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A book of two Italian tales of Amery Abbat and Theodore of Trapani and Mr Francis...
Catalogue reference: HMS/4/28
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HMS/4/28
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Title (The name of the record)
- A book of two Italian tales of Amery Abbat and Theodore of Trapani and Mr Francis of Pistoia (Hardwick MS 63)
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Date (When the record was created)
- n.d. [early 17th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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This manuscript of two stories is written in the same secretary hand throughout. The first story (folio 1-11) begins "In the time when the good King William reigned in Sicily, there was within the same isle a gentleman called Mr Amerig Abbat." It recounts the tale of Abbat's daughter and a young man called Theodore, assumed to be Turkish by Abbat and baptised and renamed Peter. Peter is taken under Abbat's guardianship and the story revolves around the love that grows between Abbat's daughter and Peter.
The second story (folios 12-16) begins: "There was a knight in Pistoja called Mr Francis, a man endowed with great riches." The story tells of Mr Francis, knight and Governor of Milan, who owned many beautiful horses, and his dealings with a man named Zyma.
Inserted inside the front cover is a folio of possible research notes including a note about a house steward's account book, a transcription of some pages of the first story and a partial transcription of HMS/4/10: "In honoreum illustrissimi DD Verulamij, Vicecomitis Sti Albani, Magni Sigilli Custodis..." (possibly a dedication to Lord Francis Bacon) and the start of a transcription of a letter beginning "To my lord deputies right noble lordship".
There is a 20th-century transcription of the first few pages of the second story, written on Edensor headed paper at the back of the book, probably in Arthur Strong's hand.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Mention of this volume can be found in the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Third Report (1872) p.44.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HM/63
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume; 16 folios (32pp) and 9 loose inserted folios
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 167(w) x 220(h) x 11(d) mm
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- This was likely a possession of the 2nd Earl of Devonshire who was immersed in Italian culture and indeed travelled there with his tutor Hobbes in the 1610s.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 20th-century binding.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6c5cbcd2-8fc1-41f8-afa7-009579defa07/
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HMS/4
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A book of two Italian tales of Amery Abbat and Theodore of Trapani and Mr Francis of Pistoia (Hardwick MS 63)