notaries were usually identified by the title "ser" (note that this could also be used by priests). Some notaries held additional occupations like school teacher, for example.
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notaio della Signoria (notary of the Signoria)
Each priorate, which lasted for two months, had its own notary known as the <i>notaio della Signoria</i>. Although less prestigious than election to the priorate itself, <i>notai della Signoria</i> brought distinction to their families.
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.
