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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

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.

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.

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.

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).

Domenico Sayd from Zebbug reports that the late Margerita, his one-time wife, had commenced a case in the MCC against Thommaso Paci from Tarxien resulting in the division of property but he could not find the documentation of the case, and so he requests that a monitorium is issued requesting information.

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.

Geronimo Schembri from Gozo reports that he had left some money in the church of Santa Maria della Pieta in the cemetery of the Venerable Convent of Saint Augustine, from where they were stolen by some children. He also reports that his brother had lost some money and a gold ring. He also reports that some children had stolen produce from his land called Innighired, and he had to reimburse Rev. Don Pauloo Cardona for his share.

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.

Giovanni Xicluna from Siġġiewi requests absolution from his oath given in a contract between himself and the spouses Matteolo and Catherina Xicluna on the one side, and Catherina widow of Geronimo Caruana from Zebbug on the other, concerning the subjugation of annual income, in the acts of Not. Bernardo Azzupard (23 August 1606). As well as a similar contract between himself and Paulina, widow of Giuseppe Dingli from Siġġiewi in the acts of the same notary (30/03/1619). Likewise in a similar contract of fideiussio with Consalvo Farrugia and Consalvo Calleja from Zebbug in the acts of Not. Gio Batta Azzuppard (23/01/1629). And others. Permission is granted, allowing Xicluna to prosecute the other parties for their shortcomings.

Compromised due to damage. Luca Bezzina makes a solemn deposition recounting that he and his deceased wife Gioannella had loaned money to Catherinuzza Cangeni, which money had not yet been repaid in full. Who is to receive the money due to the inheritance of the now deceased Gioannella is also considered.