Will (extract) by which Luís de Barbuda de Melo bequeaths all his assets to Francisco Vieira de Castro, his brother, ordering him to sell them and to buy properties with the purpose of establishing an entail. The testator asks Francisco and his successors to celebrate annual masses in the church of S. Domingos of Lisboa and to donate, each year, 100 000 réis for the dowry of two orphan girls and the same amount to support the ransom of two portuguese captives in Africa.

Documents produced by the entail.

Court sentence revoking a previous sentence from Juiz de Fora of Setúbal. It declares that the succession of the entail of Luís de Barbuda de Melo belongs to D. Juliana de Castro, defendant, because she is the sister of the institutor and first administrator, Francisco Vieira de Castro, although she was not expressly appointed in the foundation deed as the plaintiff, not named. The plaintiff only can succeed after her death, since she is over 60 years old and has no children. It absolves the defendants from relinquishing the entail to the plaintiff.

Court sentence confirming the entailment of a public debt instrument of 150 000 réis in Almoxarifado e Alfândega de Setúbal to Luís de Barbuda de Melo's entail. Followed by a certificate containing a list of properties belonging to it, which was issued on 1700-12-10.

Court proceedings regarding the succession of the entail of Luís de Barbuda de Melo.

Contract and bond deed between Luís de Barbuda de Melo, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei and Alcaide-mor de Montemor-o-Velho, and the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, by which the friars allowed him to establish a chapel in its church. Luís committed himself to donate a public debt instrument of 50 000 réis to the friars, in exchange for the celebration of annual masses for his soul and the maintenance of the chapel.

Chancery record of an apostille on public debt instrument on behalf of João Sanches de Baiona.

Apostille transmitting an entailed public debt instrument worth 50.000 réis to João Sanches de Baiona due to the death of Juliana de Melo, last administrator of the entail.