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              MT NAM LCM-142-06 · Item · 19/04/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Giulio Ros, and Martino Mancarella are accused of buying meat-stuffs from Frabrizio Rochello despite knowing that he was a servant of Andrea Falzon and had no cows of his own and so being in a position to assume theft. Fabrizio was sentenced to 50 lashes in public for the theft, but Ros and Mancarella were cleared of any wrongdoing.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Eugenium Madiona
              MT NAM LCM-186-02 · Item · 22/04/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Incorrectly assumed to be heard before the Curia Gubernatorialis but discovered to have been assigned to the MCC during cataloguing. Eugenio Madiona is accused by Catherina, widow of Mattheo Bartholo, her father Dionysius Fenech, and her brothers Domenico, Alessando, Carolo and Giuseppe Fenech, of having carnal relations with her (sine vi) under pretence of intending to marry her and leaving her pregnant without intending to do right by her. Several witnesses are interrogated. He was however acquitted on all counts.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Dragum Raftopolo
              MT NAM LCM-186-13 · Item · 20/06/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              The Greek Dragus Rastopolo, a sailor on the galley San Martino, is accused of trying to desert while the ship was in Zante and then of participating in an attempt to murder the galley's captain Fra Francesco Sigismondo Thun. Witness statements collected from the captain, the marines Lorenzo Cassar and Pietro Sammut. He was sentenced to row for life.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-140-16 · Item · 09/05/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Domenicus Prat, voluntary rower aboard the Order's galley La Vittoria, is accused of desertion. He had failed to report for duty and was chased down and arrested in Paola. He was sentenced to three years' rowing without pay.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-185-10 · Item · 04/02/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              The buonavoglia rower Dominicum Portelli is accused of desertion for not reporting for duty aboard the galley Santa Maria del Rosario. He was sentenced to three years' rowing.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Dominicum Muscat
              MT NAM LCM-142-10 · Item · 04/07/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Domenico Muscat was ordered to be incarcerated by the MCC in relation to debts owed to Giovanni Paolo Buttigieg. He however resisted arrest and even attacked the officers of the law sent to arrest him. He was sentenced to be given two lashes in public.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-146-23 · Item · 14/07/1642
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Dominicus Miraglia, buonavoglia rower on the Galera Capitanea, is accused of desertion for failing to report for duty for the Corso. He was sentenced to three years' rowing. Visible watermark.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-140-22 · Item · 31/08/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Domenicus Gallo, voluntary rower on the San Nicola, is accused of desertion by not showing up for duty as requested. Sentenced to three years' rowing with no pay and with bound feet.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-141-36 · Item · 31/08/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Carolo Psayla and Domenico Farrugia are accused of assaulting Giovanni Maria Agius on the street of the Augustinian convent in Valletta. They are sentenced to six months' community service.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Dominicum Bonanno
              MT NAM LCM-142-15 · Item · 18/08/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Introductory folios missing. Case commences with the interrogation of witnesses. It appears that Domenico Bonanno was being accused of financial fraud and of selling wood belonging to the Order. He was found guilty and sentenced to four years' rowing. Case continues in document 18.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Dominicum Attard
              MT NAM LCM-142-14 · Item · 16/08/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Damiano Attard from Dingli is accused of assaulting Filippo Attard from Rabat at the tavern of Domenico Camilleri in Valletta. He was fined two uncia.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              [Contra Domincum Chaici]
              MT NAM LCM-146-03 · Item · 18/07/1642
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Various pieces of cloth (described) belonging to Dominicus Chiuci are confiscated to be sold at auction and satisfy debts owed to a person whose name cannot be read. Top section of document missing throughout.

              Curia Capitanalis
              [Contra Domenico Bonnici]
              MT NAM LCM-142-18 · Item · 13/09/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Domenico Bonnici, who was employed as a custodian of the Slaves' Prison, is accused of abusing of his position to sell property and goods belonging to the Order for personal gain. The court orders a full inventory to be taken of all his belonging in his house in Zebbug.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              [Contra Domenica David]
              MT NAM LCM-185-33 · Item · 28/05/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              The 11-year old Antilia Camilleri claims that Domenica David had thrown stones at her because she had thrown stones at Domenica's grandson. She chased Antilla and tried to throw her off the walls of Senglea. Other witness statements collected. Lower court sentence is not included but Domenica was presumably foudn guilty since she appealed. Appeal sentence not included.

              Suprema Curia Appellationis
              Contra Didacum Perciati
              MT NAM LCM-140-13 · Item · 16/03/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Aloysius (sive Ludovicus) Pol from France accuses Didaco Perviati of assaulting and wounding him.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              Contra Cosmum Martinett
              MT NAM LCM-143-09 · Item · 09/04/1641
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              The Frenchman Cosmum Martinet, married in Malta and resident in Valletta, is accused of fraudulently claiming he had permission to leave the island and embarking onto a vessel bound to foreign lands from an unusual place. He was escaping the service of his employer the Baglio Duplesi. He was cleared of any wrongdoing.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-186-40 · Item · 08/09/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Nicola Garrone, sergeant of the Galera Capitanale reports to Giovanni Galdiano as Captain General of the Order's Fleet that Cesare Galuppi from Lipari, a sailor aboard the same vessel had sought to desert by leaving the galera and going aboard a different corsairing vessel. He was sought and captured. Witness statements collected.

              Contra Cintium Farrugia
              MT NAM LCM-185-12 · Item · 19/02/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Cintius Farrugia is accused of theft and specifically that he (and potentially any accomplices he might have had) had stolen various items of clothing and cloth (described) from the house of Pascuila Greg in Valletta. Interrogation of witnesses. Sentence not included.

              Magna Curia Castellania