Will by which Pantaleão Gomes de Sousa nominated his nephew António de Sousa de Carvalho to succeed in his entail. He left him all his movable goods, a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis in Almoxarifado das Sizas in Santarém, houses and a farm located in Charneca in order to be incorporated into this chapel. The administrator was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Anunciada and it should succeed in this obligation his eldest son. He left some legacies to his daughter, a nun, and to another closest kin and institutions.

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

Will by which Pedro de Alcáçova Carneiro, conde de Idanha, do Conselho de Estado do Rei and vedor da sua Fazenda, widower of D. Catarina de Sousa, establishes an entail with his houses and leases in Lisboa. He bequeaths it to his youngest son, António de Alcáçova Carneiro, since his other sons died in the battle of Alcácer Quibir. He also donates two public debt instruments of 500 000 réis to his grandson, Pedro de Alcáçova de Vasconcelos, which shall be annexed to the entail of the House of Figueiró, of which he is heir through his mother, Joana de Vasconcelos, with the obligation of his successors keeping the Alcáçova surname.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1593-05-12.

Will by which Pedro Francisco bequeaths an orchard and an olive grove in Paço do Lumiar, Lisboa, to his nephew, Jerónimo Gomes, determining that he must support the celebration of an annual mass for his soul in the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar. After Jerónimo Gomes' death, the entail would be inherited by Joana Pedrosa, the testator's daughter, and passed to her eldest son. He declares that his body must be buried in that church.

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

Will by which Gonçalo Mendes Mergulhão, married three times, declares he established a chapel in the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa with an obligation of a daily mass for the soul of his second wife, D. Ângela da Nóbrega, for which he has given 600 000 réis to the priests of the convent, and of keeping a merceeiro, to be elected by his successors.
He appoints his legitimized son, Manuel de Campos Mergulhão, who lives in India, as administrator of the chapel of S. Martinho in Alter do Chão, founded by Martinho Eanes and his wife, Esteva Faleira, which he kept by sentence against the claims of other relatives, and which is a chapel of appointment. If his son is already deceased, he appoints in his place his eldest daughter, D. Francisca Mergulhão, or her sister. If all of them are deceased, he appoints instead Gonçalo Mendes de Pina, son of Francisco de Morais de Pina, and great-grandson of his step-sister, Maria de Anrecada.
He entails all of his properties to his chapel in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, and establishes an entail, which he bequeaths to Manuel de Campos Mergulhão and his successors, with an obligation of ten other annual masses in his chapel. If they are all deceased, it shall pass to his closest relative.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1653-08-24.

Will by which doutor Gaspar de Figueiredo, do Conselho do Rei and desembargador do Paço, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel he and his deceased wife, D. Isabel, started to build in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, which he orders should be quickly finished. He entails to his chapel a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis which should be acquired with the remaining part of his and his wife's properties, and entails his other properties. He designates as heir and administrator of his entail his great-nephew, Gaspar de Figueiredo, second son of João Vaz Rebelo and Maria de Lemos Figueiredo, his nephew and niece, and his descendants. He requests João Vaz Rebelo to administer the entail during his son's minority, and to annex his and his wife's third parts to it.

Will by which padre João Soares de Albergaria established a chapel, entailing to it all his properties in Alter do Chão. He designated his brother, Sebastião Galvão, to administrate it, declaring that, after his death, he had to be succeeded by his eldest son or daughter. If Sebastião died without leaving legitimate descendants, the chapel would be administrated by Luís Galvão Pegado and his successors. The future chapel's administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 2 perpetual daily masses for the institutor's soul in the main church of Avis, where his body would be buried, next to his wife's remains. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1669-07-30.

Will by which António Gomes Pais expresses his wish to be buried in the church of S. Pedro of Torres Vedras, near his parents. He entails his houses in Torres Vedras with an obligation of ten annual masses over his tomb. He bequeaths them to his niece, D. Teresa Aragão, daughter of his deceased brother, Manuel Pais de Aragão, and to her children afterwards. If she dies without successors, the entail will pass to her sister, D. Antónia. If his brother's lineage is extinguished the entail will pass to the Misericórdia of Torres Vedras.

Will by which Fernando Nunes Barreto and his wife D. Maria Henriques, declared that they wanted to be buried in the main chapel of the Monastery of Santa Clara. They founded an entail, using some "herdades" located in the parish of São Cosme, in Gondomar, and some houses in Porto. They designated their eldest son to be its first administrator, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in this monastery and to contract chaplains. They wanted to unit this entail to another called "Morgado dos Freiriz", founded by Fernando Nunes Barreto's grandparents, Fernão Nunes and Isabel Ferraz, which was obligated to the celebration of masses in the Church of Freiriz. This entail should follow the conditions of his grandparents' entail. Fernando Nunes Barreto also declared that he was the administrator of another entail founded by his great-grandmother Beatriz Ferraz, that was obligated to the celebration of 15 masses each year in the Convent of São Francisco, using the rents of a "casal de Campo”, in Avintes. He also succeeded in the entail founded by Filipa Rebelo and Isabel Cardoso, mother and grandmother of Fernão Nunes, with the obligation to celebrate two masses in the altar of Jesus, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some "casais" in the parish of Rebordosa, and some houses in Vale de Pegas. Finally, he was the administrator of Catarina Ferraz's entail, with the obligation to celebrate 13 masses in the Altar of São Gonçalo, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some houses. All of these three entails of which he was the administrator should be succeeded by the eldest son. Followed by an approval deed dated 1596-05-05.

Will by which Gaspar dos Reis Dantas wanted to be buried in the Church of Ponte de Lima, where his father-in-law Bartolomeu Dantas was buried. He declared that he wanted to use his third to found an entail, designating his wife D. Leonor Correia to be its administrator during her lifetime, with the obligation to order the celebration of two masses. The assets he possessed in Galiza should be sold to buy some immovable goods or a public debt instrument. He declared that its administrators were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail. He also declared that this entail should be incorporated into Beatriz Dantas' entail, and designated his son Gaspar Dantas to be the administrator of these two chapels right after his wife's death. Followed by an approval deed dated 1631-09-16.

Will made by Doutor Pedro Mouzinho, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide and ordered the foundation of five entails. The first entail would be composed of houses, farmlands and windmills in Ribeira de Marvão and Castelo de Vide, would have a perpetual obligation of 200 annual masses and would be administered by Pedro's homonymous nephew Pedro Mouzinho, and his eldest descendants after him. The second and the third entails were composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and Marvão, would have the perpetual obligation of 30 annual masses each and would be administered by Pedro's nieces, Maria Mouzinho and Antónia Mouzinho. The fourth and fifth entails would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and would have a perpetual obligation of 50 annual masses each. Pedro Mouzinho named his sisters Leonor Mouzinho and Isabel de Almeida as administrators with the condition that they would appoint two of their father's grandsons to succeed them. All administrators of these five entails could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" or, otherwise, would lose the administration, and all of them should conserve good mores and a good way of living according with the catholic doctrine.
He also bequeathed one of his nieces, daughter of his sister Isabel, 22 alqueires of wheat in the ribeira de Marvão with an obligation of 10 annual masses, and donated a vegetable garden in Ribeiro da Fonte to capitão João Barbo Mouzinho, as an entail, with an obligation of another 10 annual masses. Finally he donates capitão Francisco Mouzinho Barbo an entailed property he bought, which had an obligation of an annual mass, adding to it another obligation of five annual masses for his and his relatives souls.

Will made by Domingos Rodrigues and Ana Nogueira in which they have ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail an chapel devoted to Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, taking a land in Ilha dos Frades, Bahia, with the perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated in every Saturday. To administrate it, they named their son padre Pedro Rodrigues Fortes as first administrator during his lifetime with the condition that he would finish the chapel's fabric and, after his death, the administration should be transmited to Domingos Rodrigues Santiago, their eldest son, and to his eldest male heir after him.

Will by which Mem Rodrigues de Abreu and D. Constança Ribeiro express their wish to be buried in their chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas.
They bequeath their part of the estate of S. Domingos, which Mem Rodrigues de Abreu inherited from his father, to João Pereira de Abreu, Mem's brother, with an obligation of five annual masses for their souls. This estate shall pass to the child or grandchild of João Pereira de Abreu who inherits the entail of doutor João Pereira, which Mem Rodrigues de Abreu possessed, and to which he appoints his brother as next administrator.
They entail their landed properties with an obligation of a daily mass prayed by the priests of S. Paulo de Elvas. They appoint as first administrator of this entail Manuel Gomes Ribeiro, brother of D. Constança, if they don't have children. The successor shall be chosen by appointment among his descendants. If no appointment is made, the entail shall pass to his eldest son. If Manuel Gomes Ribeiro dies without descendants, the entail shall pass to one of his brothers or sisters.
They also make donations to the confrarias of S. Pedro de Elvas and of Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Brancos, ordering they pray weekly and annual masses for their souls. These obligations shall only have effect if they don't have children.

Will by which Fernando Nunes Barreto and his wife D. Maria Henriques, declared that they wanted to be buried in the main chapel of the Monastery of Santa Clara. They founded an entail, using some "herdades" located in the parish of São Cosme, in Gondomar, and some houses in Porto. They designated their eldest son to be its first administrator, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in this monastery and to contract chaplains. They wanted to unit this entail to another called "Morgado dos Freiriz", founded by Fernando Nunes Barreto's grandparents, Fernão Nunes and Isabel Ferraz, which was obligated to the celebration of masses in the Church of Freiriz. This entail should follow the conditions of his grandparents' entail. Fernando Nunes Barreto also declared that he was the administrator of another entail founded by his great-grandmother Beatriz Ferraz, that was obligated to the celebration of 15 masses each year in the Convent of São Francisco, using the rents of a "casal de Campo”, in Avintes. He also succeeded in the entail founded by Filipa Rebelo and Isabel Cardoso, mother and grandmother of Fernão Nunes, with the obligation to celebrate two masses in the altar of Jesus, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some "casais" in the parish of Rebordosa, and some houses in Vale de Pegas. Finally, he was the administrator of Catarina Ferraz's entail, with the obligation to celebrate 13 masses in the Altar of São Gonçalo, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some houses. All of these three entails of which he was the administrator should be succeeded by the eldest son. Followed by an approval deed dated 1596-05-05.

Will by which João Mendes Valentim expresses his wish to be buried in his tomb in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Olivença. He entails his third part, headed by his estate of Poço do Carreto, with the obligation of two weekly masses for his soul and the souls of his relatives. He bequeaths it to his son, Bento Mendes, and to his descendants afterwards. If his son dies without successors, the entail will pass to his other son, Manuel Mendes.

Will of Miguel de Magalhães and Simoa Florina, his wife, founding a chapel and appointing Gregório Ribeiro, their nephew, as their successor.

Will made by Pedro da Ponte in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year in the church of São Miguel, in Ponta Delgada, where his body should be buried. He named his son António as first administrator and after his death the entail should always be administrated, preferably, by the eldest male heir.

Will made by Eugénia Damas in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual mass obligation of half anal of masses, that being 26 masses, celebrated every year on her chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição, in the church of Santiago of Marvão. She named her goddaughter Maria Gonçalves Delgada as first administrator of the entail and her eldest heirs after her. If she died without children, then the administration should be handled to one of the children or grandchildren of her uncle João Dama, who departed to Brazil and lived there. If João Dama had no children or grandchildren, then the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento should inherit the entail.

Will of Vicente Simões Valarinho and Leonor de Sárrea, his wife, having a chapel built at the Sé de Silves, dedicated to Senhora da Piedade, entailing the thirds of their assets to entail and appointing his son older to administer it.

Will of Rui Vaz do Trato founding a chapel of the invocation of S. Vicente in the church of S. Miguel of Vila Franca do Campo, with the pious obligation of twelve masses. He appoints his wife, Catarina Gomes, to be administrator and, after her death, she will be succeeded by their first born son and his descendants.

Will of João Fernandes and Catarina Rodrigues Pimenta, his wife, naming heir and executor whatever survived of them. They want to be buried in their chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Moura. They establish a chapel, entailing all their untested assets, to fulfill the charges. They nominate the one who survived as the first administrator, and it was up to him or her to nominate the successor, and so on. If one of the administrators did not appoint a successor, the chapel would pass to the judges and clerk of the municipality of Moura.
The will allows for the survivor of the couple to establish another chapel, in the hermitage of Santo António, with the assets located there. If not, they would revert to the main chapel.
It is inserted in an exemplification (dated 1622-06-13), with an approval deed (dated 1504-12-26).

Will by which Mestre Afonso das Leis, Vice-chanceler do Rei D. Pedro, bequeaths the third part of his assets, including his farmstead (quinta) of Calhariz, to his son, Fernando Pires, obligating him and his descendants to sustain a chaplain who should celebrate masses for his soul and those of his relatives in an unidentified church. He demands that his father's will, in which he had established an entail, should be fulfilled. The testator declares that his body should be buried in the church of S. Francisco of Avignon, since he currently resides in that city.

Will of Susana Afonso, widow of Mateus Vaz Pacheco, founding a chapel of masses and appointing his sons, Paulo Pacheco and Custódio Pacheco, as her executors and administrators, and, after their death, their offspring in a rotary administration, if both have descendants.
Will approved in 1558-03-22.

Will made by Tomé Afonso in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a chapel of weekly masses celebrated in the church of N. Sra. do Rosário, in Vila Franca do Campo, where his body should be buried. He named his uncle Pedro Afonso as first administrator and his cousin Jácome Gado after his death, and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir, and if he had none, the administration should be transmitted to Paulo Gago, also a cousin of the institutor.

Will made by Baltasar Martins de Castro in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year in front of the Altar of N. Sra. do Rosário in the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where his body should be buried. He named his daughter Ana de Castelo Branco as first administrator of the entail, with the condition that she would make a tombo record book. After her death the entail would be administrated, preferably, by the eldest male heir.

Will of Constança Pais, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the church of São Salvador, in Montemor-o-Velho, with a daily mass obligation, naming her nephew Bartolomeu Miguéis and Estêvão Gonçalves as first administrators, and the sons of Bartolomeu Miguéis after his death.

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

Will by which Gaspar Pacheco established an entail with the third part of his assets, which was composed of houses in S. Paulo, Lisboa, houses in Sassoeiros, Cascais, lands in Santiago dos Velhos, a farmstead (quinta) in Algés, houses in Boavista, houses in Rua dos Esteiros, houses in Beco do Jardim and in Rua da Tanoaria, rents (foros) in Porto, a rent (foro) in Sintra, a public debt instrument of 1 000 cruzados in Almoxarifado de Torres Novas and a property (engenho) in Pernambuco. He designated his son, António Rodrigues Pacheco, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 2 perpetual daily masses in the chapel, devoted to Nossa Senhora das Angústias, founded by the institutor in the monastery of S. Bento of Lisboa. As long as Frei Jacinto Pacheco was alive, he would be responsible for celebrating them. Each year, the administrators had to give 75 000 réis to the monastery to provide for the maintenance of the chapel and to pay for the masses. The institutor had already ordered the painting of an altarpiece.

Will made by Diogo Vaz Porcalho in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew Francisco Vaz as first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition that he would annex his own reserved portion to the entail. After the death of Francisco, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by which António Pinto Nogueira de Figueiroa and Francisca Lopes de Seixas, his wife, established an entail with houses in Calçada de S. Francisco and in Rua do Selvagem, a store in Rua dos Ourives do Ouro, Lisboa, and lands (casal) in Ribas de Baixo, Fanhões, determining that its future administrators had to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for their souls in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires and to give, each year, 5 000 réis to the brotherhood of Santíssimo Sacramento of that church. After the death of both of them, the entail would be transmitted to António Pinto Nogueira de Figueiroa's son, if he remarried and left descendants, or, if that did not happen, to his brother, Sebastião Pinto, who would pass it to his successors. The institutors declared that their bodies had to be buried in that church.

Will made by Margarida Aires de Morais in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year. She named her sister Maria de Morais and her brother-in-law Diogo Fernandes de Almeida as first administrators of the entail, and after their deaths, to their son, her nephew, grandson of Francisco de Morais. After the death of this nephew, the succession should continue always on the eldest male heir. If this nephew had no heirs, the administration should be handled to the closest relative.

Will by which D. Aldonça de Sousa expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel of Nossa Senhora do Pranto, in the mother church of Santa Cristina of Condeixa, to where she orders the transfer of the bones of her husband, António de Sousa, who was buried in the church of Santa Cristina of Tentúgal. If she died before the transfer, she would be buried in Tentúgal until they were both taken to their new chapel. She entails several properties to her chapel and appoints António Heitor, her criado, as first administrator, to whom should succeed Paulo, his son, followed by the eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineage, the bishop of Coimbra would choose the next administrators.

Will by which António Gomes da Mata established an entail, appointing his nephew Luis Gomes da Mata to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses and to light a candle in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça and other churches In Lisboa. The founder also appointed his nephew Duarte Gomes da Mata heir of the alodial assets and some of the entailed assets until his death. This chapel has the right to nominate a priest to celebrate the masses. This entail is composed of several assets belonging to the entails of Luís Gomes da Mata's, Pedro António da Mata and Duarte Reimão da Mata; jewelry, silver pieces and a public debt instrument of 70 000 réis in Câmara de Lisboa.

Will by which Maria Eanes, Gonçalo Pires' widow, member of the Conselho Régio, entails lands (bacelo) in the outskirts of Alenquer to the chapel of S. João Batista of the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, which she had previously founded. She appoints her cousin to be its first administrator, obligating him and his successors to support the celebration of annual masses for her soul in that church.

Will by which the licenciado Afonso Pires Loureiro expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora de Freixianda of Ourém, where he had been vigário. He establishes a chapel of the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Natividade, in the place of Suimo, to which he entails his properties. He designates Maria Leite, daughter of his nephew André de Loureiro, and his legitimized son, Sebastião, who was to marry her, as his universal heirs and first administrators of his entail. André de Loureiro would administer the chapel until they reached majority. He revokes a previous will he had made in 1612-08-18.

Will by which Francisco Nunes de Ávila, sacerdote, declared that he had bought the chapel of Jesus of the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires as it was requested by Diogo Cirne, the institutor of the entail he administrated. He had entailed to it a public debt instrument of 88 000 réis and lands (casal) in Monte do Coche, Almada. The testator determined that, after his death, Ana da Costa, his niece, would inherit the entail and pass it to her eldest son.
He also ordered that the entail established by his aunt, D. Maria Henriques, composed of a farmstead (quinta) in Pragal, which he had inherited, had to be administrated by the son of Ana Costa responsible for administrating Diogo Cirne's entail. The entail would be subsequently transmitted to one of his descendants.

Will by which Luísa Dias wanted to be buried in the tomb of her husband Luís Pires, in the church of Nossa Senhora do Bispo, in Montemor-o-Novo. She left the half of the third part of her assets to her son Lopo Dias, and the other half to her daughter Margarida Pires. If one of them died without children, these assets would be transferred to the other. If they had children, it would be for both of them, with the obligation to fulfil the pious charges in the church of Nossa Senhora do Bispo. If there were no heirs, it should succeed the institutor's closest relative, starting with Vasco Fernandes Lobo and then his eldest son.

Will made by Maria de Chaves in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of 4 alqueires of land in Arrifes, S. Miguel island, with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. She named her nephew Martinho da Costa as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should continue on the eldest male heir, just as the entail founded by her uncle Francisco Afonso de Chaves. Besides of the land, she also entailed a golden necklace that belonged to her grandmother Margarida de Chaves, in order to perpetuate her memory on the future generations. She also appointed her nephew Martinho da Costa on the administration of the entail founded by her uncle Francisco Afonso de Chaves, on the occasion of her marriage.

Will by which Manuel de Abreu and Isabel Manso, his wife, established an entail with their farmstead and souto in Santo André, a property named "azenha do amarelo", a vineyard and another property (azenha) in Ribeira de Vide, determining that its revenues would support the celebration of one annual mass in honour of their late son, António de Abreu. They appointed their grandson, Serafim de Abreu, to administrate it and to transmit it to his eldest son.
They also left 200 000 réis to the Confraria da Santa Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide, obligating its officials to buy properties and to use its revenues to celebrate annual masses for their souls.
The testators declared that their bodies had to be buried in the main chapel of the church of S. João of Castelo de Vide.

Will by which D. Cristóvão de Moura Côrte-Real and his wife, D. Margarida de Côrte-Real, marqueses de Castelo Rodrigo, express their will to be buried in the chapel of the Côrte-Reais, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, which belongs to the entail administered by D. Margarida, if, by the time of their deaths, they haven't appointed another place. They establish a daily mass for their souls in that chapel, entailing to it the casal do Garajal, which is already entailed to another perpetual daily mass in the same chapel, and ask that Cristóvão's parents, who are buried in the monastery of Carmo and in the convent of S. Francisco, be transfered to the same chapel. They also establish an obligation of 20 000 masses, 10 000 for each one of them, 200 to be prayed in the convent of Calatrava, 400 in the convent of Alcántara, and the remaining ones in churches of Franciscan orders and others of their executor's choosing.

They then ask the king to confirm the entail they have established, consisting of the third part of their assets, which shall incorporate 40 000 cruzados from the lands of Cabeceiras de Basto, and houses in Lisboa. This entail shall be inherited by their eldest son, and his successors thereafter, together with the entail of the Côrte-Reais. If they have no sucession, however, the entail of the Côrte-Reais shall be separated from the entail of the Mouras, and the Moura entail shall be bequeathed either to D. Francisca de Távora, or to D. Isabel de Moura, D. Cristóvão's sisters, and to their descendants afterwards.

Followed by approval deed dated 1609-02-14, opening deed dated 1614-01-02 and instrumento de justificação dated 1614-02-18.

Will made by Fernando Ribeiro and his wife Catarina Jorge founding a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Ventosa, Alenquer.
In the administration of the chapel must suceed the institutor that survive to the other one. After that they appoint their niece Beatriz Gonçalves and her descendants.

Will made by Beatriz Pires, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of eighteen masses celebrated every year in the church of Espírito Santo, in Monforte. She named her husband Álvaro Penes as first administrator of the entail and her sister Ana Pires after his death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, male or female.

Will made by Pedro Correia de Andrada, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year on the monastery of Jesus, in Monforte, over the grave of his father and wife, where his body would also be buried. He ordered a vault to be placed over this grave, containing his name and the names of his wife, Maria da Silveira, and father, Francisco Correia de Andrada. To administrate this entail and chapel he named his illegitimate son Francisco Correia de Andrade as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. He disposed that if Francisco had no legitimate children, then the illegitimate could succeed, however, he ordered that no relative of the mother of Francisco could ever succeed on the entail, once he was a bastard.

Will made by the deceased Violante Pinto, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year on the church of N. Sra. da Graça, in Monforte, where her body should be buried. She named the sons of Pedro do Couto and Manuel do Couto as first administrators, and each of them would be succeeded by their eldest male heirs, that would share the administration like them.

Will made by Maria Vaz do Crato, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual obligation of twenty six masses, that being hald anal of masses, celebrated every year on the mother church of Arronches, where her body should be buried. She named her brother Manuel Rodrigues do Crato as first administrator during his lifetime, and after his death the succession should always continue on the eldest heir. During the first six years of Manuel's adminstration, he would be obliged to celebrate barely 10 masses, instead of the ordinary 26. Any relative who wished to became a clergyman could receive the administration to ordain himself, and after his death the succession should continue on the closest relative. All administrators who administrated the chapel for more than ten years would be obliged to apply 4.000 réis to the chapel, and when the summ reached 20.000 réis, then more properties should be bought and three more masses would be added to the perpetual masses obligation.

Will made in Arronches by Manuel Rodrigues Almendro in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of a vineyard and some lease contracts in an estate named Herdade dos Moreiros, with a perpetual obligation that each administrator would order the celebration of one mass on the first year of its administration. To administrate it, he named his wife Maria Rodrigues during her lifetime, and after her death, she would be succeeded by their eldest daughter and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir. He also appointed his daughter Isabel Vaz on the administration of the chapel founded by his uncle Gaspar Rodrigues Moreira that had a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year.

Will made by António Dias Calado in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year in the church of S. Sebastião of Vila do Crato, where his body should be buried. He named his niece Isabel Caldeira as first administrator and her eldest son after her death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. If she died without heirs, the administration would be handled to António Caldeira da Mata, and Alexandre de Abreu Fragoso after him, and from there on the succession should continue on the closest relative.

Will made by Manuel de Andrade and his wife Guiomar de Andrade, in which they ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of masses celebrated every year in the days of the Virgin Mary, feasts of Christ and All Soul's Day in the convent of S. António of Crato, where they would be buried, with vault and grave, as accorded in an obligation deed made with the friars of the convent. They named one another as first administrators of the entail, and after both of them were deceased, António de Andrade, brother of the institutor, would inherit the administration. After the death of António, the administration would be handled to his eldest daughter and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir. Any administrator who committed crimes of heresy would be immediatly deprived from the administration.

Will made by padre Manuel Gonçalves, in which he ordered, among several other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual mass obligation of one daily mass celebrated on this chapel, invocation of Jesus Christ, in the mother church of Crato.
He left very detailed instructions for the ornate of the chapel, detailing all silverware, trousseau, garments, and altarpiece. He named his father, Domingos Gonçalves, as first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition he would complete the construction and ornamentation of the chapel. After his death, the administration would be handed to the institutor's sister, Catarina Gonçalves, who would appoint a fine and decent clergyman to celebrate the masses, one that must not be hebrew, moorish or mulatto descendancy, nor descend of, any "drunken man".
After the death of Catarina, the succession would always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. However, if she died without children, the administration would be handled to the same chaplain who celebrated the masses, to be elected by the local vigário and beneficiados in a voting session which would be based on the use of withe and dark beans to elect potential candidates.

Will made by Constança Dias in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year in the church of Espírito Santo of Crato. She named her niece Constança, daughter of António Vaz and Maria Rodrigues, as first administrator and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. If she had no children, the administration would be handled to her parents with the same conditions.

Will of Beatriz Afonso da Volada, instituting a chapel with an annual mass in the church of São Pedro de Fragoso, and appointing his son João Gonçalves as administrator.

Will of Gonçalo Pimenta and his wife Isabel da Costa. Both state that their bodies should be buried in the chapel of São Gonçalo, which the couple had previously built. They decided to found a chapel, entailing estates to that effect. The chapel had the perpetual obligation of celebrating a weekly mass, along with other masses celebrated on certain days of the year. The first administrator of the chapel would be their first-born son, according to the same rules that applied to the chapel founded by Gonçalo Afonso Vieira, Gonçalo's grandfather, known as the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Ponte, in Ponte da Barca. The present will should be registered in the "Registo das capelas dos Resíduos de Braga". The succession was to pass to the first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children and people who had committed lese-majeste crimes.

Followed by the approval deed (1626-05-13, fls. 57-57v).

Will made by Pedro Vaz Ceia, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of four masses celebrated every year on the altar of Nossa Senhora in the church of S. Martinho, in Portalegre. He named his sister Maria Martins as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest female daughter, as the male would only succeed in the lack of female. If she died without children, the administration would be handled to her son António Dias, and if he also died without children, the administration would be transmitted to the closest relative.

Will made by Helena Martins, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of some houses in Portalegre and would be administrated by her brother João Martins Neto, with the sole condition that he and all his successors would give six candles to N. Sra. dos Remédios and S. Francisco every year, as long as the world lasted. After the death of João, the administration would be handled to his son Francisco Ribeiro and his descendants with the same condition. This second entail would be composed of other houses, vineyard and olive grove in Portalegre, would have a perpetual obligation of thirteen masses celebrated every year. To administrate it, Helena Martins named her sister Isabel Ribeira and her daughter Beatriz after her death, and from there on the succession should continue on the eldest heir. If Beatriz died without children, the administration would be handled to her sister Isabel Ribeira, with the same conditions, or, alternatively, to her brother José and his descendants.

Will made by Agostinho Fernandes and his wife Inês Fernandes in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. This first entail would be composed of an estate named Mouta, in the outskirts of Portalegre, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of 66 masses celebrated every year on the chapel of S. Lourenço, where their bodies should be buried. To administrate it they named one of the sons of Jerónimo Fernandes, that would be chosen by him, with the condition that he would marry with one of the daughters of Belchior Vaz, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of an olive grove, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named Pedro, son of João Fernandes, with the condition that he would marry with one of the daughters of Diogo Vaz, at his choice, and, after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The Provedor das Capelas would be obliged to take account of the administration of both entails every year.

Will made by Jerónimo de Sousa, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual obligation of thirty masses celebrated on the main chapel of the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his godson António, as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If António had no children, the administration would be handled to António Mourato.

[contains a declaration deed disposing over the non-entailed assets].

Will made by João Fernandes Garção and his wife Beatriz Gonçalves, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty one masses celebrated every year in their chapel of the Santíssima Trindade, in the church of Santiago of Marvão, where their bodies should be buried. They named their eldest son [whose name is not mentioned] as first administrator and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. They ordered that the ecclesiastical justices and the provedor das capelas should always take account on the administration.

Will of D. Ana de Mendonça, widow of António Moniz Barreto, governor of Índia, bequeathing her available portion, composed of a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis, to António Moniz Barreto, her grandson, as an entail with the pious obligation of 12 annual prayed masses.
Will approved in 1620-10-12 and opened in 1629-03-03.

Will made by Manuel Martins Freire and his wife Isabel Dias Roja, in which they ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the church of Espírito Santo, Portalegre. They named their niece Catarina Teresa as first administrator and her eldest heirs after her. If Catarina had no children, the administration should be handled to Manuel Freire.

Will made by Salvador Gomes and his wife Ana Gomes, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of properties in Nisa and Pedra de Ouro, with a perpetual mass obligation of two trinitarians of masses every year and three masses celebrated by Christmas, on the church of the Misericórdia of Portalegre, where their bodies should be buried. They named one another as administrator of the entail, and after both were deceased, they named Francisco Gomes, brother of the institutor, and, preferably, his eldest male heirs after him, with the condition that they would celebrate not only two, but four trinitarian of masses each year and six masses by Christmas.

Will made by Duarte Pires do Crato, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a hundred masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Arronches. He named Bruno Serra de Matos his wife Catarina Mendes as first administrators and their eldest heirs, male or female, after their deaths with the same conditions. If they had no children or if their bloodline was extinguished, the administration of the entail should be handled to the Misericórdia of Arronches.

Will of Marcos Veloso de Barros, leaving the chapel of Calvário, along with other estates, to his niece Antónia da Fonseca, dividing the revenues between the pious obligations and the niece's livelihood. When one of her children celebrated 15 years old, he should take possession of the administration.

Followed by the approval deed (1673-11-16, ADB-MAB-JR-B-13-88-88v).

Will made by Julião Pires in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with properties in Rabaça, Portalegre's district, with a perpetual mass obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year. He named his niece Maria to administrate the entail during her lifetime, and after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Maria died without heirs, the administration should be handled to Simão Fróes, brother of the institutor, with the same conditions. Furthermore, all administrators would be obliged to reside in Portugal, as the institutor made clear that no person residing on the kingdom of Castille could succeed on the entail.

Will made by Manuel Rodrigues Luar, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year in the convent of S. Francisco, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his wife Maria Pires as first administrator of the entail and their daughter Maria afer her. After Maria, the succession should continue on the eldest heir. However, if Maria died without children, the administration should be handled to a son or grandson of António Dias, brother of the institutor.

Will made by André de Sousa Tavares in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with the perpetual obligation of four masses celebrated every week on his chapel in the church of S. Francisco's monastery, in Portalegre. He named his eldest son as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If this son had no male heirs, the administration should be handled to the second born son with the same condition, in ways that the male uncle should be preferred on the administration over the female niece. If none of his male or female daughters had children, then the entail should be transmitted to his brother Francisco de Sousa Tavares. All administrators were henceforth obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail by the time of their deaths. They should also bear the surname "Sousa Tavares" and use the coat of arms of Sousa and Tavares family, or, otherwise lose the administration. He ordered that all administrators should give five alqueires of oil in order to maintain a lamp permanently lit on the chapel of Espírito Santo, in Portalegre. Finally, he also left detailed instructions for the construction of a manor house on the estate of Abrunheira.

Will made by Manuel Martins Ribeiro, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of a vineyard and a farm in Portalegre's district, with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. He named his nephew Manuel Martins Ribeiro as first administrator, with the condition that he would use the entail's income to order himself as priest. If he did not became a clergy the entail should be given to his sister Ana and her children after her, preferably the eldest male son. If she had no children, the entail should be administrated by the nephew of the institutor, Francisco Pinheiro de Albuquerque, priest, and after his death by the closest relative of his mother.

Will made by Maria de Siqueira da Fonseca in which she ordered, among several other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a daily mass celebrated on her chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição, in the convent of S. Francisco of Crato, where her body should be buried. She left very detailed instructions for the ornamentation of the chapel and ordered the administrator to make a lamp in silver, which should always be kept lit. She named her nephew Brás Félix de Abreu as first administrator of the entail, and his eldest son Diogo Caldeira after him, and after the death of Diogo, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. If Diogo had no children, the administration should be handled to António de Abreu, nephew of the institutor, or her nieces Elvira or Mariquita, in this order. No administrator could ever marry with a person who descended from hebrews, moors or new-christians.

Will made by Diogo Dias, lavrador e criador, in which he expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santiago de Caiola, in Urra, Portalegre, and establishes two chapels with the obligation of five annual masses each. The first would be administered by his great-niece Maria, daughter of Manuel Velez. The second would be administered by his niece Catarina, daughter of António Vaz and Maria Gonçalves. After their deaths the succession should always continue on their eldest heirs, male or female.

Will made by Manuel Mendes Tavares in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of six masses celebrated every year in the church of S. Francisco's convent, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his wife Catarina Lopes as first administrator of the entail, and his nephew Manuel da Rosa after her death. After the death of Manuel the administration should be handled to his brother Domingos Romba Tavares and from there on the succession should be handled to his eldest male sons and grandsons only. After the death of his eldest grandson the succession should not continue on his descendants, but would be handled to the closest relative with the same conditions.

Will made by Álvaro Mexia and his wife Filipa Rodrigues in which they ordered their burial in the cathedral of Portalegre, in which they ordered the building of a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Luz and established three entails, each with an obligation of two masses over their tombs. The first one would be composed of an estate in Monforte, and would be administered by their daughter Guiomar Mexia and by her heirs. The second one would be composed by their estate of Caravides, in Assumar, and would be administered by their son António Mexia and by his descendants. The third entail would be composed of a property in ladeira de São Tomé and would be administered by their son Lopo Cabreira and by his descendants. If their lineage was extinguished, the administration of these entails should be transmited to the Confraria de Nossa Senhora da Luz with a perpetual obligation of one daily mass.

Will of Margarida de Vilhena instituting a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Consolação, Elvas, and appointing her nephew António de Melo as administrator.

Followed by the approval deed (1555-01-23, fls. 315v-316).

Will by Isabel de Ataíde, instituting an entail using her dowry and dower and including the herdade of Figueira. The entail should support a chapel in the monastery of Santo António de Campo Maior, with masses for her soul and for the souls of her late husband Afonso Teles de Meneses and for her father-in-law Francisco Lobo. As administrator, Isabel appointed her daughter Branca de Meneses, granting her the power to choose her successor.
Followed by the approval deed.

Will of Beatriz Pinto instituting an entail with 10 annual masses for her soul and for the soul of her son who died in India, and appointing her son Manuel Correia and his offspring as administrators.

Will made by padre João Garcia Castanho, in which he ordered his burial in the chapterhouse of the convent Santo António of Alter do Chão and established an entail with a perpetual obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. He named his nephew Bernardo da Fonseca as first administrator of the entail with the condition that he would annex a forrageal to the entail. After Bernardo's death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by Beatriz Lopes, in which she declares that her body should be buried in the church of S. Marcos, in the grave where her husband Pedro Vaz Bacorinho lied. The testator stated that the rest of her inheritance would be used for the foundation of a chapel, explaining that the movable property would be sold and the money used to buy land that would be entailed to the chapel. The obligation to celebrate five annual masses in the "Altar das Almas" of the aforementioned church was imposed. The first administrator would be João Rodrigues Gato. After his death, and despite having children, the administration would pass to the founder's cousin, and then to her niece, Maria Pereira. Priority in succession would be given to the first-born children.

Will made by Guiomar Palmeira in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one daily mass celebrated in the mother church of Alter do Chão, where her body should be buried, alongside with her mother. She named her nephew Diogo Manhãs as first administrator of the entail, with the condition that he would marry one of his cousins Isabel Barreto or Guiomar Palmeira, daughters of his uncle João Vaz Manhãs, and if he did not, one of this two nieces who married would have the administration. If none of them wished to marry, then the Misericórdia of Alter do Chão would have the administration. No administrator could ever marry with descendants of new-christians, moors or mulatos.

Will made by padre Pedro Gonçalves Boroa, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual mass obligation of thirteen masses celebrated every year on the hermitage of S. Sebastião, in Alter do Chão, where his body should be buried. He named António Gonçalves Boroa as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If António had no children, then the administration should be handled to his father Afonso Boroa, with the same conditions. No administrator could ever marry with person of hebrew or moorish nation, nor live outside Alter do Chão or, otherwise, the Misericórdia would inherit the administration.

Will made by Gaspar Vaz de Sousa in which he ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of an estate in Portalegre's district named Herdade das Pevides, that would be administrated by his grandson Gaspar and the eldest male heirs after him, with the perpetual mass obligation of fourty masses celebrated during the Lent. This second entail would be administrated by his grandson Jerónimo and the eldest male heirs after him, and would be composed of an estate named Crespos e Amuachos, also with the perpetual mass obligation of fourty masses celebrated during the Lent. Illegitimate sons could never succeed in any of this two entails.

Will made by Pedro Ribeiro, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year on the convent of S. Francisco, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his niece Maria Velez as first administrator, and after her death the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. If Maria had no children, the administration should be handled to the closest relative.

Will made by Beatriz Gonçalves Arrobas in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one daily mass celebrated in the mother church of Arronches, where her body should be buried. She named her husband Fernando Soares to administrate the entail during his life and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Fernando had no children, then the administration should be handled to her nieces Maria or Ana, respectively the eldest and youngest daughter of her sister Maria de Morais. If none of them had children, then the administration should be given to her sister-in-law Maria Soares, sister of her husband.

Will of Bartolomeu de Carvalho instituting a chapel and appointing his daughter Ana de Carvalho as administrator, with the right to transmit her rights to her son Bartolomeu.

Will by Isabel Rodrigues Borrecho, in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first would be composed of an olive grove on Alegrete's district, and would be administrated by her son José Rodrigues, with the perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and before his death, José should appoint one of his children to succeed him, preferably the eldest, male or female. The second entail would be composed of two vineyards in Açor with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year, and would be administrated by José and his sister Catarina Rodrigues, with the condition that each of them would order the celebration of three masses every year.

Will made by Diogo Dias Tavares, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Arronches, where his body should be buried. He named his niece Beatriz Rodrigues as first administrator and after her death the succession should always continue on the eldest heirs. If she or any administrator died without children the administration should be handled to the Confraria of Santo Amaro, with the perpetual mass obligation of one weekly mass celebrated every sunday.

Will by which Teresa da Gama founded an entail, leaving all her remaining assets to her brother, Lopo Vaz da Gama, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of 3 annual masses for her soul. If he died without leaving descendants, the entail would be transmitted to Maria Lobo, the institutor's sister, and subsequently passed to Constança da Gama.
The testator established an entail with her vegetable garden (horta) in Elvas, designating her niece, Constança da Gama to administrate it. She and her descendants were obligated to support the celebration of 2 annual masses for the institutor's soul.
She ordered the burial of her body in the chapel of Santo António of the parish of Salvador, where her grandparents' remains lied.

Will made in La Codosera, kingdom of Castille, by Francisco Vaz Peixinho in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of properties in Monforte's district, including an estate named Herdade do Castelo Velho, with a perpetual obligation of 24 masses celebrated every year. He named his nephew Francisco Vaz as first administrator and his eldest male successors after him.

Will made by Ana Camelo in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would have a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Alegrete, and would be administrated by Salvador, her nephew, son of Miguel da Costa, and by his descendants. The administrators of the entail would have also the obligation of giving one alqueire of oil every year to keep a lamp in the church of Rei Salvador always lit. The second entail, composed of an olive grove ("olival de António Durão"), would have a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her uncle João da Costa and his eldest daughter after him. The administrator of this entail had to give half of an alqueire of oil to keep the lamp of the chapel of Calvário of Alegrete always lit.

Will made by Rodrigo Luís in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year in the church of S. João of Alegrete, where his body should be buried, preferably on the chapel of Nossa Senhora. He named his daughter Ana Dias as first administrator and one of her children after her death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. If she died without heirs, the administration would be handled to the closest relative.

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

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

Will made by João de Raudona, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the church of N. Sra. da Graça of Monforte, where his body should be bueried. He named his wife Beatriz Vaz as first administrator, with the condition that she and all her successors would apply 2.700 réis on the purchase of rents, in money or wheat, for the entail. After the death of Beatriz, he named his brother Francisco Cordeiro as administrator, and increased the masses obligation from ten to eleven masses celebrated every year, and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir of the Raudono's lineage.

Will made by Vasco Pires and his wife Isabel Pires, in which they ordered the foundation of four entails. The first entail would be composed of houses and lands in Marvão, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Brás Afonso during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The second entail would be composed of an estate named Quinta da Ramilla, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Manuel Brás during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The third entail would be composed of a land in a place named Raminha, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Pedro Esteves during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administration would be handled to his son Estêvão, and from there on, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The fourth entail would be composed of vineyard in Marvão's outskirts, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three one celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their niece Leonor, daughter of Pedro Esteves, during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir.

[Includes a declaration deed and a codicil made by Vasco Pires, disposing over non-entailed assets].

Will made by Vasco Pires and his wife Isabel Pires, in which they ordered the foundation of four entails. The first entail would be composed of houses and lands in Marvão, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Brás Afonso during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The second entail would be composed of an estate named Quinta da Ramilla, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Manuel Brás during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The third entail would be composed of a land in a place named Raminha, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Pedro Esteves during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administration would be handled to his son Estêvão, and from there on, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The fourth entail would be composed of vineyard in Marvão's outskirts, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three one celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their niece Leonor, daughter of Pedro Esteves, during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir.

Will made by padre Lourenço Mouzinho, in which he ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of lands, farms vineyards and houses in Marvão's outskirts, and would have a perpetual obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year, ten on the Altar das Chagas of Castelo de Vide and five on the Altar das Chagas de Cristo on the Misericórdia of Marvão. To administrate it, he named Vitória Garção, daughter of Domingos Dias and Isabel Fernandes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of some lands and a farm, and would also have a perpetual obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year, ten on the Altar das Chagas of Castelo de Vide and five on the Altar das Chagas de Cristo on the Misericórdia of Marvão, or, alternatively, on the convent of N. Sra. da Estrela. To administrate it he named Isabel Garção, sister o Vitória and daughter of Domingos Dias and Isabel Fernandes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If neither Vitória or Isabel had children, the administration would be handled to their youngest sister Leonor Carrilho or, if she also had no children, to Maria Mouzinha, cousin of the institutor, or their descendants, with the only restriction that neither of the two entails could ever be administrated by the same administrator of the entail founded by Pedro Mouzinho da Mota. The administrators of both entails should marry with a noble person, chatolic of clean blood, and would lose the administration if he or she ever married with a person of jewish, moorish, or new-christian ascendency. The Provedor da Comarca should take account on the administration of both entails, and charge the administrators in double if they did not fullfill the pious obligations, even in times of war. The administrators were also obliged to purchase a "bula de defunto" for the institutor's soul and should also preserve the entailed houses, reforming them if needed, or, otherwise, they would be obliged to pay 3 cruzados every year to the Bula de Cruzada until the houses were fully restored. The institutor mentioned that he had administrated the chapel founded by Manuel Carrilho, fullfilling all obligations and improving it until 1642-10-01, when the Castillian army invaded and stole some of the chapel's properties, and from there on the chapel was administrated by Fernando da Mota and his wife Maria Mouzinha, who owed some debts to him.

Will made by Domingos de Torres, in which he ordered that his body should be buried on the church of Santa Maria de Marvão. He also ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of a property in Leceira, with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year. He named wife Leonor Estaça as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the administration would be transmitted to his sister Leonor de Torres during her lifetime, and, before her death, she would appoint one of her children to succeed her, and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir.

Will made by padre Francisco Calado Alfaia, in wich he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of some lands in Castelo de Vide and Nisa, with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year on the anniversary of his death. He named his nephew Bernardo, son of Francisco de Alfaia, as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest heir. If he had no children, then the administration would be transmitted to his sister Isabel or to his sister Beatriz with the same conditions. However, if Bernardo fenced of a land in Castelo de Vide he would have them for himself, with no pious charges but with the only condition that he would order the celebration of thirty masses.

Will made by padre Manuel Themudo, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of a land named Tapada da Ribeira, in Alpalhão's outskirts, with a perpetual obligation of 32 masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Alpalhão, where his body should be buried, always on fridays, starting on the first friday after the Day of S. John. To administrate it he named his nephew padre Manuel de Almeida during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administration would be handled to Pedro Cordeiro, brother of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir or the closest relative. The second entail would be composed of houses, a vineyard and lands in Ribeira da Maia, with a perpetual mass obligation of 20 masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Alpalhão, always on fridays, starting on the thirty second week after the Day of S. John. To administrate it the institutor named his cousin Gonçalo Fernandes during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir or the closest relative. The administrator of the second chapel should purchase two silver lamps worth 75.000 réis and maintain a lamp perpetually lit on the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário of Alpalhão.

[Contains an opening deed of the will made in 1701-05-12].

Will made by Maria Mourato, in which she ordered her burial in the church of Alpalhão and founded an entail, composed of a vineyard, over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year. To administrate it, she named her husband Sebastião Lopes during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by their son Gregório Vaz, who would administrate the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, the eldest son of Maria Mourato would administrate the entail during his life, and her eldest grandson after him. From there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir.

Will made by Catarina Carrilho, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of three entails. The first entail would be composed of some houses and a golden cross, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate she named Maria Inchada as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the administration would be handled to her eldest son or daughter, whoever she appointed, who would be succeeded by their eldest son or daughter with the same conditions. She bequeathed a land to the Confraria de S. Pedro imposing a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year over it, and, from the remaining of all her assets she ordered the foundation of two more chapels. The second chapel would have a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every week on the mother church of Alpalhão, and would be administrated by her cousin, Maria Mendes, wife of Manuel Dalva, who lived on Castelo de Vide, and, after their deaths, the succession should always continue on the eldest heir, male or female. The third chapel would have a perpetual obligation of 102 masses celebrated every year, that being two masses celebrated every week, and would be administrated by Maria Chambel Alfaia, during her lifetime, and by her son Manuel and his eldest heirs, male or female, after his death. However, if Manuel wished to became a clergyman, he would only administrate during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administration would be handled to his sister Joana, and after the death of Joana to Pedro, their brother, and after his death to Maria Inchada, administrator of the first chapel, or, if none of them had children, to Sebastiana, daughter of Amaro Gomes and Leonor Miguéis, and, after the death of Sebastiana, if she also had no children, the administration would be transmitted to Maria, daughter of João Dias Rovisco, or the Confraria do Santo Nome de Jesus of Alpalhão.

Will made in Alpalhão by Afonso Ferrão, husband of Catarina Carrilho, in which he ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would be composed of houses, lands, vineyards and other properties dispersed between the outskirts of Alpalhão and Castelo de Vide, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his brother Afonso Dias Ferrão as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, male or female, or, the confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento of Alpalhão, in case his lineage became extinguished. The second entail would be composed of houses, lands, vineyards and other properties on the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his niece Maria de Sequeira as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, male or female, or, the closest relative, in case her lineage was extinguished, or, in the absolute lack of close relatives, the Confraria das Chagas de Cristo of Alpalhão. The third entail would be composed of houses, lands, cattle farms, a vineyard and other properties on the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he also imposed a perpetual obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his Pedro, son of Manuel Alfaia Morgado, as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, male or female, or, the closest relative, in case his lineage was extinguished, or, in the absolute lack of close relatives, the Confraria das Chagas de Cristo of Alpalhão. However, Pedro would only administrate this entail after he comes of age or marry, and, until then, his father Manuel Alfaia Morgado would administrate the entail.

Will made by Maria Ribeiro in which she disposed that her body should be buried on the church of N. Sra. da Graça of Alpalhão and ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of one sung mass every year. She named her niece Maria Martins as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her eldest daughter Maria, and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir, male or female. If Maria died without heirs, the administration would be handled, in this order, to her sisters Ana, Isabel or Margarida, and, if none of them had children, the administration would be transmitted to the closest relative of the institutor.