 Malta had organised the "Consulato del Mare" (Consulate of the Sea) for the first time on 1 September 1697 per initiative of Grandmaster Perellós.At the consulate it was decided that four merchants familiar enough with maritime procedures shall be appointed consuls to administer justice, on similar approach to Barcelona and Messina.In 1697, Perellós gifted a collection of tapestries to St. John's Co-Cathedral, and commissioned another set of tapestries for the Grand Master's Palace.