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Tranchida decidedly Sicilian, the Messina and Trapani in particular, should derive from the medieval name Tranchedus a metatetic form of the name Tancredi, probable name of the founder, of this use we have an example in Bologna in the year 1312 in one Written: "... Et quod Dominus Potestas, Dominus capitaneus, Anciani et consulles presentes eorum nomine et eorum successorum promiserunt et asseruerunt vinculo iuramenti predictos superius nominatos et quemlibet predictorum cogere realiter et personaliter de iure et de facto ad Omnia Suprascripta, predicti ser gerardus, Ser Salvi and Dominus tranchedus sindici ut supra iuraverunt corporaliter ad Sancta of Evangelia if not separate de civitate Bononie et atendere et observing omnia predicta Sub Pena decem millia librarum Bononinorum et Obligatione omnium omnium bonorum suorum... ".
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