Add MS 48796

Vols. CXXIII, CXXIV (ff. 1-226, 227-461). Papers as above, 17th-18th centt., including the following:-

(1) Transcriptions from Florentine registers, copies of letters and patents; 1611-1670. ff. 1-10.

(2) 'Informazione del parentado con Mantova', a memorandum (17th cent.) on the dispensation granted to Ferdinand Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, on his marriage to Caterina de' Medici in 1617. ff. 11-14.

(3) Translations in Italian of letters from Marie de' Medici and the Duc d'Épernon to Louis XIII, dated 23 Feb. 1619, with newsletters from Paris describing the flight of the Queen Mother from Blois, etc.; 1619-1620. The letters were published in French in Paris, 1819. A copy in French of the first is in Add. MS. 14015, f. 44. ff. 15-19.

(4) 'Instrutione per chi vuole entrar in Corte' [by the Conte di Verrual, beg. 'Nell' eleggere un Patrone'. Identical with Royal MS. 14 A. xviii, ff. 196-215; cf. also Paris, B.N., Suppl. fr. MS. 725. Italian. 17th cent. ff. 20-23.

(5) 'Informatione in facto intorno Le Usurpationi fatte alia chiesa e Archidiachonato di St Fructuoso nelia Metropoli di Tarracona en la isola di Evisa', compiled by Dott. Hieronymo Vidal de Lobera y Soribes, Archdeacon of S. Fructuosa in Ibiza, one of the Balearic Isles, circ. 1607- 1618, with printed copies and extracts from earlier documents. Spanish. ff. 26-107.

(6) Poem in Italian addressed to Artemisia della Corgna, wife of Marchese Giulio Montauti (later married to Marchese Lorenzo de' Medici), describing a naval campaign off the coast of Provence, temp. Ferd. I, in which her husband took part; 1620. ff. 108-125.

(7) Miscellaneous papers relating to the economy of Tuscany; 1620- 1648, n.d. ff. 126-198.

(8) 'Descrizione dell'Origine della Congregazione dei Buonomini di S. Martins', a memorial in Italian to the Regents of Tuscany relating to a bequest made to the Buonuomini in 1621; circ. 1625. ff. 199-203.

(9) An account in Spanish of a visit to Florence by the Conde di Monterey, Spanish Ambassador to Rome; 1625-1626. ff. 204-222.

(10) Miscellaneous papers in Italian and Spanish concerning Tuscan diplomatic relations with Spain and the Papacy in 1638, relating especially to the obligation of the Grand Duke to help Spain in case of attack. Mainly drafts and copies. ff. 227-272.

(11) Letter from Christina, Queen of Sweden, to Pierre de Chanut, late French Ambassador to Stockholm; 1654. Italian translation. The original letter in French is printed in P. Chanut's Mémoires, 1675, iii, pp. 306-310. f. 278.

(12) Letter from Cardinal Pietro Donato Cesi to Don Luis de Haro written in reply to the report published by Henri d'Étampes, Bailli de Valençay, on leaving the Court of Rome; 1654. Both writings are published in French in the Recueil de diverses relations remarquables des principales Cours de 1'Europe, 1681, pp. 301-483. Copies of both in Italian are in Add. MS. 8406, ff. 141-205. ff. 279-289.

(13) Notes and memoranda of hospitals visited by Cavaliere Giuliano de' Medici at the command of the Magistracy of the Bigallo in Florence, 1670-1684, with a list of orphans visited by Cavaliere Giuliano and others in 1679. ff. 291-366.

(14) Letter from Giovanni Pietro Pinamonti to the Rector of the [Jesuit] College of Florence in praise of Paolo Segneri on his death in 1694. Copy. Published in the Opere of P. Segneri, 1855, viii, pp. 367-442, and in Lettere inedita di P. Segneri al Granduca Cosimo Terzo, 1857, pp. xxxix-lx; see C. Sommervogel, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, vi, 1895, col. 775- 776. ff. 367-378.

(15) 'Discorsi ai Padri Cappuccini la mattina di S. Francesco': addresses, with some autograph notes and corrections, delivered by [Francesco Maria de' Medici?] and Luca Casimiro de' Medici on the occasion of the dinner given annually to the Capuchin monks by the Medici family on the Feast of St Francis; 1723-1749. ff. 379-421.

(16) Geometrical and other treatises, including a 'Compendio di Navigatione' (ff. 445-453) and 'Breve Trattato della Sfera Armillare' (ff. 454-460), probably belonging to Luca Casimiro de' Medici as a Captain in the Imperial Fleet, preceded (f. 422) by a drawing of a mariner's compass; 1750, n.d. Italian. ff. 422-460.

includes:

• f. 1 Florence, Italy: Register of the Stinche: 1588.: Ital.: Extract.
• ff. 2-3 Francis I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Appeals to: 1584-1586.: Ital.: Copies, 1611.
• ff. 2-6 Florence, Italy: Records of the Chancery of the Mercanzia: 1584-1588.: Ital.: Extracts.
• ff. 4-6 Ferdinand I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Appeals to: 1587-1588.: Ital.: Copies, 1611.
• f. 7 Rudolph II; Emperor of Germany: Letter to Prince F. de' Medici: 1611.: Lat.: Copy.
• ff. 9-10 Jacopo de' Medici, Balì; major-domo to Grand Duke Cosimo II of Tuscany: Appointment as tutor to Ferdinando, son of Cosimo II: 1617.: Ital.: Copy.
• ff. 9-10 (copy) Cosimo II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Appointments, etc., by: 1613-1619.: Ital.: Mostly signed.
• f. 11 Ferdinand; Duke of Mantua and Monferrato: Memorandum rel. to the dispensation granted (1617) on his marriage: 17th cent.: Ital.
• ff. 15, 16 Louis XIII of France: Letters to, from Marie de' Medici, his mother, and the Duc d'Épernon: 1619.: Ital.: Copies.
• ff. 15-19 Henry IV of France: Letters from his widow, Marie de' Medici, to their son, Louis XIII, with papers rel. to her flight from Blois: 1619-1620.: Ital.
• f. 16 Jean Louis de La Valette, Duc d' Epernon: Letter to Louis XIII of France: 1619.: Ital.: Copy.
• ff. 17-19 Newsletters From France: Paris: 1619-1620.: Ital.
• ff. 21-23 Conte - di Verrua: 'Instrutione per chi vuole entrar in Corte': 17th cent.: Ital.
• ff. 26-107 Island of Ibiza: Information rel. to usurpations in the Church and Archdiaconate of S. Fructuosa: circ. 1607-1618.: Span.: Partly printed.
• ff. 26-107 Hieronymo Vidal de Lobera y Soribes, Archdeacon of S Fructuosa in Ibiza: Account by, of usurpations in his archdiaconate: circ. 1607-1618.: Span.: Partly printed.
• ff. 108-125 Artemisia de' Medici, formerly Montauti formerly Baldeschi née Corgna; wife of Lorenzo de' Medici: Poem addressed to: 1620.: Ital.
• ff. 108-125 Poetry ITALIAN: Poem to A. della Corgna conc. a naval campaign, late 16th cent., off the coast of Provence: 1620.
• ff. 108-125 Tuscany, Italy: Verse account of naval operations, late 16th cent., off the coast of Provence: 1620.: Ital.
• ff. 108-125 Admiral Marchese Giulio Barbolani dei Conti di Montauti, alias Montauto; Governor of Livorno: Poem describing a naval campaign in which he took part: 1620.: Ital.
• ff. 126-133 Cosimo del Sera, Principal Minister of the Magona in Tuscany: Report to Grand Duke Cosimo II of Tuscany on ironworks in the Maremma: 1620.: Ital.
• ff. 126-133 Maremma, Tuscany: Report on ironworks in: 1620.: Ital.
• ff. 126-133 Cosimo II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Report to, from C. del Sera, on ironworks in the Maremma: 1620.: Ital.
• ff. 126-133 Iron: Report on ironworks in the Maremma, Tuscany: 1620.: Ital.
• ff. 134-172 Lucca, Italy: Papers rel. to a project to drain Lake Bientina: 1623-1624.: Ital.
• ff. 134-198 Tuscany, Italy: Papers rel. to the economy: early 17th cent.
• ff. 166-172 Maps and Plans: Proposed drainage of Lake Bientina, Italy: 1624.
• ff. 174-187 Taxes: On Italian lands, etc., mostly in Tuscany: 1481-1813.: Ital.
• ff. 178-180 Luca Antonio Ubertini, Provveditore delle Farine in Tuscany: Letter, etc., to Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany: 1637.: Ital.: Copies.
• f. 181 Urban VIII; Pope: Monitory of excommunications published by the Papal Nuncio in Tuscany: 1638.: Ital.: Copy.
• f. 181 Ferdinand II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Monitory of excommunications published by the Papal Nuncio: 1638.: Ital.: Copy.
• ff. 183-187 Alessandro Vettori, Auditor; Tuscan Envoy to Rome: Letter, etc., conc. a proposed tax on flour mills: 1639.: Ital.
• ff. 188-190 Giulio del Mosca, Presidente dell' Ufficio dei Fossi in Tuscany: Letter, etc., to [Domenico?] Pandolfini: 1645.: Ital.
• ff. 190-192 Ferdinand II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Report, etc., rel. to the boundary with Lucca on Lake Massaciuccoli: 1645.: Ital.
• ff. 190-192 Lucca, Italy: Report, etc., rel. to the boundary with Tuscany on Lake Massaciuccoli: 1645.: Ital.
• f. 192 Maps and Plans: The boundary between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Lucca on Lake Massaciuccoli: 1645.
• f. 195 Trade and Commerce: Report on the use served by fairs in Pisa: early 17th cent.: Ital.
• f. 195 Pisa, Italy: Report on the use served by fairs in: early 17th cent.: Ital.
• f. 197 Trade and Commerce: Report on the decline of the port of Livorno compared with Genoa: early 17th cent.: Ital.
• f. 197 Livorno, Italy: Reports, etc., on its defences and its port: 1645, 17th cent.: Ital.
• ff. 199-203 Florence, Italy: Papers rel. to the Buonuomini of S. Martino: circ. 1625-1718.: Ital.
• ff. 204-222 Manuel Acevedo y Zuñiga, Conde de Monterey; Spanish Ambassador in Rome: Account of his visit to Florence: [1626?].: Span.
• ff. 204-222 Florence, Italy: Description of the visit of the Conde de Monterey: [1625?].: Span.
• ff. 223-226 Ferdinand II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Expenses on his marriage: 1637.: Ital.
• ff. 223-226 Florence, Italy: Expenses of Grand Duke Ferdinand II's marriage celebrations in the Pitti Palace: 1637.: Ital.
• ff. 227-272 Ferdinand II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Papers conc. diplomatic relations with Spain and the Papacy: 1638.: Ital. and Span.: Mostly drafts and copies.
• f. 229 Siena, Italy: Clauses of the investiture of Grand Duke Cosimo I of Tuscany in the fief of: 1557.: Lat.: Copy 17th cent.
• f. 229 Cosimo I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Clauses of his investiture in the fief of Siena, 1557.: 17th cent.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 232 Giovanni d' Erasso, Spanish Ambassador to Florence: Letter to Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany: 1638.: Span.: Copy.
• ff. 262-269 Bartolommeo de' Vecchi, in Siena: Letter, etc., to Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany: 1638.: Ital.
• ff. 270-272 Urban VIII; Pope: Memorandum of differences with the Court of Tuscany: 1638.: Ital.: Draft.
• f. 276 in Italy. See of Florence: Papers rel. to a settlement between its clergy and the Apostolic Camera: 1570, 1648.: Ital.
• f. 276 Innocent X; Pope: Order to the Apostolic Camera conc. an agreement with the Florentine clergy: 1648.: Ital.: Copy.
• f. 278 Pierre de Chanut, French diplomalist: Letter to, from Qu. Christina of Sweden: 1654.: Ital. transl.
• f. 278 Sweden: Letter to P. de Chanut: 1654.: Ital. transl.
• ff. 279-289 Cardinal Pietro Donato Cesi: Letter to L. de Haro: 1654.: Ital.: Copy.
• ff. 279-289 Luis Méndez de Haro y Zúñiga, Marqués de Carpio: Letter to, from Card. P. D. Cesi: 1654.: Ital.: Copy.
• ff. 291-366 Giuliano di Cosimo de' Medici, Captain of the Bigallo in Florence: Notes, etc., of hospitals and orphans visited by: 1670-1684.: Ital.
• ff.291-366 Florence, Italy: Memoranda of hospitals, etc., visited by G. de' Medici by order of the Bigallo: 1670-1684.: Ital.
• ff. 367-378 Giovanni Pietro Pinamonti, Jesuit preacher: Letter to the Rector of the Jesuit College of Florence: 1694.: Ital.: Copy.
• ff. 367-378 Paolo Segneri, Jesuit preacher: Letter by G. P. Pinamonti in praise of: 1694.: Ital.: Copy.
• ff. 379-421 Orders Religious. Franciscans: 'Discorsi ai Padri Cappucini la mattina di S. Francesco': 1723-1749, n.d.: Ital.
• ff. 380-407 Francesco Maria de' Medici, d 1741 Marchese della Castellina: 'Discorsi ai Padri Cappuccini la mattina di S. Francesco', by (?): 1723-1740, n.d.: Ital.
• ff. 408-421 Cardinal Luca Casimiro di Francesco Maria de' Medici: 'Discorsi ai Padri Cappuccini la mattina di S. Francesco' by: 1742-1749.: Ital.
• ff. 422-460 Mathematics: Treatises, etc.: 1750, n.d.: Ital.
• ff. 423-460 Cardinal Luca Casimiro di Francesco Maria de' Medici: Mathematical treatises, etc., bel. to (?): 1750, n.d.: Ital.