Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 27, 1643-1647. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1926.
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'Index: A', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 27, 1643-1647, (London, 1926) pp. 325-330. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol27/pp325-330 [accessed 24 March 2024]
Index
A
Aberdeen, Aberdis, co. Aberdeen :
Huntly takes, 91
Huntly driven from, 105.
Abingdon, Abinton, co. Berks, 147 :
king at, 106
king burns, 112
Waller fortifying, 126
Rupert raids, 250.
Aboyne, viscount. See Gordon, James.
Accounts :
proposed commission to review, 9, 42
grave leakage found, 86.
act of oblivion :
army petitions for, 312.
Adams, Sir Thomas, lord mayor of London :
parliament suspects, 256
indignation at affront to, 257
king supposed in London by favour of, 259.
Admiralty office, 317.
agents. See under ambassadors.
Agostini, Gerolamo, Venetian Secretary in England :
despatches to the Senate, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11-13, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 51, 53, 57, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 73, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 90, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 107, 110, 112, 113, 115-117, 119, 120, 123, 125, 127-9, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 144, 145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 154, 156, 159, 161, 163, 166, 168, 170, 172, 173.
letters to Nicholas, 23, 50, 72.
letters of Nicholas to, 23, 51, 120.
communication with Contarini, 109, 167, 175.
sends packet by Giustinian, 8, 10
sent to Hague for levy, 18.
not to treat for fixed price for currants, 20
efforts for currant trade, 82, 87.
escapes molestation, 58, 68, 69, 73
delays visiting Dutch ambassadors, 70
visits them, 81
avoids interfering for Fortescue, 107
contradicts report of Venetian offer to king, 114
declines Sabran's invitation to banquet, 128
relations with Palatine, 136
sees Palatine and thanked, 139
asks for relief, 162
vote for, 175
death, disposal of papers, 176
papers burned by Padavino, 188
proposed successor for, 258.
Aioxam. See Axholme.
Alarcurgh. See Lorraine, Henry de, count of Harcourt.
Aleppo, Syria, 59, 83 :
English consul at. See Barnard, Edward.
Ales (?), parliamentary general, 113.
Alexandria, Egypt :
English ships trading to, 212.
Alexius, czar of Muscovy, 229n.
Alford, co. Aberdeen, Scotland :
Montrose's victory at, 204.
Algiers, N. Africa, pirates of, 209. See also Barbary.
Alnwick, co. Northumberland :
Scots' manifesto read to Northumberland gentry at, 71n.
Alsberi. See Aylesbury.
Alton, co. Hants :
Crawford surprised at, 57.
Amalia, princess of Orange :
urges Brandenburg not to give up Pomerania, 297.
ambassadors, agents, envoys, foreign ministers, papal nuncios, residents, secretaries :
method of doing business with parliament, 48
members not to treat with, 74.
presents to, 67, 72
Sabran invites to celebrate taking of Gravelines, 127
manner of reception in parliament, 131, 204
not exempt from exorbitant taxes, 162
parliament sets guard at houses, 231.
Danish, to England. See Henderson, Sir John.
Dutch, to England. See Boreel, William
Joachimi, Albert, Reede, John de, sieur de Renswoudo.
-, Prince of Orange, to the king. See Dohna.
Dutch, to France. See Lier, William van, sieur d'Oosterwijk.
Dutch at the Porte. See Cops, Henry (resident).
English, to the Baltic States. See Jenks, Richard.
English, to Denmark. See Barker
Haake
Jenks
Lowther.
English, in Flanders. See Killigrew, Sir Peter
Vic, Sir Henry de
Walker, Dr. Walter.
English, in France. See Augier, Rene
Goring, George lord
St. Ravi, Sir William.
English, at Frankfort. See Curtius, William.
English, at Hamburg. See Avery, Joseph.
English, in the Netherlands. See Boswell, Sir William
Strickland, Walter.
English, at the Porte. See Bendish, Sir Thomas
Crow, Sir Sackville
Lancelot, John.
English, at Rome. See Digby, Sir Kenelm.
English, to Sweden. See Jenks, Richard.
English, at Venice. See Talbot, Gilbert.
French, in England. See Bellievre, Pomponne de
Boisivon
Bure
Cheylieu
Estampes, Jacques de, marquis of la Fert Imbault
Gressy
Lorraine Henry de count d'Harcourt
Moulin, du
Sabran, Melchior sieur de.
French, in Ireland. See Moulin, du.
French, in the Netherlands. See Brasset
Cognet, Gaspar, sieur de la Thuillerie.
French, at the Porte. See Delahaye.
French, to Scotland. See Boisivon, Pierre de
Montreuil, Jean de.
Imperial, at the Porte. See Greifenklau, Alexander, von Wollrath.
Imperial, in England. See Lisola, Francis Paul Freiherr von.
Irish, in France. See Baron, Geoffrey.
Lorraine, in England. See Fortescue, Anthony.
Muscovite, to England. See Dokhturov, Gherazin.
Papal nuncio, in France. See Bagni, Niccolo.
Papal nuncio, in Ireland. See Rinuccini, Giovanni Battista.
Portuguese, in England. See Sousa, Antonio de.
Portuguese, in France. See Vidiguiera, count of.
Spanish, in England. See Cardenas, Alonso de.
Spanish, at Rome. See Sirvela, count of.
Spanish, at Venice. See Claros de Guzman, marquis de Fuentes.
Swedish, to England. See Mouat, Hugh.
Swedish, to Munster. See Oxenstierna, John, baron of.
Tuscan, in England. See Salvetti, Amerigo.
Venetian, in England. See Agostini, Gerolamo
Giustinian, Giovanni.
Venetian, at Florence. See Sarotti, Giovanni Ambrogio
Zon, Zuanne.
Venetian, in France. See Giustinian, Girolamo
Nani, Giovanni Battista.
Venetian, to Munster. See Contarini, Alvise.
Venetian, at the Porte. See Soranzo, Giovanni.
Venetian, at Rome. See Contarini, Alvise.
Venetian, in Spain. See Giustinian Girolamo
Sagredo, Nicolo.
Amsterdam [Prov. N. Holland, Netherlands], 287 :
insurance against Dunkirkers at, 38
crown jewels pledged at, 80.
merchants, parliament tries to raise loan from, 25.
letters dated at, 215, 218.
Anatolia, currants of, 23.
Angers [Maine et Loire, France] :
queen of England at, 127.
Anglesea, island of :
surrenders to parliament, 272.
Angoulme, bishop of. See Perron, Jacques du.
Anna Buonaventura, English merchantman :
brings grain from Apulia, 199
leaving Leghorn for Zante, 206
to take men and stores to Crete, 252.
Anne of Austria, queen mother of France, queen regent :
means to assist Charles, 4
obtains release of Kenelm Digby, 7.
sent Gressy to England, sends Boisireon, 10
St. Ravi sent to, 17.
speaks against Scottish commissioners, 14
protests against Scottish invasion, 28, 32.
promise to Gressy, 19
present to English queen, 40.
letters of to king and queen, 30
efforts for release of Montagu, 33, 45, 74.
Harcourt's desire to please, 54
Gressy's assurances to, 48
recalls Harcourt, makes Gressy agent, 65, 67, 69.
parliament thinks of remonstrating with, 65
promise of help to Irish, 89.
invites queen of England to France, 99, 119
Mazarin tries to prevent, 101.
regard for Sabran (?), 122
goes to Fontainebleau to avoid crowd, 134.
meeting with Queen Henrietta, 134, 143
reception of, at Fontainebleau, 150, 151.
Augier has letters of credence to, 156
will not receive him, 163.
Queen Henrietta urges to prevent Swedish alliance with parliament, 168.
agreed to Palatine Gonzaga match, 185
but viewed it coldly, ordered prince to leave country, 187, 188.
sends sister news of Naseby, 196
sister begs for levies, 232
grant to sister, 240.
will not accept golden rose, 197
permits prince of Wales to come to France, 251
offended by king's reservation about faith, 256.
Queen Henrietta deplores state to, 267, 301
prince of Wales to visit with mother, 270.
meets prince of Wales and mother at Fontainebleau, 275
forbids prince to serve in Flanders, 314
will not accept parliament's apology, 280
parliament presents captured Swedish ships to, 320.
secretary of. See Lionne.
Anne Marie Louise, daughter of Gaston duke of Orleans, Mlle. d' Orleans :
suggested match with prince of Wales, 40, 41, 151, 232, 304
meets Queen Henrietta, 150.
Antrim, earl of. See Macdonnell, Randall.
Antwerp [Prov. Antwerp, Belgium] :
Cantelmo defeated near, 18.
master of the posts at, 46.
appointments :
new great seal used for revising, 61
anxiety of Scots about, 110, 128.
Apulia, grain from, 199.
Archduke of Austria. See Leopold, William.
Arcurt. See Lorraine, Henry de, count of Harcourt.
Ardervesse, Montrose defeated at, 242.
Argostoli, Cephalonia, despatch from, 167.
Argyle, Arghil, earl of. See Campbell, Archibald.
Ark Christian,
Danish ship, brought into Thames, 7
detained, cargo seized, 10
reprisals for, 21.
Armeno. See Harman.
army, the parliamentary :
recruiting for, slack in London, 2, 5
recruiting for, 6
arbitrary measures, 13.
Essex demands arrears of pay, 5
river boatmen enlisted for, 19.
supports city at expense of parliament, 11
march to relieve Gloucester, 14, 18, 20
king's hope of destroying, 23.
reinforcements promised for, 27
financial drain of, 29
difficulty of paying, 34.
retires to Windsor, 29
wastes away, efforts to create new, 32
to besiege Reading, 34, 36
enfeebled and dwindling, 48.
proposal to form two, 47
efforts to bring up to strength, 53.
Essex insists on fund for maintenance of, 51
asks for reinforcements, 57.
commissioners to report to parliament on, 70
provision for held up, 75.
trained bands will be core of, 73
jealousy between sections, 78.
pay of, 75, 76, 96
enquiry into state of, 76
committee busy strengthening, 78, 80, 84, 94.
Herts complains of extortion by, 78.
Essex gives committee list of officers, 84
Essex asked to state requirements of, 88.
men pressed for, 94, 96
men hide to avoid service in, 113
disgusted with Waller, 126, 153.
unsatisfactory state, 102
melts away with incredible ease, 123.
surrounds Oxford, 107
halt in North, 128
Essex sends Stapleton to dissipate false impressions about, 128
indignation at being led by Waller's wife, 135
difficulty of paying, 147.
surrender at Lostwithiel, 137, 139
dispirited, 140.
quarrels among leaders, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 151, 154
desertions from to king, 149.
king tampers with officers, 144
soldiers refuse to fight, 159.
extraordinary measures to recruit, 146
concentrated at Basingstoke, 149.
peace proposals sent to, 148
going to ruin, 159
mutiny in Yorkshire, 212.
division in over religion, 155
joins in quarrel of Manchester and Cromwell, 157.
few and undisciplined, waste country, 166
measures for reform of, 170, 174.
need of large sums for, enlisting by force, 190, 198
fresh levies for, 205, 209.
at Naseby, slight loss, 196.
troops reviewed at London, 263
Presbyterians think of reforming, 280.
divided up among counties, 281
question of reduction, 307-9, 316
force for Ireland, 309
question of disposal of, 316.
seditious demand from suppressed, 310
petition from disbanded officers, 311
letter from about, 313.
vote to remove further from London, 312
petitions for act of oblivion, 312.
dissatisfaction at attempt to stop petition, 314
parliament sends to enquire about grievances, 315
presents list of grievances, 317.
officers sent for to London, 316
sent away clear, 317.
parliament's offer to, 319
disbanding of, 320
takes king and marches on London, 321, 322.
army, the royal :
remains to take Exeter, against orders, 21
strength of, 23
Essex hopes to hem in at Oxford, 24.
very short of infantry, 58, 72
vote of Oxford parliament for, 74, 75
to be maintained in peace also, 75.
recruits flock to, strength, 91
king reviews at Reading, strength, 102.
not 5 miles from enemy, 103
king leads into Worcester, 110
dispirited, 128.
king unwilling to risk, 131
growing numbers but inexperienced and unarmed, 135.
half without arms, supplied at Lostwithiel, 138
moves against Plymouth, 139.
Manchester unable to face, 147
strength, proposed march against Eastern Association, 153.
Sabran's visit to, 150, 152
frosts enable to move, 172
activity in West, 174.
defeat at Naseby, 196
king will have difficulty in restoring, 197
Scots advance to destroy remnants, 205.
army, the Scottish :
all bound to serve in, 19
terms for assistance, 25
only waiting for money, 30.
Newcastle's success would be serious obstacle to, 28, 30, 35
Newcastle free to face, 37.
lords threaten government if sent to England, 32
not ready, 47, 48, 52.
entry announced daily, 52
date fixed, 54
expected start, 65, 66, 69.
measures for resistance to, 61, 65, 69, 77
advance guard halted, 73.
king denounces in proclamation, 62
defeat near Morpeth, 79.
parliament without news of 73
to besiege Newark, 81
crosses Tyne, 83, 85.
advance on Newcastle, 75, 77, 79, 83
in difficulties, 87, 91, 95
dwindling, 98.
parliament sends commissioners to, 83
reported engagements with royal army, 90, 91, 94
invests York, 100, 103, 104, 106, 110, 112.
Fairfax to go to assistance, 95
junction with Fairfax, 96
Manchester to go to help of, 100.
Vane goes to confer with leaders, 110
not inclined to depose king, 112, 116.
at Marston Moor, 117, 118
besieges Newcastle, 125, 128, 132, 133, 136, 138, 140, 142, 145
takes it, 150, 152.
parliament would like nearer, 126
Scots ask support for, 206.
part sent against border counties, 138, 140
takes Tynemouth, 153.
part returns to deal with royalists at home, 140, 142
king asks Essex's army to join against, 144
Montrose's success may stop advance, 204.
parliament sanctions advance, 157
Leslie said to be bringing South, 164
enters England on other side, 197
advance in West, 201
takes Carlisle, 202
crosses Severn, 205
near Hereford and Monmouth, 208
besieges Hereford, 209-212, 234
raises siege, 213, 215
cold may stop campaigning, 223.
parliament wishes to besiege Newark, 218, 221, 222
advances against Newark, 225, 227, 228
flourishing state, 227
besieges Newark, 229, 231, 233, 234, 238, 240, 242, 244, 251, 257.
parliament sends money to, 238
reinforcements sent to, 240, 248
strength at Newark, 244
fear of king handing Newark to, 261.
Scottish garrisons required to secure retreat, 248, 249
king goes to, at Newark, 260, 293, 307
takes king to Newcastle, 261
moves to Newcastle, 262
guards king, 300.
parliament contemplates sending army against, 263
desire to get rid of, 283.
people of North complain of exactions, 291, 294
disturbance over disbanding, 308.
question of evacuation, 292
leaves Newcastle, 303, 304
evacuation proceeds, 305, 307.
Scots want English to pay until all royalists disarmed, 297.
Arundel, co. Sussex :
Hopton takes and fortifies, 53
Waller besieges, 57, 60, 62
and takes, 64.
-, Haven, Dunkirker taken in, 64.
Ashburnham, John :
king makes peer, 146
king asks pass for, 231
accompanied king's flight, 259
goes from Newark to hide, 262
reaches Paris with Montreuil, 264.
Ashburnham, Col. William, governor of Weymouth, suspected of betraying town to Essex, 112.
-, -, governor of Portland :
letter of Nicholas to, intercepted, 115.
Ashby de la Zouche, co. Leicester :
Fairfax invests, 197
Leicester garrison raids, 246
surrendered, 249.
Ashby, Ashley. See Astley.
Assembly of Divines, synod :
covenant referred to, 19
Scots send commissioners to, 21
swears to covenant, 28
king writes to members promising liberty of conscience, 71, 72
disputes in with Independents, 78
divisions in over religion, 155.
letter to Protestant churches, 89
Palatine visits members of, 135
Palatine attends, 150, 152
to consider Scots' demand for uniformity, 154
Cromwell talks of overthrowing, 162
parliament orders for public worship with assent of, 173
submits confession of faith to parliament, 288.
Associated counties. See Eastern Association.
Astley, Ashley, Ashby, Sir Jacob, governor of Worcester :
collecting men to join king, 251
defeat at Stow, 252.
Atkins, Col. Sidney :
offer to serve Venice, 232
agreement with 235, 236
possible difficulties, 238
imprisoned, may fail, 241
charge against, 244
nothing to be done with, 245.
Atkins, Sir Thomas, lord mayor of London :
ordered to account for libel, 171n
disapproves paper of Common Council, 172.
Aubigny, Abbot d'.
marries Palatine Edward to Anne Gonzaga, 185.
Auchindown, Anthenden, co. Banff, 313.
Audley, Capt., imprisoned for speech against king, 208n.
Augier, Oge, Oger, Rn :
sent secretly to French court, to observe, 136, 154
starts, objects, 156
arrives in Paris, treats with ministers, 163
not received at Court, 163, 165
hands offer of service to Nani, 216
reports king a prisoner, 258
Brienne will not take letter from, 280.
Austrians. See imperialists.
Avery, Joseph, English minister at Hamburg, reports arrival of parliament deputies, 22n.
Axholme, Aioxam, island of, co. Lincoln, Meldrum takes, 73.
Aylesbury, Alsberi, Elsberi, co. Bucks :
king sends to surprise, 68
rendezvous for Waller's army, 91, 94
troops sent from to surprise king, 99.
Ayr, co. Ayr, Scotland, surrenders to Montrose, 211n.