The Law of the Florentine Catasto of 1427

...to arrange multiple registers, or rather cadastres The Catasto was a landmark system of forced loans and taxes introduced in Florence in 1427, requiring the first comprehensive declaration of assets and debts., in one of which, or a part thereof, they are required to have organized and written down all and each immovable asset Real estate, such as land, houses, and farms. of the city and the countryside, and also any quantity of cash money and every person original: "anima," literally "soul," referring to the members of a household for the head tax., those of value and of any kind, and any credits, merchandise, and trades and any other goods and rights and every substance in any place, both within the territory and outside the territory of the said commune of Florence and existing in any part of the world, belonging for any reason to any Florentine citizen, or others, who in the city of Florence must bear prestanze Forced loans levied on citizens based on their perceived wealth. or any other similar burdens, even if they enjoy any singular privilege or immunity from bearing such burdens, or have a privilege or riformagione A legislative decree or constitutional amendment of the Florentine government., none being excepted, regardless of their quality, state, or condition.

And next to the entry and account of each person, all and each debt for which anyone included in their entry was bound or obligated to anyone for any reason, manner, or cause must be immediately recorded—specifically, those debts that shall first be admitted and accepted as true by the cadastre officials and two-thirds of their number, as stated above, after a vote has been proposed and passed among them. And before a debt is admitted, accepted, or such a vote is held, a physical oath must be received from the debtor, or from whoever claims the debt, to tell the truth, and also through other information and evidence, according to the conscience of these officials. They shall seek the truth so that they do not fail in their duty due to poor information and so that, as it seems right to them, their consciences do not remain burdened regarding the aforementioned matters.

12. — Order of the second cadastre.

Likewise, in the other cadastre, or part thereof, they are similarly required to organize and have recorded all and each rural and urban immovable asset, and also any quantity of cash money and any animals of value, of whatever kind. And any credits, merchandise, and trades and any other goods and rights and all substances that might be in any place, both within the