ðɪ ˈɛsfˈɔːɹzə fˈæmɪli hæd baɪ ðˈɛn θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə wɪðhˈoʊld pɹətˈɛkʃən tə dʒəvˈɑːni ɪf hiː dɪdnˌɑːt kəmplˈaɪ wɪððɪ ˈɔfɚ, wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊd hˌɪm tə kˈiːp ðə dˈaʊɹi bˌʌt stˈɪl ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd sˈaɪnɪŋ ðə kɑːnfɚmˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɪmpətəns.
The Sforza family had by then threatened to withhold protection to Giovanni if he did not comply with the offer, which allowed him to keep the dowry but still required signing the confirmation of impotence.