A

Abbeville, 277.

Admiral, Lord High. See Howard;

Clinton.

Admirals, the Queen sends one of her, to Spain, App. 4.

Africa, 92, 128, p. 328, 377.

-, places held by the King of Portugal in, 264.

Agen, on the Loire, 171.

-, insurrection of the inhabitants of, 188.

-, Bishop of, 188.

Agenois, 135.

-, seneschal of, 193.

Agriculture, p. 327.

Ague, tertian, 99, 200.

-, quartan, 80, 133, 148, 176, 179, 270, 271.

Aix, Parliament of, 349.

Albert, the Marquis [of Brandenburg ?], 135.

Albret, Duke d', deprived of the Kingdom of Navarre, 222.

Alcañizes, Marquis de, daughter of the, 81.

Alcantara, comendador mayor of, 121.

-, knights of the order of, 191.

Alençon, 714, 751, 753, 754, 777, 779, 782.

-, attack on, 588.

-, Duke of, [Francis,] afterwards Duke of Anjou, 432, 521, 556, 571, 574, 576, 581, 582, 584, 585, 587, 588, 591, 592, 593, 594, 598, 599, 600, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 610, 622, 628, 629, 630, 635, 639, 644, 648, 651, 656, 663, 665, 667, 704, 707, 710, 712, 715, 716, 724, 726, 732, 736, 743, 745, 746, 748, 750, 752, 754, 757, 758, 764, 765, 776, 777, 780, 782, 785, 786, 787, 788, 791, 792, 794, 796, 799, 803, 805, 809, 811, 815, 817, 818, 819, 821, 824, 826, 828.

-, -, third brother of the King, ill of the small-pox, 461.

-, -, proposed marriage of, with the daughter of the Duke of Saxony, 498.

-, -, negotiations for his marriage with Queen Elizabeth, 537, 538, 547, 556, 557, 558, 560, 564, 621, 624, 631, 634, 650, 655, 732, 734, 736, 738, 751, 760, 789, 790, 791, 792, 799, 800.

-, - projected visit of, to England, 549, 551, 553, 554, 556.

-, -, suffering from fever, 554.

-, -, marriage treaty for, 564.

-, -, charged with conspiracy, 573.

-, -, declaration by, 577.

-, -, favourites of, arrested, 582.

-, -, a favourite of, beheaded, 586.

-, -, his demands in view of marriage with Elizabeth, 634.

-, -, servants of, arrested, 634.

-, -, escape of, from the Court, 636.

-, -, supposed attempt to poison, 647, 648.

-, -, proposed marriage of, with a Princess of Spain, 699, 709, 710, 714, 799, 800.

-, -, negotiating with the Flemings, 709.

-, -, proposed expedition of, to Flanders, 712, 713, 714, 715, 718.

-, -, about to accept the proposals made to him by the Flemings, 719.

-, -, captains and soldiers of, 722.

-, -, proceeding to Flanders, 722, 723.

-, -, sends an ambassador to England, 723.

-, -, English ambassador to, 727.

-, -, book by, in his own defence, 728.

-, -, inclination of, to marry Elizabeth, 731.

-, -, dissatisfied with the States of Flanders, 731.

-, -, soldiers of, 732.

-, -, articles for the marriage between Elizabeth and, 733, 768.

-, -, portrait of, 735.

-, -, portrait of Elizabeth sent to, 735.

-, -, securities to be given by, to Elizabeth, 735.

-, -, places in Flanders taken by, 735.

-, -, sends a gentleman to the Queen Mother, 735, 736, 738.

-, -, ambassador from, to the States General, Pruneo, 738.

-, -, refuses the offers of the States, 741.

-, -, fresh offers by the States to, 744.

-, -, leaves Flanders, 747, 748.

-, -, dissuaded by his brother from marrying Elizabeth, 748.

-, -, favourites of, opposed to the marriage, 748.

-, -, two hundred gentlemen with, 748.

-, -, agent of, at the French Court, Marchaumont, 749.

-, -, his reply to the King, 751.

-, -, reconciled with his brother, 753, 754.

-, -, marriage articles sent by Elizabeth to, 759.

-, -, paper relating to his proposed marriage with Elizabeth; 761.

-, -, visits the English ambassador Paulet, 763.

-, -, asks leave to go to England, 766.

-, -, goes to England, 768, 769, 770.

-, -, pursued at sea by the Spaniards, 763.

-, -, in England, 771.

-, -, his negotiations with Elizabeth, 771, 773, 774.

-, -, interview between Elizabeth and, 772.

-, -, presents by, to Elizabeth, 772, 774.

-, -, returns to France, 773.

-, -, asks Elizabeth for money, 774.

-, -, asks the King of France for Calais and Boulogne, 775.

-, -, letters from Elizabeth to, 778, 781.

-, -, defamatory libels in London against, 786.

-, -, an English lord goes to, 779.

-, -, Lord Cobham sent to, 781.

-, -, a satirical book published in England against the Queen's marriage to, 782, 783.

-, -, another English lord going to, 783.

-, -, to be declared Protector of the Provinces on the side of the River Scheldt towards France, 784.

-, -, marriage proposed between, and daughter of Duke of Cleves, 784.

-, -, reported to be in England incognito, 786.

-, office of Lieutenant - General desired by, 788.

-, -, articles for the marriage with, signed by Elizabeth, 788.

-, -, question of the coronation of 789, 790, 791, 792.

-, -, marriage talked of between Mary of Scotland and, 790.

-, -, negotiating for his expedition to Flanders, 795.

-, -, articles submitted to, by the States, 797.

-, -, the city of Cambray transfers its allegiance from, to the Catholic King, 798.

-, -, Elizabeth sends couriers frequently to, 798.

-, -, a gentleman sent by, to Elizabeth, 799.

-, -, not satisfied with the articles proposed by the States, 799.

-, -, proposed marriage between the Princess of Lorraine and, 800.

-, -, sends his secretary to England, 803.

-, -, his demands from the States, 807.

-, -, resumes the marriage negotiations with Elizabeth, 808.

-, -, sends several gentlemen to the King to ask for a suspension of arms, 809.

-, -, his agent in Flanders, 810.

-, -, sends an embassy to England, 812, 813, 815, 817.

-, -, embassy from the States of Flanders to, 813, 815.

-, -, ambassadors from, to Flanders, 816.

-, -, articles between the Deputies of Flanders and, 823.

-, -, English ambassador to, Stafford, 826.

-, -, chamberlain to, Buonacorsi, 593.

-, -, -, Mons. de Praneo, 739.

-, -, chancellor of, Mons. de Mande, 773, 784.

-, -, council of, 792.

-, -, court of, 798.

-, -, favourites of, 720, 758, 770, 773.

-, -, gentlemen of, 634, 785, 786.

-, -, gentleman of, Mondusset, 735.

-, -, household of, 766.

-, -, lute player and poet of, prisoners, 628.

-, -, master of the horse of, 788.

-, -, territories of, 801.

Alessandria di Paglia, 99.

Algiers, 170.

-, expedition against, 141.

-, horses from, 149.

-, King of, ambassador from the, to France, 141, 149.

Aliens, 18.

Allegiance, oaths of, 794.

Alolina (sic), Don Juan Vaschez de, in prison on a charge of heresy, 121.

Alsace, the Emperor's territory, 204.

Altars denuded, 71.

Altemps, Counts of, and Barons of Hohenembs, the Sitico family, 179.

-, Count Hannibal, the Pope's nephew, 192, 230, 236, 244, 246.

-, Marco, a German, the Pope's nephew, 154.

-, See also Emps.

Alva, Duke of, [Don Fernando Alvarez de Toledo,] 17, 22, 25, 28, 31, 41, 43, 47, 57, 59, 61, 67, 70, 75, 85, 88, 117, 125, 127, 129, 163, 166, 169, 170, 176, 179, 187, 191, 201, 216, 234, 240, 251, 377, 441, 442, 443, 448, 449, 453, 461, 463, 507, 544, 548, 563, 578, 687.

-, -, delegate to France, 76.

-, -, hostage to France, 79, 89.

-, -, on his way to Spain through France, 94.

-, -, maggiordomo maggior to Philip, 121.

-, -, quits the Spanish court, 198.

-, -, detention in England of money sent to, 449, 450.

-, -, sends an ambassador to England, 451, 453.

-, -, intercepts letters from Elizabeth to Philip, 534.

-, -, new conspiracy in England organised by, 538.

-, -, forces of, 551.

-, -, agent of, at Rome, 251.

-, -, harbinger of, 47.

-, -, secretary of, letter from the, 30, 31, 33.

-, -, son of, 198:

marriage of the, 236.

-, -, nephews of, 5.

-, Don Francisco d', 354, 536.

Amadis, the enchantments of, 453.

Amalfi, Prince of, 318.

Amalteo, Girolamo, 80.

Ambassadors from and to England :

(1559) At Brussels, two, 7.

To King Philip, Lord Cobham, 7.

To France, secret, Guido Cavalcanti, 9, 24.

From the King of Sweden, 11.

To King Philip, Lord Howard, 13.

From the Emperor Ferdinand, Count Helfenstein, 16, 127.

At the Conference at Cambresis, 22, 25, 28, 33.

From Scotland, 45, 68.

To France (extraordinary), Lord Howard and Dr. Wotton, 64, 68, 69, 71, 73, 76.

-, (resident), Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, 68.

To King Philip, Sir John Masone, 64, 68, 69.

From France (extraordinary), Montmorency and Vielleville, 65, 68, 71, 72, 77.

-, (resident), Gilles de Noailles, 72, 77.

To the Emperor Ferdinand, Sir Thomas Challoner, 68.

From the Emperor, Baron Caspar Preyner, 76, 77, 81.

From King Philip, the Bishop dell' Aquila, 77.

To France, 87.

From the King of Sweden, 87.

From the Emperor, 87.

To King Philip, Sir Thomas Challoner, 91.

From the King of Denmark, 91.

(1560) To Spain, Lord Monfagu and Sir Thomas Chamberlain, 130, 140.

From France, M. de Seurre, 131.

From Philip, Philip d'Estade, M. de Glajon, 142, 144.

-, Garcilaso de la Vega, 150.

From France, Count de Randan, 157.

-, M. de L'Isle, 210.

(1561) To France, the Earl of Bedford, 239, 275.

(1562) From Portugal, 284, 285.

From France, Paul de Foix, 293.

To France, Sir Thomas Smith, 302.

(1563) —, Thomas Dannett, 332.

-, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, 338.

(1564) From King Philip, 354.

(1566) To France, Sir Thomas Hoby, 367, 368, 370.

To the Emperor, Thomas Dannett, 370.

(1567) To Scotland, 378.

To France, Sir Henry Norris, 382, 388.

-, (extraordinary), Sir Thomas Smith, 387, 388.

From the Emperor Maximilian, the Count of Stolberg, 392.

To the Emperor Maximilian, the Earl of Sussex, 394, 397.

(1568) From France, the Bishop of Rennes. 434.

To Spain, Dr. John Mann, 441.

From Spain, Don Diego Guzman de Silva, 442.

-, Don Guerau de Spes, 443.

(1569) From the Duke of Alva, 451, 453.

To be sent to Germany, 460.

From France, La Mothe Fénélon, 460.

(1570) To the Queen of Spain, 486.

To the Emperor, 488.

To France, expected, 496.

(1571) To France, Sir Henry Norris and Francis Walsingham, 497.

From Saxony, 497.

To France (extraordinary), Lord Buckhurst, 498, 500.

To Spain, Henry Cobham, 508.

From France, Paul de Foix, 510.

- (two), 514.

To France, Sir Thomas Smith, 532, 536.

(1572) In France, Secretary of the, 538.

(1573) To France, Dr. Valentine Dale, 543.

-, Edward Horsey, 552.

-, Thomas Randolph, 561.

From Philip, 561.

From France, M. de Mauvissière, 564, 634.

(1574) To France, Lord North, 608.

(1575) From France, M. La Châtre, 619.

To Spain, Sir Henry Cobham, 634.

To England, La Mothe Fénélon and La l'orte, 644.

(1576) —, Thomas Randolph, 650.

To Spain [Sir Thomas Smith?], 664, 666, 667.

To France, Sir Amyas Paulet, 665.

(1577) From Don John of Austria, 680.

From France, L'Aubespine, 693.

From the States of Flanders, 695, 696.

(1578) To Don John and the States of Flanders, 697.

From Spain, Don Bernardino de Mendoza, 698.

To Spain, Thomas Wilkes, 698.

To Flanders, returns, 702.

From France (extraordinary), Geronimo Gondi, 707.

To Don John of Austria, 708.

From the States of Flanders, 708.

From Casimir, 708.

To France (extraordinary), 716.

To the States of Flanders, Lord Cobham and Sir F. Walsingham, 716, 724, 727;

proceed to Don John, 728.

From the Duke of Alençon, 723.

To the Duke of Alençon, 727.

From France, brother of the Cardinal Rambouillet, 728, 729.

From the Duke of Alençon, M. de Simier, 731, 735.

(1579) To Spain, 758.

To Portugal and Spain, William Waad, 767.

To France, Sir Henry Cobham, 789.

(1580) From Portugal, 811.

To be sent from the King of France and Duke of Anjou (names given), 812, 813, 815, 817.

Ambassadors in England, from Catholic princes, 737.

Amboise, 151, 155, 162, 174.

-, insurrection at, 136, 137, 142, 145, 146.

-, conspiracy of, 188, 189, 193, 272.

-, -, Maligni, author of the, 193.

-, -, chiefs of the, 202.

-, people of, 200.

-, persons put to death at, 206.

-, castle of, 135, 136, 137, 155.

-, church “des Bonnes Femmes” at, 136.

-, gates of, 137

-, letters dated at, 130, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 149, 530, 531, 532, 533, 535, 536, 537, 671, 672.

Amiens, Bishop of, Nicole de Pellève, 96, 178.

-, -, in Scotland, 105.

Anabaptists, the, 146, 273.

Ancona, March of, 151.

Andalusia, province of, 245.

Andelot, Mons. d', François de Coligny, the Admiral's brother, and the Constable's nephew, 86, 90, 136, 138, 190, 206, 288, 294, 300, 302, 303, 306, 307, 314.

-, -, general of French infantry, 145.

-, -, sons of, 611.

-, -, daughter of, expected marriage of the eldest son of the Prince of Condé with a, 496.

Angarani, Count Stefano, account of the State, Queen, and Prince of Scotland by, 829.

Angels, coinage of, 460.

Angers, 709, 797, 799.

-, governorship of, 774.

-, letters dated at, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479.

Angoulême, 515.

-, a gentleman of, 137.

-, Bishop of, M. de Bourdaisière, 161, 167.

-, Duke of, brother of the King of France, 215.

Anguillara, Don Alonso d', brother of the Count de Feria, 75.

Anjou, 103, 801.

-, duchy of, 798.

-, Duke of, [Henry,] brother of Charles IX., 432, 467, 521, 524, 537, 540, 541, 542.

-, -, victory of, 454.

-, -, proposed marriage of, with Elizabeth, 379, 392, 395, 391, 493, 494, 496, 497, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 523, 536.

-, -, palfreys of, 500.

-, -, a gentleman of, sent to England, 513.

-, -, refuses to marry Elizabeth, 516.

-, -, proposed marriage of one of the daughters of Philip to the, 533.

-, negotiations for his marriage with Elizabeth at an end, 537, 538.

-, -, [Francis.] See Alençon.

Annats, 237, 273.

Anspach, Marquis of, 674, 679.

Antonio, Don, 827.

-, -, his designs upon Portugal, 821.

-, -, ambassador from, in France, 824.

Antramon, Madame d', married to the Admiral Coligny, 496, 504.

Antwerp, 13, 17, 48, 67, 74, 75, 88, 91, 487, 536, 541, 596, 717, 739, 741, 748, 750, 813, 815.

-, sermons at, 13.

-, the King of France raises a loan on the mart at, 84.

-, stir about religion at, 84.

-, loans contracted by Elizabeth at, 159.

-, English merchants at, 159.

-, courier from, to Spain, 172.

-, religious commotion at, 201.

-, public preachings outside, 371.

-, proclamation at, touching English merchants, 442.

-, the English disinclined to transport merchandise to, 544.

-, English ambassador at, 727.

-, merchants' letters from, 729.

Apostolic See, 8, 40, 60, 96, 142, 172, 209, 231.

-, a legate of the Pope and also of the, 125.

-, vacancy of the, 177.

Apothecaries, 160.

Apples, 341.

Aquila, Bishop dell', Don Alvarez de Quadra, 14.

-, -, ambassador from King Philip to England after the death of Queen Mary, 21, 77, 152, 190, 265, App. 2, App. 4.

-, -, goes to Brussels, 39, 41, 44.

Araceli, Cardinal, 116.

Aragon, 443.

-, house of, 57.

-, kingdom of, 179, 199.

-, -, galleys of the, 267.

Aragonese, the, 179.

-, gentleman, an, 445.

Aranjuez, 154, 159, 163.

Archdeacons, 82.

Archelaus, 453.

Archers, 77.

Arches, triumphal, in London, pp. 13, 14.

Arco, Count of, 170.

Arcos, Duke of, Ponce de Léon, 91.

Aremburg, Count d', 13, 70.

-, -, governor of Friesland, 92.

Argentan, 576.

Argyle, 361.

-, Earl of, [Archibald Campbell,] 87, 155, 361, 395, 396, 399, 456.

-, -, a chief of the insurgent Protestants, 100 bis.

-, -, lieutenant-general of Queen Mary Stuart, 426.

-, -, proclamation by the, and others, 451.

-, -, wife of, 426.

-, Countess of, sister of Queen Mary Stuart, 361.

-, -, known as the Bastard of Holland, 378.

Armagnac, Cardinal d', 202, 203, 206, 209, 280, 281.

Armour, 136.

-, men in, 460.

Armourers, 460.

Arms, 460.

-, the royal, p. 13.

Army, English, on the Scottish borders, 140, 156.

-, -, mustered for service in Scotland, 147.

-, -, sent to Scotland, 152.

-, -, junction of, with the Scots, 158.

-, -, in Scotland, 159.

-, -, before Leith, attacked by the French, 161.

-, -, enters Scotland, 481, 482.

-, -, See Troops.

Arran, Earl of, [James Hamilton,] 155, 276, 395, 399, 405, 829.

-, -, withdraws to England, 85.

-, -, had not gone to England as supposed, 87.

-, -, negotiating marriage with Queen Elizabeth, 96, 100, 119, 190, App. 5. (See Errata.)

-, -, adherents of, 102.

-, -, account of his proceedings, 140.

-, -, challenge by, 147.

-, -, released, 362.

-, -, in France, 396.

-, -, father of. See Châtellerault, Duke of.

Arras, 709, 735.

-, Bishop of, 17, 34, 36, 41, 46, 56, 59, 62, 84, 92, 93, 121, 140, 144, 155, 160, p. 329, p. 331.

-, -, made Cardinal, 251.

-, -, brother of the, 105. See Perrenot, Thomas.

Arschot, Duchess of, Anne de Lorraine, sister of the Prince of Orange, 249.

Articles of religion, the English, mostly adopted by the Scotch, 205.

Artillery, 137, 149, 156, 163, 167, 302, 325, 327, 339, 341, 454, 473, 576.

-, battery of, 161.

-, brass, 467.

Artois, province of, 734, 735, 736, 739, 744, 780.

-, governor of, Count d'Egmont, 92.

Arundel, Earl of, Henry FitzAlan (21st), Lord Steward, 2, p. 17, p. 18, 77.

-, -, Queen Elizabeth's alleged intention to marry the, 7, 11. (See Errata.)

-, -, carries the royal sword, 15.

-, -, made Lord Steward and High Constable for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, p. 16.

-, -, absent from Parliament, 45.

-, -, vicegerent of the Queen in a chapter of the Garter, 64, 69.

-, -, imprisoned, 463.

-, Thomas (afterwards Lord Arundel of Wardour), letter in favour of, 804.

Ascension Day, processions on, 71.

Asia, p. 328, 377.

Assessment, p. 328.

Asti, in Piedmont, 46, 50, 52, 54.

Astrologer, an, charged with bewitching the King of France, 585, 586.

Astrologers, predictions of, 211.

-, trial of, 583.

Astrology, 585.

Atb, 744, 748.

Athol, Earl of, 361, 399.

Aubigny, Baron d', 665.

Auditors, 15.

Augsburg, 70, 80, 169.

-, free town of, 168.

-, Diet of, 13.

-, loans for Philip at, 687.

-, the Interim of. See Interim.

Aumale, Duke of, Claude de Lorraine, 105, 135, 138, 190, 303.

-, -, to go to Scotland, 113.

-, -, despatched to Normandy, 145.

-, -, commander of forces against England, 157.

-, -, killed, 316.

-, -, (1580), 792.

Austria, House of, 96, 230, 449.

-, Don John of. See John.

Autos de fe, in Spain, 81, 104, 245.

Auvergne, 790, 792.

Auxerre, in Burgundy, 306.

Avalos, Don Iñigo, brother of the Marquis of Pescara, made Cardinal, 159.

-, -, French ambassador at Rome, 246. See Pescara.

Avenelles, Pierre, and another French nobleman, his neighbour, 140.

Avignon, 8, 758.

Axe, gentlemen pensioners of the, p. 12.

Ayala, Don Juan de, 245, 262.

-, -, mission of, to Rome, 247.

-, Don Luis de, 121.

Azevedo, Don Diego de, heirs of, 75.

Azores, the, 163.

-, English merchants ship wood at the 266.