Acórdão em relação ordering the immediate incorporation of chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água, in Coimbra, on the Crown’s administration, and condemning the defendant António Mascarenhas to lose the administration and restitute the income derived from the revenue of entailed assets, worth 35.000 réis, because he was not able to present any documents to proof his legitimate possession. The chapel was vacant since 1458, being given to Fernando da Ponte during his lifetime, in 1492. Before he died, Fernando da Ponte had unlawfully named his wife Filipa de Mascarenhas, who was succeed by António Martins, Fernando Martins and the defendant, condemned by this sentence.

Acórdão em relação declaring the chapel vacant to the Crown, according to the reformation of the Tombo and land measurement deeds, all of them well made. The desembargadores declared that António Mascarenhas made a good reformation of the Tombo and that he had taken good care of the properties that were unlawfully leased, and for those services, they confirmed him on the administration during his lifetime. The desembargadores also ordered that the administrator should place a vault on the church with the institutor’s name, the number of masses obligation and that the chapel was incorporated on the Crown’s administration in 1624. He should also complete the tombo, register it in Torre do Tombo, and provide a book for the record of the masses obligation.

Acórdão em relação confirming that the reformation of the Tombo and land measurement deeds were well made, but sentencing the incorporation of three properties on the entailed assets. The desembargadores ordered the administrator [whose name is not mentioned] to present other titles.

Administration letter of administration on behalf of António Mascarenhas da Ponte naming administrator during his lifetime of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água in the church of Santa Justa de Coimbra, as a reward for the military services made by him and by his father, Fernando Mascarenhas.

Administration letter to Simão de Sá.

Administration letter of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins da Água and his wife, in the church of Santa Justa de Coimbra, to Fernando Álvares.

Administration letter to António do Couto Franco giving him the administration of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água in the church of Santa Justa, in Coimbra, as a reward for his services to the Crown.

Administration letter of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins da Água and his wife, located in the church of Santa Justa de Coimbra, to Fernando de Ponte.

Chancery record of a grace warrant of administration on behalf of António do Couto Franco allowing him to appoint of his sons or daughters to the administration of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água in the church of Santa Justa, in Coimbra.

Chancery record of an administration letter to António do Couto Franco.

Chancery record of an administration letter to Simão de Sá.

Exemplification of the will of Vasco Martins de Água, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the church of Santa Justa, in Coimbra.

Grace warrant of administration on behalf of António do Couto Franco allowing him to appoint of his sons or daughters to the administration of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água in the church of Santa Justa, in Coimbra, as a reward for his services to the Crown.

Grace warrant of administration on behalf of António Mascarenhas da Ponte giving him the administration during his lifetime of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água in the church of Santa Justa de Coimbra, in reward for the services made by his father, Fernando Mascarenhas, during the revolts that happened in Portugal, but also for his own military services as capitão da ordenança in Penela. He would only receive the administration letter after presenting and registering the Tombo of the chapel in Torre do Tombo.

Grace warrant of administration on behalf of António do Couto Franco appointing him to the administration of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água in the church of Santa Justa, in Coimbra, fulfilling a promise made in a grace warrant of administration dated 1641(?)-01-12, rewarding his services rendered to the Crown.

Tombo of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água in the church of Santa Justa, in Coimbra, administrated by António de Mascarenhas.
Contains: exemplification of a will, administration letters (2), royal warrant, land measurement deed, due diligence deeds, acórdãos em relação (3).

Documents produced by the entail.

Warrant issued by the king to Lourenço Rodrigues, royal magistrate in Coimbra, ordering him to suspend Simão de Eça from the administration of the chapel founded by Vasco Martins de Água and give it back to Fernando da Ponte, his uncle, previous administrator that was suspended from the administration.

Will of Vasco Martins de Água, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with an yearly obligation of a hundred masses preached in the church of Santa Justa, in Coimbra, where his dead body should also be disposed, in the chapel of São Salvador, side by side with his deceased wife, Margarida Eanes. He named the executors of his will to administrate the chapel with faculty of appointing their successors after them.