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Add MS 8397
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COLLECTION of papers relating to the history of Rome from 1378 to 1766, chronologically arranged; 17th - 18th cent. Latin and Italian. Copies. The MS. includes: accounts of the conclaves of antipopes Clement VII (1378; art. 1), Benedict XIII (1394; arts. 3-4), and of popes Boniface IX (1389; art. 2), Innocent VII (1404; art. 5), Gregory XII (1406; art. 6), Martin V (1417; art. 7), Clement VII (1523; art. 8), Paul IV (1555; art. 9), Pius IV (1559; art. 10), Pius V (1566; art. 13), Clement IX (1667; art. 21), Clement X (1670; arts. 22-23); history of the Carafa family and account of the execution of Cardinal Carlo Carafa and his relations (1561; art. 12); briefs of Pius V (1566, to Charles V; art. 14), and Clement XI (1715, to Charles VI; art. 29); bull of Urban VIII (1643; art. 17); political advice of Gregory XV to his nephew Ludovico Ludovisi, created cardinal 15 Feb. 1621 (1622; art. 15); life of Alexander VII (1665; art. 19) and letters of correspondence between him and Louis XIV of France (1662-1663; art. 20); copy of the pact between Innocent X, Emperor Leopold I and John III Sobieski, king of Poland, against the Turks (1583; art. 26); papers relating to the port of Civitavecchia (18th cent.; art. 27); paper relating to the Mint of Rome (18th cent.; art. 28); anonymous paper relating to the health of Clement XIII with advice on medical treatments (1766; art. 30). Other copies of art. 15 in Add. 48134 (Yelverton MS. 149, art. 11, ff. 357-376), Royal 14.A.XVIII, ff. 1-20v; Paris B.N. MSS. Ital. 404 (10211,33), item viii and 700 (10416,44), item iv; Vat. MS. Urb.Lat.1691, f. 19 (imperfect). Armorial bookplate of the Hon. Frederick North, later 5th Earl of Guilford, with shelfmark 'L/17/E' (front pastedown). '87' in pencil in top left corner of front pastedown and upper margin of f. 1. Purchased, together with Add. 8368, 8369, 8382, 8391-8396, 8398, 8399, 8412, 8413, 8417, 8418, 8419, 8423, 8424, 8425, 8487, 8515, 8525, 8660, 8706, 8721, 8722, 8723-8724, 8753, 8754, 8755, 8772, and possibly 8366, 8589, and 8727, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 87 (part).

Paper; ff. 348, plus one blank with modern foliation '36*' after f. 35, other single unfoliated blanks after ff. 48, 53, 58, 86, 93, 309, 320, 346, two after ff. 151, 197, 236, 326, three after f. 297; ff. 104-105 incorrectly bound one before the other; f. 346 and following blank are a later insertion. Composite volume; some items marked with numbers in black ink in upper margin of first leaves. Modern foliation in pencil '1-347' (followed here), omitting no. 83. Seven different sets of old foliations in ink and one old pagination in ink (a-d in lower margins, e-g in upper right corners): - (a) '27-57', '58-70', '77-81', '198-201', '223-243', '179-303', '137-138' (arts. 1-3, 5-7, 14, 16, 23-24, 29); - (b) '194-213', '77-98', '99-193' (arts. 18-19, 21-22); - (c) '5-9' (art. 20); - (d) '4-16' (art. 25); - (e) '34-38' (art. 4); - (f) '109-118', 141-164', '1-4' (ff. arts. 11, 15, 26); - (g) '208-211' (art. 17); old pagination '345-400', '401-415' (arts. 8-10, 13). 309 x 220mm. Several Italian hands: same hand for arts. 8-10 and 13. Guilford binding of quarter vellum with decorated paper covers over pasteboards; edges partly mottled in red.

Contents include:

1. ff. 1-16v. 'Origo nephandi Scismatis sub Urbano VI coepti Anno 1378 / et Conclave novum in Civitate Fundorum, ubi decem et quatuor Cardinales ab Urbano deficientes elegerunt Clementem VIII [sic, for VII] dictum Antipapam'; 1378. Inc. (f. 2) '19 Aprilis / Die Lunae sequentis festa Paschalia'. Old foliation '27-42'. Marked '3'.

2. ff. 17-24v. 'Conclave in quo creatus fuit Romae Bonifatius Papa IX Anno Domini 1389 4o Kalendis Novembris sedente Clement VII Antipapa Avenione et primo de obitu Urbani VI Romae Anno Domini 1389 die 15 Octobris'; 1389. Inc. (f. 18) 'Prosequentes Electiones eorum Pontificum'. Old foliation '43-50'. Marked '4'.

3. ff. 25-31v. 'Conclave Benedicti XII dicti XIII Avenione Antipapae sedente Romae Bonifatio IX'; 1394. Inc. (f. 26) 'Prosequentes Electiones eorum Pontificum'. Old foliation '51-57'. Marked '5'.

4. ff. 32-35v. 'Conclave Benedicti XI dicti XIII Avinionen Antipapae sedente Romae Bonifatio IX'; 1394. Inc. 'Sedente ad huc Roame Bonifacio IX'. Old foliation '34-38'.

5. ff. 36-41v. 'Conclave Innocentii VII contra Benedictum XIII Antipapam Avenione'; 1404. Inc. (f. 37) 'Anno domini millesimo quadrigentesimo quarto Kalendis Octobris Romae in Palatio Apostolico iuxta S. Petrum'. Old foliation '58-63'. Marked '6'.

6. ff. 42-48v. 'Conclave Gregorii XII contra Benedictum XIII Antipapam Avenione sedente'; 1406. Inc. (f. 43) 'Cum Innocentius Septimus in Urbe Romana decessisset'. Old foliation '64-70'. Marked '7'.

7. ff. 49-53. 'Conclave Epistola Martini Pape V Cardinali S. Eustachi Urbis Vicario super eius Assumptione ad Pontificum'; 1417. Inc. (f. 50) 'Martinus Episcopus Servus Servorum Dei, Dilecto Filio Jacobo S. Eustachii'. Old foliation '77-81'. Marked '9'.

8. ff. 54-58v. 'Conclave Clementis VII'; 1523. Inc. 'Obiit Adrianus 18 Calendis Octobris 1523'. Old pagination '345-354'.

9. ff. 59-62. 'Conclave di Papa Paolo iiii'; 1555. Inc. 'Il Conclave di Paolo 4o per esser stata così breve la Vita di Marcello II'. Old pagination '365-372'. Published in Conclavi de' Pontefici romani quali si sono potuti trovare fino a questo giorno ([Geneva?]: [De Tournes?], 1667), pp. 145-154; BL copy: 484.b.10.

10. ff. 63-76. 'Conclave Pii Quarti'; 1559. Inc. 'Ad xv Calendis Septembris Cum Pauli 4i Pontificis Maximi morbus ingravescere'. Old pagination '373-400'.

11. ff. 77-86. 'Copia di una lettera alla Signora Duchessa d'Urbino [Vittoria Farnese] intorno al Conclave di Papa Pio 4o', title repeated on f. 78; 1559. Inc. (f. 78) 'Illustrissima ... Duchessa / Appresso la reverente salutatione piglio sigurtà di darne intrattenimento'. Old foliation '109-118'.

12. ff. 87-93. 'Della Nobiltà di Casa Caraffa e dell'esecuzione fatta da Pio 4o contro i nipoti ed altri parenti di Paolo 4o in Roma'; n.d. Inc. 'E' fama che gli antichi di Casa Caraffa venissero di Germania'. For other accounts of Cardinal Carafa's execution see Add. 8391 (arts. 6-9, ff. 208-236), and 8409 (art. 1, ff. 3-21v). For Cardinal Carlo Carafa and his brother Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano, see DBI, 19 (1976), pp. 497-509, 556-559.

13. ff. 94-101. 'Conclave di Papa Pio V'; 1566. Inc. 'Non e' maraviglia che di quanto si è operato'. Old pagination '401-415'.

14. ff. 102-106. Brief of Pius V to Charles V; 1566. Inc. 'Pius P. P. V. Charissimo in Christo Filio nostro Carolo Francorum Regi Xmo / Post susceptum Apostolatus officium ... Novembris 1566'. Old foliation '198-200'. Last leaf a later addition.

15. ff. 107-130. 'Avvertimenti dati in voce dalla Santità di Papa Gregorio XV al Cardinale Ludovisio suo Nipote dal quale poi in questa forma sono stati scritti e notati / 1622', title repeated on f. 108; 1622. Inc. (f. 108) 'Gl'honori, le dignità, le ricchezze e l'istessa potenza'. Old foliation '141-164'. Another copy in Add. 8321, art. 11, ff. 191-208v.

16. ff. 131-151v. 'Lettera d'un Spagnuolo scritta al Re di Spagna [Philip IV] nell'occasione della malattia del Papa [Urban VIII] / 1637'; 1637. Inc. 'Le machine e trattati seguiti durante l'indispositione di Sua Santità'. Old foliation '223-243'. Marked '13'.

17. ff. 152-155. Bull of Urban VIII; 1643. Inc. 'Urbanus VIII ... / Quantum ornamenti et utilitatis provenit Ecclesiae Catholicae ex institutis Canonicae Religiosorum Hominum ordinibus ... Datum Romae ... die 2da Decembris 1643'. Old foliation '208-211'.

18. ff. 156-175v. 'Del successo in Roma tra l'Eccellentissimo Signor Principe [Taddeo Barberini] Prefetto di Roma e l'Eccellentissimo Signor Ambasciatore Veneto'; n.d. Inc. (f. 157) 'Non so se sarò al caso di poter sodisfare Vostra Altezza circa la relazione che mi chiede'. Old foliation '194-213'. Marked '5'.

19. ff. 176-197. 'Vita di Alessandro VII'; 1665. Inc. 'Fabio Cardinale Chigi Senese doppo Innocenzo diventò nel Vaticano Alessandro Settimo'. Old foliation '77-98'. Marked '2'.

20. ff. 198-202v. Letters of correspondence between Alexander VII and Louis XIV of France; 1662-1663. Italian. Inc. 'Alexander Papa Septimus / Charissimo in Christo fili noster Salute / E' si pieno l'animo nostro di amarezza'. Old foliation '5-9'.

21. ff. 203-236v. 'Conclave per la Morte d'Alessandro Settimo successerli Clemente Nono il 1667; 1667. Inc. 'Doppo una lunga infirmità che ragionevolmente potrà dirsi continua'. Old foliation '99-132'. Marked '3'.

22. ff. 237-297v. 'Il Conclave disserato dopo l'Elezione di Clemente X, che fu prima Emilio Cardinale Altieri Romano li 29 aprile 1670; 1670. Inc. 'La vita di Papa Clemente Nono per tutto il corso breve del suo Pontificato'. Old foliation '133-193'. Marked '4'.

23. ff. 298-303. Conclave of Clement X; 1670. Inc. 'Lunedì 9 del corrente mese di dicembre verso le 12 hora della mattina passò da quest'a miglior vita la Santità di Nostro Signore Papa Clemente IX'. Old foliation '179-183'.

24. ff. 304-304v. Prose on the mythical marriage of Hebe and Ganymede; n.d. Inc. 'Si celebrano nell'empireo per le nozze di Hebe e Ganimede'. Old foliation '184'.

25. ff. 305-317. 'Sommario d'alcune imprese christiane le quali un huomo di questo mondo ... s'esibisce a Nostro Signore Papa Clemente X...'; n.d. Italian and Latin. Inc. 'Primieramemte egli vuole iscoprire alla Santità Sua, e col mezzo di facilissima esperienza'. Old foliation '4-8', '9-16'. Marked 'iv'.

26. ff. 318-320v. Pact between Innocent X, Emperor Leopold I and John III Sobieski, king of Poland, against the Turks; 16 Aug. 1683. Inc. 'In nomine Domini Amen Presenti Publico Instrumento cunctis ubique pateat evidenter quod ... Millesimo Sexcentesimo octuagesimo tertio Inditione 6 die vero 16 Augusti Pontificatus ... Innocentii ... Papae XI ... comparuerunt coram eodem Sanctissimo ... Cardinalibus in Palatio Apostolico Montis Quirinalis Eminentissimus ... Carolus Episcopus Sabinensis S.R.E. Cardinalis Pius Germanice Nationis ... Protector ... a Serenissimo ... Leopoldo ... Imperatore ... nec non Eminentissimus ... Carolus S.R.E. Cardinalis Barberinus Regni Poloniae Protector ... a Serenissimo ... Joanne 3o dicti Regni Poloniae Rege'. Old foliation '1-4'.

27. ff. 321-328v, 335-337v. Papers relating to the Port of Civitavecchia and its development; n.d. Inc. 'Fu dalla Santa Memoria d'Innocenzo XII pensato ad un notabil vantaggio della Città di Roma'. Marked '34', '35', '37' (ff. 321, 327, 335).

28. ff. 329-334. Paper relating to the Mint in Rome and its activity; n.d. Inc. 'Voglio sodisfarvi nella Richiesta mi fate di sapere la ragione per cui questa Zecca di Roma batte solamente quella poca partita d'argento e oro'. Marked '36'.

29. ff. 338-339. Brief of Clement XI to Emperor Charles VI; 1715. Inc. 'Carissime in Christo Filio... / Ancorche non siano passatti se non pochi giorni ... Datum Romae ... die decima Januarii 1715'. Old foliation '137-183'. Marked 'XXX'.

30. ff. 340-347. 'Risposta ad un amico che vuole sapere lo stato della salute del Papa [Clement XIII] e quale metodo terrebbe chi risponde in curarlo'; 1766 (see f. 340v). Inc. 'Quanto volentieri compiacerei al suo desiderio che ha di sapere qual morbo ha travagliato Nostro Signore'. Including (f. 346) a medical recipe for lung desease seemengly copied from G. Donzelli, Teatro farmaceutico... (Naples, 1726), p. 558.

Scope & Content:

Bookplates and Book-stamps: Frederick North, later 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/E): bef. 1828.

Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford binding: bef. 1828.

Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Collected papers rel. to the history of Rome: 1378-1766: Lat. and Ital: Copies.

includes:

  • ff. 1-16v Clement VII; Pope; Anti-Pope: Account of conclave in 1378: 17th cent.: Lat: Copy.
  • ff. 17-24v Boniface IX; Pope: Account of conclave in 1389: 17th cent.: Lat: Copy.
  • ff. 25-35v Benedict XIII; Pope; Anti-Pope: Accounts of conclave in 1394: 17th cent.: Lat: Copies.
  • ff. 36-41v Innocent VII; Pope: Account of conclave in 1404: 17th cent.: Lat: Copy.
  • ff. 42-48v Gregory XII; Pope: Account of conclave in 1406: 17th cent.: Lat: Copy.
  • ff. 49-53 Martin V; Pope: Account of conclave in 1417: 17th cent.: Lat: Copy.
  • ff. 54-58v Clement VII; Pope: Account of conclave in 1523: 18th cent.: Lat: Copy.
  • ff. 59-62 Paul IV; Pope: Account of conclave in 1555: 18th cent.: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 63-76 Antonio Guidi, Bishop of Traú 1574: Pius IV; Pope: Account of conclave in 1559 by Antonio Guidi: 18th cent: Lat: Copy.
  • ff. 87-93 Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano: Carlo Carafa, Cardinal 1555: Account of his execution in 1561: 18th cent.: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 94-101 Pius V; Pope: Account of conclave in 1566: late 16th cent.: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 107-130 Gregory XV; Pope: Political advice to his nephew, Card. L. Ludovisi, by: 1622: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 107-130 Ludovico Ludovisi, Cardinal: Political advice from his uncle, Pope Gregory XV: 1622: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 176-197 Alexander VII; Pope: Life of: 1665: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 203-236v Clement IX; Pope: Account of conclave in 1667: late 17th cent.: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 237-303 Clement X; Pope: Accounts of conclave in 1670: late 17th cent.: Ital: Copies.
  • ff. 321-328v, 335-337v Port of Civitavecchia, Italy: Papers rel. to: early 18th cent.: Ital: Copies.
  • ff. 329-334 Coinage: Mint: Paper rel. to the Mint and coinage in Rome: early 18th cent.: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 340-347 Clement XIII; Pope: Advice on his health: 1766: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 340-347 Recipes: Medicine and Surgery: Medical treatments for Clement XIII: 1766: Ital: Copy.

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Languages:
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Italian
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Start Date:
1600
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
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CE
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Custodial History:

Robert Harding Evans, bookseller: Purchased from (lot 87, part), 8 Dec. 1830.

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

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Alexander VII, Pope
Benedict XIII, Antipope, 1328-1423
Boniface IX, Pope
Carafa, Carlo, Cardinal 1555
Carafa, Giovanni, Duke of Paliano
Clement IX, Pope
Clement VII, Antipope, 1342-1394
Clement VII, Pope, 1478-1534
Clement X, Pope
Clement XIII, Pope
Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857
General Court of Rome
Gregory XII, Pope, c 1326-1417
Gregory XV, Pope, 1554-1623
Guidi, Antonio, Bishop of Trogir, d 1604
Innocent VII, Pope
Ludovisi, Ludovico, Cardinal
Martin V, Pope
North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770
Paul IV, Pope
Pius IV, Pope
Pius V, Pope, 1504-1572
Places:
Port Civitavecchia, Italy