VENICE MUDA TO ALEXANDRIA IN 1504 Ref 431 f.6r

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 6 recto (Original Folio 7 recto)

 

TRANSCRIPTION

 

contra id quid dictum est, et sine praecepto patronorum suorum cadant

de liber . C . parvorum pro qualibet vice, et ultra hoc sint perpetuo priva -

ti Comitaria, Patronia posticia, vel scribania sicut essent. Nauclerii vel

et alie persone minoris condictionis contra facietes predictis, et caricantes

mercimonia sine praecepto patronorum suorum ut dictum est cadat de li -

bris . XXV . Et stent uno mense in uno carcere inferiorum pro quolibet et

qualibet vice. Et praedicta comissimus inquirenda Provisoribus Cois

Cathavere Capitum postarum officialibus levantis : Dominis de nocte . Caputum

sesteriorum, et extrordinariis : q per sacramentum inquirere tenentur de

contrafacientibus, et penas exiger habendo partem ut de aliis sui officii, et

si fuerit accator in praedictis habeat tertium, et sit de credentia in offici -

ales primo invenientes tertium, et Commune reliquum. Et de omnibus

dictis penis non possit fieri gratia : donum : remissio, aut recumpensa -

tio ullo modo vel forma sub pena liber mille pro quolibet ponente

vel consentiente partem in contrarium. Et propetea Committimus tibi q

semel antiquo transeas Raguseum teneris praedicta facere in galeis cri -

dari ut omnibus nota sint sub pena liber. CC . in tuis bonis, et cum

applicveris ad loca tui magii antiquo incipias fieri facere bulletas a -

liquas. Similr facias ipas cri dari sub Dicta pena : de qua tibi non

potest fieri gratia aliqua, vel remissio, sub dicta pena liber mille.

Et commissum est de de voccatoribus qui inquirant contra te si fue -

ris negligens : et penas exigant habendo partem ut de aliis sui of -

ficii. Intelligendo q si Capitaneus, vel supra comiti. Comiti Patroni po -

sticii, Scribae vel Nauclerii, et alii ut dictum est Galearum Cois se re -

perirentur ad dicta viagia, vel Daretur ordo q irent, q teneantur

ad omnia praedicta. Et si contrafecerint praedictis est comissum solum

A duocatoribus qui inquirant contra eos et paenas exigant cum mo -

dis et ordinibus suprascriptis.

(42)PAtroni galearum nostrarum Alexandrie teneatur in ??tibus

 

 

Folio 6 recto (Original Folio 7 recto)

 

POSSIBLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION

 

41. …...... contrary to what has been said, that they fall from his own book and without the permission of the patrons, one hundred or smaller for each time, and above this they are always free to accompany the patron at the rear, or written as if it were. The owner and other persons or other persons to make the said agreement being underestimated, and responsible for their wares without the permission of the owners as it is a matter for the twenty five books, and stand the same for each month as one and on each occasion imprison on the lower decks. The predicted connection looked for the provision of official Cathavere taxation in the Levant : The Owners of the night. On the head of the extrordinary sesterce thyat are bound by oath to seek out those opposed, and rightly demand of some of the others of its own for part of the office, and if it is pressed as above it is a third, and the third is the finding of a belief of the first official and the common belief of the others. And out of all that is said the grace of the penalties cannot be done then the gift of forgiveness, or any recompense laid down in any way or form, or with the consent, under pain of a part of the book of the thousand in favour of the contrary. And allowing things to be done that were once allowed when passing Ragusa requires gallies to go free of all pain. 200. in your property, and when you beginn to become older and closer to places you make some notes. Similar to those given under the said penalty for other charges, and with it you shall not use it by some special grace, or the for the remission of sins, under the said penalty of the book of the thousand. And theyof those who joined together against you, inquire who is concerned about the eason you have been negligent , for part of the as one of the others in his own office has to imposese the penalties. Understanding that it is the captain more than the count. The count at the rear and patron of the scribes and others that have a galleys, from taxation are said to fund the journey, or which would give the order to go, and are bound to all the above. And should anyone contravene the aforesaid there there is an exact panalty to be made against them but only by the methods and arrangements described above.

42. Partons of our galleys in Alexandria ????? …............

Done