An account in the Cyprus Court Registry 1580-1595, describes an incident concerning trade with Venice. According to the registry, Bayram – son of Ishak the Jew from Nicosia – filed a lawsuit claiming that he had given a capital (wealth) to Yasef – son of Abraham – who went to Venice for the purpose of trade. Yasef had accepted the claim and declared that he bought various things with this money, putting them in a well in the Small Khan. However, he must receive 1,500 akches (akça in Turkish) from Bayram for his services.
The account also details complaints made against Kordovan, the ambassador of Venice to Cyprus. The complaints mention that he has been taking three-four gold coins for each sack of cotton, and various other excess for imported commercial goods from Venice and other cities. After instigating an investigation, it had been understood that this complaint was untrue.
* The registry book mentioned and depicted is from the CVAR archive
