Appendix: Miscellaneous 1466

Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 3, 1520-1526. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1869.

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Miscellaneous 1466

1466. Jan. 25. Archives, Venice, Library. 1463. Pope Paul II. to James [III.] King of Scotland.
Has received his letters in favour of Patrick [Graham], now Bishop of St. Andrew's, whose promotion the King had earnestly desired, and whom the Pope, knowing the King's wish and Patrick's virtues and deserts, raised to be bishop and pastor of the church of St. Andrew. Has always loved the King's ancestors, and the realm of Scotland, with paternal affection. Bears special goodwill to the King by reason of the excellent disposition and fair hopes of which he gave indication from his earliest years (fn. 1) (as narrated to the Pope by many persons), and on account of his devotion to the Pope and the Apostolic see. His Holiness therefore, to the utmost of his power, even when of lower grade, always showed himself well affected towards the honour and dignity of the King and of his kingdom; and will continue to do so.
Exhorts him, therefore, to persevere in defending and protecting the dominion (statum), honour, and ecclesiastical liberty of him (the Pope) and the Apostolic See; and to; assist with every subsidy and support the work of the holy crusade, which the Pope will embrace and continue with all his might.
St. Mark's at Rome, 8 Kal. Feb. 1465, “anno secundo.” (fn. 2)
Signed: — “D. Depisciæ.”
[Original draft, paper. Latin, 33 lines.]

Footnotes

  • 1. James III. ascended the throne in A.D. 1460, at the age of seven years.
  • 2. The palace of St. Mark at Rome was built by the Venetian Cardinal Pietro Barbo, who on the 31st August 1464, became Pope Paul II., and for some months after his election continued to reside in the building dedicated by him to the patron saint of his native land. The subsequent drafts, authenticated by Paul II., are dated from St. Peter's. In 1564, Pope Pius IV. presented the palace of St. Mark to the republic of Venice, and it is now the residence of the Austrian embassy.
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