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Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 35, 1666-1668. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1935.

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'Index: F', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 35, 1666-1668, (London, 1935) pp. 362-370. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol35/pp362-370 [accessed 19 March 2024]

Index F F Fairfax, royal navy, going to the Strait, 126n. Fanshaw, Fancavu, Fansau, Anne, lady, returning to England, 25. -, Sir Richard, English ambassador in Spain: extols power of England, no heed paid to, 3; goes to meet Sandwich, depressed, 4; at conference with Medina, 8. condemned for Portuguese negotiations, 4; Spaniards insist upon undertaking given by, 47, 65. Sandwich waiting for papers from, 12; death of, attempt at conversion, 25. Sandwich says went beyond instructions, 47, 66; Spaniards call for fulfilment of treaty made by, 89; Sandwich says powers expired with death of Philip IV, 93; not bound by treaty of, 1045. treaty of referred to, 1078, 216; Sandwich made cautious by fate of, 186. Feilding, Basil, earl of Denbigh, earl Fildinch: calls on Mocenigo, 277. Ferdinand Maria, duke of Bavaria: Venice expecting troops from, 228. Fernandez de la Cueva, Francesco, duke of Alburquerque, lieutenant general of the fleet, 149. -, del Campo, Don Pedro, Spanish secretary: sent to sound Sandwich about Portugal, 84; sent again to express queen's desire that negotiations should proceed, 90; gets irate reply, id. to draw up statement with Godolphin, 129, 131; hands Sandwich full powers with money for journey to Lisbon, 208. Feuillade, Vicomte de la. See Aubusson, Francois d'. Fez, Morocco, N. Africa: occupied by Taffilet, 326. Fichet. See Friquet. Fildinch. See Feilding. Finch, Finz, Heneage, second earl of Winchelsea, English ambassador at the Porte: learned too late of Genoese operations, 26; Howard's relations with Ballarino kept secret from, 30. resists claims of Ventelet, 434; treats Genoese ministers with distinction, 160; Ventelet cultivating, 225. excused from need of going to Constantinople, 44; correspondence with Lesley, 55. efforts to prevent peace between Venice and Porte, 55; Denham served as chaplain, 69n. alleged promise of ships to Turks, 83; Venice asks for orders to, to prevent, 85; Sandwich to write to, about, 120. Gobbato satisfies about leaving Adrianople, 221; Gobbato very intimate with, 225. capricious action of, 221; Prince of Moldavia set up by, 222; king decides to recall, 224. visits Dolfino at the Towers, 225; thanks for courtesy to him, 324, 331; intervened to save Ventelet, 235n. suggests use of galleys at Tangier, 304. Finch, Sir John, English resident in Tuscany: refers to Genoese action at Porte, 256, 96. learns arrival of Smyrna convoy, 29; claims victory in N. Foreland battle, 34; wants Dutch punished for celebrating, 44. Henry Howard staying with, 30. nuncio has no dealings with, 30; long audience of Grand Duke, 69, 70. mild celebration of victory, 69; question of chaplain at Leghorn Rome's objection to, 69, 70, 123, 127; maintains right to keep chaplain, 124n. leaves for Leghorn, usual residence when Court at Pisa, 127; still at Leghorn, 133; bitter feeling against growing, 157. promises help for hiring ships for Venice, 133, 160; Vincenti to thank, 136; Vincenti approaches about ship, 156. tells of Gamarra's offer to get peace signed, 176. Harvey speaks of conferring with, 236; to go to him incog., 244; conference with Harvey at Leghorn, 322, 324. letters to, to support Venice, 328. fire, the great, of London: account of, 767; may make English more yielding, 79, 81, 83; high spirit of English after, 86, 94. Louis refuses to rejoice at, 80; Dutch unable to take advantage of, 82. engrossing subject of discussion, 81; Lionne speaks of immense loss caused by, 83. measures for relief of victims of, 81, 86. question of ownership of valuables rescued from, 81; estimate of loss by, 86. referred to, 88, 93, 174, 224, 274. Sandwich greatly distressed by, 90; minimises effects, 92. parliament's appreciation of king's behaviour over, 94; king's spirit not dismayed by, 96. Frenchman hanged for causing, 100; parliament votes money to meet needs caused by, 103. makes it difficult to find houses, 240; causes great rise in expenses, 260. flag: question of, in peace treaty, 162; France anxious about, 221. Flanders, Low Countries, Spanish Netherlands: Sandwich speaks of French ambition about, 21, 33; English play upon Spanish fears for, 42; Sandwich offers to guarantee, 57. French progress in, a peril to England, 22; French invasion expected on death of Philip IV, 53. Giustinian to keep an eye on affairs of, 108; Dutch would have to submit to French designs on if peace made, 116; Spaniards hope to secure by detaching Dutch from France, 118. England may join France to hurt of, 120; French bent on war in, 142. war in the North a protection for, 125; Dutch fear of new war in, 126, 138, 140, 142, 155. Lisola warns Charles of danger of French conquests in, 125; Castel Rodrigo warns Madrid of impending attack on, 133; Madrid waiting to hear from, 136. movement of French troops against, 142; Dutch hope to stay attack on, 156. peace with Portugal would help Spain to save, 142; England wants peace to secure to Spain, 144. French invade, Dutch concern at, 142, 173; peril of might induce Spain to seek alliance, 154. money remitted to from Spain, 144, 152; Embrun fears money passing from, to England, 151. levy of Irish granted for service in, 1445. France may favour Orange to propitiate England about, 159, 160; French keeping quiet about, 168. Sweden will have nothing to do with French designs on, 165. question of free passage of imperial succours for, 165; Molina points to danger if French establish in, 166; England will defend if France tries to conquer, 168. Ptting points out that Spanish feebleness endangers, 169; Dutch success may affect English neutrality about, 171; Lisola hopes that meeting of parliament will be advantageous for, 173. Dutch garrisoning fortresses on frontiers of, 173; French progress in will make Dutch easy about peace terms, 175. French offers to win England's help in attack on, 173; English levies for service in, 1756, 181. peace allows free hand for dealing about, 176; Giustinian to note effect of peace on, 178. position in, influenced Dutch to make peace, 179; peace likely to help Spain in, 180. Vienna hopes English and Dutch will stop French progress in, 179; Vienna urges Spain to make peace with Portugal because of, 180. Dutch consider joint action with England to check French in, 185; English offer troops for defence of, 195. defeat of Spaniards in involves war in Italy, 185; Vienna waiting for decision of parliament about, 193; English demands would cut off from sea, 195. England interesting herself in defence of, 198; Sweden urged to join with England to save, 209; English policy about ambiguous, 213. Vienna might act independently of Spain, on account of, 198; de Witt inclined to a confederation to save, 210; French designs on facilitated triple alliance, 243. peace in, insecure, 232; fear of French moves in, 278; emperor concerned about, 330. desertions frequent in, for lack of pay, 241; plague spreading in, 249. French fear of triple alliance surpasses interests in, 276. French offer to bribe England Math place in, 276; Dutch concern to save, 299. French robbing of tapestry industry, 300. mission from to Court, 318, 321; Velasco returns to, 323. letters from held up by weather, 322.. Spanish troops brought from Bremen for defence of, 325; difficulty over Swedish claim would expose to fresh danger, 326; need to keep powers united for preservation of, 331. estates of, Dutch refuse to listen to conditions proposed by, 199. governor of. See Moura y Corte Real, Francesco de, marquis of Castel Rodrigo; Velasco, Pedro de. ships of. See ships, Flemish. squadron of, operations against Portugal, 149. Flay. See Vlie. fleet. See navy. -, Danish. See Denmark, fleet of. -, Dutch. See Netherlands, fleet of. -, French. See France, fleet of. -, Spanish. See Spain, fleet of. -, Swedish. See Sweden, fleet of. -, Turkish. See Turkey, fleet of. -, Venetian. See Venice, fleet of. Flemmingh, Flamin, Flimen, Juriaen, Swedish ambassador to England, 91. expected in France, 2, 5; arrives in England, 12; has audience, offers mediation, 24; harping on mediation, 53; proposals made by, 567. celebrates English victory, 28; reports king favourable to peace, 67; answer of royal commissioners to, 79. remaining in London, 95; Lisola tries to win, 134. urges States to write to Charles about place for congress, 124; holds back king's reply to States, 131. not offended about emperor's proposed mediation, 134; has no objection to Brandenburg's mediation, 159. Charles informs of choice of Hague for congress, 137; holds back States' reply, 144. leaves for Breda, 157; not likely to arrive soon, 159. asks Charles to delay signing treaty, 161; assurance to Dutch, 1645. induces English to give way, 168; brings delegates together again, 174. Flie, Flit. See Vlie. Florence [Prov. Firenze, Italy]: 236, 238, 324. despatches dated at, 26, 31, 34, 40, 44, 69, 70, 97, 124, 1567, 163, 176, 198. Flushing [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands: 14. Ruyter enters with prizes, 16; Dutch hope to bring derelicts to, 19; estimate of English losses at, 22. Dutch ships retire to, 50; Flemish ships driven into and seized, 122. plot to kill de Witt at, 147; Spanish ships sequestrated at, and released, 331. Fogliada. See Aubusson, Franois d', Vicomte de la Feuillade. Fontainebleau [Seine et Marne, France]: 27. foreign ministers. See under ambassadors. Foresight, royal navy, going to the Strait, 126n; chases French galleys into Porto Longone, 155n. Fort de Hooningen, Neringhen, royal navy: Dutch capture, 170, 171n. Forth, Firth of, Scotland: Dutch prize taken to, 177n. France: policy at outbreak of Anglo-Dutch war, 178. 1666: dissatisfaction with Dutch, 1; cannot expect much from them, 3. Spanish interest in affairs of, 3; cautious policy of, 6. Konigsmarck prefers England to, 5; policy to defeat England by time not arms, 6, 12. Swedes would like to detach from Denmark, 5; buys neutrality of Sweden, 37, 91. policy to detach Sweden from England, 5; English insolence drove into war, 18; English want to exclude from peace, 46. Louis claims that self-sufficient, 6; ships from reach Holland, 30. new commercial policy suffers from loss of ships, 11; policy divergent from that of Holland, 18. bellicose genius of, 18; strong forces available in, 19. stirred to more active policy by Dutch victory, 18; Dutch victory due to good fortune of, 28. would rather fight in Flanders than against England, 21. efforts to make trouble in Ireland, 24; risings in Ireland an opportunity for, 32. signs of disaffection in, 27; but malcontents ineffective, 32; English success stirs discontent in, 64. victories at St. Christophers, 28; drives off English attack, 64. pleased at Dutch blockade of England, 31; blockade will show England power of, 35. profits by Dutch victory, buys neutrality of Sweden, 35; and by release of shipping, id.; Sweden not satisfied with money from, 91. becoming supreme director of the North, 36; might force alliance of England and Austria, 40. excuses inactivity of Beaufort, 36, 45; not displeased at defeat of Dutch, 50. Dutch shipping quantities of goods to, 37; Dutch forgetful of benefits received from, 52. ready to help Dutch with troops but not at sea, 45; Dutch claim against for subsidy in lieu of troops, 46. fear of Dutch making peace independently, 47, 52, 56, 62; desire for decorous peace, 61. English reject places in for peace negotiations, 53; Sweden makes no suggestions to about, 57. Embrun's assurances to Spain about, 53; offer of alliance to Spain, 545. possibility of peace with England soon, 54; offers alliance to England against Spain, 58. plot to betray Channel Islands to, 54; preoccupied by English negotiations in Spain, 57; policy to prevent Anglo-Spanish alliance, 71. Spain dislikes Dutch dependence on, 59; promise of financial help to Dutch, 62. Vienna thinks excluded from Anglo-French negotiations, 59; English efforts to separate from Dutch, 62, 87. Dutch in no case to make peace without, 62; Florence unwilling to offend Dutch because of, 69. Dutch resent prohibition of sale of their cloth in, 65. Spanish attitude may drive England to adjustment with, 67; Charles will agree to inclusion in peace, 68. Spain wishes to avoid giving offence to, 67; Sandwich says policy purely selfish, 75. policy to keep Portugal at war, 71; Portuguese inclined to accept offer of alliance, 84n. Dutch indignation with, over Beaufort, 75; Dutch very dissatisfied with, 78, 82. suspicious of intentions of Dutch, 75; suspicion that may be left out of peace negotiations, 79; Dutch unlikely to make peace without, 109. prudent policy keeping English and Dutch at war, 79; left alone to gather fruits of war, 88. de Witt has strong leaning to, 86; partisans of will prevent Dutch separating from, 98. Lisola dare not travel through, 94n; Lisola to get excluded from peace, 106. Sandwich wishes excluded from peace, 97; Carlingford proposes continuance of war with, 99. increased ill feeling in England against, 100; proposal to stop all commerce with, 101. Ptting urges alliance to check, 100; Vienna would like to separate Dutch from and unite against, 107. threat to stop supplies of Queen Henrietta if she remains in, 101. Dutch encouraged by expectation of help from, 103, Dutch suspicious of naval measures of, 111. discontent in at prospect of continuance of war with England, 103; peace efforts considered in, 106. sending fresh troops to W. Indies, 106; Sandwich says Spanish policy may lead to war with, 108; Sandwich protests against Spanish negotiations with, 113; nature of proposals to Spain, 117. Spanish policy to avoid bitterness with, 113; party in Spain favours opening negotiations with, 116. neutral place appointed for, for congress, 113. if peace with England, Dutch will have to submit to designs on Flanders, 116; Spaniards anxious to detach Dutch from and to keep hostile to England, 118. 1667: effort to upset Portuguese negotiations with Spain, 119, 208; efforts to keep open breach between Spain and Portugal, 138. Charles likely to make alliance with, if Spain rejects advances, 120, 132. danger to England, of conquests in Flanders, 125; Castel Rodrigo convinced of designs on Flanders, 133. conquests in W. Indies encourage traders of, 127; Louis formally allows trade with Dutch but discountenances purchases, 133. not pleased at choice of Hague for congress, 137; 139; Dutch and Denmark will fall in with wishes about congress, 139. van Beuninghen assures of steadfastness of Dutch to alliance, 137; proposed alliance with Denmark and Dutch to overawe England, 153. a Colbert must have share in successes of, 137. Dutch hope to postpone attack of on Flanders, 140; professes readiness to cooperate for peace, but not pleased at choice of Breda, 147. sincere desire for peace in, for internal affairs and conquests of real advantage, 140. large offers of to Charles, 142; policy to draw England over or secure neutrality, 152. preparations for war not relaxed, 147; war with Spain considered settled, 149. Portuguese send to, for help, 149; Portugal said to be unable to break with, 154, 162; arrangements with obstruct Sandwich's negotiations, 163. Swedes ready to attack empire at sign from, 152; Sweden will have nothing to do with designs on Flanders, 165. England will not agree to any advantage for in peace with Dutch, 155; Dutch fear arrangement with England, 165. Dutch fear of attack on Flanders, 1545; hint to England about Orange, 159. good understanding with England believed universally, 156; merely playing with the Dutch, 161. minister ready to trouble Dutch if encouraged by, 161; will want to keep hold on Dutch through continuance of war, 166. Portuguese egged on by, 166; effect of influence on Portugal, 169. every one watching with attention and mistrust, 165; progress in Flanders will make Dutch easy about peace terms, 175; Dutch jealousy of increasing, 182. Molina represents peril if established in Flanders, 166; if attacks Flanders, England will defend, 168. uneasy about English relations with Spain, 167; desire in Rome to check advance of, 186. efforts to win over Jermyn, 173; policy modified by Medway affair, 173. the peace not well received in, 177; doing utmost to create obstacles, 198. Clarendon has strong leanings to, 181, 185; regret in, at Clarendon's fall, 183; Clarendon accused of being in pay of, 184; Clarendon a dependant of, 267. no real love for Dutch, 182; English in good odour in, 190. reported alliance to counterpoise power of, 187; Castelmelhor devoted to, 190; Dunkirk a part of ancient pretensions to, 194. parliament not so hostile to, 190; parliamentarians won by gold of, 195. English troops going to serve taken by Ostenders, 191; parliament forbids levy for, 194. English chagrin at not being able to face up to, 194. levy of Catholics for allowed to continue, 194. Portugal pledged not to make peace without, 1956; Portugal recently ratified treaty with, 197; St. Romain represents danger of breaking from, 201. queen of Portugal strong for, 199; popular outcry against in Portugal, 202. 1668: hoping for favourable resolutions from de Witt, 209. Temple proposes alliance against to de Witt, 209, 213; Temple's proposals remarked in, 211. proposals to England to partition Holland, 209, 210; English policy with ambiguous, 213. negotiation does not interrupt action of, 210; unlikely to be pleased with treaty to coerce, 214. efforts to keep Portuguese alliance, party there declined, 212; efforts to upset peace negotiations with Spain, 214. Spain trying to prevent English adjustment with, 213; means to press advantage against Spain, 214. triple alliance causes apprehension to though dissimulated, 217; fear of action of English and Dutch fleets, 221. Charles urges Spain to make peace with, 217; claims to towns in Flanders, 233, 246. help of, for Venice at Candia, 222, 227; Monk asks about, 227. Dutch feel sure England will reject proposals to detach from them, 243. designs on Flanders facilitated triple alliance, 243; eagerness to dissolve alliance, 276; every effort to that end, 314. suggested joint action with, at Porte, 262. proposal for mutual and exclusive trade with England, 263; not well received, 267, 276; balance of trade against, 276; question referred to deputies, 300; Colbert puts aside, 312. Dutch trade with, 263; weather holds up letters from, 322. steady policy to get rid of Dutch opposition, 264; Dutch fear money of may make English complaisant, 314. Arlington alludes to Clarendon's partiality for, 269; asked to restore St. Kitts, 271; restitution ordered without delay, 314. fear of fresh moves in Flanders, 278; Sandwich regrets that not forced to make peace and restitution, 318. charge of enticing English workmen to, 300, 313; offers to Denmark for reciprocal trade, 3312. policy in Lorraine, 304; Tron and Giustinian leave for, 309. Charles at heart well disposed to, 314; heavy cost leads to delay in sending embassy to, 329. army: general review of, 13; troops sent to La Rochelle, 26, 149. troops sent to Lyon, 27; troops sent to support Dutch fleet, 367, 63, 73. troops sent to W. Indies, 106; troops sail from La Rochelle, 138. troops invade Flanders, 142. regiment of Douglas and English levies expected for, 183. numbers of exaggerated, 216. Council of: consults Turenne, 23; decides to have squadron in Channel, 109. question of place for congress referred to, 137. fleet of: particulars of, 1; at La Rochelle, 34. fears for, 1; blockade leaves sea free for, 31; reported in bad state, 61; Sandwich speaks contemptuously of, 75. junction with Dutch, 1; measures to prevent, 7; French unwilling to risk, 45. Spanish precautions against, 4; to escort duchess of Nemours, 6; Beaufort awaiting ships of escort, 72; they reach Belle Isle, 73. goods sent overland to avoid, 30, 40. anxiety for, 723, 76; reaches Dieppe, 76, 78; scant achievement of, 79. Dutch would like to see fight English alone, 73; Dutch indignant at absence of, 75; king's excuses for ineffectiveness of, 88. did not keep bargain with Dutch, 78; saved by effect of great fire, 80; squadron of, defeated by English, 82. Dutch ships detached from defeated by English, 82. sixty ships promised to be under Ruyter's orders, 87; proposed arrangements for acting with Dutch, 102. relief at safe arrival at Brest, 87; fear of English machinations against, 107. measures for increasing strength of, 95, 98; Bellefont sent to buy Dutch ships for, 107, 109. proposed squadron for Channel unlikely, 106; decision to have squadron in Channel, 109. sixty ships to be sent out, in spring, 109; to cruise about and protect friendly shipping, 138. squadron from Denmark for, 139, 140. lack of men with sea experience, enrolment of sailors for, 140; sailors reluctant to serve in, forced, 149. put into admirable order, 149; not expected to put to sea or to join Dutch, 156; may go to Flanders ports, 165. 24 ships cruising off Biscay and Brittany, 163; raid of, on Ireland, 167. unlikely to combine to hurt of English, 166; squadron enters Channel, 172. one squadron gone to Rochelle the other to Brest, 172; said to be going to Lisbon to support queen, 190. squadron for Mediterranean, 172; ordered back to ports and to avoid actions, 221. Dutch say could have stopped levies going to Flanders, if present, 175n. Harman defeats at Martinique, 189; squadron of 4 ships sent to W. Indies, 300. king of. See Louis XIV. merchants of. See merchants, French. queen of. See Maria Theresa. queen mother of. See Anne, widow of Louis XIII. ships of. See ships, French. Franchiori, Agostino, archbishop of Trebizond, papal nuncio at the congress of Aix la Chapelle, ceremonial practised by, 295. Frankfort on Main, German Empire: Mocenigo travels towards, 223; he is well received at, 232. Frederick III, king of Denmark: has merchant ships convoyed to Holland, 32; French will ask for 300 sail, 140. busy equipping fleet, 146; keeping back ships for defence, 169. pamphlet on reasons for war with, 157; informs dukes of Brunswick about Swedish designs, 161. succession to Delmenhorst, 173; claim of English merchants at Hamburg on, 174; imposes new duties at the Sound, 264, 332. Frederick William, margrave of Brandenburg, elector of Brandenburg: proposed league to protect Denmark against Sweden, 24; defensive alliance to protect Bremen, 51. offer of mediation, 57; offer accepted, 63, 159. likely to promote interests of Orange, 159; congratulations to, on marriage, 2367. French: suspected of setting fire to London, several arrested, 77. repel English attack at St. Kitts, 181. bodies of, arrive at Lisbon, 197; Portuguese call for expulsion of, 202. Lille ready to expel if Spaniards support, 233. many volunteers, at siege of Candia, 258; taking part in defence, 311. arrested for enticing away English workmen, 300; memorial against silversmiths, 318. Friesland, Netherlands, province of: ships join grand fleet, 14. eager for peace, indifferent about place of meeting, 144; desires deputy to congress, 150; appoints deputy, 153. consents to arrest of Marchesini, 324. Friquet, Fichet, John V., imperial secretary at the Hague: foments Dutch dissatisfaction with France, 59; tries to alarm Dutch about French projects, 116. reports English advances for separate peace, 62.