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Vatican Archives 
143 . “ Nuovo Mondo 6 vero le due Americhe Settentrionale e Meridionale 
da Nicolo’ Forteguerri.” To Clement XL, July io, 1709. This is a 
portion of a general account of missions outside of Europe. There 
are 66 pages on North America. The author’s information was lim¬ 
ited, and he enlarges upon it unhappily. 
144 . “ Relazione della Corte di Spagna.” By Sig. Domenico Zane, Venetian 
ambassador to Philip IV. Pages 77-97 contain many references to 
the Indies. 
151 . “ Registro di Lettere della Segretaria di Stato nel Pontificato della S an 
M. di Paolo V. Scritte a Mons. Ubaldini Nuntio in Francia l’anno 
1609” (really through 1611). P. 476, letter of Nov. 25, 1610, on 
proposition of the Jesuits to go to Canada. 
157 . Instruction to the Patriarch of Alexandria, nuncio in Spain. Apr. 5, 1621. 
See Corsini 691 . 
159 . “ Relazione d’lnghilterra fatta dell’ Eec mo Sig. Pietro Mocenigo ”, Vene- 
tian ambassador. 1671. Pp. 56, of which 12 are on colonies and 
commerce, with other scattered references to the same. 
165 . pp. I 55 " 49 I - “ GITnteressi d’lnghilterra, male intesi nella Guerra pre¬ 
sente nel libro Inglese intit. ‘ England’s Interest mettallen [mis¬ 
taken ?] in the Present War’, tradotto in Francese, e ora in Ita- 
liano.” Pp. 247-256 on the commerce of America and Guinea, and 
284-287 on fishing. See also same article in cod. 108 . 
176 . Charles V. to Philip II., on the occasion of consigning to the latter his 
estates. See Ottobonian 1257 . 
185 . “ Relazione dell’Isole (antisole) Americhe data da Corsino Brunetti al 
Seren mo e Rev mo Sig r Cardinale Leopoldo de Medici.” 20 pp. Does 
not touch the mainland. 
251 . “ Relazione Politica della Spagna fatta all’Altezza Serenissima del S re 
Duca di Parma da un suo Ministro stato residente in detta Corte.” 
Time of Philip IV. Several hundred ff. Contains references to the 
Indies but its information is not strikingly accurate. See Otto¬ 
bonian 1824 . 
275 . Relation of England by Correro. Unimportant. 
BORGHESE. 
In 1893 the Vatican purchased the manuscript collection of the Borghese 
family. 4 This was most important for the reign of Clement VIII. (1592- 
1605), when Cardinal Camillo Borghese was an influential figure in the papal 
court, and for his own reign as Paul V. (1605-1621). For this period they 
were indeed indispensable to the completion of the papal archives. The codi¬ 
ces were given over to the Vatican Library, and the documentary material to 
the Archivio, where it is preserved as a separate collection. 0 This is inven¬ 
toried in indice 193 , which was prepared by the Prussian Institute at a time 
when Prussia contemplated its purchase. It is brief and contains a statement 
to the effect that it is not complete. Indice 192 is a schedario, or collection 
of notes arranged in alphabetical order like the indexes of Garampi, by Posse- 
5 Wirz, Bullen und Breven, p. xlix. See also Hinojosa, Los Despachos, pp. xlv-xlvi; 
and Abbe Alexandre Pasture, “ Inventaire du Fonds Borghese au point de vue de l’His- 
toire des Pays-Bas ”, in Bulletin de la Commission Royale d’Histoire (Belgique), 
LXXIX. 1-217, pp. 1-25 giving a general description. 
L. Pastor, Geschichte der Pdpste (Freiburg i. B., 1886), III. 126. 
