Donation deed in which Isabel Ribeiro appoints her son Brás Ribeiro to succeed in the entail founded by her late husband, Pedro Afonso, with all the conditions and pious charges established. The entail is composed of houses and an income of 2 000 réis. After the death of her son, the entail should be administered by a son or daughter he appoints and after that it should pass to the eldest sons or eventually to the eldest daughters, always being transmitted to the closest member of the family. If his generation comes to an end, the houses and their income must be delivered to the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa.
Isabel Ribeiro also donates to her son the remaining part of her husband’s third that he left her.
Brás Ribeiro accepts and demands four copies of this deed.

Donation deed to Estêvão da Guarda of some properties, in Torres Vedras, founding an entail with succession clauses, as a reward for the services provided to the king.

Donation deed through which João Vicente, cónego da Sé, donates his farmstead in Lisboa ("quinta de Vale de Freires"), vineyards and an olive grove outside the Reguengo, houses and lands in Lisboa and the patronage of the church of S. João da Praça of Lisboa to João Eanes, his criado, Madalena Leonardes' son. After his death, the entail must be inherited by his eldest son and passed to his descendants. Those properties could never be sold or exchanged for others.

Donation deed by which Diogo Martins, cordoeiro, donates houses in Lisboa to Simão Luís, correeiro, and his wife, Catarina Eanes, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses for his soul and the soul of his wife, Leonor Afonso, in the church of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of that city, where the donor's remains would be buried. If Catarina Eanes dies before her husband, the latter is allowed to appoint whoever he chooses to be the next administrator of the entail. If the opposite happens, Catarina Eanes should transmit it to Francisca Aires, her granddaughter.

Donation deed by which Afonso Esteves donates the estates he had on the outskirts of Évora and Vimieiro, which he received on the death of his father, to Maria Esteves, his mother, and to Lourenço Esteves and Mem Esteves, his brothers. After the death of his mother he was to be left to his brothers, and after the death of the first to the second. After the death of the second he was to remain with his eldest son. The administrators had to fulfill the determined charges, celebrated in the church of Santa Maria de Vimieiro. If any of his brothers wanted to establish a chapel in that church, the assets had to be attached to it.

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

Donation deed by mestre Brás de Azambuja, prior of Vila Boim, of his properties, located in Vila Boim, and movables to D. Leonor Henriques, daughter of D. Miguel da Silva, founding an entail with masses in his chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, in the same village. If D. Leonor does not have offspring, he appoints her brother, D. Álvaro da Silva, as her successor. Both D. Isabel and D. Álvaro were present and accepted this donation.

Donation deed by which Inês Afonso, Afonso da Várzea's widow, donates houses in Lisboa to Maria Eanes, her late husband's niece, obligating her and her successors to celebrate annual masses for her soul in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Palma of Lisboa. After Maria Eanes' death, the entail should be inherited by her eldest son. Followed by an acórdão em relação and a detailed description of the chapel's assets.

Donation deed, made in Arronches, in which Isabel Bernardes took a rent worth three moios of wheat she owned in an estate named Herdade da Carneira and donated it to her nephew António Bernardes as an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty six masses celebrated every year, from which six would be sung. She also disposed that all administrators should distribute three alqueires of wheat in All Soul's Day among the poor people. After António's death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, and if he had no children or his bloodline became extinguished, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia of Arronches.

Donation deed by which padre José de Moura de Brito donates houses in Almada, a farmstead (quinta) in Vale de Mourelos, in Almada, and a vineyard in Vale de Marinhos, in the outskirts of Caparica, to his cousin, José Velho Mascarenhas, António de Almeida de Eça's son, instituting the obligation of celebrating annual masses for his soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After the death of the entail's first administrator, it would pass to his eldest male son. The institutor asks his heir to bury his mortal remains in the referred church, in the grave where already lied his brother, António Rebelo de Moura.

Donation deed by which Luís de Almeida de Vasconcelos, fidalgo da Casa do rei and D. Simoa Godinho's husband, donates lands in Sobral de Monte Agraço and Almargem do Bispo to Manuel da Cunha, Marta Antunes' husband. Manuel is obligated to celebrate annual masses for the souls of Luis and those of his parents and grandparents, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After Manuel's death, the entail should be administered by his eldest son.

Donation deed by which D. João, bispo de Lisboa, donates to Vasco Eanes, criado of D. Geraldo, bispo do Porto, his properties in Cadimes, Oliveira, Telhe, Cardosa, Vila Pouca, Soalhães, Cafanhão, Fonte Seca, Gundofe, Formoselha, Arouca, Sintra, Torres Vedras, Tojal and in the julgados of Baião, Lafões, Vouzela and Gestaçô, as an entail, to be passed to his lay children after his death. Vasco Eanes should take possession of the properties when he completed 25 years of age.

Donation deed by which Maria Pires Rová, Martinho Fernandes' widow, donates houses and vineyards in Lisboa to the convent of S. Domingos of that city, obligating its friars to celebrate annual masses for her soul and that of her husband, which was buried inside the chapel of S. Martinho. She declares that before her death she would appoint a relative to be the chapel's first administrator, demanding that, every year, her successor should give 105 libras to the convent. Followed by a letter of possession.

Donation deed to Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho and Leonor Gonçalves, his wife, of all the king's properties in Rio Maior, founding an entail.

Donation deed by D. Jerónima, widow of Isidoro Arnaut, revoking her will and subsequent declaration and donating all her assets to Luísa Arnaut, her stepdaughter, as a dowry to own them as a chapel or entail, with masses in the church of Lousã.

Donation deed by which D. Afonso Nogueira, Bispo de Coimbra, donated houses in Rua dos Fornos, Lisboa, to his criada, Leonor Afonso, obligating her and her descendants to support the celebration of 13 annual masses for his soul in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa. If the children of Leonor Afonso died without leaving heirs, the entail would be inherited by her husband. The latter had to pass it, at the time of his death, to the administrator of the entail that was going to be instituted by the donor in his future will. Leonor Afonso approved this deed.
Followed by the delimitation of the entailed houses.

Donation deed by which Catarina Lopes, widow of Gonçalo Lourenço, donates to Estêvão Pires, pescador, her houses in Alfama, Lisboa, with an obligation of ordering two annual masses for her soul in the church of Santo Estêvão de Alfama. The houses shall pass to his descendants with the same obligation. Estêvão Pires is present and accepts this donation.

Donation deed by which Domingos Ribeiro Cirne, Deputado da Mesa da Consciência e Concelho das Ordens, donated to his brother Lourenço Peixoto Cirne, cavaleiro professo na Ordem de Cristo, all his movable and immovable goods in order to establish an entail. His brother should succeed in this entail with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Cristóvão, in Lisboa. After his death, he should be succeed by his eldest son Cristóvão Peixoto and his heirs. If his brother died before his wife D. Maria de Sequeira, his widow should succeed in this entail, until the marriage of their eldest son. The successors were also obligated to incorporate the half of their "legítimas" if they were single, or their thirds if they were married. This entail is composed of some houses located in the parish of São Cristóvão, and a farm of Caparica, located in Murfacém, on the outskirts of Almada. The institutor's brother Lourenço Peixoto Cirne accepted these obligations.

Donation deed by which the cónego André Rodrigues donates an estate in Redemoinhos and other properties in Elvas to D. Pedro de Mesquita, as an entail, with the obligation of ordering an annual mass for the soul of bailio frei Pedro de Mesquita in the chapel of Santo António of the cathedral of Elvas. The entail shall pass to his children or, if he dies without successors, to his brother, D. Manuel, or to other members of their family.

Donation deed to Diogo Lopes de Sousa and his descendants of all assets that belonged to Egas Coelho, which were confiscated for treason and are now donated for his services and those of D. Frei Lopo Dias, Mestre of the Ordem de Cristo, his dad. The donation includes assets and rights in Miranda do Corvo, Podentes, Germanelo, Folgosinho and in the Julgado of Vouga and Leiria. The donation is made in the form of an entail, defining succession clauses, namely the eldest legitimate male child.

Donation deed by which D. Geraldo Domingues, bispo de Évora, donates his properties in Penelas de Lamego, Torres Vedras, Baracal, Pindelo, Fazões, Alenquer, Lisboa, Santarém, São Cristóvão de Nogueira do Cravo and Torre do Bigo and the patronage of the churches of São Martinho de Fundiais and Bouças to his nephew, Vasco Martins, reitor da igreja de São Tiago de Beja, as an entail. He establishes an obligation of annual masses for his soul and the souls of his sister Maria, of king D. Dinis, of Estêvão Domingues, former prelado de Penufe, and of his family, in his chapel of Santa Catarina of the cathedral of Lamego. He also orders daily masses for the souls of João Pais, reitor, and Vasco Peres, his nephew, in the church of S. Salvador of Santarém, to be supported by his properties in Torres Vedras and Alenquer. After Vasco's death, the entail shall pass to Estêvão Domingues, prior da Azambuja, and afterwards to Egídio, son of Geraldo's brother, Vicente Domingues, and to his descendants.

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

Donation deed by which Sebastião Pereira and his wife Ana da Costa decided to give all their assets to Sebastião. The couple did not have any children of their own, but in view of the great affection they both had for Sebastião, who was Sebastião Pereira's natural son, they decided that he should be the heir to their estate. The property, namely the farmstead of Bastuço, was incorporated into a chapel with the task of celebrating a perpetual weekly mass in the church of Santa Maria de Barcelos, where the couple were to be buried. On the death of the couple, Sebastião would take possession of the estate, to be succeeded by his first-born son, excluding any illegitimate children from the administration. If he had no descendants, the entail was to be given to Ambrósio Pereira, who was also a legitimate son of Sebastião Pereira, or alternatively to his nephew Gaspar de Maris.

Donation deed made by Bartolomeu Chambel, lavrador, and his wife Catarina Fernandes in which they entailed and donated several properties, consisting of houses and farmlands in Crato, to the licenciado Manuel Manso Leitão, son of Manuel Teixeira Leitão, ordering the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, with the condition that Manuel Manso Leitão would use the revenue of the entailed assets to became a clergyman. After the death of Manuel, the administration would be handled to the closest relative, and from there on the succession should always continue accordingly to the Laws of the kingdom.

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

Donation deed by Gaspar Dias and Ana de Medeiros, his wife, founding an entail with their available portions and appointing André Dias de Medeiros, their son, as first administrator. André Dias de Medeiros accepted the donation and promised to fulfil all the clauses and conditions.

Donation deed made by Beatriz Rodrigues in which she donated several properties in Portalegre's district to Rodrigo de Reboredo with the condition that he would study and became a clergyman. Those properties should compose an entail that would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year by Rodrigo himself during his lifetime. After the death of Rodrigo, the administration would be transmitted to his mother Francisca de Reboredo or some of her daughters, preferably Maria de Matos in first place, or Luísa de Reboredo, in second. And from there on the succession should always continue on their children, preferably the eldest male heir. However, if none of them had children, the administration would be handled to the Tesoureiro-Mor of the mother church of Portalegre with the same pious obligation of twenty masses and two more privileged masses celebrated every year.

Donation deed in which Catarina de Cáceres donated a vineyard and an olive grove in Loureiro to her niece Catarina de Carvalho and her husband Manuel Vaz, thereby ordering the foundation of an entail that should be administrated by them and by their descendants, preferably the eldest male heir, with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre.

Dowry deed in which António Pires Subtil and his wife Maria Marques enwoed their son Pedro Marques with all the assets that remains of their own reserved portions, thereby ordering the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the Church of Espírito Santo, in Marvão. Pedro would administrate the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on his eldest male heir, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to his sister Maria Mendes with the same conditions. In case Pedro, or any of his descendants, succeeded on the administration of another entail, bigger than this one, he could appoint one of his sons to succeed on this entail. This entail is composed of houses, orchard, vineyards, lands and a farm located in Marvão.

Donation deed by which Gonçalo Vaz donates an hospital in Sacavém, which was founded by one of his ancestors, and its properties to Pedro Afonso, Afonso Domingues' son. The latter and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for the institutor's soul in the church where his body would be buried and to guarantee that the hospital has four beds, which should be occupied by poor people. If, at the time of the donor's death, a son or a grandson survives him, he must become the administrator of the hospital instead of Pedro Afonso. Afonso Domingues, Cavaleiro do Conselho do Rei, approves this deed on behalf of his minor son.

Donation deed by which Bento Nunes, cónego in the cathedral of Elvas, donates to D. António Lobo and his wife, D. Joana de Mesquita, an estate in Elvas, as an entail, with the obligation of an annual mass in the chapel of Santo António of his cathedral. This entail should be annexed to the one founded by António de Mesquita with his estates of Torre do Caia and Freixas, which he donated as a dowry to D. Joana and D. António, and shall pass with it to their descendants, with the same conditions dictated by António de Mesquita.

Donation deed by which Beatriz Fernandes, widow of Domingos Martins Morgado, donates all of her properties in Monsaraz and its surroundings, including her half of the estate of Sardinha, to her nephew, Manuel Fernandes, son of her sister Catarina Lopes, as an entail, with the obligation of a daily mass in the altar of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the church of Santa Maria da Lagoa. He can appoint its chaplain and the future administrator among his children, who will, afterwards, appoint the next administrators among their descendants. If no appointment is made, the entail shall pass to the eldest son. She also promises to buy two moios of wheat to annex to her entail.

Donation and entail foundation deed by licenciado Fernando Velho de Azevedo, founding a chapel and entail, with masses in the church of S. Julião of Setúbal, to his legitimated son, André Velho Freire.

Donation and entail foundation deed by João Nunes da Costa and Constança Rodrigues, his wife, with a set of properties (assento) in Ribeira de Nisa, in the outskirts of Portalegre, donating it to Manuel da Costa, their son, with some pious obligations in Casa da Misericórdia of Portalegre or where they decide in their wills. Manuel da Costa will receive this entail when the last of his parents dies, since they will enjoy these properties in their lives.

Donation and entail foundation deed by capitão Filipe Gentil de Limoges e D. Isabel Acciaiuoli de Vasconcelos, his wife, to her nephew, capitão Zenóbio Acciaiuoli de Vasconcelos, who should succeed them after their death, with a chapel under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in the church of Santiago.

Donation and chapel foundation deed by which António Correia Bettencourt and his wife D. Joana Henriques founded a chapel in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Boa Hora, that they ordered to build in their Quinta da Torre, in Câmara de Lobos. They donated vineyards and fruit trees to this hermitage in order to pay to the chaplain who would celebrate the masses. The couple would administrate this chapel until their death, and they would be succeeded by their eldest son and his descendants.

Deed of sale of a property with vineyards, fruit trees and a hut house, in Pico, in the limit of Câmara de Lobos, by Padre António da Silva Barreto to João de Bettencourt Henriques and D. Francisca Henriques, the seller's niece, and their offspring and heirs, for the same price of 280.000 réis, with the declaration that the buyers will enjoy the property in their lifetime and, after the last one's death, the property will be handed to their eldest male son as an entail and always annexed to the available portion of D. Isabel de Bettencourt, composed by Quinta da Torre with the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Boa Hora. The buyers commit themselves to fulfil all the obligations and to order the weekly mass celebration.

Deed of sale by which Simão Henriques bought a "casal" located in Cabeço de Monchique for 70 000 réis. He wanted to incorporate this property into his father Fernando Vaz de Sequeira's chapel in order to pay its pious obligations. His father ordered the celebration of masses in the Chapel of Jesus in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Freires. It should succeed in this obligation the eldest son of Simão Henriques and his heirs.

Declaration deed (extract) through which Francisca de Avelar revoked some clauses of her will chart, regarding the foundation of a chapel. She entailed her houses located in Lisboa, altering the number of annual masses to be celebrated in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appointed her only son, Luís Leitão, as the entail's first administrator. After his death, it would be administered by the son or daughter of his choice, who would bequeath it to his/her eldest son.

Declaration deed, by which Luís Pinheiro, reaffirms that the chapel he had instituted, to which he annexes new assets, should be administered by Maria Neto, his daughter, and then by her eldest son.

Declaration deed by Manuel Pereira, appointing his son Bento Pereira as administrator of the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Angústias, previously instituted by Manuel Pereira and his wife, under the condition that the administrator should support his sister Escolástica Pereira during her lifetime. After Bento, the administrator should be Escolástica's son, or the most honorable and richest of her grandchildren.

Declaration deed by which Cosme de Castro changed some clauses of the entail foundation deed, because it was necessary to detach from the entail the assets of Capitão Domingos Sarilho, Francisca da Cruz's first husband. Cosme de Castro also asked his grandson to build a chapel devoted to S. António in the church of São Salvador of Ladário, determining that the chapel that was supposed to be build in Povolide should not be constructed.
Belchior de Castro and Maria da Cunha Cerqueira gave their approval to this deed and attached to the entail their farmstead in Ladário.

Declaration deed of Isabel Tavares de Sousa clarifying the succession clauses of her assets if António da Videira, her brother, who should succeed after the death of Maria Soares, has offspring. The testator decides that his eldest son or daughter will succeed, with the same pious obligations of Misericórdia de Arronches, if it succeed in this assets.

Declaration deed by which Joana da Cunha confirms the dispositions of her entail foundation deed, and clarifies that all of her son's children, legitimate or illegitimate, can inherit this entail, regardless of the dispositions she made about legitimacy for future successors. If Nicolau de Castro dies without successors, the entail shall pass to his brother, João da Cunha, and to his descendants, even if they are illegitimate. Nicolau de Castro is present and accepts these conditions, which he promises to fulfil.

Declaration deed of Rui Vaz do Trato bequeathing four moios of land in Ribeira Grande and a silver cup to his chapel and appointing again his wife and his descendants as his heirs.

Declaration deed of Guiomar Borges defining that, if Francisco Rebelo has a legitimate son or daughter, her available portion will be bequeathed to one of them and, after them, it will be transmitted by bloodline to the eldest male son. The testator also clarifies how her chapel and masses should be clelebrated.
Declaration deed approved in 1589-10-01.

Declaration deed made by Inês Gaspar in which she disposed that after the death of her nephew Gaspar Gil, the succession of this entail would always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir.

Declaration deed made by Jorge Caldeira Tavares in which he disposed and ordered the foundation of two more entails composed of rural properties and estates in Portalegre's outskirts. To administrate the second entail he named his son Pedro Tavares de Mesquita and to administrate the third entail he named his son Miguel de Tavares. Both entails would have the exactly the same conditions and succession clauses of the first entail he founded in his will, which was administrated by his son Diogo Caldeira, except for the perpetual pious obligations, that he withdrew from those new entails.

Declaration deed by which Estêvão Martins Gavião states that he left, in his will, the income from the Herdade da Fonte Alva for the celebration of pious charges for the souls of Lopo Rodrigues and Maior Pires. In the same way, for incomes of the ferragiais of São Silvestre charges were to be celebrated by his wife Maior Domingues. Estêvão Martins entails the other half of the said ferragiais, adding charges for his soul. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son.

Declaration deed by which Diogo Fernandes de Almeida, Teresa Nogueira's widower, Rico-homem and membro do Conselho Régio, fulfils his late wife's will by entailing vineyards in the ourtskirts of Alenquer, Castanheira do Ribatejo and Azambuja to the chapel she established. He appoints his son, Álvaro de Almeida, Cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, to be the entail's next administrator.

Declaration deed made by Simão de Sampaio, in which he disposed that after the death of António or Gonçalo, the succession should always continue on the eldest male relative of the institutor's bloodline.

Declaration deed made by Pedro Rodrigues, o coxo, in which he disposed that if Inácio died without heirs, the administration would be handled to his sister, Luísa Mendes, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir.

Declaration deed through which Pedro Fernandes and Maria Antónia, his wife, revoke clauses of the donation deed they had made previously, determining that, if they do not have any children, their houses in Lisboa should be inherited by a son or daughter of Beatriz de Sousa, Madalena Antónia's sister. He/she would be obligated to support the celebration of 50 annual masses in the church of S. João da Praça of Lisboa and to transmit the entailed properties to his/her descendants. If Beatriz de Sousa forgets to appoint one of her children to administrate that entail, it must be passed to her eldest daughter. Those houses could never be sold or exchanged for other ones.

Declaration deed by which frei Pedro de Mesquita, comendador da Ordem de S. João do Hospital de Jerusalém and bailio de Lango e Leça, confirms the renounciation of a house, orchard and vineyards in Elvas that his brother, António de Mesquita, made to his son, Álvaro de Mesquita, and establishes the conditions of this donation, as had been accorded. He declares that these properties will be entailed to an annual mass for his soul over his tomb or in the chapel of Santo António of the cathedral of Elvas, where his parents are buried. After Álvaro's death, the entail will pass to his children. If he doesn't have successors, it will pass to his sister, D. Joana de Mesquita, and to her children, or to their brother, Alexandre de Mesquita. If his heirs don't fulfil the obligations, the entail will pass to the administrator of the entail founded by Álvaro de Mesquita and his wife, Pedro de Mesquita's parents. Álvaro de Mesquita is present, confirms the donation and accepts the conditions.
Contains a donation deed and a licence.

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

Declaration deed of Jácome Dias and Beatriz Rodrigues Raposo, his wife, amending some clauses of their will and repeating his chapel and Rui Vaz's chapels clauses.
Declaration deed approved in 1540-01-01.

Declaration deed by Luís Álvares de Madureira and Joana de Madureira, adding some clauses to regulate the entail previously instituted. They established that the properties of the entail could not be given as dowry, nor used to ransom captives. The parents had the right to disinherit the presumptive heir of the entail if he married without their consent, unless the marriage was with a person of honorable lineage. Furthermore, the administrators of the entail were compelled to live in the city of Porto or in its 'termo', unless their service to the king obliged them to live elsewhere. They also required the heir to entail his reserved portion, his inheritance and that of his siters who became nuns, arguing that the monasteries where they lived should abdicate from the estates, since they belonged to the institutors' grandparents and ancestors, and should therefore be included in the entail.

Declaration deed made by Jorge Caldeira Tavares in which he disposed and ordered the foundation of two more entails composed of rural properties and estates in Portalegre's outskirts. To administrate the second entail he named his son Pedro Tavares de Mesquita and to administrate the third entail he named his son Miguel de Tavares. Both entails would have the exactly the same conditions and succession clauses of the first entail he founded in his will, which was administrated by his son Diogo Caldeira, except for the perpetual pious obligations, that he withdrew from those new entails.

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

Declaration deed by which Pedro Esteves Gavião and his wife Constança Martins, seeing how the assets entailed by Estêvão Martins Gavião and his wife Maior Domingues were insufficient to fulfil the determined charges, entail several properties for that purpose and to increase the charges. After their death, they shall be succeeded by their eldest son.

Declaration and foundation deed by Afonso Munhós and his wife Mécia Dias founding a chapel in the hermitage of São João Baptista, which they have built in their farmstead. To support the pious obligations instituted, they entailed to it the third part of their patrimony, including their farmstead (quinta). The first administrator would be the surviving spouse and, after him, the heir of Afonso Munhós, preferably the elder male.

Court sentence judging the will of the late João Vaz as good and ordering his fulfilment and to deliver the bequests to his heirs.

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

Contract and bond deed between João Borges de Morais, D. Maria da Silva and António Borges de Morais, their son, and Frei Domingos da Ressurreição, ministro provincial of Arrábida and definidor geral of the Order of Saint Francis, Frei João da Ressurreição, definidor of that province, and the priest José da Silva, síndico of the same. The former donate to the latter part of a farm, in the parish of Nossa Senhora dos Olivais, for the maintenance of the Province's convalescence, under certain conditions. The farm would be administered, in the form of an entail, by the first who, through the donation, became patrons of convalescence.
The deed was ratified on 1674-09-30.

Contract and bond deed celebrated between the religiosos of the São Francisco of Évora monastery and João Afonso de Aguiar and his wife Maria Esteves. The latter had built a chapel in that monastery, where they wanted to be buried. This contract defined the charges that were to be celebrated upon and appointed Garcia de Melo to be the first administrator during his lifetime. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son. The first ones agree with the clauses expressed in the contract.

Contract and bond deed by which Francisco da Fonseca and his wife Maria Salvado, the institutor's daughter, contracted with the priests of the Church of São Tomé to build a chapel following the institutor's will. They should be its first administrators and their heirs should succeed in this entail. If they did not nominate one of the children, it should succeed the eldest son, or daughter. This entail is composed of a farm in Vale Escuro, with its houses, and fruit trees located on the outskirts of Lisboa.

Contract and bond deed by which Maria dos Anjos, formerly known as D. Margarida da Silva, nun in Santa Clara de Santarém, with the agreement of the convent, relinquishes the properties she ought to inherit from her mother, D. Maria da Silva, for the foundation of an entail, in exchange of an annual fee and a monetary compensation. She and her brother, Nuno Álvares Pereira, establish the clauses of succession of the entail, which shall be inherited by their brother, António Pereira, and his successors.

Contract and bond deed by which D. Antónia Pereira and D. Leonor da Silva, nuns in the monastery of Lorvão, relinquish the properties they ought to inherit from their mother, D. Maria da Silva, for the foundation of an entail, in exchange of an annual fee and a monetary compensation. They establish the clauses of succession of this entail with their brother, Nuno Álvares Pereira, represented by Gonçalo Vieira, who accepts the conditions. The monastery acknowledges that the promised sums were duly paid.

Confirmation letter of an entail foundation deed made in 1628-01-19 by Gines de Barona, his wife Beatriz Gomes and their minor son António de Barona. The institutors claim for royal intervention against the threats of António Serrão who argues that the entail will belong to the crown after their death. Contains addition of succession clauses.

Confirmation letter to Pedro Álvares de Abreu de Sousa confirming the entail founded by his parents António de Abreu de Sousa and D. Isabel and the entail's conditions presented by him. The king granted the confirmation letter after Provedor of comarca made the ordered inquiries to confirm Pedro Álvares de Abreu de Sousa's declarations.

Confirmation letter by which king D. Dinis confirms the entail foundation deed made by D. João, bispo do Porto, by which he bequeathed Sancha Eanes, his criada, his properties in Beja, Covilhã, Valhelhas, Belmonte, Correia and Refegas as an entail. He also gave her 8 000 libras to buy more properties to annex to this entail, and ordered her to marry Gonçalo Eanes Correia. After her death, the entail would pass to her children or, if she had no descendants, to whomever inherited his other properties in Soalhães, Vila Pouca, Oliveira and Gafanhão.

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

Composition deed between Rui de Vargas da Silva, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, his wife, Jerónima Falcão, and his father, António de Vargas, capelão and fidalgo da Casa do Rei. António de Vargas donates once more his properties in Bucelas to his son and daughter-in-law, a donation he had previously made as part of their dowry, in 1667, and which had, afterwards, been revoked, causing problems in their marriage. These properties shall be entailed and inherited by their successors, with an obligation of three annual masses for his soul in the church of Bucelas.

Composition deed between father Nicolau Jorge's nephews and administrators of his chapel, and father Pedro Álvares de Gouveia. The administrators complained that the estates entailed to their uncle's chapel were insuficient to pay for the pious obligations; at the same time, they all lived far from the estates. Therefore, they propose to give away the administration to Pedro Álvares Gouveia, priest in the same church of São Jorge de Vizela, under the condition that he should entail other estates to the chapel, and transmit its administration to another lay relative.

Codicil (extract) made by Filipa Falcão in which she left to Manuel de Pina, some houses, located in Évora, that she had previously left to the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Espinheiro, as well as a vineyard, in Pêra Manca, previously left to Diogo Lopes, with associated pious charges. After Manuel de Pina's death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son.

Codicil (extract) by which Isabel Rodrigues revokes a donation she previously made with her husband, through a will chart, and donates her houses to her niece, Isabel Gonçalves, with an obligation of six masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried. Isabel Gonçalves shall appoint her daughter, Catarina Travassos, as her heir, and she shall afterwards appoint her successor.

Codicil (extract) by which Maria Pereira, António Gonçalves' widow, bequeathed houses in Lisboa to her daughter, Francisca Maria Pereira, Manuel Gomes da Fonseca's wife, obligating her and her successors to support the celebration of 60 annual masses for her soul in the church of S. Pedro of Alfama. After her daughter's death, the entailed houses would be transmitted to a son or daughter of her choice. If she failed to appoint a successor before dying, the entail would be inherited by her eldest son.

Codicil (extract) by which Maria Teixeira declared that she made a last will where she wanted to use 300 000 réis to establish a chapel, with the obligation to celebrate masses wherever the administrators wanted. She designated her husband Manuel Martins to be its first administrator and, after his death, he should be succeed by her sister Marta Teixeira and her heirs.

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

Codicil made by Afonso Eanes in which he confirmed the foundation of the entail but reserved and entailed 4 alqueires of land on behalf of his daughter Leonor Dias, founding a second entail, with the perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year over his grave in All Soul's Day. After the death of Leonor the entail should always administrated by the eldest male heir.

Codicil by which Isabel Rodrigues, widow of Pedro Eanes, entails the houses where she lives and bequeaths them to her nephew, Estêvão Afonso, corretor de mercadorias, and to his successors afterwards, with the obligation of one anniversary in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, in the day of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. She also bequeaths him her casal da Torre, with an obligation of a weekly mass in the church of Madalena, Lisboa.

Codicil made by Fernando Ribeiro and his wife Catarina Jorge founding a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Ventosa, Alenquer. They revoke the appointment of their niece Beatriz Gonçalves and nominate in first place Maria Serrão, sister of Beatriz, under the condition of getting married with the previous authorization of their parents, and in second place Margarida, sister of the above Beatriz and Maria. The other clauses remain unchanged.

Codicil of Domingos Dantas. He clarifies that Beatriz Dantas' successor should be her eldest son.

Codicil of the priest João Mendes by which he forbids the beneficiados of the church of Santa Maria do Bispo de Montemor-o-Velho to administrate the chapel after the death of João. Such administration should be given to the children of his cousin André Vicente or to the children of his son João Vicente or, in turn, to the children of his cousin Álvaro Luís. Any of them should be ecclesiastical.

Codicil made by Cosme Fernandes in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew Pedro as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The administrator of the entail would be exempt of presenting accounts to the Provedor das Capelas.

Codicil made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro in which he ratified and rectified some of the dispositions of his will. He confirmed his nephew Manuel Gil as first administrator of the chapel and after his death he would always be succeeded, preferably, by his eldest male heir. If he died without heirs, the institutor named his niece Maria Rodrigues to administrate the chapel with the same conditions, as long as she married according to the wishes of her uncles. If she died without children, then the administration should be handled to the sons of her brother Francisco Rodrigues, with the same conditions. The institutor also disposed that besides the perpetual mass celebrated every sunday, the administrators should also celebrate the masses in all holly days.

Codicil mentioning the quinta of Vaqueiros and establishing some provisions regarding the will.
Followed by the approval deed (1519-04-20) and by the opening deed of the will (1519-05-17).

Codicil made by Francisca Viveiros confirming, among other dispositions, the foundation of the entail she made with her deceased husband, Francisco de Arruda da Costa, and their son Sebastião da Costa as first administrator. She disposed that Sebastião would be succeeded by his son Sebastião de Arruda, and if he died before assuming the administration, Sebastião da Costa would appoint one of his children to take his place, and from there on, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Codicil by which António de Almeida established an entail, incorporating the "casal" of Caparide, on the outskirts of Cascais, for the celebration of masses in the church of Santa Justa de Lisboa. He designated his daughter Catarina de Almeida to be its first administrator.

Codicil made by Miguel Tavares, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, changes to the institution of the chapel that he had previously instituted, since a large part of the assets he had inherited from his father were already entailed to an entail. The institutor confirms D. Branca, his wife, as his first administrator of the chapel, during her lifetime, having to support two twin girls, called Maria and Branca. If they professed as nuns, the administration of the chapel would pass to the heir of the institutor's father or mother, as stated in the will chart. D. Branca could, however, relinquish the administration to the older of the two twins, if she wanted to marry.

Codicil made by Catarina Mouzinho, in which she ordered some changes on the dispositions of her will regarding the four entails she founded, thereby ordering that the eldest male heir should be preferred on the administration of each entail.

Codicil by which padre Sebastião Dias establishes an entail with the obligation of 6 annual masses and appoints his niece Catarina as first administrator, with the capacity of appointing the next one among his relatives. The entail is composed of his houses, olive trees and vineyards.

Codicil of Ana de França. She determines that after the death of Felícia de França and Lourenço Mendes, her husband, the assets he left them should be administered by their three daughters: Lucrécia, Paula and Maria. Afterwards, they were to be administered by the eldest son, whether male or female.

Codicil of the will chart of Clara Carreira, by which she establishes an annual mass for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. She entails to it the casais in Sintra that she had bequeathed to her brother, João Carreira, in her will chart. The entail shall then be bequeathed to his successors. Followed by an aproval deed dated from the same day.

Codicil of the will chart of Clara Carreira, by which she establishes an annual mass for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. She entails to it the casais in Sintra that she bequeathed to her brother, João Carreira, in her will chart. The entail shall then be bequeathed to his successors. Followed by an aproval deed dated from the same day.

Codicil of D. Luzia de Vasconcelos rectifying her will and naming her unborn son Manuel as heir to the entail, if he survived the pregnancy and lived after, with the sole obligation that he and his descendants should always have the obligation of celebrating five masses in every year as long as the world lasted. After his death, the entail should be inherited by his elder daughter, that should always be succeeded, preferably, by the eldest female heir, or male in lack of females. If he died, the administration should be given to her brother João Pacheco de Vasconcelos with the same conditions.

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

Codicil made in Alpalhão by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she ordered the foundation of six entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands, one in Nisa and the other in Gáfete, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some lands in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Inchada during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would be composed of lands in the outskirts of Crato, Alfragil, Nisa and Figueiró, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Pedro Inchado with the condition that he and all his successors would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year on saturdays of the Virgin Mary, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel Dias Jordão, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children or relatives to succeed him with the same conditions. The fifth entail would be composed of a house and a land in Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her great-niece Beatriz with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her with the same conditions. The sixth entail would be composed of some lands in Santarém, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her sister Beatriz Henriques during her lifetime, with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her on the administration.

Codicil made in Alpalhão by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she ordered the foundation of six entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands, one in Nisa and the other in Gáfete, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some lands in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Inchada during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would be composed of lands in the outskirts of Crato, Alfragil, Nisa and Figueiró, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Pedro Inchado with the condition that he and all his successors would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year on saturdays of the Virgin Mary, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel Dias Jordão, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children or relatives to succeed him with the same conditions. The fifth entail would be composed of a house and a land in Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her great-niece Beatriz with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her with the same conditions. The sixth entail would be composed of some lands in Santarém, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her sister Beatriz Henriques during her lifetime, with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her on the administration.

Codicil by which Maria Viegas, widow of Álvaro da Costa, entails the houses she bought with the money of her daughter, Maria do Nascimento, for her usufruct, according to her will. After Maria do Nascimento's death, the houses and the obligation shall pass to her sister, Vicência de Matos, wife of Domingos Viera, and not to Domingos Vieira, as Maria Viegas had previously established in her will. After Vicência's death, the entail shall pass to her eldest son, Manuel Vieira, who can, afterwards, appoint a successor among his children.