^{page 71 note a} July 20. At this time Buckingham was still in Spain.

^{page 72 note a} The East India Company's ships had in 1622 taken Ormuz from the Portuguese for the Shah. The Portuguese were the subjects of the King of Spain, who had complained. (See Egerton MSS. 1131, fol. 169.) James however took no further notice of the Spanish complaint, except to use it to obtain money for Buckingham.

^{page 72 note b} The difficulties with the Dutch East India Company, which had been temporarily settled by the Treaty of 1619. The Lords who had supported the East India Company in the negotiation had been gratified with presents.

^{page 73 note a} The object of these examinations was to show the large value of prizes taken in the East Indies, in order to claim either the whole value if they were piratically taken, or the Lord High Admiral's tenths if they were legally taken.

^{page 82 note a} Sequins.

^{page 85 note a} “ dd ” in MS., the usual abbreviation for “ delivered.”

^{page 86 note a} Blank in MS.

^{page 86 note b} Civita Vecchia.

^{page 87 note a} i.e. The Committee.

^{page 90 note a} Sic.

^{page 91 note a} Ruy Frero.

^{page 112 note a} i.e. March 17.

^{page 112 note b} Admiralty Court.

^{page 114 note a} March 19.

^{page 114 note b} March 23.

^{page 114 note c} March 24.

^{page 116 note a} 100,000^ll in MS.

^{page 119 note a} From this and the next entry it would seem that 5,000l. had been already paid.

^{page 125 note a} i.e. quit

^{page 132 note a} May 22.

^{page 132 note b} May 23.

^{page 135 note a} Left so in MS.

^{page 135 note b} June 23.

^{page 136 note a} Sic, but perhaps it should be “ contained.”

^{page 137 note a} In MS. “ to be much challenged.” The sentence has been altered, and it was evidently intended to erase “ to be ” with the words “ for so ” which immediately followed as it was originally written.

^{page 138 note a} Sic.