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Alternate Names: woolworker; lanaiuolo; lanarius

one of two advisory councils (Collegi): the Gonfalonieri di Compagnia discussed legislation in consultation with Signoria 19 Gonfalonieri di Compagnia (the standard bearers of the urban militia--four from the Sestiere of Oltrarno and three from each of the remaining Sestieri--from ca. 1304-06) after 1343 number of Gonfalonieri di Compagnia was reduced from 19 to 16, one from each of the four Gonfaloni in each of the four quarters

Online Tratte Code: 16

together with Gonfaloniere di Giustizia were called the "Signoria" assisted by a notary; Legislation was initiated by the Signoria June 1282: 3 priors August 1282: 6 priors, 1/sestiere 1343: 8 priors, 2/quartiere

Online Tratte Code: 8

drawn from four purses (borse) representing four city districts (conventi): S. Pancrazio (western part of city), Oltrarno (southern), S. Martino (northern), and S. Piero Scheraggio (eastern) Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had eight consuls

Online Tratte Code: 24

The Dieci di Balìa was created with a provision of 3 October 1383 as a group of Executive Commissioners to be in charge of military affairs and the conduct of war; the word balìa refers to the act of granting extraordinary powers as they were an extraordinary body of the city. The Ten were appointed by election for six months or a year and were entrusted with the care of foreign policy and, above all, the direction of the military operations of the republic.

Online Tratte Code: 10

drawn from four purses (borse) representing four city districts (conventi): S. Pancrazio (western part of city), Oltrarno (southern), S. Martino (northern), and S. Piero Scheraggio (eastern) Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had eight consuls

Online Tratte Code: 24

high commercial court consisted initially of one member from each of the five more commercial guilds: the Mercatanti (22), Cambio (23), Lana (24), Seta (25), and Medici e Speziali (26). A sixth member of the court was added from the minor guilds in 1372.

Online Tratte Code: 6

one of two advisory councils (Collegi): the Buonuomini discussed legislation in consultation with Signoria after 1321 were 12 -- 2/sestiere

Online Tratte Code: 12