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Document cannot be opened as folios are stuck together and any attempt at opening the document would result in further damage to the document. It concerns the prosecution of a certain Joannes Maria Cassar for the wounding of Alfonso Grec.

At the request of the spouses Salvatore and Anna Debono, money in the possession of Paulo Refalo as the heir of the deceased Giuseppe Refalo his father is confiscated to satisfy debts.

Paulus Davola as procurator of Vincentia, widow of Johannes Richie, prosecutes Angelo Thavola for the return of her enclosure of land in the area Ta Zebugi which had been hers by right of dowry before the depredation of the Turks. Much other information concerning the lands of the area and who owned what, as well as what type of facilities were present is given.

Considerable water staining compromising legibility of texts. The dispute involves land possessed by Domenicus Dorbesi in the area of Ta Catald, in Gharb, Gozo. There seems to be disagreement about the conditions of transfer by sale to the same Dorbesi and reference is made to various dates prior to the case, referencing potential contracts and previous transfers. Reference is also made to creditors who may be owed money in connection to the land. The last folio ends mid-sentence and it is therefore clear that more was originally included in the original libellus.

Libellus forwarded for appeal. Domenico Conti, fisc of the CG accuses Salvo Caci of the illegal sale of birds to Ignatio Muscat, which birds seem to have been imported from Naples. He was confirmed on appeal to be exiled from Gozo for two years.

The Law Courts Miscellania is a fond containing loose documentation arising from the juridical activities of the various courts and tribunals operating in the Maltese islands during the Order of St John Period, from the arrival of the Order in Malta in 1530 to their departure in 1798. The cases heard before these courts provide valuable information about different aspects of general, commercial and military life in Malta. Most documentation in this collection is in Latin and Italian, but documentation in other languages such as Spanish, French, Arabic and Greek is occasionally included.

Giovanni Maria Aquilina is accused of murdering Giacobo Schembri at the request of Schembri's wife Innocenza. He was first arraigned before the Curia Gubernatorialis of Gozo, and then transferred to the Magna Curia Castellania to undergo interrogation under torture (described). They had followed Giacobo to the coastline of Marsalforn and precisely to the area of Ghar Cuacla, where he was collecting patelli, and there Giovanni Maria struck him with a stone and then threw the corpse into the sea. They were both found guilty: Aquilina was sentenced to hang and Schembri to exile from Malta and Gozo for life.

Anglica wife of Andrea Formosa accuses Salvum Bugeia of rape against her daughter in a field against her will on Christmas eve. Several witnesses. He was acquitted. The acquittal was confirmed on appeal.