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Consulta (cópia) do Conselho Ultramarino sobre se será conveniente que os navios que se aprestam para a China vão em direitura a Macau ou à Índia, e daí à China em navios de remo, suposto o estado em que se está naquelas partes com os holandeses. (1643). Portugal. Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (PT/AHU/CU/062/0001/00023). http://43.156.68.124/docs/8ERTW48E/viewer_8ERTW48E.html

This abstract describes a 1643 handwritten administrative document from the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino, designated Matao, Codex 2, Document 23, comprising a copy of proceedings from the *Conselho Ultramarino* (Overseas Council) dated 2 December 1643—the feast day of St Francis Xavier—and referencing a royal decree issued by the Portuguese monarch on 27 November 1642. The document records the Council’s inaugural session convened to consult maritime experts—including a pilot recently arrived from Porto, Captain Pedro Ferraz Barreto of the galley, and other experienced pilots—on navigational strategy for royal vessels bound for Macau amid unresolved peace treaties with the Dutch. It details their unanimous recommendation to proceed directly to China rather than divert via India, citing hazards including adverse winds, navigational uncertainties, and exposure to hostile or uncharted waters. The text further outlines strategic counsel regarding Portuguese imperial interests: concerns over Castilian influence prompting potential insurrection in Macau; advocacy for dispatching a royal ambassador—rather than one appointed by the Viceroy of India—to the King of Japan to secure favourable diplomatic and commercial relations; and emphasis on the substantial economic advantages anticipated from expanded trade with Japan and access to regional resources. Signatories include João Delgado Figueira, with marginalia and official seals affirming provenance and archival custody.

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Consulta (minuta) do Conselho Ultramarino sobre a concessão de mercês às principais pessoas que têm servido em Macau. (1643). Portugal. Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (PT/AHU/CU/062/0001/00021). http://43.156.68.124/docs/UBTKZA88/viewer_UBTKZA88.html

This archival document comprises a multi-page administrative correspondence originating from Macau, dated 4 January 1643 and annotated with later marginalia and stamps—including a 1921 date (6 December) and references to the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino de Macau—indicating its provenance and archival history. The text records deliberations of a colonial council addressing petitions and administrative matters concerning Macau’s governance under Portuguese authority. Key figures include the Jesuit Father João Soares de Apan (of Cat), the Chief Magistrate (Mezo Principal) of Macau, and the Meço (fiscal officer) responsible for customs, revenue, and cargo oversight at Macau’s port. The document concerns the approval of a petition despite its delayed submission, the administration of water resources and associated penalties in Macau, royal concessions regarding the supply of oil (óleo) to arriving ships, and the proposed appointment of the Meço to a formal fiscal role within the Royal Treasury. Comparative reference is made to Daman (Damacão) in Portuguese India, noted for its orderly administration. The text reflects institutional procedures of consultation (consulta), royal authority, and colonial bureaucratic practice in early modern Portuguese Asia, and bears official seals including ‘DE MACAU’ and ‘ARQUIVO HISTÓRICO ULTRAMARINO • MACAU’. It serves as primary evidence for the study of Luso-Asian administrative governance, ecclesiastical involvement in civil affairs, and maritime logistics in the seventeenth-century Portuguese Empire.

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Consulta do Conselho da Fazenda a D. João IV, rei de Portugal, sobre a petição de Lopo Sarmento de Carvalho para regressar da China em nau própria, gozando dos privilégios dos capitães das naus da Índia e que na falta do capitão-mor, António Fialho Ferreira, possa vir como capitão-mor da armada. (1641). Portugal. Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (PT/AHU/CU/062/0001/00017). http://43.156.68.124/docs/FU7B35WI/viewer_FU7B35WI.html

This archival document comprises a formal petition and accompanying administrative recommendation, dated 15 February 1641 and annotated with a later entry dated 1700, originating from the Portuguese Council of Finance in Lisbon. It concerns Lopo Sarmento de Carvalho, a long-serving colonial official resident in China, who petitions King Philip IV of Portugal (as monarch of the Iberian Union) for appointment as Captain of a royal vessel dispatched directly from Lisbon to China, authorisation to refit and sail that vessel—accompanied by his household and family—directly to Lisbon rather than Goa, and confirmation of all rights, privileges, and prerogatives accorded to Captains of the *Carreira da Índia*, including fiscal and commercial entitlements such as independent control over his cargo share. The document records his prior service as Captain of the *mes* in India, judicial and military duties performed therein, and royal permission granted on 15 February 1641 to depart India or China without Viceroy’s consent. It further recommends his appointment as Captain-Major (*capitão-mor da armada*) of the China-bound fleet, with succession provisions naming his two qualified sons should he or António Fialho Fernandes—already appointed Captain-Major—be unavailable. A supplementary 1700 notation reiterates his request for the office of *muito guarda da galé* and associated naval-administrative authority. The document is a primary source for studying Portuguese imperial administration, maritime governance, patronage networks, and cross-regional mobility within the Estado da Índia during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

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Sentença (traslado) do rei do Japão que proibe a entrada de navios no seu reino. (1640). Portugal. Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (PT/AHU/CU/062/0001/00016). http://43.156.68.124/docs/HZA3Q2I2/viewer_HZA3Q2I2.html

This abstract describes a certified transcription of a 1640 Japanese decree issued jointly by the Prelate of Kyōto and the King of Japan, addressed to Portuguese authorities in Macau. The document records the enforcement of Shōgun Iemitsu’s prohibition on Portuguese maritime travel to Japan, enacted in response to persistent violations—including proselytising by Christian missionaries and misconduct by Portuguese subjects and native Japanese Christians—despite prior formal edicts. It details the punitive consequences for non-compliance: destruction of vessels, execution of all aboard, and beheading of principal officers. The text further critiques the Portuguese administration in Macau for omitting any reference to their purported cessation of missionary activity in official correspondence, interpreting this omission as evidence of bad faith. A supplementary section dated 15 October 1625—transcribed in *Nome de Deus na Ebina* by notary Manuel de Figueiredo Castelbranco and Rafael (alias Maldonado)—certifies the document’s authenticity and extends the death penalty to all native persons arriving from Japan or its associated ports—including Macau, Goa, and Spain—regardless of intent, circumstance, or status, with strict liability imposed on those harbouring fugitives. The original bears marginal annotations and a partially legible circular seal, possibly bearing the Tokugawa *triple-hollyhock* mon. This document is essential for scholarly analysis of Tokugawa-era foreign policy, religious persecution, colonial diplomacy, and legal enforcement mechanisms in early modern East Asia.

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Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino a D. João IV, rei de Portugal sobre a partida de dois navios para a China, o envio do embaixador e sobre o comércio com a China e o Japão. Obs.: Resolução favorável do rei. (1643). Portugal. Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (PT/AHU/CU/062/0001/00031).

Treslado da parte de hum § de carta de N. M. R. P. Geral Viteleschi para o P. Provincial de Japam escrita em Dezembro de 1643. (1643). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-VI-7, fl. 168v.).

Noticia breve desta guerra ou guerras [civis e dinásticas de Tonquim, ca. 1640]. (1640). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-VI-5, fl. 178).

Decretum Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide habitae die 12 Septembris 1645. (1645). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-V-32, fl. 767v.).

Annua da missão do Reyno de Tunquim, que pertence a Provincia de Japão do anno de 1649. (1649). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-V-32, fl. 427).

Da Christandade De Negheañ. [1649 Dez. 4]. (1649). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-V-32, fl. 416v.).

Relação Breve da Christandade do Reyno de Tun kim de seu principio progresso, e modo como se cultiva. Do Superior de Tun Kim para o P. Manoel de Azevedo Visitador do Jappam e China. [1626-1649] [1649 Abr. 7]. (1649). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-V-32, fl. 421).

Annua da Missam, e Christandade do Rey’. de Tunquim; Da Provincia de Jappam da Companhia de JESUS do anno de 1647 the o de 1648. (1648). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-V-32, fl. 377).

Annua da Missão de Tunkim, ou Reyno de Annan da Provincia de Jappão no anno de 1648. (1648). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-V-32, fl. 401).

Da residencia de nghê añ. [1648 Maio 30]. (1648). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-V-32, fl. 392v.).

Anno 1645. Viagem do Padre Alexandre Rhodes da Companhia de JESVS de Macao pera o Reyno. [1647 Jun. 4]. (1647). Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda (49-V-32, fl. 289).