Parabéns lusitanos : em a festiua acclamação do Serenissimo Rey D. Ioam 4. de Portugal...., circa 1640-1641.

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Cheiroso, Francisco Rodrigues. Parabéns lusitanos : em a festiua acclamação do Serenissimo Rey D. Ioam 4. de Portugal...., circa 1640-1641.

Parabéns lusitanos : em a festiua acclamação do Serenissimo Rey D. Ioam 4. de Portugal...., circa 1640-1641.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702188390

Manuscript, on paper, in a single hand, corrected, of a work written in honor of King João IV's ascension to the Portuguese throne following the war of independence against Spain. Contents include a dedicatory letter to Alfonso de Portugal and prologues addressed to the nobility and the populace of Portugal; a survey of Portugal and its colonial possessions; and praise for the noble ancestry and virtues of João, in particular his prudence and faith.

1 v. (217 p.) ; 21 x 16 cm.

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