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032-002029161

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Add MS 8296

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COLLECTION of relazioni, instructions, letters, and other papers mainly relating to the negotiations of Cardinal Carlo Carafa and his brother Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano, during the papacy of Paul IV [Giovanni Pietro Carafa]; circa 1555-1619. Italian and Latin. Copies, 17th cent. The MS. includes: - (a) art. 1, a chronicle of European events 1558-1559; - (b) art. 5, a bull of Paul IV relating to the assignment of the Duchy of Paliano to his nephew Giovanni Carafa; - (c) art. 7 (ff. 83-224v), letter-book of Cardinal Carlo Carafa; - (d) art. 8 (ff. 225-291), instructions to and from Cardinal Carlo Carafa and his brother Giovanni Carafa, dispatched by Ottaviano Raverta, Bishop of Terracina, circa 1558; - (e) art. 9 (ff. 230-253), papal instructions from Paul IV to Cardinal Carlo Carafa. Other collections containing texts related to Pope Paul IV and his nephews Carlo and Giovanni Carafa in Add. 8262, 8270, 8271, 8295, 16397, and 16445. For accounts of the execution of Cardinal Carlo Carafa see Add. 8391 (arts. 6-9, ff. 208-236), 8397 (art. 12, ff. 87-93), and 8409 (art. 1, ff. 3-21v). For Cardinal Carafa and his brother Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano, see DBI, 19 (1976), pp. 497-509, 556-559. Table of contents (ff. 1-1v), added later. Old signature 'Tomo XLIII' in pencil on f. i: identifiable with Mattei MS. 487 (vol. 43 of 'Memorie diverse') in Guilford's catalogue Add. 8220, f. 23v. Marked 'Tomo 17' in ink in upper left corner of f. 2, 'Tomo 40' in ink in upper left corner of f. 79. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. '103' in pencil in top left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8294-8295, 8297-8303, 8305-8314, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 103 (part).

Paper; ff. 323+xxxi, plus two unfoliated blanks after ff. 33, 82, 224, 253, 277, 291, 299, 311, three after ff. 42, 63, 229, and one after f. 78. Old foliation in ink '1-333' (ff. 2-323), including blanks after f. 63, and pagination of f. 42v and following blanks, omitting no. 161. Composite volume. 255 x 210mm. Most items with horizontal catchwords on each leaf. Several Italian hands. Late 17th-cent. Italian binding of full vellum.

Contents include:

1. ff. 2-33v. 'Diario di diverse cose notabili successe nel mondo l'ultimo del Pontificato di Papa Paulo quarto di casa Caraffa, cominciando il primo giorno di settembre 1558 fino a tutto il giorno 23 d'agosto 1559, cioè giorni cinq[ue] dopo la morte sua ch'era seguita alli 18 del medesimo mese nell'istesso anno', chronicle of European events in the last year of the papacy of Paul IV; 1 Sept. 1558 - 23 Aug. 1559. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Alli 2 settembre 1558 morì Carlo 5^o Imperatore molto Christianissimo', expl. 'con tutte le sue sforze'. Other copies of the chronicle in Add. 8290 (art. 13, ff. 450v-476v), 8296 (art. 1, ff. 2-33v), and 20045 (art. 1, ff. 1-32v).

2. ff. 34-42v. 'Discorso sopra la guerra di Papa Paolo IV con Marc'Antonio Colonna per il Ducato di Palliano', discourse relating to the dispute between Pope Paul IV and Duke Marcantonio Colonna over the Duchy of Paliano; n.d. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Se Monsieur di Ghisa veniva dritto al Regno'. Another copy in Add. 16397, ff. 208-217.

3. ff. 43-56. 'Lega primo loco facta inter Sancta Memoria Paulum IV et Illustrissimum Dominum de Avanzone oretorem Christianissimi Francorum Regis, sub 13 Octobris 1555. Alia vero facta seu potius prima reformata inter eundem Paulum Quartum et Reverendissimos ... Cardinales de Turnon et de Lotharingia procuratores dicti Regis sub die xv mensis Decembris 1555', heads of agreement for the league between Pope Paul IV and King Henry II of France, negotiated by Cardinals François de Tournon and Charles of Guise; 1555. Latin and Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Il Santissimo ... Paulo ... 4^o costretto di molte giustissime cause', expl. 'Datum in Roma nel Palazzo di San Pietro alli 15 10bris 1555'. A second copy in Italian on ff. 102-114; another copy in Add. 16445, ff. 48-53. Marked 'duplicato' in upper left corner of f. 43.

4. ff. 57-63v. 'Copia inquisitionum et defensionum Illustrissimi ... Caroli Caraffa', copy of the trial of Cardinal Carlo Carafa; circa 1560-1562. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Male acta ante vitam Caroli / Fiscus non probavit nisi aliqua particularia'. Marked 'quadriplicata' in upper left corner of f. 57.

5. ff. 64-78. 'Bulla investitura Ducatus Paleani / Joannes Barengui', bull of Pope Paul IV relating to the assignment of the Duchy of Paliano to his nephew Giovanni Carafa; 1556. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Paulus Episcopus ... ex multis maximisque curis', expl. (f. 77) 'Datum Romae apud Sanctum Petrum anno incarnationis Dominicae M.D.LVI vi Idus Maii Pontificatus Nostri anno primo'.

6. ff. 79-82. 'Instruttione fatta a Monsignor Annibale Ruccellai per Francia', instructions from Cardinal Carlo Carafa to his secretary Annibale Rucellai relating to the negotiations with King Henry II of France; circa 1555-1556. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Le cause dell'odio', expl. 'Il Cardinale Carrafa'. Marked 'triplicata' in upper left corner of f. 79.

7. ff. 83-224v. Letter-book of Cardinal Carlo Carafa; 1555-1558. Italian. Copies. Including (ff. 102-114: see art. 3) copy of the heads of agreement for the League between Rome and France, and (ff. 118-121v) instructions from Cardinal Carlo Carafa to Antonio Fernandez de Cardona, Duque de Somma, 1556, in Italian, inc. 'Instruttione data al Duca di Somma li 22 gennaro 1556 / Dal principio che Nostro Signore mi commise', of which another copy in Eg. 1090, vol. ii, ff. 280-281v (pp. 579-581).

8. ff. 225-229, 254-264v, 265-277, 278-284v, 284v-287, 288-291. Instructions from and to Cardinal Carlo Carafa and his brother Giovanni Carafa, dispatched by Ottaviano Raverta, Bishop of Terracina; circa 1558. Italian. Copies. Inc. (f. 225) 'Instruttione a Monsignore di Terracina per l'Illustrissimo Carrafa mandato in Spagna dal Signor Duca di Palliano suo fratello / Haverà Vostra Signoria come persona', expl. 'Di Roma li 28 giugno 1558 / Il Duca di Palliano'; title (f. 254) 'Instruttione al Signor Pietro Carafa quando andò alla Corte Cattolica sopra le cose di Paliano', inc. (f. 255) 'Havendo conosciuto il desiderio'; inc. (f. 265) 'Instruttione sopra le cose di Palliano data dal Cardinale Caraffa / Sionto che voi sarete alla Corte'; inc. (f. 278) 'Instruttione per Monsignor Vescovo di Terracina mandato dal Signore Cardinale Carrafa a sua Santità / Essendo voi in questa Corte già 20 giorni'; inc. (ff. 284v, 288) 'Risposta all'Istruttione dell'Illustrissimo ... Signor Cardinal Carrafa / Il Reverendo Monsignor di Terracina è stato veduto amorevolissimamente', expl. 'Il Duca di Palliano' (two copies).

9. ff. 230-253. 'Instruttione data al Cardinale Caraffa da Paulo Quarto suo zio sopra il negotio della Pace col Re Cattolico', instructions to Cardinal Carlo Carafa from Pope Paul IV; [1557]. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Molte cose (figliuolo carissimo) ci confortano a sperare'. Other copies of the same text in Add. 8343 (art. 4, ff. 108-125, dated 1557), 8401 (art. 3, ff. 145-166), and 16397 (ff. 131-160v). Printed in Opere di Monsignor Giovanni Della Casa (Naples, 1733), pp. 27-42; BL copy 12227.aa.13.

10. ff. 292-299v. 'Lettera scritta dal Duca di Palliano al suo Figliuolo il giorno prima della sua morte', letter to his son from Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano, written the day before his execution; 1562. Italian. Copy. Inc. (f. 293) 'Caro amato et benedetto figliolo', expl. '15 di marzo 1562 alle 5 ore di notte / Il vostro padre / Il Duca di Palliano'.

11. ff. 300-311. 'Essortatione al Re di Spagna per causa della Valtellina che non voglia permettere si aventi la guerra in Italia et il danno che potrebbe seguirne per l'interessi di diversi Potentati', petition to the King of Spain relating to the Valtelline; n.d. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Le virtù non sogliono mai ritrovarsi in eccesso nel Principe'.

12. ff. 312-323. 'Secretissima instructio / Gallo Brittano Batavo Friderico V Comiti Palatino Electori data', political advice offered to Prince Frederick, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, after his coronation as King of Bohemia; circa 1619. Latin. Copy. Inc. '1. Serenissime Princeps Alumne charissime, a fidelissimo tuo educatore'; text divided into 34 paragraphs.

Scope & Content:

Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent.

Philip II of Spain: Henry II of France: Collection rel. to negotiations with Paul IV: circa 1555-1559: Ital. and Lat: Copies.

Paul IV; Pope: Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano: Carlo Carafa, Cardinal 1555: Collections rel. to: circa 1555-1562: Ital., and Lat: Copies.

includes:

ff. 83-224v Carlo Carafa, Cardinal 1555: Letter-book of: 1555-1558: Ital: Copy.
ff. 300-311 Valtelline, Italy: Petition to the King of Spain rel. to: early 17th cent.: Ital: Copy.
ff. 312-323 Frederick V; Elector Palatine of the Rhine; King of Bohemia: Political advice to Frederick V: circa 1619: Lat: Copy.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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Languages:

English
Italian
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

17th century

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Custodial History:

Robert Harding Evans, bookseller: Purchased from (lot 103, part), 8 Dec. 1830.

Mattei Library: Owned (MS. 487), late 18th cent.

Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford: Owned, bef. 1828.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Carafa, Carlo, Cardinal 1555
Carafa, Giovanni, Duke of Paliano
Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857
Frederick V, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, King of Bohemia, 1596-1632
Henry II, King of France, 1519-1559
Mattei Library
Medici, Catherine, Queen Consort of Henry II, King of France; Queen Mother of Francois II, Charles IX and Henri III, Kings of France, 1519-1589
North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770
Paul IV, Pope
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598

Places:

Valtelline, Italy