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: S', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 27, 1643-1647, (London, 1926) pp. 391-398. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol27/pp391-398 [accessed 18 March 2024]
Index
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Sabran, Melchior sieur de, French agent in England :
to go in place of Gressy, 78
arrival, visits, 105
delayed for passport, 107.
goes to queen, 109, 116
and king,116
Dutch surprised at preference for, 126.
appeal to Essex for queen, 116
alleged letter to Montagu, 122
in bad odour, 124, 132.
reports royalist victory at Marston Moor, 117
Committee incensed with, 118.
to prevent help for Gravelines, 119
celebrates capture of town, 127.
anxious to squeeze into peace negotiations, 122, 124
king wants to use, 124.
instructions reach, tenor of, 129
visit to king, 132, 136, 139, 143, 146, 150, 152.
parliament decides to receive, 130
perplexed, 131
refuses audience, 132
slighted, 134, 137.
relations to Palatine, 136
Charles warns queen against, 201.
landlady arrested, indignant, 143
explanation of, 145
apology, for, 146.
insistence on trade, 156, 162
urges another peace conference, 190.
asks audience of Houses, 162
refuses again, 165
finally has audience, 204.
incites parliament against Chevreuse, 194
parliament shows king's correspondence to, 201
haughty reply to parliament, 233.
action for Sousa, 202
tells Nani of applicant, 213, 214.
tries to get trade arrangement, 207
dissatisfaction with over levies, 267.
parliament warns that reception of prince at Paris will cause offence, 256.
recalled, 267
tries to enlist disbanded garrisons, 268
goes to meet Bellievre, 272.
Sackville, Sachevile, Thomas, of Saddlescombe, offers ships to Venice, 204.
Saddlescombe, co. Sussex, 204n.
Sagredo, Niccolo, Venetian Ambassador in Spain, despatches to Senate, 10, 109.
St. Albans, co. Herts :
Essex halts at, 38
bulk of army at, 44, 48, 60
trial of Fiennes at, 57, 62.
St. Andrews, co. Fife, Huntly advances on, 91.
St. Budeaux, co. Devon, Weldon, takes church, 240, 242.
St. George
George, English merchantman, trading to Zante, 199, 205
Sarotti tries to hire, 207.
St. Germain en Laye
[Seine et Oise France], Queen Henrietta at, 196, 201
prince of Wales at, 269, 270, 276
prince Maurice at, 272.
St. John, Oliver, earl of Bolingbroke, presence in parliament, 11n.
St. Malo [Ille at Vilaine, France], 26 :
store of arms at, 27, 28.
St. Michaels Mount, Mont, co. Cornwall, surrenders, 258.
St. Omer [Pas de Calais, France], Dutch to help French take, 105.
St. Ravi, Sir William de, sieur de San Ravi, the king's chief huntsman, mission to France, 4, 17.
Salisbury
Salsberi, co. Wilts, Waller at, 145, 146
king reaches, 147.
-, earl of. See Cecil, William.
Salma
, capacity of ship, 177, 198, 203.
Saltash, Saltas co. Cornwall :
royalists capture, 147.
Salvetti, Amerigo, Tuscan resident in England, declines Sabran's invitation, 127.
Salwey, Richard, parliament sends to Ormonde, 289.
San Pietro
, frigate, takes Rinuccini to Ireland, 221n.
Sanford, Thomas, captain of the Hope, 177.
Santhill, Santil, , English consul at Leghorn :
fears Venetian general will detain English ships, 203
misgivings about Turkish attitude to hired ships, 205
Digby treats with, about using English ships against Turk, 287.
-, merchants at Leghorn, charter Mary Elizabeth, 63.
Sarah and Judith
:
engaged for Venetian service, 198, 199, 203
Dragon takes cargo of, 199.
Sarotti, Giovanni Ambrogio, Venetian Resident in Florence :
despatches to the Senate, 177, 198, 199, 203, 205, 207, 212, 213, 239.
contract for ship, 198, 199.
Savoy, duchess dowager of. See Christina of Bourbon.
Say and Sele, viscount. See Fiennes, William.
Scarborough
co. York, Craven lands at with munitions, 115
Rupert goes to, 118
Fairfax besieges, 125.
Scarle, James, captain of the Success, 177.
Scevrosa. See Rohan, Marie de, duchess of Chevreuse.
Schietti. Vicenzo, Ragionato of the Collegio, takes gold chain to Talbot, 187, 191, 192.
Schipon, Scippon. See Skippon.
Sciatothieri. See Chateau Thierry.
Scilly Islands, island of Kil, Cil, 321 :
prince takes refuge in, 251
escapes from, 256
surrender to parliament, 284, 285.
Sciomle. See Cholmley.
Scipio
, English merchantman, of London, at Leghorn, 177.
Scocardi, Dr. :
action about arrest of Bailo, 193
Bailo sends to Crow, 199.
Scort, George, captain of James the Scot, agreement to serve Venice with ship, 274.
Scotland, Scots, 98, 294 :
1643 :
parliament sends commissioners to, 4, 6, 39, 42
favourable report, 14.
last hopes rest on, 6, 9
Irish to set off against, 15
chief hopes rest on, 32, 47, 54.
no news of moving, 12
announce readiness to help, 19
slow in moving, 21, 37, 49.
commissioners in France, 14
French say helping England contrary to alliance, 32
alliance with France, 47.
Fairfax needs help, 17
claims of, for assistance, 25, 28
lords threaten if send army to England. 32.
covenant sent by, referred to synod, 19
sends commissioners to synod, 21.
money needed to pay, 28, 29, 53, 58, 75
money sent to, 37, 39, 42, 47.
fear of Irish diversion in, 30, 32
Widdrington raids, 32
plans for Irish invasion of, 39.
king annuls concessions to, 35
parliament will not treat without co-operation of, 41.
surprised at not hearing from parliament, 37
parliament hopes of dwindle, 38.
king wants regiments of, from Netherlands, 39
fears of besieging York, 42.
king forbids to intervene, sharp reply, 47
royalist party in will prevent invasion, 49, 54.
French negotiations in, 52
Hamilton flees from, 58
Hamilton's dealings with, 61.
parliament waiting for coming, 55
English cannot hold out without help, 58.
1644 :
prompt help for parliament certain, 61, 62
prospects from intervention, 65.
royal ships capture munitions for, 65
defeat of forces in Ireland, 66.
antipathy to in border counties, 69
want exchange of Lothian, 79.
declaration of, invading, 70
not inclined to abolish monarchy, 77.
copy of league with sent to king, 71
get establishment of Committe of Both Kingdoms, 73
share in Committee, 76.
Harcourt advocates dealing with independently, 76
Palatine congratulates parliament on alliance with, 79.
oppose petition of Independents, 79
provisions from for army, 87.
every sixth man enrolled in army, 80
taxes imposed in for war in Ireland, 84.
intervention fails to intimidate king, 80
hopes from royalists in, 85.
French resident writes on divisions in, 86
divisions prevent help for army, 91, 95, 100.
Argyle goes to, to appease dissensions, 96
disturbances in, worse, 106, 145, 148.
English of border counties invade, 98, 105
repulsed, 105, 108.
plan to betray York to, 108
opposed to deposition of king, 110, 112, 116
influence leaders in North, 124.
fresh royalist invasion of, 108
royalists of join Rupert, 111.
offer more troops to England, 114, 116
very short of men, 114
parliament's reliance on, 126.
increasing disposition for peace, 126, 164
modify peace articles, 128, 136.
foment rising in Ireland against truce, 128
Antrim invades with Irish, 128, 132, 138, 149.
desire monarchy without authority, 128, 130
policy with Palatine not disclosed to, 131.
policy to royal house, 131, 136
army returns to put down trouble in, 140, 142.
need of relief, 136
parliament sends envoy to guard in France, 145.
want Presbyterianism in England, 147, 155
opposition to, 155.
taking Newcastle gives hold over English, 150, 152
state intention to use coal for recouping, 153
temporising over, 153, 154
becomes more overbearing, 157.
English dislike more than other foreigners, 157
Cromwell ready to draw sword against, 162.
inclined to enjoy fruits of labours, 160
promises to, broken, 164.
king claims to treat with independently, 161
fresh plans to invade from Ireland, 165
Irish land in, 167, 170
fear of Irish invasion, 169.
1645 :
parliament measures to satisfy, 170, 207
commissioners for Uxbridge, 172, 173.
Montrose active in, 170
his successes in, 204, 205, 210, 211, 213
his defeat, 215, 217.
jealous of Mouat and Swedish offers, 171
fear of king escaping to, 210
king shut off from retreat to, 215.
king has upper land in, 190
hold keys of England, 202.
French decide to send minister to, 200
conceit at having minister, 208.
parliament sends money to, 205
parliament begins to despise, 221.
submit two points to parliament, 206
not satisfied with peace overtures, 210.
Montrose's success stimulates desire for peace, 211
recall troops from Ireland, 213.
proposals to English for peace 219
king's idea of going to 220, 221
Digby moving towards, 224, 226.
ready to withdraw garrisons, 227
some royalists join Montrose in, 228
Waller wishes to command troops in Venetian service, 236.
1646 :
favour milder methods with king, 240, 256
parliament discusses peace terms with, 254.
king proposes payment of, 243
king may withdraw to, 244, 254, 256, 259
payment of, 249.
commissioners sent to, from London, 245
suspicious of king treating with parliament, 253, 257.
persons sent by queen to, arrested, 248
king orders royalists in to lay down arms, 265, 267.
complaints against parliament, 257
disputes with English at London continue, 259.
reunion of king with, would suit French, 260
Fairfax wanted to move towards, 262.
advantage from having king in hands, 261
parliament's offer to for evacuation, 263.
Council of London favours against parliament, 263
king ready to accept terms made in conjunction with, 264
London advocates this, id.
wish to preserve royal name, 264
ask king's opinion on four points, 268.
close guard on king, 265
expel all who bore arms for king, 277.
Montreuil to return to, 266
Digby sails to, to help royalists, 281.
letters intercepted with king's reasons for going to, 266
deny agreements prejudicial to English, 268.
commission to settle accounts with, 270
question of raising money for, 283.
approve peace terms submitted, 272
suggest making peace independent of king, 278.
offer about evacuation, 278
cordial response to, id.
agreement upon, 279, 280, 286.
Presbyterians not anxious for evacuation, 280
question of payment, 291, 292, 295, 296.
suggest king going to London and treating for peace, 281
urge king to accept terms, 284.
French try to raise up royal party in, 285
more satisfied about king, 286.
Antrim holding out in, 285
Antrim leaves, 288.
discussion about disposal of king, 288, 292, 298, 299
money sent to, 296, 301
abandon king, 300.
1647 :
joint preparations with England against Ireland, 301, 303
Antrim in arms in, 310.
king's efforts to be taken to, 303, 304
pope fears effect of union with English, 303, 305.
parliament asks to restore Belfast, 309
reply upon, 311.
Colkitto active in, 313
Gordons reduced in, 313, 314, 317
last royalists reduced in, 316.
army of. See army, Scottish.
general assembly of, desires king to take covenant, 272
wants king admitted to London, 281.
chancellor of. See Campbell, John, earl of Loudoun.
commissioners to England. See commissioners, Scottish.
council of, Oxford parliament writes to, 83.
levies. See levies, Scottish.
Scotland, parliament of :
suggests covenant for England, 17
Scots called upon to serve, 19
offers more troops to England, 114
Scottish commissioners go to from London, 170
regulations for worship sent for approval of, 173
French hope to embroil with English, 200
forced to move by Montrose's victory, 204
Montrose captures several members, 211.
meeting at Glasgow, 211
steadfast to union with England, 226.
deputation to Westminster about army, 248
and adopting Presbyterianism, 249
accepts offer for evacuation, 285
to decide about disposal of king, 289.
resolves to stand solid with England, maintaining crown, 290
English parliament and king awaiting decisions, 291.
speech of Wariston in, 294
urges king to accept terms, 295, 307, 310.
final decisions of destroy king's hopes, 299
sent to king by deputation, 301
king's reply to, 302.
proposals to English parliament, 302, 303
friendly relations with English, 305.
reduces army, 305
asked to restore Belfast, 309.
seal, great, 42 :
new one issued, commissioners for, 44, 52
difficulties, use deferred, 47.
king's declarations upon, 52, 61
old one broken, Acts under made void, 273.
secretaries. See under ambassadors.
Secretaries of State
See Cary Lucius, viscount Falkland
Digby, George lord
Hyde, Edward
Nicholas, Edward
Windebank, Sir Francis.
-, for Scotland. See Hamilton, William, earl of Lanark.
Selby
co. York, Fairfax takes, 95, 96
Manchester advances to, 110.
self denying ordinance, the first, 174, 235 :
passed in Commons, sent to Lords, 164
read twice in Lords, 169.
agitation to force Lords to accept 164, 166
Lords resist as undermining their power, 171
give Commons reasons for opposing, 172
Lords throw out, 173
Cromwell's command renewed in spite of, 209.
Severn
River, king crosses, 110
Scots cross, 205.
Shelford House, co. Notts, Poyntz storms, 224.
Sherborne
co. Dorset, Fairfax besieges, 209
and takes, 210, 211.
ships :
overseers of taxes sieze in English ports, 39
from Scotland to France, 86
at Smyrna, 199
Sackville offers, to Venice, 204
fleet of arming in Holland for Charles, 219
Turks send to Barbary for, 227
Turks' effort to get foreign, 320, 322.
Biscay, attacked by pirates, 10.
Danish, brought into Thames, 7.
Dutch, drive Dunkirker into Arundel haven, 64
Warwick takes from Dunkirkers, 111
parliament stops going to king, 117
ambassadors' remonstrance on treatment of, 122, 130, 132, 134
for Venetian service, 233
Teran ready to fight whole Turkish fleet with, 255
off Newcastle, suspected of design to rescue king, 302.
-, English :
trading at Zante, 1, 134
bring currants into Downs, 22
at Cephalonia, 93.
Danes reprisals against, 7, 21, 22n, 111
Dutch seize at Texel, 97.
burned by pirates, 10
captured by ships from Denmark, 65.
king gets 40 at Dartmouth, 34
quarrel with French at Constantinople, 93
French order reprisals against, 175.
Dutch search and take money from, 130, 132
Sweden wants to hire, for war, 165, 167, 169, 171.
smuggling in Levant, 167
list of, trading at Leghorn, 177, 205, 206
trading to Levant, 212, 213.
Spanish objection to sending money to Flanders by, 176.
Venice hiring for war, 198, 203, 232
offer to Venice, 216, 221, 222.
in Venetian fleet, 200, 253, 310
in Venetian service, 274.
Castel Rodrigo releases on arrival of Walker, 202
fear of French war vessels, 213
from Naples 215
at Smyrna, 293.
pope thinks of hiring, 219, 223.
Turks demand use of, 225, 227, 239
Turks think of using, 266.
illicit use of by Venetian traders, 228, 230, 290.
from Constantinople, 239
pledge required for admission to Constantinople, 282
allowed to sail, 290.
Digby offers to destroy Turkish fleet with forty, 285
or with 24, 287.
Vizier protests against going to Venice, 291
Bailo hopes to get for Venetian fleet, 313.
-, Flemish :
trading at Zante, 1
at Constantinople, 286.
depredations of pirates on, 10
Venice hiring for war, 198
Turks think of using, 266.
-, French :
to be searched for contraband of war, 25, 27
remonstrance about treatment of, 129
English release, 130.
quarrel with English at Constantinople, 93
want leave to trade with royalist ports, 150
English treat ill, 207.
parliament. See navy.
-, Swedish :
bought by France, captured by English, 316, 317
restored, 318.
-, Turkish :
Maltese capture, 170, 176.
-, Venetian :
Turks want to stop masquerading as English, 282.
ships, names of. See Anna Buonaventura
Ark Christian
Buonaventure
Charles
Defence
Dragon
Edward
Golden Falcon or Golden Lion
Golden Fleece
Golden Fleece
Green Field
Henry
Hope
James
James the Scot
John Buonaventura
King David
Lefort or Fortezza
Leopard
London
Luke Buonasperanza
Marie
Marmadina
Mary Elizabeth
Mary Rose
Merchant
Merchant Exeter
Northumberland
Paragon
Phnix
Prince
Rainbow
St. George
San Pietro
Sarah and Judith
Scipio
Success
Talent
Tiger
Triangle
William.
Shrewsbury, co. Salop :
Rupert at, for Welsh levies, 89, 100
king at, 112.
Sidney, Philip, viscount Lisle :
appointed viceroy of Ireland, 251.
silk :
Turks grant English reduction of duty, 59
English ship takes to Constantinople, 282.
silver :
Spaniards send to Flanders via England, 202.
Simons, Thomas, general factor of the Levant Co., guarantees Bromhall, 137.
Simpson
, Independent minster, promotes petition for toleration, 78
Scots' silence, 79.
Sirvela, count of, Spanish ambassador at Rome, quarrel with Digby, 199.
Sisiter. See Cirencester.
Skippon, Schipon, Scippon, Philip :
sent to recover Newport Pagnell, 38
made governor of Newcastle, 296
to command forces in Ireland, 313
troops object to, 315
accepts command, 316
assures troops of satisfaction, 317, 318
parliament stops taking money to army, 321.
Skipton, Skippon, co. York :
falls to parliament, 231, 238, 241.
Sligo, co. Sligo. Ireland :
defeat of Catholics, at 231, 234.
Smyrna, Anatolia :
news from, 199.
English ships leaving for, 205, 206, 212, 274.
English ships at, 227, 293
great increase of English trade at, 268.
rich ships trading at, 265
Crow sends to fetch English merchants from, 268
Turks want to use foreign ships at for transporting troops, 320, 322.
Somerset :
activity of clubmen in, 205, 208
Cromwell defeats, 209.
Somerset
Edward, earl of Glamorgan, signs treaty of Kilkenny, 217n
Charles disowns, 246
asserts had king's instructions, 248.
-, Henry, earl of Worcester, Uster, brought prisoner to London, 291.
Sophia Amalia, sister of duke of Luneburg, marriage to Frederick of Denmark, 13.
Soptanton. See Southampton.
Soranzo, Giacomo, esecutore contra bestemmie, 191.
Soranzo, Giovanni, Venetian Bailo at Constantinople :
despatches to the Senate, 59, 83, 92, 93, 191, 193, 199, 215, 219, 225, 227, 228, 230, 253, 265, 269, 273, 282, 286, 290, 291, 293, 310, 313, 320, 322.
Crow's strange behaviour to, 191, 199, 253
advises Delahaye to support Crow against merchants, 269
English merchants appeal to, 274
Crow appeals to, 293
cultivates Crow to get ships for fleet, 313
efforts to prevent Turks using foreign ships, 320, 322.
Sound, the, 7 :
English ships seized in, 21
proposed alliance to take from Denmark, 171.
Soure. See Souvray, Jacques de.
Sousa, Antonio de, Portuguese resident in England :
sends away priests, 58
celebrates victory over Spaniards, 116
Sabran invites to banquet, 127
advises Sabran to resist arrest of landlady, 143
in trouble through disclosures from royal papers, 198, 200
letters detained, 201
expelled, 202, 204
refused pass to take leave of king, 246, 247.
Southampton, Soptanton, co. Hants :
king besieges, 25
Hopton marching on, 60
Waller at, facing Hopton, 88
Essex at collecting troops, 140.
-, earl of. See Wriothesley, Thomas.
Souvray, Jacques de, commander of the order of Malta, the commendatore Soure, receives Queen Henrietta at Fontainebleau, 150.
Spain and Spaniards, 95, 290 :
great trade of Bristol with, 6
courtesy extended to Prince Charles in, 270.
partisans of in ascendant in king's Council, 4, 7, 33, 40, 48, 61, 66, 76.
Orange suspected of relations with, 5
no preparations for new campaign, 96.
plate fleet reaches, 15
communicate Boisivon's letter to de Vic, 86
parliament pleased at recognition by, 111.
Portuguese claim victory over, 116
Agostini suspected of partiality to, 127.
fear of English helping at Gravelines, 117
parliament will not interfere for, 120.
negotiations of Dutch and, 125
French suspect understanding between parliament and, 158
French plans against in Flanders, 163.
French policy to prevent parliament from favouring, 163
Chevreuse protests devotion to, 194.
French cut off from Dunkirk, 202
English may help save Dunkirk for, 229.
ministers apologise for not receiving Walker, 206
parliament sends envoys to, 253.
money required for Bouillon's levy, 220
Rubati's service in, 257.
deluded over levy in England, 245, 250
agent of expelled from Ireland, 247.
ship laded at Venice for, 247
parliament contemplates helping in Flanders, 260
French suspicious about, 263, 267, 272.
efforts to move Dutch and English against French, 284
results of peace with France, 304.
Mazarin complains of obstructing peace in empire, 297
disbanded forces in Netherlands enter service of, 300.
competition for disbanded troops, 308
parliament favours before France, 311, 320.
Castel Rodrigo sending Irish levies from Flanders to, 314
possible English help to recover Dunkirk for, 316.
Venetian instructions to representative in, 266.
king of. See Philip IV.
queen of. See Isabella.
Spencer, Henry earl of Sunderland, slain at Newbury, 27.
Spenser, William, captain of the Anna Buonaventnra :
agreement to serve Venice, 252.
Ssalih Pasha, Grand Vizier of Turkey :
English merchants summon Crow to appear before, 269
receives Lancelot as merchants' representative, 273.
Crow cannot get audience of, 269
Crow tries to discredit merchants with, 274
doubtful about king's letter, 292
declines to deliver it, 293.
asks for new English ambassador to be sent, 282
profits by quarrel, 292
extortion by, 322.
protests against ships going to Venice, 291
threatens English merchants if ships serve Venice, 310.
Stamford, earl of. See Grey, Henry.
Stanhope, Anne, widow of John Holles, earl of Clare, at Paris, 245.
Stapleton
Stapliton, Sir Philip, Essex sends to London, 128
asks support of another army, 129.
States. See Netherlands.
Staun. See Stow on the Wold.
steel, penalty for taking to Constantinople, 226.
Steven, John, captain of the London, 177.
Stirling, co. Stirling, Scotland :
parliament leaves for, Perth. 204n.
Stow on the Wold
Staun, co. Gloucester, Essex at, 18
Astley defeated at, 252.
Strait, the. See Gibraltar.
Strathbogie, Strabolgy, co. Aberdeen, castle, Middleton takes, 314.
Strickland, Stricland, Strichlandt, Walter, parliament envoy to the Dutch :
suggests embassy, 26
to suggest alliance to Dutch, 42
Goring to thwart, 49
treats with province of Holland alone, 78
ordered to make merchants take covenant, 84.
Stuart, James, duke of Richmond :
king sends to parliament, 161, 164
reception, 166
peace propaganda, 168
returns to Oxford, 168, 170
king asks pass for, 231
submits to parliament, sent to Warwick, 259.
Stuart line, books appear against, 295.
subsidies, 29 :
vote for ten, value, 11
city urged to collect, payment delayed, 21.
Success
, English merchantman, of Plymouth, at Leghorn, 177.
Suffolk, earl of. See Howard, James.
sugar, cargo of, 111.
Sunderland
co. Durham, Scots in difficulties near, 87
Newcastle garrison raids, 106
Scots marching on, 116.
-, earl of. See Spencer, Henry.
Suriano, , Venetian secretary :
sent to England for ships and men, 232
starts, 235
instructions to, 237
finds difficulties, caution, 241
negotiations of, 244-6, 248
returns, report, 250.
Surrey, county, trained bands from to join Essex, 18.
Sussex, county :
Hopton marching through, 37
Waller sent towards, 38
Balfour in, 84
king's cavalry in, 159
Goring moves to, 172
royalist activity in, 174.
- duke of. See Rupert.
Swanley, Captain, R.N., reports capture of Irish commissioners, 174n.
Sweden and the Swedes :
delegate of, at Munster, 5
preference for female sovereign, 13
Hamilton assisted against emperor, 145.
emperor's success against, 15
invasion of Denmark, 66
parliament encourages against Denmark, 97
peace with Denmark, 167, 219.
offers alliance to parliament, 165, 167, 169, 171, 175
queen warns France about, 168
alliance with unlikely, 174
Brandenburg urged not to surrender Pomerania to, 297.
-, king of. See Gustavus, Adolphus.
-, queen of. See Christina.
- ships of. See under ships.
synod. See Assembly of Divines.