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Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 1, 1202-1509. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1864.

'Chronological Table of Documents', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 1, 1202-1509, (London, 1864) pp. cix-cxxi. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol1/cix-cxxi [accessed 4 May 2024]

Table No. 1

Chronological Table of some of the principal Documents belonging to the Chief Magistracies, Boards, and Councils of the Republic, and now preserved at the. “Frari,” which contain the Materials for General History.


Progressive Number of the various Classes	Magistracy.	Title and entire Amount of the Registers, Files, and Portfolios; with Specification of the Material on which written.	Period embraced.		Remarks.

Progressive Number of the various Classes	Magistracy.		From the Year	To the Year	Remarks.
1	Minor Council	Liber Comunis sive Plegiorum:			This volume, containing 210 written pages, small folio, has 705 distinct entries or paragraphs, of which No. 271 alone relates to England.
1	Minor Council	Register, 1, paper	1223	1228 and 1253
2	Grand Council	Decrees:			“Files” are original drafts, minutes, memoranda, letters, &c., half-bound, but which had been originally filed.
		Registers, 72, parchment	1232	1793
		Files, 96, paper	1507	1797
3	Senate	Paeta:			The 8 registers do not contain any treaty concerning England; but in the Portfolios there are several to which she was a party.
		Registers, 8, parchment	883 May	1473 Sept.
		Files, 49, paper	1200	1764
4	”	Commemoriali:			Register No. 30 is on paper.
4	”	Registers, 33, parchment	1295	1787 10 Sept.	Register No. 30 is on paper.
5	”	Miscellaneous Decrees (“Misti”):			Of 14 other volumes of similar decrees from the year 1293 to the close of 1331, the indexes alone are now extant; and those same indexes show that 7 other volumes of the Misti, from 1422 to 1440, have also disappeared. There are also 5 other registers marked with the letters from A. to F., from the year 1345 to 1397.
5	”	Registers, 39, parchment	1332 4 March	1421 Feb.
6	”	“Secreta” (Privy Chamber): Decrees (Deliberazioni):
		Registers, 135, parchment -	1401 10 April	1630 30 June
		Files, 143, paper	1510 1 March	1630 31 Aug.
7	Senate	Courts (“Corti Secreta”): Decrees (Deliberazioni):			The three classes of the Senate's decrees “Misti,” “Secreta” and “Corti,” maybe considered one series.
		Registers, 163, parchment -	1630 6 Sept.	1787 23 Feb.
		Files, 442, paper	”	1797 29 April
8	”	Governors (“Rettori”) Decrees:
		Registers, 173, parchment -	1630 3 Sept.	1795 20 Feb.
		Files, 424, paper	”	1797 26 April
9	”	Land (“Terra”) Decrees:
		Registers, 411, parchment -	1440 October	1788 February
		Files, 3128, paper	1545 March	1797 April
10	”	Sea (“Mar”) Decrees:			In these volumes, from 1440 to 1544, there are various notices of the “Cotimo di Londra,” that is to say, the “London Factory” or Consulate.
		Registers. 247, parchment -	1440 October	1796 April
		Files, 1286, paper	1545 March	1797 April
11	”	Constantinople (Decrees concerning):
11	”	Registers, 62, parchment -	1556 6 March	1796 18 Feb.
12	”	Rome (decrees in ordinary concerning):
		Registers, 121, parchment -	1560 March	1796 8 Nov.
		Files, 172, paper	1560	1796
13	”	Rome, Decrees concerning, entitled “Expulsis,” because the relatives of all Venetian churchmen were expelled from the Republic's Councils during their discussion:
		Registers, 35, parchment	1684 6 Oct.	1796
		Files, 158, paper	1674 March	1796
14	”	Rome, ecclesiastical matters:
14	”	Files, 32, paper	1784	1796
15	”	Documents communicated to the Senate by the Council of Ten, and entitled “Communicate Consiglio X^ci”:
15	”	Files, 32, paper	1582 20 March	1787
16	”	Commissions:
16	”	Files, 26, paper	1627	1794
17	”	England, despatches from:
17	”	Files, 134, paper	1554 12 June	1787 30 June.
18	Senate	Germany, despatches from:
18	Senate	Files, 292, paper	1541 10 Nov.	1787 30 Feb.
19	”	Constantinople, despatches from:
19	”	Files, 235, paper	1527 2 Oct.	1793 26 May.
20	”	Spain, despatches from:
20	”	Files, 186, paper	1554 16 March	1787 24 April.
21	”	France, despatches from:
21	”	Files, 267, paper	1554 11 May	1788 30 June.
22	”	United Provinces and Münster, despatches from:
22	”	Files, 64, paper	1643 31 July	1744 16 Feb.
23	”	Poland, despatches from:
23	”	Files, 18, paper	1574 5 Jan.	1718 8 Nov.
24	”	Switzerland, Monaco, and the Valtellina, despatches from:
24	”	Files, 92, paper	1569 9 Nov.	1762 3 Sept.
25	”	Rome, despatches from:
25	”	Files, 205, paper	1566	1693 May.
26	”	Savoy, Turin, despatches from:
26	”	Files, 103, paper	1566 January	1787 April.
27	”	Naples, despatches from:
27	”	Files, 166, paper	1570 September	1797
28	”	Florence, despatches from:
28	”	Files, 78, paper	1589 3 May	1777 1 May.
29	”	Genoa, despatches from:			There are also other despatches addressed to the Senate by the Governors on the mainland, and by the Proveditors General in Dalmatia, Istria, Corfù, Zante and Cephalonia, of various dates.
29	”	Files, 30, paper	1627 6 March	1785 February.
30	”	Mantua, despatches from:
30	”	Files, 21, paper	1613 6 May	1647 13 Feb.
31	”	Modena, despatches from:
31	”	Files, 3, paper	1642 August	1643
32	”	Milan, despatches from:
32	”	Files, 231, paper	1569	1788 30 Feb.
33	College sive Cabinet	Order Books (Notatorio):			There is likewise a second epistolary series belonging to the Cabinet, comprising letters, replies, addresses, petitions, commissions, depositions, &c, from the year 1554 to 1797.
		Registers, 225, parchment	1327	1796 27 Feb.
		Files, 627, paper	1549	1627
34	”	Secret letters:
		Registers, 2, parchment	1308 16 Sept.	1310 15 July. 1666
		Files, 57, paper	1436 2 Jan.	22 Jan.
35	”	Letters:
35	”	Files, 110, paper	1521 July.	1786
36	”	Statements in ordinary, made to the College by the diplomatic agents of foreign Potentates, and entitled “Esposizioni Principi.”			For the history of diplomacy these statements, ordinary and extraordinary, are very valuable, as they contain the precise words uttered by all negotiators, whose speeches, gesture, and tone of voice, were alike noted at the moment in short-hand by the Cabinet Secretaries, stationed there for that especial purpose.
		Registers, 127, parchment	1541 4 Jan.	1795 27 Feb.
		Files, 179, paper	1541 4 Jan.	1797 May.
37	”	Statements as above extraordinary, relating to the court of Rome, and entitled “Esposizioni Roma.”
37	”	Registers, 56, parchment	1567	1794
38	”	Reports (Relazioni) of England:			Containing 13 reports by various Venetian ambassadors.
38	”	File, 1, paper; one single report, that of Daniele Barbaro, is on parchment	1531	1763	Containing 13 reports by various Venetian ambassadors.
39	”	Germany, reports:			Number of reports of ambassadors 7
39	”	Files, 1, paper	1533	1736, 15 Sept.	Number of reports of ambassadors 7
40	”	France, reports:
40	”	Files, 5, paper	1535	1791, 18 March.	” 42
41	”	Italy, reports:
41	”	Files, 10 paper	1533	1797	” 74
42	”	Low Countries, Poland, Portugal, Consuls at Aleppo and in Syria, reports:
42	”	Files, 1, paper	1574	1611	” 15
43	”	Spain, reports:
43	”	Files, 4, paper	1559	1754, 20 Feb.	” 38 In addition to the foregoing reports of foreign countries, there are others made by the Venetian governors on the mainland and in Dalmatia, of the provinces committed to their charge.
44	Council of Ten.	Miscellaneous Acts (Misti):
		Registers, 45, parchment	1300, 13 Dec.	1524, 25 Feb.
		Files, 55, paper	1477, 5 March.	”
45	”	Decrees in Ordinary (Parti Comuni):
		Registers, 241, parchment	1525, 3 March.	1791, 29 Feb.
		Portfolios, 1,346, paper	”	1797, April.
46	”	Secret Decrees (Parti Secrete):
46	”	Files, 71, paper	1525, 3 March.	1797, 1 May.
47	”	Criminal Prosecutions (“Criminali”):
		Registers, 206, parchment	1502, 4 Oct.	1796, 26 Feb.
		Files, 160, paper	“	1797, 28 April.
48	”	Criminal Trials (Processi Criminali):			The trial or deposition of the earliest date in these 45 portfolios, relates to the attempt made on the life of the famous Servite Fra Paolo Sarpi, A. D. 1607, 5 October.
48	”	Portfolios, 45, paper	1607	1796
49	”	Proclamations:
49	”	Portfolios, 59, paper	1457, 6 April.	1797
50	”	Treasurers' accounts; correspondence of Governors; and certificates from them, &c. &c:			These portfolios exist in the chambers of the Inquisitors of State.
50	”	Portfolios, 88, paper	1664	1796
51	Chiefs of the Council of Ten.	Note Book (Notatorio):
		Registers, 56, paper	1478, 5 Nov.	1787, 28 Feb.
		Portfolios, 65, paper	1542	1793
52	”	Letters:
52	”	Portfolios 67, paper	1473	1655
53	”	Secret Letters (Lettere Secrete):
53	”	Portfolios, 369, paper	1525	1797, May.
54	”	Signed Letters (Lettere Sottoscritte):
54	”	Portfolios, 131, paper	1510	1793
55	”	Criminal trials Duchy proper of Venice (Processi criminali dogado):
55	”	Portfolios, 56, paper	1630	1797
56	Chiefs of the Council of Tea.	Diaries:
56	Chiefs of the Council of Tea.	Registers, 10, paper	1787	1797
57	Inquisitors of State.	Letters written by the Tribunal to Venetian ministers at foreign courts; and which on their return were given back to the Inquisitors.
57	Inquisitors of State.	Files, 18, paper	1617	1795
58	”	Twenty bundles, marked “Communicate,” all of the 17th or 18th century, being in great part communications from the Chiefs of the Ten to the Tribunal of the Inquisitors of State. There are also private documents seized apparently by the Ten in the course of domiciliary visits, and subsequently transmitted to the Inquisitors	—	—	Some account of these State Papers was published by the Abbate Cadorin in the year 1847. The student should be apprized that if he desires to inspect the Archives of the Council of Ten and of the Inquisitors, he must apply, for a special permission to do so, to the Governor of Venice, or to the Director of the Archives. In my own case this permission was most readily and courteously granted. As the Council of Ten and the Inquisition took cognizance of crimes against morality generally, and especially of all which from their magnitude or scandalousness it was desirable to evoke from the common tribunals, abundance of matter is to be found in their Records, which belongs to the class of “Oggetti riservati.”
58	”	Governors, Bassano, Belluno, Bergamo, Brescia, Candia, Chioggia, conegliano, Corfu, Crema, Dalmatia and Albania, Padova, Palma, Raspo, Salo, Treviso, Verona, Vicenza, Udine, Veglia:
58	”	Portfolios, and files, 50, paper	various periods.
59	”	Foreigners:
59	”	Files, 28, paper	1790	1797
60	”	Letters of Public Representatives from the main land and Dalmatia:
60	”	Sundry files, paper	various periods.
61	”	Letters written to the Inquisitors by ambasadors, residents, consuls, and other Venetian representatives abroad.	1585	1796
62	”	Constantinople:
62	”	Files, 22	1585	1795
63	”	Durazzo:
63	”	File, 1	1719	1721
64	”	Ferrara:
64	”	File, 1	1621	1742
65	”	Florence:
65	”	Files, 2	1585	1733
66	”	Genoa:
66	”	Files, 2	1610	1796
67	Inquisitors of State.	The Hague:
67	Inquisitors of State.	Files, 4	1617	1761
68	”	Larizza:
68	”	Files, 1	1668	downwards.
69	”	Leghorn:
69	”	Files, 1	1681	1774
70	”	London:
70	”	Files, 2	1611	1797
71	”	Mantua:
71	”	Files, 1	1610	1769
72	”	Marseilles:
72	”	Files, 1	1765	1766
73	”	Malta:
73	”	Files, 1	1645	1766
74	”	Milan:
74	”	Files 13	1589	1794
75	”	Modena and Monaco:
75	”	Files, 2	1643	1751
76	”	Naples:
76	”	Files, 13	1587	1799
77	”	Otranto:
77	”	Files, 1	1725	1728
78	”	Paris:
78	”	Files, 7	1586	1790
79	”	Poland:
79	”	Files, 1	1586	1754
80	”	Pesaro, Parma, St. Petersburg, Piacenza, and Pisa.
80	”	File, 1	1610	1787
81	”	Rimini:
81	”	Files, 1	1670	1775
82	”	Rome:
82	”	Files, 15	1585	1783
83	”	Spain:
83	”	Files, 4	1586	1790
84	”	Smyrna, Syria, Switzerland, Tenedos:
84	”	Files 1	1612	1717
85	”	Trieste.
85	”	Files, 1	1731	1796
86	”	Turin:
86	”	Files, 2	1586	1790
87	Inquisitors of State.	Vienna:
87	Inquisitors of State.	Files, 14	1576	1794
88	”	Letters written to the Inquisitors by the Governors on the mainland and in the colonies:
88	”	Files, 79, paper	1603	1797
89	”	Letters written to the Inquisitors by various Governors, and unanswered:
89	”	Files, 49, paper	1772	1796
90	”	Private letters from individuals from Verona, &c, and other places:
90	”	Files, 28, paper	1770	downwards.
91	”	Letters written to the Inquisitors by various Governors on the mainland, and which remained unanswered:
91	”	Various files	various periods.
92	”	Trials and criminal papers:
92	”	Files, 43	1600	1797
92	”	Various crimes:
92	”	Bundles, 100	various periods.
93	”	Various political crimes
93	”	Bundles, 25	1700	downwards.
94	”	Other trials:
94	”	Bundles, 60	1700	”
95	”	Arts and trades:
95	”	Bundles, 27	1624	”
96	”	Original letters from the Inquisitors to Venetian Governors on the mainland and in the colonies, and to diplomatic agents abroad:			In the Archives of the Inquisitors there are also several miscellaneous bundles and detached papers.
96	”	Bundles, 303	1698	1797
97	Magistrates for the Suppression of Blasphemy.	Trials:
97	Magistrates for the Suppression of Blasphemy.	Portfolios, 47	1688	1797	And various Registers.
98	Inquìsitiou (Romish).	Trials:
98	Inquìsitiou (Romish).	Portfolios, 14	1541	1558
99	Criminal Court of the Forty.	Registers, 6, parchment	1347 23 July	1514 29 July	In the Archives of the Criminal Court of the Forty there are also series of volumes, files, &c.
100	Lords of the Night-watch for Criminal Offences.	Registers, 13, parchment	1289	1517
101	Proveditors for the Board of Health.	Portfolios, files, registers, 1,009	various periods.
102	Board of Trade (V. Savij alla Mercanzia).	Fundamental statutes (capitolari)
102	Board of Trade (V. Savij alla Mercanzia).	Registers, 15, parchment	1329	1719	The Archives of the Board of Trade (Cinque Savij alla Mercanzia) likewise contain other Registers and bundles, relating to a variety of commercial matters, consuls, &c. &c.
103	”	Alphabetical summaries (epiloghi alfahetici) from A to Z:
103	”	Registers, 22, paper	various periods.
104	”	Decrees:
		Registers, 23, paper	1707	1797
		Various bundles	various periods.
105	”	Replies or memorials addressed to the Senate:
105	”	Registers, 43, paper	1571	1732
106	”	Writings (scritture) addressed to the Senate:
106	”	Registers, 29, paper	1744	1797
107	”	Awards:
107	”	Registers, 33	1627	1751
108	Salt office (Provveditori al sal.)	(Provveditori al sal) fundamental statutes (capitolar) Register, 1, parchment	1277	1792	The Archives of the salt office. (“Provveditori al sal”) contain a multitude of more modern memorials under various denominations.
109	”	Summary laws of the salt office:			From the year 1480 (1 July), until 1555 (22 March), the Venetian Government make its payments to Gian Bellini Vivarini, and Titian, for the most part through the salt office, whose Archives throw much light on the history of Venetian art and science; especially the order books, one of which, date 27 February 1514—15, contains a voucher for the payment to a painter called Vetor (the son of Mathio then painting in the Grand Council Hall with Gian Bellini), of eight ducats on account.
109	”	Register, 1, parchment	1300	1500
110	”	Order books (notatorii):
		Registers, 36, parchment and paper	1482	1633
		Portfolios, 77, paper
111	”	College of the salt office:
111	”	Registers, 11, parchment	1411	1624
112	”	Red book (libro rosso):
112	”	Register, 1, parchment	1485	1493
113	”	Magistracy:
113	”	Register, 1, parchment	1460	1515
114	“	Collection of laws:
114	“	Register, 1, paper	1500	downwards.
115	Cancelleria Ducale.	Grazie e privilege vol. i.	1374	1425	Parchment.
		” ” ” ” ii.	1425	1552
		” ” ” ” iii.	1551	1627
116	Cancelleria Secreta.	Cerimoniali Palace, six volumes:	1464	1797
117	Procuratia de Supra.	St. Mark's Church, 1 vol. Ducal Palace of St. Mark's, composed by Gio. Verdura in Nov. 1658:
1	Letters of Sovereigns. (College, Section III. “Secreta.”)	Germany:			In this collection is a letter from the Emperor Rodolph II., date Prague 13 May 1580, to Doge da Ponte, in favor of Thomas afterwards Lord Arundel of Wardour.
1	Letters of Sovereigns. (College, Section III. “Secreta.”)	Portfolios, 2, paper	1563	1639
2	”	House of Austria:
2	”	Portfolios, 4, paper	1536	1797
3	”	Electors of the Empire:
3	”	Portfolios, 2, paper	1647	1796
4	”	Bishops of Trent:
4	”	Portfolios, 2, paper	1623	1796
5	”	Grand Masters of Malta:
5	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1647	1795
6	”	Bohemia, Hungary, Transylvania, Sweden, Muscovy, Moldavia, Wallachia, Japan.
6	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1567	1689
7	”	Czar of Muscovy:
7	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1741	1796
8	”	Persia, Prussia, Denmark, Sweden:
8	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1637	1780
9	”	Poland:
9	”	Portfolios, 2, paper	1569	1772
10	”	Free towns:
10	”	Portfolios, 2, paper	1517	1687
11	”	England: (fn. 1)
11	”	Portfolios, 2, paper	1570	1796
12	Letters of Sovereigns. (College, Section in. “Secrete.”)	Kings and Queens of Spain:
12	Letters of Sovereigns. (College, Section in. “Secrete.”)	Portfolios, 3, paper	1568	1795
13	”	Low Countries, Flanders:
13	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1571	1630
14	”	Naples, Sicily, Malta:
14	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1515	1624
15	”	Portugal, Naples, Sardinia.
15	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1716	1785
16	”	Naples:
16	”	Portfolio, 1 , paper	1777	1793
17	”	Portugal:
17	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1777	1795
18	”	Dukes of Savoy and Lorraine:
18	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1568	1737
19	”	Milan:
19	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1516	1639
20	”	Ferrara, Modena:
20	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1516	1611
21	”	Dukes of Urbino:
21	”	Portfolio, 1 paper	1515	1627
22	”	Grand Duke of Tuscany and House of Medici:
22	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1567	1623
23	”	Grand Duke of Tuscany:
23	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1625	1791
24	”	Duke of Parma:
24	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1570	1731
25	”	Grisons:
25	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1535	1611
26	”	Grisons and Switzers:
26	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1581	1640
27	”	Swiss Cantons, S. Gallo, and Gray Leagues:
27	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1646	1690
28	”	Free Towns, Swiss Cantons, and Gray Leagues:
28	”	Portfolio, 1 , paper	1700	1782
29	”	Princes of France and Lorraine:
29	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1516	1623
30	”	Kings of France:
30	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1515	1773
31	Letters of Sovereigns. (College, Section III. “Secreta.”	Kings and Republic of France:
31	Letters of Sovereigns. (College, Section III. “Secreta.”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1771	1795
32	”	Duke of Mantua and Duke of Gonzago:
32	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1571	1623
33	”	Dukes and Princes of Italy:
33	”	Portfolios, 2, paper;	1628	1795
34	”	Princes of Orange, Holland, States General:
34	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1606	1796
35	”	Genoa, Monaco, Mirandola,; Lucca, Correggio, Ragusa, Coir, Geneva:
35	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1566	1791
36	”	Dukes and Republics:
36	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1635	1640
37	”	Princes:
37	”	Portfolio, 3, paper	1606	1645
38	”	Rome and Cities of the Church:
38	”	Portfolio, 1, paper	1568	1628
39	”	Patriarchs, bishops, and other ecclesiastics:
39	”	Portfolios, 3, paper	1555	1628
40	”	Cardinals:
40	”	Portfolios, 25, paper	1560	1797

Chronological Series of the Parrician Superintendents of the “Secreta,” appointed by the Venetian Magistracies.


Date of the Appointment.	Name and Surname.	Date of Resignation or Death.

1601, 17 September	Andrea Morosini	Died in June 1618. His appointment was made by the Council of Ten. See file, No. 27, “Parti Secrete,” and the Chevr. de Reumont, “Della Diplomazia Italiana,” p. 320.
1618 —	Nicolo Contarini	Elected Doge 1630.
1630, 27 Sept.	Girolamo Corner	“Parti Secrete.” Date of death or resignation unknown.
163 —	Paolo Morosini	Precise date of appointment unknown. Died on the 20th December 1637.
1637, 29 December	Jacopo Marcello	Appointed by a decree of the Council of Ten. Died 26 December 1650.
1651, 17 March	Battista Nani	Appointed by a decree of the Council of Ten. Died 5 December 1678.
1678, 19 December	Michiele Foscarini	Appointed by a decree of the Council of Ten. (Parti Secrete). Died in 1692.
1692, 10 June	Pietro Garzoni	Appointed by a decree of the Council of Ten (Parti Comuni). Died in 1735.
1735 —	Marco Foscarini	Elected Doge 1762.
1762 —	Girolamo Grimani	Resigned 17 September 1765.
1765 —	Nicolò Donado	Elected by a decree of the Council of Ten. Died in 1775. (See Count Girolamo Dandolo, “La Caduta della Repubblica di Venezia, ed i suoi ultimi clinquant' anni. Studii Storici,” pp. 109, 110. (Venezia, 1855.)
1775 —	Francesco Donado	Elected by a decree of the Council of Ten. (See Count Dandolo as above, p. 110.) Displaced 12 May 1797.

Chronological Series of the Directors of the Venetian Archives from May 1797 to June 1863.



1797 —	Zorzi dall' Acqua (Director).	Displaced 1804.
1797 —	Giovanni Polacco (Keeper).
1805 —	Gio. Matteo Balbi.
1807, March	Carlo Antonio Marin	Died 17 April 1815. (See documents in the Archives.)
1815, 27 December	Giacomo Chiodo	Pensioned 1840. (See documents in the Archives.)
1840, 27 November	Antonio Ninfa Priuli	Pensioned 1847.
1848, 7 February	Fabio Mutinelli	Pensioned 30 April 1861.
1861, 1 May	Count Girolamo Dandolo	Assumed the direction ad interim of the Venetian Archives, of which he was formally appointed Director-General by an Imperial decree dated 4 November 1861.