[Footnote 2:2.  This text appears to be in a handwriting different from that in the note, l. 1.  Here the reading is not so simple as AMORETTI gave it, Mem.  Star.  XXV:  A Monsieur Lyonard Peintre du Roy pour Amboyse.  He says too that this address is of the year 1509, and Mr. Ravaisson remarks:  “De cette suscription il semble qu’on peut inferer que Leonard etait alors en France, a la cour de Louis XII ...  Pour conclure je crois qu’il n’est pas prouve que Leonard de Vinci n’ait pas fait un voyage de quelques mois en France sous Louis XII, entre le printemps de 1509 et l’automne de 1510.”—­I must confess that I myself have not succeeded in deciphering completely this French writing of which two words remain to me doubtful.  But so much seems to be quite evident that this is not an address of a letter at all, but a certificate or note. Amboise[l. 6] I believe to be the signature of Charles d’Amboise the Governor of Milan.  If this explanation is the right one, it can be easily explained by the contents of Nos. 1350 and 1529.  The note, line 1, was perhaps added later by another hand; and Leonardo himself wrote afterwards on the same sheet some geometrical explanations.  I must also point out that the statement that this sheet belongs to the year 1509 has absolutely no foundation in fact.  There is no clue whatever for giving a precise date to this note.] To Monsieur le Vinci,—­the horses of the king’s equerry....  Continue the payment to Ms. Lyonard, Painter to the King.

[6] Amboise.

1562.

[Footnote:  Greek Characters]

1563.

Memorandum to Maestro Lionardo to have ... the state of Florence.

1564.

To remind your Excellency that Ridolfo Manini brought to Florence a quantity of crystal besides other stones such as are ...

1565.

XVI C. 6 de Ciuitate Dei, se Antipodes.

[Footnote:  A facsimile of this note, which refers to a well known book by St. Augustin, is given on page 254.]

1566.

Leonardo’s Will.

Be it known to all persons, present and to come that at the court of our Lord the King at Amboise before ourselves in person, Messer Leonardo da Vinci painter to the King, at present staying at the place known as Cloux near Amboise, duly considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of its time, has acknowledged and declared in the said court and before us that he has made, according to the tenor of these presents, his testament and the declaration of his last will, as follows.  And first he commends his soul to our Lord, Almighty God, and to the Glorious Virgin Mary, and to our lord Saint Michael, to all the blessed Angels and Saints male and female in Paradise.

Item.  The said Testator desires to be buried within the church of Saint Florentin at Amboise, and that his body shall be borne thither by the chaplains of the church.