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0536 Marco Polo : vol.1
Marco Polo : vol.1 / Page 536 (Color Image)

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I 3 0 I- I 3 I O: MINUTES OF THE GREATER COUNCIL ,MARCO POLO uncle Marco had been living in S. Severo and the latter's will was written and witnessed by the clergy of that parish, in which also stood the church and convent of S. Lorenzo (cf. d. I above).

  1.  Minute of the Greater Council, 4 July 130f.

1301 . . . die iiii Julii

Capta fuit pars quod illa yperpera tact que nobilis vir Johannes superancius ohm capitaneus galearum accepit in ualore rerum hominibus Jmperatoris commino trapesonde apud palatam Caphas debeant restitui illis nostris fidelibus qui fuerunt dampnificati per gentem dicti Jmperatoris per ratam. Et quando requiretur satisfactio a dicto Jmperatore requiratur tantum minus Ego nicolo de Amado manu mea subscripsi Ego marinus faletro m.m.s.s. Ego franciscus dandulo m.m.s.s. Ego henricus michael m.m.s.s. Ego Johannes Calderarius notarius curie de mandato

dictorum dominorum predictum Consilium cancellaui.

(Archivio di Stato. Maggior Consiglio—Deliberazioni. Magnus—Capricornus fol. i5v0.) Note: The number of hyperpera is copied by ORLANDINI (Or. p. f4) as m/4 (cf. d. 6 p. 531). . The notary's signature and note is now practically illegible.

The leaves of the contemporary Minute Book of the Greater Council are of parchment, measuring about 50 X 36 cm.

  1.  Minute of the Greater Council, 18 March 1304 . 1304 . . . die.xviij .marcij Jtem quod Bomondinus & Çanatus filij marie Relicte nicolai paulo sins de cetero

veneti & est capta de xxx.de xl

(Archivio di Stato. Maggior Consiglio—Deliberazioni. Magnus—Capricornus fol. 620.) Note: It seems to be quite uncertain whether this refers to Nicolo the father of Marco or not. If it does, we have the name of a third wife and of two more sons, who are mentioned in none of the other documents examined, unless they can be identified with Steffano and Giovannino. Maria was indeed the name of Steffano's mother (cf. d. 6 p. 5 31).

4. Minute of the Greater Council, io April 1305.

1305 . . . die.x.aprilis.

Jtem quod fiat gracia bonocio de mestre de illis libris.C.lij in quibus extitit condempnatus per Capitaneos postarum, occasione vini per eum portati contra bampnum isto modo uidelicet quod ssoluere debeat dictum debitum hint ad annos quatuor ssoluendo anuatim quartum dicti debiti per hunt modum. ssilicet quod dictus Bonocius ire debeat cum nostris ambaxatoribus & soldum quod ei conpetet pro ipsis viis debeat scontari & id quod ad soluendum dictum quartum

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