1561 DUELING MANIFESTO DELL ILL. SIGNOR LODOVICO BIRAGO antique 16th CENTURY

Dueling - Birago, LudovicoMANIFESTO DELL ILL. SIGNOR LODOVICO BIRAGOManifesto of the ill. Mr. Lodouico Birago with other writings, from which we know what happened between him Mr. and Scipion known as de' VimercatoTurin, after Martino Crauotto; 1561  (dated at colophon)Size 6 1/4 by 8 1/4"Original  limp vellum, soiledText in Italian =======================In 1561 he published the "Manifesto of the ill. Signor Lodovico Birago with other writings, from which we know what happened between him Signor and Scipion known as de' Vimercato" where he explains why he could not accept the challenge to a duel with Scipione Vimercati fixed in the lands of Ludovico Pico, lord of Mirandola, since for Birago Vimercati was not noble. The Manifesto contained a group of documents that were supposed to prove the obscure birth of Vimercati and an opinion by G. A. Giacomello, doctor of law and royal auditor, who supported the impossibility of the duel. Birago's accusations were skillfully countered by Vimerc