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1720 Grand Master of Malta Emmanuel Pinto Signed document bearing Marc Antonio Zondadari Wafer Seal
1720 Grand Master of Malta Emmanuel Pinto Signed document bearing Marc Antonio Zondadari Wafer Seal
1720 Grand Master of Malta Emmanuel Pinto Signed document bearing Marc Antonio Zondadari Wafer Seal
An unusual document involving three different grand masters. Grand Master Marc Antonio Zondadari, Grand Master Emmanuel Pinto, Grand Master Antonio Manoel De Vilhena, all equally involved in this legal document bearing the Zondadari wax seal, signed and verified by the then Vice Chancellor Pinto, and Bailiff Antonio Manoel De Vilhena.The document was issued by Joseph Callus, a public notary in Valletta, Malta on 29 July 1720 and authenticated by Marc'Antonio Zondadari, the Grand Master of the Order of Malta at that time (countersigned by Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, later himself Grand Master as well). The document is a collection of agreements between certain merchants and Bailiff Antonio Manoel (later also a Grand Master) in order to pay for the good the merchants bought from a certain Emanuel Ribera of Lisbon. The transcribed agreements are the following, in the order of appearance (not in chronological order): Nr. 1.
On the 4th day of the month of December in the 14th Indiction[1] in the 1705th year.Magnificent Jacob Guicciard son of the late magnificent Henry, a citizen of the City of Valletta, known to me, the notary, being present in front of me, promised to give and pay, came over and paid, obliged and obliges to Fra Don Antonio Manoel,[2] the illustrious lord Bailiff of the Langue of Castilia and the Priory of Lusitania, the Knights Grand Cross, also known to me, the notary, being also present as a contractor, that the money changer[3] in this City of Valletta will ...[4] the counted money,[5] that is two hundred seventy-seven and nine tareni[6] until the end of the next April of 1706 without any exception, etc.[7]That, etc. it is 277.9., the half of that which Francis Lucan is obliged to pay from the five hundred fifty-five and six tareni that worths six hundred and seventy cruzados, the currency of the Kingdom of Lusitania,[8] on the account of nine tareni and ten and nine granos, the currency of Melita[9] and one cruzado through the aforementioned debtors Lucan and Peter Le Grangie, to Emanuel Ribera Lusitan who lives in the city of Lisbon, for the price of the goods which Lucan and Le Grangie themselves have and bought from the said Ribera and that the mentioned Guicciardus guarantor intervened in that two hundred seventy-seven scudos and nine tareni for the mentioned Lucan and the rest, the aforementioned six hundred and seventy cruzados were paid and funded by the illustrious lord Bailiff to the mentioned Ribera.The aforementioned Guicciardus effectively made this present obligation of the mentioned sum and conceded his rights of pursue, as the mentioned illustrious lord Bailiff ceded and cedes to the mentioned present Guicciard and receiving from him[10] every and each rights, activities, accounts and causes etc. which he had and has and could have in the future in the mentioned two hundred seventy seven scudos and the nine tareni against the aforementioned Francis Lucan and any other person or good who and which are bound to this case in any way or by any means, right and scripture, public or private, or in any other way and consequence etc. being etc. that any way, etc.That rights of the payment already made by the aforementioned illustrious lord Bailiff granting therefore ceded and cedes to the granting lord what he had and has and not otherwise, etc.Which all, etc.Sworn thus the illustrious lord Bailiff, touching the cross of his garment, etc. as well the aforementioned magnificent Guicciard, touching the sacraments, etc. where, etc.Issued in Melita in this City of Valletta, Epiphanius Comalus, son of Michael and Francis Fanugia, son of the late Joseph being present as witnesses, etc. On the 29th day of the month of May, in the 14th Indiction, 1706. The illustrious lord Bailiff Fra Don Antonio Manoel, known to me, the notary, consigned in the following contract, being present in front of me and said and confessed on his own will that he had and received, as stated personally in front of me and by the underwritten witnesses, in golden and metal money from a debtor, the magnificent Jacob Guicciard, also a contractor in the mentioned following contract and also being present, two hundred seventy-seven scudos and nine tareni named and indebted to him in the following contract and rejecting, etc.On the account of which the aforementioned illustrious lord Bailiff acquitted, freed and thoroughly released the mentioned contractor, magnificent Guicciard from the payment of the mentioned two hundred and seventy-seven and the other nine by out of contract, etc., rejecting etc.Sworn thus, touching the cross of his garment, etc., where, etc.Issued in Melita in this City of Valletta, Ephiphanius Comalus, son of Michael and Francis Fanigua, son of the late Joseph being present as witnesses, etc. On the 4th day of the month of December in the 14th Indiction, 1705.Peter Le Grangie, a French from the Dauphné, living in this City of Valletta and known to me, the notary, promised to give and pay on his own will, came over and paid, obliged and obliges to Fra Don Antonio Manoel, the illustrious lord Bailiff of the Langue of Castilia and the Priory of Lusitania, the Knights Grand Cross, also known to me, the notary, being also present as a contractor, that the money changer in this City of Valletta will ...[11] two hundred seventy-seven scudos and nine tareni until the end of December without any exception, etc. for the half which Le Grange himself owes to pay from the five hundred fifty-five scudos and six tareni which worths six hundred and seventy cruzados, the currency of the Kingdom of Lusitania on the account of nine tareni and ten and nine granos, the currency of Melita and one cruzado, through the mentioned debtors, Le Grange and Francis Lucan, to Emanuel Ribera Lusitan who lives in the city of Lisbon, for the price of the goods which Le Grange and Lucan themselves had and bought from the said Ribera and beging thus that the mentioned illustrious lord Bailiff already paid and funded the aforementioned 670 cruzados to the mentioned Ribera.That all, etc.Sworn, etc. where, etc.Issued in Melita in this City of Valletta, Epiphanius Comalus, son of Michael and Francis Fanugia, son of the late Joseph being present as witnesses. On the 14th day of the month of January in the 14th Indiction, 1706 from the Nativity, the illustrious lord Bailiff Fra Don Antonio Manoel, who is known to me, the notary, was entrusted in the following contract, being present in front of me said and confessed on his own will that he had and received from the debtor Peter Le Gange, who is also known to me, the notary and being present as a contractor in the following contract, two hundred and seventy-seven scudos and nine tareni, debted in the following contract and rejecting this by other hands in the counted money, etc. acquitting and rejecting, etc.Sworn, touching the cross of his garment, etc., where, etc.Issued in this City of Valletta, Peter Xeno, son of Bartholomew and Francis Fanugia, son of the late Joseph being present as witnesses, etc. From my notarial deeds, Joseph Callus of Melita, etc. Fra Marc’Antonio Zondadari, by the grace of God, humble Master of the Holy House of Saint John of Jerusalem and the Military Order of the Holy Sepulchre of the Lord and Guardian of the Poor and the Sepulchre of Christ, greetings to all and each who may read, see or hear the content of our present charter. We notify and testify with the word of truth that Joseph Callus, who himself signed all which are above, was and is a legal and trustworthy notary, whose public acts and scriptures and testimonies were summoned and are summoned recently both before the court and out of court, has unquestionable and full fatih as a testimony of this case. Our magisterial bull is impressed on this charter in black wax. Issued in Melitta, in our convent, on the 29th day of the month of July, 1720. Fra Emanuel Pinto, vice-chancellor[12]
1705-12-04
Jacob Guicciard, a citizen of Valletta obliges himself to pay back a certain sum of money, 277 scudos to Bailiff Don Antonio Manoel. Beside this, Francis Lucan obliges himself to pay 277 scudos to Emanuel Ribera from Lisbon from the 555 scudos in total for which he and Peter Le Garange bought goods from Ribera; Guicciard and the Bailiff intervened and thus paid certain parts of the money to Ribera. Guicciard rejects all his rights about the 277 scudos in question which Antoni Manoel ceded upon him previously. Nr. 2.
1706-05-14
Bailiff Antonio Manoel states that he accepted 277 scudos from Jacob Guicciard. Nr. 3.
1705-12-04
Peter Le Grangie, a Frenchman from the Dauphné obliges himself to pay 277 scudos to Bailiff Antonio Manoel, the half of the sum which he Le Grangie owes to pay to Emanuel Ribera from Lisbon for the goods he and Francis Lucan bought from Ribera earlier. Nr. 4.
1706-01-14
Bailiff Antonio Manoel states that he received 277 scudos from Peter Le Grangie. ***
On the 4th day of the month of December in the 14th Indiction[1] in the 1705th year.Magnificent Jacob Guicciard son of the late magnificent Henry, a citizen of the City of Valletta, known to me, the notary, being present in front of me, promised to give and pay, came over and paid, obliged and obliges to Fra Don Antonio Manoel,[2] the illustrious lord Bailiff of the Langue of Castilia and the Priory of Lusitania, the Knights Grand Cross, also known to me, the notary, being also present as a contractor, that the money changer[3] in this City of Valletta will ...[4] the counted money,[5] that is two hundred seventy-seven and nine tareni[6] until the end of the next April of 1706 without any exception, etc.[7]That, etc. it is 277.9., the half of that which Francis Lucan is obliged to pay from the five hundred fifty-five and six tareni that worths six hundred and seventy cruzados, the currency of the Kingdom of Lusitania,[8] on the account of nine tareni and ten and nine granos, the currency of Melita[9] and one cruzado through the aforementioned debtors Lucan and Peter Le Grangie, to Emanuel Ribera Lusitan who lives in the city of Lisbon, for the price of the goods which Lucan and Le Grangie themselves have and bought from the said Ribera and that the mentioned Guicciardus guarantor intervened in that two hundred seventy-seven scudos and nine tareni for the mentioned Lucan and the rest, the aforementioned six hundred and seventy cruzados were paid and funded by the illustrious lord Bailiff to the mentioned Ribera.The aforementioned Guicciardus effectively made this present obligation of the mentioned sum and conceded his rights of pursue, as the mentioned illustrious lord Bailiff ceded and cedes to the mentioned present Guicciard and receiving from him[10] every and each rights, activities, accounts and causes etc. which he had and has and could have in the future in the mentioned two hundred seventy seven scudos and the nine tareni against the aforementioned Francis Lucan and any other person or good who and which are bound to this case in any way or by any means, right and scripture, public or private, or in any other way and consequence etc. being etc. that any way, etc.That rights of the payment already made by the aforementioned illustrious lord Bailiff granting therefore ceded and cedes to the granting lord what he had and has and not otherwise, etc.Which all, etc.Sworn thus the illustrious lord Bailiff, touching the cross of his garment, etc. as well the aforementioned magnificent Guicciard, touching the sacraments, etc. where, etc.Issued in Melita in this City of Valletta, Epiphanius Comalus, son of Michael and Francis Fanugia, son of the late Joseph being present as witnesses, etc. On the 29th day of the month of May, in the 14th Indiction, 1706. The illustrious lord Bailiff Fra Don Antonio Manoel, known to me, the notary, consigned in the following contract, being present in front of me and said and confessed on his own will that he had and received, as stated personally in front of me and by the underwritten witnesses, in golden and metal money from a debtor, the magnificent Jacob Guicciard, also a contractor in the mentioned following contract and also being present, two hundred seventy-seven scudos and nine tareni named and indebted to him in the following contract and rejecting, etc.On the account of which the aforementioned illustrious lord Bailiff acquitted, freed and thoroughly released the mentioned contractor, magnificent Guicciard from the payment of the mentioned two hundred and seventy-seven and the other nine by out of contract, etc., rejecting etc.Sworn thus, touching the cross of his garment, etc., where, etc.Issued in Melita in this City of Valletta, Ephiphanius Comalus, son of Michael and Francis Fanigua, son of the late Joseph being present as witnesses, etc. On the 4th day of the month of December in the 14th Indiction, 1705.Peter Le Grangie, a French from the Dauphné, living in this City of Valletta and known to me, the notary, promised to give and pay on his own will, came over and paid, obliged and obliges to Fra Don Antonio Manoel, the illustrious lord Bailiff of the Langue of Castilia and the Priory of Lusitania, the Knights Grand Cross, also known to me, the notary, being also present as a contractor, that the money changer in this City of Valletta will ...[11] two hundred seventy-seven scudos and nine tareni until the end of December without any exception, etc. for the half which Le Grange himself owes to pay from the five hundred fifty-five scudos and six tareni which worths six hundred and seventy cruzados, the currency of the Kingdom of Lusitania on the account of nine tareni and ten and nine granos, the currency of Melita and one cruzado, through the mentioned debtors, Le Grange and Francis Lucan, to Emanuel Ribera Lusitan who lives in the city of Lisbon, for the price of the goods which Le Grange and Lucan themselves had and bought from the said Ribera and beging thus that the mentioned illustrious lord Bailiff already paid and funded the aforementioned 670 cruzados to the mentioned Ribera.That all, etc.Sworn, etc. where, etc.Issued in Melita in this City of Valletta, Epiphanius Comalus, son of Michael and Francis Fanugia, son of the late Joseph being present as witnesses. On the 14th day of the month of January in the 14th Indiction, 1706 from the Nativity, the illustrious lord Bailiff Fra Don Antonio Manoel, who is known to me, the notary, was entrusted in the following contract, being present in front of me said and confessed on his own will that he had and received from the debtor Peter Le Gange, who is also known to me, the notary and being present as a contractor in the following contract, two hundred and seventy-seven scudos and nine tareni, debted in the following contract and rejecting this by other hands in the counted money, etc. acquitting and rejecting, etc.Sworn, touching the cross of his garment, etc., where, etc.Issued in this City of Valletta, Peter Xeno, son of Bartholomew and Francis Fanugia, son of the late Joseph being present as witnesses, etc. From my notarial deeds, Joseph Callus of Melita, etc. Fra Marc’Antonio Zondadari, by the grace of God, humble Master of the Holy House of Saint John of Jerusalem and the Military Order of the Holy Sepulchre of the Lord and Guardian of the Poor and the Sepulchre of Christ, greetings to all and each who may read, see or hear the content of our present charter. We notify and testify with the word of truth that Joseph Callus, who himself signed all which are above, was and is a legal and trustworthy notary, whose public acts and scriptures and testimonies were summoned and are summoned recently both before the court and out of court, has unquestionable and full fatih as a testimony of this case. Our magisterial bull is impressed on this charter in black wax. Issued in Melitta, in our convent, on the 29th day of the month of July, 1720. Fra Emanuel Pinto, vice-chancellor[12]
[1] An Indiction was any year of a 15-years cycle, a date counting system used in medieval Europe, traditionally in the Papal State or entities realted to the Church. Each year was numbered within the cycle.
[2] António Manoel de Vilhena, later Grand Master of the Order of Malta.
[3] „bancus” (bank) in the original, a service used in various trade contracts in Malta in the Early Modern period.
[4] The predicate of the sentence is missing, as several parts of the text were left out by the notary. I can be supposed, however, that the contract was about paying the money through the money changer.
[5] „counted money” or „paid money” (pecunia numerata), i. e. money given in payment of a debt.
[6] „tarenus” was a gold coin struck at Taranto.
[7] As stated above, several parts of the text were left out during copying the agreements. All the „etc.” abbreviations are present in the original document.
[8] Cruzado was a gold coin of Portugal.
[9] Present-day Mdina.
[10] I. e. Guicciard from the Bailiff.
[11] The predicate of the sentence is left out.
[12] Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, later Grand Master of the Order of Malta.
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