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Lachaulx, sieur de. See Poupet, Charles de.

Lafayette, Anthoine de, governor of Bologna, has written letter disparaging Wolsey, 108.

-, -, commanding squadron off Marseilles, has defeated Moncada, 366.

-, -, replacing A. de Crequy on council of regency, 438.

Lalaing, Antoine de, count of Hoogstraeten, has planned 1523 campaign with Buren, 264.

-, -, said to have spoken slightingly of Wolsey, 298.

-, -, now entirely in Wolsey's good graces, 327.

-, -, de Praet writes news to, 330.

-, -, consults with Chapuys, 449.

Lalemand, Jean, secretary to Charles V, supplementary letters to, referred to, 51, 86, 91, 95, 96, 109, 126, 134, 305.

-, -, expense account sent to, 104, 305.

-, -, ambassadors receive news from, 123, 268, 358.

-, -, has discussed De Mesa's affairs with Charles, 138.

-, -, suggested de Praet raise money for pensions in London, 214.

-, -, his signature, 396.

Lambert, Pierre, envoy of Charles III of Savoy, his proposals for mediated peace made to the emperor, 285, 337-8.

Lang, Matthew, cardinal archbishop of Salzburg, 445.

Languedoc, tailles of, Francis I's best revenue, 130.

-, Henry urges the emperor to invade, 183.

-, possibility that Charles may invade, 191, 196, 201, 239, 240.

-, weaker than Picardy or Guienne, 203.

-, army of Italy to invade, 227.

-, easily conquered, Wolsey says, 244, 259.

-, easily conquered, de Praet agrees, 263.

-, emperor's German infantry on frontier of, 387, 422.

-, imperialists have invaded, 395, 423.

Langus (or Longhio), Melchior, papal nuncio in England (1524-5), former servant of the Cardinal of Sion, accredited to Henry by Clement, 309.

-, -, offers Clement's mediation with French, 309.

-, -, finds Henry's reply disappointing, 310, 311.

-, -, Wolsey abuses the emperor in the presence of, 321-2, 384, 389.

-, -, tells de Praet Wolsey will not agree to negotiate at Rome, 323.

-, -, an honest person and a good imperialist, de Praet says, 325.

-, -, helps de Praet find out about Wolsey's negotiations with French, 330, 335, 350.

-, -, cannot induce Henry and Wolsey to contribute to army of Italy, 333.

-, -, has received exhortations to peace from pope, 334.

-, -, gives de Praet news of Italy, 334-5, 337, 394, 407.

-, -, tells de Praet of Capua's mission, 343, 357, 368, 377, 382.

-, -, gives de Praet Wolsey's news of Scotland, 375.

-, -, Wolsey exhorts on duty of Italians to contribute to defence of Italy, 385.

-, -, accompanies de Praet to Greenwich to ask for help for army of Italy, 403, 404.

-, -, ordered to ask Wolsey to send powers for truce to Rome, 412.

-, -, Wolsey tells that English powers are already at Rome, 417.

-, -, ordered to ask Wolsey to help army in Italy, 424.

-, -, has helped de Praet find out about negotiations with Scots, 425.

-, -, present at reception to Scottish ambassadors, 426.

-, -, with de Praet in conversation with Henry about Scottish embassy, 429.

Lannoy, Charles de, viceroy of Naples, Charles V's "grand escuyer" sent to hasten preparation of his Flemish fleet, 76.

-, -, going to Italy as viceroy of Naples, 117, 136.

-, -, captain-general of the defensive league of Italy, 267.

-, -, has reached Bologna with reinforcements, 293.

-, -, de Praet instructed to keep in touch with, 295, 326, 340.

-, -, empowered by the pope to treat with the duke of Ferrara, 302.

-, -, writes news of Italy, 308, 325, 365, 379, 402, 418, 426.

-, -, French offers to pope, communicated to, 309.

-, -, says army of Italy is very short of money, 320.

-, -, blamed by Wolsey for break-up of Germans in Franche Comté, 321.

-, -, de Praet has had no news from, 334, 371.

-, -, devoted to the emperor's service, de Praet says, 337.

-, -, de Praet forwards correspondence to, 341.

-, -, Capua will visit, 357.

-, -, notified to expect English money, 370.

-, -, Wolsey blames for Bourbon's difficulties, 372.

-, -, Wolsey asks Margaret to order him to assist Bourbon, 377, 380.

-, -, has only small force in Milan, 380.

-, -, reports difficulties in raising troops, 381.

-, -, Wolsey complains of, 384-5, 389-90.

-, -, is empowered to raise money for Bourbon, 395.

-, -, de Praet will excuse Margaret to, 398.

-, -, has evacuated Milan, 399.

-, -, is chiefly to blame for Bourbon's failure, Wolsey says, 403.

-, -, has reached Pavia, 404, 407.

-, -, his precautions for defence of Lombardy, 408-9.

-, -, advised by de Praet to try to get money from Pace, 411, 415.

-, -, should not rely on English help, de Praet says, 413.

-, -, has written de Praet he needs money, 414.

-, -, reports army of Lombardy in good position, 420-1.

-, -, will not discuss yielding any part of duchy of Milan, 424.

-, -, is behaving foolishly about truce, Wolsey says, 425.

-, -, will try to cut off French supplies from base at Marignano, 427.

-, -, Pace has reported him well supplied with money, Henry says, 429.

-, -, Wolsey will supply money to, if he defeats the French, 433.

-, -, will understand advice from England, de Praet thinks, 435.

-, -, his receiver a prisoner in the hands of the English, 436.

-, -, and passim, pp. 340-436.

La Palice, marshal de. See Chabannes, Jacques de.

Laredo, Spain, 145, 159.

La Rochelle, France, 123.

Lautrec, sieur de. See Foix, Odet de.

Lauwerems, Joos, seigneur de Terdeghem, president of the great council of Malines, letters from, to Margaret of Savoy, 438.

-, -, letters to, from Jehan de la Sauch, 439.

-, -, questions la Motte about Bourbon's conspiracy, 246.

-, -, member of special embassy from Margaret of Savoy to England, 435.

-, -, at Calais, 436.

-, -, has been much assailed by Wolsey and Norfolk about their goods detained in the Netherlands, 438.

-, -, too good a Latinist to have misreported Wolsey, le Sauch says, 439.

-, -, leaving England, 439.

-, -, and passim, pp. 435-441.

Laval, M. de., 140.

Le Conquêt. See Conquêt.

Le Cont, a courier, 349.

Le Grant, M., 86.

Le Havre, France, 45.

Lens, Artois, 284.

Leo X, pope. See Medici, Giovanni de.

le Sauch, Jehan de, letters from, to A. de Bourgogne and J. Lauwerems, 439.

-, -, -, to Margaret of Savoy, 441, 442.

-, -, instructions to, from Margaret of Savoy, 153, 158.

-, -, in England, signs receipts with De Mesa, 4.

-, -, bearer of letters from Henry and Catherine to Margaret of Savoy, 6.

-, -, Margaret of Savoy asks credence for, 6-7.

-, -, has reported arrangements for interview to Charles V. 7.

-, -, returning to England, 7.

-, -, to receive English money at Calais, 50.

-, -, sent to England, to explain campaign in Picardy to Henry and Wolsey, 153.

-, -, to reach agreement for defence of Netherlands during winter, 154.

-, -, arrives in England, 163.

-, -, receives conditions for English aid from Wolsey, 171-2.

-, -, expected to return to England, 185, 205.

-, -, will inform Charles of Wolsey's attitude, 186-7.

-, -, bringing Charles, Henry's request for continued services of Spanish squadron, 188.

-, -, bearer of dispatches, 194.

-, -, reported to Charles V extent of English military preparations, 212.

-, -, returns to London, 215.

-, -, member of special embassy from Margaret of Savoy to England, 435-6.

-, -, Wolsey complains of misrepresentation to, 439.

-, -, denies misrepresenting, 440.

-, -, advises Wolsey be soothed, 440.

-, -, further conversations with Wolsey, 441-3.

-, -, has emperor's permission to depart, 443.

Lescano, captain, commander of Spanish sent to strengthen English fleet, has dispatches for ambassadors, 142, 149.

-, -, his command arrives at Isle of Wight, short of money and provisions, sends Picharro to Wolsey, 145.

-, -, has landed Spanish infantry at Calais, will keep the sea with remainder of his force, 146.

-, -, his troops inexperienced in naval warfare, 147.

-, -, his forces re-victualled by ambassadors, 152.

-, -, asks that all but four hundred of his Spaniards be permitted to serve on land, 154.

-, -, his command very short of provisions, 155, 182.

-, -, ordered to land his infantry and send part of his squadron back to Spain, 157.

-, -, his entire command to be sent back to Spain, 172.

-, -, Henry recommends his command be kept in Flanders, 183.

-, -, has sailed for Spain, 188.

-, -, few of his command now left in Flanders, 190.

-, -, ambassadors excuse failure to supply him with provisions, 198, 238.

-, -, one of his caracks in pawn to the English, 198.

-, -, Wolsey complains of failure to provide for him, 211.

-, -, money borrowed for, by de Praet and De Mesa, 251.

-, -, his banners pawned in London, 260, 270.

Lewis II, king of Hungary, Charles has promised assistance against the Turks to, 77-8.

-, -, included among allies of the emperor, 132, 459.

-, -, Ferdinand allied with against Turks, 187.

-, -, has written to England, asking immediate aid, 224.

-, -, has appealed to pope for help against Turks, 334.

-, -, beset by Lutherans and Turks, 445.

Leyva, Antonio de, Spanish captain, defending Pavia, 422.

Licques, seigneur de. See Recourt, Jacques de.

Liège, 132, 453-4.

-, cardinal of. See Marck, Erard de la.

Lisle, viscount. See Dudley, John.

loan, Henry VIII's to Charles V, ambassadors instructed to ask for 200,000 ducats for one year, 13.

-, -, Henry promises to consider, 15.

-, -, Henry cannot grant whole sum, 18.

-, -, Charles urges whole sum, and promises security for, 24, 36-7, 50, 52.

-, -, Wolsey postpones decision about, 26-7, 32.

-, -, Wolsey offers 100,000 ducats at once, against security in jewels, to be repaid in one year, Henry not to be bound to begin actual war on France until repayment, 41.

-, -, Charles declines these conditions, 50.

-, -, offer cannot be augmented, Wolsey says, 55, 68, 80, 81.

-, -, Wolsey explains Henry will not postpone declaration of war until repayment, 55-7.

-, -, Henry injured by Charles' refusal, 59.

-, -, Charles accepts conditions as explained, but asks another hundred thousand ducats, 61-3.

-, -, expresses gratitude for, 63-4.

-, -, Wolsey distressed by suggestion Charles may turn elsewhere if he does not receive, 67.

-, -, ambassadors ask increase in, 69, 70, 71.

-, -, Charles says he is confident Henry will lend another hundred thousand at their interview, 77.

-, -, Wolsey says one hundred thousand crowns ready in London, 80-1.

-, -, ambassadors silent on Charles' suggestion that no security in jewels be given, 81.

-, -, Wolsey says no risk in transmitting jewels, 91.

-, -, Charles says money may be held in London, 93, 95-6, 102, 109.

-, -, Wolsey offers additional 50,000 crowns, 133.

-, -, Henry expects repayment of, 184, 218, 244, 299, 325, 371, 387, 400, 444.

Lodi, Italy, French entrenched around, 302.

-, Giovanni dei Bande Neri camped near, 334.

-, garrisoned by imperialists, 405, 407-8, 421-2, 427.

Logroño, Spain, constable of Castile defending, 9.

-, French repulsed from, 460.

-, Charles on his way to, 265.

-, Spanish army concentrated at, 287.

Lombardy, Charles denies French successes in, 23.

-, Charles transmits news from, 37.

-, Charles asks help for army of, 49-50.

-, Henry advises strictly defensive operations in, 183.

-, ambassadors point out expense of defending, 184.

-, Charles reinforcing army in, 196.

-, army of, to make a diversion supporting Bourbon, 262-3.

-, troop movements in, interrupt communications, 284.

-, endangered by failure of allied campaign, 291.

-, army of, to invade France, 297-365, passim.

-, Clement dissatisfied with emperor's captains in, 336.

-, doubtful whether French can be driven from, 347.

-, plague said to be prevalent in, 375, 380, 406, 416, 421.

-, Francis I's invasion of, 399-433, passim.

London, letters dated from, 4, 13, 16, 25, 28, 38, 42, 55, 65, 69, 73, 78, 85, 86, 89, 95, 98, 106, 113, 122, 124, 126, 132, 140, 143, 146, 150, 155, 162, 171, 187, 188, 194, 208, 209, 219, 224, 229, 236, 241, 242, 244, 247, 248, 256, 257, 263, 267, 268, 270, 272, 274, 276, 279, 281, 282, 290, 298, 306, 307, 309, 311, 312, 316, 326, 327, 329, 330, 341, 342, 347, 349, 350, 359, 361, 363, 365, 367, 377, 379, 384, 388, 394, 397, 398, 399, 408, 413, 414, 418, 419, 421, 424, 426, 432, 433, 437, 438, 439, 441, 442, 449, 450, 451, 452, 455, 457.

-, de Caestres' arrival in, 13.

-, Lachaulx reaches, 69.

-, English money ready for emperor in, 80-1, 96, 102.

-, provisions for fleet being collected in, 90.

-, Lachaulx leaving, 92, 104.

-, rumours of French disasters current in, 97.

-, expecially anxious to show its love for the emperor, needs more time to prepare his reception, 100.

-, Charles to be welcomed in, 101.

-, people of, wish to show their love for the emperor, 107.

-, preparations to receive Charles in, 116.

-, Henry and Wolsey detained in, by dangers from France and Scotland, 144.

-, Spanish merchants in, find it difficult to supply ambassadors' requests for funds, 147.

-, Henry has been avoiding neighbourhood of, because of plague, 164.

-, Henry returns to, 185.

-, Beaurain arrives in, 194, 244.

-, money for pensions to be transmitted to, 210.

-, king and queen residing in, 219.

-, Wolsey puts off business in, until his return to, 300, 323.

-, Henry and Mary absent from, for fear of plague, 364.

-, Wolsey returns to, 401.

-, Burgundian ambassadors approaching, 436.

-, and passim.

-, bishop of. See Tunstal, Cuthbert.

-, Tower of, 219.

-, treaty of, negotiations for, 5.

-, -, violated by Francis I, 7, 25.

-, -, Charles quotes its provisions for action against aggressors, 22, 33.

-, -, still in full force, Charles says, 34, 47.

-, -, Wolsey's arguments against invoking, 38-9.

-, -, Charles insists on invoking, 46.

-, -, partially abrogated by treaty of Bruges, Henry says, 56-7.

-, -, Francis I appeals to Henry under, 79.

-, -, Charles summons Henry to observe, 132.

-, -, Venetians summoned under, 151.

-, -, Henry VIII asks its abrogation, 444.

-, -, Charles V objects to its abrogation, 446.

Longueville, duke of. See Orleans, Louis d', duke of Longueville.

Loquinghien, Jean de, seigneur de Coeckelberghe, 422.

Lorraine, cardinal of. See Guise, Charles de.

-, duke of. See Guise, Antoine de.

Louis XII, king of France, letter from, to Margaret of Savoy, 1.

-, -, letter to, from Margaret of Savoy, 1.

-, -, asks Margaret to see that her nephew's subjects do not assist English, 1.

Louise of Savoy, dowager queen of France, her conversation with Fitzwilliam, 10.

-, -, could overhear Marquerite d'Alençon's conversation with Fitzwilliam, 11.

-, -, Wolsey will write to, saying Francis risks losing Henry's friendship, unless he agrees to truce, 39.

-, -, copies of Charles V's letters patent, summoning Henry to assist him, being sent to, 46, 57.

-, -, Charles says Wolsey's negotiations with, no excuse for not presenting his letters patent, 47.

-, -, presentation of letters patent would impede negotiations, with, Wolsey says, 56.

-, -, has received Wolsey's letter, and is sending counsellor, instructed for truce, 60, 66.

-, -, her action shows she fears consequences of Charles' letters patent, Charles says, 62.

-, -, copy of Wolsey's letter to sent to Charles, 65.

-, -, copy of her reply to Wolsey sent to Charles, 70.

-, -, her reply pointless, ambassadors say, 70, 72, 81.

-, -, admonishing Francis, would not impede negotiations with, Charles says, 76.

-, -, her reply condemned by Wolsey, 79.

-, -, Wolsey will give only one more chance to, 80.

-, -, Wolsey has written stiffly to, 83.

-, -, Charles pleased with Wolsey's second letter to, 93.

-, -, knows French first violated truce, Wolsey says, 103.

-, -, Francis will follow her advice, Wolsey says, 107.

-, -, her reply to Wolsey's second letter shows strong inclination to truce, 114.

-, -, is sending envoy to England at once, 114.

-, -, her envoy expected in England, 120-1, 134.

-, -, Francis I leaves cares of state to, 149.

-, -, sends peace proposals through Florentine merchant to Prospero Colonna, 157-8.

-, -, Margaret of Savoy suggests she will discuss truce with, 168.

-, -, reported ill, 173.

-, -, her proposals reported to Wolsey, 174.

-, -, Bourbon's refusal to marry, his only quarrel with Francis, Henry says, 217.

-, -, her reply to Bari's peace proposals, 295, 323.

-, -, reported ill, 327, 330.

-, -, an agent of hers, rumoured on his way to England, de Praet says, 330, 332-3.

-, -, her confessor and envoy in England, 336-67 passim.

-, -, Wolsey says he will listen to offers from, 339.

-, -, disposed to peace, Capua says, 344.

-, -, rumoured to have sent jewels to Wolsey, Henry, and Duchess of Suffolk, 353.

-, -, bent on breaking alliance between England and the emperor, Capua says, 355.

-, -, suggested as French representative at peace conference, 356, 374.

-, -, sent no jewels, de Praet learns, 361.

-, -, a second agent of hers (G. G. Passano) has reached London, 366.

-, -, sent Passano because of suggestion from Capua, Wolsey says, 367.

-, -, Passano communicates with, 368-431 passim.

-, -, Wolsey hopes to frighten her into hastening peace, 381, 383.

-, -, Charles says he would not have entered into similar negotiations with, 386.

-, -, reports French victories to Passano, 399.

-, -, has only expressed general desire for peace, Wolsey says, 401.

-, -, Francis I reports victories to, 404.

-, -, says it is vain for Wolsey to talk about cession of French territory, 405.

-, -, is merely spinning out negotiations with Wolsey, de Praet says, 406.

-, -, "has drained the very bottom of her purse" to support French invasion of Lombardy, 412.

-, -, wishes to send ambassadors to negotiate in England, 428, 431.

-, -, to be congratulated onher son's recovery from his illness, 447.

-, -, urges on de Praet the advantages to the emperor of a generous peace, 448.

-, -, her confessor, a Cistercian monk, Wolsey professes ignorance of, 335.

-, -, -, conducted by English spy and lodging with one of Wolsey's servants, de Praet says, 336.

-, -, -, Wolsey says he will talk to, 337.

-, -, -, Wolsey tells de Praet of conversation with, 338-9.

-, -, -, de Praet is not satisfied with Wolsey's explanation of, 342.

-, -, -, said to have brought jewels from France for Wolsey and duchess of Suffolk, 348.

-, -, still in London, 349.

-, -, de Praet congratulated for discovering presence of, 350.

-, -, conversed with Fusil on his way back to France, 355.

-, -, -, Capua's account of his report to Francis agrees with Wolsey's, 355-6.

-, -, -, Wolsey reprovesde Praet for having written baseless suspicions about, to Charles, 367.

-, -, her second agent sent to England. See Passano, G. G.

Louvain, Brabant, 448.

-, university of, regent of, 448.

Low Countries, the. See Netherlands.

Lübeck, Germany, 240.

Lübeckers, 223.

Lucca, Italy, exclusion of Italy from truce, would endanger emperor's influence in, 47.

-, funds to be raised in, 466.

-, included among allies of emperor, 132.

-, leagued with French, 433.

-, grants subsidy to emperor, 438.

Ludwig II, count elector of the Palatinate, 154.

Luiz, infante of Portugal, negotiations for his marriage to Mary, 452-7.

Lurcy, seigneur de. See Saint-Romain, Ponthus de.

Luther, Martin, 88, 430.

Lutherans, the, cause of all Germany's ills, 443-4.

-, their spread into Italy feared, 445.

Luxembourg, Jacques de, seigneur de Fiennes, count de Gavre, at Saint-Omer, blockading Thérouanne, 172, 188, 190.

-, -, highly praised by Henry, 186.

-, -, will be instructed to join English army with local militia, 221.

-, -, requests reinforcements from English, 242.

-, -, reports defeat of Bourbon, 242-3.

-, -, Margaret of Savoy has written to, about de Praet's office of bailli of Bruges, 276.

-, Philiberte de. See Philiberte, princess of Orange.

-, duchy of, 8, 179, 460.

Lyons, France, Francis intends to go to, 31.

-, English ambassador writes from, 126.

-, Francis will be able to smell smoke of his burning seaboard provinces at, 133.

-, Francis and Louise at, 157.

-, Francis intends to invade Italy from, 165, 272.

-, bankruptcy of Italian merchants at, 252.

-, army of Lombardy may march on, 262-3.

-, friends of Bourbon's arrested at, 275.

-, Bourbon passed within four leagues of, 284.

-, peace conference at proposed, 344.

-, French army concentrating at to oppose Bourbon, 379.

-, English wish Bourbon to march on, 383-5, 388, 391.

-, Capua writes from, 407.

-, alliance of France with Italian states published at, 433.

-, de Praet at, 447-8.