The Law of the Florentine Catasto of 1427

territory of the commune of Florence, as well as outside in any part of the world, for whatever reasons belonging to any peasant contadino Refers to the inhabitants of the rural contado surrounding Florence. described or included in the last distribution of the wealth assessment of the countryside estimo del contado The estimo was the older system of tax assessment based on estimated wealth, which was being reorganized into the catasto., ordered and incorporated in the month of August just passed, even if they had any privilege or immunity, none excluded, even of whatever quality, condition, or state they might be.

13. — Order of the 3rd tax census for priests.

Likewise, in the other tax census catasto, or rather a part of it, they are required to reduce to writing and have recorded all and each of the immovable assets, whether rural or urban, and also any [folio 4] amount of cash The original uses pecunie numerate, referring to physical coinage or liquid currency. and any animals of value and indeed of any kind, and any credits and merchandise and trades and any other goods and rights and every substance, which might be located within the city, countryside contado, or district distrecto of Florence, or in any other city, territory, castle, village, or place in which the commune of Florence has, or might have, preeminence, lordship, or jurisdiction preminentia Terms indicating Florentine political and military sovereignty over a territory. for any reason belonging to individuals who do not bear and pay the duties or taxes graveze along with the citizens or subjects of the commune of Florence, as the laypeople laici or secular residents of the city, countryside, and district of Florence do, or those of any other place where they might be—even if it were an ecclesiastical or religious person, or if they had any exemption, immunity, or privilege, even a singular one, granted or reinforced by any power, method, reason, or cause; none being excepted or excluded, even of whatever quality, dignity, or condition they might be. This is so that the assets of the laypeople may be most clearly distinguished from those of the clergy ecclesiastici, and the assets that bear the tax burdens from the others, and so that no fraud can be performed or committed. All these things included in the present tax census, or part thereof, shall apply only to whatever assets or persons that may be, or may reside, both from the city and in the city or district of Florence, as well as in any other city, land, castle, village, or place where the commune of Florence has, or might have, preeminence, lordship, or jurisdiction, and not in others.