The heirs or legal representative of the deceased Antonino Sammut had been summoned to make themselves known but in the absence of any such the court appointed Albano Hernandez and Zaru Psaila as curators. The case concerned the settlement of outstanding cases and debts, concerning also the purchase of goods and properties.
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The slave Nicola belonging to Franciscus Surdo was found guilty of stealing various items including several items of jewellery and expensive foodstuffs from Salvo Mantagner and his house in Notabile, as he had confessed to the Corte Capitanale. The Magna Curia Castellania was now investigating the matter to uncover his accomplices. He was also accused of stealing from the house of Vincentius Cumbo in Vittoriosa, including pearls and jewels. A certain Grancesco Xerri was also incarcerated concerning the case. Antonius Sillato and Mario Inguanez also claimed to be victims of theft by the same slave.
UntitledBottom part of the document missing, considerable paper fragmentation. Stephanus Baldacchino is accused of assualt and wounding another person.
UntitledJohannes Figun was owed money by Josephus Gaveu who made himself absent from the island. He therefore requests that curatores ad litem are appointed, who are indeed appointed in the persons of Martinus Borg and Ludovico Cuciard.
UntitledGiacinto Patti claims that he had paid all due debts owed by him to Clemente Mondello and his wife Antonina but was still being prosecuted by the wife and wishes for clarity on the matter.
UntitledThe merchant Johannes Franciscus Casella prosecutes the Universita for over 4,000 scudi owed for the import of grain.
UntitledThe Treasurer of the Universitas of Gozo, Giovanni Battista [], is instructed to collect rent owed for the lease of half a domicile by the heirs of the late Domenico Conti. Ink is very faint due to water damage.
Habirahmet, 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.
Pietro Michallef is accused of hitting Cullo Borg, son of Battista Borg, after Cullo allegedly mistreated the son of Pietro. Witness stataments only.
Loose folio. Johannes Scotto pursues debts owed to him by Maria, daughter of the late Johannes Manuso.
Maria, widow of Johannes Manuso, demands that the claims of Johannes Scotto against her are dismissed.
Interrogation of accused only. Antoninus de la Fenducci, a slave aboard the Santa Maria del Rosario was accused of desertion. He reports that he had been sent on land to gather supplies and that on his way back he had fainted and been taken in by a boy and some goodhearted people who gave him assistance. By the time he recovered, the ship had sailed.
The nightwatchman Leonardus Mifsud reports finding six small boats (barche di Piscare) in Marsaxlok, which boats were unaccompanied and had their oars and other equipment on them. He confiscated the boats and they were now being kept at the Manderaggio of Saint Angelo. What had happened was that since the construction of the tower of Marsaxlokk (presumably San Luciano), fishermen had taken up the habit of leaving the boats on the shore on Sundays while they heard mass within the tower, watching over the bay with the guardsmen. The confiscated boats were their own and they asked for them back.
Salvus Darmanin, Vicevisconte of the Magna Curia Castellania, reports that he had been violently pushed away by Petrus Marsala while he was seeking to arraign Ignatius Gatt for debts owed to third parties.
Francesco Bruno was at the tavern of Giovanni Maria Falzon in Vittoriosa together with Antonio Liperrino from Messina and they realised that when they paid they were given change by the same Falzon in uncertified coins.
Nicolaus Isuard confirms receipt of money from Augistinus Vial. Ink faint in the rest of the document.
List of debtors and belongings that are the property of an unidientified person.
Mattheolus Schembri reports that he had received one brown-grey-haired donkey (somerium pili falbi) by means of exchange (see Not. Johannes Domenicus Grixti 16/01/1641). It had been confiscated unjustly at the instigation of Theramus Mamo and he demands its return.
UntitledIntroductory folios missing. Case file commences with interrogation of witnesses summoned by Federicus de Laymo as legittimate administrator of Johannes Andrea, Catherina, Flaminia and Diana de Laymo, his children, and heirs of his late wife Margarita. The witnesses were to establish that (1) Joannella daughter of Antonio Giovanni Maria was never married (2) [missing paper]. Unclear what the case is about.
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