Add MS 16163

ORIGINAL LETTERS Of Italian Generals and Statesmen, in the handwriting generally of their Secretaries, between the years 1391 and 1500, as follows:-

Stefano di Corsino de' Corsini, da Firenze, " Podestà per lo Comune di Firenze della lega di Chiani," to the Priori and Governors of Siena, complaining of outrages committed by their troops; dat. " an Radda," 10 Oct. 1402, Ital., f. 2;-Niccolo Piccolomini (Captain-General of the Sienese army) to the same, respecting his interview with the Captain [Jacopo del Verme, Captain of the army of Giovanni Galeazzo, Lord of Milan], and the agreement concluded by [Marchese] Niccolo Palavicini with Piero Giambacorta and the Pisans, against the Florentines, etc.; dat. "nel campo del Serchio," 20 Dec. [1391], Ital., f. 3;-Franciscus de Casalibus to Johannes Franciscus de Senis, requesting his assistance ; dat. Cortona, 31 Mar. 1404, Ital., f. 4 ;-Guidantonius Comes Montisferetri, Urbini, etc. [Guidantonio di Montefeltro, Conte di Urbino], to Petrus Ser Antonii de Bonazinis, of Florence, Leg. Doct., recommending - Baldi ; dat. Urbino, 30 Apr. 1430, Lat., f. 5;-Antonius de Arrighis (Captain-General of the Florentine army) to the Balia of Florence, demanding supplies of provisions and military stores; dat. Volterra, 19 May, 1432, Ital., f. 6 ;-Nicolaus de Fortebraciis (Captain-General of the Papal forces) to the Priori of the Arts of Perugia; dat. "in campo felici Sancte matris Ecclesie juxta Pontem Plebis," 27 Jul. 1452, Ital., f. 7;-The " Antiani et Vexilliferi justitiæ" of Lucca to the Priori and Governors of Siena, urging them to resistance against the Florentines; dat. Lucca, 7 Jul. 1437, Lat., f. 8;-Filippus Maria Anglus [Visconti], Duke of Milan, to the Priori of the Arts of Perugia, accrediting his secretary, Andrea de Oculis of Camerino; dat. Milan, IS Aug. 1445; countersigned by Guineforte [Barzeza], Iat., f. 9;-Karolus de Fortebraciis, Conte di Montone, to the same, accrediting certain messengers to them ; dat. Montone, 1 Dec. 1445, Ital., f. 10;-Hercules [II., d'Este], Duke of Ferrara, to the same, announcing his marriage, by proxy, with Eleanor, daughter of Ferdinand, king of Sicily; dat. Ferrara, 9 Nov. 1472, Lat., with seal, f. 11 ;-

Bartholomeo Scala, Chancellor of Florence, to [Frederic], Duke of Urbino, in behalf of a brother of the Prior of S. Antonio del Bosco, a prisoner in Siena; dat. Florence, 6 Jan. 1478, Ital. (Hologr.), f. 12 ;-Jacobus de Piccolominibus to the Priori, etc., of Siena, recommending a form of letter of remonstrance and threat to the City of Florence; dat. Castellina, 13 Aug. 1478, Ital., f. 13;-Ferdinand [of Aragon], king of Naples, to his Council, commanding them to defer the trial of a suit against Michele del Maiordomo, during his absence from Naples; dat. Foggia, 10 Feb. 1481, Ital., with the King's signature and seal, f. 14;-Andrea de'Piccolomini to the Priori and Governors of Siena, excusing himself from undertaking an embassy to the king

[of Naples?]; dat. Pienza, 26 Nov. 1481, Ital., f. 15;-Cesar Borgia ',de Francia," Duc de Valentinois, to Ricardo Cervini, Treasurer of the March, desiring him to pay money into the hands of his Treasurer; dat. Cartoceto (?), 1 Feb. 1500, Ital., with signature and seal, f. 16. Folio. [16,163.]