 In the square of the municipality, was a golden pillory, which was moved to the nearby riverbank.This site had a judge, three aldermen and prosecutor, six judicial notaries, a judge for orphans, clerk, bailiff, two porters, municipal clerk, and some officers presented by King and others by the Viscount.From the "Memórias Paroquiais" (dated 20 April 1758), abbot Miguel de Sousa described that the parish was part of the comarca of Valença.