VENICE MUDA TO ALEXANDRIA IN 1504 Ref 431 f.1v

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

PLEASE NOTE: -

“MUDA” is a singular word relating to one of the mercantile convoys sailing out of Venice each year.

“MUDE” is a plural word relating to several, or all, of the mercantile convoys sailing out of Venice each year.

 

27 leaves, leaf size 249mm x172mm (9 3/4ins. X 6 8/10ins.) with a text block of 172mm x 98mm (6 8/10ins. x 3 17/20ins.).

Single column, 29 lines in a superb, elegant, humanistic cursive minuscule script in black, probably all written by the same scribe. Many ascenders on the top line, and descenders on the bottom line, have been embellished.

 

This manuscript include two texts, the first being the Regulations of the Muda of Venice to Alexandria, and the second being the Journal of the Muda to Alexandria that set sail from Venice on 21st. May, 1504. The manuscript was probably written in that city in that year.

 

 

A FULL DESCRIPTION IS ATTACHED TO THE OVERVIEW.

 

Folio 1 verso (Original Folio 2 verso)

 

TRANSCRIPTION

 

(10)Teneris inquirere, et examinare si mercationes caricate in Galies erunt

caricate cum ordine, et bulleta, et hoc in omnis parte ubi galee discari -

cabuntur. Et si quid sine ordine, et bulleta inveneris caricatum, heans

de caduto. Lta. Pro Co. et exigas dictam penam & si essent res que

subiacerent maiori pene, Exegas illiam maiorem paenomi hah edo

tertium cuiuslibet Dictarum penar quas exiges.

(11)Super Galies tuis esse debent solum medicus unus Phisicus, et Cyru -

gicus cui solui debeant per patrones galearum ita q non vadat in vare -

am, nec comune nostrum aliquid Propterea solvere teneatur. Era

autem Cenaprium & alie res similis condictionnis in valore sint ad

condictionem Raminis, & Stagni alie autem res sicut sunt sete equ -

ne, & ruce macinate, Saponum, Balca, & alie minoris pretii sint

ad Condictionem plumbi.

(12)Mecationes emites cum dictis galies debent hic solvere nabula de suis

mercationibus, et argento, et si dictum nabulum non solvent hic, de -

bent solvere in Alexandriani Et ppea tibi committimus q ab illis

quos scies hic non solvisse dictum nabulum, debeas exigere ponedo

pro quibus libet xxvi grossis unum Bisantium veterem.

(13)Patroni dictarum Galearum omnium armatarum debent, et tenentur da -

ri facere hominibus suarum Galearum panem, vinum, & aliam viva -

dam ordinatam. Non possendo differre de dando dictam vivandat

ultra duos dies : nec dando eis panem , nec aliam vivandam p plu -

res duobus diebus. Unium autem, dare debeant sicut ordinabit

per te Capitaneum sub pena unius grossi pro quolibet homine ;

Cuius pene medietatem habeant homines De remo, quartum Caps.

& quartam tres constituendi pro Galea, Et si tu Capitaneus hoc

scires manifestatione dictorum trium habeas aliam medietatem

Verum huiusmodi Captin non extendatur ad factum Casei, quia

difficile esset patronis singulis duobus modicum Casei dare

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POSSIBLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION

 

(10) You are required to investigate, and examine, if goods have been put in the galleys in accordance with the orders, and bullets, and this in every direction where the galleys are loaded. And, if there is no order and bullets are found stored properly only 50% instead of 100% and if something had been said that demanded being subject to a penalty, greater penalties extracted amounting to one third of the original penalty as punishment which increases profit.

(11) Upon your galleys should be only one physician and one surgeon who must be paid by the patrons of the galleys, so that they are not going only to observe nor cause any reason to destroy our obligations. But Cenaprium(?) and other similar things to those conditions and other conditions similar to famine and stagnant water and other things such as silk, ruce(?) macinata(?), soap, balcom(?) and other things less important than the condition of the lead.

(12) Surveyors sent out with the galleys must pay for the beginning of their commerce in silver but if they do not payat the beginning they must pay in Alexandria, and those near to you that you trust should not pay for those who knew they were beginning, you should demand that they put down that you require 26 Byzantine of old.

(13) Patrons of the said galley must, and are bound to give to all men of their galley the bread, the wine and the other necessities that are ordered and not being able to postpone the giving of the said necessities for more than two days nor giving them food or other necessities for several days. But one of you as captain ought to be able to give, under the penalty of an order the necessities for every man, almost half of whom are oarsmen and occupy a quarter, and the other three quarters must be arranged instead of a galley, and the manifestation of the three quarters mentioned, if you believe the other half knew that this damage was not to be extended in order to capture cheese. But in truth, because it is cheese, it would be difficult to give a small portion to every two patrons.

 

 

Done