NAPLES. 
The manuscript collections of Naples, though less important, are almost as 
numerous as those of Rome. Professor Kehr in his Papstarkunden in la Cava 
und. Neapel, mentions besides the Archivio di Stato, the archives Capitolare, 
della Curia Arcivescovale, Ruffo, Brancacciano, Municipale; the libraries Na¬ 
zionale, San Martino, Brancacciana, della R. Societa Napoletana di Storia 
Patria, dei Girolamini, and the Museo Filangieri. 1 Of these the Archivio di 
Stato only was used. Of the others Professor Blok briefly describes the li¬ 
braries Nazionale and Brancacciana. 2 Enrico Mandarini has published a de¬ 
scription of the codices of manuscripts of the Biblioteca Oratoria di Napoli on 
the Via del Duomo, of which cod. CCIV., “ Discorso o Trattato Storico-poli- 
tico degli Stati d’Europa, 1570-1573 ”, might conceivably contain mention of 
America. 3 Carlo Padiglione has described the manuscripts of the museum of 
the Certosa di S. Martino, 4 among which he mentions the “ Relazione e Gior- 
nale del Viaggio dell’Ecc. Sig. Principe di Santo Buono Vicere del Peru con 
li vasselli che partirono dalla Bahia di Cadice il 14 Novembre 1715 sino a 
Cartagena dellTndie Occidentali ”. 5 Nothing more nearly relating to America 
appears, although there are various pieces relating to Oriental missions. There 
is also a printed catalogue 6 of the manuscripts of the library of Camillo Minieri 
Riccio, of which I do not know the present location, which mentions, “ Respue- 
sta Fiscal, que en Vista del IV. Concilio Provincial de Mexico dio en su Apro- 
vacion Dn. Pedro de Pirina, Mag 0 Fiscal del Peru, en Agosto 1774 ”. 7 Printed 
catalogues of other collections have been examined which revealed no Ameri¬ 
can material. 8 
ARCHIVIO DI STATO. 
The archives are commodiously hidden in the convent building behind the 
church of San Severino. The entrance is by an unassuming door on the Vico 
San Severino, marked by an iron sign. One passes two courts to the left hand 
and enters a third to the right, at the extreme corner of which is the Sala di 
Studio, where further directions may be obtained. The archives are open 
from 10 to 3 with exception of the usual holidays and half holidays. The 
administration is extremely courteous, and the accommodations for study are 
convenient. The usual work-room for students is the Sala Diplomatica on 
the second floor. The accounts of the archives by Trinchera 9 and Capasso 
1 In Nachrichten der K. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Gottingen, 1900, heft 2, 
pp. 207-219. 
2 Verslag van Ondcrzoekingen naar Archivalia in Italie, 1901, pp. 75-77. 
8 7 Codici Manuscritti della Biblioteca Oratoria di Napoli (Naples and Rome, 1897, 
pp. xviii, 401). This refers to an index of the manuscripts of the library, not all of 
which are in codices and described in this publication. This library is not in the pos¬ 
session of the government. 
4 La Biblioteca del Museo Nazionale nella Certosa di S. Martino in Napoli ed i suoi 
Manuscritti (Naples, 1876, pp. xcii, 805). This is the library of the “ clerici regolari 
Teatini ”. 
5 No. 332 , p. 345; 31 ff. A manuscript of the eighteenth century. 
6 Naples, 1868. Three vols., bound as two; pp. 310, 160. 
7 See vol. ITT., no. 32; pp. 144. 
8 Alfonso Miola, Notizie di Manuscritti Neolatine . . . Francese, Provenzale, Spag- 
nuoli, Catalane e Portoghese della Biblioteca Nazionale (Naples, 1895, p. toi). 
9 Francesco Trinchera, Degli Archivi Napoletani, Relazione (Naples, 1872, pp. viii, 
689). 
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