1921 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM 559 257. Koine, St. Peter's, 17 August 1514. Brief to Henry VIII announcing death of Cardinal Bainbridge. Anulus Piscatoris lost. * Obiit diebus preteritis '. [Letters and Papers, i, 5333, p. 860.] Vit. B. ii, fos. 101 b-2. Imperfect. 258. Rome, St. Peter's, 31 October 1514. Brief to Henry VIII on appoint- ment of Andreas Ammonius, the king's Latin secretary, as collector in England. Anulus Piscatoris lost. ' Superioribus diebus Maie- statis '. [Letters and Papers, i, 5538, p. 914 ; Hergenroether, i, 12465, p. 762.] Vit. B. ii, fo. 128. Imperfect. 259. Rome, St. Peter's, 11 November 1514. Brief to doge of Genoa recommending Julius de Castellanis as consul at Rome. Traces of Anulus Piscatoris in red wax. ' Etsi commendari non '. Add. MS. 24214, fo. 3. 260. Undated [c. 1515]. Order to exchange a Turkish prisoner for Lorenzo Corso, captured by the Turks. With the pope's autograph
- placet et ita motu proprio mandamus ' at the foot. No trace
of seal. Paper. ' Cum superioribus diebus '. Add. MS. 23721, fo. 9. 261. Rome, St. Peter's, 22 April 1515. Brief to Henry VIII apologizing for appointment of archbishop of St. Andrew's as nuncio and legate de latere. Anulus Piscatoris lost. ' Intelleximus ex litteris '. [Letters and Papers, ii, 365, p. Ill ; Hergenroether, ii, 15101, p. 74.] Vit. B. ii, fo. 161. Imperfect. 262. Rome, St. Peter's, 27 July 1515. Absolution to Nicholas West, dean of Windsor, on his promotion to see of Ely. Leo. Bulla lost. ' Apostolice sedis consueta '. [Letters and Papers, ii, 755, p. 199 ; Hergenroether, ii, 16705, p. 152.] Vit, B. ii, fo. 191. Somewhat damaged. 263. Rome, St. Peter's, 30 August 1515. Brief to Henry VIII asking for release of Polydore Vergil. Anulus Piscatoris lost. ' Commendaui- mus aliis nostris '. [Letters and Papers, ii, 865, p. 237.] Vit. B. ii, fos. 197 b-8. Imperfect. 264. Bologna, 13 December 1515. Creation of Wolsey cardinal tituli sancte Cecilie Transtiberim. Leo. Bulla lost. ' . . . m exquisitam tue [Apparently not in Letters and Papers.] Vit. B. ii, fos. 231 b-2. Imperfect. 265. Rome, St. Peter's, 10 July 1516. Brief to Henry VIII asking him to send professors of theology and astronomy to assist in proposed correction of the calendar. Anulus Piscatoris lost. * Cum doctorum virorum '. [Letters and Papers, ii, 2148, p. 647.] Vit. B. iii, fos. 57 b-8. Imperfect. 266. Rome, St. Peter's, 19 November 1516. Brief to Henry VIII on pro- posed agreement among Christians against the infidels. Anulus Piscatoris lost. Initium uncertain owing to mutilation. [Letters and Papers, ii, 2564, p. 797.] Vit. B. iii, fos. 103 b-4. Badly mutilated. 267. Rome, St. Peter's, 22 December 1516. Brief to Wolsey ordering him to hear case of bishop of Coventry and Lichfield against John [Birchenshaw], abbot of St. Werburgh's [Chester], and Humphrey
