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552 samples of the various sorts of crimes brought before that tribunal. Many of them were of frequent occurrence, the most constant being those of homicide from duelling and stabbing. Indeed, the entries of these two crimes seem interminable, and mark a most disorderly and quarrelsome spirit. This is, perhaps, not surprising when it is remembered that youths of so many different nations were congregated together, who could ill brook even an idle jest when uttered by a member of a rival langue.

Cav. Giugliochico Bois Langue, for the theft of a golden chalice of the value of 360 ducats and other jewels from the sacristy of St. Laurence Church, which he pledged with the Jews, was sentenced, in 1526, to be deprived of his habit in perpetuity.

Cav. Giovanni de Cerdan, for stabbing Cay. Galcerano Torres, was sentenced, in 1531, to be deprived of his habit.

Cav. Galcerano Palan, for deserting from the convent, was sentenced, in 1532, to be deprived of his habit.

Cav. Carlo de Piscie and Cav. Godof redo Regnanlt, for killing four men in a galley (vide Chapter XV.), were sentenced, in 1533, to be deprived of their habits and handed over to the civil power.

Corn. d’Orleans and Corn. Antonio de Vareques, for being concerned in the same tumult, were sentenced to be simply deprived of their habits.

Cav. Ferncino Cheron, for sacrilege and the theft of pearls and a ring from the chapel of Our Lady of Phllermo, was sentenced, in 1536, to be deprived of his habit.

Cav. Pietro de Onaya and Cay. Sanchio Longa, for creating a disturbance during the eve of Christmas day, by disguising themselves as ladies and mixing with the ladies during the midnight mass, were sentenced, in 1536, to be imprisoned until the arrival in Malta of the Grand-Master (D’Omedes).

Clement West, Turcopoier of England, for want of respect to the Grand-Master and council (vide Chapter XXII.), was sentenced, in 1539, to be placed in close arrest until the arrival of the Grand-Master (D’Omedes), who added four months to the sentence.

Cav. Pietro Neglia, for breaking into a nunnery in the night time, was sentenced, in 1539, to be banished to Goso for six months.