Ragusan nobles, ambassadors returning from Istanbul and Travnik, the capital of the Ottoman Bosnian province, were most often quarantined at the Ninth lazaretto. That is why it was named “The Ambassadors’ Lazaretto,” where the nobles, as far as we know, enjoyed two privileges. Their lazaretto was always freshly painted, and they even had a table.

Ragusan ambassadors arrived accompanied by a party of fifteen people. Among them were a dragoman, an Ottoman Turkish interpreter, chaplain, barber (barbiere), and servants. Members of the group were always placed in the two adjacent lazarettos.

A dragoman was placed in the Seventh lazaretto, known as the “Dragoman’s Lazaretto,” as the most important member of the party, and we believe he was accompanied by a chaplain and barber.

The servants were quarantined in the Eighth lazaretto, named “Ambassadors’ Servants’ Lazaretto” after them.

Both Ragusan ambassadors and all their party members brought with them bags full of clothes, shoes, boots and slippers, dresses, tight men’s trousers, veils, scarves, silk bags, feather fans, and many other items carrying a breath of the Orient.