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Varese Letter-Book: Letters of Cardinals Barbarigo, Casanate, and others, mostly addressed to Pompeo Varese, titular Archbishop of Adrianople (Edirne) and Papal nuncio to Venice 1671-1675, together with related papers; 1666-1675. Italian and Latin. Partly autograph and printed. The letters and papers mainly relate to religious and ecclesiastical matters. Correspondents are fully indexed. They include Cardinals Gregorio Barbarigo, Girolamo Casanate, Ottavio Falconieri, Sigismondo Chigi, Federico Borromeo, Vincenzo Maria Orsini (later Pope Benedict XIII) and Pietro Ottoboni (later Pope Alexander VIII), as well as bishops from Dalmatia and the Greek islands, the General of the Jesuits Giovanni Paolo Oliva, and Dukes Ferdinando Carlo I Gonzaga Nevers and John Frederick Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg. An unfoliated 18th-century table (f. i) lists the MS. contents up to f. 180. The MS. is briefly described by C. Foligno, ‘Codici di materia veneta nelle biblioteche inglesi’, in Nuovo Archivio Veneto, n.s., 6, xii (1906), pt. ii, no. cxlvi, p. 346. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. ‘640’ in pencil in upper left corners of f. i. Purchased, together with Add. 8523 and 8531, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 640 (part).

Paper; ff. 347+i. Old foliation in ink 1-346 (followed here), omitting one leaf after f. 318. Composite volume. 301 x 200mm. Late 17th-century binding of full vellum, restored.

The papers included are:

1. ff. 47-61, 71-72. Papers relating to the dispute between Cardinal Gregorio Barbarigo and the Canons of the Cathedral of Padua; circa 1672-1673.

2. ff. 63-70. Copia della sentenza pronunciata da Monsig. Illustr. e Reverendiss. Nontio Apostolico...; 1670. Padua. Giacomo Cadorino. 1670. 4^o. 15, [1] p. Italian. Printed.

3. f. 72. Brief note on the Roman Missal, revised in 1634 by Urban VIII, relating to the use of vestments during Mass; circa 1672-1673.

4. ff. 225-227. Papers relating to the dispute between Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and Tomaso Retano, Bishop of Adria; 1666-1671.

5. ff. 260-264. Relazione of expenses from Leonardo Santachi, priest in Mykonos; circa 1671-1675.

6. f. 270. Concession issued in 1486 by Innocent VIII; 1671. Copy.

7. ff. 273-276. Papers relating to Mariano Lisnich, Bishop of Makarska; 1671.

8. ff. 279-280. Note on the trial against an unnamed person in Malta pretending to be librarian of St. Mark; [circa 1671-1675].

9. ff. 291-292. Agreement between Bartolomeo Gradenigo, Bishop of Treviso, and Count Stefano Sanvitale, lieutenant of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in the Priory of Treviso; 1675.

10. ff. 298-304v. Papers in defence of Niccolò Plumbeo, Bishop of Bosnia; circa 1673.

11. ff. 343-344. An unfinished letter, possibly of Pompeo Varese, with no addressee, dated Venice 26 Jan. 1675.

Scope & Content:

Pompeo Varese, titular Archbishop of Adrianople (Edirne); Papal nuncio to Venice 1671: Letter-Book: 1671-1675: Ital.

Bindings: Vellum on pasteboards: late 17th cent.

includes:

ff. 1-46, 75-97 Gregorio Barbarigo, Cardinal; Bishop of Padua 1664: Letters from Gregorio Barbarigo: 1671-1675: Ital: Partly autogr.
f. 21 Monsignor Nanni, of Venice: Letter from Card. G. Barbarigo: 1671: Ital: autogr.
ff. 23-25 Lorenzo Imperiali, Cardinal 1652: Letters from Card. G. Barbarigo: 1671-1672: Ital.
ff. 38, 76-78, 86-88 Gaspare Carpegna, Cardinal 1670: Letters from Card. G. Barbarigo: 1672-1673: Ital.
f. 47 Law CANON: Gregorio Barbarigo, Cardinal; Bishop of Padua 1664: Padua; Canons of the Cathedral: Ordinance to Canons of Padua Cathedral by Gregorio Barbarigo: 1672: Ital: Copy.
ff. 49-56, 57-61v, 71 Law CANON: Gregorio Barbarigo, Cardinal; Bishop of Padua 1664: Padua; Canons of the Cathedral: Dispute between G. Barbarigo and Cathedral Chapter of Padua: 1672-1673: Ital. and Lat: Copies.
ff. 63-70 Law CANON: Padua; Canons of the Cathedral: Scipione Pannochieschi, Archbishop of Pisa; Papal nuncio to Venice, 1647: Giorgio Corner, Bishop of Padua 1642: Printed Matter: Ordinance to the Paduan Chapter by Scipione Pannochieschi: 1670: Ital. and Lat: Printed.
f. 72 Urban VIII; Pope: Law CANON: Use of Vestments in Roman Missal: 1634: Lat: Copy.
ff. 98-102 Girolamo Casanate, Cardinal 1673: Letters to P. Varese: 1671-1672: Ital: Partly autogr.
ff. 103-110v Ottavio Falconieri, Abbot of St. Jerome in Fiesole; Internuncio at Brussels: Letters to P. Varese: 1671-1672: Ital: Partly autogr.
ff. 112-114v Giovanni Paolo Oliva, General of the Jesuits: Letters to P. Varese: 1672: Ital: Signed.
ff. 116-122, 128-174 Vincenzo Maria Orsini, Duke of Gravina; Cardinal 1672; Pope Benedict XIII 1724: Letters to P. Varese: 1672-1673: Ital: Partly autogr.
ff. 124-126 Ferdinando Orsini, 10th Duke of Gravina: Letters to P. Varese: 1672: Ital: Signed.
ff. 177-178 Giovanni Dolfin, Cardinal 1667; Poet: Giovanni Szmolianovich, Bishop of Senj (Croatia): Letter to P. Varese with additional note rel. to Giovanni Szmolianovich: 1673: Ital. and Lat: Signed.
ff. 180-181, 213-213v Pietro Basadonna, Cardinal 1673: Letters to P. Varese: 1673, 1675: Ital: Autogr.
f. 182 Leopoldo de' Medici, Prince of Tuscany; Cardinal: Letter to P. Varese: 1675: Ital: Signed.
f. 184 Cesare Rasponi, Cardinal 1664: Letter to P. Varese: 1673: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 186-188 John Frederick; Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg: Letters to P. Varese: 1672: Ital: Signed.
f. 190 Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga Nevers, Duke of Mantua 1665: Letter to P. Varese: 1673: Ital: Signed.
ff. 192-196v Pietro Mocenigo, Venetian Ambassador at Rome 1672: Letters to P. Varese: 1672: Ital: Signed.
ff. 198-199, 202-202v Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo; Cardinal 1681: Letters to P. Varese: 1671-1672: Ital: Signed.
ff. 203-203v Niccolò Pietro Bargellini, Papal nuncio at Paris 1668; vicelegate at Avignon 1671: Letter to P. Varese: 1671: Ital: Signed.
f. 205 Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo; Cardinal 1634: Letter to P. Varese: 1672: Ital: Signed.
ff. 206-209 Domenico Federici, German Ambassador at Venice 1667: Letters to P. Varese: 1672: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 210-212 Francesco Buonvisi, Bishop of Thessalonica 1670; Papal nuncio: Letters to P. Varese: 1672-1673: Ital: Partly autogr.
ff. 218-219v Sigismund Alfons von Thun, Bishop of Trent 1668: Letter to P. Varese: 1672: Ital: Signed.
ff. 219-292 Giovanni Leonardo Morosini, notary in Treviso: Matteo Noscivero, notary: Pietro Andrea Bertelli, notary in Treviso: Agreement signed by: 1675: Ital.
ff. 220-220v, 228-228v Pietro Ottoboni, Cardinal 1652; Pope Alexander VIII 1689: Letters to P. Varese: 1671: Ital: Autogr.
f. 221 Pietro Ottoboni, Cardinal 1652; Pope Alexander VIII 1689: Letter from Card. F. Borromeo: 1671: Ital.
f. 221 Federico Borromeo, Cardinal 1670: Letter to Card. P. Ottoboni: 1671: Ital: autogr.
ff. 225-227 Pietro Ottoboni, Cardinal 1652; Pope Alexander VIII 1689: Tommaso Retano, Bishop of Adria 1667: Dispute between Card. Pietro Ottoboni and the Bishop of Adria: 1667-1671: Ital.
f. 230 Sigismondo Chigi, Cardinal 1667; Cardinal Legate at Ferrara: Letter to P. Varese: 1673: Ital: Signed.
f. 231 Sigismondo Chigi, Cardinal 1667; Cardinal Legate at Ferrara: Letter from M. Bembo: 1673: Ital.
f. 231 Marco Bembo, Venetian Podestà of Chioggia: Letter to Card. S. Chigi: 1673: Ital.
ff. 234-238 Fabrizio Berti, Jurist: Letters to P. Varese: 1672: Ital: Partly autogr.
ff. 240-252v Niccolò Acciaiuoli, Cardinal 1669; Cardinal Legate at Ferrara: Letters to P. Varese: 1671-1672: Ital: Partly autogr.
ff. 254-254v Carlo Cerri, Bishop of Ferrara; Cardinal 1669: Letter to P. Varese: 1671: Ital: Signed.
ff. 256-256v Albania: Stefano Gaspari: Letter to P. Varese from Stefano Gaspari rel. to Albania: 1671: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 257-258 Plague, The, and Pestilences: Dalmatia: Stefano Gradi, of Ragusa: Letter to P. Varese from Stefano Gradi rel. to plague in Dalmatia: 1675: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 260-264 Leonardo Santachi, of Mykonos: Angelo Venier, Bishop of Tenos and Mykonos 1673: Mykonos, Greece: Relazione of Mykonos to P. Varese from Leonardo Santachi, on request of Angelo Venier: 1673-1675: Ital: autogr.
ff. 265-265v Niccolò Plumbeo, Bishop of Bosnia 1669: Letter to P. Varese: 1674: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 267-268v Evangelista Parzago, of Crema; Archbishop of Zadar 1669: Letters to P. Varese: 1671: Ital: Partly autogr.
ff. 270-270v Innocent VIII; Pope: Nin, Dalmatia: Giorgio Difnico, of Sibenik; Bishop of Nin 1475: Papal privilege to the diocese of Nin: 1486: Lat: Copy.
ff. 270-270v Biagio Mandevi, Bishop of Nin 1602: Copy of Papal Privilege to the diocese of Nin: 1671: Lat.
f. 272 Francesco de' Grassi, Bishop of Nin 1667: Letter to P. Varese: 1671: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 273-273v Mariano Lisnich, Bishop of Makarska 1664: Petition to P. Varese: 1671: Ital.
ff. 275-276 Mariano Lisnich, Bishop of Makarska 1664: Niccolò Plumbeo, Bishop of Bosnia 1669: Note by Niccolò Plumbeo rel. to Mariano Lisnich: circa 1671: Ital.
ff. 277-278, 286-289v Angelo Venier, Bishop of Tenos and Mykonos 1673: Letters to P. Varese: 1673-1675: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 281-282v Carlo Cerri, Bishop of Ferrara; Cardinal 1669: Giovanni d' Aviano, of Syros: Letter to Card. Carlo Cerri against Giovanni d' Aviano: 1671-1675: Ital: Copy.
ff. 283-284 Island of Naxos: Francesco Comneno, Dean of the Chapter of Naxos: Relazione of Naxos by Francesco Comneno: 1672: Ital: Copy.
ff. 285-285v Carlo Labia, Bishop of Corfu: Letter to P. Varese: 1673: Ital: Autogr.
f. 290 Bartolomeo Gradenigo, Bishop of Treviso 1668: Letter to P. Varese: 1675: Ital: Signed.
ff. 291-292 Bartolomeo Gradenigo, Bishop of Treviso 1668: Stefano Sanvitale, Count; Lieutenant of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Treviso priory: Agreement between Bartolomeo Gradenigo and Count Stefano Sanvitale: 1675: Ital.
ff. 294-295 Francesco Chamerlat, Jesuit: Bartolomeo Polla, Archbishop of Naxos: Letter to P. Varese from Francesco Chamerlat rel. to Bartolomeo Polla: 1674: Ital: autogr.
f. 296 Joseph Georgirenes, Metropolites of Samos 1666: Letter to P. Varese from Joseph Georgirenes: 1674: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 298, 302-304v Niccolò Plumbeo, Bishop of Bosnia 1669: Papers in defence: 1673: Ital.
ff. 300-301v Church of Rome; Council of the Holy Congregation of the Propaganda Fide: Niccolò Plumbeo, Bishop of Bosnia 1669: Defence by Niccolò Plumbeo: 1671-1675: Lat.
f. 306 Bartolomeo Polla, Archbishop of Naxos: Letter to P. Varese: 1674: Ital: Autogr.
f. 307-308 Francesco Gozzadini, Bishop of Cephalonia and Zante 1654: Letter to P. Varese: 1673: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 309-335, 341, 345 Andrea Ridolfi, titular Bishop of Kalamata: Letters to P. Varese: 1671-1675: Ital: Autogr.
ff. 337-339 Ignazio Rosa, of the Holy Congregation of the Propaganda Fide in Constantinople: Letters to P. Varese: 1674-1675: Ital: Autogr.

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Latin

Start Date:

1666

End Date:

1675

Date Range:

1666-1675

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Custodial History:

Robert Harding Evans, bookseller: Purchased from (lot 640, part), 8 Dec. 1830.

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

Material Type:

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Names:

Acciaioli, Niccolo, Cardinal, 1630-1719
Alexander VIII, Pope, 1610-1691
Aviano, Giovanni d', of Syros
Barbarigo, Gregorio Giovanni Gaspare, Cardinal, 1625-1697
Bargellini, Niccolò Pietro, Roman Catholic patriarch; diplomat, 1630-1694
Bembo, Marco, Venetian Podestà of Chioggia
Benedict XIII, Pope, 1649-1730
Bertelli, Pietro Andrea, notary in Treviso
Berti, Fabrizio, Jurist
Borromeo, Federico, Cardinal 1670
Brancaccio, Francesco Maria, Bishop of Viterbo, Cardinal 1634
Brancaccio, Stefano, Bishop of Viterbo, Cardinal 1681
Buonvisi, Francesco, Bishop of Thessalonica 1670, Papal nuncio
Carpegna, Gaspare, Cardinal 1670
Casanate, Girolamo, Cardinal 1673
Cerri, Carlo, Bishop of Ferrara, Cardinal, fl 1669-1679
Chamerlat, Francesco, Jesuit
Chigi, Sigismondo, Cardinal 1667, Cardinal Legate at Ferrara
Comneno, Francesco, Dean of the Chapter of Naxos
Corner, Giorgio, Bishop of Padua 1642
Council of the Holy Congregation of the Propaganda Fide, Church of Rome
Divnić, Juraj, Bishop of Nin, fl 1479-1523
Dolfin, Giovanni, cardinal, poet and playwright, 1617-1699
Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857
Falconieri, Ottavio, historian, 1636-1675
Federici, Domenico, diplomat, 1633-1720
Gaspari, Stefano, correspondent of Pompeo Varese, fl 1671
Georgirenes, Joseph, Metropolitan of Samos, fl 1666
Gozzadini, Francesco, Bishop of Cephalonia and Zante, d 1673
Gradenigo, Bartolomeo, Bishop of Brescia, 1636-1698
Gradi, Stefano, of Ragusa, correspondent of Pompeo Varese, fl 1675
Grassi, Francesco, Bishop of Nin, 1632-1677
Imperiali, Lorenzo, Cardinal 1652
Innocent VIII, Pope
John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg
Labia, Carlo, Bishop of Corfu
Lisnich, Mariano, Bishop of Makarska 1664
Mandevi, Biagio, Bishop of Nin 1602
Medici, Leopoldo de', Cardinal, Prince of Tuscany
Mocenigo, Pietro, Venetian Ambassador at Rome 1672
Morosini, Giovanni Leonardo, notary in Treviso
Nanni, —, Monsignor of Venice
Nevers, Ferdinando Carlo, Duke of Mantua and Monferrato, landowner, 1652-1708
North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770
Noscivero, Matteo, notary
Oliva, Giovanni Paolo, General of the Jesuits
Orsini, Ferdinando, 10th Duke of Gravina
Padua Cathedral
Pannochieschi, Scipione, Archbishop of Pisa, Papal nuncio to Venice, fl 1647
Parzago, Evangelista, of Crema, Archbishop of Zadar 1669
Plumbeo, Niccolò, Bishop of Bosnia 1669
Polla, Bartolomeo, Archbishop of Naxos
Rasponi, Cesare, Cardinal 1664
Retano, Tommaso, Bishop of Adria 1667
Ridolfi, Andrea, titular Bishop of Kalamata
Rosa, Ignazio, of the Holy Congregation of the Propaganda Fide in Constantinople
Santachi, Leonardo, of Mykonos
Sanvitale, Stefano, Count, Lieutenant of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Treviso priory
Szmolianovich, Giovanni, Croatia Bishop of Senj
Thun, Sigismund Alfons von, Bishop of Trent 1668
Urban VIII, Pope
Varese, Pompeo, Edirne titular Archbishop of Adrianople Papal nuncio to Venice 1671
Venier, Angelo, Bishop of Tenos and Mykonos 1673

Places:

Albania, Europe
Dalmatia, Croatia
Mykonos, Greece
Naxos, Greece
Nin, Dalmatia