I made an advantageous use of the authority annexed to the title he had conferred upon me, by maintaining his right of protection, that is, the freedom of his neighborhood, against the attempts several times made to infringe it; a privilege which his Venetian officers took no care to defend.
But I never permitted banditti to take refuge there, although this would have produced me advantages of which his excellency would not have disdained to partake.

He thought proper, however, to claim a part of those of the secretaryship, which is called the chancery.

It was in time of war, and there were many passports issued.

For each of these passports a sequin was paid to the secretary who made it out and countersigned it.

All my predecessors had been paid this sequin by Frenchmen and others without distinction.