By way of its elected representative, the Commune of Muggia swears to uphold its customary fealty to the doge and the Commune of Venice, in turn receiving from the Venetian representative the official standard of St. Mark.
In Christi nomine, amen.
Anno Eiusdem nativitatis millesimoa trecentesimo quartodecimo, duodecima indictione, die veneris vigesimoquarto mensis maii.
Presentibus Petro Cavaça, Tribano Firmapace notario, Andrea condam Mauri Alderici, Francisco Ade, Iohanne Micigne, Pasqualino notario, Clemente notario, Paulo condam Artuici, Artuico filio Steni, Dolrico Tafano omnibus de Mugla et aliis.
In pleno et generali Consilio Comunis Mugle, congregato super logiam platee dicti Comunis coram nobili domino Iacobo de Cermons vicario egregii domini domini Menardi comiti[s]b Goritie honorabilisc potestatis dicte terre Mugle et coram prudentibus viris dominis Prevello condam domini Valesi, Iob et Cacogna iudicibus dicte terre et coram universo Maiore Consilio supradicto, discretus et sapiens vir dominus Andreas condam Otonellid de Mugla sindicus et nuntius specialis in hac parte Comunis, hominum et universitatis dicte terre Mugle ad omnia infrascripta, sicut patet de dicto sindicatu per cartam scriptam per me notarium infrascriptum sub anno Domini, indictione et die predictis, pro se et nomine ac vice dicti Consilii, Comunis et universitatis dicte terre Mugle, iuravit corporaliter et alta voce ad sancta Dei evangelia, posita manu dextra super librum, discreto viro Guilglelminoe de Fraganesco nuntio excellentissimi domini ducis et Comunis Veneciarum in hac parte, recipienti nomine et vice dicti domini ducis et Comunis [Veneciarum]f, quod ipse et homines et tota universitas dicte terre Mugle erunt perpetuo fideles domino duci et Comuni Veneciarum secundum formam pactorum que sunt inter ipsum dominum ducem et Comune Veneciarum et ipsos homines et Comune Mugle, et quod ipsa pacta perpetuo observabunt, et vexillumg beati Marcih datum et presentatum sibi per dictum Guilielminumi pro parte dicti domini ducis et Comunis Veneciarum ibi in Consilio supradicto, nomine Comunis et universitatis dicte terre Mugle, gratiose recepit in signum et recognitionem fidelitatis predicte.
Ego Facina condam domini Almerici notarii de Mugla imperiali auctoritate notarius et nunc dicti Comunis cancellarius predictis omnibus interfui et rogatus scribere scripsi et roboravi.
a) millessimo L. b) comiti P2; comitti L; comitis em. Banić. c) honorabillis L. d) Otoneli L. e) sic P2L. f) om. LP2; em. Banić. g) vexilum L. h) ex corr. P2. i) Guilielmum L.
In May of 1313, Venice demanded the renewal of the oaths of fealty of Trieste and Muggia, the two communities that had both pledged their original oaths to Venice back in 1202 (see doc. 1202_PT and doc. 1202_PM). Both communes did not do so immediately, but only following some deliberations. Count Henry II of Gorizia, podesta of Trieste in 1313, pledged his oath to Venice only in September (CDI, doc. 546, soon to be edited here as well), whereas the Commune of Muggia took considerably longer, confirming its fidelitas towards Venice in May of 1314, as evidenced by this charter.
Both Trieste and Muggia were at this time under the strong influence of the counts of Gorizia, Count Henry II being the podesta of Trieste in 1313 and his son, Count Meynard V, being the podesta of Muggia in 1314. Both communities, however, remained friendly both towards the patriarch of Aquileia and towards Venice, during the first quarter of the 14th century.