Add MS 48114

POLITICAL TRACTS, etc.; c. 1561-1628. Latin, English and Italian. Some copies and printed material. A number of items relate to the Jesuit Order.

1. ff. 2-28. Treaty between England and France; 29 Aug. n.s. 1610. Latin. Copy. Dumont, v, pt.2, pp. 149-153.

2. ff. 30-49b. Richard Rowlands al. Verstegan, 'A declaration of ye true causes of the great troubles, presupposed to be intended against . . . England', being a response to a royal proclamation of 1591 against Jesuits and seminary priests; 1592. Copy. Printed at Antwerp, 1592 (STC 10005).

3. ff. 54-68. Tract on marriage, consanguinuity and legitimacy by François Balduin al. Franciscus Balduinus, professor of civil law at Heidelberg, addressed to the English Privy Council; c. 1561. Latin. See SPF 1561-1562, nos. 114, 789(7).

4. ff. 70-83. 'Cista pacis Anglie', a tract by Roger Edwardes, addressed to the Earl of Leicester as a New Year's gift; 13 Dec. 1576.

5. ff. 93-112b. 'The union of bothe Kingdomes'; [1604-1606?]. Beg. 'That which our Eternall Highe Preist'. A tract in favour of union between England and Scotland, written from an English point of view. Negotiations for union took place 1604-1606, see Add. 48163, art. 6.

6. ff. 113-118b. 'Instruttione a Prencipi'; an anonymous treatise on the Jesuit order; early 17th cent. Italian. First printed under the title Instruttione à Prencipi . . . , Poschiavo, 1617. This copy was made by William Goddard (f. 118b), possibly the William Goddard, doctor of physic of Padua, who was incorporated at Oxford, 1634. For other copies, see art. 10 below and Add. 48087, art. 2.

7. ff. 119-143b. The priviledges and practice of Parliaments in England. 4o. 1628. Printed. STC 7749.

8. ff. 144-169b. Lunardo Quirini, 'Informatione del Regno di Candia', with dedicatory letter to Pietro Zane, captain general of Crete; 1 May 1587. Italian. Copy. For another copy see Add. 8639, ff. 2-27.

9. ff. 171-189. 'Ordini fatti dal Senato et Coleggio di venetia circa la oratione delle Eccelentissimo Dottor Cremonino, Contra Padri Giesuiti'; 1591. Italian. The letter from the Senate to the Rectors of Padua, incorporating the decree, 23 Dec. 1591, ff. 172b-174b, and the oration of Dr Cesare Cremonini to the Senate on behalf of the University of Padua, 1591, ff. 175-189, are printed in Italian, together with a French version, under the title Decret de la Seignevrie de Venise contre les Iesuites, Paris, 1595. The preamble in the present MS. is not in this printed edition. See also Add. 10718, ff. 45-50b and Harley MS. 6793, ff. 1-21b.

10. ff. 191-212b. 'Instruttione à Prencipi . . . '; early 17th cent. Italian. See art. 6 above.

11. ff. 213-225. 'A seo perta degli equivoctie subterfugii de Giesuiti contro il Pretesso lor Bando'; early 17th cent. Italian. A tract on the Jesuit order.

12. ff. 227-234. 'Ragioni Perche siano stati deritamente scacciati di Francia, i Padri Giesuiti'; early 17th cent. An Italian abridgement, with preamble, of the speech against the Jesuits made by Dr Antoine Arnauld in the Parlement of Paris, 12, 13 July 1594. Arnauld's speech was printed at Lyon and Paris under the title Plaidoye de M. Antoine Arnauld, 1594.

Paper; ff. 236. 17th-cent. foliation. Sm. quarto. XVI-XVII centt. Various hands, chiefly English and Italian. Paper binding, apparently made from the cover of an old note-book: inside the front cover is written 'Milano del 1589 . . . informatione delle cose de . . . stato'. Geometric markings on front cover, see also Add. MSS. 48105, 48108.

Roger Edwardes: 'Cista Pacis Angliae': 1576.

Elizabeth I of England: Papers of R. Beale, Clerk of the Council: 16th cent.

Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Correspondence and papers.

includes:

• ff. 2-28 James I of England: Treaty with France: 1610: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 2-28 Louis XIII of France: Treaty with England: 1610: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 2-28 Treaties: Treaty between England and France: 1610: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 30-49b Orders Religious. Jesuits: Treatise of R. Rowlands al. Verstegan conc.: 1592: Copy.
• ff. 30-49b Richard Rowlands, alias Verstegan: Tract conc. Jesuits and seminary priests: 1592: Copy.
• ff. 54-68 François Baldwin, alias Balduinus; Professor of Civil Law at Heidelberg: Tract on marriage, etc.,: circa 1561: Lat.
• ff. 70-83 Roger Edwards, alias Edwardes: `Cista pacis Anglie': 1576.
• ff. 93-112b Scotland General: Tract on union with England: 1604-1606(?).
• ff. 93-112b Political Tracts: On the union between England and Scotland: 1604-1606(?).
• ff. 113-118b William Goddard, doctor of physic at Padua: `Instruttione a Prencipi' , copied by(?) William Goddard: early 17th cent: Ital.
• ff. 113-118b, 191-212b Orders Religious. Jesuits: Political Tracts: Treatise, `Instruttione à Prencipi', conc. the Jesuit Order: c. 1617: Ital: Three copies, 17th cent.
• ff. 119-143b Political Tracts: `The priviledges and practice of Parliaments in England': 1628: Printed.
• ff. 119-143b Printed Matter: `The priviledges and practice of Parliaments in England': 1628.
• ff. 119-143b England; Parliament: `The priviledges and practice of Parliaments in England': 1628: Printed.
• ff. 144-169b Island of Crete: L. Quirini, `Informatione del Regno di Candia': 1587.
• ff. 144-169b Lunardo Quirini, fl. 1587: `Informatione del Regno di Candia': 1587: Ital: Copy.
• ff. 171-189 Orders Religious. Jesuits: Decree, etc., of the senate of Venice against: 1591: Ital: Copy,17th cent.
• ff. 171-189 Venice: Decree, etc., of the Senate, against the Jesuits: 1591: Ital: Copy, 17th cent.
• ff. 175-189 Cesare Cremonini, of Cento; professor of philosophy at Padua: Oration to the Senate of Venice on behalf of the University of Padua: 1591: Ital: Copy, 17th cent.
• ff. 213-225 Political Tracts: On the Jesuit order: early 17th cent: Ital.
• ff. 213-225 Orders Religious. Jesuits: Tract on: early 17th cent: Ital.
• ff. 227-234 Antoine Arnauld, advocate of the Parlement of Paris: Abridgement of his speech in the Parlement of Paris against the Jesuits: 1594: Ital: Copy, 17th cent.
• ff. 227-234 Orders Religious. Jesuits: Speech against, of A. Arnauld, in the Parlement of Paris: 1594: Ital: Copy, 17th cent.