 84.

parish of, bishopric of Durham; 174.

Norton :

Intention to invade England; 156.

John, captain of The Tiger; 228, 233.

Richard, of Cheston; 269.

Norway, a great ship built in, for Scotland; 179.

Norwich :

manufacture of stuffs at; 574.

diocese of, recusants in; 268, 269.

victuallers assessed upon; 453.

Norwood Park, cutting of timber in; 340.

Norwood :

Thomas, of Standmer; 267.

William, of Leckhampton; 275.

Notts, co.:

Lord Lieutenant of; 14.

sheriff of, misconduct of, called to account; 318.

Nottingham and Derby, counties, of, the lieutenancy of; 113.

Nottingham, Earl of; 154.

Nottingham; 312.

Noüe, M. de la; 82, 97.

Novie, John, of Rackton; 263.

Nowell :

Mr. Doctor, house at the Minories; 386.

Henry, grant of a monopoly to; 457.

Noyon; 97, 371.

camp before or at; 131, 133, 154.

delivered up; 133.

English troops at; 150.

necessity of the taking of; 185.

The King compounds with Governor of; 622.

Nuce, Mr., Hadham; 366.

Nunes, Bernardo; 494.

Nuremberg; 389.

Nydrie, Laird of, a fight arranged; 175.

Nyghtingalle, James, seminary priest; 258.

O.

Oakham, Hospital and Grammar school in; 107.

Oath of military service; 84.

Oatlands :

gossip from; 142.

the Court at; 334, 340, 341.

Obesternach, the secretary at Vienna; 607.

O'Carroll, Sir Charles; 285, 286.

Ochiltree :

Laird of; 504.

— movements and proceedings; 518, 527, 530, 583.

Octavio, Count, slain; 126, 129.

O'Dempsie, Bryan, of the Queen's County; 285.

Odescalco, Mr.; 303.

O'Devannagh, a Romish bishop of Down; 565.

O'Donnell :

—; 564.

Hugh Roo, son-in-law to the Earl of Tyrone, breaks from Dublin Castle; 218.

Young, in arms; 221.

O'Donnell's country; 310.

Offeley :

Mr. Sheriff; 86

Mr. Alderman; 333.

Offices, sale of; 511, 517, 531, 532.

O'Flaharty, Sir Morogh; 368.

Ogane, Sir John; 117.

Oge, Powry, a messenger of the Scotch King; 216.

Ogilvy :

P., letter from Scotland; 279.

Thomas; 42.

— letters to; 43, 47.

Oglethorp, Henry, of Bishopsfield near York; 273.

O'Harte, Tade; 171.

O'Hownan :

Daniel McDermond, of Tullelesh, deposition; 483.

David; 484.

Donough, son to the Cobre of Tulleleshy, deposition; 484.

Morris; 481.

Phe[lim]; 484.

William; 484.

Oise, River of; 165.

O'Kenan at the Curlewes, murdered; 171.

Okenhall, manor of; 107.

Okeover; 439.

Oldeburgh; 77.

Oleman, Philippo; 539.

Oliphant, The Mistress of, marriage; 6.

Olive, Enyas; 474.

Oliveira, Antonio de; 494.

O'More :

Bryan Reaughe; 285, 286.

— arrested in London; 354.

Rory Oge, the very son of; 285, 354

O'Mores, the; 285.

O'Neale :

Shan; 218.

—, sons of, in arms; 221.

“O'Noniæ”; 106.

Oostlande; 568.

O'Piper, Donell; 368.

Oporto, seizure of, for England, possible; 417.

Or, Le, at Calais; 159.

Oran; 357.

Orange, Prince of; 329, 338.

Orde, James; 109.

Ordnance :

export of; 23, 75, 100, 103, 165, 166, 184, 198, 202, 218, 226, 314, 352, 449, 501, 552.

conveyed to Spain; 103.

a ship laden with, for Spain, to be seized; 246 (2).

Lieutenant of the; 124, 182, 202, 314, 315.

— accounts of; 124.

— troublesomeness of the Office; 555.

payments for; 182.

surveyor and keeper of, complaint against; 315.

officers in the Tower; 428.

survey of the munitions, etc. in Portsmouth taken; 440, 441.

offer to supply, for Ireland; 459.

O'Reylly, Philip, bond for appearance; 244.

Orgazin silk imported; 574.

Orkney :

a ship from, seized; 63.

a benefice of Archibald Douglas's in; 572.

Orkney, Earl of; 54.

Orme, Captain; 567.

Ormestone, or Ormston, Mr.; 407.

Ormond, Earl of; 237.

Ormskirk; 408.

Ormyston, Willam; 242.

O'Roughan, Dennis, Sir John Perrott's relations with; 194.

O'Rourke :

Brian, particulars of the treason of; 170.

— Sir John Perrott's relations with; 194.

the delivery of, referred to; 509.

mentioned; 564.

O'Rouke's country; 338.

O'Rowercke, the “pretended counterfeit King”; 117.

Orphtrye, a musical instrument; 625.

Osbolston, A., letter from; 495.

Osori's History of Portugal; 543.

Ossolivante, Sir Owen; 310.

Ostend :

as English garrison at; 59, 60.

preparations and designs against, etc.; 225, 325, 396, 464, 465, 497.

victual and apparel shipped for soldiers at; 406, 412, 464.

mentioned; 106.

letters dated at; 406, 486, 491.

Ourde, William, servant to the K. of Scots, negotiation in Spain; 350.

Ousley, Captain; 567.

Outlawries, Clerk of the, under the Attorney General, importance of the duties, “set to sale in every tavern”; 511.

Outports, surveyor for custom causes in the; 479.

Over Darwen, Lancashire; 366.

Overton, William, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, a mischievous release to the Queen by; 399, 404.

Owen :

—, conspirator; 607, 625.

Mr.; 128, 156.

Serjeant; 290.

Hugh, at Madrid, letter from; 306.

— at Brussels; 497.

John, at Douai; 306.

Richard, of London; 267.

Richard, of Godstoe; 270.

Thomas, of Elfield; 271.

Owyn, Capt., committed to prison; 54.

Oxburro (Bedingfield property); 275.

Oxford, letter dated at; 386.

Oxford, County of :

Lord Lieutenant of; 14.

recusants in; 270.

Oxford :

University, election for Chancellorship of; 162 (2), 165.

New College; 529.