Dieudonné de Gozon was a slaveholder and the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes from 1346 to 1353. He was born to a noble family in Languedoc, France.
Jean Lemeingre, the marshall Boucicault, governor of Genoa, along with a quorum of the officium antianorum, grant various privileges to Giuliano Panizario, his secretary and the chancellor of the city of Genoa. In particular, he is allowed to import and export goods up to a value of 2000 gold florins per annum, free from tolls, duties, entry taxes, and other charges. This privilege is granted in recognition of his service to the French crown and the Genoese republic, and on account of him having to provide for fifteen children (all of whom are listed in the document). The declaration also mentions that Simone Marabotto was granted a similar privilege and that the sister of Giuliano, a certain Nicolosia Panizario, is dependent upon him.
The slaveholder named Leonardo Sauli manumits an enslaved Circassian man named Gianino. This is a deathbed manumission where Leonardo (and presumably his heirs) retain the right of patronage.
The vice-governor of Genoa named Ludovic de Valle, along with the council of elders, deliberated on a petition concerning the execution of an enslaved woman accused of sorcery. She was scheduled to be burned in Vastato (a region just north-west of the old Genoese walls, in the vicinity of Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Carmine e Sant'Agnese). Some local nobles, including Galeotto, Bartolomeo, and Baldassare Lomellini objected to the execution, arguing that would bring dishonor to their district and diminish the condition of their properties, and that it contravened custom which required executions to occur outside the city. The also argued that the Body of Christ was customarily carried through the district during processions and that the place should remain undefiled by executions. The governor and elders considered the position and ruled that no executions of justice should be carried out in the region.
The letter is from the members of the Mahona of Chios who are resident in Genoa to the members of the Mahona of Chios who are resident in Chios. It refers to the need for funds to cover expenses related to a renegotiated contract and other necessary expenditures in Chios. It mentions that Giovanni Giustiniani, Gregorio Adorno, and Battista de Rocha has previously sent 100 ducats of Chios to be paid to Cristoforo Cattaneo and which are being held by Gregorio Lercari. For the completion of the expenses, Giovanni Giustiniani and his associates are sending 35 additional ducats to be paid to Francesco Giustiniani and which are being held by Battista Giustiniani, the son of Francesco.
