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Ragusa also tried to resort to another measure against Vojslav. The latter’s territory reached as far as the neighbourhood of Cattaro, which town served him as a port. Ragusa now proposed an alliance with the Cat-tarini, and suggested that they should break off all relations with the lord of Hlum and cease to provide him with provisions and salt. But Cattaro was unable to accede to this plan from fear of Vojslav’s power. Ragusa then determined to punish that town, and made an alliance to this end with the Balsas, lords of Zedda. Negotiations were opened with the Servian Tsar Uros and with his most powerful vassals, and envoys were sent to the King of Bosnia and to Sanko to arrange a plan of campaign against Hlum. Operations began by sea, and on July 6, 1631, Ragusa itself appears to have been attacked by Vojslav’s ships.1 The Republic confiscated the money which that prince had deposited in the town,2 and a naval expedition was fitted out to operate against Cattaro and raid the Bocche. Raids were also made into Vojslav’s territories on the land side, and doubtless the Ragusans were able to pay their enemy back in his own coin. The quarrel with Cattaro and Vojslav lasted nearly two years, and only ended through Venetian and Servian mediation.
   According to some authorities3 Vojslav died in 1363, and was succeeded by his cousin Nicholas Altomanovic ; according to others4 in 1371. The latter date is probably
            1	Ref., 1361, July.
2	The Slaves used Ragusa as their banking centre.
            3	Jirecek, p. 36.
           4	Gelcich, Baña, genealog. table.