no, living at Negropont, 100. To Agnes, wife of
Pietro Lion, 100; and to Francis, son of the late Pietro Trevisano, in
Negropont, 100.
10. To buy Public Debt producing an annual 20 _lire ai grossi_ to be
paid yearly to Pietro Pagano, Priest of S. Felice, who shall pray for
the souls aforesaid: on death of said Pietro the income to go to
Pietro's cousin Lionardo, Clerk of S. Felice; and after him always to
the senior priest of S. Giovanni Grisostomo with the same obligation.
11. Should his wife prove with child and bear a son or sons they shall
have his whole property not disposed of. If a daughter, she shall have
the same as Fiordelisa.
12. If he have no male heir his Brother Marco shall have the
Testator's share of his Father's bequest, and 2000 _lire_ besides.
Cousin Nicolo shall have 500 _lire_, and Uncle Maffeo 500.
13. Should Daughter Fiordelisa die unmarried her 2000 _lire_ and
interest to go to his male heir, and failing such to Brother Marco and
his male heir. But in that case Marco shall pay 500 _lire_ to Cousin
Nicolo or his male heir.
14. Should his wife bear him a male heir or heirs, but these should
die under age, the whole of his undisposed property shall go to
Brother Marco or his male heir. But in that case 500 _lire_ shall be
paid to Cousin Nicolo.
15. Should his wife bear a daughter and she die unmarried, her 2000
_lire_ and interest shall go to Brother Marco, with the same
stipulation in behalf of Cousin Nicolo.
16. Should the whole amount of his property between cash and goods not
amount to 10,000 _lire_ (though he believes he has fully as much), his
bequests are to be ratably diminished, except those to his own
children which he does not wish diminished. Should any legatee die
before receiving the bequest, its amount shall fall to the Testator's
heir male, and failing such, the half to go to Marco or his male heir,
and the other half to be distributed for the good of the souls
aforesaid.
The witnesses are Lionardo priest of S. Felice, Lionardo clerk of the
same, and the Notary Pietro Pagano priest of the same.
[2] According to Romanin (I. 321) the _lira dei grossi_ was also called
_Lira d'imprestidi_, and if the _lire_ here are to be so taken, the
sum will be 10,000 ducats, the largest amount by far that occurs in
any of these Polo doc
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