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              [Registrum Nominum]
              MT NAM LCM-317-78 · Item · 04/1712 - 06/1712
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Part of a register of cases lodged with an unidentified court from 8 April 1712 till 27 June. Only the names of the parties are listed.

              Contra Laurentium Buttigieg
              MT NAM LCM-142-05 · Item · 09/02/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Lorenzo Buttigieg, who had been found guilty of thefts previously, had been sentenced to community service at the Conventual Church of St John the Baptist in Valletta. While serving here he dared to steal two silver candelabra from the chapel of Our Lady of Filermos. He was sentenced to public hanging.

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              Contra Dominicum Bonanno
              MT NAM LCM-142-15 · Item · 18/08/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Introductory folios missing. Case commences with the interrogation of witnesses. It appears that Domenico Bonanno was being accused of financial fraud and of selling wood belonging to the Order. He was found guilty and sentenced to four years' rowing. Case continues in document 18.

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              MT NAM LCM-142-16 · Item · 01/09/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Giovanni Carolo Cacutari was swimming in the marina of Burmula close to the Convent of St Theresa when he made threatening gestures with a sword at the guards of the gate of Senglea, and he then shot a pistol in their direction. He then resisted arrest. He was sentenced to row for life.

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              MT NAM LCM-142-20 · Item · 18/09/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Introductory folios missing. Concerning a dispute on payment on the sale of land. The land was called Ta Nicolao and it was situated in Casal Bisbut.

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              Contra Vincentium Mallia
              MT NAM LCM-142-21 · Item · 24/11/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              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.

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              [Pro Fra Antonio Scalamonti]
              MT NAM LCM-142-23 · Item · 07/04/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Fra Antonio Scalamonti, Bali di Venosa, was owed c.200 scudi by Luigi Pol, scrivano of the Galera Padrona, and asks to initiate legal proceeedings against him for payment.

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              MT NAM LCM-142-28 · Item · 1663
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Confirmation that Giovanni Domenico Gatt (Tesoriero and Depositario of Mdina) was to pay Pietro Caruana (capo [] nella torre Ta Ras el Hamria) 8.6 scudi for himself and three other soldiers.

              [Pro Federicum Muxi]
              MT NAM LCM-142-34 · Item
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Confirmation that in the acts of Not. Francesco Zammit of 9 September 1640 lawyer Federico Muxi resold the 4 scudi in annual income formerly sold to him by the deceased Benedetto Mamo to his heir Silvestro Mamo.

              MT NAM LCM-141-01 · Item · 04/06/1638
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Imperia Dingli, widow of Lazzaro farrugia, wife of Domenico, from Siggiewi, accuses her son Giovanni Maria Farrugia of attacking her when she gone by his house to recover personal belongings of her daughter Lorenza, the accused's sister. Various witnesses interrogated. Giovanni Maria was acquitted but the case appealed to the SAU. The SAU fined him 10 uncia. The fine was moderated to 4 uncia on re-appeal.

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              MT NAM LCM-141-03 · Item · 05/05/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Giuseppe de Laurenzo from Casal Qormi accuses Giovanni Maria Galdes from the same village that on the feastday of the Visitation of St Mary the accused stole two handkerchiefs (fazzoletti) from him while he was drinking in company at De Laurenzo's garden. When confronted, the accused lashed out with a knife. Witnesses interrogated Galdes was fined 5 uncia. The fine was confirmed on appeal to the SAU.

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              MT NAM LCM-141-12 · Item · 10/02/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Confirmation and registration of a contract of utile dominium between Giovanni Paolo Hagius in his own name and as procurator of Giovanni Maria Hagius and Domenico Curmi as curator ad litem appointed by the Court over the lying inheritance of Salvo, Petro, Mario and Paulo Hagius. Concerning a parcel of land planted with various trees in Lija.

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              Contra Gabrielem Caruana
              MT NAM LCM-141-21 · Item · 03/07/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Gabriele Caruana is accused of evading capture after sentencing and using weapons to seek escape. Sentenced to five years' additional rowing in addition to his previous sentence.

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