Venetian bequests

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Often appears with: st. mark’s library · religious persecution and toleration · marco polo will · manumission · inheritance and the passing of the house · contracts, oaths, and obligation

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“Divine inspiracionis donum est et provide mentis arbitrium ut antequam superve- niat mortis iudicium quilibet sua bona sit ordinare sollicitus ne ipsa sua bona inordinata remaneant.” Marco Polo (translated by Sir Henry Yule, revised by Henri Cordier), The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 · insight

The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 primary

Marco Polo (translated by Sir Henry Yule, revised by Henri Cordier) · c. 1298-1299
BOOK SECOND—(*Continued*). > CHAPTER XXXIV. AND LAST (8/15)

A will dated 9 January 1324 (1323 in the heading) sets out Marco Polo’s religious and family bequests, including money to monasteries, support for relatives, manumission of a servant, and distribution of remaining goods.

Will of MARCO POLO. (In St. Mark’s Library.)[4] In Nomine Dei Eterni Amen. Anno ab Incarnatione Dni. Nri. Jhu. Xri. millesimo trecentesimo vige- simo tertio, mensis Januarii die nono,[5] intrante Indictione septima, Rivoalti. Divine inspiracionis donum est et provide mentis arbitrium ut antequam superve- niat mortis iudicium quilibet sua bona sit ordinare sollicitus ne ipsa sua bona inordin…