Risultati 37

Antonio and Marietta Bezzina from Casal Gregorio report that they found various inaccuracies in the transactions that Marietta's first husband, Vincentio Mifsud had had with Giuseppe Tonna. Ultimately, Tonna owed them money.

On the reverse of the folio, Gratiulla Rivost reports that youths had stolen jewellery from her house in Valletta

Nicola Pietro Mamo reports that his deceased mother Geronima had married a certain Francesco Mamo, who maltreated her terribly and had compelled her to make her will in his favour, which will was therefore invalid also for not observing the usual forms and elements required by the law. He calls for the cancellation of the will.

Antonio Ellul from Vittoriosa explains that a certain Clementio Tabone had tried to sell his mezzanino to raise money for his medication, but he also bought a slave on guarantee. He had racked up considerable debts.

Giovannella wife of Giovanna de Thino and Lucretia widow of the deceased Antonio Granere from Burmula report that they were being accused of assaulting Gratia Gambino with thrown stones. They were incarcerated, and their younger brother Giuseppe had to escape as he was accused of taking up arms to harm Gratia. They ask for a formal monitorium to be issued for witnesses to come forward with information about this case.

Antonio Tholossenti, Canon at the Cathedral, wishes to prove that the five sacks of cimino agro which Domenico Azzuppard had brought from Zebbug to Valletta some days before, and which Angelo De Amato had brought to Gioanne Vitaz had been ordered confiscated by him from the inheritance of the deceased Ambrosio Pisano.

Fra Don Iacinto Perez as cessionarius of Don Salvo Cumbo prosecutes the cleric Simone Apap for the payment of 50 uncia as promised in the contract of 24/08/1638 drawn up by notsary Luca Mamo. Folios 74-75 skipped due to movement of document (incorrect dating).

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.

Mattheo Buhagiar from Qormi was pursuing a legal case against Leonardo Muscat in the Corte della Magistrale Secretia, and also reports that he had always enjoyed the right of passage to his housing in Qormi through a land recently acquired by Muscat, who was now restricting and forbidding his access.

Compromised due to damage. Thomaso Scataretici, Sergeant, wishes to make a solemn deposition that he administered the Confraternity of [] well and handed over all the community's financial assets to his successors.

An unknown person demands the return of property illegally taken from him by the courts.

Commercial partners Arrigo Zerafa from Burmula and Giovanni Antonio Greg explain that they had an ongoing case against Antonaccio Greg at the MCC. In light of this they make a formal deposition that Zerafa had given Antuniaccio four empty barrels which were to be filled with olive oil in Messina, to which Antuniaccio was sailing with his frigate. Money was also given to cover purchase and delivery. Antunaccio was also to bring another four barrels to be sold to Zerafa at cost. However, Antunaccio returned and sold all eight barrels to third parties and kept all the money himself.

The Frenchwoman Catherina Plana from Valletta reports the theft of the following items from her rooms: two paintings (one of a landscape, the other of nymphs), glass vases and other faience, and items in porcelain.

Cesare Passalacqua as procurator of the Common Treasury of the Order reports that Beatrice Cagliares had donated 1,000 scudi to the Canon Giovanni Baptista Cagliares, which she claimed to have previously lent to Bishop Cagliares, since deceased. She later qualified that there had been no such loan and that she had been compelled to make the donation, and that the money belonged to the spoglio of the deceased Bishop, and so to the Order.

Compromised due to loss of paper. It is reported that Cl. Giovann Maria Pauluccio agreed that he had found certain money arising from proceeds on a capital of investment among the belongings of his deceased father Simone Attard, from which the latter's pallbearers and funeral expenses were paid. Other heirs were paid. It is unclear what the legal case is about beyond this.

Giacobo Muscat reports that in September 1642 he had been assaulted at night at a house of Notary Giuliano Felui called Tal Cortin. Quantities of grain and other produce, as well as lambs, were also stolen. He asks that a monitorium is issued calling for people with information about these occurrences to come forward.

[] from Birkirkara and Andrea Camilleri from Tarxien report that when they were in Naples they had given to Thomaso Greg, piloto of the galera Santa Maria, a bursa di Cannavazzo with money inside to be brought to Malta and given to Don Gregorio Camilleri, son of the same Andrea. When the galley reached Messina it was ordered from Malta to detour to Palermo and then head back to Naples. Greg then used the money to procure goods for himself. They request a monitorium to be issued to collect information about Greg and his purchases.

Giovanni Paolo Xicluna from Luqa reports that he had formed a commercial partnership with Luca Ellul and others concerned with wool (lino). Ellul had been the bursary of the enterprise and had under-reported revenue to Xicluna's detriment.

Crispino Xicluna from Siġġiewi requests absolution from his oath given in a contract between himself and Matteo Aquilina from Rabat in the acts of Not. Gio Paulo di Laurentio (28/01/1637). Permission is granted, allowing Xicluna to prosecute the other party for his shortcomings.

On the reverse the same is done for Vincenzo Abela from Valletta for a contract in the acts of Not. Thomas Agius (16/11/1642).

Veronica Barberi had exchanged a place of habitation with Cl. Simone Hapapa and makes a list of all the valuable furniture in her place of residence to protect against losses or alienation.

Giovanni Paolo Bonavia as procurator of Fra Matteo Perier reports the theft of wood, stone and other material of construction from the garden of Perier in Valletta.