Documents produced by the entail.

Juízo dos Resíduos record of the chapel instituted by Pedro Machado and Isabel Francisca, in the presence of Francisco Rebelo Machado, administrator, who brought the foundation deed.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Pedro Machado and his wife Isabel Francisca. The couple decided to entail properties "em capela e morgado". They were both to own the properties during their lifetimes. After their death, the entail was to be held by their son, Francisco Machado. The entail was linked to the obligation to celebrate perpetual masses in different places, such as the burial place of the institutors, which was yet to be decided, and the chapel of São Pedro, in Braga Cathedral. Succession to the entail was to be by appointment, as the founders argued that this mechanism would make children more obedient to their parents. If Francisco Machado or another administrator failed to appoint a successor, the entail was to go to the first-born son. Illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes were excluded from the administration.

Certificate by which Pedro Machado attests to having presented a letter of attorney made by his wife, Isabel Francisca, in 1603-05-03, appointing her husband as her representative, granting him the necessary powers to manage their estates. The document also served to officialize the creation of the entail.