Carta de remissão do encargo pio by Martinho Aliphero, from the vestry board of Saint Peter's Basilica, exempting and absolving Rui de Melo da Silva, administrator of the entail founded by Luís de Melo da Silva, from all the masses not celebrated until then by his predecessor, Luís de Melo da Silva, first administrator, and from the alms which were not bequeathed to the twelve poor knights and soldiers. In fact, Rui de Melo da Silva is perpetually exempt from this pious obligation. However, he has to order the celebration of the daily mass, according to the agreement made by Luís de Melo da Silva with the friars of S. Francisco de Xabregas, reducing the amount payed for those masses. Rui de Melo da Silva payed 100 escudos of Roman money for this letter.
This document was translated from Latin to Portuguese in Lisbon, in 1631-05-05.

Codicil (extract) of Luís de Melo da Silva founding an entail and appointing his sister, D. Maria, as his universal heir. The testator also orders that the heir of his entail has the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass in the monastery of Madre de Deus of Xabregas, in Lisboa, where he wants to be buried if he dies in Portugal. To this mass will be present twelve old and poor knights or soldiers, founding a "mercearia". If he dies in India, the mass will be celebrated in the monastery of Madre de Deus of Goa.

Dispatch from Lourenço Tramallo ordering a provision noticing that the deed and contract mentioned in the petition of Rui de Melo da Silva was issued by the vestry board of Saint Peter's Basilica and College of Cardinals.

Inventory of the assets belonging to the chapel founded by Luís de Melo da Silva, mainly located in Elvas and its outskirts.

Documents produced by the entail.

Petition of the syndic of the monastery of S. Francisco of Xabregas requesting the issue of a letter to seize the income of the assets belonging to the entail founded by Luís de Melo da Silva to pay the pious obligations owed by the entail to the monastery, referring to the years of 1681, 1682 and partially 1683. The successor of the entail is conde de S. Lourenço or his brother, João de Melo da Silva, senhor de Belas, but none of them want to pay the pious obligation.
This petition received a favourable dispatch in 1682-01-09.

Petition of Rui de Melo da Silva, administrator of the entail founded by Luís de Melo da Silva, requesting the confirmation and authorization, with the apostolic authority, of the deed and contract regarding the suppression of the alms bequeathed to the twelve poor soldiers present at the daily mass, celebrated in the monastery of Madre de Deus of Xabregas, in Lisbon.

Provision issued by Lourenço Tramallo, bishop of Gerace, general apostolic collector and nuncio in Portugal, declaring that the deed and contract mentioned in the petition of Rui de Melo da Silva was issued by the vestry board of Saint Peter's Basilica and College of Cardinals.

Sentence by which it is proven that Luís de Melo da Silva and his wife, D. Antónia da Silva, administrators of the chapel established by Luís de Melo da Silva, owe several years of masses to the friars of the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. It is explained that although the institutor established his chapel in the convent of Madre de Deus de Xabregas, the nuns of that convent hadn't accepted it, and thus the chapel had been transferred to S. Francisco de Xabregas.

Termo de declaração by which D. Antónia da Silva lists the properties which belong to the entail established by Luís de Melo da Silva.