Royal sentence judging a lawsuit between Pedro de Abreu e Silva, original plaintiff, and Luís de Abreu de Melo, his brother and defendant. The plaintiff accused his brother of taking possession of the entail of Gonçalo Rodrigues da Azambuja and its properties, pleading that he is the righful successor, as the eldest son of Duarte de Abreu de Noronha, last administrator. However, the king judges Luís de Abreu de Melo as the rightful successor because he was appointed by their father and the entail is from appointment and not succession.
Contains: dispatch regarding the qualification of Pedro Mascarenhas as plaintiff, undated.

Declaration deed made by Manuel da Serra, administrator of the chapel, declaring that he knows that Miguel da Serra founded a chapel in the church of São João in the village of Moura, with a grave and an inscription.

Court sentence reserving to Isabel Fernandes, plaintiff, the right to succeed to her brother, Padre Francisco Rodrigues, after his death, in the administration of the chapel of Simão Pires do Arcozelo, because she is the oldest daughter of Francisco Rodrigues do Arcozelo, the first administrator. Ana Rodrigues, defendant, sister of both the administrator and the plaintiff, claims the right to herself, but she is only the usufructuary of the entailed estate by her brother's appointment, after his ordination.

Court sentence absolving Luís de Sousa de Meneses, defendant, from the requested by Afonso Furtado, plaintiff, and judging that the succession of the entail of D. Isabel de Castro is for a second-born child, as determined by the institutor, thus belongs to the defendant, because he is married to D. Luísa Maria Teles, second-born child of D. Mariana da Silva, last administrator, and younger sister of Afonso Furtado. The plaintiff will succeed in the other entail administrate by his father.

Court sentence condemning the defendant Manuel de Sousa, that calls himself "The morgado da Serra", to deliver to the plaintiff who is married to Beatriz da Serra, eldest sister of the defendant, the chapel and entail administration.

Court sentence ordering that the administration of the chapel belongs to Domingas da Serra, that already has it, and acquit her from the accusation presented by Francisco Dias, her brother. Domingas da Serra is the eldest sister of Francisco Dias.

Court sentence delivered by Juiz de Fora of Estremoz judging the entail Gonçalo Rodrigues da Azambuja as an entail of succession and Pedro de Abreu da Silva, plaintiff, as its rightful successor, because he is the eldest son of Duarte de Abreu de Noronha, last administrator. Luís de Abreu de Melo, defendant, illegaly took possession of the entail.

Acórdão from Desembargo ordering the fulfilment of the sentence of Desembargadores dos agravos da Relação do Porto and declaring the reserved right of Isabel Fernandes, plaintiff, aggravated.

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.