Documents produced by the entail.

Certificate issued by Gaspar Álvares de Lousada, reformador dos padroados da Coroa and escrivão of the Torre do Tombo, noting that in order to register institutions of chapels and entails in Torre do Tombo, it was necessary to obtain a royal provision.

Certificate of a probate inventory of D. Ana de Negreiros, issued by Sebastião Gonçalves de Lima, escrivão do cível and of the Casa da Suplicação.

Court sentence issued by Doutor Jerónimo de Mesquita Homem, provedor dos Resíduos e Cativos of Lisbon, concerning the fulfillment of the will of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, in charge of Lourenço Dias Preto, his son and executor, defendant. It orders that, in order to comply with the institution, two books are made, containing the institution, the assets of the entail, and the exemplification of this sentence, one remaining in Torre do Tombo and the other in the possession of the defendant.

Declaration deed by which Lourenço Dias Preto accepts the clauses of the institution of the entail of Belchior Dias Preto, his father, committing himself to its fulfillment. Fulfilling the institution, he annexes his legitimate rights and a third of the assets inherited from Ana de Negreiros, his mother, to the entail.

Exemplification of the documents of the institution of the entail of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, made by Francisco da Silva da Guarda.
Contains the institutor's will chart; a declaration deed of Lourenço Dias Preto; a certificate of a probate inventory of D. Ana de Negreiros and a probate inventory (extract) of institutor.

Exemplification of a will chart (extract) of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, made by Francisco da Silva.

Petition presented by Lourenço Dias Preto asking that, by order of justice, to made two books of the assets of the entail instituted by Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, his father, as determined in his will. He also asks that a provision to made for the registration of one of them in the Torre do Tombo.
There follows a favorable dispatch, dated 1619-02-07.

Petition presented by Lourenço Dias Preto asking for permission to register at Torre do Tombo one of the two books of the entail instituted by Belchior Dias Preto, his father, as determined in his will.
There follows a note giving an account of the certificates that the petitioner sent with the petition, as well as a favorable dispatch, dated 1620-08-27.

Petition presented by Lourenço Dias Preto requesting a certificate to join the two books of the assets of the entail instituted by Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, his father, of which he was administrator, as ordered by the institution.
Several dispatchs follow.

Petition presented by Lourenço Dias Preto asking for the renewal of the licence for the registration in Torre do Tombo of one of the books of the entail instituted by Belchior Dias Preto, his father, ordered by the Juiz dos Resíduos, as the favorable decision had already been given a long time ago.
There follows a favorable dispatch, dated 1622-12-10.

Probate inventory (extract) of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto.

Royal provision addressed to Diogo de Castilho Coutinho, guarda-mor of Torre do Tombo, ordering the registration of one of the two books of the entail instituted by Doutor Belchior Dias Preto as determined in his will. It also orders that a certificate be issued to Lourenço Dias Preto, giving an account of this registration.

Torre do Tombo exemplified original

Will chart of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, ordering his burial in the chancel of the church of São Jorge of Lisboa, where was D. Ana de Negreiros, his wife. His wife had established an entail, with a third of her assets, leaving half to Lourenço Dias Preto, his son, and the other to her husband, if he also established an entail. Thus, it also establishes an entail with all its real estate, appointing Lourenço Dias Preto, his son, first administrator.

Will chart (extract) of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, ordering the creation of two books with the assets of the entail he had instituted, as well as the list of his descendants, one in Torre do Tombo, and the other with the administrator.