1 20 23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Responsa Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vidale, wife of Moses son of Galipapa: Huesca, c. 1300 CE Subject The topic of the resource Vidale, wife of Moses son of Galipapa Description An account of the resource The will of Vidale is known from a responsa of the famed Sevillian rabbi Yom Tom Asevili, the Ritva. She names two executors, her husband Moses son of Galipapa, and her brother, Solomon ibn Albnad. Among the charges given to her executors is to establish a private charitable foundation (heqdesh). She expresses grave concern that the Jewish leadership and community administrators may attempt to reroute her bequests to other charitable causes than the ones she or her executors aims to support. PARTIAL TRANSCRIPTION from Galinsky, "'And It Is for the Glory,'" 126: ואני ראיתי לשון הצואה הקדישה מנסכיה מרת ויאדלה הנז' מאה ושלשי' דינרים ג'יקיש' ביד בעלה מר משה בן גליפפה וביד מר שלמה בן (אלבכאד) [אלבנאד] אחיה כל ימי חייהם, ואחר פטירת שניהם או פטירת האחרון שהבם שיהיו אלו המאה ושלשים דינרי' ביד מי שיראו בעצתם אלו השנים הנז' או אחד מהם. והריוח שיזמינו מן השמים באלו המעות בכל שנה ושנה, שיחלקו אותו בכל שנה לעניים ויתומות, או בנשואי יתומות, או באיזה מקום שיסכימו. וכל זה לשם מרת וידאלה הנזכרת. ומן הקרן ומן הריוח הנשאר בו שיקנו ממנו קרקע לפי ראות עיניהם או איזה דבר שיסכימו הם, וכל זה קדש לשם PARTIAL TRANSLATION from Galinsky, "Commemoration and Heqdesh," 193: "And the annual revenue that (the principal) will receive from heaven should be divided annually among the poor and orphaned or for the purpose of marrying off female orphans or any such cause that (the executors) agree on. And all this must be done in the name of the above mentioned Vidale (...). And all this shall be sanctified (kodesh) unto God. There shold not be any access to the above mentioned monies -- the principal and the revenue or the land that they will acquire or anything else from it, no permission, no discussion, no advice, voice or action from the holy community of this city, nor from the masses nor the individuals, nor the leaders, administrators, nor from any person. (...) But only according to Moses Galipapa, the husband, and Solomon bin Albnad or those appointed after them." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huesca, Aragon, Spain Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1300 CE Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Responsa of the Ritva, ed. Yosef Kafah (Jerusalem: Mossad HaRav Kook, 1988), pp. 250-256 (no. 206). Judah Galinsky, "Commemoration and Heqdesh in the Jewish Communities of Germany and Spain during the 13th Century," 193. Language A language of the resource Hebrew Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Judah Galinsky Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Spain charity dowry marriage married orphans Ritva transcription translation Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dolce, wife of Jacob di Consiglio da Toscanella: Siena, 1462 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 26 February 1462 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archivio di Stato, Siena ASSi, Notarile Anticosimiano, n. 453, fols. 80v-82r. See Borgolotto and Garruto, "Testamenti femminili toscani," 66-67. Subject The topic of the resource Dolce, wife of Jacob di Consiglio da Toscanella, former wife of Jacob di Salomone Description An account of the resource Dolce made her will in her home in Siena, which also functioned as the bank run by her current (second) husband, Jacob di Consiglio da Toscanella. Her husband was present at the testation, and gave his permission for her to make the will. Dolce asked to be buried in Siena. Then she left 100 florins to pious causes. She named her only son, Manuele (with her first husband) as her universal heir. She also left him 500 florins, the amount of money she had invested in a Florentine pawnshop. She entrusts the annuities of this invested capital to her executors. The profits accrued from the 500 florins should be used to pay for Manuel's upkeep until he turned twenty-five years old. Should Manuel die before reaching maturity, the legacy would be divided evenly among all of her daughters. Otherwise, the daughters each received 50 florins from their mother, beyond their dowries. Dolce explicitly orders that the daughters be allowed to manage their bequests without any intervention from their husbands. She also leaves to four of her daughters -- Anna, Rosa, Susanna, and Gentile -- what is left in her "cassa," including money, jewels, and clothing. She does not include her daughter Perla in this bequest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Siena, Italy Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Italy burial charity conditions husband's consent Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Senna, daughter of the late Abramo, widow of Elia: Florence, 1440 Subject The topic of the resource Senna, daughter of the late Abramo di maestro Emanuele, widow of maestro Elia. Description An account of the resource Senna's will exists in two copies from the same notary, and is the oldest known surviving Jewish woman's will from fifteenth-century Florence. Senna, a widow, belonged to a family identified as "da Perugia." At the time of her testating, she lived in Florence. Senna did not seem to have children, or at least, no offspring are mentioned in the will, suggesting that any children that may have been born were no longer alive. Senna names three males as her universal heirs: Jacob son of the late Salomone di Matassia da Perugia (a well-known Florentine Jewish moneylender), his brother David, and their nephew Isaac, son of Samuel. The men are likely Senna's relatives, but certainly identified as "da Perugia." Senna leaves 25 gold florins to the poor, and assigns the task of distribution to Jacob. As was then a strong custom for all residents in Florence, she left in her will a pound for the new church of San Reparata, and another pound for the construction of the city walls. She gave 2 gold florins to a woman living in Verona named Stellucia (called Sara), the daughter of the late Salomone di maestro Emanuele da Perugia. This seems to be her first cousin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Florence, Italy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 19 March 1440 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archivio di Stato di Firenze ASFi, Notarile Anticosimiano, n. 104449, cc. 67r-v ASFi, Notarile Anticosimiano, n. 10450, cc. 84r-v See Borgolotto and Garruto, "Testamenti femminili toscani," 63 Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Italy charity church walls widow https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/64022/archive/files/f4c220aa4f17f172a545f78cfe7e6cfe.pdf?Expires=1790208000&Signature=YYqSKvx8TBaDtuboK4QFYlRDyEZilQ389cgS4y120%7EVkjPPfGpJpW9WqsOqpqbk72%7Ek%7EcdMCNWtA6CRYghGct-NkJaAb-h5RW5udrHHpxBi2jN9Q52tnNhP85mBtOYQni233HnITzMGzvjEujWGhaDZ9hDZWZXkokzZC4RYHK0I4RXbC2rjaPStaTA42lwYjbJLzbLoFEgsvfSCBieYaDQ%7EdxpBGXE1UUZOtvdd7FqHl3laAzFdMRAZ6MQXWQtPR22M-C9-ZrpEuOrA2ms3YSWMzMv9QmpDc9A5%7EWU09v98g0i1wFCkKRDe8kIAHHhADHxLF1oNF4vRiS08fcrBytg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 9f237135fd400688e20f1f71209c4fc1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/64022/archive/files/11f40c32a45145161afc761c0d89b0c5.pdf?Expires=1790208000&Signature=Uxu8Kl6t8spI03rhCi87UfAnj5UtFKH3yhA6Q6vIXGPeXlTf-4%7EcY4O-s2aBYjepfkQcTUZvRKw1fxcO3EyHEhGDhNmNaIrbQUoNCd1w6q6LFqQ87za1oy-x7w5b2PDCvuWOu%7EJd7w4KsrYQMfpl0A51aOJMXen2f0VaUHfDArknFjAIs8CVH3CCfbE0%7E98fMHBAjwnD6ScstuQ-hrJeEDeW8mo180gxPYzAfGuEOF6siZZknrJtgBdlR-ONlYQAhdh%7Es2IUa%7EfVocsmQeirlP3kT0vYvu5bOi3BDnJojmrqq9bm7t5pgaWTWwdNZgTuB-xeemRVUvEhALkM-kz%7E5w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ab6d2494e986c3adf5fb0a152d722671 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hebrew Notarial Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baladre, widow of Yaakov ben Haninai: Girona, 1325 Subject The topic of the resource Baladre, widow of Yaakov ben Haninai Description An account of the resource This will is part of the so-called "Girona Geniza," which is a collection of Hebrew documents which were preserved because they were reused as book bindings. Baladre's will was part of the binding of a notarial register belonging to the notary Berenguer Capella, and was identified by Idan Pérez of the National Library of Israel. The will exists as two pages of parchment written in a Hebrew Sephardic Semicursive script. The two-page will is not wholly complete; it lacks some material that went between the two pages, and also lacks a section that may have had witness signatures. Pérez notes that the will follows a known Hebrew testamentary formula (See Pérez, "The Testament...," 241 n. 81). Baladre, whose will demonstrates that she had significant assets, had two living sons, one from each of her marriages. She also had a daughter, Dolza. A third son, Haninai, seems to have predeceased his mother and left a minor son named Shelomo. Baladre's son with her second husband, an adult named Shelomo, is the executor, with the assistance of her nephew Yehoshua Ha-Levi. She takes great concern to support her grandson, the minor named Shelomo, who receives all of her "boilers and bronze syringes" as well as real estate in the form of a garden, whose boundaries are spelled out in the will. She names as tutor and guardian for the young Shelomo his mother, Boneta, the widow of her late son Haninai, spelling out that Boneta have "full power" along with the older Shelomo to control the assets Baladre leaves to the young boy. She leaves goods and money, including clothing, to her children. She notably bequeathes her synagogue seats to her daughter Dolza, son Shelomo, and grandson Shelomo in a bequest that seems to give ownership to the son and grandson, but lifetime usufruct of one seat to the daughter. Her son from her first marriage, Moshe, receives 100 sous, bedclothes, and some clothing. She also leaves money and clothing to her maid Astruga. Apparently a businesswoman of some sort, perhaps engaged in money lending, Baladre leaves funds that are owed to her in debt documents to her son and grandson. She also leaves 340 sous as charity for the poor. TRANSLATION: (AHG: Gi 2, 72 Hecodavant 5) We, the undersigned witnesses, went to visit Ms. Bladre, widow of Rabbi Ya‘aqov son of Rabbi Haninai, who was sick and we found her lying in her bed. The words that came out of her mouth were coherent and she was in her sanity to answer yes when it was yes and not when it was not, just as a healthy person that walks through the market would. She said to us: Here I am sick and I fear to die of this disease, thus please be the witnesses of my testament which I command in view of death. I separate for the poor 340 sous of pešitin (simples) from the Barcelonan currency [common] in this city. This will be in any case of purchase or sale of the debt document worth 500 Barcelonan sous which pledged in front of me my son Rabbi Šelomoh and his wife Ms. Reina, as is [written] in the mentioned debt document. Here I designate treasurer of the aforementioned Heqdeš Rabbi Yehošua‘ ha-Levi, the son who bore my sister Ms. El[..]a to her husband Rabbi Šelomoh ha-Levi, son of Rabbi Yixhaq. And in relation to this matter I have separated the mentioned 340 sous for the poor. These will be paid in installments by my son, Rabbi Šelomoh aforesaid, from now until the next Roš Hašanah. The first installment will be of 30 sous of such currency which will be delivered [.] to the Rabbi Yehošua‘ ha-Levi aforesaid and distributed in the indicated time as deemed appropriate. And so it will be that my son, Rabbi Šelomoh aforesaid, will pay the installments to the Rabbi Yehošua‘ ha-Levi aforesaid. Rabbi Šelomoh aforesaid will pay from the aforementioned debt document 30 sous of the mentioned currency destined to the Heqdeš. This will be in the eve of Roš Hašanah each year until they have completed the 340 sous mentioned. My son, Rabbi Šelomoh aforesaid, will be present at the moment of the distribution with the aforementioned Rabbi Yehošua‘ ha-Levi, as long as my son will be in this city. And I also grant and give from the aforementioned debt document for the benefit of my son, Rabbi Mošeh, which I gave birth to my first husband Rabbi Abraham Cabrit, 100 sous of such currency that will be charged from the aforementioned debt document after one year of my death. Also I order my son, Rabbi Šlomoh aforesaid, to pay from the mentioned debt document one year after my death, 60 sous of the said currency and deliver to the hands of the aforesaid Rabbi Yehošua‘ ha-Levi in order to buy a gravestone to put over my tomb. Also I order my heirs to give from my property to my son, Rabbi Mošeh aforesaid, 100 sous of the said currency, who will take possession of them immediately after my death. And I also order and give to my son, Rabbi Mošeh aforesaid, all the linen of my bed inwhich I lie, as it is. There is a bedspread and a mattress [..] and coverlet and bedsheet and [..]. And I also grant and give to my son, Rabbi Mošeh aforesaid, my new Serval of black brunet clothes. And I also grant and give to Astruga, daughter of Ixaq Tensa, my maid, 10 sous of such currency, and she will take possession of them from my monetary goods immediately after my death. Also I grant and give to her my middle Serval and my dark blue coat with the rabbit furs, and up to 10 sous of the said currency from another pledge I have. The rest of the attires I have, except the aforementioned clothes I have given, I grant and give to my daughter Ms. Dolça, wife of Ixaq Sardan. She will take possession of them immediately after my death. Also I give and grant to my daughter Ms. Dolça, already mentioned, in order she can sit all the days of her life, and no more, the same seat that I have in the Synagogue of this city in the lower gallery of the women... (AHG: Gi 2, 72 Hecodarrere 9) ... the aforesaid Šelomoh, son of my son Rabbi Haninai, already mentioned, all boilers and bronze syringes I have, and all the garden that I possess at the limit of this region in the place called ses Savaneres, that I have in possession under property [...] door [...] and I [...] of it for that property, according to a known law, each year 10 sous of the said currency. And these are the boundaries of the garden: the Eastern boundary is the garden of the gentile Bernad Bobés, the Southern boundary is the garden of the gentile Jaqme of [...], the Western boundary is the garden of the gentile Grau Gorday and the Northern boundary is a public property. And I also grant and give to my son Rabbi Šelomoh and the young Šelomoh, already mentioned, the same seat mentioned above and marked with those signs. This is in the condition that [...] to my daughter the right to sit all the days of her life, and no more, in the mentioned seat marked with those signs. And I also order and give to the aforementioned Rabbi Šelomoh and to the young Šelomoh, son of my son, all the half that I Baladre possess of the three seats that are in the lower gallery of women in the same row that is sorted in a north-south direction and is bordering with the western wall of the gallery and [...] facing to the east and having its back to the west wall. To the right of these there is the seat of the representatives of Rabbi Šelomoh Bonafed and to the left there is the seat of the representatives of Rabbi Re’uben son of Rabbi Mošeh Qurtubí. The third on the right is the seat of the representatives of Rabbi Mošeh ha-Cohen son of Rabbi Binyamin and to his left there is the seat of Rabbi Yonah son of Rabbi Benveniste. The other half of these three seats was divided into inheritance, by virtue of my lord the elderly Rabbi Abraham Cabrit, between my son, the said Rabbi Mošeh, Rabbi Mošeh the son of Rabbi Šmu’el Cabrit and Rabbi Mošeh the son Rabbi Yixhaq Cabrit. I have also given to my son the aforementioned Rabbi Šelomoh and to the young Šelomoh, son of my son Rabbi Haninai already mentioned, two seats I own in the gallery of women. One is [on the row] that is sorted from north to south [...] in the eastern wall of the gallery. To the right there is the seat of the representatives of Rabbi [...] ha-Cohen son of Rabbi Šelomoh and to the left there is the mentioned seat of the representatives of Rabbi [...] already mentioned. And the whole seat I have in the gallery of women in the same row sorted in an east-west direction and adjacent to the north wall of the gallery [....] to the South. After that, in the north wall, to the right, there is the seat of Rabbi Haninai son of Rabbi Šelomoh, son of Rabbi Me’ir [may his memory be for blessing] [...] seat of the mentioned Rabbi Yehošua‘ ha-Levi. The rest of the goods I have [............] whether land, monetary assets, debt documents, whether movable property or property documents, I grant and give to distribute among my son, Rabbi Šelomoh and the young Šelomoh, son of my son Rabbi Haninai already mentioned, of which will take possession immediately after my death. Here I nominate tutor and responsible for all the assets that I have left to the young Šelomoh, son of my son, already mentioned, to his mother Ms. Boneta, widow of my son, the mentioned Rabbi Haninai. I grant her full powers over all assets I have given as an inheritance to her son named above. Shall have full power, she and my son, the mentioned Rabbi Šelomoh, for [...] and deduct from the debtors and guarantors who are listed in my documents of debt, the entire fund of the loan, as well as the profit owed to me. They may also collect them at the deadlines and hand in notes and bills, general and private, without needing the permission of any court or person. All these things ordered before us Ms. Baladre in view of death. And it has been that due to this disease, Ms. Baladre passed away; may life be with us and may comfort be with all Israel! All this happened before us on the third day of the month of Av of the year 5085 of the creation of the world, according to the reckoning that we follow here in the city of Ierunda, and we have written, we have signed and we have delivered it into the hands of Rabbi Šelomoh son of Rabbi Ya‘aqov already mentioned, and to the young Šelomoh son of Rabbi [Haninai]. (Translation from Pérez, "The Testament of a Jewish Woman," 238-40.) For IMAGE and TRANSCRIPTION, see Pérez, relevant file pages attached. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Girona, Spain Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 22 July 1325 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Arxiu Històric de Girona, Spain AHG, Gi 2, 72 Hecodavant 5 and Gi 2, 72 Hecodarrere 9 Idan Pérez, "The Testament of a Jewish Woman..." Language A language of the resource Hebrew Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Spain bed burial charity clothing debt Girona Genizah image material culture orphans servants transcription translation tutor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geniza Dispositive Documents Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown: Egypt, c. 1100 Subject The topic of the resource Unknown Description An account of the resource This Geniza document is missing both the beginning and end of the will, and thus the testator's name is unknown, as is the exact date. It is written in Judeo-Arabic by the well-known court clerk and scribe Halfon ben Menashe, who was active between 1100 and 1138 CE. DESCRIPTION FROM THE PRINCETON GENIZA PROJECT: Will in which a woman is donating a house for religious and charitable purposes while she stayed in an apartment she had acquired. Written by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (ca. 1100-1138). (Information from Mediterranean Society, III, p. 327) (<a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/4229/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/4229/</a>) See above link for IMAGE and TRANSCRIPTION. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Egypt Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c . 1100 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection, University of Cambridge T-S NS 184.57 Princeton Geniza Project: https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/4229/ Language A language of the resource Judeo-Arabic Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Egypt Cairo Geniza Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Princeton Geniza Project charity image real estate transcription Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hebrew Notarial Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Perna, widow of the late Beniamino Cohen: Rome, 1577 Subject The topic of the resource Perna, widow of the late Beniamino Cohen Description An account of the resource Perna, identified as elderly ("zeqena"), bequeaths her dowry funds mostly to relatives. She leaves 3 scudi to one David di Hannania di Sabatello, for him to say the mourner's prayer (kaddish) for her, noting quite cheekily that he should only receive the money if he actually says kaddish for her. She also leaves small amounts to a synagogue (Scola Tempio), and two confraternities, one that cares for the needy and ill (Ghemilut Hasadim) and a women's confraternity (Betulot, literally virgins, a society that dowered brides). The will was recorded by Isach Piattelli, a Jewish notary, in Hebrew. DETAILED DESCRIPTION FROM KENNETH STOW: In the house of Menachem q.m Beniamino Cohen, his mother, the zechenah Perna, widow q.m Beniamino, writes her will, disposing of the 40 sc. which her husband gave her as dowry, since she did not bring any money of her own. She leaves 7 sc. to the bachurah Rinuzza, daughter of her brother Sabato, to be given to her when she marries; 5 sc. to Salomone, Moise and Giuseppe the mute, sons of her brother Elia; 5 sc. to Perna, daughter of her sister Preziosa; to her grandson Beniamino, son of Menachem 15 sc. as a matanah ghemurah to be used to study the Torah regularly; 3 sc. to David di Hannania di Sabatello to say the kaddish, but only if he actually says it; 3 sc. to her granddaughter Rosa, wife of Gabriele di Palestrina, daughter of Menachem; and 1 sc. each to the Scola Tempio, Ghemilut Hasadim and the "Betulot, that is the company of the women". Witnesses for the act are: Giacobbe di Benedetto Ha Rofeh del Piglio; Benedetto q.m Isach Levi Tedeschi; Haim q.m Saadia Moresco; Natan q.m Yehudah Tripolese; Angelo q.m Sabato Negri; Giacobbe q.m Gabriele di Nepi; and Benedetto q.m Isach Perugia. NOTE FROM K.S.: The mattanah gemurah is the Hebrew equivalent of an “irrevocable gift,” a donatio inter vivos, in ius commune, although the term is Talmudic in origin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rome, Italy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 August 1577 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archivio Storico Capitolino, Rome ASC, F.9, l.1, f.36v. 1577-08-15 Language A language of the resource Hebrew Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Italy Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kenneth Stow charity confraternity dowry kaddish widow witness Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hebrew Notarial Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annella, widow of the late Yahudah, called Picciotto: Rome, 1557 Subject The topic of the resource Annella, widow of the late Yahudah, called Picciotto Description An account of the resource The widow Annella leaves money for her three children, two sons and a daughter. The daughter is already married, but the moneys are meant to fund her dowry, and are to be given to the daughter's husband. Her younger son is still a minor. Other money is to be used for charity. The wills is recorded by Leone (father) or Isach (son) Piattelli, Jewish notaries in Rome, in Hebrew. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rome, Italy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3 June 1557 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archivio Storico Capitolino, Rome ASC, F.12, l.1, f.84v. 1557-06-03 Language A language of the resource Hebrew Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Italy Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kenneth Stow charity confraternity dowry widow Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sara, widow of Davi of Cabestany: Perpignan, 1286 Subject The topic of the resource Sara, widow of Davi of Cabestany Description An account of the resource Sara married Davi of Cabestany, a major moneylender of Perpignan, and together seem to have had three sons: Mosee, Bonsenyor, and Profet. Davi predeceased her. In her will, she leaves nothing to her sons, since ostensibly they had already been taken care of in their father's will. Instead, in addition to some bequests to relatives and friends, she leaves nearly her entire estate to charity: specifically, to the education of poor Jewish children and to the dowries of poor Jewish girls. Nevertheless, the education of Jewish children in the region is expressly meant to also support the studies of her potential descendants. She funds this through the revenue from real estate she owns, houses that had been given to her by her father. She leaves 500 sous to her minor nephews (the three sons of her brother) with the condition that the money be loaned at interest during the brother's lifetime, and that the interest go to her brother (with the principal ostensibly going to the nephews upon their father's death). Sara names God her universal heir, which practically means that the remainder of her estate should be given to poor Jewish girls' dowries. Seven Christians are witnesses to the will. TRANSCRIPTION: Quia nullus etc. [in carne positus evadere potest] ego Sara uxor condam Davini de Capitestagno habitatoris Perpiniani, in meo bono sensu etc. hoc meum facio testamentum in quo etc. in primis facio manumissores meos scilicet Profaytum Davini de Capitestagno et Durandum de Malgorio habitatorem de Bitterris; quibus dono etc. In primis dimito amore Dei pro anima mea. quasdam domos meas contiguas que sunt in civitate Narbone in fusteyria que fuerunt Mayrii de Malgorio patris mei condam; ita quod ipsi mei manumissores et post eorum mor tem secratarii alyame judeorum de Biterris et quidam alius judeus de genero meo, teneant semper et percipiant redditus et proentiones [sic: praeemptiones] dictarum domorum; et de eis semper quolibet anno in perpetuum doceri faciant infantes judeos pauperes de schientia ebraica quoscumque voluerint, tam de Biterris quam de villa Perpiniani, quam aliunde, et specialiter de genero meo et dicti mariti mei si aliqui extituerint prout eis visum fuerit fore faciendum iuxta eorum arbitrium. Item dimitto amore Dei pro anima mea LX sol. Melg. qui mihi debentur de proentibus dictarum domorum et amplius CCCXL sol. Melg. de quibus per dictos meos ma numissores emantur libri judaici; quos libros ipsi et post eorum mortem predicti secratarii de Biterris et predictus quidam alius judeus de genero meo teneant semper et in eisdem libris doceri faciant predictos infantes judeos pauperes quos mando facere doceri de scientia ebraica de predic tis proentibus et redditibus dictarum domorum ut superius continetur. Item dimitto amore Dei pro anima mea duos libros meos judaicos in quibus continentur V libri legis Moysi. Ita quod fiat de eis et fieri mando et volo illud idem quod mando fieri de predictis libris quos mando emi per dictos meos manumissores ut superius continentur. Item dimitto Juceffo et Cresques et Salamoni nepotibus meis filiis Davini de Malgorio fratris mei equis portionibus D sol. Melg. bonos sub hoc pacto quod pre dicti mei manumissores teneant et mutuent eos ad usuras in tota vita dicti fratris mei et totum lucrum quod fient cum eis quolibet anno in vita dicti fratris mei dent et tradant dicto fratri meo pro suis voluntatibus faciendis; et post mortem dicti fratris mei dent et restituant predictos D sol. Melg. in denariis vel in debitis inde factis si Deus eos servaverit pre dictis nepotibus meis. Et quod inde credantur dicti mei manumissores plano suo verbo absolue testibus et juramento. Item dimitto Sime sorori mee uxori Salamonis de Saverdia CC sol. Melg. bonos. Item dimitto Blanche filie Abrae de Magalas ad opus sui maritamenti XX sol. Melg. In omnibus vero aliis bonis meis quecumque sint et unacumque instituo mihi heredem universalem dominum Deum meum amore cuius solvetis et exceptis prius de bonis meis legatis meis predictis residua bona mea dentur et distribuantur amore Dei ad pauperes judeas maritandas per dictum Profaytum Davi de Capitestagno et Mosse Davini de Capites tagno fratrem eius. Et dono eisdem manumissoribus meis liberam potes tatem petendi. Exigendi et recipiendi ad eorum notician omnia bona mea. Et de eis solvendi legatam mean predictam et complendi ordinacio nem mean superius contentam. Que omnia predicta legata volo quam solvantur de bonis meis per dictos meos manumissores infra medium annum post finem meum. hec est mea extrema voluntas etc. Testes rogati P. de Opido et G. Coste macellarii ambo et P. de Braya bracerius et Sanxo de Villalonga et Domingo de Valentia et Bn. de Corniliano ganterius et P. Querubi. [Transcribed in Emery, Jews of Perpignan, 187-188 (no. 137); first section revised in Winer, Women, Wealth, and Community, 189 n.8] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perpignan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 24 September 1286 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Orientales Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Orientales, Fonds de notaires, series E, reg. 17, f. 43v-44. See: Emery, Jews of Perpignan, esp. 187-188. See: Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, 87-90. See: Winer, Women, Wealth, and Community, ch, 4, esp. 78, 189 (n.8). See: Klein, "Splitting Heirs..." Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Spain France Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rena Lauer Rebecca Lynn Winer charity conditions dowry transcription widow Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Romance Vernacular Wills Description An account of the resource Wills written in vernacular Romance languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Venetian, French, and others. These wills were written by Christian notaries. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fermosa, the widow of Juce Axevili: Zaragoza, 1418 Subject The topic of the resource Fermosa, née Macho, widow of Juce Azevili Description An account of the resource Living life in Zaragoza, Fermosa and her husband had two children, a daughter named Astruga who predeceased her, and a son named Acach who converted to Christianity and became known as Juan de Embun. Astruga left a daughter, Merian. Merian would be named Fermosa's executor (here: espondalera; spondalera) and universal heir in her will. Fermosa begins her will by revoking all previous testaments or codicils she had made. She asks to be buried in the Jewish cemetery. She gives Merian, her granddaughter, the power to decide how much to give as charity, i.e. gifts for Fermosa's soul. Fermosa also leaves an amount "por legitima" (a phrase that tends to mean "enough to fill my statutory requirements") to her now-Christian son, and also leaves the same amount to her brothers, one who had become Christian, and one who remained Jewish. The rest she leaves to Merian. The wills expresses Fermosa's fear that her son would try to grab Merian's inheritance. In such a case, Fermosa orders that her son Juan must pay Merian 400 sueldos, noting that Merian had spent the last three years of her life caring for Fermosa during Fermosa's illness. Fermosa made her will on the same day in the same town as another testator, Tolosana de la Caballeria, though they used different notaries. On the same day that Fermosa made her will, she also used the same notary to contract a sale which appears immediately after the will in the notary's records: she sells 500 sueldos worth of moveable goods to Merian, in return for Merian's care for her during the last four years. (The will mentions three years; the sale contract mentions four years.) TRANSCRIPTION Testament. Die lune prima augusti. Eadem die, que yo; dona Fermosa, muller de don Juce Axevili, jodio quondam, revoco todos et qualesquiere testaments et codiciellos. Primo quiero que mi cuerpo sia enterrado en el fossar de los jodios. Item quiero que sia dado por mi anima aquello que sera visto a mi espondalera dius scripta. Item lexo por part et por legitima de todos mis bienes a Johan d'Enbun, fillo mio que quando era jodio le dezian Ascah Axevili, yes assaber, cinquo solidos et . una rova de terra en el mont, en las quales etc. Et a Johan d'Eredia, que le solian dezir Juce Macho, et a Abraham Macho, hermanos mios, cada, cinquo solidos et sendas rovas de terra en el mont. Item todos los otros bienes mios mobles, doquiere que trobados seran, lexolos a Merian, nieta mia, filla de Astruga, filla mia, por fer de aquellos a sus propias voluntades. Enpero si el dito fillo mio geta los ditos bienes mios que yo a ella lexo, en aquell caso quiero que el dito fillo mio sia tenido dar a la dita Merian, nieta mia, quatrozientos solidos, que ha espendido de tres annyos ya passados et espiende de present en mi enfermedat, etc. Item lexo spondalera a la dita nieta mia. Testimonios: Anthon Oliver et Davit Alquoqui, jodio. [Transcribed in Asunción Blasco Martínez, “Mujeres judías,” 119] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 August 1418 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archivo Histórico de Protocolos de Zaragoza AHPZ, not. Juan Doto, 1418, fols. 103v-104r. See: Asunción Blasco Martínez, “Mujeres judías..." See: Asunción Blasco Martínez, “Testamentos de mujeres..." Language A language of the resource Spanish Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Spain Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rena Lauer charity conditions convert children transcription widow Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gentile, daughter of the late Abramo da Cortona: Ferrara, 1551 Subject The topic of the resource Gentile, daughter of the late Abramo da Cortona Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ferrara, Italy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18 August 1551 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archivio di Stato, Ferrara ASFe, Notarile antico, not. Giovanni Battista Codegori, matr. 582, pacco 9, prot. 1551, no. 104. See Traniello, "Percorsi di donne ebree a Ferrara" Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Italy Language A language of the resource Latin Description An account of the resource Among Gentile's bequests was 70 scudi for the dowries of local poor Jewish girls, and 50 scudi for the Jewish burial society. charity dowry Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reina, widow of Bonjua Cap: Valls, 1338 Subject The topic of the resource Reina, widow of Bonjua Cap Description An account of the resource The widow Reina distributed 2,720 sous in her will. She gave 500 sous to marry off poor Jewish girls, and orders money to be invested to finance a Torah for the synagogue. She leaves money to family and friends, most notably 1000 sous to a female relative on her husband's side. Three Jews witness this will. (See description in Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, 110-111.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Valls, Spain Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1338 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Arxiu Històric Arxidiocesà de Tarragona, Spain AWAITING ARCHIVAL CITATION See Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, 110-113. Transcribed in Gabriel Secall i Güell, Els jueus de Valls i la seva época (Valls: Institut d'Estudis Vallencs, 1980), pp. 202-203. Also see pp. 188-191. Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Spain Iberia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rena Lauer charity synagogue Torah widow witness Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gentil, wife of Jacob ben Abraham Cohen: Puigcerdà, 1306 Subject The topic of the resource Gentil, wife of Jacob ben Abraham Cohen Description An account of the resource TRANSCRIPTION: XI kalendas Decembris Gentill uxor Iacob Abrahe Choen Iudei, licet etc., meum facio et condo testamentum de bonis meis, ordinando etc. In quo testamento constituo manumissorem meum et executorem huius mee ultime voluntatis dictum Iacobum virum meum qui [= cui] dono etc. Item accipio mihi de bonis meis pro anima mea C solidos barchinonenses quos donari et distribui iubeo pro anima mea, ad noticiam dicti viri mei et heredum universalium subscriptorum \infra unum annum/. Item dimitto Iudee filie mee uxori Fabib [deleted:Maymo] \Salamonis/ de Barchinona Iudei pro parte, hereditate, et iure ei pertinentibus et pertinere debentibus in bonis meis quinque solidos. In quibus, et in illa dote [deleted:qua] seu parte eiusdem dotis quam ego et dictus vir meus ei dedimus cum dicto viro suo \tempore nupciarum ut in instrumentis nupciarum vocatis [or:votatis?] plenius et melius continetur/, ipsam mihi heredem instituo, et nisi aliunde etc. Item dimitto Regine filie Goyo filie mee condam [= quondam] pro parte, hereditate, et iure ei pertinentibus et pertinere debentibus successione et racione dicte matris sue in bonis meis V solidos barchinonenses. In quibus et in illa dote cuiuscumque quantitatis existat quam ipsa Goyo filia mea et Astruch Deuslosall Iudei viri eius viventis habuerunt et receperunt tempore nupciarum de bonis meis et dicti viri mei ut [in] instrumentis nupciarum vocatis [or votatis] ad verba [?] inde confectis continetur melius, ipsam mihi heredem instituo, et nisi aliud etc. Item dimitto Goyo [deleted: filie Adzero] et Atzero filiabus Adzero filie mee condam [= quondam], et Astruch Deuslosall viri eius adhuc viventis, pro parte, hereditate, et iure eis pertinentibus et pertinere debentibus in bonis meis, successione et racione dicte Adzero filie mee videlicet, utrique earum V solidos barchinonenses. In quibus et in illa dote quam dicta mater earum habuit et recepit tempore nupciarum eius et dicti viri sui generis [mei] et dicti viri mei ut in instrumentis nupciarum vocatis [or:votatis?] nupciis inde confectis melius et lacius continetur, utramque earum mihi heredes instituo, et nisi aliunde petere possint etc. Et quia institucio heredis universalis capud sit et fundamentum cuiuslibet testamenti, in residuis omnibus aliis bonis ubique sint et quecumque Abraham Iacob et Davit Iacob Choen, filios meos et dicti viri mei, mihi heredes universales instituo. Et volo et substituo atque mando quod, si alter eorum filiorum meorum heredum universalium decederet quandocumque sine prole legitima, quod pars bonorum pertinens utrique legatorum alteri eorum vivo et superstiti iure substitucionis remaneat et revertatur. Hoc autem etc. Testes rogati: Bernardus Petri, Matheus den [= d’En] Bort, Iohannes Baiuli, Bernardus Collati, Guido de Piritis, Arnau Ponz, Durandus Salamonis, Salamon Iuceff. [Transcription from Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, pp. 180-182.] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Puigcerdà, Spain Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 21 November 1306 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Arxiu Històric Comarcal de Puigcerdà, Spain Protocols: M. d’Alb/B. Mauri, Liber testamentorum, 1306–1307, fol. 17rv See Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, 108-110, 180-182. Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Spain Iberia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rena Lauer charity transcription witness Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Astruga, wife of Jucef Abraham: Puigcerdà, 1306 Subject The topic of the resource Astruga, wife of Jucef Abraham Description An account of the resource Among the fascinating clauses in this will is an attempt by Astruga to prevent her husband, Jucef, from remarrying -- or at least to disincentivize a second marriage. She first leaves to her mother, Fava, 600 Barcelonan sous. But then, she prescribes that her husband should care for her mother's bodily needs all of her mother's life, in which situation the mother should not demand from Jucef the 600 sous. Should he remarry, however, Fava should demand the money from Jucef. TRANSCRIPTION: Astruga uxor Iuceff Abrahe Iudei de Podioceritano, licet sim infirma etc., facio meum testamentum de voluntate dicti viri mei de bonis meis etc. In primis dimitto Fave matri mei DC solidos barchinonenses \ad suam voluntatem/ pro parte, hereditate, legitima, et iure sibi pertinentibus et pertineri debentibus in bonis meis. Et volo et mando quod si dictus Iuceff Abrahe vir meus voluerit providere dicte matri mee in domo sua in cunctis suis corporalibus necessariis in tota vita sua, quod dicta mater mea non possit compellere dictum virum meum ad solvendum sibi denarios ante dictos, dum tamen dictus vir meus non ducat aliam uxorem et velit stare caste. Attamen si dictus vir meus duxerit aliam uxorem, volo quod dicta mater mea possit in continenti compellere dictum virum meum ad solvendum sibi denarios ante dictos. Item dimitto corone \del/1rotle scole Iudeorum Podiiceritani L solidos barchinonenses. Item dimitto Aster et Bonafylla, filiabus meis et dicti viri mei, omnia mea indumenta et preparamenta mea, quecumque habeo. Et cum institucio heredis universalis capud sit et fundamentum cuiuslibet testamenti, in residuis omnibus aliis bonis meis mobilibus et immobilibus dictas Aster et Bonamfiliam filias meas mihi heredes universales instituo. Hanc autem etc. Iuceff vir eius laudo. VIII idus Novembris. Testes rogati: Petrus Salmes, Guillelmus Comdor, Bernardus Colomer, Iacobus Orig, Simon de Pinosa rector ecclesie de Castelar, Bondia Abrahe, Iuceff Coen. Debet V solidos vir. [Transcription in Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, pp. 178-179.] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Puigcerdà, Spain Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6 November 1306 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Arxiu Històric Comarcal de Puigcerdà, Spain Protocols: M. d’Alb/B. Mauri, Liber testamentorum, 1306–1307, fol. 15v See Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, pp. 106-108, 178-179. Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Spain Iberia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rena Lauer charity conditions synagogue transcription witness Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regina, widow of Bondia Coras (or Cresques?): Puigcerdá, 1306 Subject The topic of the resource Regina, widow of Bondia Coras (or Cresques?) Description An account of the resource TRANSCRIPTION: Regina uxor Bondia Coras Iudei condam, licet sim infirma etc., meum facio et condo testamentum de bonis meis, ordinando etc. [deleted: in quo constituo]. In primis iubeo corpus meum sepeliri. Et iubeo dari Iuceff Choen C solidos, quos ei lego. Item dimitto Isaach de Soall XXX solidos. Item heredibus Iuceff de Soall, Iudei condam, XXX solidos. Item XX solidos Momete Iudeo. Item dimitto Mancose uxori Abrahe de la Rotxela Iudei condam, C solidos. [Deleted: Et volo iubeo quod secratarii]. Item dimitto Aster sorori dicte Mancose L solidos. Item iubeo fieri quandam caritatem pro anima mea, die obitus mei, cui faciendo assigno et dimitto C solidos. Item dimitto Aster [deleted: uxori] filee mee, uxorique Fagim Bonet Iudei, pro parte et hereditate ei pertinentibus et pertinere debentibus in bonis meis C solidos barchinonenses; in quibus, et in illa dote quam habuit tempore nupciarum eius et dicti viri sui, ipsam heredem mihi instituo, et nisi aliud etc. Item dimitto Gaux, filie mee et dicti viri mei condam, pro parte et iure ei pertinentibus in bonis meis, C [solidos]; in quibus, et in illa dote quam habuit tempore nupciarum eius et Astruch Iuceff viri eius, ipsam mihi heredem instituo, et nisi aliud etc. Item dimitto elemosine Iudeorum Podiiceritani, amore dei pro anima mea, quendam lectum meum cum omnibus suis pannis et preparamentis, qui stet in scola Iudeorum predictorum. Et constituo manumissorem meum et exsecutorem huius mei testamenti Astruch Iuceff Iudeum pro[1] cui dono licenciam etc. In residuis aliis bonis meis, ubicumque sint et quecumque, Bondia et Iuceff neptes meos filiosque Astruch Bondia Iudei condam mihi heredes universales instituo. Hanc autem etc. Testes: Matheus de Oliana, Arnaldus Payleres, Raimundus Rahedor, Astruch de Besalu, Iacob Abrahe Choen, Bernardus Duran, Iuceff Abrahe, et Vitalis filius Astruch Crexent. Debet V solidos Astruch Iuceff. [Transcribed in Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, 177-178] TRANSLATION: Regina, the wife of the late Bondia Coras, Jew, although I am sick, etc., I make and compose my testament of my goods, organizing etc. [del: in which I constitute). First, I order my body to be buried. And I order to be given to Iuceff Choen 100 solidos, which I bequeath to him. Likewise, I give to Isaac de Soall 30 solidos. Likewise, to the heirs of the late Iuceff de Soall, Jew, 30 solidos. Likewise, 20 solidos to Mometa, Jew. Likewise I give to Mancosa, wife of the late Abraham de la Rotxela, Jew, 100 solidos. Likewise, I give to Aster, the sister of the said Mancosa, 50 solidos. I also order charity to be given for my soul on the day of my death, for doing which I assign and give 100 solidos. Likewise I give to Aster [del: wife] my daughter, and the wife of Fagim Bonet, Jew, pertaining and should be pertaining to her part and inheritance, 100 Barcelonan solidos from my goods; in which [goods], and in that dowry which she had at the time of the marriage between her and her said husband, I make [her] my heiress, and nothing more, etc. Likewise, I give to Gaux, my and my said late husband’s daughter, pertaining to her part and right, 100 [solidos] from my goods; in which [goods], and in that dowry which she had at the time of the marriage between her and Astruch Iuceff her husband, I make her my heiress, and nothing more, etc. Likewise I give as charity for the Jews of Puigcerdà, out of love of God for the sake of my soul, a certain bed of mine with all of its linens and preparations, which (may?) remain in the aforementioned school of the Jews [i.e. synagogue]. And I constitute as my manumitter and executor of my testament Astruch Iuceff, Jew, to whom I give liberty, etc. [boilerplate formulae] As for my other remaining goods, wherever they may be, and whatever, I established as my universal heirs Bondia and Iuceff, my grandsons, and sons of the late Astruch Bondia, Jew. However this, etc. [boilerplate formulae] Witnesses: Matheus de Oliana, Arnaldus Payleres, Raimundus Rahedor, Astruch de Besalu, Iacob Abrahe Choen, Bernardus Duran, Iuceff Abrahe, and Vitalis son of Astruch Crexent. Astruch Iuceff owes 5 solidos. [Trans. Rena Lauer] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Puigcerdá, Spain Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12 October 1306 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Arxiu Històric Comarcal de Puigcerdà, Spain Protocols: M. d’Alb/B. Mauri, Liber testamentorum, 1306–1307, fol. 12v See Burns, Jews in the Notarial Culture, 101-104, 177-178. Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Spain Iberia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rena Lauer bed charity synagogue transcription translation witness Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cherana, wife of David da La Chania: Crete, 1373 Subject The topic of the resource Cherana, wife of David da la Chania, née Missini Description An account of the resource Cherana testates while she is pregnant -- and actually, seems to be in the midst of an increasingly dangerous labor. She names her brother Joseph Missini as her executor. Missini is a Jewish community leader known from both Crete's Hebrew sources and from Venetian court records. (See Lauer, "In Defense of Bigamy...") She leaves funds to have three "Old Testaments" written, and gives charity to marry off poor orphan girls. She does leave a bequest to her husband, of 500 hyperpera; she had first left 1000 hyperpera to her brother. She does not mention the baby, and thus it seems she expects herself and the child to die in childbirth. TRANSLATION: In the name of the eternal God, amen. In the year of the incarnation of our lord Jesus Christ one thousand three hundred and seventy three, in the month of December, the twenty-fifth day, twelfth indiction, in Candia, on the island of Crete. Because no one can know the end of one’s life and we have nothing clearer than that one cannot avoid the judgment of death, it is rightly appropriate for everyone to take precautions by her own previous discretion, so that the fate of death would not befall her unexpectedly, and she would leave behind her goods disordered and disorganized. Therefore, I, Cherana, Jewess, wife of David of Chania, Jew, resident of Candia, dangerously and evilly and doubtfully in labor for birth, nevertheless by the grace of God having a sane mind, fearing not to die intestate and my goods left behind in confusion, and wanting to arrange and organize them, had Giovanni Morgano, notary, called to me, and he was asked to write a will for me. In this, to be appointed as my sole executor in good faith is Joseph Missini, Jew, my brother, resident of Candia, so that following this, I will have ordered and commanded to have given to him after my death, so he should fulfill it. First, indeed, I bequeath to my aforementioned brother and executor 1000 hyperpera. Next, I bequeath to the aforementioned David, my husband, 500 hyperpera. Next, I bequeath to Calli, my mother, 500 hyperpera, of which 500 indeed the said Calli should have made three Old Testaments, and give to Potha, Jewess, my grandmother, 50 hyperpera. And the rest of it should go to marry off poor Jewish orphans for the sake of my soul. All the rest of my goods of whatever manner and form it seems and relates to me, I bequeath to my abovementioned brother and executor, to be distributed and given for my soul however seems fit to him for the best for my soul. In addition, after my death, I give with full virtue and power, I grant and also confer to my abovementioned executor in good faith...[boilerplate continues here] And this valid and stable record of my testament is to be permanent for judgment. Signed, the aforementioned Cherana, Jewess, who asked for it to be made. I, Bertus della Porta, witness, signed below. I, Georgius Dandolo, witness, signed below. (S.N.) I, Giovanni Morgano, notary, completed and gave force [to the will]. Witnesses Albertus dala Porta and Georgius Dandulo. [Trans. Rena Lauer] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Candia, Crete Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 25 December 1373 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archivio di Stato, Venice Notai di Candia, b. 295, fasc. 13, fol. 1r (not. Giovanni Morgano) McKee, Wills, no. 762 Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Eastern Mediterranean Italy Venetian Empire Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rena Lauer charity orphans pregnancy Torah translation Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geniza Dispositive Documents Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Khulla, daughter of Shabbat: Egypt, c. 1135 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1135 Language A language of the resource Judeo-Arabic Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cairo Geniza Egypt Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Egypt Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection, University of Cambridge, TS 10 J 7, fol. 10c T-S 10J7.10 Princeton Geniza Project: <a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/35194/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/35194/</a> Rivlin, Inheritance and Wills, doc. 47. Subject The topic of the resource Khulla, daughter of Shabbat Description An account of the resource This will is a copy of the original, and is recorded as part of a court register. The scribe is the well-known court clerk Halfon ben Menashe. (Note: The document at times refers to the testator as Khulla, and at times Kullat.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION FROM THE PRINCETON GENIZA PROJECT: Copy of the will of Khulla bt. Shabbat in which she lists her assets (three different dārs held in partnership with her two sisters and one of their sons) and her intention to sell her ghulām (enslaved man) and split the proceeds as charity for Dammūh and burial expenses for the poor. The court tries to convince her that her charitable funds should be used to restore a bible codex (muṣḥaf) worth the same amount of money, but Khulla declines. The document also mentions: Yehuda Ibn al-Sofer (as the scribe of the original will), the daughter of Khulla’s brother Abū ʿAlī al-Kohen (as being owed 6 dinārs) and Yeshuʿa b. ʿEli ha-Kohen (as a witness). RR This is folio 1v in a bifolio of a court register in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashse consisting of four pages and containing four court cases. Another folio is dated 1135 CE. For transcription see attached edition by Goitein, or see Rivlin, Inheritance and Wills, #47, pp. 371-373. (<a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/35194/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/35194/</a>) SEE ABOVE LINK FOR IMAGE. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Princeton Geniza Project Rachel Richman charity copy house image slave https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/64022/archive/files/0a0f5e8a83f2aba31a4b3eec456eae8d.pdf?Expires=1790208000&Signature=mZtdWjSM2cYnBh9sbxfhQ1Sn-bvXKq9iPNFs0xrsfhJUskPvp7VKPkq5%7E5TGWifC7CP58ehYzTqHn8nA1vaQRfnSaG3y5HD6sJDwTuS7GTXYctEprFEO%7E9t%7ElCo%7EHCc45FF7SqcGhkj1vTvhIfMrm6tUO1Imm4rxbYkBJBeW1cOmzEJDcqSH-yp8gn5Za4K9xfH2MLs0Z24ZoZVef8xEw%7EgCwDyhvYlHf-g1NIk4HicEN9T8n5yIyzwucsgHYKPWWv8-pL95vH5QMPYLZuEvsgLlGXObJ%7EJEH23VtvoXY5X71l-Gm6vWeZyxdk0V1chqwuGERUTzLnPaOqwj3I8iYw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM da57e76e6f4b6d17b8e34990177c63b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geniza Dispositive Documents Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wuhsha the Broker: Fustat, c. 1100 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1100 Language A language of the resource Judeo-Arabic Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Egypt Cairo Geniza Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fustat, Egypt Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection, University of Cambridge T-S Ar.4.5 S. D. Goitein, “A Jewish Business Woman of the Eleventh Century,” Jewish Quarterly Review, 1967, 229-41; Ed. S. D. Goitein, "A Jewish Business Woman of the Eleventh Century," Jewish Quarterly Review 57 (1967), pp. 239-241. Mediterranean Society III: 348-9. Princeton Geniza Project: <a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/1259/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/1259/</a> Subject The topic of the resource Karima, daughter of Ammar; known as Wuhsha "the Broker" Description An account of the resource This is the will of the famed Jewish businesswoman known as "Wuhsha the Broker" (Wuhsha al-Dallala), whose given name was Karima. Although it is not dated, the informal document was written in the hand of the cantor and court clerk Hillel ben Eli, and thus, using Hillel's known dates alongside a chronology of Wuhsha's life, S.D. Goitein has dated this will at approximately 1100 CE. DESCRIPTION FROM THE PRINCETON GENIZA PROJECT: Will of Wuhsha, the broker, detailing various items and sums of money willed to relatives and charitable and religious purposes; appointment and provisions for a son born out of wedlock as heir and what to do if he dies before reaching maturity; funeral expenses; and references to previously-made declarations. The total amount of sums referred to in the will is 689 dinars, a large fortune, and the denoted funeral expenses were lavish for the time. Regarding the father of her only child, Wuhsha notes, “He shall not get a penny.” (S. D. Goitein, “A Jewish Business Woman of the Eleventh Century,” Jewish Quarterly Review, 1967, 229-41) EMS (<a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/1259/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/1259/</a>) See above link for IMAGE and TRANSCRIPTION. TRANSLATION from Goitein, A Jewish Business Woman..., attached as file to this entry. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Princeton Geniza Project burial business charity funeral image material culture orphans synagogue transcription translation Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geniza Dispositive Documents Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mahara, daughter of Avraham ha-Kohen: Alexandria, 1143 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1143 Language A language of the resource Judeo-Arabic Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Egypt Cairo Geniza Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alexandria, Egypt Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection, University of Cambridge T-S 18J1.25 Ed. S. D. Goitein, typed texts T-S 18; also ed. Rivlin, Inheritance and Wills in Jewish Law, pp. 333-335. Princeton Geniza Project: <a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/3514/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/3514/</a> Subject The topic of the resource Mahara, daughter of Avraham ha-Kohen Description An account of the resource The original will of Mahara was made in January 1143. A decade later, in November 1153, Mahara's nephew requested a copy, and that is the version that exists here. The document is written in Judeo-Arabic. DESCRIPTION FROM THE PRINCETON GENIZA PROJECT: Copy of a will of Mahara bat Avraham ha-Kohen that had been made and dated in Alexandria in January 1143, issued at the request of her nephew, to whom his dying aunt had willed 10 dinars and also money to other family members. She stipulated that any money remaining after the payment of the burial expenses and of the sums bequeathed by her to relatives (with the exclusion of her son) should be given to the poor, but charged her executor with this task, not the officials of the community chest, while the court was to choose the charities worthy of consideration. Dated in November 1153. (Information from Mediterranean Society, II, pp. 111, 545) (<a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/3514/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/3514/</a>) See above link for IMAGE and TRANSCRIPTION. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Princeton Geniza Project burial charity copy court image transcription Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geniza Dispositive Documents Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sitt al-Ahl, daughter of Tzadoq b. Mevorakh Rosh ha-Qehillot: Cairo, 1137 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Tishrei 1137 Language A language of the resource Judeo-Arabic Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cairo Geniza Egypt Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cairo, Egypt Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Papyrussammlung und Papyrusmuseum, Vienna PER H 89 Princeton Geniza Project: <a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/909/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/909/</a> S. D. Goitein, "Wills and Deathbed Declarations from the Cairo Geniza‎" (in Hebrew), Sefunot‎ 8 (Jerusalem, Israel: Yad Izhak Ben Zvi, 1964): 105-126. (Edition and translation in Hebrew at pp. 119-121) Gershon Weiss, "Legal Documents Written by the Court Clerk Halfon Ben Manasse (Dated 1100-1138)" (PhD diss., n.p., 1970), doc. 13. Subject The topic of the resource Sitt al-Ahl, daughter of Tzadoq b. Mevorakh Rosh ha-Qehillot Description An account of the resource Sitt al-Ahl, a married woman, testates while pregnant. The will is recorded by Halfon b. Menashe, a well-known court clerk/scribe, in Judeo-Arabic. DETAILED DESCRIPTION FROM PRINCETON GENIZA PROJECT: Will of a pregnant woman. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Location: New Cairo. Dated: Tishrei 1449 Seleucid, which is 1137 CE. Testator: Sitt al-Ahl bt. Ṣadoq b. Mevorakh Rosh ha-Qehillot. Sitt al-Ahl is the wife of Abū l-Faraj Yeshuʿa b. Yehuda. Sitt al-Ahl's mother is Ḥasana bt. Shelomo ha-Kohen, the sister of the well-known judge Natan b. Shelomo. She is close to giving birth and contemplating dying during childbirth and seeks to provide for the child “male or female” who would survive the mother. The woman bequeaths generously to relatives and charities, including “forty dinars to the "mastūrīn" poor in Cairo and Fustat. "The woman's husband had children from a previous marriage, and she was, therefore particularly eager to safeguard the future of the child she was expecting. This had already been done to a large extent in her marriage contract, where it was stipulated that the dowry which she brought in, as well as payments due to her, would go to her children, to the exclusion of other heirs of her husband. In addition, she now wants half of a house, given by her to her mother prior to her marriage, to revert to her future child. The other half belonged to her, and both she and her husband were eager that the whole should become the property of the expected newborn. The old lady, however, had earmarked 60% of her share for her brother and nieces and 40% for charitable purposes. In view of this, our document stipulates that the gifts intended by the old woman will be made by her son-in-law in case after her death, while the half of the house referred to will be registered as property of the newborn. The expecting mother belonged to one of the leading families of the community, as her grandfather was Mevorakh Rosh ha-Qehillot, a man prominent in the politics of the community in the middle of the 11th century. On the other hand, her maternal uncle, the judge Natan ha-Kohen b. Shelomo, signatory of many documents in Fustat during the years 1122–48, was a refugee from Palestine, which was occupied at that time by the crusaders. It stands to reason that her mother, too, had come from Palestine and had, therefore, no possessions of her own in Cairo. This explains why she was given in her old age, one-half of a house by her daughter, who had inherited or received it as a gift from her father's family, or perhaps left to her by a former husband." (Information from Goitein's attached notes and from Mark Cohen, Poverty and Charity in the Jewish Community of Medieval Egypt, 196; S. D. Goitein, A Mediterranean Society, 3: 232, 475) EMS. ASE. (<a href="https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/909/">https://geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/909/</a>) SEE ABOVE LINK FOR TRANSCRIPTION. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Princeton Geniza Project charity pregnancy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Latinate Wills Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suna, widow of Charon Cuyno: Trapani, 1434 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10 August 1434 Language A language of the resource Latin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Italy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Trapani, Sicily Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archivio di Stato, Trapani AST, Trapani, not. G. De Nuris, reg. 8569, cc. 118r-119r (10 Aug. 1434) TRANSCRIBED in Scandaliato, L’ultimo canto di Ester, cit., p. 193; see Bresc, Arabes de langues, ch. 5; see Scandaliato, "Haec est eius ultima voluntas...," 3. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rena Lauer Subject The topic of the resource Suna, widow of Charon Cuyno Description An account of the resource Among her bequests, Suna left money to community leaders, and loaves of baked bread to the confraternity of the Jews for the sake of her soul. TRANSCRIPTION from Scandaliato, pp. 193-195 Archivio di Stato di Trapani, Notai defunti, notaio G. de Nuris, vol. 8569, cc. 118rv-119r, 10 Agosto 1434. Quod presens coram nobis Suna mulier vidua iudea, olim uxor condam Charoni Cuynu, habitatrix Trapani, sana per graciam omni potentis Dei mente et sensu, licet corpore sit aliqualiter egrota, timens divinum iudicium mortis, ne forte ab hac vita decederet intestata, sicut multis evenire solet, et de anima rebus et bonis suis nulla esset dispensacio facta, dum tempus habet testandi et anime sue providendi, suum presens ultimum nuncupativum testamentum manu mei notarii condidit per sui ultimam disposicionem, prius per earn annullatis, cancellatis et irritatis omnibus aliis suis testamentis et ultimis voluntatibus per earn conditis retrohactis temporibus, suo tamen presenti testamento in suo robore permanente, quod voluit post eius mortem habere debere omnem roboris firmitatem. In primis quidem dicta testatrix elegit se sepelliri more iudeorum in eorum cimbiterio extra menia dicta terre; item super omnibus et singulis bonis suis mobilibus, stabilibus, iuribus et accionibus quibuscumque preterquam et legatis et fidecom missis in presenti testamento contentis, instituit suam universalem heredem Misudam mulierem, eius legitiman et naturalem filiam et condam Charoni eius viri, et uxorem ad presens magistri Xamuelis de Rachamino; item instituit, fecit et ordinavit suum particularem heredem Charonum de Iona, eius nepotem, £ilium Iusufi de Iona et condam Ganyuse, olim iugalium, et filie dicte testatricis super apotheca una palaciata et domo una palaciata invicem iuntis, scitis et positis in Terra Trapani in contrata Iudayce, iuxta domos Charoni de lu Presti, prope apothecam Charoni de Matafione, viam puplicam et alios confines, sub tamen lege et condicione quod si dictus Charonus, eius heres particularis, mori contingerit sine filiis de suo corpore legitime descendentibus, quod dicte apotheca et domus revertantur et acquirantur dicte Misude, eius universali heredi, et suis legitimis filiis et heredibus, qui pro tempore fuerint nee non et super uncia una in pecunia, manto uno et caputheo uno de dolo, scilicet ipsum Charonum heredem particularem instituit et ... aliud ultra predictas aphotecam, domum, unciam unam, mantum et caputheum recipere possit neque habere debeat de bonis dicte recipere testatricis, ... ns et mandans eum esse debere contentum de dicto particulari hereditate; item instituit, fecit et ordinavit suam particularem heredem Senam, eius neptem, filiam dicte Misude eius ... heredis et condam Busacce de Saydi, olim ...... et expendi uncie tres in costrucione unius zone ... de argento et alie uncie tres debeant expendi in empcione pe(ru)larum ad opus dicte Sene, nee non et super rebus infrascriptis: buctunera una de argento filato, quam ipsa Sena habet in quadam sua gunnella, ponderis unciarum octo, qui buctoni sunt in numero triginta quinque; coronecta una seu iorlandecta de argento inperulata et ysmaltata cum lapidibus · diversorum colorum; zona una de argento dicte testatricis; catinellis duabus de argento filato de brachiis, taciis duabus de argento, una rotunda et alia, ut dicitur, spasa; sigillo uno aureo; cocharellis duabus de argento; cassia una magna de nuce; scrineo uno firrato de capiczio; puctanella (sic) una de perulis cum buctonis quinque de argento filato et deauratis et ismaltatis; caldaria una manna erea; bacili uno ialno de ere; mortaro uno manna de mitallo cum suo manico; stagnatis duabus de piltro; conca una manna et una alia parva de speciali que vocatur tangera; bacili uno de piltro; sicho uno ereo; sartagina una et lecto uno fornito, videlicet: cultra una alba nova laborata a buctunelli seu riti minuta cannarum viginti quinque; pari uno litheaninum alborum ad duas fardas; guardanappos quinque; pari uno de cuxinectis albis; copertoriis duobus de percha laboratis a laczu cum seta; tobaliis de chono quinque cum capitibus de seta; mensaliis quatuor; tobaliis sex albis de chono cum capitibus isfilatis; dublectis duobus; tobaliis duabus albis de collo cum capitibus isfilatis; interulis duabus; que bona debeant dari et consignari eidem Sene tempore contracti sui matrimonii; et si forte ipsa Sena antequam pervenitur ad maritum mori contingerit; quod ipso casu bona omnia supradicta acquirantur dicte Misude eius filie et universali heredi aut eius filiis et heredibus qui pro tempore fuerint. Item legavit Sadono de Saidi, eius fratri, iure recognicionis mantum unum et caputheum unum panni blavi de dolo; item legavit Mazul,e, eius sorori, uxori Machalufi de Actuni iure recognicionis guardacore unu seu indumentum panni blavi de dolo; item legavit Nissimi et David Malta, eius nepotibus, cuilibet scilicet eorum iure recognicionis mantum unum panni blavi de dolo et caputheum unum; item legavit Asise, uxori Vite de Missina, iure recognicionis indumentum unum de dolo panni blavi; item legavit Mulchaire, uxori Josep Failla, iure recognicionis gunnellam unam panni blavi de dolo; item legavit Xalomo ... fratri ... de Saydi, eius nepoti, iure recognicionis cuilibet ... man tum unum panni blavi de dolo; item legavit eidem Xalom, eius fratri, uncias tres in pecunia numerata dicte testatricis pro ... ad presens est; item legavit dicto magistro Samueli, eius genero, mantum unum panni blavi de dolo; item legavit pro anima sua miskide iudeorum dicte terre dimidium cantare oley dandum per eius heredem universalem de mense in mensem cafisum unum; item legavit presbiteris omnibus dicte miskide iudeorum tarenos sex; item cuilibet fodencium foveas iudeorum pro anima sua tarenum unum; item legavit confratrie iudeorum dicte terre tarenos tres; item legavit Laguayne, uxori dicti Saddoni Saydi, eius fratris, udicam unam iure recognicionis; item legavit Mulchayre, uxori magistri Salamonis Chirkena, iure sanguinis udicam unam; item legavit Asise, uxori dicti Xalomoni de Saydi, udicam unam; item legavit salmas tres pani cocti pro caritate fienda pro anima sua in tribus temporibus post eius mortem, videlicet inde ad mensem unum salmam unam, inde ad sex post eius mortem aliam salmam unam et inde ad annum unum post eius mortem reliquam salmam. Item voluit, mandavit quod supradicte legata dentur per eius heredem et assignentur predictis legatariis in quibus condicio vel tempus appositum non est, infra menses sex post eius mortem, predictos mantas et vestes de dolo bona stabilia relicta dicto Charono suo nepoti, que dari iuxit statim tempore sue mortis. Item voluit et mandavit quod dicta bona legata eidem Sene, eius nepti, pro suo maritagio scilicet illa bona que supererint in mortem dicte· testratricis, debeant reponi intus aliquam cassam et conservari pro dicto maritagio et ea que defecerint in dicto legato dicta mater Sene et heres universalis habeat tempus conplendi successive usque ad tempus maritagii dicte Sene. Item fecit et ordinavit suos fidecommissarios et exequtores sui presentis testamenti dictos Saddonum Saydi et Machalufum de Actuni, quibus et cuilibet eorum in solidum dedit auctoritatem et potestatem intrandi bona dicte testatricis post eius mortem eorum propria auctoritate etcetera, et solvendi dicta legata in presenti testamento contenta modo et forma ut supra. Et hec est sua ultima voluntas, quam valere voluit et mandavit iure testamenti, et si iure testamenti valere non poterit, valeat saltem iure codicillorum vel saltem iure donacionis causa mortis et alterius ultime voluntatis, qua de iure melius val ere poterit et teneretur. Testes: Antonius de Bindacio, magister Bertus de Johanne, Antonius Lecha, Antonius de Liocta, Bartholomeus condam Masii de Vincio, Chius de Barbaro et Petrus de la Licata. charity confraternity food synagogue transcription