The Bali Fra Antonius Scalamonti accuses the French Masseus Rosso and Cap. Josephus Arnaud, and Johannes Maria Cefai of false witness. They are accused of giving false witness both before the Notary Thomaso Maranoand again in court before Notary Paulus D'Arena. They claimed that 11 years before they had been on the vessel Sant'Antonius of Cap. Josephus Arnaud on the way to Venice were they loaded goods including several antenni belonging to Scalamonti, loaded aboard by Fra Petrus Diotallevi. They are accused of giving false witness concerning a shipwreck to cover for the fact that they had sold off some of the antennae to various persons. The accused were found innocent and acquitted.
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Night-captain Bernardo Hagius, Emanuele Petta, Giovanni Domenico Bonnici, Cosmo Gauci, Gridonio Degriolo and Andrea Moneglia are accused of grand theft. They abused of their poisition to trick a crew of Frenchmen into an ambush in Kalkara, by means of which they stole great quantitites of money from them. Another accomplice, Domenico Falzon, was sentenced to four years' rowing. Bernardo Agius and his colleague Leonardo Mifsud were found to have had no knowledge of the ambush and freed. Emanuele Petta was sentenced to row for three years No other sentences included.
Magna Curia CastellaniaThe catapano Aloisio Haxach is accused of abusing of his position and engaging in commercial activity involving foodstuff. Reference is made to a previous accusation of perjury against Johannes Nicola De Chisco and Baptista de Arrigo heard in 1576 but the relevance to this present case is unclear.
Magna Curia CastellaniaCommercial partners Arrigo Zerafa from Burmula and Giovanni Antonio Greg explain that they had an ongoing case against Antonaccio Greg at the MCC. In light of this they make a formal deposition that Zerafa had given Antuniaccio four empty barrels which were to be filled with olive oil in Messina, to which Antuniaccio was sailing with his frigate. Money was also given to cover purchase and delivery. Antunaccio was also to bring another four barrels to be sold to Zerafa at cost. However, Antunaccio returned and sold all eight barrels to third parties and kept all the money himself.
Curia Episcopalis et Provicarialis Notabilis CivitatisConfirmation that there Mario Grima owed Benedetto Panbianco 129.3.12 scudi for the price of Cantara 12.31 of soap (sapone).
Giovanni Paolo Xicluna from Luqa reports that he had formed a commercial partnership with Luca Ellul and others concerned with wool (lino). Ellul had been the bursary of the enterprise and had under-reported revenue to Xicluna's detriment.
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