Royal MS 14 A XX

POLITICAL TRACTS and Relazioni, &c., circ. 1597-1640, in Italian, viz.:

1. 'Compendio della monarchia di Spagna fatta da fra Thomaso Campanella'. For the author see 14 A. XVII. This work is printed by D'Ancona, Opere di T. C, ii, p. 85. A Latin version was printed both at Harderwijk and at Amsterdam in 1640. Beg. 'Caminando da Leuante'. f. 1.

2. 'Relatione delle prouincie unite di Fiandra [i.e. the Dutch Republic] fatta da monsignor Bentiuoglio, arciuescouo di Rhodi, nuntio della santità di nostro signore Papa Paolo Quinto appresso i serenissimi principi l'Arciduca Alberto et Donna Isabella, Infanta di Spagna, all' illustrissimo signor Cardinale Borghese', by Guido Bentivoglio (Cardinal in 1621). Apparently a different recension of the first relation published by Erycius Puteanus (repr. Cologne, 1630). Beg. 'Da che fùi fatta la tregua'; ends 'sicurezza maggiore dei suoi regni'. f. 192.

3. 'Relatione compitissima della republica di Genoa', &c., 1597. Anonymous. There are copies at Oxford (Rawlinson MS. D. 616, f. 41) and Paris (see Marsand, I MSS. Italiani, i, p. 336). Beg. 'Due grandissime difficoltà mi si parano'. f. 309.

4. 'Discorso politico contra i deformatori della sacra scrittura': an anonymous dialogue (between Geronimo, Giacomo, and Giulio) on the points at issue with Protestants [circ. 1600]. Beg. 'Hieri sono andato à S. Maria della Noua'. f. 420.

5. 'Discorso sopra la fragilità di Venetia ': a short anonymous tract, undated. Another copy is in Add. MS. 20045, f. 253. Beg. 'Non deue gia negare la republica'. f. 540.

6. 'Relatione della corte et gouerno di Roma et de' riti, ordini et precedenze che in essa si osseruano': a tract which occurs in several recensions. An earlier form alluded to here, at f. 582, as written 'per un cardinale non più stato nelle corti', is perhaps contained in Harley MS. 754, f. 2. The present recension, not dated but after 1605, has the subscription (f. 622 b) 'Girolamo Lunadoro Senesc scrisse e sottoscrisse mano propria'. Another recension by Lunadoro, dated 1611, is printed (Venice, 1635) and a third (also dat. 1611) is in Arundel MS. 21. A more divergent recension by Giacomo Pinnarolo is in Add. MS. 8471. Beg. 'I1 sommo pontefice ha per suoi'; ends with a copy of a decretal of Sixtus V. f. 546.

7. 'Discorso di Malta': a short account of the Knights of Malta, written in the mastership of Jean L'Evesque de Carriere (d. 1581), but brought up to date, after 1623, by marginal notes. Beg. 'Questa nobil religione cominciò'. f. 624.

8. 'Instruttione al signor cardinal de Medici del modo come si deue gouernare nella corte di Roma, fatta dal signor Lelio Marretti, gentilhuomo Senese' [circ. 1621- 1631]. From the preface [addressed to the Grand Duchess Maria Maddalena] the tract seems to be meant for her fourth son Francesco, who never became a cardinal, but was perhaps intended to receive the hat afterwards given to his brother Giovanni Carlo. A longer work of the same author is contained partly in Add. MS. 31049 and partly in 8807. Beg. 'Gran cosa è in uero'. f. 643.

9. ' Dialogo politico sopra i romori di Francia tra il Re, la Madre et il Fratello, l' anno 1631, 1632, 1633': a dialogue between partisans of Spain, France, and Venice. A copy at Paris is noticed by Mars and, I MSS. Italiani, i, p. 706. Beg. 'L'altro hieri un mio amico'. f. 703.

10. 'Relatione dello stato dell' Imperio et della Germania per tutto l'anno 1628': perhaps by Carlo Caraffa, Bishop of Aversa. Imperfect, corresponding only to the first 10 of 259 leaves in Harley MS. 3560. Other complete copies are in Harley MS. 3455 and Add. MS. 28I71. Some account of the relation (which does not seem to be official) is given by Marsand, l. c., p. 369. Beg. 'Le cagioni de presenti e passati', breaking off 'al euscipiente'. There follows, however, the alphabetical list of 'cose piu memorande' (cf. Add. MS. 28171, f. 439). f. 779.

Paper; ff. 821. Folio. 10¹/₄ in. x 7¹/₂ in. Circ. 1640. Bound like 14 A. XV. Not in the old catalogues.