Approval deed of a will of João Rodrigues de Elvas and Isabel Gomes, his wife, declaring that their sons will only succeed in the founded entails after both their parents' death.

Court sentence judging the will and codicil of Luís Rodrigues de Elvas fulfiled and ordering the issuance of copies to his heirs and people involved in it. Several public debt instruments are annexed to his entail and to the entail established by his parents for him. Another public debt instrument is annexed to the entail founded by Diogo Fernandes de Aguilar and padre João Manuel de Aguilar, which is administered by D. Branca Manuel, mother of António Gomes de Elvas, heir and executor of Luís Rodrigues de Elvas.

Declaration deed of João Rodrigues de Elvas and Isabel Gomes, his wife, adding some assets and public debt instruments to the entails of their sons, Luís Rodrigues and Belchior Gomes. They also declare that the pensions bequeathed to their grandson Fernando will only be handed after the death of both institutors and that Fernando and his descendants will succeed in the entails of their sons if their succession is extinguished, with some pious obligations.

Exemplification of a will of João Rodrigues de Elvas and Isabel Gomes, his wife, presented by Francisco Rodrigues de Elvas, their son and executor.
Contains an opening deed of a will, dated from 1611-03-07.

Exemplification of the will of Luís Rodrigues de Elvas, presented by António Gomes de Elvas, his nephew and heir.
Contains: declaration deed, dated from 1672-09-02; approval deed of the will, dated from 1672-09-02; opening deed of a will, dated from 1673-04-26 (copied two times); declaration deed, dated from 1673-04-06; codicil, dated from 1673-04-25; approval deed of the codicil, dated from 1673-04-25.

Documents produced by the entail.

Will of João Rodrigues de Elvas and Isabel Gomes, his wife, establishing a daily mass for their souls in the place where they are buried. They found five entails: four for each of their sons, Belchior Gomes, António Gomes, Francisco Rodrigues and Luís Rodrigues, with public debt instruments, properties in Lisboa, Alenquer and Caspolima, and another for their grandson, Fernando, with a public debt instrument in Estremoz, and designate each of them as successor of each entail. They appoint António Gomes and Francisco Rodrigues as their executors.
Will opened in 1611-03-07.

Will of Luís Rodrigues de Elvas founding an entail and annexing to it his chapel of S. Francisco Xavier, in the church of S. Roque. He appoints António Gomes de Elvas, his great-nephew, son of his nephew João Rodrigues de Elvas, as his successor in his entail and in the entail of Caspolima, founded to him by his parents in their will. He also orders him to buy 2 000 cruzados in properties or a public debt instrument to entail to the entail or chapel founded by Diogo Fernandes de Aguilar and his brother, Padre João Manuel de Aguilar.
Will approved in 1672-09-02 and opened in 1673-04-26.