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Ercole d'Este, duke of Ferrara Autograph letter signed ("el duca di Ferrara"), to the duke of Mantua, Ferrara, 2 November 1556 one page, 310 x 203mm., manuscript in brown ink on paper, with conjoint leaf with address panel and papered seal, light spotting, tear at head of fold; with a neat manuscript translation into English tipped in above the address panel Ercole II d'Este (1508-1559), the son of Alfonso and Lucrezia Borgia, writes to the Duke of Mantua, the letter being carried by the conte di Gambara, replying to a letter from the duke in which he says he cannot come to the coast because of the weather, though Ercole assures him he can rely on his obedience in this and in all matters. PROVENANCEfrom the collection of Lord Astor, Hever Castle (according to Alan Thomas's catalogue); purchased from Alan G. Thomas, 16 October 1972, for £35 (invoice still present)Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The