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Facchinetti, John Antony, Bishop of Nicastro, legate and nuncio at Venice, letters from, 121, 123, 125, 243, 246, 255, 257, 259, 295, 305, 310, 314, 319, 323, 361, 363, 366, 452.

-, -, letters to, 298, 314, 360, 363.

Fahan (Ratain), monastery of, 482.

Falcetta, Bishop of Caorle, letters from, 81–85.

Falmouth, 326, 328.

Farach, official at Imperial Court, 366.

Farnese, Alexander, Cardinal, letters to, 285, 366.

-, Ranuccio, Cardinal Archbishop of Ravenna, letters to, 3, 4, 6, 100, 121–25, 139.

-, Octavius, Duke of Parma, letters to, 81, 82, 85.

Farsetmore (Fearzidmor), river in Ireland, 482.

Fas, castle of, in Scotland, 358.

Faur, Guy du, 110.

Fearzidmor. See Farsetmore.

Fécamp (Fechan), 141.

Feckenham, John de, Abbot of Westminster, 23.

-, -, imprisoned, 66.

Fedeli, Father Luigi, letter from, 145.

Fedrina, ship, 328.

Ferdinand I, Emperor, 20, 29, 35, 90, 124, 125, 173, 196.

-, and Council of Trent, 91, 131, 132, 150, 157.

-, writes to Elizabeth on behalf of English Catholics (q.v.), 125, 149.

-, his interest in peace, 161.

-, opposed to Papal deprivation of Elizabeth, 132, 137, 139.

-, Diet and, 161.

-, letters from, 24, 149.

-, letters to, 21, 154.

-, Archduke, son of, offered in marriage to Elizabeth, 11, 73.

Feria, Duke of, 8, 9, 10, 62.

-, -, Spanish ambassador, 66.

-, -, leaves England, 10, 11.

-, -, procures passports for Dominicans, 66.

-, -, in the confidence of English Catholics, 148.

-, -, patron of Stucley, 378, 385, 386.

-, -, -, and of Ridolfi, 434, 444.

-, -, death of, 472.

-, Duchess of (Lady Jane Dormer), 378.

-, -, letter to, 472.

Fermo, Bishop of. See Lenzi.

Ferrante, 103.

Ferrara, newsletters from, 184, 186.

Ferrara, Duke of, 119, 157, 164, 369.

Ferrara, Cardinal of. See Este.

Ferrario, Bernardino, information and letter from, 191, 192.

Ferrers of Hereford, Viscount. See Hereford.

Ferrier, Arnold du, 84, 157.

Ferté Milon, letter from, 5.

Fiaschi, Chancellor, 119.

Fiesco, Fieschi (Firsio), Thomas Raggio, merchant of Antwerp, 310, 451.

Fiesco, Count of, 455, 457, 469.

-, -, goes to England, 411.

Fiiam. See FitzJames.

Finch, Sir Thos., 104.

Finland, 36.

Firsio. See Fiesco.

Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, sister of, 27, 66.

FitzJames, John, Archdeacon of Taunton, persecuted, 65.

Flanders, 21, 71, 72, 74, 114, 133, 158, 163, 186, 259, 270, 300, 320, 325, 382, 391, 404, 441, 444, 456.

-, English Brigittines and Carthusians go to, 66.

-, English refugees in, 68, 154, 229, 262, 389.

-, Scottish refugees in, 367.

-, religious insurrections in, 86.

-, ready to revolt from Spain, 115, 398, 412.

-, Philip II expected to go to, 124, 160, 164, 202, 205, 251.

-, several new religions tolerated in, 211.

-, Spanish expedition to, projected, 233.

-, Stucley's proposal for raid on England from, 374.

-, Margaret, Governess of, “Madam the Governess.” See Austria, Margaret of.

Fleet, English, for escort of Queen of Spain, 345, 346.

-, Huguenot, 392.

Fleet, prison, 105.

Florence, 263.

-, Duke of, 8.

-, -, made by the Pope Grand Duke of Tuscany, (q.v.), 361.

-, ambassador of, 20.

Flushing, 413.

Foix, Paul de, French ambassador to Scotland and England, 59, 440, 446, 449, 452.

-, -, ambassador resident at Venice, 255.

-, -, an adherent of Henry of Navarre, 455, 456.

-, -, returns from England, 460.

-, -, mentioned, 351.

Fontainebleau, French Court at, 156, 238, 239, 449.

Fontana, Cæsar, 186.

Formenta or Formentona, ship, 322.

-, runs the gauntlet of the corsairs, 325, 326, 328, 330, 332.

Foscarari, Egidio, Bishop of Modena, letter from, 119.

Fox, Fellow of New College, Oxford, 67.

Fragmarton. See Throckmorton.

France, 1, 27, 29, 30, 212, 228.

-, relations of, with Empire, 123, 158, 164, 172, 282, 308.

-, -, with England, 24, 77, 83, 98, 100–14, 130, 141, 155, 156, 160, 162, 172, 251, 259, 286, 300, 342, 369.

-, -, with the Papacy, 11, 13, 39, 75, 86–92, 101, 151, 239, 296, 478.

-, -, with Scotland, 24, 102, 109, 110, 115, 181, 183, 201, 204, 209, 210, 342, 364, 440.

-, -, with Spain, 4–6, 10, 172, 251, 258, 261, 265, 305, 308, 321, 343, 438, 445–6, 457, 478.

-, religion in, 41, 42, 45, 47, 72, 74, 75, 258.

-, religious wars in, 82, 100–44, 287–89, 296, 300, 306, 307, 309.

-, Grand Prior of. See Grand Prior.

-, Constable of. See Montmorency.

-, Marshal of. See Brissac.

-, Kings of. See Henry II, Francis II and Charles IX.

-, Queen of. See Elizabeth of Austria.

-, Queen Mother of. See Catherine de Médicis.

-, Anjou, Duke of, proposed marriage of. See Anjou.

-, Margaret, Princess of, proposed marriage of. See Navarre, Henry, Prince of.

Francis II, King of France, 17, 25, 28, 133, 209.

-, Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, 2, 13, 16.

-, -, letter from, 13.

Franciscans, go to Antwerp, 66.

Franconia, 299.

Franconian League, 44.

Frankfort, 90, 91, 299, 300.

Frederic II, King of Denmark, 31, 51, 52–55, 58, 84, 99, 376.

-, matrimonial projects, 43, 45, 58, 71.

-, his ecclesiastical policy determined by England, 84.

-, -, relations with Germany, 43, 57.

-, -, with the Papacy desired, 32, 40.

-, -, with Sweden, hostile, 36, 37, 43, 48, 57, 134.

Free Lands, 2, 3.

Frier, John, physician, 68.

Friesland, 312.

Fuimborne. See Swinburne.