
This paper is an initial approach to the socioeconomic roots of the Inquisition notaries (or notaries of the Secret), between 1536 and 1755. The aim of this work is to gain knowledge on the global income levels of these agents at the moment they were habilitated for the Holy Office.To achieve this goal, one has gone through their qualifications de genere for priestly ordination, along with the respective dowry and property deeds, retrieved from the Archive of the University of Coimbra. One seeks to reply to these questions: these notaries to-be received the sacred order owning what? Were they dependent on third parties to create their dowries? Were there any influence or social networks developed based on this ownership?The research lead on this corpus allowed one to conclude that, upon arrival to the Holy Office, these individuals were not wealthy but they lived with no financial struggle.
Este trabalho é uma primeira abordagem à s raízes socioeconómicas dos notários da Inquisição (ou notários do Secreto), entre os anos de 1536 e 1755. O seu principal objetivo é conhecer os níveis globais de rendimento destes agentes no momento em que se habilitaram para o Santo Ofício.Para isso, consultaram-se as suas habilitações de genere para ordenação sacerdotal, com os respetivos instrumentos de dote e património, existentes no Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra. Pretende-se, assim, responder à s seguintes questões: com que património receberam, os futuros notários, ordens sacras? Dependeram de outrem para constituírem os seus dotes? Poder-se-iam desenvolver redes de influência ou de sociabilidade com base nesses patrimónios?O estudo desta pequena amostra permitiu concluir que quando chegavam ao Santo Ofício estes indivíduos não eram ricos, mas viviam sem constrangimentos.
Holy Office; notary; property, Santo Ofício; notário; património
Holy Office; notary; property, Santo Ofício; notário; património
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