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VOL. IV. 1. "COPIA de una carta de M. Voltaire a su corresponsal en Madrid," f. 1.

2. "Razonamiento Joco-serio entre Gil Perote, soldado de cierto Regimiento de Ynfanteria que se hallò en todo el segundo sitio de Gibraltar el año de 1727 (y desertò, viendo sus malos efectos) con Pasqual Camuezo, su amigo antiguo," etc., f. 3.

3. Copies of letters of the Padre Isla to Diego Manuel Garrido; 31 Mar. 1758, f. 35; to Mathias Sanchez; 10 Jan. 20 Apr. 1761, ff. 173, 178; to the Bishop of Guadix; 10 Aug. 4 Sept. 1762, ff. 182, 185, 188.

4. "Folio volante sobre la vida del famoso F. Gerundio de Campazas," etc.; 1758, f. 36. See Ariban's "Autores Españoles," tom. xv. p. 300.

5. "Copia puntual de una carta escrita por el Barbero de Corpa Don Joseph Maymo y Rives . . . . à mas à mm Defensor de el Barbadiño," etc. Span. f. 112. [See Ariban's "Aut. Esp." xv. p. 359.] "Barbadiño" [see f. 1 75] is a sobriquet of Luis Antonio Vernei, Archdeacon of Evora.

6. "Cartas atrasadas del Parnaso," f. 148. See Add. MS. 20,790, f. 422.

7. Notes on the arrival of an elephant at Isla de Leon, in the province of Cadiz, 1773, f. 192.

8. Copies of Lettere, of Charles Marie de la Condamine-to ; 4 Oct. 1761, f. 203; to Joseph Antonio de Armona; 14 June, 1768, f. 209; to [Antonio de] Ulloa; 15 June, 1768, f. 217; to ; 25 Oct. 1759, f. 300; to , giving an account of the quarrel between the writer and Voltaire at Potsdam and Berlin in 1752-3, f. 306; to the Marques de Valleumbrosso Cuzco [in Peru], 12 Mar. 1742, f. 322. Span.

9. Observations on Cumanà, in Venezuela, etc.; 14 Nov. 1759. Span. f. 223.

10. "Los Bereberes." Eclogue on the statue erected to Charles III. in Oran, in 1772; by Don Vicente Garcia de la Huerta. The Introduction, as here given, is not in the printed edition of 1778. f. 249.

11. "Apuntes sobre los años en que vivio Santo Domingo de Guzman," etc., f. 265.

12. Memoranda on the works of Antonio de Nebrija [or Lebrixa] the grammarian, in the library of the Spanish College of S. Clemente at Bologna, by Pedro de Castro; 6 Aug. 1756. Span. f. 273.

13. Notes from papers of C. M. de 1a Condamine, in the "Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences;" 1732-1756. Span. ff. 288, 292, 311.

14. List of towns in Spain possessing a theatre, drawn up by Josef Antonio de Armona; 1778. Span. f. 359.

15. Copy of a letter from Adolph Modeer, Secretary of the Medical Society at Stockholm, to the Academy of "Buenas Letras" at Seville; 12 Dec. 1780. Span. f. 361.

16. "Soledad d'el Gran Duque de Medina Sidonia;" 1628; with translations of Psalms, and other poems, of Pedro Espinosa. Span. f. 362.

17. "Satira de Don Estevan Manuel de Villegas inedita," in the form of a dialogue between "Monitor" and "Poeta," in terza rima, f. 410.

18. "Romanze Serio-jocoso por Don Fernando Joseph Lopez de Cardenas, . . . à la venida del Rmo. Padre Maestro Doctor Fray Enrrique Flores à la Andalucia," f. 424.

19. "Cantique Spirituel d'un paralitique, sur l'air 'Ne voila t'il pas que J'aime,'" with the music. Begins "Pour moy vous croyéz qu'il n'est plus de plaisir." At the end is the note "Mons^r. de la Condamine à su compañero Don Antonio de Ulloa, en 1768, desde Paris a N. Orleans," f. 429. See Add. MS. 20,790, f. 488. The melody only is given, without accompaniment.

includes:

f. 1 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Letter to his correspondent in Madrid: n.d.: Span.
f. 3 Pasqual Camuezo: Razonamiento jocoserio con G. Perote: 1727.
f. 3 Gil Perote, Soldier at Gibraltar: Razonamiento joco-serio con P. Camuezo: 1727.
ff. 35, 173-188 José Francisco de Isla, Padre: Letters to friends: 1761-1775.: Span.: Copies.
f. 36 Gerundio de Campazas, Fray: Folio volante sobre la vida de: 1758.
ff. 173, 178 Mathias Pedro Sanchez-Bernalt, Jesuit: Lettera to, from Padre J. F. de Isla: 1761.: Span.: Copies.
f. 192 Elephants: Memoria sabre los elefantes etc.
ff. 203, 209, 217, 300, 306, 322 Charles Marie de La Condamine: Letters to J. A. de Armona and others: 1742-1761.: Span.
f. 209 Joseph Antonio de Armona: Letter to, from C. M. de la Condamine: 1768.: Span.
f. 223 Province of Cumana, Venezuela, S. America: Observations on: 1759.: Span.
f. 249 Vicente Garcia de La Huerta: Poem on the statue to Charles III. at Oran: 1772.: Span.
ff. 249-257 Charles III of Spain: Poem on his statue at Oran, by V. Garcia de la Huerta: 1772.
f. 265 Domingo de Guzman, Santo: Apuntes sobre los años en que vivio: 18th cent.
f. 273 Antonio de Nebrija, al Lebrixa, Grammarian: Memoranda on his works in S. Clement's college at Bologna, by P. de Castro: 1756.: Span.
f. 273 Bologna, Li quaranta del reggimento di: Memoranda on the works of A. de Nebrija in the library of S. Clemente's College: 1756.: Span.
f. 273 Pedro de Castro, Canon of Malaga and Seville: Memoranda on the works of A. de Nebrija in S. Clement's College at Bologna: 1756.: Span.
f. 288 Charles Marie de La Condamine: Observaciones en ou viage a Levante: 1731, 1732.
f. 292 Peru: Memoria por C. M. de la Condamine sobre antiques monumentos del tiempo de los Yncas: 1746.
ff. 292-299 Charles Marie de La Condamine: Monumentos del Peru: 1746.
f. 306 Charles Marie de La Condamine: His quarrel with Voltaire: 1752, 1753.: Span.
f. 306 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Account of his quarrel with C. M. de la Condamine: 1752, 1753.: Span.
ff. 341-358 Charles Marie de La Condamine: Observaciones en ou viage de Quito al Para: 1745.
f. 359 Joseph Antonio de Armona: List of towns in Spain possessing theatres: 1778.: Span.
f. 359 Kingdom of Spain: List of towns possessing theatres: 1778.
f. 359 Drama: List of towns in Spain possessing theatres: 1778.: Span.
f. 361 Adolph Modeer, Secretary of the Royal Medical Society at Stockholm: Letter to the Academy at Seville: 1780.: Span.: Copy.
f. 362 Juan Manoel de Guzman, Duke of Medina Sidonia: Poem on, by P. Espinosa: 1628.: Span.
f. 362 Pedro Espinosa, Capellan y Rector del Colegio de S Yldefonso: Poems: 1628.: Span.
f. 410 Estevan Manuel de Villegas: Satira: 18th cent.: Span.
f. 424 Ferdinando Joseph Lopez de Cardenas, Academico de la Real de Buenos Letras de Sevilla: Romanze seriojocoso: 18th cent.
f. 429 Charles Marie de La Condamine: Songs and poems by: 18th cent.: Fr.
f. 429 Antonio d' Ulloa, Lieutenant -General: Song written to, by C. M. de la Condamine: 1768.: Fr.

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Add MS 20785-21005 : Charles, Lord Stuart de Rothesay, G.C.B.
Add MS 20790-20793 : SPANISH Poems, and miscellaneous papers on literary subjects, in Spanish, French, and Italian, collected by Luis de…

Add MS 20793 : VOL. IV. 1. "COPIA de una carta de M. Voltaire a su corresponsal en Madrid," f. 1. 2. "Razonamiento Joco-serio entre Gil…

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English
French
Spanish

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Latin

Start Date:

1757

End Date:

1779

Date Range:

1757-1779

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Names:

Armona, Joseph Antonio
Arouet de Voltaire, François Marie
Campazas, Gerundio, Fray
Camuezo, Pasqual
Castro, Pedro, Canon of Malaga and Seville
Charles III, of Spain, 1716-1788
Espinosa, Pedro, Spanish poet, chaplain and rector of the Colegio de San Yldefonso, 1578-1650
Guzman, Domingo, Santo
Isla, José Francisco, Padre
La Condamine, Charles Marie, of Add MS 20790
La Huerta, Vicente Garcia
Lopez de Cardenas, Ferdinando Joseph, Academico de la Real de Buenos Letras de Sevilla
Modeer, Adolph, Secretary of the Royal Medical Society at Stockholm
Nebrija, al Lebrixa, Antonio, Grammarian
Perote, Gil, Soldier at Gibraltar
Sanchez-Bernalt, Mathias Pedro, Jesuit
Silva, Juan Manuel Pérez, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia, army commander, 1579-1636
Ulloa, Antonio, Lieutenant -General
Villegas, Estevan Manuel

Places:

Bologna, Italy
Cumana, Province of, S. America
Peru, South America
Spain, Kingdom of, Europe