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Add MS 8421

Record Id:
032-002029287
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002029287
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Add MS 8421
Title:

MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS RELATING TO THE CONCLAVES WHICH ELECTED ALEXANDER VII, CLEMENT IX, CLEMENT X, AND INNOCENT XI AND ON THE CARDINALS CREATED UNDER THEIR PAPACIES AND THOSE OF ALEXANDER VIII AND INNOCENT XII; 1655-1699. Italian and Latin. Copies. Armorial bookplate of Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, with shelfmark L/18/E (front pastedown). '87' in pencil in top left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8368, 8369, 8382, 8391-8396, 8397, 8398, 8399, 8412, 8413, 8417-8420, 8422-8425, 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. 482+iv, plus 7 single unfoliated interleaved blanks after ff. 181, 201, 208, 254, 291, 300 and 382. Modern foliation in pencil '1-482' (followed here); various older sequences throughout volume (indicated in articles). Composite volume. Circa 270 x 190mm. Several Italian hands. Guilford binding of quarter vellum with decorated paper covers over pasteboards.

Contents as follows:

1. ff. 2-54v. 'Conclave fatto per la sede vacante di Papa Innocentio X nel quale fu creato Pontefice il Cardinale Flavio Chigi di Siena detto Alessandro VII'; 1655. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Che la creatione del Papa sia opera meramente di Dio', expl. 'che la elettione del Papa é dispoticamente di Dio'. Old foliation '443-506'.

2. ff. 55-119v. Account of the conclave for the election of Alexander VII; 1655. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Quanto è grande la curiosità per chi legge', expl. 'che probabilmente nudrisce nel cuore'. With art. 3 items interpolated at f. 104. Another copy in Add. 8428 (art. 1, ff. 1-95v), with a printed version in Conclavi, pp. 527-583. Old foliation '142-203'.

3. ff. 105-107v. Two poems, 'Sopra alcuni cardinali papabili' and 'Il [...] di Febbo'; circa 1655. Italian. Copies.

4. ff. 120-134v. Account of conclave which elected Alexander VII; 1655. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Alli 7 del passato gennaio', expl. 'e di esquisita santità'. Old pagination '1054-1083'.

5. ff. 135-151. 'Conclave fatto nella morte d'Innocentio Decimo nel quale fu eletto Pontefice il Cardinale Fabio Chigi da Siena chiamato Alessando [sic] Settimo'; 1655. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Morto Innocentio Decimo ne rigori della stagiuone più algente', expl. 'per colmare il Christianesmo tutto di benedittioni celesti'. Old foliation '426-441'.

6. ff. 152-153. 'Ristretto del conclave 1655', a summary account of the conclave which elected Alexander VII, extracted from longer version of the same text at art. 4; 1655. Italian. Copy.

7. ff. 154-167. Satirical account of Pope Clement IX being tried in heaven after his death in 1669 and being sentenced 'ad carceris Lymbi usque ad diem Iudicii'; 1669. Italian and Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Iudicium ante tribunal Christi'. Old foliation '1-14' and f. 154 marked 'I'.

8. ff. 168-181v. Miscellaneous satirical poems on the death of Pope Clement IX; 1669. Italian and Latin. Copies.

9. ff. 182-185v. Two accounts of Cardinal Rospigliosi [i.e. Giacomo Rospigliosi, created cardinal by his uncle Clement IX on his election in 1667]; circa 1667. Italian. Copies.

10. f. 186-186v. Poem, 'Costantino Magno a Roma [...]; n.d. Italian. Copy.

11. ff. 187-190v. 'Congresso delle puttane giornata prima'; n.d. Italian. Copy.

12. ff. 191-201v. Letter on the cardinalate; n.d. Italian. Copy. Inc.'V.S. mi presuppone, che un tale cardinale', expl. 'quale non ho saputo descrivere'.

13. ff. 202-208v. 'La verita smascherata'; n.d. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Era appena spuntata l'alba'.

14. ff. 209-235v, 293-300v. A satirical prose dialogue in various parts interpolated with poems under the title 'Il colloquio delle volpe', a dialogue between Cardinals Ottobono [i.e. Pietro Ottoboni, later Alexander VII] and Azzolino [i.e. Decio Azzolini junior created a cardinal by Innocent X in 1654] on 'the evening of 12 Dec. 1669' [i.e. three days after the death of Clement IX]; 1669. Italian. Copies.

15. ff. 236-257. Miscellaneous satirical poems and prose compositions; n.d. Italian. Copies.

16. ff. 258-292v. Account of all the cardinals created in the period from Clement IX to Innocent XII; 1699. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Creature di Clement Nono'.

17. ff. 301-303. 'Lettera circolare presentata à nome del Rè di Francia à tutti i Cardinali adunati nel conclave in tempo della sede vacante di Clemente 9o dal Duca di Chaunè spedito à Roma da Sua Maestà Ambasciatore Straordinario all'avviso della disperata salute della Santissima Sua', with 'Oratione fatta alli Cardinali alla grata della porta del Conclave ... dal Duca di Chaunè' and 'Risposta de SS. Cardinali alla sudetta Littera'; 1670. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Carissimi, et amatissimi cugini. Benche noi'. On f. 301 the following annotation is found: 'Tutto quello che segue in questo tomo fu legato qui per sbaglio ma andava sposto avanti la sede vacante di Clemente IX cioè dopo li due tomi seguenti'. Marked (f. 301) 'K'.

18. ff. 304-338. 'Le Congregationi delle lucerne cardinalitie fatte per la sede vacante di Papa Clemente Nono la notte del di 31 gennaro 1670. Opera curiosa divisa in due parti, ciascuna delle quali contiene due congregationi. Dedicata agl'oculatissimi, et eccellentissimi Signori soliti otiosi della Corte di Roma', satirical account of the conclave which elected Clement X in 1670; 1670. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Solamente la notte del dì 31 gennaio 1670'. Marked (f. 304) 'L'.

19. ff. 339-362v. 'Conclave nel quale per morte di Clemente Nono fù assunto al Pontificato il Cardinal Emilio Altieri col nome di Clemente X.mo'; 1670. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Si trovava il Cardinal Ghigi à Fiorenza'. Marked (f. 339) 'Q'.

20. ff. 363-406v. Two accounts of conclave which elected Innocent XI in 1676: (f. 363) 'Conclave fatto nella sede vacante seguita per morte di Papa Clemente Decimo nel quale fù assunto al trono pontificio l'eccellentissimo Signore Cardinale Benedetto Odescalchi di Como chiamato Innocenzio XI alli 21 di settembre 1676' and (f. 383) 'Relazione del conclave nel quale fù eletto Papa il Cardinal Benedetto Odescalchi con nome di Innocenzo XI'; 1676. Italian. Copies. Marked (f. 363) 'F'; the first account is paginated '1-38', while the second is foliated '9-32'.

21. ff. 407-416v. 'Imbasciata d'Innocenzio XIo nel conclave', a dialogue between the newly elected Innocent XI and other cardinals in the conclave; 1676. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Dall'alta magione celeste'.

22. f. 417. Text in praise of Innocent XI; 1688. Latin. Copy. Inc. 'Ex astris'.

23. ff. 418-428. Various texts relating to the 1676 conclave; 1676. Italian. Copies.

24. ff. 429-432v. 'Capitoli sottoscritti nel conclave dell'1676', the text of the capitulations signed by the cardinals at the conclave which elected Innocent XI; 1676. Another copy at Add. MS. 8416 (art. 25, ff. 389-391v), with the Latin version at Add. MS. 8420 (art. 8(v), ff. 570-576).

25. ff. 433-442v. 'Pronostico del presente conclave 1676', an account of the conclave then in progress in 1676; 1676. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'La longhezza delle scritture, che escono sopra il presente conclave'. Marked (f. 433) 'C'.

26. ff. 443-462v. 'Osservationi sopra i Cardinali papabili nel presente conclave 1676', on the leading candidates for the papacy in the 1676 conclave; 1676. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Mi gionge per l'ordinario hoggi'. Marked (f. 443) 'E'.

27. ff. 463-482v. 'Discorso politico sopra li venti concorrenti al Ponteficato', on the twenty cardinals considered 'papabili' in the 1676 conclave; 1676. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'L'elettione del sommo pontefice é un attione delle piú grandi'. Marked (f. 463) 'D'.

Scope & Content:

Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/18/E): bef. 1828.

Bindings ENGLISH: Quarter vellum with decorated paper covers over pasteboard: 18th cent.

includes:

  • ff. 2-153 Alexander VII; Pope: Accounts of conclave: 1655: Ital: Copies.
  • ff. 154-181v Satires ITALIAN: Clement IX; Pope: Satires on Clement IX: 1669: Ital: Copies.
  • ff. 182-185v Giacomo Rospigliosi, Cardinal 1667: Two accounts of his character: circa 1667: Ital: Copies.
  • ff. 209-235v, 293-300v Satires ITALIAN: Pietro Ottoboni, Cardinal 1652; Pope Alexander VIII 1689: Decio Azzolini, the Younger; Cardinal 1654: Dialogue , between Pietro Ottoboni and Decio Azzolini: 1669: Ital: Copies.
  • ff. 301-303 Clement X; Pope: Charles d' Albert d'Ailly, Duc de Chaulnes; French Ambassador to Rome: Letter and speech to 1670 conclave by Charles d' Albert d'Ailly: 1670: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 304-338 Clement X; Pope: Satires ITALIAN: Satirical account of conclave: 1670: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 339-362v Clement X; Pope: Account of conclave: 1670: Ital: Copy.
  • ff. 363-482v Innocent XI; Pope: Accounts rel. to conclave: 1676: Ital and Lat: Copies.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
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Extent:
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Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Italian
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1650
End Date:
1699
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Era:
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
Alexander VIII, Pope, 1610-1691
Azzolini, Decio, the Younger, Cardinal 1654
Clement IX, Pope
Clement X, Pope
Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857
Innocent XI, Pope
North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770
Rospigliosi, Giacomo, Cardinal 1667
d'Ailly, Charles, soldier and diplomat, 1625-1698