Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Mongols -- History; Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Voyages and travels
7. To his natural daughter Pasqua 400 _lire_ to marry her withal.
Or, if she likes to be a nun, 200 _lire_ shall go to her convent
and the other 200 shall purchase securities for her benefit. After
her death these shall come to his male heir, or failing that be
sold, and the proceeds distributed for the good of the souls of his
father, mother, and self.
8. To his natural brothers Stephen and Giovannino he leaves 500
_lire_. If one dies the whole to go to the other. If both die
before marrying, to go to his male heir; failing such, to his
brother Marco or _his_ male heir.
9. To his uncle Giordano Trevisano 200 _lire_. To Marco de Tumba
100. To Fiordelisa, wife of Felix Polo, 100. To Maroca, the
daughter of the late Pietro Trevisano, 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.
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