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Deed of sale of property with the right of redemption by Marchiò de Betta to Giovanni Gera

Marchiò quondam Zuanne de Betta di Giera Zuane [Giovanni] Gera de Candide
L'Anno della n[ost]ra salute 1674 Ind[izio]ne xma 2da, Il di, 7 del mese di Xbre · Comelico di Cadore (in the house of the notary's brother)

Marchiò de Betta di Giera, being a debtor to Giovanni Gera of Candide for the sum of 300 lire, sells him property from his paternal inheritance to satisfy the debt, with the right of redemption within eight years. Until the repayment, the debtor undertakes to pay an annual rent of 6% of that amount.

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Translation / modern text

[Recto:] In the name of God, amen. In the year of our salvation 1674, the twelfth indiction, on the 7th day of the month of December. In Comelico di Cadore, in the house of my brother, the notary. Marchiò, son of the late Zuanne de Betta of Giera, being an undisputed debtor to the noble Mr. Giovanni Gera of Candide for the amount of 300 lire in cash, that is three hundred lire, which he confessed and declared in the presence of me, the notary, and the witnesses; and finding no other means of payment than through the sale described below, in his own name etc., in the aforementioned presence, he gave, sold, and transferred to the said Mr. Gera, acting in his own name etc., contracting, buying, and accepting, as much of his immovable property, which falls to him from his paternal inheritance, as is sufficient for the full satisfaction of the mentioned 300 lire, according to the valuation of public appraisers and [...] chosen by the said Mr. Gera. With the right of redemption for the mentioned Marchiò of the mentioned debt/amount of 300 lire within a period of 8 years, starting from today, through the return of the said sum in cash and the payment of outstanding rents and fees for the preparation of the [...] instrument. Otherwise, if in any year he were to be definitively in arrears with the rents or after the expiration of the mentioned years reserved for redemption, the said Mr. Gera, in his own name etc., based on the valuation of public appraisers, which is to take place as stated above, will be able to take possession and ownership of the appraised property without objection to satisfy his claim. Whereby the mentioned Marchiò is obliged to pay the said Mr. Gera an annual rent in cash in the amount of 6 lire per hundred on St. Martin's Day; and so they agreed, submitting for the security and guarantee of the mentioned sold property and the validation of this contract all his present and future property, immovable and movable etc. Present were Giacomo, son of the late Hieronimo Boffo, and Boffo called Duodo from Campitello, witnesses called etc. Lorenzo of Zoldo, son of the late Nicholas, Venetian notary, member of the Cadore college, transcribed the above from his books and signed for authenticity. On the same day. [Verso:] [Contemporary note:] Mr. Zuanni Gera and Marchio, son of the late Zuan de Betta — 1674, lease for 300 lire — to the notary 4 lire, 10 soldi, December 7th.

Original wording — transcription

[Recto:] Nel nome d'Iddio: amen. L'Anno della n[ost]ra salute 1674 Ind[izio]ne xma 2da, Il di, 7 del mese di Xbre [= Decembre]. In Comelico de Cadore in Casa del f[ratell]o di me nod[ar]o. Marchiò q[uondam] Zuanne de Betta di Giera ritrovandosi liquido debitore del Sp[etabi]le S[igno]r Zouan= ni Gera de Candide di L[ire] 300. in contanti, val lire trescento come cõfessò, et manifestò in p[re]senza di me nod[ar]o et t[es]ti; ne rito= uandosi come in altro modo poter pagare che p[er] l'infrascritte uen= dita p[er] se etc. In p[re]senza come sop[ra] diede, vende, et transferi al med[esi]m[o] S[igno]r Gera un'ingente [?] p[er] se etc stip[ulan]do comprando, et rice= uendo tanti delli suoi beni stabili che gl'aspetta dall'heredità paterna quanti sijno p[er] l'intiera satisfatt[io]ne delle dette L 300. a stima de pub[li]ci stimatori et ta[..] ad eletti d[al] med[esi]m[o] S[igno]r Gera. Con facoltà de poter il d[ett]o Marchiò affrancarsi dalla d[ett]a ent[rat]a L 300. in termine de anni .8. d'oggi princip[ian]do, facendo in contanti restitut[io]ne d[ett]a summa, e pagando gl'affitti decor= si, et mercedi di cobil[?] instr[ument]o. altrim[en]t[i] andando diffinitiuo alcun anno ne gl'affitti ouero spirati gl'anni sud[ett]i dell'af= francat[io]ne possi esso S[igno]r Gera p[er] se etc. mediante la stima di pub[li]ci stimad[ori] da farsi come sop[r]a s'é detto co[n]stituersi senza contradit[io]ne al possesso, e patronanza de Luoghi stimati a pagamento del suo credito. Restando obligo il d[ett]o Mar= chiò annualm[en]te responder ad esso S[igno]r Gera l'affitto in contadi a rag[io]n di L 6 p[er] cento nel di di S. Martino. e cosi co[n]= uennero. ponendo il med[esi]m[o] alla manut[enzio]ne et euict[io]ne d[etti] Luoghi uenduti, et validat[io]n[e] del p[rese]nte contratto sott'obli= gat[io]n[e] d[ei] beni suoi tutti p[rese]nti, ueniri, stabili mobili etc[etera]. Presenti q[uondam] Giacomo q[uondam] Hier[oni]mo a Boffo, et q[uondam] Boffo d[etto] Duodo di Campitello t[es]ti rogadi etc. Laurentius de Zoldo q[uondam] Nicolai filius Notarius V[enetus] A[uctoritate] C[adubrii] Coll[egiat]us suprascripta ex actis suis extraxit, et subscripsit in fidem. addi eod[em]. [Verso:] [Nota z epoki:] S[igno]r Zuanni Gera e Marchio g[uondam] Zuan d[e] Betta — 1674 liuello di L 300: — al nod[ar]o L 4 s 10 7. Xbre

Reading notes

Document drawn up on parchment by a Venetian/Cadore notary (Laurentius de Zoldo). No seal (notarial act with notarial signature). On the verso, a contemporary archival note regarding the agreement (livello for the amount of 300 lire). In the catalog card, the date: 07.12.1674 (consistent with '7 del mese di Xbre [Decembre] 1674').

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