Joannella Desira from Senglea accuses Hieronymus Grima, tavern-keeper in Senglea, of assaulting her in her house while she was in the company of her sister Antona. She received the help of Fabrizio de Mani, Antonaccio de Paris, and Minichella de Rodo who took the accused off of her. He was absolved.
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Antonio Borg (benivoglia on the Santo Nicola) and Giovanni Maria Pace (benivoglia on the San Pietro) are accused of theft. They are accused of having removed part of the roofing of the bottega of Luca Zahra in Senglea, descended through it and stolen various goods including coings, iron and cloth material and other worked cloths. They then stowed away their stolen goods one in Corradino and the other in the area of San Giovanni ta' Huxa.
UntitledGiuliano Grech and Giuliano from Zurrieq are accused of desertion from service aboard the San Pietro. They were sentenced to three years' forced rowing.
UntitledPasquale Farrugia and Federico Caruana are accused of illegal gambling and playing forbidden games at the tavern of Parisio Carassaschino in Valletta. They were fined 10 uncia each.
UntitledGiuseppe de Matthei, Giuseppe Salerno and Angelo Magro, rowers, are accused of desertion from their service on the galleys of the Order. Sentenced to three years' rowing on the galleys of the Order.
UntitledBenedetto Sant is accused of assaulting and seriously wounding Aloysio Galdes. He was fined five uncia.
UntitledHieronimus Grech accuses Magdalena Pinto from Valletta of attacking him with a knife (pugnale). She was fined four uncia.
UntitledPaulo Pullicino is accused of refusing to show up for service on the corsairing vessel of the captain Cav. Fra Francesco Roberti Scillian despite having taken payment. The corsairing vessel is named as the San Giovanni Battista. He is therefore considered a fugitive and deserter. Sentenced to three years' rowing on the Order's galley.
UntitledGiovanni Seychel is accused of not showing up for service on the corsairing venture of Cav. Gerento on the vessel captained by Cap. Gulielmo Buscau, despite having received payment. He is further accused of having resisted capture and wounding people in his escape. Sentenced to two years' rowing on the Order's galleys. Sentence appealed but result not recorded.
UntitledGiacobum sive Giacche Suardo (from France) is accused of assaulting and harming Santo de Giacon at the tavern of Honorito Pugett in Vittoriosa. He was fined eight uncia.
UntitledIntroductory folios missing and commences with collection of evidence from witnesses. Chetcuti seems to be accused of selling items of lead (pannetti di piombo) which he had obtained illegally. He is, however, acquitted.
UntitledVincenzo Xerri is accused of assulting the viscount of the MCC, Michele Borg, in the course of his duties. Sentenced to five years' rowing. Appealed but no result of appeal included.
UntitledAlexander Cutayar is accused of possession of an archibuschetto sive pistola (firearem) discovered in the course of his unrest for unrelated reasons at the tavern of Mario Laxixa. Witness statements. No sentence.
UntitledCase document commences with witness depositions - introductory folios missing. It is insinuated by various witnesses that the person calling himself Andrea de Candia, a Greek, was actually a spy, and they report seeing him looking around various areas of Zabbar and the environs. Witness statements only.
UntitledPetrum Panisiwas formerly sentenced to serving on the galleys for desertion but had escaped in Naples and remained a fugitive. If caught he was to serve an additional three years on the galleys.
UntitledPerachius Schembri was exiled after being found guilty of several thefts. He nonetheless returned to Malta on the vessel of Cap. Narduccio di Mana. He was condemned to ten years' rowing on the galleys.
UntitledAloysius Falsuni (knows as 'Firlis') is accused of breaking the terms of his exile and is sentenced to three years' rowing.
UntitledBartholomeus de Mario is accused of desertion for not reporting on duty aboard the Santa Maria. He was sentenced to three years' rowing.
UntitledAlexander Cassar reports that he had bought two bulls and a cow from a certain Nicolaus known as 'Glimeima' but that these had been conpublic prosecutorated at the instigation of Salvatore Formosa, who was owed money by Nicolaus. Since he had purchased them legally he demands their return.
UntitledFra Antonius Scharamonte, Baglio di Venosa, demands that a sentence given in his favour is effected.