Till 1427 the church received the income as of lire dei
piccoli, but on bringing a suit on the subject it was adjudged that
lire ai grossi were to be understood. (Delle Mem. Venet. Ant. II.
18.) This story, however, cuts both ways, and does not decide our
doubt.
[16] The form of the name Ysabeta aptly illustrates the transition that
seems so strange from Elizabeth into the Isabel that the Spaniards
made of it.
[17] I.e. the extent of what was properly called the Dogado, all along the
Lagoons from Grado on the extreme east to Capo d'Argine (Cavarzere at
the mouth of the Adige) on the extreme west.
[18] The word rendered Guilds is "Scholarum." The crafts at Venice
were united in corporations called Fraglie or Scholae, each of
which had its statutes, its head called the Gastald, and its place
of meeting under the patronage of some saint. These acted as societies
of mutual aid, gave dowries to poor girls, caused masses to be
celebrated for deceased members, joined in public religious
processions, etc., nor could any craft be exercised except by members
of such a guild. (Romanin, I. 390.)
[19] A few years after Ser Marco's death (1328) we find the Great Council
granting to this Peter the rights of a natural Venetian, as having
been a long time at Venice, and well-conducted.
