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The fiddle fancier's guide; a manual of information regarding violins, violas, basses and bows of classical and modern times, together with biographical notices and portraits of the most famous performers of these instruments, 1892
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1said house began to pay to the parish of St. Agatha about two pounds, sixteen and sevenpence per annum for the perpetual lease. He then discovered a return dated September 10th, 1614, and another dated 1617, which confirmed the purchase of property, and gave particulars of ages, debts, and assets. This begins, "Polizza del estimo di M. Gio Paolo Maggini, maestro di violini in contrada del Palazzo Vecchio del Podestà," and gives his age as thirty-six, his wife's age as twenty-two, and his son, Gio Pietró's, as one year. The return finishes up after giving particulars referred to with the following estimate of his stock in hand at that date. "Item mi ritrovo in mercantia di violini, lignami et cordi di essi violini—lire cento pl.—£100."—Item. I have stock in violins, furnishings, and strings for these violins, £43 6s. 8d. If we strike a balance at this time, Maggini was in debt to the extent of £24 5s. But the next return which Professor Berenzi discovered, tells a very different tale. It is dated 1626 and 1627, and begins, "Pollizza del estimo di me Gio Paolo Maggini che fa violini in contrada delle Bombasarie a Santa Agatha," and gives his age as forty-six, that of his wife as thirty-two, that of his daughter Cecilia as five, another daughter, Veronicha, two, and a son, Carlo, six months. During the ten years which elapsed between the dates of these two returns, Maggini could show a balance to his credit of about two thousand, three hundred and ninety-six pounds, and a few shillings. For those days, this was undoubtedly good progress. He had become the owner of property in the country, and it will be observed, he had changed his place of business.
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