Acórdão of the king with his Desembargadores dos Agravos e Apelações Cíveis confirming the previous sentence pronounced by Provedor louvado, after the defendants' appeal to Corte and Casa da Suplicação.

Acórdão ordering the judge to order to carry out the execution in its terms.

Acórdão em Relação ordering to Provedor to return to capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, appellant, the ownership of the administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive as he owned it in the moment he was deprived of it. It also reserves to the appellee the right to claim the property if he wants to.

Acórdão em Relação mentioning that the appellant is appealed by the judge.

Certificate of Francisco Cansado (?) de Paiva, notary of judicial, câmara and almotaçaria of Lagoa, with the exemplification of an royal sentence, which is owned by capitão-mor Francisco Soares de Melo, who won it in Juízo da Provedoria of the island of S. Miguel.

Certificate of Belchior da Costa da Ponte, notary of Provedoria dos Resíduos, with the exemplification of a petition with its dispatch, which is owned by capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, and a certificate.

Certificate of Melchior da Costa da Ponte, notary of Resíduos, declaring that he owns the account of the administration of Guiomar de Teive, which belongs to Francisco Soares de Melo, petitioner. In that account is reported that Francisco Soares de Melo always take account of that administration, since 1652 until 1661.

Certificate of Belchior da Costa da Ponte, notary of Resíduos, Capelas, Hospitais, Albergarias, Gafarias and Obras Pias in the island of S. Miguel, with the exemplification of a protest deed by Miguel Ferreira Cardoso, a notification deed, a letter of attorney and a resposta. This certificate was written by request of Miguel Ferreira Cardoso, appellant.
Contains: letter of attorney, dated from 1651-03-16.

Certificate of Belchior da Costa da Ponte, notary of Resíduos, Hospitais, Capelas, Albergarias, Gafarias and Obras Pias in the island of S. Miguel, with the exemplification of a deed of sale, which is owned by Miguel Ferreira Cardoso.

Certificate of Belchior da Costa da Ponte, notary of Resíduos, Hospitais, Capelas, Confrarias, Albergarias, Gafarias and Obras Pias in the island of S. Miguel, with the exemplification of a notification deed to capitão Francisco Soares de Melo.

Certificate of Belchior da Costa, notary of Resíduos e Capelas in the island of S. Miguel, with the exemplification of a royal sentence, wich is owned by Miguel Ferreira Cardoso.

Certificate of Belchior da Costa da Ponte, notary of Resíduos, Hospitais, Capelas, Albergarias, Confrarias, Gafarias and Obras Pias in the island of S. Miguel, with the exemplification of a termo written in the autos of a libel lawsuit (causa de ação cível de libelo), in which Miguel Ferreira Cardoso, as legal administrator of Manuel da Fonseca de Teive, his son, plaintiff, requested to João da Fonseca Botelho and D. Catarina de Lira, his wife, defendants, to relinquish to him the administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive. This certificate was requested by capitão Francisco Soares de Melo.

Certificate of Belchior da Costa da Ponte, notary of Resíduos, Capelas, Confrarias, Hospitais, Albergarias, Gafarias and Obras Pias in the island of S. Miguel, certifying that he has some autos of a libel lawsuit (causa de ação cível de libelo) between Miguel Ferreira Cardoso, as legal administrator of Manuel da Fonseca de Teive, his son, plaintiff, and João da Fonseca Botelho and D. Catarina de Lira, his wife, in which the plaintiff requested to the defendants to relinquish the administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive.

Codicil of Guiomar de Teive ordering that, after the death of Miguel, if he is cleric, her executor will choose the chaplain of her masses and "anal". She also orders the celebration of a "trintário" of Santo Amador for her brother's, João de Teive, soul and appoints her soul as her heir, because she has not forced heirs, ancestors or descendants.
Codicil approved in 1560-03-14.

Codicil of Guiomar de Teive ordering that, after the death of Miguel, if he is cleric, her executor will choose the chaplain of her masses and "anal". She also orders the celebration of a "trintário" of Santo Amador for her brother's, João de Teive, soul and appoints her soul as her heir, because she has not forced heirs, ancestors or descendants.
Codicil approved in 1560-03-14.

Court sentence judging Manuel da Fonseca de Teive, plaintiff, represented by his father and legal administrator, Miguel Ferreira Cardoso, as the closest relative of António da Mota de Teive, is grandfather, from the institutor's, Guiomar de Teive, bloodline, and as the legitimate administrator of Guiomar de Teive's chapel. It condemns João da Fonseca Botelho and Catarina de Lira, his wife, defendants, to relinquish to the plaintiffs the property and administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive, with its income generated since the contested lawsuit, because Nuno Gonçalves, great-great-grandfather, of João da Fonseca Botelho, was excluded from the succession by the institutor.

Court sentence pronounced by Provedor judging Miguel Ferreira Cardoso, as administrator of his son, as the closest relative to his grandfather, António da Mota de Teive, from the institutor bloodline and as the legitimate sucessor and administrator of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive. It also condemns the defendants to relinquish to the plaintiffs the ownership of the chapel and administration, with its income generated since the contested lawsuit.

Declaration deed of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo informing that he is not a part in the lawsuit and not appointed to it. He also declares that he maintains his ownership (of the chapel) according to his court sentence pronounced in Relação.

Deed of sale of half of the fifth part of the administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive made by João da Fonseca Botelho and D. Catarina, his wife, to capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, for the price of 210.000 réis, since the seller owed a lot of money to several people in the island. Pedro de Teive Osório, brother of João da Fonseca, renounced to his part in that administration and transferred it to capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, because he was going to embark to serve the king in the mainland.

Exemplification of the codicil of Guiomar de Teive requested by licenciado António Camelo, on behalf of Diogo Vaz Carreiro, his uncle.
Contains: approval deed, dated from 1560-03-14.

Exemplification of the codicil of Guiomar de Teive copied in livro do tombo, which is in the chapel's account of the administration.

Exemplification of the codicil of Guiomar de Teive copied in livro do tombo, which is in the chapel's account of the administration.

Exemplification of the codicil of Guiomar de Teive requested by licenciado António Camelo, on behalf of Diogo Vaz Carreiro, his uncle.
Contains: approval deed, dated from 1560-03-14.

Exemplification of a deed of sale, written by Manuel Privado Brandão, notary.

Exemplification of a motion and acórdão em Relação, written by Belchior da Costa da Ponte, notary.

Exemplification of a resignation deed by João da Fonseca Botelho and D. Catarina de Lira de Figueiredo, his wife, written by João da Paz, notary.

Exemplification of the will of Guiomar de Teive written to give to Provedor dos Resíduos to fulfil the testator's half.
Contains: approval deed, dated from 1554-09-15.

Exemplification of a will of Guiomar de Teive written to give to Provedor dos Resíduos to fulfil the testator's half.
Contains: approval deed, dated from 1554-09-15.

Exemplification of an exemplification of a will made by Guiomar de Teive copied in livro do tombo, which is in the account of the administration given by Pedro de Teive, administrator of Guiomar de Teive's chapel.

Exemplification of an exemplification of a will made by Guiomar de Teive copied in livro do tombo, which is in the account of the administration given by Pedro de Teive, administrator of Guiomar de Teive's chapel.

Documents produced by the entail.

Intimação de agravo of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, appellant, requesting to Provedor to give up and revoke his dispatch, in which he deprived him of the administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive, his aunt, because he ordered the handing over of the chapel's income and properties to João da Fonseca. Capitão Francisco Soares de Melo also requests to Provedor to not deprive him of that administration.

Letter of attorney of Manuel da Fonseca Escórcio appointing licenciados Rui Pereira do Amaral, António Pacheco Osório, Miguel Ferreira Cardoso, Manuel Tavares and Gaspar Fernandes as his attorneys-in-law in a lawsuit about the administration of Guiomar de Teive, in which he has a sentence pronounced in Relação.

Letter of attorney of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo appointing licenciados Manuel Lobo da Silva, Duarte Numão Sanches, Pedro da Costa de Arruda, João Alves da Costa and Francisco Rodrigues as his attorneys-in-law in a lawsuit about the administration of Guiomar de Teive, which he owns.

Motion of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, as owner of the administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive, in order to not to be deprived of the ownership of this administration, which he owns in accordance with the sentence Miguel Ferreira Escórcio achieved, as legal administrator of his son, Manuel da Fonseca.

Motion by Maria de Oliveira e Vasconcelos trying to prevent from giving the ownership of a lease to Manuel Brandão Pimentel. She argues that she owns the lease by inheritance title from her sister, Ana de Medeiros de Vasconcelos.

Motion presented by capitão Francisco Soares de Melo to prove that he is the legitimate administrator of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive.

Notification deed by Gaspar Furtado da Costa, notary, informing capitão Francisco Soares de Melo about the protest deed of Miguel Ferreira Cardoso.

Notification deed by Gaspar Furtado da Costa, notary, informing capitão Francisco Soares de Melo about the protest deed of Miguel Ferreira Cardoso.

Petition of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo requesting to Provedor dos Resíduos to order to Juízo's notary to write a certificate in which he confirms that capitão Francisco Soares de Melo always take account of his aunt's, Guiomar de Teive, properties administration, since the year he took over that administration, nine years ago, until the present year of 1661.

Petition of Manuel da Fonseca de Teive, current administrator of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive, his aunt, requesting to Provedor dos Resíduos, Capelas, Albergarias, Confrarias e Hospitais a certificate with the exemplification of all autos of motion he presented to Juízo da Provedoria dos Resíduos e Capelas of the island of S. Miguel against Francisco Soares de Melo, in 1662, and a court sentence of Relação he reached, by his father and legal administrator, Miguel Ferreira Cardoso Escórcio, against João da Fonseca Botelho, former administrator of that chapel. The chapel's administrated was judged and relinquished to Manuel da Fonseca de Teive's grandfather.

Protest deed by Miguel Ferreira Cardoso against capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, who won a sentence against João da Fonseca Botelho related to the ownership of the administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive. Miguel Ferreira Cardoso requests to Provedor dos Resíduos to write his protest and to notify capitão Francisco Soares de Melo about it.

Resignation deed by João da Fonseca Botelho and D. Catarina de Lira de Figueiredo, his wife, of the administration of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive on behalf of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, acknowledging that he is the closest relative of Guiomar de Teive. Capitão Francisco Soares de Melo accepted the resignation of João da Fonseca Botelho and his wife and they request to Provedor to give him the administration's ownership.

Resposta of Manuel de Carvalho Benavides, attorney-in-law of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, informing that capitão Francisco Soares de Melo is not a part in the lawsuit and not appointed to it. He also protest that capitão Francisco Soares de Melo maintains his ownership (of the chapel) according to his court sentence pronounced in Relação and the notification does not affect him.

Royal sentence confirming the sentence pronounced by Provedor.

Royal sentence ordering the fulfilment of a previous sentence and ordering the defendants, João da Fonseca Botelho and Catarina de Lira, his wife, to relinquish to the plaintiffs, Miguel Ferreira Escórcio and his son, Manuel da Fonseca, the ownership of the proporty and chapel of Guiomar de Teive.

Royal sentence ordering the fulfilment of another royal sentence, by request of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, appellant. It mentions that capitão Francisco Soares de Melo was appointed as administrator of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive in 1649, following the death of Manuel da Mota da Fonseca, because he already administrated the chapel for many years and he is related to the institutor.

Termo of Provedor dos Resíduos, Miguel Lopes de Araújo, confirming that he cited João da Fonseca Botelho, by request of Miguel Ferreira Cardoso, and ordering to "dar vista" to Francisco Rodrigues, attorney-in-law of capitão Francisco Soares de Melo, administrator of the chapel of Guiomar de Teive.