The slaveholder named Giovanna de Vigono, the widow of Valente de Valentibus, leases out an enslaved Albanian man named Giorgio and his son named Andrea to a farmer from the Bisagno valley named Domenico Riccio. The term was eight years for Giorgio and twelve years for Andrea for a total payment of 40 Genoese lire. The contract stipulated that both Giorgio and Andrea were to be manumitted at the end of their terms.
The slaveholder from Catalonia named Juan de Villamare manumits an enslaved baptized Muslim from Alexandria named Giovanni Francesco with the condition that the formerly enslaved Giovanni Francesco serve Giovanni de Villamare for a term of three years. Giovanni explicitly renounces the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Niccolò de Orlandis manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Lucia under the condition that the formerly enslaved Lucia serve him for a subsequent term of two years. Niccolò renounces the right of patronage. The enslaved Lucia is absent during the manumission and is represented by the enacting notary Piero de Roncionibus. An undated addendum to the contract notes that Lucia eventually served in the household of Sandra de Orlandis, the daughter of Niccolò, until her death.
The slaveholder from Verona named Aloisio de Maffeis manumits an enslaved Tatar woman named Lucia, who is approximately 20 years of age. The enslaved Lucia agrees to serve in the household of Sebastiano di Negro for a term of 10 years as a condition of manumission. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Cristoforo de Fornari manumits an enslaved woman named Caterina. She agrees to work as a domestic servant in the household of Cristoforo for an additional five years as a condition of manumission. Caterina is absent during the enactment and is represented by the enacting notary Andrea de Cairo. Cristoforo retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Chiara Ittaliano manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Marta, who is approximately 25 years of age, along with her descendants. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Girolamo de Camulio, who is also the bishop of Chios, manumits an enslaved Musltim woman named Linor, who is approximately 19 years of age and described as coming from Seville. She had been purchased from the Genoese merchant Giovanni Antonio Cavatia in August 1485 (the previous summer) in a transaction recorded in Giovanni's private account book. The contract also specifies that Linor must remain in the city of Genoa for the next three years. An exception to the restriction of movement is made in the case that the bishop of Accia (one Bartolomeo Pammoleo) requests her, then she may relocate freely.
The slaveholder named Domenico Merello leases out an enslaved Circassian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 24 years of age, to the man named Agostino Gropallo, for a term of 10 years and total payment of 60 Genoese lire. At the end of the contract she is to be manumitted.
The slaveholder and swordsmith named Pietro de Vernacia sells an enslaved Tatar woman named Giacobina, who is approximately 28 years of age, to a certain Antonio Morigia, from Milan, for 30 Genoese lire. Pietro was declared to be of the age of majority by his father Oberto, who was present during the transaction. The contract states that the enslaved Giacobina is to be manumitted after six years of service, essentially rendering the contract a six-year lease. If at any time during the six years of service the enslaved Giacobina engages in sexual relations with Gregorio de Vernacia, the brother of Pietro, then the manumission will be declared void.
The slaveholder and apothecary from Rapallo named Damiano de Oliverio, along with his brother Oliverio de Oliverio, manumit an enslaved Tatar man named Martino, who is approximately 20 years of age. There are several conditions attached to the manumission. The enslaved Martino agrees to pay the sum of 2 soldi and 6 denarii of Genoese currency daily, except for Sundays and certain feast days, to the brothers for the next eight years. At the end of each month, Martino must provide a full accounting of his earnings beyond the agreed daily payment and the excess earnings must be handed over for safekeeping to Damiano or Oliverio. The brothers agree to provide Martino with lodging but he is responsible for providing his own food, clothing, and footwear. Martino must return to sleep at the house of Damiano in evenings unless expressly permitted otherwise and he is obligated to protect their property, prevent theft, and report any such incidents. Martino cannot accept any third-party wages or contracts without permission of the brothers for whom he must serve if tasked with any specific duties. Finally, Martino is also forbidden from gambling and cannot leave the city of Genoa without permission of the brothers.
The slaveholder named Urbano Marchesano manumits an enslaved Tatar woman name Lucia, whom he had earlier purchased from the heirs of the deceased Paolo de Valegia for an unspecified sum. The enslaved Lucia agrees to work as a servant for Urbano and this agreement is enacted in a subsequent contract.
The slaveholder and abbes of the monastery of Sant'Agnata named Isabella Fieschi manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Agnese, who is approximately 40 years of age.
The slaveholder and draper named Agostino de Ripalta leases out an enslaved Circassian woman named Agnese, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a merchant from Catalonia named Bernardo Dala, for a term of eight years, eleven months, and two days. This represents the reminder of service that the enslaved Agnese was mandated to serve Agostino from a previous lease enacted on 5 May 1447. The enslaved Agnese is mandated for manumission at the end of the term of service.
The slaveholder and merchant named Cristoforo de Fornari leases out an enslaved Ruthenian man named Giacobino, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a certain Illario Squarciafico, for a term of 7 years and total payment of 80 Genoese lire. Giacobino is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Antonio de Facio. At the end of the term the enslaved Giacobino is to be manumitted with Cristoforo retaining the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Matteo de Davania leases out an enslaved Russian woman named Maria, who is approximately 30 years of age, to a certain Battista Costa, for a term of 8 years and total payment of 100 Genoese lire. At the completion of the contract Maria is to be freed.
The slaveholder named Pancrazio Gentile (named Pancrazio Falamonica at this time, before he entered into the Gentile albergo) manumits an enslaved Tatar woman named Margarita, who is approximately 38 years of age. Margarita was absent during the enactment and was represented by the enacting notary Antonio de Facio. Pancarzio retains the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder and cheesemaker named Giovanni de Davania leases out an enslaved Russian woman named Marta, who is approximately 28 years of age, to a notary named Pietro Grasso, for a term of 5 years and a total payment of 100 Genoese lire. Part of the payment is made from the account of the brothers Giovanni and Otto de Cazerio. The contract manumits Marta at the end of the term of service.
