 In order to avoid constant lawsuits by his financially powerful serfs, he struck a deal on 4 July 1765 whereby the 70 Trpanj families were to pay a sum of money for the following 25 years, instead of performing services or giving gifts to Gundulić.Only the gift of olive oil still had to be delivered to the landlord.The sum of money had to be paid by each family before the celebration of St. Michael's.