Translated from the Italian
In the Name of God
This 25th day of May 1855 Roman Indiction XII and the 9th
year of the Pontificate of our Lord Pope Pius the 9th.
At a quarter past 6 post meridian
Before me Notary Publi as administrator deputed to the office of
succession of Valentini in Rome situated in the Piazza de Spagna
No.58 and the undersigned Witnesses
Appeared
Mr. John Gibson Son of the late William, born at Conway in Wales
England Sculptor domiciled at Rome Casa Davizielli in Via del Babuino
known to me who having made his Will written by the hand of another
but otherwise signed and dated by himself and wishing now to deposit
it in the hands of a public Notary in order to its obtaining full validity
has therefore consigned it to me the Notary declaring to me that the said
Will was contained in the present envelope sewn round with red silk
having upon it seven seals in red sealing wax. he said that he had
thereby appointed his heir and heirs and made various legacies
also in favor of So Spirito in Sassia of Rome, he enjoined me to keep it
secret during his natural life and after his death which may God
make distant, he gave power to me the notary to open it at the request
of whomsoever might claim to have an interest therein, in the presence
of two Witness only
Finally he said that he wished it to be his last Testament and
that if it were not valid as a Testament he desired that it should hold
good as a Codicil donation on account of death disposition for pious causes
or as any other deed of last Will, that he revoked and annulled whatsoever
other instrument by him previously made and desired that this only should
be considered the last, be preferred to all others and should obtain its
full effect.
Wherefore act done in Rome at my said Office being present Messrs.
Lorenzo Macdonald of the late Allesandro born in Scotland Sculptor
domiciled in Rome No.63 Capo le Case Adve Francesco Costa del
Antonio Saverio Cabral of the bo: me: Como Francesco Saverio born in
Lisbon domiciled in Rome No.43 via S Isidoro Adve. Giulio Veru a