Will of Pedro de Sousa Alcoforado, founding an entail with masses in the church of Nossa Senhora de Sobretâmega. The first administrator should be his natural son, Manuel de Sousa, who should pass the administration to his cousin António de Sousa after having obtained a position with an annual pension of at least 100.000 reis.

Followed by the approval deed (1669-08-18, fls. 222v-223v) and the opening deed (1669-08-24, fls. 223v-224).

Documents produced by the entail.

Court sentence judging Manuel de Sousa da Silva, plaintiff, as the rightful successor of the chapel of Pedro de Sousa Alcoforado, with the obligation with the obligation to fulfil the conditions imposed in the institutor's will, such as established by Manuel de Sousa, natural son of the institutor, as a clergyman, because he is cousin of the institutor and was appointed by him to succeed to António de Sousa, last administrator, if he did not have children. It also judges that the leases' appointments belong to the plaintiff. It condemns Pedro de Fonseca de Castro, defendant and brother of António de Sousa, to relinquish to the plaintiff the entailed assets, with their income generated since the contested lawsuit.

Court proceedings regarding the succession of the chapel of Pedro de Sousa Alcoforado.

Acórdão do Desembargo judging that the leases belong to the appointee and ordering that the appealed sentence must go through the chancery.