V

Vaettendom. See Wachtendonk.

Vais, il, 279.

Vaiz, Mighel, Portuguese, 203.

Valais, Switzerland, Mansfeld's troops in, 190.

Valanzé, lord of. See Estampes.

Valencia, Spain, 459, 467.

valentines, 270.

Valier, Francesco Savio alla Mercanzia, 186.
-, -, Zuan Antonio, son of Piero, in treaty with Wotton to hire house, 109.
-, -, Avogador. 237, 240.
-, -, Councillor, 226.

Valtelline, Toledo sends troops towards, 49.

Valterdorf. See Waltersdorf.

Van Lore, foreign merchant, accused of exporting gold, 565n.

Van Mere, Van Mer, Van Meer, John, 133, 208, 376.

Van Uffell, Luca, 133, 208, 376.

Vandeput, Vandeputt, Peter, 143, 179, 183, 194, 207, 208, 376.

Vanderlinden, Captain Jan Jansson, Dutch mercenary, 228.

Vandermyle, Vandermini, Cornelius:
-, away from Hague, 24; visiting Carleton at time of Barne-velt's arrest, 304; flees to France, 316n; asks help from France, 327.

Vaux, Edward, lord Vaux, 599.

Velasco, Don Alonso de, Spanish ambassador in England
-, offers marriage with infanta, disgrace of, 394.

Vendome, the Chevalier, 202.

Vendramino, Andrea, son of Luca, 426.
-, -, Giacomo, Venetian secretary at Milan, despatches of, 551, 590.

Veneur, Taneguy le, count of Tillières, Triglier, Lieter, Tillier, French ambassador extraordinary to England:
-, appointed, 501, 507, 517; starts, 520; expected, 523, 555.

Venice, 119, 120, 161, 179, 180, 208, 232, 261, 280, 315, 355, 363, 376, 405, 407, 570, 593, 596,
-, arms for defence, 200.
-, asked by Dutch to co-operate against pirates, 90; and by England, 108, 132; objects, 138, 157.
-, arsenal, 241, 336, 432.
-, -, magistracy of, 225.
-, Adriatic, to remain mistress of, 272; will not allow troops to pass through, 343, 447, 456, 457, 476; importance of, 428; report that will allow passage, 433.
-, asked to help Bohemians, 338, 472; Bohemian revolt will help, 433; Bohemians ask for German cavalry, 581, 588.
-, Queen Anne favours, 464.
-, attempt to divide from Savoy, 146.
-, asked to help in reconciliation of France and England, 365.
-, Spanish attempt to prevent Mainwaring serving and threat against, 379.
-, ambassador for England, Gritti chosen as extraordinary, 496, 497; Trevisan proposed, 563; Lando selected, 564.
-, ambassador from England, none expected soon, 559.
-, Avogaria di Comun, 562.
-, captain of the gulf, 96, 404. See also Donato, Nodal.
-, Captain against Uscochi, 96.
-, Captain General at Sea, 128, 188, 189, 204, 208, 212, 214, 217, 222. See also Barbarigo, Piero; Mocenigo, Lunardo; Veniero, Lorenzo.
-, conspiracy against, 2; executions, 214; the Spanish, 240, 241, 264, 265, 290, 341, 351, 415; James curious about, 293; communication to James upon, 324, 325; official account of, 335–337; reply to doubts, 369; evidence taken, 409, 411, 412, 472, 473.
-, Cinque Savii alla Mercanzia, 154.
-, -, reports of, 185–187, 238, 382, 401, 406, 501, 568, 574.
-, Council of Ten, jewels and armoury, shown to strangers, 355.
-, -, secretary of. See Antelmi; Busanello; Dolci; Dominici; Padavin; Rizzardi.
-, Dutch troops in service of. See Netherlands, troops of.
-, councillor at Padua University, 573.
-, Dutch would accept league with, 42; proposed alliance with, discussed, 54.
-, reply to Dutch about navigation of Adriatic, 328, 329; Dutch disposed for alliance, 406, 424.
-, Carleton's views, 458; Dutch friendship, 468.
-, doge of. See Bembo, Giovanni; Donato, Lionardo and Niccolo; Priuli, Antonio.
-, exemption of duty on western wool continued, 459.
-, friendship with England, 159; thank James, 180, 483; queen Anne friendly, 393; advantages of English friendship, 395–398, 421, 430; England hopes to include in league, 434, 463.
-, English representations for, 459, 460, 467; asks help of England, 466; England threatens Spain if attacks, 486; James ready to mediate for, 577.
-, exchange at. rate of, 123.
-, financing of ships and mercenaries, 133, 142, 143.
-, foreigners lodging at, 409, 412.
-, fleet:
-, operations of, 1; defeats Ossuna's squadron, 67, 70, 75; reported disunion, 288, 295, 297.
-, mutiny of English in 291, 295, 299, 300, 309, 310, 329, 330, 368, 403; mercenaries in, 289; payments to English ships, 300, 310, 311, 313; proposal to reduce, 337; engagement of foreign ships, 458.
-, Ragusan report on at Naples, 513.
-, payment of foreign ships in, 553.
-, Friuli, peace reported in, 64.
-, French ambassador threatens, 362.
-, goods from, 595.
-, grants Donato leave to return home, 491, 493, 498, 499.
-, governor of the Condemned, 96.
-, gunners for, engaged by Englishman, 590.
-, accused of fomenting trouble in Grisons, 332.
-, engage gunners, 156.
-, hands full, 217.
-, information sent from to Carleton, 168.
-, inquisitors of State, instructions of, 1, 2.
-, intervenes to reconcile France and England, 403, 404, 411, 434, 436, 438, 439, 457.
-, Lazaretto, 324, 336.
-, league with Grisons, 7.
-, -, with Dutch, 42; friendly relations. 81.
-, -, with England etc., desired by James, 16.
-, -, with Savoy proposed, 265, 267.
-, Levant Company trade with, 415.
-, Mansfelt to serve, 384.
-, Mainwaring's report to, on ships, 447–456.
-, masters or governors of the Revenue, 577, 582.
-, Lombard frontiers threatened, 33; invaded, 47.
-, Mercanzia. See Cinque Savii alla Mercanzia.
-, mercenaries hired from England, 72; terms, 125; payment of, 322, 332.
-, Merceria, 246, 264.
-, merchants, 188.
-, mint, 336.
-, offers to serve, 48, 49, 69, 71, 212, 312, 374, 384, 430, 436–438.
-, -, See Bell, Henry; Bruce, Henry; Joachim, Ernest, duke of Holstein; Mainwaring, Henry; Pole, Geoffrey; Stodder, Thomas; Vere, Henry, earl of Oxford.
-, operations in Friuli, 28.
-, Oficio della Biastema, 409, 412.
-, Osuna's designs against, 24, 31, 201, 367; means to weaken, 75; incites Philip against, 98.
-, will not restore galleys to, 138; Osuna talks of capturing, 170; preparations against, 199; 332, 341; Osuna's plot, 202, 203; alleged attempt to assassinate Osuna, 278.
-, Palatinate, friendship with, 150, 346.
-, payment of troops by, 20, 487.
-, peace negotiations of, in France, 17, 18, 25, 26, 31, 32; peace reported settled, 38.
-, difficulties raised, 50, 51; proposed mediation for, 57, 58.
-, peace negotiations, commissioners for, 120; peace reported, 187; made with Ferdinand, 285, 307, 325; troops withdrawn, 306.
-, Proveditore General. See Cornaro; Veniero.
-, Proveditore General of the Forces, 17, 28, 95.
-, -, See also Barbarigo, Piero; Barbaro, Antonio; Lando, Antonio.
-, -, of the Fleet. See Contarini, Geronimo; Moresini, Francesco; Veniero, Bernardo.
-, -, at Sea, 95, 98, 154.
-, -, in Istria, 96.
-, -, of Terra Ferma, 17, 28.
-, -, beyond Menzo, 95.
-, plans of Manti against, 373.
-, privateers would like recourse to, 94.
-, Ponte di San Martino, 473.
-, pepper diverted from, 352.
-, piazza, 336.
-, -, proposal to put fountain in, 409, 412.
-, peace negotiations with Spain, 363, 364, 367; unsatisfactory progress, 456, 464; peace reported, 514; Spain ready for peace, 518.
-, Queen Anne friendly to, 495.
-, reported league with pope, 518, 519, 523.
-, Rialto. 562.
-, San Giovanni in Bragora, 411 473.
-, San Lio, 246.
-, San Marco church, 336, 562.
-, -, columns of, 562.
-, San Martino, 229, 232.
-, San Maurizio, 323.
-, will not help Savoy against Hapsburgs, 328.
-, suggested to publish account of English mutiny, 369.
-, subsidies to Savoy, 478.
-, Savoy alliance, negotiations announced, 425; signed, 479; announcement of league, 481, 487, 490, 504, 528, 546, 553, 557.
-, salt fish trade with, 476.
-, secrets disclosed, 594.
-, Senate, Donato's biting references to James in, 575.
-, sentence against Donato, 562.
-, shops at, 102.
-, Spain ill-disposed towards, 88; appeal to James against Spain, 115, 440, 443; objects to Dutch and English auxiliaries, 221, 222; fears attack from Spain, 440, 459; Spanish threats, 452; mean to pass through Adriatic, 495; complaints of Spain to England, 556; Spanish accusations, 577; Spanish assurances not sincere, 578.
-, ships hired by, in England. See England, ships.
-, -, proposal to get English royal, 469, 475, 480, 493, 495, 518.
-, take Spanish ship in Gulf, 577, 578.
-, trade slight with London, 142; trade in Levant, regulations of, 186–187; report on, 401; affected by traffic with Indies, 415; prospect of recovering, 416.
-, trade in salt fish, 364, 487, 496.
-, trade with Levant, restrictions, 500, 501.
-, friendly relations with Turks, 333; Turks offer help to, 529, 530.
-, Union urged to send ambassadors to, 499, 500, 504, 526; friendly to, 588.
-, Uscock depredations, 480; excesses, 486, 496, 534.
-, visitors from England, 496.
-, want ships from Dutch, 24, 72, 97.
-, -, England, 75.
-, war with Ferdinand, I.
-, -, peace arranged, 8.

Veniero,—, Venetian Proveditore General, 105, 201.
-, -, Bernardo, Proveditore of the Fleet, 363.
-, -, -, replaced, 374.
-, -, Lorenzo, Venetian Captain General at Sea, 427.
-, -, -, -, petition of Peyton to, 587; petition of Each to, 593.
-, -, -, -, despatches of, 531, 576, 587, 593.
-, -, -, -, letters and instructions to, 564, 579, 590.

Vercelli [prov. Novara, Italy], 138, 312.
-, -, question of restoring to Savoy, 4, 12, 17,92, 129, 181; restitution delayed, 49, 50, 158; strengthened, 67.
-, duke hopes for restitution, 163; restoration delayed, 197, 204, 214, 216, 219.
-, England remonstrates about, 218, 223; restitution promised, 221, 223; question of restoring, 228, 230, 234; restored to Savoy, 231, 235, 237, 242, 243, 262.

Vere, Henry de, earl of Oxford, 14, 396.
-, offers to serve Venice, 12, 34, 39, 48, 119, 411; services declined, 56, 57, 64, 412; goes to Padua, 71; celebrates carnival, 175; supports Sir John Vere, 184, 195; at carnival, Venice, 225, 239; arrives at Hague, 311; command in Netherlands, 346; lodging at Venice, 409; many leave with, 472.
-, lord high chamberlain of England, 598.
-, -, Horace, serves with Maurice of Nassau, 396.
-, -, Sir John, 43, 44, 146, 175, 347.
-, introduced by Wotton in Collegio, 14; troops under, 21; recommended to command Dutch troops, 28, 39; Barbarigo's opinion of, 29, 218; favourite of Prince Maurice, 119; quarrel with Milander, 129, 140; propose to make colonel, 137; duel with Milander, 184, 185, 191; put in confinement, 195, 211; release asked for, 226, 233; going to fleet, 232; Wotton recommends, 292, 303; promises to, 299; not popular, 310; desires title of colonel, 346.

Vernati, Filiberto, 251, 256.
-, -, -, asks for release, 278.

Verona [prov. Verona, Italy], 175, 473.
-, -, Rectors of, send list of prohibited books, 445.

Verua, Count of:
-, to accompany Maurice of Savoy to France, 327; promises Wake to plead for Bernese in France, 335; opens negotiations to reconcile France and England, 366; share in reconciliation, 404; Wake sees, 411; desires glory of reconciliation, 439, 442; asks Donato to employ Gorgis and Baronis, 478.

Vice-Admiral of England. See Mansell, Sir Robert.

Vicenza [prov. Vicenza, Italy], Dutch troops at, 198.

Vico, Pietro, Venetian Secretary with the Swiss:
-, despatches of, to the Senate, 8, 318; to shut his eyes to movements of Mansfeld's troops, 191.

Vielmo, Count, 21.

Vienna, 89.
-, -, treaty of, 31.
-, -, despatches from, 185, 194, 236, 367, 375.

Vigne, le, 171.

Villa, Count Guido, ambassador extraordinary of Savoy in England:
-, expected, 530, 531; Feria displeased at mission of, 590.

Villa Mediana, count of. See Taxis, Juan de.

Villa Mezana, Luigi di, 279.

Villafranca, Villefranche [Alpes Maritimes, France]:
-, privateers harboured at, 224; quarrel of Savoy and Guise over, 294.

Villiers, Christopher, Naunton's promise to, 440n; expectation of peerage, 558.
-, -, John, expectation of peerage, 558.

Villiers, George, earl of Buckingham:
-, -, -, -, threat to kill, 5; Somerset's release depends upon, 6; progress in king's favour, 47, 94; made Lord High Admiral, 94, 335, 468; made a marquis, 107.
-, pleases king at masque, 114; Contarini thanks, 167.
-, buys Wanstead house, 250; entertains king, 251.
-, marquis of Buckingham, 258, 474, 597n, 598; increasing favour, 335, 459, 468, 514.
-, helps Father Maestro to buy guns, 381; queen Anne helps rise of, 393.
-, Naunton bribes for office, 440n; to be approached for use of royal ships, 454, 513.
-, note to Donato, 461; Donato to court favour, 483; befriends Mainwaring, 484, 538.
-, orders Carleton to serve Venice, 511; Donato sends to, 523; letter to Donato, 524.
-, has royal ships put in repair, 530; receives Tresnel, 548; sorry for Donato, 552.
-, obtains part of queen's revenue, 558; Donato appeals to, 569; intercedes for Donato, 585.
-, rules James, 580.

Vilpao. See Bilbao.

Vimes, Captain Cornelius, Dutch mercenary, 21, 43, 44, 175.

Vincenti, Antonio Maria, Venetian secretary at Milan:
-, despatches, 273, 356, 363, 370, 439, 459, 466, 534, 551.

Virginia, 386.

Visconti, Captain, a Milanese, 203.

Vittorio, prince of Savoy, prince of Piedmont:
-, marriage of. See Marriages.
-, ready for peace, 181, 182; Louis might get Milan for, 384; Luynes counts on support, 426; nearing Paris, 465; reaches Paris, married, 475.
-, Mary de Medicis writes to, 508; praises Donato, 524; complains of Luynes, 532.
-, James wants Gabaleoni to write to, 554; thinks father has good chance for empire, 560.
-, Gabaleoni writes to about Donato, 572; induces Louis to send ambassador to Germany, 586.

Vives, Giovanni, Spanish ambassador at Genoa, 367.
-, to be removed from Genoa, 273.

Vizier, of Turkey. See Halil.

Vlit, Alexander, Scottish mercenary, 229.

Vuanufle, Flemish merchant, 256.

Vuart. See Howard.

Vuipart, Erman, 279.