Will by which Catarina Vicente, widow of Duarte Mouzinho, Cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, established an entail, incorporating in it her farmstead in the ourskirts of Lavre ("herdade de S. Lourenço") and ordering its future administrators to celebrate, each year, two perpetual sung masses in the chapel she founded in the church of Julião of Lisboa, devoted to Nossa Senhora. The testator appoints Doutor António Sanches Brandão, Ouvidor da Corte, and Beatriz Dias da Mata, his wife and her niece, as the entail's first administrators.
Will approved in 1526-12-07 and opened in 1529-05-11.

Will of Francisco Domingues founding three entails: one in São João of Beja; one in Santa Clara of Beja; and another one in São Francisco of Lisboa. He appoints as his heirs his legitimate children, Fernando Domingues, Afonso Francisco and Leonor. Fernando Domingues will be the administrator of the chapels and also the tutor of his brother and sister.

Will of D. Antónia do Rego de Negreiros founding a chapel and an entail with masses in the church of the Convent of Santo António de Redondo, appointing for its administrator her sister D. Maria do Rego de Negreiros and after her Andreza de Negreiros. She also founds another chapel and entail, with all her properties in the village of Pavia and masses in the local parish church, appointing to the administration the above D. Maria do Rego de Negreiros and after her D. Maria de Soutomaior.

Will made by Francisco Pereira do Lago and his wife Andreza de Araújo, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel devoted to Santa Bárbara, in Salvador da Baía, with a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every week and a candle perpetually lit in every saturday morning until the evening of every sunday. They named their eldest daughter Francisca to be the first administrator, and, preferably, her male first born heirs after her death. If Francisca died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to Madalena, youngest daughter of the institutors, with the same conditions. If she also died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to the closest relative.

Will by which Vasco Esteves, prior da igreja de Algodres, bequeaths his farmstead (quinta) of Figueira, Santarém, and mills (azenhas) in Coruche to Vicente Esteves, his brother, with the obligation of giving barrels of red wine and wheat to the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, each year. Its friars should celebrate annual masses in exchange for that donation. The testator's remains should be buried inside that convent.

Will made by Francisco Ramalho and his wife Leonor Dias in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every week in the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where their bodies should be buried. They appointed their son João Gonçalves Ramalho as first administrator and after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If João had no heirs from legitimate marriage, the administration should be given, in order, to his brother, Manuel Ramalho, sister, Cecília Ramalho and niece Leonor Dias.

Will of Gil Simões Valarinho, expressing his wish to be buried in his chapel and naming André Simões, his son, and Miguel Fernandes, as his executors. André Simões is appointed administrator of the chapel and entail. The latter should leave it to his eldest son, who was not a cleric and used the surname Simões.

Will by which Martinho Afonso de Sousa and his wife, D. Ana Pimentel, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, including their houses in Lisboa. They appoint their eldest son, Pedro Lopes de Sousa, as administrator, and his male descendants after him. They also express their wish to be buried in their chapel of the Nome de Jesus, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. If by the time of their deaths, their son has already died or has no descendants, the administration of the entail shall pass to D. Inês Pimentel, his sister, wife of D. António de Castro, senhor da Casa de Monsanto, or to her second son, since her eldest son will inherit the entail of Monsanto.

Will made by Estevaínha Gonçalves, wife of João Rodrigues, founding a chapel in the church of S. Pedro of Torres Novas and appointing her husband as successor and, after his death, their son, Gonçalo Eanes.

Will of João Rodrigues and Leonor de Almada, his wife, establishing a chapel with the thirds of their assets. They name the one who survives as executor and administrator, succeeding their eldest son.

Will of Lopo Lourenço and his wife Leonor Álvares, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the church of São Martinho de Sintra, with an yearly mass obligation of three masses, naming their son Artur Lopes. If any of the entailed properties was sold or dispersed, the administrator and his successors should immediately lose the administration of the entail, that would be transmitted to the Câmara of Sintra to appoint an old man, with more then 40 years, to administer it. A vault should be placed with the institutor’s names on it.

Will made by Manuel Favela de Arruda 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 church of S. André, in Vila Franca do Campo. He named his wife Clara da Fonseca as administrator of the entail during her lifetime and his nephew Manuel de Arruda, always succeeding the eldest male heir.

Will of João Gomes da Silva, instituting a chapel in the hermitage of São Marcos, entailing all its assets located in Tentúgal and on the outskirts, to fulfill the charges. He appoint Aires Gomes da Silva, his son, as the first administrator, and then by his legitimate grandson. If the descendants were missing, the municipality of Tentúgal should choose the administrator.

Will by which Jorge de Albuquerque, do Conselho Ultramarino, cavaleiro professo da Ordem de Cristo, son of Fernando de Albuquerque, governador do Estado da Índia, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel he and his second wife, D. Ana de Noronha, bought in the antechorus of the church of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa.
He designates his only grandson, D. António da Silveira de Albuquerque, son of his deceased daughter, Beatriz de Albuquerque, and of Jerónimo da Silveira, as his universal heir. He bequeaths him all of his properties in Lisboa, Paio Pires and Torres Vedras as an entail. This entail shall be joined to and have the same clauses of succession as the entail of Afonso Mexia, established in 1550-10-03, which António da Silveira de Albuquerque had inherited from his grandmother, Beatriz Mexia. The administrator shall take a part of his entail's properties to order a daily mass for his soul in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, rescue captives, marry orphans and establish two mercieiros in his chapel. His wife, D. Ana de Noronha, shall have the usufruct of a third part of the properties of the entail during her lifetime. If his grandson refuses these conditions, or dies without succession, the administration of the entail shall pass to the priests of Santíssima Trindade, who shall appoint a layman as the next administrator.
Jorge Albuquerque appoints his grandson as administrator of the chapel of his grandparents in the mother church of Beja. He also orders that the obligation of masses for the soul of his father, Fernando de Albuquerque, should continue to be prayed in the church of Nossa Senhora da Serra of Goa. This obligation was entailed to an orchard in that city, which he had received as a dowry upon his marriage to his first wife, Isabel de Sousa, and had given to his daughter, Beatriz de Albuquerque, at the time of her own marriage.
Contains corrections by corrections. Followed by two approval deeds of the will.
The author mentions this will was started in 1648-10-06.

Will of João de Arruda bequeathing his available portion to Francisco de Arruda, his son, with the pious obligation of two perpetual weekly masses and appointing, after his son's death, his oldest grandson. He also orders, as the administrator of his father's, João Gonçalves, chapel, the confirmation of his possible debts and its payment, if they exist, and appoints his son, Amador da Costa, as his successor in this chapel's administration.
Will approved in 1553-05-04.

Will of Reverendo Estêvão Marques founding two chapels in the church of S. João of Póvoa de Cervães, one for his nephew, Dionísio de Amaral, and other for his niece, Maria de Amaral. He also appoints his nephew, Dionísio de Amaral, as his successor in the chapel of Santa Marinha.

Will of Catarina Francisca de Carvalho, in which she took half of an estate in Pedregal, in Terceira island, and ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with 26 masses preached every year, perpetually, naming her son António Toledo Machado first administrator, and eldest son after him. If any of them died without descendants, the administration should be transmitted to her grandson, son of Joana Francisca, and the eldest heir after him.

Will of Diogo de Sousa, in which he declares that he is the first administrator of the entail instituted by his parents Diogo de Sousa Alcoforado and Isabel de Madureira. Diogo states that the amount of properties listed by his father could not be entailed. In this will, the son decides to entail all the remaining properties, stating that the rules of the entail should be the same as those outlined by his parents.

Will of Francisco Freire and his wife Maria de Sá de Herédia. The couple reserved their "terças" to establish an entail with a chapel in the convent of São Francisco de Vila do Conde. Their son, Luís Freire de Sá, would be the first administrator. If he had no descendants, the succession would pass to the children of Margarida Ferreira and Manuel Barbosa de Sá. Ideally, the administration would pass to the first-born son, excluding clerics. The institutors stated that the successor should be the closest relative, as long as is someone related by blood. If there were no relatives, then the administration of the entail was to be passed on to the Misericórdia.

Followed by the approval deed (1656-08-15, fl. 44v-45v).

Will of Manuel Carneiro, founding a chapel in the mother church of Vila do Conde, appointing his son Manuel Carneiro as successor, and instructing his tutor Francisco Freires that is inheritance should be used to acquire estates to the chapel.

Followed by the approval deed (1645-01-01, fls. 72v-73).

Will of Maria Pereira, single woman and daughter of Sebastião Pereira and Francisca Novais. Maria orders her body to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco in Porto. She entails the estates she possesses in Cerrais, Terras de Basto, Guimarães and Feira, with the obligation of supporting a weekly mass to be celebrated in the closest altar to her grave. As first administrator, the testator appointed her cousin Luís Novais, son of Vicente Novais and Branca da Silva, to be succeeded by his first-born son or daughter, in the absence of a male heir, and excluding clerics and illegitimate children from the administration. If Luís Novais died without descent, the entail was to pass to the person who administered the entail of Vicente Novais and Branca da Silva, uncles of the testator and parents of Luís Novais. Maria also left instructions regarding her illegitimate sister, Beatriz Pereira, ordering that she enter a convent and that the necessary payments be made from Maria Pereira's inheritance.

Followed by the approval deed (1586-05-31, fls. 55-56).

Will of Catarina Fernandes, founding an entail and appointing her niece Francisca Leite as administrator, while granting her the power to choose one of its children as successor. Otherwise, the successor would be her first-born child. To that effect, Catarina entailed properties in Póvoa de Varzim, and imposed a chapel of annual masses in the main church of the town.

Will of Tomé da Rocha, founding a chapel in the convent of São Francisco of Porto and appointing his sister, Antónia da Rocha, as administrator. After her death it shall pass to their niece, Jerónima da Rocha, daughter of their sister Graça da Rocha. If she dies without heirs, it will pass to their other niece, Luísa da Rocha, daughter of their sister Helena da Rocha. If his lineage is extinguished it will pass to the Misericórdia of Porto.

Will made by Luzia Teixeira in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every week in her chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição in the convent of S. Francisco of Vila da Praia, Terceira island, where her body should be buried. She named her husband João Cardoso as first administrator of the entail and after his death their son Sebastião, and from there on the succession should continue on the eldest male heir. If Sebastião died without heirs, the administration should be given to their sons João or António, with the same conditions.

Will of Vasco Martins de Alor, instituting a chapel composed of his houses in Olivença and designating his nephew Jorge Sanches as administrator.

Will of Manuel Pacheco and his wife Margarida da Silva in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of several properties in Terceira island, with masses celebrated in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento in Angra's cathedral, where their bodies should be buried as well as their descendants. They named their eldest son António Pacheco to be the first administrator and all of his brothers after him, and after the death of all of them the entail's administration should be transmitted to the eldest male son or grandson of António Pacheco, and their eldest descendants after them, preferring the male over the female. All administrators should bare the surname "Pacheco" and annex one third of their own reserved portions to the entail, or lose the administration. Illegitimate children and madcap were excluded from the administration.

Will made by Catarina Evangelho in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of properties in Porto Martins and an estate named Quinta da Ribeira, Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated in every week in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in church of Santa Cruz, in Vila da Praia, where her and her descendants should be buried. She named her husband, Manuel Teixeira de Melo, as first administrator and all of their children after him, alternating in every two years, from the eldest to the youngest . After all of them were dead, the administration should be given to her eldest male grandson, son of Manuel. If he had no male heirs, the administration should be given to the eldest son of Joana or Luís. And if there were no male heirs of any of them, the administration should be given to her cousin Diego de Barcelos, and after him his closest relative.

Will made by Gregório Teixeira in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation a daily mass celebrated at his grave in the church of Santa Cruz of Vila da Praia, Terceira island, and other pious obligations such as dress two poor man or woman in every year, give a pension worth 500 réis to the hospital of the Lázaros and 500 réis to the Misericórdia of Vila da Praia. He named his wife Maria Vadinho as first administrator and his brother-in-law Simão Rodrigues after her, continuing the succession in the nephews of his wife, Paulo, son of Simão Dias, then the two sons of Isabel Dias, Tinetro Rodrigues [sic] and Tinetro Teixeira [sic]. Each of these administrators should administrate the entail for three years and then transmit the administration to the next. The last one remaining should be succeeded by his eldest male heir, or the female in the absence of male. If there were no descendants from the last administrator he should appoint an honourable man [homem bom].

Will made by Beatriz Rodrigues, wife of Amador de Teive, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year in All Soul's Day, in the altar of N. Sra. do Rosário, in Ponta Delgada. She named her son Gaspar de Teive as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will of João Pais do Amaral and Maria de Loureiro, his wife, ordering their grave in their chapel of Chapter of the monastery of São Francisco de Orgens. They instituted an entail, on the Quinta de Caria, entailing the assets of their third parts to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Viseu. They appoints the surviving one of them as first administrator, and after their death Simeão, their youngest son. If he died, the entail would pass to Manuel Coelho, their second son, and only if he could not administer him, to João Pais, their first-born.

Will of Rui Mendes Mesquita, in which he declares that his body should be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, in Guimarães. Together with his wife Margarida, they reserved their "terças" for the establishment of a "morgado", which would be attached to the chapel where Rui's father, Fernando Mesquita, was buried, also in the church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira. They appointed their son, Fernando Mesquita, as the first administrator, stating that he would be obliged to entail his share of his parents' inheritance. He was to be succeeded by his first-born son. Clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes were excluded from the administration. Successors were also compelled to use the family name, to marry and to entail more property.

Followed by the approval deed (1546-08-16, fls. 10v-11).

Will of Domingos Fernandes instituting a chapel in the church of São Bartolomeu de São Gens, appointing his friend Manuel Martins Brandão as administrator, with the duty of buying estates using the money that the institutor had applied in the Companhia Geral do Comércio do Estado do Brasil.

Will of capitão Gaspar Lourenço Machado bequeathing two "serrados" of land, in Lajes do Pico, to his niece and goddaughter, Maria de Santiago, with the obligation to pay 2000 réis, per year, perpetually, to the confraternity of Senhor, from Lajes do Pico, with the pious obligation of 12 annual prayed masses, in the third sunday of each month, in the ceremony of the Holy Sacrament. The testator also bequeaths a "creação" he owns to João Silveira, a servant he freed, with the obligation to pay 10 tostões, per year, perpetually, to the confraternity of Senhora do Rosário, from Lajes do Pico, with the pious obligation of five annual prayed masses for his soul.
Will opened in 1692-07-03 and approved in 1692-02-24.

Will made by João Dias Ribeiro, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of all the assets he had in Fronteira, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried, on the same grave of his friend António Antunes. He ordered that an encarved vault should be placed over his grave with the words "Grave of padre João Dias Ribeiro and António Antunes, curas on this mother church, which as friends in life, wished to remain so in death". To administrate it, he named, in this order, his siblings padre António Mendes, Maria da Alegria and Violante Mendes, who would be succeeded by António Mendes, nephew of the institutor. From there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir or the closest relative of Catarina Dias lineage. All administrators would be obliged to annex their own reserved portions to the entail before their deaths, and none could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", that being persons of jewish, new-christian or moorish descendency.

Will by which Catarina Sanches expresses her wish to be buried in the main chapel of the church of S. Miguel of Alagoa and established an entail composed of her houses in Alagoa with a perpetual pious obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year. She named her husband Francisco Gonçalves Furtado, alfaiate, as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by their son Manuel Gonçalves Furtado, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Manuel died without heirs, the administration would be handled to Maria Sanches, sister of the institutor who lived in Marvão, or the brotherhood of Santíssimo Sacramento.

Will made by padre Francisco Mourato Roma, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of properties to be bought with the money from a public debt instrument and would have an obligation of four annual masses. To administrate it he named his nephew Pedro Mourato and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of properties in Arez and would have an obligation of three trinitaries of masses in the main church of that parish, to be administrated by Gonçalo Fernandes Roma during his lifetime, and, after his death, the entailed properties, as well as the administration should be shared among his sons who would be succeeded, preferably, by their eldest male heirs.

Will made by Margarida Forjaz de Oliveira, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year in the chapel of Santa Catarina de Sena of S. Francisco's convent, in Portalegre. The institutor named her husband Nuno de Pina as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Jácome de Pina, nephew of the institutor and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will made by Joana Tavares in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of an estate in the district of Crato named Herdade de Rui de Castro over which the institutor imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named Diogo Forjaz de Sande until his daughter Catarina comes of age, and then the administration would be handed to her during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second chapel would be composed of some houses and a leased vineyard, over which the institutor also imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Velez during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should always continue on her descendants.

Will made by Baltasar Rodrigues Vogado, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his wife as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, he increased the pious obligation to one mass celebrated every week and established a complex rotative system of succession which would start with his nephew Manuel Jorge, who would administrate the entail during three years and would then handle the administration to the eldest nephew or niece of the institutor, who would also administrate during three years and then handle to the next in line. The system would continue on the next generations of those nephews descendants.

Will made by Manuel Silveiros, in which he ordered his burial in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre, near his father, and founded an entail composed of a wine press and other properties with a perpetual obligation of six annual masses. He named his wife Joana de Almeida as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by their son Manuel and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, or, if he had none, on the closest relative.

Will by Beatriz Mendes de Canales in which she expressed her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre and ordered the foundation of an entail composed of a watermill in Ribeira de Nisa and farmlands, with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her son João Lisboa as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All administrators were obliged to annex their own reserved portion to the entail and could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races".

Will made in Vila Flor by Isabel Martins in which she ordered her burial in the church of S. Bartolomeu of Vila Flor and established five chapels, with a perpetual obligation of three masses each, naming her nephews Manuel Ribeiro, Maria Pais, Manuel Marchão da Rosa, Pedro Dias de Albarrol and António Martins da Rosa Albarrol to administrate their respective entails during their lifetimes, and, after their deaths, each one would be succeeded by the eldest heir, except for the chapels of Manuel Ribeiro and Maria Pais, in which the succession should always continue on the closest relative. The properties given to Manuel Ribeiro should include the land of Beco and a tapada in Vila Flor. Whomever inherited her houses would also inherit her wine cellar.
Followed by a codicil disposing over non-entailed assets.

Will made in Vila Flor by Isabel Martins in which she ordered her burial in the church of S. Bartolomeu of Vila Flor and established five chapels, with a perpetual obligation of three masses each, naming her nephews Manuel Ribeiro, Maria Pais, Manuel Marchão da Rosa, Pedro Dias de Albarrol and António Martins da Rosa Albarrol to administrate their respective entails during their lifetimes, and, after their deaths, each one would be succeeded by the eldest heir, except for the chapels of Manuel Ribeiro and Maria Pais, in which the succession should always continue on the closest relative. The properties given to Manuel Ribeiro should include the land of Beco and a tapada in Vila Flor. Whomever inherited her houses would also inherit her wine cellar.
Followed by a codicil disposing over non-entailed assets.

Will made by Isabel Domingues, in which she expressed her wish to be buried in the main church of Gáfete, Crato, and ordered the foundation of an entail composed of her farmlands, naming her sister Maria Calva as first administrator. After her death, she would be succeeded, in this order, by her husband Diogo Dias Galeano, Pedro Rosa and Manuel Dias Biscaio, cousins of the institutor, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. The institutor stated explicitly that the entail could never be given to the Crown.

Will of Pedro Afonso da Areia and Maria Afonso, his wife. They establish a chapel, entailing assets for the fulfillment of charges. They appoint Brás Pires and António Gonçalves, their children, executors and administrators. After their deaths, the administration will pass to Afonso, the eldest son of Brás Pires.

Will by which padre Pedro Fernandes ordered to be buried in the Church of Espírito Santo, in Nisa, and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass that should be celebrated every year. The institutor named his brother António Fernandes as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Maria, his daughter and niece of the institutor, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. This entail is composed of a vineyard located in Nisa.

Will by which Violante Afonso, widow, expresses her wish to be buried in the main church of Alpalhão. She establishes an entail composed of her houses in Alpalhão, a vineyard and a farmland, with the obligation of 10 annual masses, and designates her niece Catarina Miguéis as administrator.
Followed by the approval deed, dated 1653-10-20, and the opening deed, dated1653-11-09.

Will by which padre Pedro Dias de Almeida expresses his wish to be buried in the main church of Tolosa. He establishes an entail composed of a vineyard and a famrland in Tolosa, with the obligation of 8 annual masses, and designates his niece Isabel Álvares as administrator.
Followed by the approval deed (1686-08-09, fl. 79v-80) and the opening deed (1686-08-09, fls. 80-80v).

Will made by Pedro Jorge in which he ordered to be buried in the Mother Church of Amieira do Tejo and founded three chapels with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses that should be celebrated every year. To administrate them, he named his nieces Joana Rasquilha, Maria Carvalho and Isabel Artur and, after their deaths, the succession of each one should continue preferably on their eldest heir. These entails are composed of movable and immovable goods in Amieira do Tejo.

Will made by Maria da Fonseca in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be administrated by Manuel, son of João Pereira, with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated in every year in the hermitage of N. Sra. da Assunção of Amieira, where her body should be buried. Manuel would administrate the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest male and closest relative. The second entail would be administrated by the confraria of N. Sra. da Assunção.

Will made by Estêvão Lopes, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail. The institutor named his nephew licenciado Fernando Aires de Almeida as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All administrators would be obliged to spend 2.000 réis in masses in every year for the institutor's soul in nine specific days. He also disposed that the eldest son of all administrators would be obliged to obtain an academic degree in a course of his own choice, and if the eldest heir did not wished to, or shown no habilities for this purpose, the second born son should fulfill this obligation. This entail is composed of lands, houses, olive groves and vineyards in Portalegre and its outskirts.

Will made by Diogo Dias, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the chapel of Espírito Santo, in the church of São Lourenço of Portalegre. The institutor named Maria Álvares, his wife, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Ana, daughter of Gaspar Dias, with the condition of marrying João de Gibães. From there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: escritura de casamento, dote e testamento (f. 15-19) celebrada em 1550-05-05, feita por Afonso Coelho a sua única filha Isabel Coelho e seu noivo Manuel Fernandes, filho de Diogo Fernandes, tabelião. Escritura redigida pelo tabelião Afonso Anes Fraguedo.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): dispõe o encargo de dez missas anuais, cinco por sua alma e outras cinco pela da mulher, no mosteiro de São Francisco. Porém, caso a filha morresse mais cedo, o marido ficaria com o encargo de quarenta missas anuais, por alma dos mesmos e da filha; e caso o genro falecesse antes da filha e esta não tivesse filhos, então a fazenda a Diogo Fernandes (pai do genro) e seus herdeiros, igualmente onerada com as quarenta missas. Durante largos anos, prestaram-se somente contas de 10 missas anuais, erro de contas que é assinalado no despacho do juiz do Resíduo de 1775-12-19 (f. 36), onde manda dar nova vista aos autos. Em 1776, o administrador Francisco Xavier de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, interpõe embargos alegando que há mais de um século só prestavam contas de dez missas anuais. A sentença do juiz dos Resíduos, emitida em 1783-08-22 (f. 54 v.º), determina que se tome a conta e notifique o administrador conforme requer o procurador do Juízo (ou seja, que a conta se faça em relação às quarenta missas e não às dez).
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: A sentença de redução, emitida em 1819-09-17 (f. 89 a 131), reduz as capelas administradas por D. Maria de Ornelas à pensão anual de 70.000 réis à Misericórdia do Funchal. Em 1796 e 1802 (f. 59-62 e 71-76) o administrador Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos obtém da Santa Sé instrumentos de composição de missas atrasadas.
SUCESSÃO: na escritura privilegia-se a primogenitura de preferência masculina, não tendo os dotados um filho varão, herdaria uma filha, depois seus descendentes; não tendo descendência, nomeariam na pessoa de geração mais próxima, à sua escolha, sempre em macho.
BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens móveis e de raiz, fazendo-a "mistica com a de sua molher" (f. 16 v.º), que seria imposta num assentamento de casas defronte do Colégio e um serrado de canas. O testador recomenda que estes bens nunca se possam perder por nenhuma via. O dotado Manuel Fernandes e seu pai Diogo Fernandes tomam posse destes bens e de uma escrava em 1550-05-07 (fl. 20, v.º-21). Em 1724-01-17 (f. 28) procede-se ao sequestro de uma fazenda abaixo da Nazaré para pagamento das missas em atraso de trinta anos.
OUTROS VÍNCULOS: administra a terça da mulher Guiomar de Viana, que a deixara ao filho Pedro, entretanto falecido, com encargo de cinco missas anuais. O instituidor junta esta terça à dele.
ADMINISTRADORES: em 1645, D. Brites Mariz, viúva de Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos. De acordo com uma declaração do padre António Lopes Maciel, datada de 1645 (fl. 5), antes, estas casas haviam pertencido a D. Maria Correia, mulher de João de Bettencourt, que depois a vendeu, encontrandose esta capela “sonegada” e “sem papeis” há 16 anos. Uma declaração de Simião de Freitas Correia,
irmão de D. Maria Correia, (fl. 8) refere que sua irmã possuiu esta fazenda mas vendeu-a a Manuel Fernandes Rocha, mercador. Segue-se uma notificação a D. Brites Mariz (fl. 9 v.º), tendo esta afirmado que vive nas casas desta capela mas desconhecia a existência desta pensão.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos.
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DA ESCRITURA DE DOTE E TESTAMENTO (f. 15-19) E DO AUTO DE POSSE (f. 19 v.º-21):
FILHOS: Pedro, falecido. Quanto à moça que tem em casa, chamada Violante, “que dezia ella ser sua filha”, caso ela ou seus herdeiros provem que é sua filha, deserda-a por lhe “desobedecer e desonrar […] lansar com hum negro cativo (…)”; no auto de posse, torna a declarar que não é sua filha, esclarece que está em sua casa por “lha trazerem de Portugall e o servia” (f. 19 v.º).
ENTERRAMENTO: mosteiro e São Francisco, do Funchal, sepultura da mulher.
ESCRAVOS: Maria, preta da Guiné, deixa à sua filha ora dotada, podendo esta posteriormente fazer o que entendesse, quando fosse maior de idade.
TESTEMUNHAS da escritura: Álvaro Enes, mestre escola que ensina moços; João Francisco, ferreiro; Baltazar Gonçalves, cavaleiro, morador em Santo António; Manuel Fernandes, sapateiro; António Gonçalves, ferrador; Pedro Anes “landeiro”, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal.
TESTEMUNHAS do auto de posse: António Luís; João Barradas, tabelião; Francisco Gomes, tabelião; Pedro Nunes, cidadão; Afonso Enes Fraguedo, tabelião.
LITERACIA: assina o auto de posse.

Will made in Nisa by Diogo Dias Galeano in which he ordered his burial in the main church of Nisa and established an entail composed of all the assets that remained of his own reserved portion, with a perpetual obligation of eight masses celebrated every year. To administrate it he named his wife Maria Calva, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by their daughter Beatriz Mouzinho, wife of Rui Dias Galeano, and after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If they had no children, the administration would be handled to the descendants of Fernando Gomes, with the same condition, or the closest relative. Diogo disposed that the properties that he inherited from his father, Álvaro de Semedo, that had a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year should be henceforth incorporated on the entail.

Will made in Nisa by Rui Dias Inchado, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the church of the Misericórdia of Nisa and ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would be composed of a land of Vale de Figueira, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year and to administrate it he named his son Diogo Dias Galeano and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of another land in the place of Abrunheira, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year and to administrate it he named his son Álvaro de Semedo and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. The third entail would be composed of two lands, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year and to administrate it he named his son Fernando Gomes and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. If any of them died without children, the administration would be handled to one of the other brothers.

Will made by Diogo de Sampaio, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the Misericórdia of Nisa, next to his wife, Leonor Vaz, and established four entails with masses in his burial place. The first entail would be composed of the tapada do Pombal and had an obligation of three annual masses. He named his eldest son, Manuel Semedo, as first administrator. The second entail would be composed of the tapada da Alvada and had an obligation of an annual mass. He named his son Simão de Sampaio as first administrator. The third entail would be composed of the tapada das Fontainhas and had an obligation of one annual mass. He named his son Gonçalo as first administrator. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in Nisa, and had an obligation of another annual mass. He named his son Brás as first administrator. All of them would be succeded by their eldest sons or closest male relatives.

Will by which Isabel Gonçalves expresses her wish to be buried in the main chapel of the church of S. Lourenço of Portalegre, in her daughter's tomb, and establishes an entail composed of a vineyard and an olive grove with a perpetual obligation of 15 annual masses. She named her sister Maria Gonçalves as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, her niece, Joana Cardoso, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. If Maria had no children, the administration would be handed to one of her siblings or to António Gonçalves, brother of the institutor, or one of his children.

Will by which padre Manuel de Sampaio expresses his wish to be buried in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Nissa and establishes an entail with a perpetual obligation of 30 annual masses over his burial place. He named his brother Fernando Gonçalves de Sampaio as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his nephew Diogo de Sampaio, son of his brother António de Sampaio, but only if Diogo's brother João de Sampaio didn't receive the administration of the chapel of S. Sebastião, otherwise it would pass to Fernando Gonçalves' children, to prevent accumulation. From there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All entailed assets should be registered in a book for proper inventory.
Contains a codicil disposing over non-entailed assets.

Will by which António Pais expresses his wish to be buried in the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establishes an obligation of 30 annual masses. He named his wife Maria Tavares as first administrator and, after her death, she would be succeeded by a son or daughter of Francisco Pais and a son or daughter of Ana Ribeiro, with the condition that they would marry one another, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir.

Will by which Pedro Silveiros expresses his wish to be buried in the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of his remaining properties with a perpetual obligation of seven annual masses. The institutor named his niece Catarina as first administrator and, after he death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. Catarina would only receive the administration when she comes of age, and until then, her eldest brother would administrate the entail as her tutor. The first administrator was obliged to make an inventory of all entailed properties.

Will by which André Zuzarte de Campos Tavares and his wife Inês Tenreiro, express their wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establish an entail with a perpetual obligation of two annual masses. They named their eldest granddaughter Mariana Zuzarte as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Mariana had no heirs, the administration would be transmitted to her sister Madalena with the same conditions, and if she also had no children, then André Zuzarte, son of the institutors, would receive the administration, but he would be succeeded by his second-born son, so that the first born could not accumulate the administration of this entail with another one he already administrated. No administrator could never perpetrate crimes of lese-majeste nor marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", or otherwise would be deprived from the administration. All administrators were obliged to annex their own reserved portions to the entail.

Will made by Diogo Lourenço Mourinhos in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Santa Maria in Castelo de Vide and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his wife Catarina Fernandes as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Leonor Martins, who would administrate during her lifetime. Leonor would be succeeded by Isabel Rodrigues, daughter of the institutor, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. This entail is composed of a "tapada" in the place of Ameixoeira in Castelo de Vide.

Will made by Diogo de Sampaio, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the Misericórdia of Nisa, next to his wife, Leonor Vaz, and established four entails with masses in his burial place. The first entail would be composed of the tapada do Pombal and had an obligation of three annual masses. He named his eldest son, Manuel Semedo, as first administrator. The second entail would be composed of the tapada da Alvada and had an obligation of an annual mass. He named his son Simão de Sampaio as first administrator. The third entail would be composed of the tapada das Fontainhas and had an obligation of one annual mass. He named his son Gonçalo as first administrator. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in Nisa, and had an obligation of another annual mass. He named his son Brás as first administrator. All of them would be succeded by their eldest sons or closest male relatives.

Will made by Diogo de Sampaio, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the Misericórdia of Nisa, next to his wife, Leonor Vaz, and established four entails with masses in his burial place. The first entail would be composed of the tapada do Pombal and had an obligation of three annual masses. He named his eldest son, Manuel Semedo, as first administrator. The second entail would be composed of the tapada da Alvada and had an obligation of an annual mass. He named his son Simão de Sampaio as first administrator. The third entail would be composed of the tapada das Fontainhas and had an obligation of one annual mass. He named his son Gonçalo as first administrator. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in Nisa, and had an obligation of another annual mass. He named his son Brás as first administrator. All of them would be succeded by their eldest sons or closest male relatives.

Will made in Nisa by Lourenço Dinis de Morais, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of properties in Nisa and Crato with a perpetual obligation of two trinitaries of masses celebrated every year. He named his niece Catarina Maria as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her second born son, whose name is not mentioned, or any of his brothers, with the condition that no administrator acumulated the administration of this entail and of the entail founded by the father of the institutor. From there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, or, on in case his lineage became extinguished, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia of Crato. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so called "infected races", because he would otherwise lose the administration.

[Contains a description of the assets that belong to the chapel at the end of the record].

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 2-12 v.º) aprovado em 1546-09-02, no Vale dos Amores, Calheta; aberto em 1546-09-15, na presença do juiz ordinário Francisco da Costa de Sequeira e do vigário Aleixo Gomes; traslado de 1796.
MOTIVO DA FUNDAÇÃO (testador): encontrava-se enfermo do corpo; "dezejando pôr e emcaminhar esta (...) alma pecadora marchar em saudavel carreira que possa para a salvar e chegar aquela Alteza de Gloria e bem aventurança do Paraizo para que foy criada com ajuda da Santissima Trindade em quem bem e verdadeiramnete creio" (f. 3).
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: 12.000 réis anuais para celebrar uma missa quotidiana por suas almas, celebrada onde estiver seu jazigo (f. 8, na folha seguinte refere missa perpétua).
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: pela redução de 1814-03-20, ficou esta capela anexa à capelania da Lombada com pensão de dez missas anuais (informação na f. 43). Uma informação inscrita na f. 44, datada de 1818-11-11, informa que os autos de redução se encontram junto aos autos da capela de D. Guiomar de Couto, encontrando-se na f. 41 a confirmação definitiva dessa redução. Em 1819-01-28 o adminstrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas de todas as suas capelas (f. 45-51-tradução).
SUCESSÃO: nomeiam o filho António Rodrigues Mondragão, sucedendo-lhe o filho macho mais velho, privilegiando-se na sucessão a primogenitura de preferência masculina: não havendo filho macho, virá ao segundo filho, e não tendo este filho macho passaria a seu irmão "e asim andara em sua linha masculina". Estabelecem a seguinte condição: caso algum descendente quisesse diminuir ou mudar esta sua vontade, "nem prestando alguma bula ou despensaçam", perderia a herança e sucessão (f. 9).
BENS VINCULADOS: tomam as terças dos seus bens e designam expressamente todas as moradas de casas que possuem no Funchal. JUNÇÃO DE BENS AO VÍNCULO: Posteriormente, o filho António Rodrigues Mondragão, no seu testamento aprovado em 1581-06-23, anexa a sua terça ao morgadio dos pais, sem todavia lhe acrescentar qualquer outo encargo, a fim de “se perpetuar melhor este legado indo a fazenda em crescimento”. Vincula os seguintes bens: 600 réis de foro pagos aos herdeiros de Sebastião de Morais de umas casas na rua do Esmeraldo; casas na rua Direita onde vivia o cónego Jerónimo Dias; um pedaço de terra comprado a João Mendes de Miranda e 300 réis de foro de umas casas que foram do almoxarife Álvaro Fernandes e de sua mulher Isabel de Oliveira.
SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: no século XIX, procedeu-se à sub-rogação de propriedades desta capela, tornando-as livres e alodiais, como se segue: i) f. 56/57 - verba declaratória de 1847-12-22 refere a sub-rogação das casas n.º 4, 5 e 6 da rua do Esmeraldo e da casa n.º 6 sita nos Varadouros, por igual valor em parte de benfeitorias livres no sítio do Palheiro Ferreiro; ii) f. 58/58 v.º - verba declaratória de 1852-11-03 refere a sub-rogação das casas sobradadas n.º 6 e 8 da Rua dos Mercadores, por parte de um armazém com estufa do prédio denominado Palácio do Perú. Deste processo, a f. 63 v.º/64 v.º, constam ainda extratos de títulos de confrontações de propriedades vinculadas pertencentes a esta capela e à de D. Maria de Vasconcelos, mulher de Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt.
PRIMEIRO E ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADORES: António Rodrigues Mondragão e o Conde de Carvalhal.
OUTROS VÍNCULOS INSTITUÍDOS: capela com o encargo de uma missa cantada anual por alma de Lucas Serrão e dele testador, imposta numas casas sobradadas sitas defronte da Alfândega, com quintal que entesta com casas de Álvaro de Oliva, que o instituidor João Rodrigues Mondragão deixou ao hospital da Misericórdia do Funchal. Não se prestam contas deste vínculo neste processo.
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO DO TESTADOR João Rodrigues Mondragão (f. 2 a 12 v.º):
Condição social: "muito nobre" (f.10 v.º, aprovação do testamento).
TESTAMENTEIROS: a mulher Maria Rodrigues e o filho António Rodrigues Mondragão; como ajudantes a filha Ana Morante e seu marido Ambrósio de Brito.
OUTROS FILHOS: Francisco Rodrigues e João Baptista.
VESTES: uma vestimenta de chamalote preta e um frontal do mesmo para as missas da Quaresma, legados à casa de Nossa Senhora da Estrela.
OUTROS LEGADOS: à Misericórdia da Calheta, 50 varas de lona para reparo das camas e 20.000 réis para aquisição de um foro; a João Coelho, com quem teve negócios e “tratou” em Cabo Verde, deixa 100.000 réis; à Beatriz e Ana Esteves, filhas do defunto Pedro Esteves, deixa 5000 réis a cada uma para ajuda de seus casamentos.
CRIADOS: 30.000 réis a Paulo de Araújo por serviços prestados; 20.000 réis a João Afonso, morador no Funchal, por serviços prestados; 30.000 réis a António de Espínola por serviços prestados; a Sebastião Rodrigues 10.000 réis, na condição de servir três anos a sua senhora.
ENTERRAMENTO: igreja do Espírito Santo da Calheta, onde parecer melhor a seus testamenteiros, "sem pompa e vaidade" (f. 3 v.º-4).
TESTEMUNHAS: genro Ambrósio de Brito; Paulos de Araújo; Cristóvão Esteves, clérigo de missa; Diogo Fernandes, tabelião; Sebastião Dias, seu criado; António Rodrigues de Mondragão, filho do testador.
LITERACIA: testamento feito e assinado pelo genro Ambrósio de Brito.
Outras informações do testamento de António Rodrigues Mondragão, filho do testador (f. 17 a 24):
Refere-se que o testador estava prestes a embarcar para o reino.
TESTAMENTEIROS: a mulher e “boa amiga” Beatriz de Andrade, o filho Garcia de Mondragão, o irmão, o sobrinho e o cunhado Jorge de Andrade.
OUTROS FILHOS: Bartolomeu, Francisco, Constança e Lourença. O testador recomenda aos tutores a instrução dos filhos “sempre metidos em colégios debaixo de sujeição e deseplina dos padres da Companhia”. Quanto às filhas, “se devião meter freiras que he o mais seguro estado que se lhe pode dar nem a elas lhes fica para poderem tomar outro”.
ENTERRAMENTO: no mosteiro de São Francisco, na sua capela de São João, para onde manda que também sejam trasladados os ossos de seus pais, que jazem na igreja do Espírito Santo da Calheta.

Will made by padre António Dias Temudo in which he ordered the foundation of two entails that would be administrated by his sons António Dias Carrasco and Álvaro de Moura, both legitimized with royal permission. The first entail would be composed of houses, lands, orchards and other assets in Nisa's district, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Nisa, and to administrate it he named António Dias Carrasco during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would also be composed of four estates, lands and houses over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Nisa, and to administrate it he named Álvaro de Moura during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutor expressed his wishes to found those entails to ensure that the memory os his House would endure forever, ordering António to preserve an oratory that he held on his own house that would serve as head of his entail. Children born out of legitimate marriage would be immediatly excluded from the administration of the entail, as well as anyone convicted with crimes of lese-majeste.

Will of Domingos Gonçalves and Cristina Barbosa, residents in São Miguel de Roriz, instituting an entail and appointing as first administrator their grandson Domingos, son of João Domingos, or alternatively a son of their son-in-law Sebastião Fernandes. The entail administrator had the obligation of celebrating two annual masses for their souls, or six masses if the administrator was a layman.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento feito em 1507-05-15. Trasladado por João Dias, escudeiro d'el-rei e seu tabelião na cidade e capitania do Funchal.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): dez mil réis: seis mil réis para missas celebradas na ermida de Santa Catarina, edificada pelo testador; três mil e quinhentos réis para o tabelião e quinhentos réis, de três em três anos, para os mordomos do Espírito Santo, que seriam encarregados de tomar as contas desta capela. Passados vinte anos sobre a morte do instituidor, o encargo seria de cinco mil réis anuais – quatro mil para missas ditas em qualquer igreja e dos mil réis pagar-se-ia o tabelião e dar-se-ia quinhentos réis aos referidos mordomos, o que sobejasse ficaria para os pobres. Até 1761 as contas são tomadas pelos mordomos do Espírito Santo da Calheta mas a partir daí, e de acordo com a sentença do Juiz do Resíduo, essa incumbência é da responsabilidade do referido juiz. Uma sentença do superior Juízo da Ouvidoria, emitida em 1763-03-15, reafirma essa competência.
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: em 1819-02-11, sentença de redução das capelas administradas por Henrique Correia de Vilhena à pensão de 45.000 réis anuais aos pobres do Hospital.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia a filha Isabel Rodrigues o genro Dr. Pêro Berenguer de Lumilhana, sucedendo o herdeiro mais velho da sua linha direita, privilegiando-se a primogenitura de preferência masculina. Se os administradores «non compryrem asy bem inteiramente todo o que lhes asy mando», então a administração passaria para outra pessoa da sua linha direita.
BENS VINCULADOS: parte os bens de raiz em três quinhões, um deles reservado à terça, que nomeou nas seguintes propriedades, cujas confrontações constam do testamento e do auto de partilhas (feito em 1511-09-10), a saber: o seu assentamento da Lombada, por cima da vila da Calheta «onde hora esta hum canavial que tem huma morteira junto a uma amoreira athe outro canavial que entesta com as colmeias e assim partindo por cima com o caminho que vai pello Lombo, e por baxo contra a latada pello arrife onde estão três barbusanos em pé juntos e assim pello dito arrife asima como vem os ditos canaviais a entestar no dito arrife»; outra terra que «esta da Levada Nova para bajxo sobre os arrifes que sam sobre o lugar de Joam Nogeira»; umas terras de pão nomeadas numa «terra que he de hua parede que ora esta junto do Piquo do Barro (…)«; mais a terça do engenho e casa de purgar (I cad., f. 4).
PRIMEIROS ADMINISTRADORES: o genro Dr. Pêro Berenguer de Lumilhana, marido de Isabel Rodrigues, filha do instituidor, depois seu filho Heitor Nunes Berenguer, que toma posse dos bens da terça em 1548-09-18. Em 1542 (1.º cad.), Jorge Fernandes, procurador de Isabel Fernandes, declara que esta «estava de pose da terça que ficara por falecimento de Rodrigo Enes (…) de que era administrador o doutor Pêro Berenguer de Lomilhana por a dita terça ser vendida ao dito Gonçalo Fernandes seu marido (…) e que ela ora fora certificada que ho dito doutor era sytado pera dar conta dos encarreguos do dito morgado (…)». Logo de seguida o dito Jorge Fernandes apresentou um caderno «coberto de pergaminho em que esta o testamento de Rodrigo Enes e contas que o dito doutor deu dos annos passados». Seguem-se o traslado do dito testamento (f. 2-6 v.º), o traslado de uma procuração, passada em 1540-06-15, na qual D. Isabel Fernandes, viúva de Gonçalo Fernandes, nomeava Jorge Fernandes seu procurador.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: os administradores da casa de Henrique Correia.
Outras informações do testamento (Apenso, f. 7 a 3 v.º; 1.º cad., f. 2-6 v.º; 2.º cad., f. 2-4):
ENTERRAMENTO: igreja do Espírito Santo da vila da Calheta, «no lugar que seus testamenteiros virem que he mais servisso de Deus».
HOSPITAL: o instituidor fundou na vila da Calheta um hospital da invocação de Santo André.
TESTEMUNHAS: Manuel Fernandes, amo do bacharel; bacharel Pedro de Lumilhana; João de Lima, Bernardo Gonçalves e João Gonçalves, todos carpinteiros. O testamento é trasladado por João Dias, escudeiro d'el-rei e seu tabelião na cidade e capitania do Funchal.

Will by which Miguel Leitão de Andrade, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, establishes an entail with two public debt instruments of 16 865 réis and 8 437 réis in Alfândega Grande de Lisboa, houses in that city, lands (casal) in Sobral de Monte Agraço, a farmstead (quinta) in the outskirts of Alenquer and lands in the outskirts of Óbidos, instituting the obligation of celebrating 30 annual masses in the Church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa and in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Luz of Pedrógão Grande. He appoints his nephew, Doutor Francisco de Andrade Leitão, Desembargador dos Agravos, and D. Ana Leitão, his wife, to be its first administrators. The testator demands that his body should be buried inside the cloister of the convent of S. Domingos.

Will made by Afonso Dias Loução, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of seven masses celebrated every year on the church of N. Sra. da Graça, where his body should be buried. To administrate it he named his wife Maria Gonçalves, as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Margarida Louçã, sister of the institutor, and her daughter Marta, niece of the institutor, after her. Marta would only have the administration until she married, and when she did, the administration would be handled to her eldest unmarried sisters or brothers, and, after the death of all of them, the administration would be handled to Isabel Dias and her descendants after her.

Will made by Fernando Rodrigues in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty-four masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Vila Franca do Campo. He appointed Vicente Fernandes to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Will by which Capitão Duarte Lopes de Ulhoa establishes a chapel devoted to the archangel Rafael in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa. He appoints Branca de Castro to be its first administrator, who should be succeeded by his brother, António Dias Duarte. He obligates the entail's administrators to support the celebration of annual masses in his chapel; to buy a property whose revenues should be employed in buying wax for the altar of Jesus of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa; to provide olive oil to maintain alight a lamp in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Paz of the Hospital de Todos-os-Santos. He declares that his remains should be buried inside his chapel. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1648-01-21.

Will by which Brás Salema expresses his wish to be buried in the crossing of the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. He bequeaths his third part to his eldest son, Diogo Salema, with the obligation of a daily mass. His wife, Isabel Serrão, shall have its usufruct during her lifetime. He also requests his mother and sisters to bequeath him their parts of his father's third part, composed of houses in Gadril, to entail with the obligation of an annual mass. If they don't bequeath him the full property, he will take his part of those houses as head of his entail.
Will aproved in 1562-07-20, and opened in 1562-07-27.

Will made in Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde, by capitão Afonso Vicente da Fonseca in which he ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of his farms and plantation lands in Órgãos, with a perpetual pious obligation of one half of a divine office and one sung mass, and six masses celebrated every year. He named his second son, Nicolau, to administrate it during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest heir, male or female. If Nicolau had no children, the administration would be handled to his eldest brother Jorge de Araújo, with the same conditions. If none of them had children, the administration would be transmitted to João, grandson of the institutor, and son of his daughter Lourença de Almada. If none of them had children, the administration would be given to the Confraria de Nossa Senhora do Rosário. The institutor stated that the chapel of Boaventura, administrated by his wife Catarina Barradas had merely a cauldron and a old candles, and all the remaining copper items were added by him.

Will by which Diogo Fernandes expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Bucelas, where his father, Fernando Rodrigues, is also buried. He bequeaths half of his vineyard, called das Ruivas, to his wife, Ana Martins. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the chapel of Espírito Santo of that church. She can appoint the next administrator among their relatives.

Will by which Manuel Garcia de Bívar declared that he contracted with the nuns of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, to establish an entail, appointing his eldest son Duarte Garcia de Bívar to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses and to light a candle in this church. This entail is composed of houses and an olive grove in Lisboa, and a public debt instrument of 55 187 reis in Almoxarifado da Mesa da Casa da Fruta de Lisboa. He also entailed all the silver pieces he possessed and established that the successors of his chapel should dispose of the third part of their third to fulfil the obligations.

Will by which Isabel de Guimarães and her son Diogo de Guimarães, priest, declared that he wanted to be buried in the Church of Vagos, where they had their family grave. They designated Domingos Pires Canhão to be its administrator after the death of the last institutor, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses for their souls. He was also obligated to contract the eldest chaplain of their closest kin, and to give him his salary and houses to live. This entail is composed of houses located in Vagos. Followed by an approval deed dated 1668-04-17 and an opening deed dated 1668-04-23.

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 by which Manuel Frade de Almada, resident in the farm of Lamarosa, prior of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, in Tentúgal, wanted to be buried in the main chapel of this church. He left all his immovable goods, namely a farm with its belongings, olive groves, vineyards, houses and lands, to his nephew Manuel Mendes Mexia. He was due to order the celebration of a daily masse for his and his parents' soul in the same church, and to pay for chaplain 20 000 réis. After his nephew's death, it should succeed his eldest son Francisco Mexia or other kin from the Mexias' succession line. The remaining part of his assets should be enjoyed by his nephew and nieces Manuel Mendes Mexia, D. Leonor Mexia, D. Leonor and D. Catarina. He also mentioned that he inherited the chapel of his mother Maria Mexia and his uncle Afonso de Almada Frade located in Olivença, and he nominated Fernando Mexia de Figueiredo to succeed in this entail. Followed by an approval deed dated 1680-11-25.

Will by which Leonor de Cascais, widow of capitão José de Sequeira Fajardo, expresses her wish to be buried in the church of Santa Justa. She bequeaths her nephew, Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, 40 000 réis, the estate of Cascais and an olive grove in Olivença, and the farmstead of Madalena and a mill in Leiria, as a chapel, with an obligation of 60 masses for her and her husband's souls. The chapel shall pass to his descendents. If he doesn't have successors, it will pass to João, son of her other nephew, Bento Mendes de Mexia, who lives in Olivença.

Will by which D. Maria do Quintal, Aires de Mendonça's widow, established an entail with all her remaining moveable assets, including gold and silver objects, and properties, such as lands and rents (foros) in Elvas ("herdade da Caiola", "herdade dos Passos"). She designated her great-niece, D. Teresa, to administrate it, obligating her and her descendants to support the celebration of an annual mass in honour of Nossa Senhora do Rosário. The entail would be transmitted to the first administrator's eldest daughter or, if D. Teresa left no offspring, to Ascenso de Sequeira, her father. The institutor's great-niece would also become the patron of the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento of the cathedral of Elvas, which D. Maria do Quintal had bought and turned into a family mausoleum. The testator declared that her body had to be buried inside her chapel. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1634-02-11.

Will by which D. Leonor Pereira, Francisco de Magalhães' widow, entailed the third part of her assets, including lands in Regalados ("casal do Barreiro"), to her chapel in the church of S. Jerónimo of Ponte da Barca, where her body would be buried alongside her husband's remains. She appointed her two sons, António Barreto and Jerónimo Barreto, to administrate the chapel, declaring that they could agree which one of them should become its sole administrator. If they chose to administrate it together, only a son of one of them could inherit the entail. The institutor determined that the chapel's future administrators had to support the celebration of 2 weekly masses for her soul and for her husband's soul. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1567-05-12 and a letter of quittance issued on 1572-06-30.

Will by which Maior Nunes, Gonçalo de Varela's widow, established an entail with all her remaining assets, designating her niece, Teresa Álvares, to administrate it. After the death of the first administrator, it would be transmitted to her eldest son or, if she died without leaving offspring, to Maria Tinoco, Maior Nunes' other niece. The future entail's administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 4 annual masses for the souls of the institutor and of her late husband. The testator declared that her body had to be buried inside the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, where her mother's remains lied.

Will by which João de Calvos de Sequeira expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Cárquere, if he is allowed, or in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto, in the tomb of his grandfather, João Calvos, or in the church of S. Nicolau, if a chapel is made there. He declares he traded properties with his nephew, Gaspar de Sequeira de Meneses, to establish an entail and chapel. He entails his properties with the obligation of 10 annual masses over his tomb, in which he includes leases in Pera Boa, houses and orchards, and bequeaths them to his nephew. If he dies without heirs, the entail will pass to his brother, prior Manuel de Calvos de Meneses, and afterwards to their closest relative.
Followed by an addition, dated 1646-09-10, and by the approval deed of the will.

Will by which Isabel Tinoco, wife of Fernão Pegado, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, in the tomb of her father. She bequeaths her niece, Ana Rodrigues, and her successors aferwards, her leases, with the obligation of ordering an annual mass for the soul of her brother, Nuno Vaz Ferrão, in the convent of S. Domingos. She bequeaths the remaining part of her properties to her nephew, Julião Vaz Ferrão, and to his successors, as an entail, with the obligation of another annual mass for her own soul, over her tomb. If Julião doesn't have children, the entail will pass to his brother, Diogo Lopes Ferrão.

Will by which Manuel Afonso, Cavaleiro Fidalgo da Casa do Cardeal Infante, establishes an entail with houses in Lisboa and Caparica, lands in Vale dos Moinhos, Vale de Mofassem and Vale do Regão, appointing his wife, Beatriz de Valadares, to be its first administrator. After her death, she must be succeeded by Maria Fernandes, his cousin, or by António Serpa, her son. The entail administrator's are henceforth obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for his soul in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa.
He also bequeaths properties in Évora ("herdade da Fonte Boa", "herdade da Curraleira") to his wife, which should be given after her death, respectively, to the church of S. Mamede and to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of that city. Those institutions must use its revenues to celebrate annual masses for the institutor's soul.
He declares that his body should be buried in the chapel he has inside the church of S. Mamede of Évora. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1555-08-30.

Will by which Fernando Rodrigues de Elvas established an entail, designating his eldest son Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas to be its first administrator. He ordered to be buried and the celebration of masses in the Chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, using the rents of some houses located in Lisboa. He nominated his sons Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas, João Rodrigues Manuel and Diogo Fernandes de Elvas to be his last will executors. The institutor also declared that his wife Inês Lopes died in 1612-11-09.

Will by which Francisca Coronel established an entail, designating her grandson Francisco de Sá de Meneses to be its first administrator. She wanted to be buried in the Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in the grave of her husband's family, and wanted to be transferred afterwards to the Monastery of Campolide, founded by her uncle Manuel Gomes de Elvas, when it was finished. She did not found a chapel with pious obligations. She also mentioned that her first grandson succeeded in the entail of her father-in-law Carlos Nunes and that of her husband Luís Gomes Nunes, and for that reason she chose Francisco de Sá de Meneses to succeed in her entail. He should incorporate his "legítima" and all the successors of this entail should also incorporate the third part of their third. This entail is composed of a "casal" called "Murganhal", near to the river of Barcarena, on the outskirts of Lisboa; houses in the "Calçada do Paio de Novais"; and a public debt instrument of 20 000 réis in Elvas.

Will by which D. Filipa de Meneses expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she built in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. She establishes an entail with her houses in Lisboa and two public debt instruments, set in the Almoxarifado de Évora and in the Casa do Espírito Santo. She designates her niece, D. Luísa, daughter of her sister D. Margarida de Meneses, as first administrator of the entail, with the obligation of ordering a daily mass in her chapel. If she dies without succession, the entail shall pass to her sister, D. Maria. If D. Maria has no descendants, the entail will be divided between the successors of the houses of Belmonte and Vila Flor.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1622-07-13.

Will by which D. Graça de Leão, widow of Manuel Pinto Pereira, expresses her wish to be buried in the cloister of the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in the tomb of her father, doutor João Martins Pinto, and of her family. She entails a public debt instrument in the Alfândega do Porto with the obligation of 40 annual masses for her soul. She designates her nephew, João Martins Pinto, as first administrator of her chapel.
Followed by approval deed of the will.

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 chart of Luís da Maia, by which he instituted a entail in Quinta do Judeu, located in the Carreira dos Cavalos, with the obligation of 24 masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where he shall be buried. He appoints his mother as first administrator, Francisco Martins da Maia, his uncle, as second administrator, after his mother's death, and the eldest son of Filipa da Maia, his sister, as third administrator, after his uncle's death.

Will chart of Manuel Lopes. He orders his grave in his chapel, located in the church of Santo Agostinho. He leaves all his possessions to D. Maria Ferreira, his wife. After her death, an entail was to be established, to which all Manuel Lopes' assets were entailed. He appoints João de Torres and Maria de Araújo, his wife, first administrators. Their eldest male son was to succeed their.

Will chart of padre Pedro Borges Pacheco. He had instituted a chapel, dedicated to Almas, in the mother church of Vila de São Sebastião, where he wanted to be buried. He entails assets to fulfill charges and appoints priest João Pacheco, his brother, and Alexandre Pacheco Coelho, his nephew, as administrators. The eldest son of Alexandre Pacheco Coelho was to succeed him.

Will chart of D. Manuel de Moura Manuel. Establishes a chapel or entail, entailing goods. He appoints Henrique de Moura Manuel, his nephew, as administrator, with his legitimate descendants to succeed him and establishes the celebration of charges in his church of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França.

Will chart of Manuel Pereira and Antónia da Gama de Morais, his wife. They establish a chapel, entailing assets to fulfill charges. They appoint Lourenço de Matos Pereira, their nephew, the first administrator, with his eldest male son to succeed him.

Will chart of Padre Simão Pereira Sarmento founding an entail and two chapels of masses in the church of Santíssima Trindade, in Lajes do Pico, appointing Simão Pereira da Câmara, his nephew, as his successor and administrator or Diogo Pires, if the first one is absent or dead at the time of his own death. He also appoints Simão Pereira da Câmara, or Diogo Pires, instead, as administrator of the chapel of André Rodrigues, his grandfather, clarifying the succession clauses of this chapel. Besides, the testator bequeaths some properties he received as payment of a debt of his brother-in-law, Rui Gil da Câmara, to the son-in-law and daughter of the latter, Gaspar Gonçalves Carvalhal and Filipa de Escobar, if her brother is already death at the time of the testator's death, with the pious obligation of an annual chapel of masses for the souls of his sister, Isidora Pereira, and brother-in-law, Rui Gil da Câmara.
Will approved in 1641-03-01.
Followed by a declaration, adding some clauses to this will, and approval deed, dated from 1643-01-31.

Will chart of Vicente Álvares, ordering to be buried in the church of Misericórdia of Mexilhoeira Grande. He entails assets, to fulfill the charges, appointing Manuel Fernandes, his brother, as administrator, and with his income he must have his son, Manuel, nephew of the institutor, ordained. The entail shall pass to the firstborn sons, but if any descendant is a cleric, he will have priority in the administration. The administrator could also appoint the successor, in which case that clause would be respected.
It also has an approval deed (dated 1586-05-07).

Will chart by which Catarina Gonçalves, Vasco Esteves' widow, establishes an entail with houses in Lisboa and lands in Charneca, appointing her brother, Fernando Gonçalves, to be its first administrator. The latter and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for her soul in church of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of that city, where the testator's body should be buried next to her daughter's remains. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1463-12-07.