Dowry deed by which Sebastião de Ataíde Coutinho appointed his son, Diogo de Ataíde Coutinho, who was going to marry Úrsula de Miranda, to administrate the entail established by Inês de Ataíde and Pedro do Couto, the "morgado dos Negros e Coroados". He also donated him all his assets, thus establishing an entail and obligating its future administrators to celebrate 18 annual masses for his soul. The entail had to be transmitted to the youngest son of the couple.
Maria de Miranda, Sebastião's wife, established another entail with all her assets, appointing her niece, Úrsula de Miranda, to administrate it and determining that its future administrators had to support the celebration of 18 annual masses for her soul. It had to be passed to the eldest daughter of the couple.

Exemplification of the will of the late Inês de Ataíde requested to juiz de fora of Abrantes by Sebastião de Ataíde, her son, who also requested to the judge to open it and order its fulfilment.
Contains: approva deed, dated from 1597-09-21.

Letter of possession giving to Paulo de Ataíde, son of Pedro do Couto, the ownership of an olive grove which belonged to his father and António Fernandes de Ataíde, because he the eldest son and the closest relative of Pedro do Couto.

Letter of quittance issued by Doutor Luís de Azevedo Coutinho, Provedor das comarcas de Portalegre e Elvas, on behalf of Inês de Araíde proving that she fulfiled her husband's, Pedro do Couto, pious obligations.
Contains: undated dispatch proving the fulfilment of Pedro do Couto's will.

Documents produced by the entail.

Will of Pedro do Couto annexing an olive grove to his available portion with the pious obligation of five annual masses in Lent and bequeathing the remaining assets of his available portion to his wife, Inês de Ataíde, so she can found a chapel with their available portions.
Will aproved and confirmed in 1582-01-11.

Will of Inês de Ataíde, widow of Pedro do Couto, founding, after the fulfilment of her bequests, a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas with her and her husband's available portions and appointing Sebastião de Ataíde, her son, as her successor and the chapel's first administrator. After his death, will succeed Maria de Ataíde and, after her death, Violante Lopes, her daughters. The testator also specifies that, before her grandchildren, should succeed all her children.
Will approved in 1597-09-21.