marta calleri & marta luigina mangini It has come down to us because it was recorded by Rolandinus himself in the Ufficio dei Memoriali.5 We also have a second will for Rolandinus, as we do for the Genoese Simone Vatacii.6 Writtenin scriptis, it was dictated in 1297,7 27 years after the first, and entrusted to the notary Iacobus, to whom he made an unusual declaration of trust: “Econtra vero presens testamentum meum perpetuo cum Dei gratia valliturum seu presentem bonorum meorum testamentariam providentiam scriptum vel scriptam manu Iacobi Berardi notarii michi fide ac karitate sincera convicti approbo, ratifico et confirmo et sollidam et plenissimam sine ambiguitate aliqua fidem et conscientiam adhiberi volo, iubeo et dispono.”8 In the subscription, the notary certifies that, as was customary, the document “sigillatum fuit sigillo dicti testatoris et sigillo prioris dicti conventus”.9 While the seals today have been lost, the holes on the plica remain, as do some fragments of the strips of parchment with which the seals were attached. In the first part of this paper, we shall look at some evidence that can shed light on the private and spiritual spheres of these professionals. In other words, an attempt will be made to grasp the human, affective, religious, and self-representational side of some members of this social class through pacts that bind together generations. The second part will examine those elements that can instead be traced back to professional life and the sphere of identity, i.e. possible modes of transmission of the material produced and/or possessed – a notary’s own registers and those of his colleagues – but also anything that might be considered an ‘instrument’ of the trade: forms, legal texts, etc. An attempt will also be made to understand whether, and to what extent, 205 5 Murano 2012, p. 27. 6 Genoa, State Archive, Notai Antichi 43, foll. 272v–273r. 7 Bertram 1990, pp. 219–224; Tamba 2000, pp. 129–131. 8 “On the contrary, I approve, ratify, and confirm that my present will, namely the present testamentary disposition of my property, by the hand of the notary Giacomo Berardi, shall always be valid by the grace of God and I will, authorise, and dispose that it bear full witness without any ambiguity”, Bertram 1990, p. 223. 9 “as sealed with the seal of the said testator and the seal of the prior of the said monastery”.
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