Index: V

Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 21, 1628-1629. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1916.

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'Index: V', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 21, 1628-1629, (London, 1916) pp. 724-732. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol21/pp724-732 [accessed 4 May 2024]

V

Vagliana. See Avigliana.

Valancay, Valance, Valanse. See Estampes, Achille d', M. de Valencay; Estampes, Jacques d', Sieur of Valancay.

Valaresso, Alvise:
-, permit to visit Carlisle, 307.
-, -, Paul Antonio, Savio alla Mercanzia, 142–144, 455, 525, 557, 563.

Valckemburg, Seigneur of. See Orsmael, John d'.

Val d' Alessandria, Cephalonia:
-, lading place for English, 143.

Valencay. See Estampes, Achille d', M. de Valencay.

Valence, Valenza [Drome, France]:
-, Louis at, 526, 532; Zorzi to follow king to, 548.

Valencia. Valenza [Prov. Valencia, Spain]:
-, English and Dutch ships taken off, 298.

Valentine, Benjamin:
-, arrested at dissolution of parliament, 580.

Valenza [Prov. Alessandria, Italy]:
-, Cordova selecting place d'armes near, 596.

Valenza. See also Valence; Valencia.

Valette, John Louis de la. See Nogaret.

Valier, Bertrucci, Savio alla Mercanzia, 177, 203, 219, 250.

Valier, Pietro, Bishop of Padua, Cardinal of St. Mark:
-, lends coaches for English ambassadors, 342.

Valtelline:
-, Venetians spend more than French on, 27; Capt. John Thomas served in, 38; neglect of, 48; French discredited over, 71, 193, 206, 224.
-, pass of closed through French negligence, 89; Venice acted in concert with powers over, 225.
-, England broke with Spain to facilitate enterprise of, 270; England wants alliance for, renewed, 315.
-, Spaniards want Grisons to renounce claims to, 345; France threw over allies about, 375, 446, 477, 527.
-, Philip's promises to, 386; Charles impressed by French betrayal over, 418.
-, French may enter Milan through, 421; move of Soubise on Blavet ended war of, 530.
-, peace of the. See Monzon.

Vanaxel, Vanasel, merchant, 588.
-, sends power of attorney to recover ship, 599.

Vandenburgh, Capt. Theodore:
-, in service of Venice, 215.

Vane, Sir Henry, English envoy to the Netherlands:
-, instructions about crown jewels, 592; further commissions, 593.

Vanmeis, Captain Baldassar, master of the Greyhound, 175.

Vantelet, Vanteles, M. de:
-, Henrietta sends to mother, 505.
-, -, Madame de:
-, position in Court, 505.

Var, River [Alpes Maritimes, France]:
-, Guise at mouth of, 573.

Varinières, John de, Sieur de Blainville, French ambassador in England, 44, 151.

Veel, Marquis of. See Blé, James du, Marquis of Uxelles.

Vendramini, firm of:
-, action of Bolton against for hire of ship, 114.

Venice, 51, 103, 112, 184, 198, 238, 253, 275, 308, 310, 317, 427, 466, 477, 515, 542, 543, 547.
-, (1628):
-, Dutch wish to join league, 1; French welcome mediation, 2; Austria desires alliance, 24.
-, efforts to reconcile England and France, 3, 89, 90, 228, 235, 277, 278, 286, 290–292, 321, 322, 409, 431, 564.
-, instructions upon, 34, 35, 38, 79, 192, 362, 363, 412, 454, 479.
-, representations to England, 54; urges peace on England, 318.
-, Dutch suggest uniting for, 58.
-, Richelieu glad for, to treat of peace, 305, 316; letter to Charles about, 362.
-, Scaglia jealous of, 352; Savoy jealous, Dutch approve, 369.
-, queen mother will listen to representations, 377; commend Contarini's efforts, 392.
-, affair of letters opened in England, 55, 56, 192.
-, instructions upon, 8, 25; remonstrance to Wake, 9, 10, 14; Wake's explanation, 18–20; satisfaction asked, 26; Wake promises satisfaction, 29; Buckingham's shifts over, 30, 56; satisfaction offered, 42–44; Scaglia implicated, 56; settlement of affair, 65–68, 151, 152.
-, Wake imparts advices to, 15, 16, 29.
-, Gabor's nephew to stay at, 20; Carlisle to visit, 37, 48, 61, 72, 204; Carlisle's journey to, 227.
-, Bethune's insinuation against, 27; Dutch merchants want facilities at, 36; permission to Thomas to raise company for, 38, 98.
-, disadvantages as compared with Leghorn, 59; Christian of Brandenburg at, 62.
-, Louis ready to help when free, 65; complaints of Digby using ports, 77; remonstrances about Digby, 99, 100, 125, 134–6, 417.
-, William Ralph at, 78; raising of levies for, in Netherlands, 80; delay of mails from, 87.
-, esteem of Charles for. 89, 267, 269, 277, 289.
-, Richelieu wants to throw defence of Mantua upon, 101; alone can reconcile Savoy and France, 105.
-, curiosity about Carlisle's visit to, 108, 160; preparations for receiving Carlisle, 227, 228, 240, 241, 247, 248.
-, Morgan's troops admirable for, 109; Scott offers levies to, 128, 129.
-, dissatisfaction with France, 111; French complain to, of Bailo supporting Roe against Jesuits, 130.
-, privateers ordered to respect, 115, 210; Digby's fight with galeasses at Iskanderun, 136–142, 146, 147, 180, 240, 244, 248, 380.
-, forbids hiring of English ships, 117, 142; English ships for, 128, 149, 175, 229; enquires about English and Dutch frequenting Leghorn, 117, 129; damage of Leghorn trade to, 229.
-, Roe going to, 145; French and Turks should be grateful to, for Alexandretta affair, 148.
-, French complain to, of English privateers, 150; preparations for defence, 153.
-, tries to reconcile Savoy and France, 150; English like to see harassed, 155.
-, remonstrances about privateers, 166, 167, 189, 191, 192, 209–212, 217, 218, 228, 241, 328, 331, 380, 381, 578.
-, Buckingham expresses good will to, 169; permission to hire English ship, 178.
-, forbids payment of consulage, 178; Palatine says turn to have war, 197; asked to give up Prigni for Denmark, 204; grants him, 284.
-, ready to give Roe friendly reception, 203; criticised for not fulfilling obligations of alliance, 208.
-, commanders suggested for service of, 215, 216.
-, escort for Wake, 217; select new ambassador for England, 219; Carlisle disgusted with, 220, 221.
-, acted with powers about Valtelline, 225; Carlisle's short stay at, 239; house prepared for Carlisle at, 245.
-, Carlisle reaches, Antelmi's report, 255–257; reception of Carlisle, 257, 258, 264, 279, 292; question of Carlisle's visit, 284, 285, 295; honours to Carlisle, 318, 329, 332.
-, vote for ambassador to England, 259; saltfish admitted free to, 268; reply to about Digby, 272, 273.
-, tells Avaux of Carlisle's offices, 285, 286; suggested shall help Rohan to negotiate reconciliation, 287; reply of Charles to, about reconciliation, 289.
-, English ship hired for, 293; galleons leave Alexandretta for Cyprus, 303.
-, Bethune's idea of Carlisle's mission to, 298, 346; England would like Valtelline alliance of renewed, 315; Contarini in dark about Carlisle's mission, 357.
-, Digby speaks with respect of, 320; Roe goes to meet Carlisle at, 324.
-, ships laded for, 327; letter to Charles on Carlisle's mission, 329; Carlisle's gratitude to, 353, 362, 383, 400, 410, 417, 423, 470, 478.
-, Kratz makes unfavourable report on, 338; emperor threatens, 366.
-, Wake explains Carlisle's offices at, 361; Wake happy at, 362; Louis enquires about Carlisle's mission at, 370; Contarini comments on mission, 370.
-, English gentleman visiting, 390; tries to get Digby recalled, 392, 412; interests united with Mantua, 393.
-, hopes of France, 390; believes nothing good can be done without France, 400.
-, wishes to discover meaning of journeys of Carlisle, Barozzio and Scaglia, 394; curious about Wake, 413.
-, reported league with pope and Italian princes, 394; English place great reliance on advices, 397.
-, refuses to pardon Provaglio, 402, 403; Charles would like to take Valtelline, 421.
-, English trade at Leghorn important matter to, 407; English ships sail for, 408.
-, suggestion that troops disbanded from Rochelle fleet shall serve, 416.
-, poem printed at, celebrating fall of Rochelle, 420, 435, 436, 471; fall of Rochelle announced to, 426.
-, reason for Carlisle's reticence at, 421; should help Mantua, 424.
-, Scaglia says France wants to join Spain to smash, 425; Wake does not expect to return to, 428, 443, 455, 460.
-, Digby recalled to please, 437, 444; exempts Carlisle's goods from duty, 448.
-, English complain of action at Scanderoon, 449; Carleton's devotion to, 456.
-, asked to get passport for Wake's wife, 455, 460; wants Wake watched, 460.
-, tries to prevent quarrel between Dutch, and English and French, 456; Carlisle expresses resentment against Dutch at, 461.
-, (1629):
-, enquiry about Morgan, with view to engage, 462, 463.
-, asks particulars about levies, 475.
-, French propose to help, 465.
-, attachment to France, 468, 472.
-, orders fortification of Argostoli, 473; votes gold chain for Wake, 475; Wake overwhelmed, 494, 495.
-, help would have kept Savoy from joining Spain, 478; dispute at Aleppo about responsibility for Alexandretta affair, 481–483.
-, esteem for Tremouille family, 492; increases forces to help Mantua, 499.
-, measures to expel Digby from ports, 499; Digby's account of Scanderoon affair abusive of, 502, 507–509.
-, efforts to get English grain, 512; would be injured by proposed mart for salt of Ivizza at Villefranche, 514.
-, Carlisle lauds, 513.
-, Richelieu will do something for ambassadors, 520; claims for cargoes of Giona and S. Michele, 526, 549, 550, 554–556, 558, 569–571, 576.
-, offers condolences on death of Palatine's son, 527, 566.
-, war preparations of, 527, 535; imperialists ready to operate against, 528.
-, Elizabeth prizes friendship, 533; Louis wants ambassadors to arrange peace, 534.
-, demands punishment of Digby, 535, 544, 578.
-, Savoy does not believe will arrange peace, 536; Savoyard ministers angry at peace being conducted by, 547.
-, ministers of, to be excluded from Anglo-French treaty, 548; belligerants trade as, 550.
-, cannot carry currants in own ships, 553; claims to give English merchants best possible treatment, 555.
-, grants permission to hire foreign ships, 556, 557, 563; office of Scott to serve, 571–573.
-, Rowlandson reports doubtful of French sincerity about Italy, 557.
-, English merchant sending beans to, 566; Contarini's report to about hiring English ships, 571, 572.
-, inculcates good understanding with foreign ministers in Turkish dominions, 574.
-, claims credit with Turks for Alexandretta affair, 575; cannot allow English to search ships, 577.
-, understanding with France for support of Mantua, 575, 576.
-, subjects ask to sequestrate English goods, 578; English merchants warned of possible reprisals at, 579; reprisals on English desired by ill-wishers, 588.
-, need to watch Franco-Spanish relations, 581; believes reported Franco-Spanish peace, 582.
-, suspends military preparations, 583, 596; does not want France absorbed in domestic affairs, 585, 597.
-, contract for English lead, 584; Charles's tribute to trustworthiness of advices, 589.
-, letter to Charles about Jonas, 586; instructions upon Jonas affair, 586, 587.
-, Kniphausen and Peblitz want to serve, 591.
-, efforts for reconciliation commended, 593; Avaux asks to facilitate completion of peace, 593, 594.
-, complaints of French and English against, at Aleppo, 594; grants supplies to Casale, 596.
-, Wake never speaks of interposition for peace, 595; claims about Jonas and right to carry belligerents' goods, 597, 598; Charles recommends that satisfaction be given to, 598.
-, Arsenal, 257.
-, Board of Health, 245.
-, Captain of the galeasses. See Capello, Antonio; Corner, Bartolommeo.
-, Captain of the galleons. See Gradenigo.
-, Captain of the Gulf, 102, 103, 245.
-, -, See Zulian, Andrea.
-, Collegio, secretary to. See Antelmi, Antonio; Padavin, Marc Antonio.
-, Council of Forty, 27.
-, Council of Ten, 342, 384, 436.
-, halls of arms, 267, 390.
-, permits to visit Carlisle, 302, 307; permit to visit Roe, 332; permit to Pasqualigo to treat with Rowlandson, 524.
-, Doge of, 245, 246.
-, -, See Corner, Giovanni.
-, Giustizia Nova, 498.
-, Giustzia Vechia, 269.
-, governor of the convict galleys, 473.
-, -, See Pesaro, Luca.
-, Grand Canal, 257.
-, Five Savii alla Mercanzia, Five Sages of the Mercanzia, 160, 178, 250, 293, 411.
-, report about diverting trade from Leghorn, 39; and recommendations, 40, 41.
-, reports on Trenchfield's case 142, 177, 202, 203; report against hiring English ships, 142,143; reply to petition of English merchants at Zante and Cephalonia, 143, 144.
-, report on salt fish trade, 454; report on proposed reprisals on English, 525.
-, report on hiring of English ships, 563.
-, ships of, 323.
-, Lords of the Night at the Criminal, 37, 38, 50.
-, merchants of. See Merchants, Venetian.
-, offers to serve, 340, 416, 433, 591.
-, mint, 411.
-, Proveditore General, 565.
-, -, See Molin; Morosini.
-, Proveditore of Board of Health, 303, 327, 328.
-, Proveditore General in Terra Ferma, 98, 250, 329, 345.
-, - See Paruta, Andrea.
-, Proveditore of the Fleet, 100, 248, 258, 302, 473.
-, - See also Belegno, Filippo; Tiepolo, Lorenzo.
-, Proveditore General in Dalmatia and Albania, 245, 303.
-, - See also Zorzi, Alvise.
-, Proveditori of the Mint, 259.
-, Proveditori of the Artillery, 584.
-, Quarantia Civil Vecchia, 114.
-, Rason Vecchie, magistracy, 227, 228, 248, 250, 251, 256, 257, 259, 334.
-, San Antonio, house of Procuratia de Ultra in, 227, 245–247, 257.
-, San Spirito, 257.

Veniero, Sebastiano, Venetian ambassador at Constantinople, the Bailo, 385, 565, 575.
-, despatches to Senate, 26, 54, 69, 83, 102, 117, 144, 180, 203, 204, 229, 293, 322, 346, 366, 407, 408, 448, 466, 480, 519, 584.
-, remonstrates with Roe about Dragon, 26; relations with Roe and Wyche, 69; Wyche returns visit, 84.
-, will not allow hiring of English ships, 117, 229; accused of supporting Roe against Jesuits, 130.
-, warns sea captains against Barbary pirates, 136, 163; notified of Alexandretta affair, 146, 148.
-, gives Caimecan account of Alexandretta affair, 180; allows hiring of English ship, 346.
-, written to about heretical books, 384; Salamon reports to, 404; Roe brings letters from, 513.
-, -, Zuanne, son of Gasparo:
-, permit to visit Roe, 332.

Venturi, Venetian merchant:
-, asks leave to hire English ship, 556.

Verda, Count. See Werdenberg.

Verden, Ferdem [Hanover, German Empire], bishopric of:
-, Denmark would like to recover, 558.

Verdun, Bishop of. See Lorraine, Francis de.

Verona, Prov. Verona, Italy:
-, Thomas to assemble company at, 38; Carlisle at, 250; English ambassadors at, 343, 344.
-, Rectors of, 342.
-, instructions to, 248; report on Carlisle's visit, 251; orders to honour Carlisle, 329, 332; despatch, 343.
-, Castle of S. Pietro, 344.
-, Palace of Capitaneato, 344.
-, the Torre, 343.
-, despatch dated at, 344.

Vervins [Aisne, France]:
-, peace of, 527.

vessels. See Ships.

Veturgo, Colonel de, 15.

Viadana [Prov. Mantova. Italy]:
-, Spaniards attempt to surprise, 455.

Vianuol, Agostin, Venetian Secretary at Florence:
-, despatches to Senate, 28, 79, 129, 145, 159, 181, 229, 265, 280, 324, 336, 388, 408, 426, 449, 467, 476, 483, 545, 584.

Vicenza [Prov. Vicenza, Italy], 59, 250.
-, Wake asks for escort from, 200; Wake goes to meet Carlisle at, 252; English ambassadors at, 343.
-, Captain at:
-, to escort Wake, 217.
-, Rectors of, 251, 342, 344.
-, instructions to, 248; orders to entertain Carlisle, 329, 332.

Vico, Pietro, Venetian secretary in Germany:
-, despatches of, 1, 8, 23, 53, 62, 67, 93, 98, 347, 356, 382, 420, 427, 476, 510, 574.
-, Werdenberg suggests alliance to, 8; asked to get passport for Lady Wake, 439, 455, 460.
-, -, Thadio, Thaddeo, Venetian secretary in the Netherlands:
-, despatches, 251, 266, 546.
-, Rusdorf tells that Carlisle very Spanish, 496.

Vidault, Vice-Admiral of Rochellese, ?Brinaut, 616.

Vidman, 475.

Vienna, Austria:
-, despatches dated at, 347, 356, 383, 420, 427, 476, 510, 574.
-, news from, 463.

Vigliana. See Avigliana.

Vignoles, Baron of. See Hire, Bertrand la.

Villa, Marquis. See Livron, Henry de.

Villars, Marquis of. See Prez, Emanuel de.

Ville aux Clercs, Baron of. See Lomenie.

Villefranche, Villafranca [Alpes Maritimes, France], 588.
-, English and Dutch incline to, 36; hopes of Savoy about disappointed, 58.
-, English merchants refuse to go to, 59; English ships at, 64, 402.
-, Wake negotiating about trade of 422, 429.
-, Wake sends letter for Digby to, 495; Spaniards suggest making depot for salt of Balearic Islands, 514.
-, Savoy tied to England through hopes of, 516, 517.
-, English ships at, to be ready to serve Savoy, 573.

Villiers, Catherine, Duchess of Buckingham:
-, king desires to withdraw from Portsmouth, 262; Charles consoles, 358.
-, -, George, Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Admiral, Warden of the Cinque Ports, etc., 116, 272, 275, 325, 337, 395, 417.
-, conference with Dutch ambassadors, 2; confidential intercourse with Spaniards, 6; interview with Bornenizza about Gabor, 20.
-, wants king away because of parliament, 2; ruin or retirement considered certain, 6; streets lined with troops for banquet, 11.
-, Contarini not to see until satisfied about letter, 8; Venice requires apology from, 9, 25; apology from, impracticable, 44.
-, does not like Contarini having passport, 10; question of letters before Council as affecting, 22; shifts about letters, 23, 30; violated packets unknown to king, 31; wanted Contarini to keep quiet about letters, 56.
-, Carleton fears danger to, from parliament, 37; king's affection for, 42.
-, negotiates for reconciliation with Bristol, 45; goes to Plymouth to hasten Denbigh's departure, 47.
-, quarrel with Richelieu, 52; altercation with Carlisle, 61; wants Carlisle away, 72.
-, Commons want to replace by more efficient admiral, 59; makes Commons fear dissolution, 60.
-, offers mediation between king and people, 69, 76, 77; opposes Petition of Right, 84, 85.
-, wants king absolute, 85; pro-Spanish schemes, 86, 93, 123, 192, 195, 207; Gerbier go between if, 91.
-, did not want to risk fleet at Rochelle, 100, 101; reported understanding with French, 112; bribed, 119.
-, attempts snap division in Lords, 104; only thinks of self, relies on Catholics, 106, 131.
-, values Peblitz and does not trust much to Englishmen, 107; intrigue with Lady Carlisle, 108.
-, Richelieu boasts of defeating, 110; French promise to allow to go on embassy to France, 118.
-, ill-will of Princess Palatine against, 120; Carlisle's embassy merely to gratify private caprice, 121.
-, protects Denbigh from king's wrath, 121, 123; does not want Rochelle relieved, 122.
-, secret negotiations with Scaglia, 124; likely to get Carlisle reprimanded for Brussels visit, 125.
-, supports memorial of parliament to king, 126; gets Charles away to talk at county seat, 127.
-, contrived Carlisle's visit to Brussels, 131; parliament likely to censure about Rochelle fleet, 132.
-, to command fleet for Rochelle, 134, 227; anything may happen under rule, 155.
-, Commons lay blame for all on favour to, 156, 173; London mob declaims against, 157.
-, wanted to injure Carlisle by visit to Brussels, 158; Carleton sees about settling Venetian packets affair, 166.
-, may come to terms with Puritans, 168; on better terms with Arundel and Bristol, 168, 169.
-, expresses good will to Venice, 169; reported loss of favour, resigns offices, 180; resigns Wardenship of Cinque Ports, 213.
-, perfect understanding with Scaglia, 187, 188; ambassadors suspect intrigues, 190.
-, assurances to Denmark about Spanish negotiations, 193; alone with king in secret, 194, 206.
-, antipathy of Richelieu for, 197; Carleton a creature of, 198; promise to Dutch about ships, 214, 222.
-, hopes to kindle war between France and Spain, 208.
-, Bristol constantly with, about Spanish negotiations, 211; speaks to Dutch ambassadors about negotiations, 222, 223.
-, Contarini speaks to, about Italy, 224, 225, 230; will do utmost to relieve Rochelle, 225.
-, acts without king's knowledge, 231; readiness to treat with France, 232; could quietly arrange peace with Richelieu, 233.
-, Zorzi can treat with, in France, 234; approves of Zorzi managing peace negotiations with Richelieu, 235.
-, going to Portsmouth, 236; drives Charles as pleases, 237; Palatine mistrusts, 238.
-, book in Netherlands, abusing, 242, 266; Charles sends for, 243.
-, Gerbier friend and creature of, 252, 381.
-, Contarini interviews about peace, 260; sees king about, 261; inclined to peace, 273, 276.
-, assassinated, 261, 286; news in Netherlands, 282, 302; news in France, 297; news at Hague, 306; news at Madrid, 318; news at Turin, 319; news at Rome, 335, 336.
-, death makes no visible change in king's plans, 262; death removes difficulty about queen's household, 287.
-, rejoicings at death, 262, 283; king's grief for, 283, 319, 327; secret proceedings come to light, 295.
-, Contarini regrets death, 263; death delays peace with France, 289, 293, 333.
-, works with Scaglia, 266; wanted to alarm France, 284; Carlisle went to Brussels to humour, 295.
-, proposed arrangement with, for peace, 274, 291, 292; proposed interview with Richelieu, 288, 297, 325.
-, king's journey to Scotland postponed because of death, 294; posthumous favours of Charles to, 295, 358.
-, letter to Zorzi concerted with Contarini, 296; effort for peace with Spain, 298; death fatal to Rochelle, 302.
-, Richelieu revels over death, 305; influence of death on Anglo-Spanish negotiations, 306, 331, 336, 401.
-, buried privately, 307, 337; Charles defends, 310; Porter unaware of death, 312, 364.
-, negotiations begun by, for peace with France, 309; peace negotiations in better position than during lifetime, 313.
-, Henrietta divided king's favour with, 311; Rubens has long conference with, 318.
-, regretted letter of Rochellese deputies, 316; Venetian ambassadors want to confer with Richelieu, 317.
-, Carlisle knows nothing of Contarini's private negotiations with, 322; Porter with, on return from Madrid, 323.
-, Olivares regrets death, 331; Lorraine sends condolences on death, 338.
-, changes caused by death, 339, 344, 347, 365–367; Carlisle's return hastened by death, 341, 346.
-, spoke of Venetian mediation to Scaglia, 352; tried to get king's consent to Spanish negotiations, 357; promise of Olivares to, 358; favoured Dutch truce with Spain, 368.
-, Charles helpless without, 359; distress of Scaglia, Porter and Rubens at news of death, 361, 386.
-, sent Porter to Olivares, 369; dislike of Carlisle, 370; Montagu fostered good relations with Richelieu, 371.
-, Porter instructed by, alone, 402, 405, 410; Weston succeeds to favour, 404; Porter's mission a caprice of, 422.
-, queen's influence eclipsed by, 424; how will parliament behave, when dead, 431.
-, retreat from Ré, 500; need to cloak passions, 506; put aside proposal for West India Co., 518.
-, parliament think king changed since death, 530; Weston denounced as adviser of, 580.
-, unsuccessful expedients to raise money revived, 581, 590.
-, -, Mary, Countess of Buckingham:
-, parliament remonstrates on influence of Papists with, 171; may resign from queen's household, 287; remains in queen's household, 315.

Vilocler. See Lomenie, Henry, Baron of la Ville aux Clercs.

Vincent, H., delegate of Rochelle to England:
-, letter to Rochellese government, 236; offers assistance for peace, 243.

Vine:
-, undue increase of plantations at Ithaca, 341.

Vire [Calvados, France]:
-, plot discovered at, 173.
-, Governor of. See Breville.

Viscardo, channel of, ? off Cephalonia, 254.

Vittorio, Prince of Piedmont, Prince of Savoy, 429.
-, Baroccio secretary to, 104, 459; interviews with Carlisle, 238, 264.
-, fetes Carlisle and Wake, 388; Carlisle and Wake have frequent audiences of, 390; present to Carlisle, 400, 436.
-, says Guise to chase English ships, 460; orders mass in Angrogna, 494; Valencay tells that Louis despises English friendship, 510; conference with Richelieu, hopes from, 564.
-, interview with Louis, 589; letter of Charles to, 595; negotiations with Richelieu broken off, 601.

Vizcaya, Biscay, Prov. Spain:
-, ship of, 466.
-, sea captains of, come with Porter, 492.

Vizier, Grand, of Turkey. See Chosrew Pasha.

Volestain. See Wallenstein.

Volo [Prov. Larissa, Greece]:
-, wheat laded at, 466.

Volton, Captain Christopher:
-, action against Vendramin for hire of ship, 114.

Vosberghen, Gaspar von, Dutch ambassador extraordinary to France:
-, expected at Paris, 7; reception, 24; fruitless negotiations, 50, 52, 57.
-, Espesses not really to treat with, 65; communication with colleagues in England, 70, 186, 190, 339, 459, 464.
-, Louis hints understanding with Spain to, 71; reports settlement impossible, 76.
-, report of progress, 92, 161; to approach queen mother, 237; will work hard to prevent overtures falling through, 238.
-, cannot treat with Richelieu, 243; piqued by Venetian negotiations for peace, 351.
-, reports reply to Montagu, 422; report on French fleet, 441; report on Richelieu's idea of chartered companies, 446.
-, reports nuncio's efforts for peace of France, 447; Richelieu tells of steps about Italy, 465.
-, assurances to, 469; suggestion about St. Esprit, 487, 488; project for peace shown by Richelieu to, 489, 490.
-, has permission to return, 531; leaves France, 538, 539; expected at Hague, 546.
-, wants to spoil Anglo-French peace, from jealousy, 561; back at Hague, 565.
-, scant satisfaction made public, 585.

Vuolestain. See Wallenstein.