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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.