Inscriptions

Inscription #2216, S. Felice in Piazza 07b sepoltura Matteo Neroni

Diplomatic Transcription

Mattheus Neronius Jacobi F. Floren. civis, Comes Palatinus, et auratę militię eques: Magni Ferdinando primi, et Cosmi Secūdo Cosmographus Sacellū Deo, et D. Aplo, et evāgelistę Mattheo, sepulcrū sibi, Martięq: Agrippę Romanę coniugi, ac suis vivens pos. Anno Dñi MDCXIX. Annō agens LXIIII.

Critical Transcription

Mattheus Neronius Jacobi F(ilius) Floren(tinus) civis, comes Palatinus, et aurat(a)e militi(a)e eques. Magni Ferdinandi Primi et Cosmi secu(n)do Cosmographus Sacellu(m) Deo, et D(ivo) Apostolo et Eva(n)gelist(a)e Mattheo, sepulcru(m) sibi, Marti(a)eq(ue) Agripp(a)e Roman(a)e coniugi, ac suis vivens posuit. Anno D(omi)ni MDCXIX. Anno(s) agens LXIIII.

Regularized Transcription

Mattheus Neronius Jacobi filius Florentinus civis, comes Palatinus, et auratae militiae eques. Magni Ferdinandi Primi et Cosmi secundo Cosmographus Sacellum Deo, et Divo Apostolo et Evangelistae Mattheo, sepulcrum sibi, Martiaeque Agrippae Romanae coniugi, ac suis vivens posuit. Anno Domini MDCXIX. Annos agens LXIIII.

Translation

Matteo Neroni, son of Jacopo, Florentine citizen, knight Palatine, and knight of the Golden Spur. Cosmographer to the great Ferdinand I and Cosimo II, while living, he set up an altar to God and Saint Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, a tomb for himself and his wife Marzia Agrippa Roman, and also for his own. In the year of the Lord 1619, aged 64 years.