Will chart by which João Mendes de Vasconcelos expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Évora, where his son is buried. He annexes his estate of Barroqueira, in Monsaraz, to his entail of Vidigueiras and bequeaths it to his eldest son, Manuel Mendes, with an obligation of five annual masses for his soul. It shall pass to his eldest son or daughter, afterwards.
Followed by the approval deed of the will chart.

Will by which D. Antónia de Vasconcelos expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel of Santo António. She declares that she will bequeath her third part to her son with the entail he will inherit.
Followed by the approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1639-12-24.

Will by which Diogo Mendes de Vasconcelos, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria de Monsaraz, near Filipa Soares. He entails his farmstead of Vidigueiras, with its farmlands, as an entail and chapel. He bequeaths it to his eldest son, Álvaro Mendes, with an obligation of five annual masses over his tomb and of taking care of his brother, João Mendes. After Ávaro's death, the entail shall pass to João, and after both their deaths, to João's eldest son.
Followed by the approval deed of the will.

Will by which Manuel Mendes de Vasconcelos, married to D. Catarina, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Évora, where his parents are buried. He bequeaths his estate of Pecenas, which was entailed to his grandfather's chapel, to his wife, D. Catarina, with the obligation of 10 annual masses for his soul, which he annexes to it with the remaining part of his third part. After his wife's death, the entail shall pass to their daughter, D. Francisca, and to her children, or to her sisters who aren't nuns. If their lineage is extinguished the entail will be administered by the hospital do Espírito Santo of Évora. He also bequeaths his daughter his entails of Vidigueiras and Barroqueira, and the estates of Oliveira and Caravela in Montemor-o-Novo.
Followed by the approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1613-05-23.

Opening deed of a will chart made by João Mendes de Vasconcelos, senhor da quinta da Torre das Vidigueiras, containing its copy, issued by Domingos Pires, tabelião de notas.

Opening deed of a will made by Diogo Mendes de Vasconcelos, containing its copy, issued at the request of João Lopes, his escudeiro.

Letter of possession by João Mendes of the properties belonging to the entail of Vidigueiras, founded by his father, Diogo Mendes de Vasconcelos, made after the death of his brother, Álvaro Mendes, its previous administrator.

Exemplification of an opening deed of a will chart made by João Mendes de Vasconcelos, containing its copy, issued by João Marques, escrivão dos Resíduos.

Exemplification of a will made by Manuel Mendes de Vasconcelos.

Dowry deed by which Damião de Aguiar, chanceler-mor do Reino, and his wife, D. Francisca de Mendonça de Vasconcelos, establish the dowry of their daughter, D. Antónia de Aguiar e Vasconcelos, on the occasion of her marriage to Tristão da Cunha de Melo, Simão da Cunha de Ataíde's eldest son and heir of his entails. They bequeath her the patronage of the convent of Santo António of Nossa Senhora da Merceana, and donate her the entails of Vidigueiras and Fragosas, which D. Francisca recently inherited, to pass to the children of this marriage. They also donate them other properties and commendations, and express their wish to establish an entail with their third parts, headed by their houses in Rua da Anunciada, of which they plan to make an institution, and which shall be annexed to the entail of Vidigueiras.
Contains a letter of attorney and a royal licence.

Documents produced by the entail.

Certificate of an opening deed of a will made by Diogo Mendes de Vasconcelos, which was in possession of his heir, Álvaro Mendes, administrator of his chapel, issued at the request of his brother, João Mendes, by André Álvares, público-tabelião na vila de Monsaraz pelo duque de Bragança e de Guimarães.

Certificate of a will made by D. Antónia de Vasconcelos issued by Bernardo Monteiro, escrivão dos Órfãos em Lisboa from the inventory made with her husband, Tristão da Cunha, after her death, at the request of Luís da Cunha de Ataíde.