The room, which like the adjacent àndito actually connects the Sala del Maggior Consiglio to that of the Scrutinio, housed the Quarantia Civil Nova, a magistracy established in 1492 to settle disputes between the citizens of the mainland. The decoration of this room is mostly entrusted to allegorical works dating back to the 17th century. Among the artists who worked here, Giovanni Battista Lorenzetti . The ceiling dates back to the 16th century: it is distinguished by the golden beams.