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1 A. f. 25. Apr. 23, 1585. From the collector, on Drake in the “ India di 
Castiglia 
f. 42, Sept. 14; f. 45, Aug. 17; f. 46, Oct. 12, 1585. From the collector, 
with news of the ships of the Indies. 
f. 50. Jan. 2, 1586. From the collector, on the English settlement in 
Florida. 
f. 62. “ Ristretto dell’Armata che la M ta Catt a fa priparare per mandare 
al Peru.” 
ff. 77-78. Oct., 1586. From the collector, on the difficulty of collecting 
news of the Indies. 
ff. 83-84. Jan., 1587. From the collector, on the question of “spoils”, 
touching on those for the Indies. The “ spoils ” involved here were 
those of “ apostati ”, not bishops. 
f. 105, July 18; f. 107, Aug. 15 ; f. 109, Oct. 12, 1587. From the collector, 
on the fleet of the Indies. 
4 . f. 163, July 16; f. 169, Aug. 6; f. 171, Aug. 13; f. 184, Aug. 27; f. 190, 
Sept. 10; f. 199, Sept. 24, 1582. From Francisco Mengacci, on the 
fleet, and the fighting about the island of St. Miguel. 
f. 201. Sept. 24, 1582. From Juan del Monte on the same subject. 
ff. 310-311. Mar. 23, 1582. From the Archbishop of Mexico, requesting 
relics. (Latin.) 
ff. 320-323. Jan. 23, 1576. From the Bishop Lacumensis [sic], on the 
dispute between the Dominicans and the Archbishop of Mexico. 
f. 326. Dec. 16, 1577. From the Archbishop of Mexico: “ Uno de los 
descubrimientos que de Algunos anos questa parte sean . . . desde 
este nuevo mondo, por orden de n’so catholico rey d no philippo es el 
de las Islas ocidentales comunmente nombrados las Philippinas.” 
ff. 327-328. Note on the disagreement between the Archbishop of Mexico 
and the Dominicans. 
12 . Oct. 17, 1606. From the collector, with news of the fleet. 
Mar. 2, 1620. From the collector, on the question of “ spoils ”—in the 
Cape Verde islands. 
NUNZIATURA DI PACE. 
This collection consists of 59 volumes, of which an inventory exists in 
indiee 134 , De Pretis, p. 94, which is summarized by Hinojosa. 81 It consists 
of the correspondence of the special papal nuncios or ministers, at general 
peace conferences between 1628 and 1716. The material resembles that in 
the other collections of nunziatura, except in that it is more purely diplomatic. 
Many English and Dutch documents, and translated extracts from gazettes, 
are enclosed. Volumes 35 , letters from Nimeguen, 1678; and 49 , 50 , and 57 , 
relating to the negotiations at Utrecht, were examined; of which 35 was bar¬ 
ren. References to pertinent material found, follow. 
49 . Letters of Abbe Passionei, minister at the Hague and at Utrecht. 1712. 
Jan. 19. On the effect on the two maritime powers of the cession of Spain 
and the Indies to Philip V. 
Jan. 21. Translation of a letter: “ d’un courtier du change a un Gentil- 
homme de la Campagne touchant la Paix, et la Compagnie de la 
Mer du Sud ”, dated Nov. 20, 1711. 9 ff. Doubtless from an Eng¬ 
lish gazette. Six similar articles, 5 ff., on the same subject, follow: 
31 Los Despachos, p. 10, note 2. 
