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East Friesland, Earldom of, English soldiers threaten to overrun, 686.

-, Count of. See Edzard II.

-, -, brother of. See John, Count, of E. Friesland.

East Indies, 394.
-, ships for, 232, 277.
-, Drake to stop passage from, to Spain, 279.

Easterlings, Austrelins: bring guns to Spain, 58; bring no news, 278.
-, Philip sets ships of at liberty, 277, 279; order for sentence between and English merchants, 514; claim to sugar, 515.

Ebrot. See Herbert.

Echter, Julius, von Mespelbronn, bishop of Wurzburg (Wirtemberge), the craftiest defender of the Pope in the empire, 325.

Ecluse, pas de l'Escluse [Ain, France], Swiss seize, 93.

Ecrestion, Eckerstein, letter from, 293.

Edmonds, Father, a Jesuit, crosses from Boulogne to England, 656.

Edward IV., King of England, law for importing yew staves of, 173.

-, VI., King of England, Hanse privileges abrogated under, 172.

Edwards, Augustine, surety, 114, 169.

-, Thomas, secretary of the French tongue, 178n.

Edzard II., Count of East Friesland, Count of Embden: course to be held with, 2; queen's intervention with for Low Countries, 6; and for Merchants Adventurers, 7; would like Merchants Adventurers to trade, 321.
-, asks Luneburg to mediate, 187; answer of Merchants to, 408.

-, letters from, 393.

-, -, referred to, 352, 408.

-, letter to, 6.

Egenolphus, Count of Rappoltstein, Emperor forbids exercise of religion in dominions of, 325.

Egmont, Lamoral, Count of, party to treaty of Cateau Cambresis, 626.

egring, 290.

Eizenn, Daniel ab, 339.

El Araiche, L'Araccia, Larache, Alarache, Morocco, King of Fez fortifies, 245 ; Spanish fleet for, 329 ; traders to, 600.

Elbe, Elve, Albis, River, toll for cost of keeping navigable, 69 ; privileges of Hamburg on, 398, 399.
-, Hamburgers demand tolls for, 611, 644–6 ; English ships trading to, 612.
-, misbehaviour of English sailors in, 653.

Elbene. See Bene.

Elbing [Prussia, German Empire], English merchants established at, 143, 173 ; obliged to transfer from Poland to, 172.

Elboeuf, Due d'. See Lorraine, Charles de.

Elizabeth, Queen of England:
-, 1586:
-, promises to Emden, 2 ; offers of service to, 89.
-, Navarre's assurances to about peace, 2 ; loses cipher more than once, 86.
-, should encourage Bouillon and Mastino del Bene, 3 ; hears from del Bene, 13.
-, intention to use Drake against Spain, 13 ; imports her to reinforce Drake, 18, 40.
-, peace with Spain desirable for, 13, 14, 45, 101 ; Doria willing to negotiate, 25, 45.
-, Navarre eager for close relations with, 21 ; last to help Navarre, 127 ; appeal to for Navarre, 45, 47, 48.
-, France demands justice of for depredations, 29, 30; reply upon, 31, 32.
-, dislike of Leicester's placard, 32 ; United Provinces offer sovereignty to, 657.
-, Spaniards likely to meet about peace, 43 ; Spaniards boast of coming attack on, 49.
-, subject of discussion between Villeroy and Pinard, 54 ; warns King against Guises, 97, 98.
-, peace dealings with Philip, 64, 82, 90, 91, 104, 112, 679 ; suggested conference with Castilio, 98.
-, dealings with Hamburg and Hanse, 67–71, 74, 75, 145.
-, promise to treat Mary well, 80 ; defence of attitude to Mary, 97, 184; Henry III. appeals to for Mary, 119, 120.
-, support of engagement of John Casimir, 82, 86, 111– 3, 116, 117, 134, 136, 139, 140, 148, 166; bond of John Casimir to, 186.
-, impatience of love affairs, 86; wagers that will not live a year, 656.
-, indebtedness to, 'armed against Goliath,' 89 ; need to take care of herself, 93.
-, Stafford's investigation of designs against, 94, 132 ; Wootton reports plot against, 124.
-, Navarre owes deliverance to, 100 ; zeal for religion commended, 109, 117.
-, has no successor, 100 ; Burleigh advised to put Mary to death, 137 ; Bellievre may ask to help peace in France, 147 ; Navarre careful of money of, 163.
-, Sarmiento makes jest of, 155; Geneva asks for help, 165 ; Sarmiento's design against, 167.
-, Guitry says German affairs entirely depend upon, 157 ; Buzenval advises measures for safety of, 655.
-, ungrateful treatment by Germans, 158, 160; made responsible for delays, 159; suggested action to bring Casimir to decision, 162.
-, encroachments on Scotland, 175; consults James on what to do with mother, 657.
-, points showing Philip's hostility to, 177; Pointz offers to kill, 181; plot to kill, 656–8.
-, change towards Buy's Secretary, 178, 179; not to have further access to her, 180, 181.
-, Navarre will do utmost to profit by help, 180 ; Bellievre's last speech to, 184 ; intention to answer him orally, 185 ; unseemly language of French ambassadors to, 185, 186.
-, 1587:
-, League's efforts to get King to break with, 193, 240; friendship with cost King dear, 207.
-, Navarre may approach French King without, 194 ; Palatine desires portrait of, 198.
-, Casimir desires offices with Denmark, 201; informs France that reiters stayed, 210.
-, exchanges with French King about de Trappes and Chateauneuf, 203–212, 214, 229, 231, 240.
-, negotiations about French arrests, 206, 212, 240; Casimir sending proposals to, 222, 225, 226; asked for further aid to levy, 223, 224, 233, 249 ; dissatisfied over, 235.
-, informs French King of Mary's execution, 227 ; King piqued with over, 227, 230, 236; ordered execution, 688.
-, Pooley charged with libelling, 229; James wishes for good will, 247; desires no revenge on, 259, 274.
-, need to look well unto herself, 236, 256; in danger of life, 241 ; plan to murder, 667 ; fresh attempts against unlikely, 242, 276.
-, need of using Casimir's forces, 237; ready to increase contribution to Dutch, 247.
-, country loyal to, 241 ; French eager to annoy because of Mary, 252, 276.
-, displeasure with Council about Queen of Scots, 241, 242, 249, 266, 274 ; execution of Mary an indication of courage, 245 ; had Nau imprisoned, 461.
-, policy to France and Spain, 246, 254; French King resents treatment of ambassador, 250; attitude about Chateauneuf, 251, 254, 255, 265, 270, 273.
-, Queen of Scots a means of jealousy between France and, 253; desirable to conciliate French King, 265, 272, 290; showed good will to him, 302, 303.
-, dislikes Guise's conquests in Picardy, 279 ; French King shows bad disposition to, 319, 325.
-, agrees to release des Trappes, 279; grants audience to Chateauneuf, 291, 294; attitude to him, 318.
-, furnishes matter to enemies, 289 ; reiters arming against Spain under auspices of, 312.
-, relations with Navarre, 299, 303; books of La Noue presented to, 347.
-, relations with Hanse, 314, 348, 403, 412; wishes Petite Pierre's son to take Casimir's place, 318, 334; should demand performance of Casimir's promises, 380.
-, Spaniards count on unpopularity, 342 ; no Indies to meet heavy charges, 344; Jesuit plots against, 347 ; reported dangerously ill, 348 ; and Abbot del Bene, 367, 378.
-, Pope's admiration for, 365 ; matter greatly concerning to be imparted by Buzenval, 368 ; all Pope's apparatus directed against, 380 ; great preparations for defence, 462.
-, providing against attack by James, 411 ; relations with James, 454.
-, Dutch put Leicester in illconsideration with, 411 ; alleged ultimatum to Dutch about peace, 421 ; reported offer to evacuate, 425.
-, book submitted to, 413 ; book slandering, 455.
-, peace negotiations to delude, 451 ; forces weak and distracted, 452; answer to Spanish calumnies, 464–7.
-, 1588:
-, desirable to keep in with France, 481 ; relations with Henry III., 484, 485, 500, 520–2, 525 ; offer to stay reiters, 522.
-, believed to prefer Spain to France, 488, 491 ; supposed desperate plight, 557.
-, brave preparations for defence, 507, 517, 560; measures to take, 518, 519, 521.
-, and Navarre, 521, 536; du Fay asks help for Navarre, 573–5.
-, pope enlisting powers against, 532 ; James has sworn destruction, 557.
-, Philip's double dealing with, 557, 563, 564 ; Antonio hopes to recover Portugal, with resources, 560.
-, Spanish preparations against, 558, 560; Gifford boasts of deceiving, 662 ; Gifford and, 671.
-, confidence at Rome in destruction, 559 ; auguries about, 560 ; the only one who has foiled all attempts of confederates, 561.
-, hopes of assassination of, 561; attack on hopeless without treason, 562 ; results of death, 564.
-, Parma wants to make peace with, fearing naval power, 561 ; reported appeal to Turk, justified, 562 ; device to isolate from France, 563 ; Pinard's admiration for, 581.
-, undecided about sending gentleman to Germany, 577 ; promises to write to John Casimir, 578.
-, French King's attitude to relations with Navarre, 581, 583 ; should warn France of Guises, 622, 623.
-, League's suspicions of relations with French King, 583 ; nuncio tries to persuade French King to throw over, 629, 631.
-, ways of aiding common cause suggested to, 620, 621 ; hard speech of Lilly and Bodley, 628 ; French King appreciates kindness, 637, 643; plot to poison, 647.
-, debt of Netherlands to, 390 ; plots to assassinate, 587, 671.
-, letters from, 6, 172, 174, 184, 190, 306, 323, 365, 440, 441, 537, 538, 579, 584, 611.
-, -, alluded to, 432.
-, letters to, 15, 20, 23, 39, 44, 59, 64, 66, 106, 108, 115, 143, 188, 191, 199, 217, 225, 230, 239, 244, 264, 280, 295, 310, 330, 335, 339, 357, 393, 396–8, 429, 430, 486, 494, 495, 519, 568, 580, 593, 604, 636, 647, 686.
-, -, alluded to, 116, 435.

Elizabeth, daughter of the Elector Augustus of Saxony, wife of John Casimir of the Palatinate, the Duchess Casimir, serious illness, 148, 156.

Elizabeth, of Bristol, merchantman, 62.

Elizabeth Bonaventure of London, merchantman, 62.

Elliphant. See Oliphant.

Elsinore, Denmark, letters from, 301, 304.

Elve. See Elbe.

Eman, Michel d', 473.

Emanuel, English ship, crew sent to Inquisition, 57.

Embrun, Ambrun [Hautes Alpes, France], fort near taken by La Valette, 4.

Emden, Embden, East Friesland [German Empire] : 142, 197, 228, 274, 330, 339, 369, 370.
-, Low Countries stop ships of, 2; slack vent of English commodities at, 102 ; Merchant Adventurers should continue trade at, 321.
-, money provided at, 146; Zolcker travels by, 152; La Noue to await Palavicino at, 263; suggested for peace negotiations, 323, 335, 336.
-, Merchant Adventurers leave for Stade, 393; their residence at, 407 ; their answer about leaving, 408, 409; debt to be paid at, 495.
-, count of. See Edzard II.
-, ships of, 284.
-, letters from, 282, 311.

Emperor. See Charles V.; Ferdinand I. ; Maximilian II. ; Rudolf.

Empire, electors of contributions to French Huguenots, 61 ; assembly at Worms, 72 ; complaints to against Elizabeth, 75 ; no decision about France, 109.

-, Vice Chancellor of. See Vieheuser, Dr. Sigmund.

Ems, River [German Empire], 197, 349.
-, outrages by Dutch ships in, 6; English soldiers obstructed free passages of, 687.

Enchuysen. See Enkhuisen.

England and the English, 348, 478.
-, plans for invasion of, 177, 178; origin of name, 342; note on treaties with France, 626, 627 ; Jesuits want flower of youth of to furnish College, 656.
-, 1586:
-, Philip forbids buying produce of, 12 ; slack vent of commodities at Middleburg and Emden, 102.
-, Spanish preparations for invasion, 49, 80, 90, 123, 152; lack of corresponding measures in, 57.
-, Spanish plans to annoy, 57, 58; Spaniards think invasion not difficult, 100, 101.
-, privileges at Hamburg, 70, 75, 76; trading relations with Hanse, 74, 75, 172, 173.
-, enemies of fare ill at diet of empire, 72 ; Pope levying men against, 174.
-, Lorraine design to put Mary over, 97 ; possible design of Guise against, 106.
-, purged of ill humours, 135 ; France encouraged to hope for rising in, 175, 186.
-, French naval preparations against, 136 ; French goods seized in, 212 ; hatred of at St. Malo, 654.
-, Philip declares war on, 141 ; Sarmiento intrigues against, 167 ; boasts of ill affected about returning to, 656.
-, prisoners in Spain, petition of, 167 ; ill treatment of, in Spain, 177.
-, ill behaviour of soldiers in Empire, 686, 687.
-, 1587 :
-, Portuguese desire trade with, 227 ; Pope's contribution against, 235.
-, French King incensed against, 230; French feeling against, 238, 239, 276; depredations on French, 297, 312.
-, false alarms and confusion in, 241 ; malice borne against, 257; seizures in France, 322.
-, danger to France of combination with Spain, 242 ; union with only means to check Spain, 253.
-, James wishes to secure goodwill, 247 ; desires no revenge against, 259.
-, in danger at Calais, 257; French promise to redress grievances, 309.
-, Parma eager to make war on, 263; Spanish preparations against, 286, 372, 373, 437, 439, 449, 472; Spanish, designs on, 330, 416, 452, 453, 455, 462, 476, 559, 687.
-, heavy taxation of, 294; articles for relief of, trading to Spain and Portugal, 394, 395.
-, stir in France over persecution of Catholics in, 316 ; garrison defending Sluys, 319.
-, reported alliance to conquer, 332; Spanish memorial for invasion of, 341–5.
-, not particularly valiant at sea, 342 ; James declares against, 411.
-, Polish gentleman coming to, 355 ; relations with Hamburg, 398–400, 404, 406, 407, 457, 458; relations with Hanse, 457.
-, lack of harmony with Netherlands, 389, 390, 422; St. Aldegonde suspect to, 391.
-, chance to win privileges at Venice, 409 ; preparations for defence, 687.
-, treatment in Spain, 414, 465 ; Spaniards rely on treason in, 559; Stafford will try and get Arundel to, 660.
-, Spanish peace advances to false, 451 ; Spain will find hard to conquer, 559n; force of at Cadiz, 659.
-, 1588:
-, Giffard and, 671 ; reported hostilities with Scots, 486 ; Spaniards hope to conquer with help of James, 643, 652.
-, general desire in Spain for peace with, 493 ; Parma's provision not against, 498.
-, Parma considers conquest easy, 501 ; preparations for defence, 507 ; memorial on measures to take, 517–9.
-, Turks asked to join against Spain, 504, 562 ; expected peace with Spain, 639.
-, French King inclined to be friendly to, 528 ; enquiry as to talk abroad against, 567.
-, Spanish practices against, 538; may attack Spain before ready, 561.
-, confidence in Rome over conquest of, 552; Pope daily engaged on affairs of, 557; prayers at Rome for success against, 590.
-, Pope hopes soon to restore to church, 557, 560, 562; expected death of Queen and return to Rome, 555, 564.
-, Parma inclined to peace as lost hope of treason in, 561; impossible for Philip ever to forgive, 621.
-, Spanish fleet not against but for Algiers, 570; Spaniards stop ships to prevent news getting to, 578.
-, Malvezzi to raise infantry against, 572; King's bastard to lead army for, 588.
-, pilots questioned about harbours and roads of, 589; Spanish intention to seize place on coast, 597.
-, Torcy's son going to, Powle returning to, 594; Mendoza promises exiles return to, 597, 598; Morgan and Paget have letters from, 599.
-, report of Spanish landing in, 624; money furnished by only served to advance League, 638; many gentlemen going from Italy through France to serve in Armada against, 641; and trade at Hamburg, 652.
-, cardinal of. See Allen, William.
-, King of. See Edward IV.; Edward VI.; Henry VIII.
-, Queen of. See Elizabeth; Mary.

Englefield, Inglefilde. Sir Francis, 105.
-, Philip promised help to, 177; told of Poyntz offer to kill queen, 182; Arundel in correspondence with, 663; often writes to Higginton, English priest at Paris, 672.

Enkhuisen, Enchuysen [Prov. N. Holland, Netherlands], against Leicester, 421.

Envoys. See under Ambassadors.

Epernon, Duc d'. See Nogaret, Jean Louis de.

Epinay, Espinay, Francois d', Seigneur de St. Luc, St. Luke, keeps Brouage for Navarre, 73; doubtful if will keep bargain with Joyeuse, 93; warships of, 169; likely to stay English ships, 678.

Epinoy, Espinoy, Prince of. See Melun, Charles de.

Erady, a Scot, ? Addie, 80.

Eraso, Erasso, Don Miguel de, Captain General of the fleet of the Terra Firma, letter to, 280.

Ernest, Archduke of Austria, legate delivers hat and sword to, candidate for Poland, 337; at Pressburg, 424.

Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden Durlach, contribution for Navarre, 62.

Erskine, John, Earl of Mar, lies still, neutral, 554.

Erstenberger, Dr. Andreas, countersigns letter, 686.

Escars, Leonard d', Sieur de St. Bonnet, charge committed to by Prince of Wallachia, 673–5.

Eschalard, Philippe, Baron de la Boulaye, Governor of Fontenay, a chief man of Navarre's party, 516.

Escle. See La Cluse.

Escovedo, Escobedo, Juan de, Secretary of Philip II., letters show Spain's complicity in Irish rebellion, 177; traitorously slain, 281.

-, -, son of, imprisoned, 281.

Escurial, Scuriall, Spain, 365.

Esdiguieres. See Bonne, Francis de, Seigneur de Lesdiguières.

Eselden, warning from, 307.

Esmouville, ? Exmouth, 312.

Esneval, Baron d'. See Prunele, Charles de.

Espagne, Onufré d', Baron de Ramefort, M. de Romford, taken at Montelimart, 359.

Esperance, ship, 318.

Espernon. See Nogaret, Jean Louis de, Duc d'Epernon.

Espes, Guerau de. See Guaras, Antonio de.

Espinac, Pierre, archbishop of Lyon, 5. instructions from to Duke of Guise by, 637.

Espinay. See Epinay.

Espinoy, Prince of. See Melun, Charles de.

Essars, M. des. See Taille, Bertrand de la.

Essex, Earl of. See Devereux, Robert.

Essonne, Essone [Seine et Oise, France], 550.

Estampes. See Etampes.

Este, Alfonso I. of, Duke of Ferrara, included in Anglo French treaty 626.

-, Alfonso II. of, Duke of Ferrara: Alveris desires recommendation to, 99; application to emperor, 461.
-, dislikes Parma's alliance with Pope's family, 501.
-, investiture with Modena and Reggio, 505, 506; proposes alliance to Florence, 528; objects of, 529; Duchess of Urbino staying with, 571.

-, Anna d', Duchess Dowager of Nemours, Guise's mother, 2; wants Lyon for Nemours, 7, 8, 21; correspondence with Chateauneuf's wife, 86; offended with Queen Mother, 591.

-,Don Cesare d', 529.
-, investiture of Modena and Reggio asked for, 461, 506; mission to Grand Duke, 528.
-, Francesco d', party to treaty of Cateau Cambresis, 627.
-, Hippolytus d', cardinal of Ferrara, party to treaty of Cateau Cambresis, 627.

-, Ludovico d', cardinal, 420.

-, Lucrezia d', Duchess of Urbino, goes to Pesaro, 571.

Estele, M. de l', Governor of Clerac, chief man of Navarre's party, 516.

Estrappes. See Trappes.

Etampes, Estampes [Seine et Oise, France], 417.

Etretat [Seine Inf., France], 318.

Eu [Seine Inf., France], Guise sends soldiers to, 642.

Evertssen, Dieric Jan, a prisoner, 624.

Evreux [Eure, France], Queen's bait for Guise, 288.

Ewyne, Thomas, depredations committed by, 371.

Exmouth, ? Esmouville, co. Devon, 312.