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I record how, in the year 1625, the Grand Duke came to Sienna, and Messer Abraham Pesaro and Messer Buonaventura Gallichi were appointed to collect the levy. From me, they demanded a pair of sheets, a…

Contributor:

Joseph of Siena

Places:

Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Siena, Italy)

Date:

1625–1633

Subjects:

Economic life, Antisemitism, Justice system, Finance, Punishment, (Auto)biography

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Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Memoirs & diaries
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Remember me, O my God, for the good (Nehemiah 5:19). Amen I began to write the first Torah Scroll, with the help of God, today, 2 Heshvan, the twenty-second of October, in the year 5302 [1541]. It…

Contributor:

Meir ben Ephraim of Padua

Places:

Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

1541–1580

Subjects:

Writing, Scribal culture, Profession, Economic life, Health, (Auto)biography

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Memoirs & diaries