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[D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I]. MAGISTRATURA — Disciplina, Donatários e Reforma Judicial. 1764–1790. - [D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I] MAGISTRATURA — Disciplina, Donatários e Reforma Judicial . 1764–1790. 5 diplomas: 2 Cartas de Lei, 1 Alvará de Lei, 1 Instrucções, 1 Determinação régia. A collection of five decrees concerning the discipline and reputation of magistrates, the powers of land grantees, and their relationship with royal jurisdiction. In 18th-century Portugal, the magistracy was the principal instrument of territorial governance; its independence from local pressures—whether from land grantees or ecclesiastical influences—was a necessary condition for the assertion of royal state power over intermediary powers. The collection articulates disciplinary, normative, and reformist decrees spanning almost three decades. 2 Mar 1764 (D. José I) — Provision of the Royal Court condemning the reckless conduct of the Magistrate of the District of Pinhel, who, through simulated ecclesiastical censures and illegal procedures, disturbed the public peace in a case involving the Abbot of Travanca; determination of house arrest and suspension from duties. October 18, 1766 (King José I) — Royal Decree establishing the manner in which Donees must request Confirmation Letters for Donations of Crown property in which they intend to succeed; rules for the dispatch and invoices of said Letters. August 18, 1769 (King Joseph I) — Charter of Law for the establishment of the observance of the Laws and the good reputation of Magistrates; prevention of abusive interpretations that offend the majesty of the Laws and discredit Magistrates; removal of sophistical arguments from the Courts that disturb public peace. 17 July 1778 (D. Maria I) — Copy of the paragraphs of the Laws and Royal Decrees that, by Decree of July 17, 1778, the Queen ordered to be temporarily suspended or continued with moderation; includes paragraphs from the Law of June 25, 1766, on fraudulent negotiations of wills and from the Royal Decree of August 1, 1774. 17 Mar 1790 (D. Maria I) — Charter of Law that explains, declares and regulates the Jurisdictions of the Donataries in the Kingdom; with the abolition of the Auditorships and Exceptions of Correction; with the clauses, conditions and rules declared; diploma of definitive definition of the jurisdictional status of the donataries. This collection documents the evolution of royal policy regarding judicial discipline and seigniorial jurisdictions: from the repression of individual abuses by magistrates to the legal framework for land grantees, in a trajectory that goes from Joseph I's restraint to Maria's definitive reformulation. It is of interest for the study of the relationship between central power and local powers in Portugal during the Old Regime. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate