Administration letter to Gonçalo Vasques de Melo, giving him the administration of the chapel of Santa Cruz, established in the cathedral of Lisboa by António Durães, which was vacant after the death of Estêvão Eanes da Grã, cavaleiro, its last administrator. António Durães had established a chapel with his properties and appointed Lourenço Martins da Praça, his criado, as first administrator. He should appoint the following administrator.

Documents produced by the entail.

Chancery record of a confirmation letter to D. Isabel Pereira, administrator of the chapel of António Durães, and Duarte Tristão of a tenure contract celebrated between them.

Chancery record of an administration letter to Gonçalo Vasques de Melo.

Codicil by which António Durães, mercador de vinho, orders his executors to not sell his properties, and gives them other instructions regarding his properties.

Confirmation letter of administration of António Durães' chapel, located in the cathedral of Lisboa, to Gonçalo Vasques de Melo, in place of Leonor Dias, his aunt, widow of Estêvão Eanes da Grã, previous administrator, who, being already old, had resigned from the administration on 1458-04-08 and, fulfilling the commitment of the chapel, had appointed his nephew as administrator.

Confirmation letter to D. Isabel Pereira, administrator of the chapel of António Durães, and Duarte Tristão of a tenure contract celebrated between them.

Court sentence freeing the quinta da Bouça in Cascais, which belonged to doutor António de Sousa de Macedo and was leased "in fatiota" to the entail and chapel of António Durães, in the cathedral of Lisboa, which was administered by D. Miguel Luís de Meneses. António de Sousa de Macedo was given full possession of the farmstead and had only to pay 6 000 réis of "censo" to that chapel.

Dowry deed by which doutor Manuel de Oliveira, do Conselho do Rei and juíz da Mesa da sua Fazenda, makes a donation of 14 000 cruzados to Jorge de Melo da Cunha, who was to marry his daughter, D. Maria de Oliveira. Jorge de Melo da Cunha promises that, if he dies before his future wife, part of the dowry that shall be returned to her shall come from the revenue of a casal named Formiguais, in Santarém, entailed to the chapel of António Durães. He had inherited this chapel from his father, Álvaro da Cunha. This casal had been in possession of his sister, D. Joana de Noronha, but Jorge de Melo had exchanged it for part of the dowry he now received.
Contains chancery record of a provision, dated 1578-05-22 (the original from 1578-04-24), and affidavit dated 1578-04-24. Mentions another dowry deed dated 1578-01-03.

Exemplification of a will chart and codicil of António Durães, mercador de vinho, issued at his request.

Tenure contract between D. Isabel Pereira, administrator of the chapel of António Durães, and Duarte Tristão, in which the first one leased to the second one a farmhouse and a small property ("courela"), in Oeiras, in perpetuity, replacing a previous three-life contract. The contract was approved by Álvaro da Cunha, son and successor of D. Isabel Pereira in the chapel's administration.

Warrant authorizing Jorge de Melo da Cunha to use the casal dos Formiguais, which belongs to the chapel of which he is administrator, as a guarantee of returning to his future wife part of her dowry, after his death.
Contains undated petition in which he explains this casal had previously been owned by his sister, D. Joana de Noronha, also as a guarantee of her dowry. Their father, Álvaro da Cunha, had previously designated her as administrator of the chapel, but had revoked that appointment and chosen Jorge de Melo as his successor.

Will chart by which António Durães, mercador de vinho, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Lisboa, with the obligation of an annual mass. He orders his executors, João Durães and Lourenço Martins, to buy a position with a revenue of 10 pounds, and that masses be prayed for his soul and the soul of the children he had with Inês Domingues.
Followed by two codicils. Only the second one refers to the chapel.

Will (extract) by which Álvaro da Cunha, grandson of Gonçalo Vaz de Melo, mestre-sala do rei D. Afonso V, declares that he is the administrator of the chapel established by António Durães, which he inherited from his grandfather, who was appointed administrator in 1471. He revokes a previous donation he had made to his daughter, D. Joana de Noronha, married to D. Bernardo de Noronha, through a dowry deed issued in 1554-09-13, of a casal named Formigais, in Sintra, which was entailed to the chapel. He orders instead that this casal shall be re-annexed to the chapel and given to his son, Jorge de Melo, who he appoints as his successor, and who shall appoint his eldest son as next administrator.