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.
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Albertus sive Bertus Greg from Burmula is accused by Francisca Sacco of assaulting her son Anotnio while he was at his shop. He was fined six uncia.
Senza titoloDispute concerning outstanding payments for wine which the buyer (Francesco) claims to have paid. Other information missing due to loss in paper. No visible sentence.
Senza titoloCarolus Michallef accuses Thomas Hagius, servant of Fra Ludovico Talavera, of wounding him in the vicinity of the Order's bicceria. It appears from appeal at which a sentence was confirmed that he had been found guilty, but the sentence itself is not included.
Senza titoloJoannes de Marco and various others are accused of the murder of Cap. Giovanni Pasquale on his ship, which vessel was engaged in Corso in the Golfo di Sfachez off the coast of Barbary, and specifically when it was moored at Cagliari in the Kingdom of Sardinia. Joannes de Marco and Hieronimus Pollacco are hanged in public and then their bodies torn from into four parts and each part affixed in the usual places. Antonius Manes, Honoratus Melem, and Carolum Labergia were sentenced to row for life. Nicolaus Poloroditi, Antonius Moso, and Salvatore Thesorere sentenced to row for 5 years.
Senza titoloThe body of a certain Magdalena Bosa was discovered and taken to the parish church of Porto Salvo in Valletta. It was presumed that she had been poisoned. The suspicion was confirmed when her mother Alexandra and 5-year old nephew Claudio Laman, who had eaten of the same meal also took ill. Eventually suspicion fell on her father Salvatore Bosa. The slaves Machamed Oghli and Ali Hali Oghli were accused of complicity. The motive was that Salvatore wanted to access Alexandra's inheritance. Salvatore Busa was found guilty, sentenced to be hanged and quartered. The slaves were sentenced to be hanged and their bodies left exposed to the elements.
Senza titoloMariuzza Gallo accuses Carolus Flu of various insults made by him towards her person, but later retracts the accusation.
Senza titoloDocument commences with interrogation of witnesses. Franciscus Anastasio, Petrus Barabgiovanni, and Leonardus de Paschali, rowers on the Galera Magistrale, are accused of using false coins claiming that they were silver Sicilian tari. No sentence.
Marcus Schembri, enslaved as part of a previous sentence, accuses Antonius Attard of attacking him with a sword after he tried buying radici from him. He had wanted to buy 6 bundles, but Attard gave him two and the fight happened in the ensuing argument.
Medical certificate signed by Dr Pietro Paulo Bonici confirming that Maria Bugeja, Andrea Vella, Imperiuzza Grima and Dominichella Mercieca were unwell and could not travel to Malta to appear in court without serious danger to their health.
In 1632, Laurea Albani, representing her son Petrus Inguanez had ceded certain rights belonging to her son to Jacinthus Cassia, which rights involved territories called ta Geriexem. This was being reviewed. Contract incomplete.
A slave called Mohammed testifies that he was attacked by unknown persons and wounded in the head.
First folio of a donation causa mortis being made by Marietta Calleja.
Confirmation that Sperantia Crispo had made an inventory of the inheritance of her late husband Johannes Andrea Crispo.
Sale of the land called Bur Mahal in Gudia by Nicolaus Magro to Dominico Greco.
Angelo Gandolfo appeals a sentence given by the lower appellate court of the Magna Curia by which he was ordered to pay 154 scudi to Petrus Romano as procurator of Joumen(?) Habel
Senza titoloCase unclear since upper part of the document is missing throughout. Catherina [] as tutor of her underage children with the deceased Petrus was unable to meet all the legal requirements of her position due to financial constraints and was in danger of losing half the residence in her and the children's possession. She asks that she be allowed to appear in their name. A copy of the marriage contract is included. The other party in the dispute seems to be Giuliano Aczupardo
Senza titoloLazzaro Bonnici had freed a certain slave called Catherina on condition that she pays a certain sum of money every month, and if she should fail to do so, then Lazzaro would be allowed to re-enslave her. She had failed to pay and was accordingly restored to slavery.
Senza titoloThe catapano Aloisio Haxach is accused of abusing of his position and engaging in commercial activity involving foodstuff. Reference is made to a previous accusation of perjury against Johannes Nicola De Chisco and Baptista de Arrigo heard in 1576 but the relevance to this present case is unclear.
Senza titoloInvestigation into the theft of personal effects belonging to Genevra Ros by an unidentified Moorish slave.
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