13. Item, one hundred thousand francs; that is to say:—
- Forty thousand to Planat, my orderly officer.
- Twenty thousand to Herbert, lately house-keeper of Rambouillet, and who belonged to my chamber in Egypt.
- Twenty thousand to Lavigné, who was lately keeper of one of my stables, and who was my piqueur in Egypt.
- Twenty thousand to Jeanet Dervieux, who was overseer of the stables, and served me in Egypt.
14. Two hundred thousand francs shall be distributed in alms to the inhabitants of Brienne-le-Chateau, who have suffered most.
15. The three hundred thousand francs remaining shall be distributed to the officers and soldiers of the battalion of my guard at the Island of Elba who may be now alive, or to their widows and children, in proportion to their appointments, and according to an estimate which shall be fixed by my testamentary executors: those who have suffered amputation, or have been severely wounded, shall receive double; the estimate to be fixed by Larrey and Emmery.
This codicil is written entirely with my own hand, signed, and sealed with my arms.
Napoleon.
This 24th of April, 1821, Longwood.
This is my Codicil, or note of my last Will.
Out of the settlement of my civil list of Italy, such as money, jewels, plate, linen, equipages, of which the Viceroy is the depositary, and which belonged to me, I dispose of two millions, which I bequeath to my most faithful servants. I hope that, without availing himself of any reason to the contrary, my son Eugene Napoleon will pay them faithfully. He cannot forget the forty millions which I gave him in Italy, and in the distribution of the inheritance of his mother.
1. Out of these two millions, I bequeath to Count Bertrand three hundred thousand francs, of which he will deposit one hundred thousand in the treasurer’s chest, to be disposed of according to my dispositions in payment of legacies of conscience.