The slaveholder and nun named Tobietta de Levanto of the Monastery of San Tommaso in Genoa, with the consent of the abbess Maria Grillo and a quorum of other nuns, manumits an enslaved Abkhazan woman named Lucia, who is approximately 22 years of age. The contract specifically indicates that the enslaved Lucia was a servant at the monastery.
The slaveholder and merchant named Ambrosio Palmario leases out an enslaved Russian woman named Lucia to a merchant named Giovanni de Demetrio, for a term of 20 years and a total payment of 120 Genoese lire. At the end of the contract she is to be freed.
The slaveholder named Cosmo de Monelia manumits an enslaved Abkhazan man named Lanzarotto. Cosmo retains the right of patronage. He was also absent during the transaction and was represented by Filippo de Franchi who acted as his procurator.
The slaveholder named Battista de Monsia leases out an enslaved Bulgarian woman named Lucia, who is 24 years of age, to a merchant named Battista Carena, for a term of 15 years and total payment of 150 Genoese lire. At the end of the contract she is to be freed.
The slaveholder and notary named Giovanni de Vernacia manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Caterina. The enslaved Caterina agrees to work in the household of Giovanni as a servant for a term of two years and pay Giovanni the sum of 20 Genoese lire as a condition of manumission.
The slaveholder named Raffaele Doria leases out the enslaved Albanian woman named Maria, who is approximately 35 years of age, to the nobleman named Niccolò Piccamiglio, for a term of 12 years and total payment of 125 lire. At the end of the contract she is to be freed.
The slaveholder named Eliana Negrone manumits an enslaved woman named Maddalena who had been transfered into the custody of Eliana as a partial return of her dowry against the estate of her deceased spouse Illario Squarciafico. This transfer is valued at 70 Genoese lire towards the larger (and unspecified) dotal liability. The enslaved Maddalena agrees to serve in the household of Eliana and her family for a term of five years as a condition of the manumission. The contract states that if, at any point, Maddalena wants to exit the term of service, then she must pay the sum of 6 lire per year for the remaining time to Cosmo and Raffaele Squarciafico, the sons of Eliana. The sons retain the right of patronage, which is renounced by Eliana.
The slaveholder named Maria Spinola manumits an enslaved woman named Andreola under the condition that she continues to serve Maria for a term of five years. Maria and her heirs retain the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Maria Burone leases out an enslaved Circassian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 45 years of age, to a nobleman named Giuliano Grimaldi, for a term of 9 years and total payment of 90 Genoese lire. Maria had received the enslaved Maddalena to fulfill her dowry claim against her deceased husband Ambrogio de Albingana from the notary Battista de Palodio, who served as the curator of the estate of Ambrogio. The enslaved Maddalena is manumitted at the end of the term of service with Maria retaining the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Andrea Bonerio manumits an enslaved Bosnian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 32 years of age. The manumission is made in his role as the curator of the property of the deceased Ottaviano Imperiale, who held Caterina as his servant and who he had leased to Battista Piccamiglio for a term of 16 years in a contract enacted on 18 December 1479. The manumission will take effect when the term of lease to Battista (or his father Giovanni) has been completed. Andrea retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholders named Melchiorre and Corrado Imperiale manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Maria, who is approximately 60 years of age. Corrado is represented in the transaction by his son Melchiorre Imperiale. The contract states that Melchiorre must provide food, clothing, and all necessities to Maria for the remainder of her life provided provided she resides in the home of Corrado or Melchiorre. It also states that if Corrado attempts to re-enslave or burden Maria in any way, then Melchiorre must pay her, or the Office of the Misericordia (if Maria is unable to receive payment), the sum of 150 Genoese lire. Corrado and Melchiorre retain the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Cesare Cattaneo manumits an enslaved woman named Maddalena whom he has just purchased at a public auction. Maddalena agrees to work as a household servant to the family of Cesare as a condition of the manumission for a term of 20 years. Cesare retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Costantino Doria leases out an enslaved baptized Mulsim woman named Caterina, who is approximately 30 years old, to a merchant named Giacomo de Domoculta, for a term of 12 years and total payment of 100 Genoese lire. At the end of the term she is to be freed.
The slaveholder named Cosmo Lomellini manumits an enslaved baptized Muslim named Caterina, whom he had purchased in the Iberian as a child at least 16 years earlier. She agrees to serve Cosmo for an additional ten years as a condition of manumission. The contract also states that Caterina cannot enter into a service or employment agreement without the consent of Cosmo and that she may also not enter into marriage without his consent. The enslaved Caterina is absent during the manumission and is represented by the enacting notary Girolamo Loggia. Cosmo retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholder and banker named Teramo Centurione manumits an enslaved baptized Muslim man named Giacobino, who is approximately 25 years of age, under the condition that Giacobino pays 125 Geneose lire for his freedom. Teramo retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Franco Fieschi manumits an enslaved Jewish woman named Maria, who is approximately 22 years of age. Maria agrees to serve in the household of Franco for an additional term of four years as a condition of the manumission. The brother of Maria named Giovanni de Aragonis also promises to pay to Franco the sum of 15 Genoese ducats for Maria’s redemption. Franco waives the right of patronage over Maria.
The slaveholder named Baldassare Negrone manumits an enslaved baptized Jewish woman named Anna, who is approximately 28 years of age, under the condition that she continues to serve in the household of Baldassare for an additional seven years.
The slaveholders Pellegro Salvago and his spouse Battistina Rau manumit an enslaved baptized Muslim woman named Margarita, who is approximately 18 years of age, under the condition that she serve Pellegro and Battistina for the remainder of their lives.
