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Title: | Il-kummerc mill-kursari fi zmien l-Ordni |
Authors: | Scicluna, Joseph |
Keywords: | Malta -- History -- Knights of Malta, 1530-1798 Mediterranean Sea -- History Lorenzi, Guglielmo, 1734-1799 Pirates -- Mediterranean Region -- History Hijacking of ships Shipbuilding -- Malta -- History Merchants -- Malta -- History |
Issue Date: | 2017-11-19 |
Publisher: | Union Print Co. |
Citation: | Scicluna, J. (2017, November 19). Il-Kummerc mill-Kursari fi Zmien l-Ordni. Torca, pp. 28-29. |
Abstract: | Sa qabel il-wasla tal-Kavallieri f’Malta, il-bahar Mediterran kien ga maghruf ghall-kursari, bastimenti li kienu jattakkaw u jisirqu l-priza minn vapuri u bcejjec tal-bahar. Malta kienet mill-ewlenin fil-qasam tan-negozju, u fil-portijiet taghna kien ikun hawn attivita bi bcejjec tal-bahar ihottu merkanzija li hafna minnha kienet tkun misruqa minn fuq xwieni u xambekki. Il-kursari kien ikollhom dokument mahrug mis-sultan jew princep, jew mill-Gran Mastru biex ikunu jistghu jahbtu u jahtfu bastimenti Torok, basta ma jattakkawx dawk Insara. Il-kummerc kien qieghed ikollu effett fuq il-hajja ta’ bosta Maltin. Brydon jikteb li t-toroq ta’ madwar il-Port kienu mimlijin b’nies b’sahhithom u jghixu hajja ta’ sinjuri. Wignacourt ried li l-kursari jkunu aktar ordnati u fl-1605 hareg l-ewwel statut u hatar il-Magistrato degli Armamenti. Dan il-qorti kien jirregola n-negozju tal-kursari. Sal-ahhar tas-Seklu Tmintax, il-feluka kienet ghadha taghmel parti sew mill-bcejjec tal-bahar uzati mill-kursara. Guglielmu Lorenzi mal-ewwel wera li kien destinat li kien se jkun maghruf ghall-hila u l-kuragg tieghu bhala kursar. Kien gie Malta u tawh il-kmand ta’ zewg bastimenti. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/33750 |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCNSNM |
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