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"Carta dos Privilegios concedidos a Nasçam Britanica assim pelo foral como pelas...
Catalogue reference: PRO 31/8/155
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"Carta dos Privilegios concedidos a Nasçam Britanica assim pelo foral como pelas capitulacões de Pazes passada a instancia de Abrahão Castres, Consul Geral da Mesma Nasçam em este reino de Portugal e seus senhorios. Dada e passada em xxii de Agosto de MDCCXLVI annos." A general collection of documents relating to the privileges of the English in Portugal from 1454 to 1758, with a genealogy of the Kings of Portugal, a glossary, a table of contents, and an index. This is a transcript of a MS belonging to Lord Stuart de Rothsay, which was copied from a collection made before the earthquake in 1755.
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Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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Within the series: PRO 31/8
Public Record Office: Record Commission Transcripts, Series II
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