Identifier: bookofsermarcopo00polo (find matches)
Title: The book of Ser Marco Polo : the Venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? Cordier, Henri, 1849-1925 Yule, Amy Frances Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889
Subjects: Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 Polo family Inscriptions, Chinese Early maps Mongols Voyages and travels
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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tsettled in this locality. And the same will appears to indicatea surviving connexion with S. Felice, for the priests and clerkswho drew it up and witness it are all of the church of S. Felice,and it is to the parson of S. Felice and his successor that Maffeobequeaths an annuity to procure their prayers for the souls of From the proceeds to come in from his partnership with his brothers Nicolo andMaffeo, he bequeaths 200 lire to his daughter Maroca. From same source 100 lire to his natural son Antony. Has in his desk (capsella) two hyperperae (Byzantine gold coins), and threegolden florins, which he bequeaths to the sister-in-law Fiordelisa. Gives freedom to all his slaves and handmaidens. Leaves his house in Soldachia to the Minor Friars of that place, reserving life-occupancy to his son Nicolo and daughter Maroca.The rest of his goods to his son Nicolo. * The terms in which the younger Maffeo mentions these half-brothers in his Will(T300) seem to indicate that they were still young.
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u THE CORTE DEL MILLIONl 27 his father, his mother, and himself, though after the successorthe annuity is to pass on the same condition to the seniorpriest of S. Giovanni Grisostomo. Marco Polo the Elder isin his will described as of 5. Severo, as is also his sister-in-law Fiordelisa, and the document contains no reference toS. Giovanni. On the whole therefore it seems probable thatthe Palazzo in the latter parish was purchased by the Tra-vellers after their return from the East.* 24. The Court which was known in the 16th century as theCorte del Millioni has been generally understood to be that nowknown as the Corte Sabbionera, and here is still pointed Relic of theout a relic of Marco Polos mansion. (Indeed it is JjjJAc™°mcalled now (1899) Corte del Milione ; see p. 30.—H. C) Sabbionera-M. Pauthiers edition is embellished with a good engravingwhich purports to represent the House of Marco Polo. Buthe has been misled. His engraving in fact exhibits, atleast as the prominent featu

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