Torre do Tombo registry book record.

Tombo of the chapel founded by Miguel da Serra in the church of São João, in the village of Moura, which is administrated by Manuel da Serra.
Contains: Confirmation letter on behalf of Rui Penalvo; exemplification of an acórdão; mandate; due diligence deed; acórdão em relação; acórdão; court sentence (extract); ratification deed; petition; royal provision; court sentence; declaration deed; land measurement deed; acórdão em relação.

Ratification deed of an agreement deed that was signed between the late Domingos do Vale and Francisco Dias about the administration of the chapel founded by Miguel Serra. Domingas da Serra, widow of Domingos do Vale and tutor of their minor sons, including Belchior da Vale, signed this ratification deed with her brother Francisco Dias.

Royal provision declaring that the court sentence that will be issued by the juízes cannot be appealed by the plaintiff nor the defendant.

Petition from Domingas da Serra, widow of Domingos do Vale and tutor of their minor sons, and her brother Francisco Dias asking to the king the confirmation of agreement deed concerning the succession of the chapel'sa administration that was signed by Domingos do Vale and Francisco Dias.

Documents produced by the entail.

Mandate from Nuno Velho, Provedor dos Órfãos, Capelas, Hospitais, Confrarias e Albergarias, Gafarias, Juíz dos Resíduos de Beja, asking to the Juízes of Évora the exemplification of the court sentence that judged the chapel administration to Martinho Afonso, besteiro. The court sentence is in the books of João Afonso, escrivão, and it was requested by Rui Fidalgo son of João Fidalgo and grandson of Martinho Afonso, who were administrators of this chapel.

Exemplification of a court sentence (extract) declaring that the chapel's administration belongs to Martinho Afonso, besteiro, from Vidigueira.

Due diligence deed of the escrivão, carrying out the order issued by Nuno Velho, asking to João Afonso, escrivão dos Resíduos, an exemplification of the sentence that judged the chapel's administration to Martinho Afonso, besteiro.

Declaration deed made by Manuel da Serra, administrator of the chapel, declaring that he knows that Miguel da Serra founded a chapel in the church of São João in the village of Moura, with a grave and an inscription.

Court sentence condemning the defendant Manuel de Sousa, that calls himself "The morgado da Serra", to deliver to the plaintiff who is married to Beatriz da Serra, eldest sister of the defendant, the chapel and entail administration.

Court sentence ordering that the administration of the chapel belongs to Domingas da Serra, that already has it, and acquit her from the accusation presented by Francisco Dias, her brother. Domingas da Serra is the eldest sister of Francisco Dias.

Confirmation letter of the administration of Miguel da Serra's chapel, located in the church of S. João de Moura, to Rui Penalvo, in place of João Fidalgo and Catarina Esteves, his wife, previous administrators, who resigned and appointed him on 1489-01-10.

Confirmation letter of the administration of Miguel da Serra's chapel, located in the church of S. Joáo de Moura, to Rui Penalvo, in place of João Fidalgo and Catarina Esteves, his wife, previous administrators, who resigned and appointed him on 1489-01-10.

Certificate of court record, already sentenced, following a petition presented by Francisco da Serra, about the administration of the chapel instituted by Miguel da Serra, in Moura.
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, for registration in the Torre do Tombo.

Administration letter of Miguel da Serra's chapel, in Moura, to Rui Fernandes, in place of Rodrigo Esteves, cleric, previous administrator, illegally appointed by the bishop of Évora.

Administration letter of two chapels instituted by Miguel da Serra, located in Moura and Portel, to Afonso Lourenço, in place of Rui Fernandes, previous administrator, dismissed for non-compliance with the charges.

Administration letter of Miguel da Serra's chapel, located in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo, in Moura, to Álvaro de Olivença, in place of Pedro Mendes, previous administrator, dismissed because of being a cleric.

Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process of motion filed by Francisco da Serra, appellant, on the administration of the chapel instituted by Miguel da Serra, in Moura.
The sentence judges the motions as proven, since, by previous rulings of the Juízo das Capelas da Coroa, it is proved that the chapel was absolute and, as such, legitimately administered by the descendants of the institutor. Orders the sequestration of the chapel's assets to be lifted.

Acórdão em relação giving the chapel's administration to Martinho Afonso, besteiro, who lives in Vidigueira. He has to appoint an attorney-in-fact to go to Lisbon to take possession of the chapel.

Acórdão em relação declaring that the chapel's administration doesn't belong to the plaintiff nor to the defendant, but to Martinho Afonso, besteiro, from Vidigueira, who is descendant from the institutor. The defendant must drop the chapel's administration with all its assets.

Acórdão em relação acquiting the defendant Vicente da Serra and his wife Maria Bocarra from the accusation presented by the plaintiff the Procurador da Coroa, because he is descendant from the institutor. Orders to put a note in the chancery charters; and the defendant must put an inscription in the institutor's grave.