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Johannes La Speranza (Neapolitan), Petrus di Platamone (Neapolitan), Panaiottis de Santa Maura and Johannes Baptista Luri are accused of leaving service the galleys of the Order to enroll on the corsairing crew of the tartana of Cap. Bartholomeus sive Mattheus Gheidun before the period of proscription of six months was up. Testimonies collected. Accused interrogated about their conditions of work and leaving the navy. The accused were sentenced to a wine of 200 unciae each. Since Panaiottis de Santa Maura could not pay or find a pledge, he was sentenced to row on the galleys but this was commuted to regular service on the galleys as a soldier.

Carlus Perruni reports that while he was washing the woolcloths of the Sacra Infermeria, he and the slaves with him were approached by Petrus Psayla who then made to attack them with a wooden stick but was driven away. Later on he attacked Perruni with stones.

Salvatore Hagius is accused of desertion from the corsairing crew of the sambechhino of Cap. Aloysius Gioubert during the period of quarantine and of going into the countryside into the company of non-infected persons. He had gone to Luqa, where he was tracked down and eventually arrested, although not before seeking refuge in the church and then breaking into an adjoining house of the family Camenzuli, who were then also arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the fugitive. The ship had captured a saica departed from Alexandria with riso, cafe, telaria, lino and other merchandise. Hagius was sentenced to ten years' rowing with chained feet.

Apostolum son of Sevasto' (Greek) is accused of allowing the imbarkation of another Greek, Demetrius son of Atanasio, onto his sambecchino even though the latter was still engaged to the corsairing crew of the tartana of Cap. Leonardo Rey. This without licence or permission. Various testimonies recorded. He was sentenced to 5 year's rowing or a fine of 50 unciae.

Apostolum son of Sevasto' (Greek) is accused of allowing the imbarkation of another Greek, Demetrius son of Atanasio, onto his sambecchino even though the latter was still engaged to the corsairing crew of the tartana of Cap. Leonardo Rey. This without licence or permission. Various testimonies recorded. He was sentenced to 5 year's rowing or a fine of 50 unciae.

Vincentio Sorentino is accused of having disobeyed a previous sentence requiring him to disclose all items which he had removed from the loot taken by the ship on which he had served. The ship was captained by Cap. Anastasio. Sorentino was acquitted.

Laurentius Farrugia is accused of deserting from service on board the San Johannes in July 1710. He got seperated from the crew and ship in Genoa. He was sentenced to three years' rowing with chained feet. Commuted to regular service at half pay.

Michaele Caroana failed to report for service on the ship San Giacomo and remained in Malta. Michaele claimed that the desertion was involuntarily since he was hungover from drinking wine and overslept, and he had already loaded his possessions on the ship and asks that he is not punished so he can marry the dowry-less Antonia Hebejer, who would otherwise be destitute. Caroana was sentenced to three years' rowing with chained feet. Giorgio Mercieca was likewise accused of desertion and sentenced to two years' rowing with chained feet.

Cleria Agius is accused of causing the death of the unborn child of Maria di Antonelli by beating her and generally assaulting her. Various witness statements, including by the midwives.

Jacobus Ligato testifies that while he was near the battlements called "Delle Due Balle" in the company of Josephus "di Marghin" Felici and Michaele "di Macellaro" Garzone, they were called in by Maria, daughter of Agostino Falzon to expel a certain Gio Maria (from Mqabba) from her house, who had stolen money fom her little son and was refusing to leave. While trying to drag him out, Gio Maria turned and bit Ligato on the nose, drawing blood.

Jacobus Ligato testifies that while he was near the battlements called "Delle Due Balle" in the company of Josephus "di Marghin" Felici and Michaele "di Macellaro" Garzone, they were called in by Maria, daughter of Agostino Falzon to expel a certain Gio Maria (from Mqabba) from her house, who had stolen money fom her little son and was refusing to leave. While trying to drag him out, Gio Maria turned and bit Ligato on the nose, drawing blood.

Felice Mallia accuses Mattheo di Rotru of seriously wounding the slave Abdalla son of Ibrahim in the head. The slave was attacked in Senglea while carrying out duties for his master.

Joseph Zimegh reports that he came across a certain Andrea, gardener of the garden below the bastions of Valletta towards Marsamoscetto, to whom he had promised to take some arsenic. The two spoke about this and when Zimegh sought to leave, Andrea attacked him with stones and drew blood. Doctor's report.

Johannes Pius De Piro accuses Franciscus [Bonvicino], [] Caci, Bartholomeus sive Bertum Fici, and Gieronimo Fiamionetta of deceipt. He alleges that in certain cenere (ash) intended for the fabrication of glass, and which they sold him he found quantities of arena (sand).

Johannes Domenicus Pace from Lia reports that when he was at the tavern of Josephus 'tal Barun' in Lia towards sunset he was approached by slaves of the Falconiere posted at San Anton palace, who wanted to use Pace's land, known as Del Monastero in the area known as Migiar il Genieni to build a boat on which to escape with other Turks. When Pace refused, the same slave threatened him to keep his silence.

Anna Galea reports that having accessed a storage where she kept things for her shop and where she kept items pawned to her by her debtors in the company of Mariuzzo Mifsud, she found that table and the chest in which she kept the pawned items were alight. Nothing of the chest remained but the lock which he wanted to buy but she refused. A window at the back of the storage was found broken into.

Cap. Giovnni Borg, Franciscus Narli, Ignazio Moroso, Petrus Pico, Giacinto Giocolar, and Antonius Belluso of the crew of the vessel San Paulus e l'Immacolata Concezzione are accused of a variety of crimes, including fraud, assault on the friendly vessel of Cap. Tourtin, rape and illegal capture of Christians. Other documents in the case file: lists of prizes sold in the east, daily log books, several witness statments etc. Tha variety of the documents provided allow for an in-depth understanding of the corsairing process and this document merits further focused study.

Petrus Cremona rejects the appeal of Paulo Patavina to defer the payment of juridical costs after Patavina was found guilty of stuprum and sentenced to exile from the city of Valletta (27 Oct. 1711), which sentence was upheld at appeal (27 Dec. 1711)

Relating to the capture of two deserters, one Gozitan (Madiona), the other foreigner (Givan - Marocchino) who had deserted from a ship engaged in the corso, captained by Cap. Rebollet. The ship had run aground and the two had decided to go to the Gozitan's aunt's house instead of staying with the crew, without due permission. The document contains depositions and sworn testimonies concerning their capture and disarmament. Both sentenced to rowing on the galleys for three years.