Documents produced by the entail.

Exemplification of a will made by António de Sousa de Meneses, issued at the request of Manuel Pereira de Lemos, whose relation to the entail is unknown.

Will by which António de Sousa de Meneses, governador do Brasil, son of Francisco de Sousa de Meneses and of D. Antónia de Noronha, expresses his wish to be buried in the chancel of the monastery of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos dos Capuchos do Sobral, in Alverca do Ribatejo, founded by his parents. He designates his nephew, Aires de Sousa de Castro, as his universal heir, bequeathing him all of his properties as an entail and chapel. If he dies without successors the entail will pass to his other nephew, Luís Lobo da Silva, and to his descendants. The administrator of the entail will have the obligation of ordering a daily mass in the hermitage of his farmstead of Botol, which will be the head of the entail, and of keeping four merceeiras. He includes in this entail his houses in Santa Apolónia, Lisboa, his farmlands and farmstead of Bom Jesus in Sobral and his houses in Samora Correia.
Followed by the approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1688-12-19.