Entail foundation deed by Álvaro Afonso and Grimaneza Pereira, his wife, in Quinta do Paço, in couto de Barbeita, in the outskirts of Monção, to their nephew, Rodrigo Afonso Pereira, son of Pedro Vaz Pereira and Genebra Fernandes, their nephew and niece. They also order the mass celebration in the chapel they ordered to build in the church of S. Salvador of Barbeita.

Entail foundation deed by Isabel Cabral, widow of João Álvares de Caminha, with the remaining part of the available portion of her husband and with her own available portion, composed of her houses in Rua Nova, in Lisbon, which will be the entail's head, and her farmstead (quinta) in Romeira, in the outskirts of Almada, to her son, Manuel de Caminha, appointed as her successor. The institutor also orders that the entail's administrators will administer the chapel she built in the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisbon, with the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass for her and her husband's soul. Manuel de Caminha was present and accepted this institution, being mentioned also as institutor.

Entail foundation deed by which Álvaro Cardoso revokes a previous foundation deed. He entails several assets for the fulfilment of charges, celebrated in the church where he was buried and in the monastery of São Francisco of Santarém. He appointed Álvaro Cardoso to be the first administrator during his lifetime, with the obligation of endowing Leonor Cardoso for her wedding. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son, being legitimate.

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 and dowry deed by Dr. Duarte Mendes on behalf of his daughter D. Madalena Botelho who is contracted to marry with D. Rodrigo Lobo.
Includes an approval deed of the entail foundation and dowry deed by D. Rodrigo Lobo and D. Madalena Botelho.

Entail foundation and donation deed by Álvaro de Sousa and D. Francisca de Távora, his wife, of their farm of Alcube, in the outskirts of Sesimbra and Palmela, appointing Gaspar de Sousa, their eldest son, as their succeesor and first administrator. Gaspar de Sousa was present and accepted the entail donation and promised to fulfil all the conditions.

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.

Dowry deed by Isabel Gomes, widow of António Álvares Estaço, to her daughter, Jerónima Madeira, on the ocasion of her marriage to Simão de Seixas, son of Simão de Seixas and Madalena Fernandes. Part of the dowry is made up of a public debt instrument, which she entails with an obligation of masses in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa, to be administered by Jerónima Madeira and her husband, and by the successors of her marriage.
Contains a will chart (extract) of António Álvares Estaço and the respective approval deed, dated 1560-03-29; and a grace warrant issued to Simão de Seixas, escrivão of the Alfândega of Lisbon, allowing him to leave the office to one of the sons, dated 1559-07-01.

Dowry deed by D. Fernando Coutinho, bishop of Algarve, to marry Rui Pereira, son of João da Silva, regedor das justiças do reino, to D. Isabel Coutinho da Silva, daughter of D. Fernando, giving them all his assets as an entail, with the pious obligation of a perpetual annual mass. The institutor defines some accumulation clauses regarding this entail and the entail of João da Silva. Only Rui Pereira, if he inherits his father's entail, and his male son can succeed in both entails. After them, these entails should be separated.

Dowry deed by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, donated houses in Cata-que-farás, Lisboa, and a part of the sugarcane plantation she owned in Ilha de S. Tomé, which produced 250 arrobas of sugar every year, to her niece, Filipa Soares, Pedro Soares and Beatriz Lopes de Segura's daughter. She and her descendants were obligated to support the celebration of 2 weekly perpetual masses and a mass each November, for the souls of her late husband and of her son, in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires. Those properties could never be sold or exchanged for others. If her niece died without leaving descendants, the entail would be inherited by one of her brothers and sisters.
António do Amaral, tabelião público em Lisboa, accepted this deed on behalf of Filipa Soares.

Donation deed made by Francisco Vaz Morujo, his wife Isabel Vaz and Catarina Vaz Morujo, his sister, in which they donated some houses, lands and other properties to their son and nephew Manuel Vaz thereby ordering the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of fifty masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted in the church of S. Lourenço, in Portalegre, where their bodies should be buried. The only condition was that Manuel should become a clergyman within a year, administrating the entail during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint his sisters Catarina de Sena and Isabel das Montanhas, both of them nuns at Santa Clara's convent, to succeed him, and, after the death of Isabel or Catarina the last one alive would appoint a person to succeed on the 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 to Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho and Leonor Gonçalves, his wife, of all the king's properties in Rio Maior, founding an entail.

Donation deed by which Aníbal Sernige donates to Manuel Sernige, his son, several properties located on the outskirts of Porto, Feira, Aveiro, Esgueira and Ílhavo, as an entail. The administrator was responsible for appointing the successor from among his sons. If not, it would be for the eldest. The charges were to be celebrated in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora, in the place of Sá, on the outskirts of Ílhavo. In case of extinction of the lineage, he would stay in that hermitage. Manuel Sernige and Maria Ferreira, his wife, accept the conditions of the donation, undertake to fulfill the charges and attach other properties to the entail.

Donation deed made by Pedro Fernandes Poupano and his wife Beatriz Vaz Dourada ordering the foundation of an entail, composed of an estate in Carril, district of Portalegre, which was donated to their grandson Manuel Vaz Dourado, with condition that he and his descendants should celebrate perpetually, as long as the world lasted, 10 masses every year. If he died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to his brother António Pires Cavaleiro or his sister Maria Vaz Dourada. If none of them had children, the administration of the entail should hand down to the closest relative of Beatriz Vaz Dourada.

Donation deed by Leonor Mascarenhas of her houses and backyards, in Montemor-o-Velho, to her son, António da Fonseca de Andrade, who will inherit these assets as an entail, which she and her husband, Gaspar da Fonseca, want to found with their available portions. The houses and backyards will be the entail's head. She also orders her husband to found this entail and list its conditions.

Declaration deed made by Salvador Gonçalves Estrada in which he disposed that the administrators of the chapel he founded on his will should give accounts of the administration to the Provedor da Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide in every year, and not to the Provedor das Capelas.

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.

Codicil of Tomás de Bairros and Joana da Costa, his wife, revoking their will (dated 1559-10-29) and previous codicil. They order their grave in the same chapel as Jesus, in the church of Nossa Senhora do Funchal, in Ameixoeira. They instituted an entail and appoint whatever survives from them heir and administrator. They reduce the determined charges and appoint Damião Borges, to administer it after the death of both, if he married Isabel da Costa, Joana da Costa's niece. His son would succeed him. If the marriage did not materialize, the administration would fall to António Gonçalves and then to his eldest son.

Codicil made by Violante Dias, widow of Manuel Martins Barriga, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her nephew capitão João de Matos, during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint one of his children to succeed him, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of half of a vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her niece Beatriz Gomes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would appoint one of her children to succeed her, or, if she had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of another half of the vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Isabel Dias, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her son padre Manuel D'Alva, who would administrate it during his lifetime, and, before his death, he would appoint one of his siblings to succeed him with the same conditions above, appointing one chield on the succession. This entail is composed of a"fazenda" in Portalegre, and houses and lands in Castelo de Vide and on its outskirts.

[The codicil is preceded by a will made in common hand with her husband Manuel Martins Barriga in 1639-12-01, in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel that would be administrated by the Confraria das Almas].

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 made by Violante Dias, widow of Manuel Martins Barriga, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her nephew capitão João de Matos, during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint one of his children to succeed him, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of half of a vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her niece Beatriz Gomes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would appoint one of her children to succeed her, or, if she had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of another half of the vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Isabel Dias, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her son padre Manuel D'Alva, who would administrate it during his lifetime, and, before his death, he would appoint one of his siblings to succeed him with the same conditions above, appointing one chield on the succession. This entail is composed of a"fazenda" in Portalegre, and houses and lands in Castelo de Vide and on its outskirts.

[The codicil is preceded by a will made in common hand with her husband Manuel Martins Barriga in 1639-12-01, in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel that would be administrated by the Confraria das Almas].

Codicil of Catarina Rodrigues Pimenta, widow of João Fernandes, ordering the fulfillment of the previous will done together with her husband. She established a chapel, at the hermitage of Santo António, near Moura, entailing the real estate he owned with that hermitage to fulfill the charges. She appoints António Rodrigues, her husband's nephew, as the first administrator. She orders that, after his death, the administration be transferred to the same administrator of the principal chapel, and then remain in the same administrator.
She appoints Álvaro, nephew of João Fernandes, son of Lourenço de Pina, his co-brother cousin, and Inês Fernandes, as administrator of the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. However, he could only receive it after completing 25 years, until then, being administration by Cristóvão de Almeida, nephew of the institutor. If the first died before reaching that age, or without children who could inherit it, he would be left to Cristóvão de Almeida and if he died without legitimate children, to António de Pina, son of Rui de Pina, also only after turning 25 years old.
It also contains an approval deed (dated 1516-08-09), and an opening deed of a will (dated 1518-03-07).

Codicil of Cosme de Oliveira, confirming the desire to purchase a farm with the remainder of the third part of his assets, after the legacies have been fulfilled, as well as the appointment of his executor, Catarina Valente, as first administrator.

Codicil by which Ana Luís revoked a clause of her will, in which she demanded that the entail's following administrators should give, each year, 100 réis to the Confraria das almas do purgatório of the church of Santa Justa, whose officers should ask the visitador to take the chapel's administration account. Instead, she ordered that the Solicitador das capelas do Hospital de Todos-os-Santos should take an exemplification of the wills she and her late husband had issued, and introduce that information in the Tombo of the said hospital. The Solicitador was asked to supervise, each year, if the pious obligations they instituted were being fulfilled, in exchange for a tostão. Followed by the approval deed, issued on 1569-08-27, and the opening deed, issued on 1577-07-10.

Codicil of Manuel Rodrigues Relego, ordering the celebration of the charges in his chapel, of the invocation of Santo André, located in the monastery of São Francisco of Tavira. He confirms the appointment of Bárbara Romana, his wife, as administrator, to whom Rui Mendes, his nephew, should succeed, if he accepted him. Otherwise, it would be who his wife nominate.

Codicil made by Beatriz Caldeira de Castelo Branco in which she declared that no authority secular or eclesiastic could take account on the administration of the chapel, as she trusted entirely on her brother Gonçalo Vaz Castelo Branco.

Codicil made by Violante Dias, widow of Manuel Martins Barriga, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her nephew capitão João de Matos, during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint one of his children to succeed him, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of half of a vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her niece Beatriz Gomes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would appoint one of her children to succeed her, or, if she had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of another half of the vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Isabel Dias, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her son padre Manuel D'Alva, who would administrate it during his lifetime, and, before his death, he would appoint one of his siblings to succeed him with the same conditions above, appointing one chield on the succession. This entail is composed of a"fazenda" in Portalegre, and houses and lands in Castelo de Vide and on its outskirts.

[The codicil is preceded by a will made in common hand with her husband Manuel Martins Barriga in 1639-12-01, in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel that would be administrated by the Confraria das Almas].

Chapel foundation deed by Genoveva Pereira da Cunha, António Ribeiro Pereira, Vicente Pereira de Castro and D. Leonor Soutomaior. Fulfilling the will of Doutor Nicolau Pereira de Castro, son of Genoveva Pereira da Cunha, she established a chapel with a third of his assets and of his son, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the church of Nossa Senhora da Salvação in Arruda dos Vinhos. It also encloses the assets left by priest Manuel Pereira, her son, before his profession. According to the same will, he appoints Vicente Pereira de Castro, first administrator. The succession was to be that set forth in the Kingdom Ordinances. Priest António Ribeiro Pereira would also entail, on his death, his property to the aforementioned chapel. Vicente Pereira de Castro and D. Leonor Soutomaior, his wife, also attach a third of their property, namely the Nossa Senhora da Luz' farm, in Vinha, on the outskirts of Arruda dos Vinhos, to the chapel.

Chapel foundation deed by which Isabel Afonso Pinto ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria do Bispo, in Montemor-o-Novo. She appointed Beatriz André to be the first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she shall be succeeded by her eldest son or daughter. After the death of Beatriz André's eldest son, he would pass the administration to the next sibling, from the oldest to the youngest. After the death of the youngest, the administration would pass to the eldest grandson or granddaughter.

Chapel foundation deed by which Gonçalo Eanes Lobo and his wife Mécia Afonso ordered the charges to be celebrated in the chapel they had in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. The religiosos of that convent agree with the conditions expressed.

Chapel foundation deed by Henrique de Lemos, entailing all his properties to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Viseu, where he wants to be buried. He appoints António de Lemos, his son, as first administrator. His eldest son should succeed him.

Chapel foundation deed of Maria Martins, with assets worth 500 000 réis, taken from those she had received as an inheritance from João Dias, her husband. The institutor named Domingos Pires, her nephew, as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by António Martins, his brother, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the male heir.

Chapel foundation deed of Manuel Gonçalves Moreira, which he had done in the church of the monastery of Santo António of Viana [do Castelo] and where he wanted to be buried. He entails his houses, located in Viana do Castelo, on Rua de Santa Catarina, for the celebration of the charges. The administrator must be the eldest, legitimate son. In case of non-fulfillment of the charges, the administration would transfer to Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Viana.

Chapel foundation deed, by which Isabel Rodrigues Zarco, widow of Francisco de Freitas da Cunha, establishes a chapel, dedicated to the Santíssimo Sacramento, in the mother church of Portimão, entailing various assets, to fulfill the charges and transferring the charges that her husband to it had ordered in the monastery of São Francisco.

Chapel foundation deed by padre Nuno Vaz de Sousa, by which he entails assets in Portalegre and the surrounding area, with a perpetual pious obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year in Portalegre. The institutor named Beatriz Delicado, his sister, as first administrator during her lifetime, as a dowry in return for the improvements he received from her. After her death, she would be succeeded by her son, preceding the male.

Chapel foundation deed of Feliciana Ribeiro and Maria do Avelar, her sister. They entail several houses, located in Évora, opposite the convent of São Francisco, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the church of that monastery. The administration belonged to Feliciana Ribeiro, after her death to Maria do Avelar, and then to her children, namely her eldest daughter.

Chapel foundation deed by which Henrique Homem established an entail, incorporating several properties located in Vila Meã and Oliveira do Conde, and donated them to his nephew Henrique Simões Homem, son of his niece Bárbara Botelho and her husband Pedro Simões, reserving the usufruct during his lifetime.

Chapel foundation deed in which Martinho Domingues and his wife D. Sol ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria of Redondo. They appointed Vicente Martins to be the first administrator during his lifetime.

Adoption deed by which Pedro Vacão and Catarina Pires, his wife, adopt Diogo Barbuda and Beatriz Morais, his wife. They donate a third of their property, after their deaths, to fulfill the charges for their souls, celebrated in the church of Santa Maria do Porto, where they wished to be buried. After the death of first administrators, it was to be left to their eldest son, whether male or female.