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Page, the post, 312, 315, 332.

Page's man, 36.

Paget
-, Pagett, Thomas, lord, 'the baron,' efforts to induce to go to King James, holds back, 62
-, relics being taken to, 349
-, letter for, intercepted, 406.

-, Lady, 406.

Paine, Payne, Richard, provost marshal at Brill, 290, 426.

Palatinate, Rhenish [German Empire], John Casimir's proviso for security of, 46.

-, Administrator of. See John Casimir.

Palatine, Count. See John Casimir.

-, Prince, of the Rhine. See George John.

-, -, of Veldenz. See George Gustave.

Pallandt, Floris, count of Culemborg, feared disaffection of, 224.

Pallende, Capt., good service at Sluys, 97.

Palmer, Sir Henry, captures corn ships for Dunkirk, 169.

Pamell, President. See Joigny, Guillaume de.

Pannelius, Michael, minister, thanks queen, 3.

Papists. See Catholics.

Pappett, a Fleming, letter taken by, 387.

Parasis
-, Lancelot, evidence quoted, 43
-, letter from, 354.

goes to meet reiters, 256
-, abroad for raising reiters, 354.

Pardieu, Valentine, seigneur de la Motte, Lamot, master of the camp, governor of Gravelines, plan to surprise Ostend, 77.

rejoins Parma with Walloon troops, 80
-, in camp before Sluys, 107
-, quarter of, 137-9, 176.

wounded, 116, 125, 137, 147
-, reported dead, 235-6.

letter of (intercepted), 150
-, traitor corresponding with, 350, 404.

meets Gourdon privately, 364
-, receives news of Coutras, 406.

Paris, France, letter dated at, 63.

Parker, Capt., Pelham's lieutenant, answers Coradin's challenge, 59.

horseband of, pay, 426.

parliament, Estates of England, deputies of, 4.

Leicester refers to promised aid by, 117
-, why James not declared heir in, 491.

Parma
-, duchess of. See Margaret of Austria
-, Maria.

-, duke of. See Farnese, Alexander
-, Farnese, Ottavio.

-, prince of. See Farnese, Alexander
-, Farnese, Ranutio.

Parvishe, Henry, note of money due to, 301.

Paton, Paten, Patent, Scottish captain, betrays Geldern to enemy, 145, 150.

Patris, Katrina, 252.

Pattyson, Sir Thomas, note of money due to, 301.

Paul, Maistre, at Gravelines, letter to, 150.

Paulet, Sir Amyas, letter to, 11.

named as peace commissioner, 473.

Payne. See Paine.

Payton, Sir John, knows how to deal with Dutch, but gone home, 459.

Killigrew urges return, id.

peace and peace negotiations :

States suspect queen of engaging in, 4
-, queen accused of entering on, contrary to treaty, 6, 43
-, Parma doubts queen's sincerity about, 28.

proposals of Denmark for, 6
-, Drake's sailing may injure, 28.

hitch in over religious question, 27-8, 41-2, 54
-, Buckhurst to persuade people to accept toleration, to facilitate, as cannot continue the war, 41-2.

desire for, in obedient provinces, 52
-, need of sending deputies urged, 53-4.

Philip will make no concession on religion, 53
-, point should not be urged, 54-5.

Parma acting sincerely and zealously about, 54
-, Parma the only means of a good settlement, 55
-, Parma professes sincerity, 336.

States deprecate Denmark's move in, 60
-, estrange States from queen, 64
-, report of does harm in Netherlands, 73
-, Denmark not so desirous to mediate, 309.

Buckhurst's letters to towns about, 83
-, Buckhurst delays putting before States because of Drake's exploit, 91
-, Buckhurst rated for handling of, 95
-, supplies of more value to Philip than, 99.

Leicester denies Buckhurst's authority to deal in, 105
-, Leicester can lay before people better than Buckhurst, 111
-, Leicester's instructions to incline people to, 122.

letters of Burghley and Croft to de Loo upon, 116
-, queen inclines to yield on point of religion, Buckhurst warns, 117
-, Buckhurst favours those opposed to, 152.

queen threatens to make accord with Spain if States will not assent to treaty, 122.

Parma's success at Sluys will prejudice, 128
-, Parma's professions to de Loo, 161-2, 179, 216.

bad effect on States, 164-5, 171
-, capital made of, with people, 195, 356.

Holland and Zeeland will never agree to, 165
-, questions on attitude of people to, 181
-, answers to, 182-3.

Leicester thinks Parma makes profit by dallying with, 171.

report of Morris on, 177
-, cessation to be discussed on arrival of commissioners, 179
-, they will not come till cessation agreed, 216.

Burghley answers de Loo on cessation, religion, 185
-, and Drake, 185-6.

report of, from Cologne, 196
-, loss of Sluys inclines queen to hearken to offer, 227.

need of great care in dealing of, 222
-, Leicester's objections to, 246
-, Pelham wonders at inconsistencies over, 250
-, his objections to, 272.

Leicester to get States to join in considering offer of, 228-9, 288
-, Leicester forbears to propound except as admonition, 246
-, Leicester denies knowledge of, 267.

reports of in Netherlands, harm done by, 246-7, 255, 263, 322, 371
-, rumours of spread by enemy, 255, 288.

Estates to meet at Brussels about, 254
-, Parma desires, to attend to matters in France, 282.

Champagney much inclined to, 254, 337.

Leicester speaks to Councillors and sends to Hague about, 264
-, Leicester refers to communications to States about, 280, 303-4.

imputed to Buckhurst's doing, 267
-, queen misrepresented about, 285, 362, 365, 374.

makes many dumps, only papists pleased, 267
-, people determined not to hear of, 268
-, disliked by States and great ones, 295, 373, 375, 379
-, general dislike of, 309.

reply of States of Holland upon, 272
-, States know of instructions to Leicester about, 282.

Leicester urges caution over, 281-2
-, Leicester's views on, 316
-, his advice about commissioners, 316-7.

discourse of Norris to queen against, 291-4
-, queen should explain reasons for to people, 305.

alleged use to make Leicester absolute, 299, 304
-, States opposed to, 315.

representations of ministers to Leicester against, his reply, 307-8
-, Leicester explains about to provincial Council of Holland and Zeeland, 308, 326.

de Loo sanguine about, 314, 336
-, Parma will accept any reasonable terms, 337.

Leicester declares unfitness for, 315, 317
-, Leicester explains why did not open matter to States, 341-3.

proceeding as enemy wishes, 318
-, the cause of all trouble between Leicester and States, 362.

queen writes to States General about, 327-9
-, States refuse to discuss, 332.

Russel sorry queen so eager for, 335
-, queen demands decision of States about, 338.

Valcke to consult with Council how to lay peace question before States, 347
-, Leicester's efforts for, with Dutch, 358.

queen thought to be awaiting issue in France, 353.

proposal by Leicester causes general amazement, 355
-, difficulties in way of putting to people, 357
-, Herbert sent to get their co-operation in, 359.

objections of States to, their concession, 358
-, confidence in Parma not extended to other possible ministers, 359.

demand for explanation of warlike preparations before treating, 360
-, no treaty if reports of preparations true, 367.

Maurice and Hohenlohe denounce as a betrayal, 362-3
-, make English odious to Dutch, 370
-, Maurice takes advantage of, 429

Herbert to induce States to consent to treat, 365
-, Leicester urges sending of envoy to explain, 374.

suspicion that used to serve England at expense of Dutch, 371
-, best affected estranged by, 384.

queen's sincerity in asserted, 375
-, Parma speaks of advantage of, 381
-, Parma likely to forward if replaced, 387.

Leicester claims to have done good service over, 382-4
-, Leicester's position compromised by, 383
-, he opposes separate peace, 384
-, he criticises proceedings, 407-8.

desire for, at Antwerp, 385
-, Parma's assurances to queen upon, 394.

Richardot says king will grant honourable terms, 388.

Leicester explains misrepresentation of, 390
-, general dislike of, and suspicions of queen, 392
-, enhance influence of Leicester's opponents, 393.

Parma not sincere about, 407
-, Parma surprised at doubt of sincerity, 439.

queen chides States for attitude to, 409
-, Leicester thinks objectors will be forced to yield to, 419.

Holland refuses to consider hopes for Leicester's support, 417
-, Leicester waiting for Holland's decision about, 425.

Maurice urges Holland States to reject, 419
-, they vote against, 423
-, strong resolution against, 438.

Leicester's dealings with States about communicated to Herbert, 421
-, Herbert's representations to States upon, 438.

Killigrew thinks opponents of will prevail, 423, 458-9
-, book published against, 469.

discourse of Wilkes upon sent to earl of Derby, 433-5.

Spaniards sceptical about queen's sincerity,

Parma told Burghley hopeful about, 439
-, Parma's reply to queen, 457.

Dutch likely to follow Leicester to England to oppose, 444.

resolution of Oestergo and Westergo in favour of, 446-7, 450.

queen demands answer from States upon, 453-4
-, queen resolves to treat before receiving answer, 464-5.

Ostend threatened in spite of, 461
-, Burghley's notes of pros and cons, 466-7
-, certain points to be considered, 481-2.

deputies to queen upon expected to dissuade her, 469.

France trying to hinder, 470
-, recital of origin of proposals, 472-3.

See also cessation
-, commissioners.

Pecott, Capt., why not set at liberty, 492.

Pelham, Pellam, Sir William, the lord Marshal, 104.

letters from, 203-4, 234, 238, 250, 271, 319, 349, 393, 395, 412.

lieutenant governor of Brill, Maurice publishes placard without informing, 130.

captain of lances, and of footbands, 290
-, pay of horseband, 426, 441, 487.

has allowance for men not present, 33
-, Leicester wants to take Norris's place, 70
-, States owe great sums to, 173.

troop in queen's pay, 82
-, Williams letter against over Sluys, 184.

engaged on relief of Sluys, 191, 195
-, difficulty in getting armour and weapons, 204
-, signs letter exonerating Leicester for loss of Sluys, 234.

offers services to conciliate Hohenlohe, 235, 238
-, offers to meet him, 250.

Leicester warns against Williams, 236
-, present at meeting with States of Holland, 257.

coming over, 248
-, sent into Flanders, 259.

urges Leicester to return home, 267-8.

present at meeting of Council and States of Holland, 268.

consulted about attack on Blankenberg fort, 277
-, hastens to Ostend in expectation of attack, 296.

Leicester discharges, 317
-, asks leave to return to Germany, 319
-, content to return, 349
-, leave refused, 393.

Morgan gives bond of Bromley to, 323
-, asks Walsingham's favour for Jorden, 349
-, asks Walsingham's favour, 393.

next to return, 384
-, Willoughby to do nothing without advice and consent of, 414
-, cannot act as seriously ill, 424
-, unlikely to recover, 429
-, death, 433.

pay of, 425, 470.

Russel asks for office of lieutenant of ordnance, 435, 450.

Penredoc, hears slander against Leicester, 43.

Perrenot, Anthony, cardinal of Granvelle, nephew of (M. de Torreze) captured by raiders from Berghen, 229-30, 234-5, 238.

-, Frederick, seigneur de Champagney, Champanye, Champigny, baron de Renaix, letter from, 243.

letters from, referred to, 28, 41, 243, 273-4, 336.

queen offended by reference to religious question, 28
-, and peace negotiations, 177.

on cessation, 243, 398, 442
-, will not hear of cessation, 274.

de Loo asks for another safe conduct, 242
-, de Loo confers with, 336.

appointed commissioner for peace negotiations, 243
-, to answer de Loo, 457.

much inclined to advance peace, 254, 332-3, 337, 367
-, suspects deceit, 266
-, points out dangers of delay, 274.

has seen Parma's authority to treat, 314
-, asks that Burghley shall not take exception to commission, 318-9.

Toraise offers to treat with for peace, 332-3.

to be told of demand for cessation, 360
-, de Loo asked to deal inwardly with, 367.

ready for negotiations, 413
-, expected at Bruges, 439
-, arrives, 442.

will get safe conduct altered, 414
-, thinks deputies should come first, 450.

will lend a hand, 443
-, peace move proceeded from, 474.

passport for, 464.

Perrot, Sir John, lord deputy of Ireland, writes against Eland, 250.

Bingham complains of malice, 295, 339.

Pescarengis
-, Cosmo de, Colonel Coseby, Cosmo, executed at Leyden, 381, 390-1
-, petition for removal of head, 437.

Petite Pierre, duke of. See George John.

Petre, Robert, letter of, 95.

Pettye, Capt., in charge of levies from Oxford, 104.

Pewe, Bewe, Peu, Capt., 104.

commanding company from England for Berghen, 75, 107.

payment to, 109.

Philip II., king of Spain, 184.

queen wants to obtain religious toleration from for Netherlands, 28, 42
-, will not make any concession, 53-4, 355, 466
-, should not be pressed on point, 54
-, queen will not press, 117.

Dutch unable long to continue war against, 42
-, Buckhurst serves better than Mendoza, 99.

at a low ebb to continue the war, 42
-, Dutch hope to get relief by death of, 164, 332.

States deprecate Denmark's peace proposals to, 60
-, Dutch mistrust of, 83
-, Denmark wants to mediate with, 111.

danger of Dutch driving French to join with, 81.

Drake's exploit at Cadiz may alter humour of peace to resolution of revenge, 91
-, exasperated by, 161, 185.

queen only wished to sound about peace terms, 105
-, queen has no intention of delivering cautionary towns to, 228.

has spies in all great towns, 115
-, capture of Sluys a signal service to, 202
-, heavy cost of Sluys to, 211.

preparations against England, 186, 228, 256, 366-7.

report of peace treaty with queen 196
-, queen bound not to treat with without privity of States, 227.

paper assuring queen of triumph over, 211
-, States took over authority after removal of, 257.

would have shown hostility if had as great advantage over queen as she over him, 254
-, less dangerous than James, 271
-, would be glad to isolate queen, 293.

money of at work against Sluys, 260.

to be feared States and Hohenlohe won for, 273
-, Stanley said to serve by Leicester's consent, 283.

commissions of sent to Flanders, 281
-, Parma supposed to have full authority from, for peace, 289, 319.

building and buying ships, 287
-, instructs Parma to fit out ships at Dunkirk, 329.

will give queen any reasonable conditions if gives up Dutch, 291
-, advantage of Holland and Zeeland to, 292.

pride, 291, and obstinacy of purpose, 292
-, France and Germany unable to check, 293.

assurances not to be relied on, 293
-, Parma guarantees will confirm peace terms arranged, 314.

Hanse towns afraid of offending, 293
-, English cloth forbidden in dominions of, 385.

will take delay of commissioners ill, 318
-, peace overtures of, 327
-, false reports about, 328.

hard measure to dukes of Parma, 321
-, Parma does not know how to excuse delay to, 337
-, promises to go ahead if negotiations fail, id.

commission to Parma to rig out ships at Dunkirk, 329, 343.

mistrust of States of ministers appointed by, 358-9
-, peace offered by, 365
-, Flemings hope will make peace, 385.

safe conduct required in name of, 359
-, Richardot says will grant honourable terms, 388.

queen requires to know meaning of warlike preparations, before treating, 360.

means to work wonders next year, 392
-, will recover Provinces if queen does not prevent, 399.

misrepresentation of negotiations with, 390-1, 409.

States objection to invitation to treat with, 391
-, whether queen can treat with without States's consent, 437.

promised messenger to stay preparations of, 399
-, Parma reminds de Loo of great power of, 413-4
-, danger of war with 433.

Dutch traitors conspiring to bring in, 399-400, 428.

danger to England if succeeds in Netherlands, 400
-, Holland unable to resist unaided, 423.

urges James to seek his right against queen, 424
-, plan to move James against England, 439-40.

reasons for suspecting offer of peace, 434
-, wrote about peace to Denmark to deceive, 449.

commissioners must see authority of, to Parma, 436
-, will be informed of opening of negotiations, 457.

Maurice ready to withstand, 448.

member of pope's league against queen, 449.

no remedy if determined to make war in earnest, 451
-, Dutch count on death of, 459
-, surer peace may be made after death of, 482.

doubtful if will stop hostilities out of Spain, with cessation, 467.

known to be inclinable to peace, 472
-, Denmark's offer of mediation to, 474.

queen unwilling to quarrel with, 474
-, query who of Council bribable by, 492
-, and attitude of Catholics in case of invasion, 493.

all recent troubles began from, 475
-, honour will be considered in putting demands of States, 475-6
-, advantages of peace to, 476, 482.

and Don Antonio, in peace negotiations, 478
-, memoir of points touching treaty with, 493-4.

will reward Leppine, if deserts, 483
-, States take over sovereignty of, 485
-, Deventer bade submit to, 488.

proposal for queen to clothe soldiers according to custom of, 488
-, to repay money lent to States, 493.

Philippine, Phylypyne [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands], proposal to cut dyke at, 119.

Pieron, Col., 279.

pioneers, query concerning numbers, 487.

Piper, William, letter of, 295.

cool reception by Leicester, 295.

Piron, M., governor of Axel, sends Cortez to Hague, 322.

placard
-, Leicester's, referred to, 8
-, Buckhurst action on objected to, 214
-, his defence, 212.

Placque, M., 159.

Plymouth
-, Pleyemouth, co. Devon, Jeannette carried into, 69
-, Drake brings Calicut prizes into, 179n
-, soldiers appointed to, 380.

Poland
-, election to, postponed, aspirants, 51
-, Parma spoken of as king of, 55.

Poole, co. Dorset, troops to be embarked from, 104.

Poole. See Fowell.

Pooley
-, Mr., request of? for company, 144
-, particulars of muster sent by, 156.

pope. See Boniface VIII.
-, Sixtus V.

Portugal

-, Portingale, great preparations for war in, 386
-, instructions to peace commissioners concerning, 478
-, renewal of treaty with, 493.

king of. See Sebastian.

merchants of. See under Merchants.

pretender of. See Antonio, prior of Crato.

prince of. See Manoel.

Portuguese, Calicut held by, 179n.

gentlewoman at Middelburg, 392.

Postella
-, Lostolla, Richaeus de
-, Dr. Richeus, letter of, on Oostergoe, 251
-, denounced by States of Friesland, 329
-, proceedings against demanded, 330.

powder. See gunpowder.

Powell, Poole, Capt., 290.

in charge of levies from Lincoln, 104.

corporal of the field, entertainment of, 487.

Poyntz, Ferinando, suit against States, 491.

Pree, seigneur de la. See Taffin, Quintin.

President [of Artois]. See Grussot, Jean de, sieur de Richardot.

Preston, —, one of Stanley's company, letter of intercepted, 408.

Price, Pryce, Capt. John, sergeant major, 291.

resigns on Norris's recall, 131
-, Burghley notes, 178.

to account for victuals received, 198
-, remembrance of auditor concerning, 223
-, entertainment of, 487.

to be sent for, 487.

priests, English, gather at Antwerp, 431.

-, - See also Fenne
-, Green
-, Weldon.

Prince. See Farnese, Alexander, duke of Parma.

prisoners :

provision in treaty for mutual release of, 493.

Privy Council. See Council.

proclamation, forbidding misrepresentation of government and meetings, 222.

Propercio
-, Propertius, an Italian, Parma's engineer, reported slain at Sluys, 116
-, narrow escape of, 234.

Protestants, division between, and Puritans, 493.

Prounincq, Gerard de, called de Deventer, burgomaster of Utrecht, 26.

letters from, 9, 56, 61, 72, 120, 131.

-, referred to, 9, 73, 131.

letter to, 134.

-, referred to, 89.

States object to, 8
-, Leicester commends, 9
-, resolved to maintain Leicester's authority, 30
-, Leicester writes to, on Hohenlohe affair, 89.

critical of Leicester's action, 131.

Wilkes appeals to
-, on relations to Leicester, 134
-, Buckhurst accused of neglecting, 152.

need of speedy return, 145.

practises to overthrow, 178
-, one of those who meets Leicester, 411
-, at Dort, 267.

provand, soldiers put to, 447, 453.

proverbs and sayings, 55, 128, 458.

Pryce. See Price.

Puritans, division between, and Protestants, 493.

Pyne, of Gravesend, passport sent by, 458.