I enter here the report of one of the many fights, because of the singularity of the case that happened in 1652.

"In the province of Bari on the day of Allsaints, on November 1, a celebration takes place at an ancient church in the territory of Valenzano, where a multitude of people convene from nearby places. On this occasion, a fair is held in a restricted area where the Holy Canonics of the Regal Church of Saint Nicholas of the city of Bari exact a permit payment from those that buy and sell.

It happened that in this year 1652, toward the 15-16th hour of this stated day, two women from Valenzano and a man named Salvatore Albergo from the Casale del sito were selling linen outside the fair district, about nine or ten pases from the fair boundary. The Holy Canonics came and asked for the usual permit fee, to which the women of Valenzano and the man replied that they were not within the fair district and did not have to pay; furthermore, the women were from Valenzano whose population was exempt from said fees.

Said Canonics levied in place of the fee each a bunch of linen. The women screamed, crying that they were exempt. Salvatore Albergo del sito resisted to the Canonics taking of the linen, for which the Canonics beat up the man with fists and, pulling on his hair, they threw him onto the ground. Hearing the outcries, the Archpriest of Valenzano came over asking the Canonics to take it easy and that the women, being from Valenzano, were exempt from fees. The Canonic replied that the women did not enjoy exemptions and further pushed the women to give up the linen; the Archpriest argued with the Canonics restating that the citizens of Valenzano were exempt. In reply, the Canonics insulted the Archpriest: Capopopulo Masaniello!

The Archpriest launched for their throat and the Canonics fought back. The news about the fight spread throughout the fair, where there was also the Doctor Francisco Stella, nephew of the Archpriest. Racing to meet the Canonics, the doctor told them that they were very daring to manhandle and insult Capopopulo, the Archpriest of Valenzano, and his uncle on top. Having listened to this, one of the Canonics, Cola d'Effrem, hit Doctor Stella, and then the Canonics punched their way out. A large gathering formed around this brawl; among others was Doctor Domenico Moretto of Montrone [another nearby town] who was a relative of Doctor Stella, and went after the Canonic Effrem who started to run.

Four people on horseback, who were from Bari, arrived and stopped Doctor Moretto. The Canonic Effrem, from beyond the horses, threw two stones, one of which hit Doctor Moretto on the head, wounding him seriously with a great loss of blood, a wound that doctors say was very serious. Many countryman of Montrone and Valenzano started to pursue the Canonics at the news of the bloody wound. Then the Nobleman Annibal de Rossi, a Gentleman from Bari on horseback and branding a sword, yelling for peace calmed down the crowd and there were no further complications.