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Lamenta Meledae (Lawsuits registered at the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune on the island of Mljet)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series contains lawsuits registered at the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of the island of Mljet from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 19th century.

Diversa Cancellariae (Various documents registered at the Rector’s Chancellery in Slano)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series consists of various documents registered at the Chancellery of the Rector in Slano from the beginning of the 16th century to the beginning of the 19th century. These documents are primarily written statements and testimonies, documents on sequestrations, verdicts of the Criminal Court in Dubrovnik, texts of the public proclamations of the decrees of the Rector of Slano, etc.

Diversa de Lagosta (Various documents of the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of the island of Lastovo)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series contains registers of various documents of the Chancellery of the island of Lastovo from the 30s of the 15th centuries to the beginning of the 19th century. These documents include lawsuits, sentencing acts, decisions on sequestrations, documents on the selection of administrative officials such as judges, lawyers, or accountants. Other documents include decisions on the appointment of legal guardians, texts of the decisions of the Rector of the island of Lastovo which were publicly proclaimed by the criers, and other documents.

Registra particularia Cancellariae (Special registers of the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune on the island of Lastovo)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series contains so-called “special” registers of the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of Lastovo from the middle of the 17th century to the beginning of the 19th century. Some documents in these registers are, for example, on election of various administrative officials and some contain the texts of the decrees of the Rector of Lastovo which were publicly proclaimed.

Commandamenta (Decrees)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series consists of decrees made by the Rector in Slano from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 17th century and at the beginning of the 19th century. Most of these documents are related to evidentiary and court proceedings at the Conciliation Court.

Venditiones Meledae (Sales agreements registered at the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of the island of Mljet)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series contains registers of various sales agreements made on the island of Mljet between the 30s of the 15th centuries to the beginning of the 19th century.

Testamenta Meledae (Wills and testaments registered at the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of the island of Mljet)

There are no references to Jewish people in the series.
The series contains wills and testaments that were registered at the Chancellery of the Autonomous Commune of the island of Mljet between the middle of the 15th century and the beginning of the 19th century.

Commandamenta et sententiae navigationis; Commandamenti e sentenze della navigazione (Lawsuits and judgments in maritime affairs)

The series contains civil lawsuits, investigations and judgments related to maritime affairs, and covers the period from the 60s of the 18th centuries to the early 19th century. The topics of these of lawsuits are diverse: various types of debts (most often irregular repayments or terminations of maritime loan repayment), disagreements over the payment of crew salaries, damage to merchandise, loss of shipping books, suspicions of misrepresentation of ship maintenance costs, avoidance of maritime insurance payment after shipwreck, etc.


The series contains a considerable amount of information about Jews, which is deemed relevant for researching the involvement of Ragusan Jews in maritime affairs during the 18th century. Most references indicate Jews who were members of some Ragusan Jewish families such as Ambonetti, Cittanova, Levi Mandolfo, Luzzena, Pardo, Terni, Tolentino, Venturra. These Jews are in most cases referenced as providers of so-called maritime loans who filed a lawsuit against those who had borrowed the money from them (e.g., vol. 3, f. 259c). The loans referenced in the series were usually taken by sea captains who wanted to purchase various equipment for their ships. In such a case, and as a guarantee for the regular payment of the loan, the sea captains would sign a bill of exchange by pledging the ship, equipment or shares in that ship (if they owned any of them). Agreements on maritime loans are registered in the fonds Diversa Notariae Fund (HR-DADU-9) and in the series Diversa de Foris (HR-DADU-30.1) and Diversa navigationis (HR-DADU-56.9). In this series, Ragusan Jews sometimes appear as legal representatives of defendants and sometimes as members of insurance companies. The series also records the text of an oath that was taken by the Jews during their testimonies. This specific oath was taken at the request of the French authorities in 1810 by Sabato Vita Levi Mandolfo (vol. 11, ff. 294v-295v).

Intentiones navigationis; Intenzioni della Navigazione (Evidentiary proceedings in maritime disputes)

The series contains only two volumes covering the period from 1767 to 1811. The documents in the series relate to evidentiary proceedings based on lawsuits in maritime disputes. Prosecutors presented their allegations through one or more charges, and for each charge they would list a witness or witnesses, who would then be heard. These proceedings were conducted by hearing witnesses (intenzione). The introductory formula of the evidentiary procedure was: Reuben Vita Ambonetti nei nomi come al Libro dei Comandamenti della Navigazione del 1801 f. 28 d'innanzi li Signori Senatori Officiali intende provare gl'infrascritti Capitoli ad ogni buon fine ed effetto ... (vol. 2, f. 163).


In this series there is a smaller number of references to Jews, which could be relevant for the research of their involvement in maritime affairs during the Dubrovnik Republic. The names referenced in the series indicate mostly members of some Ragusan Jewish families such as Ambonetti, Costantini, Levi Mandolfo, Luzzena, Pardo, Volterra. The Jews referenced appear in these documents in multiple roles: as prosecutors, defendants and as witnesses.

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