The slaveholder and notary named Stefano Bracelli, who is the chancellor of the Republic of Genoa, leases out an enslaved baptized Muslim woman named Francisca, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a merchant named Girolamo de Porta, for a term of 5 years and 50 Genoese lire. At the end of the contract she is to be freed.
The slaveholder named Despina Pinelli manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 50 years of age. Maddalena is absent during the transaction and is represented in the transaction by the enacting notary Niccolò Raggio. Despina retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Ottobone Lomellini manumits an enslaved Bosnian woman named Maria, who is approximately 30 years of age, under the condition that she serves the silk merchant named Girolamo de Canalis for a term of 12 years. The service obligation was recorded in a lease contract enacted immediately before the manumission for which Girolamo paid Ottobone the sum of 120 Genoese lire. Ottobone and his heirs retain the right of patronage. Maria was absent during the manumission and was represented by the enacting notary Niccolò Raggio. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Pietro Centurione manumits an enslaved baptized Muslim woman from Granada named Agnese, who is approximately 30 years of age, under the condition that Agnese promises to serve in the household of Pietro for six years, starting from 1 January 1497. Agnese is represented in the transaction by the enacting notary Niccolò Raggio. Pietro and his heirs retain the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Battistina Delfino manumits an enslaved Ruthenian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 65 years of age. The contract notes that Maddalena had worked as a household servant for the family of Battistina and for her deceased spouse Stefano de Sopranis for over forty years as well as serving as a wet nurse for several of her children. It also mentions that Battistina came into possession of Maddalena through her dowry from Stefano through a contract enacted by Oberto Foglietta in 1461. Maddalena agrees to work as a servant for Battistina for the remainder of Battistina's life as a condition of the manumission. Battistina and her heirs retain the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Girolamo Navone manumits an enslaved woman named Margarita, who is approximately 24 years of age, under the condition that she serve a merchant named Enrico de Franchi, for a term of 15 years (as specified in the previously enacted contract). Girolamo retains the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Bartolomeo Giustiniani manumits an enslaved baptized Muslim named Ambrogio, who is approximately 35 years of age. The transcript is incomplete (possibly due to damage to the original item).
The slaveholder named Giovanni Merano manumits an enslaved Ruthenian woman named Lucia, who is approximately 30 years of age, under the condition that she serve him until his death and serve his daughter Angela until her marriage.
The slaveholder named Girolamo de Camulio, the bishop of Chios, liberates the enslaved Wallachian child named Teodora, who is approximately 12 years of age. As a condition of the manumission the freed Teodora agrees to work as a servant in the household of Teodora de Camulio, the sister of Girolamo, for a term of 7 years.
The slaveholder and merchant named Francesco Giustiniani leases out an enslaved Russian woman named Teodora, who is approximately 30 years of age, to the noblewoman named Sabrina Spinola, for a term of 12 years and total payment of 120 Genoese lire. At the end of the contract she is to be freed.
The slaveholder and merchant named Pellegro Tarigo leases out an enslaved Albanian woman named Elena, who is approximately 40 years of age, to a certain Nicolosia Tarigo, for a term of 8 years and a total amount of 100 Genoese lire. At the end of the contract she is to be freed.
The slaveholder and notary named Silvestro Brignole leases out an enslaved Ruthenian woman named Maria, who is approximately 30 years of age, to the wool merchant named Girolamo de Iugo, for 80 Genoese lire. A certain Simone de Padua provides 50 Genoese lire towards the lease and Luca di Negro provides the remaining 30 lire. The contract notes that the enslaved Maria had been previously leased to Luca. Maria is to be freed after a term of eight years with Silvestro retaining the right of patronage.
The slaveholders named Battista and Raffaele Richeme manumit an enslaved Ruthenian woman named Maria, who is approximately 40 years of age, with the condition that Maria continue to serve Battista until Christmas 1457 (approximately 3 months). The manumission also specifies additional conditions. First, that Maria perform laundry duties to Battista at least once per month after the term of service for the remainder of her life. Second, that Maria must serve Battista and Raffaele, or their families, in case of their illness (without pay). Maria is represented in the contract by the enacting notary Oberto Foglietta. Battista and Raffaele retain the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Antonio Doria manumits an enslaved Ruthenian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 40 years of age. Maddalena agrees to pay any taxes and expenses related to the manumission. Antonio and his heirs retain the right of patronage. The contract also mentions that Antonio was infirm while making the manumission.
This contract is a judicial composition between the slaveholder Antonio Clavio and the Bulgarian named Michali, whom Antonio had purchased as an enslaved Tatar from Andrea Gagiola of Palermo for 50 Genoese lire approximately three months previous. It turned out that Michali was not a Tatar but a Bulgarian Christian who had concealed his identity in order to escape the abuse he had faced from Andrea. To recoup his capital outlay, as well as avoid the risk a possible legal challenge by holding Michali in enslavement, Antonio enters into an agreement with him to convert the original purchase into an eight-year term of service. The contract was extracted.
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 named Baldassare Spinola manumits an enslaved Hungarian woman name Caterina, who has paid 180 lire to Baldassare to redeem herself from enslavement.
The slaveholder named Girolamo de Camulio, who is also the bishop of Chios, leases out an enslaved Albanian woman named Anna, who is approximately 24 years of age, to a pelter named Bernardo Celesia, for a term of 4 years and total payment of 30 Genoese lire. The enslaved Anna is to be manumitted at the end of the term of service. The enslaved Anna was being held by Teodora de Camulio, the sister of Girolamo, and she transferred custody over Anna to Girolamo before the lease was enacted. Girolamo retains the right of patronage which he cedes to his sister Teodora.
