Johannes Antonius di Johannes Ambrosius de Bolate.  He who lets time pass and does not grow in virtue, the more I think of it the more I grieve.  No man has it in him to be virtuous who will give up honour for gain.  Good fortune is valueless to him who knows not toil.  The man becomes happy who follows Christ.  There is no perfect gift without great suffering.  Our glories and our triumphs pass away.  Foul lust, and dreams, and luxury, and sloth have banished every virtue from the world; so that our Nature, wandering and perplexed, has almost lost the old and better track.  Henceforth it were well to rouse thyself from sleep.  The master said that lying in down will not bring thee to Fame; nor staying beneath the quilts.  He who, without Fame, burns his life to waste, leaves no more vestige of himself on earth than wind-blown smoke, or the foam upon the sea. [Footnote:  From the last sentence we may infer that this text is by the hand of a pupil of Leonardo’s.—­ On the same sheet are the notes Nos.1175 and 715 in Leonardo’s own handwriting.]

1548.

On the morning of Santo Zanobio the 29th of May 1504, I had from Lionardo Vinci 15 gold ducats and began to spend them. to Mona Margarita S 62 d 4 to remake the ring S 19 d 8 clothes S 13 good beef S 4 eggs S 6 debt at the bank S 7 velvet S 12 wine S 6 d 4 meat S 4 mulberries S 2 d 4 mushrooms S 3 d 4 salad S 1 fruit S 1 d 4 candles S 3 ...  S 1 flour S 2

    Sunday 198 8

bread               S  6
wine                S  9 d 4
meat                S  7
soup                S  2
fruit               S  3 d 4
candles             S  3 d

Monday 31

bread               S  6 d 4
meat                S 10 d 8
wine                S  9 d 4
fruit               S  4
soup                S  1 d 8

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1549.

Tuesday

bread              S  6
meat               S 11
wine               S  7
fruit              S  9
soup               S  2
salad              S  1

[Footnote 1548 and 1549:  On the same sheet is the text No. 1015 in Leonardo’s own handwriting.]

1550.

To Monna Margarita S 5 to Tomaso S 14 to Monna Margarita d 5 S 2 on the day of San Zanobi left ... after payment d 13 S 2 d 4 of Monna Margarita

     altogether d 14 S 5 d 4

1551.

On Monday, the l3th of February, I lent lire S 7 to Lionardo to spend, Friday d 7.

[Footnote:  This note is followed by an account very like the one given as No. 1549.]

1552.

Stephano Chigi, Canonico ..., servant of the honorable Count Grimani at S. Apostoli.

[Footnote:  Compare No. 674, 21-23.]