▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁In quisition ▁currently ▁depos ited ▁in ▁the ▁Ar qu ivo ▁Nacional ▁da ▁Torre ▁do ▁Tom bo , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁National ▁Archives . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Historical ▁Society ▁of ▁England ▁( J H SE ) ▁published ▁the ▁List s ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁In quisition ▁in ▁two ▁volumes : ▁ ▁Volume ▁I ▁Lis bon ▁ 1 5 4 0 – 1 7 7 8 ; ▁Volume ▁II ▁É v ora ▁ 1 5 4 2 – 1 7 6 3 ▁and ▁Go a ▁ 1 6 5 0 – 1 6 5 3 . ▁The ▁original ▁manuscript s , ▁assemble d ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁and ▁entitled ▁Col le c ção ▁das ▁Not ici as , ▁were ▁once ▁in ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁the ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Pal m ela ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁library ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁texts ▁are ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Portuguese , ▁trans cribed ▁and ▁indexed ▁by ▁Joy ▁L . ▁Oak ley . ▁They ▁represent ▁a ▁unique ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁In quisition ' s ▁activities ▁and ▁a ▁primary ▁source ▁for ▁Jewish , ▁Portuguese , ▁and ▁Brazil ian ▁histor ians ▁and ▁gene alog ists . ▁ ▁Table ▁of ▁sentences ▁The ▁arch ives ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁In quisition ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁preserved ▁jud icial ▁arch ives ▁of ▁early ▁modern ▁Europe ▁( with ▁notable ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁Go a ▁trib unal ). ▁Portuguese ▁historian ▁Fort