Llibre del Sindicat Remença (Peasant Syndicate Book), book page 7

Libre del Sindicat Remença.

The Libre del Sindicat Remença (Peasant Syndicate Book) of 1448 is a handwritten record in Latin containing the proceedings of meetings (1448-1449) between between serfs (remences) in various Catalan dioceses to select representatives (syndics) who were entrusted with negotiating the abolition of serfdom (personal bondage) with the monarchy and the relevant institutions due to seigneurial abuses, as well as collecting the money needed to meet the costs of their emancipation. These assemblies were authorized by King Alfons IV by royal writ, who was receptive to the demands of the serfs. It’s exceptional in being a precedent that expressed the will of serfs from a wide area.