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Life at Sea: Service Record, 1432-1438 (p. 93a)


Life at Sea: Service Record, 1432-1438 (p. 093a)


This is the sixth page of Michael's service record, listing his voyages and officers from 1432 to 1438. In 1436, he sailed as armiraio on a voyage to Flanders. He returned from the voyage to find that his second wife, Cataruccia, had died. In 1437, he sailed with a fleet that brought the Byzantine emperor to Italy to attempt the unification of the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.

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+ Ihesus + M'achordiè per chomitto in la varda del 1432 chon el nobille homo miser Vidal Miany, provedeor chon miser Piero Loredan, el mio paron ser Nichola de Chandia, el nostro chapetagno miser Piero Loredan. M'achordiè per chomitto in Alessandria chon el nobile homo miser Zuan Lore- dan, mio paron ser Iachomello Rizo, siando chapetagno l'egre- gio miser Lorenzo Chapello, del 1433. M'achordiè per chomitto al viazio dele Aque Morte del 1434 chon el nobi- le homo miser Zuan da Molin, el mio paron ser Polo Manega. M'achordiè per homo de chonseyo chon el nobille homo miser Zacharia Donado al viazio de Monchastro, siando chapetagno el spectabelle homo mi- ser Alvixe Loredan, mio chomitto Lazaro Parixotto e mio paron Pollo Negro, del 1435. M'achordiè per armiragio chon el spectabille homo miser Franzescho Cha- pello, el mio chomitto Lazaro Parixotto, paron Chorzulla, del 1436 al viazio de Fiandria. Et in questo viazio truo vyè mia moier Chataruza morta. M'achordiè per chomitto chon el nobille homo miser Alvixe Bembo chon le gallie del papa in Chostantinopolli per l'inperador, del 1437. Mio chapeta- gno l'egregio miser Antonio Chondolmer, mio paron Nichola de Chandia. M'achordiè per hom[o] de chonseyo del 1438 chon el nobille homo miser Batista Chon- ttariny al viazio de Londra, chapetagno l'egregio miser Antonio Diedo, mio chomytto ser Nychollò de la Zudecha, paron Antonio Chalafao.

+ Jesus + I signed on as comito in the Guard of 1432 with the nobleman Vidal Miany commissioner with Piero Loredan, my paron Nichola de Chandia, our capitano Piero Loredan. I signed up as comito to Alexandria with the noblemen Zuan Lore- dan, my paron Iachomello Rizo, capitano being the distin- guished Lorenzo Chapello, in 1433. I signed up as comito on the voyage to Aigues Mortes in 1434 with the noble- man Zuan da Molin, my paron Polo Manega. I signed on as homo de conseio with the nobleman Zacharia Donado on the voyage to Moncastro, capitano being the respectable nobleman Alvixe Loredan, my comito Lazaro Parixotto and my paron Pollo Negro, in 1435. I signed on as armiraio with the noteworthy Franzescho Cha- pello, my comito Lazaro Parixotto, paron Chorzulla, in 1436 on the voyage to Flanders. And on this voyage I found my wife Chataruza dead. I signed on as comito with the nobleman Alvixe Bembo with the galleys of the pope to Constantinople for the emperor, in 1437. My capi- tano the distinguished Antonio Chondolmer, my paron Nichola de Chandia. I signed on as homo de conseio in 1438 with the nobleman Batista Chont- tariny on the voyage to London, capitano the distinguished Antonio Diedo, my comito Nychollò de la Zudecha, paron Antonio Chalafao.