The slaveholder named Giacoba de Oliva sells an enslaved Bosnian woman named Melica, who is approximately 18 years of age, to a certain Galeazzo Pasqua, for 285 Genoese lire. The enlsaved Melica is described as healthy but suffering from bad menstrual bleeding. The slaveholder Giacoba is represented in the transaction by Niccolò Garbarino, a notary, and Pellegro de Mandelo.
The slaveholders named Antonio Maria Mainetto, who is a blacksmith, and Giorgio de Varixio sell an enslaved Bosnian child named Margarita, who is approximately 15 years of age, to a certain Gregorio Castagnola, for 39 lire and 10 soldi of Genoese currency. The sellers do not make any guarantees to the health of the enslaved Margarita who is indicated as "tallem quallem est."
The slaveholder named Gregorio de Franchi sells an enslaved Mingrelian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 28 years of age, to a certain Girolamo Palmario, for 200 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Girolamo Salucio obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Niccolò Lomellini for an baptized Muslim woman named Margarita, who is approximately 20 years of age, for coverage of 200 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Bernardo de Franciscis sells an enslaved Turkish woman named Caterina, who is approximately 25 years of age, to a merchant from Lucca named Stefano Spada, for 200 Genoese lire. The enslaved Caterina is pregnant at the time of the transaction.
The slaveholders and brothers named Manfredo, Giovanni Battista, Giorgio, and Stefano de Clavaro manumit an enslaved Hungarian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 40 years of age. They had received the enslaved Caterina as an item of inheritance from the testament of their deceased father Pietro de Clavaro. As a condition of the manumission Caterina promises to work as a household servant for Manfredo and his family for three years without pay. At the end of the term of service Manfredo must provide Caterina all her clothing and goods and formally deliver them to her via the notary. Manfredo and his brothers retain the right of patronage. Caterina is present but silent and is represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Girolamo de Fornari sells an enslaved Bosnian woman named Margarita, who is approximately 20 years of age, to the notary named Stefano Frevante, for 335 Genoese lire to be paid in the income (paghe) from shares in Casa di San Giorgio.
The slaveholder named Enrico Squarciafico obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Giovanni di Negro for an enslaved woman named Agnese, who is approximately 32 years of age and about eight months pregnant, for the coverage of 150 Genoese lire payable in shares of Casa di San Giorgio for the year 1456. The term is three months starting from the date of the contract. Both Giovanni and Enrico are absent during the transaction and are represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino.
The slaveholder named Melchiorre de Insula obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Cattaneo Grimaldi for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 20 years of age and about four months pregnant, for the coverage of 200 Genoese lire. The term is seven months starting from the date of the contract. Melchiorre is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino.
The slaveholder named Galeotto Salvago obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Cattaneo Grimaldi for an enslaved woman named Anna, who is approximately 23 years of age and about six months pregnant, for the coverage of 180 Genoese lire. The term is five months starting from the date of the contract. Galeotto is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino.
The slaveholder named Pietro de Franciscis sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Nestasia, who is approximately 22 years of age, to a physician named Battista Bonivento, for 150 Genoese lire. The seller Pietro guarantees the menstrual health of Nestasia for a year and a day following the sale. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Barnaba Revello obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Baldassare Lomellini for an enslaved woman named Caterina, who is approximately 25 years of age and about seven months pregnant. The value of the coverage is not specified.
The slaveholder named Alberto di Negro sells an enslaved Russian woman named Margarita, who is approximately 22 years of age, to a Venetian merchant named Giovanni de Amatis, for 50 Genoese ducats. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder and widow named Caterina Pallavicini sells an enslaved Russian woman named Lucia, who is approximately 25 years of age, to a Venetian merchant named Giovanni de Amatis, for 110 Genoese lire. The enacting notary Tommaso Duracino serves as the procurator for Giovanni, who is absent at the time of sale. The seller Caterina Pallavicini is named as the widow of Antonio Grillo and participates in the sale with the consent of Cristoforo Grillo, her son, and the nobleman named Urbano Vivaldi. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder named Luca Arbicone sells, by means of public auction, an enslaved Tatar woman named Caterina, who is approximately 35 years of age, to a breadmaker named Niccolò Tassorello, for 76 Genoese lire. The seller makes no guarantees and the buyer waives all claims regarding the health of the enslaved Caterina.
The slaveholder named Battista de Sancto Ulcixio obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Baldassare Lomellini for an enslaved woman named Lucia, who is approximately 18 years of age and about seven months pregnant, for coverage of 150 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Baldassare Usodimare sells an enslaved Circassian man named Giorgino, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a merchant from the region of Biscay named Diego de Basulto, for 45 Genoese ducats.
The slaveholder and commercial broker named Giacomo de Bargalio sells the enslaved Russian child named Marta, who is approximately 16 years of age, to the merchant named Benedetto de Leonardis, for 140 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder and widow named Chiara Merello sells an enslaved Tatar child named Lucia, who is approximately 14 years of age, to a wool merchant named Leonardo de Sanguineto, for 130 Genoese lire. The contract was extracted.
The slaveholder and merchant named Lorenzo Valletaro sells an enslaved Russian child named Maria, who is approximately 17 years of age, to the nobleman named Battista Grimaldi, for 60 Genoese ducats.
The slaveholder named Antonio Ihosoro, from the comune of Voltri, obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pietro Spinola for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 26 years of age and about eight months pregnant, for coverage of 150 Genoese lire. Antonio is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino.
The slaveholder named Maria de Mari, the widow of Demetrio Vivaldi, obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Andrea Castagna for an enslaved woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 35 years of age and about eight months pregnant, for coverage of 150 Genoese lire. Maria is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino.
The slaveholder and merchant named Giacomo Maruffo sells an enslaved Tatar woman named Maria, who is approximately 25 years of age, to a merchant from Bermeo, in the region of Biscay, named Pascual de Soldis, who is also declared as the patron of a ship, for 150 Genoese lire.
This contract declares that the sale made earlier on the same day by the merchant named Giacomo Maruffo of an enslaved Tatar woman named Marta to the merchant from Biscay named Pascual de Soldis is nullified (it was essentially a fictional sale). Instead, the enslaved Marta will be consigned by Giacomo to Pascual to be sold later in Sicily.
The slaveholder named Teodoro Spinola obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Giovanni di Negro for an enslaved woman named Margherita, who is approximately 26 years of age and about eight months pregnant, for coverage of 160 Genoese lire. Teodoro is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino.
