Gospa od Škrpjela

Disputes between citizens, especially concerning blood dues, were usually settle in good people's court, which was regularly held in churches, most often on the island of Our Lady of the Rocks (either in the church or in the conciliatory hall). One of the major contributing factors was the religious belief that the atmosphere of the shrine, as a refuge of peace and love, would foster easier reconciliation of dis­puting parties.

On June 24^th, 1551, the Perast Assembly, during a meeting in the church of Our Lady, concluded that "should any citizen of Perast have some kind of a dispute with somebody, everyone would defend and assist him, to the honor of the entire Perast."

The good people's court, numbering 24 members, decided on the dispute between Vicko Lučin Matošević and Stijepo Lučin, regarding the death of Krsto Lučin, on December 29^th, 1642; on July 11^th, 1643, the dispute between Ivan Šilopić and the relatives of Petar Kuculović was settled. On September 6^th, 1753, on the island of Our Lady of the Rocks, good people, among whom were Drago Matinović, a captain from Perast, Zuane Palina, a captain from Prčanj, a Mr. Ivanović from Dobrota, Montenegrin commander Stanislav, a captain from Risan by the name of Stijepović, and a man from Herzegovina, settled the dispute between Kostanjica, on one side, and Glogovac and Orahovac on the other.