Entail foundation deed by which José de Resende, Alcaide de Lisboa, Maria Neto, his mother, and Joana da Costa, his wife, established an entail with their farmstead located in the outskirts of Sesimbra (quinta da Faúlha). They appointed Sebastião de Resende, Maria Neto's son, to be its first administrator, determining that he and his heirs should support the celebration of annual masses in the chapel of São Valentim of the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa, where António de Resende (father, husband and father-in-law of the institutors) is buried. If none of Sebastião de Resende or José de Resende's descendants survived, the entail would be inherited by their closest male relative.
Sebastião de Resende accepted this deed and incorporated part of the farmstead that he owned in the entail.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Teodósio II, Duque de Bragança e de Barcelos, established an entail ("morgado da Cruz"), incorporating in it two relics, a public debt instrument of 5 contos de réis and houses and properties in Vila Viçosa, determining that its revenues had to support the celebration of 2 perpetual annual masses in his chapel. The entail would be transmitted to whoever inherited his house. The institutor describes his journey to Alcácer Quibir with D. Sebastião. He declares he established this entail with the same conditions as the ones founded by his father, D. João, and by his grandfather, D. Teodósio, previous possessors of his title, and to compensate the expenses his family incurred to save him from captivity in Africa.

Entail foundation deed by which Bento Pereira and Antónia Lopes, his wife, establish the entail's Lago. They entail Quinta do Lago, in the Couto of Rendufe, among several other properties, located on the outskirts of Braga and Barcelos. To the entail are added previous charges, determined by João Afonso and Beatriz Pereira, uncles of Beatriz Pereira, mother of Bento Pereira, celebrated in the church of Vila de Punhe. They also establish charges, celebrated in the chapel of the Confraria de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Vila do Conde.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Mendes Ferreira established an entail, incorporating several assets composed of houses, vegetable garden and olive groves in Sardoal and Abrantes in order to fulfill the pious charges. He designated his son André Mendes Ferreira to be its first administrator. The administrator should appoint the successor of this entail among his children.

Entail foundation deed of D. Pedro da Costa of his properties, including quinta de Pancas, in Ribatejo, near Alcochete and Samora Correia, appointing João da Costa, his brother, as perpetual administrator, with the pious obligation of three weekly prayed masses of requiem, one for the soul of D. Jorge, cardinal of Portugal, another for the soul of D. Jorge da Costa, archbishop of Braga, both his uncles, and another one for his own soul. The notary accepted this donation on behalf of João da Costa and his successors, absents.

Entail foundation deed by Jerónimo Correia Homem, capitão-mor of the "Couto" of the Archbishopric of Braga. Jerónimo decided to entail in a "morgado" the lands he had inherited from his parents, those he had received from his marriage and others he had bought during his life. The entail was to include, among other things, the Vimieiro estate and properties in Braga. The entail, established in honour of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, was coupled with the obligation to celebrate 12 annual masses in the chapel in Braga Cathedral, founded by Jerónimo's parents. Manuel Correia de Sousa, the founder's son, was appointed as the first administrator, with the power to choose one of his sons or daughters to succeed him. If he had no descendants, the administration would pass to the eldest son of his sister, Mariana Coelho. It was forbidden for any administrator to marry a Jew, a Moor or a black person. Illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes were excluded from the administration.

Entail foundation deed by Luís Teixeira Cabral and his wife in their farmstead of Lourenço Domingues, in Pinhel, annexed to their chapel of S. Sebastião, located in that farmstead.

Entail foundation deed by Rui Brandão, fidalgo da casa do rei. The founder reserves his "terça" and includes in it several urban and rural estates, the head of which is the "Torre de Pedro do Sem", located in the parish of S. Martinho de Cedofeira, outside the walls of Porto, to which the patronage of the church of S. Paio de Guimarei was attached. Rui Brandão appointed his son Luís Brandão, or alternatively Diogo Brandão, as the first administrator. The heirs of the entail would be the first-born sons, or daughters in the absence of male heirs. The heir had to be physically and mentally fit, excluding people of illegitimate descent, clerics, monks, friars and nuns. The administratores had to live in Porto, marry with their parents' consent, entail half of their "terças", use the Brandão's name and coat of arms, and pay an annual rent to Rui's daughters, who were nuns in the convents of S. Bento de Avé-Maria and S. Clara in Porto. Perpetual masses were to be celebrated in the convent of S. Francisco do Porto for the soul of the founder and his wife, Maria de Madureira. Three inventories were to be drawn up, containing the deed of foundation and the property, with the coat of arms of the instituter: one copy was to remain in the hands of the administrators, while the other two were to be kept in the Convent of S. Francisco, where the founder was to be buried, and in the Misericórdia of Porto.

Entail foundation deed by which Cosme de Castro established an entail with all the assets he had inherited from his late wife, Francisca da Cruz, and the third part of his assets. The future administrators were obligated to support the celebration of perpetual masses for the souls of Cosme and Francisca and to bury their remains inside the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, which was going to be erected in Povolide. If the administrators died in Vila Garcia, where most of the entailed assets were located, the annual masses should be celebrated in the chapel of S. João of that place. He appointed his grandson, Agostinho da Cunha, to administrate it.
Belchior de Castro and Maria da Cunha Cerqueira, his wife, attached to this entail the third part of their assets.

Entail foundation deed by Gaspar da Fonseca e Andrade in Montemor-o-Velho with masses in the church of Santa Maria da Alcáçova, in Montemor-o-Velho. The entail observes the conditions imposed by him in this entail foundation deed and in a previous donation of his wife, Leonor Mascarenhas. He appoints António da Fonseca de Andrade, his son, as his successor and leaves him the entail he owns in Seiça, in the outskirts of Ourém, with all its obligations.

Entail foundation deed by which André Soares, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e seu escrivão da Fazenda, and his wife, D. Maria Botelho, establish an entail with their third parts, consisting of houses and estates in Lisboa and other properties in the outskirts of the city. They designate their eldest son, Manuel Soares, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards. The entail shall be associated to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição which they established in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, and to which was entailed a public debt instrument set in the Casa da Alfândega of Lisboa, with the obligation of a daily mass for their souls. The chapel would be administered by the administrators of the entail, but its properties were to be separated from it.
Manuel Soares is present, accepts the conditions of the entail and promises to entail his legitime to it.

Entail foundation deed by which Francisco Soares de Abreu established an entail with his houses in Lisboa, a rent (foro) of a wine barrel taken from a farmstead in Carcavelos, a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis and 1 000 cruzados. He designated his eldest son, Cristóvão Soares de Abreu, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass in a church close to their residence. Cristóvão Soares de Abreu accepted this deed.

Entail foundation deed by which António de Sousa de Macedo and D. Mariana de Lemercier, his wife, change clauses of a previous entail foundation deed issued on 1673-11-08. They establish an entail with houses in Lisboa, a farmstead in that city ("quinta de Nossa Senhora da Luz"), lands in Carnide, a rent (foro) in Azambuja, properties in Benavente and the captaincy of Ilha Grande de Joanes, Brasil, designating their son, D. Luís Gonçalo de Sousa de Macedo, Barão da Ilha Grande de Joanes, to administrate it. The institutors attach this entail to the chapel they had founded in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus, where their bodies and those of their descendants would be buried and annual masses would be celebrated for their souls. D. Luís Gonçalo de Sousa de Macedo and his wife, D. Mariana de Távora, approved this deed.

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 António do Prado and Maria Monteiro Cardoso, his wife, and donation of the same to Francisco Monteiro Cardoso, their brother. The related assets are entailed, reserving their usufruct while the founders are alive, and the charges are established, celebrated in the hermitage of São João that existed in their farm of São João de Vale de Antas, which had to be repaired. After the death of Francisco Monteiro Cardoso and Leonor Henriques, his wife, the entail was to be inherited by Francisco Soeiro, their eldest son.
It contains a letter of attorney of Maria Monteiro Cardoso so that António do Prado, her husband, can represent her (dated 1622-11-14).

Entail foundation deed by which Bento Bernardo de Seixas established an entail, entailing several properties of third part of his assets and appointing Francisco Bernardes de Seixas, his son, as administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the chapel that the founder had ordered to be built in Casainho.

Entail foundation deed by D. João de Sousa de Castro and D. Catarina de Nóvoa Henriques, in Melgaço, with all their properties, both inherited from his late parents, Lopo de Castro and Francisca de Cavedo, and bought by them, annexing this new entail to his parents' entail, founded in 1601. They also order the building of a chapel in Melgaço, united to the town's mother church, with some pious obligations. One of the masses will be celebrated in the chapel of the entail of Fecho, in Roussas, in the outskirts of Melgaço, founded by Lopo de Castro and Francisca de Cavedo.

Entail foundation deed by Álvaro Afonso and Grimaneza Pereira, his wife, in Quinta do Paço, in couto de Barbeita, in the outskirts of Monção, to their nephew, Rodrigo Afonso Pereira, son of Pedro Vaz Pereira and Genebra Fernandes, their nephew and niece. They also order the mass celebration in the chapel they ordered to build in the church of S. Salvador of Barbeita.

Entail foundation deed by Isabel Cabral, widow of João Álvares de Caminha, with the remaining part of the available portion of her husband and with her own available portion, composed of her houses in Rua Nova, in Lisbon, which will be the entail's head, and her farmstead (quinta) in Romeira, in the outskirts of Almada, to her son, Manuel de Caminha, appointed as her successor. The institutor also orders that the entail's administrators will administer the chapel she built in the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisbon, with the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass for her and her husband's soul. Manuel de Caminha was present and accepted this institution, being mentioned also as institutor.

Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Pina, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, cronista-mor do reino and guardião da Torre do Tombo, and his wife, Catarina Vaz de Gouveia, establish an entail with the third part of their properties. They bequeath it to their son, Fernando de Pina, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and his descendants. They also establish a chapel in the new cathedral of Guarda, with invocation of the Holy Spirit, where they shall be buried and to where the bodies of their parents shall be transfered, with the obligation of eight annual masses for their souls, the souls of their parents, and the souls of D. João II, his wife D. Leonor, their son D. Afonso, and D. Manuel I. If Fernando de Pina dies without descendants, the entail shall be bequeathed to one of his sisters, Leonor de Pina, or, if she also dies without descendants, to their other sister, Isabel de Pina, wife of Fernando Brandão. Fernando de Pina is present, and accepts the conditions.

Entail foundation deed by which Isabel do Avelar, widow of doutor Gonçalo Vaz Pinto, do Desembargo do Rei, establishes an entail, fulfilling the will of Jerónimo de Figueiredo, deceased, son of her first marriage to Henrique de Figueiredo. She entails her quinta in Ribas de Alenquer, instead of the property appointed in her son's will, with an obligation of four masses in the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa, and another mass in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. She appoints her other son, António de Figueiredo, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, as first administrator, and his successors thereafter. If António de Figueiredo dies without descendance, the entail shall be bequeathed to Leonor de Avelar, Isabel do Avelar's niece.
Contains will chart of Jerónimo de Figueiredo. Mentions a subrogation deed dated 1550-08-00.

Entail foundation deed by which Álvaro Cardoso revokes a previous foundation deed. He entails several assets for the fulfilment of charges, celebrated in the church where he was buried and in the monastery of São Francisco of Santarém. He appointed Álvaro Cardoso to be the first administrator during his lifetime, with the obligation of endowing Leonor Cardoso for her wedding. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son, being legitimate.

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 Manuel Jorge establishes an entail with his third part, consisting of a public debt instrument in the Alfândega of Lisboa and properties in Lisboa, Loures, Cascais and Mafra. He establishes a daily mass for his soul in the chapel of Cristo Jesus in the cloister of the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. He appoints the eldest grandson of Isabel Ferreira and Pedro Cardoso, his daughter and son-in-law, as first administrator, and his successors afterwards.

Entail foundation deed by which Amador Rodrigues, mercador de sedas, and Maria de Castanheda, his wife, established an entail with the third part of their assets, including 3 houses in Lisboa. They designated Simão Rodrigues Castanheda, their youngest son, to become its first administrator. If he died before being able to administrate it, the entail would be inherited by Francisco Rodrigues Castanheda, his eldest brother. The future administrators were all obligated to support the celebration of 42 annual masses for the institutor's souls in the chapel of Jesus of the church of S. Julião of that city. They declared that their bodies had to be buried in that chapel.

Entail foundation deed by which Vasco Fernandes César and his wife, Inês Gonçalves Batavias, establish and entail with their third parts. They designate their eldest son, Luís César, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards. They establish an obligation of two weekly masses and other annual masses in the chapel of Cinco Chagas de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, where they wish to be buried, to which they entail their houses in Lisboa. All the administrators of the entail must also succeed on the administration of the chapel established by Catarina Vaz, wife of Paio Lourenço, in the church of São Nicolau of Santarém, which they currently administered.

Entail foundation deed by which Nicolau Rodrigues de Sequeira established an entail, donating his proprieties to his nephew Domingos de Sousa Santiago Ferraz and to his wife D. Teresa Francisca de Vilhena. The institutor designated both to be its first administrators and established that they were due to order the celebration of masses for his soul. This entail should be succeeded by their heirs and they were also obligated to incorporate two parts of their third. The institutor's nephew and his wife accepted this donation and conditions. This entail is composed of houses and vineyards located in Barreiro, and a farm on the outskirts of Lisboa.

Entail foundation deed (extract) of the entail and chapel of Nossa Senhora de Balde, instituted by Filipe de Azevedo, the abade of São Vicente, his son, Estêvão Rebelo, his son-in-law, and by Maria de Azevedo. They entail assets to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Balde and in the mother church of Santa Leocádia.

Entail foundation deed (extract) by João de Oliveira, by which is declared that the administrator was required to annex estates in the value of 4.000 reis.

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

Grace warrant to Duarte da Gama giving a tutor to his son, António da Gama, to concert with Duarte da Gama the annexation of António da Gama's reserved portion, inherited from his mother, to the entail that Duarte da Gama wants to found. The king also gives licence to António da Gama to swear to the Holy Scriptures the contract and its fulfilment.

Public debt instrument of 400.000 réis to Manuel de Albuquerque, founding an entail.

Public debt instrument of 201.000 réis to Simão Guedes, founding an entail.

Renunciation deed and entail foundation deed by Isabel Vaz, widow of Fernando Girão, from Montemor-o-Velho, founding a chapel or entail and asking to her son-in-law to choose where will be the head of the entail and where will be celebrated the masses; he can attach his properties. Her son-in-law and her daughter, João de Barros Pinto and Isabel Girão, renounce their rights over the inheritance to be able to succeed in this entail.
Extracted from an inventory by Manuel Rodrigues dos Reis, escrivão and chanceler do Fisco Real de Coimbra.

Revocation deed by Diogo de Teives, changing the clause about the conditions fulfilment and its surveillance by the provedor dos resíduos and the clause regarding the annexation of the available portion by the entail administrators. The public notary, Sebastião Álvares, gave his approval to the revocation and declaration deed, on behalf of Gaspar de Teives, absent.

Royal sentence by which Diogo Taveira presented Beatriz Soares' will, declaring that she founded a chapel in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. He was named to be its administrator, with the obligation to celebrate masses. This entail incorporates the chapel founded by her mother, Maria Vaz Soares, located in the same church, and is composed of a farm and "campo", in Santarém, and a "casal", in Torres Vedras.

Sentence by which it was confirmed that the administrator Francisco Guedes Pereira bought of a "casal" in Lisboa and incorporated it to Rodrigo Botelho de Morais' chapel.

Sentence by which it was declared that the executor of Gonçalo Leitão de Vasconcelos' will bought and incorporated in the entail some houses located in Coimbra and mills and other rents in Ponte de Sor.

Tombo of the chapel established by Estêvão Rebelo, in the mother church of Lagos, of the invocation of Santo António, with his assets and those of Inês Gonçalves, his wife. He appointed Vicente Rebelo, his son, as the first administrator.
The documents come from a certificate issued by Vicente Ribeiro de Almeida, escrivão da provedoria de Lagos, taken from existing records in his registry office.

Will of João de Barros Pinto de Figueiredo founding an entail in Montemor-o-Velho. He attaches the entail of his mother-in-law Isabel Vaz; and also the chapel of his first wife Sibina Dercules, with masses in Alcaçovas.

Will of João Duarte de Resende founding an entail with masses in the convent dos Padres de Vialonga and appointing his nephew Luís Sanches de Baena for its administrator.

Will by which Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, do Desembargo do Rei and promotor fiscal do Santo Ofício da Inquisição de Coimbra, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo de Olivença, with a tomb similar to the one of his cousin, Lopo Soares, whose chapel he administers. He bequeaths 100 000 réis to the priests of the church of Santa Maria do Castelo to employ in masses for himself, the 8 masses set in the estate of Alparragena by Leonor de Cascais, and the two masses set on an olive grove in Pentieira. If they don't fulfill the obligations, it will pass to the priests of the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença. If they refuse, this obligation will pass to his heirs. He designates his natural daughter, D. Catarina de Abreu, who is being raised to become a nun, as first administrator of his entail, if the monastery she professes in allows her to have properties.
He entails his third part as a chapel with a daily mass over his tomb, which shall be given to his heirs. He includes in this entail the chapels he possesses, but the masses of those chapels will be administered by the priests, as mentioned. He entails to it his free and entailed houses in Olivença, the estate of Alparragena, with its leases, and the olive grove of Pentieira. If he doesn't have descendants, some of the houses he possesses shall pass to the children of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio, descendants of his uncle, Manuel de Cascais, and the others will pass to the heirs of his nephew, Francisco Martins Mexia, since they are also entailed. In the same situation, the olive grove will pass to the descendants of Diogo Álvares Restolho.
If he doesn't have successors, the part of his entail which doesn't belong to any other heirs will pass to his nephew, Manuel de Sousa Cascais, son of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio. If he dies without successors, it will pass to his sister, Maria de Sambrana, and to her descendants, or to the descendants of Francisco Martins Mexia.

Will of D. Pedro de Eça founding an entail with masses in the chapel he intends to build in the convent of S. Francisco of Xabregas, Lisboa, and appointing D. Diogo, his son, as his successor. He entails to it his third part, consisting of properties in Ribeira de Lavra, Ribeira de Canha and Póvoa, and the third part of his wife, D. Maria da Silva, with an obligation of two daily masses for their souls.
Will approved in 1548-01-30.

Will of Fernando Martins Evangelho, o Moço, by which he expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, in the chapel he built. He appoints his natural son, Afonso Martins Evangelho, legitimized by king D. Afonso V, as his universal heir. He also bequeaths him and his descendants an entail of his properties, with the obligation of a daily mass and five sung masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, and two annual masses in the church of Atouguia da Baleia, where his parents were buried. If his lineage is extinguished, the administrator of the entail shall be chosen by the merchants of the confrarias of Sto. Espírito and S. Francisco of Lisboa. He also makes a donation to a supposed natural daughter, named Violante, for her marriage, even though it was against his will.
Followed by notices dated between 1851 and 1853 mentioning the subrogation of properties belonging to this entail.

Will of D. Pedro da Costa, bishop of Angra, appointing his nephew Pantaleão da Costa, son of Miguel da Costa and Maria Pereira de Andrade, as his heir. Pedro da Costa orders that all his estate and movable goods should be sold to acquire a public debt instrument in the almoxarifado of Porto.
Preceded by the opening deed (1625-09-17) (fls. 4-4v) and followed by the approval deed (1623-03-18) (fls. 6-6v) and a list of debts (fl. 6v).

Will of Luís Machado Freire, prior of Pêro Viseu, in the outskirts of Covilhã, founding two chapels and entails, with masses in the church of Pêro Viseu, one for Maria Machado and the other for D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, both his sisters with the condition of Frei Diogo Machado, his nephew, son of D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, to marry to Maria Machado, his niece, daughter of Maria Machado. If this marriage happens, both chapels and entails should be united.
Will approved in 1696-11-24.

Will of Diogo Marmeleiro and Catarina de Lemos, his wife, ordering their grave in their chapel, located in the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra. They establish an entail, entailing all their movable and immovable assets to fulfill charges, and appoint the one who survives from them, the universal heir of all their assets. It was up to him to appoint the next administrator, who must be a male, of the generation of one of them. After the death of this first administrator, the successor was to be his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineages, the administration would fall to the Misericórdia of Coimbra.

Will made by Francisco Gonçalves de Almeida, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of properties in Portalegre's district, with a perpetual mass obligation of fifty masses celebrated every year on the mother church of this city. He named his grandson António as first administrator and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If António died without heirs, the administration should be handled, in this order, to his eldest sister, whose name is not mentioned, or his youngest sister, Catarina. If none of them had children, the entail would be inherited by the closest relative, but instead of a perpetual mass obligation of fifty masses, the administrators should order the perpetual celebration of a daily mass. All administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail. He also disposed that if an administrator married with a person of hebrew or moorish ancestry, he or she should lose the administration of the entail.

Will by which Luís Gomes Nunes expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where his father, Carlos Nunes, o Velho, and aunt are buried. He declares that he has been making diligences with the priests of that convent to obtain the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, where he will establish the chapel of the entail ordered by his father, and that he has been paying for the daily mass ordered in his will. He requests his executor to fulfill these obligations and entail a public debt instrument to them. If the convent doesn't allow this institution, another church must be chosen. He also declares he has already annexed his third part to the entail of his father, and orders his son and heir, Carlos Nunes, to do the same with his own.
He establishes an entail with the remaining part of his properties, including a public debt instrument in Badajoz, with the same clauses as his father's entail and with the obligation of another daily mass in the same convent. He designates as heir his second son, Luís Nunes Coronel, under the condition that he shall annex to it his legitime. If he doesn't wish to fulfill this obligation, the entail shall be annexed to the one of his father, Carlos Nunes, o Velho.
Followed by an approval deed and an opening deed of the will, dated 1612-07-01.

Will by which António Dias Chamusco established an entail with houses and properties in Abrantes, determining that its revenues would support the celebration of 27 annual masses. He designated Vicente, his nephew, son of Manuel Pires Budeiro and Catarina Dias Chamusco, to be its first administrator. At the time of his death, he had to choose a successor among his sons. The testator declared that his body would be buried in the church of S. Vicente, in the grave where lied his brother, Pedro Pinto.

Will of Manuel Rebelo de Figueiredo founding an entail with the houses he bought in Alfama, Lisbon, with the money his mother, Catarina Rozales, took in her available portion and bequeathed him with the condition to buy a property and to annex it to an entail. He also entails the houses where he lives, in Portas de Santo Antão, in front of S. Luís, in Lisbon, which compose his available portion. Who succeeds in the houses of Alfama has the obligation to order the celebration of a perpetual daily mass by a chaplain payed with their income, in the closest church to their house. The testator appoints as first successor in this entail his son, Gaspar, and, after him, his descendants.

Will made by Mateus Álvares, lavrador, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year on the altar of S. Mateus Evangelista, in the church of Espírito Santo, in Arronches, where his body should be buried, in a grave with a marble vault. He ordered that the first administrator should make an ornated image of S. Mateus Evangelista to be placed in this altar, where a scallop should also be painted in gold. To administrate it, he appointed António, son of Fernando Vaz Porcalho, with the condition that he would became a clergyman, and after the death of António, the succession should always continue on the eldest male relative that was not a clergyman. All administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail.

Will of Francisco Eanes instituting a chapel and appointing his nephew Francisco Fernandes as administrator, granting him the power to appoint his successor. The next administrator should be chosen amongst the institutor's kin, and preference should be given to clerics over laymen.

Followed by the approval deed (1618-03-20, fls. 77-78).

Will of Cipriano de Figueiredo de Carvalho and D. Maria de Figueiredo, his wife, bequeathing their available portions to D. Isabel de Carvalho, their daughter, with the pious obligation of two annual masses in the chapel of Paranhos, which they received from Cipriano de Figueiredo de Carvalho's grandparents, and with the condition to give 5000 réis and 3 alqueires of olive oil to her religious sisters. They also appoint D. Isabel de Carvalho as this chapel's administrator, because she is their eldest daughter. Besides, they mention that Francisco de Figueiredo de Carvalho, their son, owns the entail founded by Gonçalo Gomes and Salvador Álvares, since Cipriano de Figueiredo de Carvalho had renounced to it.

Will by which Francisco Botelho Chacon, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, establishes an entail with part of his assets, instituting the obligations of celebrating annual masses in the chapel of S. João Baptista of the church of the convent of S. Clara of Lisboa, maintaining a candle lit in the chapel of Bom Jesus of the church of the convent of S. Domingos and providing olive oil to light a lamp in the church of S. Maria Madalena of that city, each year. He appoints his eldest son, Damião Botelho Chacon, to be the entail's first administrator and demands his wife, D. Francisca Pereira, to incorporate in it the third part of her assets, as she had promised. The testator declares that his remains should be interred inside the chapel of S. João Baptista.
Followed by an approval deed issued on 1652-03-19 and an opening deed issued on 1652-03-21.

Will of Luís Machado Freire, prior of Pêro Viseu, in the outskirts of Covilhã, founding two chapels and entails, with masses in the church of Pêro Viseu, one for Maria Machada and the other for D. Isabel Machada da Cunha, both his sisters with the condition of Frei Diogo Machado, his nephew, son of D. Isabel Machada da Cunha, to marry to Maria Machada, his niece, daughter of Maria Machada. If this marriage happens, both chapels and entails should be united.
Will approved in 1696-11-24.

Will of Maria da Silva, widow of Cristóvão de Brito. The testator decided to set up an entail, using the property she owned in Lisbon, and to be buried in the church of the convent of Madre de Deus de Lisboa, where her late husband had been buried and where perpetual masses were to be celebrated. She appointed her granddaughter Maria, daughter of Lopo de Brito, as administrator. Hereditary succession would go primarily to firstborn sons, excluding illegitimate children and clerics. The successor had to be physically and mentally fit and was forbidden to marry anyone of New-Christian descent. In addition, each administrator was forced to entail estates and to use the family name.

Followed by the approval deed (1631-06-01) and the opening deed (1631-06-03).

Will of Catarina Gonçalves Chaves in which she takes her reserved portion and founds an entail with the same clauses and obligations of the entail of her deceased husband, Bartolomeu da Rocha Ferraz. She appoints her daughter Maria de Nazaré to administrate both entails and her descendants after her, and stipulated that all administrators after her had to annex hald of their reserved portions.

Will made in Portalegre by Vasco Pires Falcão in which he named his daughter Ana Ângela to succeed him on the administration of the entails founded by his aunt Guiomar Nunes Vidal and the by his wife Maria Temudo. He also ordered the foundation of an entail that would be annexed to the other two entails, all of them administrated by Ana Ângela and her descendants. This new entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of one quaresmal of masses (fourty masses), and after the death of Ana Ângela, the succession would always continue on the eldest male heir. All administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail, and could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", nor commit lese-majesty crimes, or, otherwise, would lose the administration as he or she "had never been born".

Will of D. Maria Pereira da Costa Calheiros, widow of Doutor Manuel Coelho de Araújo, entailing her available portion and joining it to the available portion of her late husband as an entail, with its head in the farmstead (quinta) of Fonte de Gatos, in S. Pedro de Vade, in the municipality of Ponte da Barca, and appointing João Coelho de Araújo, her grandson, as its first administrator. The testator also orders the celebration of masses in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso, in the aforementioned farmstead.
Will approved in 1698-02-17 and opened in 1698-02-24.

Will by which D. Maria Nogueira, widow of Bento de Andrade Pimentel, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Luz in Portalegre, which she founded with her husband. She annexes her reserved portion, consisting of four estates, to the entail founded by her father Estêvão Nogueira. She also establishes an entail with the remaining part of her properties, to be annexed to her father's with a perpetual obligation of five annual masses. She names her son Manuel de Andrade as first administrator of this new entail and also as successor on her father's entail, following all the succession clauses disposed by Estêvão Nogueira. She also disposed that all future administrators should henceforth use the surname Andrade Nogueira, and would be obliged to annex assets worth 20 000 réis to the entail, declaring expressly that she wished all administrators of the entail to be "very rich in order to make many services to God and to the poor people".

Will of Inês de Ataíde, widow of Pedro do Couto, founding, after the fulfilment of her bequests, a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas with her and her husband's available portions and appointing Sebastião de Ataíde, her son, as her successor and the chapel's first administrator. After his death, will succeed Maria de Ataíde and, after her death, Violante Lopes, her daughters. The testator also specifies that, before her grandchildren, should succeed all her children.
Will approved in 1597-09-21.

Will of João Álvares Caminha da Veiga bequeathing some properties and money to buy properties to the entail founded by his mother, Isabel de Cabral, and his brother, Manuel de Caminha, which he administers. The testator also founds another entail, ordering his heir to build a chapel in the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisboa, with the entail's income, so the two entails will be separated from each other.
Will approved in 1615-07-18 and opened in 1621-10-24.

Will of D. Luísa Cabral, widow of D. Dinis de Faro, founding an entail with a chapel in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, and appointing D. Estêvão de Faro, her son, as heir and administrator. If there is no heirs of her bloodline, the administrator of her brother's entail, João Álvares de Caminha. She also orders that this entail foundation should have the same clauses and conditions as the entail of João Álvares de Caminha.

Will by which Doutor João de Barros and D. Joana do Couto de Vasconcelos, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, including the farmstead (quinta) of Calvos, in Loures, the farmstead (quinta) of Poço, in Gestaçô, Trás-os-Montes, and lands in Lagoalva. They appoint their eldest son, Martinho de Barros de Vasconcelos, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his successors to celebrate annual masses for their souls in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. They choose to be buried in that church.

Will by which Brás Fragoso do Paço establishes an entail with the third part of his assets, to be taken from the herdade de Casa Branca, in Beja, with the obligation of 14 masses for his and his wife's soul, in the church of S. Francisco of Lisboa. He appoints his wife, D. Joana de Pina, great-granddaughter of Rui de Pina, as first administrator, with the obligation that, upon her death, she will annex the third part of her assets to the entail. After her death, the entail shall be bequeathed to their son, Pedro Fragoso, which, at the time of his death, must annex to the entail his legitime and two thirds of the third part of his assets, and to his successors thereafter. If, by the time of D. Joana de Pina's death, Pedro Fragoso has already died without descendance, the entail shall be bequeathed to one of Brás Fragoso do Paço's daughters, Inês or Maria, and only if all of them have died without descendants will it be inherited by his eldest son, Sebastião da Gama Pina. It is mentioned that D. Joana de Pina is administrator of the entail established in Guarda by her great-grandfather, Rui de Pina, and that this entail shall be inherited by Sebastião da Gama Pina, their eldest son. Followed by an approval deed dated 1585-02-05.

Will by which Luís Borralho, comendador da Ordem de Santiago, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Lisboa, in his father's tomb. He entails a public debt instrument he bought from the Câmara de Lisboa with an obligation of five masses on the day of the Virgin, three masses at Christmas and one annual mass. He appoints his sisters, Beatriz Coelho and Ana Borralho, as his universal heirs. After their deaths, their brother, Tomás Borralho, and his descendants shall succeed them, unless his sisters marry and have children of their own. If the lineages of his brother and sisters are extinguished, the entail shall be given to their cousin, Álvaro Pereira de Quadros, and his successors. If all of these lineages are extinguished, the last administrator shall appoint a nobleman as the future administrator.

Will by which Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails, which he bequeaths to his two sons, Francisco de Faria Severim, and Manuel de Faria Severim.
He gives to his son Francisco, among other properties, the farm and houses in Lisboa which he had received through a dowry deed from Catarina Mateus Galvão, aunt of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and which were entailed to an obligation of masses, which should pass to his eldest son.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

Will by which João Salema, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and comendador da Ordem de Cristo, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where his children are buried. He orders his executors to use the third part of his properties to buy a public debt instrument or properties to entail to an obligation of a daily mass for his, his wife's and his father-in-law's souls, half in the convent of Santíssima Trindade, where they are buried, and the other half in his own burial place. He appoints his eldest daughter, D. Lourença Salema, wife of Simão de Miranda Henriques, as heir of his entail. He entails the third parts of his wife, D. Isabel de Almeida, and of his father-in-law, Francisco de Almeida, which they had bequeathed him to entail, and gives their usufruct to his daughters, D. Joana and D. Antónia Salema, nuns, while they are alive. After their deaths, they shall be inherited by D. Lourença Salema or her descendants. If her lineage is extinguished, the entail shall go to the descendants of his other daughter, D. Mariana de Almeida. If her lineage is also extinguished, so will be the entail, and its properties will be used in perpetual masses.
He appoints his daughter as heir of the entail established by doutor Diogo Salema, to which he annexes half of his third part, according to its institution; as heir of the patronage of the convent of Aracoeli in Alcácer do Sal, which he inherited from Rui de Salema Soutomaior; as heir of the casal de Almeara, in Torres Vedras; and as heir of the entail of Isidro de Almeida. He appoints his grandson, Fernando Martins Henriques, as heir of a chapel in the priory of Crato which had belonged to his son, Diogo Salema, who had been appointed its administrator by Francisco de Almeida. He also orders twenty masses to be sung in the convent of Santíssima Trindade for the soul of his criado, António Gonçalves.
Followed by the approval deed and the opening deed of the will, dated 1646-07-11.

Will by which Francisca de Abreu required to be buried in the Monastery of São Bento de Monção, with her father-in-law and son. She left her third to her son Manuel Pereira, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the chapel of Santa Catarina. She also declared that the vineyard she possessed should be incorporated into this chapel. This entail should be succeeded by Manuel Pereira's eldest son or, in his absence, the eldest daughter. If her son did not have children, it should succeed her niece Isabel Soares de Castro. Followed by an approval deed 1603-05-02, an opening deed dated 1603-11-08 and a codicil dated 1603-10-16.

Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Olivença, where his parents and grandparents are buried. He bequeaths his third part, consisting of his estate of Porto Cordeiro, to his wife, Margarida Restolha, during her lifetime, as a chapel, with the obligation of 30 annual masses for his soul and the soul of their daughter, Inês Mendes. After his wife's death the entail shall pass to their son, João Mendes Mexia, and to his descendants. If he dies without successors, it will pass to Manuel's grandson, Álvaro, if he is a cleric. If he isn't, the entail will pass to his niece, Beatriz Mendes, daughter of his brother Bento Mendes Mexia. If none of these heirs have successors, the entail will be joined to the one established by João Mendes Valentim, Manuel's father, with the same obligations.
Followed by the approval deed of the will, in which Manuel Mendes Mexia orders several masses in other churches.

Will by which Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, do Desembargo do Rei and promotor fiscal do Santo Ofício da Inquisição de Coimbra, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo de Olivença, with a tomb similar to the one of his cousin, Lopo Soares, whose chapel he administers. He bequeaths 100 000 réis to the priests of the church of Santa Maria do Castelo to employ in masses for himself, the 8 masses set in the estate of Alparragena by Leonor de Cascais, and the two masses set on an olive grove in Pentieira. If they don't fulfill the obligations, it will pass to the priests of the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença. If they refuse, this obligation will pass to his heirs. He designates his natural daughter, D. Catarina de Abreu, who is being raised to become a nun, as first administrator of his entail, if the monastery she professes in allows her to have properties.
He entails his third part as a chapel with a daily mass over his tomb, which shall be given to his heirs. He includes in this entail the chapels he possesses, but the masses of those chapels will be administered by the priests, as mentioned. He entails to it his free and entailed houses in Olivença, the estate of Alparragena, with its leases, and the olive grove of Pentieira. If he doesn't have descendants, some of the houses he possesses shall pass to the children of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio, descendants of his uncle, Manuel de Cascais, and the others will pass to the heirs of his nephew, Francisco Martins Mexia, since they are also entailed. In the same situation, the olive grove will pass to the descendants of Diogo Álvares Restolho.
If he doesn't have successors, the part of his entail which doesn't belong to any other heirs will pass to his nephew, Manuel de Sousa Cascais, son of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio. If he dies without successors, it will pass to his sister, Maria de Sambrana, and to her descendants, or to the descendants of Francisco Martins Mexia.

Will by which Luís Gomes Nunes expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where his father, Carlos Nunes, o Velho, and aunt are buried. He declares that he has been making diligences with the priests of that convent to obtain the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, where he will establish the chapel of the entail ordered by his father, and that he has been paying for the daily mass ordered in his will. He requests his executor to fulfill these obligations and entail a public debt instrument to them. If the convent doesn't allow this institution, another church must be chosen. He also declares he has already annexed his third part to the entail of his father, and orders his son and heir Carlos Nunes, to do the same with his own.
He establishes an entail with the remaining part of his properties, including a public debt instrument in Badajoz, with the same clauses as his father's entail and with the obligation of another daily mass in the same convent. He designates as heir his second son, Luís Nunes Coronel, under the condition that he shall annex to it his legitime. If he doesn't wish to fulfill this obligation, the entail shall be annexed to the one of his father, Carlos Nunes, o Velho.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1612-07-01.

Will by which João Varela, Maria Quaresma's widower, fulfils his wife's will by bequeathing the third part of her assets, which included lands in Sacavém, and the third part of his own patrimony to D. Maria de Andrade, Jorge Correia de Lacerda's wife and Maria Quaresma's niece, determining that she and her descendants should support the celebration of 13 annual masses in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. After her death, she must be succeeded by one of her daughters. The testator declares that his body should be buried inside that convent, near the chapel of Santo António, where lies his wife. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1622-03-16.

Will by which D. Mariana de Sousa, widow of João Guterres, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, declares that her husband, with her agreement, established, in his will, an entail with the third part of his assets, designating Manuel Guterres, their eldest son, to administrate it. She incorporates in it the third part of her patrimony, determining that the entail's future administrators must support the celebration of annual masses in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where her husband's remains lie and her body must be buried. The future administrators are also asked to give, each year, 120 000 réis to provide for the testator's 3 daughter, nuns in the convent of Santa Mónica of that city, as long as they lived. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1680-01-20 and an opening deed issued on 1689-11-28.

Will by which Bartolomeu Dantas entailed the third part of his assets to Beatriz Dantas' entail, determining, for instance, that its successors had to annex a part of their estate to it and to use the institutor's family name. His eldest son, Tomás, who would administrate the entail after his death, was obligated to provide for Apolónia, the testator's slave, giving her corn and rye during her entire life; and to buy the ornaments designed to adorn the chapel. The testator's body would be buried next to the remains of his aunt, Beatriz Dantas, in the main church of Ponte de Lima. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1598-08-29.

Will by which André Velho de Azevedo declared that he wanted to be buried with his deceased wife Maria de Sousa Barbosa, in the chapel they ordered to built of invocation of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in Monção. In their common last will they had incorporated their thirds into this chapel, which was composed of lands, vegetable gardens and houses in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Bela, in Monção, and a piece of the vineyard of “Pombeiro”. He also wanted to established the celebration of masses for his wife's soul. André Velho de Azevedo wanted to unit this chapel with the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rosa, in the Church of Monção, founded by Pedro Vaz da Praça, of which he was the administrator. He designated his son Francisco da Cunha to be the administrator of this two chapels. Followed by an approval deed dated 1638-10-03.

Will by which Gaspar Moreira de Altero, do Conselho do Rei, designates his wife, D. Beatriz da Silva, as his heir and executor, bequeathing her all of his properties as an entail and chapel, with the obligation of ordering two weekly masses for his soul in the convent of S. Domingos, where he wishes to be buried. After his wife's death, the entail will pass to the successors of his brother, Henrique Moreira, or to the successors of his sister, Filipa Moreira.
Followed by the approval deed of the will.

Will by which Fernando Nunes Barreto and his wife D. Maria Henriques, declared that they wanted to be buried in the main chapel of the Monastery of Santa Clara. They founded an entail, using some "herdades" located in the parish of São Cosme, in Gondomar, and some houses in Porto. They designated their eldest son to be its first administrator, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in this monastery and to contract chaplains. They wanted to unit this entail to another called "Morgado dos Freiriz", founded by Fernando Nunes Barreto's grandparents, Fernão Nunes and Isabel Ferraz, which was obligated to the celebration of masses in the Church of Freiriz. This entail should follow the conditions of his grandparents' entail. Fernando Nunes Barreto also declared that he was the administrator of another entail founded by his great-grandmother Beatriz Ferraz, that was obligated to the celebration of 15 masses each year in the Convent of São Francisco, using the rents of a "casal de Campo”, in Avintes. He also succeeded in the entail founded by Filipa Rebelo and Isabel Cardoso, mother and grandmother of Fernão Nunes, with the obligation to celebrate two masses in the altar of Jesus, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some "casais" in the parish of Rebordosa, and some houses in Vale de Pegas. Finally, he was the administrator of Catarina Ferraz's entail, with the obligation to celebrate 13 masses in the Altar of São Gonçalo, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some houses. All of these three entails of which he was the administrator should be succeeded by the eldest son. Followed by an approval deed dated 1596-05-05.

Will made by António de Brito Correia and his wife Maria Guedes, in which they have ordered the foundation of an entail with an obligation of two weekly masses celebrated in every year for their souls. They instructed the executioners of their will to sell all of their properties in Bahia and purchase other properties in Portugal, in order to be entailed. They named their son, António Guedes de Brito as first administrator and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, If the last administrator had no heirs, he or she could appoint a person to suceed on the administration. All administrators should bear the surnames Guedes and Brito to have the administration, and also annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail at the moment of their deaths.

Will of Mem de Sá ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail in Salvador da Bahia with masses obligation in the monastery of São Francisco de Lisboa, naming his son Francisco de Sá as first administrator.

Will of Mécia Mendes de Aguiar, widow of Gonçalo Gil Barbosa, founding an entail using her available portion, appointing her elder daughter Maria de Aguiar as administrator. The entail had obligations to the chapel of Santo Agostinho in Santarém.
Followed by the approval deed (1532-09-27).

Will by which D. Madalena Tavares de Vilhena, now called Madalena das Chagas and nun of the Monastery of Sacramento, nominated her daughter D. Joana de Almeida to be her universal heir. She wanted to incorporate half of her third into her father's entail, which had already incorporated a public debt instrument in Alfândega de Aveiro. The successors of this entail should also incorporate the half of their thirds into this entail.

Will of Doutor Manuel Colaço founding an entail in Quinta da Ribeira, in Penela, and appointing his wife, Ana Mendes de Vasconcelos and, after her death, Estêvão Gomes Colaço, their son. He annexes to his entail an olive grove, judged as entail, which belonged to his father, António Colaço. At the end of the will, on January 6th, Doutor Manuel Colaço added some final declarations and changed the previous appointment. He now appoints his other son, António Colaço, as successor of Ana Mendes de Vasconcelos.
Will approved in 1590-01-13 and opened in 1594-03-26.

Will by which Fernando Álvares de Almeida and his wife Isabel Brandão founded an entail using all their assets and ordering to buy freeholding ones. Because they were childless, they established that this entail should be succeeded by two relatives of them, a male and a female, and that after their death it should succeed their eldest son or, in his absence, their eldest daughter. The institutor Isabel Brandão declared that she wanted to designate from her part Guiomar, daughter of her sister Helena Brandão and her husband Francisco de Almeida. The successors and their husbands or wives should incorporate the third part of their third into this entail, They were also due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Miguel de Alfama, where they wanted to be buried. The successors were also obligated to give to this church two "vinténs", to contract a chaplain to celebrate the masses, to give to the Misericórdia de Lisboa, for the hospital of Santa Ana, 4 000 réis, to give oil for the candles of the Santíssimo Sacramento, and to provide for their poor members of their family. This entail is composed of some houses located in Lisboa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1567-04-03.

Will of João Rodrigues de Elvas and Isabel Gomes, his wife, establishing a daily mass for their souls in the place where they are buried. They found five entails: four for each of their sons, Belchior Gomes, António Gomes, Francisco Rodrigues and Luís Rodrigues, with public debt instruments, properties in Lisboa, Alenquer and Caspolima, and another for their grandson, Fernando, with a public debt instrument in Estremoz, and designate each of them as successor of each entail. They appoint António Gomes and Francisco Rodrigues as their executors.
Will opened in 1611-03-07.

Will of Jerónimo de Carvalho Coutinho and Maria Simões Pinto, appointing their daughter Luísa Pinto de Carvalho as universal heir, institutor and administrator of the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Desterro.

Will by which D. Cristóvão de Moura Côrte-Real and his wife, D. Margarida de Côrte-Real, marqueses de Castelo Rodrigo, express their will to be buried in the chapel of the Côrte-Reais, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, which belongs to the entail administered by D. Margarida, if, by the time of their deaths, they haven't appointed another place. They establish a daily mass for their souls in that chapel, entailing to it the casal do Garajau, which is already entailed to another perpetual daily mass in the same chapel, and ask that Cristóvão's parents, who are buried in the monastery of Carmo and in the convent of S. Francisco, be transfered to the same chapel.
They then ask the king to confirm the entail of the Moura, which they establish. This entail shall be inherited by their eldest son, and his successors thereafter, together with the entail of the Côrte-Reais, unless the lineage of D. Cristóvão and D. Margarida is extinguished. In that case, the two entails shall be separated. If the Moura entail is separated from the entail of the Côrte-Reais, the heirs of the Côrte-Reais shall have the houses in Lisboa which belong to the Moura entail, however they'll have to pay their revenue to the successors of the Moura line. The line of the Côrte-Reais shall also keep the capitania da Praia, in the island of Terceira, which D. Cristóvão had received from the king.
Followed by approval deed dated 1609-02-14, opening deed dated 1614-01-02 and instrumento de justificação dated 1614-02-18.

Will by which the Inquisidor Jorge Ferreira, resident in Goa, designated his mother to be his universal heiress, leaving her all his free assets. He determined that, after his death, 8 000 cruzados had to be shipped to Lisboa, given to Manuel Silveira Frade, his uncle, and employed in the acquisition of properties in Abrantes to be incorporated in an entail. Its future administrators would be obligated to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for his soul in the chapel of Jesus of the church of S. Vicente of Abrantes. If his mother was still alive at the time of his death, the entail would be administrated by her and subsequently passed to his nephew, who had to use his name. From then on, the entail would be administrated by the eldest son of the previous administrator.
He left mills in Rio de Moinhos to his niece, Maria Ferreira, Álvaro Frade's eldest daughter, with the obligation of celebrating 20 masses every year. Since he did not recall what were the conditions stated in the donation deed made by his mother, who had inherited the mills from her brother, Álvaro Frade Caldeira, he determined that the mills would be left to her if she was alive.
Jorge Ferreira appointed Álvaro Frade Ferreira, his brother, to administrate the entail founded by his grandmother, which he had inherited after Simão Ferreira's death, with the obligation of celebrating 2 annual masses every year. He also designated his brother to administrate the chapel established by Vasco Fernandes Ferreira in the church of S. João de Abrantes, to which Vicente Palos da Guarda had entailed properties and added pious obligations.
If the testator died in Goa, his body would be buried in the Casa da Nossa Senhora da Serra. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1611-04-25, an opening deed issued on 1613-09-30 and a codicil issued on 1613-01-20.

Will by which Aleixo Dias Falcão, inquisidor, expresses his wish to be buried in the college of Madre de Deus de Cochim, if he dies in that city. He establishes an entail and chapel with the remaining part of the assets he is sending to Portugal, which shall be employed in the acquisition of landed properties or public debt instruments. He orders the construction of a chapel of the invocation of Santo Aleixo in the church of S. Martinho of Pinhel, and orders the transfer to it of the bones of his parents, licenciado Francisco Dias and Isabel de Sela. The administrator of the entail shall order daily masses for their souls. He designates a young man named Manuel as heir of his entail, and his children afterwards. If he dies without successors the entail shall pass to Aleixo's sister, Violante Falcão, and to her descendents. If she also doesn't have heirs, the entail will pass to their maternal uncle, António de Sela, and from then on, instead of being inherited by the eldest sons, shall be inherited by the closest relatives to his mother, starting with António's brothers.
Followed by the approval deed of the will.

Will of Gonçalo Meireles Freire, fouding en entail by public debt instruments, and appointing his nephew António de Meireles as administrator. The institutor excludes clerics and those who commited lese-majeste crimes from succeession, and compels the administratotrs to entail estates and to use his family name.

Followed by the approval deed (1692-10-15, fls. 291v-292).

Will by which D. Catarina de Brito, widow of doutor Rui Gago, revokes her part of the will chart she had previously made with her husband, in 1560-07-29. She expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento of the cathedral of Lisboa, in her husband's grave, with the obligation of a daily mass for her and her husband's soul, half to be paid with her properties, and half to be paid with the properties of her husband's entail. She entails her assets in Lisboa, Évora, Alcáçovas and Elvas, which she detaches from her husband's entail, and appoints D. Catarina, their niece, daughter of Estêvão Gago and D. Guiomar de Brito, as her heir. She also entails her jewelry, which D. Catarina shall use for her wedding, as well as her successors. If D. Catarina dies without children, the entail shall be inherited by Rui de Brito, son of her nephew, Fernando Lobo de Brito. She also establishes two other entails, with "foros" in Elvas, which she bequeaths to her nephews: Fernando Lobo de Brito and Afonso de Brito.

Will of Gaspar da Rocha Pais. The testator orders that his body be buried in front of the altar of S. António. His bones would later be transferred to the mother church of Viana and buried next to his parents and grandparents. As he had no forced heirs, he decided to make his nephew Francisco da Rocha, son of his sister Catarina da Rocha Pais, his universal heir, excluding all other relatives from his inheritance, especially his sister Susana da Rocha for the wrongs she had done to him and their father. His nephew and heir was also appointed administrator of the hospital founded by João Pais o Velho, in which Gaspar had also succeeded his father. Gaspar da Rocha Pais states that he built a hermitage in his Deocriste manor, dedicated to Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, to which he bequeathed property and ornaments. He had already obtained a provision authorising the celebration of masses in this hermitage. The chapel and the estate of Deocriste were to be entailed and owned by the same person. His nephew, Francisco da Rocha, was appointed administrator, to be followed by his descendants, giving preference to first-born sons and excluding illegitimate children and clerics. The administrators were obliged to use the family name of Rocha Pais.

Followed by the approval deed (1618-05-03, fls. 19-20).

Will made by Maria da Fonseca Coutinho in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every week on the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário, Portalegre or where her body was be buried. She named her son Luís as first administrator and his sons and descendants after him, or, if he bared none, the entail should be administrated by João, her eldest son. She disposed that every administrator should annex hald of his reserved portion to the entail or otherwise lose the administration.

Will of Álvaro Gil Freire de Sousa expressing his wish to be buried in a tomb chosen by his son and founding an entail with his fourth part, and the fourth part of his wife, as stated in her will, and appointing Francisco Freire de Sousa as his successor. He choses for his fourth part his estate in Alferrarede. He also mentions the entail of his son, Diogo Freire, which he frequently had to defend against his other son, António Freire, who spent a lot of money.
Will approved in 1632-06-02.

Will of Cristóvão Mendes de Vasconcelos, canon in the Cathedral of Braga. The testator requests that his body be buried in the Cathedral, in the place reserved for canons. He decided to establish an entail, including in this "morgado" the farmstead of Briteiros, which he had previously bought from Jorge do Vale Vieira, and other 5,000 cruzados, which were to be used to acquire other lands. The first owner of the entail would be his nephew Cristóvão Vieira, or alternatively Baltasar Vieira. Succession would be by blood, with preference given to first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children. Administrators were obliged to use the family name of Vieira. They were also obliged to establish a chapel in the church of São Salvador de Briteiros or in the convent of São Francisco de Guimarães, if the testator had not done so during his lifetime. In this chapel, the mortal remains of his parents, grandparents and future administrators of the entail should be interred.

Followed by the approval deed (1622-09-03, fls. 107-108).

Will made by Damião Lanções e Andrade and his wife Francisca Pereira de Araújo, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of properties in Baía, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every week, with lamps perpetually lit, in the chapel of S. Estêvão, in Valença [do Minho]. They named their nephew José Soares de Brito as first administrator and after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. If he died without heirs, the entail should be transmitted to his eldest sister or to his father Teotónio Soares de Brito. If there were no heirs capable of inherit the administration, the entail should be given to the Misericórdia of Salvador da Baía. They also appointed their nephew José Soares de Brito as administrator of the entail founded by Francisco Pereira do Lago and Andreza de Araújo, parents of Francisca.

Will of Manuel Duarte Pinto bequeathing the remaining assets of his available portion to his son, Manuel Pinto, and founding a chapel or entail in S. Romão. If he does not build the chapel in his lifetime, the second owner of the entail should build it within two years and he orders to put an inscription in stone in the chapel.
Will approved in 1670-05-16.

Will of João Garcia and Maria Álvares, his wife, founding a chapel or entail in Tourais. If Maria Álvares does not appoint any successor, the chapel's assets will be bequeathed to his niece, Catarina, daughter of his sister Catarina Garcia. João Garcia also bequeaths the assets located across the river of Seia to his niece Isabel, daughter of his sister Catarina Garcia, with the pious obligation of four perpetual masses. Isabel can appoint whoever she wants as long as he or she belongs to the institutor lineage.
Will approved in 1667-07-08.

Will made in Marvão by João de Videira, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of 120 masses celebrated every year in the church of Santiago, in Marvão. He named Pedro Dias as first administrator until the marriage of his daughter Leonor Videira, that would administrate it with the same conditions. After the death of Leonor, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If she died without children, the administration would be handled to the closest male relative of the Videiras lineage. All administrators were obliged to purchase 15 cruzados of properties in every year and those properties should be annexed to the chapel, and registered on the inventory record books for good memory.