Documents produced by the entail.

Licence given to D. Maria da Silva by the priests of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Santarém to transfer the body of her husband, D. Diogo de Meneses, former governador do Brasil, from his chapel of S. Brás, which he had established in ther convent, to another chapel in the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. The priests renounce any rights they had regarding the former institution, refuse the obligation of masses ordered by D. Diogo and his wife and the public debt instrument entailed to it, and declare the chapel of S. Brás free to give to another person of their choice.

Petition by which D. Maria da Silva, widow of D. Diogo de Meneses, requests authorization to transfer the bones of her husband, who had died in the previous year of 1627, from the chapel of S. Brás of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Santarém, which she and her husband had established, to the chapel of Todos os Santos in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade de Lisboa, where her husband had tried to be buried before, to no avail, since the obstacles which had prevented his first wish had now been solved.

Petition by which D. Maria da Silva, widow of D. Diogo de Meneses, requests authorization from the priests of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Santarém to transfer the bones of her husband from the chapel of S. Brás, which they had both established in that convent through a contract issued in 1609, to the chapel of Todos os Santos of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. She mentions a codicil made by her husband before he died, in the previous year of 1627.

Sale and bond deed by which the priests of the convent of S. Bento de Xabregas sell to D. Maria da Silva, represented by her son and heir D. João de Meneses, a chapel in the crossing of their church, which shall serve as their family's pantheon, and to where the body of her deceased husband, D. Diogo de Meneses, will be transferred. D. João de Meneses declares he will be the first administrator of the chapel, and establishes, in his mother's name, a daily mass for his relatives' souls, to which he entails a public debt instrument worth 35 000 réis, set in the Alfândega de Lisboa. D. João also donates to the priests the chapel of the evocation of Espírito Santo, located in the old church of the convent, of which he and his wife, D. Madalena de Távora, were successors, renouncing his rights to it.
Contains letters-of-attorney and a certificate of payment of sisa.

Will (extract) by which D. Maria da Silva and D. Diogo de Meneses express their wish to be buried in the chapel of S. Brás of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Santarém, which they had established through a contract with its priests, with an obligation of a daily mass for their souls.