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.

Will made by Leonor Delicado in which she bequeathed all her assets to the Society of Jesus with the condition that they should stablish a college in Castelo de Vide. However, if the Society did not accept these conditions, she orders the foundation of two entails.
The first entail would be composed of all the root assets the institutor owned in Castelo de Vide, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it, she named her nephew padre Diogo Afonso Tarouca during his lifetime. After the death of Diogo, the administration would be handled to Francisco Fernandes Tarouca, nephew of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest female heir. Just like the first entail, all administrators of this second entail should bare the surname "Tarouca", keep a record book for the registration of the masses that should be checked by the Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide, in every year, and they would be also obliged to annex one property worth 30.000 réis to the entail.
The second entail would be composed of a farm she owned in Alpalhão, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew padre Manuel Delicado during his lifetime. After the death of Manuel, he would be succeeded by Maria Gomes Delicada, niece of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest female daughter. All administrators of this first entail should bare the surname "Delicado", keep a record book for the registration of the masses that should be checked by the Misericórdia of Alpalhão, in every year, and they would be also obliged to annex one property worth 30.000 réis to the entail.
The administrators of both entails should give 10.000 réis to the chaplain of N. Sra. da Vitória's hermitage, founded by the institutor and her husband António Mouzinho Galeano, to fullfill the perpetual pious obligation they imposed of two masses celebrated in every week, on Saturdays and Sundays.

Will made by Fernando Vaz Mesa, médico, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the tomb of his parents, Pedro de Mesas and Joana Gomes, in the Misericórdia of Portalegre. He established an entail composed of his houses, a vineyard, olive groves and farmlands in Portalegre, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year. He named his brother Rui Dias as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint one of his sons to succeeded him, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. He explicitly excluded administrators who had been formally charged of crimes of lese majeste, or were infamous, disobedient or rebel to the mandates of the Catholic church or of their own parents.

Will made by Francisco da Costa Forjaz, mancebo who never married, son of Diogo Forjaz de Gomide and Catarina de Almeida. He expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establishes an entail composed of his part of the estate of Torre, in Crato, and of his farmstead in Portalegre, with a perpetual obligation of three annual masses. He named his brother António Forjaz da Costa as first administrator and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All administrators were obliged to annex 200 000 réis to the entail.

Will of Branca Casada, widow of Pedro Eanes, in which she decided to reserve her "terça", including properties in Braga and Barcelos, for the establishment of a chapel. The first to inherit would be her grandson, Miguel Correia Pinto, followed by his descendants, with preference given to first-born sons. If he died without children, the succession would alternatively pass to another grandson named Pedro Pinto, or to someone who was a descendant of Branca's late husband Pedro Eanes. The administrators were asked to register the institution in the "livro da Provedoria" of Viana.

Followed by the approval deed (1607-07-04, fls. 209-209v).

Will of Padre João Nogueira bequeathing all his assets to his niece, Maria Barba, to order, after his death, the chapel he founds in Castelo de Vide. Maria Barba will enjoy his assets while she is alive and, after her death, they will be entailed to his chapel with the pious obligation of seven annual masses.
Will approved in 1617-04-16 and opened in 1619-06-28.

Will of Heitor de Melo and D. Maria de Castro, his wife, annexing the remaining of their assets to the chapel founded by Garcia de Melo, his father, in Azaruja, adding 20 masses to the 40 ordered by Garcia de Melo. The testators appoint André de Melo, natural son of Heitor de Melo, as their successor and the chapel's administrator.
Will approved in 1561-12-20.

Will by which Pedro Fernandes Guerreiro expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year over his burial place. The institutor named his son Manuel as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutor also disposed that all administrators were obliged to annex their own reserved portion to the entail.

Will by which Maria Pestana de Brito founded two entails. The first one was composed of income from a farm in Cabeça de Mouro, Portalegre, and income paid in Assumar. She bequeathed it to her brother, Martinho Vaz Castelo Branco, and to his descendants, with an obligation of five annual masses in a church in Portalegre. The second one was composed of properties in Portalegre and she bequeathed it to her cousin, Pedro Caldeira de Castelo Branco, and to his descendants, with an obligation of two annual masses in a church in Portalegre. Maria Pestana de Brito also declared that her sisters, Madres Luísa Batista and Francisca dos Serafins, and her cousin Francisca Pestana de Brito, if she professed at the convent of Santa Clara of Portalegre, would have the usufruct of the entails' incomes during their lives.

Will by which Maria Pestana de Brito founded two entails. The first one was composed of income from a farm in Cabeça de Mouro, Portalegre, and income paid in Assumar. She bequeathed it to her brother, Martinho Vaz Castelo Branco, and to his descendants, with an obligation of five annual masses in a church in Portalegre. The second one was composed of properties in Portalegre and she bequeathed it to her cousin, Pedro Caldeira de Castelo Branco, and to his descendants, with an obligation of two annual masses in a church in Portalegre. Maria Pestana de Brito also declared that her sisters, Madres Luísa Batista and Francisca dos Serafins, and her cousin Francisca Pestana de Brito, if she professed at the convent of Santa Clara of Portalegre, would have the usufruct of the entails' incomes during their lives.

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 Lourenço Leitão, Cavaleiro Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, bequeaths the third part of his assets, including houses in Lisboa, to his daughter, Francisca Leitão, with the obligation of celebrating annual masses for his soul and that of his father, Gaspar Leitão, in the church of S. Nicolau and for his mother's soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of that city. He declares that his body must be buried in the church of S. Nicolau, inside the grave where his father lied.

Will by which Maria Cordovil, Gaspar da Nóbrega's widow, establishes an entail with her farmstead (quinta) of Budel and lands in Sintra. She appoints her brother, António Cordovil, to be its first administrator, obligating him to celebrate masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, where her remains should be buried next to those of her husband. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1581-10-13 and an opening deed issued on 1581-10-30.

Will by which Francisco Botelho and his wife, D. Beatriz de Castanheda, establish an entail and a family pantheon in the main chapel of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, where Francisco Botelho's grandfather, Fernando Lourenço, was buried. They entail to their chapel 40 000 reis of interest: 10 000 for two annual masses, during their lifetime, and 30 000 for a daily mass after their deaths. They appoint their son, Diogo Botelho as their heir and administrator of the chapel and entail, and his successors, afterwards. They also appoint him administrator of the chapels established by Isabel de Proença, [Beatriz de Castanheda's mother], in the church of S. Nicolau de Lisboa, and by Rui de Castanheda [Beatriz de Castanheda's father].
Mentions a previous codicil.

Will by which Francisco de Melo, Marquês de Sande, husband of D. Leonor Henriques de Torres, established an entail with the third part of his assets, appointing his son, Garcia de Melo de Torres, to be its first administrator. The entail's succession would be conditioned by the same clauses that Garcia de Melo, Francisco's father, had formulated when he founded his own entail. Francisco obligates his heir to support the celebration of annual masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, adding to the ones Garcia de Melo had established. He integrates in his entail a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis that his sister, D. Maria Madalena de Meneses, had bequeathed him with that same purpose. D. Maria Madalena had also bequeathed him another public debt instrument of 30 000 réis, with the obligation of celebrating a daily mass, wherever he chose. At the moment, that obligation was being fulfilled by the priest Bartolomeu de Abreu, family chaplain. After his death, it would pass to the friars of the convent of S. Domingos. His son Garcia de Melo should also succeed in the Morgado dos Torres and the institutor also nominated him in the travels to Moçambique and in the Feitoria of Diu. If he died without heirs, it should succeed his daughter D. Madalena Josefa de Mendonça. Francisco appoints the Bispo da Targa, Martim Correia da Silva, his uncle, Manuel Barreto de Sampaio, Francisco Correia de Lacerda and António Monteiro de Mesquita, inquisidor, as his children's tutors.

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 by which D. Guiomar Figueira, widow of D. Henrique de Castro, and her daughter, D. Joana de Castro, widow of D. Gonçalo de Castelo Branco, establish a chapel with a daily mass in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas. They entail to it their properties in Alenquer, Charneca and Loures. They express their wish to be buried in the chapel where D. Henrique de Castro is buried, in that convent, and appoint the one of them who survives the other as heir. After both their deaths, the chapel shall be administered by D. Filipa de Castro, their relative, daughter of D. Maria de Castro and of António de Oliveira de Azevedo, or by a daughter of D. Filipa's brother, Manuel de Oliveira. This heir shall marry another person of the Castro lineage. D. Guiomar Figueira also orders that a lamp shall be kept lit in the chapterhouse of the convent of Santo António de Castanheira, where her parents and grandparents are buried. The administrator of their chapel shall visit it three times a year.

Will by which Francisco Botelho and D. Beatriz de Castanheda, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, appointing their son, Diogo Botelho, to be its first administrator. They declare that their bodies should be buried inside the chapel they instituted in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Benfica, entailing to it a public debt instrument of 40 000 réis, which would support the celebration of annual masses for their souls. Their son shall also inherit the chapel founded by Rui de Castanheda, his grandfather, in the church of S. Cristóvão, and the chapel established by Isabel de Proença, his grandmother, in the church of S. Nicolau of that city. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1573-01-14 and an opening deed issued on 1574-12-05.
This document was already described in VINC006437 FBBC EA/001.

Will by which Luís Gomes da Mata established an entail, appointing his eldest son Pedro António da Mata as its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. The administrator and his brother António Gomes da Mata are obligated to found an entail and to establish its succession conditions. This entail is composed of houses located in Lisboa, the office of Correio-Mor and other assets belonging to their third part of the inheritance. Their successors are obligated to add their third part of the inheritance (terça) to this entail.

Will by which Gregório Gameiro Zuzarte and D. Margarida Monteiro, his wife, establish an entail with all of their assets. Each one of them appoints the other to be their universal heir, declaring that D. Manuel de Eça, D. Duarte de Eça and Maria de Oliveira's son, the testators' nephew, should become the entail's first administrator on the condition that he marries Catarina Antónia Pinheiro, Gregório Gameiro Zuzarte's niece. If he refuses to do so, the entail will be inherited by his eldest brother. D. Manuel de Eça and his descendants are obligated to maintain a chaplain who shall celebrate annual masses for the institutor's souls in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa.

Will by which Isidro de Almeida designates his wife, D. Maria de Vasconcelos, as his universal heir. He orders works to be made in the tomb of his parents in the cathedral of Lisboa. He reserves his third part, consisting of his farmstead in Campolide, to build a chapel of the invocation of S. Gregório in the convent of S. Bento of Campolide with the obligation of an annual mass.
Followed by an approval deed and an opening deed of the will, dated 1574-12-07.

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 Manuel Pereira de Castro designated as his universal heirs Pedro Marinho Falcão and his cousin D. Isabel de Castro, wife of Alexandre de Magalhães de Meneses. Half of his assets that should be inherited by his cousin D. Isabel de Castro, should be incorporated into his chapel of Santa Catarina, in the parish of Moreira, following the same conditions of his grandfather Paio Gomes Pereira chapel's foundation. D. Isabel de Castro and her heirs were obligated to order the celebration of 52 masses in this church. The other half of his assets, that should be inherited by Pedro Marinho Falcão, should be used to order the celebration of more 52 masses. He also established that he wanted to give his nun sisters some "tenças". Followed by an approval deed dated 1611-10-22.

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 Nuno Martins da Silveira declared that he wanted to be buried in the Church of Góis, where his deceased wife Filipa de Vilhena was buried. He ordered to build a chapel, asking his son Luís da Silveira to use the rents he would inherit by his death and to order the celebration of masses in this church. The institutor wanted to incorporate into this entail his farm of Currelos and some houses in Lisboa. He also declared that some assets in Olivença and Ilha das Flores, that belonged to his wife's third, should be inherit by his son Luís da Silveira. The institutor was also obligated to incorporate the fourth part of his third into the "Morgado de Évora", founded by his grandfather Nuno Martins da Silveira.

Will by which Luís da Silveira ordered to build a chapel in the Church of Góis, to be buried with his wife D. Beatriz. If the chapel would not be finish by his death, he wanted his heir Diogo da Silveira to finish it using the his rents. He mentioned the existence in this church of another chapel of his great-great-grandfather Gomes Martins de Lemos. He declared that he was obligated to incorporate the fourth part of his third into the "Morgado de Évora" and the chapel of Salvador, in the Monastery of São Domingos. He wanted to incorporate into this entail some houses in Évora and Lisboa, the farm of Currelos and some assets near to the farm of Graciosa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1529-03-22.

Will by Afonso Eanes and Clara Garcia, his wife, in which they ordered the foundation of an entail with their properties in Carregueira, Gardim, Casal Ventoso and Montelavar, with the obligation of two daily masses celebrated in the chapel of S. Dinis in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. They chose to be buried in that same chapel. The surviving spouse should inherit the entail, after whose death would succeed the couple's eldest son. The administrators of the entail were asked to take care of the maintenance of the chapel of S. Dinis.

Will by which doutor Afonso Eanes, do Desembargo do Rei, seu sobrejuiz e desembargador dos Resíduos e Cativos na sua corte e Casa do Cível, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of S. Sebastião of the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. He establishes an entail with his third part, in which he includes houses in Lisboa which had an obligation of two masses for the soul of Lourenço Eanes, clérigo, and the houses in Montemor and estates of Antas and Carregais Cruzetes which had belonged to his mother, and which she had bequeathed to him for his entail, with an obligation of six annual masses. He also annexes to it his estate das Várzeas, a farmstead in Caparica and a farmstead in Montijo which he had received from Álvaro Lopes as an entail, with the obligation of an annual mass in the church of S. Pedro de Alfama. He orders a payment of masses for his soul and the souls of his parents, siblings, grandparents and great-grandparents.
D. Maria Coutinho and Luís Coutinho, Afonso's wife and son, are present and agree to the conditions of this institution. D. Maria Coutinho expresses her wish to also annex her third part to this entail, and D. Luís Coutinho promises to entail his legitime to it, and to administer everything after his parents' death.

Will of doutor Domingos Gonçalves Robalo founding an entail and the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Proença-a-Velha and appointing as his successor Jerónimo da Cunha Robalo, his nephew.

Will of Gonçalo Gil de Barbosa and Mécia Mendes de Aguiar, founding an entail by the available portion.

Will of Manuel Travassos de Morais, founding a chapel or entail of his available portion and appointing João de Andrade de Morais, his son, as his successor. In some added declarations, written right after the will, Manuel Travassos de Morais stated that, if the chapels founded by Padre Manuel Esteves, his uncle, and Francisca Jacques de Lima, his wife, do not have any successor, they must be annexed to his chapel or entail, making up one only entail.

Will of Domingos Gomes, cidadão of Coimbra, founding a chapel or entail, with masses in the monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra, and appointing Cónego António de Oliveira, his nephew, as his universal heir, executor and first administrator of his chapel or entail. He states that the chapel is of appointment.
Will approved in 1603-11-30 and opened in 1604-09-18.

Will of António de Sousa Alcoforado and Isabel de Madureira, founding an entail by the estates of quinta de Ferreira and half of the quinta de Frazão da Torre, appointing their son Diogo de Sousa as successor. The succession was to be passed on to the first-born sons, and each generation was obliged to entail estates. Administrators who committed lese-majeste crimes were to be removed from the entail. The will also contains extensive information on the distribution of inheritances and family planning, dowries and nuns

Followed by the approval deed (1580-05-10, fls. 207-207v).

Will of Manuel Cerveira Coutinho and his wife Catarina Garcês de Azevedo. The couple used their 'terças' to institute a morgado, entailing properties and rents in Porto, S. Pedro de Fajozes and Baião. Their bodies were to be buried in the Convent of S. Domingos in Porto, in a tomb located in the chancel of the church, "beyond the bars". They appointed their son António Cerveira as first administrator, or alternatively his brother Luís Garcês Cerviera. The first administrators were obliged to pay a yearly rent to the maintenance of their sisters, who were nuns. Succession was to go to the first-born son, excluding clerics. The administrators were obliged to entail other estates, to use the family name and to make an inventory.

Followed by the approval deed (1603-[...-...], fls. 212-212v).

Will of Diogo Homem Carneiro, stipulating his burial place in the monastery of S. Francisco do Porto. Together with his wife, he reserved in their "terças" the "quinta de Mozelos", located in S. Martinho de Mozelos, together with their house in Porto, to be entailed in a "morgado", with the obligation of perpetual masses to be celebrated in the monastery of S. Francisco. The first administrator would be their son, Henrique Homem Carneiro, to be followed by his descendants, with preference given to first-born sons. If Henrique died without heirs, the succession would go to the other children, Rodrigo Homem or Isabel, if she didn't become a nun. Illegitimate children were allowed to inherit if none of their children had legitimate descent. If all these lines were broken, the succession would pass to Henrique Pereira, nephew of Diogo Homem Carneiro, or to João Leite, son of António Leite do Amaral. If all these lines were interrupted, the entail would be given to the Misericórdia of Porto, increasing the number of perpetual masses to 30. The first administrators had the obligation to give a "tença" every year to the couple's daughter, Margarida, who lived in the convent of S. Bento de Avé-Maria in Porto. All the administrators were obliged to entail a third of their "terças".

Will made by Henrique Fernandes Solis in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel, composed of several properties in Reguengo, Portalegre's district, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, celebrated in the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his son Diogo Ramalho to administrate it, with the condition that he would appoint a successor from the institutor's bloodline, male or female, with the same condition. Every administrator that succeeded on the entail's administration would be obliged to annex half of his own reserved portion to the entail. Anyone who committed lese-majeste crimes would be deprived from the administration. If the bloodline became extinguished, the administration should be handled to the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento.

Will of Gaspar dos Reis Pimentel founding an entail with his available portion, which includes the farmstead (quinta) of Devesa, in the outskirts of Vinhó and Gouveia, and other assets in Mesquitela, and appointing his son, José, as its first administrator. He also chooses as his entail's head a cross with relics of the Holy Cross and the crown of thorns of Jesus Christ.
Will approved in 1694-08-22.

Will made by Nuno da Fonseca Coutinho, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail, composed of an estate named Quinta do Reguengo, in Portalegre's district, with the perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year. This entail would be administrated by his son Manuel da Fonseca Coutinho, who remained in Castille after the acclamation of D. João IV, with the condition that he would return to Portugal and administrate the entail, and after his death the succession should continue always, preferably, on the eldest male heir. This second entail would be composed of an estate named Herdade das Canas and other properties, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year. To administrate it he named his son Diogo da Fonseca and after his death the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir, with the condition that all administrators that succeeds on the entail would annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail. If the administrators of both entails married with descendants of Hebrews, Moors or Mulattos, they would lose the administration.

Will made by António Velez da Silveira and his wife Guiomar Ferreira in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of 70 masses celebrated every year in the chapel they would build in Arronches, where a lamp would be perpetually lit. They named their nephew António Velez as first administrator and after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, but if he had no male sons, then the administration would be handled to the closest male relative of the institutor, in ways that the females would only assume the administration in case of complete absence of male heirs or relatives. All administrators would bare the surname "Velez da Silveira" and would be obliged to sign a document stating that they would annex half of their own reserved portions to this entail by the time of their deaths. Besides, the administrators should always keep a key of the chapel.

Will of Padre João de Sousa bequeathing all his assets to Catarina Borges, his sister, with the pious obligation of 25 perpetual prayed masses, per year, in his chapel of S. Lourenço, located in the church of Vila Nova, in the outskirts of the town of Casal. He appoints Catarina Borges as its first administrator and, after her death, their sister, Mécia Lourenço, and, after her, one of her daughters, specifically the one who fail in the chapel of Margarida Borges. The testator also bequeaths two swamps (lameiros) to Domingos Lopes Ferreira and his wife, Inácia Francisca, with the pious obligation of two annual masses for his soul, also celebrated in his chapel of S. Lourenço, founding another entail, in which should succeed their legitimate offspring. If Domingos Lopes dies without offspring in common with Inácia Francisca or if one of the successors alienates the swamps, these properties will be annexed to the chapel founded to Catarina Borges.

Will of Bartolomeu da Fonseca defining the succession and administration clauses of his entail, founded by a previous entail foundation deed.
Will approved in 1595-01-05 and in 1620-04-14.

Will of mestre João das Leis, Lourenço Pires' son, founding an entail with his available portion composed of his properties and appointing as its administrator his second male son and, after him, his firstborn and legitimate male son, imposing the pious obligation of some masses in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa. The testator also appoints Gomes, his son, as the successor of Afonso Pires in the administration of the chapel of Santa Catarina, in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa, founded by Constança Eanes Palhavã. Besides, João das Leis orders the payment of some bequests and debts to the chapels of mestre Pedro and D. Afonso Dinis, bishop, to buy properties, and appoints as attorney-in-fact (procurador) of the latter chapel the same attorney-in-fact of the chapel of mestre Pedro, administrating its books and assets.

Will made by Sebastião Mendes Canto, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual obligation of sixty masses celebrated every year on the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário of S. Lourenço's church, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried. His descendants could also be buried in the chapel if they wished so. He named his nephew Francisco, son of his niece Ana Mendes, as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession would always continue on the eldest male heir. If Francisco became a clergyman or if he died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to his male brothers, preferably the eldest after him, or his sisters. In the lack of descendants of Ana Mendes, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia of Portalegre, with the same conditions. All administrators would be obliged to annex up to 20.000 réis of their own reserved portion to the entail. The administrators should give account not to the Provedor das Capelas, but directly to the Prior of S. Lourenço's church. Anyone who committed crimes of lese-majeste would lose the administration of the entail.

Will made by Leonor Delicado in which she bequeathed all her assets to the Society of Jesus with the condition that they should establish a college in Castelo de Vide. However, if the Society did not accepted her conditions, she orders the foundation of two entails.
The first entail would be composed of a farm she owned in Alpalhão, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew padre Manuel Delicado during his lifetime. After the death of Manuel, he would be succeeded by Maria Gomes Delicada, niece of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest female daughter. All administrators of this first entail should bare the surname "Delicado", keep a record book for the registration of the masses that should be checked by the Misericórdia of Alpalhão, in every year, and they would be also obliged to annex one property worth 30.000 réis to the entail.
The second entail would be composed of all the root assets the institutor owned in Castelo de Vide, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it, she named her nephew padre Diogo Afonso Tarouca during his lifetime. After the death of Diogo, the administration would be handled to Francisco Fernandes Tarouca, nephew of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest female heir. Just like the first entail, all administrators of this second entail should bare the surname "Tarouca", keep a record book for the registration of the masses that should be checked by the Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide, in every year, and they would be also obliged to annex one property worth 30.000 réis to the entail. The administrators of both entails should give 10.000 réis to the chaplain of N. Sra. da Vitória's hermitage, founded by the institutor and her husband António Mouzinho Galeano, with the perpetual pious obligation they imposed of two masses celebrated in every week, on Saturdays and Sundays.

Will by which Tomé de Carvalho expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Santo António of Portalegre. He establishes an entail composed of an estate named Teixinho with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. He named his brother António Martins as first administrator and after his death, his niece Branca, daughter of António, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. The institutor disposed that all administrators should annex half of their own reserved portions and also distribute twenty alqueires of bread on the harvest years of the entailed properties, being ten alqueires to the Misericórdia and the other ten to poor woman.

Will of Ana Vaz Roxo, instituting an entail by her estates in Vale do Serrão, Castelo de Vide, with the perpetual obligation of a daily mass. The properties were to be held by her son, the friar Gaspar de São José, and on his death, they were to pass to her nephew, Manuel Vivas Tavares. The administrator had the power to appoint his successor, and preference was to be given to clerics within the family. The testator requested that the celebration of mass be supervised by the "Provedores da comarca". If the administrators fail to fulfil this duty, the entail should be given to the Misericórdia.

Followed by the approval deed (1682-05-01, fls. 458-458v) and the opening deed (1682-07-24, fl. 458v).

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 Simão de Cordes, capitão de cavalos, son of João Baptista de Cordes and D. Cecília Vel, and widower of D. Catarina Pereira Brandão, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Almas of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa. He establishes an entail with his properties, which he bequeaths to his eldest son, Carlos Brandão Pereira de Cordes, and to his descendants afterwards. He orders his descendants to support the celebration of 30 annual masses in his chapel. If the lineage of his son is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of his nephew, António Luís de Cordes, with the obligation of a daily mass. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1700-08-26 and an opening deed issued on 1700-11-12.

Will by which D. António de Mendonça, arcebispo de Lisboa, establishes an entail with his properties, which shall always be joined to the entail of Vale de Reis, founded by his father and administered by his nephew, conde de Vale de Reis, do Conselho de Estado do Rei, who he appoints as his universal heir. He declares that he shall be buried in the cathedral of Lisboa, until his executor buys him a place in the chapterhouse of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça to establish a chapel of 6 daily masses sung by six chaplains.

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 houses in Lisboa which he had inherited from his parents, António Gil Severim and Catarina Lopes Morim. These houses had an obligation of thirty masses for the soul of António Gil Severim and a divine office and five masses for the soul of Catarina Lopes.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1664-06-15, pelo tabelião Manuel Dias Tristão, da vila da Calheta.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): nove missas (três por alma do instituidor, três pela sua mulher, uma pelo vigário Pedro de Couto, uma pelo Dr. Francisco Álvares, uma por D. Cecília Beliago), reparar e ornamentar a sua ermida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade, fazer a sua festa, fornecer duas botijas de azeite para acender a lâmpada aos sábados, e ainda cumprir as obrigações das capelas de João de Couto Cardoso, de D. Cecília de Beliago e de Manuel Carvalho Cardoso.
BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos bens a seguir discriminados, que anexa à terça da falecida mulher: lugar no Jardim do Mar, com casas e a referida capela; fazendas no Paul e Jardim que foram de Manuel Carvalho e que tinham a obrigação de quatro missas; lugar na Ribeira da Calheta; casas no sítio do Sepo, vila da Calheta, defronte da rua que desce da Misericórdia.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia a filha Cecília de Beliago, sucedendo-lhe a filha mais velha, não a tendo sucederia um filho varão. Institui, assim, uma linha de sucessão de primogenitura de preferência feminina «nella avendo filha a erdar sempre», na descendência da sua «linha direita em perpetuo morgado». Porém, extinguindo-se a descendência, quem herdasse assumiria as mesmas cláusulas e pensões, acrescendo, ainda, a obrigação de uma missa todos os sábados.
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1714, data da primeira quitação (f. 11): João de Couto e Vasconcelos.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: morgado Francisco João de Vasconcelos.
Outras informações do testamento (f. 2):
Morada: vila da Calheta; neto de Fernando Gonçalves de Évora (?).
Por ocasião da feitura e aprovação do testamento, o testador apresentava-se rijo e valente, sem estar doente, ao parecer do tabelião.
ENTERRAMENTO: igreja do Espírito Santo, na sepultura da sua muito amada mulher D. Isabel de Andrade, filha de João de Couto Cardoso, «porque assim como em vida, eu e a dita minha molher fomos companheiros assim quero meus osos este[ja]m junto aos seus pois em vida nos amamos com tam cordial amor (…)» (f. 2 v.º).
TESTAMENTEIROS: cunhado padre Pedro de Couto Cardoso; os filhos, padre Francisco Alves Cardoso e D. Cecília de Beliago.
TESTEMUNHAS: José Correia e Abreu e Miguel Correia e Abreu, ambos filhos do tabelião Manuel Dias Tristão; Manuel Dias Leques; Pedro Gonçalves Jardim; António Dias do Pigarro; António da Silva, filho de Manuel Ferreira Bimbim; Francisco Rodrigues Capelo, todos moradores na vila da Calheta.

Will by which Francisco de Melo, Marquês de Sande, husband of D. Leonor Henriques de Torres, established an entail with the third part of his assets, appointing his son, Garcia de Melo de Torres, to be its first administrator. The entail's succession would be conditioned by the same clauses that Garcia de Melo, Francisco's father, had formulated when he founded his own entail. Francisco obligates his heir to support the celebration of annual masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, adding to the ones Garcia de Melo had established. He integrates in his entail a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis that his sister, D. Maria Madalena de Meneses, had bequeathed him with that same purpose. D. Maria Madalena had also bequeathed him another public debt instrument of 30 000 réis, with the obligation of celebrating a daily mass, wherever he chose. At the moment, that obligation was being fulfilled by the priest Bartolomeu de Abreu, family chaplain. After his death, it would pass to the friars of the convent of S. Domingos. His son Garcia de Melo should also succeed in the Morgado dos Torres and the institutor also nominated him in the travels to Moçambique and in the Feitoria of Diu. If he died without heirs, it should succeed his daughter D. Madalena Josefa de Mendonça. Francisco appoints the Bispo da Targa, Martim Correia da Silva, his uncle, Manuel Barreto de Sampaio, Francisco Correia de Lacerda and António Monteiro de Mesquita, inquisidor, as his children's tutors.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1612-12-20 pelo tabelião Pêro de Quintal.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): um ofício de três lições ofertado com um saco de trigo, um barril de vinho e um carneiro, mais três missas celebradas na igreja de São Sebastião, em Câmara de Lobos.
BENS VINCULADOS: serrados da Adega, do Espírito Santo e outro serradinho defronte da igreja de São Sebastião, os quais vincula em morgadio e deixa ao irmão António Correia Henriques. Anexa este morgadio ao de D. Filipa Bettencourt e à terça de D. Guiomar Correia.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia o irmão António Correia e filhos; não tendo descendentes o vínculo passaria ao herdeiro de seus pais.
OUTROS BENS VINCULADOS: terras na Quintã (Quinta Grande) que valiam perto de dois mil cruzados, deixadas ao irmão Francisco de Bettencourt, com encargo perpétuo de 500 réis anuais a Nossa Senhora dos Remédios da quinta «que esta na fazenda dos padres».
ADMINISTRADOR/PRESTADOR DE SERVIÇOS em 1795-10-29 (f. 21), data da primeira quitação: Manuel Joaquim Bettencourt Henriques.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: D. Maria de Melo Saldanha, viúva de António Ferreira Correia Henriques.
Outras informações do testamento (I vol., f. 2-8):
ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco, na sepultura da tia D. Maria Henriques, onde sua mãe D. Francisca Henriques está enterrada. Se falecer em Câmara de Lobos, seria enterrado em São Sebastião, em cova do pai.
LEGADOS: ao irmão António Correia deixa o guarda roupa e a caixa grande; a Joana, filha de seu primo D. Afonso Henriques, deixa 30.000 réis para um colar; a Luzia, que está em casa de sua mãe, deixa 10.000 réis que lhe devia; à ama Catarina de Chaves lega um colchão, travesseiro, dois lençóis e um cobertor; os demais móveis que tinha na cidade e em Câmara de Lobos (isto é, roupa e serviço de casa), deixa-os a Catarina Lopes, para sua filha e neta; ao moço “o Campanário” deixa 10.000 réis e um vestido; a Domingos Lopes dariam uma de suas espadas; os demais vestidos e armas dar-se-iam aos pobres.
PROPRIEDADES legadas ao irmão Francisco de Bettencourt: a Ladeira de Câmara de Lobos, o serrado do Pastel, a metade da Levada Nova e o engenho, com obrigação de pagar o que devia a Jacques Guilherme; o serrado da Torre, com sua água e “junceira”; a Ladeira do Caramanchão.
OUTRAS PROPRIEDADES: determina que se venda a Lourencinha pelo preço que herdou, e desse dinheiro dar-se-ia 25.000 RÉIS a Catarina Lopes.
TESTEMUNHAS: Gaspar de França de Andrade, tio do instituidor, que redigiu o testamento; Francisco de Bettencourt Henriques, seu irmão; António Gonçalves Florença; Gaspar Gonçalves, criado de António Correia Henriques; Manuel de Aguiar, morador em Câmara de Lobos; Sebastião Fernandes, criado de Gaspar de França; António Lopes Serrão, criado de Gaspar Correia Henriques.
Outras informações do processo:
I vol, f. 9-18 v.º - Escritura, datada de 1659-11-26, de sub-rogação, união, vinculação, trespasse de dois serrados sitos na “Fazenda d’Além” e de uma fazenda de vinhas denominada “Os Poios”, na Ribeira Brava, propriedades estas vinculadas ao morgadio de D. Filipa de Bettencourt, trocadas por umas propriedades no Serrado da Adega em Câmara de Lobos. Primeiro outorgante: João Bettencourt Henriques, filho de António Correia Henriques e marido de D. Antónia de Castelo Branco; segundo outorgante: capitão Pedro Gonçalves Brandão. Posse em 1659-[12]-02.
I vol., f. 51-53 – Carta precatória citatória passada pela administração do Concelho do Funchal para citação de António Ferreira Correia, casado, residente na cidade de Lisboa, na rua Nova de São Mamede, n.º 99, 1.º andar. 1869-12-19. Segue-se a citação, feita em 1870-01-15.
I vol, f. 59-61 – Carta precatória citatória para citação do mesmo António Ferreira Correia, dirigida ao administrador do concelho do Bairro Oriental do concelho de Lisboa, para cumprir a citação. 1874-05-27.
II vol.: Autos cíveis de execução de sentença, na f. 2-9, carta de sentença de 1874 emitida a favor do Hospital de São José e da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa contra António Ferreira Correia Henriques, residente em Lisboa, rua da Madalena, n. 128, 2.º andar.

Will written by Diogo de Carvalhais before he departs to exile in Angola. He designates his wife, Ana Ribeira de Padilha, and their sons, Fernando and António de Carvalhais, as his heirs and executors. He bequeaths his eldest son, Fernando de Carvalhais, his third part and the third parts of his parents and sister, Madalena Lopes, as an entail, only if he is discharged, since he has been condemned to death. If he isn't, they shall pass to his brother, António de Carvalhais, and to his descendants, and their mother shall have their usufruct during her lifetime. He also orders his heirs to sell their houses in Guimarães and move to another city, where they shall establish a chapel with an obligation of 20 annual masses for his own soul and the souls of his other relatives. If this chapel is in Lisboa, it shall be in the cloister of the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo.
Followed by approval deed of the will.

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, this entail should be succeed by her niece Isabel Soares de Castro or whomever would succeed in this entail. 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 Pereira de Castro designated as his universal heirs Pedro Marinho Falcão and his cousin D. Isabel de Castro, wife of Alexandre de Magalhães de Meneses. Half of his assets that should be inherited by his cousin D. Isabel de Castro, should be incorporated into his chapel of Santa Catarina, in the parish of Moreira, following the same conditions of his grandfather Paio Gomes Pereira chapel's foundation. D. Isabel de Castro and her heirs were obligated to order the celebration of 52 masses in this church. The other half of his assets, that should be inherited by Pedro Marinho Falcão, should be used to order the celebration of more 52 masses. He also established that he wanted to give his nun sisters some "tenças". Followed by an approval deed dated 1611-10-22.

Will by which António de Sousa de Meneses, governador do Brasil, son of Francisco de Sousa de Meneses and of D. Antónia de Noronha, expresses his wish to be buried in the chancel of the monastery of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos dos Capuchos do Sobral, in Alverca do Ribatejo, founded by his parents. He designates his nephew, Aires de Sousa de Castro, as his universal heir, bequeathing him all of his properties as an entail and chapel. If he dies without successors the entail will pass to his other nephew, Luís Lobo da Silva, and to his descendants. The administrator of the entail will have the obligation of ordering a daily mass in the hermitage of his farmstead of Botol, which will be the head of the entail, and of keeping four merceeiras. He includes in this entail his houses in Santa Apolónia, Lisboa, his farmlands and farmstead of Bom Jesus in Sobral and his houses in Samora Correia.
Followed by the approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1688-12-19.

Will by which Pantaleão Gomes de Sousa nominated his nephew António de Sousa de Carvalho to succeed in his entail. He left him all his movable goods, a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis in Almoxarifado das Sizas in Santarém, houses and a farm located in Charneca in order to be incorporated into this chapel. The administrator was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Anunciada and it should succeed in this obligation his eldest son. He left some legacies to his daughter, a nun, and to another closest kin and institutions.

Will by which Pedro de Alcáçova Carneiro, conde de Idanha, do Conselho de Estado do Rei and vedor da sua Fazenda, widower of D. Catarina de Sousa, establishes an entail with his houses and leases in Lisboa. He bequeaths it to his youngest son, António de Alcáçova Carneiro, since his other sons died in the battle of Alcácer Quibir. He also donates two public debt instruments of 500 000 réis to his grandson, Pedro de Alcáçova de Vasconcelos, which shall be annexed to the entail of the House of Figueiró, of which he is heir through his mother, Joana de Vasconcelos, with the obligation of his successors keeping the Alcáçova surname.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1593-05-12.

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 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 by which Gaspar dos Reis Dantas wanted to be buried in the Church of Ponte de Lima, where his father-in-law Bartolomeu Dantas was buried. He declared that he wanted to use his third to found an entail, designating his wife D. Leonor Correia to be its administrator during her lifetime, with the obligation to order the celebration of two masses. The assets he possessed in Galiza should be sold to buy some immovable goods or a public debt instrument. He declared that its administrators were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail. He also declared that this entail should be incorporated into Beatriz Dantas' entail, and designated his son Gaspar Dantas to be the administrator of these two chapels right after his wife's death. Followed by an approval deed dated 1631-09-16.

Will by which Nuno Martins da Silveira declared that he wanted to be buried in the Church of Góis, where his deceased wife Filipa de Vilhena was buried. He ordered to build a chapel, asking his son Luís da Silveira to use the rents he would inherit by his death and to order the celebration of masses in this church. The institutor wanted to incorporate into this entail his farm of Currelos and some houses in Lisboa. He also declared that some assets in Olivença and Ilha das Flores, that belonged to his wife's third, should be inherit by his son Luís da Silveira. The institutor was also obligated to incorporate the fourth part of his third into the "Morgado de Évora", founded by his grandfather Nuno Martins da Silveira.

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 by which João Mendes Valentim expresses his wish to be buried in his tomb in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Olivença. He entails his third part, headed by his estate of Poço do Carreto, with the obligation of two weekly masses for his soul and the souls of his relatives. He bequeaths it to his son, Bento Mendes, and to his descendants afterwards. If his son dies without successors, the entail will pass to his other son, Manuel Mendes.

Will of Vicente Simões Valarinho and Leonor de Sárrea, his wife, having a chapel built at the Sé de Silves, dedicated to Senhora da Piedade, entailing the thirds of their assets to entail and appointing his son older to administer it.

Will of Violante de Almeida, widow of João Frade de Pina, founding an entail, called of Tramagal, with masses in the monastery of S. Domingos of Abrantes, and appointing Lucas Frade de Almeida, her son. She orders that the entailed quarter of her assets should be united to her husband's quarter to belong to their offspring and descendants. Her entail have the same clauses and obligations as her hurband's entail.
Will approved in 1642-04-30.

Will by which Francisco Eanes, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, establishes an entail with his farmstead (quinta) of Paço do Lumiar, houses in Lisboa, lands (casal) in Monsaravia and other properties (herdades) in the outskirts of Sintra, whose revenues should support the celebration of annual masses for his soul and his ancestors' souls in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. He appoints Catarina Fernandes, his wife, to be its first administrator. After her death, it should be inherited by Nicolau Teixeira. The testator declares that his remains should be buried in that convent, inside the grave where his father is buried. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1506-05-13 and a termo issued on 1510-06-22.

Will by which Gaspar Pacheco established an entail with the third part of his assets, which was composed of houses in S. Paulo, Lisboa, houses in Sassoeiros, Cascais, lands in Santiago dos Velhos, a farmstead (quinta) in Algés, houses in Boavista, houses in Rua dos Esteiros, houses in Beco do Jardim and in Rua da Tanoaria, rents (foros) in Porto, a rent (foro) in Sintra, a public debt instrument of 1 000 cruzados in Almoxarifado de Torres Novas and a property (engenho) in Pernambuco. He designated his son, António Rodrigues Pacheco, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 2 perpetual daily masses in the chapel, devoted to Nossa Senhora das Angústias, founded by the institutor in the monastery of S. Bento of Lisboa. As long as Frei Jacinto Pacheco was alive, he would be responsible for celebrating them. Each year, the administrators had to give 75 000 réis to the monastery to provide for the maintenance of the chapel and to pay for the masses. The institutor had already ordered the painting of an altarpiece.

Will by which António Pinto Nogueira de Figueiroa and Francisca Lopes de Seixas, his wife, established an entail with houses in Calçada de S. Francisco and in Rua do Selvagem, a store in Rua dos Ourives do Ouro, Lisboa, and lands (casal) in Ribas de Baixo, Fanhões, determining that its future administrators had to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for their souls in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires and to give, each year, 5 000 réis to the brotherhood of Santíssimo Sacramento of that church. After the death of both of them, the entail would be transmitted to António Pinto Nogueira de Figueiroa's son, if he remarried and left descendants, or, if that did not happen, to his brother, Sebastião Pinto, who would pass it to his successors. The institutors declared that their bodies had to be buried in that church.

Will by which Francisco Nunes de Ávila, sacerdote, declared that he had bought the chapel of Jesus of the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires as it was requested by Diogo Cirne, the institutor of the entail he administrated. He had entailed to it a public debt instrument of 88 000 réis and lands (casal) in Monte do Coche, Almada. The testator determined that, after his death, Ana da Costa, his niece, would inherit the entail and pass it to her eldest son.
He also ordered that the entail established by his aunt, D. Maria Henriques, composed of a farmstead (quinta) in Pragal, which he had inherited, had to be administrated by the son of Ana Costa responsible for administrating Diogo Cirne's entail. The entail would be subsequently transmitted to one of his descendants.

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 Garajal, 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 also establish an obligation of 20 000 masses, 10 000 for each one of them, 200 to be prayed in the convent of Calatrava, 400 in the convent of Alcántara, and the remaining ones in churches of Franciscan orders and others of their executor's choosing.

They then ask the king to confirm the entail they have established, consisting of the third part of their assets, which shall incorporate 40 000 cruzados from the lands of Cabeceiras de Basto, and houses in Lisboa. This entail shall be inherited by their eldest son, and his successors thereafter, together with the entail of the Côrte-Reais. If they have no sucession, however, the entail of the Côrte-Reais shall be separated from the entail of the Mouras, and the Moura entail shall be bequeathed either to D. Francisca de Távora, or to D. Isabel de Moura, D. Cristóvão's sisters, and to their descendants afterwards.

Followed by approval deed dated 1609-02-14, opening deed dated 1614-01-02 and instrumento de justificação dated 1614-02-18.

Will of António Pereira do Lago and his wife Luísa de Melo, by which they decided do institute an entail, with pious charges in the altar of Santo António or Santa Luzia, in Braga Cathedral. The first holders of the entail would be their daughters, Joana Pereira and Antónia Pereira. Each administrator had the right to appoint the successor, choosing one of his children or, in the absence of a descendant, another relative, as long as he was related to the institutors and never a "stranger". The administratores were obliged to use the family name and to entail estates.

Followed by the approval deed (1649-11-09, UM-ADB-MAB-JR-B-11-268v-269).

Will made by André de Sousa Tavares in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with the perpetual obligation of four masses celebrated every week on his chapel in the church of S. Francisco's monastery, in Portalegre. He named his eldest son as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If this son had no male heirs, the administration should be handled to the second born son with the same condition, in ways that the male uncle should be preferred on the administration over the female niece. If none of his male or female daughters had children, then the entail should be transmitted to his brother Francisco de Sousa Tavares. All administrators were henceforth obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail by the time of their deaths. They should also bear the surname "Sousa Tavares" and use the coat of arms of Sousa and Tavares family, or, otherwise lose the administration. He ordered that all administrators should give five alqueires of oil in order to maintain a lamp permanently lit on the chapel of Espírito Santo, in Portalegre. Finally, he also left detailed instructions for the construction of a manor house on the estate of Abrunheira.

Will made by Francisco Pereira do Lago and his wife Andreza de Araújo, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel devoted to Santa Bárbara, in Salvador da Baía, with a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every week and a candle perpetually lit in every saturday morning until the evening of every sunday. They named their eldest daughter Francisca to be the first administrator, and, preferably, her male first born heirs after her death. If Francisca died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to Madalena, youngest daughter of the institutors, with the same conditions. If she also died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to the closest relative.

Will of Gil Simões Valarinho, expressing his wish to be buried in his chapel and naming André Simões, his son, and Miguel Fernandes, as his executors. André Simões is appointed administrator of the chapel and entail. The latter should leave it to his eldest son, who was not a cleric and used the surname Simões.

Will of D. Francisco de Sande founding an entail with all his assets and choosing his houses in Punhete (Constância) and Quinta da Moreira as the entail's head. He appoints D. Luísa de Faro, daughter of his cousin, D. Margarida de Noronha, as the entail's successor.
Will approved in 1623-05-27.

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 of Fernando Álvares da Cunha, ordering his grave in the chapel of Santo António of the church of Nossa Senhora da Vitória, in Lisboa, as determined in a contract previously signed with the officers of the brotherhood of that church. He establishes an entail with his houses and other properties in Lisboa and its outskirts, with obligations of masses for his and his wife's soul. He designates as first administrator Lourenço da Cunha, who was to marry Ana da Cunha, daughter of Jorge da Cunha. A legitimate male child was to succeed him. If the marriage did not take place, the successor would be D. Pedro da Cunha, presidente na alçada. Joana Vaz, wife of the institutor, would have the usufruct of the proceeds of the entail's assets during her lifetime.

Will by which Jorge de Albuquerque, do Conselho Ultramarino, cavaleiro professo da Ordem de Cristo, son of Fernando de Albuquerque, governador do Estado da Índia, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel he and his second wife, D. Ana de Noronha, bought in the antechorus of the church of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa.
He designates his only grandson, D. António da Silveira de Albuquerque, son of his deceased daughter, Beatriz de Albuquerque, and of Jerónimo da Silveira, as his universal heir. He bequeaths him all of his properties in Lisboa, Paio Pires and Torres Vedras as an entail. This entail shall be joined to and have the same clauses of succession as the entail of Afonso Mexia, established in 1550-10-03, which António da Silveira de Albuquerque had inherited from his grandmother, Beatriz Mexia. The administrator shall take a part of his entail's properties to order a daily mass for his soul in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, rescue captives, marry orphans and establish two mercieiros in his chapel. His wife, D. Ana de Noronha, shall have the usufruct of a third part of the properties of the entail during her lifetime. If his grandson refuses these conditions, or dies without succession, the administration of the entail shall pass to the priests of Santíssima Trindade, who shall appoint a layman as the next administrator.
Jorge Albuquerque appoints his grandson as administrator of the chapel of his grandparents in the mother church of Beja. He also orders that the obligation of masses for the soul of his father, Fernando de Albuquerque, should continue to be prayed in the church of Nossa Senhora da Serra of Goa. This obligation was entailed to an orchard in that city, which he had received as a dowry upon his marriage to his first wife, Isabel de Sousa, and had given to his daughter, Beatriz de Albuquerque, at the time of her own marriage.
Contains corrections by corrections. Followed by two approval deeds of the will.
The author mentions this will was started in 1648-10-06.

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 of Diogo de Sousa, in which he declares that he is the first administrator of the entail instituted by his parents Diogo de Sousa Alcoforado and Isabel de Madureira. Diogo states that the amount of properties listed by his father could not be entailed. In this will, the son decides to entail all the remaining properties, stating that the rules of the entail should be the same as those outlined by his parents.

Will of Francisco Freire and his wife Maria de Sá de Herédia. The couple reserved their "terças" to establish an entail with a chapel in the convent of São Francisco de Vila do Conde. Their son, Luís Freire de Sá, would be the first administrator. If he had no descendants, the succession would pass to the children of Margarida Ferreira and Manuel Barbosa de Sá. Ideally, the administration would pass to the first-born son, excluding clerics. The institutors stated that the successor should be the closest relative, as long as is someone related by blood. If there were no relatives, then the administration of the entail was to be passed on to the Misericórdia.

Followed by the approval deed (1656-08-15, fl. 44v-45v).

Will of Manuel Pacheco and his wife Margarida da Silva in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of several properties in Terceira island, with masses celebrated in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento in Angra's cathedral, where their bodies should be buried as well as their descendants. They named their eldest son António Pacheco to be the first administrator and all of his brothers after him, and after the death of all of them the entail's administration should be transmitted to the eldest male son or grandson of António Pacheco, and their eldest descendants after them, preferring the male over the female. All administrators should bare the surname "Pacheco" and annex one third of their own reserved portions to the entail, or lose the administration. Illegitimate children and madcap were excluded from the administration.

Will of João Pais do Amaral and Maria de Loureiro, his wife, ordering their grave in their chapel of Chapter of the monastery of São Francisco de Orgens. They instituted an entail, on the Quinta de Caria, entailing the assets of their third parts to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Viseu. They appoints the surviving one of them as first administrator, and after their death Simeão, their youngest son. If he died, the entail would pass to Manuel Coelho, their second son, and only if he could not administer him, to João Pais, their first-born.

Will of Rui Mendes Mesquita, in which he declares that his body should be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, in Guimarães. Together with his wife Margarida, they reserved their "terças" for the establishment of a "morgado", which would be attached to the chapel where Rui's father, Fernando Mesquita, was buried, also in the church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira. They appointed their son, Fernando Mesquita, as the first administrator, stating that he would be obliged to entail his share of his parents' inheritance. He was to be succeeded by his first-born son. Clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes were excluded from the administration. Successors were also compelled to use the family name, to marry and to entail more property.

Followed by the approval deed (1546-08-16, fls. 10v-11).

Will of Manuel Pinheiro da Fonseca, o velho. He established a chapel and entail, invoking Nossa Senhora do Pilar, next to his dwelling houses, in Arneirós, on the outskirts of Lamego. He entails all his assets, with the consent of Manuel Pinheiro da Fonseca and cónego João Pinheiro da Fonseca, his children, to fulfill the charges and appoints Manuel Pinheiro da Fonseca, administrator of the entail.

Will made by João Dias Ribeiro, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of all the assets he had in Fronteira, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried, on the same grave of his friend António Antunes. He ordered that an encarved vault should be placed over his grave with the words "Grave of padre João Dias Ribeiro and António Antunes, curas on this mother church, which as friends in life, wished to remain so in death". To administrate it, he named, in this order, his siblings padre António Mendes, Maria da Alegria and Violante Mendes, who would be succeeded by António Mendes, nephew of the institutor. From there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir or the closest relative of Catarina Dias lineage. All administrators would be obliged to annex their own reserved portions to the entail before their deaths, and none could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", that being persons of jewish, new-christian or moorish descendency.

Will by Beatriz Mendes de Canales in which she expressed her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre and ordered the foundation of an entail composed of a watermill in Ribeira de Nisa and farmlands, with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her son João Lisboa as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All administrators were obliged to annex their own reserved portion to the entail and could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races".