Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
Add MS 8325
- Record Id:
- 032-002029190
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002029190
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000050.0x0002e8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8325
- Title:
-
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of historical papers relating to Rome, Sweden, Tunisia, Alsace, Venice, Spain, and Monaco; circa 1641-1671. Italian, French and Latin. Copies. The MS. includes (art. 7) the account of the trial of the Milanese doctor and alchemist Francesco Giuseppe Borri (1627-1695) written by the Italian historian Gregorio Leti (1630-1701), published as Sommario del Processo di Gioseppe Francesco Borri Milanese condannato e sentetiato dal Tribunale del S. Officio per Eretico... published in L'ambasciata di Romolo a' Romani ... Con la Vita, Processo e Sentenza di Francesco Borri Milanese... (Bruxelles [but Geneva]: [s.n.], 1671), pp. 689-720, B.L. copy 1492.d.3: cf F. Barcia, Bibliografia delle opere di Gregorio Leti (Milan, 1981), no. xxii, no. 141, pp. 241, 243-245. A different life of Borri in Add. 8357 (art. 3, ff. 68-81v) and 8409 (art. 8, ff. 139-154). Table of contents (f. 1), added later. Old signatures in pencil 'Tom. XCI' in upper right corner of f. i, and '53[5]' in ink in fourth spine compartment: identifiable with Mattei MS. 535 (vol. 91 of 'Materie diverse') in Guilford's catalogue Add. 8220, f. 24. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. '106' in pencil in upper left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8317-8324, 8326-8332, 8346, and 8347, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 106 (part).
Contents as follows:
1. ff. 2-13, 13v-19v. Relazione and treatise relating to the murder of Giovanni Rinaldo Monaldeschi by order of Queen Christina of Sweden; circa 1657. Italian. Copy. Title (f. 2) 'Relatione della caosa per la quale la Regina di Svetia fece ammazzare il Cavagliere Giovanni Rinaldo Monaldeschi suo Cavallerizzo Maggiore', inc. (f. 3) 'Io suppongo sarà già pervenuto a notitia delle Signorie Vostre'; title (f. 13v) 'La diffesa del Monaldeschi contro la Regina di Svetia', inc. (f. 14) 'Sono ben già due mesi che la Regina di Svetia'.
2. ff. 20-34. 'Copia della lettera scritta dal Re di Tunisi e inviata a Mamet suo figlio, adesso chiamato Don Filippo, con la risposta di detto suo figliolo', correspondence between Ahmad Dā'i, King of Tunisia, and his son Muhammad Chelebi, called Don Filippo, Prince of Tunis, after his conversion to Catholicism; 1647. Italian. Copy. Inc. (f. 21) 'Dio vi conservi con la sua bontà'; (f. 29v) 'Copia di una lettera che Don Filippo Prencipe di Tunisi scrisse a suo padre in risposta di un'altra che da quello ricevè / Dio omnipotente conceda alla vostra grandezza', expl. (f. 33v) 'Palermo a di 26 di gennaro 1647 / (f. 34) Di Vostra Maestà figlio e della Santa Chiesa Cattolica Romana Don Filippo Prencipe di Tunisi'.
3. ff. 35-56v. 'Transactione del trattato sopra l'Alsatia', copy of the treaty of Alsace between King Louis XIV of France and Archiduc Ferdinand Charles of Austria, 16 Dec. 1660, with additional endorsement dated 31 Jan. 1661; 1660-1661. French and Latin. Copy. Inc. (f. 36) 'Louys par la Grace de Dieu Roy de France et de Navarre, a touts ceux qui ces presentes lettres verront salut. Aiiant veu et examiné en nostre Concile', expl. 'Donné à Paris le dernier jour de Janvier, l'an de grace mille six cent soixante un, et da Vostre Regne le dishuictesme. Louis...'.
4. ff. 57-79v. 'Relatione avutasi da Siena della Geneologia del Presente Pontefice e di tutta casa Chigi', genealogy of Pope Alexander VII and the Chigi family; circa 1655. Italian. Copy. Inc. (f. 58) 'Alessandro Settimo Regnante Pontefice e Cittadino Nobile di Siena'.
5. ff. 80-84, 85-87v. Correspondence between Pope Alexander VII and Venice relating to the readmission of the Jesuits into the territories of the Venetian Republic; 1657. Italian and Latin. Copies. Title (f. 80) 'Breve del Pontefice Alessandro Settimo inviato alla Republica di Venetia circa il nuovo ricevimento della Religione de Padri Giesuiti in quello stato, e altre particolarità concernente a detta ammissione', inc. (f. 81) 'Alexander Papa 7 / Dilecti filii ... Ingenti eximioque gaudio cor nostrum', expl. 'Datum Romae ... die 27 Januarii 1657 Pontificatus nostri Anno Secundo'; inc. (f. 85) 'Beatissimo Padre / Ogni opera di Vostra Beatitudine'. Another copy of the brief in Add. 4279, ff. 240-240v.
6. ff. 88-110v. 'Breve e succinta Relatione dell'espulsione del Presidio Spagnuolo da Monaco fatta dal Signor Prencipe di Monaco Honorato 2do li 17 novembre 1641', relazione by Honoré II Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco, relating to the expulsion of Spanish garrison from the Principality of Monaco; 1641. Italian. Copy. Inc. (f. 89) 'La Bella Ausonia di beltà, di vaghezza e bontà', expl. 'per darli in custodia in nome del Re Christianissimo la Piazza nelle mani con che resta verificata la Profetia di Nostro Adam De Dans Monech le coq serà receù'. Other copies in Add. 8324 (art. 11, ff. 208-222), 8570 (art. 4, ff. 107-122), and 10815 (ff. 1-11).
7. ff. 111-146. 'Processo di Francesco Giuseppe Borri', account of the trial of the Milanese doctor and alchemist Francesco Giuseppe Borri (1627-1695) written by Gregorio Leti (1630-1701); circa 1671. Italian. Copy. Inc. (f. 112) 'Noi Francesco Vescovo di Porto Barberino'.
Paper; ff. 146+ii, plus two unfoliated blanks after ff. 19, 87, one after f. 34, five after f. 56, and three after ff. 79, 110. Old foliation in ink '1-146' (ff. 2-146), omitting no. 80. 250 x 187mm. Horizontal catchwords on each leaf. Five Italian hands, among which: - (a) arts. 1, 5, 7; - (b) arts. 2 and 4: same hand as in Add. 8328, art. 4. Late 17th-cent. Italian binding of full vellum.
- Scope & Content:
-
Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent.
includes:
- ff. 2-19v Christina of Sweden: Giovanni Rinaldo Monaldeschi, Esquire of Queen Christina of Sweden: Relazione and treatise rel. to the murder of G. R. Monaldeschi by order of Qu. Christina of Sweden: circa 1657: Ital: Copies.
- ff. 20-34 Ahmad Da'i; King of Tunisia: Muhammad Chelebi ibn Ahmad Da'i, afterwards Don Filippo: Correspondence between Ahmad Da'i, King of Tunisia, and his son, Don Filippo, Prince of Tunis: 1647: Ital: Copies.
- ff. 35-56v Treaties: Louis XIV of France: FERDINAND CHARLES, COUNTS OF Tyrol: Treaty of Alsace: 1660-1661: Fr. and Ital.: Copy.
- ff. 57-79v Genealogies: Alexander VII; Pope: Chigi family; of Rome: Genealogy of the Chigi family: circa 1655: Ital: Copy.
- ff. 80-87v Orders Religious. Jesuits: Alexander VII; Pope: Bertuccio Valier; Doge of Venice: Correspondence rel. to the Jesuits between Alexander VII and the Doge of Venice: 1657: Lat. and Ital.: Copies.
- ff. 88-110v Honoré II Grimaldi, Princes of Monaco: Relazione of the expulsion of the Spanish army from the Principality: 1641: Ital: Copy.
- ff. 111-146 Gregorio Leti, Italian Calvinist and historian: Francesco Giuseppe Borri, Alchemist: Trial of F. G. Borri by Gregorio Leti: circa 1671: Ital: Copy.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002029190", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 8325: MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of historical papers relating to Rome, Sweden, Tunisia, Alsace, Venice, Spain, and Monaco; circa 1641-1671.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002029190
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002029190
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Italian
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1636
- End Date:
- 1671
- Date Range:
- c 1641-1671
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
-
Robert Harding Evans, bookseller: Purchased from (lot 106, part), 8 Dec. 1830.
Mattei Library: Owned (MS. 535), late 18th cent.
Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford: Owned, bef. 1828.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Ahmad Da'i, King of Tunisia
Alexander VII, Pope
Bertuccio Valier, Doge of Venice
Borri, Francesco Giuseppe, Alchemist
Chigi, Family
Christina, Queen of Sweden
Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857
Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria, 1628-1662
Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
Leti, Gregorio, Italian Calvinist and historian
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
Mattei Library
Monaldeschi, Giovanni Rinaldo, Esquire of Queen Christina of Sweden
Muhammad Chelebi ibn Ahmad Da'i, afterwards Don Filippo, fl 17th century
North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770