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Country Malta Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Valletta Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository National Library of Malta Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Collection/Fonds Archives of the Order of Malta
Series Series 10
Shelfmark AOM 1654
Current Status In situ
Type of Record Archival Material
Container 1 volume(s)
Extent 116 leaf(ves)
Creator General Chapter of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Title

Statutes and Ordinances, ca. 1300-ca. 1800

Scope and Contents

In 64 volumes. Documents recording statutes, ordinances (ordinationes), rules and regulations issued by the General Chapter of the Order of Saint John. Records also include privileges granted by popes and sovereigns, treaties, summaries, notes, comments, and controversies related to statutes, dignities, privileges, and magistral election. Volumes also contain instructions for commissioners, rolls, and lists of dignities. Related documents in AOM Series 1, 2, 3, 4 and in the manuscript and printed collections of the National Library of Malta.

Historical Note

Documents issued by the General Chapter of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta. Religious rules and constitutions of the Order, including the Order’s Rule (Regula), esgarts (rulings concerning specific issues and cases), usances (customs), and statutes and ordinances issued by the General Chapter. The General Chapter was the legislative body of the Order. The General Chapter evolved over time, ultimately including the Grand Master, the bishop of Malta, the prior of the church, the conventual and the capitular bailiffs, the bailiffs ad honorem, and the procurators of the provincial chapters. Each langue within the Order of Saint John or member of the Order could submit suggestions, requests, or draft new laws called rolls (ruoli). Two knights from each langue (the Venerandi Sedici) were appointed by the Chapter to discuss, review, confirm, and revoke laws and statutes. The sixteen knights met in the presence of six magistral prosecutors and the vice-chancellor, who had advisory roles. Deliberations were finalized, registered, and approved by the General Chapter. The General Chapter could last for fifteen days, but also be extended by eight days. The General Chapter was required to meet circa every five years, but at times did not meet. Outstanding issues not solved during the General Chapter were addressed by the Complete Council (Consiglio Compito), which on such an occasion was called the Consiglio di Ritenzione or delle Ritenzioni. New statutes were submitted to the pope for confirmation.

Custodial History

Manuscripts and printed books formally held by the Archive of the Chancery (ca. 1300-1798), the Conventual Library, the archive and library of the Assembly of the Conventual Chaplains (upper sacristy of the Conventual Church of Saint John, Valletta, ca.1580-1797), the library of Fra’ Ramon Albino Menville (1715-1801), and the library of the Camerata; Depôt Générale des Chancelleries et Tribunaux Supprimés and Public Library, 1798-1851; Record Room, Public Library and Justice Court, 1851-1890; Public Registry Offices, 1890-1937; National Library of Malta, 1937-

Associated Name Wignacourt, Aloph de, 1547-1622 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Subject Malta--History, Naval
Subject Piracy--Mediterranean Region
Genre(s) Religious rules and constitutions
Notes

Related to AOM 101, AOM 294, AOM 305, and Series TAR Tribunal Armamentorum at the National Archives of Malta (Legal Documentation Section, Mdina)

Bibliography

Joseph Mizzi, Catalogue of the Records of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in the Royal Malta Library, Vol. 10, Archives 1649-1712 (1969); Gli Statvti della Sacra Religione di San Giovanni Gerosolimitano con le Ordinationi del Capitolo Generale Celebrato nell'anno MDCIII dall'Illustrissimo et Reverendissimo Gran Maestro Frà Alofio di Wignacovrt (1609); Giovanni Maria Caravita, Compendio alfabetico de’ Statuti della Sacra Religione Gerosolimitana (1718); Sebastiano Paoli, Codice diplomatico del Sacro Militare Ordine Gerosolimitano oggi di Malta, 2 vols. (1733-1737); Giandonato Rogadeo, Copie de’ Reali Diplomi in prò dell'Ordine Gerosolimitano sul punto di essere esente dal divieto delle ammortizzazioni de’ beni con alcune annotazioni (1776); Joseph Delaville Le Roulx, Les archives, la bibliothèque et le trésor de l'Ordre de Saint Jean de Jérusalem à Malte (1883); Joseph Delaville Le Roulx, De prima origine Hospitalariorum Hierosolymitanorum (1885); Friedrich von Hellwald, Bibliographie méthodique de l'Ordre Souverain de Saint Jean de Jérusalem (1885); Joseph Delaville Le Roulx, Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers de Saint Jean de Jérusalem 1100-1310, 4 vols. (1894-1906); Roberto Valentini, ‘‘Redazioni italiane quattrocentesche di Statuti della Religione Gioannita,’’ Archivio Storico di Malta 9 (1933): 73-90; Anthony Luttrell, “The Hospitaller Early Statutes,” Revue Mabillon 14 (2003): 9-22; Jyri Hasecker and Jürgen Sarnowsky, eds., Stabilimenta rhodiorum militum: die Statuten des Johanniterordens von 1489/93 (2007); Giovanni Scarabelli, Regola e statuti di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme: storia e spiritualità (2009); Gero Dolezalek, “Manuscript Dissemination of Juridical Literature after 1500: Malta, Scotland and Other Small Jurisdictions,” in Honos alit artes. Studi per il settantesimo compleanno di Mario Ascheri (2014), vol 2, 39-45; Luigi Michele de Palma, ed., Primi testi normativi degli Ospedalieri (2016).

HMML Proj. Num.

Malta Series II 1654

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Binding Dimensions 34 x 23 cm
Century(ies) 17th century
Year Range 1604
Date Precise 1604
Language(s) Italian; Latin
Writing System(s) Roman
Item 1
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Item(s) Description

Statutes and ordinances of the 1604 General Chapter of the Order of Saint John

Alternate Title

Ordinazioni del capitolo generale celebrato nel 1603 ab incarnatione sotto il magistrero di Alofio de Wignacourt

Century(ies) 17th century
Year Range 1604
Date Precise 1604
Support Paper
Language(s) Italian; Latin
Writing System(s) Roman
Notes

Manuscript containing statutes and ordinances issued by the General Chapter of the Order of Saint John held in 1604 in Valletta and headed by Grand Master Aloph de Wignacourt. Manuscript also includes instructions and regulations for the Magistrato degli armamenti (Tribunal armamentorum; Tribunale degli armamenti). The Magistrato degli Armamenti was founded by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt on 1605 June 17. It was constituted by four knights of different langues and a secular judge nominated by the Grand Master, to hear and judge all the controversies between privateers and corsairs, with a second and last appeal to Rome.

Country Malta Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Valletta Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository National Library of Malta Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Collection/Fonds Archives of the Order of Malta
Series Series 10
Shelfmark AOM 1654
Current Status In situ
Type of Record Archival Material
Container 1 volume(s)
Extent 116 leaf(ves)
Creator General Chapter of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Title

Statutes and Ordinances, ca. 1300-ca. 1800

Scope and Contents

In 64 volumes. Documents recording statutes, ordinances (ordinationes), rules and regulations issued by the General Chapter of the Order of Saint John. Records also include privileges granted by popes and sovereigns, treaties, summaries, notes, comments, and controversies related to statutes, dignities, privileges, and magistral election. Volumes also contain instructions for commissioners, rolls, and lists of dignities. Related documents in AOM Series 1, 2, 3, 4 and in the manuscript and printed collections of the National Library of Malta.

Historical Note

Documents issued by the General Chapter of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta. Religious rules and constitutions of the Order, including the Order’s Rule (Regula), esgarts (rulings concerning specific issues and cases), usances (customs), and statutes and ordinances issued by the General Chapter. The General Chapter was the legislative body of the Order. The General Chapter evolved over time, ultimately including the Grand Master, the bishop of Malta, the prior of the church, the conventual and the capitular bailiffs, the bailiffs ad honorem, and the procurators of the provincial chapters. Each langue within the Order of Saint John or member of the Order could submit suggestions, requests, or draft new laws called rolls (ruoli). Two knights from each langue (the Venerandi Sedici) were appointed by the Chapter to discuss, review, confirm, and revoke laws and statutes. The sixteen knights met in the presence of six magistral prosecutors and the vice-chancellor, who had advisory roles. Deliberations were finalized, registered, and approved by the General Chapter. The General Chapter could last for fifteen days, but also be extended by eight days. The General Chapter was required to meet circa every five years, but at times did not meet. Outstanding issues not solved during the General Chapter were addressed by the Complete Council (Consiglio Compito), which on such an occasion was called the Consiglio di Ritenzione or delle Ritenzioni. New statutes were submitted to the pope for confirmation.

Custodial History

Manuscripts and printed books formally held by the Archive of the Chancery (ca. 1300-1798), the Conventual Library, the archive and library of the Assembly of the Conventual Chaplains (upper sacristy of the Conventual Church of Saint John, Valletta, ca.1580-1797), the library of Fra’ Ramon Albino Menville (1715-1801), and the library of the Camerata; Depôt Générale des Chancelleries et Tribunaux Supprimés and Public Library, 1798-1851; Record Room, Public Library and Justice Court, 1851-1890; Public Registry Offices, 1890-1937; National Library of Malta, 1937-

Associated Name Wignacourt, Aloph de, 1547-1622 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Subject Malta--History, Naval
Subject Piracy--Mediterranean Region
Genre(s) Religious rules and constitutions
Notes

Related to AOM 101, AOM 294, AOM 305, and Series TAR Tribunal Armamentorum at the National Archives of Malta (Legal Documentation Section, Mdina)

Bibliography

Joseph Mizzi, Catalogue of the Records of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in the Royal Malta Library, Vol. 10, Archives 1649-1712 (1969); Gli Statvti della Sacra Religione di San Giovanni Gerosolimitano con le Ordinationi del Capitolo Generale Celebrato nell'anno MDCIII dall'Illustrissimo et Reverendissimo Gran Maestro Frà Alofio di Wignacovrt (1609); Giovanni Maria Caravita, Compendio alfabetico de’ Statuti della Sacra Religione Gerosolimitana (1718); Sebastiano Paoli, Codice diplomatico del Sacro Militare Ordine Gerosolimitano oggi di Malta, 2 vols. (1733-1737); Giandonato Rogadeo, Copie de’ Reali Diplomi in prò dell'Ordine Gerosolimitano sul punto di essere esente dal divieto delle ammortizzazioni de’ beni con alcune annotazioni (1776); Joseph Delaville Le Roulx, Les archives, la bibliothèque et le trésor de l'Ordre de Saint Jean de Jérusalem à Malte (1883); Joseph Delaville Le Roulx, De prima origine Hospitalariorum Hierosolymitanorum (1885); Friedrich von Hellwald, Bibliographie méthodique de l'Ordre Souverain de Saint Jean de Jérusalem (1885); Joseph Delaville Le Roulx, Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers de Saint Jean de Jérusalem 1100-1310, 4 vols. (1894-1906); Roberto Valentini, ‘‘Redazioni italiane quattrocentesche di Statuti della Religione Gioannita,’’ Archivio Storico di Malta 9 (1933): 73-90; Anthony Luttrell, “The Hospitaller Early Statutes,” Revue Mabillon 14 (2003): 9-22; Jyri Hasecker and Jürgen Sarnowsky, eds., Stabilimenta rhodiorum militum: die Statuten des Johanniterordens von 1489/93 (2007); Giovanni Scarabelli, Regola e statuti di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme: storia e spiritualità (2009); Gero Dolezalek, “Manuscript Dissemination of Juridical Literature after 1500: Malta, Scotland and Other Small Jurisdictions,” in Honos alit artes. Studi per il settantesimo compleanno di Mario Ascheri (2014), vol 2, 39-45; Luigi Michele de Palma, ed., Primi testi normativi degli Ospedalieri (2016).

HMML Proj. Num.

Malta Series II 1654

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/221256
Processed By HMML
Surrogate Format Microform
Access Restrictions On-site only or order a scan
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Archival Material
Container 1 volume(s)
Extent 116 leaf(ves)
Support Paper
Binding

Bound in vellum

Binding Dimensions 34 x 23 cm
Century(ies) 17th century
Year Range 1604
Date Precise 1604
Language(s) Italian; Latin
Writing System(s) Roman
Item 1
Type Manuscript
Item(s) Description

Statutes and ordinances of the 1604 General Chapter of the Order of Saint John

Alternate Title

Ordinazioni del capitolo generale celebrato nel 1603 ab incarnatione sotto il magistrero di Alofio de Wignacourt

Century(ies) 17th century
Year Range 1604
Date Precise 1604
Support Paper
Language(s) Italian; Latin
Writing System(s) Roman
Notes

Manuscript containing statutes and ordinances issued by the General Chapter of the Order of Saint John held in 1604 in Valletta and headed by Grand Master Aloph de Wignacourt. Manuscript also includes instructions and regulations for the Magistrato degli armamenti (Tribunal armamentorum; Tribunale degli armamenti). The Magistrato degli Armamenti was founded by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt on 1605 June 17. It was constituted by four knights of different langues and a secular judge nominated by the Grand Master, to hear and judge all the controversies between privateers and corsairs, with a second and last appeal to Rome.

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