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The heirs or legal representative of the deceased Antonino Sammut had been summoned to make themselves known but in the absence of any such the court appointed Albano Hernandez and Zaru Psaila as curators. The case concerned the settlement of outstanding cases and debts, concerning also the purchase of goods and properties.

Dispute over the payment of court fees for previous proceedings in light of lodged appeals.

Top part of the document missing. Mattheus Pace demands that Petrus De Amato prove under oath that he had indeed paid the 100 scudi which had been owed. Unclear what the debt was for but it seems that one of the folios may have contained an excerpt from a contract.

Top part of the document torn. Claudio Ursu is claimed to owe Johannes Renal 25 scudi and 12 tari, and 15 grani, of which he had received 11 scudi. This was payment for tela and Claudio seemed to be contesting the debt due to quality etc of the product.

Salvo Camilleri rejects the claims made against him by Annibale de Vual, claiming that the court was not competent to oversee the dispute and that the witnesses summoned by Vual produced discordant testimonies. Salvo was being accused of fraudulently selling low--quality wine.

Antonius Abela opposes the claims made against him in court by Daniele Bonnici in his own name and as procurator of his father Ugolino that he owed them any money as rent (gabella) on leased land (unnamed)

Antonius Damaschino as substitute procurator of Fra Balthasar Imperator, commendatore of the Order, himself the principal procurator of Camillo Amor, Baron of Bubutelli is given possession over some belongings of Antonius de Guevara who owed 47 uncia to the Baron. The property consisted in a slave called Margerita 'di color chiuchiana'.

Paulo Borg was owed money by Antonio Michallef in his own name and as cessionarius of Domenico Michallef, and initiates proceedings against them accordingly.

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.

Blanca Lo Carussa receives owed money from Johannes Paulo Castelletti as procurator of his brothers Johannes and Johannes Franciscus.

Johannes Zammit explains that he was in the possession of several items of worked cloth (cuscini etc, with description) belonging to Johannes Carolo Merulla who owed the former money and informs that they are to be auctioned to raise money to satisfy the debt.

Demetrius Balzano retracts his claims in court against Emanuele Almano and his wife Floretta (uncertain).

Dionysio Xerri as procurator of Fra Ludovico Fulchi explains that Fulchi owed Franciscus Cursino certain money. Since Cursino was absent and had left no known curator, the court is asked to make an official call to find his curator and if none make themselves known within three days, to dismiss the course.

Martinus Abela as curator of Margerita widow of the deceased Mattheus Abela, the other heir of the intestate and deceased Giuliano Cassia her brother explains how through a contract made by Notary Brandano de Caxaro (04/01/1542) a certain Johannes Borg remained indebted over his tenure of the garden Di Santo Martini towards this Cassia and he is now seeking to collect on the usufruct of these debts.

Giovanni Tonelli initiates proceedings against Giovanni Battista David and his property to satisfy debts owed.

Simon Xicluna presents a full list of all the monies owed by Jacobus de Ricardo to various institutions and persons and for which reasons.

The Noble Petrus Burlo had leased an enclosure of land called Tal Fer to Johannes Zuppard (see Not. Jacobus Baldacchino 26/09/1562) who had failed to pay and asks to lodge a cedula collectiva et condemnatoria against Zuppard.

Ambrosius Borg from Casal Curmi was involved in a dispute with the heirs of his late brother concerning some land which he had exchanged with his brother back in 1638 and asks for these concerns to be heard before a competent court.

Johannes Figun was owed money by Josephus Gaveu who made himself absent from the island. He therefore requests that curatores ad litem are appointed, who are indeed appointed in the persons of Martinus Borg and Ludovico Cuciard.

Delphina Gonguinglena, wife of Hieronimo Petrusli complains that Hieronimo had illegally disposed of part of her dowry and used some of the rest as guarantee and asks that Jacobo [Umo] and Albani Hernandez be made curatores ad lites in a case she lodged against him.