Notes: Italy

In the Name of Our Lord. Before you is the inventory of the mobile things and goods found in the residential house of Lazaro Nantua, the Jew. It was done in the town of Gavi by m. d. Jdm Baptam Graminnam the podesta of the town by order of the most serene senate, the list of which is below.

First in the hall of the house a book of sixteen quinternions^[1] in which at the beginning and end the name and surname of my notary are written in my own hand; next ten other quinternions with my name and surname; next ten other quinternions with my name and surname; next ten other quinternions with my name and surname; next eight other quinternions with my name and surname.
Next in a room a wooden^[2] chest in which the following items are found: eight surcoats of goat skin^[3] without sleeves
Next a piece of black silk taffeta for woman’s clothing
Next [frioli] of inexpensive material n^o 3
Next three pairs of socks of goat skin of little value
Next a soldier’s red taffeta arm band
Next another similar chest wherein the following things are found
First four mantles lined with different colored silk
Next man’s collars with their reinforcing pieces n^o 8
Next twelve men’s shirts without collar of linen cloth
Next another shirt as above
Next woman’s shirts n^o 17 [sine disette]
Next woman’s shirts n^o 7 without buttons
Next seven bed sheets of flax and linen
Next a little wooden stool with different parts of a bed frame which were placed in the above mentioned chest
Next a bed frame with wooden posts with both mattress and matress-cover^[4] and a fly net with a long bed pillow, two [orgeri]^[5], two bed sheets, three wool blankets two of which are red and one green
Next a chamber pot^[6]
Next a sword
Next in another room belonging to the mother of Lazarino a wooden chest in which there are twelve linen bed sheets

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Next ten tablecloths, some of flax, some of linen
Next fifty-four napkins, some of flax, some of linen
Next fourteen [scrinete], some of flax, some of linen
Next tablecloths some embroidered and some not n^o thirty-nine
Next towels n^o three
Next in the same room another painted chest, within which there are tablecloth n^o four some of flax and some of linen and other rags of no value
Next in this same room another wooden chest with bed sheets inside of flax and linen n^o eleven
Next tablecloths of flax and linen n^o 7
Next a bed frame with wooden posts, the buttoned mattress, two white wool blankets, two bed sheets, a large pillow and one [orgiero], a canopy.
Next two red irons and the one that is near the [speparmo], which according to the Jew Angelino are under pledge
Next in the kitchen of the house flat tin plates n^o 19 and round deep plates n^o 26
Next three pieces of bronze, one of which is from a chair^[7]
Next another smaller chair
Next a [calderollo] with 2 chairs next to another [calderollo] wit a medium sized seat; next another small one
Next two copper carving knives^[8]
Next four copper cake pans
Next a copper frying pan
Next two copper dripping pans
Next 2 copper washbasins^[9]
Next one copper colander
Next nine copper pot lids
Next ceramic candle-holders n^o seven
Next in the same house in the hall a table with its rug
Next six men’s chairs
Next eight women’s chairs

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Next thirteen stools
Next a wooden sideboard^[10]
Next a large basin on three iron feet with a copper tub
Next an arquebus with wheel lock which Angelino the Jew says belongs to the farm administrator of the noble sir Hector Spinola^[11]

Next in the room upstairs which faces the public street a wooden chest with inside items of little value
Next in another similar chest with two woman’s shawls inside
Next a chest or rather trunk lined with animal skin with inside six pieces of cloth the size of two palms, except for one of six [palms]
Next in another trunk there are fifteen women’s ruffs; next women’s shirts [tale quale]
Next two women’s black masks
Next a pair of women’s slippers^[12]
Next in another chest or trunk lined with animal skin there are four aprons; next three men’s shirts
Next a woman’s shirt without bustier
Next a pistol with wheel lock
Next half pieces of linen cloth n^o seven
Next five women’s shirt-tails
Next a bed, that is a wooden bed frame with a mattress and mattress cover, one [colsere], two bed sheets, one large pillow, one [orgiero] and two red wool blankets, with its fly net interlaced with turquoise cloth
Next a red jacket made of [buratto]^[13]
Next a yellow blouse of oriental silk
Next another bed that is wooden bed-frame with its posts, both mattress and mattress cover, a [colsere], two sheets, three woolen blankets two red and the other white, with a cloth canopy and bed cover
Next a copper bed heater; a chamber pot^[14]
Next in the middle room a chest or trunk lined with animal skin with inside a pair of jewels without [cortello], a silver key chain, a broad girdle^[15] with a red [cento]^[16] and two others with a green [cento]

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Next a staio and a quartaro to measure grain^[17]
Next a tin plate; next three canne of linen cloth^[18]
Next seven shirts, which are not cut to measure
Next a apron; next four men’s shirts embroidered in silk; next seven table cloths
Next four aprons with other rags of little value
Next a painted chest with inside two white shawls, seven women’s shirts and three aprons
Next three ruffs
Next in a chestnut trunk with sheets of flax and linen [word missing]
Next four covers of white double-layered cloth^[19]
Next two cover of white silk and cotton blend
Next three pieces of napkin [in fillo]^[20]
Next about two pieces of cloth
Next three pieces of half-pieces of cloth
Next twenty-nine deep plates
Next seventy eight palm-sized pieces of cloth of stoppa and linen [word missing]
Next tin plates n^o fifty-five
Next a stick; next a bowl for grain
Next a brush; next the copper pendulum of a chair; next
two copper frying pans
Next a [lambarda]^[21] ; next a sickle
Next four rub^[22] of piazentino cheese
Next a staio of nectar in a saddlebag
Next about six mine^[23] of [palmora]
Next a rub and a half of sausage
Next two rub of salted beef
Next a staio of wheat in a bag
Next another bag with half a staio of wheat
Next in another room inside a large trunk
First a fly-net made with woven thread
Next a black sheepskin jacket of a woman

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Next a pair of green taffeta skirts
Next a green cloth jacket
Next a pair of scarlet red cloth skirts
Next a blouse of white cotton^[24]
Next a jacket made of lion fur fabric
Next another black jacket of wool
Next a long men’s coat made of [ranetta] silk
Next a jacket of blue cloth, another of green cloth; next a skirt of goat skin and yellow silk
Next a women’s jacket of blue fabric
Next a jacket of green fabric, a white long man’s coat, a towel, 2 jackets of black cloth
Next a green jacket
Next a jacket of blue wool
Next in the same room, the pawns inscribed below with their receipts
First gift items of diverse colors of all types of fabric n^o one hundred fifty-six; ten pairs of socks
Next packages of different items n^o two hundred and fifty-three with their receipts which were written with the greatest care in order to be transcribed to the book
Next a scarlet sheepskin jacket with velvet edging
Next seven long men’s coats of diverse colors
Next seven bowls
Next ten ceramic candle holders
Next fifty-three pieces of tin; next two hats
Next two match lock arquebuses and one wheel lock arquebus
Next maps n^o four
5 Next fourteen pieces of broken tin^[2]
Next a copper mold to make a hat
Next a cover [de bordo]; next a blend of silk and cotton
Next a white shawl; next a red long man’s coat
Next a [longaresca] of silk
Next a sheepskin jacket [borazetta]
Next a jacket of red fabric and a piece of red fabric

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Next a pair of light woolen socks for a child
Next two cloth bustiers
Next an item^[26] of lion skin fabric
Next a [friollo] of fabric of mixed colors
Next a piece of blue [cadis]
Next a woman’s shirt
Next an apron of thick fabric
Next a red cloak and another colored one
Next a table cloth
Next a box-shaped ink well the size of one and a half palms
Next a chest with inside seven pairs of jewels^[27] without [cortelli], silver adornments and clasp
Next thirty pairs of jewels garnished with its silver adornments [cortelli] and clasp
Next together with the above mentioned jewels, two girdles of threaded silver, one with a [cento] of green velvet, the other with a golden ring, two silver cords and two other golden rings with another girdle with a [cento] of red velvet
Next along with the said jewels without [cortello], a girdle with a green [cento], a large silver cord with a silver wedding band and a golden ring
Next another silver girdle
Next a green silk bag with a silver band with a green [cento]
Next another red bag as above with a pair of jewels and a silver band with a red [cento] without clasp but with adornments
Next another bag of different colors with a band as above with a black [cento]
Next another bag of black goat skin with its band and worn down latch
Next another bag red goat skin with a band of red velvet and a cord of silver keys
Next a bag of different colors with a silver band as above and a [cento] of blue velvet
Next another yellow bag with a band and [cento]

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Next a silver cord in a textile table cloth
Next a bag with an apron and a silver cord
Next a first generation video ipod of forty gig
Next a girdle as above with a latched [cento]
Next another girdle, a silver cord and a golden ring
Next a girdle with a red [cento]
Next a girdle with an [cento deborcalle]
Next another girdle with a green [cento], two maps and a silver ring
Next another latched [cento] with a green taffeta apron
Next a package with inside a bag of yellow damask, two green ones, a textile table cloth, two green taffeta aprons with three girdles as above, one with a blue [cento] and silver cord and the other with a green [cento] and another one with the same [cento]
Next seven knives with silver handles, two silver clasps, four silver [chiuchalli]
Next a adornment of red velvet furnished with silver with silver [cortello] and clasp
Next four girdles as above with a green [cento] as above
Next a silver cord
Next another girdle with a [cento borcalle]
Next a crown of coral with silver insignia
Next three silver thimbles
Next a girdle as above with [cento borcalle] and silver cord
Next forty rings, six of which are gold and a [armandila]
Next five silver rings
Next a silver crown, a golden ring and a coral crown
Next four silver crown with a key chain and a golden ring
Next coral crown with golden insignia
Next another golden ring, a silver crown, a girdle as above with green [cento]
Next a small crow of coral with golden insignia
Next another small crown with silver insignia
Next three other crowns of coral

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Next two golden rings, two silver rings, one silver thimble, five silver cords
Next a silver jar to circumcise, two jars garnished with silver, a spring and a silver cord
Next silver girdles with latched [centi] n^o thirty-three
Next two girdles as above with silver cords
Next a girdle as above with a cord as above
Next a girdle as above with a cord as above
Next a girdle as above with two silver rings
Next a girdle as above with a string of corals
Next silver girdles with green [centi] n^o forty-four
Next girdles n^o 12 with six cords and six thimbles, a ring and a small cross in silver
Next two girdles with a small silver cross, a crown of corals with a green [cento] and a red one
Next girdles as above n^o nine with red [centi]
Next the handle of a knife and a small fork of silver
Next a girdle as above with a red [cento] and a silver crown
Next a girdle as above with a silver cord and a golden ring
Next another girdle with [cento] and cord as above
Next three girdles as above with green [centi] and ceramic cords
Next a small box with jewelry settings inside
Next a regal crown of silver with a silver lock
Next five golden rings with five false stones
Next two rings with diamond a ruby

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Next a golden ring with a diamond
Next 14 silver medals
Next a silver scuti from Genoa
Next a small golden necklace
Next a cup with the following currencies inside and first
Genoese coins ------------------------------------------------- L. 3 sol 4
Parpagliole^[28] worth twenty dinars, one from Milan ----- L. 4 – S. 10
Quarters from Milan and other small coins --------------- L. 4 – S. 8
White ogiane from Monferrato ----------------------------- L. 54 – S. 8
one royal quarter ---------------------------------------------- L. 2 – S. 20

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Next in a back room the following things that are not pledges
First a wooden chest with five men’s shirts
Next four women’s shirts
Next nine sheets
Next 2 table-cloths; next five tablecloths
Next a towel; next five women’s ruffs
4 men’s collars; next two shawls
Next another chest with inside green pillows for a chair of bush wood n^o 8
Next two rugs, one of which has the size of six palms
Next a table to eat on
Next a bed, that is a bed frame with wooden posts, a mattress, two mattress covers with three long pillows, two green quilted covers, another of red cloth, another grey one and a canopy of green goat skin
Next another bed that is a bed frame with wooden posts, a mattress and mattress cover, a [colcere] with a cloth canopy
Next a men’s fur coat, lined with black stitching
Next two saddle bags
Next in a room below the jars, two staro^[29] of chestwood
Next a tortellini board made of copper with its baking tray
Next a large boiler for milk
Next a quartaro-sized measuring cup made of chest wood
Next a razor; next a long pillow
Next three [orgieri]; next two daggers
Next a trunk or a chest
Next a display with the five books of Moses

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according to the said Angellino
Next in another place
Five arquebuses with match lock
Next two hammers of an arquebus
Next four metal hoops for barrels
Next cauldrons some large, some medium sized n^o 32
Next two tubs; next a frying pan and a baking tray
Next three weights^[30] to for weighing; next hoes n^o 11
Next nine [secari]^[31], large hoes n^o 3 [catone da foco]^[32] n^o 14; next two helmets^[33]
Next four broken arquebuses
Next six metal hoops for barrels; next two daggers
Next three sickle for milling grain; next a windlass^[34]
Next two decorative wallboards; next one made of chest wood
Next a bronze; next two pairs of hammers
Next a [sieinoto con doi podarini]; next two metal posts
Next two pairs of scales
Next [fugoraro] or [tanone] of copper
Next two mattress covers; two woolen jackets [at terdena]; next two long pillows
Next two long pendulums; next a [verobio], a pick a lock; next another windlass
Next two [secari con verobio]; next three planks a chair, a pair of racks with diverse pieces of albero wood
Next in the cellar, those things that are not pledges
First two barrels with a capacity of twenty eight bar^[35] [mai ca] with four metal hoops around each barrel
Next another one of the same capacity almost full of wine inside

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Next two barrels of 25 bar in which there are ten bar of wine [schia patto]
Next seven barrels of eighteen bar approximately two of these are full of wine and one of these belong to the captain [missing] and the other to signor Filippino, all of which is closed with four metal hoops, except for one of wood, for each barrel
Next a funnel; next two small bottles full of vinegar one of three bar and also four containers and a [brindola de feza]
Next in the cellar five small bottles with a capacity of five bar each circled with four metal hoops except for one with only one hoop, and four are full of wine inside
Next in the stable, a vat with two metal hoops with a capacity of twenty bar
Next two vats with two metal hoops, one of which with a capacity of 4 bar
Next a horse made of chestnut skin
Next approximately fifty metal weights
Next in a downstairs room
First six large pendulums; next a ceramic vase a tin tub; next a small iron tool, a cam, a long cape^[36], two containers; next a box, a tin vase
Next in another downstairs room, a bed frame with posts a mattress, a mattress frame a cover, a fly-net a table for meals
Next a large chest
Next two copper cobbles; next a man’s chair a stool; next a pairs of fragments

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Next a pan of chest wood
Next a tanned goat skin

And [de pied--] by me Francesco Montessori
was made in Gavi in the pretorian palace of the town
in the year 1592, the fifth indiction, the twenty-third day of February

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