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Lamenta (Lawsuits)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series consists of lawsuits registered at the Chancellery of the Rector in Slano from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 19th century.

Testamenta de Lagosta (Wills and testaments registered at the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of the island of Lastovo)

There are no references of Jews in the series.
The series contains the wills and testaments mostly made by residents of Lastovo from the 70s of the 14th centuries to the 20s of the 15th century and from the beginning of the 16th century to the beginning of the 19th century.

Debita Notariae pro Comuni (Debts to the Dubrovnik commune registered at the Public Notary)

The series contains data on various debts and other types of obligations of individual citizens towards the Republic, which were registered in the period from the middle of the 15th to the beginning of the 17th century.


The only reference to Jewish people in this fonds dates to 1503. Benedict Levi, Aron Alemanus and Abraham Alemanus confirmed in this document that they had received 126 and 3/4 of gold Venetian ducats from the Rector of the Dubrovnik Republic and the Minor Council as the equivalent of 130 ducats (gold coins) they had previously lent to the Dubrovnik archbishop John (de Sacchis) (vol. 1, f. 110).

Sententiae Meledae (Judgements of the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of the island of Mljet)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series contains judgments of the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of the island of Mljet passed between the beginning of the 16th century and the beginning of the 19th century.

Naula et securitas Cancellariae; Noli e sicurtà de Cancellaria (Maritime transportation insurance registered at the Chancellery)

The series contains records of maritime transportation insurance of merchandise that mainly arrived from the area of the Ottoman Empire and was transported to Italian ports, mostly Ancona and Venice. The records contain the following data: name of the sales representative, name of the merchant, i.e., the owner of the merchandise, sometimes even the name of the city where the merchant lived, details of the merchandise (type and quantity), place of loading, name of ship, name of captain, place of unloading, name of insurer and price insurance. The records of the series date from the period from the 60s to the 30s of the 17th centuries.


Between 1564 and 1646 an approximate number of 4,000 maritime insurance contracts were registered which show references to Jewish population. Most of these records are part of the series Naula et securitas Notariae (HR-DADU-54.2). A very small part of these records, approximately a dozen of them, were recorded in this series which consists of only 6 volumes. Jews appear in this series in the role of both: merchants and trade representatives. Jewish names belong to certain members of Ragusan Jewish families such as Benaso, Bono, Ergas, Feri, Levi, Saba, Sabadul, Trigo, who were residents of different towns Dubrovnik, Leš, Sarajevo, Skopje. Related to the type of merchandise that was shipped to Ancona via Dubrovnik, it mostly consisted of wool, wax, and various types of leather.

Poenarum condemnatorum exactio (Documents on payments of fines registered at the Chancellery of Župa Dubrovačka)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series consists of various entries on the payment and collection of fines which were registered at the Rector’s Chancellery in Župa dubrovačka from the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 17th century.

Registra Particularia Insulae Mediae (Special registers of the Chancellery of the island of Lopud)

There are no references to the Jewish people in the series.
The series consists of two so-called special registers of the Chancellery of the island of Lopud from the middle of the 17th century. The first volume contains various documents, such as promissory notes (aptai) and documents on sequestrations. The second volume contains marriage licenses issued by the Catholic parish priest on the island of Lopud.

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