BIB_ID
398458
Accession number
MA 2691.58
Creator
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574.
Display Date
1554 May 30.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (2 pages, with address) ; 28.5 x 21.1 cm
Notes
Recipient inferred from a loose original paper seal.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Medici family; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis inscribed in a circle (Briquet, 7102).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Medici family; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis inscribed in a circle (Briquet, 7102).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Thanking Giulio da Montevecchio for settling the disagreement between Jacopo Malatesta and the lieutenant of Count Troilo II de' Rossi and for having advised the Marquis di Marignano that everything was solved because such a discord would be a disservice to Cosimo I de' Medici; saying that just a few soldiers remained in Casole; also telling him that the prisoner who reported the dissatisfaction among the citizens of Menzano should be freed and sent back to tell them that, if they want to free themselves of the French arms, they will be welcomed, but the decision needs to be made promptly without much delay; finally, advising him that he could use the prisoner to get to the dissatisfied people and appeal to them as the Marquis di Marignano has requested.
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