Signory

"Signory," or chief magistrates, out of the public palace.

Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868

Roscio Amerino_, cap, 25.] [454] [ "Signory" is used loosely to denote the State or Government of

The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

Upon the first rumor of the affair, the Signory being in fear, armed and secured the palace; but when the facts of the case were understood, the parties known, and whither they had betaken themselves, their fears subsided, and they sent the

The History of Florence 2003

Corso was overtaken and made prisoner by a party of Catalan horse, in the service of the Signory, at Rovezzano.

The History of Florence 2003

In consequence of this alarming account, the palace as quickly filled with citizens, who consulted with the Signory what course ought to be adopted.

The History of Florence 2003

He possessed influence among the nobility, and having assembled a few of his most confidential friends, he assured them that by this event, God had come to the relief of their necessities; for if they would only take arms, deprive Giusto of the Signory, and give up the city to the Florentines, they might be sure of obtaining the principal offices, and the place would retain all its ancient privileges.

The History of Florence 2003

They deprived the nobility of the right to sit in the Signory.

The History of Florence 2003

There were at the palace, in the service of the Signory, two chancellors, Ser Martino and Ser Pagolo.

The History of Florence 2003

Cephalonia: it is an out Iland in the dominions of Grecia, and now at this present gouerned by the Signory of Venice, as the rest of

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Those of the council who were in the secret, and others desirous of novelty, raised a tumult, at which the Signory and the

The History of Florence 2003