A.

Aberdeen University, Rector of, 961.

Abyssinians, 1614.

Adamson, Captain, 1496.

-, Patrick, letter from, 1045.

Admiral of England, see Clinton.

Admiral of France, see Coligny.

"Admirale, Madame," 1097.

Agamont, Marquis of, see Egmont.

Aiguesmortes, 1107, 1113.

Aix, Bishop of, 120, 672.

Ajaccio, landing of Corsairs at, 956.

Alava, ambassador in France for King of Spain, 27, 488, 1113, 1122, 1132, 1153, 1315, 1504, 1576.

Alasko, a Polish Ambassador, 1189.

Albanos, The, 947.

Albigeois, 1543.

Alençon, 1416.

Alençon, Francis de Valois, Duke of, letters from, 354, 582, 698, 842, 907, 938, 1139, 1256.

-, -, letters to, 541, 975, 1167, 1247.

-, -, attempt to escape, 1379.

-, -, Burghley's plan of escape for, 1431.

-, -, declaration by, 1365–6.

-, -, description of, 1116, 1243–4.

-, -, kept in confinement, 1372, 1377 –11, 1387–8, 1390, 1394–6, 1401, 1404, 1408, 1415, 1419, 1422, 1423, 1433, 1442–3, 1448, 1450, 1462, 1511 –2, 1537.

-, -, negotiations for marriage with the Queen, 8, 20, 23, 28, 44, 46, 58, 70, 79, 112, 113, 119, 151, 375, 404, 495–7, 502–3, 516, 527, 553, 620, 673, 683, 727, 761, 768, 769, 801, 831, 849, 867, 882, 919–20, 974, 997, 999, 1067, 1069, 1073, 1084, 1091, 1094 –5, 1104–5, 1112, 1116, 1122–3, 1138, 1149, 1175, 1184, 1189, 1206, 1243–4, 1247, 1256, 1309, 1361, 1387, 1592, 1595.

-, -, safe conduct for, 1345.

-, -, sick of a fever, 1124, 1128, 1132.

-, -, 677, 727, 1084, 1093, 1100, 1146, 1175, 1305, 1315, 1336, 1344, 1360–2, 1367, 1403–4, 1448–9, 1461–3, 1474, 1479, 1486, 1488, 1502, 1509, 1512–3, 1540, 1543, 1555, 1570, 1573, 1584–5, 1593.

Alexandrino, Cardinal, see Cardinals.

Alexandria, news from, 120.

Algarve, 1, 689.

Algiers, 510.

-, pirates of, 956, 1027.

Alkmaar, garrison of, 1098.

-, siege of, 1163, 1196.

Almain soldiers, 1096; see also Reiters.

Alva, Francisco de Toledo, Duke of, letters from, 711, 712, 1248.

-, -, advices from, 1005.

-, -, arrests by, 128.

-, -, hire of ships by, 996.

-, -, money taken, 509.

-, -, succours for, 992.

-, -, troops for, 1096.

-, -, recalled, 830.

-, -, superseded, 1248.

-, -, disgrace of, 1358.

-, -, 11, 16, 20, 22, 26, 29, 44, 93, 114, 128, 141, 198, 200, 207, 232, 241, 257, 260, 293, 309, 310, 330, 365, 397, 419, 430, 465, 467, 468, 470, 478, 479, 486, 488, 504, 509, 532, 535, 546, 550, 556, 558, 569, 573, 579, 584, 610, 628, 667, 728, 766, 797, 800, 804, 806, 815, 834, 836, 865, 874, 947, 965, 972, 995, 1014, 1030, 1039, 1085, 1093, 1095, 1108, 1130, 1153, 1163, 1195–6, 1200, 1205, 1210, 1221, 1235, 1255, 1286, 1288, 1303–4, 1333, 1642.

Ambruogio, Giovanni, letter from, 741.

Amsterdam, 470, 1200, 1221.

Anderson, William, 1018.

Andrews of Aberdeen, a learned Papist, 1035, 1047.

Angelo, Castle of St., struck by lightning, 141.

Angouleme, Bastard of, 119, 464, 729, 1286.

Angouleme, 1259.

Angus, Earl of, marriage of, 824, 1047.

-, -, 662, 786, 890, 896, 1469, 1507.

Anjou, Henry de Valois, Duke of, letter from, 111.

-, -, letter to, 450.

-, -, election as King of Poland, 673, 686, 804, 981, 997, 1007–8.

-, -, gifts, &c. of the Pope to, 58.

-, -, negotiations for his marriage, 7, 8, 20, 21, 23, 28, 30, 46, 84, 102, 113, 119, 198, 375, 502, 584, 768, 1073.

-, -, 464, 484, 516, 624, 672–3, 709, 771, 903, 948, 964, 981, 992, 1000; see also Henry III., and Poland, King of.

Anonymous letters, 574, 963, 1020, 1037, 1048, 1106, 1187, 1197, 1218, 1226, 1255, 1302, 1333, 1358.

Annandale, 1047, 1131.

'Anne of Dover, The," captured, 1562.

Antwerp, complaint of English merchants trading to, 1250.

-, news from, 804.

-, preparations in, 1108, 1333.

-, stir at, 1615.

-, 260, 465, 486, 511, 815, 1162, 1236, 1237, 1474.

Arativijo, Emanuel de, 498.

Arbroath, Abbey of, 1011, 1047.

-, Lord John Hamilton, Commendator of, 773, 780–2, 815, 1011, 1560.

-, -, letter to, 884.

Arcos, Duke of, 1238.

Ardern, Robert, letter from, 1227.

"Aristocratia," 161.

Argyle, Archibald Campbell, Earl of, letter to, 724.

-, -, death of, 1188.

-, -, proposed for Regent, 632, 634.

-, -, 144, 186, 214, 232, 241, 251, 490, 601, 668, 721, 748, 749, 763, 815, 824, 826, 852, 856, 878, 890, 1047, 1100.

-, Lady Joanna Cunningham, Countess of, letter to, 913.

-, -, threatened with excommunication, 913.

-, -, excommunicated, 923.

-, -, 984, 1024, 1047, 1056, 1468.

-, Sir Colin Campbell, Earl of, letters from, 1521–3.

-, -, answer of Regent to articles of, 1546, 1548.

-, -, answer to Regent, 1547, 1549.

-, -, Regent's conference with servant of, 1553.

-, -, progress of, 1506.

-, -, put to the Horn, 1324.

-, -, 1335, 1346, 1469, 1481, 1496, 1499, 1508, 1514–5, 1518, 1545, 1560–1, 1564, 1582–3.

-, Agnes Keith, Dowager Countess of Murray, Countess of, letters from, 1522, 1524, 1544.

-, -, 1468, 1481, 1514, 1545; see also Scotland, Crown jewels of.

Armstrong, Anthony, 292.

Armstrongs, slaughter among the, 1047.

Armuyden, 365, 1005, 1162, 1200.

Arnott, John, memorial to Killegrew, 1532.

Asburgh, 488.

Asselmount, Laird of, 662.

Assonville, M. de, 261.

Athole, Earl of, 53, 241, 402, 403, 568, 578, 632, 634, 662, 704, 819, 824, 826, 871, 878, 967, 1044, 1047, 1110, 1135, 1225, 1335, 1455, 1469.

-, Lady, 846.

Aubaine, Droit d', see Droit d'Aubaine.

Aubeterre, Castle of, 1107.

Audley, Lord, 1597.

Augsburg, Bishop of, 1217.

-, Cardinal of, see Cardinals.

Augustyn, an Italian, 27.

Aumale, Duke of, 535, 808.

-, -, slain, 821, 851.

Aurach, Lord, 1614.

Austria, Don John of, letter to, 1267.

-, -, 10, 120, 141, 194, 451, 467, 468, 474, 488, 581, 656, 808, 810, 817, 973, 1049, 1117, 1172, 1175, 1210, 1215, 1219, 1220, 1228, 1234–5, 1238, 1242, 1258, 1262, 1286, 1300, 1358, 1537.

Austria, Isabel of, Queen of France, letter from, 428.

-, -, 464, 678, 755, 1000.

-, -, christening of infant of, 755.

-, -, condolence with, 1573.

Avignon, 1217, 1220, 1228, 1236, 1238, 1245 –6, 1258, 1260, 1286, 1315, 1570, 1584, 1592, 1617.

Ayr, Sheriff of, 761, 1047.

Azores, The, 1, 689.