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Morgante Maggiore, a poem by Luigi Pulci, 365

Morosina, 331

Morris-dance,—see Moresca

Mosca, Giambattista Vendramini, 421

Moses, 305

Mount Athos, 274, 411

Mount Catria, 309, 416

Mount Œta, 305, 415

Moya, the Marchioness of,—see Boadilla

Munchausen, 364

Muscovy, the Duke of, 132

Music: affectation in, 37; the variety of, 50; the courtier to have skill in, 62; praise of, 62-5; to be regarded by the courtier as a pastime, 88; certain kinds recommended, 88-9; certain kinds to be avoided, 89; musical performance forbidden to the aged, 89-90; musical training essential to appreciation of, 90

"My lady Duchess,"—see Gonzaga, Elisabetta

"My lady Emilia,"—see Pia

“My lord Cardinal,” i.e., Giovanni de’ Medici,—see Leo X

"My lord Duke,"—see Montefeltro, Guidobaldo di

"My lord Gaspar,"—see Pallavicino

"My lord Magnifico,"—see Medici, Giuliano de’

"My lord Prefect,"—see Rovere, Francesco Maria della Myrtis, 391

Naples, 1, 110, 274

Napoli, Pietro da,—see Pietro da Napoli

Narni, Galeotto Marzi da,—see Galeotto Marzi da Narni

Nasica,—see Scipio Nasica

National Library at Madrid, 417

National Library at Paris, 417

Navarre, the King of, 377

Navarre and Aragon, Juan II of, 397

Navò, Curzio, 419, 421

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