Add to ORKGThe author quotes the most interesting bequests made by sailors, officers and captains from the Peninsula of Pelješac, as found in some of the preserved last wills belonging to the period between 1590 and 1900, now being kept almost exclusively by the Historical Archives in Dubrovnik. The first part of the article refers to last wills made by seamen before going to sea, and then – which is particularly interesting – to last wills made either on hoard ship in the course of the voyage or in some foreign port of call. Testamentary dispositions and suggestions involving speculative commercial ventures with the money earned by the seamen during the navigation are dealt with in separate chapters. The article finally considers some testamentary di...