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A monitorium is issued at the request of Salvatore and Nicolo Cassar who had reported the following: after the death of Giuseppe Cammilleri, husband of the late Catherina, mother of Andriotta Mallia and the late priest Don Paulo Mallia, Catherina had taken possession of all moveable property and jewels in the house where she had lived with Giuseppe, which were then taken over into possession by Andriotta and Paulo. This had resulted in litigation with the named heirs and inheritors of their mother. Information is requested about these proceedings and the current location of the inherited items, and other information relating to the inheritance.

Pietro Gauci from Valletta reports that he had suffered fraud in the management of his landed properties and a monitorium is issued calling for witnesses.

At the request of Mario Mifsud, Vennera wife of Cl. Pietro Sammut, Gioannella widow of Giuseppe Bezzina, and Catherina wife of Domenico Hagius, a monitorium is issued calling for information to prove or otherwise that Bartholomeo Mifsud had been saying for ten years since the death of his brother Dom Domenico Mifsud that he intended to carry our a division of all properties left by the deceased Domenico, who died intestate, and other concerns arising from this intestate succession.

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.

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.

Giacobo Camilleri and Aloisio Colonica, procurators of the Ven. Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary in Valletta report that unknown persons had stolen a frame (quadretto) of silver from their altar in the Church of Our Lady of Porto Salvo as well as two gold bracelets from the painting, as well as other precious items. As well as the Ibrocatiglio Napolitano from the Tapestry which the friars had made for this chapel.

Similarly, the heirs of Isabella Buchaina, report that they found many items including furniture, jewels, contracts and other writings, jewels, money etc. to have been stolen as they were proceeding with the inventory.

Monitoria are issued concerning both cases.

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.

[] 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.