Documents produced by the entail.

Opening deed of a will of João de Saldanha.

Will by which João de Saldanha declared that wanted to designate his wife D. Inês Antónia de Távora and his children to be his heirs. He wanted to be buried in his grave in the main chapel of the Convent of São Domingos, Santarém, where his parents were buried. He also declared that his eldest son António de Saldanha should succeed in the Morgado da Azinhaga and that he was obligated to incorporate half of his third. He should do the same in the Morgado de Santarém, to which the testator have spent 300 000 réis from his free holding assets. He also declared that his uncle António de Saldanha founded an entail, and established that it should be succeed by the testator's second son. This last entail is composed of a farm of Amendoeiras and the farm of Cabreira, on the outskirts of Alenquer, a public debt instrument of 40 000 réis in Alfândega de Lisboa, and some houses located in Lisboa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1662-07-03.