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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.

Leonardus de Maria claims to be owed money from the inactive inheritance of the late Georgius Efdemore, and of the absent Johannes de Ciniaco and provides a document in Greek, with Italian translation.

Andrea Busuttil claims to be owed money from the inactive inheritance of the late Ambrogio Caruana, and demands that either the legal administrators and procurators of the inheritance make themselves known to the Courts, or that the Courts appoint due curatores ad litem to represent it.

Sperantia widow of Petrus Ragusta, tutor of their daughter Theresia asks for an increase in the maintenance grant that she can draw from heir daughter's inheritance.

Salvus Schembri from Attard had bought a donkey from Bernardo Sammut from Naxxar but this was confiscated at the instigation of Josephus Piantanida and he demands its return.

Lucretia wife of doctor Nicolas Cilia, widow of Not. Andrea Allegritto, as tutor of her son Laczarus, son of the deceased Andrea, sues for an increase in the maintenance she is allowed for the sustenance of her son.

Cap. Joannes Minuti sues for the confiscation of properties consisting in two botti of wine to be sold at auction to satisfy debts owed by Philippus Petinati.

Marianus Cutayar asks for an increase in the maintenance of Nicolas Saliba, who is under his tutulage.

Angelus Fancull from Vittoriosa as aministrator of Joannella, Isabellia and Aloisia, underage daughters of the deceased Bernarda, his wife, seeks the payment of money owed by Philippus Bonavia. See acts of Notary Marius Calleja (undated).

Jacobus Corciullo from Victoriosa was in possession of a residential complex in the same Victoriosa (described). The builder Johannes Petrus started renovating the house of Johannes Luca Vella, which neighboured on his property, but caused great damage to his own property, for which he was suing.

Joannes Zammit was employed by Josephus Schembri to renovate and rebuild a property in Burmula, making use of the stones on site and then bringing in whatever additional new stones would be needed, but the latter was now refusing to pay.

Antonio Hellul initiates proceedings against Nicolaus Hellul for rent due on certain properties.

Victoria Rugret was selling property belonging to Alexander Sanfilippo to satisfy debts owed by him to her. Sale was to take place at auction.

Testimonies collected to confirm that Brayto Vella had been incarcerated by Officers of the Magna Curia Castellania.

Pietro Mallia, buonavoglia rower on the Galera Capitanea is accused of desertion for failing to report for duty. He is sentenced to three years' rowing.

Albertus sive Bertus Greg from Burmula is accused by Francisca Sacco of assaulting her son Anotnio while he was at his shop. He was fined six uncia.

Dispute concerning outstanding payments for wine which the buyer (Francesco) claims to have paid. Other information missing due to loss in paper. No visible sentence.

Carolus Michallef accuses Thomas Hagius, servant of Fra Ludovico Talavera, of wounding him in the vicinity of the Order's bicceria. It appears from appeal at which a sentence was confirmed that he had been found guilty, but the sentence itself is not included.

Joannes de Marco and various others are accused of the murder of Cap. Giovanni Pasquale on his ship, which vessel was engaged in Corso in the Golfo di Sfachez off the coast of Barbary, and specifically when it was moored at Cagliari in the Kingdom of Sardinia. Joannes de Marco and Hieronimus Pollacco are hanged in public and then their bodies torn from into four parts and each part affixed in the usual places. Antonius Manes, Honoratus Melem, and Carolum Labergia were sentenced to row for life. Nicolaus Poloroditi, Antonius Moso, and Salvatore Thesorere sentenced to row for 5 years.

The body of a certain Magdalena Bosa was discovered and taken to the parish church of Porto Salvo in Valletta. It was presumed that she had been poisoned. The suspicion was confirmed when her mother Alexandra and 5-year old nephew Claudio Laman, who had eaten of the same meal also took ill. Eventually suspicion fell on her father Salvatore Bosa. The slaves Machamed Oghli and Ali Hali Oghli were accused of complicity. The motive was that Salvatore wanted to access Alexandra's inheritance. Salvatore Busa was found guilty, sentenced to be hanged and quartered. The slaves were sentenced to be hanged and their bodies left exposed to the elements.