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The name was derived from the title, capitaneus. In a notarial document of 1502 the name of Alexander's mistress is given in its ancient form, Vanotia de Captaneis. Litta, to whom Italy is indebted for the great work on her illustrious families a wonderful work in spite of its errors and omissions ventures the opinion that Vannozza was a member of the Farnese family and a daughter of Ranuccio.
The certificates were not carefully drafted, for in speaking of the rebuilding of the sanctuary only the interior thereof, probably only the platform, was referred to, and from a notarial document of December 21, 1795, quoted below, it is evident that by coffer was meant a vault and that the word urn was used synonymously with box.
The notarial narrative of the event goes into the most minute particulars, but the contents of the ark are merely described as "several leaden plates nearly a tercio in length, several small pieces of bone as of some deceased person, and some earth which seemed to be of that body."
Ah! how wearisome this imprisonment was to them, and more particularly to Gideon Spilett. "Look here," said he to Neb one day, "I would give you by notarial deed all the estates which will come to me some day, if you were a good enough fellow to go, no matter where, and subscribe to some newspaper for me!
"I diz-ire your advice," he continued, "on a very small matter neither notarial, neither of the law. Yet I must pay you for that, if you can make your charge as as small as the matter." The young lawyer's own matters were at a juncture where a fee was a godsend, yet he replied: "If your matter is not of the law I can make you no charge."
By this time the hunchback had opened the door and introduced to the company a dapper, affable gentleman who was habited, as became his calling, for the most part in black; but he lent an air of smartness to his notarial garb by reason that the black of his coat and breeches was of silk, and that he wore a quantity of costly lace.
Confronted with their crimes, with the proofs in readiness; and next day, made a clear Confession, finding the matter desperate otherwise, Copy of which, in Notarial form, exact and indisputable, the reader shall now see.
This is my last will, and I am in sound mind and bodily health. That was all. The will was duly signed and witnessed, and bore a notarial seal. It was dated in the hand of the testator, in addition to the acknowledgment of the notary, all regular, and unquestionably done. "His son!" said Sol, amazed, looking around with big eyes. "Why, Isom he never had no son!"
I do not mean to insult you: so don't look so dark and dignified. I am serious. If no why no, and there let the matter rest, as far as you are concerned; if yes, why yes, and so I have an auditor who can understand me. As for me, I have been protested. I say it neither with shame nor pride. Yes, I have suffered notarial visitation, and am still alive to tell the tale.
"Well, Mother, I can't make out what you mean," said he, baffled and mystified by her strange behavior. "Wait I'll show you." She rose from the table and reached down a folded paper from among the soda packages and tins on the shelf. Saying no more, she handed it to him. Joe took it, wonder in his face, spread his elbows, and unfolded the document with its notarial seal.
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