ðə dᵻkɹˈiː stˈeɪɾᵻd, "ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə sˈɛnət hɐz nˈɛvɚɹ ɐksˈɛptᵻd wˈɪmɪn ɪn tə ðə ɹˈæŋks ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp…ɪɾ ɪz ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd ðæt tɑːɹkwˈɪniə mˈɑːlzə ʌv mˈoʊdnə biː nˈʌmbɚd ɪnðə ɹˈæŋks ʌv ɪts mˈoʊst nˈoʊbəl sˈɪɾɪzənz wɪððə tˈaɪɾəl ˈɛljˈuːnɪkə, nˈɛvɚ bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻstˈoʊd ˌɔn ˈɛnɪwˌʌn, ɪn ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌv hɜː sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚ vˈɜːtʃuːz ænd mˈɛɹɪts.
The decree stated, "although the Senate has never accepted women in to the ranks of citizenship…[it is resolved that] Tarquinia Molza of Modena be numbered in the ranks of its most noble citizens with the title l'Unica, never before bestowed on anyone, in recognition of her singular virtues and merits.