As I work my way through some of the materials in the CCCRH collection, another interesting document has come to light.
Listed in the catalogue as a document with the signature of Ferdinand I (c 1562) it turned out to be a letter to then Archduke Ferdinand in his capacity as Counsellor to the King of Spain and Auditor of the Sacred Rota at the Vatican, confirming the election of a senior cleric.
(The text is a little unclear in places so we cannot be certain which appointment was subject of the letter.) Once again ChatGPT has done a great analysis of this document for us.
Summary
Letter originally closed with a large wax seal with heraldic shield.
RECIPIENT: To Don Fernando of Austria, Prince of Macedonia, Most Serene Governor on behalf of the King of Spain and Counselor of His Catholic Majesty, Auditor of the Sacred Rota and of the Consistorial Congregation, our beloved brother.
SENDER: Unknown curial official at the Vatican.
MESSAGE: Confirmation of a senior clerical appointment in either Spain or Italy during the mid-1550s.
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