They were in garbage bags together with all kinds of rubbish and were destined to be disposed of.

It seems that in 2008 an attempt was made to tidy up the offices of the Notarial Archives and the process was left in the hands of a handyman who collected what he thought were old, torn papers and collected them in preparation to their disposal.

Fortunately for Malta, they were not thrown away. As a result, the staff of the Archives, led by the redoubtable Dr Joan Abela, has resurrected extremely important documents that date back to at least 1431.

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