Acórdão of Juizo das Capelas da Coroa in favor of D. Filipa de Carvalho, plaintiff, against the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça de Évora, defendants, being the opponent priest António Soares de Albergaria, judging the administration of the chapel instituted by Sancha Eanes in the monastery of S. Francisco de Évora. The sentence orders the registration of the chapel as absolute and reiterates the power of its administrator to appoint the successor.
Sentence handed down by Tomé Pinheiro da Veiga, Juíz das Capelas da Coroa e tombos da Coroa, and signed by Pedro Lamirante, escrivão dos Feitos da Coroa.

Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process of motion, filed by Manuel de Macedo de Siqueira, appellant, against the procurador da Coroa, appellee, on the administration of the chapel instituted by Moninho Pais and D. Clara, his wife, in the church of Santa Maria da Orada, in Avis.
The sentence judges the motions as proven, acquitting the appellant, and annulling the previous sentence.

Acórdão of Desembargo, judging the civil process between priest Cristóvão de Pinho Rebelo, author, against Maria da Costa and Isabel da Costa, sisters, defendants, about the chapel established by priest Ambrósio Lopes, of the invocation of Santíssima Trindade, in Vila Cova à Coelheira. The sentence shows that the author had withdrawn the chapel, by sentence, from priest Gabriel da Costa and, fulfilling the institution, he had received a grace warrant so that the chapel could not be taken from him because he was a clergyman. But it also takes for granted that the warrant had been passed outside the legal deadlines and that the author had falsified the information underlying it. Consequently, the sentence determines that the warrant is considered null and the defendants acquitted.

Acórdão ordering that the chapel belongs to the plaintiff and that the incomes should be delivered to him by the defendant.

Acórdão judging the civil deed between Francisco de Oliveira, plaintiff, assisted by the procurador da Coroa, against Diogo da Fonseca and Diogo de Azambuja, defendants, due to the denunciation of the chapel instituted by Bárbara Teixeira de Valadares.
The sentence recognizes the institutor had determined that the chapel should be administered by a clergyman, but it was against the principle of ordination, so declaring it vacant for the Crown and ordering its surrender to the author, who should carry out the tombo and register it in the Capelas da Coroa books.
It also contains a dispatch favorable to the denunciation (dated 1648-02-11) and the approval of the tombo (dated 1649-03-24).

Acórdão of the Juízo das Capelas da Coroa, judging the civil suit between the procurador da Coroa, plaintiff, and the priest Manuel Nunes, defendant, about the chapel established by Martinho Pires and Domingos Pires, brothers and clerics, at the altar of Nossa Senhora, in the church of Izeda. The process follows another one, by the ecclesiastical court, since the chapel was established by cleric. The sentence absolves the defendant, because he is a descendant of the institutors.
Sentence handed down by Tomé Pinheiro da Veiga, juiz das Capelas da Coroa e tombos da Coroa, and signed by Pedro Lamirante, escrivão dos Feitos da Coroa.

Acórdão judging a civil deed between Francisco de Oliveira, plaintiff, and Bartolomeu Dias Favacho, defendant.
The sentence judges the chapel to be vacant for the Crown, because it is administered by clerics, against the Ordinations. The administration is given to the author, as long as he fulfills the charges, makes the tombo and registers it in the book of the Capelas da Coroa.

Acórdão handed down by Luís Afonso, chantre of the Cathedral of Braga, judging a civil process made by Vasco Eanes de Camões, vigário-geral of D. João Galvão, bishop of Coimbra, between Bishop D. Galvão and the church of Coimbra, plaintiffs, against Gil and Lopo, sons of Diogo Gil and tutored by Lopo Gil, and Isabel Dias, their sister, defendants, concerning the administration of the chapel instituted by Domingos Domingues, which had been administered by Diogo Gil.
The bishop of Coimbra claimed that he had the right to appoint an administrator for the chapel, while the sentence of first instance, handed down by the vigário-geral of the diocese, proved that the compromise of the chapel stated that its administrator should be the eldest son or daughter of the previous administrator, without making a difference between men and women. Isabel Dias, defendant, is recognised as the legitimate administrator of the chapel.
The second instance sentence handed down in the arcebispado of Braga confirms the previous one.
It contains insert a petition presented by D. João Galvão, an interlocutory by Vasco Eanes de Camões, vigário-geral of the diocese of Coimbra, a sentence by the same vigário, and an acórdão of the arcebispado of Braga, validating the previous sentence by the vigário-geral of Coimbra.

Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process between the procurador da Coroa, plaintiff, against Manuel de Macedo de Siqueira, defendant, on the administration of the chapel instituted by Moninho Pais and D. Clara, his wife, in the church of Santa Maria da Orada, in Avis.
The sentence judges the chapel as a vacancy for the Crown, as it was instituted by lay people and, therefore, cannot be administered by ecclesiastics, nor can they appoint administrators to it. Furthermore, the administrator had no tombo, no institution, no document that would legitimize the administration. He orders that the chapel be registered in the Torre do Tombo and in the books of the Capelas da Coroa and make his assets' tombo.

Acórdão of the Juízo das Capelas da Coroa, judging the embargoes presented by priest João da Costa Cameiro as proven, since, in a acórdão of 1628-11-20, it was proved that priest Manuel Nunes was a descendant of the institutors. The sentence recognizes, for the same reasons, the priest João da Costa Cameiro as the legitime administrator of the chapel, which does not belong to the Crown, ordering, for this reason, its removal of the list and book of the Capelas da Coroa and also the end of the sequestration of its assets.

Acórdão em relação judging a civil process between the prioress and nuns of the convent of Santa Mónica of Évora, on behalf of D. Francisca da Noronha, plaintiffs, against the procurador da fazenda real, defendant, on the administration of the Cascos' entail. The sentence condemns the defendant to return to the plaintiffs the possession of the property of the entail.
There follows a related acórdão, dated 1664-03-24, receiving the motions presented by the procurador da fazenda real, and another, dated 1646-03-17, confirming the first.

Acórdão of the Juízo das Capelas da Coroa, judging the civil process between Teobaldo de Lemos de Campos, author, assisted by the procurador da Coroa, against Francisco de Lemos e Nápoles, defendant, on the denunciation of the chapel instituted by António Rodrigues de Figueiredo and Maria Rodrigues de Figueiredo, his sister. The sentence declares the chapel vacant for the Crown, since the institutors had gone against the royal ordination, leaving it to the jurisdiction of the vigário-geral, who would elect a clerical administrator. It is determined that the Crown takes possession of the chapel and is registered in the respective books and in the Torre do Tombo, as well as that the defendant restores the assets of the chapel to the author, who, in turn, should request the respective administration letter at Desembargo do Paço.

Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process between Domingos do Amaral Valente, replaced by Manuel Lampreia de Vargas, plaintiff, against the prior and beneficiados of the church of Santa Maria de Serpa, defendants, about the administration of the chapel instituted by Ana de Oliveira.
The sentence declares the chapel vacant for the Crown, for lack of descendants of the institutor condemning the defendants as illegitimate administrators, since they are ecclesiastical and cannot administer lay assets. Orders the delivery of the administration to the plaintiff, only during his life, in the form of the denunciation warrant of administration that he had. The plaintiff had to apply for the administration letter and make the property's tombo.

Acórdão da Relação (transcription) partially confirming and partially revoking the previous sentence from the judge. It absolves and declares D. Catarina Cabral, defendant, as the rightful successor of the chapel of Reverendo António de Loureiro, abade of the church of Nossa Senhora of Silgueiros.

Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process between António Rodrigues, plaintiff, assisted by the procurador da Coroa, against padre Mateus Falardo, defendant, on the administration of the chapel instituted by Pedro Eanes.
The sentence demonstrates that the institutor, going against the law of the Kingdom, had determined that the chapel should always be administered by a cleric. Consequently, it declares the chapel vacant for the Crown, ordering the defendant to hand over its administration to the plaintiff. The plaintiff, in turn, had to make the tombo of the chapel's assets and then request the administration letter, having to register them in the book of Capelas da Coroa.

Acórdão em relação judging a civil process between the procurador da Coroa, plaintiff, against padre João Ribeiro, defendant, regarding the administration of the chapel instituted by Ana Garcia, in Lousã.
The sentence states that the defendant had improperly administered the chapel, having been appointed by Afonso Álvares, previous administrator, and not by the Crown, but had already resigned the administration.
The sentence judges the chapel to be vacant for the Crown, ordering its seizure, so that later an administrator could be appointed. It orders that the charges are fulfilled, landmarks are placed on the properties and that they are leased. It also orders the placement of a headstone in the church that said "Ana Garcia deixou nesta igreja encargo de missas por sua terça que vagou para a Coroa e tem tombo”.

Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process between João Cabral, plaintiff, assisted by the procurador da Coroa, against Diogo Soares Botelho, defendant, on the denunciation of the chapel instituted by Catarina Botelho.
The sentence demonstrates how the institution went against ordination as it handed over the administration of profane assers to ecclesiastics. Consequently, it declares the chapel vacant for the Crown.

Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process between the procurador da Coroa, plaintiff, against padre Jerónimo da Fonseca, defendant, on the administration of the Santo Espírito's chapel, instituted by Vasco Martins, in Celorico da Beira.
The sentence condemns the defendant for being ecclesiastical and unable to manage a chapel of lay property. It declares the chapel vacant for the Crown. The registration of the chapel and the placing of a tombstone were ordered, reiterating the need for the future administrator to fulfill the charges.

Acórdão em relação accepting the motion presented by Luís Freire against padre Manuel Dias and declaring the vacancy of the chapel ipso jure on behalf of the crown. They revoke the previous acórdão, considering that it was supported by false evidences. The crown must take possession of the chapel and put an inscription in the church. Luís Freire can ask for an administration letter based on the denunciation warrant of administration that he already has.

Acórdão em relação condemning the defendant padre Manuel Fernandes to drop the chapel's administration. The chapel was founded to be administrated by a clergymen, but according to the laws of the kingdom the assets should always be administrated by a layman. The defendant forged a transfer to a farmer that was absent, but kept the assets for himself. Therefore, the chapel is vacant to the Crown, the defendant is declared unable to administrate the chapel administrator must drop the chapel's administration with the income obtained since the begining of the legal action. The chapel belongs to the plaintiff, Manuel Fernandes Conde, according to the denunciation warrant of administration of 1621-07-26.

Acórdão em relação declaring that the denunciation warrant of administration of 1621-07-26 was issued on behalf of Manuel Fernandes Conde having false informations. Therefore, the crown must take possession of the chapel. Manuel Fernandes Conde has six month to appeal to the king for a new warrant according to the two acordão em relação, the first warrant thart he has received and also the informations about the incomes of the chapel.

Acórdão em relação, judging a civil process between António Gonçalves, plaintiff, assisted by the procurador da Coroa, against priest Manuel Fernandes, defendant, on the denunciation of the administration of the chapel instituted by João Bernardo.
The sentence shows how the Provedor dismissed the defendant for maladministration and for the institution being against the law, as he left profane assets in the administration of ecclesiastics. Thus, it declares the chapel vacant for the Crown, and must be provided with an administrator.

Acórdão em relação judging a civil process of motion, in which padre Rui Lopes Cabral was the author, due to the administration of the chapels established by João Pires Cegagatos and Estêvão Redondo, in the church of Santa Maria de Viana, administered by D. Isabel da Fonseca.
The sentence shows that the appellant could not administer any of the chapels, because they are laymen, and he is a clergyman. He was only called by Estêvão Redondo, at the institution to fulfill his duties.
The sentence declares both chapels vacant for the Crown, without, however, harming D. Isabel da Fonseca, who administered them.

Acórdão em relação revoking the court sentence issued by the provedor and confirming the other one issued by the judge. The appellant is condemned to pay the legal costs.

Acórdão em Relação judging the chapel established by Vicente Pires and Sancha Fernandes, in Serpa, as vacant for the Crown, because the institutors had determined that the administrators were clerics and, being laymen, could not do it without express licence. Consequently, João Lourenço, administered it illegally. The Crown is determined to take possession of the chapel and make a tombo of its assets.

Acórdão em relação, judging the motion presented by padre Manuel Fernandes.
The sentence recognizes that priest Manuel Fernandes could enjoy the income of a chapel's chaplain, but not that of a lay administrator. Upon his death, the administrator was to appoint another chaplain to celebrate the charges.

Acórdão em relação not accepting the motion presented by the Arcebispo of Évora and condemning the appellant to pay the legal costs. This sentence should be shown to the chancery.

Acórdão em relação judging a civil process between the procurador da Coroa, plaintiff, against Tomé de Lemos Faria, defendant, on the administration of the chapel instituted by cónego Damião Dias Magro.
The sentence shows how the defendant received grace of the administration of the chapel for having denounced it as a vacancy for the Crown, in the Juizo das Capelas da Coroa. The warrant and administration letter contained, due to the scribe's error, an invalid clause, making the letter null and void. As such, the sentence orders the issuance of a new warrant and administration letter.

Acórdão em relação which opposed the plaintiff Francisco Gomes Marinho against the defendant padre Manuel Gomes, chapel's administrator, who didn't opposed to the libel of accusation presented by the plaintiff. The chapel belongs to the crown, who must take possession of it, and to the plaintiff for lifetime, who has denounce its vacancy. However he must do the tombo and have an administration book.

Acórdão em relação, judging a denunciation of the chapel instituted by the licenciado Manuel Rodrigues, located in the mother church of Torrão, presented by Manuel da Silva Mascarenhas, supplicant.
The sentence declare the chapel vacant for the Crown, as the institutor had appointed clerics to administer it, which he could not do. It confirms that the supplicant administered it lawfully, in days of his life, as priest Manuel Figueira Sottomaior, previous administrator, had resigned in he and had received a grace warrant of administration issued by the monarch.

Acórdão em relação acquiting the padre Manuel Dias, defendant, from the accusation of the plaintiff Luís Freire, supported by the Procurador da Coroa. The chapel founded by Leonor Garcia must be always administrated by a clergyman. The sequestration must end and the chapel's administration must be returned to the above Manuel Dias.

Acórdão em relação declaring that the defendant frei Simão Góis has a valid record to administrate the chapel that it was issued by the king as Mestre da Ordem de Avis; but he should request within four month the secular administration letter. The crown must take possession of this chapel and register it as vacant.

Acórdão em Relação which revokes a previous sentence from Desembargadores dos Agravos, given in favour of Padre Diogo de Oliveira. Now that it is proven that he professed in Companhia de Jesus, the judges determined the loss of his administration of the chapel of Diogo de Oliveira and recognised the right of Diogo do Casal to claim that administration, if he abandons his religious condition.

Acórdão do Desembargo that revokes a previous sentence from Corregedor do Cível, absolving Diogo Gomes de Lemos, defendant, from the requested by Maria Correia Ferreira, plaintiff, and Joana Ferreira de Vilhena, religious in the monastery of Santa Ana of Viana, opponent, and judging him as the rightful successor of the entails of João Martins Ferreira and Pantaleão Ferreira, his son, because he descends from Inês Correia, daughter of João Martins Ferreira and sister of Pantaleão Ferreira. The plaintiff is excluded from the succession because it is not proven that Violante Correia, her ancestor, is daughter of João Martins Ferreira and sister of Pantaleão Ferreira. The opponent is excluded because she is a religious.

Acórdão do Desembargo partially confirming and partially revoking the previous sentence. It condemns Vicente Coelho, defendant, to only pay the income generated since the contested lawsuit, because he owned it in good faith.

Acórdão do Desembargo confirming the previous sentence from Ouvidor, who had revoked the judge sentence.

Acórdão do Desembargo that revokes a previous sentence from Corregedor do Cível, absolving Diogo Gomes de Lemos, defendant, from the requested by Maria Correia Ferreira, plaintiff, and Joana Ferreira de Vilhena, religious in the monastery of Santa Ana of Viana, opponent, and judging him as the rightful successor of the entails of João Martins Ferreira and Pantaleão Ferreira, his son, because he descends from Inês Correia, daughter of João Martins Ferreira and sister of Pantaleão Ferreira. The plaintiff is excluded from the succession because it is not proven that Violante Correia, her ancestor, is daughter of João Martins Ferreira and sister of Pantaleão Ferreira. The opponent is excluded because she is a religious.

Court sentence of a civil process between Luís de Valadares Carneiro and Ana do Amaral, his wife, plaintiffs, against the reitor and priests of the College of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Coimbra, defendants, due to the administration of the chapel established by Simão Vaz de Camões and Francisca Rebelo, his wife.
The sentence condemns the defendants, recognizing the authors as legitimate administrators of the chapel.

Court sentence judging D. Ana de Sequeira, nun and plaintiff, as the rightful successor of the entail of Godinhos, founded by Pedro Godinho, in Elvas, succeeding to her late sister, D. Clara de Carvalhal, religious in the monastery of Santa Clara of Portalegre. During the lifetime of D. Ana de Sequeira the succession belongs, by her head, to the monastery of S. Bernardo of Portalegre, also plaintiff. It condemns Pedro de Sousa de Lacerda and his wife, defendants, to relinquish the entail to the plaintiffs, with the income since the contested lawsuit.

Court sentence judging Padre Diogo de Oliveira, plaintiff and son of Inês de Oliveira, first administrator, as the rightful successor of the chapel of Padre Diogo de Oliveira, replacing Padre Diogo do Casal, excluded from the administration because he professed in Companhia de Jesus, as ordered in the foundation deed, and his absence in Cochim. It condemns Filipa Governada, defendant and attorney-in-fact of Padre Diogo do Casal with her late husband, António do Casal Neto, to relinquish to the plaintiff the entailed assets, with their income generated since the profession of Padre Diogo do Casal, until their return.

Court sentence judging the original plaintiff, deceased, and her son, the qualified plaintiff, as the rightful successor of the entail of Maria de Jesus and its entailed houses, located in Lisbon, because she was niece of the institutor, who determined that the chapel should belong to her relatives while there is their descendants. It condemns the defendants, the religious of the monastery of São Domingos of Azeitão (?), to relinquish to the plaintiffs the entailed houses, with their income generated since the contested lawsuit. The defendants only succeed in the chapel's administration if there is not descendants from the institutor or if the descendants are religious.

Court sentence judging Manuel de Paiva, plaintiff, as the successor of the chapel of S. Brás, founded by Martinho Pais in the church of Santiago of Tremês, because he is a clergyman, as demanded by the institutor, and was appointed by the bishop. Vicente Coelho, defendant, has the chapel, but he is a married layman, so he is condemned to relinquish it and its properties to the plaintiff, with their income generated since the undue occupation.

Court sentence judging Reverendo António de Abreu Cabral, opponent, as the rightful successor of the chapel founded by Reverendo António de Loureiro, abade of the church of Nossa Senhora of Silgueiros, which was composed of his properties in Ranhados, Soar and Ribeira, since he is the son of D. Maria de Cabral, appointed by the institutor. It excludes the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Viseu, plaintiff, from the succession and condemns Sebastião Pereira and D. Catarina Cabral, his wife, sister of Reverendo António de Abreu, defendants, to return the chapel to the opponent, with the income generated since the contested lawsuit.

Court sentence that revokes the previous sentence, absolving Filipa Governada, defendant, from the requested by Padre Diogo de Oliveira, plaintiff, because Diogo do Casal did not do the third profession, necessary to be a religious of Companhia de Jesus, so he is not excluded from the administration of the chapel of Padre Diogo de Oliveira.

Royal sentence, on behalf of Afonso VI, judging a civil process between Domingos do Amaral Valente, replaced by Manuel Lampreia de Vargas, plaintiff, against the prior and beneficiados of the church of Santa Maria de Serpa, defendants, on the administration of the chapel instituted by Ana de Oliveira.
The sentence confirms a judgment by the Juízo das Capelas da Coroa declaring the chapel vacant for the Crown, condemning the defendants as illegitimate administrators, and handing the administration over to the plaintiff.

Sentence refusing a motion by the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus who claimed Joana Rodrigues had intended to leave her properties to their convent, and that Baltasar Rodrigues de Matos wasn't the legitimate heir of her chapel.
Preceded by the undated motion. Followed by acordão em relação confirming this sentence, dated 1632-07-10.

Sentence deferring a petition by Baltasar Rodrigues de Matos, who was in a demand with the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus about the administration of the chapel of Pedro Gomes and Joana Rodrigues, and establishing that this chapel should be administered by a lay person, under the jurisdiction of the king.
Preceded by the undated petition.