Political Thought in Portugal and its Empire, c.1500-1800: Volume 1

Acknowledgements; Note on the Texts; Introduction; Part I. Political Thought, Empire and Global Rule: 1.1. Diogo Lopes Rebelo, On the Republic Governed by the King, 1496; 1.2. Joao de Barros, Panegyric of King John III, 1533; 1.3. Damiao de Gois, On Matters of Portugal and Its Empire, 1539; 1.4. Luis de Camoes, The Lusiads, 1572; 1.5. Joao de Barros, Evangelical Dialogue concerning the Articles of the Faith against the Talmud of the Jews, 1543; 1.6. Antonio Pinheiro, Treatise on Just War, ca. 1556; 1.7. Fernando Oliveira, The Art of War at Sea, 1555; 1.8. Manuel da Nobrega, Letter to Father Miguel de Torres, 1558; Part II. Politics within a Catholic Framework: 2.1. Jeronimo Osorio, On the Institution and Order of Royal Government, 1572; 2.2. Amador Arrais, Of the Jewish People, 1589; 2.3. Manuel de Gois, Commentary on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, 1593; 2.4. Joao Salgado de Araujo, Royal Law of Portugal, 1627; 2.5. Resolution made in the Cortes by the three estates of the Kingdoms of Portugal, on the acclamation, restitution, and oath of the same Kingdoms to John IV, 1641; 2.6. Francisco Velasco de Gouveia, The Just Acclamation of the Most Serene King of Portugal John IV, 1644; 2.7. Sebastiao Cesar de Meneses, Treatise on Politics, 1649-1650; 2.8. Francisco Manuel de Melo, Political and Military Counsel, ca. 1640s; 2.9. Manuel Severim de Faria, Notes on Portugal, 1622/1650; 2.10. Serafim de Freitas, On the Justice of the Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1625; 2.11. Antonio Vieira, Sermon XXVII With the Most Holy Sacrament Exposed, 1680?; Part III. Political Thought in the Age of Enlightenment: 3.1. Luis da Cunha, Political Instructions... to Marco Antonio de Azevedo Coutinho, 1736; 3.2. Luis da Cunha, Political Testament, 1742-49; 3.3. Alexandre de Gusmao, Letters, 1734; 3.4. Luis Antonio Verney, The True Method of Study in order to be useful to the Republic, and to the Church, adjusted to the manners and needs of Portugal, 1746; 3.5. Antonio Ribeiro Sanches, Letters on the education of the Youth, 1760; 3.6. The Diretorio (Royal Charter) that must be observed in the Settlements of the Indians of Para and Maranhao, unless His Majesty should dispose otherwise, 1755-57; 3.7. Legislation on slavery and the slave trade in metropolitan Portugal, 1761, 1773; 3.8. Legislation on purity of blood, 1773; 3.9. Antonio Pereira de Figueiredo, On Episcopal authority, 1766, 3.10. Jose de Seabra da Silva, Chronological and Analytic Reasoning, Second Part, 1767; 3.11. Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho e Melo, marquis of Pombal, Most Secret Observations, 1775; 3.12. Antonio Ribeiro dos Santos, Critique of the Projected New Code of Pascoal de Melo Freire, 1789; 3.13. Pascoal de Melo Freire, Response to the criticism of the planned New Code, 1789; 3.14. Luis Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, viscount of Balsemao, Extract from the Notes provided to Abbe Raynal, 1778; 3.15. Pascoal de Melo Freire, Fundamental Precepts of the Portuguese Civil Law, 1789; 3.16. Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, Reflections on the Taxation and Finances of Portugal, 1786; 3.17. Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, Memorandum on the Improvement of the Dominions of His Majesty in America, 1797 or 1798; Bibliography; Index.