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              Contra Nicolaum San Filippo
              MT NAM LCM-146-40 · Item · 10/11/1642
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              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.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Natalem D'Andrea
              MT NAM LCM-317-50 · Item · 01/10/1712
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              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 Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-141-34 · Item · 20/08/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              The 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 Castellania
              Contra M.m Pasqualem Chiumi
              MT NAM LCM-146-36 · Item · 09/10/1642
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Alfonsus 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 Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-146-14 · Item · 06/03/1642
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Michaele 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 Castellania
              Contra Michaelem Falzon
              MT NAM LCM-317-57 · Item · 25/11/1712
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Vincentius 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 Castellania
              Contra Michaelem Borg
              MT NAM LCM-187-38 · Item · 05/05/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              The 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.

              Contra Mattheolum Cheticuti
              MT NAM LCM-141-35 · Item · 22/08/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              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 Castellania
              Contra Maruzzam Inglis
              MT NAM LCM-143-21 · Item · 05/10/1641
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              First 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 Castellania
              Contra Martinum Grima
              MT NAM LCM-141-09 · Item · 12/01/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Martino Grima is accused of wounding Mariano Cassar. The altercation arose after a game of gambling.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Marium Pontremoli
              MT NAM LCM-186-04 · Item · 03/08/1663
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              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 Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-141-19 · Item · 18/06/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Mariano 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 Castellania
              [Contra Marco de Stefano]
              MT NAM LCM-142-19 · Item · 03/07/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Marco 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 Castellania
              Contra Magdalenicam Pinto
              MT NAM LCM-141-23 · Item · 07/07/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Hieronimus Grech accuses Magdalena Pinto from Valletta of attacking him with a knife (pugnale). She was fined four uncia.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Mag. Petrum Michallef
              MT NAM LCM-185-17 · Item · 21/03/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Domenico 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 Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-143-03 · Item · 02/01/1641
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Ambrosius 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 Castellania
              Contra M. Josephum Callus
              MT NAM LCM-143-25 · Item · 10/10/1641
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Josephus Callus is accused of grievously wounding Petrus Mancarellas. Witness statements collected but he was acquitted.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra M. Albertum Vella
              MT NAM LCM-146-37 · Item · 12/10/1642
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Bertum 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 Castellania