Will made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel in Santo Aleixo of Monforte. He named his sister Maria Ligeira as first administrator and his nephew Manuel Gil and his descendants after her death.

Petition made by Manuel Ligeiro, executor of the will, to the Juiz de Fora of Monforte, asking him to inquire witnesses and approve by legal means the codicil made by his brother Luís Fernandes Ligeiro, in which he confirmed the foundation of an entail but changed some of its dispositions.

Opening deed of the will made by the deceased Luís Fernandes Ligeiro.

Documents produced by the entail.

Inquisitio made by order of the Juiz de Fora of Monforte in which some witnesses were asked about the validity of the codicil made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro on his deathbed.

Exemplification of a will and codicil made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro and a court sentence, made after his death, to prove the validity of this codicil.

[Includes: seven deeds of sale concerning the purchase of properties before they were entailed by the institutor.]

Declaration deed made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro in which he confirmed the foundation of an entail and chapel, ordering the executors of his will to make an inventory of the entailed assets, and also ordered that this chapel should have a perpetual mass obligation of one weekly mass celebrated every sunday on the altar of N. Sra. do Rosário, in Monforte. He also confirmed that his nephew Manuel Gil should be succeeded by his descendants on the administration, but if he had no children, then the administration should be handled to the closest relative.

Court sentence issued by the Juiz de Fora de Monforte in order to validate a non-approved codicil made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro after his brother Manuel Ligeiro, executor of the will, requested it to be approved through a due dilligence and inquiry deed.

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.

Citation letter issued by the Juiz de Fora of Monforte summoning the executors of the will and codicil made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro, as well as the witnesses that were present on the moment the codicil was made, in order to inquire them about the validity of the dispositions contained on it.

Approval deed of the will and declaration deed made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro.