Alternate Names: silk weaver; members of the guild of Por S. Maria; silk-worker; setaiuolo
Posts (2 total)
Office
Government
Date
Arte della Seta; Arte di Por S. Maria (Guild Consul, Silk masters)
also included Goldsmiths (Orafi)
consuls drawn from three purses (borse): for Setaiuoli (silk masters), Ritagliatori (cloth finishers), and Fondaci (warehouse-keepers, which included goldsmiths)
Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had six consuls
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
1436
Priore (Prior)
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
individual has matriculated, joined, or been named to this group, including one who has joined a monastery, friary, or convent as a member or third order
Citizens of Florence could claim membership in a gonfalone other than where they lived for purposes of taxation and political sortition, usually that of their father or other ancestor and related to where the family traditionally held its highest-value properties. The 1427 catasto contains numerous examples of a declared residence (casa per abitazione) in a parish not physically located in the gonfalone from which the tax declaration was made. Residence is "surmised" when extrapolated from political service or tax records that do not indicate the parish of residence and "documented" when the physical location of a house is known.
