Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process between Guilherme da Costa, plaintiff, against António Cordovil de Sousa, defendant, represented by Manuel de Sousa Viegas, his brother and curador, about the administration of the chapel instituted by Pedro Martins Alfar.
The sentence judges the chapel as a vacancy for the Crown, since the defendant cannot demonstrate that he is a descendant of the institutor. It orders that the administration be delivered to the plaintiff, during his lifetime, in the form of the denunciation warrant of administration he had. Orders the chapel to be registered at the Torre do Tombo and at the Juízo das Capelas da Coroa.

Administration letter on behalf of Guilherme da Costa naming him administrator during his lifetime of the chapel founded by Pedro Martins de Alfar in the church of Baleizão, district of Beja, after successfully denounce it vacant in a judicial demand, obtaining a favourable sentence and presenting it before the Desembargo do Paço.

Certificate issued by José dos Reis da Silva, escrivão do auditório eclesiástico of Beja, under the authority of Doutor Manuel Pereira de Lacerda, juiz da Relação do Arcebispado of Évora, vicar general and juiz dos Resíduos e Casamentos in Beja, following a petition presented by Ambrósio da Silveira.

Certificate issued by António Mendes de Oliveira, cura of the church of Nossa Senhora da Graça de Baleizão, at the request of the vicar general of Beja, copying the register of the chapel instituted by Pedro Martins de Alfar, taken from the tombo of the chapels of that church, giving an account of the charges that were celebrated there, paid with the income of the farms (herdades) of Alfares and Zambujal.

Certificate of court record, already sentenced, between Guilherme da Costa, plaintiff, against Manuel de Sousa Viegas, defendant, about the administration of the chapel instituted by Pedro Martins Alfar.
Certificate issued by Domingos de Araújo, escrivão dos Feitos da Coroa Real e das Capelas da Coroa de todo o Reino nesta Corte e Casa da Suplicação.

Chancery record of a denunciation warrant of administration on behalf of Guilherme da Costa enabling him to denounce the chapel's vacancy at his own expenses.

Chancery record of an administration letter on behalf of Guilherme da Costa.

Denunciation warrant of administration on behalf of Guilherme da Costa allowing him to judicially demand, at his own expenses, the administration of the chapel founded by Pedro Martins Alfar in Nossa Senhora de Baleizão church, district of Beja, after denouncing its vacancy due the extinction of the institutor's bloodlineand during his lifetime only. The desembargadores do Paço should issue the respective administration letter, after presentation of this warrant and the sentence proving its vacancy to the Crown.

Denunciation warrant of administration on behalf of Guilherme da Costa allowing him to judicially demand at his own expenses the administration of the chapel founded by Pedro Martins Alfar in Nossa Senhora de Baleizão church, district of Beja, after denounce it vacant due the extinction of the institutor's bloodline.

Documents produced by the entail.

Petition presented by Ambrósio da Silveira requesting the exemplification of a certificate containing the properties annexed to the chapel instituted by Pedro Martins Alfar, in the church of Baleizão.
The favorable dispacht dated 1675-06-09 follows.

Torre do Tombo registry book record.