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Nancy [Meurthe et Moselle, France], 338.
-, Louis wants Montagu detained at, 24; Duke of Lorraine returns to, 111; Carlisle at, 159, 162, 201.

Nantes [Loire Inferieure, France]:
-, seizure of Dutch ships at, 57.

Nanteuil, Count of. See Schomberg.

Naples [Prov. Napoli, Italy], 78, 353.
-, English and Dutch goods go to, by Leghorn, 39; grain for, 65, 77, 79, 81, 176, 177, 556.
-, Cordova sighs for help from, 596.
-, news from, 83.
-, galleys of, 254.
-, ship of war of, captured by English, 253; ship of, 264.
-, Venetian consul at, 83.
-, despatches dated at, 353, 390, 411, 424, 525.

Nassau, Frederick Henry of, Prince of Orange, 119, 208, 389, 565.
-, thinks Espesses asks too much, 5; says States will not allow English to levy horse, 6; says Louis will receive Aerssens well, 7.
-, speaks of naval provision of Denmark and Sweden, 16.
-, remarks on inadequacy of five subsidies, 64; wants to keep English troops from Stade, 96.
-, troubled at distractions of France and England, 80; meets Carlisle, 88; refers to Carlisle's vanity, 89.
-, would never vote for war with French, 91; refers to harmlessness of English war with Spain, 95.
-, opinion of Carlisle's journey to Brussels, 108, 131, 174; has news of English fleet at Rochelle, 109.
-, wants truce with Spain, 113; Soranzo sounds about ships for Venice, 132.
-, tells of Charles's announcement of negotiations with Spain, 183; opinion upon, 184; sends word to ambassadors in England, 193, 195; informed by Carleton, 197, 205, 207, 282.
-, speaks of negotiations in England, 226; fears of English negotiations with Spain, views on adjustment, 237.
-, Scaglia pays respects to, 251; assurances about truce, 284; away from Hague, 302.
-, fears intrigues of Scaglia, 423; opinion of Palatine's views, 440, 441.
-, fears England will make peace with Spain, 452; Soranzo to urge peace on, 455.
-, opinion of Carlisle's visit to Brussels, 469; speaks of English claim to share in treasure fleet booty, 470.
-, put on guard, about Carlisle, 472, 500; Laval nephew of, 492; discovers Carlisle's prejudices, 495, 496.
-, Soranzo speaks to, about Morgan, 510; talk with about alliance of English and Dutch to protect Denmark, 514.
-, says Spaniards uneasy about Bavaria, 523; view of French policy in Italy, 534; offence at French action about Orange, 560.
-, -, Count John of, imperial commissioner to Mantua:
-, insists on Duke of Mantua declaring himself, 463; returns to Milan, 474.

Naupaktos. See Lepanto.

Nauriau, Martin:
-, Venetian contract with, for English lead, 584.

Navigiero, Venetian naval commander:
-, gallantry in action at Alexandretta, 137; ensign killed in fight, 138.

Navarre:
-, England will offer to help France recover from Spaniards, 400.

Naveselle, of lead, 584.

navy, the royal, fleet, royal ships, 243, 272, 282, 287, 291, 308, 310–2, 354, 364, 371, 376, 405, 489.
-, (1628):
-, French want to find out strength, 4; English preparing strong one, 7; easy if parliament grants supply, 12.
-, unlikely in current year, 21; subsidies inadequate for, 45; Buckingham goes to hasten departure, 47.
-, expected sailing, 52; not sailed, but ready, 60.
-, Commons want to regulate, 60; proposals of Charles to parliament about, 62.
-, troops of Fryer to go to Rochelle by, 72; sighted off Rochelle, 75, 80; driven back by bad weather, 81.
-, strength of force for relief of Rochelle, sails, 85; arrives off Rochelle, captures pinnaces, 88; sails away after doing nothing, 94, 110, 115.
-, no news, various opinions of, in France, 100, 101; views in Netherlands, 108, 112, 113; Denbigh's report, Charles angry, 109.
-, ships sent to fetch German cavalry, 108; parliament remonstrates about condition, 127.
-, Richelieu preoccupied by, 110; inflict damage on French coasts, 111; news of, in Spain, 113, 114; account given at Venice, 116.
-, ignoble exhibition, 118, 119; Rochelle ships wanted to show way to, 122; mismanagement of, 123.
-, Clarke made responsible for failure, 132; men and horses on board, 134.
-, ports closed to raise recruits for, 133; about to start, 148.
-, increased, 161; Laval going with, 165; will not start for three weeks, 169.
-, ships of the guard, 166; weakness of guard, 172.
-, king to inspect, 169; strength of, 170; landing in Normandy, 173, 180; French expect preparations for to cease, 179.
-, French preparations to meet, 182; French believe will not come, 183; not expected to achieve success, 185, 220; French apprehensive about, 231.
-, fireships for, short of sailors, 187; Charles will not stop for peace negotiations, 190; Venice wants peace overtures made before arrival, 191, 192; no news of, at Berlin, 204.
-, tides unfavourable for, 205; Charles to inspect at Portsmouth, 212.
-, mustering, fireships and officers, 213; Dutch ships seized for, 214, 222.
-, only provisioned for three months, 225; surmised sailing, 227; Olivares says not sailed, 230.
-, will go to help Denmark if not wanted in France, 232, 235; could be used for common cause, 233.
-, very powerful, 234; ready to start, 236; France will await result of, 237.
-, Huguenots ready to second efforts, 242; Rochellese depend upon, 250, 383.
-, French nobles will be ready for, 259; Richelieu spreads false reports of, 279, 280.
-, Venetian secretary not allowed to precede, 260; delayed by lack of money, 262; stayed, 267.
-, main body at Portsmouth, 263; reported shattered by storm, 264, 298, 303, 323; pope rejoices, 304.
-, proposed arrangement to send to help Denmark, 274, 317, 373; if peace, can be used for public cause, 297.
-, no peace if goes to France, 276; king means to see sail, 283; hurried on, 286; preparations advanced, 288, 290.
-, terms proposed about by Charles, 289; likely to cause rebellion in France, 295.
-, sails, 296; orders for, 309; will be very strong, 316; strength, 319.
-, not likely to sail for fortnight, 317; appears off Ré, 322; Olivares' opinion of, 323.
-, off French coast, 325, 326, 333, 356; inactivity, 329, 334; feeble action, 330, 360; Richelieu not afraid of, 335.
-, Transport returns from, unseaworthy, 337; no news of arrival, 341; Montagu on, 351.
-, expectation of, in Germany, 347; Savoy anxious to hear of, 353; men from promised to Denmark, 359, 411.
-, French exiles in, want pardon, 361; Contarini to be guided by results of, 362.
-, reported repulsed, 365–367, 387; Carlisle and Wake anxious about, 367; witnessed fall of Rochelle, 368.
-, English will not talk of peace before return, 369; short of provisions, 377.
-, Dutch ships seized with supplies for, 378; opinion at Rome about, 381.
-, only went to get better terms for Rochelle, 382; effect of withdrawal on Savoy, 384.
-, Montagu returns to, 387, 392; reported to have relieved Rochelle, 387.
-, failure damaging to king's prestige, 390; men of, paid off, 395, 416.
-, fears for safety, 397; small portion returns, 404; very roughly handled, 415.
-, Richelieu might want to wage war of attrition on, 420; might have relieved Rochelle, 425.
-, French report failure and losses, 426; Wake does not believe in sailing for England, 428.
-, Louis would not leave Rochelle before sailed, 430; Ferrari insults, 435.
-, lost 16 provision ships in retirement, 441; royal galleon to fetch Porter from Santander, 447, 459.
-, Wake made irritable by failure of, 450; English ready for peace, on return, 464.
-, (1629):
-, Porter left Spain before repulse known, 493, 517; Charles wants to punish cowardly captains of, 503.
-, king orders general inspection of fleet, 493, 518; Hamburg hopes will be sent to Elbe, 511.
-, troops from dismissed and ships in port, much battered, 524; Roe wants 40 ships sent to Denmark, 537.
-, talk of fitting out ships, 557; thirty ships fitting for coast defence, 599.

Nelli, Luca:
-, representative of Venetian merchants against Digby, 586, 587.

Netherlands, Dutch, High Mightinesses, Holland, Low Countries, States, United Provinces, 160, 282, 550.
-, (1628):
-, league with England, Denmark and Sweden, 1; will not allow cavalry levy for England, 6, 21; England informs of fleet. 7.
-, perturbed by quarrel of England and France, 5; efforts for reconciliation, 11, 35.
-, take trade from Venice, 8; Hamburg trade with, 23, 67; emperor's designs against trade, 24; Hanse trade with, 35; efforts to exclude from Baltic, 93.
-, obligations of English alliance, 10; people incline more to England than France and want Rochelle helped, 37; neutrality necessary, 92.
-, no decision about levies, 16; forces in position to attack, 29; peril of, 34, 153.
-, Denmark asked to renounce alliance, 17, 338; provide for defence of Gluckstat and Crempen, 22.
-, not included in emperor's peace with Turks, 36; Sweden suggests to naval league against Hapsburg, 41; Carlisle to suggest, 72.
-, Carlisle remonstrates with, for supplying munitions of war to France, 36; will allow equal facilities to England and France, 37; responsible for plight of Huguenots, 47.
-, suggested league with for defence of sea and Germany, 49; hopes of alliance with France, 51, 52.
-, Venice represents danger, 54; suggest joining with Venice for mediation, 58.
-, quarrels with English and Persia, 54; English subsidies to be used for carrying out alliance with, 60.
-, English efforts to compel to join, 61; danger of truce with Spain, 64.
-, Bruneau tries to spoil trade in Baltic, 63; beg Carleton to allow munitions for France, 65.
-, feared understanding of France and Spain against 70, 71.
-, Spaniards believe helping Moors, 73; neither esteemed nor loved by French or English, 76.
-, levies for Venice in, 80; Contarini to have good relations with ambassadors, 82.
-, Gabor not broken alliance with, 83, 84; fleet of alarms English, 86.
-, Carlisle wants to declare for England, 91; succour from for Rochelle, 92; Spaniards unable to meet naval forces, 93.
-, English will get to join in accommodation with Spain, 95; give up idea of relieving Gluckstadt and Crempen, 96; withdraw this, but precautions, 113.
-, ships of, want convoy, 104; East India Co. abuses to parliament, 106; blame English about Rochelle, 112.
-, slacken blockade of Dunkirk, 106; Carleton protests to, about Amboyna judges, 108.
-, Coloma goes to Dunkirk to keep busy, 111; astonishment at Carlisle's visit to Brussels, 119; remonstrate, 357.
-, Palatine sure would make truce with Spain on old terms, 120; English leaning to Spain may lead to side with England, 124.
-, capture English ship, 125; Morgan's troops quartered in, 127; use of Leghorn, 129.
-, arrangement with India Co. for warships, 132; attacked Spanish ship in English ports, 134.
-, cease to criticise Carlisle's Brussels journey, 149; Carlisle's negotiations may dispose to truce, 150; Spinola bringing proposals of truce to, 155.
-, blockade of Dunkirk, 157, 188; fears of truce with Spain, 161, 196, 216, 412, 425.
-, fights with Spaniards in English waters, 166; ship searched, 177; suffer from French privateers, 187.
-, pirates, 167.
-, Orange's duty to warn of English negotiations with Spain, 183; England ready to abandon, 184.
-, report of new English ambassador to, 185; Morgan going to, 188.
-, peace congress must be in, 191, 222; English treat badly, 192, 193; threat of English negotiations with Spain to, 195, 196, 198, 208.
-, Venice accused of not observing alliance with, 209; East Indiamen released, 214.
-, English seize ships for fleet, 209, 214, 222; England to inform of treaties with Spain, 217.
-, English from Stade in, 215; Essex in wars of, 216; Elizabeth supported, 224.
-, conference with Flemish deputies at Roosendaal, 216; assurances of Charles to, upon Spanish negotiations, 226, 361, 368.
-, make up stories to get something out of Venice, 229, 249; Spaniards want to shut out of negotiations, 237.
-, asked to help cavalry levy for England, 241; book in libelling Buckingham, 242.
-, question of truce with Spain, 269, 280, 292, 294, 304, 318, 339, 363, 364, 368.
-, try to prevent peace between England and Spain, 266; Charles means to help, 271; ships captured by Spaniards, 298.
-, asked to support Dulbier's cavalry, 267; troops under Laval, 281.
-, urge release of Guinea ships, 296; Louis will urge not to negotiate with Spaniards, 298.
-, Dunkirkers raid fisheries and sink two men-of-war, 307; claim right of search, 314.
-, Rubens negotiates for truce with, 324; infanta fears giving facilities for trade, 336.
-, capture Spanish prizes in West Indies, 338; Richelieu anxious about truce with Spain, 351.
-, set foot in India, 356; asked to protect English coasts, 359; Richelieu encourages operations in Flanders, 365.
-, Jesuit arranges for Spanish trade with, 366; seizure of ships bound for England, 378.
-, jealous of Venetian mediation, 383; will never trust Charles again, 387.
-, French demands of, 389, 462; take port for harassing Spanish route to Indies, 393.
-, arrangement with pirates, 396; Anglo-French peace will prevent truce of, with Spain, 400.
-, postpone answers to French demands, 401; dissatisfaction with Palatine, 407.
-, England hinders alliance with France, 401; asked to let English soldiers go to Denmark, 411.
-, will not accept Langerach's treaty, 412; English jealousy of, 414; capture Spanish plate fleet, 416, 418, 419, 425; effect of, 432.
-, Anglo-French quarrel leaves trade in hands of, 417; reported in league for Denmark and Palatine, 420.
-, England no intention of abandoning, 422; continued ill-feeling with England, 425.
-, interested in Gluckstat, 441, 452, 479; likely to do well in field next year, 444.
-, need to stand well with both France and England, 451; anxious for Hein's arrival, 452.
-, Venice tries to appease quarrels with France and England, 455, 456.
-, Carlisle supposed in, 459; Carlisle has grievance against, 461, 470.
-, (1629):
-, France proposes to consult, 465; representations against trade with Spain, 466.
-, provide ships for Carlisle's passage, 477; often took enemies' ships near England, 485.
-, sympathy with Huguenots, 490; efforts for Anglo-French reconciliation, 495–497.
-, English claim help against France, 497; trading of, between France and England, 504.
-, proposed union with England to protect Denmark, 514; notify ambassadors that pardon for Huguenots signed, 517.
-, order rejoicings about plate fleet, 518; risk of quarrels with English in West Indies, 519.
-, apprehension in, at English negotiations with Spaniards, 523; need to defend Baltic, 528.
-, can retake Sound if lost, 529; not thoroughly trustworthy about Huguenots, 532.
-, interposition likely to embroil Anglo-French peace, 534.
-, sea fight with English off Dover, 538; English will not declare harbours free ports, 539.
-, Scaglia negotiating truce with, 545; not likely to neglect good fortune, 561.
-, ambassadors influence Charles in direction of peace with France, 563.
-, riot in England because corn sent to, 566; outcry against English seizures of ships, 569; English in treaty with, on subject, 570.
-, send to England for regiment of Scots, 575; example of does not apply to Digby's case, 577.
-, France withdrawing troops from, 581; Denmark wants included in peace with emperor, 583.
-, levies of Scots for, 581, 582.
-, device to capture trade, 590; English want to take crown jewels, 592.
-, Vane may stay as ambassador with, for co-operation, 593; not dependent on support from England, 595.
-, Contarini's satisfactory service in, 596; diversion by Denmark necessary to, 601.

Nethersole, Sir Francis, secretary of the Princess Palatine:
-, writes of Felton, 306.

Neufville, Nicholas, de, Sieur d' Alincourt:
-, letters from Lyons, 80.

Neustadt, Neustit, Noistot:
-, Carlisle at, 469, 474.

Nevers, House of:
-, Mary de Medici has no love for, 446.
-, -, Duke of. See Gonzaga, Charles.

Nice [Alpes Maritimes, France]:
-, news from, 573.
-, Monterey expected to land at, 305; regular service of couriers to, 422.

Nicolo di Guglielmo, of Amsterdam, captain of St. Pierre, 103.

Nîmes [Gard, France]:
-, expecting attack by king, 556.

Niort [Deux Sevres, France]:
-, despatches dated at, 88, 102, 119, 121, 133, 135, 148, 160, 166, 182, 183, 197, 201, 237, 250, 259, 267, 281, 297, 302, 305, 322, 349, 351, 353, 365, 369.
-, Zorzi leaves, 305.

Nithsdale, Earl of. See Maxwell, Robert.

Nizza della Paglia in the Monferrat [Prov. Alessandria, Italy]:
-, Cordova fortifies, 596.

Nogaret, John Louis de, de la Valette, Duke of Epernon, 295.

Noistot. See Neustadt.

Normandy, France, 21, 49, 183.
-, rising against taxes in, 165; fear of English landing in, 173; conspiracy discovered in, 178; English repelled in, 180; Montague saw Longueville in, 409.
-, naval preparations in, 539.
-, Lieutenant in Lower. See Matignon.

Nouaille, La Novaglie, Nuaglie [Maine et Loire, France]:
-, despatches dated at, 174, 276, 333, 334, 355, 361.
-, Zorzi proceeds to, 275.

Novara [Prov. Novara, Italy]:
-, ready to surrender to French, 585; Cordova selects place d'armes near, 596.

Nuaglie. See Nouaille.

nuncios. See ambassadors, papal nuncios.

Nys, Daniel, merchant:
-, Hulst sends letter to, 20.