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[D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I]. IGREJA — Ordens Militares, Comendas e Obras Pias. 1752–1786. - [D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I] IGREJA — Ordens Militares, Comendas e Obras Pias . 1752–1786. 3 diplomas: 2 Alvarás de Lei, 1 Alvará. A set of three decrees concerning the Military Orders and Charitable Works. The Military Orders — Santiago, Avis, Cristo, and Malta — were institutions of a simultaneously religious and noble nature, with extensive domains of commendams and patronage rights that made them privileged interlocutors of the Crown and, at the same time, potential sources of jurisdictional conflict. The regulation of their powers and the protection of their assets was, therefore, a recurring matter in royal legislation. September 16, 1752 (King Joseph I) — Declares and confirms the donation of one percent for charitable works, as stated therein; published in the Chancery of the Court and Kingdom; legal basis for the contribution to works of assistance and worship. 2 Mar 1780 (D. Maria I) — Repeals §§6 and 7 of the Royal Decrees of 1759 and 1765 regarding matters within the competence of the Board of Conscience and Orders; adjustment of the rules of competence of the superior court of the Military Orders. 7 March 1786 (Queen Maria I) — Combats fraud by leaseholders of the Commanderies of the Order of Malta and prohibits notaries from granting deeds on the property of Benedictine monasteries without prior authorization; protection of the domain of the Military Orders and monasteries against abusive maneuvers by tenants. This collection, smaller than most of the lots, documents three complementary facets of ecclesiastical-noble regulation: the confirmation of donations for charitable works, the adjustment of the powers of the Table of Conscience and Orders, and the protection of the domain of commanderies and monasteries against abuses by emphyteutic tenants. It is a source of interest for the study of Military Orders and ecclesiastical assistance in Portugal. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate