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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.

Pauluccius Dimegh (Dimech) from Zebbug is accused of wounding Ignatius Mifsud from the same village with a knife (coltello). Witness statements taken. He was sentenced to 20 years' rowing on the Orders' galley. The sentences was appealed to the SAU by Dimegh, and he was acquitted from the charge of assault and simply fined 4 uncia for carrying a knife illegally.

Andrea Falson, Mattheo Agius, Domenicus Azzopardi, Mattheolo Debono, and Gregorio Coyacono of monopoly. They are accused of working together to buy quantities of beef and veal in both Malta and Gozo as well imported from Sicily, generating a false scarcity, and then selling their meat at whatever price they desired. Moreover they agreed to undercut external offers to buy the meat from the other butchers if a third party offered to buy it for less than the expected price. Various witnesses including buthcers were interrogated. Copies of the licence to keep a butcher's shop issued to all the involved butchers included. The sentence of the MCC is not present (17/04/1640) but it seems that they were acquitted, or confirmed in their acquittal by a later sentence on appeal of the ACA (22/08/1640). By a special decree of the Grandmaster (not included, 24/04/1641), Judge Anastasius Surdo was appointed to hear the case again.

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.

Giacobum sive Giacche Suardo (from France) is accused of assaulting and harming Santo de Giacon at the tavern of Honorito Pugett in Vittoriosa. He was fined eight uncia.

Giovanni Maria Cannullo is accused of various thefts committed in various places, including from the house of the mother-in-law of Gratio Caruana, and Petro seychel, and also of wounding Gratius Agius. He is senteced to three years' rowing.

Vincenzo Xerri is accused of assulting the viscount of the MCC, Michele Borg, in the course of his duties. Sentenced to five years' rowing. Appealed but no result of appeal included.

Vinenco Tanza is accused of desertion from service on the galley San Pietro. No sentence.

Vincenzo Mallia is accused of breaking into the butcher's shop of Domenico Azzoppard (Azzopardi) in Valletta and stealing two pieces of beef (coyri bovini). He was sentenced to two years' community service.

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

Sebastiano Senagra is accused of using adulterated measurements in his bottega in which he sells rope, chiodi, corda, stuppa etc. He died before the case could be concluded. See also case 109.

Salvatore Luseri, and Sebastianus from Calabria are accused of murdering Placido Perriuni. Perriuni lived long enough to expose his assailants under oath before perishing of his wounds. No sentence included in this document.

Cap. Claudio Uzzino, Alberto de Leonardo, Orazio Chercopo, Marino Sardena, Simone Delelba, Giulio Testa, Gregorio de Battista Janvensen, Stefano Pullicino, Giovanni Condet, Francesco Antonio from Naples, Giacobo de Sangiavato, Leonardo Gambin and Stefano d'Anello are accused of sailing out of port on the brigantino San Giuseppe and deserted at various points of the journey. None were condemned.

Placido Adorno and Benedetto la Rosa, both buonavoglia, are accused of desertion. They are sentenced to three years' rowing.

Philippus Latora, a buonavoglia rower on the La Vittoria is accused of desertion for failing to report for duty. He was sentenced to three years' rowing.

Filippo Guerio known as Sciacquetta, buonavoglia rower on the Santa Maria, is accused of stealing money from Lucio Scarso while he was buying biscuits from a slave in the public square in Valletta. Witnesses are interrogated for both the prosecution and the defence. No sentence is included.

Philippus Gilestri ias accused of assaulting and wounding Philpippus La Mola at the house of Anna di Leone in Victoriosa. He was fined three uncia.

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.

The rower buonavoglia Petrus Cullaro is accused of desertion for not reporting for duty on the galley La Vittoria. He was sentenced to three years' rowing.

Paulo Pullicino is accused of refusing to show up for service on the corsairing vessel of the captain Cav. Fra Francesco Roberti Scillian despite having taken payment. The corsairing vessel is named as the San Giovanni Battista. He is therefore considered a fugitive and deserter. Sentenced to three years' rowing on the Order's galley.