Nicolaus Sanfilippo is accused of assaulting Aloysio D'Amato in Valletta after they had disagreements over the sale of a sangonano. He was sentenced to row for three years.
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Domenicus Attard, Night Watchman, reports that while in the vicinity of the Post of Castille of Vittoriosa he came across the sailor Natale D'Andrea, who was armed. He followed him at a distance and even came across the Governor of the City, who asked him to take Natale into custody. He sought to do so accordingly, especially after being informed by a certain Damiano that Natale intended to attack a certain Barnaba. Domenicus tracked down Natale who had, in the meantime, already been arrested by a Cap. Salvo Brunet, but not disarmed. Natale was frisked and a concealed triangular blade (stile Venetiano) was found. He was taken and held on the galley.
Magna Curia CastellaniaThe Neapolitan Mattheo Palumbo is accused of attacking another Neapolitan, Francesco Papa. They had an altercation in Syracuse but were pacified and served on the vessel captained by Fra Cav Giovanni Battista Compagnone (the San Nicola) but they foiught again in the vicinity of the convent of St Ursula in Valletta, and Papa was wounded with a sword. Sentenced to seven years' rowing on the galleys. Appealed but result of appeal not given.
Magna Curia CastellaniaAlfonsus del Zante from Burmula accuses Pasquale Chiumi also from Burmula of attacking him after falsely claiming that he owed him money. He was fined three uncia.
Magna Curia CastellaniaMichaele Marinso, buonavoglia rower on San Giuseppe, is accused of desertion for failing to report for work. He was senteneced to three years' rowing.
Magna Curia CastellaniaVincentius Madiona, from Valletta, an apothecary, reports that he needed to buy some birds of prey (uccelli di cacciai) and asked for them to a certain Michaele, pullalloro. On their way back they had a verbal altercation with a couple of men in the service of Rafaele Balsani and Madiona later found out that one of the men broke into Michaele's workspace and stole a couple of birds from him.
Magna Curia CastellaniaThe unmarried (mulier soluta) Maria Greg accuses Michaele Borg of trying to take her out of her house by force. A certain Marius Haxiet, with whom she had sexual relations, intervened to help her but Borg drew a knife on him.
Introductory 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.
Magna Curia CastellaniaFirst few folios missing. Document commences with the interrogation of witnesses. Witnesses confirm that Aloysia Debaldo had been wounded in the head and that Maruzza Inglis had thrown stones at Debaldo's house with the intention of stoning her. She was nonetheless acquitted.
Magna Curia CastellaniaMartino Grima is accused of wounding Mariano Cassar. The altercation arose after a game of gambling.
Magna Curia CastellaniaCollection of witness statements testifying that Mariuzzo de Paschale tried to break into the house of Theresa Rizzo.
The case document commences with copies of bandi forbidding the export of food, governing its collection and prohibiting the production of biscotti without licence. A case against the Gozitan Notary Mario Pontremoli is transferred to the Magna Curia Castellania, since the judge of the Curia Gubernatorialis was his relative and so had to recuse himself. It is reported by witnesses that the Jurat Giovanni Maria Cumbo had approached Pontremoli as notary of the Universita, and asked him to report on the collection of owed money since some debtors who had paid might still have been incarcerated for the satisfied debts, in answer to which Pontremoli refused and the matter turned to violence, with blows exchanged between the parties. Notary Fabrizio Figeni of Siggiewi reports that Pontremoli had also received money from Giovanni Paulo Camilleri on behalf of the judge of the Curia Gubernatorialis as a deposit of some sort in relation to a case ongoing in Gozo. It is also reported that Pontremoli was selling grain from the public warehouse, claiming that he had the sanction of the jurats, which was not so. Pontremoli is arraigned on accusations of abuse of power and corruption. Includes a missive from the Grandmaster outlining the administration of the island of Gozo and its military operations. No sentence included.
Magna Curia CastellaniaMariano Cassar, Battista Mamo, Georgio Grech and other accomplices are accused of gambling and playing forbidden games at the bottega of Matteo Galdes in Valletta. They were sentenced to one years' rowing commuted on appeal to a fine of six uncia.
Magna Curia CastellaniaMarco sive Marchietto de Stefano is accused of hindering a military operation. He was a pilot on the Santa Ubaldesca and failed to follow orders to sail alongside the other five galleys towards St Demetrius Point after immediately leaving port. He is therefore accused of insubordination. A lot of information is available about the Order's fleet of six galleys at this point in time. Very detailed witness statements. He was sentenced to three years' exile from Malta.
Magna Curia CastellaniaHieronimus Grech accuses Magdalena Pinto from Valletta of attacking him with a knife (pugnale). She was fined four uncia.
Magna Curia CastellaniaDomenico Borg, carpenter from Qormi, accuses Petro Michallef, carpenter, of punching him and then trying to assult him with an axe, after accusing him of maltreating his son. Witness statements collected but no sentence included.
Magna Curia CastellaniaAmbrosius Tonna accuses Martinus Mancarella of assaulting him at the tavern of the same Mancarella in Valletta and for no reason. Witnesses interrogated. No sentence included.
Magna Curia CastellaniaJosephus Callus is accused of grievously wounding Petrus Mancarellas. Witness statements collected but he was acquitted.
Magna Curia CastellaniaBertum Vella had been exiled from Valletta in relation to previous crimes but he had broken the terms of his exile and was therefore fined 10 uncia.
Magna Curia CastellaniaLucianus Collara and Johannes d'Antonius, buonavoglia rowers are accused of desertion for not reporting for duty on the San Josephus and were sentenced to three years' rowing.
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