Will made by João Missel, o Gigante, in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel devoted to Santo António with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated in every month, for which he entailed one cotton field, a land and twenty couples of amerindians, that should be freed and doctrinated on this very chapel, working for the maintenance of the masses and administrators. To administrate it, he named his daughter Virgínia Missel and her husband António Pereira de Azevedo and their descendants. The institutor also disposed that the local clergy and ecclesial visitadores should inspect the chapel and observe if the amerindians were being doctrinated and kept in the numbers that he disposed.

Probate inventory of the assets left by the deceased João Missel, o Gigante.

Petition made by António Pereira de Azevedo, as head of his wife Virgínia Missel, asking the Visitador Eclesiástico for an exemplification of the will and codicil made by João Missel, his father in law, in order to proceed to an inventory of his assets.

Documents produced by the entail.

Exemplification of a will and codicil made by João Missel, o Gigante, in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel.

Codicil made by João Missel, o Gigante, in which he confirmed his will and named the twenty amerindians that should be entailed to his chapel, declaring that all of them should serve on the chapel as free people, just as he possessed them.

Autuação made by order of the Visitador Eclesiástico in vila de Parnaíba, captaincy of São Vicente, on behalf of António Pereira de Azevedo and his wife Virgínia Missel, acknowledging that they had executed the will and codicil made by João Missel, o Gigante, in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel.

Approval deed of a will made by João Missel, o Gigante, in which he confirmed his will and disposed that six indigenous slaves, "negros da terra", should be preserved on the service of the Franciscan friars until their constructions were finished.

Approval deed of a codicil made by João Missel, o Gigante.