Will chart by which João de Castro Moreno wanted to be buried in the chapel of his brother Manuel Moreno, in the Cathedral of Elvas. He established an entail, incorporating several immovable properties and designating his nephew Pedro, son of Gabriel Moreno and Maria Mexia, to be its first administrator. The institutor's sister Clara Rodrigues should have the usufruct of half of the entail's income during her lifetime, as well as his niece Leonor Mexia, after Clara's death.

Will chart of Martinho Ferreira da Câmara, ordering his grave in the chancel of the church of São João Batista of Abrantes. He instituted a chapel, ordering that with the interest he owned, properties that yielded 23.000 réis should be purchased. He appoints Henrique Travassos Pestana as its first administrator, who should be succeeded by the closest relative he chooses. He appoints priest Diogo Caldeira de Miranda as his executor.

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 Padre Sebastião Feio Guerreiro founding an entail and a chapel in Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Santiago do Cacém and appointing as first administrator Manuel Feio de Carvalho, his nephew and son of Beatriz Valada de Carvalho, his niece.
Will approved in 1647-05-13 and with a dispatch to fullfil and open, dated from 1650-09-04.

Will chart of Jorge de Sousa de Alvim, ordering his grave in the hermitage of Santo António, which he had built at his Quinta de Pedrógão, on the outskirts of Torres Novas. He establishes an entail and chapel, entailing all his assets, located in the Quinta de Pedrógão and on the outskirts of Torres Novas and Porto de Mós. He appoints Manuel de Sousa de Alvim, his son, executor and first administrator, to be succeded by his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration would pass to the monastery of São Martinho de Tibães.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing a farm, located in Seiça, on the outskirts of Ourém. He appoints Simão de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Seiça. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing grain income, in the amount of 100.000 réis, coming from Alfeizerão. He appoints Pedro de Melo de Sousa, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Alfeizerão. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another chapel, entailing a farm, located in Vila Verde, in the municipality of Vila Chã, on the outskirts of Braga. He appoints Henrique de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of São Paio of Vila Verde. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.

Will made by Miguel Tavares, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in altar of Vera Cruz, in the monastery of São Francisco of Portalegre. The institutor named D. Branca, his wife, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, D. Branca would be succeeded by a grandson of father of Miguel Tavares and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, legitimate and had the family name Caldeira Tavares.

Will chart by which Margarida Dias, António Carvalho's widow, bequeaths part of her patrimony, including lands, houses and a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis in Alfândega de Lisboa, to André Dias Carvalho, her stepson, with the obligation of celebrating annual masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She also asks him to ensure that the pious obligations instituted by her late sister, Beatriz Dias, in the church of Santa Justa of that city, are duly fulfilled each year.
The testator establishes another entail with houses in Lisboa and a public debt instrument of 9 500 réis in Casa da Índia, bequeathing it to her stepdaughter, Maria Dias, who was asked to support the celebration of annual masses in the church of Santa Justa. Margarida declares that her remains should be buried in the main chapel of that church, where her husband's body lies.
Followed by an approval deed, issued on 1577-06-07.

Will chart made by Francisco Vaz de Castelo Branco, in which he claims to be an administrator of an entail established by Leonor Carrilho, his wife, being able, according to the institution, to name the successor. Thus, he appoints Duarte, his grandson, son of Guiomar Vaz, his daughter, and Diogo de Almeida, to succeed him.
He also ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of another entail with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in Portalegre. The institutor named Francisco, his grandson, son of Guiomar Vaz, his daughter, and Diogo de Almeida, as first administrator during his lifetime. From there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will chart by which Francisco Ferreira da Silveira, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and cavaleiro professo da Ordem de Cristo, and D. Maria Velez, his wife, express their wish to be buried in the convent of Anunciada of Tomar. They establish an entail and chapel with their casais, farmlands and other properties in Tomar and its surrounding area, headed by their houses in Tomar. They also annex to it their silver serving set. They designate their eldest son, Manuel Ferreira da Silveira, as first administrator and his descendants afterwards. They will have the obligation of ordering twelve annual masses for their souls.
Followed by the approval deed of the will chart.

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 Lopo Mendes do Rio and Leonor Dias, his wife, founding an entail and a chapel in the monastery of S. Domingos of Benfica with their available portions and appointing their son, António Mendes do Rio, as their successor.
Will approved in 1501-04-06.

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 of Nuno Martins Segurado. He leaves the Cruzeiro de Alagoa's farm, on the outskirts of Arruda dos Vinhos, and several other assets, to Helena Martins Segurado, his daughter, with associated charges. He leaves the Lagoa's farm, and several other assets, to João Martins Segurado, his son, with associated charges.

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 by which Gaspar Barreto Cabral wanted to be buried in the monastery of São Francisco de Évora. He incorporated into this entail a "moio" of cereal from the "herdade da Bodoeira" and "herdade da Bala", in the parish of São Brás de Regedouro. He designated his grandson Gaspar Barreto to be its first administrator, who should be succeed by his eldest son. The institutor was the administrator of the chapel founded by Diogo Pires, designating his grandson Gaspar Barreto to be its administrator. The institutor was also the administrator of the chapel founded by Maria Afonso, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Cathedral of Évora, designating his grandson to be its successor.

Will chart of Jorge de Sousa de Alvim, ordering his grave in the hermitage of Santo António, which he had built at his Quinta de Pedrógão, on the outskirts of Torres Novas. He establishes an entail and chapel, entailing all his assets, located in the Quinta de Pedrógão and on the outskirts of Torres Novas and Porto de Mós. He appoints Manuel de Sousa de Alvim, his son, executor and first administrator, to be succeded by his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration would pass to the monastery of São Martinho de Tibães.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing a farm, located in Seiça, on the outskirts of Ourém. He appoints Simão de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Seiça. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing grain income, in the amount of 100.000 réis, coming from Alfeizerão. He appoints Pedro de Melo de Sousa, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Alfeizerão. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another chapel, entailing a farm, located in Vila Verde, in the municipality of Vila Chã, on the outskirts of Braga. He appoints Henrique de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of São Paio of Vila Verde. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.

Will chart of Diogo da Fonseca founding an entail and annexing it to the old entail that he already had founded. He appoints his son Francisco to be its administrator. He had also established a chapel in the monastery of Santa Maria da Graça, of the order of Santo Agostinho. In case of extinction of the order, it would be administered by the councilors of the Lisbon municipality, who would choose an administrator with a 10-year term.

Will chart of Francisca de Morais, ordering her grave in the chapel that, with António Alves, her first husband, she had made in the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Nelas, invoking Santiago. She entails all its real estate located in the counties of Senhorim, Folhadal and Canas, in order to fulfill the charges celebrated in that chapel. She appoints Mamede de Abranches, her husband, heir, executor and first administrator. He was to be succeeded by Marcos de Abranches, the founder's nephew, and Marta de Morais, his wife.

Will chart of Gaspar de Simas, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year in Arronches. The institutor named Gaspar de Simas, his nephew as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. Isabel Álvares, wife of the founder, would have the usufruct of the entail estate until Gaspar de Simas married, and half after that marriage, during her lifetime.

Will by which Catarina Velha de Almeida, João Monteiro's widow, founded an entail with the third of her assets, instituting the pious obligation of 5 masses (1 of which chanted) to be celebrated in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appointed her grandson, João Monteiro, as the entail's first administrator. If her grandson died childless, he should be succeeded by D. Maria Valente, her granddaughter. She chose to be buried in the church of the said convent, in the same grave where already lied her husband. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1606-03-30.

Will chart by which Luís de Figueiroa Castelo Branco establishes a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa with the third part of his assets and part of the patrimony of both his first and second wives, Joana Lopes and Madalena Leitão, including houses in Lisboa. Luís appoints his son, Manuel de Figueiroa, to be its first administrator, obligating him to celebrate masses for his soul and those of his next of kin. He asks his daughter, D. Catarina, and his son to build two graves in that chapel. The first one should receive the remains of the testator and Madalena's. The second was destined to receive the bones of Joana Lopes and her ancestors. Followed by an approval deed, issued on 1599-01-09.

Will chart made by Maria Pinto in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year at the altar of Rosário, in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Monforte. She appointed Isabel Álvares to be the first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she shall be succeeded by Isabel. Isabel shall be succeeded by her eldest child, whether male or female.

Will chart by which Duarte Vaz Henriques, Afonso Pato Henriques and Luísa Caldeira Pimentel's son, designated his daughter to administrate the chapel established by Isabel de Freitas, to which were entailed properties in Torres Vedras ("um moinho e casal do Chipre"; "quinhão no casal da Coutada"), and the chapel instituted by Duarte Vaz Pato, his uncle, to which was entailed a farmstead in Bandalhoeira ("quinta do Rossio Travesso"). If his daughter left no descendants, the administration of the two entails would be given to one of the testator's brothers, who had to be a layman. He cancelled the sale of entailed assets which belonged to Isabel de Freitas' chapel and appointed his brother, Inácio Pato Henriques, to execute his will. The testator declared that after the decomposition of his body, his remains would be buried in the main chapel of the convent of S. Domingos de Carmões, where his mother lied. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1628-02-05.

Will chart by which Duarte Vaz Henriques, Afonso Pato Henriques and Luísa Caldeira Pimentel's son, designated his daughter to administrate the chapel established by Isabel de Freitas, to which were entailed properties in Torres Vedras ("um moinho e casal do Chipre"; "quinhão no casal da Coutada"), and the chapel instituted by Duarte Vaz Pato, his uncle, to which was entailed a farmstead in Bandalhoeira ("quinta do Rossio Travesso"). If his daughter left no descendants, the administration of the two entails would be given to one of the testator's brothers, who had to be a layman. He cancelled the sale of entailed assets which belonged to Isabel de Freitas' chapel and appointed his brother, Inácio Pato Henriques, to execute his will. The testator declared that after the decomposition of his body, his remains would be buried in the main chapel of the convent of S. Domingos de Carmões, where his mother lied. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1628-02-05.

Will chart by which Nuno Álvares Correia, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Santiago e da Casa do Príncipe, establishes a chapel in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, entailing a farmstead (quinta) in Paio Pires and lands (casal) in Azeitão. He designates his brother, Gaspar Correia, to become the entail's first administrator and to transmit it to his eldest son, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily mass in the chapel of Santa Maria do Pranto of that convent and to give, each year, 4 000 réis to sustain the ransom of captives in Africa or the dowry of orphan girls. He determines that his body should be buried next to his parent's remains, inside that convent.

Will of Martinho Afonso de Penelas, ordering his grave in the monastery of Santa Maria de Refoios do Lima. He entails his assets, for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in that monastery. He appoints Clara Martins, his wife, as the first administrator. Clara Martins must have succeeded her husband's closest relative, of Branca Afonso, his sister.

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 Martinho Rodrigues Situleiro, ordering himself buried in the church of São Miguel and naming Maior Domingues, his wife, his heir, being able to enjoy the houses, clothes and implements until he remarried. He institutes a chapel, in the church of São Miguel, to which he linked the third of his assets, entailed after the death of his wife or in case she remarried. He mentions the chapels of Domingos Esteves Bem-lhe-Quero and Teresa Martins, his aunt, that he has administered.

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

Will by which João Afonso expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, in front of the altar of Nossa Senhora da Piedade. He entails his houses in Lisboa with an obligation of 18 annual masses and 3 anniversaries for his soul, a lamp lit in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, and the construction of a hospital in his houses. He appoints his wife, Beatriz Pires, as first administrator of his chapel and hospital. After her death, the entail shall pass to her brother, Álvaro Pires, or, if he is deceased, to his wife, Branca Afonso, sister of the institutor.
Beatriz Pires is present and declares that she accepts these conditions and promises to fulfill them.

Will by which D. Ana de Ataíde, widow of D. Henrique de Portugal, established an entail, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Convent of Santa Maria de Jesus de Vale de Figueira, in Arrábida, that was founded by her husband's parents. The institutor referred that her and her husband had the "padroado" of this Convent and that they moved and rebuilt it in another place. She wanted that the "padroado" would be always incorporated into this entail and that the successors should give to the friars of this convent some alms for their subsistence. The institutor designated her grandson D. Álvaro and his heirs to be its successors and to be buried in this Convent. If he died childless, it should succeed the other heirs of her son D. Manuel. This entail is composed of a farm of "Fonte do Marno", a "casal" on the outskirts of Torres Vedras, lands on the outskirts of Sintra, houses and a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis.

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

Will of Violante Fernandes, instituting an entail with pious obligations for her soul and her first husbands', to be celebrated in the chapel of Santa Luzia, located in the cloister of Braga's cathedral. Half of the entailed estates revenues' should be used to pay for the pious obligations, and the other half was destinated to the administrator. As administrator, Violante appointed her nephew Lopo Fernandes and his offspring.

Will made by Estêvão Luís, cónego na Sé de Portalegre, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of his properties in Alpalhão with a perpetual obligation of one annual mass. He named his sisters Catarina Miguéis and Maria Luís as first administrators of the entail and, after their deaths, his niece Paula and her descendants. If Paula had no children then the administration should be transmitted to the sons of Isabel Luís, or the closest relative, as long as the entail remained on the lineage of his father Estêvão Luís.

Will by which Gil Afonso Carapelo wanted to be buried in the Monastery of São Francisco de Estremoz. He designated his son Rodrigo Afonso to be the administrator of the chapel founded by his brothers and sister-in-law, Vasco Afonso Carapelo, Estêvão Afonso Carapelo and Constança Martins.

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

Will of Luís de Castro do Rio founding an entail with his remaining properties and appointing Tomé de Castro do Rio, his natural son, as his successor. He also founds an entail of a public debt instrument of 300.000 réis to Beatriz, as a dowry.
Will approved in 1579-06-30 and opened in 1579-06-01.

Will of Martinho Rodrigues Situleiro, ordering himself buried in the church of São Miguel and naming Maior Domingues, his wife, his heir, being able to enjoy the houses, clothes and implements until he remarried. He institutes a chapel, in the church of São Miguel, to which he linked the third of his assets, entailed after the death of his wife or in case she remarried. He mentions the chapels of Domingos Esteves Bem-lhe-Quero and Teresa Martins, his aunt, that he has administered.

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 Paulo Álvares Tinoco, instituting an entail with pious deeds in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora a Branca, Braga, and in the altar of São Bento, appointing his nephew João de Vilas Boas as administrator, with the right to choose a relative as successor.

Will of João Vaz Nunes, establishing Nossa Senhora da Esperança, to whom he had built a chapel, in Ladário, as his heiress, to which he entails all his assets, to fulfill the charges. He orders his grave in this chapel and appoints Manuel Nunes de Carvalho, his nephew, heir and administrator of the chapel.

Will made by Pedro Fernandes da Tapada, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in his parish, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried and a vault with his name placed. The institutor named his children Manuel Fernandes and Maria Vaz to share the administration of the entail during their lifetimes and their children after them, or, if they had none, the administration would be handled to closest relative. If there were more then one relative in equal grade of kinship, the poorest would be preferred on the administration.

Will by which Joana Inchado, João Tarouco's wife, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Castelo de Vide and establishes two entails. The first one would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide, entailed to an obligation of 5 annual masses. She designates her nephew, Manuel Carrilho and his offspring as administrators. The second one would be composed of more houses , vineyards and other farmlands in the same place, entailed to an obligation of 30 annual masses. It would be administered by her niece, Maria Carrilho, daughter of her brother Heitor Carrilho, and by her descendants. She also bequeaths her niece, after her husband's death, a watermill which had an obligation of 10 annual masses, and should be annexed to the other properties.
She also appoints another of her nieces, also called Maria Carrilho, wife of Manuel Belo Nogueira, as administrator of her chapel of Cristo in the convent of S. Francisco, which she had received from her brother, António Pires Barba annexing to it some of her vineyards and lands, and establishing an obligation of 10 annual masses. After her niece's death, this chapel should pass to Maria Carrilho, daughter of Heitor Carrilho.
Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1638-07-25.

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

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

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

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

Will by which António Gomes da Mata, correio-mor, established an entail appointing his nephew António Gomes da Mata de Vasconcelos to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in several churches in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses located in Elvas and a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis in Almoxarifado de Lamego.

Will by which António Gomes da Mata established an entail, appointing his nephew António Pereira de Lacerda to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in several churches in Lisboa. This entail is composed of unspecified assets.

Will by which D. Francisca Borges de Meneses, wife of António Ribeiro de Barros, establishes an entail with the remaining part of her properties, with the obligation of giving wax to the church near her farmstead of Colmeeiro, Torres Novas, and to the convent of Salvador de Évora, while the convent she wishes to establish in Torre de Moncorvo, near the place of Peredo, which she possesses, isn't built. She lists which properties are hers, and which belong to the entail of her husband, António Ribeiro de Barros. She appoints her second-cousin, Aires de Saldanha de Sousa, as her universal heir, bequeathing him her entail and the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Jesus in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, of which she was the administrator. He can appoint the next administrator among his descendants. If he dies without successors, the entail shall pass to Francisca's other cousin, Aires de Sousa de Castro, in the same way. She expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel of Jesus while the convent of Carmelitas she and her husband wish to establish isn't built.
Followed by the approval deed of the will and its opening deed, dated 1665-04-19.

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

Will by which Pedro Botelho, do Conselho do Rei and juiz da Alfândega, and his wife, Isabel Eanes, express their wish to be buried in the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. They declare that they were in possession of a farmstead with an olive oil mill and other houses in Lisboa which had belonged to Isabel Eanes' first husband, Afonso Eanes. He had bequeathed them to his wife, 36 years before, with an obligation of 90 annual masses in the church of S. Tomé of Lisboa: 30 for his soul, 60 for the soul of his first wife, Leonor Gonçalves. Pedro Botelho had made a contract with the priests of S. Tomé, 12 years before, to establish these masses, which they had fulfiled until then. They chose these properties for their third parts together with their houses and a store in Lisboa and establish an entail, which they bequeath their eldest son, Lopo Botelho, and his successors afterwards. The administrators shall order the masses established by Afonso Eanes and five annual masses for the souls of Pedro Botelho and Isabel Eanes in the church of S. Salvador of Lisboa. If Lopo Botelho dies without successors, the entail shall pass to his brother, Diogo Botelho, or to their sister, Beatriz, married to Pedro Moniz. If their lineage is extingueshed, the future administrators will be chosen by appointment from the priests of Santo Elói.

Will by which D. Violante Godinho, widow of the desembargador Custódio de Figueiredo Cardoso, juiz dos Feitos da Coroa e Fazenda do Rei in Lisboa, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she established in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, next to her husband. She designates her nephew, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, married to her niece, D. Margarida Toja, as first administrator of her entail, and his descendants afterwards. She also appoints him as heir of the chapel established by her uncle, licenciado Gaspar Godinho, prior of the church of S. Julião, which she had inherited from him.
She bequeaths a lease and farmlands in Évora to her cousin, Francisca Godinho Mendes, and, after her death, to her cousin's son, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, vigário-geral nas ilhas, and to his heirs, with an obligation of three annual masses in her chapel.
She bequeaths an olive grove in Portel to her other nephew, Belchior Cardim, priest in the monastery of Portel, which shall, after his death, pass to his brother, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, with the obligation of giving a jug of olive oil every year to the convent of Portel to light the lamp of the Holy Sacrament, and of praying two masses to Nossa Senhora do Socorro.
She also bequeaths her estate of Soalheira, in Portel, and other farmlands in the same place to her cousin, Gaspar Tojo Gato, and his wife, Maria de Reboredo, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the church of Espírito Santo of Portel, to be fulfilled by them and their descendants.
Finally, she bequeaths houses in Lisboa to padre frei Martinho Moniz, which, after his death, shall be given to her nephew, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, and to his descendants, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul. If he doesn't have any successors, the houses shall be annexed to her chapel.
Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1641-07-31, and opening deed of the will, dated 1642-05-19.

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

Will by which D. Violante Godinho, widow of the desembargador Custódio de Figueiredo Cardoso, juiz dos Feitos da Coroa e Fazenda do Rei in Lisboa, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she established in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, next to her husband. She designates her nephew, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, married to her niece, D. Margarida Toja, as first administrator of her entail, and his descendants afterwards. She also appoints him as heir of the chapel established by her uncle, licenciado Gaspar Godinho, prior of the church of S. Julião, which she had inherited from him.
She bequeaths a lease and farmlands in Évora to her cousin, Francisca Godinho Mendes, and, after her death, to her cousin's son, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, vigário-geral nas ilhas, and to his heirs, with an obligation of three annual masses in her chapel.
She bequeaths an olive grove in Portel to her other nephew, Belchior Cardim, priest in the monastery of Portel, which shall, after his death, pass to his brother, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, with the obligation of giving a jug of olive oil every year to the convent of Portel to light the lamp of the Holy Sacrament, and of praying two masses to Nossa Senhora do Socorro.
She also bequeaths her estate of Soalheira, in Portel, and other farmlands in the same place to her cousin, Gaspar Tojo Gato, and his wife, Maria de Reboredo, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the church of Espírito Santo of Portel, to be fulfilled by them and their descendants.
Finally, she bequeaths houses in Lisboa to padre frei Martinho Moniz, which, after his death, shall be given to her nephew, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, and to his descendants, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul. If he doesn't have any successors, the houses shall be annexed to her chapel.
Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1641-07-31, and opening deed of the will, dated 1642-05-19.

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

Will 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 Paulo Caldeira de Brito, founding an entail with his and his late wife's, Maria de Andrade, available portions and appointing his son, Pedro Carvalho Caldeira, as his successor.
Will approved in 1674-03-30 and opened in 1674-04-04.

Fernando Rodrigues Pessanha’s will, instituting an entail with pious obligations, and instructuing that his body should be bured in the chapel that he built in the church of Santa Maria da Praça de Elvas. As first administrator, Fernando appointed his nephew António Ferreira, son of his sister, or alternatively Jorge Pessanha, son of his brother Ambrósio Pessanha, with the right to transmit the entail to his offspring.

Followed by the approval deed (1558-09-21, fls. 266-266v).

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

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

Will of Luís Rodrigues de Elvas founding an entail and annexing to it his chapel of S. Francisco Xavier, in the church of S. Roque. He appoints António Gomes de Elvas, his great-nephew, son of his nephew João Rodrigues de Elvas, as his successor in his entail and in the entail of Caspolima, founded to him by his parents in their will. He also orders him to buy 2 000 cruzados in properties or a public debt instrument to entail to the entail or chapel founded by Diogo Fernandes de Aguilar and his brother, Padre João Manuel de Aguilar.
Will approved in 1672-09-02 and opened in 1673-04-26.

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

Will of Gaspar de Sequeira and Catarina Borges, instructing that their bodies should be buried in their chapel in the church of São Mamede de Évora, leaving some entailed properties to their son Ascênsio de Sequeira and to his offspring.

Followed by the approval deed (1547-09-26, fls. 244v-245).

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 by which Vasco Gonçalves and his wife, Isabel Vaz, express their wish to be buried in the church of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. They entail both their third parts, including houses in Lisboa and estates in Campo de Ourique and Torrão, and bequeath them to their son António Vaz, with an obligation of six annual masses for their souls. If their lineage is extinguished, and the entail passes to a transversal family line, four more masses shall be added to the obligations. If there are no more living relatives of the institutors, the succession of the entail shall be made by appointment from the priests of Santíssima Trindade, with ten more annual masses of obligations.

Will of António Gomes Angel by which he established two entails with the third part of his assets, leaving them to his daughters, D. Maria and D. Graça. He asked the executors of the will to guarantee that both of them married according with their status, as soon as possible. The testator determined that his body had to be buried in the church of S. Cristóvão of Lisboa.

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 of Bárbara Pires de Figueiroa, by which she establishes the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in the church of São Pedro de Miragaia, and appoints their children Sebastião Afonso and Gaspar Luís as its administrators.

Followed by an addition deed (1568-03-01).

Will of Pedro Fernandes de Araújo instituting an entail by his field of Mosteiro, by which revenues masses should be celebrated in different churches, and appointing his wife Catarina do Vale as first administrator, granting her the power to choose her successor.

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 Beatriz Garcia Mendes, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one daily mass celebrated in the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário, in the mother church of Alter do Chão. She named her nephew padre Cristóvão da Silva as first administrator, during his lifetime, and her nephew Vasco Garcia Leitão after his death. Vasco would be succeeded by her nephew João Nunes do Carvalhal and his descendants after him. If her bloodline was extinguished, then the administration would be given to the Misericórdia of Alter do Chão, and if they could not inherit it, then the poor people assisted by the Misericórdia would have it, because she made clear that no King or Governor could ever succeed on the administration in case that it became vacant. She also freed an enslaved woman named Maria and named her administrator of an entailed forrageal that had a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year. After the death of Maria, the administration should be given to the same administrator of the entail and chapel that she founded.

Will of André Gonçalves instituting an entail with pious obligations in the chapel of Santo António, in Braga cathedral's cloister. The first administrator should be his sister Catarina Duarte, followed by his niece, also named Catarina Duarte. His niece should marry according his sister's will, under the penalty of losing her right to the administration. In the event of kin lines extinction, the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia was charged to choose a poor and virtuous female orphan to enjoy the entail's revenues and ensure its pious obligations during her life, after which the brotherhood should appointing another orphan.

Followed by the approval deed (1554-08-10, fls. 138-138v).

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 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 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 Pedro Pais and his wife Maria Brava. The couple requested to be buried in the Chapel of the Santíssimo Sacramento in the Cathedral of Braga. They named each other as their universal heirs. With the aim of establishing an entail, they reserved properties in Braga, which were to be owned first by their nephew Martinho Bravo, whom they had raised "as their own son". He was to be succeeded by his son Diogo Bravo or by Manuel Bravo. If both died without descendants, someone from the Bravo family would have to be appointed administrator. Clerics were excluded from this role. The administrator had to ensure that two masses were celebrated each week and had to use the surnames Bravo and Pais. A copy of the testament had to be inserted in the records of the Juízo dos Resíduos de Braga, in order to preserve the memory of the pious obligations of the administrators.

Followed by the approval deed (1556-08-06, fls. 119-119v) and the opening deed (1559-12-02, fls. 119v-120).

Will by which Estêvão Nogueira expressed his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre and established an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every day as long as the world lasted over his tomb. To administrate it the institutor named his daughter Maria Nogueira during her lifetime, with the condition that she would marry with Bento de Andrade, if he returned safe home from the Armada and wished to marry her. After Maria's death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.The institutor ordered that all administrators should bear the surname Nogueira.

Will by which Pedro Álvares expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Santo António of Portalegre. he establishes an entail with a perpetual obligation of four masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his wife, Maria Dias, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by their daughters Maria Dias and Beatriz Dias, with the condition that if one of them died, the administration would be transmitted to the other and her descendants after her, or, if none of them had children, Pedro Álvares and Manuel Álvares, sons of the institutor, would succeed on the administration with the same conditions. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" and no clerics could never receive the administration.

Will made by Nuno de Pina, o velho, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew Nuno de Pina Pereira as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his son Jácome de Pina and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. He disposed that Nuno de Pina Pereira was obliged to annex 1.000 cruzados of his own reserved portion to the entail and that he should order at his expenses to gild in gold the altarpiece of Santa Catarina de Sena's in the capela-mor of the Sé of Portalegre. No administrator could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" or, otherwise would lose the administration.

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 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 António Alves, cavaleiro fidalgo da Casa do rei and his Guarda Resposta, and Francisca Cordovil, his wife, through which they founded an entail with their property (casal) located in the outskirts of the village of Pavia, instituting the pious obligation of sixteen annual masses (two of them chanted) to be celebrated in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. The surviving spouse should inherit and administer the entail, and should be replaced by their daughter, Maria Cordovil, after his/her death or Maria's marriage. They chose to be buried in the grave where already lied their son, Francisco Cordovil, in the said monastery. Contains an approval deed issued on 1571-04-24, and an opening deed issued on 1581-06-06.

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 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 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 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 Maria Leitão, Ana Trigueiros and Margarida Trigueiros, João Leitão and Leonor Trigueiros' daughters, declared that, until the death of the last of them, the ones who survived would administrate their patrimony. After their demise, their estate would be inherited by António Trigueiros, their cousin, and subsequently passed to the descendants of his marriage to Maria de Barros. During his lifetime, he was allowed to sell, give or exchange whichever properties he wanted, except the lands (casal) in A dos Cunhados, Torres Vedras, whose revenues would perpetually support the celebration of 16 annual masses for the institutors' souls in the convent of S. António of Varatojo. If the testators' bodies were buried in the church of Espírito Santo of Monte Redondo, half of those perpetual masses would be prayed there. After their cousin's death, the entail composed of the properties in A dos Cunhados and the other remaining lands would be passed to a son or daughter of his choice. If he died without appointing a successor, the entail would be transmitted to his eldest son.
Followed by an approval deed issued on 1590-04-29.

Will of Martinho Pires Vieira and his wife Catarina Álvares, founding, among other dispositions, a chapel in the chapel of São Pedro, located in the church of Santa Maria de Marvila, with an yearly mass obligation of 24 masses, naming their granddaughter Isabel, daughter of their son-in-law Álvaro de Braga, first administrator, and her descendants after her.

Will by which Raimundo Eanes, mercador, orders his two sons, Estêvão Raimundo and Afonso Raimundo, to establish a chapel or an albergaria in his memory, which should be transmitted to one of their daughters and subsequently inherited by her descendants. The testator declares that his remains should be buried in a church of Braga.

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 António Moreira, presbyter, founding a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda and appointing as first administrator his legitimate son, Luís Moreira. He also appoints his son as administrator of the chapel and properties of João Moreira, his brother, and orders the annexation of a land to that chapel.
Will approved in 1592-06-04.

Will by which Pedro Botelho, do Conselho do Rei and juiz da Alfândega, and his wife, Isabel Eanes, express their wish to be buried in the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. They declare that they were in possession of a farmstead with an olive oil mill and other houses in Lisboa which had belonged to Isabel Eanes' first husband, Afonso Eanes. He had bequeathed them to his wife, 36 years before, with an obligation of 90 annual masses in the church of S. Tomé of Lisboa: 30 for his soul and 60 for the soul of his first wife, Leonor Gonçalves. Pedro Botelho had made a contract with the priests of S. Tomé, 12 years before, to establish these masses, which they had fulfiled until then. They chose these properties for their third parts together with their houses and a store in Lisboa and establish an entail, which they bequeath their eldest son, Lopo Botelho, and his successors afterwards. The administrators shall order the masses established by Afonso Eanes and five annual masses for the souls of Pedro Botelho and Isabel Eanes in the church of S. Salvador of Lisboa. If Lopo Botelho dies without successors, the entail shall pass to his brother, Diogo Botelho, or to their sister, Beatriz, married to Pedro Moniz. If their lineage is extinguished, the future administrators will be chosen by appointment by the priests of Santo Elói.

Will made by Estêvão de Brito Freire in which he declares he and his wife, D. Violante de Araújo, had agreed to establish an entail with their third parts, composed of several assets in Lisboa, Beja and Salvador da Baía. This entail should have the obligation of a daily mass celebrated in their chapel of Santo Estêvão, located in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus, in Lisboa, where they wished to be buried. He names his eldest son, Gaspar de Brito Freire, as first administrator of the entail and chapel, and his descendants, afterwards. Among his properties he lists the estate of Corte da Negra, in Beja, which his parents had bequeathed him as a chapel, and which he also passed to his son.
D. Violante de Araújo is present at the writing of this will and signs it, agreeing with the clauses concerning the institution of their entail and chapel, and with the annexation of her third part. Estêvão de Brito Freire allows her to revoke this confirmation if she wills it, under condition that his part should be kept.

Will of D. Joana de Azevedo founding an entail in Quinta de Castro, in Terra de Entre Homem e Cávado, in the parish of S. Martinho de Carrazedo, and appointing Manuel Machado as her successor.