Between a forgery and a mistake regarding notarial documentation: an example of a negotium non verum in Porto (Portugal) during the 15th century
Abstract
The aim of this article is to approach false notarial documents from two perspectives: both in what concerns the notaries who write them and the parties involved in the deed. We will begin with a theoretical framework about the legislation enacted by several Portuguese monarchs and will focus on a specific case of a document drawn up that refers to an invalid legal transaction, although in a true deed. From this example we will follow the activity of the intervening parties in order to demonstrate that they had sufficient legal knowledge about document forgery and to which extent they colluded with the falsified acts.
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