Index: P

Pages, Bastain: horse for, 101.

Paget, Charles: 150; Lord Henry Howard never saw, since his going out of England, 675.

Paisley, Abbacy of: in the hands of Mar (22nd Aug. 1583), 590; Clencairn would have, ib.; Huntly obtains the escheat of (19th Sept.), 616.
-, — Abbot of (Mr William Erskine): subscribes band for the King's defence (20th Sept. 1582), 178; removed for a time (29th July 1583), 560; charged to ward, 602; relaxed, 622; enters into ward, 653; copy of relaxation from the horn granted to, 685.

Palgrave, Count, John George: letters from (21st Feb. 1582–3), 302; eldest daughter of, to be offered in marriage to the King of Scots, ib.

Pannage: Mary loses the profit of, 40.

Papists: familiar with James VI., 17; same, 19; Monsieur will persuade Elizabeth to bring, to England, ib.; two parts of England, ib.; tyranny of, 50; Lord Seton, &c., suspected to be, 55; "bastard Christians," 72; Lennox only familiar with—many, return to Scotland—Lennox sends for English (24th Nov. 1581), 93; Lennox's faction all—John Livingston a great (1st June 1582), 129; flocking home of (22nd), 136; an English, ib.; James VI. seduced to withdraw his residence to places frequented by, 151; called home, ib.; assist Lennox (3rd Sept. 1582), 156; daily called home (14th), 165; Lennox's labour to make the King think nothing pleasant but what proceeded from, 173; the King of Scots served by—the King of Scots receives two, from England—d'Aubigny's dealing with, 293; espy Elizabeth's disposition, 327; have intelligence with Jesuits in England, 335; look that James VI. shall receive a dilatory answer (8th May 1583), 446; d'Aubigny laboured to alienate James VI.'s mind from the amity of England and to draw him to that which should proceed from, in France (12th Sept.), 610; Mary's release would give great hope to, 630.

Pardilian, … : legation of (25th Sept. 1583), 621.

Paris: Walsingham going to (21st July 1581), 39; letter from (9th Sept.), 47; messenger returns to, ib.; Mary's letter dated at, 50; Earl of Bothwell to be schooled at (3rd Oct.), 53; parliament of, adjudged Senlys to Mary, 89; principal of the seminary in, 93; mentioned, 124; Philip Baunbryg's letter dated at (28th May 1582), 125; pamphlets imprinted in, 132; (Peryse) mentioned, 146; John Hamilton's letter dated at (4th Aug.), 147; Lord Bothwell in (12th), 148; answer by George Douglas at, sent to James VI., 167; Sir Henry Cobham's letter dated at (3rd Oct.), 186; Queen Louise's (28th), 193; Catherine de Médicis' (29th), ib.; Henry III. might cause that no Frenchman might have access to the English ambassador in, 250; advertisement come to, that twenty were deceased, 294; Sir Henry Cobham's letter dated at (11th Feb. 1582–3), 295; the Master of Livingston should receive good grace at the hands of the King in, 300; Montbirnau has preaching in his house at, 329; Anthony Standen acquainted with Mr Archibald Hamilton in, 341; books at, 430; Lennox removed from (8th May 1583), 446; intelligence from (18th), 461; patent dated at (26th), 470, Maineville takes the master of a ship to (29th), 475; Lennox's dangerous sickness since he came to, 481; Bellenden a Papist in, 506.

Parliament: 7; Lennox to be made Duke at the next (6th Aug. 1581), 43; (Scotland) to be held on 24th Oct., 53; those nominated to be the King's heirs apparent kept secret and to be published at, 55; a great, appointed to hold (13th Oct.), 58; 59, convention to take order for matters to be treated in, ib.; provision shall be made in, to establish the succession of the crown, ib.; dangerous to give consent by, for removing Mary, 62; persons forfeited in, in Scotland, 73; (England) found it meet that Mary's actions should be called in question, 76; succession to the crown of England to be determined by, 81; Scottish, 82; Mary would not speak against the authority of, ib.; James VI. confirmed by, 87; continued at Edinburgh (24th Nov.), 92; Angus, &c., forfeited in, ib.; matters to pass by, ib.; the Church prefers petitions to—Arran's charter to have been confirmed in. 93; Mary desired to be heard in, 99 set down in the, of Scotland to have no more bishops, 112; (Scotland) Angus, &c., to be forfeited in, 144; the King and convention purpose to treat of appointing a, 192; Acts of, to be sent to Randolph, 330; convention to summon, to restore Angus, &c., 348; Elizabeth solicited by, to proceed judicially against Mary, 364; (Scotland) the Council advises for appointment of a (19th April 1583), 398; (Scotland) concluded to appoint a, to begin 24th Oct. next (23rd), 404; if Mary's rights after Elizabeth be dealt in, she desires that her son's right might be considered (26th), 423; request that the, appointed to begin at Edinburgh 24th Oct. may hold, 456; 458; James VI. to give order for preparation for, 465; Mary to be bound in, 484; Mary to endeavour to have the treaty authorised in a Scottish, 484; it behoves that the treaty be done before the, in Scotland (11th June), 497; appointed to be held in Edinburgh, 553; pacification made in 1572, 574; to hold for a conference for the policy of the Church, 591; general oblivion in, of all capital matters from the time of James VI.'s birth except the murders of his father and the two Regents, 607; to be held for the confirmation of the tax granted to the King, 623; to be continued till December, 628; the King thinks to restore Angus to, ib.; prorogued, 649.

Parma, Duke of: sends to assist the Bishop of Liége, 329.

Patteson, Mrs: letters to, 33b.

Pattinson, Mrs: letters sent by, 353.

Pattison, Hugh: spoiled, 691.

Paul, Lord: 126.

Peirsone, John; petition of, 234.

Pele, "Senior": horses brought by, to James VI., 139.

Pembroke, Earl of: reversion of offices bestowed on, 102.

Percy, Sir Henry: has Norham Castle, 110.

Persia: one Haller pretends he would travel into, 299.

Perth: proclamation dated at (12th July 1582), 140; proclamation at, 147; proclamation dated at (30th July 1583), 561; declaration at the parish kirk of, 563; proclamation dated at (27th July), 564; James VI.'s letter signed at, 569; late proclamation at, 616; proclamation to be made at, 645.

Peter, Mr: bearer of a letter from Isabel, Lady Seton, to William Brereton alias Wattes (25th Feb. 1582–3), 306; Lady Seton requests that, be sent again to Seton, 307.

Peter, the: petition of owners of the ship called (Dec. 1582), 234; 285; spoiled by pirates, 440.

Petincrief, Laird of: goods of a spoiled ship come to the hands of, 190.

Petit Pierre, Duke of: Bishop of Ross's books sent by, to Elizabeth, 299.

Pettmillie, Laird of: obligation subscribed by, 678.

Petworth: Lord Henry Howard goes to the Earl of Northumberland at, 675.

Philip II., King of Spain: Sir John Seton servant of, 5; mentioned, 6; Sir John Seton servant to, 8: convenient to send a trusty man to—will give credit to Ridolfi—Ridolfi asked that he might assure the Pope, what the Duke of Norfolk would do for Mary— letter of credence to—Ridolfi addressed to—Ridolfi to require it, meant out of the Low Countries—Queen of Spain writes to Mary without the knowledge of, 32; Duke of Alva to write to— commandment from—Mary must trust all to the Pope and—English rebels under protection of—Mary to send to, 33; Earl of Westmorland going to serve (28th July 1581), 41; James VI. most inclined to (6th Aug.), 43; Lord Seton, &c., favourers of the actions of (10th Oct.), 55; the "leaguerie" assisted with the money of, 72; trafficking betwixt, and Lennox (1st June 1582), 129; opinion of, 153; deliberation of, &c., against Elizabeth, 280; James VI. should fortify himself with the friendship of—Sir John Seton should be sent to, 283; is to furnish part of the money for a war against England (4th March 1582–3), 318; conspiracy between the Pope, &c., to invade this isle (18th), 338; Bishop of Ross to deal with, 362; court made that the Duke should marry one of the daughters of, 431; 432, daughter of, commended to James VI. by Mary, 438; Mary to have the assent of, to the treaty (2nd June 1583), 484; refused 400,000 crowns—begs, 510; sent to borrow 400,000 crowns, ib.; looked that, will bend all his forces by sea against the Low Country, 620; mentioned, 629; a gentleman to be sent to, 649; and the Queen-mother of France will accommodate together, 656.

Philips, … : Walsingham's servant, 39.

Piatto, Father Gerolamo: 198.

Picardy: Mary's lands in, will be of small value, 40; King of France in, 125.

Pierrepont, Elizabeth: Mr J. Pierrepont to (8th Nov. 1581), 74; Mary to (13th Sept. 1583), 612.
-, — Mr J.: to Elizabeth Pierrepont (8th Nov. 1581), 74.

Piguillioun, Mons. de (Pugguillion): Mary's premier maitre d'hostel, &c., 40; suit made to, concerning Fowler's father's debt, 480.

Pilin, Pierre: helps to sell books, 430; (Pierres) brings a letter to the French ambassador, 431.

Pinart, Mons.: sends word the French King has taken order that Nicols shall be set at liberty (11th Feb. 1582–3), 295.

Pinnaces ("penages"): 216.

Piracies: committed by Englishmen on subjects of Scotland, 440; 454; commission concerning (5th June 1583), 489.

Pirates: merchants spoiled by Scottish, 25; calamities sustained by merchants of Scotland at the hands of English, 214; inhabitants of Dundee damaged by English, 234; Stephen Heines taken by, 334; the Falcon carried away by, 335; Scottish merchants spoiled by, 356; James VI. and noblemen make requests for redress to Scottish men spoiled by English (6th April 1583), 369; Mr James Lowson complains of (9th), 371; complaint as to English, 375; persons of Dundee brought to misery by English, 427; hurt done to Scotsmen by English, 428; 429; 454; spoils by, 455; 493; same (15th June), 499; 507; 509; goods taken by, 512; 514; ships for defence against French, 595.

Pittadro, Laird of (Echlin): one Johnson alleged that he had received money from Randolph to be delivered to, 359; 360; 364.

Pittenween (Pettenveine): ship of, taken, 216; 454; 598; 616.

Pius V.: bull of, 218.

Plato: 377.

Plessis Towers: Mary complains that the conciergerie of, has been given to others, 40.

Plombières: 645.

"Plough," sign of the: 185.

Pluscarden, Prior of (James Douglas): Morton shall cause, to renounce the priory to Lord Seton's son (6th May 1581), 10; forfeited, 73; at Lennox's pleasure, 129; to Mr Archibald Douglas (6th Aug.), 147; letter of, 149; to be examined (4th March 1582–3), 318; promises to pay Walsingham (10th), 327; (Alexander Seton) to be confronted with Holt (8th May 1583), 449; referred to June 3rd (21st), 466; to be confronted with Holt, ib.; partly examined (17th June), 506; to go to the French King with Lord Seton, 649; thirds of the priory released to, 652.

Poictiers: aid of—Mary's officers at, 40.

Poitou: Mary's dowry in—Mary's counsellor, &c., in, 40.

Poland: a nobleman comes from, 450.

Poland, King of: demands Hebsaa, 329.

Pont, Mr Robert: at the conference betwixt the Court and the Kirk (22nd June 1582), 136.

Poole: Captain Edmerston of, 356; Captain Newman of, 440.

Pope, the: Ridolfi asks that he might assure, what Norfolk would do for Mary—letter of credence to—money to be required of, 32; Ridolfi to go to, 33; Mary must trust all to, and the King of Spain, ib.; sends 12,000 crowns to rebels, ib.; Mary has letters from the nuncio of, ib.; to assist James VI., 61; old, ib.; the "leaguerie" assisted with the money of, 72; practices with the assent of, 97; Mary's ministers had dealings with, 98; Mary will defend the estate of Scotland notwithstanding any excommunication by, 116; Duke of Guise pillar of, 122; of opinion that the King of Scots should not depart from his realm, 126; nuncios of, in counsel with the Bishops of Glasgow and Ross, 165; money of, to be procured for Grange, 176; forces to be sent from, 216; to furnish treasure for the enterprise to Scotland, 217; deliberation of, against Elizabeth, 280; Arran and the Master of Gray make James VI. abhor, 281; Sir Henry Cobham's new acquaintance promises to discover d'Aubigny's disposition to—Cardinal Bromeo appointed legate of, to the Popish Cantons of the Swiss, 294; purpose in hand by, &c., for a war against England (4th March 1582–3), 318; has collected a mass of money, ib.; Bishop of Liege chosen by, to be Bishop of Cologne (12th), 329; conspiracy between, and others in invade England (18th), 338; letter exhortatory from, 342; Bishop of Ross to deal with, 362; Mary's dealings with, 388; intention to put the bull of, in execution, 389; Mary denies dealings with, ib.; by papers of the Bishop of Ross it would appear that this advice of the association proceeded from—Mary denies that the advice proceeded from, 390; Mary offers not to deal with, 427; Mary entangled with, 435; promise by Mary to forbear all dealings with, 468; Lennox makes many think that his relief came from, 475; Mary's agreement touching (2nd June), 483; "the great Crosse" of Scotland extinguished by bull of, 510; Fentrie to be sent to, 606; James VI. shall not lack the assistance of, by the increase of his amity with England, 611; mentioned in the proposed treaty with Mary, 629.

Portland: piracy near, 440; 454.

Portsmouth: Scottish ship taken near, 216; wines sold in, 234; Captain Chaleis goes to, 428.

Portugal: Spain occupied with the conservation of (26th Oct. 1581), 61; 700,000 crowns lent for the war of, 510; Philip II.'s strength by sea grown very great by the access of, 620.

Post, the: orders to be observed by (30th Sept. 1582), 184; Flemish, storm tied, 235.

Postmasters: orders to be kept by (30th Sept. 1582), 184.

Powder: sent to Scotland (30th May 1582), 127; 128.

Presbytery: assembly of (16th July), 542.

President, Lord (of the North). See Huntingdon, Earl of.

Preston: wreck of poor in, 131.

Preston, James: removed for a time (29th July 1583), 560; 572.
-, — …: Lennox would have banished, 173.

Prestonpans: (Salt Preston) taking of a ship reported to Mr Falconer of, 334; ship of, spoiled, ib.; ship of, carried away by pirates, 372; 428; 454; gear of William Cockburn in a barque of, 494; ship of, spoiled by pirates, 499; goods belonging to Stewart and Colvile in a ship of, taken by pirates (17th June 1583), 507; goods of John Clevie taken from a barque of, 512; things pillaged from a ship of, 513.

Prince of Wales: Elizabeth would cause Lennox to be declared, 312.

Princes Palatine: one of the, sends books to Elizabeth, 299.

Privy Council (England): letters from, 1; Hunsdon writes to, 2; Hunsdon to (4th April 1581), ib.; letters from, 3; to Hunsdon (10th), ib.; matter committed to, 4; Scottish merchants restrained by, 25; instructions by, to Errington (26th Oct.), 60; Mr Robert Beale clerk of, 74; orders by, for postmasters (30th Sept. 1582), 184; order as to letters from, ib.; Beale clerk of, 356; James VI. to (24th April), 415; process depending before, concerning piracies (14th May 1583), 454; certain of, to be in a commission touching piracies, 455; answers of Lord Scrope to (20th July), 543; to the warden of the Marches (23rd), 553; divers opinions in, concerning the advice to Mar (6th Aug.), 577; Walsingham to (26th Sept.), 621; letter to Scrope from, 642.
-, — — (Scotland): James VI. directed by, 30; (Secret Council) presbytery summoned before, 135; ministers summoned before (22nd June 1582), 136; informed of false bruits (7th July), 139; mentioned, 174; a nobleman of, to be sent to the Borders (22nd Nov.), 213; mentioned, 264; (Secret Council) Colonel Stewart preferred to be one of the King's (23rd July), 557; proclamation by the advice of (30th), 561; 563; Lord Scrope to (23rd Oct.), 640; proclamation by Act of (24th Oct.), 642.

Proclamations: that no Scottish man have any dealing with any Englishman (2nd April 1581), 2; Hunsdon will make a, 3; by James VI. (12th July 1582), 139; at Perth, 147; against saying that the King is detained by force (5th Sept.), 158; by James VI. (30th July 1583), 561; for declaration of Lennox's good behaviour (31st), 562; a secret, devised by James VI., 567; stayed (27th Aug.), 593.

Protestants: permitted free exercise of their religion by Mary, 70; 71.

Proum, Mr John. See Provand.

Provand (Proum), Mr John: Morton asked if he knew that, brought poison to kill Atholl, 16; (Prowand) comes to London to pursue for spoils to a ship, 343; spoiled by pirates, 372; (Proven) loss fallen on, 512.

Punt, Mr Robert, minister: with Morton, 21.

Purdoun, Margaret: wife of John Douglas, 687.

Purser, Captain: Agnes Cowty spoiled by, 440; James Einter spoiled by, ib.; 454; 691.

Pursuivant, a: at Berwick, 25.