[1654]. Carta não autógrafa de Francisco Gomes Henriques para Beatriz Mendes, sua mulher.

Family letter dictated by Francisco Gomes Henriques, a merchant and a nobleman, to his wife, Beatriz Nunes.

The addressee writes his wife and his children informing them that he has been sentenced to death, expressing his last wishes and listing his debts.

Two letters were kept in the proceedings of Francisco Gomes Henriques, arrested for Judaism and blasphemy. Francisco Gomes Henriques asked D. José Carreras, his cellmate (Proc. IL393), to help him write a letter (PSCR1322) and send it to the addressee through his attorney. D. José Carreras was spying Francisco Gomes Henriques for the Inquisitors and informed them of this request. The Inquisition instructed D. José Carrera to write whatever he was asked to, as long as he informed the Holy Office. Therefore, D. José Carreras wrote the letter and Francisco Gomes Henriques signed it. That same letter was then handed in to the Inquisition. After being informed that he had been sentenced to death and his appeal had been rejected, Francisco Gomes Henriques wrote one last letter to his wife and his family (PSCR1323).

Bibliography:

Baião, António (1953), Episódios Dramáticos da Inquisição Portuguesa, Vol. II, Lisboa, Seara Nova (2ª ed.).