Francesco de’ Cattanei to Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, February 1430

p4v2.txt

# R1854 p.4 Francesco de' Cattanei, Rome 13 Feb 1430. Second-pass transcription (p4v2), from p4c.txt checked sign by sign
# against decode/IMG_R1854_I8414_P4.png (slope-corrected 8-14x crops). Legend as p4_tokens.txt, plus:
#   OTO = o-tau-o triple (u); OO = two small circles joined by a hair-line (g); O = three circles ooo (i)
#   OXO = NEW. o-†-o: like OTO but the middle stroke is a tall cross/dagger reaching below the line. value x (rex, dicxit, reducxit, ducxerunt, excomunicacione, expectatur)
#   I   = NEW. the slanted "b": long diagonal stem from upper left ending in a small open (h-like) or tiny bowl, "\h" / "\b" (i)
#   bo  = the upright/rounded "b": closed bowl, often written like a "6" (o). Plain 'b' is kept only where the shape was not resolved.
#   n   = eta-like sign (n with a long descender, "ŋ"); the first pass read several of these as 9. value o
#   9   = small "ʔ" (loop on a short stem). value c
#   e   = NEW. round sign with an inner cross-bar, like theta "ɵ" (L03 Carolus). value c
#   d   = NEW. small "∂"-like sign (L04, after *). value unknown
#   3   = plain ʒ (o), distinct from Z = ⊏ʒ / "Lʒ" (l)
#   E, J, C = Є / Ꞩ / ς-with-tail: one family, the word "et" (et forsitan, et illam, et se reduxit, et captiuis, et nichil, et eos)
#   P   = no longer used: every Ψ of the first pass is the anchor A
#   t   = small tau / "⊢" (e); first pass sometimes read it as '+' (b)
#   q   = NEW. small ⊢ joined by a hair-line to a following ơ ("⊢-o"); the first pass split it into t + o. value q (que, qui, quinque, frequencia, quererem)
#   R   = NEW. S-shaped sign with a hook (L11 uehemente|r). value r
#   Dv  = NEW. Λ with thin left and heavy right leg and no base (a Δ without its base?), in words that need d: ducatorum, creditur(?), illud, dominus, cardinalibus, perdere, tradere. value d
#   Q   = □, sometimes drawn in two strokes ⊏ + ⅂ (L15)
#   m   = m-like sign (L15, after bo): -rum? (uenetorum). value uncertain
#   #   = NEW. small sign of two short uprights with cross-strokes (L19 cancel-a-rius), not H. value a
#   ?   = unresolved composite sign (L02: three small circles in a triangle with a caret above)
L01: T bo H = g a 9 t H H A 4 V Z n 8 x S = I S O V OTO Y L D D bo 4 O S A 4 S 8 OTO 4 x A 4 2 D OTO bo H 2 A Y
L02: Q D T Z a S A 4 D t 2 Dv OTO x S = OTO V Q 4 I Z O L g Y H D S O 4 2 8 9 k I n S O H q A Y S OTO S D A 4 ? x S O = g a H T 3 S
L03: D I = x OO bo V Q 9 9 O L 4 Z Y + t S = a g 4 2 OO S O V Y 9 A H D bo 4 I S A H e 2 8 bo Z A H 4 I 9 k Y D O 9 OXO Y = H O
L04: 9 g a L t 8 x 4 S a OO bo 9 I OTO 4 Z x n S t + O S 3 S k L + x g a Z n 9 A 4 8 * d + H T t 8 q A I 8 a 8 x 4 T 2 8 t S = a Z Q 4
L05: 9 OTO 4 8 x OO L Z bo I H O n E V bo g H I = L 4 n + = O S a g t 2 Y H Y OO S 2 = Q T A g x H = H OTO T T Z I 9 2 9 O bo D bo V Z n
L06: g a S 9 O K H n Z I 9 Y = Q + 3 + A Z Z 2 4 E I Z Z Q 4 4 O = = 2 4 T a g o c g A H O OTO 4 I bo k 2 S a H D t bo g Z L S L n
L07: k L + x + 2 = OO Q Z t n = L 4 A S 2 4 O S 4 Q g I q OTO x 9 a T I = S Q A 4 OTO S 2 4 9 Q = x Z 2 S L 4 J H a g t D A 9 OXO I =
L08: O S T bo g = A OO 2 I a = x D O L OO L Z t n = x 9 Q = t Z Q S t I Z Z A 9 OTO t S a g A S = 8 x 9 OTO T t 8 2 8 A S =
L09: S Q A a 4 9 OTO 4 4 x 8 9 2 S 9 I O H C 9 2 T = O A I H C H x 9 A 4 D OTO 9 OXO a g A S = r OO 2 Z a bo = Q 4 D I 9 = O Y n
L10: k 2 S O H T a g D Y = A Q Z 3 g a 4 Dv OTO 9 2 = n g A 4 q OTO O S q A x 4 I Z Y Q g a OXO 9 2 H = I Z O x A a k t 4
L11: x S = t R T g a 4 Y = g x OO t 4 L a g 2 OO bo S n 9 g t Dv O = A S Y x I V 2 9 9 O x = H = 2 = OTO 4 T t g D a g x 9 I Z Z t
L12: + a g 2 g D x Z A H q OTO O k A 9 OTO a S t g 2 = T g n I Z Z Y H D bo 4 O S I H D t L g O 4 I S 3 2 D bo V V x g t S A
L13: A 4 E 9 x = a g Q g t 9 9 x H H I = 4 2 Z x 3 = a S = A H C S O 9 k I Z bo + = O S a g x T n = A I = D n 4 I S OTO H Q
L14: 4 k O a T I H 9 bo T OTO H D x T 2 = g Q H I bo 9 A 4 Z I 9 a S 9 O Q D n 4 O S Y S n H = g I D 2 g a A 3 Z t + 2 = = x
L15: 4 T bo g 2 Z t D bo 4 O S Y A 4 D n 4 O S I bo A t S a = bo m C I Z Z OTO Dv D t V a S D x g t = Q + O S V I D a Z I +
L16: A H Dv bo 4 O S A H S n H = x g V t 9 9 O = T g n T 3 S a g t 9 Q g Dv I S 2 Z O + OTO H g t H T bo S D x g OTO S = 4 t W I
L17: OTO H x H = T a g Dv t g x q A 2 4 OTO x S a = O H = g 2 Dv a g t q A I Q OTO S 2 A I 9 x g t 9 OTO T x g 2 + O =
L18: A g H t = H I A x S a = O k 2 + a g t S = g x 9 A T t g 2 g a S A S q OTO 2 4 x H H a = T bo H H I + O Z x 9 2 S 9 a
L19: Z # g I A H S O 9 bo Z 2 Y Dv t = bo Z x S = O S bo k I S 9 g a 9 t H H O = + a S x t OXO T a Dv I 9 = A H OTO S D x
L20: 9 g a Dv O = A g S Y 9 bo Z 2 OTO H 9 O = bo D x + a g = n S 3 g I bo D a + t Q = g x 9 t D a g x + bo S I V 2 9 O A H
L21: D t 4 a 2 S + x 9 2 g I H A a S I = k OTO 9 T g bo S t OO 3 9 O I H Dv bo 4 I S O L + + 2 = Y H t I A H V R 2 = g I H
L22: H OTO O Dv bo 4 I 9 A H S bo H = t g g a H = I = A = Q + + L 9 O 2 4 C Q + bo 4 S I + A H D O 9 = A 4 2 + + 2 = t 4
L23: = n = 2 Z I = t g Z O + a g 2 A I = x A 4 q OTO t 2 + a OXO 9 bo 4 A S I 9 2 9 O bo S x Z Y + x g 2 A O = Dv I 9
L24: = A H Q OTO = a 4 + bo S O V 2 9 Y OTO H k I S 9 9 A 4 4 2 OO S 2 V g t q A a S 9 O Q g t 9 9 a H H O = Y S H 2 Z A
L25: = 2 = bo n H T I = a T g x H A 4 I = OTO g a H H t D x + a L = q A I Q bo g = 2 H O = Q Z I q OTO 2 D I V t g a S 9
L26: O L I S = x g Y Z Z bo H D x 9 2 S a D A Z n E x bo H k A 9 x OXO T t 9 = 2 = OTO g H a 9 OXO 9 O A x H + bo S n S b
L27: a S H x H A O D t Z I 9 a = Dv A bo H D x 4 2 O bo g I + OTO H D A bo H D x 4 t Dv I n 9 g O H C D A n H Dv x Dv I 4 O
L28: S A = I OTO O H

reading_p4.md

# R1854 images 4-5 — Francesco de' Cattanei to Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Rome, 13 and 21 February 1430

Homophonic substitution in graphic signs, Latin. Key rebuilt ciphertext-only (`key4_v2.txt`), transcription second-passed sign by sign against the image (`p4v2.txt`, `p5v2.txt`; changes in `p4v2_notes.md`). Decipher: `python show.py p4v2.txt key4_v2.txt`. (?) = doubtful word; [ ] = editorial.

## Image 4 (Rome, 13 February 1430; signed Franciscus de Cattaneis on the verso)

1. post recessum Florentini fui ad dominum n(ost)rum eum ad uos au(i?)
2. ad plenum de aduentu familiaris d(omi)ni marchionis, qui nundum [u]enit. respon-   (revised in second look)
3. -dit: ego facciam libenter. magnificus dominus Carolus michi dicxit si
4. crea[e]rem(?) negocium leonebi(?) non habere locum re[?]bs(?) per(?) quirerem parentelam
5. cum reg[e] Aloisio, et forsitam obtinere aisignata(?) pure(?)st(?) supplicacio do flo-
6. -rencio. sollicitabo bullam et illam mittam per trrusium(?) Iohanes de Orlanao(?).
7. habebat galeotam unam in mari que cepit naum unam catelanam et se reducxit
8. in portu Gaiete; dia(?) galeote catelane illuc uenerunt, recuperarunt
9. nauem cum mercanciis et captiuis et secum ducxerunt e(?) galeotam dicti Io-
10. -hanis. perdit ualorem ducatorum quinque milia. rex Castilie uehem-
11. -enter premit regem Aeragono(=Aragonum). credit uniei(?) facciet statum perdere cille(?)
12. berardelus(?) qui huc uenerat pro illis dominis de Arimino ad offeren-
13. -um, et cetera. reccessit male(c)ontentus et nichil obtinere potuit. dominus a-
14. -mhi(?) episcopus de Patrasio cum licencia domini nostri dare uolebat te-
15. -mporale dominium dominio uenetorum(?) et illud defenderet ab infidelib-
16. -us. dominus noster feccit proponere cardinalibus. responderunt meli-
17. -us est perdere quam Uenetis tradere, quia una uice recuperabit-
18. -ur; set si Ueneti haberent, recuperare nunquam esset possibile. cance-
19. -larius Nicolai de Tolentino hinc recessit bene expedictus; unde
20. creditur Nicolaus cito de Bertonorio debeat recedere. Bonifacius
21. de Meana(?) becaris(?) uenit huc pro negociis domini abbatis eius fratris
22. sui; dominus [domicus] noster restitu(i)t abbaciam et ab omnibus dictum abbatem
23. totaliter liberauit eumque ab excomunicacione liberauit. dic-
24. -tus autem Bonifacius hinc cum magna frequencia reccessit in salu-
25. -tato ospite; presumitur esse debeat quia orta sit aliqua diferenc-   (revised in second look)
26. -ia inter illos de Canedulo(?) et eos. huc expectatur sex ciues Bononi-
27. -enses, uidelicet duos de maioribus, duos de mediocris, et duos de dimi-
28. -nutiuis. [clear: Rome die xiij febr. 1430]

## Image 5 (Rome, 21 February 1430; verso of the second letter, image rotated 180°)

Reading:
1. dominus Astorgius et dominus Bartolomeus anbasiatores d(omi)norum de Arimino die
2. lune (com)paruerunt coram comisariis et producxerū(n)t mandatum et certas copias bullarum

## Measure

Image 4: 1,566 signs (`_check_profile.py --measure p4v2.txt`). Not in sense: L04 re[?]bs and leonebi (~10), L05 aisignata pure(?)st (~10), L11 uniei ... cille (~9), L14 a-mhi (3, expected a[rchi]episcopus), L20 debert(?) onorio(?) (~12), L22 domicus (~7) — about 51 signs. Read as sense ≈ 1,515/1,566 = 0.967. Image 5: 202 signs, all in sense (one com sign by context). Names read letter by letter but unidentified: Trrusius(?), Berardelus, Bonifacius de Meana(?), Canedulum(?).

5 Oct 2026: L20 "de Bertonorio" (Bertinoro, letters as keyed) and L22 dominus (c for n) read: 1,505 / 1,537.

R1854-P4_reading.md

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# R1854 image 4: Francesco de' Cattanei to Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Rome, 13 February 1430

## Reading

Post recessum Florentini fui ad dominum nostrum eum ad uos [?aui] ad plenum de aduentu familiaris domini marchionis,
qui nundum [u]enit. Respondit: ego facciam libenter. Magnificus dominus Carolus michi dicxit si [?crea[e]rem] negocium
[?leonebi] non habere locum [?re[?]bs] [?per] [?quirerem] parentelam cum reg[e] Aloisio, et forsitam obtinere
[?aisignata] [?purest] supplicacio do Florencio. Sollicitabo bullam et illam mittam per [?trrusium]. Iohanes de
[?Orlanao] habebat galeotam unam in mari, que cepit naum unam catelanam et se reducxit in portu Gaiete; [?dia] galeote
catelane illuc uenerunt, recuperarunt nauem cum mercanciis et captiuis, et secum ducxerunt [?e] galeotam dicti Iohanis;
perdit ualorem ducatorum quinque milia. Rex Castilie uehementer premit regem Aragonum; credit [?uniei] facciet statum
perdere [?cille]. [?Berardelus], qui huc uenerat pro illis dominis de Arimino ad offerendum, et cetera, reccessit
male[c]ontentus et nichil obtinere potuit. Dominus a[rchi]episcopus de Patrasio cum licencia domini nostri dare uolebat
temporale dominium dominio [?uenetorum], et illud defenderet ab infidelibus. Dominus noster feccit proponere
cardinalibus; responderunt melius est perdere quam Uenetis tradere, quia una uice recuperabitur; set si Ueneti
haberent, recuperare nunquam esset possibile. Cancelarius Nicolai de Tolentino hinc recessit bene expedictus; unde
creditur Nicolaus cito de Bertonorio debeat recedere. Bonifacius de [?Meana] [?becaris] uenit huc pro negociis domini
abbatis eius fratris sui; dominus noster restitu[i]t abbaciam et ab omnibus dictum abbatem totaliter liberauit eumque ab
excomunicacione liberauit. Dictus autem Bonifacius hinc cum magna frequencia reccessit in salutato ospite; presumitur
esse debeat quia orta sit aliqua diferencia inter illos de [?Canedulo] et eos. Huc expectatur sex ciues Bononienses,
uidelicet duos de maioribus, duos de mediocris, et duos de diminutiuis. ⟨Rome die xiij febr. 1430⟩

R1854-P4_en.md

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# R1854 image 4: Francesco de' Cattanei to Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Rome, 13 February 1430: English translation

After the Florentine's departure I went to our lord [the Pope] [?...] fully about the coming of the Lord Marquis's
servant, who has not yet come. He answered: I shall do it gladly. The Magnificent Lord Carlo told me that if [?I
believed] the business [?...] did not have a place [?...] [?I would seek] a kinship with King Louis, and perhaps obtain
[?...] the petition [?...] Florence. I shall press for the bull and send it by [?Trrusius]. Giovanni de [?Orlandis] had a
galliot at sea, which took a Catalan ship and brought itself into the harbour of Gaeta; [?two] Catalan galliots came
there, recovered the ship with its goods and captives, and took away with them [?also] the galliot of the said Giovanni;
he loses the value of five thousand ducats. The King of Castile presses the King of Aragon hard; it is believed [?...]
will make him lose his state [?...]. [?Berardello], who had come here for those lords of Rimini to make an offer, et
cetera, left discontented and could obtain nothing. The Lord Archbishop of Patras, with our lord's licence, wished to
give the temporal lordship to the lordship of the [?Venetians], and they would defend it against the infidels. Our lord
had it proposed to the cardinals; they answered that it is better to lose it than to hand it to the Venetians, because
once [lost] it will be recovered; but if the Venetians had it, it would never be possible to recover it. Niccolò da
Tolentino's chancellor left here with his business well settled; hence it is believed that Niccolò must soon withdraw
from Bertinoro. Bonifacio de [?Meana] [?...] came here on the business of the lord abbot, his brother; our lord restored
the abbey [to him] and freed the said abbot entirely from all [charges] and freed him from excommunication. But the said
Bonifacio left here with a great company without taking leave of his host; it is presumed this must be because some
dispute has arisen between those of [?Canedulum] and them. Six citizens of Bologna are expected here, namely two of the
greater, two of the middling, and two of the lesser [orders]. ⟨Rome, 13 February 1430.⟩

p5v2.txt

# R1854 p.5 = verso of Cattanei's letter, Rome 21 Feb 1430. Image decode/IMG_R1854_I8415_P5.png rotated 180 deg;
# three bold cipher lines at y ~36/58/80. Second-pass transcription with the p4v2 legend (see p4v2.txt header).
# Then clear: "denarios non habeo pro expensis. Rome die xxi Februarii 1430". Faint body = show-through, ignored.
#   3c  = NEW. ʒ with a long tail curling down-left below the line (L02 start); the scribal "com/con" sign, reading (com)paruerunt. Macron over the OTO of producxerūt (n omitted).
L01: D bo 4 I S A H L H = n g OO I OTO H C D bo 4 O S A H + 2 g = n Z bo 4 t OTO H L S + 2 H O 2 = 3 g x H D S bo g A 4 D a Q g Y 4 O S bo Dv I x
L02: Z A S t 3c T 2 g OTO t g A S = 9 bo g 2 4 9 bo 4 I H 2 g O Y H C T g n D A 9 OXO t g OTO = 4 2 S D L = OTO 4 C 9 t g = 2 H 9 bo T O Q H + A Z Z 2 m
L03: L A 9 = t S = Y 9 2 = Q H D I 9 = O 9 bo 4 Y H L g Y I 2 D 4 I H t g A S = H I C Y S q OTO 2 S = OTO 4 9 g t D bo T 2 g OTO 4 I A OTO 2 + O =

reading_p4.md

# R1854 images 4-5 — Francesco de' Cattanei to Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Rome, 13 and 21 February 1430

Homophonic substitution in graphic signs, Latin. Key rebuilt ciphertext-only (`key4_v2.txt`), transcription second-passed sign by sign against the image (`p4v2.txt`, `p5v2.txt`; changes in `p4v2_notes.md`). Decipher: `python show.py p4v2.txt key4_v2.txt`. (?) = doubtful word; [ ] = editorial.

## Image 4 (Rome, 13 February 1430; signed Franciscus de Cattaneis on the verso)

1. post recessum Florentini fui ad dominum n(ost)rum eum ad uos au(i?)
2. ad plenum de aduentu familiaris d(omi)ni marchionis, qui nundum [u]enit. respon-   (revised in second look)
3. -dit: ego facciam libenter. magnificus dominus Carolus michi dicxit si
4. crea[e]rem(?) negocium leonebi(?) non habere locum re[?]bs(?) per(?) quirerem parentelam
5. cum reg[e] Aloisio, et forsitam obtinere aisignata(?) pure(?)st(?) supplicacio do flo-
6. -rencio. sollicitabo bullam et illam mittam per trrusium(?) Iohanes de Orlanao(?).
7. habebat galeotam unam in mari que cepit naum unam catelanam et se reducxit
8. in portu Gaiete; dia(?) galeote catelane illuc uenerunt, recuperarunt
9. nauem cum mercanciis et captiuis et secum ducxerunt e(?) galeotam dicti Io-
10. -hanis. perdit ualorem ducatorum quinque milia. rex Castilie uehem-
11. -enter premit regem Aeragono(=Aragonum). credit uniei(?) facciet statum perdere cille(?)
12. berardelus(?) qui huc uenerat pro illis dominis de Arimino ad offeren-
13. -um, et cetera. reccessit male(c)ontentus et nichil obtinere potuit. dominus a-
14. -mhi(?) episcopus de Patrasio cum licencia domini nostri dare uolebat te-
15. -mporale dominium dominio uenetorum(?) et illud defenderet ab infidelib-
16. -us. dominus noster feccit proponere cardinalibus. responderunt meli-
17. -us est perdere quam Uenetis tradere, quia una uice recuperabit-
18. -ur; set si Ueneti haberent, recuperare nunquam esset possibile. cance-
19. -larius Nicolai de Tolentino hinc recessit bene expedictus; unde
20. creditur Nicolaus cito de Bertonorio debeat recedere. Bonifacius
21. de Meana(?) becaris(?) uenit huc pro negociis domini abbatis eius fratris
22. sui; dominus [domicus] noster restitu(i)t abbaciam et ab omnibus dictum abbatem
23. totaliter liberauit eumque ab excomunicacione liberauit. dic-
24. -tus autem Bonifacius hinc cum magna frequencia reccessit in salu-
25. -tato ospite; presumitur esse debeat quia orta sit aliqua diferenc-   (revised in second look)
26. -ia inter illos de Canedulo(?) et eos. huc expectatur sex ciues Bononi-
27. -enses, uidelicet duos de maioribus, duos de mediocris, et duos de dimi-
28. -nutiuis. [clear: Rome die xiij febr. 1430]

## Image 5 (Rome, 21 February 1430; verso of the second letter, image rotated 180°)

Reading:
1. dominus Astorgius et dominus Bartolomeus anbasiatores d(omi)norum de Arimino die
2. lune (com)paruerunt coram comisariis et producxerū(n)t mandatum et certas copias bullarum

## Measure

Image 4: 1,566 signs (`_check_profile.py --measure p4v2.txt`). Not in sense: L04 re[?]bs and leonebi (~10), L05 aisignata pure(?)st (~10), L11 uniei ... cille (~9), L14 a-mhi (3, expected a[rchi]episcopus), L20 debert(?) onorio(?) (~12), L22 domicus (~7) — about 51 signs. Read as sense ≈ 1,515/1,566 = 0.967. Image 5: 202 signs, all in sense (one com sign by context). Names read letter by letter but unidentified: Trrusius(?), Berardelus, Bonifacius de Meana(?), Canedulum(?).

5 Oct 2026: L20 "de Bertonorio" (Bertinoro, letters as keyed) and L22 dominus (c for n) read: 1,505 / 1,537.

R1854-P5_reading.md

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# R1854 image 5: Francesco de' Cattanei to Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Rome, 21 February 1430 (verso)

## Reading

Dominus Astorgius et dominus Bartolomeus anbasiatores dominorum de Arimino die lune comparuerunt coram comisariis, et
producxerunt mandatum et certas copias bullarum auctenticatas. Dicti comisarii admiserunt si et in quantum. Credo parum
iuuabit. ⟨Denarios non habeo pro expensis. Rome die xxi Februarii 1430.⟩

R1854-P5_en.md

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# R1854 image 5: Francesco de' Cattanei to Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Rome, 21 February 1430 (verso): English translation

Lord Astorgio and Lord Bartolomeo, ambassadors of the lords of Rimini, appeared on Monday before the commissaries and
produced a mandate and certain authenticated copies of bulls. The said commissaries admitted them "if and in so far as"
[i.e. with reservation]. I believe it will help little. ⟨I have no money for expenses. Rome, 21 February 1430.⟩