M.

Macconel James, 530, 743.

Macfarlane, the chief of, 2188.

Macgill, James, letter from, 1690.

-, -, 723, 1314, 1700, 2076, 2552.

Machiavelli, the Duchess of Parma's secretary, 1828.

Maclean, his daughter, 1054.

Macon, 1809, 1864 (2).

Madeira, attack upon, by the French, 786, 810, 822, 824, 827, 843, 852, 859.

Madrid, 83, 245, 246, 284, 400, 401, 529, 588, 615, 652, 786, 861, 862.

-, near Paris, 2323 (2), 2367, 2379 (4), 2426.

-, news from, see Topographical Index under Spain.

Maestricht, 737, 792.

Makepeace, 786, 1868 (3).

Malachisa, M. de, 2249, 2595 (2).

Maleghen, Sieur de, 1227, 1263, 1297.

Malta, 34, 79, 83, 177 (3), 178, 313, 321, 401, 758, 877, 952, 2663.

-, Jean de la Valette, Grand Master of, 177 (3), 259, 979.

Man, Isle of, 544.

-, Mr. John, Dean of Gloucester and Master of Merton College, Ambassador in Spain, letters from, 175, 284, 400, 529, 586, 615, 652, 712, 786, 861, 862, 901, 925, 935, 958, 989, 990, 1020, 1575, 1816, 1868, 1884, 1931, 1955, 1965, 1969, 1991, 2087, 2098, 2109, 2125, 2137, 2139, 2192, 2193, 2227, 2360, 2399, 2559.

-, -, letters to, 1159, 1980, 2113, 2128, 2250.

-, -, instructions for, 112, 2084.

-, -, 109, 1176, 1553, 2255, 2523.

-, -, arrives in Spain, 202.

-, -, in disgrace, 2018, 2097, 2112, 2127, 2297.

-, -, dismissed from the Court of Spain, 2356.

-, -, sick at Abbeville, 2501.

Mande, M. de, 2406, 2437, 2467, 2470.

Mangerton, the Laird of, 749.

Mansfield, Count of, 1399, 1402, 1864 (2).

-, -, his son, 1137, 1663, 1686.

Mantua, 331.

Marche, La, 1692.

March, Lord, see Marr.

Marr, John Erskine, Earl of, 521, 646, 1030, 1034, 1181 (1).

-, -, guardian of the Prince of Scotland, 1100 (2), 1119, 1131, 1139, 1170, 1179, 1261, 1306, 1315, 1380 (1), 1420, 1509, 1538, 1547, 1571, 1732.

Marseilles, Englishmen in the galleys at, letters from, 909, 1084, 1157, 1160.

-, -, 227, 908, 910, 928, 1025, 1068 (1), 1145, 1148, 1196, 1218, 1223, 1284, 1374, 1386, 1545, 1998 (1), 2004, 2019, 2054, 2437, 2640 (5).

Marsh, John, letter from, 1662.

Marshal, the Master, of Scotland, see Lord Keith.

Martigues, Sebastien de Luxemburg, Seigneur de, 406 (1), 590, 1497, 1502, 1864 (1), 1914, 1959 (1), 2093 (3), 2100 (1), 2379 (1), 2426, 2428, 2610 (1).

-, -, his fray with M. de Mirru, 1970.

Mason, Anthony, letter to, 261.

-, Sir John, his death, 395.

Mauvissiere, Michel de Castlenau, Seigneur de, letters from, 291, 316.

-, -, sent into Scotland, 274, 303, 310, 590, 625.

-, 1683 (1).

Maximilian, see Germany.

Maxwell, Sir John Maxwell, Master of, letter from, 748.

-, -, 29, 35, 380, 521, 883, 1404.

Maxwells, the, 35.

May, John, of Cornwall, takes a French ship, 275.

Mearns, the, 1181 (1).

Meaux, 1683 (1), 1684, 1691, 1727, 1728, 1748, 1749, 1959, 1962, 2040 (4), 2081.

Mechlin, 881, 940, 950, 1007 (2), 1102, 1522.

Mechlinburgh, Albert, Duke of, letter to, 129.

Meffeyne, Lord, 2076.

Meghen, Count of, 564, 2301.

Megotland, 646.

Melendez, Pedro, General of the Spanish Indian fleet, 245.

Melrose, 1266, 1289 (3).

Melun, 2644, 2666, 2688, 2689.

Melville, James, letters from, 1414, 1675, 1773.

-, -, 488 (5), 504, 508, 509 550, 553, 812, 815, 816, 1179.

-, or Melvin, Robert, letters from, 241, 250, 415, 416, 608, 646, 968, 973, 1179, 1189, 1212, 1341, 1357, 1380, 1413, 1532, 1693, 1767.

-, R., letter to, 1348.

-, -, sent to the Court of England, 87, 88, 91, 101, 134, 410, 414, 428, 429, 430, 491, 498, 533, 832, 988, 1234 (2), 1256, 1257, 1258, 1354.

-, -, sent to Lochleven, 1459, 1468 (1), 1509.

-, -, conveys letters to the Queen of Scots, 1595.

-, -, 77, 114, 134, 190, 298, 746, 880, 906, 949, 1268, 1326, 1338, 1363, 1381, 1538, 1658, 1732.

Melvin, 163 (2).

-, see Melville.

Menillie, M., a friend of Coligny, 2295, 2304 (2), 2305, 2352 (1), 2353, 2367, 2436.

Merse, the, 1181 (1), 1199 (3), 1555.

Mesnil, M., 771.

Messina, advices from, see Topographical Index under Italy.

Metz, 41 (4), 73, 326, 327, 788, 796, 870, 947, 1155 (2), 1385, 1777, 1804, 2296.

-, Governor of, 215.

Mezieres, M. de, 2610 (1).

-, Mdlle. de, 387 (5), 397 (2).

-, -, her marriage with the Count Dauphin, 406 (1), 470 (9).

-, -, taken by Conde, 2610 (1), 2611.

Michel, Roger, 309.

Middleborough, 587 (3).

Middlemore, Henry, letter from, 1506, 2350.

-, -, memorial for, 2263.

-, -, 1516 (3), 1536, 2258, 2289, 2291, 2312.

Milan, 38, 135, 901.

Mildmay, Sir Walter, letters from, 1553, 1599.

-, -, letters to, 1825, 2243.

-, -, 1986.

Mina, see Elmina.

Minories, the, 121.

Minto, Laird of, 1116.

Mirebeau, 2686, 2688.

Mirru, M. de, Colonel of the Swiss troops, his fray with Martigues, 1970.

Moffat, raid at, 2129.

Monceaux, 763, 775, 1108, 1691.

Moncrief, Laird of, 2552.

Monkman, Mr. Robert, 579, 580, 581.

Monluc, M. de, 2580, 2595, 2603 (3), 2610 (2), 2633, 2653.

-, [young], 719, 824, 852, 859, 992, 1068, 1900, 2100, 2352 (2).

Montagina, Jean Simenes de la, Leicester's servant, letter from, 1876.

-, -, his arrest, 1867, 1924, 1925, 2005, 2056.

Montague, Anthony Browne, Lord, letters from, 281, 282, 285, 302, 309, 320, 358, 359, 364, 378, 404, 405, 431, 433, 449, 457, 458, 474, 501, 502.

-, -, letters to, 446.

-, -, English Commissioner at Bruges, 189.

Montauban, 1959 (2),

Montereau, 1837 (1), 1852, 1864 (1, 4), 2003, 2688 (2).

Montgomery, Gabriel de Lorge, Count of, letters from, 966, 2636.

-, -, 406 (3), 661.

-, -, ordered to leave Paris, 667.

-, -, collects soldiers, 1692, 1756 (2).

-, -, takes Etamps, 1777.

-, -, defeats the Duke of Nevers, 1981.

-, 2231, 2667.

-, Hugh, Lord, of Scotland, 77.

Montigny, M. Florence de Montmorency de, sent into Spain, 281, 282, 427, 615.

-, -, his arrest, 1774, 1823.

Montmorency, Anne de, Constable of France, see Constable.

-, Francis de, Marshal of France, 17, 65, 170, 387 (6), 406 (1), 472, 667, 1155 (1), 1789, 1837 (2), 1959 (5), 2040 (2), 2054, 2058, 2067, 2093, 2100, 2107, 2177, 2235 (1, 2), 2249, 2273 (2), 2295, 2304, 2305, 2323 (2), 2379 (1), 2441, 2527, 2550, 2610 (1), 2633 (3).

-, Duchess of, letter to, 2472.

-, Florence de, 312.

-, Philip de, 312.

Montmorin, M. de, 3235 (5), 2238, 2258, 2306, 2367, 2389.

Montpellier, 1282

Montpensier, Louis II. de Bourbon, Duke of, 41 (2), 387 (5), 1837 (2), 1864 (1), 2177 (1), 2603 (3), 2610 (1), 2633 (4), 2634, 2635, 2688 (1).

-, Duke of, his son, see Prince Dauphin.

Montreuil, 273, 1932.

Montrose, William Graham, Earl of, 1118 (1).

Mont Severin, murder at, 2501.

Moorcroft, E., his comparison of Italy and Germany, 879.

Moret, 1046, 1048, 1063, 1068, 1071, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1115.

Morette, M. de, sent to Scotland, 793, 794, 816, 898, 981, 1132.

Morley, Lord, letter to, 500.

Morpeth, 905, 1075, 1197, 2307.

-, moss troopers executed at, 917.

Morrall, John, letter from, 1137.

Morton, James Douglas, Earl of, Chancellor of Scotland, letters from, 229, 243, 386, 417, 454, 571, 887, 1004, 1319, 1404, 1443.

-, -, deprived of the seal, 163 (2).

-, -, conspires to murder Rizzio, 162, 171, 206.

-, his flight into England, 205, 207, 224, 225, 242, 250, 289, 441, 443.

-, -, ordered to leave the English borders, 244, 361, 385, 450, 453, 569.

-, -, his surrender demanded, 254.

-, -, departs for Flanders, 486, 497.

-, -, attempt to poison him, 850.

-, -, is pardoned, 872, 885.

-, -, seizes the Queen's jewels, 1433.

-, -, sends money to the Queen, 2006.

-, -, 472, 521, 550, 618, 623, 804, 906, 977, 1017, 1059, 1075, 1100, 1116, 1181 (1), 1232 (1), 1283, 1306, 1308, 1332, 1447 (1), 1509 (3), 1526, (3), 1538, 1547, 1620 (1), 1656, 1712, 1791, 1792, 1953 (3), 1966, 2076, 2230, 2251, 2244, 2264, 2288, 2392, 2506, 2552.

Morvilliers, M. de, 1959 (1), 2040 (2), 2177 (2), 2642.

Moscow, 2211, 2310.

Motte, M. de la, see Fenelon.

Moulins, 12, 17, 19, 41 (7), 60, 102, 108, 117, 128, 147.

Mouvans, M. de, takes Orange, 2173 (2).

-, -, joins Conde, 2610, 2623.

-, -, is defeated, 2635.

Mouy, M. de, 1756 (2), 2513.

Mow, John, letter to, 2185.

Moy, M. du, 714, 719.

-, -, broken on the wheel, 788.

Muirhouse Abbey, see Melrose.

Mundt, Christopher, LL.D., English agent at Strasburg, letters from, 23, 73, 200, 268, 290, 335, 381, 436, 472, 563, 641, 776, 817, 1121, 1144, 1309, 1418, 1835, 1927, 1968, 2432, 2593, 2605, 2641.

-, -, 53, 437.

Murray, James Stewart, Earl of, letters from, 13, 55, 174, 392, 393, 504, 567, 568, 644, 645, 726, 742, 808, 813, 814, 884, 1015, 1388, 1534, 1649, 1687, 1688, 1710, 1765, 1768, 1907, 1908, 1930, 2608, 2030, 2038, 2046, 2065, 2141, 2142, 2171, 2267, 2289, 2290, 2310, 2347, 2349, 2385, 2386, 2400, 2401, 2419, 2422, 2423, 2434, 2449, 2460, 2461, 2476, 2494, 2506, 2516, 2519, 2530, 2536, 2558, 2485, 2591.

-, -, letters to, 807, 1975, 2068, 2201, 2260, 2262, 2348, 2366, 2519, 2540, 2577.

-, -, cognisant of the murder of Rizzio, 162, 164, 508, 571.

-, -, returns to Scotland, 182, 184.

-, -, receives money from England, 193 (1), 459.

-, -, is reconciled to the Queen, 205 (7), 250, 251, 623, 985.

-, -, sent for, 973.

-, -, at Ainsley's supper, 1117.

-, -, is accused of Darnley's murder, 1132.

-, -, goes to France, 1199 (3).

-, -, returns to Scotland, 1444, 1488, 1501, 1576, 1583.

-, -, Regent of Scotland, 1509 (2), 1519, 1533, 1593, 1597, 1615, 1616, 1620, 1629, 1633, 1660.

-, -, visits Lochleven, 1594, 1791, 2050.

-, -, oath as Regent, 1622.

-, -, exhortation to, 1650.

-, -, proclamation by, 1653.

-, -, reformation of the Borders by, 1798, 1808, 1812, 1966, 2246, 2259, 2269, 2270, 2274, 2293, 2322.

-, -, allowance for his diets, 1973.

-, -, apology for, 2251.

-, -, desires the trial of the Queen, 2275, 2288, 2311, 2312.

-, -, his reply to Middlemore, 2291.

-, -, his campaign in the West, 2299, 2300.

-, -, plot to kill him, 2362, 2387, 2397 (2), 2405, 2578.

-, -, writes to the Queen of Scots, 2401.

-, -, 8, 10, 15, 25, 44 (1), 50, 104, 107, 118, 134, 152, 160, 199, 225, 230, 241, 242, 297, 248, 316, 342, 362, 375, 461, 488, 521, 522, 535, 550, 601, 646, 650, 706, 725, 761, 804, 806, 872, 977, 988, 1030, 1053, 1059, 1079, 1150, 1158, 1181 (4), 1216, 1226 (2), 1228, 1230 (4), 1280 (2), 1385, 1386, 1405, 1409, 1412, 1413, 1427, 1428, 1459, 1468, 1475, 1497, 1500, 1547, 1553, 1555, 1558, 1559, 1579, 1584, 1586, 1587, 1595, 1624, 1627, 1635, 1640, 1656, 1667, 1678, 1682, 1689, 1698, 1701, 1702, 1732, 1751, 1761, 1767, 1772, 1792, 1921, 1957, 1983, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2039, 2043, 2064, 2076, 2094, 2106, 2120, 2160, 2163, 2180, 2183, 2185, 2188, 2196, 2203, 2212, 2213, 2220, 2230, 2234, 2263, 2273, 2320, 2324, 2335, 2351, 2430, 2444, 2462, 2463, 2482, 2502, 2505, 2552, 2604.

-, Countess of, letter to, 2241.

-, -, 706, 778, 2188.

-, -, visits the Queen at Lochleven, 1509 (2), 1516 (1).

Murray, James, 1060.

-, -, conspires to murder the Regent, 2387.

-, Patrick, one of Rizzio's murderers, 206.

- of Tullibardine, James, accuses Bothwell, 1034.

-, -, challenges Bothwell, 1053, 1054, 1181 (6).

-, -, his men abuse the Queen, 1324 (3).

-, -, pursues Bothwell, 1576 (4), 1592.

Murray, Bishop of, 1345 (1), 1812, 1921.

Muscovites, the, 150 (3), 1446, 1605, 1639.

Muscovy, Ivan Basilowitz, Czar of, 249, 1554, 2044, 2272, 2316, 2417, 2480.

-, -, his cruelty, 2414.

- merchants, company of, letters to, 1554, 2417.

-, -, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2211, 2480, 2489.

-, ships for, 2135, 2145, 2158, 2221.

Musgrave, Ingram, 1540,