Leaf Handwritten by the Chida - Novellae on Tractate Megillah

A leaf handwritten by the Chida, novellae on Tractate Megillah.
12 lines handwritten by the Chida. Novellae on the subject of fulfilling the mitzvah of Purim Se'udah at night. The content was printed in the Chida's book Petach Einayim (Tractate Megillah 7b), with variations and later editing.
The Chida - R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai (1724-1806), a leading rabbinical authority, Kabbalist, exalted genius, prolific author and famous rabbinical emissary. Born in Jerusalem to R. Raphael Yitzchak Zerachya Azulai, a Jerusalem scholar and great-grandson of Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Azulai, author of Chesed Le'Avraham. From his early years, he was a disciple of leading Jerusalem scholars and kabbalists, including Rabbi Chaim Ben Attar, the Or HaChaim HaKadosh. He began studying kabbalah at the Beit E-l Yeshiva for Kabbalists headed by Rabbi Shalom Mizrachi Sharabi, the holy Rashash and was a contemporary of Rabbi Yom Tov Algazi who studied with him in the yeshiva.
In 1753, he embarked on his first mission as a rabbinical emissary on behalf of the Hebron community. During the course of his five years of travel, he passed through Italy, Germany, Holland, England and France. During this mission, his name began to spread. Wherever he traversed, he attracted a great deal of attention and many acknowledged his greatness. In 1873, the Chida embarked on an additional mission on behalf of the Hebron community which left a profound imprint on all the places he visited. At the end of this journey, he settled in Livorno, Italy to serve as rabbi and there he published most of his books.
The Chida was among the greatest authors of all times and composed more than 80 works in all facets of Torah, including his composition Birkei Yosef, a commentary on the Shulchan Aruch which has greatly impacted the area of halachic rulings. His books were heralded throughout the entire Jewish Diaspora with high regard. He wrote the majority of his compositions while preoccupied with travelling or with other matters, and with access to very few books, attesting to his overwhelming genius and phenomenal memory. In each city the Chida visited, he would inspect the local libraries and search unknown manuscripts and compositions written by Torah scholars. Due to the great respect and admiration he evoked, he was granted authorization to enter large libraries and museums, such as the National Library of France, in which he spent many hours copying important manuscripts. The vast knowledge he gleaned during these opportunities are infused into all his books, particularly in his bibliographic masterpiece Shem HaGedolim.
Leaf, 10X14.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
Enclosed is an expert's report identifying the handwriting as that of the Chida.