Nobile Contrada dell'
Aquila

The Contrada of Saint Peter in Castelvecchio in Città, which starting from the Parish Church, dedicated to this Saint, from whom it takes its name, goes to the road above called Castelvecchio, and descends to the Madonna del Corvo, here passing through the Postierla, so called almost Posticulum, returns to d. S. Pietro, and makes two golden keys on a cross in a red field, with S. Pietro above, with a Castle in the right, and in the left the keys.

The Contrada del Casato above, starts from the mouth of the same House in the large square always to the right, ends at the Porta all'Arco near Saint Peter in Castelvecchio, the Insignia is a field with white and black quarters.

The Contrada d'Aldobrandino del Mancino starts from the Matasalaja road, now called the Chiasso del Bargello, and on the road to Città, arrives at the Postierla, then on the road of Piano S. Maria, surrounds the Palazzo dell'A.R. di Toscana, and embracing the whole Piazza del Duomo, passes through Piazza Manetti, and along the Strada delle Campane, returns to the Case Cerretani; whence it began, and took its name from Aldobrandino del Mancino, who was from Casa Manetti de 'Grandi di Siena, who had their Casamenti opposite the Spedale di Managnesa: it is for Arma golden field, with blue list sideways with three Golden Lilies.

These three Contrade on the occasion of the shows mostly join together, and appear in the square under the banner of an eagle. In the year 1516 these Contrade appeared to a hunting of bulls, which was made in the large square with a chariot, above which was an eagle of immense size, and the year 1536 when the Emperor Charles V honored our city with his coming, they wanted these Contrade to prove to be true subjects, and ingenious, who therefore met him in a number of more than 300 People with their Insignia of the Eagle in Campo d'oro, from which Imperadore not only, were gladly welcomed, but honored by a singular Privilege, as it was, to be able to raise the Imperial Eagle with two heads in the future, and however deservedly in the printed report of the Feast made in Siena in the year 1546, she is distinctly honored with the title of Noble , and Privileged, when he appeared with 77 Men on horseback under the conduct of Celio Gabbrielli, and Alfiere the Count Marcello d'Elci, and for this he is still recognized by the other Contrade, as can be read in a letter written to ste from that of the Wave. Such a distinct title has never been found to have been given to anyone else, and therefore with reason it is placed here in the first place.