Marriage of Vincenzo Arcieri & Costanza Gatto 1579

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Marriage of Vincenzo Arcieri & Costanza Gatto 1579

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Hello,
Can you help me decipher the names of all involved in this document? Later records and the index indicate the grooms surname is Arcieri. It looks to be in some different form here.
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Steve

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Re: Marriage of Vincenzo Arcieri & Costanza Gatto 1579

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Steve
Vincenzo's surname in the record looks like "di Archeri" to me, but I would say that it is meant to be Arceri, if not Arcieri. His parents Filippo and Giovanna.

Costanza's parent's-father Filippo and the mother's name looks like Loisa, but I believe it would be Luisa.

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Re: Marriage of Vincenzo Arcieri & Costanza Gatto 1579

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My thoughts too. I wanted to be sure that I have the correct groom. di Archeri, Arceri, Arcieri. I can see how these names might change from one generation to the next or from one record to the next. I'm reasonably sure this is the record I'm looking for. Especially since the index indicated Vincenzo's surname as Arcieri.

Thanks again Erudita!

Steve
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Re: Marriage of Vincenzo Arcieri & Costanza Gatto 1579

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You're welcome, Steve. I am seeing the letter "h" in the surname, but it could just be my eyes playing tricks on me. Possibly the surname though was originally spelled that way.
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Re: Marriage of Vincenzo Arcieri & Costanza Gatto 1579

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I see the H too. It could very well have originated that way, but it would have affected the pronunciation of the name, giving the C a hard sound. It does make one wonder - what was the "correct" spelling and pronunciation?
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Surnames Infranco, La Rocca, Mandina, Bilello, Cacioppo, and Cardino.
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