King João, by the grace of God King of Portugal and the Algarve: We inform all those who read this charter that we recognise the many great services that the very noble city of Lisbon has rendered to us, to these realms and to their inhabitants. It exposed itself to every danger in order to save every one of us from the evil subjection which, against all reason and the rule of law, the King of Castile was so keen to inflict on us, as is now widely known throughout the whole of Spain. Indeed, as a reward for those services, the city deserves to receive from us something which will make it the most noble and honoured city within these realms. Accordingly, in recognition of our need to grant favours to this city, we honour it, extend to it a privileged status, and give, donate and encompass within its borough boundary as its affiliate our township of Sintra, along with its respective boundary and villages. Furthermore, it is our wish and command that the aforesaid city of Lisbon be enabled to decide everything which the township of Sintra is currently able to do within its present borough boundary.