Inscriptions

Inscription #2082, S. Francesco Padua 2 Bartolomeo Cavalcanti 1562

Diplomatic Transcription

BARTHOLOMAEO CAVALCANTI PATR • FLOR
QVI OPTIMARVM ARTIVM EGREGIA COGNITIONE INSTRVCT
CONSILIO ET ELOQVENTIA MAXIMIS IN REB • PRÆCLARAM OPERĀ
PAVLO III • P•M• HENRICO II•FRANCOR•REGI•ET OCTAVIO FARNESIO
PARMAE PLACENTIAEQ• DVCI VARIIS BELLI PACISQ• TEMPORIBVS
NAVAVIT SINGVLARIBVSQ• AB IIS HONORIB•ORNAT•FVIT AC DEMVM
PATAVIVM SECEDENS CV MORBO SENIOQ• AFFECTVS INGENII TAMEN
MONVMENTA LITTERIS MANDARET MAGNO BONOR• OMNIV DOLORE
QVI ILLIVS DOCTRINAM ANIMIQ• MAGNITVDINEM ADMIRABANTVR
E VITA DECESSIT
IOANNES CAVALCANTES PATRI OPTIMO MOERENS POS•
VIX•ANN•LIX•M•X•D•XXV•OBIIT V•ID•DEC•M•D•LXII

Critical Transcription

Bartholomaeo Cavalcanti patr(iae) flor(entinae) / qui optimarum artium egregia cognitione instruct(us) / consilio et eloquentia maximis in reb(us) praeclaram opera(m) Paulo III P(ontifice) M(aximo) Henrico II Francor(um) regi et Octavio Farnesio / Parmae Placentiaeq(ue) duci variis belli pacisq(ue) temporibus / navavit singularibusq(ue) ab iis honorib(us) ornat(us) fuit ac demum / Patavium secedens cu(m) morbo senioq(ue) affectus ingenii tamen / monumenta litteris mandaret, magno bonor(um) omniu(m) dolore / qui illius doctrinam animiq(ue) magnitudinem admirabantur / e vita decessit / Joannes Cavalcantes patri optimo moerens pos(uit) / Vix(it) ann(os) LIX. m(enses) X. d(ies) XXV. Obiit V id(us) Dec(embris) MDLXII

Regularized Transcription

Bartholomaeo Cavalcanti patriae florentinae qui optimarum artium egregia cognitione instructus consilio et eloquentia maximis in rebus praeclaram operam Paulo III Pontifice Maximo Henrico II Francorum regi et Octavio Farnesio Parmae Placentiaeque duci variis belli pacisque temporibus navavit singularibusque ab iis honoribus ornatus fuit ac demum Patavium secedens cum morbo senioque affectus ingenii tamen monumenta litteris mandaret magno bonorum omnium dolore qui illius doctrinam animique magnitudinem admirabantur. E vita decessit. Joannes Cavalcantes patri optimo moerens posuit. Vixit annos LIX menses X dies XXV. Obiit V idus Decembris MDLXII.

Translation

For Bartolomeo Cavalcanti of the Florentine homeland, who having been equipped with the best skills, with singular knowledge and the greatest advice and eloquence in the greatest things, zealously did splendid work for Pope Paul III, Henry II king of the Franks, and Ottavio Farnese duke of Parma and Piacenza, on various occasions of war and peace, and was adorned with remarkable honors by them, and in the end withdrawing to Padua while afflicted with illness and old age nevertheless he was sending monuments of genius through his letters, causing great grief to all the good men who were admiring his learning and generosity. He departed life. Giovanni Cavalcanti grieving, put this tomb for his most noble father. He lived 59 years, 10 months, 25 days. He died five days before the ides of December 1562. [i.e. December 9, 1562]