Will (extract) by which Henrique Jacques establishes an entail with the third part of his revenue. He bequeaths it to his eldest son, and his descendants thereafter, who shall also annex to the entail their third parts and use the surname Jacques. He asks his wife to also annex her third part to the entail, in the quinta do Vale de Mourelos. He establishes a chapel of three annual masses in the convent or church where he shall be buried. If his descendants die before his wife, the entail shall go to her, until she marries again. If his wife has already died, it shall go to his nephew, also called Henrique Jacques, and to his descendants, with an obligation of 100 annual masses. If these two lineages are extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Misericórdias of Lisboa and of Lagos.

Will (extract) made by João Lourenço Piteira and his wife Filipa Dias in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. After their death, the administration should remain with their son or grandson whom the last to die had appointed. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Will (extract) by which António de Miranda Campelo and his wife D. Maria dos Reis established an entail, designating their son Alberto de Miranda Campelo to be its first administrator. If he died without heirs, it should succeed D. Maria dos Reis and after her death their daughter D. Catarina and her heirs. The successors were due to order the celebration of masses wherever they wanted and to give to their daughter Ângela do Sacramento, a nun, 40 000 réis each year. This entail is composed of a farm called "Saúde" located in Sacavém.

Will (extract) by which D. Leonor de Meneses established a chapel in the convent of S. Agostinho of Santarém, entailing to it all her properties in Santarém as well as her farmstead ("quinta do Paraíso") and determining that its revenues should support the celebration of 5 daily perpetual masses and sustain 5 poor people every year. She designated her nephew, D. Pedro, son of the Condessa de Vila Real, D. Beatriz de Meneses, to administrate it, obligating him to use her father's family name and coat of arms. During his minority, the entail would be administrated by his mother.
D. Leonor de Meneses ordered the executors of her will to build two graves in that convent where her remains and those of her father, D. Pedro de Meneses, Conde de Viana, would be deposited. She also asked them to deliver to the heirs of her sister, D. Isabel, assets that were granted to her by the Regent, D. Pedro. If he did not authorize that, the executors had to wait for 2 years and then institute a chapel with those properties. It would be administrated by D. Afonso, D. Isabel and D. Fernando's son, who would have to support the celebration of 5 daily perpetual masses in that convent and provide for 5 poor people.

Will (extract) by which Luís de Almeida de Vasconcelos orders, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the Igreja da Misericórdia de Lisboa, dedicated to Espírito Santo, entailing to it a sugar-mill, named Laranjeiras, and two farmsteads, named Barra Funda and Boa Vista, in the island of São Tomé, and the donatary captaincy and Alcaidaria-Mor of the island of Ano Bom, with cotton farms and more than 250 african slaves. He appoints his cousin D. Maria de Almeida to be the first administrator, but only if his wife D. Simoa, had no children of his own. He orders that 20 000 cruzados should be given to the Misericórdia de Lisboa in order to pay for the ransom of portuguese captives in Africa.

Will (extract) in which Antónia Falcão orders a chapel to be built in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa and expresses her wish to be buried next to her late husband, Garcia Homem. She bequeaths a set of properties to her chapel, which are listed and described, and appoints her nephew Martim Cota Falcão and the priests of the convent as administrators. Martim Cota, who is the eldest son of the testators’ brother, Gaspar Cota Falcão, would have part of the listed properties, subjected to a series of detailed conditions. He was required to fulfil pious obligations for the institutor’s soul and to pay an annual sum of 10 000 réis to the convent. The priests would receive properties near Beirolas and in Salvaterra, as well as the amount paid by Martim Cota and his descendants. These assets were to be entailed and the conditions and alternatives of their transmission are specified.

Will (extract) by which Gaspar de Magalhães and Maria da Silva, his wife, establish an entail with houses in Lisboa, a farmstead in Cumeeira, S. João da Talha, and vineyards and olive groves located on the outskirts of that city, determining that one of them should become its first administrator after the death of the other. Subsequently, the entail must be transmitted to D. Catarina Tavares, their niece, who would pass it to her eldest son. If she dies childless, it should be inherited by her sister, D. Maria da Silva. Its future administrators are obligated to support the celebration of 4 annual masses in the chapels of Santo Cristo and Nossa Senhora da Piedade of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, where the testators' bodies should be buried.

Will (extract) by which Luís de Atouguia, Inês Álvares' husband, establishes an entail with the third part of his assets, which comprises a farmstead (quinta) in Alcântara and properties in Beja, designating Manuel de Atouguia, his son, to administrate it. The latter must transmit it to his eldest son. The future administrators of the entail are obligated to support the celebration of 4 annual masses for the institutor's soul in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa.

Will of padre João da Ponte founding a chapel in Elvas, appointing his nephew João da Ponte and his descendants to its administration. The nephew is already administrator of an entail founded by his aunt Leonor Gil.

Will (extract) of António Jorge da Guerra, in which he declares that all his possessions should be entailed in a "morgado", in connection with a chapel that had previously been built in the monastery of São Francisco de Guimarães, where a retable of the Encarnation would be placed and where the founder would be buried in a tomb with the Guerra coat of arms, as he had in his signet ring. The first administrator of the entail would be his sister Catarina da Guerra, followed by his son António Machado da Guerra. All administrators were obliged to use the name Guerra and the coat of arms of the family. First-born sons took precedence, and clerics were excluded from the administration.

Will chart (extract) made by Lopo Dias de Espinho in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year, alternately, in the church of São Pedro de Évora and in the monastery of São Francisco. He appointed Maior Afonso to be the first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, she shall be succeeded by the closest relative of the institutor, among the children of Beatriz Dias or Gonçalo Dias.
It was approved on 1460-07-13.

Will chart of Belchior da Costa. He was the administrator of two chapels, one instituted by Francisco Vaz de Sousa and Ana da Costa, his parents, and another instituted by his grandparents. He joins the two chapels, annexing other assets and increasing the charges. He appoints Ana da Costa, his sister, and António de Sousa, his nephew, executors and administrators, who were to appoint the son they wanted to succeed them.

Will chart by which Frei Jerónimo da Cunha ordered the construction of a chapel in the church of Santiago of Montemor-o-Novo, entailing immovable property to fulfill the charges. He designated Diogo Narciso to be its first administrator. If this administrator died without heirs, it should succeed the institutor's daughter Beatriz if she was not professed, with the obligation to marry a nobleman with the surname "Cunha". In case of extinction of the lineage, the eldest servant of the last administrator should succeed in the administration.

Will chart by which Estêvão da Rocha de Barros wanted to be buried in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Turcifal. He designated his brother António da Rocha de Barros to be his heir without any obligations. The institutor annexed his assets to those he inherited from his brother, in order to fulfil the pious obligations. The same would happen with those of his wife Catarina Sanches de Tovar, in case he would administer them.

Will chart made by Tomás Tavares in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the convent of São Francisco of Portalegre. He appointed Sebastião Tavares to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest legitimate male son.

Will through which Doutor Gaspar Vaz Rebelo, Desembargador do Paço, establishes two entails, with the assets he owned in Lisboa and Évora, appointing his two sons, Francisco Rebelo and Manuel Vaz Rebelo, as first administrators of those institutions. If neither of them survived, or had descendants, both of the entails would be inherited by Gaspar de Figueira, the testator's nephew. He instituted pious obligations of celebrating annual masses in the chapel of Jesus, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, and in his chapel, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Évora. He chooses to be temporarily buried in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After his flesh disappeared, his bones should be transferred to the grave he had inside his chapel, in the convent of S. Domingos of Évora.

Will chart by which D. Afonso de Castelo Branco, Meirinho-mor do Reino, and his wife, D. Isabel de Castro, established an entail with the third part of their assets, which included houses in Évora, determining that it should be annexed to the entail instituted by D. Guiomar de Noronha ("morgado de Montalvo") and administrated by their eldest son. Therefore, it would be transmitted according to the clauses of its foundation deed. However, if they were unable of bearing a son, their entail would not be attached to the one founded by Guiomar de Noronha. Instead it would be administrated by the institutor's eldest daughter, D. Maria de Castro, and her husband, D. Garcia de Meneses, and transmitted to their descendants. They also incorporated a tapestry in their entail and a rent (foro) of wheat taken from a property in Serpa to Guiomar de Noronha's entail, which they administrated. They declared that their bodies would be buried in the main chapel of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Moura. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1556-08-25.

Will chart of Pedro Eanes do Canto founding, among other dispositions, two entails, one for his son António Pires, born of his first marriage with Joana da Barca, and the other for his son João da Silva, born of his second marriage with Violante da Silva. For the first entail he entailed several properties in the islands of São Jorge, Pico and Faial, and a estate named Quinta de São Pedro, with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass in the church of N. Sra. de Nazaré built on the same state, where a monument in his homenage should be built declaring that he participated on the battles of Arzila, Azamor, Afnul, Benegisna, in Persia and Almedina. For the second entail he entailed several properties in Terceira island, in Cabo da Praia, mount Brasil and a state in Lajes, also with a perpetual mass obligation with a weekly mass preached on the chapel of Jesus, that he was building in the main church of Angra. Both the entails had identical obligations, and António Pires should choose which one he would have, and João da Silva should have the other one. Both should be succeeded by their eldest sons, preferably male, and each administrator should annex 2/3 of his own reserved portion (terça) to the entail. The administrators should also use the surname "do Canto" or lose the administration. He also appoints Francisco da Silva, his illegitimate son, to succeed him on the administration of the chapel founded by Vasco Afonso, vicar of Machico, island of Madeira.

Will chart of Catarina de Sequeira, founding an entail and appointing Jerónimo Rangel Homem, her brother, as her successor.
Will approved in 1611-05-04 and opened in 1619-05-31.

Will chart by which Catarina de Sena Pereira expresses her wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa where her daughter, Antónia de Sena Pereira, is buried. She establishes an entail with the third part of her assets, taken from houses near the church Nossa Senhora da Vitória, in Lisboa, with the obligation of an annual mass in that convent. She designates her daughter, Mariana Marques, as first administrator. Her eldest male son was to succeed her. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration passed to the oldest servant of the last administrator.

Will through which Doutor Gaspar Vaz Rebelo, Desembargador do Paço, establishes two entails, with the assets he owned in Lisboa and Évora, appointing his two sons, Francisco Rebelo and Manuel Vaz Rebelo, as first administrators of those institutions. If neither of them survived, or had descendants, both of the entails would be inherited by Gaspar de Figueira, the testator's nephew. He instituted pious obligations of celebrating annual masses in the chapel of Jesus, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, and in his chapel, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Évora. He chooses to be temporarily buried in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After his flesh disappeared, his bones should be transferred to the grave he had inside his chapel, in the convent of S. Domingos of Évora.

Will chart by which Mécia de Andrade Freire, widow of doutor António Gentil, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. She entails her properties in Algés and Outarela with an obligation of two weekly masses in that convent. She bequeaths them to her nephew, António de Leão, who is in India, and to his successors. If he doesn't have any descendants, the entail shall pass to her other nephew, Manuel Homem, or to his sister, Mécia Fialho, children of Luís Homem.

Will chart of Pedro Eanes do Canto founding, among other dispositions, two entails, one for his son António Pires, born of his first marriage with Joana da Barca, and the other for his son João da Silva, born of his second marriage with Violante da Silva. For the first entail he entailed several properties in the islands of São Jorge, Pico and Faial, and a estate named Quinta de São Pedro, with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass in the church of N. Sra. de Nazaré built on the same state, where a monument in his homenage should be built declaring that he participated on the battles of Arzila, Azamor, Afnul, Benegisna, in Persia and Almedina. For the second entail he entailed several properties in Terceira island, in Cabo da Praia, mount Brasil and a state in Lajes, also with a perpetual mass obligation with a weekly mass preached on the chapel of Jesus, that he was building in the main church of Angra. Both the entails had identical obligations, and António Pires should choose which one he would have, and João da Silva should have the other one. Both should be succeeded by their eldest sons, preferably male, and each administrator should annex 2/3 of his own reserved portion (terça) to the entail. The administrators should also use the surname "do Canto" or lose the administration. He also appoints Francisco da Silva, his illegitimate son, to succeed him on the administration of the chapel founded by Vasco Afonso, vicar of Machico, island of Madeira.

Will chart by which Baltasar Dias Pereira, cavaleiro fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and his wife, Filipa Borges, express their wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. They order the maintenance of a lit lamp, five annual divine offices and forty masses in that convent, to which they entail a lease of 6 500 reais and three houses in Lisboa. They designate their nephew, Bento Pereira, escrivão das Propriedades e das Moradas em Lisboa, as their universal heir and executor, and his descendants afterwards.
Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1622-09-20.

Will (chart) of Catarina Pinheiro founding a chapel in São Pedro de Alfama, appointing for its administrator father Domingues Rodrigues Correia. He can choose his successor, but must be always a clergyman responsible and with morality.

Will chart by which Cristóvão Bocolli, cidadão cremonês, established an entail with a farmstead in Lisboa ("quinta da Palma"), houses on that city and 18 african civets ("gatos de algália"), which were kept in a wooden house in the farm and generated an annual profit of 100 000 réis. He designated his illegitimate son, João Bocle/ João Boche, husband of Maria Luís, to administrate it, obligating him to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass in the church of Nossa Senhora do Loreto. The institutor ordered the making of 4 tombos containing copies of the entail's institution and other deeds, 3 of which would be delivered to the Hospital de Todos-os-Santos, the referred church and the Juízo dos Resíduos. The testator declared that he had made a will with his late wife, Graça Teixeira, in which they had demanded the celebration of a perpetual daily mass for their souls in Nossa Senhora do Loreto, where he had erected a chapel. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1560-10-28 and an opening deed issued on 1561-03-13.

Will chart of Francisco João Henriques and D. Catarina do Amaral Cabral, his wife, ordering their grave in the mother church of Santa Maria de Chãs, until they could have been transferred to the chapel they were going to establish. They institute a chapel, invoking São Bernardo, entailing the assets of their thirds parts, to fulfill the charges. They appoint Manuel do Amaral Cabral, their son, as heir and administrator. The institution is made with the consent of Domingos do Amaral Cabral, son of the institutors, who also entails his heritage.

Will chart by which Bento Gonçalves de Sequeira, Cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, bequeathed the third part of his assets, including his farmstead (quinta) of Fonte Coberta, to his son, Belchior de Burgos, contador, obligating him and his descendants to give, each year, 4 500 réis to the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires of Lisboa to support the celebration of annual masses for his soul. After his death, the entail would be inherited by his eldest son. He also left him his post of Escrivão das Fianças. The testator declared that his body had to be buried alongside the remains of his wife, Helena de Burgos, and of his brother-in-law, Pedro de Burgos, in that church. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1568-07-26.

Will chart of Álvaro de Ornelas and Constança de Mendonça, his wife, founding an entail with their available portions, made up by properties in Caniço, in Madeira island, and appointing Mem de Ornelas, their eldest son, as their successor and heir.
Will approved in 1499-08-31.

Will chart of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, ordering his burial in the chancel of the church of São Jorge of Lisboa, where was D. Ana de Negreiros, his wife. His wife had established an entail, with a third of her assets, leaving half to Lourenço Dias Preto, his son, and the other to her husband, if he also established an entail. Thus, it also establishes an entail with all its real estate, appointing Lourenço Dias Preto, his son, first administrator.

Will chart by which António Cordovil institutes an entail, by entailing assets for the fulfillment of pious charges. He appoints Francisco Cordovil, his legitimate son, as its first administrator. He chose to be buried in the grave where lied his sister, Maria Cordovil, in the chapel of Jesus of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa.

Will chart of Jorge Gonçalves Formigo bequeathing some properties to his son, Sebastião Jorge, to order the celebration of fifty-one masses for his, his parents and his wives souls, lay down a set of succession rules in their administration. He appoints Sebastião Jorge, his son, as first administrator.

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 of Catarina Fernandes, daughter of Father Nicolau Fernandes. The testator asks to be buried in the cloister of Braga Cathedral, next to her brother Pedro Fernandes. In her will, Catarina declares that she wishes to establish a chapel and entails her possessions in perpetuity. She also imposes the obligation of celebrating a weekly mass at the altar of S. Geraldo or S. António, in Braga Cathedral, for her soul and for the souls of her parents, brother and other people she was close to. Catarina established the Casal of Vezemal, in S. Martinho, Braga, as the head of the chapel, including the lands she had inherited from his father and brother. She appointed her nephew Francisco Fernandes and his descendants as administrators, or another nephew, Marcos Veloso, on the condition that he couldn't marry Domingas da Costa. The entail would be inherited mainly by first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes.

Followed by the approval deed (1624-11-15, fls. 188-188v).

Will made by Gomes da Noia, the elder, and his wife Catarina Fernandes Valente in which they ordered the foundation of an entail composed of all their properties, including the farms of Chuva Chove, Ribeirão dos Pássaros, Pico da Antónia, with their sugar mill and plantations, four mares, four mules and also thirty enslaved persons. Over all these assets they have imposed a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and one more sung mass celebrated in the octave of All Souls Day, with bread and wine offer, and candles over their graves. To administrate the entail, they named Gomes da Noia, the younger, nephew of Gomes da Noia, during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutor's disposed that no demoniac, destroyer or fool could never receive the administration, and all administrators should be obliged to bare the surnames Noia and Fernandes, or otherwise lose the administration. They have also disposed that the administrators should keep a book, recomending that they should be similar to the notary's record books, for the record of the entailed properties, including the enslaved people, with all their named noted, and if any slave perished, fled or was sold for desobedience, the administrator would be obliged to replace him or her in equal number. They called the Provedor das Capelas to take account of the administration and to surveil this record book, receiving an stipend worth 2.000 réis for each time they took account.

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 Bernardo da Silva, instituting an entail and appointing his son Manuel Ferreira as administrator, followed by his offspring.

Followed by the approval deed (1602-04-19, fls. 99v-101) and the opening deed (1602-04-20, fls. 101-101v).

Will made by padre Belchior de Videira, in which he expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Estrela of Marvão. He bequeaths properties to Catarina de Videira to annex to the entail she received as a dowry, under the same conditions. If she doesn't accept them, they will pass to Belchior's nephew, Inocêncio de Videira, as an entail. He establishes an entail for his nephew, Gaspar de Videira, with a perpetual pious obligation of five annual masses. After his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. Gaspar would only receive the administration if he married a woman of his own condition and that had assets worth at least one third of all properties the institutor bequeathed to Gaspar. Within sixteen years after Gaspar received the administration, or any of his descendants, he would be obliged to send one close relative to study in the universities of Coimbra or Salamanca, giving him an stipend worth 100 cruzados every year for his own maintainance.

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 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 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 Marco António de Azevedo established an entail with all his properties, designating Bartolomeu de Azevedo Coutinho, his brother, to administrate it. After his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest son. The testator declared that his body had to be buried in the grave he had in the church of S. Domingos.

Will by which Henrique de Noronha established an entail, appointing his nephew Rui de Matos Noronha to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas. This entail is composed of a farm called "Boução" with its houses, mill, olive press, vineyards, olive groves, orchards and lands located in Bucelas.

Will by which Diogo Luís de Oliveira, husband of D. Leonor de Távora, expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos da Arrábida, of which his nephew, Luís Francisco de Oliveira, morgado de Oliveira, is the patron, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul. He entails all of his properties, which include public debt instruments, houses in Belém, and the revenue he intends to gain from debts owed to him, and appoints his wife as his universal heir. After her death, the entail shall pass to the padre António Luís de Oliveira, natural son of Diogo Luís de Oliveira and afterwards to Luís Francisco de Oliveira and his successors. This entail shall always be in the hands of the administrators of the entail of Oliveira. If their lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of Diogo's niece, D. Beatriz. If her lineage is also extinguished, it shall pass to a second son of the house of Mogadouro. If all of these lineages are extinguished it shall be given to the Misericórdia of Lisboa.

Will of Diogo Rodrigues Trombeta and Margarida Fernandes, his wife. The first to die must be buried in the churchyard of the church of Santa Maria de Sousel and, after the second, both must be buried in the chapel they establish in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada. They do not know if the chapels can be established in chapels, they determine that, if not, they should be established in the mother church of Sousel.
They also ordered the reconstruction of the ruined chapel of the Apostle São João, located on the outskirts of Sousel.
Pedro Álvares Batalhos is appointed as chaplain of the chapel they establish, to whom a cleric, or relative named Batalhos, should succeed.
They name Estevão Rodrigues, brother and brother-in-law of the institutors, executor and administrator of the chapel, and order their eldest son to succeed him. If Margarida Fernandes died first, her husband would be her executor and the first administrator, and only after his death Estevão Rodrigues.
It comes from a certificate, issued in 1622, in the possession of Barnabé Maldonado, escrivão da Provedoria de Estremoz.

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 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 of Domingos Lopes founding an entail and chapel with masses in the church of S. Pedro of Sertã and appointing João Lopes, his brother, as its first administrator.
Will approved in 1560-02-13.

Will by which D. Luísa de Barros, Jorge da Silva's wife, establishes an entail with a public debt instrument of 1 conto de réis and a part of her assets, instituting the obligation of supporting the ransom of christian captives in Africa, the marriage of orphan girls and the celebration of masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appoints Fernando da Silva, Regedor and her husband's nephew, to be its first administrator. The testator declares that her body should be interred in that church, inside the chapel of Jesus.

Will of Ana Marques entailing her properties with the pious obligation of 59 perpetual masses, celebrated in her chapel of Nossa Senhora das Preces, in Sandomil. The testator appoints as her first successor Simão Aparício, her husband, and, after his death, Sebastião Garcia, her brother, and, after him, his eldest son.
Will approved in 1653-04-16.

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 made by padre Belchior de Videira, in which he expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Estrela of Marvão. He bequeaths properties to Catarina de Videira to annex to the entail she received as a dowry, under the same conditions. If she doesn't accept them, they will pass to Belchior's nephew, Inocêncio de Videira, as an entail. He establishes an entail for his nephew, Gaspar de Videira, with a perpetual pious obligation of five annual masses. After his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. Gaspar would only receive the administration if he married a woman of his own condition and that had assets worth at least one third of all properties the institutor bequeathed to Gaspar. Within sixteen years after Gaspar received the administration, or any of his descendants, he would be obliged to send one close relative to study in the universities of Coimbra or Salamanca, giving him an stipend worth 100 cruzados every year for his own maintainance.

Will by which Nuno Monteiro Bernardes establishes an entail with the third part of his assets, including houses in Lisboa, and appoints his grandson, D. João de Eça, who was the son of D. Clara Bernardes and D. António de Eça, to be its first administrator. He and his descendants must support the celebration of annual masses for the institutor's soul in the chapel of S. André e S. Luzia of the church of S. Nicolau of that city, where his remains would be buried.

Will by which Diogo Fernandes de Elvas established an entail, designating his wife Isabel Mendes to be its first administrator if he died first. He ordered to be buried and the celebration of a daily masse in the Chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, where it was placed his family grave. After his wife's death, this entail should be succeed by his daughter Inês Manuel, married to Rui de Sousa da Veiga, due to the fact that his son Fernando Rodrigues de Elvas suffered from a mental illness. The institutor declared that his wife Isabel Mendes also confirmed that she wanted to found this entail using her third, as was confirmed by her own last will. After their daughter Inês Manuel's death it should succeed her husband Rui de Sousa da Veiga and after his death her eldest son, or daughter. If her succession line became extinct, it should succeed the institutor's eldest brother Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas and his heirs. He also nominated his wife Isabel Mendes and his son-in-law Rui de Sousa da Veiga to be his last will executors.

Will of Diogo Brás do Couto ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, whose head would be a estate in Lajes, Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of 10 masses celebrated every week in the convent of São Francisco, in Angra. He named his wife as first administrator, and all of their children after her death, and his eldest grandson after the death of each one of them. He excluded clerics, mentally or bodily ill people of the administration and ordered that all his successors should use the surname "Couto" or loose the administration.

Will of João de Ávila and Maria Borges Sanches, ordering, among several dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of all their real estate, money, gold, silver and jewellery, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated in the convent of São Francisco, in Terceira island, for which they have obtained a royal provision. They named their minor son Francisco Borges de Ávila as first administrator, and his uncle padre João Álvares as his tutor and administrator during his minority. After the death of Francisco Borges de Ávila the administration should be transmitted to his eldest male son, or female on the absence of male, regulating the succession by this rule. The excluded clerks, illegitimate, mentally ill and offenders of lese-majesty from the administration of the entail. In case the bloodline was extinguished, the Misericórdia of Angra should have the administration with the condition of marrying an orphan girl every year.

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 by which Padre António Pestana Durão established an entail with properties he owned in Crato, obligating its future administrators to support the perpetual celebration of one mass every sunday and holly day of the year. He designated his nephew, Francisco Caldeira Pestana, to become its first administrator, determining that, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. If Francisco died without leaving descendants or with minor aged children, the administration would be delivered to his brother Rodrigo Caldeira. If the lineage of the institutor became extinct, the vicar of Crato and the local priest of the village would appoint someone to administrate the chapel. The first administrator would have the obligation of register in a book the institutor's will and the fulfilment of the pious obligations. The testator declared that his body would be buried in the church of S. Martinho of Aldeia da Mata.

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.

Will by which Isabel Mendes established this entail using her third and designating her husband Diogo Fernandes de Elvas to be its first administrator if she died first. She wanted to be buried in the Chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, where it was placed their family grave. She wanted to follow all the entail conditions already explained in her husband's last will. She nominated her husband Diogo Fernandes de Elvas and her son-in-law Rui de Sousa da Veiga to be her last will executors. Followed by an approval deed dated 1636-05-05.

Will by which Diogo Luís de Oliveira, husband of D. Leonor de Távora, expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos da Arrábida, of which his nephew, Luís Francisco de Oliveira, morgado de Oliveira, is the patron, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul. He entails all of his properties, which include public debt instruments, houses in Belém, and the revenue he intends to gain from debts owed to him, and appoints his wife as his universal heir. After her death, the entail shall pass to the padre António Luís de Oliveira, natural son of Diogo Luís de Oliveira and afterwards to Luís Francisco de Oliveira and his successors. This entail shall always be in the hands of the administrators of the entail of Oliveira. If their lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of Diogo's niece, D. Beatriz. If her lineage is also extinguished, it shall pass to a second son of the house of Mogadouro. If all of these lineages are extinguished it shall be given to the Misericórdia of Lisboa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1640-01-02 and an exemplification of a will dated 1645-01-1645.

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 of Gonçalo Martins, parish priest in Santiago de Atães. He orders that his body be buried in the church of São Pedro de Alvite. The testator established an entail with the perpetual obligation of celebrating three annual masses on the day of St. Gonçalo. The administrator would be Sebastião Martins, and succession would always be through the closest relative, as long as it was someone related to the institutor, with preference given to first-born sons, and excluding illegitimate children and people who had committed lese-majeste crimes.

Followed by the approval deed (1611-08-10, fls. 190-190v) and by the delivery of the will to the notary (1612-08-10, fls. 190v-191).

Will by which Catarina Vicente, widow of Duarte Mouzinho, Cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, established an entail, incorporating in it her farmstead in the ourskirts of Lavre ("herdade de S. Lourenço") and ordering its future administrators to celebrate, each year, two perpetual sung masses in the chapel she founded in the church of Julião of Lisboa, devoted to Nossa Senhora. The testator appoints Doutor António Sanches Brandão, Ouvidor da Corte, and Beatriz Dias da Mata, his wife and her niece, as the entail's first administrators.
Will approved in 1526-12-07 and opened in 1529-05-11.

Will of father Miguel Oliveira da Cunha, by which he decided to institute an entail with a chapel under the invocation of S. Miguel Arcanjo. The chapel was to be built and a retable was to be placed in it, with the image of S. Miguel in the centre and S. António and S. Brites on the right and left, in memory of his parents, António Rodrigues de Olvieira and Brites Figueira. The founder appointed his great-nephew, Francisco Pereira Pinto de Oliveira, as administrator. The administrators of the entail were to be male and to be called Miguel Oliveira da Cunha, as the founder, and to use his coat of arms.

Followed by the approval deed (1695-12-23, fls. 97v-98).

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 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 made by Estêvão Lopes, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail. The institutor named his nephew licenciado Fernando Aires de Almeida as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All administrators would be obliged to spend 2.000 réis in masses in every year for the institutor's soul in nine specific days. He also disposed that the eldest son of all administrators would be obliged to obtain an academic degree in a course of his own choice, and if the eldest heir did not wished to, or shown no habilities for this purpose, the second born son should fulfill this obligation. This entail is composed of lands, houses, olive groves and vineyards in Portalegre and its outskirts.

Will by which Brás Fragoso do Paço establishes in entail in his herdade de Casa Branca, in Beja, and appoints his wife, D. Joana de Pina, great-granddaughter of Rui de Pina and administrator of his chapel and entail, as the first administrator. She will annex only one part of the third part of her assets to the entail of her husband, because the other two thirds have already been annexed to the chapel of her great-grandfather, according to his will. It is mentioned that Rui de Pina's chapel shall be inherited by Sebastião da Gama Pina, their eldest son. Followed by an approval deed dated 1585-02-05.

Will by which Miguel Leitão de Andrade, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, establishes an entail with two public debt instruments of 16 865 réis and 8 437 réis in Alfândega Grande de Lisboa, houses in that city, lands (casal) in Sobral de Monte Agraço, a farmstead (quinta) in the outskirts of Alenquer and lands in the outskirts of Óbidos, instituting the obligation of celebrating 30 annual masses in the Church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa and in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Luz of Pedrógão Grande. He appoints his nephew, Doutor Francisco de Andrade Leitão, Desembargador dos Agravos, and D. Ana Leitão, his wife, to be its first administrators. The testator demands that his body should be buried inside the cloister of the convent of S. Domingos.

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.
He establishes an entail with the third part of the properties of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and a part of his own third, and appoints his only remaining son from this first marriage, Francisco de Faria Severim, as its heir and administrator. He also bequeaths him the houses which he inherited from his third-grandmother, Constança Pires, with the obligation of 30 masses in the convent of Santíssima Trindade; the houses which he had inherited from his parents, [António Gil Severim and Catarina Lopes Morim], who had entailed it with the obligation of 35 masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa; a farmstead in Benfica and other houses in Lisboa which he received as dowry from Catarina Mateus Galvão, aunt of his first wife, with an obligation of masses. He mentions an obligation of keeping a lamp lit in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus in his Quinta de Subserra, and seven masses for the soul of Fernando Cordeiro, provedor do arcebispado de Lisboa. He also establishes an obligation of a daily mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Humildade which he built in his quinta de Subserra, which shall be the head of this entail.
He establishes another entail with the remaining part of his third part, and the third part of his second wife, Juliana de Faria, also deceased, and bequeaths it to his eldest son from this second marriage, Manuel de Faria Severim. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, which belongs to a farmstead he started to build near his quinta de Subserra, which is part of this entail.
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 Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails.
He establishes an entail with the third part of the properties of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and a part of his own third, and appoints his only remaining son from this first marriage, Francisco de Faria Severim, as its heir and administrator. He also establishes an obligation of a daily mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Humildade which he built in his quinta de Subserra, which shall be the head of this entail.
He establishes another entail with the remaining part of his third part, and the third part of his second wife, Juliana de Faria, also deceased, and bequeaths it to his eldest son from this second marriage, Manuel de Faria Severim. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, which belongs to another farmstead he started to build near his quinta de Subserra, and which is part of this entail.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

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.

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.

Entail foundation deed (extract) in which Aldonça Martins Lobo ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every week in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. She appointed António Lobo to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by Luís Lopes Lobo and from there on the succession shall continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Carvalho, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e do seu Conselho, establishes an entail with several properties and public debt instruments. He bequeaths it to his eldest son, Bernardo de Carvalho, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where he shall be buried. Bernardo de Carvalho is present and accepts it.

Entail foundation deed by D. João Afonso de Brito, in Évora, Viana and Alvito, appointing Martinho Afonso, his "criado", as his successor.

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 D. Francisco de Portugal, conde of Vimioso, and his wife, D. Joana de Vilhena, condessa of Vimioso, establish an entail composed of their third parts, consisting of their houses and estates in Évora, Redondo, Vila Nova da Baronia, Beja, Arraiolos and Montemor-o-Novo with an obligation of a daily mass in the convent of Santa Catarina de Sena of Évora.

Entail foundation deed by which Fernando Pereira Barreto, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Catarina de Sequeira, his wife, entailed all of their assets, namely their farmstead in Loulé ("quinta do Freixo Verde") and properties in Quarteira and in Faro. They designated their daughter, D. Maria Barreto, to administrate the entail, determining that it had to be inherited by her eldest son and passed to his descendants. The deed was confirmed by the King.

Entail foundation deed by D. Violante de Távora, with the consent of her son and heir, D. António de Ataíde, and his wife, D. Ana de Távora.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel da Câmara, capitão da ilha de São Miguel, and D. Joana de Mendonça, his wife, establish an entail composed of their remaining properties.

Entail foundation deed by António Vaz Bernardes, in his own name and in behalf of wife Joana Lopes Brandoa, with their available portion, including namely the Quinta da Foz, and establishing pious obligations to the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe.

Entail foundation deed by Diogo de Teives, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, entailing all his available portion, his wife's available portion, the third part of the reserved portions of his sons, Baltasar de Teives and António de Teives, and all the reserved portion of his other son, Gaspar de Teives, which consist of properties in Ribeira Brava. Gaspar de Teives, appointed as successor, gave his approval to the entail foundation. He would also have to order daily masses in the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Funchal.

Entail foundation deed by which Álvaro Pires de Távora, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, and his wife, D. Isabel de Castro, establish an entail with the properties they have received from Álvaro's father, Luís Álvares de Távora, bailio de Leça e cavaleiro de Malta, as a dowry, fulfiling the conditions of this donation. The properties were: houses in Lisboa, an estate in Panóias, estates in Beja and Almada, and farmsteads in Almada, one of them named Vale de Torres, a public debt instrument in the Casa dos Azeites de Lisboa, stores in Lisboa and three tapestries. The entail will pass to the eldest child of the couple, with the obligation of 100 annual masses for the souls of the institutors.

Entail foundation deed by André Rodrigues dos Mosquitos in Santiago island, in Cape Verde.

Entail foundation deed by D. Madalena de Almada, widow of Luís de Saldanha, with her available portion and reserved portion, which belongs to João de Saldanha, her son, and D. Leonor de Meneses, his wife and her daughter-in-law, who agree with it. The institutor appoints her son as her successor and the entail's administrator. João de Saldanha was present and accepted this foundation.

Entail foundation deed by Manuel de Melo and D. Guiomar Henriques, entailing their estate and the available portions of Jorge de Melo and D. Margarida de Mendonça, parents of Manuel de Melo, who ordered their son to found an entail.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Caldeira, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, established an entail with part of his assets and those belonging to his late wife, Guiomar Caldeira, namely his houses on Rua de Santa Catarina de Monte Sinai, Lisboa. He designated his son, André Caldeira, to administrate it. By doing so, he fulfilled a dowry deed which he and his late wife, Guiomar Caldeira, had issued, before the marriage of their son with Catarina da Silva, daughter of Lopo Furtado de Mendonça. The institutor determined that the perpetual pious obligations would only be declared in a chapel foundation deed. André Caldeira and Catarina da Silva, his wife, gave their consent to this deed.

Entail foundation deed of the entail and chapel instituted by João Teixeira de Araújo and D. Águeda de Sousa, his wife, with headquarters in Vila Meã, on the of outskirts Tarouca, naming their eldest son, Inácio Araújo de Sousa Teixeira, as their successor and administrator.

Entail foundation deed by Jorge Lopes Gavicho and Maria Nunes, his wife, of their available portions, appointing their son, António Lopes Gavicho, as their successor and first administrator. António Lopes Gavicho was present and consented in the foundation. He also entailed the reserved portions that he will inherit from his parents.

Entail foundation deed by Lopo de Brito, fidalgo da casa do rei and member of the king's council, and his wife Iria Freire de Brito. They both reserved their "terças" for the establishment of a "morgado", including in this part of the inheritance the farmstead of Valbom, in Alchochete. The surviving member of the couple had the right to choose which of their children would be the administrator of the entail. It was also stipulated that the income from the estates was to be used for the perpetual celebration of masses in the church where they were to be buried. An inventory of the assets of the entail was to be drawn up, with two certified copies: one for the administrator and the other to be kept at the Hospital de Todos-os-Santos in Lisbon. The succession would pass first to the first-born sons, excluding clerics and illegitimate children. In addition, the administrator had to be physically and mentally fit, loyal to the Crown, obliged to include other estates in the entail, and forced to use the name and coat of arms of the Britos.

Entail foundation deed of padre Frei Diogo Garcia by which he establishes the conditions of succession in the entail and establishes the pious charges that must be celebrated. He lists the properties entailed and appoints Inês Álvares de Simas as first administrator during her lifetime. After her death, she would be succeeded by D. Margarida de Simas and from there on the succession should preferably continue on the eldest male heir.

Entail foundation deed by António Barbosa Fiúza, priest in São Julião de Passos. The founder recognised the importance of the celebration of perpetual masses for the benefit of souls, which is why he decided to establish a "morgado ou capela", entailing all his possessions. The heir would have the perpetual obligation to ensure that two masses were celebrated every week in the church of Vila Nova de Cerveira, where the founder was born and where he was to be buried. He appointed his nephew Miguel Barbosa Fiúza as the first administrator, or alternatively, if Miguel had obtained a well-paid position, another nephew called Tomé Barbosa Fiúza. First-born sons were preferred to succeed. Each administrator was obliged to use the surnames Barbosa and Fiúza and to marry according to his parents' wishes. If there were two or more relatives with the same degree of kinship, preference was given to those who had obtained a university degree, first those who had studied at the University of Coimbra and then those who had studied at the Sapienza University of Rome. Within two years, an inventory of the estates had to be made, with three copies: one for the administrator, one for the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos and one for the "Provedor da Comarca".

Entail foundation deed by which Miguel do Vale, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and his wife, Catarina de Magalhães, establish an entail with their third parts consisting of their farmstead of Santa Ana, in Asseiceira, the land of Guerreira, the casal da Beselga, the land of Barreira Salgada, and other houses and farmlands in Tomar, Tancos and Golegã. They designate their eldest son, doutor António do Vale, as first administrator of their entail, and his children afterwards. They declare they had donated him these properties as a dowry when he married Guiomar de Sequeira and renovate this donation. They also express their wish to be buried in the chapel of Jesus of the church of Santa Iria of Tomar, their family's chapel, and establish five annual masses in the hermitage of their farmstead of Santa Ana.

Entail foundation deed by which Rodrigo de Almada, capitão, established an entail, designating D. Maria da Fonseca Botelho Meneses, daughter of Manuel da Fonseca, capitão, to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses wherever she wanted. It should succeed her eldest son but, if she died childless, this entail should be succeeded by her brother Jerónimo da Fonseca Botelho and his heirs. Both were obligated to get married following their parents' will. If the institutor died during the minority of D. Maria, Manuel da Fonseca should be its administrator. The successors were also obligated to incorporate the third part of their third into this entail. Its proprieties are composed of houses in Lisboa, and "marinhas" located in the place of "Samoco", in Alcochete.

Entail foundation deed by which Joana da Cunha, widow of António de Castro, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, revokes a previous will she had made with her husband, in which they had annexed their third parts to the entail of the estate of Carvalhal, which António de Castro had inherited from his grandmother. She declares she has annexed only the third part of her husband to that entail, and has given it to their eldest son, Cristóvão de Castro, as had been accorded. She establishes a new entail with her third part, consisting of the estates of Vidigal and Cuncos, in Montemor-o-Novo, and gives it to her other son, Nicolau de Castro, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, to always be in his lineage. She also annexes to it the legitimes of her two surviving daughters, Isabel and Jerónima do Presépio, nuns in the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. The administrators of the entail shall have the obligation of ordering a daily mass and an annual one either in the church of Santa Maria of Montemor-o-Novo or in the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. She donates the entail to her son, reserving for herself the usufruct of its properties during her lifetime.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Álvaro da Costa da Silva, clérigo, 76 years old, establishes an entail with all his properties, which shall be annexed to a chapel with an obligation of a daily mass in a church of his heir's choice. He designates his legitimized son, D. António da Costa, as his universal heir, administrator of his entail, and of another one entailed to a public debt instrument in Santarém, which he had inherited from his parents D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Joana da Silva. If D. António doesn't have any successors, the entail shall pass to his other son, D. Álvaro da Costa, or, if he also has no successors, to his eldest daughter, D. Filipa da Silva, wife of D. Jorge de Almeida.

Entail foundation deed by which Cecília Gonçalves, widow of Tristão de Azevedo, establishes an entail with her houses in Lisboa. She appoints Gomes de Azevedo, her eldest son, as her heir, and his successors afterwards, with an obligation of ordering two weekly masses in a church of his choice.