1. Community Archives - Miscellaneous (1320-1895 - envelope)

Paper and membrane, various dimensions, registers, quinternions and loose leaves.

Notes
It consists of a folder including a copy of the investiture of the Savignano community (1320) by the Bishop of Modena and a copy of the instruments and decisions regarding excise and duties (1684), that in the Inventario generale (master inventory) were part of the Savignano deeds (n. 54/21 "Copy of the deed of 23rd March 1320 of the investiture by the Bishop of Modena .." and n. 54/20 "Copy of instruments regarding excise details"), a protocol of a Rubiera notary the origin of which is unknown, some notes dating from the 19th century from a folder from the Modena State Archives, some deeds numbered from 1 to 5 which according to the Repertorio di Vignola were part of the deeds at present collected almost all in their original succession in folder 6 and which were partly broken up in the first half of the 19th century (cf. Inventario generale, nos. 56/1 and 50/1-3), a small bundle of letters of the Contrari family almost all addressed to the podestà of Savignano, which presumably along with the few re-included in folder 8 among letters from sundry writers to persons who have not all been identified, were part of the Bazzani papers now in folder 31 b (31 ter). A few papers have been added, in the previous inventory they made up folder 30: copies of documents and instruments regarding Guiglia and Marano, as well as the "Role of Capuchins in the province of Parma ..."

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2. Community Archives - Resolution book (1591-1604 - reg.)

Paper, 300x220mm, leaves [181] + loose leaves (182-184)

Notes
Cowhide ledger with leaves numbered only on the recto, in which are recorded the minutes of the sessions of Vignola community council; according to the original numbering the present leaves 8-29 were not numbered, leaf 160 is missing (mistake in numbering?) and present leaves 77-181 were not numbered in that it consists of a quinternion added presumably after the ledger had been completed; the first leaves are seriously damaged; leaves 1-2 are practically missing, leaves 3-5 eaten away at the bottom and on the sides, leaves 6-23 eaten away at the bottom; the first legible date, on leaf 3v, is June 12 1591 ( it is not possible to date the previous two sessions); the loose leaves consist of copies of the sessions of the community council in the second half of the 17th century, unfortunately they cannot be dated with precision in that the dates are not legible (in one session reference is made to the office of examination of the ex-Governor Carlo Forelli, held between 1674 and 1675; cf. folder 25). The council, heralded by trumpets, took place in the audience room of the citadel in the presence of the governor, who at the moment of his taking office, usually presented the credentials of his appointment (not always, however, the fact was recorded); during the sessions various measures were discussed and approved concerning the interests and life of the community; periodically there was the appointment of the school master and the medical officer, and once a year there would be the election of the councillors and the assignment of offices.

Cf. Inventario generale ...n.13 “Libro partiti comunali dal 1591 al 1604”

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3. Community Archives - Resolution book (1700-1770 - reg.)

Paper 411x270mm, leaves [261] and loose leaves ( 172/1, 193/1, 256/1)

Notes
Cowhide ledger with leaves numbered only on recto, in which are recorded the minutes of the sessions of Vignola community council; according to the original numbering leaves 77-78 and 224-225 are missing (mistakes in numbering), leaves 100, 108 and 220 are duplicated, the present leaf 219 was not numbered, whilst after leaf 227 the numbering begins again from 225. Among the loose leaves there is a letter written by Domenico Maria Giacobazzi to the governor of Vignola (June 16 1738, Modena) referring to the embankment (leaf 172/1), and a list of syndics balloted on February 6 1785 and the treasurers balloted on January 9 1788, alongside which is indicated the year when they were drawn (leaf 256/1).
The council, after announcement by the leaf and the ringing of the bell of the "Pubblico", gathered in the citadel in the presence of the governor, or his deputy: during the session they would discuss and approve measures of various kinds regarding the interests and life of the community; periodically the council would appoint a school master and the medical officer, and once a year there would be the election of councillors and the assignment of offices.
Dates of the installation of new governors, who when they took up office usually presented their warrant of appointment from the marquis and had to guarantee that would submit to examination on termination of their mandate: Antonio Ricciardelli nobleman of Sora, auditor and ad interim governor (July 7 1706), renunciation of Antonio Ricciardelli to the office of governor, deputy-governor Giovanni Francesco Macchiavelli podestà of Savignano (July 21 1706), Lorenzo Luigi Benveduti (April 28 1707), Francesco Fabrizio Agostini (May 5 1720), Nicoḷ Mastini (March 4 1723), Gaspare Ettore Clavari (December 16 1723), Giacomo Conti (May 21 1733), Giovanni Maria Paradisi (October 14 1734), Giuseppe Marconi (January 19 1738), Filippo Farri (April 19 1744), Alessandro Brancaleoni (May 5 1748), Giulio de Nobili (November 14 1753), count Ercole Faella (March 6 1765), Domenico Benedetti (November 6 1767).
Incipit: “In the name of God the year of our salvation 1700 the Roman indiction 8 invoking the intercession of our patron saints Nazarius and Celsus and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Book G. In this book of n. 258 leaves will be recorded by the pro tempore clerk with all fidelity and rectitude the entries and any other thing referring to the government of this illustrious University of Vignola, marquisate fief of the most illustrious and excellent Don Gregorio Boncompagno Duke of Sora our lord and master worthy of great respect, being for his grace the Duke the most worthy governor and lieutenant-general in this marquisate the illustrious doctor Antonio Federico Coradini nobleman of Urbino, and under the most worthy government of syndic of the current year 1700 colonel Pavolo Francesco Boncompagni, which began with the registration by myself (Antonio Vignali), clerk for this year at the above-mentioned University in honour and glory of the aforesaid patron saints and all the heavenly court with all the courage of a Christian, and so be it.”
Previous markings: on the front cover letter G, on the spine the number 16, on p. 1 Libro G.

Cfr. Inventario generale… n. 16: “Libro partiti comunali e Basse dal 1700 al 1770”

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4. Community Archives - Resolution book of the Congregazione della Sanita’ (Health Congregation) of Vignola (1630-1631 - reg.)

Paper, 290x215mm, leaves [47] + loose leaves (48-66)

Notes
Register with partially numbered leaves on recto only (according to the original numbering leaf 12 is duplicated), in which are recorded the minutes of the meetings of the Congregation delegated to adopt public health measures during the plague of 1630 (July 30 1630 – October 12 1631); of particular note is the list of general and extraordinary measures adopted in the sessions of July 30 and 31 1630 to tackle the spread of the disease (leaves 2r-3v), which are followed by measures the individuals in quarantine are subjected to, decrees concerning the prohibition of any contact with the areas affected by the infection, resolutions concerning the issuing and check of health warrants and surveillance at check-points set up at the borders of the marquisate and sanctions adopted against those who violated the orders of the Health delegates.
The loose leaves include some proclamations on the suspension of the market at Vignola due to the infection and the prohibition order against maintaining contacts with the infected areas, as well as trial proceedings against persons accused of having violated public health orders.
Title on the cover: 1630 Congregazioni delli Signori Presidenti, deputati alla Sanità di Vignola
Previous markings: on the cover I.

Cfr. Inventario generale… n. 9/1: “Libro partiti per oggetto di sanità del 1630”

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5. Community Archives – Miscellaneous notarial, public and private deeds (1487-1798 - envelope)

Notes
Folder consisting of three bundles: the first – recorded in the Repertorio di Vignola at n. 6, together with deeds which are at present mainly kept in folder 6, and in the Inventario generale at n. 51 (file containing “letters, proceedings and other things of the Sega mill, dispute for waters with Marano and Campiglio …”) – regards the dispute that arose between the communities of Marano, Vignola and Campiglio, concerning the diversion of the waters of the Panaro for providing power to the mills, and various negotiations and agreements signed to solve the dispute: part of the documentation was collected for the first time in 1580 for the use of the representative of Vignola Severo Franchini, sent to Ferrara to negotiate the question of the Panaro waters, as can be seen from the notes in the margins of several documents. The second bundle includes documentation on controlled prices for meat and crops; finally the third is a collection of notorial, public and private deeds and documents of sundry origin, which unfortunately cannot always be identified with certainty, although it seems credible that some come from the Marquisate Archives. In this bundle are found nos. 52/6 (“”Deed for the construction of a public building to be used as a school: 23 March 1595”), 52/15 (“Correction to the border with Bologna in Verdeta wood of 7 October 1600”) and 52/18 (“Further information for borders with Bologna with no date”) of the Inventario generale. Furthermore, worthy of note is also the presence of an inventory of the Marquisate Archives, namely: Inventario delle scritture restate in Rocca che erano in mano del già signore Benedetto Venturelli governatore generale … (1609 July 31) (Inventory of the deeds found in the Citadel which belonged to the late Benedetto Venturelli, governor-general).

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