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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Bound manuscript in folio. [iii], 107ff. (noted in contemporary manuscript, with added recent pagination in pencil); elaborate and superbly-rendered half-page ink vignette illustration at the opening leaf. Contemporary vellum over heavy binder's boards, with a cat's paw daubing; gilt morocco label at spine; edges mottled red. Fine, crisp manuscript written in red-brown inks, largely in one very neat hand, with occasional initial flourishes; at least three other hands present. Joints (especially upper) beginning to split, but cords strong and binding otherwise very sound. A candid, revealing, and spirited history of a confraternity for burying the dead, attached to the house of profession of Sao Roque, the home church of the Society of Jesus in Portugal. As noted on the opening page, it was intended for internal use only ("We ask for this book not be seen or read"). Beginning with a general index, the history may be divided into two main sections: the first (through fol. 64r) covers the period between 1748 and 1756, and includes transcriptions of five letters written by various officials of the Order; the latter section is an accounting prepared by Father Francisco Marques, which contains a "list of all properties, interests, and money that had been taken into our Congregation of Our Lady of Doctrine, either by wills or donations, or by managing, since 1612 until the present, 1752" (fol. 64r). This latter compendium is preceded by an eight-page index. The history concludes with an appendix (fols. 98v. through 106v), written in a different ink and hand, which brings the narrative up to 1775 and the suppression of the Jesuit Order in Portugal. As the title indicates, the writer places great emphasis on the often severe difficulties and persecutions suffered at Sao Roque ("violenta,injuriosa, e successiva perseguiçao, que sofreo constante") during the period between 1748 and 1756. Written by a member of the community, this record of a Jesuit burial confraternity may be viewed as a microhistory in a global context, offering detailed and intimate information about the Society of Jesus in Portugal, especially concerning its relationships with the community at large. Key matters discussed include property and accounting disputes, internecine strife, relations with legal and civil authorities, as well as the Roman leadership. Reference is made to the Society's trade via the mission system with Brazil, India, China, and Japan (importing textiles, exporting books, religious paraphernalia, clothing and other provisions). Of special note, the appendix opens with the events of 1 November, 1755, "the huge and awful earthquake, which in order to punish us, the divine justice sent over this kingdom, and with greater impact and damage to this city of Lisbon, may be an object of its fair rage and well-deserved revenge" (fol. 98v). A substantial discussion of the aftermath, damage, and rebuilding efforts follows. The writer of the appendix concludes the history with a discussion of the later fate of the community following the suppression of the Jesuit Order, and its absorption by the Santa Casa de Misericordia, which took over the property. This is followed by a prayer that God "approve that the company and the congregations be honoured with your pity". Another hand adds three more lines to the bottom of the last page, expressing a final poignant hope for the Society's return: "Now, we should continue in this book to sign and transfer to a new book according to the new rules that the congregation should have when God wants". Provenance: 19th-century inscription at top recto first leaf: "Este livro pertenciu a Fr. Manuel Rebello da Silva e pertence agora a Luiz Rebello da Silva". Luis Augusto Rebelo da Silva (1822-1871) was a historian, politician, and writer; the manuscript was likely the gift of or inheritance from his uncle and teacher, Fr. Manuel Rebelo da Silva. Full title: Relaçao historica da violenta, injuriosa, e successiva perseguiçao,

With an Interesting Article Advocating for Legal Rights for Women A Society of the Profession. Owen, William [d.1793], Publisher. The Lawyer's Magazine, Or, Attorney's and Solicitor's Universal Library. For the Year 1761[-1762]. Containing, Whatsoever is Useful, Instructive, Or Entertaining, In The Theory or Practice of the Laws of England. The Whole Illustrated with Observations, Notes, And References. London: Printed by his Majesty's Law Printer, for William Owen, 1761-1762. Two volumes. xi, [1], *1-*104, viii, 352, [20]; [xxiv], 441, [15] pp. Leaves Q3 (pp. 227-228) and Q6 (pp. 233-234) of Vol. II lacking and supplied in facsimile. Octavo (8" x 4-1/2"; 20.3 x 11.4 cm). Volume I: Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, early armorial bookplate (with the arms of the City of London, possibly of the Guildhall Library) to front board, raised bands and remnant of lettering piece to spine. Rubbing and light wear, somewhat heavier to extremities, boards separated but secured by cords, portions of marbled paper abraded, chipping to spine ends, corners bumped. Moderate toning to interior, occasional light foxing, brief early annotations in a few places, partial crack in text block between pp. 66-67, all leaves secure. Volume II: Recent quarter calf over marbled boards, blind fillets, gilt volume number and lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to interior, occasional light foxing, faint dampstaining in a few places, "Levi Bartlett's/ Dec. 1831," to title page, which has a small clean tear to its fore-edge mended on verso, upper inside corner of penultimate leaf adhered to final leaf with loss to text on final leaf. Together two books. $2,500. **THIS DESCRIPTION IS TRUNCATED DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITS. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A COMPLETE VERSION.** * Second edition (no edition statement given for Vol. II). The Lawyer's Magazine was the first English legal periodical. "Chiefly compiled" for the "professors and students of the laws of England," it gathered notable and recent legal writing, reports of trials and reviews of legal publications. Among the more interesting articles are "A Discourse on the Study of the Law," an excerpt from Blackstone's first lecture as Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford, and "A Tract on the Unreasonableness of the Laws of England, In Regard to Wives." Pu.