Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Spanish Language in the British Museum

Papers relating to ecclesiastical preferment, from the collection of Gil Gonçalez Davila. Vol. II. March-Dec. 1587, containing: —

1. Holograph note of Philip II. respecting a report of Garcia de Loaysa on the pensions of Plasencia; Madrid, 1 March, 1587 f. 1

2. Report of Garcia de Loaysa upon the merits of D

. Vellosillo: 1 March, 1587 f. 4

3. Original “consulta,” 2 March, 1587, with holograph notes of the king f. 5

4. “Lo que se avisa de Roma á Garcia de Loaysa en lo que toca al obispo de Calaborra, y lo del obispado de Plasencia” f. 8

5. “Garcia de Loaysa: sobre pensiones que repartir en Cordova.” f. 10

6. “Memoria de personas presentadas por la Camara para la iglesia de Canaria;” Madrid, 4 March, 1587 f. 11

7. “Respuesta de Matheo Vazquez en nombre de Su Mag

. á una consulta del P

. Confesor [Fr. Diego de Chaves], y á Garcia de Loaysa, sobre las iglesias de Cadiz, Lugo y Canaria;” 4 March, 1587; with the King’s holograph answer, dat. S

. Lorenzo, 5 March f. 13

8. “Garcia de Loaysa, su consulta tocante á provisiones de obispados;” Madrid, 10 March, 1587. Holog. f. 18

9. “Informacion de las partes del D

. Pedro Lopez, canonigo de la magistral de Lugo;” Madrid, 11 March, 1587 f. 20

10. Note in the hand of Philip II. relating to the bishopric of Lugo and the pensions; S

. Lorenzo, 19 March, 1587 f. 22

11. “El D

. Don Francisco Gonçalez, informando á Su Mag

. acerca del obispado de Lugo y lo que vale;” with the King’s holograph notes; El Pardo, 13 March, 1587 f. 24

12. “Copia de cartas del Secretario M. Vz. (Matheo Vazquez) de Lecca, scriptas en el Pardo á 14 de Março, 1587, al obispo de Osma [Sebastian J. Perez], al Abbad de Santacruz en la Iglesia de Osma (Ivañez); al D

. Ruiz, canonigo y catedratico de Alcalá de Henares,” &

. f. 26

13. Matheo Vazquez de Lecca to D

. Ivañez, abbot of Santacruz; El Pardo, 14 March, 1587; announcing his nomination to the see of Canaria f. 28

14. Matheo Vazquez to Garcia de Loaysa; El Pardo, 14 March, 1587; “mandandole á informe cartas de los obispos de Badajoz y Coria, y que diga lo que sepa de las actiones (sic) del obispo de Oviedo [Diego de Aponte y Quiñones]. Con la respuesta de Loaysa á 15 de Março, recibida en el Escorial el 19.” Holog. (Both papers have the King’s holograph notes) f. 30

15. Holograph petition of Don Alonso de Guzman, asking for a pension on the bishopric of Cadiz, or on that of Cuenca; El Pardo, 17 March, 1587 f. 34

16. Matheo Vazquez to the King, on the pensions of Cadiz and Cuenca; with the King’s holograph answer; Torre de Lodones, 18 March, 1587 f. 36

17. “Informe del Confesor [Fr. Diego de Chaves], acerca de la persona y meritos de Don Antonio Çapata (sic), nombrado para el obispado de Cadiz; con la resolucion al margen de puño y letra de Su Mag

.;” S

. Lorenço, 19 March, 1587 f. 38

18. Matheo Vazquez to the Count of Barajas (Don Francisco Zapata), informing him that His Majesty has been pleased to confer the bishopric of Cadiz on his son, Don Antonio Zapata f. 40

19. D

. Ruiz to Matheo Vazquez de Lecca; Alcalá, 20 March, 1587; returning thanks for his nomination. Holog. f. 42

20. The Bishop of Zamora [Juan Ruiz de Aguero] to the same, announcing the death of the Abbot of Santacruz, bishop elect of Canaria; Burgo [de Osma], 20 March, 1587; with holograph notes of Vazquez, and an answer from the King. Holog. f. 44

21. D

. Ruyz to the King; Alcalá, 20 March, 1587, returning thanks for his appointment to the administration of the see of Lugo. Holog. f. 46

22. Lic

. Don Juan de Çuñiga to Matheo Vasquez on a canonry vacant at Toledo; Madrid, 20 March, 1587. Holog. f. 48

23. The same to the King; his petition applying for the said canonry at Toledo; Madrid, 20 March, 1587 Holog. f. 50

24. Matheo Vazquez to Garcia de Loyasa, “remitiendole á informe la instancia del D

. Ruyz; St. Lorenzo, 21 de Marco, 1587.” Holog. f. 52

25. Matheo Vazquez to the bishop of Cadiz [Don Garcia de Haro]; St. Lorenzo, 21 March, 1587 f. 53

26. Count de Barajas [Don Francisco Zapata y Cisneros] to Matheo Vazquez; enclosing one for the King, and returning thanks for the bishopric of Cadiz, conferred upon his son, Don Antonio Zapata; St. Lorenzo, 21 and 22 March, 1587 f. 55

27. Don Antonio Zapata to the Count of Barajas [Don Francisco] Toledo, 21 March, on the same subject. Holog. f. 59

28. Matheo Vazquez to the bishop elect of Cadiz; St. Lorenzo, 22 March, 1587. Original draft f. 62

29. The same to Don Joan de Çuñiga “del Consejo de la Inquisicion;” St. Lorenzo, 24 March, 1587: offering him a canonry at Toledo, vacant by the promotion of D. Antonio Çapata f. 64

30. The same to Garcia de Loaysa; St. Lorenzo, 24 March, 1587; with the answer of the 25th. Both holog. f. 66

31. Lic

. Joan de Çuñiga to Vazquez, returning thanks for the canonry of Toledo; Madrid, 27 March, 1587 f. 67