Naples

1736 · Best.-Nr. 257005 — Rome 1736. 59 pp. in all on laid paper. 4to all with one exception approx. 27 x 20 cm. Provenance: Frederick North 5th Earl of Guilford 1766-1827; library of Sir Thomas Phillipps ex Ms. 7544; with H.P. Kraus. 59 pp. in all on laid paper. 4to all with one exception approx. 27 x 20 cm. Following the acquisition of the Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies by the Bourbons of Spain in 1736 the conquering Spanish troops returning through Rome and Papal States provoked anti-Spanish riots in March of 1736. The following 6 manuscripts each in a different contemporary hand all from the collection of Sir Thomas Phillips and comprising Phillips Ms. 7544 relate to those events. They are as follows: 1 CONTI Antonio attributed to. "Relazione dei tumulti accaduti on Roma l'anno 1736. Loro origine e sequele." 13 pp. on 7 leaves. 2 "Sopra il tumulto populare seguito in Roma il 13 Marzo 1736." 6 2 blank pp. on rectos of 7 leaves. 3 "Se domanda se un Popolo si solleva tumultiamente nel Domnio altrui contro una nazione con offesa del Sovrano di essa ottenuto il perdona generale ." 4pp. on two leaves. 4 Same text as above with minor differences e.g. "amnistà" for "perdona". 4 pp. 21.5 x 15 cm. 5 Manuscript Letter fair copy headed "Sigl. Mio" 2 Giuglio 1736" beginning: "Non potevate far cosa pui grata all mia amicizia che commnicarmi la lettera trasmessa da Roma ."12 4 blank pp. Docketed on final page: "Relazione dei tumulti seguiti in Roma l'anno 1736 per i scrivi Austrici contro i Spagnuoli" 6 Manuscript Letter fair copy headed "Sigl. Mio". 15 pp. N.p. n.d. From the collection of Thomas Phillips 1792-1872. "His collection of over 60000 manuscripts was an outstanding achievement in the annals of bibliophily" ODNB and such was the scale that over 100 years passed after his death until the last tranche of the papers were finally sold in 1977 to H.P. Kraus. The attribution would seem to be based on a manuscript of the same title in the University of Chicago Special Collections Library v. OCLC: 154339939. unknown