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Country | Malta VIAF |
City | Mdina VIAF |
Repository | Cathedral Archives |
Collection/Fonds | Spogli |
Series | Sentenze |
Shelfmark | ACM Spogli Sentenze 1 A |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Archival Material |
Container | 1 volume(s) |
Extent | 262 leaf(ves) |
Creator | Treasury of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem |
Title | Spoils of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, 1686-1750 |
Scope and Contents | In 77 volumes. Documents concerning the legacy of deceased members of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes, and Malta and the administration and judgments of the commissioners of the spoils (commissari degli spogli). Documents include legal records, judicial proceedings, reports, lists of goods, and accounts. The two subseries (proceedings and judgments) in the series may reflect the original organization, and not the modern classification. Related documents once belonged to the same archive in series 6 Treasury at the National Library of Malta. |
Historical Note | Documents pertaining the activity of the commissioners of the spoils (commissari degli spogli) of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and Malta. The commissioners of the spoils were officials created in 1556 to aid the procurators of the Treasury. Two or three commissioners were in charge of collecting all the belongings of each deceased member of the Order and examining the related spoils (spogli) concerning their legacy. Commissioners were also required to examine the eventual claims of creditors, pay debts, auction a part of these goods, and submit and consign their final judgments, the money, and the accounts to the Treasury. The Treasury was the central financial office of the Order headed by the Grand Commander and was responsible for managing finances, collecting revenues, administer Hospitaller properties in Malta and Europe, and making and supervising expenses for the functioning of the Order. Spoils were the belongings left by each knight to the Order and the Treasury and corresponded to the four-fifths of knight's goods and properties. Members of the Order could dispose of the fifth part of their moveable assets (quinto) and, in some cases, sell goods and properties with the prior permission of the Grand Master. Funeral expenses, pious bequests (legati), and foundations (fondazioni) were paid from this fifth part of assets. When a member of the Order deceased away from the Convent (fuor di Convento), local receivers aided by one knight or a layman were charged to make an inventory of goods and report on the state of the commandery entrusted to the deceased knight. Receivers were also required to sell the remaining assets, manage and re-assign revenues and rights on the deceased knight’s commandery (mortuorio and vacante), and send a copy of the inventories to the Treasury. When a member died in the Convent, the procurators and secretary of the Treasury were in charge of making the inventory and administering goods. Real estates and assets were aggregated to the nearest commandery; ecclesiastical goods, weapons, gold and silver, and books were left respectively to the Conventual Church, the Armoury, the Treasury, and the Conventual Library. Appointed commissioners supervised procurators and secretary of the Treasury for the Grand Master’s spoils. Spoils and particular rights and revenues on commanderies of chaplains of obedience deceased in the Convent belonged to the commanders and the Treasury; spoils of magistral chaplains belonged to the Grand Master. Before making profession into the Order, the aspirant could renounce his goods (rinuncia) and enjoy full usufruct for life. Each year, members of the Order were also required to make a formal list of their goods, credits, and debts (dispropriamento) in the presence of the Order’s local receivers (ricevitori) and procurators (procuratori). Receivers were required to send a copy of this list to the Treasury and vice-versa from the Treasury to the local receivers for members who lived in the Convent. |
Custodial History | Archive of the Treasury (ca. 1428-1798); Episcopal Curia, Valletta, ca. 1800-1945; Cathedral Museum, Mdina, 1945-2004; Cathedral Archives, 2004- |
Genre(s) | Legal documents |
Ext. Bibliography | Joseph Galea, An Inventory of the Manuscript Volumes of the "Spoils" (1549-1772) Preserved in the Archives at the Cathedral Museum, Mdina, Malta (1988). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
Malta Series I 2436 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/221362 |
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 | 262 leaf(ves) |
Support | Paper, Parchment |
Binding Dimensions | 30 x 20.5 cm |
Century(ies) | 16th century |
Year Range | 1582-1594 |
Language(s) | Italian |
Writing System(s) | Roman |
Country | Malta VIAF |
City | Mdina VIAF |
Repository | Cathedral Archives |
Collection/Fonds | Spogli |
Series | Sentenze |
Shelfmark | ACM Spogli Sentenze 1 A |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Archival Material |
Container | 1 volume(s) |
Extent | 262 leaf(ves) |
Creator | Treasury of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem |
Title | Spoils of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, 1686-1750 |
Scope and Contents | In 77 volumes. Documents concerning the legacy of deceased members of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes, and Malta and the administration and judgments of the commissioners of the spoils (commissari degli spogli). Documents include legal records, judicial proceedings, reports, lists of goods, and accounts. The two subseries (proceedings and judgments) in the series may reflect the original organization, and not the modern classification. Related documents once belonged to the same archive in series 6 Treasury at the National Library of Malta. |
Historical Note | Documents pertaining the activity of the commissioners of the spoils (commissari degli spogli) of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and Malta. The commissioners of the spoils were officials created in 1556 to aid the procurators of the Treasury. Two or three commissioners were in charge of collecting all the belongings of each deceased member of the Order and examining the related spoils (spogli) concerning their legacy. Commissioners were also required to examine the eventual claims of creditors, pay debts, auction a part of these goods, and submit and consign their final judgments, the money, and the accounts to the Treasury. The Treasury was the central financial office of the Order headed by the Grand Commander and was responsible for managing finances, collecting revenues, administer Hospitaller properties in Malta and Europe, and making and supervising expenses for the functioning of the Order. Spoils were the belongings left by each knight to the Order and the Treasury and corresponded to the four-fifths of knight's goods and properties. Members of the Order could dispose of the fifth part of their moveable assets (quinto) and, in some cases, sell goods and properties with the prior permission of the Grand Master. Funeral expenses, pious bequests (legati), and foundations (fondazioni) were paid from this fifth part of assets. When a member of the Order deceased away from the Convent (fuor di Convento), local receivers aided by one knight or a layman were charged to make an inventory of goods and report on the state of the commandery entrusted to the deceased knight. Receivers were also required to sell the remaining assets, manage and re-assign revenues and rights on the deceased knight’s commandery (mortuorio and vacante), and send a copy of the inventories to the Treasury. When a member died in the Convent, the procurators and secretary of the Treasury were in charge of making the inventory and administering goods. Real estates and assets were aggregated to the nearest commandery; ecclesiastical goods, weapons, gold and silver, and books were left respectively to the Conventual Church, the Armoury, the Treasury, and the Conventual Library. Appointed commissioners supervised procurators and secretary of the Treasury for the Grand Master’s spoils. Spoils and particular rights and revenues on commanderies of chaplains of obedience deceased in the Convent belonged to the commanders and the Treasury; spoils of magistral chaplains belonged to the Grand Master. Before making profession into the Order, the aspirant could renounce his goods (rinuncia) and enjoy full usufruct for life. Each year, members of the Order were also required to make a formal list of their goods, credits, and debts (dispropriamento) in the presence of the Order’s local receivers (ricevitori) and procurators (procuratori). Receivers were required to send a copy of this list to the Treasury and vice-versa from the Treasury to the local receivers for members who lived in the Convent. |
Custodial History | Archive of the Treasury (ca. 1428-1798); Episcopal Curia, Valletta, ca. 1800-1945; Cathedral Museum, Mdina, 1945-2004; Cathedral Archives, 2004- |
Genre(s) | Legal documents |
Ext. Bibliography | Joseph Galea, An Inventory of the Manuscript Volumes of the "Spoils" (1549-1772) Preserved in the Archives at the Cathedral Museum, Mdina, Malta (1988). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
Malta Series I 2436 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/221362 |
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 | 262 leaf(ves) |
Support | Paper, Parchment |
Binding Dimensions | 30 x 20.5 cm |
Century(ies) | 16th century |
Year Range | 1582-1594 |
Language(s) | Italian |
Writing System(s) | Roman |
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