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NOTES TO CHAPTER I. 



Note 1. 



The Portaria, which was extended in the sequel to the 

 othei" capitanias, through which we travelled, was con- 

 ceived in the following terms : Manda El Rey Nosso Sen- 

 hor a todas as Authoridades Militares ou Civis a quern esta 

 for apresentada, e o seu conhecimento pertencer, que se nao 

 ponha embara^o algum a livre Jornada de Mrs. Spix e Mar- 

 tius, Membros d'Academia Real das Sciencias de Munich, 

 aos quaes Sua Magestade tern concedido a permissao ne- 

 cessaria para viajar e demorar-se o tempo que Ihes for 

 conveniente em qualquer parte dentro dos limites desta 

 Capitania do Rio de Janeiro ; E determina sua Magestade, 

 que se Ihes preste nesta sua degre^ao toda a assistencia e 

 auxilio de que precizar, logo que o pedir. Palacio do Rio 

 de Janeiro em 12 Septembro de 1817. 



(L. S.) JoAo Paulo Bezerra, 



The king our sovereign commands aU military and civil 

 authorities, to whom these presents may be shown, oy tQ 

 whose knowledge they shall come, that they shall not place 

 any obstacle in the way of Messrs. Spix and Martius, 

 members of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Munich, 

 to whom His Majesty has granted the necessary license to 

 travel within the boundaries of the province of Rip de 

 Janeiro, and to reside wherever and as long as tb«y thiafe 

 fit ; His Majesty further commands, that all suppgopt an4 

 assistance of which they may be in need be afforded them, 



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