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283 Auction.- Heber (Reginald, book collector).- Papal Conclave on the death of Pope Paul IV and the election of Pope Pius IV, manuscript in Italian, 13pp., in a n
Lot 283
Auction.- Heber (Reginald, book collector).- Papal Conclave on the death of Pope Paul IV and the election of Pope Pius IV, manuscript in Italian, 13pp., in a neat Italic hand, incomplete at end, slightly browned, n.d., [c. 1559]; and 2 others, folio (3).  

Hammer Price: £200

284 Switzerland.-  Certificate of Instructions by the Cantons of Lucerne, manuscript in Latin, on paper, folio, 10th April 1565.
		 
Lot 284
Switzerland.- Certificate of Instructions by the Cantons of Lucerne, manuscript in Latin, on paper, folio, 10th April 1565.  

Hammer Price: £150

285 Astrology, Prophecy etc.- , Astrologie, 8pp., n.d. [16th/17th centuries] bound with [Prayers], manuscript in English, 2pp., [16th century] bound with Prophesii
Lot 285
Astrology, Prophecy etc.- , Astrologie, 8pp., n.d. [16th/17th centuries] bound with [Prayers], manuscript in English, 2pp., [16th century] bound with Prophesiie van... docteur..., 11pp., each f. torn and repaired, 1578, first and last manuscripts in Dutch, folds, browned, 4to.

Hammer Price: £300

286 Colonna (Marco Antonio, Duke of Tagliacozzi, general and admiral, 1535-84) Letter signed to Cardinal Commendone, 1577; and 11 other Italian letters (12).
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Lot 286
Colonna (Marco Antonio, Duke of Tagliacozzi, general and admiral, 1535-84) Letter signed to Cardinal Commendone, 1577; and 11 other Italian letters (12).  

Hammer Price: £200

287 Montholon (Guillaume de) 2 Letters subscribed and signed to Giovanni Battista Lionello, 1p., folio,1621 & 1622, over the Valtellina crisis. 
		 
Lot 287
Montholon (Guillaume de) 2 Letters subscribed and signed to Giovanni Battista Lionello, 1p., folio,1621 & 1622, over the Valtellina crisis.  

Estimate: £300 - 400

288 Cant Language.- Dictionary of the cant Language, 18 century poetry and 17 century religious work in a commonplace book, manuscript in several hands, 169pp. exc
Lot 288
Cant Language.- Dictionary of the cant Language, 18 century poetry and 17 century religious work in a commonplace book, manuscript in several hands, 169pp. excluding blanks, 1f. loose, another f. torn and repaired with tape, browned, some dampstaining, 19th century buckram, lacks spine, folio, 1650s - 1830s.  

Hammer Price: £1,400

290 Continental Documents.- Bourbon (Louis Auguste de, Duc de Maine, legitimised son of Louis XIV, 1670-1736) Commission appointing Sieur des Lauriers as Sous-Lieu
Lot 290
Continental Documents.- Bourbon (Louis Auguste de, Duc de Maine, legitimised son of Louis XIV, 1670-1736) Commission appointing Sieur des Lauriers as Sous-Lieutenant de la Compagnie de Mineurs, 1709; and 6 other documents (7).  

Estimate: £300 - 500

291 Prayers against the Plague, manuscript in English and Latin, 72pp., bound at end of an incomplete French Catholic prayer book, slightly browned, modern antique
Lot 291
Prayers against the Plague, manuscript in English and Latin, 72pp., bound at end of an incomplete French Catholic prayer book, slightly browned, modern antique style calf, [c. 1680].  

Hammer Price: £1,300

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