Book 3 — APPENDIX II

(Page 48, note 1)

INVENTORY OF ARTICLES TAKEN BY BRIGIDA SUEVA DI MONTEFELTRO, ALIAS SISTER SERAFINA, INTO THE CONVENT OF CORPUS DOMINI

7 pair of sheets of spun silk striped with gold;

7 pair of napkins [paniselli], also of silk striped with gold;

1 fillet with stripes of silk and gold;

1 trapisello of silk with a stripe of gold;

4 hoods of silk wrought with gold, one made up, the others not;

2 other caps, one of crimson velvet, the other green, both embroidered;

1 other napkin of silk striped with gold;

1 other trapisello of silk wrought with satin;

1 other trapisello of cambric damasked at the head;

4 crimson buttons mounted in gold for pillows;

1 reticule woven of gold and silk;

3 other bags wrought in silk and gold, and one with pearls;

1 cord of silver and silk with mape;

2 combs wrought in ivory;

2 pieces of brocade tissue, one white the other crimson, unmade up;

2 dog-collars, silver mounted;

2 silver salt-sellers;

4 trimmings of tissue;

1 pair of small crystal-handled knives;

3 pillow-slips of crimson silk;

1 pair white ditto, with silk buttons;

1 half pillow-slip, wrought in gold and untrimmed;

1 silk coverlet, with a stripe of gold in the middle;

1 half pillow-slip of silk untrimmed;

1 netted cap with several fringes of silk and gold;

1 agnus Dei mounted in silver, with a little silver chain;

3 strings of coral beads, one plain, another alternating with gold;

1 pair of large linen table-cloths with stripes of silk and gold;

1 pair of thin sheets wrought with gold and silk;

1 bundle of napkins of German cambric [renda le man];

2 comfit-boxes of silk striped with gold;

2 napkins with stripes of gold and silk;

1 other bundle [golupo] of small towels of cambric [reno];

1 other bundle of trapiselli de reno;

1 black striped towel, used;

41 head-kerchiefs with black stripes, in a trunk;

1 table-cover in a trunk, and oselati of black cotton;

8 head-kerchiefs in another trunk with black stripes;

8 hand-towels in oselati with black stripes in one piece;

12 ditto in another piece;

2 towel-cases wrought with black stripes;

2 worked napkins;

6 trimmed tissues, one purple, one alessandrine, one green, one pied [bertina] besides two old ones, to be given to Antonella and Victoria;

1 purple brocaded dress;

1 small brocaded cloak, alessandrine coloured;

1 other crimson brocaded, which was unpicked and used as a lining for the black brocaded dress;

1 dress of white embroidered cloth;

1 dress of green embroidered velvet, which, if she likes it, is to be sent to my Lady;

1 dress of engrained black;

1 ditto of brown;

1 pied mantle, which, if it pleases my Lady, may be made an altar-cloth;

1 dress of purple damask, which, if she likes it, I shall give to Antonia, daughter of Signor Orlandin;

1 lining of martin fur for a pair of large sleeves;

1 conetoro da cima of crimson brocade lined in the back, and

another of crimson also lined in the back, and another old alessandrine of ermine.

I give to Victoria de Monaldin a pair of used crimson brocade sleeves; to Francesco of Cagli, an old crimson damask petticoat; to Fra di Messer Benedicto, a little cloak of white damask, which I promised a good while since.

Another brown mantle [camura] I have given to my nurse.

Also two small towels striped with gold and silk, which our mother has asked of me for the altar.