Emanuele Panaci and Demetrius Charagas as legitimate administrators of Dominica, Paula and Barbara, heirs of the deceased Leonardo Dalli prosecute Marianu Pace and summon witnesses to prove that the mentioned women were the legitimate heirs of the deceased, who died intestate, from a legitimate marriage and that they were so entitled to certain parcels of land entitled Il Ginen et Iceris (described). This was being disputed but many supporting contracts and documents were presented. Witnesses are summoned and more information about the area is gleamed through their report. The disputed land seems to be in the area Tal Bidini in Casal Pasqualino.
Magna Curia CastellaniaLegal Documents
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Raffaele Delia prosecutes Leonardo Cassia for the repayment of loaned money and the return of grain or its equivalent given by Delia to Cassia from a shipment arrived from Licata.
Magna Curia CastellaniaDispute over the transfer of money owed to the inheritance of the noble Carolo Chiappara (since deceased) initiated by his widow Imperia Chiappara curator of their children, represented by the noble Augustino Burlo as procurator, against Donato Fayenza, claimed to be the guarantor of the money was owed by Carolo Chiappara. Copies of the will and other cases included.
Magna Curia CastellaniaConcerning the sale of property in Valletta and the obligations of building walls etc. Compromised by poor conditions. The court found in favour of Miglao and Deguara appealed.
Magna Curia CastellaniaDispute over the sale of wine from Syracuse. The two parties were in commercial partnership together. Continued in document 17 below.
Magna Curia CastellaniaTomaso Vassallo sold wine, olive oil and nuts (nocelli) to Mattheus Casha, for which he had not paid in full. Witness statements collected.
Magna Curia CastellaniaThe English bombardier (bombardiero) Richiardo Schott had been given leave to serve on the vessel of Cap. Martinus Vella as bombardier but he had not received all the pay due to him for his role. Witness statements from other members of the crew collected.
Magna Curia CastellaniaTitle page only. Includes doodles on either margin, including what seems to be a heart.
Suprema Curia AppellationisMatteo Camilleri is accused of receiving money from Cap. Gerolamo Napolitano to serve him on his galley on the corso and then deserting from service. He is sentenced to two years' rowing.
Magna Curia CastellaniaAntonino Sammut is accused of theft and of assisting the thief Thomas Farrugia and harbouring him. In September, Theodoro di Mathera had come to Malta from the kingdom of Sicily with two caches of mixed goods and was staying with Antonius in Burmula. A list of the textiles and other goods related to weaving contained in these chests is provided. Sammut is accused of stealing from them and then also of (together with Jacobus Virun, being both of them Sottovisconti of the MCC) abusing of his position to keep the thief Tomaso Farrugia hidden in a garden close to their home. They were also planning their escape from Malta.
Magna Curia CastellaniaFranciscus Randun is accused of attacking Alfonzo Balzan with a sword and wounding him in the shoulder/arm. This altercation took place at the tavern of Franciscus Gotto at the Mandraggio of Burmula.
Magna Curia CastellaniaPetrus Allegro accuses Vincentius Greg (barklor) of assaulting him.
Magna Curia CastellaniaThe Moorish slave Hagi Macomet, possession of the Order, and Petrus de Noto are accused of sodomy, committed inside the stables of the Grandmaster.
Magna Curia CastellaniaTitle page only.
Magna Curia CastellaniaThe Turkish slave Merchach, property of Antonius de Lauda, is accused of going beyond the boundaries allowed to infidel slaves and Jews for three days and nights, going as far as the limits of Qormi without guard. It is noted that he always slept in the slave jail.
Magna Curia CastellaniaVennera Mangion accuses Henciona La Rosa of assaulting her in her hosue in Vittoriosa.
Magna Curia CastellaniaStephanus Saliba, who was the keeper of a tavern in Valletta, is accused of fraud by which he mixed good quality wine with bad wine and sold it all as good wine. Other witness statements collected.
Magna Curia CastellaniaAgatuccia Fisatini from Casal Nigret is accused of an altercation with a certain Maruzza over a cat. She was fined 2 uncia. Case appealed but result not included.
Curia CapitanalisLeonardo Grech accused Demetrius and Mattheus Bonnici (father and son) of assaulting him in Vittoriosa. Various witness statements collected.
Magna Curia CastellaniaFrancesco Muscat from Casal Qormi is accused of breaching the conditions of his sentence of exile from Malta and Gozo to Sicily. He was sentenced to rowing on one of the Order's galleys with bound feet and against no pay for six years. On appeal this was moderated to three years.
Curia Capitanalis