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              MT NAM LCM-141-06 · Item · 11/09/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Michael Barbara, Domenico Barbara and Mario Barbara, father and sons from Gudia, accuse Gabriele, Valerio and Andrea Ellul, father and sons from Gudia and Kirkop, they had visited the house of Simone Barbara, their other son and brother, in Gudia, where he was lying infirm, and threatened him with swords, knives and other weapons. They claimed that his wife was the daughter of Gabriele and took away as much clothing and other material as they could from the house. A full page list of all the stolen goods is presented. Gabriele Ellul was fined by the court. On appeal to the SAU, the fine was confirmed.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-141-03 · Item · 05/05/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Giuseppe de Laurenzo from Casal Qormi accuses Giovanni Maria Galdes from the same village that on the feastday of the Visitation of St Mary the accused stole two handkerchiefs (fazzoletti) from him while he was drinking in company at De Laurenzo's garden. When confronted, the accused lashed out with a knife. Witnesses interrogated Galdes was fined 5 uncia. The fine was confirmed on appeal to the SAU.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-141-01 · Item · 04/06/1638
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Imperia Dingli, widow of Lazzaro farrugia, wife of Domenico, from Siggiewi, accuses her son Giovanni Maria Farrugia of attacking her when she gone by his house to recover personal belongings of her daughter Lorenza, the accused's sister. Various witnesses interrogated. Giovanni Maria was acquitted but the case appealed to the SAU. The SAU fined him 10 uncia. The fine was moderated to 4 uncia on re-appeal.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-140-11 · Item · 09/01/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Andrea Falson, Mattheo Agius, Domenicus Azzopardi, Mattheolo Debono, and Gregorio Coyacono of monopoly. They are accused of working together to buy quantities of beef and veal in both Malta and Gozo as well imported from Sicily, generating a false scarcity, and then selling their meat at whatever price they desired. Moreover they agreed to undercut external offers to buy the meat from the other butchers if a third party offered to buy it for less than the expected price. Various witnesses including buthcers were interrogated. Copies of the licence to keep a butcher's shop issued to all the involved butchers included. The sentence of the MCC is not present (17/04/1640) but it seems that they were acquitted, or confirmed in their acquittal by a later sentence on appeal of the ACA (22/08/1640). By a special decree of the Grandmaster (not included, 24/04/1641), Judge Anastasius Surdo was appointed to hear the case again.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-140-6 · Item · 23/03/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Natale Barbara from Qrendi accuses Bernardino Mallia, from Qrendi, and Benedetto Zammit from Mqabba of deceit. Zammit implicated Barbara in a false contract of sale of immovable property to Mallia in the acts of Notary Johannes Petrus Attard (18/09/1639). The notary was then prosecuted for negligence and of breaching the terms of expected conduct for a notary. The land involved was called Il Ginen and was in Qrendi. Bernardino was sentenced to ten years' rowing in chains and against no remuneration on the galleys of the Order for 10 years, Benedetto for seven. The notary was fined 20 uncia. The case was appealed to the ACA by the Notary who claimed that he had been himself deceived due to his old age. The fine was reduced to 12 uncia.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-140-4 · Item · 19/02/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Thomas Cutajar from Siggiewi, and servant of the same village's captain, accuses Martinus Imbrol from Siggiewi. Cutajar had approached Imbrol at the tavern of Mario Mallia in Siggiewi and told him to go deposit the money owed with the village Captain or he would have had him imbrisoned as a debtor. At which point Imbrol stabbed him with a knife (stilletto). Witness statements collected. Imbrol sentenced to two years' rowing on the galleys of the Order with no payment and with bound feet. The case was then appealed to the Suprema Curia Appellationis (ACA) but the sentence was upheld.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-141-02 · Item · 08/02/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Andreas Vella from Casal Gregorio accuses Mattheo Sant from the same village of attacking and wounding his son Francesco on the feastday of the Conversion of Saint Paul. Francesco was at their ricetto of the in the area tal Maghtab with his younger brother Lucio. Mattheo came and asked them if they'd seen a loose pig and when Francesco said no, Mattheo went inside and attacked Lucio. Francesco came to the defence of his brother and was wounded. Witness statements and doctor's report. Mattheo was fined 6 uncia and incarcerated until he paid. On appeal to the SAU, the fine was moderated to 4 uncia.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-143-01 · Item · 20/01/1641
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Pauluccius Dimegh (Dimech) from Zebbug is accused of wounding Ignatius Mifsud from the same village with a knife (coltello). Witness statements taken. He was sentenced to 20 years' rowing on the Orders' galley. The sentences was appealed to the SAU by Dimegh, and he was acquitted from the charge of assault and simply fined 4 uncia for carrying a knife illegally.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-140-7 · Item · 09/05/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Maria Micallef, daughter of Julio, unmarried and from Birkirkara accuses Petrus Xiberras of coming into her house repeatedly and sexually harassing her. Witnesses were heard, although the validity of some testimonies was contested. Petrus was found guilty but not kept in jail or fined. The case was appealed but the sentence confirmed.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-140-5 · Item · 01/03/1640
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Salvatore Grec from Attard is accused of stabbing Petrus Cutajar with a knife (pugnale). Petrus was stabbed outside the house of the sexton (sacristano) of the church of St Nicolas, called Salvo Monaco, while on his way home from the bottega of Johannes Maria De Bono in Attard. Witness statements collected. Sentence missing. The case was appealed and Salvatore failed to show up since he was then serving on the galleys of the order as a paid marine.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-185-01 · Item · 13/02/1664
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Victorio pace from Marsaxlokk is accused of throwing a knife at Giovanni Cafar in the bottega of Giovanni Maria Bartolo in Marsaxlokk. A copy of the decree of Grandmaster Castellar against the bearing of arms. Witness statements collected, including by a doctor. He is sentenced to either row for three years or pay a fine of 12 uncia.

              Curia Capitanalis
              MT NAM LCM-010-67 · Item · 18/11/1583
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Petruzzo Rizzo was in his bottega in Valletta when he was approached by Josephus Lombardi who started insulting him. Lombardi even took some flour and threw it at him. Other witness statements collected. Court fees listed.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-011-11 · Item · 02/06/1579
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Nicola Bonnici accuses Giulio Barbara of breaking into the bottega in Valletta that he was renting from Bonnici and stealing everything he could find. Barbara claimed that he had leased the bottega to Bonnici but since he had regretted the contract he had chosen to accuse him of theft instead. He was acquitted.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-010-07 · Item · 28/02/1578
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Prospero Boe Jamasen and the Moorish slave Hali, property of Don Jacobo Santa Maura, are accussed of sodomy carried out in the courtyard besides the house of Fra Johannes De Fulse, with the slave taking the active role. Witness statements taken.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-010-08 · Item · 07/04/1578
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Tommaso Mizzi, Antonius Montana, and Alfonso Testaferrata are all accused of not sending their infidel slaves to spend the night at the slaves' prison in Vittoriosa and are each accordingly fined 100 scudi per slave. Copies of the contract of sale of the slaves, interrogation of the owners etc.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-010-25 · Item · 29/01/1579
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Stephanus Galdes and Frangiu sive Franciscus Chiantar are accused of breaking the public peace by fighting outside the Auberge de Provence in Valletta.

              Magna Curia Castellania
              MT NAM LCM-010-24 · Item · 28/01/1579
              Part of Law Courts Miscellaneous

              Angelo Ciuccala accusses Tommaso Salvaterra, Petrus Viano, and Johannes Paulus Barthalo of attacking him outside his home in Vittoriosa.

              Magna Curia Castellania