U

Unine, lieutenant of, ordered to entertain Carleton, 195;

entertains him, 206.

Ulm, Princes of the Union hold diet at, 209.

Ulster, colonisation of, 25.

Ulysses and Polyphemus, 205.

Umena. See Lorraine, Henry of, duke of Mayenne.

Union, Princes of the, confederation of Hall, the Protestant Princes;

the allied princes, the confederate princes, the United Princes of Hall;

the United Princes, 70, 87, 93, 137, 332, 355, 356, 491.

-, -, ambassador and agent to, of Savoy. See Goveani.

-, -, insist upon disbanding of troops in Milan, 11.

-, -, diet at Nuremburg, 25.

-, -, terms of confederacy with the Netherlands, 25.

-, -, forces hardly equal to those of Dutch, 26.

-, -, practically allied with Swiss, 57, 69.

-, -, relations with Venice, 84.

-, -, attitude to threatened Turkish invasion, 84, 85.

-, -, influence of James with, 87, 89.

-, -, suspected understanding of, with Huguenots, 89.

-, -, subsidise Colovitz, 91.

-, -, ask for Maurice as General, 98.

-, -, will not help French princes, 99;

keep armed, 103.

-, -, Lesieur's intrigues with, 99.

-, -, Emperor has to deal tactfully with, 113.

-, -, suspected of desire to make Palatine emperor, 126, 173.

-, -, progress of, alarms emperor, 131.

-, -, arming, 132, 194.

-, -, Venetian representative present at meeting of, 165.

-, -, alarmed at presence of Spanish army in the empire, 202, 220;

proposed meeting of, 204;

decision of, awaited, 205;

meet at Ulm, 209;

to help Savoy, 281, 282, 286, 293, 300, 303, 320, 335, 359, 396, 399, 431;

confirm their union, 288;

negotiations with Dutch, 306, 307;

opposed to French and Spanish marriages, 319;

meet at Nürenberg, 337;

intend restitution of Aachen, 344;

league with Dutch, 350;

can invade Spain, 352;

send embassy to France, 354;

James ready to help, 375;

armament of, 410;

will support Xanten, 417;

James urges, to help Savoy, 418;

ask protection of James, 419;

arrangement of, with Berne, 427;

proposed to include Savoy in league with, 437, 438, 497, 511, 540;

desire to see Austria at war with Turk, 442;

promise Imperial court shall judge the Montferrat dispute, 455;

desire James to dismiss Sarmiento and Boischot, 522;

members of, 530;

terms of league of, with James, 530, 531;

dangers before, 541;

keep private forces, 544;

send help to Savoy, 558;

ill effects of French-Spanish marriages upon, 559;

dissatisfied with French action, 571;

difficulties of league with, 572.

-, -, effect upon Spain, 209.

-, -, James writes to, 210.

-, -, power of, 220.

-, -, Brandenburg included in, 226.

-, -. meeting of, at Heilbronn, 226, 232

-, -, decide on subvention to Dutch, 232.

United Provinces. See Netherlands.

Urfé, Orfé, James II., Marquis of, 405, 516;

emissary of the Prince of Conde, 188, 197;

negotiations of, with Venice, 213;

negotiations of, with Savoy, 288;

at Florence, 337;

at Rome, 403.

Uscocci, proposal to use, against Venice, 118.

Uster, earl of. See Somerset, Edward, earl of Worcester.

V

Vadamont. See Vaudemont.

Vai, the, 455.

Val di Verni, 92.

Valais, men of, help Savoy, 174, 199, 261, 398;

recover trade with Milan, 518.

Valarezzo, Councillor, reports interview with French ambassador, 108.

Valenza, 552.

Valesiano, Captain, 174.

Valfenera. 436.

Valier, Cristoforo, Venetian Ambassador at Constantinople, despatches of, 4, 13, 16, 24, 33, 44, 50, 61, 63, 66, 71, 75, 79, 83, 91, 102, 104, 114, 117, 121, 124, 156, 208, 222, 238, 248, 280, 336, 367.

Valladolid, Philip at, 567.

Vandeput, 471.

Vandermyle, Cornelius, ambassador of the Netherlands in France, 93, 122;

exposition of, 123;

interview of, with Soarnafes, 239.

Varenne, M. de la, 255.

Varie near Asti, ambassadors go to, 453;

despatches dated from, 453, 454, 457–459, 464–467, 486–488.

Vatican, manuscripts of Chrysostome in library of, 80.

Vaucelas, M. de, French ambassador in Spain. See Cochefilet, Andrew de.

Vaud, county of;

negotiations between Berne and Savoy upon,566.

Vaudemont, Vadamont, count of, 284, 371.

Velada, Marquis of, 351.

Velasco, Don Alonso di, 69.

-, -, exchanges visits with Gabaleone, 2;

Foscarini calls on, 6, 29;

views of, 7, 23, 29;

calls on Fosoarini, 23;

takes leave, 29.

-, -, Spanish ambassador in England, 317, 318;

Foscarini takes leave of, 513.

-, -, Don Louis de, constable of Antwerp, 389.

Veltz, despatches sent from, 66, 69, 81, 91, 104, 108, 113, 124, 127, 137, 141.

Vondôme, duke of. See Bourbon, Caesar de.

Venice, 8, 12, 507, 516, 521, 547, 552.

-, ambassadors of, in England. See Barbarigo, Gregorio;

Correr, Marc Antonio;

Foscarini, Antonio;

Molino, Niccolo.

-, -, in France. See Contarini, Pietro;

Giustinian, Zorzi.

-, -, in Germany. See Contarini, Francesco;

Giustinian, Zorzi. Nani, Agostino;

Soranzo, Girolamo.

-, -, at Rome. See Contarini, Simon;

Contarini, Tomaso.

-, -, in Savoy. See Gussomi, Vicenzo;

Zen, Ranier.

-, -, in Spain. See Morosini, Francesco;

Priuli, Pietro.

-, -, in Turkey. See Nani, Almoro;

Valier, Cristoforo.

-, ambassadors and agents accredited to, of England. See Carleton, Dudley.

-, - of France. See Brûlart de Genlis.

-, -, of Mantua. See Sordi.

-, -, of Savoy. See Pescina, Giovanni Giacomo;

Scaglia, Count.

-, -, of Spain. See Cueva, Alfonso di. Marquis of Bedmar.

-, ambassador sent to, from Savoy, 205.

-, agent of Savoy at, 162.

-, armoury, shown to guests, 38.

-, arms against Turks, 362.

-, Arsenal, 43;

shown to guests, 38, 39.

-, blockades Dalmatian coast, 120.

-, Cabinet (Collegio) praises Carleton to James, 217.

-, custom, on wool, exemption of Flemings from, 35.

-, Captain of the Gulf, instructions to, 128.

-, -, See Dona, Nadal.

-, capitulations of, at Constantinople, forfeited for revision, 75, 102;

returned unaltered, 105.

-, Cinque Savii sopra la Mercanzia, case submitted to, for despatch, 74;

charged to supervise export of silk, 146;

consulted on question of custom on wine, 456;

to report on Levant regulations, 493, 521;

report on custom on raisins, 554.

-, Council of Ten, 129, 163, 246, 347;

rebuke Capuchin for sermon about Queen Elizabeth, 93;

take case of Jorner, 114;

invite;

Carleton to shooting on the Lido, 180;

deal with case of the Furieti, 191, 206, 215, 254, 331, 333, 339, 348;

grant leave to Correr to visit Carleton, 217;

will not consider Muscorno's application, 228;

jewels and armoury of, shown, 243, 358.

-, -, Secretary of. See Pellegrini.

-, delivers up Gaetano to James, 16, 35, 36, 54.

-, approaches Spain to settle peaceably with Savoy, 161, 163.

-, asked to help French princes against Spanish machinations, 188, 189.

-, exempted from duties imposed at Aleppo, 17.

-, dispute of, with Paul V., 466.

-, doge of, Carleton writes to, 450.

-, doges of. See Donato, Leonato;

Memmo, Marc Antonio.

-, efforts of, to preserve peace in Italy, 274.

-, entertain earl of Arundel, 37–40, 42, 45, 54.

-, decides to levy Italian infantry, 345, 385, 424.

-, decides to levy Swiss militia, 402, 424.

-, fleet, proveditore of the, 44.

-, -, -, Orders to, 43.

-, -, captain of. See Corner, Hieronimo.

-, -, great galleys, captain of, 44.

-, -, position of, 524.

-, galleys of the condemned, governor of. See Giustinian. Alvise.

-, guarantees Savoy to please James, 541.

-, English merchants at, ruined by prolonged litigation, 127;

subject to quarantine, 127.

-, ambassadors of, precedence of, 276 and note.

-, French opposition to, 536.

-, Inquisitors of State, to arrest Muscorno, 391;

to instruct Rizzardo, 406;

to obtain evidence from Muscorno, 556;

to examine Foscarini, 506.

-, -, Secretary of. See. Padavin, Giovanni Battista.

-, instructions for engaging mercenaries, 192.

-, instructions to Captain in the Gulf, 394.

-, intervene for Marquis of Calusio, 329, 331.

-, asked by Carleton to induce Mantua to accept treaty of Asti, 568;

send special mission to Mantua, 569.

-, the Lazaretto, Carleton requests that goods may not be detained at, 216.

-, letters of, to Count Palatine, 246;

to King James, 341.

-, library of St. Mark, 80n

-, to be invited to enter league with England, Savoy and Union, 540.

-, league with Grisons, renewal of, 17, 67, 72, 77, 78, 84.

-, -, French action with regard to, 72, 77;

Carleton offers to help, 190, 191;

anxious to know if James's offer disinterested, 224, 247;

James writes in favour of, 433.

-, league with Zurich, impeded, 127, 128;

help of England for, 324;

concluded, 449.

-, league with England and Protestant powers, proposed by Carleton. 310–316, 556, 568, 573;

reply of Senate to, 321, 325, 569, 573.

-, letters dated from, 129, 150, 228, 246, 393.

-, mint, proveditore of, 39.

-, mission of Don Ippolito Aldobrandino to, to assuage suspicions of Spain, 183.

-, merchants, compelled to pay carazo at Constantinople, 79, 83.

-, -, only one in England, 471.

-, mercenaries wishing to serve, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10.

-, mercenaries engaged, 4, 6.

-, negotiations with Pescina, 163–165, 169;

friendliness to Savoy expressed, 174;

promise to receive ambassador from Savoy, 176, 177.

-, offers of help to, from James, 20, 66, 70, 73, 76, 87.

-, mission of Pescina to, 148–152, 154–60;

Spanish jealousy of, 142

-, pirates engaged against, 14;

complaints to Turk for harbouring English pirates, 206.

-, present of musical instruments to the emperor from. 165;

present of, to Carleton 217, 218.

-, printing press of, in decline, new provision for, 125.

-, proposed understanding with Denmark, 8, 13, 15, 21, 27;

letter written to the king of, 20.

-, proposal to include in the Union, 502, 503.

-, proposals of Savoy to harass, 118.

-, protection of, asked by Savoy, 261;

confidence of Savoy in, 350;

may attack Savoy, 442;

reliance of Savoy upon, 445, 489;

reluctance of, to sign treaty of Asti, 485.

-, palace, cases at, 127.

-, pirates, action against, 128.

-, Proveditore in Albania, and Dalmatia, instructions to, 120, 128.

-, Proveditore in Terra Firma, 346.

-, Razon Vecchie, 6, 355;

empowered to entertain Carleton, 180.

-, Reformatori del Studio, control press, 125, 126.

-, regatta at, 4, 8.

-, relations with Princes of the Union, 84.

-, reported schemes of, against House of Austria, 141;

denied by Giustinian, 165.

-, reported help to Savoy, 291.

-, residents of:—

at Florence. See Dominici, Domenico.

at Mantua. See Vincenti, Antonio Maria.

at Milan. See Antelmi, Antonio;

Dolci, Agostino;

Surian, Andrea.

at Naples. See Spinelli, Gaspar.

-, SS. Apostoli, church, preaching at, 93, 94n.

-, Spanish ambassador in, complains of Savoy, 182.

-, support afforded to Mantua by, 10.

-, scheme of league with against Spain advocated by Carleton 214.

-, Secretary of England at. See Monte, Gregorio di.

-, Secretary of, well received at English court, 481.

-, Secretaries of:—

in England. See Lionello, Giovanni Battista;

Muscorno, Giulio;

Rizzardo, Giovanni.

at Rome. See Surian, Cristoforo.

in Spain. See Cavazza, Girolamo.

-, Senate of, 246.

-, -, congratulates James on birth of Palatine's son, 95.

-, -, regulates licensing of foreign books, 197.

-, -, forbids foundation of colleges and confraternities, 197.

-, -, praises Carleton to James, 218.

-, ships of, free of custom, 455;

required to take native crews, 455, 456.

-, to guarantee disarming of Savoy, 453;

asked for help by Savoy, 459.

-, trade of, with England, 48, 459, 470, 471;

injured by privileges of Levant company, 483, 493;

negotiations upon, 521, 522.

-, -, at Aleppo, 474.

-, -, customs on raisins to be paid by all, 563.

-, -, with England in raisins, 564.

-, treatment and settlement of Corsaletta incident, 20, 27, 28, 34, 36, 46, 54, 55.

-, treatment of English in the Levant, 27.

-, treatment of English ships in the Gulf, 40, 52, 394.

-, urge pope to mediate to prevent war, 236, 329, 345.

-, wool of, bad, 35.

Venier, Marc' Antonio, Councillor, 206, 215, 223, 248, 254, 260.

Vercelli [Prov. Novara, Italy], 405, 443;

Spanish forces gather near, 228;

treaty of, 255, 285;

treasonable conspiracy at, 261;

letters from, 262;

Carleton at, 355.

Verner, John Trevusque, English captain, 325.

Verona, della Torre hostelry at, 349, 552.

-, duke of Mantua visits, 59, 61, 68, 69.

-, despatches from, 59, 355, 552.

-, rectors of, 61, 346, 349, 355, 551.

-, Carleton passes through, 552, 555.

Verna, count of, 229, 290, 329, 331, 332, 350, 364, 377, 429, 453, 466, 476, 487, 503, 508.

-, -, son of, taken prisoner, 207, 291;

interviews with Zen, 323, 333, 387, 413, 414, 428, 430;

sent to Lesdiguières, 440;

dissatisfied with Lesdiguières, 452;

letters of, 454, 496;

takes part in Asti negotiations, 456, 457, 459, 464, 475;

news sent by, 474, 497;

writes to Scarnafes, 500, 501, 520, 532.

Vervins, peace of, 393.

Viaro, Councillor, 126, 131, 149, 151, 160, 174, 216.

Vicenza, Rectors of, 346.

-, Carleton received at, 555.

-, bishop of. See Delfino, Cardinal.

Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont, 6, 100, 486, 517.

-, -, sides against his father, 142.

-, -, snubbed by the Duke, 240.

-, -, proposals to marry, 249, 498.

-, -, French marriage for, broken off, 261.

-, -, duke of Savoy desires French match for, 349.

-, -, present at conference with ambassadors, 456, 459.

-, -, says Venice wrong not to sign treaty, 477.

-, -, thanks ambassadors. 487;

to pay off troops, 530.

Vienna, 50n;

suspected of the plague, 31;

diet at, 103;

libellous pamphlet issued at. 141;

despatches dated from, 236, 337, 371, 335, 442, 445.

-, bishop of. See Klesel, Melchior.

Villa, Count Guido, 365.

-, Marquis, ambassador of Savoy in England, 24, 28;

particulars of, 265.

Villafranoa, Villefranche [Alpes Maritimes, France], English pirates at, 9, 14, 35, 39, 43, 85;

ships of, wrecked, 66;

privateering forbidden at, 138;

Spanish designs upon, 253, 321, 420;

arrangements for English adventurers at, 300, 330, 347;

defence of, against Spain, 396, 407;

Dutch adventurers start for, 504.

Villeroi. See Neufville, Nicholas de.

Villers, M. de, governor of Havre de Grace, 268.

Vilseck, Vilssech [Bavaria], bishop of Bamberg takes, 533, 562.

Vinadol, blockade of, 120.

Vincenti, Antonio Maria, Venetian Resident at Mantua, 51, 59, 61, 96.

-, -, despatches of, 38, 41, 47, 49, 118, 136, 137, 142, 148, 154, 160, 243, 291, 316, 320, 325, 351, 382, 492, 547.

-, -, letters to, 43, 47, 96, 151, 158, 163, 169, 177, 329, 345.

Virginia, success in, 22, 40;

produce of, 25;

ships sail for, 98;

proposals to assist, 119;

disputes with Canada, 307, 328.

Visconti, Filippo, duke of Milan, 311.

-, Count Ottavio, 286;

takes part in negotiations at Xanten, 231.

Vittorio, Prince, of Savoy. See Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont.

Vizcaya, admiral of, commands Spanish fleet in Greenland, 172.

Vuldorf, 562.

W

Waite, M. de, taken prisoner, 564.

Wake, Isaac, English secretary at Venice, 214, 216, 218;

appointed to act as resident, 214, 215;

present of Signory to, 218;

announces return of Carleton, 223, 224;

goes to governor of Milan, 381;

returns with unsatisfactory reply, 387;

calls on Antelmi, 388;

sent to England, 417;

visits Fosoarini 428;

sent to Savoy, 454, 455;

instructions for, 460;

departure of, 462;

leaves Paris, 475;

suspects matrimonial designs of Savoy, 518n;

present at Zen's banquet, 530.

-, -, English agent at Turin. 566.

Wales, Prince of. See Charles;

Henry Frederick.

Walloon, troops levied by Archduke Albert, 162, 172, 180, 184, 479.

-, -, in service of Dutch, 166.

Walsingham, English pirate, enters Mediterranean, 347 and note;

power of, 485.

Wanstead [co. Essex], James at, 200.

Wells, co. Somerset, Queen Anne entertained at, 36, 37.

-, -, despatch dated from, 37.

Wentworth, Sir Thomas, speech in Parliament, 138;

sent to the Tower, ib.;

released, 139n.

Wesel, 194, 199, 235, 264, 344, 356;

estates of Cleves at, 135;

congress at, 141, 143, 147, 153, 181;

little hope of results from, 162;

breaks up, 166;

plans of Archduke against, 185, 186;

Dutch advised to occupy, 187;

captured by Spinola, 187, 194, 196, 198, 201, 203, 208;

garrisoned and fortified, 202, 203, 211–213, 242;

Maurice approaches, 205;

Spinola encamps near, 211;

restitution of, promised, 221;

fortified by Spinola, 225, 232, 434;

meeting of ambassadors at, 228;

Dutch demand restitution of, 230, 240;

claimed as imperial territory, 232, 241, 252;

difficulties raised about restitution, 237;

importance of, 245, 249, 253, 262, 267, 409;

restitution of, made a casus belli, 263;

letters dated from, 267;

difficulties raised over, 271;

Spaniards winter near, 274;

Spaniards unwilling to restore, 280, 283, 284, 290, 302, 414;

garrison doubled, 287;

question of evacuation of, 289, 446;

emperor claims, 297, 301;

evacuation promised, 308, 316, 331, 338, 342, 343, 387, 400;

reasons urged against evacuation of, 310;

to be restored to emperor, 319, 327;

Neuburg at, 350;

lost, owing to James 359;

promises to restore, 380;

garrison of, strengthened, 383;

reason of James's interest in, 389;

question of restoration of, 391, 401, 415;

negotiations upon, 426;

little hope of evacuation of, 434, 440;

fortified, 480;

documents dated at, 531;

James not supported by France in negotiating upon, 559;

plague at, 562.

West Indies, Dutch propose to make war on Spanish in, 208, 274, 300.

-, Dutch fleet to leave for, 227.

-, Spanish fleet for, 343.

Westminster palace, letters from, 73, 269, 270, 286;

opening of parliament at, 115.

Whale fishing, 61;

English and Dutch engaged in, 146.

Widdrington, Roger, 29n;

books of, reach Venice, 126.

Wilhelmstein, near Aix la Chapelle, margrave of Brandenburg takes, 562.

William, margrave of Baden, 511.

-, -, favours Venetian league with Grisons, 324;

embassy from Berne to, 397;

member of the Union, 530;

Barbarigo's credentials to, 537, 538.

Winchester, co. Hants, 31.

Windsor, co. Berks, James at, 193, 195.

Wine, trade in, 455, 456.

Winterfelt—, ambassador of Brandenburg, 239;

negotiations of, in Holland, 225;

mission of, to England, 225;

presses James to take action, 230, 231;

has little hope of settlement, 235;

takes leave, 239.

Winwood, Sir Ralph, the king's secretary, 153, 194, 263, 266, 272, 274, 286, 290, 355, 418, 420, 445, 460, 498, 499, 521.

-, -, interviews Soarnafes, 239, 250, 262, 265, 290, 438, 497, 504, 511;

interviews with Foscarini, 273, 282, 305, 334, 361, 375, 384, 398, 400, 418, 432, 438–440, 460, 461, 498;

defends the royal prerogative in Parliament, 138;

obtains statement of views from Sarmiento, 293, 294;

interviews Sticke, 376, 382, 416;

criticises Spanish demands, 439;

interviews Sarmiento, 447;

information of, to Foscarini, 448;

letters of Carleton to, 451n., 503n.

promises help to Scarnafes, 454, 455, 478;

speaks on Venetian trade, 459, 470;

urges Florentine secretary to help Savoy, 498;

letters of Digby to, 509n;

details help given to Savoy, 511;

letter of Wake to, 518n;

sends terms of league to Scarnafes, 530, 531;

answers Scarnafes, 532;

offended by Foscarini, 534;

reconciled, 535;

sees Scarnafes about league 540, 541;

changes destination of Biondi, 543;

advises Sticke to persuade Dutch to make restitution, 555;

news to impart to James, 562;

sees Desmaretz, 563, 571;

replies to Sticke, 565;

Scarnafes writes to, 572.

-, -, letters of, 276n, 316n.

-, -, letters to, 204n, 347n, 350n.

Wirtemburg, 558.

-, duke of. See John Frederick, duke of Wirtemberg.

Wolfgang William, duke of Neuburg, Palatine of Neuburg [after 1614], 308, 309, 440.

-, -, marriage of, 65, 81;

confers with Bavaria, 93;

Brandenburg tries to check, 108;

ill relations of, with Brandenburg, 110, 123;

appeals to Emperor, 113, 126.

-, -, takes Düsseldorf, 123, 124;

fortifies it, 166.

-, -, complains of Dutch occupation of Juliers, 129;

assisted by Cologne, 129, 131.

-, -, becomes a Catholic 134;

difficulty of settling with Brandenburg, 136;

receives letters from emperor, 141.

-, -, enlists troops, 162, 186;

backed by Spain, 163;

may agree to put duchies in trust, 184.

-, -, proposed accommodation of, with Brandenburg, 189, 217.

-, -, Spinola acts in name of, 196.

-, -, described as deceiver by Barnevelt, 208.

-, -, proposed settlement of, with Brandenburg, 232–235, 245, 249, 252, 271.

-, -, representatives of, at Xanten, 241.

-, -, terms arranged between and Brandenburg, 256–260, 262, 263, 297;

raises objections, 231, 264, 265, 267.

-, -, consults Spinola, 288;

may be ousted by Saxony, 289.

-, -, sells rights to Spain, 327, 350, 447;

protected by Spain, 559.

-, -, prepares for war, 354;

Spain helps, 375;

asks help of Germany, 383.

-, -, contrives capture of Syburg, 400;

agrees to neutrality of Syburg, 426.

-, -, quarrels with his brothers, 411.

-, -, entirely Spanish, 491.

-, -, ambassador sent by James to, 163.

-, -, Wotton's mission to, 171.

-, -, ambassador from, to England, 181.

-, -, chancellor of, 200, 208, 211, 389.

-, -, lieutenant of, ordered to burn Mulheim, 562.

Wood, Anthony, shipmaster, 148, 245.

Wool trade, in Levant, 58, 59.

-, Venetian custom on, exemption from, 35.

Worcester, Uster, earl of. See Somerset, Edward.

Worms [Hesse], Palatine occupies, 447, 449;

negotiations upon, 533.

Wotton, Attono, Vuottonus, Sir Henry, 6, 145, 221, 292, 305, 310, 316, 320, 322, 324, 328, 336, 478.

(1614), sent as ambassador extraordinary to Holland, 162, 167, 181;

departure of, 171;

ordered to go on to Brunswick, 172;

awaits Reffugé at the Hague, 184, 189;

negotiations of, 185;

tries to arrange truce, 203;

acts in concert with Reffuge upon Savoy, 225;

present at Wesel and Brussels, 228

ordered to help Scarnafes, 210;

proposes with Scarnafes a league of Holland and Savoy, 227, 238.

appointed to succeed Carleton at Venice, 214, 218, 284.

States General complain of, 222.

letters from, 231, 245.

letters of James to, 238, 251.

promise of Elector of Cologne to, 242.

to urge Dutch to help Savoy, 250.

hard work of, at Xanten, 252.

signs treaty of Xanten, 259, 260;

continues negotiations. 264.

reports of, to James, 280, 283.

(1615), arranges for help to Dutch, 299.

Writes to duke of Savoy, 304.

instructions to, 327.

writes to James, 352, 415, 416.

interviews Maurice and Barneveld, 409.

proposals for executing treaty of Xanten, 417;

reply to, 434.

speaks to States Assembly, 434;

asks for modifications of treaty, 448.

James dissatisfied with, 446.

news sent by, 472, 479.

statement of, upon restitution, 533, 534;

reply given to, 544.

remonstrance of, with States General, 545.

asks States General to conform to James's wishes, 561.

Wragge, John, ship hired to, 170.

X

Xanten, Santen, Zanten, Zenten [duchy of Cleves], 285, 295, 308, 333;

taken by Spinola, 208;

neutrality of, arranged, 226, 235;

negotiations at, 231–235, 239, 241, 252, 264.

-, treaty of, 415, 499, 510, 522, 526;

terms of, 256–259;

not executed, 306, 314: to be upheld, 356, 359;

despaired of, 360;

obligations of James to, 369;

infringements of, 383;

Dutch insist upon, 389, 416, 551;

emperor opposed to, 390;

Spain not disposed to accept, 391;

objections to, 400, 408, 409;

Brandenburg indifferent about, 414;

proposals for execution of, 417, 422, 426;

archduke will not accept, 421;

James's efforts for, 433, 434;

archduke and Spain try to circumvent. 448, 500;

archduke will not sign, 512;

James desires execution of, 545.

Y

Yarmouth, co. Norfolk, king of Denmark lands at, 166n.

Ynososa, marquis of. See Mendoca;

Don John de, marquis of la Hinojosa.

York, duke of. See Charles.

Z

Zamoski, son of Chancellor of Poland, in England, 562.

Zante, 44, 170.

-, fermor of customs at. See Riccani, Dimitri.

-, custom on raisins at, to be paid by all, 563.

-, trade in raisins at, 470.

-, English merchants at, 471.

-, despatches from, 58, 145, 245, 423.

-, English merchants' suits at, 127, 170, 216.

-, accounts of fiscal chamber of, 145.

-, Proveditore of, 134, 216, 539.

-, instructed to assist Morton, 170.

-, - See Bembo, Gerolamo

-, regulation of values in, petition against, 363.

Zanten. See Xanten.

Zeeland, naval preparations in, 65.

-, men of, flock to Maurice, 217.

-, news from, 240.

Zen, Ranier, Venetian ambassador at Turin, 274, 329, 331, 339, 379, 382, 386, 387, 398, 443, 475, 495, 508, 519, 524, 529, 532, 554.

-, -, larger instructions asked for, to, 253, 255.

-, -, despatches of, 265, 276, 285, 288, 298, 303, 310, 322, 323, 331–333, 336, 340, 350, 355, 364, 371, 377, 379, 381, 387, 395, 404, 405, 413, 414, 424, 427, 428, 430, 435, 436, 440–443, 449–454, 456–459, 463, 465, 467, 475–477, 486–488, 501, 502, 509, 510, 515, 517, 518, 529, 530, 539, 546, 553.

-, -, instructions to, 342, 376, 412, 466, 473, 485, 536;

thanks for, 374.

-, -, ordered to co-operate with Carleton, 345, 346, 374;

avoids acting alone with Carleton, 377, 465, 477;

intimacy with Carleton, 436, 541;

letter of duke to, 444;

opinion of Rambouillet, ib.;

goes to Milan, 465, 466;

persuades Rambouillet to stay, 486;

credited with peace of Asti, 488;

guarantees Savoy against Spain, 492, 493;

views of, upon Venice entering the Union, 502, 503;

entertains Carleton, 518;

gives feast, 530;

recall of, 545;

praised by Carleton, 555;

profits by Carleton's help, 570.

Zenfort, Edmund. See Gensfort.

Zengg, Segna [Lika Kerbava, Austria], siege of, 120.

Zenten. See Xanten.

Zoest, near Mark, taken by governor of Juliers, 562.

Zorzi, Alvise, Councillor, 216, 248.

Zuccare, taken by Savoy, 277.

Zuever, Alvise, 58.

Zuniga, Don Pedro di, 108.

Zurich, 48, 197, 536.

-, French endeavour to prevent alliance with Venice, 84, 89, 127, 128;

concludes league with Venice, 133, 144, 190, 402, 424, 449;

opposition to union of Princes with, 173;

praised by James, 433.

-, letter from, to Barbarigo, 535.

-, despatches dated from, 173, 205, 222, 237, 242, 265, 272, 324, 334, 355, 397, 367.

Zweibrucken. See Deuxponts.

Zyuzin, Ziousine, Alexis, ambassador of Muscovy to England (1613), 65, 67, 81, 84, 101;

asks James to mediate with Poland and Sweden, 97;

dines with James, 120;

returns home, 144.