Index of Gardiner's History of England

Effiat, Marquis of (Antoine de Ruze),

• is sent as ambassador to England,
• gains over Buckingham,
• obtains Buckingham's support in urging James to sign an article in the French marriage treaty in favour of the Catholics,
• is shown the despatches of Carlisle and Kensington,
• lays before James a plan for pacifying Germany,
• receives from James permission to hire English ships to be used against Rochelle,
• is allowed to take a number of priests on his return to France,
• negotiates with Nicholas at Dieppe,
• is unable to procure the surrender of Pennington's fleet,
• receives the surrender of Pennington's fleet,