Documents produced by the entail.

Will by which padre Gaspar da Ponte Cabreira expresses his wish to be buried in the Misericórdia of Arronches and bequeaths the remaining of his assets to his aunt Catarina da Ponte, with the pious obligation of six annual masses. After his aunt's death and her soul's fulfilment, the money resulting from the sale of his movable goods and his other money will be used to buy properties to entail in a chapel with the same obligation of six annual masses. In this chapel will succeed his nephew Fernando da Ponte, son of Duarte Rodrigues, and his niece, Inês, daughter of his brother Manuel Vaz da Ponte, if they marry each other, and, after them, their children. If they don't marry each other, Inês' half of the entail will be bequeathed to Manuel Vaz da Ponte, with the same obligations, and Fernando da Ponte's half, if he does not have offspring, will return to the chapel or will be bequeathed to his brother or nephew. The testator also appoints his nephew Domingos Curvo, son of Manuel Vaz da Ponte, to succeed him in the chapel founded by Fernando Vaz, because he is the closest relative of the institutor and administrator and he is also a cleric.
This will was approved in 1641-06-18 and opened in 1650-03-08.

Will of Manuel Vaz da Ponte appointing João da Ponte, his son, as administrator of the entail founded by Padre Gaspar da Ponte Cabreira, his brother, to his mentioned nephew. The testator also describes all the assets os his other son, Padre Domingos Curvo, belonging to the chapels and entails he owns, namely the chapels of Inês Vaz, Padre Manuel Vaz Chapado, Padre Baltasar da Ponte and others, in which will succeed João da Ponte, his brother, because he is a male son. Manuel Vaz da Ponte describes too all the assets belonging to the entail of João da Ponte, including the properties received from his uncle Vasco Rodrigues and Fernando Rodrigues.
Will approved in 1653-05-16 and opened in 1653-06-18.