Acórdão validating a court sentence which had exempted the defendants, Benedita de Melo and José Botelho, her son-in-law, from giving back to the plaintiffs, Capitão António de Miranda Catela and his wife, the properties attached to Baltasar Mendes dos Reis' entail. The latter were only collateral relatives of the institutor, and did not have the right to administrate the entail, which had to be given to the Misericórdia de Évora according to the institution. The acórdão also overruled part of that sentence, recognizing that the entail founded by Cid António Salvago belonged to Capitão António de Miranda Catela, since he was the closest relative of Francisco de Melo, the last administrator and son of Baltasar Mendes dos Reis.

Approval deed of a will chart made by Baltasar Mendes dos Reis.

Documents produced by the entail.

Court proceedings (partial) regarding the succession of the entail instituted by Baltasar Mendes dos Reis and the restitution of assets belonging to António Salvago's entail.

Court proceedings (partial) regarding the succession of the entail instituted by Baltasar Mendes dos Reis and the restitution of assets belonging to António Salvago's entail.

Will chart by which Baltasar Mendes dos Reis wanted to be buried in the Monastery of São Francisco de Évora, where his father Manuel Gomes de Melo was buried. He founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Reis dos Presos da Praça, in Évora, designating his illegitimate son Francisco de Melo to be its administrator. He also designated him to be the administrator of the Quinta de Santo António, in Pêra Manca, of which he was the current administrator.