F

Faenza, ancient barons of, 629.

Fair, insurrection at a, 174.

Fairs, cloth, at Bruges and Antwerp, 776.

Faitta. Marc' Antonio, letter from, 473.

Falcons, 866, App. 72, 82.

Falmouth, 627.

Families, heads of, bound to provide bows and arrows, p. 1047.

-, -, bound to defend the kingdom against foreign invasion, p. 1049.

Fan, a jewelled, 570.

Fano, Cardinal, Pietro Bertano, 52, 893, 913, 1145, 1156.

-, -, death of, 1191.

-, -, secretary of, 996.

-, Captain Palazzo of, 484.

Fantuccio or Fantuzi, Monsignor, Auditor di Rota, 666, 726, 742a, 793, 847, 867, 875, 905, 923, 1051, 1075, 1083.

-, -, sent by the Pope to Philip, 749, 758, 770, 778.

-, -, Papal agent at Brussels, returns to Rome vià Paris, 896.

-, -, his secretary, 797.

Farmers, p. 1068.

Farnese family, or the Farneses, 511, 513, 551, 565, 566, 606, 608, p. 614, 614, 618, 621, 729, 831, 869.

- -, their ambassador with Philip, App. 172.

- -, agreement made by the, with Philip, 599.

- -, the “affair” of the, p. 722.

- -, a page in the service of the, arrested, 679.

- lords, 612.

- gardens, Rome, destruction of the, 551 note, 614.

- palaces, at Trastevere, 599.

- palace at Rome, doomed to destruction, 614 note.

-, Alessandro. See Parma, Prince of.

-, Alessandro, Cardinal, 279, 420, 475, 500, 551, 566, p. 673, 758, 768, 781, 787, 800 note, 820, 848 note, 960, 963, 1012, 1085, 1102, 1192, App. 166.

-, -, his agent, the Rev. Tiburtio, 420.

-, -, great offers by Alva to, 511.

-, -, a plot to poison, 512, 838.

-, -, a secretary sent by, to reside at Brussels, 513.

-, -, writes to Pole, 525.

-, -, bishopric of Monreale restored to, 589, 606, 625.

-, -, a secretary of, in France, 606, 618, 960.

-, -, letters to, 614, 868.

-, -, benefices given by the King of France to, 618.

-, -, his benefices in France, 1074, 1082.

-, -, palace of, App. 134.

- Orazio or Horatio, Duke of Castro, his widow, Diane, daughter of Henry II. of France, 650, 722.

-, Ottavio. See Parma, Duke of.

-, Pier Luigi. See Parma and Piacenza, Duke of.

-, Ranuccio. See Sant' Angelo, Cardinal.

Fast-days, not observed by Philip, 746.

Fasting, 516, p. 1075.

-, treatise on, App. 158.

Fathers, writings of the, 396.

Feckenham, John, Dean of Westminster, 477.

-, -, Dean of St. Paul's, 645.

Feet-washing. See Poor.

Felons, to be employed on galleys, 201.

Feltre, Bishop of, 437.

Ferdinand (of Aragon), the Catholic King, Philip's great grandfather, 561, p. 701, 755, p. 995, p. 1063, 880 note.

- and Isabella, 561, 1270.

Ferdinand, King of the Romans, 45, 48, 49, 85, 121, 123, 181, 229, 254, 301, 328, 335, 410, 416, 446, 452, 481, 491, 532, 552, 555, 560, 564, 597, 655, p. 735, 684, 686, 695, 741, 781, p. 948, p. 1064, (No.) 1065, 1089.

- (1528), App. 87.

-, Papal nuncio with (1535), App. 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114.

-, ambassador from, in London (1554), App. 128.

-, Charles V. and Philip, proposed congress between (1555), 121, 128, 138, 141.

-, ambassador from Philip to, 176.

-, matters for adjustment with, 201.

-, autograph letter from, to Charles, 232.

-, administration of the Empire to be given to, 229, 232.

-, Charles will not renounce the Empire to, 245.

-, envoy from, to Charles, 248.

-, misunderstanding between him and Charles and their sons, 262.

- asks assistance from the Pope for Hungary, 499.

-, proposed deprivation of, by the Pope, 501.

-, two couriers from, to Charles, 501.

-, agent of, at Rome, Don Diego la Chaux, 551.

-, Papal nuncio to, Zaccaria Dolfin, 684.

-, powers given by Charles to, 696.

-, envoy from France to, 757.

-, had shown signs of mental aberration, 775.

-, urged by his son to make an alliance with France, 808.

-, his letters not answered by the Pope, 1076.

-, a conference to discuss religious matters conceded to the Lutherans by, 1144.

-, a Spanish theologian sent by Philip to, 1144.

-, Papal nuncio to, the Rev. Agostini, 1144, 1148.

-, renunciation by Charles of the title of Emperor to, 1166.

-, proclaimed Emperor, 1200.

-, Emperor, p. 1079 note, 1018, 1248 note, 1290, 1293.

-, Court of, 328, 719.

-, Lord High Chamberlain to, Don Martin de Guzman, 254 note.

-, secretary to, Guzman, 328.

-, sons of, three, 570 note, 1223.

-, daughter of, and the Duke of Orleans, proposed marriage between, 113, 118, 346.

-, -, eldest, 353.

-, daughters of, two, proposed marriages of, 513.

Ferdinand, Archduke, son of Ferdinand, King of the Romans, 254, 262, 557, 619, p. 1080, p. 1081 note.

-, -, and Lady Elizabeth (Tudor), proposed marriage between, 121, 248, 262, 552, 570, p. 1079;

after she became Queen, 1289.

-, -, and Joanna, daughter of Charles V., widow of the Infant of Portugal, proposed marriage between, 262.

-, -, and the daughter of Queen Eleanor of France, proposed marriage between, 262.

-, -, his attendants, 262.

-, -, made Knight of the Fleece, 751.

Fère (Picardy), 866, 926. See La Fère.

Ferentino, 799.

Ferette, county or state of, stir in the, 1040, 1046, 1049.

-, Count of, 1059.

Feria, Count de, 438, 773, 847, 852, 853, 864, 867, 873, 896 note, 943, 987, 1054, 1066, 1069, 1071, 1077, 1093, 1119, 1139, 1142, 1167, 1262, App. 168.

-, -, sent by Pailip to Mary, 1142, 1157, 1158, 1160, 1274, 1279.

-, -, about to go to England, 1146.

-, -, leaves Brussels for England, 1149.

-, -, arrival of the, in England, 1285.

-, -, confessor of the, 1054.

Ferli, Ferlich, or Forlis, Colonel, 688, 1176, 1182.

Fermo, 932, 962.

-, Bishop of, Papal nuncio in France, 970, 1108, 1112, 1116, 1121, 1132, 1207.

Ferrara, 63 note, 273, 446, 466, 616, 659, 662, 663, 671, 688, 694, 698, 705, 727, 747, 775, 781, 788, 820, 886, 896, 918, 950, 956, 1012, 1017, 1034, 1044, 1109, 1118, App. 76, 92.

-, letters dated at, App. 17, 62, 65, 76, 77, 126.

-, courier from, to France, 606, p. 743.

-, proposed treaty between France and, 606.

-, money raised in, for the French, 666.

-, conference at, 810.

-, war against, 1151.

-, provost of, App. 165.

-, territory of, 916.

-, University of, rector of the, App. 20, 21.

-, vicars of the See Apostolic in, title of, App. 17 note.

-, Cardinal of, Ippolito d' Este, 120, 606, 754, 774, 815, 999, 1011, 1074, App. 159.

-, -, fear of the Imperial court lest he be elected Pope, 79.

-, -, proposed treaty to make him successor to the Pope, 500.

-, -, and the Duke his brother, 768.

-, -, his benefices, 500.

-, -, house and vineyard of, 1007.

-, -, vicar of (at Milan), 1086.

-, -, agent of, App. 165.

-, Duke of, Borso (the first, 1471), App. 18 note.

-, -, Hercules, elected K.G. (1480), App. 65.

-, -, letters to and from (1479–98), App. 64, 65, 72, 73.

-, -, Alfonso I. (1512), 572, (1527–8), App. 78, 79.

-, -, enters the Holy League (1527), App. 76.

-, -, instructions from, App. 76, 77.

-, -, demands by the Pope from (1528), App. 78, 79, 81, 82.

-, -, conspiracy against (1528), App. 90.

-, -, letters from (1528–9), App. 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108.

-, -, Ercole or Hercules II. of Este (1554–8), 79, 201, 349, 351, 374, 384, 410, 431, 433, 446, 466, 469, 486, 497, 539, 565, 572, p. 568, 587, 595, 606, 612, 622, 629, 643, 650, 662, 663, p. 722, p. 728 note, p. 743, 680, p. 760, 688, 698, 705, 721, 733, 747, 751, 754, 758, 765, 767, 768, 774, 777, 788, 800, 804, 806, 808, 811, 812, 813, 815, 818, 820, 824, 825, 828, 844, 850, 853, 854, p. 1013, 877, 886, 890, 894, 909, 729, 930, 935, 942, 975, 986, 999, 1012, 1030, 1034, 1035, 1044, 1046, 1049, 1060, 1066, 1069, 1072, 1085, 1092, 1104, 1122, 1148, 1191, 1214, 1222, 1296, App. 127, 128, 156, 159, 162, 164, 165, 172.

-, -, letter to (1547), App. 121.

-, -, instructions from (1554), App. 126.

-, -, secretary of, at Brussels (1555), 79, 173.

-, -, offers by, to Lord Courtenay, 173.

-, -, sends an ambassador to Brussels, ib.

-, -, promises to lend the King of France 1,200,000 ducats, 340.

-, -, Captain General of the League between the Pope and France in Italy, 354, 513, 679, 691, 707, 722, 727, 820, 989.

-, -, his alliance with France, 364.

-, -, sends a courier to Brussels, 407.

-, -, treaties between the King of France, the Duke of Parma, and, 430, 649.

-, -, offers money and troops to the Pope, 433.

-, -, treaty or league between the Pope, France, and, 545, 618. See League.

-, -, his relations with France, 579.

-, -, assistance to be given by France to, 618.

-, -, appointed French Lieutenant-General in Italy, 639, 679, 727.

-, -, troops raised by, p. 743.

-, -, negotiating with France, 698, 705.

-, -, in league with the Pope France, and the Switzers, 702.

-, -, troops to be supplied by, 722.

-, -, estates held by, in France, on account of his wife's dower, 727.

-, -, the Pope sends a sword to, 781.

-, -, sent by the King of France on a mission to Venice, 786, 787, 789.

-, -, forces of, 807.

-, -, French army in the territory of, 854.

-, -, reports of an invasion of his territory (by Philip's troops), 886.

-, -, troops maintained by, on the passage of M. de Guise, 886.

-, -, plot to kill, 896.

-, -, Switzers raised for, 956.

-, -, infantry sent to, 960.

-, -, proposed league against, 1118.

-, -, his castles, 1214.

-, -, ambassador from, to Charles V. and Philip, at Brussels, 29, 173, 201, 373, 407, 410, 430, 433, 446, 587, 602, 643, App. 128.

-, -, -, a new, to be sent to Philip, 446;

Count Marco di Megli, 680, 721.

-, -, -, to France, 579, 595, 606, 618, 650, 651, 663, 694, 705, 722, 727, 808, 866, 877, 886, 896, 927, 979, 986, 989;

Fiaschino, 1082.

-, -, ambassador from, at Rome, 547, 572, 636, 755, 758, 768, 774, 781, 799, 907, 1118, 1122.

-, -, daughter of, proposed marriage of a, 667.

-, -, father of, 431.

-, -, son of, 688;

to have Italy, 509.

-, -, -, (eldest), “the Prince,” 639. See below.

-, -, -, (second), 754, 775, 830. See Este, Luigi of.

-, -, son-in-law of, M. de Guise, 679.

-, -, -, brother of, Don Alfonso of Este, 1297.

-, Duchess of, 820, App. 97.

-, Prince of, Alfonso of Este, son of Duke Ercole II., 595, 618, 663, 727, 747, 1260, 1262, 1273, 1276, 1278, 1282.

-, -, proposal for the marriage of, with Joanna, Regent of Spain, Philip's sister, 612, 751.

-, -, in France, 698, 705.

-, -, proposed marriages for, 812.

-, -, company of men-at-arms of, 1049.

-, -, and his brother, Don Alvise (Luigi), 1256.

-, -, wife of, 1278.

-, -, secretary of, 1278, 1282.

-, -, brother-in-law of, the Duke de Guise, 1281.

-, -, cession by France of Sienna to, 1296.

-, -, gentlemen in the service of, 1297.

Ferrarese (territory), the, 1049.

- -, Cardinal Pole's abbacy in the, 482.

- captain, a, 827.

- secretary, at Brussels, 407, 433;

Concini, 1214.

Ferraro, Bernardino, of Queen Mary's household, App. 127.

Ferraroli. See Blacksmiths.

Ferrufino, Hironimo, ambassador from Ferrara to Henry VII., App. 76, 77, 92.

-, -, letters from, App. 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108.

-, -, letter to, App. 80.

Ferté Milon. See La Ferté Mélun.

Festivals, App. 125.

Fever, 604 bis.

-, quartan, 808.

Fiaschino or Fiaschini, —, 896.

-, sent by the Duke of Ferrara to Rome, App. 164, 165.

-, envoy from the same Duke in France, 1082, 1085. See Ferrara.

Fiefs, 561, p. 670, 909.

Fieschi family, 24.

Fiesco, Cardinal, garden of the late, 1036.

-, Count Scipion del, Genoese outlaw, 815.

Fifteenth, the, tax on “the poor” called, 269.

Fifteenths, two, granted to the Queen, 259.

Figueroa, Don Juan de, “the Regent,” 32, 88, 188, 338, 461, 526, 573, 580, 627, 658, 771, 794, 967, 1056, 1134, App. 126, 128.

-, -, in England, 345, 361, 440, 743.

-, -, President, servant of, 482.

-, -, appointed warder of Milan, 632.

Finetti, Giustinian, Mastro, physician, 1030.

Finzino (Pfinzing or Phintzing), Secretary, 229.

-, secretary for the German tongue at Brussels, 464.

Fiordibello, —, 310, 893.

Fireworks, 356.

- used in a sea-fight, 187.

First Fruits, 258, 274.

- -, levying of, abolished, p. 11.

- -, Act relative to, to be repealed, 274.

- -, and Tenths, the Queen's speech touching her wish to divest herself of the, 289.

- -, Bill for cession of, 289, 316.

- -, Act for extinguishing, 308.

Fish, salt, Company of those who deal in, p. 1045.

Fisherman's ring, the Pope's seal, 530 note.

Fishing boats, Danish, 166.

Fisinach, Dr., 352.

Fismes, letter dated at, 916.

Fisnach, councillor (to Philip?), 643.

Fitzwalter, Viscount, Thomas Ratcliffe, son of the Earl of Sussex, 448.

-, -, marriage of, 67.

-, -, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 594.

Fitzwilliam, Thomas, licensed to carry arms in Venice, 169, 171.

-, Sir William, Treasurer of Henry VIII.'s household, App. 98, 99.

Fiume, a native of, 328.

Fiumicino, alias Hostia, island of, 788, 820 note, 839 note. See Ostia;

Porto.

Flaminio (Cardinal?), 502 note.

-, Cesare, burnt in public, 1067.

-, Marc' Antonio, 1067.

Flanders, 32, 85, 116, 141, 156, 157, 170, 176, 190, 196, 212, 215, 220, 251, 252, 258, 274, 295, 310, 328, 360, 409, 448, 489, 504, 513, 541, 554, 565, 567, 624, 628, 632, 639, 662, p. 721, 678, 698, 747, 774, 776, 778, 790, 795, 800, 805, p. 947, 838, 845, 852, 857, 864, 866, 873, 874, p. 1045, p. 1048, p. 1066, p. 1078, p. 1083, 925, 935, 942, 953, 957, 960, 977, 994, 1000, 1025, 1065, 1076, 1085, 1118, 1121, 1123, 1129, 1130, 1133, 1137, 1139, 1149, 1152, 1160, 1161, 1163, 1172, 1183, 1206, 1216, 1221, 1227, 1239, 1242, 1247, 1249, 1254, 1260, 1261, 1272, 1279, 1287, 1295, App. 23, 42, 43, 46, 49, 52, 64, 93, 128, 154, 168, 171.

-, truce between England, France and (1528), App. 84, 85, 86.

-, treaty between England and, for mutual defence (1546), 863, 873.

-, places in, occupied by the French, 112, 553.

-, one of the Emperor's subjects in, to be married to the Duke of Orleans, 113.

-, Philip's intended passage to, 116.

-, a loan contracted in, by Queen Mary, 215.

-, debt of Queen Mary in, 246, 377, 668, 771.

-, troops raised in, for service in England, 458.

-, Mary's agents in, 525.

-, exportation of woollens from England to, prohibited, 548, 554, p. 1072.

-, the deputies of Brabant refuse to enter, 601;

“the other states,” ib.

-, courier from, to England, 634.

-, supplies raised in, p. 730.

-, courier from Rome to, 698.

-, woollens exported from England by aliens to, 771.

-, incursions by the French into, 793, 803, 908, 912.

-, revenues in, distributed by Philip to propitiate the leading English, 852.

-, scarcity of provisions in, 852, 863, 935.

-, English troops to be sent for defence of, 873, 877, 885, 925, 947.

-, Spanish troops bound for, 872.

- troops mustered in, 891, 896.

-, - under the Duke of Savoy in, 935.

-, preparations for war in, 953.

-, defence of, 866.

-, ships bound from, to England, captured by the French, 1013.

-, overtaxed, 924.

- and France, rupture between, 1172.

-, merchandise brought by the English to, 1252.

-, Council of, president of the, 254 note.

-, English agent in, Anthony Hussey, 632 note.

-, -, ambassador in. See Masone.

-, -, friars in, 32.

-, -, monks return from, 704.

-, fairs in, p. 1072.

-, fleet in, 289.

-, frontiers of, 75, 410, 413, 1154, 1164, 1168, 1200.

-, -, musters on the, 133.

-, -, Governor of the (French), 815.

- galleys (Venetian ships so called), App. 24, 26, 66, 67.

- -, captains of the, App. 33, 43, 44, 46, 49, 52, 55, 59.

- -, bound for London, App, 34, 44. 47.

- -, master of one of the, App. 40.

-, Governor of, Duke of Savoy, p. 1080.

-, merchants of or in, 1091, 1152, 1237.

-, postmasters in, 682.

-, Regency of, 460.

-, Regent of, proposed reappointment of Queen Maria of Austria as, 509, 1269.

-, ships of. See Flemish ships.

-, towns of, 1190.

-, war-horses of, 793.

- See Netherlands.

Flasks, of gilt glass, gourd-shaped, App. 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 35, 40, 41, 42, 46, 49, 52, 55, 59.

Fleece, Order of the, 254, 324, 350, 356.

-, -, Grand Mastership of the, given by Charles V. to Philip, 252, 350, 353, 1254.

-, -, Philip about to hold a chapter of the, and make new knights, 272.

-, -, chapter of the, 288.

-, -, Philip's habit of the, ib

-, -, conferred on several persons, 751.

-, -, herald of the, 751.

-, knights of the, 243, 252, 254, 296, 301, 331, 382, 892.

-, -, ceremony of the, 315.

-, -, proposed election of, 373.

- See Toyson.

Fleet, the (English) 287, 885, 965, 1252, 1259.

-, fitted out for Philip's passage to Flanders, 142.

-, to accompany Philip to Flanders, 200.

-, to be fitted out for his return, 231.

-, outfit of a, discussed in Council, 241.

-, -, for convoy of the Emperor, 251.

-, fitting out in England, 289.

-, going to Portsmouth, 489.

-, accompanies the Emperor part of the way to Spain, 645.

-, proposition to unite it with the Spanish fleet, 852

-, a powerful, to be fitted out, 873.

-, fitting out, 891.

-, puts to sea to meet the Spanish fleet, 912.

-, troops on board the, 925.

-, off the coast of Normandy, 960, 1262.

-, - of France, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1235a, 1238.

-, to set sail, 1249.

-, assists in routing the French army at the mouth of the Aa, 1251, 1252.

-, withdraws from the French coast towards Scotland, 1255.

-, lands troops near Brest, but defeated by the French, 1257.

-, went to take La Rochelle, 1258.

- See Navy;

Ships.

Fleet (prison), five cavaliers (knights) sent to the, 477.

-, captain of the, 482.

-, prisoners in the, 482, 495.

Flemings, the, 157, 164, 178, 248, 252, 296, 324, 426, 556, 569, 760, 776, p. 1066, 895, 1020, 1085, App. 64, 86, 171.

-, regret the Emperor's departure, 229.

-, servants to Cardinals in Rome, 648.

-, in France, 805.

-, and the French, skirmish between, 863.

-, in Guisnes, 1161.

-, and the Scots, peace and commerce between the, not broken, 1172.

Flemish commissioners for the conference at Marck, 77, 78.

- creditors, 315.

- cutter, captured by French corsairs, 857, 874.

- -, Venetian property seized on board a, 882.

- fleet, 1123.

- - defeated by the French, 1257.

- frontiers, the, 556.

- gentleman, a, on a mission from Philip to France, 410.

- gentlemen, 483.

- infantry, 426.

- knights of the Fleece, 373.

- ladies, 272.

- lords, 1269.

- merchandise, tax on, 301.

- merchantmen, attack on, by the French fleet, 187.

- merchants, 88, 301, 458, 795, 1139.

- militia cavalry, 1123.

- ministers, 301.

- noblemen, 1227.

- schooner, seized by the French, 864.

- seaport, supposed plot against some, 1295.

- ships, and ships of war, 160, 266, 274, 1114, 1149.

- -, an attack upon, by the French, 186, 187, 190.

- - to accompany Philip from England to Flanders, 200, 204.

- ships and French ships, battle between, in the Channel, 204, 220.

- subjects, Philip's, 480.

- troops, 458, 1114, 1149, 1215.

- -, proclamation for musters of, 1147.

- -, mutiny of, 1190.

Flocks, App. 171.

Flodaus? (France), letter dated at, 302.

Florence, city of, 97, 663, p. 759 note, 707, 767, 810, 811, 812, 832, 850, 974, 976, 1016, App. 78, 170.

-, letter dated at, App. 18.

-, the war of (1494), p. 759.

-, Republic of, 497, 840, 1281.

-, Imperial ambassador at, 486.

-, two companies disbanded in, 666.

- post, the, 781.

-, expedition for the release of, 810.

-, warlike preparations at, 814.

-, proposed attack on, 840, 842.

-, courier from Rome to, 969.

-, Council of, 396.

-, Duke of, Alessandro de' Medici, 767, 946 note.

-, -, -, son of, 186.

-, -, -, estates of, 1090.

-, -, Lorenzo II., half-brother to Catharine de' Medici, murder of, 840 note.

-, -, Cosmo de' Medici, 24, 31, 150, 186, 252, 319, 339, 346, 352, 373, 407, 424, 504, 537, 547, 577, p. 566, 587, 620, 622, 642, 643, 647, 648, p. 692, p. 693, p. 694, 664, 666, 667, 683, 685, 695, 712, 714, 722, 748, 755, 758, 760, 767, 781, 782, 809, 810, p. 948, 815, 820, 824, 827, 828, 830, 831, 840, 842, 850, 851, 854, p. 1016, 879, 885, 888, 890, 892, 898, 909, 915, 921, 928, 930, 941, 943, 946, 949, 950, 951, 958, 960, 962, 967, 969, 972, 974, 1002, 1011, 1012, 1016, 1021, 1022, 1030, 1035, 1054, 1060, 1062, 1069, 1071, 1081, 1092, 1104, 1109, 1118, 1145, 1160, 1180, 1214, 1243, 1260, 1268, 1278, App. 167.

-, -, ambassador from, in London, App. 128.

-, -, an express from, to his ambassador with Charles V., 117.

-, -, territories of, 234.

-, -, threatened by Pope Paul IV., 319.

-, -, his preparations against the Pope, 529.

-, -, a courier from, to Brussels, 536.

-, -, troops of, 608, 676, 814, 1191.

-, -, demand by Philip from, 781.

-, -, negotiating with France, 810, 812, 840, 842.

-, -, his fortresses, 810, 814.

-, -, suspicious of the French forces in Italy, 811.

-, -, lays a tax on his territory, 814.

-, -, alliances between the children of, and those of the King of France, 832 note.

-, -, Catharine de' Medici's attempt to dethrone, 840 note.

-, -, suspected by all parties, 867.

-, -, gives money to the Spanish and Italian troops, 889.

-, -, Sienna given by Philip to, 950.

-, -, treaty with, 967.

-, -, and Philip, agreement between, 968.

-, -, his troops enter Sienna, 972.

-, -, towns of Sienna held by, 1296.

-, -, secretary of, 827.

-, -, -, Lottino, 130.

-, -, -, Concino, 850, 851.

-, -, ambassador from, 740, App. 167.

-, -, -, to England, 72, 867, 892, 952.

-, -, -, to Charles V. and Philip at Brussels, 31, 41, 48, 52, 79, 123, 186, 201, 356, 410, 418, 532, 536, 587, 624, 664, 667, 712, 760, 782, 971, 1069, 1071, 1092, 1104, 1109, 1115, 1214, 1237, 1243, 1279.

-, -, -, at Rome, 529, 547, 577, 620, 647, p. 692, 666, 695, 699, 755, 758, 781, 809, 814, 820, 823, 851, 879, 898, 921, 928, 941, 950, 951, 959, 969, 972, 1002, 1088, 1117, 1118, 1122, 1160, 1163, 1180.

-, -, -, -, Giovanni Battista Ricasoli, 958, 967.

-, -, -, -, his secretary, 958. See Florentine Secretary.

-, -, brother-in-law of, 88.

-, -, one of his daughters, proposed marriage of, 606.

-, -, eldest daughter of, proposed marriage of the, 812.

-, -, daughter of, 875.

-, -, son of, (?) 79.

-, -, eldest son of, proposed marriage between the, and the eldest daughter of the King of France, 810, 812, 823, 1260.

-, -, son-in-law of, 145.

-, Duchess of, Eleanor de Toledo, wife of Duke Cosmo, 186.

Florentine, a, 460.

- courier at Rome, 969.

- expedition (by France), proposed, 349.

- horse-dealer, App. 85.

- merchants, p. 740.

- - in France, 663.

- - at London, App. 128.

- - at Lyons, 727.

- outlaws, 569 note, p. 693 note, 685, 810, 850.

- -, loan offered by the, to the King of France, 349, 364.

- -, at Lyons, 663, 727.

- -, at Rome, 840.

- -, offers made by the, to the King of France, 840.

-, -, in France, desire the restitution of their liberty, 1281.

- secretary at Rome,

- - - arrested and sent to the Castle, 838.

- - at Venice, 1248.

- - -, Pero, 1274.

Florentines, 781.

Floriano, the Rev. Messer, App. 106, 107.

Flushing, prisoners embarked at, for England, 505.

Fò (Laye or Reffroy ?), in Lorraine, 940.

Fodringham Castle (Northamptonshire), 49 note.

Foix, Germaine de (widow of Ferdinand the Catholic), wife of the Duke of Calabria, 178 note.

Fontainebleau, 4, 18, 33, 91, 483, 507, 537.

-, the French court at, 21, 28.

-, palace of, 100.

Fontanella, 625.

Fonterabia, 977.

-, a Frenchman seized for making plans of, 597.

Forage, 1261.

Forcevoe, Forcovoe, Forenoe or Forcavoe, Mons. de, 571, 595, 639, 650, p. 743, 727, 765.

Ford, 1026.

Foreign powers, Mary's relations with, p. 1072.

Foreigners, p. 1082.

- in England, hated by the English, p. 1056.

-, disputes between the English and, p. 1066.

-, rabid hatred of the English of, p. 1085.

Forests in England, 585.

Forli, Captain Matheo of, 685.

Forlis or Ferlich, Colonel, 1176. See Ferli.

Fortification, 123, 138, 774, 792, 1123, 1130.

Fortifications, 788, 995.

- in England, little attention to, p. 1049.

- in Italy, 758.

Fortresses, 164, 1237.

- in the Netherlands “and elsewhere,” inspected by the French, 450.

- -, proposed restitution of, 1275.

Forts and castles, Act for rebuilding, 308.

-, building of, in Italy, 768.

Foscari, Felipo, App. 36, 37, 38.

-, Francesco, Ser, merchant of Venice, App. 31, 32, 36, 37, 38.

-, Philippo, sage of the Council of Ten, 383.

Foscarini, Alvise, Ser, 857.

-, Francesco, Ser, C.C.X., 708, 710, 716, 730. See Fuscarenus.

-, Marc' Antonio, Ser, 857, 874.

Fossano (Piedmont), 896.

Fount, a, 72.

Fowler, alias Branch, —, monk of Ely, 57 note.

France, 29, 32, 33, 49, 72, 131, 141, p. 132, 163, 164, 166, 173, 177, 178, 182, 183, 190, 191, 210, 215, 240, 258, 269, 273, 297, 305, 307, 324, 327, 333, 336, 340, 350, 358, 361, 363, 370, 397, 412, 416, 418, 430, 431, 436, 439, 448, 453, 458, 459, 466, 469, 477, 480, 484, 486, 495, 497, 498, 501, 504, 508, 511, 519, 523, 524, 526, 533, 538, 539, 540, 552, 553, 554, 556, 559, 566, p. 566, 583, 601, 604, 607, 609, 617, 619, 621, 623, 624, 631, 632, 636, 638, 639, 648, p. 693, p. 694, 666, 668, 679, 680, 685, 689, 690, 692, 723, 733, 748, 751, 758, 760, 762, 768, 787, 793, 797, 798, 809, 812, p. 951, 820, 821, 834, 837, 840, 843, 851, 852, 854, 855 note, 856, 857, 863, 864, 875 note, 876, 883, p. 1044, p. 1045, p. 1072, p. 1079, p. 1080, 886, 888, 896, 919, 924, 931, 932, 941, 953, 960, 962, 964, 980, 987, 993, 999, 1003, 1006, 1011, 1012, 1017, 1019, 1020, 1025, 1034, 1037, 1046, 1049, 1050, 1061, 1065, 1066, 1072, 1076, 1078, 1083, 1087, 1089, 1090, 1092, 1096, 1110, 1119, 1125, 1129, 1139, 1148, 1164, 1167, 1169, 1170, 1176, 1178, 1181, 1191, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1214, 1215, 1218, 1246, 1248, 1252, 1260, 1268, 1273, 1277, 1278, 1293, App. 89, 94, 96, 101, 102, 115, 163, 165, 171.

-, annual pension or tribute due from, to England, p. 1073, App. 70, 86.

- (1528), truce between England, Flanders, and, App. 84, 85, 86.

-, (1529), Master Russell to be sent to, App. 97, 98.

-, truce between Charles V. and, App. 99.

-, - - England and, App. 102.

-, (1555), rumour of approaching war between England and, 24.

- and England, “the good peace” between, 87.

-, poverty of the people of, 91.

-, exportation of horses from Spain to, 176.

-, Portuguese couriers detained in, 274.

-, the English to be induced to make war on, 283.

-, Philip requests Mary to negotiate a truce with, 288.

-, passports through, 293.

-, certain English nobles in favour of war with, 296, 301.

-, proposed mission of a Papal nuncio to, 304.

-, (1556), the Abbot of S. Saluto commissioned to go to, 335.

-, a messenger from Pole to, to negotiate the truce, 394.

-, couriers sent through, arrested, 418.

-, escape of Sir Henry Dudley to, 439.

-, places on the frontiers of, taken by the Imperialists;

question as to restitution, 454.

- and England, provision in the agreement between, concerning rebels, 467.

-, baggage sent through, to Spain, for the Emperor's use, 623.

- and the Pope, league between, 679.

-, the English Admiral sent to, 723.

-, Cardinal Caraffa's former mission to, 755.

-, the chief lords in, always tilting against each other, 755.

-, (1557), a loan demanded from all merchants and others in, 818.

-, commerce between England and, p. 1015.

-, bad harvest in, 866.

-, the peace with, not broken by sending English troops to Flanders, 873.

-, little aid to be obtained by Philip from England against, p. 1067.

-, hatred lately conceived by the Scots against, p. 1073.

-, relations between England and, p. 1073.

-, declaration of war by England against, 924, 935, 950.

- and England, preparations for war by, 929, 957.

-, scarcity of victuals in, 936.

-, effects and ships of Englishmen in, to be seized, 926.

-, abundance of wheat in, 956.

-, custom observed in, whenever an army takes the field, 968.

-, invasion of, threatened, 977.

- and Philip, war between, 979, 984, 985, 986, 989, 990.

-, muster of troops in, 989.

-, money raised in, 989.

-, declaration of war against, made by Mary's herald, 1026.

-, Imperial prisoners in, 1072.

-, invasion of, by Philip's army, 1091.

-, (1558), courier from the Pope to, 1128.

-, proposal made to the States of, for pecuniary supply, 1138.

-, Count de Meghen about to invade, 1146.

-, Cardinal Caraffa despatches a courier to, 1151.

- and Flanders, rupture between, 1172.

-, order issued by the Inquisition in, 1182.

- gentlemen sent to, by the Constable Montmorency, 1198.

-, a gentleman sent from, to Brussels, 1203.

-, agreement between Philip and, proposed, 1223, 1224, 1225.

-, embargo on vessels in, 1238.

- and England, five years truce proposed between, 1281.

-, Queen Elizabeth sends no ambassador to, 1293.

-, King of, John, cession made by, when prisoner, 1275.

-, -, Henry VI. of England crowned, 439.

-, -, Louis —, routed the Venetians, 685.

-, -, Charles VI., daughter of, Catharine, Queen of England, p. 1069.

-, -, Charles VIII., makes peace with England and Spain (1492), App. 68, 69, 70.

-, -, -, his invasion of Italy (1494), 582, 714, 895.

-, -, -, his ministers, 714.

-, -, -, sent a monk as his ambassador to Scotland (1497), App. 71.

-, -, Louis XII., 755, p. 1077.

-, -, Francis I., 533, 569, p. 566, 960, 1215, 1254, App. 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 95, 86, 87, 89, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 105, 126, 135.

-, -, -, imprisonment of, 78.

-, -, -, cessions by, to Charles V., 99.

-, -, -, peace between Charles V. and, 113.

-, -, -, his mother, 141.

-, - See Henry II.

-, -, Henry IV. (1589), 850 note, 1172 note.

-, Queen of (1492), App. 69.

-, -, [Mary Tudor], consort of the Duke of Suffolk, App. 76.

-, Queen Dowager of. See Eleanor of Austria.

-, Dauphin of. See Francis.

- ambassador from, to Charles V. and Philip, Charles de Marillac, Bishop of Vann See 75, 113.

-, -, -, the Admiral (extraordinary) and another (in ordinary), 438. See Coligny, Gaspar de

-, ambassador from, to Charles V. and Philip, Mons. de la Basse Fontaine, 446.

-, -, to Denmark, 1164.

-, -, to England, M. de Langes (1529), App. 90, 94.

-, -, -, Bishop of Bayonne (1529), App. 99.

-, -, - See Noailles, Anthoine de, and François de.

-, -, to Poland (1528), App. 87.

-, -, returning from Poland (1528), App. 88.

-, -, to the Pope, 72. See Avanson, Dabanson, Vason.

-, -, -, Mons. de Selve appointed, 633. See Selve, Odet de.

-, -, -, Archbishop of Vienne (extraordinary), 825.

-, -, to Sultan Soliman, 694, 698, 727, 828.

-, -, -, at Adrianople, 858.

-, -, -, M. de la Vigne, 1014.

-, -, to Venice, 62. See Lodève, Bishop of.

-, -, -, François de Noailles, appointed, 960, 970. See Noailles.

-, -, -, house of the (1542), App. 115, 118.

-, ambassador to, from Charles V. and Philip (“Imperial ambassador”), 113.

-, -, -, a proposed new, 423.

-, -, -, Count de Lalain, 451.

-, -, -, Lieutenant d'Amont, 451, 457, 460;

dismissed, 810. See Renard, Simon.

-, ambassadors to, from England (1492), App. 69.

-, -, -, (1529), App. 106.

-, ambassador to, from Queen Mary. See Wotton, Nicholas.

-, -, -, Lord Clinton, 448.

-, -, from Hungary (1528), App. 87.

-, -, from Mantua, 455.

-, -, from Portugal, 1096.

-, -, from the Swiss Protestant Cantons, 949, 956.

-, -, from Venice, Agostino Barbarigo, 7.

-, -, -, the secretary, Phebo Capella, 21.

-, -, -, Giacomo Soranzo, 62.

-, -, -, elected, p. 1013.

-, -, -, Giovanni Michiel, appointed, 942. See Michiel.

-, -, -, a new, 1085.

-, ambassadors in, 539, 927.

-, -, invited to the christening of the King's daughter, 537.

-, Papal' legate to, Cardinal Triultio, 1037.

-, Papal nuncio in, 209, 705, 765, 808.

-, -, Bishop of Viterbo, 1, 2. See Viterbo, Bishop of.

-, accountants-general of, 1009.

-, Admiral of. See Coligny, Gaspar de.

-, armies of, 1122. See French army.

-, arrière-bandes of, 872. See French rear bands.

-, benefices in, 618.

-, Chancellor of (Matthieu de Longuejou?), p. 695.

-, church in, disposed of in Consistory, 437.

-, churches in, 1101.

-, Constable of. See Montmorency, Ante de.

-, Council of, the Privy or most secret, or Royal Council, 343, 364, 683, 908, 1094, 1138, 1167, 1256, 1260, 1278.

-, -, lords of the, 683.

-, -, Marshal Strozzi made a member of the, 1159.

-, council of affairs of, 663, 671, 1277.

-, council for foreign affairs in, 422.

-, crown of, 827, 1089.

-, English rebels or refugees in, 127 note, 274, 743.

-, -, harbour given by the King to, 926, p. 1074.

-, English vessels on the coast of, with safe conducts, 1296.

-, - fortresses in, 32.

-, estates in, 1215.

-, generalship of the finances of, 633.

-, frontiers or borders of, 75, 795, p. 1051, 965, 968.

-, -, towards Calais, 24.

-, -, towards Flanders, 410.

-, -, Imperial infantry near the, 62.

-, -, negotiations on the, 268.

-, -, Frenchmen writing from the, 418.

-, -, fresh reinforcements for the, 552.

-, -, orders sent to captains of towns on the, 664.

-, -, incursion by Philip's troops into the, 854.

-, -, towards Italy, 771.

-, gendarmerie in, muster-general of, 639.

-, general of the galleys of, 1011 note.

-, Grand Master of, 71, p. 1052, 1283.

-, -, M. de Montmorency to be made, 650.

-, Grand Prior of, Marquis d'Elbœuf, 1087, 1112.

-, -, galleys under the, 1103.

-, - See Elboeuf, Marquis d'.

-, law courts of, presidents of the, 965.

-, keeper of the seal or seals to the King of, 606, 633, 837, 838.

-, Bertrand, made Cardinal, 850.

-, keeper of the seal for each Parliament of, 1009.

-, Marshal of, Robert de la Marck, Duke de Bouillon, 330 note, 698.

-, - See Termes, M. de.

-, merchants of, 1139.

-, -, foreign, 1138.

-, monasteries or abbeys in, 406, 774, p. 910, 855.

-, nobility of, 18, 71, 438, 468, 1016, 1085, 1089, 1288.

-, -, many of the, taken prisoners at St. Quentin, 987.

-, -, supplies required from the, 1124.

-, -, favourers of the Huguenot, 1235a.

-, - See French lords.

-, primate of, spiritual, 1235a.

-, protectorate of, at Rome, 606.

-, protector of, at Rome, Cardinal, 695.

-, revenues of, 663.

-, -, orders to levy the, 584.

-, -, kept in “chambers” in sundry places, 818.

-, salt duty in, 818.

-, statutes of the realm of, 786.

-, taxes in, 1138.

-, tenths from the clergy of, 1288.

-, towns of, 1204.

-, -, subsidy required from the delegates of the, 1121, 1124.

-, Vice-Chancellor of, M. Dabanson, p. 695.

-, wines of, prohibited in Flanders, 160.

Franceschi, —, secretary to the Venetian ambassador in France, 722, 747.

-, Giovanni Francesco, formerly Venetian secretary in England, 168.

-, Marc' Antonio, Venetian secretary;

mission of, to the Pope and the Duke of Alva, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1028.

-, -, letters from, 1017, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1033, 1034, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1041.

Francesco, the Piedmontese, 289. See Piamontese.

- See Giovanni Francesco.

Franche Comté, the, 968, 1009, 1026, 1040 1046, 1068, 1074, 1078, 1082, 1085.

- -, governors of, 1046.

Francis, Dauphin of France, 633, 698, 727, 808, 828, 956, 965, 968, 993, 1097, 1137.

-, -, his company at St. Quentin, 979.

-, -, marriage between the, and Mary Queen of Scots, 552, p. 1077, 1079, 1095, 1112, 1121, 1132, 1172;

festivities at the wedding, 1216.

-, -, styled “the King-Dauphin,” 1216, 1227, 1239, 1256.

-, -, letter to, 1230.

Franciscan friar, a, 615.

-, -, preaching at Rome, 452.

- friars, 32, App. 138.

- Observantine Friars at Greenwich, 269.

- -, church of the [at Greenwich ?], p. 435.

- priest, turns Lutheran, App. 122.

Francisco, Don, 673, App. 128. See Pacheco.

Frango, Pietro, 152.

Frankfort, Diet at, 1166, 1200.

Franzozin, —, servant to the Imperial postmaster at Rome, arrested, 540.

Frascati, 616, 620, 666, p. 723, 758, 1022.

-, Papal cavalry at, attacked, 959.

Free will, doctrine of, App. 123.

-, Cardinal Morone on, 945.

Fregoso, Aurelio, 636, 642, 701, 726, 758.

-, -, brother-in-law of, captured, 684.

-, Cesare, sons of, 438.

French, the, 31, 124, 130, 131, 154, 157, 164, 206, 240, 283, 301, 307, 311, 319, 352, 363, 374, 376, 418, 426, 457, 458, 490, 497, 518, 524, 525, 554, 556, 569, 572, 574, 589, 604, 610, 619, 628, 630, 638, 647, 648, 655, p. 693, p. 694, 659, p. 702, 666, 667, 668, p. 727, p. 728, p. 732, p. 735, 676, 680, 684, 685, p. 761, 689, 691, 693, 695, 701, 707, 712, 735, 739, 740, 741, 749, 751, 752, 755, 758, 774, 777, 781, 782, 787, 788, 790, 797, 798, 799, 800, 803, 809, 811, 813, 821, 837, 844, 852, 863, 873, 875, 878, 883, p. 1050, p. 1064, p. 1065, p. 1067, p. 1078, p. 1079, p. 1080, 885, 888, 889, 892, 894, 825, 898, 912, 915, 919, 921, 923, 925, 951, 958, 962, 965, 969, 971, 972, 976, 980, 1003, 1004, 1007, 1012, 1016, 1017, 1020, 1021, 1023, 1027, 1028, 1030, 1034, 1052, 1060, 1061, 1068, 1069, 1071, 1072, 1076, 1077, 1081, 1083, 1090, 1091, 1101, 1115, 1118, 1119, 1123, 1127, 1141, 1142, 1148, 1167, 1170, 1182, 1190, 1200, 1203, 1218, 1223, 1225, 1235, 1236, 1243, 1245, 1248, 1249, 1263, 1266, 1268, 1269, 1274, 1284, 1289, 1294, App. 159.

- in Italy, 29, 186.

- victualling Ardres and other towns, 35.

- increasing their forces, 48.

-, personages captured at sea by, 52.

-, partiality of Pope Paul IV. to, 117.

-, safe conducts demanded by Cardinal Pole from, 256.

-, ill-will evinced by Queen Mary towards, 258.

-, intrigues of, in Italy, with the Pope, 333, p. 694.

-, places to be restored by, 335.

-, plots made by, on the frontiers of Flanders, 341.

-, rout of Imperialists under San Lorenzo by, 428.

-, purchase of war and other horses by, 450.

-, ships captured by, ordered to be surrendered, 504.

-, money raised in Ferrara and Venice for the use of, 666.

-, the Pope threatens to place his fortresses in the hands of, p. 730, 676.

-, more insolent than the Spaniards, 685.

-, their exorbitant demands from the Pope, 699.

-, great preparations of, 723.

-, design of, on certain English fortresses across the Channel, suspected, 723.

-, increase their forces on the borders of Calais, 743.

-, evil demonstrations made by (against Calais, &c.), 776.

-, preparations by, in Italy, 782.

- (at Rome), p. 910.

-, incursions by, into Flanders, 793, 797, 803.

-, expected rupture with, 802.

- and the Flemings, skirmish between, 863.

-, outrages in Italy by, in former times, 905.

-, suspicious nature of the, 931, 956.

-, insolence of the, 932.

-, retire from Naples, 934.

-, retreat from Civitella, 935.

-, entry into Calais of, 1129.

-, Philip fears their intrigues will produce some insurrection in England, 1142.

-, Charles V.'s opinion that they would easily withdraw their obedience from the Church, 1145.

-, Philip makes great preparations against, 1160.

- and Spanish ministers, proposed conference between, 1195.

- hated by the English, App. 171.

- agents at Rome, p. 695, 726, 951.

- - in Tuscany, 437.

- archers, 1005.

- army, 257, 691, 850, 883, 908, 940, 968, 970, 995, 1001, 1006, 1011, 1040, 1049, 1055, 1064, 1068, 1077, 1087, 1091, 1094, 1098, 1103, 1139, 1146, 1147, 1159, 1164, 1168, 1210, 1221, 1224, 1235a, 1237, 1239, 1240, 1242, 1246, 1249, 1256, 1258, 1259, 1260, 1261, 1262, 1267, 1270.

- -, sent to Italy in aid of the Pope, 727, 761, 763, 765, 769, 770, 774, 775, 780, 781, 788, 795, 798, 804, 807, 808, p. 951, 820, 828, 830, 841, 844, p. 1014, 865, 878, 883, 896, 898, 907, 921, 928, 930, 932, 641, 950, 951, 1017, 1021, 1078.

- - for Italy, commander-in-chief of the, Duke de Guise, 689.

- - in Piedmont, 755, 767, 800.

- - to halt in Piedmont, p. 910.

- - at Reggio, 820.

- - in Italy, grain for the support of the, p. 942.

- - - badly treated by the Duke of Ferrara, 854.

- - - skirmish between Philip's troops and the, 916.

- - - preparing for war, 936, 949.

- - - ordered to make war on Parma, 980.

- - in Picardy, 800.

- - routed at St. Quentin, 985, 986, 990, 1040. See Quentin.

- - plan of its proceedings, 1059.

- - in marching order for the province of Luxemburg, 1039.

- - marching against Calais, 1116, 1121.

- - besieging Calais, 1127, 1130.

- - takes the castle of Calais by storm, 1148.

- - said to be marching upon Gravelines, 1152.

- - at Guisnes, 1154.

- - under Gravelines, routed, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1254.

- -, disbanded, 1272.

- artillery, 747, 979, 984, 990.

- - general of the, Jean Sieur d'Estrées, 1068.

- battle-axe gentlemen, 1074.

- benefices, 579.

- bishops, 92.

- - and abbots, 1288.

- - and clergy, supplies required from the, 1124.

- camp in Italy, 898.

- camp-marshal, killed at Thionville, 896.

- captains, 758, 883, 993, 1210, 1220, 1224.

- - despatched for Picardy, 786.

- cardinals, 120, 500, 575, 579, 843, 993.

- - at Rome, 295.

- -, proposal to create, 684, 980.

- cavalry, 252, 727, 768, 775, 786, 829, 989, 990, 1046, 1049, 1052, 1064, 1108, 1204, 1239, 1247, 1251, 1254, 1261.

- -, disbanding, 498.

- -, captains of, 754.

- - in Italy, 765.

- - and infantry to go to Scotland, 1055.

- - in Piedmont, 1252.

- - -, generalship of the, 1176.

- - (light horse), 1278.

- cities, 993.

- clergy, tenths payable by the, 688, 1001, 1138.

- coast, 629, 926.

- -, defence of the, against the English, 1159.

- colleges, 1239.

- commanders, the, 647.

- commissaries in Germany for levying troops, 1218.

- commissioners for treating peace with Charles V. and Philip. See Conference.

- -, treating with Imperial commissioners for exchange of prisoners [at Cambrai], 326, 340, 343, 350, 351, 352, 363, 368, 374, 375, 376, 377, 384.

- -, a form of agreement to be proposed to the, 362.

- -, negotiating a truce, 373, 375.

- -, for the proposed new conference for peace between Philip and France, 668.

- - on the frontiers of Calais, to treat about disputes respecting them, 761.

- - for treating peace with Philip, 1268, 1276. See Conference.

- companies, 787.

- company of men-at-arms, captured, 1267.

- confiscated estates, 1159.

- corsairs, 857, 874.

- council chamber, 662.

- councillors, a junta formed of, 965. See France, Council of.

- couriers, 428.

- Court, the, 1, 3, 18, 47, 62, 76, 87, 100, 129, 182, 183, 207, 293, 330, 339, 354, 363, 374, 414, 419, 420, 422, 441, 458, 467, 477, 480, 483, 490, 494, 498, 507, 515, 528, 533, 538, 539, 551, 564, 566, 584, 597, 606, 610, 612, 618, 621, 628, 640, 650, 662, 670, p. 743, 679, 680, 692, 698, 705, 722, 727, 742a, 747, 748, 754, 774, 786, 805, 808, 810, 820, 828, 836, 858, 862, 875 note, 896, 908, 926, 940, 942, 956, 957, 959, 960, 965, 970, 977, 980, 984, 989, 1005, 1034, 1059, 1074, 1085, 1087, 1094, 1095, 1097, 1131, 1160, 1221, 1235a, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1256, 1273, 1277, 1278, 1281, 1282, 1288, 1296, App. 96, 104.

- -, a Spanish gentleman arrested at the, 277.

- -, outlawed Englishmen at the, 467.

- -, two envoys arrive at the, from Philip and Mary, p. 911.

- -, rejoices at Mary's death, 1288.

- -, Montmorency's arrival at the, and his reception, 1295.

- Diet, the, 688.

- faction, in Italy, 1012.

- - in England, 1274.

- fashion, App. 171.

- fleet, 53, 164, 547, 597, 889, 912, 926, 700, 1034, 1114, 1145.

- - in the Mediterranean, 186, 205.

- - and Flemish ships, battle between, 220. See French ships.

- - ordered to join the Turkish fleet, 1239.

- -, commander of the, 1001.

- -, general of the, 1239.

- fleets, 1148.

- fortresses, 960, 968.

- - on the English frontier, supplied with troops &c., 873.

- -, veteran soldiers taken from, 970.

- - captured by Philip, 1087.

- - in Italy, 1191.

- galleys, 607, 666, 895, 957, 1033, 1112.

- - taken from Civitavecchia to Naples 226 note, 227, 229, 241, 244.

- - disarming, 498.

- - sent to Civitavecchia, 562, 577, 959.

- - at Corsica, 577.

- -, command of, 1103.

- generals, 663, 1159.

- - appointed, 1176.

- gentleman, a, App. 24, 25.

- - seized by the Imperialists in Italy, 781.

- gentlemen, 795, 1272.

- - accompany Cardinal Caraffa to Rome, 607, 609.

- gentry, 1242.

- government, the, 671, 688.

- governors, the Scots commanded by, p. 1073.

- harbours, 190.

- -, treaties relating to armed vessels going out of, 523.

- heralds, 1216.

- infantry, 21, 26, 252, 547, p. 740, p. 741, 775, 798, 929, 979, 1026, 1046, 1049, 1052, 1055, 1074, 1085, 1239, 1251, 1254.

- - at Montreuil, 24.

- - disbanding, 498.

- - in Scotland, 523.

- - to disembark at Civitavecchia, 533.

- - in Italy, 765, 770.

-, - in Calais, 1142.

-, -, sent to Scotland, 873, 877, 883.

- -, captains of, 775.

- -, general of the, Mons. d' Andelot, 662, 1235a.

-, -, -, at St. Quentin, 990.

- - in Piedmont, general of the, 747, 1176.

- knights at Malta, 1172.

- language, p. 1055, p. 1083.

- law, as to goods captured in hostile vessels, 857.

- lords, 683, 811, 959.

- -, prisoners in the Netherlands, 507. See Prisoners.

- - and gentlemen going into Italy, 786.

- - at Rome, 835.

- - and gentlemen, made prisoners at St. Quentin, 994.

- master of the horse (Grand Ecuyer), 1131.

- men-at-arms, 979, 994, 1011.

- merchants, 160, 741, 793, 795.

- - arrested, 422.

- - left Antwerp on their way home, 724.

- - at Antwerp, 751.

- -, money lent by, to the King on Spain, 970.

- ministers or ministry, 1, 62, 120, 166, 324, 418, 421, 433, 448, 454, 513, 552, 555, 619, 621, 624, 631, 640, 651, p. 742, p. 743, 678, 980, 1266.

- - in Italy, 310.

- - at Rome, 609, 638, 662, 666, 684, 728, 754, 768, 774, 775, App. 166.

- -, increase of, 965.

- nation, “peculiar nature” of the, 865.

- ordnance, master general of the. See Estrees.

- parliaments, complaints by the, 965.

- people, heavily taxed, 993.

- ports, 220, 1220.

- prelates, 516, 821, 1104.

- princes, 92, 993, 1216.

- prisoners, in the hands of Charles V., 91, 93.

- - released by Philip, 305.

- - in the hands of Philip, 1020.

- - ransom of, 1115. See Prisoners.

- privateers, letters of marque to, 926.

- provinces, treasurers and receivers of the, 1272.

- rear-bands, 1242.

- - to be called out, 989.

- recruits, 1035.

- resident at Luxemburg, M. de James, 458.

- sailors, 882, App. 99.

- sappers, 1159.

- secretary, “Dardoes,” 786.

- ships or vessels, 795, 883, 1013, 1159, 1210, 1242, App. 94.

- -, delegates from Italy to Philip captured by, 87.

- -, embargo on, ordered by Henry II., 156, 161.

- - fitted out, 160.

- -, attack by, on the Spanish or Flemish fleet off Dover, 186, 187, 190.

- -, constant attacks by, on Flemish ships, 200.

- - and Flemish ships, reported seafight between, in the Channel, 204, 220. See French fleet.

- -, armed, 205.

- - off Britany, 306.

- - in Zealand, 413.

- - captured, surrender of, 504.

- - fitted out by rebels from England, 523.

- - captured by an English corsair, 523.

- - of war, damage done by, to the English at sea, 850.

- -, Stafford invades England with, 870.

- - captured by the Spanish fleet, 925.

- -, orders for fitting out, 926.

- - off Calais, 1121.

- - of war, 1123.

- - captured by the English, 1258.

- subjects in Philip's dominions, 787.

- taxes, 1235.

- territory, 88, 1095, 1261.

- -, entry of Philip's troops into, 976.

- theologians, 854.

- train-bands, 979.

- troops or forces, 85, 133, 353, 372, 382, 480, 562, 574, 576, p. 566, 610, 628, 649, 650, 659, 663, 671, 677, 679, 683, 692, 694, 705, 715, 789, 795, 832, 896, 949, 956, 965, 968, 977, 979, 984, 993, 994, 995, 997, 1008, 1013, 1049, 1065, 1068, 1083, 1085, 1214, 1246.

- - at Montreuil, 31.

- - on the frontiers of Flanders, 33.

- -, devastations by, in the Low Countries, 35.

- - and Imperial troops, skirmish between the, 164.

- - at Marienburg, 239.

- - for Italy, to assist the Pope, 494, 539, 540, p. 695, 688, 777, 811, 843, p. 997 note, 850, 856, 879, 888, 889, 930, 1016, 1027, 1204.

- - on their march towards Italy, 733.

- - at Civitavecchia, p. 730.

- - mustered near Cambrai, 712.

- - in Picardy, 813, 824, 840, p. 1014.

- - in Piedmont, 836, 866.

- - sent to Scotland, 840, 936, 940, 942, 1040.

- - invade England under Stafford, 870.

- - at Reggio, 875.

- - incursions by, into Flanders, 908, 912, 935.

- -, their misbehaviour in the Papal States, 898.

- - in St. Quentin, 987.

- -, levies of, 989.

- - discharged, 1027.

- - sent against Calais, 1108, 1123.

- -, movements of, 1112.

- - at Maastricht, 1237.

- -, routed by Philip's, 1225.

- war-horses, 1074.

Frenchman, flight of a, 764.

-, arrest of a, at Brussels, 793.

-, a, tortured, 797.

-, a, seized for making plans of Fonterabia, 597.

Frenchmen, 477, 789, 1204.

- in Venice, App. 115.

-, Charles V.'s opinion of, 143.

- in England, 794.

Fresneda, Francisco Bernardo de, confessor to Philip, 356, 998, 1092, 1154, 1174, 1248, 1274, 1289.

-, -, negociating with the confessor of the King of France, 1146.

-, -, friar of the order of St. Francis, 1155.

-, -, letter to, 1208.

Fresnes, Monsieur de, sent by Henry. II. to England, 60, 61.

Friars, 452, 1287.

- of different orders, English, in Flanders, sent for by Queen Mary, 32.

-, unfrocked, a bull concerning, 701.

- Minors, General of the, at Rome, 819. See Franciscan friars.

Friesland, 1149.

-, frontiers of, captains sent to the, to raise troops, 112.

-, deputies from, at Brussels, 248.

-, troops raised in, 479, 480, 496, 513.

Frieslanders, 252, 971.

Frosinone, 642, p. 671, 652, 684, 685, 820, 865.

- town of, taken by the Imperialists, 607, 628.

-, skirmish near, 811

Fruit, 755, App. 171.

-, foreign, p. 1044.

Fry, Sir John, App. 31.

Fuggers, the, merchants or firm, 970, 1091.

-, loans by the, to Philip, 30, 41, 55, 721.

Funeral obsequies, 214.

Furlano, Thomas, App. 14.

Fuscarenus, Francesco, C.C.X., 731, 734, 736. See Foscarini.

Fustenburg, regiment of, in French pay, 1273.

Fynche, Mrs., 409.