Witnesses are summoned to confirm that the late spouses Luca and Gioannella Casha had possessed and enjoyed a residential building in Qormi from 1636 onwards with no complaint and that Mario Briffa had since inherited the place from them.
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Mario Baldacchino reports that the MCC had already found against Domenicus and Camillo Darmanin in the case relating to the inheritance of the deceased Giacomo and Angelica Baldacchino. Only Camillo had appealed and Mario was appearing to effect the sentence. No details on the date or content of the sentence.
Magna Curia CastellaniaMarietta Napolitam representing herself and her son Bendo demands that Gerolamo Grech pay her half the hosts of the common wall of their houses in Burmula.`
Tribunal Publicae AudentiaeFirst folio of a donation causa mortis being made by Marietta Calleja.
Maria, widow of Johannes Manuso, demands that the claims of Johannes Scotto against her are dismissed.
Maria Ciaramet, widow of Marco, from Senglea complains that Johannes Cini had forced himself into her home. At the same time, Maria Barabella complains that Ciaramet, her neighbour, is of terrible repute and behaviour and demands that she is exiled. She makes various allegations against her, including that she wanted to poison her daughters and that she spread false rumours about them. Ciaramet was placed under house arrest.
Magna Curia CastellaniaOn appeal, the ACA confirms that the possessions of Margherita [] brought into the marriage as dowry cannot be alienated and cancelling any requests or claims of her husband Paulus [] over them.
Suprema Curia AppellationisThe underage sisters Margarita and Matietta are assigned Mattheus Vella, their brother, as their curator. Copy of the will of the deceased Antonius Vella. Top part of the document missing.
Magna Curia CastellaniaDispute concerning money and usufruct on investments from the inheritance of the deceased Julio Cassia, between Margarita Abela, widow of Mattheus and daughter of Julio (represented by her son Martinus, and Domenicus and Giorgio Mifsud on the other.
Magna Curia CastellaniaHalf-folio. Marco Xerri requests the interrogation of witnesses concerning the conditions of the fideiussionis of Juliano Dimech.
Officium DD. Juratorum Civ. Not.Marcetta, wife of Carolo Barbara, reports that she intends to appeal a sentence given against her by the Criminal Court. No information about the case itself.
Suprema Curia AppellationisPetrus D'Avignone, a tailor from Valletta, had gone with some men to a house in the posession of Domenicus Mansicalco, where they discovered a bowl full of human refuse which they believed was left as an insult by his previous tenants.
Magna Curia CastellaniaMagdalena widow of Teramus Farrugia as tutor of Teramus, son of the late Andrea Farrugia and the late Maria his wife appoints Dominicus Callus as expert to set the right maintenance grant that she can draw from the boy's inheritance for his sustenance.
Magna Curia CastellaniaIntroductory folios missing. Case file commences with interrogation of witnesses summoned by Federicus de Laymo as legittimate administrator of Johannes Andrea, Catherina, Flaminia and Diana de Laymo, his children, and heirs of his late wife Margarita. The witnesses were to establish that (1) Joannella daughter of Antonio Giovanni Maria was never married (2) [missing paper]. Unclear what the case is about.
Magna Curia CastellaniaThe merchant Johannes Franciscus Casella prosecutes the Universita for over 4,000 scudi owed for the import of grain.
Officium Causarum DelegatorumMadalena Carbott requests that Candida Peil nominate her expert in the legal case between them within a day or the Court would appoint an expert for her. Peil appoints Gregorio Borg to estimate the value of a contested place of residence in Luqa.
Permission given to Machamed Brahim, a Turk from Caramonia, to appear in court.
Michaele Caffaferrea representing himself and his siblings Petrus Paulus, Maria and Agnetica declares that they are owed money by the aromatarius Franciscus d'Andrea and calls for the confiscation of goods for resale at auction. The confiscated items included paraphernalia related to his commercial activity.
Magna Curia CastellaniaJohannes Calabrese prosecutes Breito Xicluna as the curator of the inheritance of the deceased Paulus Momizza for debts owed arising from cambio di mutuo.
Magna Curia CastellaniaAndrea Farrugia complains against the request of Cap. Giovanni De Giorgio for a deadline to be given by which Farrugia was to finish the tartana ordered as listed in the acts of Not. Giovanni Antonio Bonnici (undated). He rejects this deadline as he claims that both parties decided to disregard the contract and had instead agreed between them that a pollacca would be made instead. This was done and Degiorgio was now refusing to pay.
Suprema Curia Appellationis