Index: U - Z

Under-Treasurer (Scotland). See Melville, Robert.

Vaughan (Wawane), Captain: Scottish ship taken by a ship under, 216; (Vachen), 440; (Thomas), 454; spoil on the seas by, 493; (Vachen), 691.

Vavasor, a person called: taken by Bowes and Davison—his right name is Roger Almont, 321.

Venner, Mr: Scottish ships robbed by a ship of, 428.

Ventry: 126.

Vergier (Vergu), Monsieur du: President of Tours and Mary's chancellor, 40.

Vermandois: intendent of Mary's affairs in, 41.

Vernon, Mr; victualler of Berwick: receives 40l., 5; sends Gelson to Edinburgh, 25.

Verses: written on the wall of Edinburgh Castle, 215; probably composed by Mary, 238; on the proposed association of James VI. and Mary, 274.

Vespasian: 268.

Vice-Admiral: burgesses of Dundee apprehended at Dartmouth by, 235. See Winter, Sir William.

Vice-Chamberlain (England). See Hatton, Sir Christopher.

Villiers, Monsieur de: councillor of the Prince of Orange, 650, 651.

Vinta, Le Chevalier: Duke of Florence's secretary, 511.

Vurmille, land of, 126.

Waighton, Laird of: enemy to Morton, 19; (Wawghton) on Morton's assize, 26; arrives at Linlithgow, 222.

Wales, North and South: arms of, 274.

Walsingham, Sir Francis: Huntingdon to (2nd April 1581), 1; same (4th), ib.; Hunsdon to, 2; to Hunsdon, 3; Huntingdon to (8th), ib.; to Hunsdon (10th), 4; Hunsdon to, ib.; same, 5; same, 7; Archibald Douglas to (12th), 7; Hunsdon to (13th), 8; Randolph to (14th), 9; Huntingdon to (19th), ib.; Bowes to (6th May), 10; same (16th), 11; same (20th), 12; Hunsdon to (30th), ib.; letter to Morton indited by, 17; Sir John Seton to (4th June), 23; Lord Scrope to (5th), ib.; Hunsdon to, 24; same (6th), 26; same (8th), 27; Scrope to, 28; to Scrope (12th), ib.; to Hunsdon (15th), ib.; Hunsdon to, 29; Scrope to (17th), 30; Angus to, ib.; Hunsdon to (28th), 34; Angus to (30th), 36; Scrope to (14th July), 37; Archibald Douglas to (21st), ib.; to Mr John Somers, 39; Angus to (29th), 41; writing sent to, 42; writes to Hunsdon, ib.; Hunsdon writes to, ib.; Sir John Foster to (6th Aug.), 43; Mr Douglas to (11th Sept.), 50; in France (10th Oct.), 55; Bowes gives knowledge of events to (18th), 59; informed of Mr Archibald Douglas's negotiation with the Bishop of Glasgow, &c. (26th), 62; Mr Robert Beale to (14th Nov.), 77; Nau's promise to, 79; Beale to, 82; same, 84; same (16th), ib.; same (17th), 85; same (23rd), 89; same (24th), 95; same (28th), ib.; 2000 crowns received by Mary by means of, 101; in France, 102; roll of Mary's officers sent to, 104; Shrewsbury to (6th Jan. 1581–2), 108; to Shrewsbury (1st April 1582), 111; Shrewsbury to (9th), 112; Sir Henry Widdrington to (11th), ib.; same (26th May), 121; Laird of Carmichael to (1st June), 129; George Douglas of Parkhead to (17th), 133; Randolph to (20th June 1582), 134; Mr Archibald Douglas to (16th July), 140; Sir Henry Widdrington to (19th), 142; Shrewsbury to (4th Aug.), 145; wished to persuade the Queen of England that Mons. Beton's was to be employed in Mary's negotiations, 149; Randolph to (2nd Sept.), 155; Mr Archibald Douglas to (5th), 156; William Stewart to (7th Sept. 1582), 159; letter from Angus to, 160; absent, ib.; intelligence to, from Bowes, 162; Mildmay to (14th), 166; Sir George Carey writes to (15th), 170; commendation to, 171; Killigrew to (17th), ib.; Angus to (20th), 177; mentioned, 179; order as to letters from (30th), 184; 1000l. to be employed by Bowes as shall be signified by, 185; Sir Henry Cobham to (3rd Oct.), ib.; Killigrew to (15th), 186; Bowes to (17th), 187; to Shrewsbury (22nd), 188; James Murray to (25th), 190; Bowes to, 191; William Fowler to (Nov.), 196; John Sommer to (9th), 207; to Burghley (16th), 210; to Davison (12th Dec.), 221; same (14th) ib.; same, 222; Mr Archibald Douglas to (18th), 224; Bowes to, 225; to Davison (21st), 226; same, ib.; to Burghley (26th), 227; Angus to (28th), 228; Prior of Blantyre to, ib.; Mar to, ib.; William Fowler to, 229; Dunfermline to (29th), 230; Burghley sees Bowes' letters to, ib.; Bowes to, ib.; Mr Archibald Douglas to, 231; Gowrie to, 232; Colonel Stewart to, 233; Mildmay to (30th), ib.; Davison to (1st Jan. 1582–3), 240; Lord John Hamilton to, 241; John Case and William Selby to (3rd), 242; letter to, ib.; to Bowes (4th), 243; William Fowler to (4th), 244; same, 245; same (5th), ib.; Mr John Colvile to (7th), 247; letter of, 248; Mr Archibald Douglas to (12th), ib.; Lord Claud Hamilton to (16th), 249; William Fowler to, 250; same (19th), 256; same, 262; Farnyhurst to (21st), 263; Fowler to (4th), 264; same, 265; same, ib.; Davison to (6th Feb.), 286; same, ib.; to Davison and Bowes. ib.; to Bowes, ib.; Bowes and Davison to (7th), 287; same, 388; Bowes to, 289; Gawen Hamilton to, 290; Mr John Colvile to (8th), 291; James VI. to (10th), ib.; Sir Henry Cobham to (11th), 292; Bowes to (12th), 295; Sir Henry Cobham to (15th), 296; to Bowes, ib.; Bowes and Davison to (18th), ib.; to Bowes (20th), 299; Bowes and Davison to (21st), 300; Bowes to, 302; same, 303; to Bowes (23rd), ib.; same, ib.; same (27th), 307; same, 310; same (2nd March), 316; Davison to (4th), 317; Bowes to, 319; Bowes and Davison to, 320; Sir William Livingston to (6th), 323; Angus to, ib.; Bowes to, 324; Nau to (8th), ib.; to Bowes and Davison (9th), ib.; Bowes and Davison to (10th), 325; Bowes to, 327; Maineville can write to Mauvissière by, ib.; Sir Henry Cobham to (11th), 328; to Bowes and Davison (14th), 330; to Bowes (14th), 331; to Davison, 332; Gilbert Dik to (15th), ib.; Mr John Colvile to (16th), 333; Bowes and Davison to (18th), 335; same, 338; Mr Arundel much at the devotion of, 340; 342; William Fowler to (24th), ib.; John Atkinsoun to (25th March 1583), 343; Angus to (27th), 344; William Fowler to, 344; Bowes to (28th), 345; same, 346; to Bowes, 348; Davison to (29th), 351; Angus to, 352; James Murray to (30th), 353; John Colvile to, ib.; to Bowes, ib.; same (31st), 354; same (6th April), 366; Bowes to, 367; same, 369; Mauvissière to, 370; Bowes to (7th), ib.; James VI. appeals to the record of, as to merchants spoiled, 372; Bowes to (12th), 372; same, 374; William Fowler to (13th), 376; Mr Archibald Douglas will answer, 377; to Bowes (16th), ib.; same, 378; brother-in-law of, sent to Mary, 382; Shrewsbury and Beale to, 395; Beale to, ib.; same (17th), 397; Bowes to (19th), 398; to Shrewsbury (21st), 400; Bowes to (22nd), 401; Lord Claud Hamilton to, 402; Shrewsbury and Beale to, ib.; Bowes to (23rd), 403; same, 405; same (24th), 408; James VI. to, 415; E. Rogghe to, 416; to Bowes (25th), 418; Shrewsbury and Beale to (26th), 419; Bowes to (27th), 426; bailies and council of Dundee to, 427; provost and bailies of Edinburgh to (28th), ib.; Bowes to, 429; same, ib.; same (29th), 430; Henry Fagot to, ib.; Fowler to, 432; same, 433; to confer with Elizabeth, 434; Bowes to (1st May), 434; same, 439; Fouler to, 440; same (2nd), ib.; Bowes to (3rd), 441; Adam Fullertoun to (4th), ib.; Fouler to (4th), 442; same (6th), 443; Colvile to, 444; Fouler to (7th), ib.; Bowes to (8th), 445; Fouler to, 446; Colonel Stewart and Colvile to (9th), 449; Fouler to, 450; to Bowes, ib.; John Colvile to, 451; Fouler to (11th), ib.; same (13th), 452; "heads" to be advised on with (14th), 453; Colvile to, ib.; same, 454; Bowes to (18th), 461; Stewart and Colvile to, ib.; Bowes to, 462; Stewart and Colvile to (20th), 464; Fouler to, ib.; Bowes to (21st), 465; to Bowes (29th), 471; same, 472; Fowler to, 473; Bowes to, 474; Fowler to, 476; Bowes to (31st), 477; Fowler to, ib.; same, 478; same, 480; Bowes to (1st June), 481; John Colvile to (3rd), 486; articles digested by, recited to Mary (4th), 487; Mildmay to, 488; Fowler to, 489; one of a commission concerning piracies (5th), ib.; Fowler to, 490; same, ib.; to Bowes, 491; Stewart and Colvile to, ib.; Fowler to, ib.; Bowes to, 493; Colvile to (8th), 494; Bowes to (10th), ib.; same, 495; Mildmay to (11th), 496; to Bowes (12th), 497; same, 498; Shrewsbury and Mildmay to (15th), 499; to Shrewsbury (16th), 500; Mildmay to (17th), 504; same, 505; Bowes to, 506; Shrewsbury and Mildmay to (18th), 507; Samuel Cockburn to (22nd), 509; Prior of Blantyre to (25th), 511; John Colvile to, ib.; Bowes to (26th), 514; Angus to, ib.; entered Scotland—came to the aid of the English faction, 515; Bowes to (29th), ib.; same, 516; same, 519; same (3rd July), 522; to Bowes, 524; Fouler to (8th), 526; Bowes to (9th), ib.; same, 529; same, ib.; same (10th), 531; Colonel William Stewart to (10th), 534; to Bowes (10th), ib.; same (10th), 535; Mr David Lyndesay to (12th), 536; Bowes to (13th), 536; same, 537; same (16th), 540; to Bowes (21st), 546; same, 548; Bowes to, 548; to Bowes (22nd), 553; same (23rd), 554; Bowes to, ib.; Mary desires to know what, said at the conference Mauvissiere had with him (25th), 557; Archibald Douglas thanked by Mary for his good offices with, lift.; Mary would be glad to establish friendship with, ib.; Bowes to (25th), ib.; same (27th), 558; to Bowes (27th), 559; Bowes to (31st), 562; same, 564; same, 569; Fouler to, ib.; Bowes to (2nd Aug.), 570; instructions for (3rd), 572; Bowes to (5th), 575; same, 576; to Burghley (6th), 576; to Bowes, 577; Bowes to (8th), 578; Mauvissiere to, 579: Bowes to (12th), 580; instructions for (13th), 581; 583; Bowes to (14th), ib.; same (17th), 586; same, 587; same, 588; to Bowes (20th), 589; Bowes to (22nd), ib.; same (25th), 591; to Burghley, 592; diet of, at Berwick (26th), 593; Bowes to (27th), ib.; same, ib.; Lord Claud Hamilton to (27th), 594; Lord John Hamilton to, ib.; to Bowes (28th), ib.; Bowes to (29th), 595; to Burghley (30th), ib.; to Beale, 596; same (3rd Sept.), 597; memorial by, for Bingham (5th), 598; resolution of, upon the view of the present state, ib.; to Leicester, 600; to Elizabeth, ib.; to Burghley (6th), ib.; to Elizabeth (11th), 603; not sent to Scotland to seek the King, 604; James VI. desires to have conference with, ib.; hopes to have his despatch from James VI. soon, ib.; to Burghley, ib.; memorial for Ashbye from, 605; to Beale (12th), 606; conference between James VI. and, 608; lets James VI. understand that Elizabeth desires nothing from him but to forbear from his present violent course, ib.; to Elizabeth (12th), 611; same (15th), 612; to James VI., 613; to Beale, ib.; at the departure of, James VI. determines to send Lord Seton to France, 614; very badly received and entertained, 615; Bowes to (17th), ib.; same (19th), 616; to Bowes (21st), 617; to James VI., ib.; to Burghley (22nd), 618; Bowes to (23rd), 619; Gawen Hamilton straitly examined concerning his intelligence with, 619; to Bowes (25th), 620; to Burghley (25th), ib.; to the Privy Council (26th), 621; Bowes to (28th), 622; to Bowes (30th), 623; same, 624; to Beale (30th), ib.; to Elizabeth, 625; to Burgliley, ib.; Bowes to (1st Oct.), 628; James VI. to (4th), 631; Bowes to (10th), 632; same (11th), 633; John Clark sends commendations to, 635; Thomas Smeton to (13th), 635; to Bowes (16th), 636; same (17th), ib.; James VI. to (20th), ib.; Bowes to, ib.; same (22nd), 639; mention of Scrope's letters to, ib.; 640; Scrope to (25th Oct.), 642; Bowes to (26th), 644; same (1st Nov.), 647; James VI. "likes well of," 650; Melville to write to, ib.; Melville to (7th), 651; Bowes to (9th), ib.; same (14th), 653: hates Arran, 656; Bowes to (20th), 657; same (28th), 662; Archibald Douglas to (1st Dec.), 664; John Colvile to (9th), 674; Bowes to (10th), ib.; same (12th), 676; to Bowes (13th), 680; Bowes to (23rd), 682; to Bowes (28th), 685; Bowes to (29th), ib.; petition of Alexander Douglas to, 687; Bowes to (29th), 688; William Fouler to, ib.; Mr Archibald Douglas to (7th March 1581–2), 693; to Burghley (2nd Dec. 1582), 694.

Warden Court: 586.

Wards, Master of the: Colonel Stewart to travail to procure 10,000l., including rents of lands of the Earl of Lennox in the hands of, 413.

Ware: John Case's and William Selby's letter dated at (3rd Jan. 1582–3), 242; Walsingham's letter received at, ib.; John Case's and William Selby's letter dated at, ib.

Wark Castle: Rowland Forster has the keeping of, 110.

War ships: of the King of France, 127.

Warwickshire: Leicester to depart to his house in (7th Sept. 1582), 160.

Watson, William: slain by pirates, 440; 454.
-, — …: slain, 691.

Wattes. See Brereton.

Wauchope, Captain; pirate, 234.
-, — George: Maineville receives letters by the hands of, 375.

Wautroller, Thomas, of London. See Woltroller.

Wawane, Captain. See Vaughan.

Weddell, Robert: letter delivered to, 307.

Wedderburn (Wetherburne): Morton leaves, after returning from England, 14.
-, — (Weatherburn), Laird of: commanded to ward himself (6th June 1581), 26.

Wemyss, Laird of (Wiemes): in the faction with ministry (19th July 1582), 143; arrives (6th Aug.), 147; with the King 31st Aug., 157; discharged out of Court (3rd Aug. 1583), 572.

West Marches, Warden of the. See Johnstone, Laird of.
-, — — : Churchyard desires to remain in 35; (Scotland) Glencairn to be lieutenant in (25th Oct. 1582), 192; (England) powder to be obtained from the warden of, for Scotland, 209; it is thought that Herries shall be advanced to the wardenry of (16th July 1583), 542; meeting between officers of, and Cesford, 544; marriage used at, occasion of great disorder, 586; Walsingham desires to confer with the warden of, 640.

Westminster: Elizabeth removes to, 95.

Westmorland, Earl of: going to Flanders (28th July 1581), 41; passes through Florence, 341.

Wetherby: John Leonard Haller's servant robbed between Doncaster and, 302.

Wharton, Lord: 544; defences of Bewcastle in the time of, 641.

Whitaker, Mr William: a book penned by (13th Oct. 1583), 635.

Whitehall: Walsingham's letter dated at (15th), 29.

White Hart, the: ship of Northam spoiled, 54.

"White House of Liddell," the: Martin Ellot's house called, taken, 208.

Whithorn, Commendator of: arrears due to, 691.

Whittinghame: Morton at, 14; Bothwell and Morton meet in the "yeard" of, ib.; Bothwell at, ib.
-, — Laird of (Douglas): confession of, against his brother, 6; displeasure in Bothwell against Colonel Stewart for his dealing with, 524; letter written by "young," 531; Bowes written to Walsingham concerning, 534; letter sent by, 539; brings to Court one guilty of the King's father's death, 684.

Widdrington (Woddryngton): Lord Claud Hamilton's letter dated at (16th Jan. 1582–3), 249; same, 250; same (22nd April 1583), 402; same, ib.
-, — Sir Henry: to Burghley (10th Oct. 1581), 55; to Walsingham (11th April 1582), 112; same (26th May), 121; (Woddryngton) same (19th July), 142; letter of 16th March 1582, 148; same, 4th April, 15th May, and 26th May, 149.

Wigton (in Galloway): 622.

Wilforde, Sir James: bond made by James Lawson to, 691.

Williams, Walter: Walsingham's servant, 249; contents of a letter to, 664.

Williamson (Williamesoune), Henry, 216; spoiled by pirates, 440; 454; 691.

Wilson, Mr: dead, 12; death of, 42.
-, — Mr Secretary: sent to Mary, 79.

Wilson, Patrick: goods of, taken by pirates, 428; 440; 454; 691.

Windover, Bernard: ship of, spoiled, 189.

Windsor: letters received at, 166; 167; 169; 174; Walsingham's letter dated at (12th Dec. 1582), 221; same (14th), ib.; same, 222; same (21st), 226; same, ib.; De La Mothe's, 227; same (4th Jan. 1582–3), 244; Mr John Colvile's letter dated at (7th), 247; lodging for Lennox at, 247; 296.

Winter, Sir William, vice-admiral: servant of, spoils merchants, 372.

Wintertownness: ship spoiled at, by pirates, 499.

Woltroller, Thomas: bringing books to Scotland, 334; 372.

Worksop: Earl of Shrewsbury at (14th Nov. 1581), 83; Mildmay to be at (15th June 1583), 500; Shrewsbury's letter dated at (18th), 508; same (16th Aug.), 585; Walsingham writes from, 632.

Wortley, Mr: one of the Council at York, 146.

Wowsse, Captain: ship under, 216.

Wrasthaw, Laird of: brings letters out of Scotland, 294.

Wricht, William: master of the Peter, 234.

Yarmouth: Scottish merchants at, 25; Thomas Nesse of, 346; Scottish barque spoiled at, 486; pirates in, 499; ship spoiled by pirates near, 507.

Yester, Lord (William, sixth lord): the King sends to, for a chain, 139; neutral (Sept. 1582), 159; sent for to come to the convention (19th April 1583), 399; at the convention, 400.

York: Huntingdon trusts to return to (8th April 1581), 3; Archibald Douglas on his way to, 37; one of the Council at, 146; the earl Mary's neighbour at, 201; De La Mothe will be stopped about (14th Dec. 1582), 221; overflowing of waters about, 222; order taken for staying one Haller at, 300; mentioned, 302; if Lennox would journey as far as, Elizabeth would advance there to confer with him, 312; Roger Almond sent to, 318; Roger Almont born in, 321; Walsingham's letter dated at (30th Sept.), 624; same, 625; same, ib.

York and Lancaster: shield with roses of, 274.

York, Archbishop of: likes Mr Bellamy, 12.

Yorkshire: ill furnished with armour, 5; Bowes occupied in the order of his causes in, 153; Bowes requests license to repair to (18th May 1583), 461; Walsingham passes through (26th Aug.), 592; horsemen from, planted at Bewcastle, 641; 643.

Young, Mr George: request by Lennox to James VI. to send all he promised by (16th Dec. 1582), 223; will testify to James VI. how Lennox came to Glasgow (18th), ib.; sent to advise Arran (18th March 1582–3), 336; pressed Gowrie to write to Arran (19th April 1583), 399; to accompany Colonel Stewart and Colvile, 400; accompanies Colonel Stewart (1st May), 440; has supported Colvile (14th), 453; memorial delivered by, 464.
-, — Mr Peter, the King's pedagogue: books bought for, taken, 334.

Zealand: servant of the French King at Camphiure, a port in, 217; French gentleman to embark from, 219; same, 304.