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A MANUSCRIPT - INQUISITION Letter of a member of the Holy Office of the Inquisition of the city of Lisbon, in the name of Florentino of Horta Wolf, resident in Alcobaça.-17th century (1640)-1 f.; 285x393 mm. Manuscript on parchment dated Lisbon 4 February 1640. Autograph signing: Bishop Dõ Franc º de Castro; D. Francisco de Castro (1574-1653), son of Álvaro de Castro, Principal of the University of Coimbra, Bishop of Guarda and Inquisitor General. The illuminated blue and gold initial O (faded). Document slighty handled and worn. Preserves, however, the ribbon of green silk and a rare wooden wedge terminating the wax seal, with the coat of arms of the Inquisition.