Venice 
239 
Sept. 5, 1743, by Andrea da Lezze, discusses the struggle of France, 
England, and Spain for the commerce of America, and the threats 
of Spain which brought France into the war. 
Spagna. 
There are ten unpublished relations of Spain, for the years 1557, 1564, 1568, 
1711, 1725, 1733, 1735, 1738, 1747, and 1754. The first three are copies, and 
were not examined, the others are contained in busta 29 , and are originals. 
Those for 1711 and 1733 contain nothing on America. 
May 24, 1725, by Daniele Bragadin, contains a few unimportant refer¬ 
ences to the Indies. 
Dec. 17, 1735, by Francesco Venier, contains slight reference to English 
commerce in the Indies. 
Jan. 22, 1738, by Pietro Capello, discusses the beginnings of King 
George’s War, and mentions a fort in Florida, and English com¬ 
merce in the Indies. 
Nov. 30, 1747, by Francesco Morosini, gives a general account of Span¬ 
ish policy at the death of Philip V., with scattered references to the 
Indies. 
Feb. 20, 1754, by Antonio Ruzzini, gives a good account of the Indies, 
including their trade, defence, and revenues. 
Inghilterra. 
The relations of England are in the Biblioteca Marciana. 
DISPACCI AL SENATO. 
The dispatches of the Venetian ambassadors to the senate were regular, 
carefully prepared, and exhibit an unusual faculty for obtaining information. 
There was no such elaborate system of ciphered letters as that prevailing in 
the Roman court, but portions of the ordinary letters were often in cipher. 
Translations of these nearly always exist, though they are sometimes difficult 
to find, as they were written in, or added on separate sheets, with little regard 
to location. The dispatches are arranged in filze, and are generally in good 
condition. They are listed in inventory 254 . 
Francia. 
The dispatches of this series are contained in filze A-E and 1 - 269 , extend¬ 
ing from 1530 to 1797, with a lacuna from 1533 to 1539. Those before 1560 
are not regularly arranged and are incomplete. Notes on those examined 
follow: 
5 (1563-1565). Many ciphers here are untranslated. 
June 26, 1565. Rumor that the Catholic queen, on behalf of Philip II., 
has made three demands of France, one of which is that the French 
no longer impede the navigation of the Indies. Desire of Spain to 
monopolize the same, “ Ne solanff di quello ch si e scoperta fin qua, 
ma anco di quel, che resta a scopirsi, come se fusse stata loro as- 
signata da Dio quella parte di mondo ne la maniera che fu a gli 
Hebrei la terra di promissione ”. 
6 (1566-1568). Nothing. 
39 (1608). Nov. 20. Arrival of the Spanish fleet. 
Dec. 22. Effect of the same on negotiations. 
Also many references to the Dutch and Spaniards in the Indies. 
179 (1688-1689). Nothing. 
