Addition deed of Bartolomeu da Fonseca revoking his entail foundation deed and founding again an entail. The testator appoints a Santa Casa da Misericórdia as vice-administrator and his brother's, Diogo da Fonseca, descendants as first administrators. He also defines the entail administration clauses.
Addition deed approved in 1620-04-14.

Administration letter to Gaspar Fernandes, for his lifetime only, of the chapel of Vasco Salvado, in the church of Alter do Chão, by his request. Gaspar Fernandes was appointed by the bishop D. Afonso, around 30 years ago, after the death of his father, Afonso Fernandes, but the corregedor da comarca de Portalegre hindered the administration and sequestered the assets' income because they were secular assets and Gaspar Fernandes wasn't relative to the institutor.

Agreement deed by which D. João de Abranches, father and tutor of D. Guiomar da Cunha, Fernando da Silveira's heir, contracted with the friars of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça to incorporate a public debt instrument of 24 000 réis in Casa da Alfândega de Lisboa to fulfil the obligations of Fernando da Silveira's chapel.

Agreement deed made by the provedor and irmãos of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Portalegre authorizing Bernardo da Fonseca to place a marble tomb, with its coat of arms and inscription, on the tomb of Isabel Zuzarte, his wife, and other family members, in main chapel of the Misericórdia's church.

Agreement deed between Afonso Mexia, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei and Escrivão da Fazenda do Rei, and the friars of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, by which the former gives them 4 marcos de prata to buy the area of their church where he would erect a chapel. He commits himself to donate 15 000 réis each year to that convent with the purpose of supporting the celebration of annual masses for his soul. In exchange, the friars should fulfil those pious obligations and maintain the chapel clean. Afonso Mexia also declares that only himself and his descendants are allowed to have their remains buried inside his chapel.

Approval and addition deed to the institution and donation of the entail to Manuel Côrte-Real and D. Beatriz de Mendonça, his wife. Vasco Eanes Côrte-Real, after the death of Cristóvão Côrte-Real, his firstborn son, confirms and adds the entail instituted by D. Joana da Silva, his wife. Attaches its part in the inheritance of D. Joana (houses located in the Cataquefarás neighborhood, in Lisboa), and other real estate, and clarifies the principles of succession in the entail. Manuel Côrte-Real and D. Beatriz de Mendonça compromise also to attach their parts of the inheritance.

Approval deed of a will chart of priest Domingos Fernandes.
The following are several additions to the will.

Approval deed of a will chart of Manuel de Sousa de Meneses.

Bond by which the priests of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica promise to fulfill the obligations of the chapel established by D. Álvaro de Castro, of the Conselho do Rei. They donate him the usufruct of the house which had served as sacristy and currently served as chapterhouse of their convent, to use as his chapel and burial place. D. Álvaro entails to it a public debt instrument of 20 000 reis, with the obligation of a daily mass.

Bond by which the priests of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica sell the Chapel of Jesus of their convent to D. Isabel da Silva, padre doutor Jerónimo da Silva and João de Freitas da Silva, heirs of António de Freitas da Silva, their father, and to his other executors, to establish a burial place for him and his family. They also promise to pray the obligation of two daily masses in the chapel. Contains a licence and a letter-of-attorney, both dated 1675-08-07. Followed by a letter of possession of the chapel, dated 1677-04-09.

Bond by which Francisco Botelho, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Beatriz de Castanheda, his wife, establish a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa, in the main chapel, where Francisco Botelho's grandfather is buried, with an obligation of three annual masses and a daily mass. They entail to it 40 000 reis of interest and foros in Frielas. The priests of the convent donate them the chapel and promise to fulfill its the obligations. Contains a letter-of-attorney. Followed by agreement deeds dated 1563-01-14 and 1563-01-15.

Bond signed between the priests of the church of Nossa Senhora do Loreto and Lucas Geraldes/Luca Giraldi, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei. The latter promised to spend 3 000 cruzados in the construction and adornment of their church and, in exchange, the priests would give him the main chapel to serve as a burial place for his body and for his successors' remains. Lucas Geraldes committed himself to buy a public debt instrument of 12 000 réis, which would be entailed to the chapel and support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass. The priests accepted the terms of the deed. Contains copy of a declaration issued on 1551-03-13.

Chapel foundation deed by Diogo Rodrigues Veloso. The chapel was to be located in the new church of the convent of S. Bento da Vitória, which was then under construction. The founder had the right to be buried there and to place his coat of arms in the chapel.

Chapel foundation deed in which Nuno Martins da Silveira and his wife Leonor Gonçalves de Abreu ordered the foundation of a chapel, of the invocation of the Salvador, with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Domingos of Évora. They appointed Gonçalo da Silveira to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son by legitimate marriage.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Santo Alberto, instituted by Manuel Rodrigues de Abreu, in the church of the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Coimbra. The chapel was purchased for 80 000 réis and destined for the institutor's tomb. He entails assets to fulfill the charges and decides to bind it in the form of a entail, to be administered by an administrator who fulfills the charges. He also undertook to decorate the chapel and appointed the licenciado Manuel de Aguiar da Fonseca as the first administrator to be succeeded by D. Luísa Pereira Pantoja, his wife, and after his death, Manuel de Aguiar Pereira, their grandson. If the descendants were missing, the administration would transfer to the College.
It contains the license granted by Frei Luís de Miranda, provincial of the Order of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, to institution the chapel (dated 1664-12-17).

Chapel foundation deed of Rui Lopes de Magalhães' chapel, located in the College of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Coimbra. The chapel is intended for the grave of the institutor and his family, and must be administered by the eldest son or another person appointed by the administrator. The administrator had to give, annually, 42 000 réis to the College, to fulfill the charges and maintenance of the chapel, entaiking up assets for this purpose.
It contains a license of Frei João de Abranches, provincial of the Order of Hermits of Santo Agostinho, for the institution of the chapel (dated 1618-02-02).

Chapel foundation deed by João Dias Leite, by which he decided to institute a chapel in the newly built church of Santa Cruz. He appointed his nephew Teodoro Leite as administrator. He and all the administrators had several obligations, namely to be members of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz and to use the family coat of arms. Succession would pass primarily through first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children. A copy of the deed of foundation was to be inserted in the Livro das Capelas and another in the archives of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz.

Chapel foundation deed by which Duarte Correia de Sousa, escrivão da Câmara do Rei, founds his chapel and family pantheon in the sacristy of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, promising to build it at his own expense. He establishes an obligation of a daily mass for his soul, entailed to his entail, which the priests of the convent promise to fulfill.

Codicil made by padre António Gonçalves Vila changing some of his testamentary dispositions.

Codicil by which Cristóvão de Brito, D. Beatriz de Ataíde's husband, member of the Conselho do Rei, establishes an entail with public debt instruments and a farmstead (quinta) in Ribatejo, appointing João de Brito, his nephew, to be its first administrator. The latter and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for the soul of the institutor in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Assunção of the church of the monastery of Madre de Deus of Lisboa and to maintain alight a lamp inside it. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1560-03-25 and an opening deed issued on 1561-08-09.

Codicil by which Isabel Afonso, widow of João Pires, confirms the appointment of Diogo Vaz and João de Quintanilha as administrators of her chapel and entail, and requests that an epitaph be written on her tomb.
Followed by approval deed of the codicil.

Codicil of licenciado João Fernandes appointing his sister Marta Monteiro for the administration of the chapel that he founds in the church of Couto de Cadima. After Marta Monteiro, should succeed in the administration his sister Maria Monteiro and after her his nephew Miguel, son of Maria. He entails several properties.

Codicil with notes left by doutor Luís Teixeira Cabral, widower of D. Jerónima da Silva, to their cousin and executor, padre Urbano da Silva, regarding the establishment of the daily mass he and his wife ordered in their will in the church of S. Mamede of Lisboa, where she is buried, and other last dispositions.
Followed by a termo de notificação e declaração regarding the payment of the loan made to Luís Teixeira Cabral.

Codicil (partial) by which D. Graça de Leão, widow of Manuel Pinto Pereira, changes certain donations made in her will, confirms the institution of her chapel and orders the writing of an epitaph over her burial place. She declares that if her nephew dies without successors, the administration of her chapel shall pass to the children of her cousin, Francisco Dias de Leão, with the same obligations.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1649-02-25.

Composition deed between the monastery of S. Bento da Vitória do Porto and Simão de Andrade, citizen of Porto. The monastery ceded to Simão de Andrade, his wife and heirs, a chapel to be built in the new church of the monastery. It should be the first chapel immediately after the bars and next to the church crossing, on the side of the cloister. The chapel would have a retable in which the couple would place an image of S. Simão. Simão de Andrade, his wife and subsequent administrators of the chapel had the right to bury themselves there, on the floor or on the walls, and to place their coat of arms there. The monks had the right to use the chapel to celebrate mass, as well as a daily and perpetual mass for the souls of the institutors. In return, the couple entailed houses in Porto and cereal rents, and left 200.000 réis to the construction of the chapel.

Composition deed between Baltasar Pinto Aranha and the monastery of S. Bento da Vitória do Porto. The monastery ceded a chapel in its church where Baltasar could be buried, where his coat of arms could be placed and where perpetual masses would be celebrated for his soul.

Composition deed between the monastery of São Francisco do Porto and João de Vitarães, as administrator of the chapel of Lopo Fernandes and Catarina Eanes. It was negotiated after a conflict between the two parties: the monastery complained that the administrator hadn't paid the mass fees for 13 years, while the administrator complained that the monks were allowing "strangers" into the chapel. The agreement between the administrator and the monastery determined the rules of the chapel. Next to the altar of the chapel, the administrators were to paint an image of St. George and place an image and a crucifix to the memory of the Passion of Jesus. They were also allowed to place the coat of arms of their lineage in the tombs.

Confirmation letter by Mem da Costa Saraiva of the entail founded by his parents, Pedro Saraiva da Costa and Ana Frajoa da Costa, and clauses' declaration. Her mother was present and consented in this confirmation and presented clauses. This is a second document, since the first one was forged by Manuel da Costa Saraiva, brother of Pedro Saraiva da Costa, changing the clause which excluded him and his descendants from the entail's succession.

Confirmation letter by the king of a court sentence concerning an entail foundation to D. Lourenço de Lima Brito e Nogueira, describing the sentence pronounced by Casa da Suplicação, in 1646-03-15. By this sentence, the court judged that the entail of Santo Estêvão of Beja was founded by Martinho Afonso de Brito, bishop of Évora, around 1347, with some pious obligations and the obligation to all his descendants to use the family name and the family coat of arms. The sentence is now valid as the entail foundation deed.

Contract and bond deed between Fernando Álvares da Cunha and Joana Vaz, his wife, and the officers of the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Vitória, in Lisboa. The former undertake to help the brotherhood in the construction of the new chapel, with alms of 300 cruzados, and the latter accept that the former, and their successors, could be buried in the chancel and in the chapel of the Evangelho, where they could also have their charges celebrated.

Contract and bond deed by which António da Rocha Barém, administrator of Catarina da Rocha's entail and Alcaide-mor de Noudar, buys the chapel of Santo António to the friars of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, where the remains of the institutor and of her successors would be buried, for 350 000 réis. The administrator and his descendants are obligated to pay 63 400 réis, each year, for the celebration of annual masses for the soul of Catarina da Rocha, the lighting of two lamps and the general maintenance of the chapel. António da Rocha Barém commits himself to end the construction of that chapel within 3 years.

Contract and bond deed by which D. Miguel de Castro, inquisidor, as attorney of his brother-in-law and sister, Duarte de Albuquerque Coelho, governador de Pernambuco, and D. Joana de Castro, receives the chancel of the church of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, for their chapel and burial place, together with its patronage. He promises, in their name and the name of their successors, to build its tribunes, ornament it and maintain it, and to give 100 000 réis of interest to the convent to have two daily masses and three annual divine offices for their souls.
Contains letter-of-attorney. Followed by letter of possession.

Contract and bond deed by which António Gomes da Mata, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e seu Correio-mor, executor of his father, Luís Gomes da Mata, who had been Correio-mor, and his brothers, João Gomes da Mata and Duarte Reimão da Mata, in their names, the name of their mother, D. Isabel, and the name of D. Filipa, João's wife, receive the chapel of the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Graça in the convent of the same name, in Lisboa, to serve as their entail's chapel and as burial place for its founders, relatives and future administrators. They establish the daily masses ordered in the wills of Luís Gomes da Mata and of their eldest brother, Pedro António da Mata, and promise to give the priests of the convent a public debt instrument worth 140 000 réis to fulfil them.
Contains acceptance deeds.

Contract and bond deed made between Margarida de Horta, widow of Francisco Gomes de Alcobaça, on her behalf and Mécia Nunes de Horta, her sister, and the officers of the Confraria do Espírito Santo da Pedreira. The confraternity authorizes the burial of the first ones, and their descendants, in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the church of Espírito Santo da Pedreira. The former undertake to make an altarpiece for it, and provide it with everything else necessary for the cult, within a year. Margarida Nunes de Horta also gives the confraternity a public debt instrument, in the amount of 50.000 réis, under the agreement. The founders could appoint the next administrator, but in case of extinction of the lineage, the administration would pass to the confraternity.

Contract and bond deed by which the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa give Rui Lopes de Évora, fidalgo, and his wife, Leonor Rodrigues, the chapel of Santa Ana, in their church, to serve as their family's burial place. They establish an obligation of a daily mass and an annual divine office for their souls, to which they entail a public debt instrument of 50 000 réis in the Alfândega of Porto, which they give to the priests. The institutors will administer the chapel during their lifetimes and afterwards the administration will pass to the successors they designate.
Followed by a letter of acceptance. Contains a licence.

Contract and bond deed by which the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa give the chapel of S. Rafael, in their church, to Diogo Lopes Ulhoa, cavaleiro fidalgo da Casa do Rei, to serve as his family's burial place. He establishes an obligation of a daily mass and an annual divine office for his and his relatives' souls to which he promises to entail a public debt instrument worth 50 000 réis. He will administer the chapel during his lifetime, and afterwards the administration will pass to his nephew, Tomé Lopes Ulhoa, son of Diogo's deceased brother, António Lopes Ulhoa, and to his successors. Tomé Lopes Ulhoa is present and accepts this contract.
Contains a licence.

Contract and bond deed between Jorge da Silva, Duarte de Melo, padre Frei António do Casal and Duarte Cedreira, executors of D. Manuel de Lima, and the religious of the convent of São Francisco of Lisboa, so that D. Manuel de Lima was buried in the chancel of that convent, after having transferred the bones of the Duquesa of Bragança. There, D. Maria de Mendonça, widow of D. Manuel de Lima, and other persons named in the contract could also be buried, but no others. The religious are obliged to carry out charges, receiving, from the executors, various assets, included in the inventory. The legitimate descendants of Manuel de Lima were the administrators of the chapel, with the obligation to monitor the fulfillment of the charges.

Contract and bond deed between Fernando Álvares da Cunha and Joana Vaz, his wife, and the officers of the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Vitória, in Lisboa. The former donated a public debt instrument, in the amount of 15 970 réis, paid at Casa da India, to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Vitória, so that the brotherhood could spend it on pious works. The second authorize that the first could place a funerary inscription of the hermitage, in a prominent place.

Contract and bond deed by which António Fernandes de Elvas, cavaleiro fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and Maior Fernandes, his wife, establish a chapel of the invocation of Santo António in the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, where they wish to be buried with their descendants. They promise to entail a public debt instrument and a rent to an obligation of a daily mass in that convent and masses in the days of Santo António and of Todos os Santos. The chapel will be administered by the administrators of the entail they will institute. The priests of the convent promise to fulfill the obligations and give them a place for the chapel.

Contract and bond deed by which the nuns of the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa give possession of their chapel of Rei Salvador to Jorge Fernandes de Elvas, son of Diogo Fernandes de Elvas and Inês Lopes, to be the chapel ordered by his parents in their will, and their family's burial place. He establishes the obligation of a daily mass and an annual divine office, and gives a public debt instrument in the Alfândega de Lisboa to the nuns, to use in the the maintenance of the chapel. He is allowed to transfer the bodies of his parents, and of his deceased sister-in-law, D. Margarida de Castro, wife of his brother António Fernandes de Elvas, to this chapel.
Contains a copy of the will (extract) VINC008132 DFEIL EA/003; a sentence regarding a conflict between the nuns of the convent and the brotherhood of that chapel; sentences authorizing the establishment of the chapel; a petition, a licence and a royal warrant authorizing the issuance of the licence.

Contract and entail and chapel foundation deed signed between the institutors Domingos Gomes and his nephew António de Oliveira and the Prior and Religiosos of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra.

Contract and entail and chapel foundation deed signed between the institutors Domingos Gomes and his nephew António de Oliveira and the Prior and Religiosos of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra.

Contract and entail foundation deed by Duarte da Gama with António da Gama, his son, and licenciado Afonso Eanes, tutor of António da Gama, in which the first one founds an entail to his son with all his assets and the latter ones commit themselves to entail all the assets that António da Gama inherited from his late mother, in her reserved portion. Duarte da Gama appoints António da Gama as the first owner of this entail and, after his death, his firstborn male son, with the pious obligation of some masses in the monastery of Nossa Senhora da Piedade of Azeitão.

Declaration deed of D. Violante de Távora to clarify the family name clauses and adding a clause about the coat of arms.

Declaration deed of D. Violante de Távora to clarify the family name clauses and adding a clause about the coat of arms.

Declaration deed by which Leonor Rodrigues da Veiga, Rui Lopes de Évora's widow, her eldest son, Manuel da Veiga, his wife, Isabel Gomes Angel Coronel, and their son, Rui Lopes da Veiga, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and comendador da Ordem de Cristo, clarify certain clauses of the institution of the entail founded by Leonor Rodrigues da Veiga and Rui Lopes de Évora, as had been accorded in a codicil they had made in 1609. These clarifications regard the clauses related to the behaviour of the heirs, the use of the family's coat of arms and name and the use of the entailed properties. Manuel da Veiga and his wife confirm the conditions and promise to make an entail of 80 000 cruzados which shall be incorporated in this one, which was worth 54 000 cruzados, so the entail would always have properties totaling 134 000 cruzados. They request royal confirmation. Rui Lopes da Veiga is present and accepts these conditions.

Declaration deed, ordering that the administrators of the entail were obliged to bring Pedro Mascarenhas' coat of arms and to use that family name.

Declaration deed of D. Maria da Costa Noronha adding some clauses related to her chapel, founded by her will, and the entail of Costas, founded by her parents, D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Margarida de Noronha. The testator specifies that she wants that only the successors of D. João da Costa, conde de Soure, succeed in her chapel. Otherwise, if his lineage becomes extinct the administration of her chapel should be transferred to Misericórdia of Lisbon. D. Maria da Costa Noronha also entails to her parents' entail a golden ring with the coat of arms of Costas. Besides, she mentions that she owns the entail founded by D. Pedro de Sousa, in which she has a lawsuit with D. Lourenço de Sousa, informing that Nuno Gomes, seu criado, has to give account of the income taken from that entail.
Declaration deed approved in 1660-03-07 and opened in 1661-04-12.

Declaration deed by Rodrigo Pereira de Castro, written in Castilian, annexing some of his own properties to the entail founded by Álvaro Afonso and Grimaneza Pereira and appointing his son, D. Gonçalo Pereira de Araújo and his descendents as the entail successors. The testator also declares some clauses and conditions regarding the entail's succession and administration.

Donation deed through which D. Pedro de Castilho, Bispo de Leiria, donates lands (casais) in Golegã to his nephew, Diogo de Castilho, with the obligation of celebrating masses for the souls of Pedro's parents in the altar of S. João Baptista of the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz of Coimbra. Diogo de Castilho gives his consent to this donation.

Donation deed of the chapel of Conceição, located in the monastery of São Francisco do Porto, to Duarte Carneiro Rangel, fidalgo da casa do rei. Duarte received the chapel, where his father Mateus Mendes de Carvalho, fidalgo da casas do rei, was buried, from the hands of the monastery. He had inherited properties and rents from his father that he, together with his mother Maria Rangel, wished to entail. The donation included the right for Duarte and his heirs to be buried in the chapel and to place their coat of arms within it. Duarte Carneiro Rangel also committed himself to giving a copy of the document in which he and his mother had instituted the entail to the São Francisco Monastery.

Dowry deed by which D. Pedro de Meneses, Conde de Vila Real, promised to give 20 000 dobras mouriscas to his daughter, D. Beatriz de Meneses, and D. Fernando de Noronha, her groom, to enable their marriage. Since he had already given 5 000 dobras to D. Fernando, he committed himself to deliver the remaining part in the following years. A considerable portion of the dowry should be paid with lands located in Portugal, which would be incorporated in an entail. After the death of D. Beatriz de Meneses, it would be administrated by her eldest legitimate son and transmitted to his descendants.
As a guaranty that he would fulfil that promise, D. Pedro de Meneses gave the possession of the following properties to the couple: a farmstead in the Julgado de Palhais ("quinta do Chão de Couce"); all the rents and rights attached to the Julgado de Avelar; a property in Rapoula; lands in the Julgados de Aguda, Maçãs e Pousa Foles; assets in Torres Novas; the village of Alcoentre; a farmstead in Vila Franca ("quinta das Lameiras"); two farmsteads in Lisboa ("quinta da Charneca"; "quinta da Palma") and another in Cabeça de Alporche ("quinta de Alcouvar").
D. Fernando de Noronha gave 4 000 dobras mouriscas as a dower to his future wife.

Dowry deed between Maria Figueira de Gouveia and D. António da Silva and D. Ana Maria de Vilhegas, his wife, represented by licenciado Francisco de Figueiredo Cabral, their attorney-in-fact, to marry D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos, daughter of Maria Figueira de Gouveia, to D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas, son of D. António da Silva and D. Ana Maria de Vilhegas, giving them their real estate and founding an entail. After the death of D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos and D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas will succeed in this entail their eldest male son. D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos and Francisco de Figueiredo Cabral, on behalf of D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas, accepted this dowry and entail.
Contains: two letters of attorney, dated from 1630-08-17, and two certificates of the notary's handwriting, dated from 1630-08-21.

Dowry deed by which Lopo Gomes de Abreu de Lima, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e comendador de Seixas e Lanhelas, da Ordem e Mestrado de Cristo, donates as a dowry to his daughter, D. Maria de Abreu e de Soutomaior, on the occasion of her marriage to D. Fernando Eanes de Soutomaior, senhor das fortalezas de Soutomaior and Fornelos, in Galiza, his properties in Regalados, in the condado of Valadares, in Fraião and in Monção, as an entail, to be incorporated to the house and entail of Soutomaior. He also bequeaths them his leases of quinta da Agra and casal de Gondolim, the revenue of his commendations, and his chapel in the chancel of the church of the monastery of Santa Maria of Mosteiró, where his successors shall be buried, and as patrons of his churches and chapels, which shall also be incorporated in his entail and in the entail of Soutomaior. If the couple dies without children, the entail will revert to its founder or to the person chosen by his daughter, if he is already deceased. D. Fernando Eanes de Soutomaior is present and accepts the conditions.
Followed by a letter of possession.

Dowry deed by which D. João de Meneses e Vasconcelos, Conde de Penela, and Lopo Soares, membro do Conselho do Rei, gave dowries to their son and daughter, D. Afonso and D. Guiomar, who were going to marry. Lopo Soares, who was about to embark for Índia, promised to give to D. Afonso, in the next 5 years, 1 conto de réis, pensions appraised at 100 000 réis and the position of Capitão dos Ginetes. He also left the entail he had established with his late wife to his daughter, D. Guiomar, entailing to it the third part of his assets. The entail was already composed of a farmstead ("quinta de Albufeira") and a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis. He revoked a clause of the entail's institution, exempting its administrators of the obligation of entailing the third part of his assets to it. However, they had to use the institutor's family name and coat of arms. If D. Afonso and D. Guiomar were not able to leave descendants, the entail's succession would be determined taking into account the foundation deed of the "morgadio de Soalhães", administrated by the Conde de Penela. D. João de Meneses e Vasconcelos committed himself to give 120 000 réis, each year, to the couple. Contains copies of 5 warrants and a letter of attorney.

Dowry deed between Jorge Pessanha and D. Maria de Góis, his wife, and João Rodrigues Pessanha, widower of Joana de Mancelos and brother of Jorge Pessanha, to marry their offspring, D. Beatriz de Sousa and Ambrósio Pessanha, respectively. João Rodrigues Pessanha founded an entail with his wife and her available portions, which include half of Quinta de Cabedal and some other properties bought by him and his brother, Jorge Pessanha, giving it as a dowry to his son. He also gives to his son all his entailed assets, namely in Moreira, in the outskirts of Olivença, which belongs to the entail of Afonso de Aboim, and in Valadas, in the outskirts of Campo Maior. Jorge Pessanha and D. Maria de Góis give to their daughter, as part of her dowry, the entail that he owns in Quinta da Moreira, founded by Afonso de Aboim, and other entailed assets, listed in this deed, belonging to the entails of Ambrósio Pessanha, Fernando Rodrigues Pessanha and Teresa Eanes.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo Lobo de Mesquita and Jerónima Correia. They entailed their farmsted of Vilarinho de São Romão, with a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Salvação, in which a brotherhood was instituted, atributing to the entail's administrator the role of surveiling the brotherhood's activities. Clerics were excluded from the succession, and the administrators were to use the surname Lobo and the coat of arms of both the Lobos and the Barbosas. Presumptive heirs who married without their parents' consent, with people of lesser honor and wealth, were excluded from the succession.

Entail and chapel foundation deed confirming a contract between Francisco Pereira de Miranda and his wife Guiomar de Miranda and the convent of S. Domingos of Porto. Jorge Pereira de Miranda, fidalgo da casa do rei, acted as his parents' attorney. The convent gave the couple its granary to build a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Assunção, with a direct door to the cloister; in return, the institutors had to build another granary. The administrators had the right to be buried and to place their coats of arms in the chapel.

Contract approved by Francisco Pereira de Miranda and Guiomar Pereira in 1580-11-26 (fls. 108v-110v).

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Simão de Medeiros and Isabel Gomes. The couple declares not having children, stating that their will was to entail their estates, formed by houses in Porto and rural assets in the outskirts of the city. The property was to be owned by a single person in the manner of a "morgado". A part of the income should be channelled to the monastery of Madre de Deus de Monchique, in Porto, where they have previously negotiated the institution of a chapel, a site of burial for themselves and their descendants, to be called the "Chapel of the Medeiros". Their son Teodoro de Medeiros was already buried there, and the institutor’s coat of arms was to be placed on the wall. If the chapel wasn't accepted by the provincial of the order, the administrator of the entail was to transfer the remains of the institutor to the convent of S. Bento de Avé Maria in Porto, where Simão's parents were buried. The surviving member of the couple would be the first administrator. After them, the administrator was to be recruited from among Simão's relatives, and was to be a male, excluding clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed crimes against God and the King. The first administrator would be obliged to register the deed of foundation in the records of the Provedoria of Porto, and his successors would have to entail more property when they took possession of the entail.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Brás Rodrigues Pita and Isabel Mendes Dantas, his wife, in Caminha, ordering the celebration of masses in the monastery of Santa Clara of Caminha and appointing the last one of them to die as the first administrator and, after his or her death, his legitimate daughter, Inês Vaz Pita. This deed should value as a will or codicil.
Deed approved in 1608-08-05.

Entail foundation and annexation deed by Simão da Cunha and D. Luísa de Almeida, his wife, with the remaining of their available portions, entailing it to the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira, D. Luísa's mother, in her will, dated from 1568, and mentioning the previous entail foundation and annexation deed, dated from 1596-03-31. They also declare that Francisco Botelho, uncle of D. Luísa, bequeathed, in his codicil, 2000 cruzados to this entail, with the pious obligation of ten prayed masses and five sung masses in Nossa Senhora de Triana, in the town of Alenquer. The institutors describe all the entail foundation clauses and mention that the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira included her available portion, a part of the available portion of Simão Ferreira, her husband, and the reserved portions of Ana da Madre de Deus, their daughter and sister of D. Luísa de Almeida. They also request to the king the confirmation of this entail foundation deed.
Followed by the consent deed of D. Luísa de Almeida, dated from 1623-10-16.

Entail foundation and annexation deed by Simão da Cunha and D. Luísa de Almeida, his wife, with the remaining of their available portions and entailing it to the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira, D. Luísa's mother, in her will, dated from 1578-05-13. The institutors describe all the entail foundation clauses and mention that the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira included her available portion, a part of the available portion of Simão Ferreira, her husband, and the reserved portions of Ana da Madre de Deus, their daughter and sister of D. Luísa de Almeida. They also request to the king the confirmation of this entail foundation deed.

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 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 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 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 Francisco de Sousa Tavares, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, with the public debt instrument of 200.000 réis that he will buy to the king. The institutor, who is single, appoints his future firstborn son, from a legitimate marriage, as his first successor in his entail.

Entail foundation deed by Manuel da Silveira Frade and his son Martinho da Silveira Frade.

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 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 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 Nuno Afonso de Sequeira, in Moura, appointing Rui Fernandes de Sequeira, his nephew, as his successor, if he doesn't have children.

Entail foundation deed made by Pedro Mascarenhas, membro do Conselho do Rei, and D. Helena Mascarenhas, his wife, before the former embarked for Índia to become Vice-Rei. They entailed the third part of their assets, which included their farmstead in Alcácer do Sal ("torre e quinta da Palma"), and designated D. João Mascarenhas, their nephew, who was married to D. Helena Mascarenhas, their niece, to administrate that entail. The institutors also declared that they had erected a chapel in the convent of Santo António of Alcácer do Sal, to whose maintenance the administrator had to contribute with 20 000 réis.

Entail foundation deed by Paula da Costa with all her assets for her son, Gonçalo Pimenta do Avelar, who was present and accepted this entail and committed himself to fulfil all its conditions and clauses.

Entail foundation deed by Pedro de Melo.

Entail foundation deed of the entail of S. Jacinto, in Idanha-a-Nova, instituted by Pedro de Sousa de Refoios and Beatriz Branca, his wife. The entail will be administered by António de Sousa Refoios.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Filipa Coutinho, wife of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara, capitão of the island of S. Miguel, establishes an entail with her third part. She establishes a chapel in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Esperança of Ponta Delgada and designates her eldest son, Manuel da Câmara, as first administrator.

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

Entail foundation deed by Francisco Pereira de Miranda and his wife Guiomar Pereira. The couple decided to use their "terças" to create a "morgado". The first administrator would be their son, Jorge Pereira de Miranda. The document contains extensive prescriptions on the construction of the profile of the administrator: it should preferably be the first-born son, excluding illegitimate children and clerics. They should be loyal subjects of the Crown, physically and mentally fit, and must use the name and coat of arms of the lineage. An inventory of the entail should be drawn up, with three copies: one for the administrator, one for the monastery in which the institutors are to be buried, and one for the Misericórdia of Porto.

Entail foundation deed by Diogo de Castro do Rio and Beatriz Vaz, his wife, in Lisbon, appointing their eldest son, Martinho de Castro do Rio, as their successor and mentioning that they also found a chapel.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Fernando Mascarenhas, do Conselho do Rei, and his wife, D. Filipa da Silva, establish the entail of Torre das Várzeas, headed by their farmstead in Ponte de Sor, and composed of another farmstead and houses in Santarém. They bequeath it to their eldest son, D. Manuel Mascarenhas, and to his descendants afterwards. The entail shall be annexed to their chapel in the chancel of the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Serra of Santarém, where they wish to be buried, with the obligation of a daily mass and other annual masses.

Entail foundation deed by which Luís Ribeiro and D. Isabel Pacheco, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, which includes a farmstead (quinta) in Samouco, Alcochete, houses in Lisboa, lands (casal) in Benfica and in Carnaxide, lands (casal) in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras, and a public debt instrument of 50 000 réis in Casa e sisa das herdades. They designate their eldest son to become its first administrator, determining that him and his descendants should support the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of that city, in whose sacristy their chapel would be erected.

Entail foundation deed by which Rui Lopes de Évora, fidalgo de geração, and his wife, Leonor Rodrigues da Veiga, establish an entail for their eldest son, Manuel da Veiga, and his wife, Isabel Gomes Angel, who should afterwards be succeeded by their eldest son, Rui Lopes da Veiga. They include in the entail their farmstead of Montijos, in Lisboa, with its lands, and other properties and public debt instruments which should total 54 000 cruzados. The entail will always be united to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Palma e S. Guilherme which they founded in the monastery of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, with the obligation of a daily mass. All of the named parties are present and accept these conditions, promising to fulfil them.

Entail foundation deed by which Gaspar de Torres, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Leonor de Alarcão, his wife, establish an entail with five public debt instruments bought with the revenue donated to them by Afonso de Torres, their father and father-in-law, on the ocasion of their marriage. This donation had been made under the condition that they should establish an entail. They also establish an obligation of a daily mass in the chapel of Todos os Santos of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, which shall have five merceeiras who will pray for their souls. If the lineages of Gaspar de Torres and his siblings are extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Câmara de Lisboa, who shall build a hospital with a chapel of the invocation of S. Paulo with its rents.

Entail foundation deed by which Isabel de Avelar, wife of Henrique Nunes de Leão, establishes an entail with all of her properties. She appoints her grandson, Jorge Nunes de Leão, legitimized son of her deceased son, Martinho Gonçalves, as her universal heir. He shall order a daily mass in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, to be paid with revenue from her houses in Lisboa. His sucessors shall have the surname and coat of arms of the Leão family. If his lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of Isabel do Avelar's nephew, João de Avelar or to the lineage of João Taveira, her great-nephew, who shall keep the Avelar surname.

Entail foundation deed by Cristóvão de Brito, member of the king's council. Cristóvão justifies the institution of the "morgado" as a way to prevent the scattering of the estates and to preserve his memory, allowing for better service to God and the kingdom and greater honour to the noble houses. The instituor decided to entail interest in the "alfândega" of Lisbon, his houses in Lisbon, located in the parish of S. Lourenço, and a farmstead in Ribatejo, leaving instructions for the acquisition of other properties to be included in the entail. The income from the properties would also support two daily and perpetual masses to be celebrated in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, to be located in the church of the convent of Madre de Deus de Lisboa, which was under construction, and for which he had already purchased liturgical furnishings, such as a retable of "Nossa Senhora". The first administrator would be his nephew João de Brito, son of Lopo de Brito. An inventory of the assets was to be drawn up, with three copies: one for the administrator and the other two to be kept at the S. Elói Monastery in Lisbon and at the Hospital of Todos-os-Santos. His successors were also obliged to entail more property. The succession would pass through the first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children and clerics. The presumptive heir was not allowed to marry without the consent of his parents, under the penalty of being removed from the succession. In addition, each administrator had to be physically and mentally fit, to be loyal to the Church and to the Crown, and to use the name and the coat of arms of the Britos.

Entail foundation deed by D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Joana da Silva, his wife. They entail their third parts and appoint D. António, their eldest male son, first administrator, to be succeded by his brothers in order of birth, and only afterwards by D. António's children. The institutors and successors would be buried in the chancel of the convent of Almoster, as stated in a contract signed with the abbess and convent. They appoint the administrator of the entail patron of that chapel. The obligation of the institution of the entail was included in the marriage contract of the institutors.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Margarida de Meneses established an entail with properties she owned in Aveiras de Baixo and Faro, an estate in Monforte ("herdade dos Grações"), houses in Santarém and Lisboa, 2 public debt instruments and 4 000 cruzados which the King owed her. After the institutor's death, the entail would be transmitted to her eldest son. The administrators of the entail were obligated to support the celebration of annual masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. The entail was founded with the consent of Diogo da Silva, the institutor's husband.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel de Miranda entailed his estate, namely houses in Midões, a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis and 8 000 cruzados, and ordered the construction of a chapel devoted to Nossa Senhora da Assunção. After his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest son.

Entail foundation deed by Luís do Amaral Castelo Branco and his wife D. Leonor de Paiva. They appoint the one who survives as the other's heir, and a future child of their marriage, afterwards. If they have no children, the entail shall be inherited by Luís Rodrigues de Paiva, brother of D. Leonor de Paiva, or one of his brothers, if he doesn't have any descendants. They appoint their houses in Lisboa as head of the entail.

Entail foundation deed by Luís Álvares de Madureira, fidalgo da casa do rei, his wife and first-cousin Joana de Madureira, and his aunt Isabel de Madureira. Together they decided to establish an entail, using their farmstead of Freixo, in Guilhabreu, as the head of the entail. They decided to create the entail in order to avoid the division of the estates and the dilution of the memory of the lineage, arguing that the concentration of the inheritance in one institution, managed by the first-born, was also a way of supporting the other relatives. At that time, the couple had no children and decided that in the absence of descendants, the surviving member of the couple had the power to appoint the successor. However, the administrator of the entail should primarly be the first-born son, excluding clerics and those who commited lese-majeste crimes. The administrators were also required to entail other lands and to use the Madureira name and coat of arms. An inventory of the entail was to be made, with three copies: one to be kept by the administrator, and the others to be kept in the Municipality of Porto and in the Cathedral.

Entail foundation deed by which Tomé Salema established an entail, stipulating the payment of the studies of his nephews Diogo and António de Salema at the University of Coimbra. The institutor also established the obligation to celebrate masses in the Church of Alcácer do Sal, using all his assets located in the same place and in Brasil, where he had some slaves.

Entail foundation deed by which Brás Teles de Meneses, membro do Conselho do Rei and coronel da gente da guerra, and his wife, D. Catarina Maria de Faro Henriques, established an entail, incorporating in it the third part of their assets, which comprised a farmstead in Lamarosa, Coruche, houses in Pampulha, Lisboa, and rents (foros) in the farmstead of Cotovia. They also entailed to it 8 tapestries depicting the life of S. João Batista and the weapons used by Brás Teles de Meneses. The institutors designated Fernando Teles de Meneses, their firstborn son, to succeed them in the entail's administration. All its future administrators were allowed to deposit their remains in the tomb erected by the founders.
Paulo da Rocha, curator of their eldest son, gave his approval to this deed.

Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Melo, do Conselho do Rei, and Helena de Mesquita, promise to marry their children, respectively D. Joana da Silva and D. António de Melo, and establish an entail for them with the marriage's dowry, which shall be employed in acquiring immovable properties. The entail shall pass to the successors of this marriage and will have its chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Évora.

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

Entail foundation deed made by Duarte Gomes da Silveira in which he ordered, among several dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel of the invocation of Salvador do Mundo in the church of the Misericórdia of Paraíba's captaincy, with a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every week as long as the world lasted and one sung mass on the day of Nossa Senhora das Neves. He named his son in law António Barbalho Bezerra and his wife Joana Gomes da Silveira, daughter of the institutor, as first administrators of the entail during their lifetimes, and, after their deaths, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. No administrator could ever marry with a another person of the so-called 'infected races', under the penalty of loosing the administration. He recomended that no administrator should ever rise his own children with wine, as a root of sin. All administrators should annex one third of their own reserved portions to the entail. The institutor also disposed that all administrators should bear the surname Silveira and the coat of arms of the Gomes and Bezerras, adding a motto beneath it with the words Verdade e Felicidade (truth and happiness) that should be present in all their seals, chairs, curtains.

Entail foundation deed by Luís de Figueiredo Falcão, instituting as heir is only child, António Heitor de Figueiredo.