Latin Handwritting

[brogie62]

I have a church marriage record from 1569 from Acireale in Sicily. It is the marriage of Battista Gisaro and Marsiella Mortillano. (record on left)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cat=681795

I need help reading the groom's father's name. It looks to me like Manbre, but that doesn't look like a name I have encountered before. Does anyone have any alternate readings?

I am also trying to read where they were from: just after the groom's father's name "di la terra d'-----". I can't quite understand the writing there either.

This marriage record of the bride's brother (bottom left) may help as well.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cat=681795

Thanks,
Kevin

[Marcello_DAleo]

I have a church marriage record from 1569 from Acireale in Sicily. It is the marriage of Battista Gisaro and Marsiella Mortillano. (record on left)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cat=681795

I need help reading the groom's father's name. It looks to me like Manbre, but that doesn't look like a name I have encountered before. Does anyone have any alternate readings?

Manfre. Is a short form of the name Manfredo or Manfredi

[Marcello_DAleo]

I am also trying to read where they were from: just after the groom's father's name "di la terra d'-----". I can't quite understand the writing there either.

"Di la terra di Yachi" means "from Aci" (Acireale today)

[brogie62]

I have a church marriage record from 1569 from Acireale in Sicily. It is the marriage of Battista Gisaro and Marsiella Mortillano. (record on left)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cat=681795

I need help reading the groom's father's name. It looks to me like Manbre, but that doesn't look like a name I have encountered before. Does anyone have any alternate readings?

Manfre. Is a short form of the name Manfredo or Manfredi

Thanks Marcello. I thought that was a possibility but the 'f' is written like a 'b' and not like any of the other 'f's in the entry.

Kevin

[brogie62]

I am also trying to read where they were from: just after the groom's father's name "di la terra d'-----". I can't quite understand the writing there either.

"Di la terra di Yachi" means "from Aci" (Acireale today)

Thanks Marcello. I thought that might have been it. I am somewhat familiar with the history of the area: Jaci and Aci Superiori, etc. However, I had never seen it written that way. I think they were referencing Jaci outside of Acireale as Acireale at that stage was generally referred to as Aquilia or Aquila.

Kevin