Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1518

Contributor:

Marinari, Bonifazio (scribe)

Name:

Florence (Tuscany). Otto di guardia e balia; Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Timespan:

1421-1737

Date:

1518

Description:

Document written by the notary Bonifazio Marinari in 1518 containing a copy of an ordinance of the Otto di guardia e balia concerning the regulation of the right to carry weapons in Florence. The edict makes a distinction between civilians and members of the militia, who had special privileges to bear weapons even in peacetime, although they still had to return their weapons in certain cases. The document, which bears the signature of the Marinari at the end, also has a wax seal on the second leaf.

Language:

Italian; Latin

Subject:

Weapons -- Law and legislation -- Italy -- Florence; Criminal law -- Italy -- Florence; Criminal law; Weapons -- Law and legislation

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); notarial documents; ordinances; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves)

Geographic Subject:

Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737; Italy -- Florence

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Florentine magistrature composed of 8 members elected from among the members of the Gonfalone. Each member was in office for 2-4 months. Had jurisdiction over some aspects of criminal law and various matters related to the police. Existed both during the republican and grand-ducal periods.; In Italian, with a few lines in Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss Box 7 Folder 9

Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts