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Reports from England, Poland etc. by various Venetian ambassadors (Hardwick MS 65)
Catalogue reference: HMS/4/23
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This record is a file about the Reports from England, Poland etc. by various Venetian ambassadors (Hardwick MS 65) dating from n.d. [17th century].
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HMS/4/23
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Title (The name of the record)
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Reports from England, Poland etc. by various Venetian ambassadors (Hardwick MS 65)
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Date (When the record was created)
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n.d. [17th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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This manuscript contains copies of despatches from England, Spain, Constantinople, Moscovia and Poland by four diplomatic agents of Venice. Marginal notes indicate the subject matter of the main body of the text. The volume is written in the same secretary hand throughout.
The titles of the individual reports are as follows:
folio 1-21: "Relazione d'Inghilterra del... Signore Giovanni Michel ritornator della sua Legatione d'Inghilterra" , 1557,
folio 22-83: "Relatione fatta nell Conseglio de pregadi dall' Mag[ ]es Ms Lorenzo Contarini Ambasciador", 1548,
folio 84-90: "Discorso delle cose di spagna",
folio 91-113: "Relation di Polonia dell' Clar[ ]mo Girolamo Lippomani fatta all' senato Venetico", 1574,
folio 114-138: "Relatione del Clarissmi Signore Marcantonio Barbaro ritornato (Ambasciadore da Constantinopoli)", 1573,
folio 138-146: "Discorso della Moscovia",
folio 147-148: "Sperando ricerco".
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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This volume is mentioned in the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Third Report (1872) pp.42. Another copy of this manuscript report is in The National Archives: PRO 30/25/123. The report features in: Charlotte Augusta Sneyd (ed. tra.), 'A Relation, or Rather a True Account of the Island of England: With Sundry Particulars of the Customs of These People and of the Royal Revenues Under King Henry the Seventh, About the Year 1500', Camden Society 37 (London 1847) pp.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)
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HM/65
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Language (The language of the record)
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Italian
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume; 148 folios (296pp)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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233(w) x 365(h) x 28(d) mm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Vellum-bound book. There is a tear to the bottom corner of folio 1.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d7ef0036-d181-42a7-9603-d4836fc8c1ad/
Series information
HMS/4
Manuscripts
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Within the fonds: HMS
Hardwick Manuscripts
Within the series: HMS/4
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Reports from England, Poland etc. by various Venetian ambassadors (Hardwick MS 65)