Risultati 813

Josephus Rimdinella accusses Pasquale Marano of assaulting him with a knife (pugnale) without wounding him. Witness statements collected. He was however absolved.

Antonio Corso, Marino de Giacomo, Simone de Pierre, and any of their accomplices are accused of knowingly and intentionally murdering Michele Cordin, known as San Paolo, and Geronimo Raspi in Vittoriosa. Witness statements and interrogations. They were found guilty with considerations, and sentenced to three and two years' rowing without pay on the galleys of the order.

Padronum Domenico Borg, Petro Baron, Andrea Borg, Alessandro Borg, Francesco Farrugia, Domenico Grech, Mariano Michallef, and Francesco Borg are accused of bringing up on shore the boat of Marco Bellia, which they had been using for fishing, in the area of Msida at night, and leaving it there derelict and without guard, allowing for it to be potentially used for escape or nefarious reasons by slaves or other delinquents.

Giovanni Zammit accuses Giovanni Schocco of threatening him with violence and trying to break into his home with a sword. He was sentenced to one year's service without stipend on the Order's galleys.

Mariano Cassar, Battista Mamo, Georgio Grech and other accomplices are accused of gambling and playing forbidden games at the bottega of Matteo Galdes in Valletta. They were sentenced to one years' rowing commuted on appeal to a fine of six uncia.

Vincenzo Bonaventura, buonavoglia on the Order's galley San Pietro is accused of desertion from the same. Sentenced to three years' rowing.

Matteo Camilleri is accused of receiving money from Cap. Gerolamo Napolitano to serve him on his galley on the corso and then deserting from service. He is sentenced to two years' rowing.

Antonino de Cara, rower on the Santa Ubaldesca, is accused of desertion. He is sentenced to three years' rowing.

Bernardo Tabone, buonvaoglia on the San Ubaldesca, is accused of desertion from service and of seeking escape on the vessel captained by Cap. Aloysio Ruggio. Cap. Ruggio is fined 50 uncia. No sentence given for Tabone.

Francesco di Donna, Michele della Croce, Michele Peppetuni, and Antonino Bonacorso, buonavoglia rowers aboard the Vittoria are accused of desertion as they failed to report for service. They were sentenced to three years' rowing on the galleys of the Order.

Domenico Muscat was ordered to be incarcerated by the MCC in relation to debts owed to Giovanni Paolo Buttigieg. He however resisted arrest and even attacked the officers of the law sent to arrest him. He was sentenced to be given two lashes in public.

Giovanni Paulo Farrugia, soldier aboard the Orders's San Petro formally testifies that after they had captured six vessels, several soldiers went aboard one of the enemy vessels and he was attacked by a fellow soldier called Domizio Rizzo, a Sicilian from the same San Pietro.

Domenico Bonnici, who was employed as a custodian of the Slaves' Prison, is accused of abusing of his position to sell property and goods belonging to the Order for personal gain. The court orders a full inventory to be taken of all his belonging in his house in Zebbug.

Salvo Napolitano accuses the carpenter (fabrum lignarium) Antino di Milano and Bartholomeo Pernai, both Sicilians, of assaulting him in the public square of Valletta for not allowing Di Milano to introduce modifications to their housing. They were acquitted.

Case unclear since upper part of the document is missing throughout. Catherina [] as tutor of her underage children with the deceased Petrus was unable to meet all the legal requirements of her position due to financial constraints and was in danger of losing half the residence in her and the children's possession. She asks that she be allowed to appear in their name. A copy of the marriage contract is included. The other party in the dispute seems to be Giuliano Aczupardo

Lazzaro Bonnici had freed a certain slave called Catherina on condition that she pays a certain sum of money every month, and if she should fail to do so, then Lazzaro would be allowed to re-enslave her. She had failed to pay and was accordingly restored to slavery.

The catapano Aloisio Haxach is accused of abusing of his position and engaging in commercial activity involving foodstuff. Reference is made to a previous accusation of perjury against Johannes Nicola De Chisco and Baptista de Arrigo heard in 1576 but the relevance to this present case is unclear.

Investigation into the theft of personal effects belonging to Genevra Ros by an unidentified Moorish slave.

Case unclear since upper part of the document is missing throughout. Johannes Xicluna leased land in the area of Monte Calibo from Francisca de Nana. Xicluna formed a partnership with Michaele Cuschieri for two years, after which Cuschieri remained in debt to Scicluna for 127 uncia and 20 tari. Cuschieri sold grain as well as his house to settle the debt. It is unclear what the actual dispute is about, but information is given on how the partnership managed its affairs, and other information on the cultivation and sail of grain.

Drusiana, widow of Johannes Romano and now wife of Michaele Vella. After Johannes's death, Thomas Mizzi was appointed tutor and curator for their young children Sperantia, Nicolao, Catherina and Giorgio, of whom Sperantia and Giorgio died, leaving their siblings Nicola and Catherina under the tutelage of Mizzi. Mizzi no longer wished to remain tutor and Drusiana was asking for the appointment of Salvatore Testaferrata in his stead.