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Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 17, 1621-1623. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.

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'Index: M', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 17, 1621-1623, (London, 1911) pp. 720-731. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol17/pp720-731 [accessed 26 April 2024]

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Maastricht [Prov. Limburg, Netherlands]:
-, Spinola moves on, 123; Spinola goes to to suppress mutiny, 503.

mace, 238.

Madame. See Christina; Henrietta Maria.

Madenburg, Mademburgh [Rhenish Bavaria, Germany]:
-, capture, 318.

Madrid [Spain], 149, 192, 336, 609, 619.
-, despatches dated from, 26, 77, 151, 182, 214, 217, 272, 333, 336, 351, 374, 401, 423, 464, 483, 498, 501, 522, 545, 587, 590, 595, 612, 613, 615, 618, 629, 636, 639, 640, 644.
-, treaty made at, 45, 52n, 72, 103, 114, 126, 223, 243, 258, 512, 523, 537n.
-, French embassy at, 32; Digby arrives at, 350; Gresly at, 462n; illuminated for Charles's entry, 605.
-, letter dated at, 520, 525.
-, places in and near:
-, Alcala gate, 595.
-, Castle Maggiore, 604.
-, Carmelite nunnery, 492n.
-, the Escurial, 482.
-, la Merce, church, 595.
-, Prado, 595, 604.
-, San Gieronimo, monastery, 604, 605.

Maestro, Father. See Lafuente.

Maggi, Giulio, Brescian gentleman:
-, Wake asks for release, 85.

Maggio, island of, 573.

magnates. See nobles.

Magnus, Duke of Wirtemberg:
-, forces for Palatine, 227.

Magnus, M.;
-, asks for Venetian help, 542.

Magon. See Morgan.

Main, River, 365.

Mainwaring, Sir Henry:
-, to command merchant ships against pirates, 348.

Mainz. See Mayence.

Majorca, Island of, 394.

Malines [Prov. Antwerp, Belgium]:
-, Infanta reviews Cordoba's forces at, 418.

Malta, island of:
-, galleys of, 394.

Mamora. See Mehedia.

Man, Dr. Leonard, sent to Spain, 592; king gives instructions to, 619.

Manan, Manain. See Mannheim.

Mandeville, Viscount. See Montague, Henry.

Mandre, 277n.

Manen, Manehin. See Mannheim.

Manners, Francis, Earl of Rutland, 117, 439.
-, commands fleet to go to Spain, 641.
-, -, Sir George:
-, commissioner of Commons to king, 184n.

Mannheim, Manan, Manehin, Manen, Manain, Hen, [Baden, Germany], 358, 467, 470, 472, 515.
-, Vere withdraws to, 141; Vere sends cavalry to, 156.
-, junction of Vere and Mansfelt near, 159; threat to storm, 161.
-, need to maintain, 331; Palatine considers going to, 377; state of defence, 475.
-, Mansfelt to save, 483; Vere withdraws to citadel, 486, 488; hopes of resistance, 490, 502.
-, remonstrance about treatment, 496, 521; key of Lower Palatinate, 497; must soon fall, 500.
-, capitulates, 505–509; English garrison in Netherlands, 513.
-, Tilly ordered not to besiege, 514, 520; Coloma wants placed in Philip's hands, 518.
-, to be restored to Frederick, 527; Vere defends surrender, 532, 557; James ordered surrender, 533.
-, Spaniards want to keep, 597; to be placed in Infanta's hands, 618.

Manriques:
-, sent by Dutch to arrange treaty with pirates, 270.

Mansell, Mansfelt, Mansfeld, Sir Robert commander of the Algiers fleet, 59.
-, to be ready to return or go to France, 71; defeats pirates at Algiers, 93; expected home, 113.
-, appears in Downs, 142.
-, to command new fleet against pirates, 348.

Mansfelt, Ernest, Count of, 75, 399, 527, 533.
-, (1621).
-, has to withdraw from Bohemia, 42; stationed in Upper Palatinate, 51.
-, forces may turn tide against emperor, 54; to invade Bavaria, 60; offers to attack Bavaria, 73.
-, truce allows to collect forces, 76; Carleton fears cannot remain quiet, 77.
-, question of reinforcing, 81; James fears action may impede treaty, 86, 87; excuses for, 87.
-, emperor demands Palatine shall abandon, 97; Digby's commissions include, 95.
-, emperor complains of attack on Bohemia, 104, 107, 116; offers to recover Bohemia, 112.
-, Digby considers a hindrance to settlement, 118, 123, 157.
-, Bavaria proposes accommodation with, 119, 141; offers services to France, 119.
-, active, 124; emperor believes Palatine responsible for, 126; James complains of, 127.
-, justifies conduct, 132, 144; to be included in truce, 135; Palatine will not stay, 137.
-, means to carry out agreement with Bavaria, Digby remonstrates with, 145, 152.
-, reported arrangements with emperor, 147; failure of arrangement with Bavaria, 150, 161.
-, Nurenberg and Ulm contribute to army, 151; at Rothenburg. 156; relieves Frankenthal, 159.
-, question of maintaining forces, 162; enters Heidelberg, 164, 169; James assures of help, 167.
-, sends intercepted letters of emperor to Hague, 173, 193.
-, Bouillon said to have helped, 179; importance of supporting, 180; successes, 193.
-, Feria asks Leopold's help against, 194.
-, 1622:
-, penetrating Alsace, 200; forces from Milan to crush. 201, 240, 249.
-, treats with Venice, 205, 207, 387, 390; engaged by Venice, 223, 225, 226, 237, 244, 258, 266, 267, 353.
-, required in Palatinate, 206; lives from hand to mouth, 215; scouring round Basel, 223.
-, Dutch subsidy to. 226; troops under, 227; intercepts letters, 228; in service of England, 236.
-, supported by Venice and Dutch, 242; will have 40,000 men, 248.
-, Lionello sent to, 251; Venice explains engagement. 253, 256.
-, Orange fears James will ruin army. 255; Spain requires withdrawal, 256.
-, English hope to help, 260; Palatine may be with, 267; foreigners in force, 271.
-, engagement by Venice, 273, 326, 327; Venice confirms in Palatine's service, 313, 316.
-, intercepts letters, 275n; sends James intercepted letters, 296.
-, Feria tries to cut off, 276; Carleton knows of requirements, 278; Bavaria fears, 284.
-, Brussels conference bad for, 281; James wishes to disarm, 305; James orders to act on defensive, 306.
-, Carleton supports, 290; Frederick to join, 295; Frederick meets at Germersheim, 311.
-, James's promise for, 314; will make truce difficult, 319; not wanting truce, 335.
-, defeats Tilly, 318, 383; relieves Hagenau, 330, 347; James rejoices at success, 340.
-, letter to Vere, 323, 324; Spaniards uneasy at Frederick joining, 326; Weston consults, 347.
-, hopes of retaining men, 331; payment of Vere's troops will dissatisfy his, 333; hopes of, 348, 352.
-, hopes that will strike blow, 341; promises to abide by decision at Brussels, 351.
-, hard work of, 353; Spain makes tempting offers to, 355; desires truce, 358.
-, passport for representative at Brussels, 359; Chichester pays troops, 360.
-, hopes Brunswick joined, 365; sends Weiss to Brussels, 373.
-, marches on Alsace, 375; turns towards Bavaria, 378; in Lorraine, 385; enters France, 388, 390, 392, 398, 401.
-, does not want Palatine, 377; Palatine dismisses, 383: danger of disbanding troops, 396.
-, Cordova pursues, 393; fear that Huguenots may join, 394; will come to terms with Louis. 403.
-, discussed at Brussels, 408; emperor complains of, 409; uncertainty about, 412.
-, defeats Cordova, 414, 420; James's opinions about, 416; evil results of disbanding troops, 418, 448.
-, news of, 420; Coloma complains of, 462; Dutch payments to, 466.
-, goes to Bergen op Zoom, 472; Dutch want to get James to support, 478, 483; refused levy in England, 486.
-, suggested attack on Cologne, 490; Henry of Nassau escorts troops, 496; expectations from Dutch, 499.
-, Vere expected back in Palatinate, 500; diversion for Mannheim, 502.
-, Spinola goes to thwart, 503; Savoy wants Dutch to give up, 505; Carleton asks Dutch to support, 507; appeals to Dutch for help, 507; used for diversion, 514; Chichester dislikes, 515.
-, sends Tournon to Louis, 518; to go to Lower Saxony, 521; will go to serve Venice, 526.
-, approaches Dutch, offers from emperor and Spain, 532.
-, Spaniards tax with continuation of hostilities, 534.
-, 1623:
-, league wants to make diversion, 529; James wants forces for Frankenthal, 541.
-, Charles enquires about,544; Venice employing for Valtelline, 549.
-, asks help of James, 555, 601, 621; Palatine relies on, 562; no definite answer to, 564.
-, question of engagement, 569; James to disarm, 579, 581.
-, proposed diversion in Germany, 588; cannot expect much from James, 589.
-, France will not help. 591; Bavaria fears attack, 602; Gray levies men for, 603.
-, means to attack Bavaria, 621; asks Orange for Gray's levies, 622.
-, fears passage through Flanders, 631; reported differences with Denmark, 633; applies to Dutch, 640.

Mantua [Prov. Mantova, Italy], 419.
-, dispute with Savoy, 89; claims of Savoy by, 366; alliance with emperor, 612.
-, -, ambassadors of, 324.
-, -, Duke of. See Gonzaga, Ferdinand.

Mar, Earl of. See Erskine, John.

Marcadidier, 321.

Marchet. See Marquette.

Margaret of Austria, the Infanta of the barefooted nuns:
-, averse to English match, 492.

Maria, Infanta of Spain, 617, 630, 639.
-, danger in England, as people detest, 192; not inclined to go to England, 260, 261.
-, repugnance to English match, 374, 492, 628, 633; James will not rise to toast of, 391.
-, Olivares desires marriage to be rid of, 483; Charles reported in love with, 583; 610, 613, 614.
-, proposal to send to England, 590; Charles meets in Prado, 595, 604; weeps about marriage, 605.
-, will not marry heretic, 611, 628; Lady Arundel going to serve, 612; ill, 614; can protect Catholics, 616, 626.
-, may restore Catholic faith in England, 623, 626; Olivares urges match on, 628; stiff reception of Charles, 638; Charles not allowed to visit during Lent, 641.
-, -, -, marriage of. See under Marriage.

Maria Anna, daughter of the Emperor Ferdinand:
-, marriage of. See Marriage.

Maria Magdalena of Austria, widow of Cosimo II dei Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Archduchess:
-, means son to marry Infanta of Spain, 359; watches progress of Anglo-Spanish negotiations, 566.

Marini, Claudio, French agent in Savoy:
-, Mansfelt writes to, 119; protests about Geneva, 156.

Marioni, Pier Antonio, Venetian Secretary in England:
-, Salvietti intimate with, 98.

Marquemont. See Simon.

Marquette, Marchet, Sieur de, 330.
-, suitable captain for Venice, 501.

Marriage, between England and France:
-, negotiations unsatisfactory, 181; Hay reported bringing offer from France, 245.
-, Doncaster said to bring proposals for, 261; Tilliéres and Doncaster deny rumours of negotiation, 266; advantages of Spanish match as compared with, 413.
-, parliament attacks, 440; French chancellor speaks of, 473, 484, 516; both sides deceiving, 497.
-, Valaresso urges Tilliéres to advance, 510; Madame Tilliéres would like to treat for, 580; French inclined to force, 589.
-, -, between England and Spain, 257, 327, 415, 479, 491, 501, 531, 538, 543, 563, 571, 594.
-, 1621:
-, parliament to protest against, 26; Digby to ask for hastening, 28.
-, reached an impasse, 31; Gondomar better in Spain for, 41; Gondomar promises restitution with, 29.
-, James suspects being played with, new king promises to continue negotiations, 52.
-, Gondomar says impossible if new laws against Catholics passed, 55; Spanish use of, 58.
-, Gondomar threatens James about, 71; James believes more easy if parliamentary opposition suppressed, 76; James incensed at Hackwell's book against, 107.
-, Orange means to find out about, 108; pope urges Spain to conclude, 112.
-, Buckingham denies being author of, 117; not proceeding favourably, 122.
-, Digby went to Vienna to further, 124; Gondomar's threats about, 136; Gondomar deludes James over, 144.
-, James tells Council his determination for, 149; expected with restoration of Palatinate, 153.
-, commission of cardinals appointed for, 158, 160; James sacrifices kin for, 165.
-, more easily settled if Spaniards really want, 167; parliament hopes to smash, 175.
-, James will not conclude unless Palatinate restored, 175, 191; James eager for, 176, 197, 198, 203.
-, Spain can make more easily, 177; Digby's reasons for, 181; Gondomar sends home about, 183.
-, James forbids parliament to meddle with, 186, 192; parliament's objections to, 187, 190.
-, Cardinal Tressens does not believe in, 189; James says cannot draw back, 190.
-, Spanish objects in, 192; difficulties raised at Rome, 189, 201.
-, 1622:
-, priests petition for, 198; Dutch loathe, 204; rumours about dispensation, 215.
-, Spain asks Roman commission to hasten decision, 221.
-, Ludovisio's revelations,224; James's hopes of, 236, 241.
-, expected to fall through, 247, 248; Spain asks delay of year, 260.
-, Spain demands concessions for Catholics and in Indies and to abandon Dutch, 261.
-, Spain wishes to see issue of, 264; much desired but remote, 265.
-, Spain gains more by fostering hopes than by satisfying, 266.
-, Spain playing with James, 270; James believes Spanish assurances, 274, 379.
-, Spaniards not sincere, 277; Digby's views on, 279; James and Charles do not expect, 295.
-, Digby has authority to conclude, 296; not believed possible, 306; hopes for, 329.
-, James knows Spain playing with, 323; Spaniards pressing for at Rome, 345.
-, hoped to settle about Palatinate, 365; expect to make Philip do what they like after, 366.
-, keeps things in suspense, 367; James beginning to despair of, 371.
-, Infanta appeals to Philip against, 374; Ludovisio says negotiations only in initial stages, 376.
-, James's hopes confirmed by letters from Spain, 381, 410, 411; Gage takes pope's decisions, 383.
-, Gondomar strongly advocates, 384; at Hague say will not take place, 387; Coloma assures James of, 391.
-, conditions imposed by Rome, 392; relief to Catholics a sign of, 397.
-, James knows far off, 398; James recommends to Cardinal Borgia, 399.
-, Digby wants names of those to negotiate, 401: to follow armistice, 402.
-, bride expected to cross in spring, 403; announced in London, 410.
-, Jesuits fear, 403, 449; book in favour of, 411.
-, text of conditions offered from England, 404–406; from Spain, 407.
-, sacrifices of James for, 411; Gondomar promises even if pope objects, 412.
-, Englishman at Rome explains reasonsfor,412–414.
-, Gage had no orders about dispensation, 417, 418; fictitious remarks of James to parliament upon, 419.
-, Junta nominated for in Spain, 422, 482; articles sent from England to Rome, 423.
-, Gondomar's threats about, 443; James desires, people detest, 445; some begin to believe in, 446.
-, Digby's powers, continued delay, 448.
-, Charles learns Spanish for, 452.
-, attitude of Charles to, 453, 454; hopes of diminished, 461, 462; not expected to succeed, 472.
-, Dutch ambassadors feel sure of, 468; James writes to Cardinal Borgia about, 469.
-, Spanish claims, 476, 490; Olivares favours, 483; infatuation of James, 487; Olivares urges on Infanta, 497.
-, Gage goes to Rome with commissions from James, 490, 569; Gondomar and nuncio working for, 492.
-, Ludovisio's views upon, 493, 569; Digby's favourable report, 502, 507, 509; Condé calls delusion, 508.
-, Tillières offers French help, 516; Digby's wife sure of, 519.
-, James will not offend Spaniards for fear of spoiling, 521; cartoon on, 522.
-, Philip said to have agreed to, 522; letter of Digby to Zuniga on, 524, 525.
-, Ludovisio's views on, 531, 540, 551; courts a rebuff, 534; Porter reports completion, 545.
-, news at Milan, 547, 553; Feria hopes to go to England about, 548.
-, English preparations, 548; pope's views on conversion by, 550, 551.
-, French dislike, 552; negotiations supposed complete, 555, 557.
-, articles and replies on, 559–561; Elizabeth feels sure will not happen, 562.
-, only pope's consent wanted, 564; Buckingham congratulates Coloma on, 565.
-, watched at Florence, 566; Catholics hopes from, 573; Charles's journey no good to, 576, 583.
-, journey to force hands of Spaniards, 585, 610; French discouraged about, 586.
-, Dutch think certain, 588; French profess indifference, 591.
-, makes Louis resolved to put down Huguenots, 596, 602; Buckingham has full charge of, 612.
-, Spaniards mean, 613; advantages to Spain, 614; Buckingham treats with Olivares, 616.
-, nuncio demands advantages for Catholics, 617; nuncio's opposition a blind, 618.
-, instructions to nuncio, 622–626; paper of considerations upon, 626, 627; Aston's views, 628.
-, nuncio says pope's consent necessary, 629; English seem more disposed to, 630.
-, powers sent to nuncio, 632; Infanta dislikes, 633; James sanguine, 635.
-, Farges says useless to oppose, 636; Junta of divines and lawyers for, 637.
-, James blinded by desire for, 641; James wants to hasten, 624.
-, -, between Spain and emperor, 327.
-, Philip III desires, 38; James does not believe story, 72; imperial ambassador to propose, 77.
-, reported arranged, 107; James wroth about, 123, 132; Gondomar laments, 133; Gondomar denies, 144; Schwartzberg will deny, 288; emperor suggests, 395; Khevenhuller offended over, 611, 612.
-, -, between Savoy and emperor:
-, imperial ambassador to propose, 77.
-, -, between Savoy and Spain, 501.
-, -, between emperor and Mantua, 150.
-, -, between Denmark and Spain, 598.
-, -, between England and Hesse, 307, 319, 331.
-, -, between Spain and Florence, 322, 327, 371, 379, 381, 387.
-, negotiations at Florence, 351, 352, 355, 359.
-, -, between Spain and Poland, 474, 587, 637.
-, -, between France and Tuscany, 566.
-, -, between France and emperor, 622.

Marseilles [Bouches du Rhone, France], 285, 315.
-, rendezvous of ships at, 422; conference of Louis and Duke of Savoy at, 489; Lady Arundel going to, 588.

Marshal, Earl. See Howard, Thomas, Earl of Arundel.

Martin, Sir Henry
-, commissioner on Abbot's case, 154n.

Martinella. See Ships, names of.

Martinengo [Prov. Bergamo, Italy], 150, 234.

Martinengo, Count Ottavio, 263.

Mary de' Medici, Queen-Mother of France, the Queen-Mother:
-, inclined to peace, 243; sending Doncaster to suggest marriage, 245.

Mary, Queen of England, 629.

Mary. See also Maria.

"Masque of the Augurs" performed, 216n.

Masques, 585.
-, money lavished on, 191; repetition given up, 265.
-, the prince's, 215, 549, 556, 559.
-, Lando and Gondomar at, 216; invitations to, 544.

Massimi, Innocent, Bishop of Bertinoro, papal nuncio in Spain, 613.
-, Olivares wishes to work with, 587; Olivares tells Charles's visit unexpected, 589.
-, glad Charles come, ambassadors rally, cold reply, 590.
-, sends secretly to Rome, 605; wants to find way to satisfy James, 610.
-, says James does not care for Palatine's interests, 611; conditions of dispensation, 612.
-, Olivares tells must urge pope to decide at once, 614, 618; a strong partisan, 615.
-, asks fortresses for Catholics, 617; instructions to, 623–625.
-, says papal consent necessary, 629; intimacy with Farges, 636; declares will oppose marriage, 638.

Master of the Ceremonies. See Lewkenor, Sir Lewis.
-, -, deputy. See Finet, Sir John.

Master of the Rolls: Wotton expeots office, 150.
-, -, See Caesar, Sir Julius.

Matthias, the emperor, 86n.

Maubuisson, France, 311n.

Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse Cassel, 331, 353.
-, makes terms with emperor, 36; opinion of emperor's plans, 123; sends son to Paris, 377; Saxon league may help, 642.
-, -, -, sons of. See Philip; William.
-, -, Cardinal, Prince of Savoy:
-, receives Valaresso, 324.
-, -, Prince. See Nassau,Maurice of.

Maurier, du. See Du Maurier.

Maximilian II, emperor, 492n.

Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria, 195, 579, 630.
-, Wotton's negotiations with, 11; may take Spinola's place in Palatinate, 29.
-, expected to take advantage of truce to attack Upper Palatinate, 51; attack begun, 69.
-, urges emperor to persevere in Palatinate, 76; effect of emperor's proposal on, 94.
-, present to emperor, 95; Father Hyacinth at Vienna for, 103: emperor asks compensation for, 109.
-, will not give up claims, 110; eggs on Spain about Palatinate, 113; encouraged by Rome, 114.
-, promised Palatinate and vote, 115; presses cause at Vienna. 119.
-, Spinola helps against Mansfelt. 126; emperor writes to about satisfying England, 130, 135.
-, proposed armistice with Mansfelt, 141; takes Cham and Amberg, 145.
-, reports failure to make terms with Mansfelt, 150; arranges with Mansfelt to dismiss army, 152.
-, Simon Digby remonstrates with emperor about, 152, 157; emperor excuses, 155, 157.
-, sends Hyacinth to Spain, 156; takes all Upper Palatinate. 161; emperor's duplicity about, 166.
-, will have enough to do to hold own territory, 169, 172; emperor promises electoral vote, 173, 178, 206, 207, 260.
-, Palatinate in clutches, 177: Philip getting jealous of, 180; emperor wishes to have Palatinate and vote, 193, 226, 237, 256, 273, 274, 286, 310, 319, 351.
-, Hyacinth active for in Spain. 213, 217; Austria may suffer if becomes elector, 214.
-, may take outstanding places, 215; to be represented at diet for disarming, 217.
-, Venice said to accept electorship of, 270, 271; feels sure of electorate, arming, 271.
-, referred to congress at Brussels, 272; Gritti sees at Munich, 279.
-, fear of Mansfelt, 284; pope recommends, 288.
-, sees Spaniards growing cooler, 296; to have Upper Palatinate, 305.
-, proposal to emperor, 296; Hesse against ascendancy, 331; not disinterested, 334.
-, Digby remonstrates with Philip about, 350; Tilly servant of, 363; attacks Swiss, 387.
-, question of Spain helping, 394; continues intrigues, 396; papal favour to, 399.
-, will have upper hand at diet at Ratisbon, 402; Spain does not want to make more powerful, 439, 508, 516, 518, 531, 547, 553.
-, James hates, 456; emperor cannot break promise to, 464.
-, Spaniards write to emperor for, 467; negotiations about Palatinate, 468; James threatens with war, 472.
-, occupies Heidelberg, 482; Lodovisio in favour of having vote, 493.
-, to give up Upper Austria for vote and Upper Palatinate, 506; Frankenthal summoned in name of, 514.
-, claims Heidelberg, 515; to be elector for life, 527; gives up hope of having vote at Rome, 546.
-, at Ratisbon, says only wants peace. 547; Capucin working for at Paris, 551.
-, pope pleased at obtaining electorate for, 550; Oñate opposes, 564.
-, electorate transferred to, 566, 581, 600, 610.
-, Pesaro speaks against, 569, 574.
-, France will not help, 570; Saxony and Brandenburg protest against vote of, 572.
-, Spain to thwart, 577; Spain does not object to having electorate, 587; France sends to, 588.
-, negotiations for truce, 596; appeals to France, 597, 598, 602; secret dealings of Spain with, 603.
-, fears attack from Mansfelt, 602; James hopes vote only for life, 609, 635.
-, Savoy's views about, 613; expresses opinions to Padavin, 615.
-, Spain displeased at having vote, 618; Palatine anxious at negotiations with France, 622; Venice and France said to favour, 634.

May, Sir Humphrey, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster:
-, commissions from Commons to king, 184n.

Mayence, Mainz [Hesse Darmstadt, Germany]:
-, truce between Union and Spinola, at, 56; Mansfelt proposes to ravage country of, 180; Landgrave of Darmstadt goes to, 380.
-, -, archbishop elector of. See Schweikard, John, von Kronenberg.

Mayenne, duke of. See Lorraine, Henry of.

Mayerne, Dr. Theodore, the king's physician:
-, mission to Swiss, 30; brings appeal from Berne to James, 249.
-, Bernese commission to act as agent in England, 266.
-, James tells of Venetianoffices,276.

Mazi, secretary of France at Venice: asks for arrest of de Lormes,150, 153.

Mazzola, Francesco, of Murano:
-, slanders Venice, brought glass workers to England, 100.

Mead, Rev. Joseph, 307n.
-, letters of, 31n, 444n, 462n, 530n, 538n; letters to, 218n, 549n, 559n.

Mechau. See Meggau.

Medemblik, Medemblich [Prov. North Holland, Netherlands], 541.

Medici, Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
-, death announced, 44, 82.
-, -, Ferdinand II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 637.
-, accession announced, 44; maintains Salvietti, 98: emperor presses for men and money, 115; de Lormes recommended to, 138; proposal to marry Infanta of Spain, 322; honours Shirley, 361; proposed to deposit Valtelline with, 371.
-, James's relations with, 458; to be invited to enter league, 580; French queen does not want for Henrietta Maria, 597.
-, -, Giuliano de', Florentine, ambassador extraordinary to Flanders, the Dutch and England, 44.
-, question of precedence with Lando, 82; dines with James, gets priests released, 93; Lando told of coming, 99; letter to, 111; James asks for intervention with emperor. 115; received by Feria, 125.
-, -, -, Florentine ambassador in Spain:
-, reports death of Philip III., 39.
-, -, Mary de'. See Mary de' Medici.

Mediterranean Sea, 142, 212, 500.
-, Mansell's fleet in, 82, 87, 106, 113, 115, 117; fleet to return to, 134.

Meggau, Lienhart Helfriedt von, Count of Mechau, imperial high chamberlain:
-, negotiations with Digby, 84, 89, 95.

Mehedia, Mamora, Marocco:
-, designs of Dutch and Algiers pirates on, 385.

Mellini. See Millini.

Melun [Seine et Marne, France]:
-, despatch dated from, 623.

Mendoza, Juan de, Marquis of Hinojosa, Inoiosa, San Germano, Spanish ambassador extraordinary in England, 629.
-, will treat for Catholics, 638; preparations to receive, 641; question of precedence, 642.

Merchants, English:
-, opposition to Venetian carrying, 23; repeat charge of tyranny in Cephalonia, 26.
-, James tells will keep out royal ships if they keep out theirs, 41, 42; fear effects of Polish levy, 92; want assurance royal ships will go against pirates, 134; want free trade in silver, 140; angry at failure of Algiers fleet, 143; loan to Muscovy, 155.
-, Lando treats with for corn, 162, 163; forced loan from, 167; losses to pirates, 214.
-, duties demanded of by Turks, 225; want compensation from Dutch paid in England, 229.
-, Dutch object to claims, 238; letters printed about Indies, 247.
-, Dutch prevail against, 332, 348; consulted about dealing with Barbary pirates, 337.
-, decide ships to go in fleets, 338, 342; undecided about mart for Levant trade, 343.
-, those at Constantinople to be warned, 342; losses through pirates, 393.
-, arrange to keep navy in repair, 433; to prepare gold brocade, 548.
-, complain of Spanish copper money, 559.

Merrick, Emerich, Sir John, English ambassador to Muscovy:
-, returns, home, 155.

Merven, Merue, Colonel Henry van der:
-, defends Heidelberg Castle, 467.

Mervin, Sir Henry, the Vice-Admiral: takes Dutch ship, 282; threatened with punishment, 288; accused of piracy, 519n; imprisoned, 609.

Messetaria, Turkish custom of, 368.

Messia. See Mexia.

Messina [Prov. Messina, Italy], 394.
-, royal fleet at, 80, 128.

Mestre [Prov. Venezia, Italy], 100.

Mettaxa, Juan Battista, farmer of New Customs, Zante, 607.

Metz [Lorraine, Germany]:
-, emperor demands Frederick shall avoid, 92.

Mexia, Messia, Don Augustario de, 613.
-, on Junta for marriage, 551, 617.

Mezantini, Camillo, 263.

Michael Adolphus, Count of Althan, Althaun:
-, commissions Elliot to found branch of Militia Christiana, 278n.

Michael Theodorovitch, Romanov, Tsar of Muscovy:
-, loan of merchants to, 155.

Michelini, Leonardo, 309.
-, tries to profit by Venetian levies, 35, 100; spy of Spanish faction, 100.

Middelburg [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands], 139, 163, 386.

Middlesex, Earl of. See Cranfield, Lionel.

Milan [Prov. Milano, Italy], 57, 103, 129, 254, 315, 523, 526, 540, 543, 581.
-, articles arranged with Grisons at, 5, 474; controlling Swiss Catholics, 19; may send gold to England, 22.
-, Gondomar says would stake for Valtelline, 52; Valtelline troubles fomented from, 94.
-, Scappi reaches, 109; objection to chain across Oglio, 163.
-, force sent from to Alsace, 193, 201; Swiss embassy to, 194; free passage to sea, 218.
-, help for Leopold from, 221, 240, 256; league made with Grisons at, 242, 268.
-, troops going against Mansfelt, 249, 253; proposed French diversion against, 266.
-, new treaty at, 275; ambassadors of Mantua at, 324; dispute about road at, 382.
-, Valtelline claimed as pertaining to, 421; Dominis at, 468, 471.
-, news from, 474, 554.
-, governor of. See Figueroa.
-, Senate of, 103.
-, despatches dated from, 8, 125, 165, 170, 468, 523, 548, 553, 563.
-, Venetian instructions to representatives at, 79, 83, 142, 164, 204, 207, 243, 257, 264, 269, 271, 273, 279, 382, 550.

Mildmay, Sir H.:
-, commissioner from Commons to king, 184n.

Militia:
-, need lords lieutenant, 65; orders to, 584.

Militia Christiana:
-, Elliot to found college of, 278.

Millini, Mellini, Giovanni Garzia, cardinal priest:
-, on commission for Anglo Spanish match, 158, 623; on commission de propaganda fide, 213.

Minorca, island of, 394.

Mirabel, Marquis of. See Toledo y Davila, Don Antonio de.

Miraflores:
-, Valaresso received at, 324.

Miron, Robert, French ambassador in Switzerland:
-, Zurichers consult, 523.

Misach. See Moissac.

Mocenigo, Giovanni, son of Antonio, 459.

Modena [Prov. Modena, Italy]:
-, de Lormes gone to, 140; Venetian soldiers taken to, 273.
-, -, Duke of. See Este, Caesar of.

Modoni, Modon, Morea, Greece, 245, 246, 632.

Mogul, the Great. See Jahangir.

Moissac, Misach, Mosach [Tarn et Garonne, France]:
-, sickness at, 131; Hall ill at, 146.

Molin, Marco da, Savio alla Mercanzia, 508, 529.
-, -, Nicolo, Venetian ambassador in England:
-, asked about allowing free export of Levant goods from Venice, 343.

Molina, Molino, Antonio, French interpreter in Switzerland, 474.

Mompesson, Momperson, Sir Giles:
-, condemnation, 15; monopoly of inns, 22.

Mona. See Anglesea.

Monaco. See Munich.

Money:
-, scarcity in England, 26, 41, 92, 143, 175, 358, 389.
-, Lazari's proposal to James for coinage of base, 139, 140, 142, 162.
-, James short of, 198.
-, rate of exchange with Venice, 205; Dutch try to fix value of, 401.
-, marks, 55.
-, ducats di Banco, 234.
-, value of sterling in ducats. 326.
-, from Spain, 382; Spanish copper, 559.
-, ryals, reals, 385, 397, 495, 512.
-, Jacobus, 401.
-, florins, 401, 499.
-, reichsthalers, 472, 532.
-, lire, 512.
-, thalers, 512.

Monferrat, Italy:
-, Savoy will make good claims upon, 96, 379; Savoy says Lorraine troops for, 156.

Mongio, ? Maugino, Hérault, France:
-, despatch dated from, 474.

Monheurt, Monurt, Monur [Lot et Garonne, France]:
-, taking of, 179, 203.

Monopolies, 22.
-, proclamation removing, 108.

Mont de Marsan, Monte de Marcan [Landes, France]:
-, surrender to Louis, 334.

Montacute, co. Somerset, 321n.

Montague, Edward, created Baron Montagu of Boughton, 88n; leaves for Spain, 631.
-, -, Henry, Viscount Mandoville, Lord High Treasurer. 40.
-, President of the Council, 149.

Montaign, George, Bishop of Lincoln, 88n.
-, Bishop of London, 88n, 403.
-, commissioner on Abbot's case, 154n; deputed to examine Dominis, 232; declaration to clergy, 407.

Montauban [Tarn et Garonne, France]:
-, Louis will attack next, 78: Louis pressing, 124; sickness in army before, 131, 138.
-, Mayenne dies at, 140n.

Montefiascone, Bishop of. See Zacchia, Laudivio.

Montenei. See Monterey.

Montereau:
-, sent to Mansfelt, 588, 633.

Monterey, Montenei, Monterei, Count of, Spanish ambassador extraordinary to the pope, 279.
-, has charge of marriage proposals with Tuscany, 322; negotiations at Florence, 351, 359; appointed to attend on Charles, 614.

Monterhos, port of Scotland, 307.

Montesclaros, Marquis of:
-, on Junta for marriage, 617.

Montholon, Montlon, Guillaume de, Sieur de Pluviers, French ambassador to the Grisons, on the way out, 19; perplexed, 83; protests against acceptance of Milan terms, 268.

Monti, Gregorio di, secretary of English embassy at Venice:
-, presents Wotton's complaint about reception, 1, 2, 6, 11, 12; enquires if Collegio will meet, 10; death, 205n, 235; Wotton's eulogy, 235.

Montigni, M. de:
-, honours Valaresso at Dieppe, 349.

Montlon. See Montholon.

Montona, 352.

Montpellier [Hérault, France]: 463, 503.
-, must submit, 473; will not accept terms of peace, 486;
-, Rohan arrested at, 593.
-, despatch from, 473.

Monurt, Monur. See Monheurt.

Moors:
-, Spanish fleet against, 288; Dutch propose to land in Spain, 335; kill Barbary pirates, 422.

Moravia:
-, fidelity to Frederick, 51; men of at Hague, 75; James asks Frederick not to listen to, 81; waiting for news from, 94; Digby will say nothing about, 95; Jagerndorf makes trouble in, 104n.
-, attempt at truce in, 110.

More. See Murray.

Morea, Greece, 512, 513.
-, pirates received in, 374.

Moresini. See Morosini.

Moreto, Moretto, Antonio, 473, 535.

Morgan, Magon, Colonel:
-, troops of for Palatine, 228;
-, enters Bergen op Zoom, 400.

Morosini, Moresini, Andrea, Proveditore of Cephalonia:
-, despatch, 494.
-, reports disorders, 488.
-, -, Marc Antonio, Venetian ambassador in Savoy, 401, 489, 601.
-, conversation with Piscina, 26, 27; Savoy states views to, 613.
-, despatches, 156, 165, 202, 387, 574, 588, 590, 613, 622.
-, -, Zaccaila, 394.
-, -, Councillor, 252.

Morton, Murton, Albert, 15, 30, 37, 77.
-, at Theobalds. 3.

Mosach. See Moissac.

Moschenitz:
-, no funds to fortify, 277.

Most Christian King. See Louis XIII., King of France.

Mountjoy, Lord. See Blount.

Mozon. See Pont a Mousson.

Mules, presented to James, 393.

Munich, Monaco, Bavaria:
-, Gritti at, 279.

Munster [Westphalia, Germany]:
-, Cologne fears attack on, 49;
-, Carleton supports against Dutch, 533.

Murad, Amurath, brother of Osman II., Sultan of Turkey:
-, people want to make sultan, 375; janissaries want to make sultan, 537.

Murano [Prov. Venezia, Italy], 128, 263.
-, glass of to be imported free, 55; glassworkers of, brought to England, 100.
-, glassworkers of, teaching craft in England, 269, 424; glassworkers in exile, 308, 309.

Murray, Mr.:
-, commissioner from Commons to king, 184n.

Murray, More, Thomas, tutor of Prince Charles:
-, interprets at interview with Lando, 4; in disgrace for Hackwell's book against marriage, 107; dismissed, 149, 485; friendly visit of Buckingham, 398; not unrewarded, 488.

Murton. See Morton.

Muscatels, 24, 238.
-, duty on, 25; sold in Cephalonia, 495.

Muscorno, Giulio, 546.

Muscovy, Russia:
-, embassy from, trading arrangements with, 155.
-, exports to England, 431.
-, -, Tsar of. See Michael Theodorovitch Romanov.

Musicians, of Charles:
-, dismissed, 555; reinstated, 558.

Mustapha, Sultan of Turkey:
-, reinstated, 322; danger may confiscate English goods, 337; proposed protest of ambassadors to, 368; reported death, 369; people wish to depose, 375; janissaries tired of, 537.
-, -, Grand Vizier of Turkey:
-, appointed and deposed, 369.

Musters:
-, in London, 296.
-, orders for general, 336, 393.
-, men go to more for sport than training, 433.