Documents produced by the entail.

Opening deed of the will of António de Sousa Alcoforado.

Will of António de Sousa Alcoforado and Isabel de Madureira, founding an entail by the estates of quinta de Ferreira and half of the quinta de Frazão da Torre, appointing their son Diogo de Sousa as successor. The succession was to be passed on to the first-born sons, and each generation was obliged to entail estates. Administrators who committed lese-majeste crimes were to be removed from the entail. The will also contains extensive information on the distribution of inheritances and family planning, dowries and nuns

Followed by the approval deed (1580-05-10, fls. 207-207v).

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