The slaveholder and citizen of Savona named Carlo de Carlo sells an enslaved Circassian man named Giorgio, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a draper named Gabriele Narexano, for the amount of 44 ducats of Chios.
The slaveholder named Girolamo de Franchi manumits an enslaved woman named Lucia, under the condition that work as a servant for the physician Quirico de Franchi for a term of five years. Girolamo retains the right of patronage. Lucia was absent during the transaction and was represented by the enacting notary Lorenzo Calvo.
The slaveholder named Domenico de Zoalio manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Lucia. She is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Lorenzo Calvo. Domenico retains the right of patronage.
The testament of the citizen of Savona named Giovanni Bresano made as he prepared to leave Chios and sail westward. Giovanni appoints Antonio Bresano (his paternal uncle), Giovanni Fodrato (the brother of his wife Maddalena), and his wife Maddalena as executors, fideicommissaries, administrators, and tutors of his daughter Margarita. He names Margarita as his primary beneficiary, to whom he he leaves a villa in Savona which he had purchased from a certain Marco Morando and to whom he orders 600 lire of Savona to paid in order to cover the remaining debt from its purchase. He mandates that Margarita, who is about 7 years of age, be maintained and educated in the household of Giovanni from the goods left to her. He also transfers his inheritance rights (from his father and mother) to Margarita as well as a bed and a Flemish feather mattress. In the case that Margarita should die unmarried, then Giovanni mandates bequests of 650 Savonese lire to the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Savona and 1250 Savonese lire to the Church of San Pietro in Savona for three weekly and one daily mass, respectively, and the remainder of Margarita's capital divided equally between Antonio Bresano (or, if he is deceased, his daughters Riccia and Mariora) and Giovanni Fodrato. In the case that Margarita married but without children, then she is permitted to dispose of half of her inherited capital freely, with one quarter going to the Church of San Pietro for masses and the other quarter going to Antonio Bresano and Giovanni Fodrato, in equal parts. To his wife Maddalena he leaves the sum of 400 Genoese ducats, deducts the value of 4½ loca of Savona (units of the communal funded debt of Savona) previously included in her dowry, and mandates the sale of a set of jewelry (a brooch with six pearls and a balas ruby, a string of 164 pearls, and two gold chains) in order to complete the sum. He also mandates that she any surplus above the 400 ducats after the sale of the jewelry to be distributed to poor girls for their dowries. He also leaves Maddalena her clothing, rings, some chests, silver belts, and other related items outright. Before the distribution of the residual estate, Giovanni orders the payment of 400 Savonese lire to his sister Isabella, 15 lire to the Massaria of Santa Maria Maggiore, and 15 lire to the Fabrica of Savona. He names five residual heirs, each of whom receives five equal fifths: poor girls for their dowries (up to 100 lire each); his uncle Antonio Bresano; the daughters of Antonio named Mariora and Riccia (they receive one-fifth in total), and his sister Maria Bresano (under condition that she provides dowries for her daughters); and Giovanni Fodrato. He also mandates that all his clothing be sold and the proceeds distributed to poor girls for dowries, up to 50 Savonese lire each.
The slaveholder named Tommaso Spinola manumits an enslaved Abkhazan woman named Anasta, who is approximately 37 years of age. The contract mentions that she was manumitted on part because of her good service as a wet nurse to Isolta Vivaldi, the granddaughter of Tommaso. Tommaso retains the right of patronage. Anasta is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Lorenzo Calvo.
The slaveholder named Ansaldo Usodimare manumits an enslaved Circassian man named Giacobino. The formerly enslaved Giacobina agrees to serve Ansaldo for the subsequent three years as a condition of the manumission.
The slaveholder named Caracosa Cattaneo manumits an enslaved Ruthenian woman named Margarita. The formerly enslaved Margaritaagrees to work as a household servant for Margarita for the next three years as a condition of manumission. It also notes that the manumission was made in order to prevent flight and possible religious conversion.
The slaveholder named Benedetto Salvago manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Anna. Benedetto is absent during the transaction and is represented by Domenico Salvago who is named as the custodian of his household. The manumission is requested by Anna and another Circassian man and convert to Islam named Acmat.
The slaveholder named Niccolò Testa manumits an enslaved Ruthenian man named Ivan, under the condition that the formerly enslaved Ivan serves Niccolò for a term of two years. Niccolò retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Lorenzo Gattilusio manumits an enslaved Vlach woman named Sofia. The formerly enslaved Sofia agrees to work as a household servant for Lorenzo and his family for the next three years as a condition of manumission.
The slaveholder named Isabella Salvago manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Caterina. Caterina is absent during the enacting of the manumission and is represented by the enacting notary Lorenzo Calvo. The enslaved Caterina is manumitted with the condition that she remains a catholic Christian, and apostasy will void the manumission.
The slaveholder named Pietro Grillo liberates the Russian slave Marta. The contract is a formalization of a manumission that took place in 1462. Marta agrees to serve as a household servant for Pietro during the remainder of his lifetime. Pietro retains the right of patronage.
The slaveholder named Anastasia Spinola manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Lucia, who is approximately 50 years of age. Anastasia retains the right of patronage. Lucia is absent during the manumission, and indicated as being resident in Pisa, and is represented by the enacting notary Lorenzo Costa. The manumission is void if Lucia does not present herself in Genoa within one year to personally accept the manumission.
