Franciscus Pelini and Franciscus di Natale, engaged to serve on the Order's galley San Johannes, and Andrea Bonavia, engaged to serve on the corsairing vessel named Il Santissimo Crocifisso of Cap. Anastasio Seordini are accused of failing to show up for duty. Pelini had escaped in Maiorca, and Di Natale in Alicante. Bonavia claimes to have also been engaged on the Santa Elisabetta. Pelini was senteneced to three years' rowing with chained feet for three years, Di Natale was sentenced to two years' community service due to his young age, and Bonavia for three years' community service due to his old age.

Michaele Caroana failed to report for service on the ship San Giacomo and remained in Malta. Michaele claimed that the desertion was involuntarily since he was hungover from drinking wine and overslept, and he had already loaded his possessions on the ship and asks that he is not punished so he can marry the dowry-less Antonia Hebejer, who would otherwise be destitute. Caroana was sentenced to three years' rowing with chained feet. Giorgio Mercieca was likewise accused of desertion and sentenced to two years' rowing with chained feet.

Johannes Antonius Perier from Valletta was in the service of Cav. Fra Ottavio Scarampi, commander of the galley San Giacomo. After firing the previous maestro di casa, Antonius Bianchi, they discovered that a silver fork was missing from the dinner set and Scarampi made him pay for it. Later, Perier was approached by one of the workers of the Console dell'Argentieri, called Saverius who disclosed that he had the fork in his possession. It was later disclosed that it was brought to them by a young boy in service on the same galley.