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Egerton MS 1963

Record Id:
032-001982885
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032-001982885
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Egerton MS 1963
Title:

MISCELLANEOUS original letters, etc.; 1495-1844:-

1. Philippe de Commynes [Comines, Sire d'Argenton] to [Ludovico Sforza, il Moro], Duke of Milan, assuring him of the gratitude of Charles VIII. of France for his services in Italy; Venice, 9 Mar. [1495]. Fr. Signed; with seal. f. 1.

2. Cosimo [de'] Medici [afterwards Grand Duke of Tuscany] to Matheo Niccolini and Luigi Ridolphi, recommending that, to avoid popular disturbance, Giorgio Ridolphi should be kept in the castle and not sent out of the city; Florence, 28 [?] Jan. 1536[7]. See Varchi, "Storia Fiorentina," ed. Cologne, 1721, pp. 607. 608. Ital. f. 2.

3. Elizabeth [daughter of Henry II. of France, and wife of Philip II. of Spain] to "Mamanga" [Françoise de Longuejoue, wife of Robert, de Harlay, Baron de Monglat, Gouvernante des enfants de France]; n.d. [circa 1560-1568]. Fr. With seals. f. 4.

4. Phelipe [II. of Spain] to [the Estates of the Walloon Provinces], thanking them for their loyalty, and promising, "en parolle de Roy," to withdraw the Spanish and other foreign troops as soon as he has secured them against the invasions of the Prince of Orange; Madrid, 5 Mar. 1579. Fr. Signed. f. 5.

5. [Sir] John Floyer. [Knt., M.D.] to [William Whiston] on the subject of the latter's "Vindication of the Sibylline Oracles" [London, 1715, 8vo.]; Lichfield, 20 Sept. l715, f. 6.

6. M[ary Beatrice d'Este, wife of James II. of England] to [Antonin Nomper de Caumont], Comte [afterwards Duc] de Lauzun, bidding him request the King [James II.] to order Lord Melfort to depend entirely upon her uncle, the Cardinal d'Este, when at Rome; n.d. [1690]. Fr. With seal. f. 8.

7. "Mémoire" of [François Marie Arouet de] Voltaire, addressed to M. Girard, alleging reasons for his exemption from payment "du centième denier qu'on exige pour la vente à vie de Tournay, frontière de Gex et Genève;" "Aux délices près de Genève," 15 Mar. 1759. Fr. Signed. f. 10.

8. "Mon testament. Epitre à Chloé;" a poem of seventy-eight lines, beginning, "Quoi, ma Chloé, le seul nom de ma mort," in the hand of Voltaire. It is not printed among his works. f. 11.

9. [Gregorio Barnabà Luigi Chiaramonti] Pope Plus VII. to [Letitia Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon I.?], expressing regret at the departure from Rome of the "Signor Senatore" [Lucien Bonaparte, her son]; Quirinal Palace, 4 June, 1808. Ital. With French translation. ff. 13, 14.

10. [P. D. de Launey, Comte] d'Entraigues, to [John Sainsbury], on Rousseau's epitaph on Voltaire; London, 4 Mar. 1844, f. 15. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

includes:

  • f. 1 Milan, Duchy of. Ludovico Maria: Letter to, from P. de Comines: 1495.: Fr.
  • f. 1 Philippe de Comines, Sire d'Argenton: Letter to the Duke of Milan: 1495.: Fr.
  • f. 2 Cosmo I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter to M. Niccolini and L. Ridolphi: 1537.
  • f. 2 Matheo Niccolini: Letter to, from Catherine de' Medici: 1537.: Ital.
  • f. 2 Giorgio Ridolphi: Letter respecting his imprisonment at Florence: 1537: Ital.
  • f. 2 Luigi Ridolphi: Letter to, from C. de' Medici: 1536.: Ital.
  • f. 4 Françoise de Harlay, wife of Robert de Harlay, Baron de Monglat: Letter to, from Elizabeth, Queen of Spain: 1560-1568.
  • f. 5 Philip II of Spain: Letter to the Estates of the Walloon Provinces: 1579.: Fr.
  • f. 5 Walloons: Letter to the Estates of the Walloon provinces, from Philip II. of Spain: 1579.: Fr.
  • f. 6 Sir John Floyer, MD (ob. 1734): Letter to W. Whiston: 1715.
  • f. 8 James II of England; Mary of Modena: Letter to Count Lauzun: circ. 1690.
  • f. 8 John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort; styled 1st Duke of Melfort: Letter on his political position at Rome: circ. 1690.
  • f. 8 Antoine Nompar de Caumont, Comte de Lauzun; Commanding French troops in Ireland: Letter to, from Qu. Mary of Modena: circ. 1690.: Fr.
  • f. 10 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Memorial to M. Girard: 1759.: Fr.
  • f. 11 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Poem entitled "Mon Testament": 18th cent.: Hologr.
  • ff. 13, 14 Pius VII; Pope: Letter to L. Bonaparte: 1808.: Ital. and Fr.
  • ff. 13, 14 Letitia Ramolini Buonaparte, Mother of Napoleon I: Letters to, from Pius VII.: 1808.: Ital. and Fr.
  • f. 15 Jean Jacques Rousseau, philosopher: Letter relating to his epitaph on Voltaire: 1844.
  • f. 15 P- D- de Launey, Comte d'Entraigues: Letter to J. Sainsbury: 1844.
  • f. 15 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Letter relating to Rousseau's epitaph on: 1844.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Egerton Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
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Extent:
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Languages:
English
French
Italian
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1495
End Date:
1844
Date Range:
1495-1844
Era:
CE
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Names:
Arouet de Voltaire, François Marie
Buonaparte, Letitia Ramolini, Mother of Napoleon I
Caumont, Antoine Nompar, Comte de Lauzun, Commanding French troops in Ireland
Comines, Philippe, Sire d'Argenton
Cosmo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Drummond, John, 1st Earl of Melfort, Jacobite and politician, 1650-1715
Floyer, John, Knight, physician, 1649-1734
Harlay, Françoise, wife of Robert de Harlay, Baron de Monglat
Launey, P- D-, Comte d'Entraigues
Mary, of Modena
Milan, Duchy of. Ludovico Maria
Niccolini, Matheo
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598
Pius VII, Pope
Ridolphi, Giorgio
Ridolphi, Luigi
Rousseau, Jean Jacques, philosopher