First part uncler but involves the appointment of Domenico Meysonat as curator ad litem of Veis Homer Ogli, Mihammed Mustafa, Ramadan bin Rahmin, and Mihamet. Watermark very visible on fol.211.
Magna Curia CastellaniaSlavery
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Franciscus Mattheus de Angelis accuses the Green Atanasius Cicchiandi of marrying his slave/servant Anna Maria and taking her away with him abroad. Witness statements provided.
Magna Curia CastellaniaProsecution of Benedetto Casia, Domenico Galia, Giovanni Maria Fenech, Domenico Fenech, Michele Frendo, Antonio Debono and Giovanni Paolo Portelli, all bakers operating in Valletta. Contains much information about the social geography of Valletta. They… Read more
List of juridical expenses for the case between Francesco Farrugia and Vincentius Hellul. Together with a part testimony of an unknown person concerning the return to Malta of a certain Giovanni Domenico Camilleri from slavery.
Magna Curia CastellaniaPaulo Bellia as procurator of Fr Antonius Cressino, prior of the Church, confirms the confiscation of the Moorish slave Michamet of about 40 years from Leonardo Cassia who owed Cressino money, to be resold at auction.
Magna Curia CastellaniaUnclear due to missing section but concerns the sale of an Ethiopian slave who was later found to be unwell.
Magna Curia CastellaniaGileli bin Homo Deslevi from the Barbary coast reports that while he was in the slave prisons of Valletta sewing socks he was attacked by a slave of the order called Casem.
Ali bin Ahmed del Chamamed, a rower aboard the Santa Maria reports that he had come across the wounded slave Ali Musuli Ogli who claimed that he had been attacked by Mustafa da Napoli in a quarrel. Other slaves interrogated.
Magna Curia CastellaniaSelem, son of Mihamet from Tripoli, slave on board the vessel 'San Antonio', reports to have stolen a piece of caciocavalli (cheese) from a bottega in the Piazza dell'Herbe in Valletta, and to have been hit in the head by the son of the bottega owner for stealing the cheese.
Buslema Bin Selach, a slave of the Order of St John, reports that while he was asleep in the slave prisons of Valletta someone stole some money that he had in a chest.
Magna Curia CastellaniaEvangelista Gandolf on behalf of others unnamed wishes to prove that in the previous days Marzio Balzan had intervened to help arbitrate between her and Imperia Aversa and had taken Balzan to Aversa's house, during which meeting Aversa confessed that… Read more
The 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 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 CastellaniaTommaso 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… Read more
Paulus Contestabile from Senglea testifies that in March 1662 Domenico Seychel had given him a slave belonging to Sr. Bernardina Carretto to be sold in Messina, which he sold at 120 bronze coins, which he have to Seychel and was given a notarised receipt… Read more
Catherina di Laurentio appears seeking to have a case brought by Marietta de Gouzi at the instigation of one of Catherina's slaves dismissed. No further information except that the case was lodged before judge Valerio Micallef.
Magna Curia CastellaniaGironima Habier/Haber, wife of Maruzzo, sailor, reports to have been beaten badly by Gioseppe 'il Messinese' because one of her daughters fought with one of his slaves and is asking for justice.
Suprema Curia AppellationumCrew members of the vessel whose captain was Francesco Matthei, testify on Agostino Balsamo, agozzino, and his custody of the captured slaves found on board.
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