The slaveholder named Ambrogio Garetto leases out an enslaved Russian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 25 years of age, to a certain Domenigina de Finario, for a term of 7 years and a total payment of 90 Genoese lire. The principals waive any and all guarantees and claims related to the health of the enslaved Maddalena. Ambrogio also mandates that Maddalena is to be manumitted after the term of service. Domenigina is absent during the transaction and is represented by the silk merchant Bartolomeo de Ligioriis, who serves as her procurator.
The slaveholder named Ambrogio Garretto manumits an enslaved Russian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 24 years of age. The enslaved Maddalena had been leased to the earlier the same day to a certain Domenigina de Finario, for a term of 7 years and a total payment of 90 Genoese lire. The manumission is granted once the seven year term is complete. The contract was twice extracted.
The slaveholder and notary named Simone Riccio sells an enslaved Abkhazan woman named Caterina, who is approximately 26 years of age, to a physician named Bartolomeo de Ritilario, for 155 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder and merchant from Milan named Venturino Borromeo sells an enslaved Russian woman named Maria, who is approximately 30 years of age, to a certain Martín Ochoa, from the region of Biscay, for 100 Genoese lire. The buyer accepts no guarantees regarding the health of the enslaved Maria. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder and merchant from Milan named Francesco de Campenago leases out an enslaved Tatar man named Asperto, who is approximately 18 years of age, to the Venetian merchant and patron of a vessel named Lorenzo Raffono, for a term of 6 years at a total cost of 25 Genoese ducats. The term of the lease had started on 14 December 1453.
The slaveholder named Agostino Salvago sells an enslaved woman named Marcorina, who is approximately 35 years of age, to the abbot of monastery of Sant'Antonio named Benedetto Negrone for 140 Genoese lire. Half of the payment (70 Genoese lire) was made in income from shares in the Casa di San Giorgio. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Antonio Campofregoso sells an enslaved Russian woman named Margarita, who is approximately 18 years of age, to a person from Barcelona named Juan Llull, for 215 Genoese lire. Juan is represented in the transaction by a merchant from Barcelona named Bernardo Dala, who serves as his procurator.
The slaveholder named Benedetto de Nigro leases out enslaved woman named slave Caterina, who is approximately 32 years of age, to the nobleman named Antonio Doria, for a term of 9 years and total payment of 100 Genoese lire. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Paolo Battista Lercari sells an enslaved Tatar child named Giacobino, who is approximately12 years of age, to a merchant from Catalonia named Bernardo Dala, from Catalonia, for 100 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Antonio Grillo sells an enslaved Russian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 31 years of age, to the merchant named Niccolò de Guizo, for 131 Genoese lire. The enslaved Maddalena is described as pregnant. If she dies during childbirth then the seller agrees to return to cost of purchase. The seller Antonio Grillo is represented in the contract by the nobleman Antonio Pinelli who acts as his procurator.
The slaveholder named Dorino de Vernacia sells an enslaved Russian child named Caterina, who is approximately 13 years of age, to the silk merchants Paolo and Giorgio Carpenino, for 180 Genoese lire in income from shares of Casa di San Giorgio for the year 1455. The buyers Paolo and Giorgio had the option to return the enslaved Caterina within four months should she be suffering from any ailments or succumb to the vices of drunkenness, theft, or prostitution.
The slaveholder and cutler named Michele de Plano sells an enslaved child named Maddalena, who is approximately 14 years of age, to a notary named Giovanni de Clavaro, for 158 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Battista de Sancto Ulcixio sells an enslaved Russian child named Elena, who is approximately15 years of age, to the nobleman named Giacomo Cicala, for 171 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Enrico de Podio sells an enslaved Bulgarian child named Maddalena, who is approximately 15 years of age, to a certain Pancrazio Falamonica, for 160 Genoese lire. He also sells another enslaved Bulgarian woman named Maria, who is approximately 18 years of age, to the same Pancrazio, for 175 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder and silk merchant named Costantino Riccio sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Margarita, who is approximately 29 years of age, to a mercer named Benedetto Boggiolo, for 125 Genoese lire. The contract notes that the enslaved Margarita is suffering from poor hearing and birth pangs. The payment is made as 120 Genoese lire of account currency and 5 lire of cutlery from Benedetto.
The slaveholder from the commune of Chiavari named Girolamo de Vico sells an enslaved Russian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 28 years of age, to a certain Gaspare Lercari, for 158 Genoese lire. The contract notes that the enslaved Maddalena had been the legal property of the deceased Corrado de Vico, the father of Girolamo. The contract also notes that the enslaved Maddalena is sold with all of her clothes which are currently in the city of Genoa.
The slaveholder named Enrico de Podio sells an enslaved Mingrelian child named Lucia, who is approximately 13 years of age, to a certain Oberto Doria, for 170 Genoese lire, to be paid in income from shares (in paghe) of Casa di San Giorgio.
The slaveholder named Pietro Stagno sells an enslaved Russian child named Marta, who is approximately 17 years of age, to a leather worker named Corrado de Campis, for 140 Genoese lire. The payment is made with goods valued at 70 Genoese lire and Corrado promises to pay the remaining 70 Genoese lire within three months.
The slaveholder named Lorenzo de Podio sells the enslaved Abkhazan child named Margarita, who is approximately 15 years of age, to a merchant named Battista de Cassina, for 140 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder and notary named Marco de Varcio sells an enslaved Circassian child named Marta, who is approximately 15 years of age, to a money-changer named Girolamo Nigro, for 160 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder and silk merchant named Michele Gatto leases out an enslaved Hungarian woman named Novella, who is approximately 25 years of age, to the merchant from Catalonia named Lluís Manuel, for a term of 2 years at a total price of 30 Genoese lire. Michele is represented in the transaction by a certain Bartolomeo de Passano, who serves as his procurator by the power of a contract enacted by Bartolomeo de Goano and presented during the transaction. The principals waive all guarantees and claims related to the health of the enslaved Novella.
The slaveholder named Niccolò de Columnis purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter and cloth merchant named Basilio Petrino for an enslaved Circassian woman named Giannina, who is approximaty 30 years of age, for 150 Genoese lire. Niccolò is not present during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Bartolomeo Ricco.
The slaveholder named Simone de Levanto manumits an enslaved man named Aspertino, who is approximately 28 years of age. The manumission has a condition that Aspertino cannot take a wife outside the city of Genoa without the permission of Simone, who retains the right of patronage. The contract was extracted.
