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Report by a Venetian ambassador on general affairs in relation to Germany, France, and Spain, but chiefly with reference to the bishopric of Munster, 17th century

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Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. D. 610

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At the end is this subscription: "1678 adi ii Decembre. Fu data la presente copia con ordine e balottatione della serenissima segretaria. Girolamo Squadron, segretario".

Dates

  • Creation: 17th century

Extent

56 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Italian

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. D. 610

Custodial History

Olim peculium Jos. Addison; postea inter codd. baronis Somers et Jos. Jekyll; denique, liber Edw. Umfreville.

On a page at the beginning (otherwise blank) is the following note: "A memorial given in by a Venetian ambassador to the Doge and Senate of Venice when he had finish’d his embassie. This came to my hands at Paris".

This note appears to be in the handwriting of Addison, from the following memorandum made by Rawlinson on another fly-leaf: —"Ex dono Edw. Umfreville armig. This was formerly in Ld. Somers’s collection, and a part of a very large one, bought by Mr. Addison in his travels, and purchased in Somers’s sale by R + R".

Most therefore, if not all, of the preceding Italian MSS. and many of those which follow belonged to Addison.

Physical Facet

On paper, in folio

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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