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.
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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 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 during the last voyage of the late Giovanni Maria Bonnici her first husband he had left in possession of Imperia's father the late Matteo Bonnici certain bottles of wine, which Matteo had then sold and reimbursed her when Matteolo fell in the hands of the enemy and was enslaved.
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 slaves, interrogation of the owners etc.
Magna Curia CastellaniaPaulus 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 (apoca by Not. Rizzi). He was not given any compensation for taking the slave to Messina or for medicine he had bought for her when she was unwell, but was later informed by Sr Bernardina had received less money, with Seychel claiming he had given him the rest as compensation. Rev. Paulus de Corpo, priest in Senglea, testifies in corroboration. Joseph Cumbo from Senglea and Laurentia Dancona from Senglea testify also.
Curia Episcopalis et Provicarialis Notabilis CivitatisCatherina 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.
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