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Francesco I writes to the Abbot of Chiaravalle reporting to him that his brother, Cardinal Pietro Donato Cesi, has arrived in Florence but is ill....
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Lorenzo Poltri complains to Pandolfini about the behaviour of Tuscan soldiers in Alessandria, noting the measures that must be taken to deal firmly with these problems....
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Poltri informs Pandolfini that Grand Duke Ferdinando II de'Medici is taking steps in order to provide bread for the soldiers in Alessandria....
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Francesco I sends "Capitano" [Qapudan] Arnaut Mami a certain Maumet Bileas (either a slave or a prisoner) and various gifts, including four luxury jackets....
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Francesco I de' Medici sends to "Qapudan" [a naval rank] Arnaut Mami a certain Maumet son of Braga Bileas "moro" [probably a prisoner freed by Francesco through the intercession of Arnaut] and...
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Francesco I de' Medici announces to Sayna Mami, wife of Qapudan Arnaut Mami, the liberation of a certain Maumet Bileas....
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Cosimo I thanks Algerian captain Caragiali for gift of exotic animals. In exchange, Cosimo sends him five pieces of fabric from Tuscany....
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Medici court secretary [presumably Curzio da Picchena] writes to Giovanni Andrea Ullio regarding some Tuscan wheat being carried by a galley, that has been blocked in Alicante's harbor. The...
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Cosimo I thanks Capitano Gualtieri Rollo for the letters with avvisi, which he received via Milan....
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Duke Cosimo I asks Captain Gualtier Rol to support Fabrizio Ferraro's mission to Switzerland. Rol should not reveal his ties to Cosimo but appear to be acting as a Swiss citizen. [See docc....
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