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Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by António de Melo and Catarina de Sampaio, his wife, with their available portions, located in Ramirão, in the outskirts of Algodres. They also order the foundation of the chapel of Santo António, in the same place, with the pious obligation of 24 perpetual masses, per year. The institutors appoint Jorge de Melo, their eldest son, as the successor in the entail's administration. Jorge de Melo was present and entails his reserved portions.

Melo, António de (d.1625)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Isabel Cerveira, Doutor Pedro Jorge's widow, establishes an entail with her properties in Ribaldeira, Torres Vedras, and houses in Lisboa. The institutor obligates its future administrators to support the celebration of 2 weekly masses for her soul in the church where her body should be buried and other 2 annual masses in the churches of S. Pedro of Dois Portos, Torres Vedras, and of S. Nicolau of Lisboa. She appoints Brás de Alvide, her stepson, to be its first administrator, on the condition that he must marry to Guiomar Dias Perestrelo, the institutor's niece.

Cerveira, Isabel (flor.1542)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Aires de Saldanha Meneses e Sousa and his wife, D. Luísa Inês de Távora, renovate the institution of their entail, made in 1684-02-08, and correct some of its clauses. They list the properties of the entail: the noble houses near the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus of Lisboa, lands in front of the monastery of S. Bento of Lisboa, farmsteads in Santarém, public debt instruments, casais in Belas and Salvaterra de Magos, leases and other properties. They designate their eldest son as future administrator, with the obligation of ordering a weekly mass in a place of his choice. If their lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Misericórdia of Lisboa with an obligation of a daily mass for their souls.

Sousa, Aires de Saldanha Meneses e (flor.1684-1687)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Cristóvão de Castro and his wife Joana Marinho founded an entail with all their assets, designating their daughter Isabel Soares de Castro to be its first administrator. She is present and agrees to this foundation. After their daughter's death, it should succeed her heirs, namely the eldest son or, in his absence, the eldest daughter. If she doesn't have children the entail will pass to Manuel Pereira de Castro, son of Cristóvão's brother, Manuel Pereira de Castro, and of Francisca de Abreu, or to heirs of Paio Gomes Pereira and Pedro Marinho Falcão, siblings of the institutors, who shall marry each other. The future bride or groom of the successor should incorporate the sixth part of their dowry into this entail. The successors were also obligated to give the "alimentos" to their siblings until they turned 18 years old. The institutors also declared that they were the "padroeiros" of the Monastery of São Bento de Monção, where they founded a chapel and possessed their graves. The administrator was obligated to order the celebration of masses in this chapel for their and their parents' soul, paying for a chaplain. This entail is composed of a farm of Bemposta, with its houses, oil press, cattle houses, orchards and vineyards; others vineyards called “Penaboa”, “Pombal”, “Veiga da Lagoa”, “Regueiro”, “Brejoeira”, “Ribeira” and “Cavaleiro”, on the outskirts of Monção. They also possessed some houses located Monção and "Seiradelo"; a crop field in the parish of Macedo and others called “Pedra da Rainha”, "Fundões", "Lamelas", "Lagoa", "Caldelas", "Sido" and "Salgueiro"; and the "herdades" of "Pedra”, "Portocavaleiro", “Testeiras”, “Lameiro do Trigal”, "Trigães”, “Tojeiro”, “Sidreiro”, “Lagoa”, “Cova do Barro”, “Salgueiro”, “Veiga de Valdosende”, “Paço” and "Cacheva".

Castro, Cristóvão de (flor.1603-1618)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Francisco de Gouveia Daltro, Isabel Rebelo de Macedo, his wife, and the licenciado Tomé de Gouveia Cardoso, his brother, abade da igreja de Santa Cruz da Trapa e beneficiado da igreja de Santiago de Beja, establish an entail uniting their parts of the farmstead of Vila do Rei, which the brothers had inherited from their parents, Tomé de Gouveia Cardoso and Vitória Borges de Figueiredo, and other properties they have. They declare their father had ordered the construction of an hermitage dedicated to Santa Catarina in that farmstead, with the obligation of three annual masses, which they entail to it. The entail shall pass to Francisco's descendants by appointment from him, his wife or Tomé. If the three of them die without making an appointment, the entail will pass to their eldest son or to the descendants of their sister, Maria de Figueiredo Gouveia, wife of António Cardoso de Castelo Branco.

Daltro, Francisco de Gouveia (flor.1634-1649)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which António de Figueiredo, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and his wife, Isabel Vaz de Castelo Branco, establish an entail with their third parts, consisting of their leases in Vila Chã do Monte, Viseu. They bequeath them to their eldest son or daughter and their successors, with the obligation of ordering masses in the hermitage of Santo António of Vila Chã do Monte.

Figueiredo, António de (flor.1578)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Francisco de Matos, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, established an entail with his farmstead (quinta) in Via Longa and houses he had in Lisboa, designating his son, Simão de Matos, to administrate it. All the future administrators of the entail were obligated to support the celebration of 3 weekly masses in the chapel of Pedro de Alcáçova of the church of S. Bartolomeu and 2 anniversary masses, each year, in that church and in the church of Nossa Senhora of Via Longa.
Before dying, Isabel de Alcáçova, his wife, had agreed with the institution of this entail. She had left her husband the third part of assets to incorporate in it, through her will issued on 1523-10-20.

Matos, Francisco de (flor.1525)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Maria Carneiro, João Álvares de Pamplona and Leonor Carneiro's daughter, established an entail with the legitime she had inherited from her late father, consisting of houses in Porto, a farmstead in Vilar de Andorinho ("quinta de Bairros"), and properties such as the "quinta do Lameiro", the "casal de Maçarelos", the "casal da Lagoa" and the "casal de Cinfães". She designated her brother, Gaspar de Pamplona, to administrate it, determining that him and his descendants had to support the celebration of 6 annual masses and maintain alight a lamp in the altar of Santíssimo Sacramento of the convent of S. Domingos of Porto.

Carneiro, Maria (flor.1542)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Brás Teles de Meneses, membro do Conselho do Rei and coronel da gente da guerra, and his wife, D. Catarina Maria de Faro Henriques, established an entail, incorporating in it the third part of their assets, which comprised a farmstead in Lamarosa, Coruche, houses in Pampulha, Lisboa, and rents (foros) in the farmstead of Cotovia. They also entailed to it 8 tapestries depicting the life of S. João Batista and the weapons used by Brás Teles de Meneses. The institutors designated Fernando Teles de Meneses, their firstborn son, to succeed them in the entail's administration. All its future administrators were allowed to deposit their remains in the tomb erected by the founders.
Paulo da Rocha, curator of their eldest son, gave his approval to this deed.

Meneses, Brás Teles de (flor.1627-1628)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which João Correia de Lacerda established an entail, incorporating his farm of Togia, on the outskirts of Tomar, and a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis in Imposição dos Vinhos do Porto. He designated his nephew José Galvão de Lacerda to be its first administrator and he accepted all the conditions.

Lacerda, João Correia de (flor.1678-1695)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed of Francisco Mendes Pimentel. Entails a third of its assets to fulfill charges. He appoints Luís Coelho de Pimentel, his son, first administrator, to marry Mariana da Cunha, daughter of João Alves da Cunha Gusmão. The eldest son of this marriage was to succeed him. António de Pina Mascarenhas and D. Luísa Pimentel, his wife, nephews of the institutor, also annex assets to the entail established by their uncle, as did João Coelho de Sousa and D. Joana Luísa Coelho de Sousa, his sister, sons of the institutor.

Pimentel, Francisco Mendes (flor.1690)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed of the Quinta de Castro da Erosa, em Terra de Basto by João Afonso in favour of Pedro Álvares, in account of the good deeds made to him by Pedro Álvares' father D. Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira.

Afonso, João (flor.1356)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which João Rodrigues Cansado established an entail, incorporating some houses, olive oil press, vegetable garden, olive groves and lands located in Abrantes in order to fulfill the pious charges. He designated his grandson João, son of Maria Rodrigues Cansado, deceased, to be its first administrator, and he should be succeeded by a legitimate son.

Cansado, João Rodrigues (flor.1667-1668)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Melo, do Conselho do Rei, and Helena de Mesquita, promise to marry their children, respectively D. Joana da Silva and D. António de Melo, and establish an entail for them with the marriage's dowry, which shall be employed in acquiring immovable properties. The entail shall pass to the successors of this marriage and will have its chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Évora.

Melo, Rui de (flor.1529)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Gil Lourenço and his wife Joana Gonçalves entail their quintãs of São Miguel and Real with a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Domingos of Guimarães. They appointed Gonçalo Lourenço, son of Leonor Afonso, to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he should be succeeded by his first-born, male, legitimate son.

Miranda, Gil Lourenço de (flor.1430-1434)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Sebastião de Abreu, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e escrivão da sua Fazenda, and his wife, D. Antónia de Vasconcelos, establish an entail which they donate as a dowry to their eldest son, Gaspar de Abreu. They entail their farmsteads in Campolide, S. Bento and Alvalade, Lisboa, and other properties. Their entail shall be called entail of Santo Onofre, and shall be annexed to the chapel of the same invocation in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, with an obligation of annual masses for their souls. If their son dies without descendants, the entail shall pass to his brother, Filipe de Abreu. Gaspar de Abreu is present, accepts these conditions and promises to annex his legitime to the entail.
Contains documentation regarding the emancipation of Gaspar de Abreu and the appointment of a tutor to represent him, namely petitions and dispatches.

Abreu, Sebastião de (flor.1609)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which D. Beatriz de Portugal, daughter of D. Afonso, bispo de Évora, establishes and entail for her brother, D. Francisco de Portugal, conde do Vimioso, reserving the usufruct and income of the donated assets. The entail was composed of her Quinta da Sempre Noiva and of two public debt instruments and had an obligation of a daily mass in the convent of Santa Catarina of Évora, which she wished to found and where she wished to be buried. D. Francisco de Portugal accepted the document two days later (1531-06-17).

Portugal, Beatriz de (flor.1531)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which D. Violante Coronel, widow of D. Fernando de Ataíde, establishes an entail with her properties, including two public debt instruments in the Almoxarifados de Aveiro and Beja and revokes all of her wills made before this institution. She establishes an obligation of two daily masses in the chapel of Todos os Santos of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, which she bought from the priests of the convent. She designates her nephew, Francisco de Sá e Meneses, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards. Francisco de Sá e Meneses is also the administrator of the entails established by D. Francisca Coronel and Manuel Gomes de Elvas.

Coronel, Violante (d.1661)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed made by Afonso Mexia. He entails a third of his assets, consisting of several estates, located in Alentejo, in the outskirts of Campo Maior, Arronches and Ouguela, up to a maximum value of 1 000 cruzados. He appoints Jerónimo Mexia, his son, as first administrator, to whom his eldest son should succeed.

Mexia, Afonso (flor.1548-1553)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed made by Duarte Gomes da Silveira in which he ordered, among several dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel of the invocation of Salvador do Mundo in the church of the Misericórdia of Paraíba's captaincy, with a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every week as long as the world lasted and one sung mass on the day of Nossa Senhora das Neves. He named his son in law António Barbalho Bezerra and his wife Joana Gomes da Silveira, daughter of the institutor, as first administrators of the entail during their lifetimes, and, after their deaths, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. No administrator could ever marry with a another person of the so-called 'infected races', under the penalty of loosing the administration. He recomended that no administrator should ever rise his own children with wine, as a root of sin. All administrators should annex one third of their own reserved portions to the entail. The institutor also disposed that all administrators should bear the surname Silveira and the coat of arms of the Gomes and Bezerras, adding a motto beneath it with the words Verdade e Felicidade (truth and happiness) that should be present in all their seals, chairs, curtains.

Silveira, Duarte Gomes da (flor.1643)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed of the Quinta de Águas Belas and the Quinta de Vale de Oriães by Álvaro Fernandes in favour of Rodrigo Álvares, in account of the good deeds made to him by Rodrigo Álvares' father D. Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira.

Fernandes, Álvaro (flor.1356-1361)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by Bernardo do Amaral Castelo Branco, his second wife D. Paula de Vasconcelos da Silva and his son António do Amaral Castelo Branco entailing a public debt instrument, houses in Lisboa, houses and properties in Elvas and a country estate ("herdade") in Olivença.

Castelo Branco, Bernardo do Amaral de (flor.1606-1610)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which José de Resende, Alcaide de Lisboa, Maria Neto, his mother, and Joana da Costa, his wife, established an entail with their farmstead located in the outskirts of Sesimbra (quinta da Faúlha). They appointed Sebastião de Resende, Maria Neto's son, to be its first administrator, determining that he and his heirs should support the celebration of annual masses in the chapel of São Valentim of the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa, where António de Resende (father, husband and father-in-law of the institutors) is buried. If none of Sebastião de Resende or José de Resende's descendants survived, the entail would be inherited by their closest male relative.
Sebastião de Resende accepted this deed and incorporated part of the farmstead that he owned in the entail.

Resende, José de (flor.1567)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Bento Pereira and Antónia Lopes, his wife, establish the entail's Lago. They entail Quinta do Lago, in the Couto of Rendufe, among several other properties, located on the outskirts of Braga and Barcelos. To the entail are added previous charges, determined by João Afonso and Beatriz Pereira, uncles of Beatriz Pereira, mother of Bento Pereira, celebrated in the church of Vila de Punhe. They also establish charges, celebrated in the chapel of the Confraria de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Vila do Conde.

Pereira, Bento (flor.1582)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by Fernando Fiel Lugo in the island of Santiago of Cabo Verde, appointing as his successor his future male son, or female or a person appointed by him, before his death, if he doesn't have any children.

Lugo, Fernando Fiel (flor.1540)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by Afonso Domingues and Maria Domingues in Montemor-o-Novo, with a chapel in the church of Santa Maria do Açougue of the same town, donating all their assets in Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Redondo, Alcácer, Arraiolos, Coruche, Lavre and other places to João Domingues, brother of Maria Domingues, who will administrate them as an entail, with the consent of João Afonso and Pedro Afonso, sons of Afonso Domingues. This entail will always be administrated by the lineage of Maria Domingues and João Domingues, her brother. This deed mentions another entail in Estremadura to the heirs of the lineage of Afonso Domingues.

Beja, Afonso Domingues de (flor.1378-1379)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed of D. Pedro da Costa of his properties, including quinta de Pancas, in Ribatejo, near Alcochete and Samora Correia, appointing João da Costa, his brother, as perpetual administrator, with the pious obligation of three weekly prayed masses of requiem, one for the soul of D. Jorge, cardinal of Portugal, another for the soul of D. Jorge da Costa, archbishop of Braga, both his uncles, and another one for his own soul. The notary accepted this donation on behalf of João da Costa and his successors, absents.

Costa, Pedro da (flor.1542)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by Jerónimo Correia Homem, capitão-mor of the "Couto" of the Archbishopric of Braga. Jerónimo decided to entail in a "morgado" the lands he had inherited from his parents, those he had received from his marriage and others he had bought during his life. The entail was to include, among other things, the Vimieiro estate and properties in Braga. The entail, established in honour of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, was coupled with the obligation to celebrate 12 annual masses in the chapel in Braga Cathedral, founded by Jerónimo's parents. Manuel Correia de Sousa, the founder's son, was appointed as the first administrator, with the power to choose one of his sons or daughters to succeed him. If he had no descendants, the administration would pass to the eldest son of his sister, Mariana Coelho. It was forbidden for any administrator to marry a Jew, a Moor or a black person. Illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes were excluded from the administration.

Homem, Jerónimo Correia (flor.1650)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by Luís Teixeira Cabral and his wife in their farmstead of Lourenço Domingues, in Pinhel, annexed to their chapel of S. Sebastião, located in that farmstead.

Cabral, Luís Teixeira (flor.1517)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by Rui Brandão, fidalgo da casa do rei. The founder reserves his "terça" and includes in it several urban and rural estates, the head of which is the "Torre de Pedro do Sem", located in the parish of S. Martinho de Cedofeira, outside the walls of Porto, to which the patronage of the church of S. Paio de Guimarei was attached. Rui Brandão appointed his son Luís Brandão, or alternatively Diogo Brandão, as the first administrator. The heirs of the entail would be the first-born sons, or daughters in the absence of male heirs. The heir had to be physically and mentally fit, excluding people of illegitimate descent, clerics, monks, friars and nuns. The administratores had to live in Porto, marry with their parents' consent, entail half of their "terças", use the Brandão's name and coat of arms, and pay an annual rent to Rui's daughters, who were nuns in the convents of S. Bento de Avé-Maria and S. Clara in Porto. Perpetual masses were to be celebrated in the convent of S. Francisco do Porto for the soul of the founder and his wife, Maria de Madureira. Three inventories were to be drawn up, containing the deed of foundation and the property, with the coat of arms of the instituter: one copy was to remain in the hands of the administrators, while the other two were to be kept in the Convent of S. Francisco, where the founder was to be buried, and in the Misericórdia of Porto.

Brandão, Rui (flor.1568)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which André Soares, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e seu escrivão da Fazenda, and his wife, D. Maria Botelho, establish an entail with their third parts, consisting of houses and estates in Lisboa and other properties in the outskirts of the city. They designate their eldest son, Manuel Soares, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards. The entail shall be associated to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição which they established in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, and to which was entailed a public debt instrument set in the Casa da Alfândega of Lisboa, with the obligation of a daily mass for their souls. The chapel would be administered by the administrators of the entail, but its properties were to be separated from it.
Manuel Soares is present, accepts the conditions of the entail and promises to entail his legitime to it.

Soares, André (flor.1563)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Francisco Soares de Abreu established an entail with his houses in Lisboa, a rent (foro) of a wine barrel taken from a farmstead in Carcavelos, a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis and 1 000 cruzados. He designated his eldest son, Cristóvão Soares de Abreu, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass in a church close to their residence. Cristóvão Soares de Abreu accepted this deed.

Abreu, Francisco Soares de (flor.1627)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which António de Sousa de Macedo and D. Mariana de Lemercier, his wife, change clauses of a previous entail foundation deed issued on 1673-11-08. They establish an entail with houses in Lisboa, a farmstead in that city ("quinta de Nossa Senhora da Luz"), lands in Carnide, a rent (foro) in Azambuja, properties in Benavente and the captaincy of Ilha Grande de Joanes, Brasil, designating their son, D. Luís Gonçalo de Sousa de Macedo, Barão da Ilha Grande de Joanes, to administrate it. The institutors attach this entail to the chapel they had founded in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus, where their bodies and those of their descendants would be buried and annual masses would be celebrated for their souls. D. Luís Gonçalo de Sousa de Macedo and his wife, D. Mariana de Távora, approved this deed.

Macedo, António de Sousa de (flor.1662-1676)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by Joana Brandão to her daughter, D. Maria, and Pedro Carvalho, her husband, with their consent.

Brandão, Joana (flor.1528)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by António do Prado and Maria Monteiro Cardoso, his wife, and donation of the same to Francisco Monteiro Cardoso, their brother. The related assets are entailed, reserving their usufruct while the founders are alive, and the charges are established, celebrated in the hermitage of São João that existed in their farm of São João de Vale de Antas, which had to be repaired. After the death of Francisco Monteiro Cardoso and Leonor Henriques, his wife, the entail was to be inherited by Francisco Soeiro, their eldest son.
It contains a letter of attorney of Maria Monteiro Cardoso so that António do Prado, her husband, can represent her (dated 1622-11-14).

Prado, António do (flor.1623-1633)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by Rafael Pinto Machado and his wife Antónia Ribeiro de Almeida, under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Purificação. They entail all their assets, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Purificação, in the parish of Salvador de Resende. The assets are attached to the entail instituted by João Ribeiro de Almeida, father and father-in-law of the founders, which they administered.

Machado, Rafael Pinto (flor.1682)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by D. João de Sousa de Castro and D. Catarina de Nóvoa Henriques, in Melgaço, with all their properties, both inherited from his late parents, Lopo de Castro and Francisca de Cavedo, and bought by them, annexing this new entail to his parents' entail, founded in 1601. They also order the building of a chapel in Melgaço, united to the town's mother church, with some pious obligations. One of the masses will be celebrated in the chapel of the entail of Fecho, in Roussas, in the outskirts of Melgaço, founded by Lopo de Castro and Francisca de Cavedo.

Castro, João de Sousa de (flor.1634)

Entail foundation deed

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

Afonso, Álvaro (flor.1547-1563)

Entail foundation deed

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

Cabral, Isabel (d.1583)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Pina, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, cronista-mor do reino and guardião da Torre do Tombo, and his wife, Catarina Vaz de Gouveia, establish an entail with the third part of their properties. They bequeath it to their son, Fernando de Pina, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and his descendants. They also establish a chapel in the new cathedral of Guarda, with invocation of the Holy Spirit, where they shall be buried and to where the bodies of their parents shall be transfered, with the obligation of eight annual masses for their souls, the souls of their parents, and the souls of D. João II, his wife D. Leonor, their son D. Afonso, and D. Manuel I. If Fernando de Pina dies without descendants, the entail shall be bequeathed to one of his sisters, Leonor de Pina, or, if she also dies without descendants, to their other sister, Isabel de Pina, wife of Fernando Brandão. Fernando de Pina is present, and accepts the conditions.

Pina, Rui de (d.1522)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Isabel do Avelar, widow of doutor Gonçalo Vaz Pinto, do Desembargo do Rei, establishes an entail, fulfilling the will of Jerónimo de Figueiredo, deceased, son of her first marriage to Henrique de Figueiredo. She entails her quinta in Ribas de Alenquer, instead of the property appointed in her son's will, with an obligation of four masses in the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa, and another mass in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. She appoints her other son, António de Figueiredo, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, as first administrator, and his successors thereafter. If António de Figueiredo dies without descendance, the entail shall be bequeathed to Leonor de Avelar, Isabel do Avelar's niece.
Contains will chart of Jerónimo de Figueiredo. Mentions a subrogation deed dated 1550-08-00.

Avelar, Isabel do (flor.1552)

Entail foundation deed

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

Cardoso, Álvaro (flor.1520)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed in which Frei Bartolomeu de Santo Agostinho and Miguel de Abreu, Ana de Abreu’s brothers, fulfiled her will by executing the deed in front of the provedor dos resíduos, including the necessary conditions and obligations. The entail was instituted by Ana de Abreu, who chose her brother Miguel de Abreu as the first owner. Frei Bartolomeu de Santo Agostinho and Miguel de Abreu stipulated that Miguel Abreu’s eldest son should succeed him or, if he did not have a son, his eldest daughter. They provided detailed alternatives for succession, where males should always precede females. If the direct line of descendants of Miguel de Abreu were to end, other lines of the family would be considered except for the offspring of D. Margarida, Isabel de Abreu’s daughter. Illegitimate succession could only be considered as a last resort and clerical succession could occur before passing the entail to a transversal line. Other conditions for succession are detailed, including the pious charges Ana de Abreu established and the obligation of successors to annex a third of their assets. The remaining amount of Ana Abreu’s assets was delivered to Miguel de Abreu, who was to invest it to enrich the entail. It inserts an extract from Ana de Abreu’s will.

Abreu, Miguel de (flor. 1604-1607)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Jorge establishes an entail with his third part, consisting of a public debt instrument in the Alfândega of Lisboa and properties in Lisboa, Loures, Cascais and Mafra. He establishes a daily mass for his soul in the chapel of Cristo Jesus in the cloister of the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. He appoints the eldest grandson of Isabel Ferreira and Pedro Cardoso, his daughter and son-in-law, as first administrator, and his successors afterwards.

Jorge, Manuel (flor.1581)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Amador Rodrigues, mercador de sedas, and Maria de Castanheda, his wife, established an entail with the third part of their assets, including 3 houses in Lisboa. They designated Simão Rodrigues Castanheda, their youngest son, to become its first administrator. If he died before being able to administrate it, the entail would be inherited by Francisco Rodrigues Castanheda, his eldest brother. The future administrators were all obligated to support the celebration of 42 annual masses for the institutor's souls in the chapel of Jesus of the church of S. Julião of that city. They declared that their bodies had to be buried in that chapel.

Rodrigues, Amador (flor.1626-1638)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Vasco Fernandes César and his wife, Inês Gonçalves Batavias, establish and entail with their third parts. They designate their eldest son, Luís César, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards. They establish an obligation of two weekly masses and other annual masses in the chapel of Cinco Chagas de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, where they wish to be buried, to which they entail their houses in Lisboa. All the administrators of the entail must also succeed on the administration of the chapel established by Catarina Vaz, wife of Paio Lourenço, in the church of São Nicolau of Santarém, which they currently administered.

César, Vasco Fernandes (flor.1556)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Diogo Salema, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e do seu Conselho, and his wife, D. Maria Salema, entail their third parts, consisting of public debt instruments in the Casa da Portagem, the Câmara de Lisboa and in the tábua de Setúbal, the estate of Pinheiro, in Montemor-o-Novo, and the estate of Monte da Vinha, in Alcácer do Sal. They bequeath it to their minor son, Cristóvão Salema, and to his descendants. The administrators of the entail will have to pay the obligations of the chapel they ordered in the church of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Setúbal.

Salema, Diogo (flor.1585-1586)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which António de Melo and his wife Inês Leitão established an entail, appointing their son Nuno de Melo be its first administrator. He has due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas and in the Ermida of São Nicolau, located in their farm in Bucelas. This entail is composed of a farm in Bucelas, with its houses, orchards, olive groves, vineyards and lands. The institutors also confirmed the fulfilment of Manuel Freire's chapel obligations and appointed their son to be its successor after their death.

Melo, António de (flor.1573)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Nicolau Rodrigues de Sequeira established an entail, donating his proprieties to his nephew Domingos de Sousa Santiago Ferraz and to his wife D. Teresa Francisca de Vilhena. The institutor designated both to be its first administrators and established that they were due to order the celebration of masses for his soul. This entail should be succeeded by their heirs and they were also obligated to incorporate two parts of their third. The institutor's nephew and his wife accepted this donation and conditions. This entail is composed of houses and vineyards located in Barreiro, and a farm on the outskirts of Lisboa.

Sequeira, Nicolau Rodrigues de (flor.1694)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Cosme Gonçalves Carnide, cavaleiro fidalgo, and his wife Beatriz Preto established an entail, designating their daughter Maria Carvalho to be its first administrator. After her death, it should succeed her eldest son, and the successors of this entail should to get married following their parents will. The successors were due to order the celebration of masses wherever they wanted and were also obligated to incorporate their third into the entail. Its properties are composed of houses located in Lisboa, a farm of Nossa Senhora da Luz near Alfornelos, and a "casal" in Oeiras.

Carnide, Cosme Gonçalves (flor.1634)

Entail foundation deed

Entail foundation deed by which Bento de Baena Sanches established an entail, designating his son Francisco to be its first administrator. This entail has the obligation to celebrate masses, using the rents of somes houses located in Lisboa; a public debt instrument of 135 000 réis in Senado and another of 40 000 réis in Casa das Carnes; and other rents from a farm called "Massaroca", located in Sacavém. The successors are obligated to incorporate their legítima into this entail. After the death of his son, it should succeed his daughter Luísa, and after her death the eldest son of his brother João Sanches de Baena. He had a natural son called Pedro, friar of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, and established to the administrator the obligation to give him some rents from this entail.

Sanches, Bento de Baena (flor.1634)

Entail foundation deed (extract)

Entail foundation deed (extract) in which Aldonça Martins Lobo ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every week in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. She appointed António Lobo to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by Luís Lopes Lobo and from there on the succession shall continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Lobo, Aldonça Martins (flor.1510)

Entail foundation letter

Entail foundation letter by D. João III ordering D. Jorge, his cousin, mestre de Santiago e de Avis and duque of Coimbra, to establish an entail composed of his lands and marshes in Setúbal, Santiago do Cacém and Alcácer do Sal, to pass to his children and their successors.

Jorge (flor.1532)

Entail or chapel foundation deed

Entail or chapel foundation deed by Frei António de Sá in the monastery of S. Martinho de Tibães, in the diocese of Braga, with the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass. Frei António de Sá appoints Rui de Sá, his nephew, son of his sister, Leonor de Sá, as his chapel's first administrator. Rui de Sá was present and accepted this administration in his name and on behalf of his successors.

Sá, António de (flor.1550)

Exemplification

Exemplification of the will of Miguel de Magalhães and Simoa Florina, his wife, founding a chapel, approval deed, declaration deed and approval deed to Simoa Florina, widow.

Magalhães, Miguel de (d.1597)

Exemplification (extract)

Extract of an exemplification in which is declared that Rui Gonçalves and Maria Moscoso have stated in their wills the foundation of an entail to their daughter and to their offspring, with pious obligations in the church of Santa Maria Madalena in Olivença.

Gonçalves, Rui (flor.15--)

Foundation deed

Foundation deed by João Carneiro de Morais and Helena de Araújo of a chapel by the quinta da Boavista, in the freguesia of Cedofeita, Porto, in the same location where the couple had previously established an hermitage in honor of St Benedict. The hermitage should be considered the head of the entail

Carneiro, João (flor.1665-1676)

Grace warrant

Grace warrant to Duarte da Gama giving a tutor to his son, António da Gama, to concert with Duarte da Gama the annexation of António da Gama's reserved portion, inherited from his mother, to the entail that Duarte da Gama wants to found. The king also gives licence to António da Gama to swear to the Holy Scriptures the contract and its fulfilment.

Gama, Duarte da (flor.1529)

Libel of accusation

Libel of accusation presented in a civil process between João Luís and Domingas Lopes, plaintiffs, against Francisco Luís and Violante Afonso, defendants, containing the charges of the institution.
Francisco Luís, as attorney of João Luís, his nephew, had received a favorable sentence in a deed filed against Paulo de Reboredo, who brought the administration of the chapel. However, falsifying the information, he had said that he was the oldest son of Luís Eanes, although he was not. The sentence was, therefore, passed in his name and did not give João Luís, his nephew, son of João Luís, eldest son of Luís Eanes, who had been the administrator of that chapel.

Luís, João (flor.1548)

Petition

Petition signed by Maria da Fonseca, widow of Manuel Gonçalves Carvão, asking the Provedor das Capelas de Angra to validate the nuncupative will, dictated orally by her deceased husband had made to a group of witnesses, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of his available portion, with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated in every week of the year and the explicit clause of indivisibility of the entailed assets. He named Maria da Fonseca and their son António after her to administrate the entail, running the administration in the first born male son after him.

Fonseca, Maria da (d.1682)

Petition

Petition declaring the donation made by Jorge Henriques to his niece Mécia Henriques, in the occasion of her marriage with Francisco de Faro, establishing the foundation of an entail by the granted estates, with pious deeds in the church of Santa Maria de Barbacena, and with the right of succession in the couple's offspring.

Henriques, Mécia (flor.1550)

Provedoria record

Provedoria record record of the chapel instituted by João Rodrigues, required by Pêro Borges, corregedor, to Afonso Gonçalves, administrator, summarizing the will of the institutor, João Rodrigues, made in 1511-12-18.

Gonçalves, Afonso (flor.1541-1549)

Provedoria record

Provedoria record containing an extract of Isabel Pestana's will, in which she founded a chapel with an obligation of four annual masses to be administered by her daughter Margarida Vaz.

Pestana, Isabel (flor.1543)

Provedoria record

Provedoria record of the chapel instituted by Vasco Martins, o Mudo, summarizing the will of the founder, made in 1507-05-20, presented by the current administrator, Fernando Martins, and listing the properties in Olivença entailed to it.

Martins, Fernando (flor.1542)

Provedoria record

Provedoria record of the chapel founded by Manuel Carneiro in Vila do Conde.

Contains 19 acquisitions letters of estates to the entail, acquired by Francisco Freire as tutor of the appointed successor.

Carneiro, Manuel (flor.1646)

Provedoria record

Provedoria record of the entail instituted by Pedro Gonçalves Poisão, issued by the Provedor da Comarca de Elvas in the presence of João Lopes, acting as attorney of his daughter Maria Vicente, who was the institutor's niece. Pedro Gonçalves Pousão' will is summarized in this record. The testator established an entail with pious obligations, obligating its future administrator to use 300 000 reis to acquire estates to be entailed. To maintain her rights as administrator, Maria Vicente had to marry according to her father's will.

Vicente, Maria (flor.1605)

Provedoria record

Provedoria record of the chapel instituted by Violante Mendes, summarizing the founders' will, made in 1481-09-12, presented by Constança de Brito, current administrator.

Brito, Constança de (flor.1541)

Resignation and appointment deed

Resignation and appointment deed made by Inês da Mota, stating that Ermígio Fernandes had established a chapel in the mother church of Lagos, linking certain assets to fulfill the charges, appointing his eldest son to administer it. She also declares that the chapel was managed by Bento Gonçalves, her grandfather, and later by Gonçalo Martins, her father, from whom she had inherited it because she was the eldest daughter and had no brothers. Since she had no children, fulfilling the institution, the chapel should remain with her closest relative, namely Afonso de Almeida, her nephew, grandson of Gonçalo Martins and great-grandson of Bento Gonçalves.
It is inserted in an exemplification (dated 1545-03-02), inserted in a certificate.

Mota, Inês da (flor.1507)

Resignation and appointment deed

Resignation and appointment deed by which Catarina Fernandes, Gomes Eanes' widow, appoints Pedro Gonçalves, husband of Catarina Eanes, her criada, to be the administrator of the entail she and her husband had established trough their will. In that document, issued on 1480-05-22, they both had declared that after the death of one of them, the surviving member of the couple should inherit lands and houses in Santa Iria da Azóia with the obligation of supporting the celebration of 10 annual masses in the church of that place. The entail's first administrator was obligated to appoint a successor.

Fernandes, Catarina (flor.1485)

Royal charter

Royal charter granting to Afonso Mexia and his offspring the administration of the chapel instituted by Catarina Fernandes, establishing the rules of the entail.

Mexia, Afonso (flor.1508-1541)

Sentence

Sentence judging the will of D. Violante Coronel fulfilled and the public debt instruments in the Almoxarifados of Pinhel, Beja, Tomar and Aveiro entailed to her entail and chapel, of which the first successor is Francisco de Sá e Meneses, and, after his death, his daughter, D. Mariana Josefa da Silva.

Meneses, Francisco de Sá e (flor.1665)

Sentence

Sentence confirming the proprieties entailed to João da Mota's chapel. The institutor appointed his cousin Helena da Mota to be the first administrator of his and his late wife's chapel.

Tombo

Tombo of the properties incorporated into this entail, composed of orchards, lands, vineyards, houses, mill and "serrado" in Arruda, Alenquer, Montijo and Proença-a-Nova.

Rego, Antónia do (flor.1685)

Tombo

Tombo of the chapel instituted by Pedro Jacques, in the mother church of Lagos.
The documents come from a certificate issued by Vicente Ribeiro de Almeida, escrivão da provedoria de Lagos, taken from existing records in his registry office.

Will

Will made by D. Martinho, arcebispo of Braga, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every day in the cathedral of Évora. He appointed Mem Pires to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son, legitimate and male, with condition that he was not a son or descendant of Guiomar Martins.

Oliveira, Martinho Pires de (flor.1306)

Will

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.

Negreiros, Antónia do Rego de (d.1663)

Will

Will of Martinho Afonso de Penelas, ordering his grave in the monastery of Santa Maria de Refoios do Lima. He entails his assets, for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in that monastery. He appoints Clara Martins, his wife, as the first administrator. Clara Martins must have succeeded her husband's closest relative, of Branca Afonso, his sister.

Penelas, Martinho Afonso de (flor.1382)

Will

Will of João Duarte de Resende founding an entail with masses in the convent dos Padres de Vialonga and appointing his nephew Luís Sanches de Baena for its administrator.

Resende, João Duarte de (flor.1678)

Will

Will by which Maria Francisca da Rosa established a chapel, incorporating the "casal do Casalinho" with its houses, olive groves and lands, the farm of Aramanha and some olive groves in Cartaxo, in order to fulfill charges in the Convent of São Francisco do Cartaxo. She designated her niece Mariana Tristão, daughter of António Lopes Francisco, to be the first administrator and her eldest son should succeed her.

Rosa, Maria Francisca da (flor.1684)

Will

Will chart made by Vasco Arnalho in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. He appointed João Boto to be the first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition that he should be called João Arnalho and live in Évora. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his legitimate son.

Arnalho, Vasco (flor.[15--])

Will

Will by which Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, do Desembargo do Rei and promotor fiscal do Santo Ofício da Inquisição de Coimbra, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo de Olivença, with a tomb similar to the one of his cousin, Lopo Soares, whose chapel he administers. He bequeaths 100 000 réis to the priests of the church of Santa Maria do Castelo to employ in masses for himself, the 8 masses set in the estate of Alparragena by Leonor de Cascais, and the two masses set on an olive grove in Pentieira. If they don't fulfill the obligations, it will pass to the priests of the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença. If they refuse, this obligation will pass to his heirs. He designates his natural daughter, D. Catarina de Abreu, who is being raised to become a nun, as first administrator of his entail, if the monastery she professes in allows her to have properties.
He entails his third part as a chapel with a daily mass over his tomb, which shall be given to his heirs. He includes in this entail the chapels he possesses, but the masses of those chapels will be administered by the priests, as mentioned. He entails to it his free and entailed houses in Olivença, the estate of Alparragena, with its leases, and the olive grove of Pentieira. If he doesn't have descendants, some of the houses he possesses shall pass to the children of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio, descendants of his uncle, Manuel de Cascais, and the others will pass to the heirs of his nephew, Francisco Martins Mexia, since they are also entailed. In the same situation, the olive grove will pass to the descendants of Diogo Álvares Restolho.
If he doesn't have successors, the part of his entail which doesn't belong to any other heirs will pass to his nephew, Manuel de Sousa Cascais, son of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio. If he dies without successors, it will pass to his sister, Maria de Sambrana, and to her descendants, or to the descendants of Francisco Martins Mexia.

Abreu, Pedro de Cascais de (flor.1637)

Will

Will of D. Pedro de Eça founding an entail with masses in the chapel he intends to build in the convent of S. Francisco of Xabregas, Lisboa, and appointing D. Diogo, his son, as his successor. He entails to it his third part, consisting of properties in Ribeira de Lavra, Ribeira de Canha and Póvoa, and the third part of his wife, D. Maria da Silva, with an obligation of two daily masses for their souls.
Will approved in 1548-01-30.

Eça, Pedro de (flor.1548)

Will

Will of Fernando Martins Evangelho, o Moço, by which he expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, in the chapel he built. He appoints his natural son, Afonso Martins Evangelho, legitimized by king D. Afonso V, as his universal heir. He also bequeaths him and his descendants an entail of his properties, with the obligation of a daily mass and five sung masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, and two annual masses in the church of Atouguia da Baleia, where his parents were buried. If his lineage is extinguished, the administrator of the entail shall be chosen by the merchants of the confrarias of Sto. Espírito and S. Francisco of Lisboa. He also makes a donation to a supposed natural daughter, named Violante, for her marriage, even though it was against his will.
Followed by notices dated between 1851 and 1853 mentioning the subrogation of properties belonging to this entail.

Evangelho, Fernando Martins (flor.1491)

Will

Will of D. Pedro da Costa, bishop of Angra, appointing his nephew Pantaleão da Costa, son of Miguel da Costa and Maria Pereira de Andrade, as his heir. Pedro da Costa orders that all his estate and movable goods should be sold to acquire a public debt instrument in the almoxarifado of Porto.
Preceded by the opening deed (1625-09-17) (fls. 4-4v) and followed by the approval deed (1623-03-18) (fls. 6-6v) and a list of debts (fl. 6v).

Costa, Pedro da (flor.1623)

Will

Will by which António Correia Bettencourt wanted to be buried in the Misericórdia of Funchal. He bequeathed his available portion to his wife, D. Maria da Câmara, with the pious obligation of five Our Father prayers and five Holy Mary prayers. After her death, his available portion will be bequeathed to Inácio Bettencourt e Câmara and his descendants, who will own it as an entail. He also appoints Pedro de Bettencourt Henriques, his son, to succeed him in the administration of the real estate belonging to the entail of Guiomar Correia, in which he was appointed by Maria de Lima. This entail is composed of houses in Funchal. Will approved in 1670-12-10.

Bettencourt, António Correia (d.1670)

Will

Will by which Leonor Fernandes, Lourenço Eanes' widow, designates Afonso Taveira, her grandnephew, Pedro Taveira's son, to administrate the chapel she and her husband established in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She entails to it her houses in Rua Nova, a farmstead (quinta) in Camarate and lands in Alcolena, determining that the chapel's future administrators must pay, each year, 3 800 reais brancos to that convent to support the pious obligations and give olive oil to light a lamp. They are also obligated to give to the convent's infirmary 200 reais brancos and to prepare a feast for the prisoners of the royal prison, every year.
She donates an olive grove in S. Lázaro to João de Santiago, obligating him and his successors to give, each year, olive oil to light a lamp of her chapel in the convent of S. Domingos.
The testator also bequeaths lands (casal) located near the bridge of Alcântara to her nephew, Rui da Grã, which should be passed to his descendants with the obligation of celebrating an annual mass in the church of S. Mamede of that city for the souls of Leonor Fernandes' parents.
She declares that her body should be buried inside her chapel, where her husband and children lie.

Fernandes, Leonor (flor.1455-1474)

Will

Will of Luís Machado Freire, prior of Pêro Viseu, in the outskirts of Covilhã, founding two chapels and entails, with masses in the church of Pêro Viseu, one for Maria Machado and the other for D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, both his sisters with the condition of Frei Diogo Machado, his nephew, son of D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, to marry to Maria Machado, his niece, daughter of Maria Machado. If this marriage happens, both chapels and entails should be united.
Will approved in 1696-11-24.

Freire, Luís Machado (flor.1696)

Will

Will by which João Afonso expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, in front of the altar of Nossa Senhora da Piedade. He entails his houses in Lisboa with an obligation of 18 annual masses and 3 anniversaries for his soul, a lamp lit in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, and the construction of a hospital in his houses. He appoints his wife, Beatriz Pires, as first administrator of his chapel and hospital. After her death, the entail shall pass to her brother, Álvaro Pires, or, if he is deceased, to his wife, Branca Afonso, sister of the institutor.
Beatriz Pires is present and declares that she accepts these conditions and promises to fulfill them.

Afonso, João (flor.1477)

Will

Will by which Bacharel João Gil, Maria Eanes’ husband, expresses his wish of being buried in the chapel of S. João, which belongs to his father-in-law João Afonso, his wife and heirs. He also refers his ancestors Jorge Lopes and Lourenço Mendes who are buried in this chapel and orders a set of pious obligations to be perpetually accomplished for his soul, leaving as payment half of the assets he owns with his wife. Maria Eanes will be the first administrator. After her death, the administration should be delivered to her brother-in-law, João Vana, or to his wife, and afterwards to their son, Gaspar Vana. The options and conditions for the entail’s transmission are further detailed. Followed by an approval deed (dated 1505-05-29) and an opening deed of that will (dated 1505-08-11).

Gil, João (flor.1505)

Will

Will by which D. Ana de Ataíde, widow of D. Henrique de Portugal, established an entail, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Convent of Santa Maria de Jesus de Vale de Figueira, in Arrábida, that was founded by her husband's parents. The institutor referred that her and her husband had the "padroado" of this Convent and that they moved and rebuilt it in another place. She wanted that the "padroado" would be always incorporated into this entail and that the successors should give to the friars of this convent some alms for their subsistence. The institutor designated her grandson D. Álvaro and his heirs to be its successors and to be buried in this Convent. If he died childless, it should succeed the other heirs of her son D. Manuel. This entail is composed of a farm of "Fonte do Marno", a "casal" on the outskirts of Torres Vedras, lands on the outskirts of Sintra, houses and a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis.

Ataíde, Ana de (flor.1627)

Will

Will of Constança Fernandes, ordering herself to be buried in the church of Salvador of Ourique, and the bones should later be transferred to her chapel of São Bartolomeu, in the church of Nossa Senhora da Alagoa, in Algarve. She names Manuel Raposo, her husband, and Cosme Nogueira, her brother, as her executors. She appoints Beatriz Álvares, her niece, daughter of Cosme Nogueira, administrator of the chapel, and Petronilha Nogueira, her daughter, must succeed her.

Fernandes, Constança (flor.1529)

Will

Will by which João Francisco Affaitati (or Lafetá) expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa, near the altar of Nossa Senhora, and establishes two entails for his sons, Cosme and Agostinho, and for their descendants. He bequeaths the third part of his assets to Cosme, so he can buy properties to entail.

Affaitati, João Francisco (flor.1529)

Will

Will made by Cristóvão Vaz and his wife Ana Fernandes in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in the chapel that they were building in the mother church of the island of Santa Maria, Açores, devoted to Santo André, where their bodies should be buried. They ordered specifically that only their bodies should be buried on that chapel, where a vault with their names should be placed. They named one another to administer the entail after the first of them died. After both of them were deceased the administration should be transmitted to their daughter Maria Velha, continuing, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Maria died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to her sister Joana Fernandes with the same conditions. If none of them had children of their own, a royal magistrate should appoint an "homem bom" to administer it. Cristóvão Vaz Velho mentioned that his father Francisco Vaz Velho had appointed him administrator of his entail, and that he named his daughter Maria Velha to succeed him on the administration.
Contains an approval and addition deed disposing over non-entailed assets.

Vaz, Cristóvão (flor.1593)

Will

Will of Diogo Garcia in which he entails, together with Guiomar Feio, his wife, some houses, located next to the old pillory, in Portagem, in Lisbon, to celebrate masses in the monastery of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisbon. They appointed Joana Soares, daughter of Guiomar Feio, as administrator. Her eldest daughter should succeed in this entail and if she died without children, it should be appointed Guiomar Feio, his wife's granddaughter.

Garcia, Diogo (flor.1553)

Will

Will of Diogo Marmeleiro and Catarina de Lemos, his wife, ordering their grave in their chapel, located in the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra. They establish an entail, entailing all their movable and immovable assets to fulfill charges, and appoint the one who survives from them, the universal heir of all their assets. It was up to him to appoint the next administrator, who must be a male, of the generation of one of them. After the death of this first administrator, the successor was to be his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineages, the administration would fall to the Misericórdia of Coimbra.

Marmeleiro, Diogo (flor.1570-1577)

Will

Will made by Beatriz Álvares in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every week in the mother church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where her body should be buried. She named her son Manuel Álvares as first administrator, and one of his children after his death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Álvares, Beatriz (d.1560)

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