Born Benedetto Odescalchi in 1611, he served as Pope from 1676 until his death 1689, and was known in Budapest as the 'Savior of Hungary.' Manuscript DS, in Italian, signed “B. Cardle. Odescalco legatus,” one page, 8 x 11.25, 1649. Untranslated order to pay to Lorenzo Fabrizi, gunsmith of the Ferrara Fortress, 5 Bolognini for each of the 600 muskets repaired, signed at the conclusion as cardinal. In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, splitting along intersecting folds, several spots of ink erosion to signature and text, and some toning from old tape.
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