The merchant Giacche Isuard complains of incomplete payment by the Giurati for a voyage he was to undertake for the importation of grain from Palermo.
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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.
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.
Curia Episcopalis et Provicarialis Notabilis CivitatisGiacomo Mangion demands the presentation of all evidence concerning a case in which he is involved, including evidence or otherwise that a certain Stephanus scarpello, a one-time scrivano on a galera had received money in relation to imports of orzo and frumento.
Officium Venerandae SenescalliaeGiacomo "la fornara" Peres is acccused of assaulting Leonardo Cassia, judge of the MCC. Witness statements collected. Certain sections very unclear due to water damage and ink loss.
Magna Curia CastellaniaTop part of the document missing. Gian Luca di Angelo appeals from a sentence of the MCC.
Magna Curia CastellaniaGiovanne Frendo from Gozo that reports that after the death of his mother Paulina, and complains that various items, household goods and money were illegally taken into the possession of Vincentia Frendo, daughter of his father Mario, to his detriment.
Curia Episcopalis et Provicarialis Notabilis CivitatisGratia, widow of Luca Bugeja, is summoned to court at the instigation of Giovanni Paulo Agius, procurator of Margarita and Joanella Mamo, to testify concerning certain matters concerning land. Among which, she testifies that her late husband had bought the land Ta Cortin in the area Ta Cortin from the late Domenico Psaila, that the same Domenico owned land called Il Bajada in the area Ta Lombardi as well as more land in the area Ta Arram which guaranteed Bugeja's ownership of the first land. Now Margerita was challenging the true ownership of the land purchased by Bugeja.
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Gusmano Bonnici and his son Thommaso explain how Gusmano had bought certain parcels of land and given them to his son as part of a marriage contract. The lands were burdened with dues (cens bullalis) towards Lazzaro Bonnici, and they had been imprisoned by the cessionarius Franciscus Surdo even though they had paid more in dues than they had garnered in income from the land. They ask to be released. Contractual history going back as 1549 given (see contract of 14/02/1549 and many other more recent ones establishing the cens bullalis and the various transfers of the same land.) The referenced contracts refer to several properties throughout the islands.
Magna Curia CastellaniaGusmano Galdes from Qormi rejects claims made that he owes money to anyone, and asks that evidence is presented in court or that the matter is dismissed and not repeated.
Curia Episcopalis et Provicarialis Notabilis CivitatisHabirahmet, a slave on the galley Santa Maria, hit his head against a stone as he was leaving a tavern in Senglea and required urgent medical attention. Submission by a doctor.
Witnesses are summoned to confirm that Josephus Attard, who had departed to Sicily, owed Antonius Zirinzo money. The money was owed for the purchase of sumerium. Copy of contract from 21 August 1574.
Magna Curia CastellaniaFelix Mahnuc, Domenico Saliba and Giacobo Scogliaricci from Burmula confirm that they received missive letters concerning payment on behalf of Don Alvaro Maturabios by way of his representative Giovanni Francesco Gaucio from Victoriosa. Payment was to be made for a journey which Felix and the others promised to undertake to Marsala on a vessel captained by Antonio Grima, and there to join Maturabios' corsairing venture. The notary was Hyacinthos de Avolio.
An unknown person demands the return of property illegally taken from him by the courts.
Curia Episcopalis et Provicarialis Notabilis CivitatisConfrimation of the baptism of Jacobo de Chavary in Arles.
Magna Curia CastellaniaFra Antonius Scharamonte, Baglio di Venosa, demands that a sentence given in his favour is effected.
Appeal against a sentence pronounced against Jainetto Abela in favour of Gandolfo Ari concerning the management of finaces of their joint corsairing venture.
Magna Curia CastellaniaGeronimo Bartolo from Attard reports that as part of the dowry for the marriage between him and Catherina, daughter of the deceased [] from Mosta he had received some money and a parcel of land. Other information missing due to tearing.
Curia Episcopalis et Provicarialis Notabilis CivitatisGeronimo 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.
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