Will (extract) by which António de Sousa Tavares bought an entail with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. The institutor annexed to the entail a public debt instrument of 40 000 réis in Casa dos Cinco, in Lisboa.

Will (extract) by which Gaspar Fernandes declares that he has an agreement with the religious of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa and they are obliged to say a perpetual weekly mass for his soul. He adds that he gave them a public debt instrument of 4000 réis in the Alfândega de Lisboa as payment, and he requires his descendants to verify if this charge is being accomplished.

Will (extract) by which Fernando da Silveira established an entail, appointing D. Guiomar da Cunha, his wife's relative, to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses for his and his late wife's soul and to light a candle in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa.

Will (extract) in which João Álvares and Catarina Freire entail the third part of their assets, consisting of properties they have on the outskirts of Sintra: a property (casal), lands in Cortegaça, houses with orange groves, and an orchad in Várzea. When one of them dies, the other will have the entail with the obligation of fulfilling a set of pious charges. After their death, the entail should be administrated by João Freire, Catarina’s brother, and then passed to his eldest son. The pious charges should be accomplished in the church of Colares, where the testators had their burial place and in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa, where Simão Freire, João Freire’s brother, had his. The testators order the inventory of the entail’s properties in a tombo, with a copy staying with the entail’s administrator and the other with the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento. They add that the masses in the church of Colares should be said by a son of Catarina’s uncle Manuel Brás if he becomes a clergyman.

Will (extract) in which Antónia Falcão orders a chapel to be built in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa and expresses her wish to be buried next to her late husband, Garcia Homem. She bequeaths a set of properties to her chapel, which are listed and described, and appoints her nephew Martim Cota Falcão and the priests of the convent as administrators. Martim Cota, who is the eldest son of the testators’ brother, Gaspar Cota Falcão, would have part of the listed properties, subjected to a series of detailed conditions. He was required to fulfil pious obligations for the institutor’s soul and to pay an annual sum of 10 000 réis to the convent. The priests would receive properties near Beirolas and in Salvaterra, as well as the amount paid by Martim Cota and his descendants. These assets were to be entailed and the conditions and alternatives of their transmission are specified.

Will (extract) of Bernardo Gomes. He entails his farmlands in Murteira, Loures, with an obligation of ten annual masses in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa, over his burial place. He bequeaths them to João Jorge.

Will (extract) by which D. Francisca de Meneses establishes three entails of female succession. First, she bequeaths her lands in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras, to her sister, with an obligation of two annual masses. After her sister's death, they shall pass to her niece, D. Úrsula, with the same obligation. D. Úrsula shall build houses in those lands to be the head of the entail. Second, she bequeaths her sister two stores in Lisboa, with another obligation of two annual masses. After her sister's death, they shall pass to her niece, D. Isabel. Third, she orders 2 000 réis of masses in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, entailed to a lease in Nossa Senhora dos Olivais, of which her brother, padre Frei Vicente, shall have the usufruct during his lifetime, and which shall pass after his death to D. Ana, their niece, with the same obligation. If one of her nieces dies without successors, the other two can inherit their entails. If none of them has descendants, the entails shall be inherited by the daughters of their brothers.
She also bequeaths to D. Úrsula a lease with an obligation of four annual masses for the soul of the daughter of her nurse, also buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, who had bequeathed them to her with that condition.

Will (extract) by which Gaspar de Magalhães and Maria da Silva, his wife, establish an entail with houses in Lisboa, a farmstead in Cumeeira, S. João da Talha, and vineyards and olive groves located on the outskirts of that city, determining that one of them should become its first administrator after the death of the other. Subsequently, the entail must be transmitted to D. Catarina Tavares, their niece, who would pass it to her eldest son. If she dies childless, it should be inherited by her sister, D. Maria da Silva. Its future administrators are obligated to support the celebration of 4 annual masses in the chapels of Santo Cristo and Nossa Senhora da Piedade of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, where the testators' bodies should be buried.

Will (extract) by which D. Guiomar de Novais appoints her husband, Pedro Correia da Silva, as her universal heir, since she doesn't have children. She orders him to establish a chapel in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa where she, her first husband, her parents, her brother and her children shall be buried, with an obligation of two daily masses for their souls and the soul of Pedro Correia da Silva, who shall also be buried there. Her husband shall appoint the next administrator.

Will (extract) by which Baltasar Ferreira established an entail, appointing his brother-in-law Manuel Falagre to be its first administrator with the obligation to celebrate masses. This entail is composed of a vineyard located in a farm near to the place of Loureiro da Regueira, in Calhandriz. He also established the donation of a dowry of 30 000 réis to his "negro".

Will (extract) by which Margarida de Noronha declares that she had made an agreement with the friars of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa and decided to leave a rent to support the pious obligations associated to the chapel established by her grandfather, Pedro Álvares de Camões, adding two weekly masses to them, which should be perpetually celebrated for her soul. She asks her son, Manuel Ribeiro, who would inherit the third part of her assets, to buy a rent of 5 200 réis, which must be entailed to that chapel. The testator also states that no part of those assets could be incorporated in the other entails administrated by her son.

Will (extract) by which Sebastião de Xares and Maria Lopes order the acquisition of a public debt instrument to establish a weekly mass for their souls in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, over their burial place.

Will (extract) by which D. Beatriz de Mendonça entails her casal da Pipa, between Loures and Odivelas, with an obligation of six annual masses in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. She bequeaths it to her former slave, Maria da Silva, who she raised and freed, and to her successors. If she has no successors, the entail shall pass to the institutor's grandson, António da Silveira.

Will (extract) by which João Gomes da Mata established an entail using two thirds of his third part of the inheritance. He ordered the purchase of a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis for the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. One third of the inheritance should be added to his father Luís Gomes da Mata's entail.

Will (extract) by which D. Maria Soares, widow of João Alves Soares da Veiga de Avelar Taveira, annexes to the chapel of her grandmother, D. Paula da Silva, part of an olive grove in Lisboa. This chapel was in S. Julião do Tojal, had an obligation of two weekly masses and had been administered by D. Maria Soares' husband. She entails the remaining free part of the same olive grove to an obligation of two weekly masses in the church of the convent of Madre de Deus de Xabregas for the soul of her husband, who is buried there, thus fulfilling his will. She appoints her son, Jerónimo Soares, as administrator of both chapels. He can appoint the next administrator.
Followed by contract and bond deed between D. Jerónimo Soares, bispo de Viseu, son of D. Maria Soares and João Alves Soares da Veiga de Avelar Taveira, and the abbess and nuns of the convent of Madre de Deus, dated 1702-09-21, containing another extract of this will.

Will (extract) by which Diogo de Seixas bequeathed the third part of his assets to his cousin, Helena de Andrade, obligating her and her descendants to support the celebration of 50 annual masses for his soul in the church of Misericórdia of Lisboa. If his mother died before him, all of his patrimony would be entailed and delivered to Helena Andrade with the obligation of celebrating a daily perpetual mass in the church of S. Francisco of Lisboa. The entail would be inherited by Helena's eldest son or daughter. All the entail's administrators were obligated to use the family name "Seixas".

Will (extract) by which Diogo Salema declares he has made a contract to build his burial place in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento of the church of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Setúbal, with a daily mass for his soul. The chapel will be administered by the administrator of his entail. He also declares that if the public debt instruments he entailed are sold, the money shall be deposited in the hands of the Provedor da Misericórdia de Setúbal to buy properties to entail in their place.

Will (extract) by which Gil Vaz de Pina appointed his son, Martinho Vaz de Pina, to succeed him in the administration of the chapel founded by Jorge de Pina do Lago, his uncle. He also established a chapel, entailing to it all his remaining assets. He designated his son to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 10 annual masses for his soul and to give, every year, 10 000 réis to Madre Beatriz Maria da Trindade, during her lifetime. The testator determined that, if his daughter, Sebastiana de Parada, and her husband, António de Azevedo, left no descendants, the farmstead (quinta) of Pousão and other properties which he had given them as dowry had to be entailed to his chapel.

Will (extract) by which Maria Gonçalves bequeathed the third part of her assets to her daughter, Isabel de Amorim, including a store in Rua Direita de S. Miguel, Lisboa, determining that its revenues should support the celebration of 4 annual masses in the church of S. Miguel of Alfama. If António da Cruz, her son, was ordained a priest, that property would be given to him. If that did not happen, the entail would be passed, after Isabel de Amorim's death, to her brother, António, and subsequently transmitted to Ângela, the testator's granddaughter.

Will (extract) by which Bárbara Rodrigues da Bilheira bequeathed the third part of her assets to her daughter, D. Joana Pereira, obligating her to support the celebration of 10 masses, every year, for her soul and for the souls of her late husband, António Lobo, and of Estêvão Gonçalves de Bulhão in the church of S. Pedro of Alfama. Her daughter had to choose a property to link to that pious obligation.

Will (extract) by which Catarina Soares established an entail, designating Francisco Dias de Barros to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisboa, for her and her husband's soul. This entail is composed of a farm located in Cadafaz.

Will (extract) by which Catarina Soares donated some houses to her niece D. Francisca da Silva, wife of Doutor Francisco Fiúza Correia, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses for her soul in the Church of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisboa.

Will (extract) by which Catarina Soares donated to her nephew António Soares some houses located in Lisboa, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisboa. If he died childless, it should succeed his brother Manuel Soares and his heirs. She also donated him some movable goods.

Will (extract) by which Catarina Soares donated to her niece Maria Soares some houses located in Lisboa, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Church of the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, in a privileged altar. If she did not fulfil this obligation, it should succeed in this houses her aunt Isabel Soares.

Will (extract) by which Diogo da Silva and his wife Bárbara da Fonseca established an entail, designating their daughter D. Isabel da Silva to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses for the institutors' soul in the Church of the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisboa. Their daughters' husband or the institutor's cousin Lucas da Silva should never succeed in this entail and, if D. Isabel da Silva had children, it should succeed her eldest son. This entail is composed of a farm with its orchards, vegetable gardens, fruit trees and vineyards, located the place of Samoco, in Alcochete.

Will (extract) by which Francisco de Avelar Velho entails the houses which had belonged to his deceased wife, Catarina de Freitas, and other houses he possessed to an obligation of daily masses for his and his wife's soul in the chapel of the congregation of Jesus, Maria, José of the church of S. Roque. If the brothers of the congregation don't accept them, they shall be prayed instead in the altar of Jesus of the parish church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Atalaia. He designates his nephew, Francisco Moreira de Carvalho, and his sons and successors, as administrators of the chapel, with the capacity of appointing its chaplain.

Will (extract) by which Diogo Pires and his wife, Beatriz Esteves, express their wish to be buried in their chapel in the church of the monastery of S. Bento de Xabregas, Lisboa, with an obligation of several weekly and annual masses. They entail to it houses in Lisboa and designate the one of them who survives as first administrator and executor of the deceased. After both their deaths, the entail shall pass to their daughter, Catarina Nunes, and to her children afterwards. If the chapel passes to a relative from a transversal line, it shall have more weekly obligations.

Will (extract) by which Filipa do Pau left half of her immovable goods to her husband João Camelo and, after his death, she would left half of the farm of Nossa Senhora dos Olivais to her niece D. Inês, wife of Manuel Borges de Macedo, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses each year for her and her mother's soul.

Will (extract) by which João Monteiro and his wife Mécia Álvares established an entail, designating Luís Eanes Monteiro and his wife D. Maria to be its first administrators. They were due to order the celebration of two masses in the Church of the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora or Santa Maria da Graça for their and their parents soul. After the administrator's death, it should succeed their eldest son or, in his absence, their eldest daughter. If they died childless, it should succeed their eldest brothers or sisters. This entail is composed of houses in Lisboa, a "casal" called "Caos" in Ribeira de Loures, a "casal" in Arneiro da Arreganha, on the outskirts of Sintra, a "casal" in Cardosas do Reguengo do Monte Agravo, a "casal" in Cabeço de Montachique and a "casal" called "Rol" on the outskirts of Sintra. The surviving spouse also should to receive 1 000 000 réis to buy immovable goods to be incorporated into this entail.

Will (extract) by which Ambrósio Fernandes Godinho entails his houses and two engines of sugar in the island of S. Tomé and designates his cousin, D. Simoa Godinho, as his executor and administrator of his entail and chapel. He requests that she builds him a chapel of the evocation of Santo Ambrósio in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, where he wishes to be buried, with an obligation of a daily mass for his soul and three weekly masses for the soul of his mother, who had requested them in her will.

Will (extract) by which D. Guiomar de Brito, wife of Gaspar Aranha de Barros, entails her third part with an obligation of two monthly masses in her chapel in the convent of S. Bento de Xabregas, Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried. She designates her husband as first administrator, and their eldest son, Francisco, as the next one, and his descendants afterwards.

Will (extract) by which D. Guiomar de Brito declares that if the priests of the convent of S. Bento de Xabregas refuse to pray the masses she established, the administrator of her chapel can change their place.

Will (extract) by which Mécia Fernandes bequeathed houses in Lisboa to her niece, Inês Mendes, Tomé Gonçalves' wife, obligating her and her heirs to celebrate 5 annual masses for her husband's soul and for her soul in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires. Those houses could never be sold. She mentioned that her husband had asked her, in his will, to celebrate 2 sung masses, each year, in his honour in that church.

Will (extract) by which Salvador da Costa established an entail with the third part of his assets, designating the second born son of his daughter, D. Teresa Maria, and of Capitão Manuel de Almeida de Brito to administrate it. If he died without descendants, the entail would be inherited by his younger brother. The future administrators of the entail were obligated to support the celebration of 12 annual masses for the institutor's soul in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires of Lisboa.

Will (extract) by which the administrator Francisco Salgado de Araújo declared that his first wife left him some houses that were incorporated into the entail of the institutor António Borges de Ceia. These houses should be succeeded by a son, or daughter, in his absence. The institutor left 39 000 réis in Câmara de Lisboa and a farm and casal in "ribeira de Alcântara" for the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Anunciada. Francisco Salgado de Araújo also wanted to use his third for the celebration of masses for the institutor's soul. Preceded by a deed of sale dated 1624-04-10, by which the institutor's father, Diogo Borges de Ceia, bought a public debt instrument of 75 000 réis and to which António Borges de Ceia succeeded.