Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Spanish Language in the British Museum. Vol. 4

by Pascual de Gayangos; British Museum. Department of Manuscripts

P. 705. ” ” 174: contader r. “contador.”

P. 706. Add. 28,340, 13: Don Purafan r. “Don Perafan” or “Pero Afan.”

P. 709. ” ” 56: la bara (sic) r. “la vara de alguacil.”

P. 714. ” ” 128: according to Garma, Theatro Universal de España, vol. iv., p. 260, the death of Cardinal Espinosa took place on the 25th of September, which happens also to be the date of the letter!

” ” ”130: the reference No. 124 is wrong; r. 126.

P. 717. ” ” 175: after Inquisidor General add Card. D. Gaspar de Quiroga, who held that office from the 20th of April, 1573, until his death in Nov. 1594.

P. 718. Add. 28,341, 16: the date given is wrong; r. 1678.

P. 723. ” ” 91 (l. 3): after Manrique add “[de Lara].”

P. 725. ” ” 127: vecino de Sevila r. “de Sevilla.”

P. 726. ” ” 144: El Presidente [de Hacienda] D. Antonio de Padilla. There must be a mistake in the date, for in 1570 the President of the Council of Finances was D. Juan Ovando y Godoy, who died in September 1575. Padilla y Meneses (D. Antonio), already Councillor of State since 1558, became President of the Council of the Military Orders in 1572, of the Indies in 1579, and died in 1580.