Documents produced by the entail.

Exemplification of the will of mestre João das Leis, written by Jorge Vaz, notary of Agravos and Casa da Suplicação.

Will of mestre João das Leis, son of Lourenço Pires, founding an entail with his available portion composed of his properties and appointing as its administrator his second male son and, after him, his firstborn and legitimate son, imposing the pious obligation of some masses in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa. The testator also appoints Gomes, his son, as the successor of Afonso Pires in the administration of the chapel of Santa Catarina, in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa, founded by Constança Eanes Palhavã. Besides, João das Leis orders the payment of some bequests and debts to the chapels of mestre Pedro and D. Afonso Dinis, bishop of Évora, to buy properties, and appoints as attorney-in-fact (procurador) of the latter chapel the same attorney-in-fact of the chapel of mestre Pedro, administrating its books and assets.