60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE

MALTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

A CrOMMEMORATION

. EDITED BY

JOSEPH F. GRIMA

THE MALTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MALTA 2010

Foreword Contents

CONTENTS

List of plates and illustrations Editorial preface Tabula Gratulatoria

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I. From the Annals of the Malta Historical Society The Birth of the Malta Historical Society . 3

Albert Ganado

Malta Historical Society Officials and Committee Members 1950-2010 7 Joseph F. Grima

11. Historiography and Research Tribute to Albert Mayr: Albert Mayr (1868-1924) 17

Hanna Stager Why an 1896 Paper is being Re-Published, A Personal Note 19

Godfrey Wettinger On the History of the Older Christian church of Malta 23

Albert Mayr, translated by Hanna Stager

Towards Virtual Access to Archives 41 Charles J. F arrugia

Ill. Prehistoric to Roman Women and Society in Prehistoric and Ancient Gozo

Anthony Bonanno

Robert Hay in Gozo and the Lost Stone Circle Joseph Attard Tabone

IV. Medieval The Failed Siege of 868 and the Conquest of Malta by the Aghlabid Princedom in 870 Appendix I: Translation of Ibn Khaldun Passage about the Conquest of Malta

Appendix 2: Translation of Ibn Al-Athir's Passage about the Conquest of Malta

Simon Mercieca

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The Marquisate of Malta 103 Charles Dalli

The Three-Year Famine and the Ambaxata di Malta 1468-69 117 Appendix: The Document (MCM ACM Mise. 437 No. 8) 125

Stanley Fiorini

Wife versus Concubine in Gozo in 1486 139 Godfrey Wettinger

V. The Hospitaller and Military Order of St John The Knights and the Turks: The Official Version from Rhodes to Malta 155

Ann Williams c,

The Hospitaller Auberge: A National Centre of Power Politics, Sociability, and Solidarity on Early Modern Malta 163

Victor Mallia-Milanes

Girolamo Cassar as a Military and Civil Engineer: The 'Spina Report' of 1594 175 Appendix: Parere di Scipione Campi e di m.ra Gerolamo sopra lafortificat.ne delta 202

Citta di Ualtetta mesSi insieme dal Cau.re Spina per sua inteltigentia

Roger Vella Bonavita

A Window on the Acts of a Maltese Sixteenth-Century Notary-Placido Abela 207 Appendix 1: Dowry promised by the knight Couppier to his manumitted slave Victoria 228 Appendix 2: Foreigners mentioned in R 4/1 and MS 514/1 230

loan Abela

Signals on Maltese Galleys 237 loseph Muscat

VI. French and British Rule New Light on the Archive of the Inquisition in Malta during French Rule 1798-1800 275 Appendix: Documentation regarding the Archive of the Inquisition in Malta 1798 - 1800 285

William Zammit

Pirates in the Early British Era - The Maltese Connections 295 Giovanni Bonello

Cleardo Naudi - The University's First Professor of Chemistry 323 Roger Ellul-Micallej

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A Volcanic Incident: Isola Ferdinandea or Graham Island? Albert Ganado

Maltese Survivors of Smyrna Henry Frendo

VII. Architecture

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Malta Limestone goes to Europe: Use of Malta Stone outside Malta 371 Appendix: Table showing the quantity of Malta stone, in tons, exported to European

countries and the United Kingdom between 1909 and 1938 406 Michael Ellul

Valletta and Miche1e Cathla (1760-1839) - A factual appraisal through his notebooks 407

Andre' Zammit

VID. Art, Artefacts and Sculpture Notes for a History of Coral Fishing and Coral Artefacts in Malta 435

Francesca Balzan and Alan Deidun

Sculpture in Malta in the Early Post-Muslim Period 455 Charlene Vella

An Equestrian Portrait in Malta 467 Antonio Espinosa-Rodriguez

A Note on Pietro Paolo Troisi (1686-1743) 475 Appendix 1: The Marriage Dowry of Pietro Pao1o Troisi and Magdalena Desira 494 Appendix 2: Will of Pietro Paolo Troisi 498

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INDEX

Malta, Maltese, Gozo, Gozitan, Melite, Gaulos (on their own), the author-profiles except the names of the authors, almost all foot-notes, most of the appendices, and the Malta Historical Society (MHS) officials listed between pages 7 and 14 are not included. Only MHS founder-members are listed. Maltese and Gozitan place-names etc. are listed under Malta/Gozo, place-names, cities/towns/villages, archaeological sites and places at. Order signifies the Order of St John. Groupings such as, for example, Historians and Artists are printed in bold lettering. Names of foreign entities, newspapers and other publications are italicised. The few numbers in brackets denote footnote numbers.

Abbasidls, 88, 89, 90 Abela (Placido's) family:

Alexandro, son of Johannes, a notary, 212; Bemardina, daughter of Johannes, wife of Antonio Testaferrata, 212; Guglielmo, son of Johannes, 212; Johannes, Nobilis, the father, 212; Placido, son of Johannes, 16th century notary, 207-27 passim;

Abella, Ramon, military commander, 110 Accademia di San Luca, Rome, 475, 476 Acre, 163, 164, 170 Acts of the Apostles, 2 Aden, 398 Aghlabid/s, 87, 88, 89, 91, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99,100 Alagona family:

Artale, the elder, 105, 106; Artale, the Younger, 103,108,110,111,114,115; Blasco, 106; Giacomo, Chancellor of Sicily, 108; Giovanna de, 108; Lukina de, 108

Alamango, Andrew, music digitizer, 56 Alcerius, bishop ofPalermo, 35 Alexandria, 28, 73, 74,80,312,360,361,364 Algiers, 173,220,449,450 Altar of Repose, Mdina Cathedral, 494 ilmma, member of Aghlabid aristocratic elite, 88 ansar, [Arab] auxiliary soldiers, 90 Anatolia, see Asia Minor Ankara (Turkey), 356, 389 Apulia (Italy), 462 Aquilina, Luigi, reporter on coral fishing, 450 Aragon,105 Archaeologia,82 architects and military engineers:

Alessi, Galeazzo, 201; Baker, William, 403; Barbara, Giovanni, 479; Bellavanti,Niccolo',

177; Belli, Andrea, 377, 378, 489; Blondel, Mederico, 373; Bonavia, Calcedonio, 383; Bonnici, Hermann, 391; Brincat, Luca, 386; Cachia, Antonio, 382; Cachia, Michele, 407-24 passim; Callus, Lorenzo, 480; Campi, Scipione.175, 176,181,189,190,191,192, 199; Cassar, Girolamo, 175-201 passim; Cassar, Vittorio, 156, 199, 200; Cesano, Ludovico, 181; Ferramolino, Antonio, 177; Flevari, Niccolo', 177; Fratino, 179; Genga, Bartolomeo, 177; Gilibert, Giovanni Maria, 483; Johns, J.W., 399; Lanci, Baldassare,178; Laparelli, Francesco, 176, 177 ,179; Martelli, Antonio, 198; Medici, 5Jiovanni de, 198; Menga, Evangelista, 177, 178; Pardo, Pedro, 177; Pitsamanos, Gerasimos, 384; Rinaldini da Ancona, Giovanni, 200; Saddier, Pietro, 384; Serbelloni, Gabrio, 181,201; Spanocchi, Fra Tiburtio, 200; Spina,.Pietro, 175, 176, 184,185,188,189,190,191,192,193,194, 198,198,199,200,201; Street, George Edmund, 399; Valperga di Masino, Giorgio, 377; Villas, Antonios, 384; Vitozzi, Ascanio, 200; Whitmore, Sir George, 383, 384, 387, 388,389,390,391,392; Zahra, Paolo, 483; Zerafa, Francesco, 479, 483

archon, Byzantine naval officer, 93 archives in the Maltes~ islands:

Cathedral Archives, Mdina, 119, 125; Inquisition Archives, 275-294; list of archives, 42-3; National Archives, Rabat, 386, 397,451; Notarial Archives, 50, 214; Order ofSt John's Archives, 282; National Library of Malta Collection, 284; Public Broadcasting Services Archives, 56; state of, 42-3

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Archives Portal Europe [APEnet], 53, 57 Archives, Supreme Congregation of the Holy

Office, Rome, 276 Archivio Multimediale del Mediterraneo [project],

54,57 Archivio della Congregatione Per la Dottrina della

Fede, Vatican City, 281 archivists:

Bruno, Gaetano, (Order's archivist), 282; Cook, Michael, 45; Farrugia, Charles J., 41; Hill, Amanda, 46; Jenkinson, Sir Hilary, 42, 57; McDonald, John, 45

Argentiera (Greece), port, 310 Arish, Punic magistrate, 71 Aristhot [project], 52 0 artists (lithographers, painters, sculptors, designers, stone carvers, silversmiths, etc):

Allingham, Charles,76; Beghe, Michele, 401; Bernard, Pierre, 470; Bonincontro, Antonio, 488; Bonoroi,Joseph, 73-58 passim; Brocktorff, Charles Frederick de, 77, 79, 299, 347, 348; Brocktorff, Luigi de, 348, 349; Buhagiar, Giovanlli Nicola, 488, 489; Busuttil, Michele, 79; Caccianiga, Paolo, 388; Cano, Alonso, 470; Caravaggio, 162; Catherwood,Frederick, 76; Coekke, Pieter, 160; Craxton, John, 389; Cuevas, Pedro de las, 470; Dimech, Carmelo, 401; Dimech,Ferdinando, 384, 385, 386, 395, 397; Dimech, Salvatore, 396, 397; Dimech, Sigismondo, 386, 394, 395, 397; Dimech, Vincenzo, 384, 395; Durante, Gregorio, 482; Fabri, Antonio, 481; Fabri, Francesco, 395, 481; Fabri, Giuseppe, 482; Favray, Antoine, 469; Francalanza, Luigi, 401; Ghikas, Nikos, 389; Herrera, Antonio, 470; HerreraBarnuevo, Sebastian, 470, 472, 473, 474; Houel, Jean, 77; Hyzler, Giuseppe, 76; Lear, Edward, 389; Martinez del Mazo, Juan Bautista, 468, 470; Miranda, Juan Carrefio de, 468, 470, 47l, 472,474; Nollekens,Joseph, 74; Pannemaker, Willemde, 161; Perez d' Aleccio,Matteo, 161, 185; Parke, Henry, 76; Pocock, Nicholas, 238; Preti, Mattia, 166; Preziosi, Count Amadeo, 359; Prossalentis (Prossalendi), Pavlos, 384, 385; Pullicino, Giorgio, 469; Reni, Guido, 470; Roman, Bartolome, 470; Rubens, 470;

Russell, M.w., 351; Scarlatti, Giuseppe, 483; Schranz, Antonio, 389; Schranz, Giovanni, 389; Schranz, Giuseppe, 388, 389; Spada, 166; Spagnoleto, 166; Testa, Fortunato, 401; Titian, 470; Troisi, Carlo, (see also Troisi family), 476, 483(37); Troisi, Giovanni Andrea, (see also Troisi family), 484; Troisi, Massimiliano, (see also Troisi family), 484, 488; Troisi, Pietro Paolo, (see also Troisi family), 475-500 passim;Van Dyck, Anthony, 467, 470, 472, 474; Velasquez, Diego de Silva y, 468, 470, 472,473,474; Velde, Willem Van de. 238; Vermeyen, Jan Cornelisz, 160, 161; Willson, J ames Kenneth, 347; Zahra, Pietro Paolo, 476, 477,478,479; Zammit, Dr Nicola, 402

Asia Minor/Anatolia (Turkey), 356, 361; Asquith, Herbert, British politician, 376; Ataturk, Kemal, Turkish head of State, 355; Athens, 381, 390, 394; Attard, Daniel, sailor sodomised by pirates, [309],

310 authors (novelists, poets, writers, etc):

Addison, Charles G., 374; Borch, CountJohann Michael von, 463, 465; Byron, Lord, 302, 374; Caxaro, Pietro [de], 50, 125; Coleridge, 302; Cortis, Dun Xand, 385; Farjasse, D-D, 348; Forman, George Henry, 376; Galt, John, 374; Grattius, Faliscus, 438; Hobhouse, Sir John Cam, 374; Hoffman, 348, 350; Jessup, Henry Harris, 401; Kingston, William H.G., 321; Lamartine, Alphonse de, 372; Maddox, John, 76; Marzolla, Benedetto, 345, 346; Milton, Giles, 362; Pecichelli, Gio. Battista, 373; Payne, John Howard, 402; Pedrinelli, G., 208; Pepys, Samuel, 272; Pericciuolo Borzesi, Giuseppe, 348, 349; Pliny, 439; Scott, Sir Walter,346, 347, 374; Seychel,Don Giuseppe, 444; Smythe, G.w., 343, 352; Sultana, Dr Donald, 346; Thackeray, William Makepeace, 375; Thevenot, Jean de, 373; Vadala, G., 398; Vassalli, Mikiel Anton, 269

Avignon, 180, 181 -Avula, Andriocta de, Gozitan cleric, 142,144 Azzopardi, Dr Jason, Parliamentary Secretary, 50 Azzuppardo, Giuseppe Marco, Chaplain of the

Order, 482

Ba'alshillek, Punic priest, 71 Baldaquino, Jacobus, 16th century notary, 223 Balkans, the, 356, 368 Balistrera, Nicolaus, witness in court case, 144,

150 Bages, Ramon, Marshal of Sicily, 113-4 bagno/i, slave prison/s, 168,220 Ball, Sir Alexander, Civil Commissioner of Malta,

302,324,325,329 Baldwin Il, King of Jerusalem, 460 Barba, Margarita de la, witness in court case, 150 Barbarossa, Muslim naval leader, 264 Barbary coast, 73, 248 Barcelona, 256, 401 Basilicata (Italy), 462

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bastions and other fortifications of Valletta: main front, projected, 195; Lascaris bastion, 198; St Andrew' s bastion, 198; St Christopher' s bastion, 191-2, 195; St James cavalier, 192, 195; St John's bastion, 182, 183; St John's cavalier, 192, 195; StMichael's demi-bastion, 182,183,195,198,201; SS. Peter and St Paul bastion, 195, 198; St Sebastian's bastion, 197;

Battle/s of: Butera, 89; Lepanto, 162, 173,268; Salarnis, 237; Sbaitla, 88;

Bayer, Lt. Colonel John Otto,Lt. Governor of Gozo and amateur archaeologist, 77, 78, 80, 84

Beirut, 92, 399 Belisarius, Byzantine general, 29 Bell, James, merchant, 319 Bellanti, P.F., 20 Belli, Gabriele, Order's auditor, 378 Belzoni, Giovanni, Egyptologist, 74 Benjamin, family de:

Andrea[sJ, father, judge, 139-152 passim; Caterina, mother, wife of Andrea[sJ, 151; Andriocta, son of Andrea[sJ, husband of plaintiff in court case, 139-152 passim; Don Petrus, son of Andrea[s], deacon, 142, 144, 145,147,148,150;

Bigelow, Andrew, American pastor, 309 Bible Society (Protestant), 327 Biglera, Paulus de, jurat, 118, 122 Bisconis, family de:

Andreas, the father, 139, 140, 141, 151;

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Antonius, son of Andreas, 151, 152; Chancia (Chanchia), daughter of Andreas, married to Andriocta de Benjarnin, plaintiff in court case, 139-152 passim; Manna, daughter of Andreas, wife of Leonardus de Nasa, owner of a slave, 147, 148; Matheus, son of Andreas, 151, 152;

Biserta, 244 bishopric of Malta:

lands, 30; bishops of Malta, early, 25-26, 28-30,33,34,35,36,37; position within Roman !Byzantine church, 30, 32;

bishops of Malta: Alagona, Antonius de, 124; Alpheran de Bussan, 463, 486; Caruana, Francesco Saverio, 396; Cubelles, [DomenicoJ, 211,212; Gargallo, [Tommaso], 212; Labini, Vincenzo, 277,278, 280,282,283,284; Mattei, Ferdinando, 285, 326; Pace, Pietro, 385;

Bonavita, Gaetano, Maltese francophile, 280, 283 Bonet, Hieronymus de, bombardier and cannon

founder, 226 Bonetijs, Vincentius Bonaventura, notary of the

Order, 218 Bongiomo, Don Vittorio, Sicilian representative,

180,181,184,185 Borg, Rev Nikol, friar in Jerusalem and the East,

400 Boston (USA), 316 Brett, Captain W., Acting Chief Secretary to

Government, 445, 446, 448 Briffa, Mattheus, 16th century notary, 213 Brindisi (Italy),·cathedral and museum, 460, 461,

465 Britain, 356 Budara, Antonius de, chaplain of Fort St Angelo,

114 Burges, Agnese, benefactress. 489 Burrows, John, 1812 Commission member, 297 Buttigieg, Willie, British Consul in Smyma, 358,

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Cabrera, Bemat, admiral of Sicily, 108, 114, 116 Ccidiz (Spain), 317,472,474 Cadumi, Clara, court case witness, 143 Caesar, Julius, Roman general/dictator, 371 Cala Limiona, 308

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Calabachi, Paulus, wheat merchant, 122 Calabachio, Fridericus de, jurat, 118 Calabria (Italy), 462 Calamata (Greece), 306 Calik, Dr Ahmed, Maltese consul in Izmir, 358,

363 Calleya, Cesaria, court case witness, 148 Calvert, James, acting magistrate, 307 Calvino, Benedetto, procurator for Moncada, 111 Cameron, Charles, Civil Commissioner of Malta,

382 Carnilleri, Nicola, passenger or sailor on pirated

ship, 316, 317 Canea (Crete), 307 Cantilena, the, oldest written Maltese, 50 Cantore, Johannes de, lawyer, 149 Cape Bon, 341 Cape de Gatt (Spain), 316 Cape Matala, 307 Capella Palatina, Palermo, 37 Caruana, Stiefnu, exporter of Malta stone, 378 Cassar, FX, translator, 87,100,102 Caruana, Jakinu,wheat merchant, 122 Casolani, Luigi, marine police officer, 319 Castello of Gozo, see Citadel under Gozo place-

names etc. Castro, Orlandode, 110 castrum maris, see St Ange10 under Forts and

Fortresses catacombs in Malta and Gozo,

Abatija tad-Dejr (Rabat), 461; description of, 26-27; list of, 26; St Agatha (Rabat), 461

Catalonia, 105, 106 Catanzaro, Calabria, 36 Cathedral of Malta [Mdina], 118,455,456,494 Catholic Action, 3 Caxario, Don Antonius de, Sub-Vicar of Gozo, 139,

152 Caxaro, Don Brandano, 16th century notary, 50 Caxaro, Pietro [de], medieval notary (and poet),

50,125 Caxaru, Rogerius, envoy from Malta and arbiter,

118,125 Caxton, William, late medieval printer and publisher,

156 Celano, 39, 40 Cerigotto, 309

Chabica, Johannes de, arbiter, 125 Chabica, Jorgi (Georgius) de la, a wealthy Maltese

and arbiter, 122, 125 Chadwick, Osbert, advisor to government on water

supply,401 Chahura, Renericus, court case witness, 148 Chappara, Orlandus, court case witness, 142, 145,

147,148,149,150 Chartres (France), Cathedral of Notre Dame, 460,

465 chemists, world-renowned:

Allen, William, 328; Babington, William, 328; Black, Joseph, 328; Boyle, Robert, 327; Gay-Lussac, Louis, 329; Lavoisier, Antoine, 327; Marcet, Alexander, 328; Thenard, Louis Jacques, 329;

Chiaramonte, Sicilian noblefarnily, 104, 106, 107, 109,115

Christianity in Malta under the Arabs, 37-40 cholera outbreak of 1837, 340 Chronicle of Cambridge, 93, 95, 97 chroniclers (including geographers and cosmographers) :

Athir, AI-, 95, 96, 99, 102; Bakri, AI-, 92, 93; Balbi di Correggio, Francisco, 161-2; Caoursin, Guillaume, Vice-Chancellor of the Order, 157,158, 159; Cappelletti, 24, 34; Dionysius of Corinth, 25; Falcandus, Rugo, 35; Gams, 24, 34; Rieronymus, 25; Rimyari, Al-, 92, 98, 99; Malaterra, Gaufredus, 21, 33, 34; Moroni, 24 ; Pagi, 37; Pirro, 23, 24, 28, 33,34,35; Qaswini, AI-, 38; Rycchardus of S. Germane, 39; Tefinus, Alexander, 35

Chuerra, Jorgi, s·hip owner, 119 church (local) of:

Carrnelite, Valletta, 487 ,489,491,493; Minor Conventual Friars, Rabat (Malta), 476-8; Minor Friars, Valletta, 486; Our Lady of Pilar, Valletta, 441; Our Lady of Sorrows, Zebbug, 481; Our Lady of Victory, Valletta, 172, 482

churches (overseas) with Maltese connections at: Cyprus, 400; Egypt, 398, 400; Jerusalem, 399, 400; Palestine, 400; Syria, 400; Tunisia, 398; Turkey, 398-9

Churchill, Winston, politician/British prime minister, 376

Cilia la Corte, Vincent, refugee from Smyrna, 358, 363,364,366,368

Citta Vecchia, see Mdina under Malta, places at...

Claremont Landscape Gardens, Surrey, England, 394

Clay, James, friend of Disraeli, 297 clinical chemistry, exponents of:

Bright, Richard, 328; Cullen, William, 329; Prout, William, 329

Cluny (France), 465 Colonial Office, 298, 380 Comino:

hunting expeditions at, 76, 77; sketch of tower, 75

Commission of 1812, Royal, 297, 298 Commissioner of Fortifications, 189, 191 conference/s:

Maltese History: Whatfuture? ,43; Stockholm CITRA,45

confraternity of the: Holy Rosary ,Lija, 485; Holy Rosary, Zebbug, 479; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta, 487, 489,491,493

Congregation of the Holy Office, Rome, 277,279, 282,284 ~

conquest of Malta by the: Arabs, 23, 32, 33, 93-8; French, 298, 378; ~ormans,23,33,34,37,455,458

Consiglio Popolare of Gozo, 186,187, 188 ConstantinoplelIstanbul, 210, 221, 355, 359, 362,

377,381,398,399,402,403 coral fishermen (in Malta and Gozo):

Borg, Antonio, "Palamita", 449, 450; Borg, Antonio, "Ta' Formica", 449; Cachia, Luigi, "Ecceccia", 449(57); Criscuolo (Crescuolo), Michele, discovered coral bed off Gozo, 446, 447,448,449,450; Pontillo, Agnello, 450

coral in Malta, fishing and artefacts, 435-454 passim:

biology of coral species, 436-7; companies for coral fishing/surveying, 452, 453, 454; coral in Medieval Malta, 439AO; coral in the times of the Order of St John, 440-5; earliest evidence of Maltese coral, 437 -9; fishing for coral in the 19th century, 445-52; fishing for coral in the 20th

century, 452-4; reports on coral fishing (in 1858

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and 1862), 450; significance, 435-6; tenders/ tenderers for coral fishing, 451

Corfu,318,362,382,383,385,386,387,388,389, 390,391,392,393,394,395,398,450:

ancillary items for palace, list, 389; British cemetery at Corfu Town, 392-3; Maltese interred in, 392-3; Capodistria Museum, 393; granary at Spilia, 392; Ionian Government Gazette, 385, 390; Kerkyra (Corfu' Town), 383; 'Malta Beach' at Perivoli, 393; Maltese priests in, list, 386; Maltezika district, 392; MaitlandMonument (Memorial), 389-90, 391, 393; ~ew Fortress, 393; number of Maltese in, 386; Palace of St Michael and St George (Commissioner's residence), 383, 384, 385, 387,388,391,393; Spianata (esplanade), the, 389,390; Spilia, district inXerkyra, 383; Venetian Fortress, 393

corsairing, 218, 295, 296, 300, 315 corsairs, names of:

Borg, Michele, 300; Briasco (Briscoe),J ames, 302; Giuliano, Pasquale, 302; Mitrovich, Giacomo, 300; Payne Knight, Richard, 305

Court/s of Justice: Court of the Castellania, 298,304; piracy court, 307,309,318; Superior Courts ofJustice, 298; Vice-Admiralty Court, 298,299,300, 302, 312, 313,314 .

craftsmen: Bellanti, Paolo, ornamental woodworker, 389; Bonnici, Michele, master blacksmith, 400; Calleja, Lorenzo, book-binder, 390; Ciani, G., upholsterer; 389; Mifsud, G., sofa maker,389; Schembri, Fortunato, gilder, 389

Cremona, Antonino, altar procurator, 483 Cremona (Italy), 226 Crete, 172, 173, 307 Cultural Heritage Act, 57 Curry, Charles, defence counsel in piracy trial, 318,

319 Cyprus, 163, 164,173 Cyrene,28

Dartmouth (England), 315 Debono, Baldassare, aromatist/benefactor/

confraternity procurator, 481 de Piro, Baron Felicissimo Antonio, heirs of,

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benefactors, 486 de Piro, baron Giovanni Pio, guarantor, 486 Delfinu, Bertolus, witness in court case, 148 d'Este, Cardinal Hippolito, 162 De Marco, Prof Guido, President of Malta, 54 Depasquale, Dr Vincent, Librarian, 409 Desira, Rev Gregorio, P.P. Troisi' s brother-in-law,

490,492 dhimmi, 22,88,99,100 Disraeli, Benjamin, [future British prime minister],

297 Djerba, 173, 177, 178,398,462 Dorel, Salvatore, benefactor, 486 Doria, Andrea, admiral, 161,268 Doria, Gianandrea, admiral, 268 Dragut, Muslim corsair/military leader, 186,268 drungarios, Byzantine admiral, 93 Dubrovnik, Malta limestone at, 405 Dun Karm [Psaila], Malta's national poet, 51 Durrea, Lop Ximen, Viceroy of Sicily, 121 dux, Byzantine military leader, 93

Egypt, 398 Elgin, Lord, 381,382 Ellul, Gorg, exporter of Malta stone, 378 Ellul, Saver, exporter of Malta stone, 378 Emirs ofTunisia, names of, 91-2, 94-5, 99 Emperors, Byzantine:

Heraclius, 29; Leo the Isaurian, 30, 32 Emperors, Holy Roman:

Charles V, 160; Ferdinand III, 468; Frederick IT, 39; Frederick Barbarossa, 38

Emperors,Roman: Augustus, 71, 371; Constantine, 28; Septimus Severus, 72; Tiberius, 71

England, 160 Ephesus (Turkey), 355, 358 Erdogru, Prof Akif, Ege University, 358 Europeana[llritiative],53,57

Fabri, Rev Ludovico, altar procurator, 483 Fabrica di San Pietro, Reverenda, 283, 284, 285 Falca, Antonius, arbiter, 125 Falzon (Fauczuni), Antonio/Antonius, notary, 118,

119,121-2,124 Falzon, gratiulla, benefactress, 484, 486 fare la penna, lookout on galley, 244, 270-1

Fauczono, Andreas de, judge in Gozo, 139, 152 Fauczono, Don Michae1, Vicar-General of Maltese

diocese, 152 Fauczono, Don Guillelmus de, nobleman, 152 Fauczono, Petrus de, wheat importer, 118, 122 Fauczono, Don Petrus Paulus, nobleman, 152 Fauczuni, Don Petrus, nobleman, 152 . Fenech Adami, Edward, President of Malta, 405 Figkera, Ylagia de, court case witness, 140, 141 Filesio, Vitale de, procurator for Moncada, 112 Filfia, islet off Malta, 448 Fisher, Ludwig Friedrick, sodomised passenger on

pirated ship, 309, 310 Fletcher, Matthew or Henry, defence counsel in

piracy trial, 318, 319 Florence (Italy), 267 forts and fortresses:

Ricasoli, 320, 321; StAngelo (castrummaris), 108, 113, 114, 123, 149,184, 185, 196; St Elmo, 160, 192, 196, 199,318,375,376,408; St Michael, 178, 184; Tigne, 379

founder members, Malta Historical Society (*denotes that he is till a member):

Baldacchino,Dr Joseph G.,4,5(3); *Bonavia, Carmel, 5(3); Bonavia, Emanuel, 4, 5(3); Bonello, Chev Vincenzo, 5; Bonnici, Mgr Prof. Arturo, founder, 3, 4, 5, 20; Borg, Rev Anthony, 5; *CachiaZammit, Dr Alexander, 5; Callus, Rev Dr Philip, 5; Castaldi, Ms Hilda, 5; Catania, Notary F., 5(3); Coleiro, Mgr Prof. Edward, 4, 5; Cousin, RJ.D., architect, 5(3); Dedomenico, Ivan, 4; *de Giorgio, Roger, architect, 4, 5, 177; Galea, Joseph, 5; *Ganado, Dr Albert, 4, 5, 176, 177,341,409; Gulia, Dr Oliver, 5; Leopardi, Edward R., 4, 5; Manche', Prof Joseph, 4, 5; *Mifsud Montanaro, [Rev Archimandrite] George, 5; Mizzi, Rev Giuseppe, 5; Montalto, Josie, 5; Pace,JosephL., 4, 5; PorsellaFlores, Joseph FX., 4, 5; Sammut, Dr Edward, 5; Sapiano, Re¥' Prof. Joseph, 4; Verzin, Maurice, 5; Vigo, George, 5; *Wettinger, Prof. Godfrey, 5,93,96; Zammit, Dr George, 5(3)

France, 180,347,356,399 Fraser, Stan, benefactor to National Archives,

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Frederico, Nicolao de, prominent Gozitan citizen, 186

freemasonry/freemasons, 317; 320 French Government Commission [Malta], 279,

280,281,282 Furmusa, Luca, procurator for Moncada, 112

Galea, Don Matheus, a wealthy Maltese, 122 Galea, Veronica, film archivist, 56 galley parts, list of, 249-255 Galizia, EA, Superintendent of Works, 401 Gascony, France, 161 Gatt Desguanes, Baron Franciscus,jurat and envoy,

118,119,121,122, 123,c124, 125 Gatto, Francesco, royal galley captain, 114 Gauci, Filippo Giacomo, medical doctor/

commissioned new altar, 476-7 gender studies, 61 Genealogical Society of Utah, 51 generals, Arab/ Tunisian, names of, 89-90, 99-

100 GenoalGenoese, 247, 267, 309, 316 geologists:

Pr6vost, Constant, 350; Sprat, Captain TAB., 446,447,448

Gerba, see Djerba Germany, 454 Gibraltar, Malta stone in,403 Gilbert, Abbot [Gilberto Abate], 39 gizya, a tax, 100 Glenelg, Baron, Colonial Secretary, 339, 340, 396,

397 Gods and goddesses:

Aphrodite, Roman goddess, 72; Ashtart, Punic goddess, 71; Ceres, Roman goddess, 71; Egyptian deities, list of, 70; Hera, Roman goddess, 438, 439; Juno Caelestis, Roman goddess, 70; Mithras, Roman god, 70-1; Mother Goddess, prehistoric, 62, 63, 66, 69; Tanit, Punic goddess, 70, 71

Goletta, La, 173 Governor's Palace, 298 Governors of Malta:

Bouverie, Sir Henry, 375, 396, 397; Maitland, Sir Thomas, 76, 297,298,299,301,303,304, 318,320,379,380,382,383,384,387,390, 429; Hastings, Marquess of, 74, 307, 380; Le

507

Marchant, Sir Gaspard, 397; Ponsomby, Sir Frederick Cavendish, 344, 394

Gozo, place-names, cities/towns/vilhlges, archaeological sites and places at:

Augustinian Priory, Rabat, 466; Cape Demetri, 448; Chambray, 448; Citadel (Castello) , 184,185,186,187,188,189,200,461,462; Dweira (Dwejra)/Fungus Rock, 448; Gurdan Lighthouse, 52, 448; Ggantija temples, 63, 64, 65,77,78,80,82; Ghar il-Mithna, 449; Ghajn Abdun, plateau, 62; le-Cnus, archaeological site, 62; ll-Mixta, archaeological site, 62; It-Tafiija z-Zghira, 125; Marsalfom, 200; Mgarr, landing place, 78, 200, 404; Nadur, 404; Oratory, DonBosco (Salesian), 466; Qala,404; Rabat, 187,466; Ras el Hobs (Ras il-Hobz), 448; Ras - el NewhelaIRas in-Newwie1a, 448, 453; Santa Vema, archaeological site, 62; Ta' Cene,449; Ta' Ghejzu, archaeological site, 84; Ta' Ghelmus, 187, 188,200;TaRaheblRahep, 449,450; Tae-Cawla, archaeological site, 62; Tal-horob, archaeological site, 70; Victoria (Rabat), 386; Xaqqufiet, locality, 72; Xaghra, 64, 82; Xaghra Stone Circle / Hypogeum, archaeological site, 62(7),65,66,67; 68-9,77, 78-84; Xewkija, 62, 70,401,405; Xlendi,443, 461

Gozo Museum of Archaeology, 65, 72,84,461, 465,466

Grabusa (Greece), port habitually used by pirates, 307,310

Graham, Sir James, First Lord of the Admiralty, 344

Graham's Shoal, 353 Grand Masters of the Order:

Aubusson, [d'], 157, 158, 159; Cassiere, de (la), 161, 172, 178, 184,213; Garzes,Martino, 199; Lascaris, 252; l'lsle Adam, de, 160, 172; Pinto, 239, 377, 378,470; Revel, Hugh, 165; Rohan,Emanue1 de.., 171 ;Valette (Valete) ,de, 160,161,162,172,178,180,181,211,227; Verdalle, 189, 199; Vilhena, de, 486, 494; Wignacourt, Alof de, 162; Zondadari, 443, 494 .

Grasso, Guglielmo, Count of Malta, 111 Grech, Rev Antonio, procurator of St Paul Parish

Church, Valletta, 486

508

, Greece, 312, 313, 382,398,452 Greek community of Australia, founders, 313 Gregorio, R., 113 Greig, Sir Hector, Collector of Land Revenue,

383 Grey, Sir George, politician and colonial

administrator, 340 Gronnet, Domenico, Chaplain of the Order, 482 Guevara, Tristan de, 122 Guivara, Johannes de, nobleman, 152 Gund, Arab soldiers, 90 Gurabe, Antoni, son of a slave, 151 Gurabe, Gemma, court case witness, 142 Gurabe, Francza de, prostitute/defendant in court

case, 139-152 passim Guyne, Antona, court case witness, 147, 151

HabasI, Arab general who captured Malta, 97 Hamilton, Sir William, British Minister at Naples,

381 Hankey, Sir Frederick, Lieut. Governor, 336, 337, . 338,339,392

Hanover (Germany), 309 harag, tax, 88 harbours in Malta:

Grand, 27,177,184,195,197,198,267, 302,305,309,320,362,374,375,404,408; Marsarnxett, 182, 196, 197, 198,318,373, 408

hassa, free commoner in Aghlabid society, 88 Hastings Hotel, Valletta, 74 Hay, Robert, traveller, 73-8 passim Hennen, Dr John, Inspector of Hospitals, 330 Henry, King of Cyprus, 170 Heritage Malta, 57 Hill, Mr, British representative at Naples, 344 Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, 50, 51 historians (including anthropology, archaeological, architectural, art, biographical, cartography, chivalry, folkloristic, marine biological, maritime, medical, memoirs, naval, etc.):

Abe1a, Gio. Francesco, 23, 24, 33, 34, 64, 77, 117,441,455; Abela, Joan, 207; Agius de Soldanis, G.P.F., 62,72, 188,438,443,445, 454; 462, 463; Amari, [Michele], 34; Attard Tabone, Joseph, 73; Azzopardi, Mgr Gwann,

52; Baldini, Gianni, 201; Balzan, Francesca, 435; Barras de laPenne, 254, 261,264; Bartolo, Augustus, 20; Bonanno, Prof. Anthony, 61; Bonello, Judge Giovanni, 161, 295, 409; Bonham-Carter, Violet, 376; Bonnici, Mgr Prof. Arturo, 3, 4, 5, 20; Borg, Mgr Prof. Vincent, 20; Bosio, Giacomo, 177, 178, 179, 192,227,264; Braudel, Fernand, 220; Bres, 0, 23,32; Bresc, Prof. Henri, 108; Briffa, Joseph A., 475, 477; Buhagiar, Prof. Mario,.455, 464; Busuttil, Rev Joseph, 438; Butler, Lawrence A.S., 464, 466; Caruana, A.A., 20, 21, 34; Cassar Pullicino, Joseph, 20, 21; Cavaliero, Roderick, 166, 170; Chenel, Alvaro Pascual, 472, 474; Chircop, Nicholas, 367; Ciantar, Count Gian Antonio, 23, 372, 378,463; Colt Hoare, Richard, 77; Crawford, John Darrich, 368; Dalli, Charles, 93, 103,463; Debono, Dr John, 475; de Giorgio, Roger, 4, 5, 177; Deidun, Dr Alan, 435; Diodoro Siculo, 371; Duby, Georges, 156; Earle, Peter, 218; Ellul, Michael, 177,371; Ellul Micallef,Prof. Roger, 323; Espinosa Rodriguez, Antonio, 467; Evans, Prof John D., 18,62; Farrugia, Charles J., 41; Fathi,Bahri, 87,88,96; Fenech,Prof. Dominic, 21; Ferris (Ferres), A., 20, 23; Fiorini, Prof. Stanley, 22,117; Fournier, G., 246; Freller, Thomas, 465; Frendo, Prof. Henry, 355; Ganado, Dr Albert, 4, 5,176,177,341,409; Gentilini, E., 261, Gimbutas, Marija, 61; Goodison, Lucy, 62; Grima, Dr Joseph F., 7; GublieImotti,A., 239; Jal. Augustin, 239, 255; Khaldun (Kaldun), Ibn, 38, 40, 95, 96, 98,100, 101; Lafeda; Albert, 20; Langen, 32; Levy, Gertrude, 61; Lintorn Simmons, Blanche, 467; Lull, Ramon, 156; Luttrell, Anthony T., 21,164,173,455; Mahfoudh, Faouzi, 87, 90, 91,92,93; Mallia-Milanes, Prof. Victor, 163; Marteilhe, J., 260; Mayer, Albert, 17, 18, 19,20,21,22,23; Mercieca, Dr Simon, 87; Monachus, Theodosius, 32, 33; Montgomery, Martin, 374; Morris, Christine, 62; Muscat, J oseph, 237; 0 'Malley, Gregory, 168; Pantera, P., 240; Phillips, Dr Jonathan, 98; Promis, Carlo, 175; Quintin d' Autun, Jean, 372; Reher, 34; Renatus, Flavius Vegetius, 156; Riley-Smith, Prof. Jonathan, 170; Robert, Citoyen,

373; Sandrone, Dany, 464, 466; Saverien, A., 240,246; Schermerhorn, Elizabeth, 168, 173; Schultze, Victor, 28; Scudieri, Vincenzo, 456; Seward, D., 166; Sisi, Enrico, 177; Scicluna. Hannibal. P., 4, St6ger, Hanna, 23; Trump, Dr David, 18, 82; Vella,Prof. Andrew, 19,20,21; Vella, Charlene, 455; Vella Bonavita, Helen, 162; Vella Bonavita, Roger, 175; Wettinger, Prof. Godfrey, 5, 93, 96; Williams, Dr Ann, 43,155; Williamson,Dr Paul,464,466; Wood, Rita, 460; Zammit, Andre, 407; Zammit, Sir Temi, 20; Zammit, Dr William, 275; Zurita, J.,113

Historisches lahrbuch, 18, 19(1),31 Hodgkin, Dr Thomas, reported on emigration,

339 Holy Office, see Inquisition Hordob, Mastro Paulo, 187 Hospitallers, see Order of St John Houlton, Sir V., Chief Secretary to Government,

451 houses of Valletta (1788-1836), 613 in all:

division into types, including total figures for each type, 429; sub-division into tenements, 430-431; state of, 429-430; typology of, 409; valuationls of, 429-432

Hueyna (Hueyne), Antona, court case witness, 142, 149

Huene, Guillelmu, mentioned in court case, 152 Huguenots, French Protestants, 180 Humboldt, Monsieur de, scientist, 350 Huskisson, William, British Colonial Secretary,

312 Hydra (Greece), 309, 310, 312

Ifriqiyya (Tunis), 88, 90, 91, 92, 93 Imblay (Blay), Michola, wheat merchant, 122,

123 Infante (heir to the throne) of Spain, Balthasar

Carlos, Don, 468 Infermeria, Valletta, 298 Inquisition at Malta, 212, 213, 276 Inquisition officials (Malta):

Bonello, Antonio, 213; Debono, Rev Ignazio, last Chancellor, 276, 277 , 278, 279, 282, 283, 284,285; Gatt, Canon Giovanni Battista, last Assessor, 278,280,281,282,283; Margaglione,

509

Carlo, 213; Testaferrata, Antonio, 212, Inquisitors of Malta:

Carbonese, Evangelista, 156; Carpegna, Giulio, 279,283; Cubelles, Domenico, 282; Dusina, Pietro, 283, 462; Marescotti, Galeazzo, 282; Vidoni, Tommaso, 283

Inquisitor's Palace, Vittoriosa, 281 , 283 Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia, 87 International Council on Archives, 45 Ionian Islands, 358, 362, 383,387,393,394:

names of, list, 382 Irton, Major, Royal Engineers, 346 Isola, see Senglea under Malta place-names etc. Istanbul, see Constantinople Italy, 89,180,201,356,398,456 Iulia Augusta, Roman emperor's wife, 71 Iulia Domna, Roman emperor's wife, 72 Izmir, see Smyrna

James, E.O., archaeologist, 61 Jenkinson's report on Maltese archives, 42 Jerusalem, 163, 164, 172,399 jihad, holy war, 98 John of Austria, military leader, 162 Juliano, slave mentioned in court case, 147,148 jury/jurors, Maltese, 297, 298, 318, 320

Kairouan, Tunisia, 88, 90, 95 Kerdak (Kerdach), Tiresa, court case witness,

143,147,148,149,151 Kerkyra (CorfU Town), 383 Ketut, Czuna, court case witness, 142 Khalaf, Muslim general who attacked Malta, 90,

91,92,93,94,97,98 Kings and Queens of England! Great Britain:

Adelaide, 386; Charles I, 161; George IV, 312,394; Henry VI, 155; Mary [1] Tudor, 161; William IV, 352

Kings of France: Louis IX, St, 463;..Louis XIV, 171; Louis Philippe, 394;

Kings and Queen of Sicily (including Malta till 1530): Bianca, 116; Ferdinand I, 116; Ferdinand IT, 344; Frederick IT, (also emperor), 39; Frederick rn, 106; Frederick IV, 106, 107; Ludovico, 106; Maria, 105, 107; Martin I, the younger,

510

103, 104, 106, 108, 109, 110, 113, 115,116; Martin IT, the elder, 106, 108, 110, 115; Roger I, 38; Roger IT, 460; William I, 37; William [IT] the Good, 37

Kings and Queen of Spain: Carlos IT, 468, 469; 470, 471, 472, 474; Carlos Ill, 469; Felipe (Philip) IT, 181; Felipe (Philip) IV, 469, 470; Felipe (Philip) [VI], of Anjou, 171; Maria Ana (Queen Consort/Regent), 468, 469,472

Knights of the Order: Adomo, Giorgio, Bailiff of Naples, 217, 218; Anastigi, Vincenzo, 161; Antella, Francesco dell', 192, 193, 199; Bichi, Giovanni, 240; Blacas d' Aups, Giacomo d~', 377,378; Couppier, Guglielmus, 226; Espeleta, Don Bemardo, 200; Lappe, Jean Bertrand de, 161; Maimon, Adrianus, 221, 225; Ricasoli, Francesco, 244, 268; Romegas, 184, 185; Spina, Pietro, see under architects etc; Sousa Montenegoa, Don Antonio, 248; Valperga di Masino, Giorgio, 377; Vendome, Pietro Gentile de, 162

Koran, the, 89, 156

Lande, Antonio de, Order's pharmacist, 213 Langues/ Auberges of the Order of St John:

Aragon, 164, 174,470; Auvergne, 164, 174, 282; Castile and Leon, 164, 167,470; England, 155, 164, 174; France, 155, 164, 169; Germany, 164, 174,200; Italy, 155, 164, 171; Provence, 164, 167; Spain, 155

Laureri, Franciscus, wheat merchant, 122 Lauri, Giacomo, print-maker, 372 Lazzaretto, 318, 375, 382 Lenenis-Se~a,3

letter/s of marque, 295, 296 Limassol. 164 limestone/stone, Maltese, 371-406 passim:

'alabaster', 381; amount exported in 1901, 398; amount exported to Europe from. 1909 to 1938,406; coralline limestone, high quality, 404; European palaces etc, in, 294-297, 405; exportation of, under the Order, 377-379; exportation of, 19th century, 379-382; Gallipoli War Cemetery, 404; importers of, list, 381; Ionian islands, at the, 382-394; 'marble', 381; Memorial in London, 405; Modem Times,

in, 403-405; North Africa and the Near East, c in, 398-403; visitors' accounts on, 371-376; zoncor,402

Lipari,island of, 40 Liverpool(England), 315, 316, 352,404 LivomolLeghom (Italy), 218, 316 Lubeck (Germany), 319 Luca, Rev. Giovanni, arbiter on art work, 483 Lucca,181 Lucera, 39, 40 Luchia, Lagia de, witness in court case, 149 Luchia / Lucia, Leonardus de, witness in court case,

144,145,148,149 Lukina de Malta, 104, 108, 111 Lusano, J oseph, Senglea church procurator, 484 Lutatia, Roman priestess at Gozo, 71

Macauley, Alessandro (Alexander), Government Public Secretary, 380, 382

Magri-Overend, Ivan, lived in Cairo, author, 366 Magro, Clara, benefactress, 479 Mahdiya, 173 Maine (USA), 315 Mallia, Francis, curator of Archaeology Museum,

62,83 Mallia, Salvatore, medical doctor/confratemity

procurator, 479, 481 Malta, place names, cities/towns/villages, archaeological sites and places at:

Abatija tad-Dejr (Rabat), 461; Attard, 217, 480; Argotti Gardens, Floriana, 452; Balzan, 479, 480; Benghisa Point, 451; Birgu (Vittoriosa), 98,119,149,156,178,184,185,189,192, 196,212,214,216,217,223,281; Birkirkaca, 217; Bormla (Cospicua), 212, 217, 400; Bubaqra, 217; Circheua (Cirkewwa) Point, 451; Corradino, 199; Cottonera (Three Cities), 279, 283, 432; Del Monte Gate, Valletta, 195; Dingli, 217; Dragut(now Tigne) Point, 196; Floriana, 404, 408, 432; Floriana glacis, 304; Fomm el Reh (Fomm ir-Rih), 448; Ghar Dalam, archaeological site, 62; Ghaxaq, 217,324,325; Gran Prigione, Valletta, 298; Gudja, 216, 403; Hagar Qim, archaeological site, 64, 65; Hal Bisbut, 217; Hal Bordi, 217; Hal Far, 378; Hal Farrug, 217; Hal Kbir, 217; Hal Lew, 217; Howard Gardens, Rabat, 456;

Kirkop, 217; Lija, 475, 477, 478, 484, 485; Luqa, 216, 217, 480; Manderaggio, 192, 195, 196; Manoel Island; or Isolotto, 182, 183; Marina Gate (now Victoria Gate), 449; Marsaxlokk (Marsaxilocco) 217,439; Mdina (Citta Vecchia)/Medina, 26,183,184,185, 186,217,222,455; MellietIa, 461; Misrah il-Barrieri, 377; Mnajdra, archaeological site, 64; Mosta, 217; Mtahleb, 119,448; Naxxar, 217, 480; Pieta, 375; Porta Reale (Valletta), 193, 195; Presidential Palace, Valletta, 467, 470, 471; Qonni, 217, 482, 490; Rabat, 217; Ras el Hawieh, 448; Ras el Raheb (Ras ir-Raheb), 448; Ras il-Wardija, arc1:raeological site, 70; Safi,217; Santa Venera,377; Sceberras,Mount, 177,178,179,184,213; Senglea (Isola) , 178, 184,185,189,196,212,217,480,482,484, 489,490; Siggiewi,217,393,400,477; Skorba, archaeological site, 63; St Agatha (Rabat), 461; Tarxien, 217; Tarxien temples, archaeological site, 64, 65, 67, 69; Tas-Silg, church at, 452; Tas-Silg, archaeological site,438,439; Upper BarraccaGardens, Valletta, 301; Valletta, 168, 169,172,176,179,181,184,189,191,192, 193, 195,196, 197,213,214,216,278,340, 362,374,375,378,379,408,430,431,467, 482,485,486; Villa (Casal) Pasqua1in, 217, 223; Vittoria, a district, 477; Wied iz-Zurrieq, 447; Zabbar, 216, 217; Zebbug, 217,477,478, 479,480; Zebbug, archaeological site, 65; Zejtun, 217,408; Zurrieq, 217

Malta Archaeological Circle, 83 Malta Chamber of Commerce, 352, 446, 451 Malta Government Gazette, 303, 308, 320, 342,

344,348,395,402 Malta Historical and Scientific Society, 4 Malta Maritime Museum, 298, 299 [Malta] Society of Arts, Manufacture and

Commerce, 401 Maltese in Australia, first-known, 304 Maltese stone masons in Jerusalem, 399-400 Maltese knights, list of, 114 marquisate title/s, names of various, 103-104 Marseilles, 256, 309, 399 mtlwla/mtllawi, free black person/s - formerly

slave/s, 88, 90, 91 Mayr, Otto, 17

511

Mazara, Joannes de, [town] mayor, 118, 119, 122 Mdina Cathedral Museum, 440, 441 Mecca, 158 Medical Schools in London, Guy's and St Thomas,

327,328,329 Meleda, island in the Adriatic, 24, 25 Melita Historica, 21 Menard, French commissary for the navy [in

Malta],282 Mica, female slave, 151 Miege, M., French Consul in Malta, 394 Mifsud Bonnici, Dr Carmelo, politician and man-

ofletters, 21 Mifsud Bonnici, Dr Giuseppe, Chief Justice, 21 Melitene, 26, 29 Miaulis, Greek admiral, 309 Mileto, 35, 36, 37 Minor Conventual Friars, 476, 478 Minorca, 264 Mangion, Dr Joseph Xaverius, medical doctor,

325 Mangioni, Canon Giovanni Francesco,

commissioned altar ornaments, 478, 479 Monachella, Misser Luca de la, envoy, 122, 124 Moncada I, Guglielmo Raimondo, 105, 108, 111 Moncada rn, Guglielmo Raimondo, Marquis of

Malta, 103~116passim Moncada N, Guglielmo Raimondo, 115, 116 Moncrieff, Dr William, defence counsel, 300,

302 Monroy, Gonsalvo de, feudal lord, 103 Morea, the (Greece), 172, 173, 303 Morris, Joseph, ship chandler, 319 Muharnmad, founder of Islam, 158 Munich,18 Muchutara, Maria, court case witness, 149 mundualdo, 224 Municipal (Town) Council [of Malta], 117, 118,

119,122,123,124 Municipality of the Eas!, 279, 283 museums, overseas:

Duke of Westminster Collection, London, 468, 473; Greenwich National Maritime Museum, London, 161; Hennitage Museum, St Petersburg, 474; Monastery of San Millan de la Cogolla, Logrones, 474; Musee de Cluny (France), 464; Museo Civico, Mazzara (Sicily),

512

456,457; Museo deCadiz, 472; Museo del Prado, Madrid, 468, 473; Museum of Asian Art, Corfu, 385; Sir John SloanMuseum, UK, 74; Victoria and Albert Museum, Londori, 464; Wallace Collection, London, 468, 473

Mymunah, epitaph of, 38

Naples, 180,256,325,326,347,348,452 Napoleon [Bonaparte], victor of Malta, 298, 378 Colleggio di Napoli, 325 Naso, Leonardus de, owner of a slave, 148 National Archives [of Malta]:

digitisation,48 sqq, 51; its repositories, 44; Friends of. .. , 44,50; head o~tice, 49; laboratory at Banca Giuratale, Mdina, 49, 51, 52; legislation, 44; National Archivist, 44; National Memory Project, 54-56; National Register of Archives, 46-48, 58; portrait gallery, 49; website,53

National Library [of Malta), 3, 43, 284, 375, 379 National Museum [of Malta), 3, 83 National Museum of Archaeology [Malta), 439,

458,459 Natural History Museum, Mdina [Malta), 453,

454 National Museum of Fine Arts [Malta), 469 . Naudi, Cleardo, Professor of Chemistry:

association with the University, 325-31; birth, 324; family origins, parents and siblings, 324; marriages, 325-6 ; medical training and practice, 324-5; on his pension, 339-40; protestantism, his, 326; resignation from the University, 331-337; successor at the University, his, 337-339

Nauplia (Nauplion), Greece, 307, 394 naval officers, British:

Cochrane, Lord Thomas, 300, 301, 302; Codrington, Admiral Sir Edward, 311, 312; Coleman, 342; Hamilton, Gawen W., 310; Hastings, Warren; 319; Hobson, William, 318; Hotham, Vice-Admiral Sir Henry, 342, 343, 344, 394; Howe, Lord, Admiral, 272; Kempenfelt, Admiral, 272; Kerr, Lord Frederick, 352, 353; Marryat, Frederick, 302; Nelson Mills, Horatio, 319; Osbom, Surgeon A., 346; Pigot, Hugh, 346; Rossignaud, Emrnanuele, 342; Smith, William, 343; Smyth,

William, also a cartographer, 344, 348, 350; Spratt, T.A.B., also a geologist, 446, 447 ,448, 453; Swan, Charles, 308; Swinbume, C.H., 344, 347; Walker, Lieutenant, 347; Wilson, Robert,305

naval officers, French: Lapierre, 350; Mendiol, Saby de, 348

naval officer, Neapolitan: Provenzano,Mario,342

naval officer, Sardinian: Schiaffino, Prospero, 342

naval officers, USA: Cooper, Benjamin, 310; Gorman, George, 319

Navarro, Ugolino, representative of Gozo, 188 navy, or squadronls, of:

France, 240,248, 254; Order of St John, 238-272 passim; Papal States, 240,244,248; Spain, 240; Tripoli, 248; Turkey (Ottoman), 240, 247; Venice, 240, 242,243,247, 248,255

Nazareth, Israel, 459, 460 Nerita Bank (in the Mediterranean), 350 Netherlands, The, 160 Neumann, Erich, anthropologist, 61 Newman, John Cardinal, 374 New South Wales, Australia, 304, 313 Nice, 163 Nicolachi, Angelu(s) de, mentioned in court case,

151 Nicolachi, Johannes de, mentioned in court case,

151 Nicolachi, Petrus de, mentioned in court case,

151 Nicolachio, Silvester de, court case witness, 151 Nicolson, Nigel, author, 388 Noblot, French Commander of the Eastern

Municipality, 283 notarial deeds, contents:

general, 214-218; list of contents (chart), 215; slaves, selling of, 218-226

notaries, functions of l{ith century, 208~209 notaries, list of (in Malta arid Sicily), 219

Oakes, Hildebrand, 1812 Commission member, 297

O'Court, William, 1812 C()mmission member, 297

Officium Commissarium Domorum, 200 Onofrio, Giuseppe, defence counsel in piracy trial,

318,319 Oratory of St Philip Neri, Senglea, 480 Order (Knights) of St John, 103, 155, 156, 190, 378:

auberges, 164-74 passim; chapter/s-general, 165,169; commandery/ies, 165; Convent, the (headquarters of the Order), 163-74 passim; Council, the Venerable, 169, 170, 172,248; expulsion from Malta, 469; naval power/ affairs, 156,237-72 passim; pilier/s, 165; raison d'etre, 163; reception into; 155, 157; recruits, 165; responsione§, 164, 172; statutes, 157,164,169,170; training and chivalry of the knights, 156; Treasury, the Common, 165, 172, 187

Order of St Michael and St George, 304 Ospizio, Floriana, 340 Ottoman territories, former, 361

Palestine, 399 Panapana, Giovanni, procurator for Moncada,

111 Pantelleria, island of, 40, 349 Pantera, P., naval commander, 240 Papal Secretariat of State, Rome, 279, 282 Paris (France) Exhibition 1867,401 parish church of:

Attard, 480; Balzan, 479, 480; Lija, 485; Luqa,480; Naxxar, 480; Qormi, 482; Senglea, 483,489; Valletta, St Paul, 485, 486; Zebbug (Malta), 479, 480

parish priests: Cassar, Rev Baldassare, Ghaxaq, 325; Desira, Rev Silvestro, Qormi, 482, 490; Mamo, Rev Cleardo, Ghaxaq, 324; Pisani, Rev Giuseppe, Lija, 484; Vassallo, Rev Francesco Saverio, Ghaxaq,325

Passau in Bavaria, 17 Paul, St, Apostle, 20, 24, 28:

shipwreck at Malta, 20, 24-25, 28 Pelliceri, evidence fabricator, 213 Pera, district in Constantinople, 402-403 Peralta, noble Sicilian family, 107, 112 Peregrino, Giacomo de, Sicilian magnate, 106 Pergamon (Turkey), 355

513

Peter N of Aragon, 105, 107, 115 Philips, Richard, a Quaker!chemist, 330, 331 Pigot, General Henry, British Commandant in

Malta, 284 Piracy Commission, 298, 304 piracy, fantasy, 321-322 pirates, British:

Atkinson, James, 317, 319; Curtis, John, 317, 320; Delano, Charles Christopher, 315-21 passim; Francis, George, 317; Johnson, Thomas, 317; Lewis, John, 317; Marshall, Reuben, 317,320; Roberts, Bartholomew, 317; Smith, John, 317; Walker, Robert, 317, 319; Wilcox, Benjamin,317

pirates, Greek: Anastasius, 310; Boulgaris, Ghikas, 313; Bonff, Pietro Theodorsi, 312; Calavitrino, Spiro, 307; Cavani, Pano, 307; Christobulides, Captain, 310; Cojungi, Strati, 307; di Giorgio, Lico, 307; Dimitri, Janni, 311; Duira, Lazzaro Nicola, 311; Dusanti, Luigi, 312; Gioghizza, Marini, 307; Francesco, 310; Gregorio, Papa, 310; Jorghis, Jannis, 313, 314; Karinlea, Chiriaco, 311; Lahalos, Pietros, 312; Larezzos, Jorghis, 313; Lefteri, Jurquki, 311; Manolis, Andonis tu, 312; Marianopolo, Jannis, 313, 314; Mavromicali, Giovanni, 305; Mussu,Lazzaro, 311; Ninis, Damianos, 313; Panajotti, Hadji, 305,306; Panjotti, Varca, 311; Papandros, Nicholas, 313; Perakis, Papa Martinianos, 310; Petica,Dhimitri, 313,314; Portarinos,Thodori, 313,314; Ruppi, Giorgio, 310; Scandali, Giacomachi; 310; Silvirano, Anastasio, 307; Strambolis, 313; Vassilakis, Jorghis, 313

pirates, Maltese: Bianchi, Giovanni Maria, 304; Darmanin, Antonio, 303; Diacono, Salvatore, 303, 304; Fernandes, Salvatore, 305, 306, 307; Frendo, Tommaso, 303, 304; Garsia, Michelangelo, 304; Grech, Giovanni, 3Q3; Inglott, Michele, 304; Rismondo, Matteo, 304; Xicluna, Giovanni, 303

Pirera, Stephanus, wealthy Maltese, 122 Platamone, Antonio, prominent Gozitan citizen,

186 Podio, Ferrandus de, Castellan of Fort St Angelo,

114

514

Poeta, Vintura, court case witness, 143, 145-146, 147,148,149,151

polytheism, 89 Pontriremulo, Fridiricus, court case witness, 151 Pontitremulo, Lancza de, a nobleman, 149 Pontitremulu, Johannes de, court case witness, 148,

151 Pontitremulu, Petrus de, court case witness, 148,

151 Popes:

Calistus n, 36; Clement vn, 107; Gregory the Great, 29, 30, 32; Innocent VIII, 157; Paschalis n, 36; Pius IV, 180,201; Pius VI, 279; Symmachus, 28, 29; Vigilius, 29

Port Jackson, New South wales, Australia, 313 Port Said, Egypt, 298 post·Muslim sculpture (in Malta):

Crusader art influence, 458, 460; ledger stones, 462-6; Romanesque relief, a, 461-2; Siculo-Norman capitals, 455-60

prehistoric artefacts: amulets, Egyptian, 70;figurative objects including statuettes, 64, 65, 66-8; head-dress, cowry shells, 69; pendants, clay, 68; phallic symbols, 65; sherds, 82, 83

Prestigiacomo, Michele, a hangman, 314 privateeriing, see corsairing Psailas, George, cemetery keeper at CorfU, 393 Publius, protos of Malta, 25 Pullicino, Dr Arcangelo, medical doctor, 325 purchasers of pirated good, unwittingly:

B.enaglia, Emmanuele, 317, 318; Buhagiar, Paolo, tailor, 317, 319; Ciantar, Antonio, 317, 318, 319; Diston, John Roman, public broker, 318; Kimberly,John, tailor, 317; Zarb, Francesco, tailor, 319

puzzolana, 344, 379, 380

quarantine, 208, 312, 375 Quran, see Koran

Ramsay's Shoal, 353 religious orders [in Malta]:

archives of, 50-1; list of, 50; St Augustine Priory [Rabat], 118,

RhodeslRhodian, 155, 157, 158, 159, 163, 164, 168,268,464,465

Riera, Franciscus, court case witness, 148, 149, 151, 152

Riera, Nicolaus, court case witness, 151 Robinson, Colonel, Maitland' s 'factotum' in CorfU,

383,392,393 Rochion, Francescus, notary, 218 Roger I, Count, 21, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 Roger n, Count, 36, 37 Rome, 180,201,396 Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, USA President, 315 Rossignaud, Ignazio, import/export agent, 401 Rosso, Enrico, Count of Aidone, 113 royal demanio (domain), 103, 106, 110 Royal Society, Edinburgh,346 Royal Society, London, 346

Sahona, Saphira, court case witness, 142 Saladin,38 salaries (relative) in early 19th century Malta, 432 Saliva, Don Pinu, judge, 139, 140 Sammut, Patri Alphonse, spent 30 years in Turkey,

359 Sansone, Gullielmus de, notary and vicar-general,

149 Sardinia, 347 Satariano, Dr Gio Batta, piracy court prosecutor,

312 SavoY,267 Savoy, Duke of, 200 schools at Malta, 212-3 schoolteachers in 16th century:

Abela, Placido, 212-3; De Caro, 213; Spinola, 213;

Scotland,382 semaphore,272 Sewell, Dr (later Sir) John,judge, 298, 300, 302 Sfax (Tunisia), 401 Sforza Cesarini, Duca Don Lorenzo, 396-7 ships, British, names of:

Adelaide, 343; Adolfo, 80,382; HMS Alacrity, 313,314; HMS AijJan, 347; Alceste; 312; HMS Barham, 346, 347; Bathurst, 382; Bellisle, 375; Britain, 395; Britannia, 341; MHS Cambrian, 308, 310; Demostene, 381; Ellis, 382; Frederick, 318; HMS Ganges, 343, 346; HMS Gannet, 308,312; Helen, 315-9,passim; Hind, 342, 344; Hyacinth, 381; Hydra, 352;

HMS Imperieuse, 300; Iperia, 375; LaPotente, 388,395; HMS Maine, 357, 366; HMS Medina, 446, 447; Minstrel, 305; Naiad, 307; Nearchas, 382; Norfolk, 313; Philomel, 343; HMS Princess Charlotte, 348; HMS Rapid, 341,344; HMS Revenge, 399; HMS Saumarez, 392; Scourge, 352; HMS Seringapatam, 308 ; HMS Spey, 317, 318; HMS St Vincent, 343, 351; Superba, 384; HMS Talbot,31O; Volage, 392; HMS Wasp, 73; HMS Windsor Castle, 80, 82; Zenobia, 381

ships, French, names of: Couronne, 269; La Fliche, 350

ships, Maltese, names of: '! Centauro, 298; Corvo, '298; Il Fortunato Camelo (Carmelo?), 307; La Speranza, 305, 306,307; L'Egaliti parmi les Hommes, 300; Madonna del Carmine, 307; Minerva, 313, 314; Nova Fama, 307; Royal George,300; San Francesco, 307, 308; San Nicolo', 313,314; Superba, 309,310; Tagliaferro, 307; Vaubois, 300

ships, Neapolitan (including Sicilian), names of: Francesco I, 346; Il Gustavo, 348; La Concezione, 342; Lo Spartano, 342; Madonna delle Grazie, 342; San Antonio, 342; San Gaetano,73;

ships, Order of St John, names of: Capitana, the flagship, 242,243, 245, 248, 249, 252,256,258,259,262,263,265,266,268, 269; Padrona, senior galley after the flagship, 244; San Luigi, 265

ships, pirate, names of: Achilles, 311; Heracles, 312; Themistocles, 311; Venus, 311; William, 315-320 passim

ship, Russian, name of: Count Heiden, 402

ship, Sardinian, name of: Sant'Anna,342 .

ship, Tuscan, name of: Il Veliero, 342

ships, USA, names of: Crescent, 316, 319; Porpoise, 310

ships, private, names of captains/padrons: Cornish, Richard, 316; Corrao, 343; Gristi (Grixti), Francesco, 305, 306; Lofreda,

515

Giacomo, 302; Mallia, Luigi, 312; Pozza, Matteo, 382; Schembri, Leonardo, 443; SVoronos, Gerasimo, 313; Zarb, Francesco, 309,310;

ships, unspecified nationality, names of: Raguseo, 382; San Calcedonio, 302, 303; Teresina, 343; Veloce, 397

ships/boats of the Order of St John, types: caique, 252; chebec/s, 242, 248, 266; felucca, 252, 265;jregatina, 252; galleot, 265; galleys, 238-272 passim; mezza galera (half galley), 255; third rates, vascelli, 238, 272;

ships, types, of other states (including Maltese): barca di passo, 303; bombard, 313, 342, 381, 388; bovo, 302, 303; brig,305,306,309,310, 311,315,341,343,348,381,382,395,402; brigantine, 384, 395; cutter, 342; frigate, 307, 309; germa,244; galleot,247 ,248; galley, 265; mistico,305, 309, 310, 311; polacre, 300, 302; Reale, flagship of a fleet, 268; schooner, 309, 310,313,343,352,382; sloop, 317, 352

Sicily,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,39,40,89, 90,91,103,105,106,108,109,160,180,341, 342,346,349,352,439,440,449,452

Sicilian cities, place-names and important buildings:

Aci, 110; Agrigento, 104, 112, 118; Altavilla, Ill; Augusta, 111,112; Caltagirone, Ill; Capo Passero, 303; Catania, 36, 112; Etna, Mount, 246; Girgenti, 36, 121, 124, 381; Lentini, 105,113; Licata, 118, 119, 121, 122, 124; Messina, 36;121,124,220,225,256,374,443; Modica, 116; Monreale Benedictine cloister, 457; Monreale Cathedral, 456; Naro, 121; Palazzolo, 113; Palerrno, 21,33,35,119,120, 121, 196, 197,256,374; Palerrno Cathedral, 456, 457; Palerrno, Church of San Cataldo, 456,457; Palerrno, Sala dei Norrnanni, 458, 459; Palermo, Cappella Palatina, 458, 459; Paterno, 110 ; Sciacca,342, 344, 349, 362; Syracuse, 28, 30, 32, 90, 94, 95, 96, 99,114, 225; Terranova, 118; Trapani, 439, 440, 441, 442,443,449; Val di Noto, 105, 113

Shoal on Adventure Bank, 354 siege of:

Candia(Crete) in 1645-1669,248,267; Gozoin

516

1551,209; Malta in 1565, 160, 161, 162, 178, 184, 192,264; Rhodes in 1480, 158; Rhodes in 1522, 160

signalling at sea, 237-72 passim signals at sea, use of:

drums, trumpets, bells, cannons, swivel guns, fire, smoke lanterns, flares, rockets, 255-61; flag/number system, 272; flags, pennants, burgees, standards, 261-7; lanterns, various types, 268-70

signal codes, names of: Crescentio, 239, 243, 246; Della Milizia Marittima, 237; Dolfin, Giacomo, 237, 242, 243; Hoste, P., 240, 263; Libra de Segnali, 238; Mocenigo, Andrea, 237, Z39, 243; Olgiati, 267, 272; Pinto, 239, 261, 266, 272;Priuli, A.M., 238; Spinola, 258; Ta' Giezu, 258, 259, 272; Verde, Conte, 237

signal points on galleys, 251-5 Sillato, Jacobus, 16'h century notary, 213 Scicluna, Chev Hannibal P., Librarian of the Royal

Malta Library, 4 slavery:

business with slaves, 224-6; dowry to manurnitted slaves, 226, 228-30; galley slaves, 222; manurnission, 223-6; slave prison, 298; slave trade, 218-20; slave sellers/buyers, 220-6 passim

Smyrna (Turkey), 317, 318, 319, 355-68 passim: capture of, by Turkey, 356-8; Catholic priestsl friars at, 363; churches, monasteries etc in, 359-60; districts/divisions of, 360-1; evacuation of Maltese in 1942 from, 368; foreigners (non-Turks) in, 361; La Punta, district in, 359, 362, 364,365; Maltese sumames at, also at Istanbul, 358, 366; Karsiyaka (Cordelio), district in, 364; lifestyle of Maltese at, 361-7; number of Maltese at, 367; population movement in 1922 sqq, 364, 366; refugees from, 336-8; resettling the Maltese of, 367

Society of Antiquaries, London, 82 Soler, Willianl, architectlresearcher, 176 Sousse, T)lnisia, 91, 92, 97, 99 St John the Baptist, relic of, 158 St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, 441 St Mary Cathedral, Sydney, Australia, 304

St Michael's Teachers' Training College, 21 Stabile, Dr Henry, refugee from Smyrna, 363,

364,366,368 Stata libera, 325 Stoddart, (later Sir) John, court prosecutorl judge,

300,302,312,313,314 stone, Malta, see limestone Strassburg, Burkhard von, medieval ambassador,

35,38 Streets of V alletta, names of (modern name first, followed by previous names):

Archbishop/Strada del Popolo/Strada dei Greci, 419, 430, 431; BatterylStrada Salutol Sotto la Nuova Barracca, 422; Bountyl Strada Soccorso, 424; BulllStrada delle Due Palle, 424, 430; Carrnelite, 427; Cavalier, 427; Eagle, 428; East/Strada San Luigil Strada dei Leonil Strada della Neve/Strada Levante, 411,431,449; Fountain, 423, 430; Mediterranean/Irish Street, 422; Melital BritannialStrada Pia, 417,432; M.A. Vassalli/ Scots Street, 424; Marsamuscetto Bastion (Street), 426; Merchants/Strada San Pietrol StradaMercanti, 298,408,413-4, 431; North! Strada di Sant Elmo, 421, 432; Old Bakeryl Strada San Giovanni Battista/Strada del Forno/Strada Forni, 302, 415-6, 431; Old Hospital/Strada della Fortuna, 421, 431; Old MintlStrada San Sebastiano, 416, 432; Old Theatrel Strada del Salvatore/Strada del Carrnine/Scesa delle Galline, 418, 432; Old Wellsl Arcipelago, 422; Ordnancel Strada (Piazza) Fianco, 427; Pope Pius VI Strada (piazza) ReginaiBastione Porta Re ale , 426;Republic SquarelPiazza ReginalPiazza Tezoreria/P. dei Cavalieri/P. della Citta, 427; Republic StreetlStrada Reale/Strada San Giorgio/Strada delle Corse, 172, 324, 375, 408,414-5,430,431; San Biagio (Steps), 426; Sappers/Strada Genio, 425; Southl Strada del Palaz?;O, 417, 432; Spur, 428; St Andrew, 426; St Anne, 428; St Anthony, 422; St Barbara Bastion, 422; St Charles, 424; St ChristopherlStrada della Fontana, 419-20,431; St Dornimc/Strada di San Marco, 420; St Elmo PlaceNicino i Granarj, 428; St FredericklStrada Stretta dei Greci, 408,

423, 432; St John/Strada del Monte, 417, 432; St Joseph, 423, 430; St Lucia/Strada Vittoria, 408, 418, 431; St Mark, 408, 427; St Michael, 428; St Nicholas/Strada di San Pantaleone, 420-1,430,431; StPatrick, 424; St Paul/Strada San Paolo/Strada del Lino, 324,412-3,430,431; St SebastianlBastione d' AlemagnalDella Loggia di Busaura, 428; St Ursula/Strada San Pietro/Strada di San Rocco, 411-2, 431; StZachary/Strada Stretta di S. Giovanni, 408, 422, 431; Steps/Strada di San Simone/Strada degli Scaloni, 421; Strada Alessandro (West side - suppressed street above Porta Reale), 428-9; Strada Torre (East side - suppressed street above Porta Reale ),429; StraitlStrada Stretta, 423-4, 431; Treasury, 422; VictorylPiazza Vittoria, 427; West (from Str S Lucia to S. Sebastian)1 Strada San Miche1e, 408, 416; West (new part, from St Mark to St Lucia)lManderaggio, 425,430,432; Windmill, 426-7

Streets of Valletta: Numbering of doors, 408; renaming in 19th

century, 408 Stresow, Meno Henry, merchant, 319 Strozzi, Carlo, 176 Stuart, Arabella Mary, letter writer, 307, 309 Sultans of the Ottoman Empire:

Abdulmecid, 298; Bayezit IT, 157; Jem Sultan (pretender to throne), 157, 158, 159; Mahmud IT, 377; Mehmet IT, 157

Sunday Express, The, 366 Supplement to The Malta Mail, 353,354 Syria, 155, 163, 170, 171,399

Tapestry Chamber, Governor's Palace, 318 Terranova, Duke of, President of Sicily, 180, 181,

184 Times of Malta, 3, 22 Toledo, 161 Torre del Greco (Italy), 454 Torreggiani, Dr Francesco Maria, piracy court

defence counsel, 312, 314 Treaty of:

Lausanne 1922,364,366; Utrecht 1713,469 Tripoli, 225, 226, 401, 462 Tripoli, cession and loss of, 160

517

Troisi family: Aloisia, daughter of Carlo Antonio, 493; Anna Xaveria, Pietro Paolo' s daughter, married to Baron Ignatio Grassi,491 ,493; Carlo Antonio, father, 476, 483(37), 490; Gioacchino, Pietro Paolo's son, 492; Giovanni Andrea, Carlo Antonio's son, silversmith, 484; Giuseppa, Carlo Antonio's daughter, 493; Magdalena nee Desira, Pietro Paolo's wife, 489-90, 492, 493,494-8; Maria Grassi, Anna Xaveria's daughter, 493; Massimiliano, Carlo Antonio' s son, silversmith, 484; Ninfa nee Bison, Carlo Antonio's wife, 476; Pietro Paolo, Carlo Antonio's second offspring, 475-500 passim;

Truntino, Kucas de, court case witness, 147; Tunis, 111, 157, 160, 173,402; Tunisia, 91, 346, 398,401; Turkey, 296, 297,356,368,398; Two Sicilies, Kingdom of the, 348, 352, 381; Tyre, 170

Ufficio delle Opere, 189 Umroayyad/s, 88 United States of AmericalUSA, 356 Universitas [of Malta], see Municipal Council Universita of Gozo, see Consiglio Generale of

Gozo University of Malta, 3, 19, 325, 326, 329:

archives of, 51; library of, 4, 43; scuola chimicalschool of chemistry, 329,338, 339; Students' Union Club at Valletta, 431

University of Malta lecturing staff and council members: .

Aquilina, Dr Giovanni Gaetano, Professor of Chemistry, 337, 338, 339; Arpa, Dr Saverio, lecturer in Midwifery, 338, 339; Azzopardi, Carlo, Professor of Physics, 324; Chetcuti, Dr Tommaso, commission member, later professor, 333; Cleugh, Rev., council preJ)ident, 337; Davy, Dr John, council member, 330, 334, 335, 337, 346; Galea, Dr G.O., commission member, later professor, 333; Gravagna, Dr Luigi, commission member, 333; Grillet, Professor of Medicine , 332; Inglott, Rev Prof Girolamo, Rector, 331, 333; Panzavecchia, Canon Dr Fortunato, University Secretary, 332, 333;

518

Portelli, Gavino Patrizio, Professor of Anatomy and Histology, 335, 336; Randon, Judge Dr Agostino, council member, 334, 335; Rossignaud, Canon Emmanuele, Acting RectorlRector, 331, 333, 335, 336, 339; Schinas, Dr Costantino, Lecturer in Medicine, 332; Zerafa, Stefano, Professor of Botany, 335

Vadala, G., Consul for Belgium at Malta, 398 Vandal kingdom, 28, 29, 30 Vasari il Giovane, Giorgio, 195, 197 Vella, Dr Giovanni, piracy court prosecutor, 312 Vella, Giuseppe, forger of historical documentation,

20 t" Vella, Lucia, Gozitan widow, 143 Venice, 268 Ventimiglia, noble Sicilian family, 104, 107,113 Vestal Virgins, 72 Villefranche,163 Villegaignon, Nicolas Durand de, chronicler, 160 Visconti, Gian Galeazzo, 105 Viterbo,163 Vittoriosa, see Birgu under Malta place-names ... volcanic island, 341-54 passim, name~ of:

Graham Island, 341, 344, 348, 349; Hotham Island, 348; Isola Ferdinandea (Femandea), 341,343,344,345,348,352,354; Julia, 350; Nerita, 350; other proposed names, list of, 346

volcanoes: Etna, Mount, 171,348,354; Vesuvius, Mount, 348

Walsh, Capt. Thomas, author, 373

War: Crimean, 381,398; Greek Independence, 296, 312; Spanish Succession (1701-13),469

War memorials, Malta and Gozo, 404 Ward, George, Superintendent of Grain, 74, 76 Vaubois, French governor of Malta, 300 Wheeler, William, army sergeant, 320 Wibraham, Eliza, diarist, 375 Wignacourt Museum, Rabat, 52 World Digital Library, 52 World War:

First, 356, 362, 366, 388, 404; Second, 3, 405, 408

Worthington, John, USA Consul in Malta, 402 Wright, WaIler Rodwell, Government Assessor/

piracy court judge, 303, 304, 307,318,320 Wright, William, Crown Solicitor, 318, 320

Xeibi, Agata, witness in court case, 143-144 Xelluki, Catherina, witness in court case, 142 Xerri, Rev Fran~ois, Maltese priest in Tunisia,

398

Yildic Park (Malta Pavilion), Istanbul, 377 York, Archbishop of, 325

Zabbar Sanctuary, 267 Zammit, Fra Giuseppe, medical doctorlbenefactor,

479 Zammit, Mr, exporter of Malta stone, 379 Zante (Greece), 306 Zarb, Rev Friar, Prior of Cannelite Church, Valletta,

489 Zarb, Rev Giuseppe Antonio, Maltese friar in

Egypt, 400