Add MS 8412

ACCOUNTS OF CONCLAVES FROM NICHOLAS V TO URBAN VIII, ADDING CLEMENT V AND OMITTING PAUL IV, PREFACED BY A PROCEDURAL MANUAL ON THE CONCLAVE AND FOLLOWED BY A DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS OF THE CONCLAVE; 1305-1740. Italian and Latin. Copies. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. '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, 8397, 8398, 8399, 8413, 8417, 8418, 8419-8425, 8462, 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. 370+iv, plus 15 unfoliated interleaved blanks throughout the volume (one after ff. 47, 85, 106, 151, 224, 261, 266, 351, 362, and two after ff. 62, 87, 114). Modern foliation in pencil '1-370' (followed here); other sequences of old foliation and pagination in ink throughout the volume (art. 1 foliated '334-380', arts 2-29 '1-309' (including blanks), with each account numbered (in top left corner of each opening recto) in sequence '1-28'). Composite volume. Circa 196 x 131mm. Two Italian hands (arts. 1-29 in one hand). Guilford binding of quarter vellum with decorated paper covers over pasteboards.

Contents as follows:

1. ff. 1-47. 'Discorso e instruttione tanto per li sig.ri Cardinali quanto per qualsivoglia conclavista', a manual on the composition of the conclave and its forms and procedures, divided, after an introduction, into the following headings: (f. 6v) 'De cardinali papabili di presente', (f. 16v) 'De cardinali papabili nel avvenire', (f. 18) 'De cardinali nepoti di Papa', (f. 28) 'De cardinali protettori', (f. 31v) 'De cardinali principi', (f. 41) 'De cardinali confederati', (f. 44) 'De cardinali dependenti', and (f. 45v) 'De cardinali neutrali'; 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Conclave cioe cum clave é voce latina', expl. 'et hora di quest'affetto, et interesse. Finis'.

2. ff. 48-53. 'Conclave nel quale fu creato Papa Clemente Quinto', account of the conclave which elected Clement V (Bertrand de Got) in 1305; 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'In questo conclave furno quasi li medesimi cardinali al ellettione del Papa', expl. 'nella citta e nel distretto con danno universale'. For other versions of the text, see also Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 1, ff. 1-10) and 8414 (art 1(i), ff. 2-7). A version was also printed in Conclavi dei Pontefici romani ([Geneva?]. [De Tournes?]. 1667. BL copy: 484.b.10), pp. 1-6; this work was compiled and edited by Gregorio Leti, whose name, however, does not appear on the title-page, from what he later described in a 1699 catalogue of his published works as 'un vecchio manoscritto venuto d'Italia tutto confuso'.

3. ff. 54-62v. 'Conclave dove fú creato Nicolo Quinto per morte di Papa Eugenio Quarto', account of the conclave which elected Nicholas V (Tommaso Parentucelli) in 1447; 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Gionto Papa Eugenio 4^o di felice memoria à termine tale', expl. 'ce lo conserva chi vive é regna nei secoli'. For other versions of the text see also Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 3, ff. 27-37v), 8414 (art 1(iii), ff. 24-31), 8417 (art. 5(i), ff. 93-109), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 29-37; for a Latin version, see Add. MS. 48073 (ff. 67-121).

4. ff. 63-68. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Calisto 3^o per morte di Papa Nicoló Quinto', account of the conclave which elected Calixtus III (Alonso de Borja) in 1455; 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Havendo seduto nella sede di Pietro', expl. 'Piacia a Dio donarli longa vita per la salute di tutta la Christianita'. For other versions of the text see also Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 4, ff. 38-52), 8414 (art 1(iv), ff. 32-35), 8417 (art. 5(ii), ff. 110-117), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 39-43; for a Latin version, see Add. MS. 48073 (ff. 122-124v).

5. ff. 69-82. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Pio 2^o per morte di Calisto 3^o', account of the conclave which elected Pius II (Silvio Piccolomini) in 1458; 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Fú fatto il conclave nel palazzo del Papa in Santo Pietro', expl. 'che eccittare i principi christiani contro i turchi à moverli guerra'. For other versions of the text see also Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 1(v), ff. 36-46v)), 8416 (art. 7, ff. 59-87v, imperfect), 8417 (art. 5(iii), ff. 119-141), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 45-58; for a Latin version, see Add. MS. 48073 (ff. 126-145v).

6. ff. 83-85. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Paolo 2^o per morte di Pio Secondo', account of the conclave which elected Paul II (Pietro Barbo) in 1464; 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Passó da quest'á meglior vita', expl. 'benche Ludovico Cardinale Aquilense Camerlengo fosse alquanto renitente é facesse resistenza'. For other versions of the text see also Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 5, ff. 53-55), 8414 (art. 1(vi), ff. 47-48v), 8416 (art. 3, ff. 14-18v), 8417 (art. 5(iv), ff. 143-147v), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 59-61; for a Latin version see Add. MS. 48073 (ff. 146-159v).

7. ff. 86-87v. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Sisto 4^o per morte di Paolo 2^o', account of the conclave which elected Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) in 1471; 17th cent. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Trigessima octava die mensis Iulii moritur obitú repentino', expl. 'quod nomen antea ipse habebat nolens mutare'. Other MS. copies of Latin text in Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 1(vii), ff. 49-50) and 48073 (art. 17, ff. 635-636); for Italian versions see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 6, ff. 56-57v), 8416 (art. 2, ff. 11-13v), 8417 (art. 5(v), ff. 148-151), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 63-64.

8. ff. 88-93. 'Conclave Innocentii Papae Octavi per mortem Sixti 4^o', account of the conclave which elected Innocent VIII (Giovanni Battista Cybo) in 1484; 17th cent. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Die 10 Augusti videlicet in festo santi Laurentii martiris', expl. 'faciuntque super eo diversa iudicia. Finis.' Another copy of this text in Add. MS. 8414 (art. 1(viii), ff. 51-55), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 65-71.

9. ff. 94-97. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa il Cardinale Rodrigo Borgia che fú detto Alessandro VI per la morte d'Innocentio 8^o', account of the conclave which elected Alexander VI (Rodrigo de Borja y Doms) in 1492; 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Papa Innocentio ottavo doppo una longa infirmita', expl. 'et creo cardinale l'Arcivescovo di Monreale suo nepote. Finis'. For other versions of the text see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 8, ff. 69-73v), 8414 (art 1(ix), ff. 56-60v), 8417 (art. 5(vii), ff. 247v-252v), with printed version in Conclavi, pp. 73-76; for a Latin version see Add. MSS. 48073 (art. 8, ff. 310-324v) and 48154 (art. 8(a), ff. 247-259).

10. ff. 98-106v. 'Conclave Pii tertii per obitum Alexandri Sexti 1503', diary of the conclave which elected Pius III (Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini) in 1503, extracted from the Liber notarum of Johannes Burchard (see Add. MSS. 8437, 8438 for bibliographical references to Burchard and his work); 1503. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Sabbato xii mensis Augusti 1503 in mane', expl. 'et vocatus Pius III prius vocabat Franciscus Piccolomeneus'. For fuller Latin versions see Add. MSS. 48073 (art. 9, ff. 327-371v) and 48154 (art. 8(b), ff. 263-329); for Italian versions see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 9, ff. 80-85v), 8414 (art. 1(x), ff. 61-66v), 8417 (art. 5(viii), ff. 253-266), with printed version in Conclavi, pp. 77-84.

11. ff. 107-114. 'Conclave Iulii secundi per obitum Pii tertii 1503', diary of the conclave which elected Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere) in 1503, extracted from the Liber notarum of Johannes Burchard (see Add. MSS. 8437, 8438 for bibliographical references to Burchard and his work); 1503. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Die martis xvii mensis ottobris Pius tertius in mane fuit comunicatum', expl. 'et etiam titoli fuerunt. Finis'. For fuller Latin versions see Add. MSS. 8439 (ff. 1-43), 48073 (art. 10, ff. 389-418), 48154 (art. 4, ff. 117-205); for Italian versions see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 10, ff. 87-93), 8414 (art. 1(xi), ff. 67-76), 8416 (art. 8, ff. 88-109), 8417 (art. 5(ix), ff. 304-322v), with printed version in Conclavi, pp. 85-94.

12. ff. 115-122. 'Conclave Leonis Papae X per obitum Iulii 2.', diary of the conclave which elected Leo X ( Giovanni de' Medici) in 1513; 1513. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Die veneris 4^a martii 1513 sede vaccante hora xiii', expl. 'Cardinales et conclavistae ... Nicolaus de Viterbio famigliaris [...].' Another copy of this Latin version in Add. MS. 8417 (art. 8, ff. 335-344v); for Italian versions of the text see Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 1(xii), ff. 77-80), 8416 (art. 5, ff. 34-47), 8417 (art. 5(x), ff. 324-334v), 28464 (ff. 2-5v), 48074 (art. 6, ff. 72-79), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 95-101.

13. ff. 123-128. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Adriano 6^o per la morte di Leone X^o', account of the conclave which elected Adrian VI (Adrian Florent van Trusen) in 1522; 1522. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Dominica primo di ottobre 1521 nella notte sequente', expl. 'Nota dell'illustrissimi signori cardinali ... Ludovico Borbone francese'. For other versions of the text see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 12, ff. 106-112v), 8414 (art. 1(xiii), ff. 81-84v), 8416 (art. 6, ff. 48-58v), 8417 (art. 5(xi), ff. 370-378v), 48074 (art. 7, ff. 80-86), with printed version in Conclavi, pp. 103-108; for a Latin version see Add. MS. 48073 (art. 12, ff. 425-433).

14. ff. 129-151. 'Conclave della creatione di Clemente 7^o per la morte d'Adriano 6^o', account of conclave which elected Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) in 1523, followed by (f. 134v) an account of the sack of Rome in 1527 and of the events leading up to it and (f. 146) the text of the 'Capitulationi di nostro signore Papa Clemente settimo con il felicissimo essercito cesareo ritrovandosi in Castello Sant'Angelo l'anno 1527', the treaty signed between the Pope and Charles V's invading Imperial forces (the text of the capitulations was first printed in Il Sacco di Roma descritto in due libri da Francesco Guicciardini (Cologne, 1758); BL copy 658.a.6); after 1527. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Essendo alli 5 d'agosto 1523 Papa Adriano andato á Santa Maria Maggiore', expl. 'Govan de Lipea'. For other versions of the text see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 13, ff. 116-123v), 8414 (art. 1(xiv), ff. 85-88v), 8416 (art. 4, ff. 19-33), 8417 (art. 5(xii), ff. 380-390v), and 48074 (art. 8, ff. 88-92v), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 109-115; for a Latin version see Add. MS. 48073 (art. 13, ff. 435-515).

15. ff. 152-159. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Paolo terzo per la morte di Clemente settimo', account of conclave which elected Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) in 1534; 1534. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Fú Papa Clemente settimo creato doppo 50 giorni di conclave, et diverse prattiche', expl. 'Cardinali creati da Paolo 3^o no 69 ...1549 Aprile ... Bernardo Maffeo romano'. For other versions of the text see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 14, ff. 129-137), 8414 (art. 1(xv), ff. 94-105), 8416 (art. 9, ff. 110-121v), 8417 (art. 5(xiii), ff. 400-407), 28464 (ff. 19-24v), 48073 (art. 18, ff. 638-642), 48074 (art. 9, ff. 104-109), with printed version in Conclavi, pp. 117-122.

16. ff. 160-175. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Giulio terzo per la morte di Paolo terzo', account of the conclave which elected Julius III (Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte) in 1550; 1550. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Fú assonto Papa Paolo terzo al pontificato l'anno del Signore 1534', expl. 'Cardinali creati da Papa Giulio 3. ... in tutto no. 20'. For other versions of the text see Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 1(xvi), ff. 94-105), 8417 (art. 5(xiv), ff. 485-503v), 28464 (ff. 25-36v), 48074 (art. 10, ff. 110-125), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 123-134; for the original Latin version by Cardinal Bernardino Maffei from which these Italian translations are derived see Add. MS. 33370 (ff. 130-141).

17. ff. 176-183. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Marcello 2^o per la morte di Giulio Terzo', account of the conclave which elected Marcellus II (Marcello Cervini) in 1555; 1555. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Adi 23 di marzo 1555 sú le 19 hore', expl. 'Cardinali presenti in questo conclave ... in tutto no. 39'. For closely related versions see Add. MS. 8414 (art. 1(xvii), ff. 106-109v) and 8418 (art. 6, ff. 116-117); it is also partly used in the printed version in Conclavi, pp. 135-144. For an account possibly based on the notes written by the 'conclavista' Giovanni Francesco Lottini see Add. MS. 8413 (art. 16, ff. 175-184v) and references there.

18. ff. 184-191. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Pio Quarto per la morte di Paolo Quarto', account of the conclave which elected Pius IV (Giovan Angelo de' Medici) in 1559; 1559. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Nel presente conclave dove fu creato Papa Pio quarto', expl. 'Cardinali creati da Pio 4 ... Antonio Crechio francese'. For other versions of this account see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 18, ff. 197-206), 8418 (art. 7, ff. 155-160), 28464 (ff. 60-67), 48072 (art. 1(d), 58-73v), 48074 (art. 13, ff. 148-153); versions of a different account can be found in Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 1(xix), ff. 117-120v), 8415 (art. 1, ff. 1-45), and 8416 (art. 12, ff. 174-185v); the printed version in Conclavi, pp. 157-164, appears to draw on both. A Latin version is in Add. MSS. 48073 (art. 15, ff. 593-620) and 6901, with an Italian translation in 8418 (art. 1(v), ff. 118-154v).

19. ff. 192-203v. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Pio V per la morte di Pio 4^o', account of the conclave which elected Pius V (Antonio Michele Ghislieri) in 1566; 1566. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Molti si diedero á credere', expl. 'Cardinali creati da Pio V. ... in tutto no. 21'. Other versions of this account in Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 19, ff. 218-246), 8418 (art. 2, ff. 37-55), 8426, 28464 (ff. 69-79), 48072 (art. 1(e), ff. 74-92), 48074 (art. 14, ff. 154-170v), and with the addition of a prologue, 4350 (ff. 1-43v), 6901 (ff. 39-50), 8418 (1(i), ff. 1-36), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 165-186. Another account of the conclave can be found in Add. MS. 8415 (art. 3, ff. 55-102v).

20. ff. 204-209. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Gregorio XIII per la morte di Pio V', account of the conclave which elected Gregory XIII (Ugo Boncompagni) in 1572; 1572. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Morse Pio V di felice memoria l'anno del Signore 1572', expl. 'Cardinali creati da Gregorio XIII ... in tutto no. 34'. For related though not identical versions of this account see Add. MSS. 8413 (art. 20, ff. 249-256), 8415 (art. 4, ff. 103-124v), 8418 (art. 1(ii), ff. 56-67; art. 3, ff. 68-79v), 28464 (ff. 81-86), and a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 187-191; for a different account see Add. MS. 48075 (art. 1, ff. 1-8).

21. ff. 210-215v. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Sisto Quinto per la morte di Gregorio XIII', an account of the conclave which elected Sixtus V (Felice Peretti) in 1585; 1585. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Dominica á 7 di aprile 1585 Papa Gregorio XIII cellebró messa', expl. 'Cardinali creati da Sisto V^o ... in tutto no. 34'. For related versions see Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 1(xx), ff. 122-124), 8415 (art. 6, ff. 169-203v), 8418 (arts. 1(iii), 5, 8, ff.85-97, 162-166), 28464 (ff. 88-95), 48075 (art. 2, ff. 9-14v), 48082 (art. 5, ff. 199-211), and the printed version in Conclavi, pp. 193-211.

22. ff. 216-224v. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Urbano 7^o per la morte di Sisto V^o', account of the conclave which elected Urban VII (Giovan Battista Castagna) in 1590; 1590. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Venerdi 7 di settembre 1590 cantata la messa', expl. 'Questo santo pontefice non creo alcuno cardinale'. For copies or related versions see Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 1(xxi), ff. 125-128v), 8415 (art. 7, ff. 205-224v), 8418 (art. 1(vi), ff. 209-230), 28464 (ff. 96-111v), 48075 (art. 3, ff. 15-27), 48154 (art. 5, ff. 207-225v), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 213-224.

23. ff. 225-261v. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Gregorio XIIII detto prima il cardinale di Cremona per la morte di Urbano 7^o', account of the conclave which elected Gregory XIV (Niccolò Sfondrati) in 1590; 1590. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Il conclave nel quale é stato creato Papa Gregorio decimoquarto', expl. 'Cardinali creati da Gregorio XIIII 1590 decembre 14 Kal. Ianuarii ... Flaminio Platti milanese'. For other copies of this version see Add. MSS. 8415 (art. 8, ff. 225-320), 8418 (art. 1(vii), ff. 232-311), 28464 (ff. 112-171), 48075 (art. 4, ff. 31-81), 48082 (art. 6, ff. 213-263), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 225-280; for versions of Lelio Marretti's account of the conclave see 8414 (art. 1(xxii), ff. 129-161v) and 8418 (art. 12, ff. 350-564v); for other versions see 8418 (art. 10, ff. 312-329v) and 48072 (art. 5, ff. 121-127v).

24. ff. 262-266v. 'Conclave della creatione di Papa Innocentio 9^o per la morte di Gregorio XIIII', account of the conclave which elected Innocent IX (Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti) in 1591; 1591. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Essendo á 15 di ottobre di martedi á l'8 hore di nostra passato á meglior vita', expl. 'Cardinali creati da Innocentio nono 1591 decembre ... Antonio Fachinetti bolognese'. For other copies of this version see Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 1(xxiii), ff. 162-165v), 8418 (art. 11, ff. 330-349v), 8419 (art. 2, ff. 15-26v), 28464 (ff. 173-182); for other versions see 8415 (art. 9, ff. 321-332v) and 8419 (art. 1(i), ff. 2-14v), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 281-289, and 48075 (art. 5, ff. 85-97).

25. ff. 267-280. 'Conclave di Papa Clemente Octavo per la morte di Innocentio nono'', account of the conclave which elected Clement VIII (Ippolito Aldobrandini) in 1592; 1592. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Mentre il popolo se ne stava in allegrezza', expl. 'Cardinali che si trovorno alla creatione di Papa Clemente ottavo ... Platto, Santiquattro, é Gioiosa'. For another copy of this version see Add. MS. 8419 (art. 1(ii), ff. 27-49); for other versions and their copies see (i) 8515 (art. 10, ff. 333-354v), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 291-304; (ii) 8419 (art. 3, ff. 50-58, 105-118); (iii) 28464 (ff. 183-212v) and 48075 (art. 6(b), ff. 109-135); (iv) 48075 (art. 6(a), ff. 99-106v).

26. ff. 281-306. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Leone Undecimo per la morte di Clemente 8', account of the conclave which elected Leo XI (Alessandro de' Medici) in 1605; 1605. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Roma impatiente di longhi dominii avida di cose nove', expl. 'di non dovere haver tempo d'acquistarsi merito nel essequirli'. Another copy of this account in Add. MS. 28464 (ff. 214-246); for another account see Add. MSS.. 6892 (ff. 1-68), 6901 (ff. 73-88), 8414 (art. 3, ff. 202-229v), 8416 (art. 13, ff. 186-204v), 8419 (art. 1(iii), ff. 119-143), 8427 (art. 1, ff. 1-38), 48075 (art. 7, 136-166v), 48106 (art. 1, ff. 1-50), and printed version in Conclavi, pp. 305-346.

27. ff. 307-328. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Paolo Quinto per la morte di Leone XI', account of the conclave which elected Paul V (Camillo Borghese) in 1605; 1605. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Se mai nelle tenebre delle confuse humane operationi', expl. 'secondo il core di Dio come un altro David'. For other copies of this account see Add. MSS. 4350 (art. 2, ff. 44-95), 8419 (art. 1(iv), ff. 89-104v, 144-164), 28464 (ff. 247-274), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 347-372; for other versions see 6901 (ff. 89-100), 10713, 48075 (arts. 8, 9, ff. 167-191v), 48106 (art. 2, ff. 52-77).

28. ff. 329-351. 'Conclave nel quale fú creato Papa Gregorio Decimo Quinto per la morte di Paolo V', account of conclave which elected Gregory XV (Alessandro Ludovisi) in 1621; 1621. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Non dica d'esser stato in Roma, chi non vi s'é trattenuto in tempo di sede vacante', expl. 'per non astringerti affatto di non ritornare alla stima di prima'. For copies of this account see Add. MSS. 4350 (art. 3, ff. 96-145), 8419 (art. 1(v), ff. 191-227), 48118 (art. 51-64v), Harley 754, with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 373-396; for other accounts see (i) 8419 (art. 5, ff. 228-245v), with copies in 28464 (ff. 275-319), 48075 (art. 10, ff. 192-204v), 48154 (art. 3, ff. 79-116v), and Royal MS. 14.A.XVIII; (ii) 8419 (arts. 9, 10, ff. 347-367).

29. ff. 352-362v. 'Conclave del anno 1623 nel quale fú creato Papa Maffeo Barberino detto Urbano Octavo, per la morte di Gregorio XV', account of the conclave which elected Urban VIII (Maffeo Barberini) in 1623; 1623. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'La fortuna in ogni tempo in Roma fa gran mostra di se', expl. 'con tutta questa santissima casa in perpetua felicita'. See also Add. MSS. 8414 (art. 2), 8416 (art. 13), 8420, 3455, 4350, 48075, 48154, 28464, 30670, Harley 754, Royal App. 83*, Royal 14.A.XVIII, and printed version in Conclavi, pp. 397-451.

30. ff. 363-370. A description of the design and furnishings of the 'celle' and other structures set up during the conclave following the death of Clement XII in 1740; circa 1740. Italian. Inc. 'Adi 6 Febraro 1740 alle ore sedici', expl. 'un cassone da metter libri'.