Certificate of a dowry deed by D. João de Meneses Soutomaior, conde de Cantanhede, and D. Diogo Forjaz Pereira to their daughter and son, D. Joana da Silva and D. Manuel Pereira, who were to marry each other.
Contains a copy of the dowry deed VINC001986 JMS EA/002a.

Declaration deed by which Fernando de Sousa and his wife D. Maria de Castro added succession clauses to the entail they had established in 1612.

Dowry deed in which António Pires Subtil and his wife Maria Marques enwoed their son Pedro Marques with all the assets that remains of their own reserved portions, thereby ordering the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the Church of Espírito Santo, in Marvão. Pedro would administrate the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on his eldest male heir, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to his sister Maria Mendes with the same conditions. In case Pedro, or any of his descendants, succeeded on the administration of another entail, bigger than this one, he could appoint one of his sons to succeed on this entail. This entail is composed of houses, orchard, vineyards, lands and a farm located in Marvão.

Dowry deed by D. Fernando Coutinho, bishop of Algarve, to marry Rui Pereira, son of João da Silva, regedor das justiças do reino, to D. Isabel Coutinho da Silva, daughter of D. Fernando, giving them all his assets as an entail, with the pious obligation of a perpetual annual mass. The institutor defines some accumulation clauses regarding this entail and the entail of João da Silva. Only Rui Pereira, if he inherits his father's entail, and his male son can succeed in both entails. After them, these entails should be separated.

Dowry deed by which D. Violante Ribeiro donates as a dowry to her son, António Ribeiro de Barros, on his marriage to D. Francisca Borges de Meneses, the entail established by her parents, which she inherited after her brother's death. She annexes to it her farmstead of Pêra-Manca, in Évora. She also establishes its pious obligations, which her parents had left to their heirs' choice, to be prayed in its chapel in the convent of Salvador of Évora. António Ribeiro de Barros and D. Francisca Borges de Meneses, represented by Gabriel de Almeida de Vasconcelos, accept the dowry conditions.
Followed by a letter of attorney by D. Francisca de Borja de Meneses, dated 1645-03-15.

Dowry deed by which D. João de Meneses Soutomaior, conde de Cantanhede, and D. Diogo Forjaz Pereira, conde da Feira, establish the dowry of their respective daughter and son, D. Joana da Silva and D. Manuel Pereira, who were to marry each other.
D. João de Meneses gives them his assets in Olivença and his farmstead of Cucena, Almada, as an entail. The entail shall also include the legitimes which belonged to D. Joana's siblings, who authorized this donation. The entail shall always be owned by the possessor of the entail of Castelo da Feira, which belongs to the Crown, but shall not be annexed to it. D. João de Meneses Soutomaior, as attorney-in-fact of his daughter, accepted this foundation and annexed her reserved portion to this entail.
D. Diogo Forjaz Pereira, in his name and on behalf of his wife, D. Ana de Meneses, and of their son, D. Manuel Pereira, accepts this entail's foundation and promises to fullfil its clauses. He donates to the nubents their land of Pereira de Jusã, which shall also always be possessed by the owner of the entail of Castelo da Feira, but not annexed to the entail.
Contains letters of attorney and two acknowledgment records.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Joana Jerónima, widow of António Gomes Angel, promised to give a dowry of 74 000 cruzados for the marriage between her daughter, D. Maria Angel, and D. Luís Coutinho. The dowry would be paid with a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis, a pension of 187 500 réis, her famstead in Lumiar, her houses in Lisboa and other properties such as an estate ("herdade da Cajola"). With these assets, D. Joana Jerónima established an entail, determining that it should be administrated according to the rules declared by her late husband in the institution of his entail. The institutor's father, Diogo Rodrigues de Vera, and D. Graça Angel, D. Joana's daughter, gave their consent to this deed.

Entail foundation deed of João de Soutomaior, by which he establishes an entail, by entailing various assets worth 5.500 cruzados in income, to be administrated by D. Lourenço Soutomaior, his nephew. His eldest male son, by lawful marriage, was to succeed him. The first administrator was to marry D. Inês Maria de Vilhena, receiving, if that was the case, a dowry of 600.000 réis in income, taken from the entail's income. D. Lourenço Soutomaior, on his behalf and that of his successors, complies with the institution's clauses.

Entail foundation deed by Pedro de Melo.

Entail foundation deed by which Francisco Figueira de Azevedo, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e do seu Conselho, and D. Isabel de Abreu, his wife, establish an entail with their third parts, consisting of a farmstead in Telheiras and houses in Rossio, Lisboa. They designate their son, António de Azevedo Coutinho, as first administrator, and his successors afterwards. If he dies before his parents, or without successors, the entail shall pass to their grandson, Francisco Figueira de Azevedo, son of their deceased son, Agostinho Figueira, or to D. Margarida de Azevedo, their daughter, married to Jerónimo de Corte-Real. The administrators shall order two weekly masses, nine annual masses and one annual divine office in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where they wish to be buried. If their direct lineage is extinguished, and there are no close relatives until the fourth degree, the next administrators shall be chosen by appointment.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Joana Jerónima, widow of António Gomes Angel, promised to give a dowry of 74 000 cruzados for the marriage between her daughter, D. Maria Angel, and D. Luís Coutinho. The dowry would be paid with a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis, a pension of 187 500 réis, her famstead in Lumiar, her houses in Lisboa and other properties such as an estate ("herdade da Cajola"). With these assets, D. Joana Jerónima established an entail, determining that it should be administrated according to the rules declared by her late husband in the institution of his entail. The institutor's father, Diogo Rodrigues de Vera, and D. Graça Angel, D. Joana's daughter, gave their consent to this deed.

Entail foundation deed by which Barnabé de Farelões and his wife Filipa Rodrigues Correia entailed the third parts of their assets, which included some houses, olive groves and vineyards, ir order to fulfill the pious charges celebrated in the church where they would be buried in Beja. Manuel Casco de Farelões and Brás Casco de Farelões, sons of the institutors, should be the first administrators, also should entail the third part of their assets. The entail should always be administrated by two administrators of each part. Followed by a consent deed of Ana Lopes das Donas, wife of Manuel Casco de Farelões.

Entail foundation deed made by Afonso Mexia. He entails a third of his assets, consisting of several estates, located in Alentejo, in the outskirts of Campo Maior, Arronches and Ouguela, up to a maximum value of 1 000 cruzados. He appoints Jerónimo Mexia, his son, as first administrator, to whom his eldest son should succeed.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Joana Jerónima, widow of António Gomes Angel, promised to give a dowry of 74 000 cruzados for the marriage between her daughter, D. Maria Angel, and D. Luís Coutinho. The dowry would be paid with a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis, a pension of 187 500 réis, her famstead in Lumiar, her houses in Lisboa and other properties such as an estate ("herdade da Cajola"). With these assets, D. Joana Jerónima established an entail, determining that it should be administrated according to the rules declared by her late husband in the institution of his entail. The institutor's father, Diogo Rodrigues de Vera, and D. Graça Angel, D. Joana's daughter, gave their consent to this deed.

Entail foundation deed in which Frei Bartolomeu de Santo Agostinho and Miguel de Abreu, Ana de Abreu’s brothers, fulfiled her will by executing the deed in front of the provedor dos resíduos, including the necessary conditions and obligations. The entail was instituted by Ana de Abreu, who chose her brother Miguel de Abreu as the first owner. Frei Bartolomeu de Santo Agostinho and Miguel de Abreu stipulated that Miguel Abreu’s eldest son should succeed him or, if he did not have a son, his eldest daughter. They provided detailed alternatives for succession, where males should always precede females. If the direct line of descendants of Miguel de Abreu were to end, other lines of the family would be considered except for the offspring of D. Margarida, Isabel de Abreu’s daughter. Illegitimate succession could only be considered as a last resort and clerical succession could occur before passing the entail to a transversal line. Other conditions for succession are detailed, including the pious charges Ana de Abreu established and the obligation of successors to annex a third of their assets. The remaining amount of Ana Abreu’s assets was delivered to Miguel de Abreu, who was to invest it to enrich the entail. It inserts an extract from Ana de Abreu’s will.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Leonor Coutinho, widow of D. João Pereira, establishes an entail with her properties in Aveiro, a public debt instrument and a gold chain she inherited from her mother. She bequeaths them to her son, Álvaro Pereira Coutinho, of whom she had been tutor, and to his descendants. This entail shall not be annexed to the entails of the condes da Feira, unless her son inherits them.

Exemplification of a will (extract) of D. Cristóvão de Moura and his wife D. Margarida Côrte-Real, marqueses de Castelo Rodrigo, founding an entail.

Will of Rui Mendes de Vasconcelos, conde de Castelo Melhor, founding an entail in his farmstead of Almeirim, in the outskirts of Santarém, named Alpiarça, and appointing as first administrator the eldest son born from the mariage of one of his granddaughters, daughter of his daughter, D. Maria, condessa da Calheta, with Francisco de Vasconcelos, son of Luís de Sousa de Vasconcelos, or his brother. He also orders the foundation of a chapel in the monastery of Bom Jesus in his town of Valhelhas, also administrated by the heirs of the mentioned marriage and whith the pious obligation of some masses.
Will approved in 1618-01-31.

Will by which Luísa de Barros expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, in the tomb of her parents and grandparents. She confirms a donation deed dated 1616-12-15 by which she donated her properties in an entail to her niece, D. Juliana de Barros, daughter of her nephew Jorge de Barros de Vasconcelos and of D. Joana de Almada, and established a chapel. If her niece dies before her, or without descendants, the entail and chapel shall be bequeathed to one of her siblings, as long as it's not to the heir of the entail established by their father, Jorge de Barros de Vasconcelos, for these two entails are not to be joined.

Will by which D. Jerónima de Morais, wife of Gonçalo Vaz Coutinho, revokes two previous wills, made before moving to the island of S. Miguel, where her husband was governor. She expresses her wish to be buried in the chancel of the church of Salvador of Santarém, near her husband, even though she possesses her family's chapel of Santa Catarina in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. Because her eldest son, Lopo de Sousa Coutinho, is the heir of the entail of his grandparents and father, she establishes another entail for her second son, Francisco de Sousa Coutinho, who she designates as her universal heir. She orders him to establish a daily mass for her soul in her burial place, which shall be administered by the priests of a convent of his choice, and gives him all of her properties as an entail, to be passed to his descendents. This entail should be kept separated from the entail inherited by Lopo de Sousa.
Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1616-02-09, and opening deed of the will, dated 1626-03-01.

Will made by Duarte de Almeida Novais and his wife Joana Mariz in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year, being seven in Castelo de Vide and three in São Pedro do Sul. They named their daughter Maria de Almeida as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her second-born son, since the first born would succeed on the entail founded by the father of Duarte de Almeida Novais, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutors disposed that every administrator of the entail was obliged to annex a lease worth 6 alqueires of wheat after the seventh year of their administration.

Will by which doutor Gaspar de Figueiredo, do Conselho do Rei and desembargador do Paço, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel he and his deceased wife, D. Isabel, started to build in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, which he orders should be quickly finished. He entails to his chapel a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis which should be acquired with the remaining part of his and his wife's properties, and entails his other properties. He designates as heir and administrator of his entail his great-nephew, Gaspar de Figueiredo, second son of João Vaz Rebelo and Maria de Lemos Figueiredo, his nephew and niece, and his descendants. He requests João Vaz Rebelo to administer the entail during his son's minority, and to annex his and his wife's third parts to it.

Will by which Martinho Afonso de Sousa and his wife, D. Ana Pimentel, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, including their houses in Lisboa. They appoint their eldest son, Pedro Lopes de Sousa, as administrator, and his male descendants after him. They also express their wish to be buried in their chapel of the Nome de Jesus, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. If by the time of their deaths, their son has already died or has no descendants, the administration of the entail shall pass to D. Inês Pimentel, his sister, wife of D. António de Castro, senhor da Casa de Monsanto, or to her second son, since her eldest son will inherit the entail of Monsanto.

Will by which padre Manuel de Sampaio expresses his wish to be buried in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Nissa and establishes an entail with a perpetual obligation of 30 annual masses over his burial place. He named his brother Fernando Gonçalves de Sampaio as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his nephew Diogo de Sampaio, son of his brother António de Sampaio, but only if Diogo's brother João de Sampaio didn't receive the administration of the chapel of S. Sebastião, otherwise it would pass to Fernando Gonçalves' children, to prevent accumulation. From there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All entailed assets should be registered in a book for proper inventory.
Contains a codicil disposing over non-entailed assets.

Will by which André Zuzarte de Campos Tavares and his wife Inês Tenreiro, express their wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establish an entail with a perpetual obligation of two annual masses. They named their eldest granddaughter Mariana Zuzarte as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Mariana had no heirs, the administration would be transmitted to her sister Madalena with the same conditions, and if she also had no children, then André Zuzarte, son of the institutors, would receive the administration, but he would be succeeded by his second-born son, so that the first born could not accumulate the administration of this entail with another one he already administrated. No administrator could never perpetrate crimes of lese-majeste nor marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", or otherwise would be deprived from the administration. All administrators were obliged to annex their own reserved portions to the entail.

Will made in Nisa by Lourenço Dinis de Morais, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of properties in Nisa and Crato with a perpetual obligation of two trinitaries of masses celebrated every year. He named his niece Catarina Maria as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her second born son, whose name is not mentioned, or any of his brothers, with the condition that no administrator acumulated the administration of this entail and of the entail founded by the father of the institutor. From there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, or, on in case his lineage became extinguished, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia of Crato. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so called "infected races", because he would otherwise lose the administration.

[Contains a description of the assets that belong to the chapel at the end of the record].

Will chart by which Maria Bárbara wanted to be buried in the Church of São Francisco de Portel. She established an entail in the village of Portel, incorporating assets to fulfill the pious charges. She designated her sister Catarina Mendes Barbosa to be its first administrator, and Francisco Barbosa and his eldest son should succeed her. This entail is composed of part of the "herdade do Cabouco" with its houses in Monte do Trigo; the "herdade do Jesus", in the parish of São João; the "herdade da Fornalha", in the parish of Santa Ana; and olive groves and lands in Valverde.

Will chart of Doutor Rui Gago de Andrade and Catarina de Brito, his wife. They entail assets to fulfill charges. They appoint D. Catarina, daughter of Estêvão Gago de Andrade and of D. Guiomar de Brito, their niece, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her.

Will chart of Jerónimo Côrte-Real founding an entail with all their properties located in Évora and in the islands of Terceira and S. Jorge (Azores) and chosing the farmstead (herdade) of Vale de Palma, in Évora, as the entail's head. He appoints his future male son as his heir and the entail's successor or, if he dies without offspring, his brother, Manuel Côrte-Real. The testator also orders the celebration of a daily mass in the mostery where he will be buried, choosing the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisbon, in his father's chapel.
Will approved in 1542-06-06 and opened in 1542-07-14.

Will chart by which Francisco de Alva Brandão founded three entails. The first one was composed of the farmsteads of Santa Catarina and Pontafigo, in the island of São Tomé, and was to be administered by his brother, Mateus de Alva, who should be succeeded by his son, Francisco. The second one had an obligation of annual masses in the convent of Capuchos, in Castelo de Vide, and was to be administered by Roque Nunes Barradas, the institutor's brother-in-law, who should be succeeded by his wife, Violante Brandão, sister of the institutor, and by their eldest son. The third one would also have an obligation of masses in Castelo de Vide and would be administered by Violante Brandão, and afterwards by one of her sons or daughter, who would be chosen by appointment.

Will chart of Pedro Mendes Carrilho. He instituted a chapel or entail, entailing assets for the fulfillment of charges. He appoints Ana Mendes, his wife, the first administrator, who was to succeed Catarina Mendes, his niece and then her eldest male son.
An addition follows, dated 1667-11-27.