dʒəvˈɑːni ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə dˈuː sˌoʊ ˌɔn æt lˈiːst tˈuː ɡɹˈaʊndz: fˈɜːst, hiː wʊdhˌævtə ɹᵻtˈɜːn luːkɹˈiːziəz sˈaɪzəbəl dˈaʊɹi, ænd sˈɛkənd, dˌuːɪŋ sˌoʊ wʊd ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ sˈaɪnɪŋ ɐ pˈeɪpɚ stˈeɪɾɪŋ hiː wʌz ˈɪmpətənt.
Giovanni refused to do so on at least two grounds: first, he would have to return Lucrezia's sizable dowry, and second, doing so would require signing a paper stating he was impotent.