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MISCELLANEOUS papers, partly original, relating to Portugal in the XVIth, XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, with a few of earlier date. Portuguese, Spanish, Latin, and French. Among them are the following: 1. Narrative of King Affonso Enriquez "sobre a visão que vio em rebelação que ouue em o campo Dourique;" Coimbra, 29 Oct. 1152. f. 2.

2. "Carta de Francisco Roiz Lobo [the pastoral poet], ao excelente Poeta . . . . Martim Cardoso de Sequeira," f. 3 b.

3. "Copia antiga de hua Carta que ao Infante dom Pedro duque de Coimbra [Regent of Portugal, 1433-1449] mandou o conde de Abranches [Alvaro Vaz de Almada], estando em Castela," f. 10.

4. Notices of ambassadors sent or received by King Emanuel; 1495- 1517. Port. f. 17.

5. "Critica de hum Cavalhero da Caza do Cadaval a Chronica de Damião de Goes;" of John II. and Emanuel, f. 25.

6. Account of proceedings of Christovão de Portugal, son of the pretender Antonio, Prior de Crato, son of Luis, son of King Emanuel; Paris, 6 Nov. 1581. Port. f. 49.

7. Orders issued by the Prior de Crato under the title of King Antonio, signed "Rey" and countersigned by the Conde Manoel da Silva, and Pero Botelho; Tours, 14-18 Dec. 1581. Port. ff. 57, 58, 61, 62.

8. Account of the imprisonment and death of the Infante Don Carlos, in 1568. Port. f. 92.

9. Letter of John IV. to the general Martim Afonso de Mello; Alcantara, 18 Oct. 1641. Port. Signed. f. 105.

10. Letter from Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, to Francisco de Sousa, Marquez das Minas, Portuguese ambassador at Rome; Turin, 28 Dec. 1669. Fr. Signed. f. 124.

11. Letters signed by Fr. Correa de la Cerda, and Pedro Vieira da Sylva, Secretaries of State, relative to an enquiry into the Will of John IV., with other papers; 28, 29 Apr. 1671, 5 Apr., 12 July, 1674. Port. f. 127.

12. Letter written by J. O. Montgaillard, on the part of the Queen's uncle, François de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort, to the Queen of Portugal [1661]. Fr. Holograph. f. 174.

13. Letters from Pedro de Vasconcellos e Sousa, Camp-Master under the Marques das Minas, to a cousin; Peñamacor and Almeida, 28 May-14 July, 1704. Port. Orig. ff. 178, 238, 241, 242.

14. "Carta de Jeronymo Osorio de Castro para o conde de Viana;" Coimbra, 28 Aug. 1704. Orig. f. 180.

15. "Copie de la Reponse du Comte de Sunderland au Comte de Tarronca," Ambassador at the Hague; Whitehall, 12 Feb. 17⁰⁹/₁₀. Fr. f. 191.

16. Account of the changes in the Council of State, 1702-1706, with special notices of the Duque de Cadaval, the Marquez de Alegrete, and the Conde de Alvor. Span. f. 197.

17. Narratives of the deposition of the reliques of St. John Mark in the chapel of the Hospital of St. Mark, in Braga; 24-29 Apr. 1718, with accounts of miracles, etc. Port. ff. 208, 210, 211, 213, 217.

18. Letter to the States General from Francisco de Souza Pacheco, Portuguese Plenipotentiary at the Hague; 24 Feb. 1695. Lat. Orig. f. 232.

19. Report to the King on the amount of the tax on provisions in the province of "Entre Douro e Minho," signed by Sebastiam Roiz Roquello, Vedor geral; Viana, 20 Oct. 1688. Port. Orig.; with copies of Royal decrees on the same subject. f. 250. Paper. Folio.

Portugal: Historical and miscellaneous papers: 16th-18th centt.

includes:

• f. 2 Alfonso I; King of Portugal: Narrative of his vision at the Campo de Ourique: 1152.
• f. 3 b Martin Cardoso de Sequeira: Letter to, from F. R. Lobo: circ. 1600.: Portug.
• f. 3 b Francisco Roiz Lobo: Letter to M. Cardoso de Sequeira: circ. 1600.: Portug.
• f. 4 Dionysius; King of Portugal: Foundation by his children of the monastery of S. Clara in Villa do Conde: 1318.
• f. 5 Dionysius; King of Portugal: Foundation of Villa Real, in Tra-os-Montes: 1318.
• f. 10 Alvaro Vaz de Almada, Conde d'Abranches; afterwards Regent of Portugal: Letter to Pedro, Duke of Coimbra: circ. 1445.: Portug.
• ff. 17-24 Emmanuel; King of Portugal: Notes of ambassadors to and from him: 1495-1517.
• f. 25 Damiao de Goes: Criticism on his chronicles of John II. and Emanuel of Portugal: 16th cent.: Portug.
• f. 25 Cadaval: Criticism on the chronicles of D. de Goes: 16th cent.: Portug.
• f. 48 Theodosios II. de Braganza, Duke of Braganza: Letters to G. de Barros: 1580.: Portug.
• f. 49 Christovao de Portugal, son of the Prior of Crato: Account of his proceedings: 1581.: Portug.
• ff. 57, 58, 61, 62 Antonio Crato, Grand Prior of, self-styled King of Portugal: Orders, signed "Rey": 1581.: Portug.
• f. 61 Pero Botelho: Grant of plenipotentiary powers to, from the Prior of Crato: 1581.: Portug.
• f. 82 Catherine de Braganza, widow of John, 6th Duke of Braganza: Memorial to Philip I., of Portugal: circ. 1580.
• f. 82 Theodosios II. de Braganza, Duke of Braganza: Memorial to Philip I., of Portugal: circ. 1580.: Portug.
• f. 92 Philip II of Spain: Account of the imprisonment and death of Don Carlos: 1568.: Portug.
• f. 96 Rodrigo da Cunha, Archbishop of Lisbon: Account of his entry into Lisbon: 1639.: Portug.
• f. 105 John IV of Portugal: Letter to Gen. M. A. de Mello: 1641.
• f. 105 Martin Alfonso de Mello, General: Letter to, from Joao IV.: 1641.: Portug.
• ff. 111,127-173 John IV of Portugal: Will,1656,with papers concerning him: 1671, 1674.
• ff. 116, 118 Estremoz, Portugal: Account of the battle: 1663.: Span. and Portug.
• f. 119 Alphonso VI of Portugal: Declaration of Dom Pedro on assuming the regency: 1667.
• f. 124 Charles Emmanuel II; Duke of Savoy: Letter to the Marquis das Minas: 1669.: Fr.
• f. 124 Francisco de Sousa, Marquez das Minas, Portuguese Ambassador to Rome: Letter to, from the Duke of Savoy: 1669.: Fr.
• f. 127 Francisco Correa de la Cerda, Portuguese Secretary of State: Letter to the Bishop of Leiria: 1671.: Portug.
• f. 130 Pedro Vieira da Sylva, Portuguese Secretary of State: Letter to-: 1671.: Portug.
• f. 133 Francisco Correa de la Cerda, Portuguese Secretary of State: Petition to Alfonso VI.: circ. 1671.: Portug.
• f. 149 Colonia de S. Sacramento, Uruguay, S. America: Letters and papers relating to: 1681-1736.: Span., Portug. and Fr.
• f. 174 François de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort: Letter to his niece, the Queen of Portugal: 1661.: Fr.
• ff.174-177 Peter II of Portugal: Letter to Marie Françoise Elizabeth his wife, from her uncle the Duc de Beaufort: 1668.: Fr.
• ff. 178, 238, 241, 242 Pedro de Vasconcellos e Sousa: Letters to his cousin: 1704.: Portug.
• f. 180 Joseph de Menezes, Conde de Viana; Master of the Horse to Pedro II: Letter to, from J. Osorio de Castro: 1704.: Portug.
• f. 180 Jeronymo Osorio de Castro: Letter to the Conde de Viana: 1704.: Portug.
• f. 186 Aleixo Botelho Ferreira, Gentleman in Waiting to John V: Memorial to John V.: circ. 1709.: Portug.
• f. 190 Francisco de Sousa Pacheco, Portuguese Envoy at The Hague: Memorial from his widow to John V.: circ. 1709.: Portug.
• f. 191 Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Letter to the Conde de Taronca: 1710.: Fr.: Copy.
• ff. 197-207 Peter II of Portugal: Account of changes in the Council: 1702-1706.: Span.
• f. 198 Nuno Alvarez de Mello, Duque de Cadaval: Account of: 1702-1706.: Span.
• f. 202 Manuel Telez de Silva, Marquez de Alegrete, Conde de Villa Major: Life of: 1706.: Span.
• f. 203 Francisco de Tavora, Conde de Alvor; Portuguese Secretary of State: Life of: 1706.: Span.
• f. 205 Thomaz de Almeida, Bishop of Oporto: Notice to, of his elevation to the Patriarchate of Lisbon: 1716.: Portug.
• f. 206 Joanna Francisca de Braganza, daughter of Miguel, natural son of Pedro II of Portugal: Account of her baptism: 1716.: Portug.: Printed.
• ff. 208-217 Saint Mark: Account of relics of, with miracles: 1718.: Portug.
• ff. 208-217 Braga, Portugal: Account of relies of St. Mark at: 1718.: Portug.
• f. 221 Jerusalem: Letter to the guardian of Mt. Sion from John V. of Portugal: 1720.: Portug.
• f. 221 John V of Portugal: Letter to the Guardian of Mt. Sion: 1720.: Copy.
• f. 232 Francisco de Sousa Pacheco, Portuguese Envoy at The Hague: Letter to the States-General: 1695.: Lat.
• f. 232 Netherlands, United Provinces: Letter to the States-General from the Portuguese plenipotentiary: 1695.: Lat.
• f. 237 Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Treaty with England, Portugal, and the Netherlands: 1703.
• f. 250 Province of Entre Douro e Minho, Portugal: Report on the tax on provisions in: 1688.: Portug.
• f. 250 Sebastian Roiz Roquelho, VerdorGeneral: Report on the provision tax in the province of Entre Douro e Minho: 1688.: Portug.
• ff. 250-262 Peter II of Portugal: Report to, from the governor of the province of Entre Douro e Minho: 1688.
• f. 259 Pedro Nunes Guerra, Cappitam de Mar e Guerra: Instructions for: 1693.: Portug.