F.

Fag, Edward, petition of, 176.

Falkland palace, 18.

letter dated at, 271.

Falmouth, 359, 468, 519, 520.

Fane, Thomas, lieutenant of Dover Castle, 405.

— letter from, 202.

Fanner, John, 187.

Fanshawe, Mr., 40.

Farlam, 65.

Farnaby, George, alderman of Newcastle, 220.

Farnese, Cardinal, 264.

Farnham manor, 65.

Farnihurst. See Ferniherst.

Fawkenor, Mr., 425.

Fawley (Fawle), Hants, 86, 88.

parson of. See Washington.

Feacon, 242.

Feagh, an Irish chief. See O'Byrne, F.

Feckenham Forest, keepership of, 197.

Federoviche, Lord Burris, of Russia, 521, 522.

Feelde, —, an Irishman, in Spain, 444.

Fellton, —, customer of Newcastle, 393.

Fenne, John (alias for Gatacre), 63.

Fenton, Sir Geoffrey, 53, 203.

Fenwick, William, keeper of Tynedale, 65, 477.

Ferard, Gaspar de, courier, 112.

Ferat or Ferac Bassa, a Turkish general, 190 bis, 263.

Ferdinand, Emperor (1556 to 1564), 12, 13 bis.

Ferdinando, Mr., the Queen's servant, 212.

Feria :

Duchess of, 504.

the old duchess of, 238.

Duke of, 63.

Ferlie, Robert, 78.

Ferne, John, secretary to the Council of the North, 431, 460, 505.

— letters from, 414, 493, 495, 503, 507, 508.

Ferniherst (Farnihurst), Laird of, 459.

Ferrara :

State of, 45.

Duke of, 45, 95, 189, 449.

— his nephew, Don Cesare, 45.

— his soldiers. See Hungary.

— his base son, 449.

Ferrara de Gama, Stephen, 2, 54.

Ferrers :

Mr., deputy governor of the Merchants Adventurers at Stade, letters to, 177, 400, 458.

Sir Humphrey, 524 bis.

Thomas, merchant at Stade, letter to, 469.

Ferris, Henry, 363.

Ferrol, 383, 510.

Ferrour, John, letter from, 488.

Feugray, M. de, 146.

Fewterelles. See Fouquerolles.

Fifteenth, collection of a, 283, 291.

Figueredo de Vasconcelos, Scipiao de, 348.

Filscher, —, 27.

Finche, Sir Moyle, 347.

Fingask, William Dundas, baron of, 9.

— letter to, 17.

First Fruits, 439.

Fish ponds, 65.

Fittleworth, letter dated at, 309.

Fitton, Sir Edward, 187.

Fitzgerald :

(Fitz Garrett), James, 440.

John, bastard son to the Earl of Kildare. 440.

Fitzherbert :

Anthony, 255.

Nicholas, Cardinal Allen's servant, 67, 313, 447.

— letters from, 62.

— letter to, 269.

Thomas, Spanish pensioner at Brussels, 63, 252.

(Fitz Harbor), Thomas, Englishman in Spain, 357.

Fitz James, P., alias Segrave, 450, 454.

— letters from, 415, 451.

— letter to, 453.

Fitz Morris, or Fitz Morice, James, 266, 444.

Fitzwilliam, Sir William, deputy of Ireland (recalled 1593), 209.

Flanders, the Dutch Netherlands. See Low Countries.

Flanders, and the Spanish Netherlands (“the Enemy,” Belgium, the Spaniards), 6, 45, 73, 112, 117, 120, 121, 123, 125, 131, 132, 133, 140, 147, 151, 163, 167, 170, 173, 182, 183, 196, 204, 213, 252, 257, 258, 259, 261, 266, 269, 272, 274, 282, 284, 285, 288, 299, 303, 304, 305, 308, 314, 315, 316, 321, 325, 326 bis, 328 bis, 329, 331, 332, 338, 339, 344, 345 bis, 359, 353, 363, 364, 365, 374, 378, 379, 380, 382, 383, 388, 389, 404, 405, 420, 423, 429, 432, 438, 440, 449, 466, 484, 492, 493, 494, 499, 510, 515, 529.

Council of (Spanish Council at Brussels), 16, 103, 272, 380.

Court of, 225.

Governor of. See Ernestus, Archduke;

Fuentes, Count del (provisional governor in 1595);

Albert, Card. Archduke (1595).

Deputies (two) from, sent to sound the States General, 196.

English in, 213, 225.

scarcity of money in, 272.

Burgundian regiment in, 272.

French incursions in, 121.

German (Almain) troops in, mutiny of, 224, 339.

Irish regiment in, 78.

— expected revolt of, 132.

Nuncio in, 125.

Italian soldiers in, 478, 491.

— mutiny of, 97, 103, 120, 140, 272, 326, 329, 339, 380, 512.

Scots in, 131.

Spanish troops, 167, 168, 213, 224, 272, 380, 478.

— mutiny of, 121, 133.

— depredations of, 123.

Flasby Hall, by Skipton in Craven, 207.

Fleetwood, William, receiver to the Court of Wards, 524.

— letter from, 222.

Flemings, offering service to an enterprise there, 163.

Flemynge, Thomas, letter from, 81.

— signature of, 481.

Fletcher :

Francis, 255.

John, 504, 505.

Nathaniel, of Queen's College, Cambridge, 448.

Richard, bishop of Worcester and of London (25 December 1594), High Almoner, 7, 478.

— letters from, 31, 32, 42, 106, 171, 394, 475.

— account of a progress by, 394.

— answer to Sir E. Denny's demands, 32.

— his wife, 171.

Fletewoode, W., letter from, 151.

— his wife, 151.

Florence, 264, 280, 437, 446, 447, 529.

letters dated at, 269, 402, 438, 503.

Abbey of Sancta Maria Novella, 446.

Grand Duke of, 264, 402, 446, 502, 506, 510, 511.

— his aid against the Turks, 189.

— offers a loan to the merchants, 191.

merchants of, 137, 191.

Florio, Francesco, letters from, 78, 94.

Flower, Mr., 440.

Fludd, Captain, 273.

Flushing (Vlissing, Vlishinge), 6, 23, 27, 34, 171, 172, 178, 184, 204, 220, 226, 240, 250, 267, 308, 341, 354, 365, 440, 502, 530.

letters dated at, 105, 309, 327, 340, 345, 373, 383, 392, 403, 409, 417, 442, 443, 450, 453, 454, 457, 474, 495, 499, 502, 507.

gunpowder for, 8, 408, 409.

sea gate to the haven, 6.

garrison of, 154.

governor of, 411. See Sidney, Sir R.

lieutenant-governor of, 279.

want of gunpowder and supplies at, 409–412.

Flute, Nicholas, of Dartmouth, examination of, 67.

Focaris. See Fuggers.

Folembray (Foulambray), in France, letters dated at, 497, 500, 501.

Folkingham, in Lincolnshire, 516.

Folkingham, Mr., 83.

Fontainebleau, 179, 231, 232, 397.

Fontarabia, in Spain, 185.

general at, 185.

Fontenel or Fontenelle, Captain, 322, 367, 378.

Fontes. See Fuentes.

Forbes, —, 14.

Forget, M., sent to Lyons, 190.

Forman, —, upholsterer, a Papist, 365.

Forrett, James, 14.

Forster. See Foster.

Forsy or Force, M. de, 371, 386. See La Force.

Fortescue :

Mr. Francis, 347.

Sir John, Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Chancellor), 2, 39, 40, 63, 68, 75, 254, 260, 270, 339, 376(?), 379, 386.

— letters from, 3, 17, 108, 247, 371.

— letter to, 51.

— petition to, 49.

Fortification, science of, 379.

Foster or Forster :

Sir John, 192, 158, 460.

— letters from, 158, 415, 430, 449.

— his fees as keeper of Reedsdale, 65.

— his “answer,” 458.

Nicholas, son of Sir John, 65.

Foulambray. See Folembray.

Founten le Brake, in Normandy, 366.

Fouquerolles (Foukerolles, Fucherolles, Fewterelles), —, French envoy to the States General, 278, 308, 315, 325, 339, 344, 360, 364, 372, 420, 441, 442, 456.

Fournier, Captain, 292.

— letter from, 278.

Fowey (Foy), 220, 322, 387.

letters dated at, 322, 367.

Fowler :

Mr., his will, 197.

Francis, Englishman in Spain, 357.

Fowlis (Fowles), David, of Scotland, 144.

Foy. See Fowey.

Foyentes. See Fuentes.

France, and the French, 10, 19, 41, 45, 50, 51, 57, 69, 71, 74, 113, 117, 119, 123, 124, 125 bis, 134, 138, 140, 150, 151, 160, 167, 171, 182, 185, 186, 187, 196, 211, 212, 213, 218, 220, 224, 257, 258, 261, 264, 269, 273, 280, 283, 288, 305, 308, 313, 316, 325, 326, 328, 331, 332, 335, 336, 348, 372, 375, 378, 379, 382, 384, 388, 392, 397, 398, 400, 401, 403, 404, 420, 424, 427, 435, 438, 441, 445, 447, 449, 452, 457, 461, 472, 478, 481, 489, 492, 512, 528, 529, 530.

admiral of. See Villars, M. de.

admiralty of, 301.

alum for, a patent, 265.

ambassadors in :—

English agent. See Edmondes, T.

Papal legate, 336, 337.

Scotch, 97.

Venetian, 44, 46.

— their journey to France, 46.

army of, 217, 262, 293, 299, 300, 301, 366, 435, 435.

troubled state of, 3, 134, 190, 191, 366, 371.

constable of. See Montmorenci.

Council of, 21, 150, 217, 301, 368. See also under Paris.

court of, 44, 146, 192, 216, 463, 519.

Dutch troops for, 308, 441, 442, 513.

English soldiers for, 20, 21, 293, 300, 301, 306, 316, 317, 333, 390, 429.

— pay of, 20, 21.

famine in, 263, 429.

Flemish or Dutch soldiers in, 429, 456.

Huguenot or Protestant party, the Reformed Religion, 134, 135, 318, 380.

— edict for, 21, 43.

— massacre of, 367.

a king to be nominated by the Pope, 125.

King Charles IX. of (1560–1574), 134, 135.

King Henry III. of (1574–1589), 71.

— his wife. See Queen Dowager.

King Henry IV. of (“the King of Navarre”), 1, 2, 3, 11, 15, 19, 20, 21, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 63, 77, 97, 106, 113, 116, 118, 123, 125, 126, 140, 144, 145, 147, 150, 156, 167, 173, 179, 190, 211, 216, 217, (the “Biarnois”), 221, 223, 248, 257, 259 (Navarre), 259, 260, 261, 263, 265, 269, 271, 272, 273, 275, 278, 280, 288, 289, 292, 293, 298, 299, 301, 303, 305, 306, 307, 308 bis, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317 bis, 321, 322, 326 bis, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 339 bis, 349 bis, 360, 362, 364, 366, 368, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 377, 378, 379, 380, 384, 385, 386, 387, 389, 392, 397, 398, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 409, 417, 420, 423, 427, 428, 429, 430, 432, 434, 435, 436, 438, 401, 442, 452, 455, 456, 461, 463, 465, 471, 472, 473, 478, 479, 481, 491, 493, 497, 506, 512, 530.

— letters from, 167, 232, 278, 306, 389, 390, 500, 511.

— letters to, 231, 344.

— wounded by an assassin (by Châtel, q.v.), 43, 45.

— intended embassy to Rome and negociations with the Pope. See Du Perron.

— his guard unpaid, 150.

— absolution and benediction of, 409, 423, 438, 499, 530.

— his trumpet, carrying letters to England, 151.

— cardinals sent to, 185, 456.

— his sister (Madame), 278, 292, 378.

— — letter to, 278.

proposed league with England, 113.

League in, 46, 217, 275, 292, 367, 378, 401, 402, 429, 430, 434.

— chancellor of. See Jeannin.

Lutherans in, 289.

offices, sale of, 150, 401.

Queen dowager (wife of Henry III.), 378, 386.

old Queen of. See Catherine de Medici.

peace of 1564 with, 294.

the Religion, 43, 248, 292, 333, 378, 409, 429, 456, 506. See also above Huguenots.

salt tax, 150.

Scottish soldiers in, 429.

Spanish invasions of (the “Enemy”), 45, 46, 131, 135, 151, 190, 212, 258, 260, 263, 269, 273, 275, 278, 287, 288, 289, 292, 293, 298, 299, 300, 302, 303, 305, 306, 316, 317, 328, 339, 378, 404, 434, 436, 464, 479.

— treasurer of the Spanish forces taken, 288.

superintendent of finances (Sanci), 20.

Swiss soldiers (Swyshes, Swissers) in, 20, 21, 150, 217, 300, 401, 435.

tin coined in, 160.

Franche Comté, 289, 293, 316, 371.

Francisco, Jacobo de or Jacques Francisco, lieutenant-colonel of King Philip's Irish regiment, 58, 78, 79.

Franckeling, —, implicated with Williamson, 142.

Frank, servant to W. Wiseman, 25.

Frankfort Diet at, 404, 423.

Frederick, —, 415, 451, 453.

French :

armies, 97.

discourse, a, 423.

language, 189, 450.

French, Clemens, of Queen's College, Cambridge, 448.

Friesland and the Friesons, 212, 258, 283, 304, 466, 491.

Count or Earl of (Count of Embden), 400.

— his troubles at Embden, 163, 181, 212, 258.

— his chancellor, 163.

Frions, Hugues and Wallerand, commissioned to purchase horses for France, 192.

Frogmorton. See Throgmorton.

Fucherolles. See Fouquerolles.

Fuentes (Foyentes, Fontes, Fontus), Count del, provisional governor of Flanders on the death of Ernestus (1595), 2, 16, 54, 121, 140, 168, 170, 212, 257, 259, 261, 263, 269, 272, 286, 289, 299, 305, 308, 325, 326, 328 bis, 329, 339, 340, 352, 360, 364, 372, 374, 375, 379, 380, 382, 383, 389, 404, 405, 416, 420, 432, 440, 441, 449, 461, 464, 472, 478, 491, 500, 536.

— seeks to be made governor of Flanders, 133.

Fuggers (Focaris), the bankers, 45, 372.

Fulham, letter dated at, 171, 395.

Fullford, William, 359.

Fulthrop :

Edward, in the Low Countries, 203.

Nicholas, 204.

— his sons, 204.

Fur from Russia, 522.

Furbysher, —, 341.

Furtado, Pedro, 114.

Fynche, Roger, porter of Calshot Castle, 85, 87.

— examination of, 86.

Fynes, Sir Richard, letter from, 418.

Fynnett, John, licence to travel, 279.