Violant communicates to the officials of Mallorca that Joan fired the assessor there.
Episode 166
ACA CR R1819 f Source: PARES
ACA CR R1819 f101r Source: PARES
Sourcing: Violant issues the directives in these documents but states that Joan made the decision to fire the previous assessor, Jacme de Vila; it is the likely impetus for this document was some merchants in Barcelona complaining about the delay in the ruling from the current assessor
Contextualization: Mallorca was a vibrant trade port; several officials worked to assess the value of cargo for taxation purposes and in some ports there were overlapping multiple authorities doing this kind of work
Corroboration: the document examined in Episode 69 corroborates this one in the importance of Mallorca as a center of maritime trade;
Close-Reading: the inclusion of the royal procurator in these documents implies a close communication between him and the parties involved in whatever case has come before the assessor; I would like to know the function of the ‘estranyera’ in this document, whether it is referring to an actual foreigner or if it is a threat of what will happen if there is noncompliance
This document helped me to identify the word that starts with ‘geren…’ before Gubernatoris as a form of gero, gerrere. The meaning amounts to ‘the one who currently conducts the office of’ Governor.
The transcription and translation of this document was carried out by my OpenClaw pipeline. I also used Claude to research the position of assessor in the government of Mallorca.