The last will and testament of a Sicilian converso (Data on the attitudes,customs, and financial circumstances of 16th-century middle-class former Jews in the early modern period)

The testament of Manfredo La Muta, a Sicilian converso burnt at the stake i n 1512, furnishes important data on the family size and financial circumsta nces of a middle class family of former Jews. Among other things, it reveal s the fate of La Muta's Jewish relatives exiled in Kingdom of Naples. The t estament's structure and contents provide information regarding attitudes a nd customs prevalent in Sicily in the early modern period. The article is f ollowed by a transcription of the testament from an unpublished manuscript found in the State Archive of Palermo.