Index: D

Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth, Volume 21, Part 1, 1586-1588. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1927.

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D.P., 654.

Dalberg, Wolfgang von, archbishop, Prince Elector of Mainz, keeps at Konigstein, 339.

d'Albret. See Albret.

Dalgate, Captain, captain of the Duke of Bouillon's guard, 588.

Dalkeith, Dankieth, the young King of Scotland said to be shut up in, 258.

Damas[cus?], traveller to, allusion to, 674.

Damasquete, Stephen, proceedings in relation to complaint of, 169.

Damberey, M. de, letter from, 580.

Dammartin, Domartin [Seine et Marne, France], travellers to, 605.

Dammartin, Denmartin, a Colonel of the reiters, money delivered to, 293; mentioned, 327, 332.

Dampierre, M., sent by the King to encourage those of Melun, 642.

Damville. See Montmorency.

Danæ, raining of gold into her lap by Jupiter, alluded to, 452.

Dandino [Abbot], to be vice-legate of Bologna, 419; still in Rome, 426; arrives at government, 442.

Danes, complaints by, against English ships, 371 (2).

-, further complaints by, 372.

- See also Denmark.

Dangeau, Dangeo, M. de, with the King of Navarre, 516.

d'Angennes. See Angennes.

Daniel la Barge, captured while fishing, 632.

Dankieth. See Dalkeith.

Dannevall, —, come out of Scotland to Paris, 95.

Danube, the towns on, putting of Turkish garrisons in, alluded to, 674.

Danvers, Sir Charles, at Venice, letter to, 296.

Danville, Comte de. See Montmorency.

Danzig, Danske, Englishman resorting to, 232.

-, oath taken at, by the Prince of Sweden [as king-elect of Poland], to the Polish ambassadors, 411; the Prince at, 423; nobles accompanying him from, 450.

-, men of, the King of Poland writes on behalf of, 59.

-, people of, trade of, with England, conditions of, 172, 173.

Darnley, Henry, Lord, murder of, alluded to, 97.

Dartmouth, co. Devon, port of, a French ship in, to be exchanged, 285.

-, resident at, 33; merchant of, 63.

-, ship of, taken and sacked, 62; ships of, stayed by the Due de Mercœur, 63.

d'Aubigny. See Aubigny.

d'Aumont. See Aumont.

Dauphiny, Dolphiny, Dolfine, France, money hoped for from, for the Palatinate, 47, 99; defeat of the Swiss in, 359; Lesdiguieres is retired into, 409; the papists and protestants in, have made peace for four years, 515.

-, chief men of the King of Navarre's party in, 516.

-, the Comte de Prienne made Governor of, 640.

d'Availles. See Chouppes.

d'Avalos. See Avalos.

Davegua, the Sieur Antonio; the French ambassador prays for the return of his goods, 514; has proved his right to them, 515.

David, King of Israel, allusion to, 507.

David, William, at St. Lucar, 414.

Davison, William, made Secretary of State, 121; said to be "advanced" only by Burghley, 159; orders given to, repair to London, 189.

-, -, the Queen's anger and accusation against, in regard to the death warrant of the Queen of Scots, 241; is committed to the Tower, ibid; the judges' opinion concerning, 242.

-, -, at the negotiation with the French ambassador concerning the supposed conspiracy to murder the Queen, (Appendix), 657.

-, -, letters to, 121, 153, 178, 180, 203, 656.

-, -, messenger despatched by, 184; man of, 191.

-, -, missions of, to Flanders (1576, 1577), notes of, 466, 471.

Dawbynge. See Aubigny.

Dead Sea (Mares Mortuum), apples of, 570.

Dee, Dr. John, mathematician and astrologer, banished from the states of the Emperor, 18.

Deepe. See Dieppe.

Dekema, a knight, "Frise born," at Hamburg, 427.

Delabero, —, 664; has come to Gifford in disguise, 665.

Delanoue, M. de. See La Noue.

d'Elbene, General (1559), 626.

Del Bene (d'Elbene). See Bene, del.

Delboeuf. See Lorraine, Charles de, Duc d'Elboeuf.

Delgado, Luis, attorney of Nicolas Ouseley, reply to accusations against Ouseley, 415.

Demetrians, the, progeny or family of, sovereign authority of, in former times, 673.

Demosthenes, speech of, concerning Philip of Macedon, alluded to, 639.

Denais, Dr. Pierre, a counsellor of Duke Casimir, sent to her Majesty, 593 (2), 623.

Denmark, 247, 416; things not to be transported from, "wherewith the King of Spain furnishes his fleet and army," list of, 90; assurances given to Duke Casimir from, 330; the matter of, Walsingham prayed to further, 331; would have no reason to assist England in case of a Spanish invasion, 345; piracies on subjects of, 371; and England, must be bound together in friendship, 585.

-, travellers to, 85; man sent into, by Duke Casimir, 134; Englishman resorting to, 232; Archduke Matthias goes to, 237, 247; Scottish ambassador returning from, 349.

-, Chancellor of. See Kaas; Ramel, Henry.

-, Council of, letters from, alluded to, 585.

-, court of, news from, 349.

-, Estates of, acknowledge Prince Christian as King elect, to succeed his father, 326.

-, King of. See Frederick II.

-, Prince of. See Christian; Ulric.

-, Princess. See Anne of Denmark.

-, Sophia, the Queen of, and her children, sorrow of, on the death of the King, 585.

-, ships, escorting their Princess to Scotland, 349; spoiled by Englishmen, 371, 372.

-, subjects, her Majesty's procedure against those injuring them, not so exemplary as to deter others, 358.

-, troops of, to be led by Duke Philip of Brandenburg, 334.

- See also Danes.

Denmartin. See Dammartin.

Dennit, Alexander, of Antwerp, news given by, 676.

Derby, Earl of. See Stanley, Henry.

Desdiguieres. See Bonne, Francis de, Seigneur de Lesdiguieres.

Desert, Michael, master of a ship taken by the English, 318.

Des Essars, M. See Taille, Bertrand de la.

d'Esneval, Baron. See Prunele, Charles de.

Despeche [qy. de Spes], the Duc, has charge of the army making ready, in Spain, 329.

Destailleur, Philip, eschevin of Calais, ship taken, 106.

Destraicts, Cristophile, master of a ship taken by the English, 31.

Des Trappes. See Trappes.

Deury. See Dury.

Deux Ponts [Bavaria, German Empire]. See Zweibrucken.

Devereux, Robert, Earl of Essex, a servant of, 660.

Devon, North of, 655.

Devray. See Vray.

Dhona. See Dohna.

Diagues. See Idiaquez.

Diana, warship of Joyeuse, 169.

Diane de France, Duchess of Angoulême, wishes to transport geldings into France, 594.

Diarbekr, Amida [Asia Minor], troops to winter in, 446.

Dicinson, John, servant to Mr. Lee, 538.

Diego, canonisation of, 420.

Dienhem, Eberhard von, bishop of Spire, provision of oats by, 338.

Dieppe, Deepe, Diep [Seine Inf., France], 65; attempt to pass money to, 78; enquiries to be made at, 566; armed men gone out from, 588; the Guise has put his Governor in, 589; the King said to be going towards, 642.

- (Depe), Admiralty of, report of ships and goods taken at sea by English and Flemings in the jurisdiction thereof, 312.

-, advertisements from, 515.

-, captains of, 54.

-, corn for, 44.

-, fishermen of, in fear of the English men of war, 49.

-, Governor of. See Chattes.

-, guns sent to, 43.

-, letters dated at, 44, 94; sent by way of, 93.

-, King's ships at, excesses done by, 384.

-, the people of, asked to "become of the union" with those of Rouen, 515.

-, servant of Walsingham in, 65.

-, ships of, at or going to, 28, 29, 43, 44, 515, 555; orders concerning, 29; going to sea, 50; taken by the English, 50, 318, 518; English ships pillaged or taken by, 62, 319.

-, shipowner of, 28.

-, town and castle of, artillery from, 54.

-, travellers at or to, 311, 538.

Diest [Prov. Brabant, Belgium], ships coming from, taken, 410.

Diguieres. See Bonne, Francis de, Seigneur de Lesdiguieres.

Dijon, Diguino [Cote d'Or, France], in Burgundy, the Duc de Maine said to be at, 421; the Navarrese ministers have intelligence in, 685.

Dimetrians, the, progeny of, the sole male living, 673.

Dinan, Dinham, Dynan [Cotes du Nord, France], river of, English ships stayed in, 63, 88.

Dirixon, Adrian, ship's master, 22.

Dixie, Dixy, Alderman, London, one of his guard, 542.

Diz, (?) Gasper, letter from, 227.

dogs, for the French king, 50.

Dohna, Dhona, D'hona, Baron or Burgrave Fabian von, Marshal of the field and leader of the army of the reiters, 230, 327, 362, 492, 619, 620, 625.

-, -, visit of, to England, alluded to, 327.

-, -, as Lieutenant General, has arrived at the Huguenot camp, 362; "seems to be an honest man, for a German," ibid.

-, great cause to be satisfied with, 362.

-, articles of capitulation made with, 428; made head of the army of reiters, rather hindered than helped the Duke of Petite Pierre, 431; forwardness of, in the common cause, 440; movements of, 448.

-, -, letter from, 396; alluded to, 172, 396, 397; to the Queen, alluded to, 441; letter to, from the Queen, 441.

Dolenville, the French King goes to, 7.

Dolfin, Giovanni, retiring Venetian ambassador in France, sounds Stafford about peace negotiations in France, 154; to treat with Stafford about currant duty, 409; a bitter enemy of the League, 490.

Dolfine, Dolphiny. See Dauphiny.

Dolphin, Dauphin, ship, plundered, 468.

Dolva, M. la, has returned to the Duke of Guise, 589.

Domale, Donnal. See Lorraine, Charles de, Duc d'Aumâle.

Domartin. See Dammartin.

Dordrecht [Prov. S. Holland, Netherlands], States of Holland assembled at, 421.

Doria, Don Juan Andrea, Prince of Melita, commander of the Spanish galleys, Grimaldi's negotiations with, concerning a peace between England and Spain, 11, 25, 42, 45, 53, 55, 64, 82, 90, 91, 104, 112, 678, 680, 681.

-, -, is to depart with the galleys, 25, 42 ; not yet gone out, 44, 45, 53; proposed journey of, to Turin, 53, 55, 83; ordered to Spain, with the Italian galleys, 191, 235; said to have gone to meet the English ships, 236; if the Turkish fleet appeared, would oppose it with his galleys, 570 ; is to join the galleys in Catalonia, 679.

-, -, going to the baptism of the son of the Duke of Savoy, 53, 679.

-, -, galleys of, 235, 236; men demanded for, 161.

-, -, nephew of. See Spinola, Gianetto.

-, family of, of Pope's faction, 453.

Dorlans. See Doullens.

d'Ormy. See Ormy.

Dorothea, Duchess of BrunswickLuneburg, sister of the King of Denmark, request in behalf of a subject of, 495.

- Susanne, Countess Palatine, widow of John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, in relation to debts of English merchants, 244.

- -, petition to, ibid.

D'Orval, Jehan, money stayed at Rye, 81.

Dotis, Tatta in Hungary, taken by German troops, 296.

Douay [Nord, France], Richard Leigh at, 34n.

Douce. See Dowse.

Douglas, Archibald, Earl of Angus, Anguishe, lies still, favours no party, 554.

-, -, commission of, as ambassador to England, revoked, 259.

-, James, Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland, opposition to, 388 ; coming to Paris to see ambassadors, 489; leaves Paris, 590; sells house there, 591 ; sails for Scotland, promise to put Scottish havens into Spanish hands, 598.

-, young, a letter said to have been sent to France by, 288.

Doullens, Dourlans, Dorlans, in Picardy [Somme, France], taken by the Duc d' Aumâle, 257 ; to remain in its present state, 651.

Dous. See Dowse.

Dovara, Cavaliero, "compliments" sent by, on the death of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, 440; mission of, alluded to, 424.

Dover, co. Kent, 59, 196, 666 ; great provisions of victuals shipped from, to be transported, God knows where, 556.

-, the post at. See Prettywell, John.

-, traveller from, 474.

Dover Road or the Downs, Lord Howard's fleet must put in to, 614.

Dowlas (linen fabric, named from the village in Brittany, where it was made), 63.

Downs, the, 614; French pilots examined for, 589.

Dowraym. See Durham.

Dowse, Dous, Douce, John, a servant of Walsingham, 550, 556.

-, -, letter from, 43.

-, -, letter of, alluded to, 538.

Drake, Sir Francis, Cavaliero Drak, Draques:—1586. Expedition of, against Cuba; taking of Havanna by, 1; Spanish ships design to meet, on his return, ibid; fleet sent against, 11, 43; happy success of his enterprise, 13 ; need of reinforcing, 18 ; fresh injuries done by, to Spain, 25, 42 ; reparation demanded for, 40, 44 ; has sacked towns in Nova Hispania, 49; ships thought to be going out to meet from Dieppe, 54; rumours of his valiances, 56 ; said to be going homeward, 57; taking of Cartagena de las Indies by, 58; report that after the taking and ransom of Cartagena, "he used much banquetting" with the people, "therefore made it a wonder that he was not . . . . entrapped or killed," 58 ; safe return of, 66, 76, 77 ; Appendix, 655; Spanish mariners fear of, 658 ; a negro escaped from gives out that he has brought home little and done less, 73; said to have done harm enough, but that her Majesty will derive small benefit therefrom, 83; Addenda: damage done by, demand for restoration of, alluded to, 679 ; has not dared to keep possession of any place, ibid; fresh damages done by, 681 ; good results of his voyage, 88 ; but plunder taken by, less than was expected, 104.

-, -, 1587, rumour in Bayonne that he was coming thither, 278; is gone to sea, 279; orders sent to, to take a milder course, ibid; enterprise of, upon Cadiz, 280, 286, 297; is still upon that coast, ibid; news of, brought to France, 300 ; advertisement of his proceedings [Appendix], 658, 659 ; ships sent to, 320 ; the Spanish fleet said to be going out to meet, 332 ; his arrival at Cascaes, ibid; has left the Spaniards almost unprovided of provisions and ordnance, ibid; the Spaniards in great fear of, 335, 493 ; is retired into England, 338 ; Spanish memorial against, 341 ; successes of, alluded to, 342 ; reported death of, 348; said to be going presently forth, 350 ; the king of Spain taunted by the Pope with being "spoiled at his own nose . . . . by a mariner," 365 ; should be furnished with "some especial ships," 453; report that he is hurt and part of his fleet surprised, 458; French ship boarded by, in Cadiz Road, 468.

-, -, 1588, said to be going "to visit this huge army" [i.e. of Spain], 490; fear of in Spain, 493, 570, 578 ; reported defeat of, 499; said to be going to or at sea, 502, 507, 508, 539; is now in more strength than ever heretofore, 570; the king of Navarre writes in relation to, 591 ; the Spanish expedition will keep as far from, as they can, 598 ; said by the Spanish ambassador not to have three score sail in all, 599 ; an English captain's report of harms done by, 680 ; picture of, exhibited at Ferrara, great profit made by, 572, 573 ; ships of, at Cadiz, 659.

Dresden [Saxony, German Empire], 264.

-, the Elector of Saxony's court at, "relation of things met with at," 16 ; Palavicino at, 26; meeting of princes at, 326.

-, christening of the Elector of Saxony's daughter at, 326.

-, letters dated at, 14–16.

-, traveller from, 41.

Duart, Francisco, a subject of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, passport for, 178.

Du Bartas, Seigneur. See Saluste, Guillaume de.

Du Bassinet. See Bassinet, du.

Dudley, Ambrose, Earl of Warwick, 658.

-, Anne, Countess of Warwick, letter to, alluded to, 658.

-, Robert, Earl of Leicester in relation to the Low Countries: is to deal with those of Holland concerning the business of Embden, 2; information to be sent to, ibid; to stop outrages in Ems, 6 ; his placard, 9, 28, 30, 32, 81 ; retires from Arnhem, 10 ; at Harlem, 13 ; not appointed to govern the Low Countries, but to be General of the English troops there, 30; has money, men and the Queen's consent to his action, 78 ; withdrawal of, from the Low Countries [in 1586, Appendix], 657 ; return of, to Holland, 171 ; ordered by the Queen to repair to London, 189 ; return of, from Low Countries, alluded to, 247 ; the Queen is willing that he should return to, ibid; should return to the Low Countries as soon as possible, 263 ; matter to be communicated to, 298; despatched again to the Low Countries, 319, 335 ; has found things very unready [at Flushing], 339; should find means to keep the Prince of Parma awork, 351 ; believes that the States will not join in a treaty with Spain, 369; information to the Queen, in relation to the proposed treaty with Parma, 369; or of the States' attitude towards ; protest sent out by, in print against the States, 411 ; is forced to depart, ibid; the States of Holland assembled by, 421 ; differing views of the various States concerning, ibid; reasons suggested why he is not "on terms with Holland and Zeeland," 422 ; return of, to England, 438, 444 ; Princess of Orange, request of, 511.

-, -, news to be given to, 11; French commissioners "very much pressed the matter of," 23 ; matter referred to, 29; Sir E. Stafford's warning to Burghley concerning, 126; at the negotiation with the French ambassador concerning the supposed conspiracy to murder the Queen (Jan. 1586–7) Appendix, 657 ; enmity to Stafford and Burghley, 194; in relation to Stafford's mother, 194, 298; cause recommended by, as regards des Trappes, 240; a servant of Stafford's to be "reconciled to his Lordship's favour," 289; La Huguerye takes leave of, 291; said to have "set forward another" before Walsingham, 298; reported "terrible speeches of," hatred felt towards, 367.

-, -, letter from, alluded to, 178.

-, -, letters to, 228; alluded to, 11, 263, 284.

-, -, book of [i.e., against], alluded to, 131.

Du Faur, M., with the King of Navarre, 516.

Du Fay. See Hurault, Michel.

Dumfries, the Scot's King goes to, 277.

Dunblane (Dumblin), Bishop of. See Chisholm, Dr. William.

Dunkirk [Nord, France], report from, 173; the Duke of Parma said to be at, 437; armed men gone to, 588; English Catholics embarking at, for Scotland, 598.

-, letter dated at, 567.

-, people of, are rigging out ships of war, 174.

-, serjeant-major of, report by, 567.

-, ships of, or Dunkirkers; a well-armed ship desired to meet, 201; ships of war at, 437; a Hamburg ship taken by, 539; ships making ready at, 666; ships come to, and goods sold at, 18; captured vessel taken into, 315; ships arrived at, with materials for the Duke of Parma, 416; ships going to, 538, 542, 565; powder ship going to, blows up, 567; an English ship carried to, 664.

Du Pernon. See Nogaret, Jean Louis de, Duke of Epernon.

Du Perron, message sent by, 354.

Du Pin, Sieur., See Lallier.

Duprez, Andrew, master of a ship of Fécamp, taken by the English, 468.

Duras, M. de, proposed meeting of with M. de Mayenne, 4.

Durham, Dowraym, a native of, 474.

Durie (?)—, matter of (in regard to piracy) to be considered, 33.

Dury, Deury, John Stafford's secretary, accused of "evil arts," in regard to Montpensier, 376, 377,

Dusseldorf [Rhenish Prussia, German Empire], deputies at, demand the Augustan confession and liberty of conscience, 438.

-, [Bisseldorf ?], diet at, 444.

Dutch [i.e., German], Secretary to the King of Denmark, 304.

-, [i.e., Deutsch], language, a letter translated out of, 503.

Dutchland, High. See Germany.

'Dutchmen,' i.e. Germans, in the Spanish fleet, 372.

Dynan. See Dinan.