Inscriptions

Inscription #2544, S. Barnaba 13 tomb of Clemente Petra

Diplomatic Transcription

D • O • M / CLEMENTI PETRÆ COMITI SILVANI PRIMO MAGNO PRIORI EQVESTRIS ORDINIS / D STEPHANI BELLIETPACIS ARTIB. CLARO. QVI DIV SÆPEQ AMBAB INREB VTILEM / FIDELEMQ OPERAM SVAM PRÆBVIT COSMO MED ET FRANCISCO IPSIVS F. / MAGNIS DVCIB. ETRVRIÆ QVARE • MERITO FVIT ABIPSIS ORNATVS / LVCRETIA VXOR MÆRENS BENE DE SE MERITO • P •/ VIX A • LIII • OB • IDIB • FEBRVARII M•D•LXXIIII~

Critical Transcription

D(eo) O(ptimo) M(aximo). Clementi Petrae Comiti Silvani primo magno priori equestris ordinis d(ivi) Stephani belli et pacis artib(us) claro. Qui diu saepeq(ue) ambab(us) in reb(us) utilem fidelemq(ue) operam suam praebuit Cosmo Med(ico) et Francisco ipsius filio magnis ducib(us) Etruriae. Quare merito fuit ab ipsis ornatus. Lucretia uxor maerens bene de se merito p(osuit). Vix(it) a(nnos) LIII. Ob(iit) idibus februarii MDLXXIIII

Regularized Transcription

Deo Optimo Maximo. Clementi Petrae Comiti Silvani primo magno priori equestris ordinis divi Stephani, belli et pacis artibus claro. Qui diu saepeque ambabus in rebus utilem fidelemque operam suam praebuit Cosmo Medico et Francisco ipsius filio magnis ducibus Etruriae. Quare merito fuit ab ipsis ornatus. Lucretia uxor maerens bene de se merito posuit. Vixit annos LIII. Obiit idibus februarii MDLXXIIII

Translation

To God the best and greatest. Clemente Petra, Count of Silvano, first great prior of the knightly Order of St. Stephen, famous for the arts of war and peace, who long and often rendered his useful and faithful service in both matters to Cosimo de' Medici and to his son Francesco, grand dukes of Tuscany. For which he was deservedly decorated by them. Lucrezia his wife, mourning, placed this for her well deserving husband. He lived 53 years. He died on the ides of February 1574.