Vend Cities, alliance with Sweden, 23; privileges granted by Sweden to, 209-211.

Vesterås, siege of, 69; fall of, 77; Danish forces are concentrated at, 93; Gustavus captures, 96-98; castle is reinforced by Danes, 104-105; castle surrenders, 106; election of new bishop of, 125 and 134; fair at, 131; Gustavus deposes bishop and dean of, 138; tax to be paid by bishop of, 206; trouble with the Dominican monks of, 225-226; closing of mint at, 244; Diet of, 246-262; consecrates the other bishops, 270-271.

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"Vesterås Ordinantia," terms of, 258-260.

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Vestgöte (Arvid), lays siege to Stegeborg, 101-102; captures Stegeborg, 105; besieges Kalmar, 110; captures Kalmar, 112-113; his depredations in Öland, 230.

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Vexiö, tax to be paid by bishop of, 206; receives authority from Rome, 270-271.

Viken, dispute between Fredrik and Gustavus about, 216-217.

Visby, leader of the Hanseatic League, 139; siege of, 146-147; Mehlen's conduct in siege of, 173; is captured by Lubeck, 184-185; ammunition of Gustavus kept in, 192.

Washington (George), comparison between Gustavus and, 274.

West Friesland, privileges granted to, 211.

Åbo, is besieged by Gustavus, 105; forces of Gustavus are routed at, 106; death of bishop of, 134; election of bishop of, 136; tax to be paid by bishop of, 205-206; Gustavus quarrels with Chapter of, 241; is not represented at Diet of Vesterås, 246; bishop of Vesterås consecrates bishop of, 271.

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