The slaveholder named Illario Squarciafico leases out the enslaved Bosnian woman named Melica, who is approximately 34 years of age, to the banker named Tommaso Gentile, for a term of 8 years and total payment of 80 Genoese lire. Illario mandates that Melica is manumitted at the completion of the term.
The slaveholder and theologian named Benedetto de Signorio manumits an enslaved man named Giovanni, who is from the Ottoman Empire and who is approximately 25 years of age.
The slaveholders named Gregorio Giustiniani and Oberto Imperiale, acting as the legal administrators of the estate of the deceased Benedetto Salvago, manumit an enslaved Abkhazan man named Domenico, who had been held by Benedetto, under the condition that Domenico pays the administrators 20 ducats of Chios for the manumission. The heirs and successors of Benedetto retain the right of patronage.
The slaveholder and lawyer named Alberto Bullo manumits an enslaved Circassian woman from the Hytuk region named Maddalena. The contract mentions that she had been leased for a term of six years to Pellegro Giustiniani with a promise of manumission at the end of the term. Pellegro had then subleased her to Leonardo Buzurro where she served as a wet-nurse for his son.
The slaveholder named Antonio Gentile manumits an enslaved Ruthenian man named Andrea. This is an unconditional manumission with no retention of patronage.
The slaveholder and bishop of Chios named Antonio Pallavicini manumits an enslaved Tatar man named Martino under the condition that he serves the bishop for an additional term of one year. Antonio retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Luca Sichero manumits an enslaved Tatar woman named Lucia, who is approximately 34 years of age. The enslaved Lucia agrees to serve a certain Antonio Squarciafico for a term of six years as a condition of manumission. The contract notes that Antonio had also agreed to pay 55 Genoese lire to Luca for the term of service as specified in a lease contract enacted earlier in the day. Battista de Benisia acts as a guarantor for Antonio against any claims related the the manumission, particulary any claims related to the manumission tax. Luca retains the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholders named Carlo Spinola, his mother Agenta Cattaneo, and his brothers Giacomo, Angelo, Leonardo, and Gaspare Spinola manumit an enslaved woman named Maddalena. The enslaved Maddalena had been manumitted in a contract enacted on 8 May 1430 by Lombardo de Sancto Stephano (now lost) with an obligation of to serve Argenta and her sons for a term of two years. This current manumission remits and cancels the two-year service obligation with the Spinola family retaining the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
The enslaved Elena agrees to serve the slaveholder and paper-maker Basilio Axinela for a term of eight years. Basilio promises to manumit Elena after the term of service. The enslaved Elena also promises not to work as a servant for Girolamo Lercari or his household.
The slaveholder and paper-maker named Basilio Axinello transfers an enslaved woman named Elena to a certain Girolamo Lercari as the satisfaction for a debt of 150 Genoese lire which Basilio owes Girolamo and which was recorded in a debt instrument enacted on 10 October 1430. The contract states that the enslaved Elena would be restored to Basilio upon repayment of the sum and that Girolamo would have the right to purchase Elena for the same amount within one year after she was returned. If Basilio refused the resale then Girolamo is bound to immediately manumit the enslaved Elena.
The slaveholders and siblings named Evangelista, Taddeo, and Lucrezia de Marini manumit an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 42 years of age. The manumission of the enslaved Maria had been mandated in the testament of their mother Alterisia Cattaneo enacted in July 1438, in which the siblings were named as heirs and Evangelista named as the executor. Maria was absent during the manumission and was represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara. The siblings retain the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholders and siblings named Evangelista, Taddeo, and Lucrezia de Marini manumit an enslaved woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 45 years of age. The manumission of the enslaved Maddalena had been mandated in the testament of their mother Alterisia Cattaneo enacted in July 1438, in which the siblings were named as heirs and Evangelista named as the executor. Maddalena was absent during the manumission and was represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara. The siblings retain the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
