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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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This document is a 17th-century Portuguese administrative decree, dated 23 May 1641, issued during the reign of King João IV, and handled in Macau. The main text, partially legible through translation, records an order for the Council of Finance to disburse funds to the Bishop-Elect of Japan (Bispo Elleito do Japão) for the transmission of his Bulls, in accordance with the financial provisions granted to his predecessor. Marginal annotations confirm the date and location, with the notation “Macau, 23 May 1641” appearing on the left side of the page. A signature attributed to “João IV” is present in the lower left margin, alongside an unidentifiable mark. Three faded circular seals, likely wax or ink impressions, are centrally positioned, though no inscriptions are legible. A stamp marked “AHU” (Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino) appears in the lower left corner, indicating archival provenance within the Portuguese colonial record system. Additional handwritten elements include a partial annotation possibly reading “Pro Fazenda” or “Pro Fazenda d. João IV” and a small marginal mark “t”. The term “Elleito”, a period-appropriate orthographic variant of “Eleito”, reflects contemporary Portuguese ecclesiastical usage. Despite minor palaeographic variations, the document’s content, dating, and administrative context align consistently with Portuguese imperial practices in Asia following the restoration of independence in 1640. The sole anachronistic element, “a. 1. dec. 18”, is assessed as a later archival addition and not part of the original 1641 record. This manuscript constitutes a genuine primary source relevant to the study of Iberian colonial administration, ecclesiastical finance, and Lusophone Asia in the early modern period.