Will of Estêvão Martins Freire entailing several properties and ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a daily mass obligation in the church of Santa Maria Madalena, in Aldeia Gavinha, naming Diogo Negro, Sancho Dinis and João de Barros, executors of his will, as administrators, if one of them died the administration should be given to their eldest son or brothers, who, after their deaths, should appoint two homens bons after them.

Tombo of the chapel founded by Estêvão Martins Freire founded in the church of Santa Maria Madalena, in Aldeia Gavinha, administrated by Gaspar Vieira.
Contains: exemplification of a will, administration letters (2), land measurement deed, court sentence, acórdãos em relação (2), grace warrant.

Grace warrant of administration on behalf of Gaspar Vieira and his wife Branca Freire enabling them to appoint, at the time of their death, their daughter Maria Vieira to succeed them as the administrator of the chapel founded by Estêvão Martins Freire in the church of Madalena, Aldeia Gavinha.

Grace warrant of administration to António Rangel de Castelo Branco of the chapel of Estêvão Martins Freire, in the church of Santa Maria Madalena in Aldeia Gavinha, which is vacant since the death of licenciado Jerónimo Ferrão.

Grace warrant of administration to Branca Freire and her husband Gaspar Vieira appointing them to the administration of the chapel founded by Estêvão Martins in the church of Madalena in Aldeia Gavinha. Francisco Freire has renounced this administration in his sister Branca Vieira; their father and grandfather were administrators of the chapel since many years.

Grace warrant of administration to Genebra Nunes for her eldest son, Francisco, to succeed to his late father, João Fernandes, in the administration of the chapel of Estêvão Martins, in the church of Madalena of Aldeia Gavinha, in the outskirts of Alenquer.

Grace warrant of administration on behalf of João Fernandes granting him the administration of the chapel founded by Estêvão Martins Freire in Aldeia Gavinha.

Grace warrant on behalf of Gaspar Vieira allowing him to appoint his daughter, Maria Vieira, to succeed him on the administration of the chapel.

Exemplification of the will of Estêvão Martins Freire ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel.

Documents produced by the entail.

Court sentence issued by the Provedor das Capelas e Resíduos, Gaspar Correia de Macêdo over a dispute between Gaspar Vieira, administrator of the chapel founded by Estêvão Martins Freire in Aldeia Gavinha, against Jorge Arrais de Mendonça, regarding the property of na entailed vineyard and lands. The Provedor ordered that the land measurement deeds of the land should be made in order to settle the dispute.

Chancery record of an administration letter to Maria Vieira.

Chancery record of an administration letter to António Rangel de Castelo Branco.

Chancery record of an administration letter to Branca Freire and her husband Gaspar Vieira.

Chancery record of an administration letter to João Fernandes.

Chancery record of an administration letter to Luís Fernandes.

Chancery record of an administration letter to Salvador Fernandes.

Chancery record of an administration letter to Francisco.

Chancery record of a grace warrant on behalf of Gaspar Vieira and his wife Branca Freire enabling them to appoint, at the time of their death, their daughter Maria Vieira to succeed them as the administrator of the chapel founded by Estêvão Martins Freire in Madalena Church, Aldeia Gavinha.

Administration letter of Estêvão Martins Freire's chapel, in the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Aldeia Gavinha, to Luís Fernandes.

Administration letter to Francisco, for his lifetime only, of the chapel of Estêvão Martins, in the church of Madalena of Aldeia Gavinha, in the outskirts of Alenquer, by request of his mother, Genebra Nunes, succeeding to his late father João Fernandes.

Administration letter to Branca Freire and her husband Gaspar Vieira giving them the administration of the chapel founded by Estêvão Martins in the church of Madalena in Aldeia Gavinha. Francisco Freire has renounced this administration in his sister Branca Vieira; their father and grandfather were administrators of the chapel since many years.

Administration letter to Salvador Fernandes.

Administration letter to João Fernandes, for his lifetime only, by request of Salvador Fernandes, his father, who had renounced by a letter dated from 1542-05-09 and requested the royal confirmation of the administration transfer to his son.

Administration letter to António Rangel de Castelo Branco, for his lifetime only, of the chapel of Estêvão Martins Freire, in the church of Santa Maria Madalena in Aldeia Gavinha, succeeding to the late Licenciado Jerónimo Ferrão.

Administration letter to Maria Vieira giving her the administration of the chapel founded by Estêvão Martins in Madalena church, Aldeia Gavinha, as successor of her late father Gaspar Vieira.
[Includes a scribe’s note refering to the previous register of the grace warrant of administration in the same chancery book, fl. 317v-318]

Acórdão em relação declining the appeal made by the defendant Jorge Arrais de Mendonça, against the sentence of the Provedor das Capelas, on the measurement of a vineyard that was entailed to the capel of Estêvão Martins Freire, administrated by Gaspar Vieira, and confirming the land measurement deed ordered by the Provedor.

Acórdão em relação declaring that the chapel was vacant and henceforth incorporated on the Crown’s administration, due to the extinction of the institutor’s bloodline. The desembargadores judged that the tombo of the chapel was well made, and that the administrators Branca Freire and Gaspar Vieira had presented proofs of the good administration, fulfilling all the obligations of the chapel. The desembargadores ordered that the tombo should be registered in Torre do Tombo.