Acórdão em Relação declaring that the chapel and the entail founded by doutor Duarte Mendes becomes vacant in favour of the crown and that its administration belongs for lifetime to João Freire de Andrade who has judicially denounced its vacancy.

Administration letter to João Freire de Andrade of the chapel of doutor Duarte Mendes, in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, which is vacant since the death of D. Rodrigo Lobo da Silva.

Apostille on public debt instrument of 25.000 réis that D. Maria da Silva, widow of Dr. Duarte Mendes, bought to the Ministro and Religiosos of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade in Lisbon and right after that transferred it to the same Religiosos to celebrate a daily mass in the chapel that the above Duarte Mendes founded in his will.

Certificate by which Frei Manuel Nunes confirmed the celebration of masses for the soul of Duarte Mendes in the Monastery of Trindade, between 1626 and 1653.

Certificate of account of the administration of the chapel founded by Dr. Duarte Mendes in the Convent of Santíssima Trindade in Lisbon that is requested to António Lobo da Silveira.
Issued by João Domingos Ponte, Escrivão das Capelas, Hospitais, Confrarias e Albergarias de Lisboa e seu termo e das Apelações Cíveis e Agravos dependentes delas na Corte e Casa da Suplicação e das causas e tombo do Hospital de Todos os Santos.

Certificate of court record which oppposed João Freire de Andrade, assisted by the Procurador da Coroa, against D. Inês de Almeida and the opponent Francisco do Quintal Sottomayor, concerning the denunciation of the vacancy of the entail and chapel founded by Doutor Duarte Mendes in the Convent of Santíssima Trindade.
Issued by Domingos de Araújo, Escrivão dos Feitos da Coroa e das Capelas da Coroa, on behalf of João Freire de Andrade to be registered in Torre do Tombo.

Chancery record of a denunciation warrant of administration on behalf of João Freire de Andrade enabling him to denounce the chapel's vacancy at his own expenses.

Chancery record of an administration letter to João Freire de Andrade.

Chancery record of an apostille on public debt instrument to D. Maria da Silva.

Court sentence of Juízo das Capelas to João Freire de Andrade, author, judging the chapel of Doutor Duarte Mendes, in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, vacant to the Crown, once the last administrator, D. Rodrigo Lobo da Silva, died without descendants or other relatives of the institutor. D. Inês de Almeida, defendant, was condemned to return the entail properties, which she improperly owned.

Denunciation warrant of administration on behalf of João Freire de Andrade allowing him to judicially demand, at his own expenses, the administration of the chapel founded by Duarte Mendes, after denouncing its vacancy due to the death of D. Rodrigo Lobo da Silveira, last administrator and during his lifetime only. The desembargadores do Paço should issue the respective administration letter, after presentation of this warrant and the sentence proving its vacancy to the Crown.

Denunciation warrant of administration on behalf of João Freire de Andrade allowing him to judicially demand, at his own expenses, the administration of the chapel founded by doutor Duarte Mendes, in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisbon, after denouncing its vacancy. The Desembargadores do Paço should grant him an administration letter, for his lifetime only, after he presents them this warrant and a sentence proving that the chapel is vacant to the Crown.

Documents produced by the entail.

Entail foundation and dowry deed by Dr. Duarte Mendes on behalf of his daughter D. Madalena Botelho who is contracted to marry with D. Rodrigo Lobo.
Includes an approval deed of the entail foundation and dowry deed by D. Rodrigo Lobo and D. Madalena Botelho.

Exemplification of an entail foundation and dowry deed between doutor Duarte Mendes, his daughter D. Madalena Botelho and Rodrigo Lobo, issued by Francisco de Freitas, tabelião público de notas de Lisboa.

Petition by which Rodrigo Lobo asked for a royal provision on behalf of his son Diogo Lobo, sucessor of Duarte Mendes' entail, in order to sell a "herdade" called "Bencafede" located in Évora. He declared that this entail had other proprieties located in Alcochete. This account of the administration referes these proprieties are composed of "pinhais", "marinhas", farm and vineyards. In 1630, he made another petition referring that the "herdade" was called "Bencafede" and not "Romeiras" as was mentioned in other documents.

Subrogation deed by which Diogo Lobo, grandson and the sucessor of Duarte Mendes's entail, declared that his father Rodrigo Lobo required a royal provision in order to sell a farm in the outskirts of Évora, and to buy others to be incorporated into this entail. He asked to subrogate this property for a "casal" located in the outskirts of Sintra. Preceded by a petition dated 1631-06-14. This documents contains other documents related to the division of the inheritance after Duarte Mendes' death.

Torre do Tombo registry book record on behalf of João Freire de Andrade.

Warrant by which Rodrigo Lobo was authorized to sell his "herdade" located in Évora, and with its money purchase other located in Lisboa or in the outskirts of Alcochete. This entail already had some farm and "moinhos" located in the same place. Another warrant dated 1631-04-30 confirmed that this "herdade" was "Bencafede" and not "Romeiras".

Will (extract) by which Duarte Mendes declared that he founded a chapel for his daughter D. Madalena Botelha in her marriage contract, and that his grandchildren should be his heirs and successors. He established that it should be bought a public debt instrument of 25 000 réis for the celebration of masses for his soul in the Monastery of Trindade, in Lisboa.