as 671 Tortiigal. ^an, 4. 



show the letter to ■- and for that I don't 



feud it this post. 



A Jhort Catalogue of Portuguese Books, capable 



of illustratiiig the Hijlory of Portugal, with a 



Jhort Character of each, 

 X Mouarchia Lusitana ; a book anterior to the time 



of Don John I. full of falsehoods and absurdities. 

 3 Chronica de D. Joao ist. ; better than the Memo- 



rias. 3. 



3 Memorias do mesme. 



4 Chronica d'Elrey D, Duarte ; good for very 



5 Chronica d'Elrej D. Alfonso; little. 



6 Chronicas d'Elrey D. Joao 2c. c. 3". ; true and 

 well written, although not free from the vice of 

 the times. 



^ Chronica d'Elrey D. Manoel ; not bad, but 

 Ozorio is better ; although he fays little of 

 what is the most interesting. 



8 Chronica d'Elrey D. "Sebastian ; tolerable, but 

 with all the defects of the times. 



9 Joao de Barros, Decadas ; an excellent book in 

 point of narrative, stile and truth. 



10 Diego de Ceuto, Decadas ; not so well writ- 

 ten, but true, as the author ferved upon the spot. 



1 1 Memorias d' Alfonso d' Albuquerque j good and 

 authentic. 



12 Andr.' de Rezende, Antiquides. ; a good book, 

 and curious iu its kind. 



13, Diego de Teive, varias obras j the same in its 



diflerent parts. 

 14 Vida de D. Joao de Castro j veridical and well 



^vritten. 



