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Castelo Melhor went into exile in Paris and then London, but in 1685 he was permitted to return to
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Castelo Melhor his secret notary (escrivão da puridade), a position in which the favourite was able to exercise the functions of first minister.
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Castelo Melhor overcame the difficulties which had hitherto beset
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