the black death in early ottoman territories - Bilkent University

Paragraph over the statement (made) by this shipowner that came from Syo, called
Tomaso di Zuane.
... and that in Consstantinople there was little plague.
MDXXII, AGOSTO (August 1522)
71. vol. 33, col. 422
On day 25, were read letters from Constantinople, from sir Andrea di Prioli, our baylo,
dated in Pera, on the 21st of July.
... and that plague was enormous there. In 22 days 23 thousand people died.
MDXXII, SETTEMBRE (September 1522)
72. vol. 33, col. 448
On day 15, in the morning, (there) were letters from sir Andrea di Prioli, baylo in
Constantinople, from the 13nd of August.
Idem, writes that there is horrible plague in Constantinople.
73. vol. 33, col. 449
On day 16, in the morning, (there) were letters from Constantinople from the 14nd of
August, from the baylo Prioli.
That (on) the galley Querini, which the former Baylo had boarded, there were deaths of
plague and many of them were Turks, furthermore, many of them were made Turks,
furthermore that he left as well as he could to in order to come here
MDXXII, SETTEMBRE (September 1522)
74. vol. 33, col. 462
In the morning there were letters from Constantinople, from sir Andrea di Prioli, our
baylo, from the 29nd of August.
That there, plague made great progress...
75. vol. 33, col. 468
Summary of a letter dated in Candia, on the 22nd of August 1522...
Obtained at the end of (day) 28, this morning returned the galley Querina, that was in
Constantinople, with the former baylo sir Thomà Contarini and Zorzi Griti, the natural son
of sir Andrea, procurator, and while coming from Constantinopoli where they die from
plague it was not allowed to be maintained with the rest of the fleet : and it stayed at
Fraschia.
MDXXII, OTTOBRE (October 1522)
76. vol. 33, col. 477
In the letters from Constantinople, the death there from plague is said of sir Hironomo
Loredan son of sier Marcho, who was a merchant, from plague.
MDXXII, NOVEMBRE (November 1522)
77. vol. 33, col. 508
From Ragusa, from Jacomo di Zulian, of the first of October.
That plague had arrived there and that provisions were taken.
MDXXIII, LUGLIO ( July 1523)
78. vol. 34, col. 301
The plague, for which the galleys from Baruto were waiting since the first day, was almost
finished. Then it started again by the vessel Dolfina that came from Constantinople, and
on board of which arrived sir Zuan Mocenigo who is a merchant in Constantinople.
MDXXIII, AGOSTO (August 1523)
79. vol. 34, col. 384
From Constantinople came letters from sir Piero Zen our orator, from thei 23rd of July,
which had arrived by way of Ragusa.
That this orator had obtained a much appreciated audience from the Turkish Lord.
Come essso Orator havia hauto audientia dal Signor turcho molto grata. Idem, that there
was great plague and and that sir Andrea di Prioli, our baylo died of plague in two days on
the 16th; he dined with the aforementioned orator on Monday, on Tuesday he became ill
and he died on Wednesday.
MDXXIII, SETTEMBRE (September 1523)
80. vol. 34, col. 399
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