Exercise 12

Book of testaments (Testamenta in officio consularii Cracoviensi) from the years 1427-1623

The testament of the Krakow townswoman Jadwiga Wolffowa, written in 1576. It contains a precise list of all her possessions, including parts of her wardrobe as well as furnishings of her home.
The book of testaments was maintained by the town council, and the testaments of Krakow's citizens were entered there.

ANK, Krakow Town Records, ref. no. Rkps 772