Will made by Gonçalo Caldeira de Castelo Branco in which he expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. He appointed his brother João da Fonseca Castelo Branco to succeed him on the administration of the chapel founded by Francisco Caldeira de Castelo Branco, composed of the estate of João Vaqueiro in Monforte and ordered the foundation of an entail composed of an estate in Covões over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year. To administrate it he named his wife Catarina Velez da Mota as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the administration would be handed to his brother João da Fonseca Castelo Branco, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. In case of extinction of his lineage, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia, that would also be obliged to marry an orphan girl every year.
Will made in Alagoa, Portalegre's district, by Francisco Gonçalves Furtado, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of some rural properties over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year. To administrate it he named his wife Maria Coazima during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by their son Francisco, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1611-08-12, na sua quinta junto à igreja de Nossa Senhora das Neves, Freguesia de São Gonçalo, pelo tabelião Jorge de Alvarenga; aberto em 1611-09-01, na presença do juiz ordinário Francisco Acciaioly de Vasconcelos. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: doente, embora sentado. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (anuais): uma missa rezada em dia de São João, celebrada na ermida das Neves. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 27 v.º), esclarece que esta capela foi reduzida, pela componenda de 1814-03-20, e anexa à capelania de Nossa Senhora das Neves, com a obrigação de vinte missas por este e outros instituidores. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 29-35), o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a mulher D. Francisca, depois herdariam os sucessores do morgadio das Neves. BENS VINCULADOS: vincula a terça dos seus bens de raiz, dívidas, dinheiro e encomendas que tivesse fora da ilha, benfeitorias, determinando que, após o falecimento da mulher, esta terça se anexasse ao morgadio de Nossa Senhora das Neves, que herdara de seu tio Bartolomeu Machado. SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: a verba declaratória, de 1852-05-26 (f. 40), refere que o capital de dois foros pertencentes a esta capela, impostos num aposento sito na travessa do Surdo (antes beco), respetivamente no valor de 500 réis e 2.297 réis, foram sub-rogados por benfeitorias livres existentes no palácio da rua da Mouraria, São Pedro. OUTROS BENS VINCULADOS: alude-se a uma fazenda em Barcelos de São Miguel, pertencente ao morgadio das Neves; trouxe demanda com o primo João de Ornelas de Moura sobre a terça de Catarina Vaz Tavares. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 6 v.º): IRMÃS: Ana Machado (a quem o testador emprestara 162 mil réis quando fora a Portugal); Guiomar Vieira de Miranda. TESTEMUNHAS: Francisco Rebelo de Macedo; Baltazar de Sequeira; António Teixeira Dória; padre Pedro Gomes; Manuel Ferreira; sendo os três primeiros moradores na cidade do Funchal, os últimos dois em São Gonçalo. ENTERRAMENTO: capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves com o tio Bartolomeu Machado. LITERACIA: o testador redige e assina o testamento. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 16-21 - Traslado da petição, despacho e procuração de João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt Sá Machado.
Will by which Pedro Gonçalves Soalheiro, lavrador, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. He named his wife, Maria Dias, as his universal heir. After her death, his remaining properties would be divided equaly between his siblings, Manuel Gonçalves and Maria Gonçalves, as two entails, with an obligation of five annual masses each. After their deaths, they would be succeeded, preferably, by their eldest male heirs. The administrators could never rip out any walnut tree of the Lixosa orchard, otherwise they would lose the administration to the next successor.
Will by which Pedro Gonçalves Soalheiro, lavrador, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. He named his wife, Maria Dias, as his universal heir. After her death, his remaining properties would be divided equaly between his siblings, Manuel Gonçalves and Maria Gonçalves, as two entails, with an obligation of five annual masses each. After their deaths, they would be succeeded, preferably, by their eldest male heirs. The administrators could never rip out any walnut tree of the Lixosa orchard, otherwise they would lose the administration to the next successor.
Will made in Nisa by Joana Vaz, in which she ordered her burial in the church of Santa Maria de Nisa and the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. She named her brother Diogo Vaz as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest male heir, with the condition that instead of ten masses he would order the celebration of twelve masses every year, and from there on the administrators would celebrate not only twelve, but fifteen masses every year.
Will made by Margarida Chambel, in which she ordered her burial in the main church of Amieira, where she lived, and establishes two entails with a perpetual obligation of four annual masses. To administrate the first entail she named her niece Catarina Dias and to administrate the second, her niece Maria Delicado, both during their lifetimes, and, after their deaths, the succession should always continue by appointment of a son or relative of the institutor's lineage. The first entail was composed of tapadas the second one was composed of houses and farmlands in Arez, Nisa.
Will made in Portalegre by Maria Valente in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted. She named her husband João de Almeida da Silveira as first administrator during his lifetime, and after his death, he would be succeeded by Diogo Camelo, godson of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue on his descendants.
Will by which Maria Gonçalves, Manuel da Rosa's widow, expresses her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. She establishes an entail with her watermill and olive groves in Ribeira do Caia, with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her daughter Isabel da Rosa as first administrator of the entail during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Domingos Rombo, her son and grandson of the institutor, and, after Domingo's death, the succession should on his descendants.
Will by which D. Maria Nogueira, widow of Bento de Andrade Pimentel, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Luz in Portalegre, which she founded with her husband. She annexes her reserved portion, consisting of four estates, to the entail founded by her father Estêvão Nogueira. She also establishes an entail with the remaining part of her properties, to be annexed to her father's with a perpetual obligation of five annual masses. She names her son Manuel de Andrade as first administrator of this new entail and also as successor on her father's entail, following all the succession clauses disposed by Estêvão Nogueira. She also disposed that all future administrators should henceforth use the surname Andrade Nogueira, and would be obliged to annex assets worth 20 000 réis to the entail, declaring expressly that she wished all administrators of the entail to be "very rich in order to make many services to God and to the poor people".
Will of Gonçalo Pereira Sottomayor and D. Isabel Pita, his wife, annexing an income of 150.000 réis to the entail of Barbeita, as their available portion, as determined in the entail foundation deed, appointing Rui Pereira Sottomayor, their son, as their successor and ordering the celebration of one mass in Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia of Barbeita and other in the chapel of Santiago or in Santo António, in the hemitage next to the entail's houses.
Will made by which padre Manuel Gonçalves Serra expresses his wish to be buried in the tomb of his parents in the Misericórdia of Portalegre, in which he appointed his sister, Catarina de Campos, to succeed him on the administration of the chapel founded by Francisco Vaz Morujo, his wife Isabel Vaz and Catarina Vaz Morujo and ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year. He named his sister Isabel de Campos to administrate this new entail during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should continue on her descendants, or, if she had none, she would appoint an administrator to succeed her with the same conditions.
Will made by Isabel de Campos, donzela, in which she expresses her wish to be buried in the Misericórdia of Portalegre. She appoints Manuel Velez de Meira to succeed her on the administration of the chapel founded by her brother padre Manuel Gonçalves Serra, which was composed of a vineyard and olive grove in Ribeira da Seda. She appoints her nephew Belchior Pereira to succeed her on the administration of a chapel by padre Manuel Vaz Morujo, in which she had succeeded after the death of her sister Catarina de Campos. She also establishes a new entail composed of her houses in Portalegre, with a perpetual obligation of five annual masse, and names her niece Maria Ana Pereira de Campos as first administrator with the condition that she would appoint a person to succeed her with the same conditions.
Will by which André Gonçalves Moutoso, clérigo de missa, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. He appoints his cousin, Pedro Domingues, son of Pedro Lopes Bonifácio and of Maria Gonçalves as administrator of the chapel he inherited from D. Isabel de Campos, and orders the masses he owes to it to be prayed. He establishes two entails with a perpetual obligation of fifty masses each, appointing his sister Ana Lopes as first administrator of the first entail and his brother Álvaro Moutoso as first administrator of the second entail. After their deaths, each one of them should chose one of their children to succeed on the administration and from there on the succession should always continue on the closest relative of the last administrator.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento validado em 1547-01-17 na sua casa da Quinta do Caniço, pelo notário e escrivão Duarte Martins. Traslado de 1796. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: descarrego de sua consciência. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): uma missa cantada com responso sobre sua cova e duas velas acesas celebradas na igreja de Santo Antão do Caniço, onde também manda construir uma pequena capela forrada de cedro, cuja porta situar-se-ia onde estava São Cristóvão, a qual se faria dentro de seis ou sete anos "ou como milhor meu herdeiro puder" (f. 3 v.º). FISCALIZAÇÃO DOS ENCARGOS: estipula que sempre que o herdeiro fosse remisso no cumprimento da missa o vigário do Caniço teria carrego de o mandar dizer, não podendo outra justiça interferir "não quero que nenhum juiz dos Rezidos nem outra justisa alguma entenda nesta minha terça" (f. 8 v.º). REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 30 v.º), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada e com pensão de uma missa anual. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 33-38 v.º) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: o filho menor Mem de Ornelas. Enquanto não fosse de idade para “reger e governar” sua fazenda, as rendas seriam aplicadas no seu sustento no paço ou em África, onde quer que estivesse. Recomenda ainda aos testamenteiros que “todas estas cousas farão com conselho do senhor capitão Simão Gonçalves e da senhora capitoa (...) que suas senhorias amparem meus filhos e ajudem" (f. 4 v.º)”; recomenda ainda a Diogo de Fraga, Jorge Lomellino e a senhora sua prima (f. 8). A terça andaria sempre em seus herdeiros por linha masculina, no filho mais velho de legítimo matrimónio; não tendo filho à filha mais velha, depois ao filho desta "de modo que ande sempre em masculino". Na falta de descendência de seus filhos e filhas, determina que sua terça se "arrende e se aparte pelas freiras" para cumprimento dos legados e o remanescente para obras pias como melhor parecer a seus testamenteiros (f. 13). BENS VINCULADOS: vincula a terça de todos os bens móveis e de raiz. O instituidor vinca que a terça não poderia ser vendida, alheada, trocada ou escambada, admitindo o arrendamento temporário em caso de resgate do cativeiro do filho ou de algum administrador. Inclui na terça o negrinho Reinaldo, a mula e gineta. O termo de declaração, feito em 1739-10-22 (f. 17 v.º/18), identifica os bens da terça, no valor global de 354.166 réis, como se segue: terras do Vale do Paraíso; dois terços do serrado do Portugal; um dia de água da Levada de Baixo da ribeira do Porto Novo; a terça parte da quinta da Abegoaria; um foro de dez tostões; o chão do curral sito na Fonte. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 17): ENTERRAMENTO: igreja de Santo Antão do Caniço, diante do Sacramento, colocando-se sobre a sua cova uma sepultura de dois degraus, coberta de pano preto "contanto que não impida o altar"; esta sepultura seria trasladada para a capela que manda edificar. Se falecer em Portugal ou em outra parte, determina que as suas ossadas sejam trazidas para esta igreja. CRIME: declara “que matei D. Ilena [sua mulher] por me ser arepuar na lei do casamento” (f. 14 v.º). FILHOS: D. Maria e D. Constança, freiras em São Domingos das Damas, Santarém; D. Ana e D. Catarina, freiras no mosteiro da Terceira (Açores), a quem pagou 200.000 réis para nada mais herdarem de seus bens; D. Isabel, casada com palavras de presente com Francisco Lomelino, filho de Jorge Lomelino, cativo; D. Antónia, que deveria ser recolhida num mosteiro. Caso o casamento da irmã não se concretizasse, então casaria ela com o dito Francisco Lomelino. Sublinha ainda que caso alguma das filhas casasse a furto ou sem recomendação do Capitão e dos testamenteiros, seria deserdada e ”almadiçoada da maldiçam de Deos e da minha e nisso se gaste o que se puder gastar em não no ser” (f. 14 v.º). RESGATE DE CATIVOS: para o resgate do cativo futuro genro Francisco Lomelino, filho de Jorge Lomelino, o instituidor comprometeu-se a pagar 1.000 cruzados, por contrato em poder de Gonçalo Afonso, escrivão em Machico. Deste valor, já pagara 200.000 réis, tendo para o efeito celebrado escritura nas notas de Duarte Martins, em 1546, a fim de empenhar ao capitão Simão Gonçalves peças de prata e ouro, bem como as suas casas do Funchal. ESCRAVOS: escravo Manuel já doado ao filho, o qual não seria trazido à colação; também deixa ao filho o negrinho Reinaldo, de sua terça. VESTES: à sobrinha que está na quinta deixa uma fraldinha de Londres; um saio de chamalote que ficou de D. Cecília; duas camisas; à sua filha deixa um saio e um sainho de pano de Castela. ALFAIAS RELIGIOSAS: à igreja do Caniço deixa um cálice de prata, uma vestimenta de seda e missal com todo o seu guisamento (f. 10). OUTRAS PROPRIEDADES: engenho e casa de purgar na sua quinta do Caniço; comprou a bagaceira do Capitão por 300.000 réis. CONTAS/DÍVIDAS: contas acertadas com o criado Francisco Alves, rogando aos filhos que o ajudem e favoreçam “pelo amor que lhe eu sempre tive”; o instituidor declara ser devedor de 8.000 réis ao “findixe” de Lançarote. PRIMO-IRMÃO: Guilherme, a quem criou como um filho, pede aos filhos e filhas que o amparem e agasalhem, e o ajudem caso queira ser clérigo. TESTAMENTEIROS: primo António Fernandes de Agrela e o compadre Gaspar do Rego, pessoas de sã consciência e seus amigos. Dispõe que seus irmãos jamais possam ser tutores dos seus filhos. LITERACIA: redige e assina o testamento "escrito de minha letra e asignei de meu signal" 8f. 15 v.º). Outros documentos: F. 33 a 38 - Traslado do indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
Will by which Ana Ribeiro Ferraz, wife of António Pereira Vinagre, expresses her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. She establishes an entail composed of farmlands and houses she possessed, with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. The institutor named João Pereira Vinagre, her stepson, as first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition that he would become a clergyman and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his brother António Pereira Vinagre and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The administrators would be obliged to give two alqueires of oil to the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora do Rosário in order to maintain a lamp perpetually lit on this chapel.
Will by which António Pais Tavares expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. He declares he and his wife, Catarina Caldeira, had entailed their farmstead of Moinho do Cubo, with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year and named their son Francisco Caldeira Pais as first administrator and, after his death the succession would always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, or, if he had no children, on the closest relative. All administrators should bear the surname "Pais" or otherwise lose the administration.
Will made by Maria Tavares Zibreiro, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of some houses in Portalegre over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted, naming Domingas Rodrigues, her relative, as first administrator and the closest relatives after her.
Will by which Maria Vaz Miranda expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establishes an entail composed of her part of a farmland in Ribeira da Seda and her houses, with a perpetual obligation of four sung masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her brother António Vaz as first administrator during his lifetime with the condition that he would become a clergyman and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Manuel Martins de Alegrete and from there on the succession should continue on his descendants.
Will by which Martinho Gonçalves Alemão, tesoureiro-mor da Sé de Portalegre, expresses his wish to be buried in his cathedral and establishes two entails. The first one is composed of farmlands and will have a perpetual obligation of an annual mass on the day of his death in the cathedral of Portalegre. He named his brother Manuel Gonçalves as first administrator with the condition that he would appoint one his sons to succeed him with the same conditions, or daughter in the absence of male heir, who would thereby be obliged to bear the surname "Alemão". The second one was composed of his estate of Cabeça da Urra, his houses, farmlands and a wine cellar and had a perpetual obligation of two sung masses celebrated every year in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. He named his brother Cristóvão Gonçalves as first administrator and, after his death, he would be succeded by his son Manuel Landeiro and his daughter Constança who would appoint one of her male heirs to succeed her, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will by which Martinho Gonçalves Alemão, tesoureiro-mor da Sé de Portalegre, expresses his wish to be buried in his cathedral and establishes two entails. The first one is composed of farmlands and will have a perpetual obligation of an annual mass on the day of his death in the cathedral of Portalegre. He named his brother Manuel Gonçalves as first administrator with the condition that he would appoint one his sons to succeed him with the same conditions, or daughter in the absence of male heir, who would thereby be obliged to bear the surname "Alemão". The second one was composed of his estate of Cabeça da Urra, his houses, farmlands and a wine cellar and had a perpetual obligation of two sung masses celebrated every year in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. He named his brother Cristóvão Gonçalves as first administrator and, after his death, he would be succeded by his son Manuel Landeiro and his daughter Constança who would appoint one of her male heirs to succeed her, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will by which Fernando da Mota Mouzinho and his wife Francisca Mouzinho Barba ordered to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide. They founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty celebrated every year. The institutors named one another as first administrator after the death of any of them and, after their deaths, they would be succeeded by Beatriz Mouzinho, sister of Fernando. After the death of Beatriz, she would be succeeded by Isabel, daughter of António Mouzinho, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will made by Margarida Vaz in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of São João, in Castelo de Vide, and founded two entails. The first would have a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year and to administrate it she named her grandson Francisco Dias during his lifetime, and his descendants after him. This entail is composed of a vineyard on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and to share the administration she appointed her grandsons Francisco Dias and Sebastião Dias and their descendants. This entail is composed of a vineyard located in Alpalhão.
Will made in Castelo de Vide by Violante Brandão in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of an estate named Quinta da Relva, with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her son Pedro Dalva Barradas as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Pedro died without heirs, the administration would be handled to his brother Luís Barradas, or to any son or daughter of Catarina Barradas. If the lineage was extinguished, the administration would be handled to the Confraria das Almas.
Will made by João Rodrigues Mouzinho in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Santo António da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide, and founded three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by António Rodrigues, son of the institutor, during his lifetime. Before his death, he would appoint a son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. This entail is composed of some "tapadas" in Ribeira de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Leonor Carrilho, daughter of the institutor, during her lifetime. Before her death, she would appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Justa Rodrigues Mouzinho, daughter of the institutor, during her lifetime. Before her death, she would appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. These last two entails are composed of houses and olive groves located in Castelo de Vide. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" and was obliged to present an account of the administration to the Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide in every two years.
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Will made by João Rodrigues Mouzinho in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Santo António da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide, and founded three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by António Rodrigues, son of the institutor, during his lifetime. Before his death, he would appoint a son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. This entail is composed of some "tapadas" in Ribeira de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Leonor Carrilho, daughter of the institutor, during her lifetime. Before her death, she would appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Justa Rodrigues Mouzinho, daughter of the institutor, during her lifetime. Before her death, she would appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. These last two entails are composed of houses and olive groves located in Castelo de Vide. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" and was obliged to present an account of the administration to the Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide in every two years.
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Will made by António Rodrigues Mouzinho, in which he ordered to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide, and founded four entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty one masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his son João during his lifetime. This entail is composed of a "souto da Ribeira de Vide", houses, orchards, vineyards and lands in Castelo de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Beatriz Carrilho during her lifetime. This entail is composed of some houses in Castelo de Vide. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Maria Mouzinho during her lifetime. This entail is composed of a "tapada" on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide. The fourth entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Catarina during her lifetime. This entail is composed of a "azenha da Gafaria" located in Castelo de Vide. After the death of each one of the first appointed administrators, the succession should always continue, preferably on their eldest male heirs, or, if they had none, each one would appoint a close relative to succed on the administration. No adminsitrator could ever marry with a person of jewish or moorish ascendency or otherwise would lose the administration.
Will made by António Rodrigues Mouzinho, in which he ordered to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide, and founded four entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty one masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his son João during his lifetime. This entail is composed of a "souto da Ribeira de Vide", houses, orchards, vineyards and lands in Castelo de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Beatriz Carrilho during her lifetime. This entail is composed of some houses in Castelo de Vide. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Maria Mouzinho during her lifetime. This entail is composed of a "tapada" on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide. The fourth entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Catarina during her lifetime. This entail is composed of a "azenha da Gafaria" located in Castelo de Vide. After the death of each one of the first appointed administrators, the succession should always continue, preferably on their eldest male heirs, or, if they had none, each one would appoint a close relative to succed on the administration. No adminsitrator could ever marry with a person of jewish or moorish ascendency or otherwise would lose the administration.
Will made by Violante Gonçalves, in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide, and founded two entails. The first one would have a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Maria Gonçalves, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime. After her death, the administration would be handled by her daughter Leonor Dias and her descendants after her. This entail is composed of a "tapada" in Folha de Figueiró and vineyards in Castelo de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Nuno Afonso, nephew of the institutor, during his lifetime. After his death the administration would be handled by Manuel, son of Nuno, and his descendants after him. This entail is composed of some lands in Folha de Figueiró and some houses in Castelo de Vide. The administrators of both entails were obliged to give account of the administration to the Provedor da Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide in every three years, and never to the Provedor das Capelas.
Will made by Ana Vivas, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail composed of a farmland in Castelo de Vide with a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named one of the children of Manuel Lopes Belo and Leonor Mouzinho, her niece, as first administrator during his or her lifetime and, after his or her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir.
Will made by Salvador Gonçalves Estrada in which he ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew padre Gaspar Álvares Alvarão as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint a close relative of the institutor's lineage to succeed him, and from there on the succession should continue by appointment.
Will by which Marta Dias expresses her wish to be buried in the main church of Gáfete. She establishes an entail composed of her farmlands in Texugueira, with the obligation of a weekly mass, appointing her nephew father João da Rosa Biscaia as first administrator, to be followed by other clerics within the family. Followed by the approval deed (1680-10-14, fl. 74-74v) and the opening deed (1680-11-03, fls. 74v-75).
Will by which Maria Gonçalves expresses her wish to be buried in the main church of Vila Flor. She establishes three chapels of 50 annual masses each, in a total of 150 annual masses, composed of her remaining properties. They would be administeredby her siblings Luísa de Moura, Inês de Moura and frei Gregório de Moura. After their deaths, the properties should be reunited in a single chapel, under the same administrator. Followed by the approval deed (1679-02-29, fls. 100v-101) and the opening deed (1685-03-02, fl. 101).
Will of Isabel Tavares de Sousa, wife of Baltasar Pereira de Castelo Branco, expressing her wish to be buried in the main church of Arronches and bequeathing the remaining of her assets to her husband with the pious obligation of one daily mass for a year and a sung mass in the days of Nossa Senhora and Todos os Santos, while he is alive. After the death of her husband should succeed in these assets his eldest and legitimate male son or, if he has not legitimate offspring, Maria Soares, the testator's sister, who should establish a chapel, with other pious obligations in Lent and Advent. Will approved in 1623-11-03 and opened in 1634-11-11.
Will by which Joana Inchado, João Tarouco's wife, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Castelo de Vide and establishes two entails. The first one would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide, entailed to an obligation of 5 annual masses. She designates her nephew, Manuel Carrilho and his offspring as administrators. The second one would be composed of more houses , vineyards and other farmlands in the same place, entailed to an obligation of 30 annual masses. It would be administered by her niece, Maria Carrilho, daughter of her brother Heitor Carrilho, and by her descendants. She also bequeaths her niece, after her husband's death, a watermill which had an obligation of 10 annual masses, and should be annexed to the other properties. She also appoints another of her nieces, also called Maria Carrilho, wife of Manuel Belo Nogueira, as administrator of her chapel of Cristo in the convent of S. Francisco, which she had received from her brother, António Pires Barba annexing to it some of her vineyards and lands, and establishing an obligation of 10 annual masses. After her niece's death, this chapel should pass to Maria Carrilho, daughter of Heitor Carrilho. Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1638-07-25.
Will of Manuel Belo Nogueira bequeathing the chapel of Diogo Belo Nogueira, his uncle, to Maria Carrilho, his wife and niece, the institutor's closest relative, and bequeathing the chapel of João Nogueira, o Velho, his uncle, to Manuel Tarouco, his cousin. The testator also annexes to this chapel a property, as the third part of his fourth, with the obligation to build the hermitage of Bom Jesus with the income of some properties. Will approved in 1645-01-08.
Will by which Diogo Barrento expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide and establishes an entail composed of a tapada in Castelo de Vide with the obligation of 2 annual masses. He designates his wife as administrator, to be succedded by his sisters Maria Nunes and Ana Barrenta. If his sisters didn't have children, the entail should pass to his brother Gonçalo Pires and his offspring. Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1633-07-20.
Will by which padre Jerónimo Dias Taleigo, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria of Castelo de Vide and establishes an entail composed of his houses, with the obligation of one annual mass. He designates his nephew Cristóvão as administrator, to be succedded by a legitimate son or by his elder brother.
Will by which Manuel Fernandes Palmeiro expresses his wish to be buried in the church of São João of Castelo de Vide. He establishes an entail composed of a tapada in the place of S. Silvestre with the obligation of 3 annual masses, and designates his brother António Fernandes as administrator. Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1615-03-07.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1583-10-29, pelo tabelião Francisco Cardoso. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): uma missa rezada no convento de São Francisco, com responso sobre a sua sepultura. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f. 53 a 79), as capelas administradas pelo Visconde de Torre Bela são reduzidas à seguinte pensão: missa aos Domingos e dias santos (90 missas) celebrada por um capelão por 100.000 réis anuais; três missas de Natal por 2.400 réis; obras da capela do Carmo do Funchal conforme determinado pelo instituidor Manuel Martins Brandão; a capela de D. Isabel Bettencourt é reduzida a duas tochas para o igreja de Câmara de Lobos e duas tochas para São Bernardino. SUCESSÃO: nomeia o neto António Gomes Castro, filho de D. Andreza e de Tristão Gomes de Castro, fidalgo da casa d'el-rei, “andando no filho mais velho macho que suceder”. Na falta de geração, ficaria à neta Antónia e seu filho mais velho. BENS VINCULADOS: casas onde vive o bispo D. Jerónimo Barreto, que deixa ao neto António Gomes Castro, filho de D. Andreza e de Tristão Gomes de Castro, fidalgo da casa d’el-rei. Se falecer sem descendentes ficaria à neta Maria Casca. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: vínculo com encargo de uma missa semanal, que deixa ao “cuidado” da filha e herdeira Juliana Carreira, do qual não se prestam contas nestes autos. ADMINISTRADOR/PRESTADOR DE CONTAS EM 1635: a neta D. Francisca de Castro, viúva de Pedro de Castro de Andrade. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela. Outras informações do testamento (f. 7 a 9): ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco. ESCRAVOS: deixa a sua parte do escravo João à filha Juliana Carreira. TESTEMUNHAS do testamento: Frutuoso Rodrigues, mercador; Brás Fernandes, serrador; Pedro de Azevedo, criado de João Lopes Vila Real; Francisco Gonçalves, lavrador, morador na freguesia de São Roque; Pedro Gonçalves, homem trabalhador, morador nesta cidade.
Will of Brás Fernandes, instituting an entail by some cereal rents, with the obligation of 40 annual masses. The administrator should be his sister, who had the right to appoint her successor, whom should always be recruited amongst his father and mother offspring.
Followed by the approval deed (1601-02-22, fl. 266v).
Will by which padre Manuel Marques Fernandes expresses his wish to be buried in his parish's church in Marvão. He establishes an entail with the obligation of 4 annual masses, composed of his property called Abegões, and designates as administrator his nephew Manuel de Videira, followed by his mother's offspring. Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1676-05-24, fl. 270v-271.
Will made by Maria Fernandes, nicknamed "a Grila", in which she ordered to be buried in the Mother Church of Amieira. She founded three entails, one for her nephew João Aires, a second for her niece Isabel Dias, and the third for her nephew Manuel Martins da Cruz, respectively with perpetual pious obligations of five, four and twenty masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted. The first two entails are composed of houses, vineyards and olive groves in Amieira, and the last one is composed of movable and immovable goods. Each one of those first appointed administrators would be succeeded by a son or daughter of their own choice, or by a close relative if they have none, and from there on the succession should always continue through appointment.
Will made by Manuel Fernandes de Andrada in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Amieira, and founded two entails with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses each. To administrate them, he named Maria Fernandes and her brother Manuel Fernandes during their lifetimes, and her descendants in straight line after them.
Will of Gonçalo Casco bequeathing the third part of his assets to his son Rui Gonçalves Casco, who can not sell, donate or alienate them and will be succeeded by his eldest male son. Gonçalo Casco also orders the perpetual celebration of a monthly mass in the altar of Santa Maria, in the chapel of S. Luís, in the monastery of S. Francisco of Évora.
Will made by Pedro Jorge in which he ordered to be buried in the Mother Church of Amieira do Tejo and founded three chapels with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses that should be celebrated every year. To administrate them, he named his nieces Joana Rasquilha, Maria Carvalho and Isabel Artur and, after their deaths, the succession of each one should continue preferably on their eldest heir. These entails are composed of movable and immovable goods in Amieira do Tejo.
Will of André Afonso Temudo, expressing his wish to be buried in his Capela das Almas and instituting an entail with his properties in Amieira do Tejo, whose first administrator should be his brother, padre Manuel Temudo, to be succeeded by his nephew Manuel Fernandes and his offspring. The administrators should perpetually celebrate a mass for each 20.000 reis of the entailed estates' rents. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1626-08-28, and the opening deed of the will, dated 1626-09-12.
Will made by Margarida Dias in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of Monte Chamiço, and founded an entail with an obligation of six masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her daughter Maria Cordeiro as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her eldest son and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, or, if she had none, the administration would be handled to her brother António Dias Castanho. This entail is composed of land located on the outskirts of Monte Chamiço.
Will by which Sebastião Dinis expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establishes four entails for his grandsons, each of them with an obligation of two annual masses for his soul. He bequeaths Luís, son of his daughter Filipa Tavares, his tapada da Mouta. He bequeaths Sebastião, son of his daughter Filipa Tavares, his vineyard of Covões and a lease of houses. He bequeaths Sebastião, son of Manuel Tavares, his houses. He bequeaths Pedro an orchard. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1645-06-05.
Will by which António Gonçalves Rico, lavrador, and Maria Pires, his wife, express their wish to be be buried in their parish church in Portalegre and establish an entail composed of their vineyard and olive grove in the place of Touril with the obligation of four annual masses, and appointing as administrator their son Manuel Gonçalves and his offspring, underlining that in case of several candidates, the entail should be administrated by the poorest son. Followed by the approval deed dated 1700-04-14.
Will made by padre António Calado in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Alpalhão. He founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his cousin Maria Landeira as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death the succession should continue on her descendants.
Will made by Pedro Farto, o moço, in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of São Pedro, in Alter do Chão. He founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of six masses celebrated every year, designating António de Campos as first administrator during his lifetime. After his death, he would appoint an administrator to succeed him, and from there on the succession should continue through appointment. This entail is composed of lands, vineyards, olive groves and houses located in Alter do Chão.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (fl. 3 a 7) aprovado em 1602-09-17, na cidade do Funchal, em casa do testador, por Pedro Nogueira, tabelião de notas desta cidade e seu termo; aberto em 02-10-1602, na presença do juiz ordinário Garcia de Mondragão. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: o testador encontrava-se doente numa cama; descarrego de sua consciência e bem de sua alma (f. 3). ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (ANUAIS): quinze missas rezadas (três de Natal, sete pelas festas de Nossa Senhora e cinco pelo oitavário dos finados). REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: o processo contém um breve de composição de pensões em atraso, datado de 1796-12-16 (f. 58-62) e outro Breve de 1802-07-22 (f. 71-76). A sentença de redução, emitida em 1819-09-17 (f. 90 a 128), por D. frei Joaquim de Menezes Ataíde, vigário apostólico da diocese do Funchal, reduz as capelas administradas por D. Maria de Ornelas à pensão anual de 70.000 réis à Misericórdia do Funchal. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a mulher Filipa Dias, sem qualquer encargo, apenas o que ela quisesse fazer por sua alma, pedindo-lhe, porém, que fizesse pela sua alma o que faria pela dela. Suceder-lhe-ia a neta Maria, não tendo esta geração passaria ao outro neto António, ambos filhos de sua filha Isabel Dias. Na falta de sucessão destes, ficaria então a administração à Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento da Sé. BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos bens imposta em casas na rua Direita com um foro de treze vinténs e meio, não podendo ser determina que se imponha numa vinha sita no Caniço, onde chamam os Picos. A certidão registada na f. 10 v.º refere os bens dados em pagamento à terça do defunto (s.d.): vinha dos Picos avaliada em 80.000 réis; 900 réis de foro pago por Simoa do Couto, nos 14.000 réis em que foi avaliado. Uma nota marginal, inscrita na folha de rosto do processo, refere a fazenda do "Arrodal". ADMINISTRADOR EM 1608-11-19, data do primeiro auto de contas (f. 2): o genro António Álvares, casado com Isabel Dias, filha do testador. A segunda tomada de contas data de 2633-07-13 (f. 1), sendo citado o dito genro António Álvares, que informou ser administrador desta capela a sua filha Maria Vaz, moradora na cidade do Funchal, na rua de Santa Maria. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Agostinho de Ornelas de Vasconcelos. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (fl. 3 a 7): ENTERRAMENTO: Mosteiro de São Francisco, Funchal, podendo ser dentro, no corpo da igreja, «sera consolasão para mim» (f. 3 v.º). TESTEMUNHAS do testamento: João de Oliveira, que redige o testamento; Tristão Ribeiro, ourives; Manuel Gonçalves, sapateiro; Brás Dias Aranha, sapateiro; Manuel Lopes, alfaiate; Cristóvão de Leão Espínola, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal. LEGADOS: à sobrinha Isabel, filha de sua irmã Beatriz Álvares - deixa 20.000 réis para o seu casamento, dinheiro que estava na posse de seu genro. DIVÍDAS: manda pagar o serviço do moço Martinho, que estava em sua casa, pedindo que o coloquem num ofício à sua escolha. LITERACIA: o testador assina o testamento.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 2-8) aprovado em 1684-04-03 pelo tabelião Manuel Rodrigues Pedreira; 1.º codicilo (f. 14-18) aprovado em 1688-01-05; 2.º codicilo (f. 9-13) aprovado em 1689-04-24 pelo tabelião Manuel Escórcio de Mendonça; abertos em 1689-06-22, na presença do juiz Roque Acciaioly Vasconcelos. Traslados de 1689. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: não se refere; no codicilo o testador encontrava-se doente. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (ANUAIS): uma missa rezada no altar de Santo António da Sé do Funchal com responso sobre a sua sepultura e esmola de um tostão; 6000 réis anuais a cada uma das netas, filhas de Agostinho de Ornelas, pagos de sua terça desde o dia em que entrassem freiras até o seu falecimento. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a sentença de redução, emitida em 1819-09-17 (f. 120 a 151 v.º), por D. frei Joaquim de Menezes Ataíde, vigário apostólico da diocese do Funchal, reduz as capelas administradas por D. Maria de Ornelas à pensão anual de 70.000 réis à Misericórdia do Funchal. O processo inclui um breve de composição de missas em atraso, obtido da Santa Sé em 1802-07-22 (f. 102-106 v.º). SUCESSÃO: o seu único filho Agostinho de Ornelas Vasconcelos seria o herdeiro do morgado da família. Porém, no que se refere à terça dos bens, no testamento nomeia em primeiro lugar a mulher, depois o neto Aires de Ornelas, para que dela pudesse usufrir antes de herdar os restantes bens de morgado (por falecimento do pai Agostinho de Ornelas Vasconcelos), ficando então a sua terça anexa aos bens de morgado. No codilo, em virtude do recente falecimento da mulher, nomeia em primeiro lugar o aludido neto Aires de Ornelas Vasconcelos, sucedendo-lhe os herdeiros do morgado «e a logrem os pesuidores do dito morgado como bens vinculados que sam pois assim os instituo pera todo o sempre» (f. 3). BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos bens que deixa em vinculo de morgado perpétuo na forma da lei do Reino (f. 14), imposta nas casas onde vive na rua do Bispo e numas propriedades sitas na Cova de Mariana (Caniço), que deveriam ser anexadas ao morgadio do Caniço. No 1.º codicilo, f. 14 v.º, esclarece que a pensão do dote às netas religiosas ficava adstrito às ditas casas, enquanto que a pensão de missa anual ficaria fixa às fazendas. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: i) o instituidor possui a administração da capela de Francisca de Resende, «que he de nomeaçam» (f. 3 v.º), em que nomeia o filho Agostinho de Ornelas Vasconcelos, mas não se identificam os respetivos bens. ii) terça do pai imposta em casas na rua do Pelourinho, anexadas ao morgadio do Caniço, que sua mãe vendera na sua ausência, tendo posteriormente comprado umas casas na rua do Estudo em desconto das que vendera - nomeia igualmente o filho. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1689: o neto Aires de Ornelas, filho de Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Agostinho de Ornelas de Vasconcelos. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO E CODICILOS (f. 2-18): CÔNJUGES: a primeira mulher Maria de Sande faleceu em Lisboa, na rua Direita; a segunda mulher, D. Inácia, faleceu “há cerca de cinco meses” (codicilo de 1689). IRMÃ: D. Antónia de Moura, mulher de Brás da Câmara. ENTERRAMENTO: Sé do Funchal, capela de Santo António, sepultura dos pais e avós. HARMONIA FAMILIAR: pede aos testamenteiros, sua mulher e filho, que fossem como mãe e filho nas partilhas «o que fazendo asim daram gozo a minha alma» (f. 6). PROPRIEDADES: courela de vinha defronte da ermida da Madalena antes arrendada a Águeda de Andrade, depois à filha Clemência de Andrade (colaça do filho Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos). Esta courela tinha a pensão de três missas anuais, não se refere por quem. LEGADOS: a Martim Gonçalves Correia, que lhe assiste no escritório dá 300 mil réis; a Tomé de Oliveira, que estava ao seu serviço há 16 anos, outros 3000 réis; 20.000 réis à mencionada Clemência de Andrade o 80.000 réis a mulheres órfãs; 6000 réis e as roupas e vestidos já dados à baça Beatriz Ferreira, que estava em sua casa. ESCRAVOS (fl. 15-15 v.º): mulata Isabel, comprada a Egas Moniz de Meneses por 120 mil réis. Refere que esta escrava recorrera à justiça para obter alforria «a dita mulata intentava forrar-se por meios de justiça o que conseguiu e correndo os termos foi a causa a apelação». A sentença foi-lhe favorável mas estava embargada na chancelaria, pelo que determina que «saindo sentença a seu favor» lhe seja dada inteira liberdade e ainda 20 mil réis e toda a sua roupa e vestidos. Caso a sentença «fique cativa» ordena a sua alforria. Mãe da mulata Isabel, velha e doente, ao seu serviço mas na condição de forra, manda que se paguem os seus serviços como se fora sempre sã. MISERICÓRDIA DO FUNCHAL: o codicilo de 1689 refere que o instituidor, então provedor da Santa Casa da Misericórdia, iniciara nesse ano o retábulo da capela da dita Casa e mandara assoalhar as duas enfermarias dos incuráveis. OUTRAS REFERÊNCIAS COM INTERESSE: refere possuir um livro da razão e outro “livro menor” com as contas dos seus caseiros; declara ter contas com Domingos Martins Pereira, morador na Baía; o instituidor declara ainda que foi à Baía de Todos os Santos cobrar a legítima do filho Agostinho, que ficara de seu avô Francisco Fernandes da Ilha. TESTEMUNHAS do testamento: Manuel Rodrigues, carpinteiro; José Gonçalves, sapateiro; João de Freitas; Manuel Vieira; Martim Gonçalves Correia; Tomé de Oliveira; Alberto T[…], todos moradores na cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: o testador redige e assina o seu testamento, já os codicilos só assina.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 3-7 v.º), aprovado em 1566-12-2[...]. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): três missas rezadas na capela da Anunciação do Porto do Moniz. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: em 1736-05-12 (f. 32-33), componenda de 1611 missas em atraso (original em latim e tradução); em 1796-12-16 (f. 36-40 v.º) nova componenda de missas. SUCESSÃO: a informação do procurador do Resíduo de 1817 (f. 62 v.º-63) estabelece o trato sucessivo deste vínculo, a saber: a testadora faleceu sem geração, nomeou o vínculo no marido João Rodrigues da Câmara; sucedeu-lhe o sobrinho Pedro Moniz da Câmara, filho de outro do mesmo nome, depois a filha D. Branca de Carvalho c.c. Vicente de Noronha; sucede-lhe D. Filipa de Noronha c.c. Miguel Cabral de Aguiar, depois o filho Gaspar de França e depois a filha deste D. Cecília Maria de Aguiar e França, por cuja via entraria o vínculo na família Ornelas Vasconcelos. BENS VINCULADOS: imposto na meança dos seus bens, localizados no Porto Moniz, considerando os embargos e consequente informação do procurador do Resíduo. ADMINISTRADOR/PRESTADOR DE CONTAS EM 1618 (prestação de conta): o capitão Gonçalo de Castro. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos. Outras informações do testamento (f. 3-7 v.º): Na fl. 2, a transcrição do testamento é antecedida por uma petição feita em 15[7]4-07-03, pelas irmãs Maria da Câmara e Filipa da Câmara, menores de idade (filhas do defunto João Rodrigues da Câmara?). A testadora era moradora na Ponta do Tristão, na sua Fajã, termo da vila de Machico. Manda enterrar-se na capela de Nossa Senhora da Anunciação. Outros documentos: F. 60-65- Embargos interpostos em 1817 por D. Maria de Ornelas, viúva do governador Agostinho José de Ornelas Esmeraldo de Vasconcelos, como tutora do filho Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos. Alega que, dos presentes autos, não consta a fazenda adjudicada à meança da testadora e que os bens de vínculo que administra na freguesia do Porto Moniz provêm de outros vínculos. Acrescenta que estes autos «se achão em estado que pouco ou nada deles se pode ler» (f. 60).
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento de mão comum feito em 1517-01-18, aprovado em 1518-02-17, sobre o Porto Novo, na sua quinta e casas de morada (fl. 42 v.9 a 47 v.9). Testamento do instituidor Álvaro de Ornelas feito em 03-04-1524 e aprovado em 1524-04-08 (fl. 2 a 18); Codicilos aprovados em 1525-11-22 e 1526-01-04 (fl. 18 v.° a 21) ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): 12.000 réis para missas, cera e ornato da sua capela de Santo António da Sé do Funchal. A sentença de redução, emitida em 1819-09-17, reduz as capelas administradas por D. Maria de Ornelas à pensão anual de 70.000 réis à Misericórdia do Funchal. BENS VINCULADOS: uma declaração do capitão Miguel da Câmara Leme, datada de 1731-08-03 (fl. 120) refere que o rendimento desta capela provém de vários foros, a saber: um foro pago por Manuel Escórcio Lomelino de uma casa na rua de João Gago; um foro pago por José Gonçalves, marceneiro, imposto numa casa ao Jogo da Bola; 2.000 réis de um foro imposto numa casa de D. Maria de Ornelas no Cabo do Calhau; um foro de imposto nas casas onde mora Felicio Francisco à rua da Alfândega; 1500 réis de foro imposto na fazenda que fora de Agostinho de Ornelas no Pico do Cardo; um foro de 10 alqueires de trigo imposto na fazenda do Vale Formoso, que possui o padre Bettencourt de Freitas. Em 1851 (fl. 23), verba de sub-rogação do capital do foro de parte da quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro, pertença da Quinta do Garajau, pelo capital das terras do Jangão, Ponta do Sol. SUCESSÃO: seria primeiro administrador o filho António de Ornelas "o moço" (o primogénito do 1.º casamento, Mem de Ornelas, e o primogénito do segundo casamento, João de Ornelas foram afastados da administração do morgadio por terem desobedecido ao pai; entre outras razões, Mem de Ornelas tomou à força um serrado abaixo do Caniço). ADMINISTRADOR EM 1586 (fI. 24): António Garcia, fidalgo, em nome de sua cunhada D. Jerónima de Ornelas de Abreu, filha de Jerónimo de Ornelas e de Catarina de Barros, e neta dos instituidores. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO DE ÁLVARO DE ORNELAS SAAVEDRAS (fl. 2 a 18) ENTERRAMENTO: capela de Santo António da Sé do Funchal, onde enterrara sua mulher Branca Fernandes. CÔNJUGE: Primeira mulher de Álvaro de Ornelas, Constança de Mendonça. Filho primogénito destes: Mem de Ornelas c.c. Helena de Góis. FILHOS do segundo casamento do testador: João de Ornelas de Vasconcelos (primogénito), António de Ornelas "o moço", Jerónimo de Ornelas, Pedro de Ornelas, Francisca de Abreu. Estes não têm idade para reger seus bens. TESTAMENTEIRO: Lançarote de Agrela, primo do instituidor (por ocasião da feitura do codicilo o nomeado testamenteiro já era falecido). Recomenda ao grande amigo Bartolomeu Valadares que acompanhe as partilhas quando tiverem lugar. PROPRIEDADES: bens na capitania de Machico: no Porto Novo umas terras que foram de Lourenço Enes de Água de Pena; outro serrado junto do engenho que parte com Martim Álvares, que ficou por morte de sua mulher Constança de Mendonça. CONTAS E DÍVIDAS: o instituidor declara nada dever aos herdeiros de Lourenço Enes de Água de Pena; manda dar a António, filho de Cristóvão Rodrigues, 5.000 réis por um serviço prestado; refere que sua mulher Branca Fernandes de Abreu emprestou 100 cruzados de ouro à senhora capitoa D. Isabel. ESCRAVOS: doa 10.000 réis à escrava Guiomar Alvares, que está em sua casa, e ai permanecerá quanto tempo quiser; liberta o mulato Manuel Pinto, filho da referida Guiomar Alvares, na condição de servir o filho António de Ornelas durante quatro anos (fl. 8); refere uma escrava mourisca Isabel; liberta o mulato pequeno Francisco Chiquo(?), filho da escrava Beatriz, na condição de servir o filho Pedro de Ornelas durante dois anos. DOAÇÕES: a Fernão Brás, criado antigo e com bons serviços prestados, para além do canavial, doa-lhe ainda: 20.000 réis em dinheiro, uma junta de bois, um moio de trigo da terra para semear, uma égua e um poldro; aos herdeiros de Álvaro Esteves manda dar 50 arrobas de açúcar branco. VESTES, JÓIAS, ARMADURAS: refere gastos de armaduras, moços e cavalos, com o filho João de Ornelas nas partes de África; joias e vestidos doados à filha Francisca de Abreu.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1601-11-06, aberto em 1602-07-01.Tabelião: Jorge de Alvarenga. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): nove missas rezadas nas nove festas de Nossa Senhora ditas na sua ermida de Nossa Senhora do Livramento, ainda em construção («na minha igreja que tenho por acabar na dita minha fazenda»). Determina que os herdeiros sustentem a sua igreja de tudo o necessário e o cuidado de estar sempre reparada. Em 1617 já se dizem missas "na igreja que tem por oraguo e invocação de N. S. do Livramento que he do Snor. Miguel de Saa". Uma informação do encarregado do cartório das capelas, datada de 1842-02-11 (f. 113), refere que esta e outras capelas do comendador João José de Bettencourt Freitas, foram reduzidas à pensão anual de uma missa rezada e um responso. SUCESSÃO: nomeia o sobrinho Miguel Antunes de Sá e, por seu falecimento, o filho macho, se o tiver, senão designaria a filha fêmea; na falta de geração, herdaria o sobrinho Afonso Vaz da Corte, filho de seu cunhado Afonso Vaz da Corte e de Antónia Coelha, e herdeiro da fazenda do seu marido Diogo Vaz da Corte. BENS VINCULADOS: bens móveis e de raiz, que seriam divididos em três quinhões: dois para o sobrinho e herdeiro Miguel Antunes de Sá, o terceiro para as sobrinhas, irmãs do referido Miguel Antunes de Sá, mas apenas durante a sua vida. Toma o seu quinhão na fazenda que possui "hao derrador da dita minha igreja com outros pedaços que hahy junto comprei". OUTROS BENS VINCULADOS: i) herdou a fazenda de sua irmã Guiomar Antunes com encargo de uma missa cantada, nomeia o sobrinho Miguel Antunes na administração; li) herdou a legitima de sua irmã Maria Fernandes, imposta na fazenda de Nossa Senhora do Monte, em cerca de 40$000 réis; iii) herdou um lugar sito na Torre do Capitão com obrigação de uma missa por alma de Diogo Vicente. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1607: Miguel Antunes de Sá, sobrinho e herdeiro da instituidora. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: João José de Bettencourt e Freitas. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (fl. 2 a 7): ENTERRAMENTO: Sé do Funchal, jazigo dos pais e filhos. TESTEMUNHAS DO TESTAMENTO: padre Rodrigo Afonso, que fez o testamento; Filipe de Gouveia, estudante, filho de Luis Álvares, morador na vila de Santa Cruz; Francisco Gonçalves, purgador; Domingos Fernandes, ao serviço das freiras; Diogo Dias, levadeiro da levada dos Piorais; Manuel Afonso Baracho, pedreiro; João Fernandes Preto, sapateiro; Pero de Melo, todos moradores nesta cidade. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F.91-93 - Breve de composição de missas e outros legados não cumpridos, obtido por D. Francisca Inácia Madalena Correia Henriques em 1798.
Will by which Maria Dias, widow, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Sennhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide and establishes three entails, each one of them with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted. The first entail would be administered by her nephew Baltasar Fernandes, and was composed of her houses and a land in Castelo de Vide; the second would be administered by her nephew Lourenço Dias and was composed of Vale d'Ornas; and the third would be administered by her niece Maria Dias, and would be composed by her land in Vale de Lobos. Each one would administer their respective entail during his or her lifetime and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir.
Will by wich Afonso Dias Bordalo, familiar do Santo Ofício da Inquisição de Évora, and his wife Maria Fernandes Vidal, express their wish to be buried in the church of S. João of Castelo de Vide. They establish an entail composed of their farmstead in front of the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Luz and a tapada, with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. The institutors named their son Mnauel Dias Vidal as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his brother Diogo Dias Vidal, who would appoint one of his children to succeed him, and from there on the succession should continue by appointment. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", nor commit lese-majesty crimes, or, otherwise, woud lose the administration.
Will made by Doutor Pedro Mouzinho, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide and ordered the foundation of five entails. The first entail would be composed of houses, farmlands and windmills in Ribeira de Marvão and Castelo de Vide, would have a perpetual obligation of 200 annual masses and would be administered by Pedro's homonymous nephew Pedro Mouzinho, and his eldest descendants after him. The second and the third entails were composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and Marvão, would have the perpetual obligation of 30 annual masses each and would be administered by Pedro's nieces, Maria Mouzinho and Antónia Mouzinho. The fourth and fifth entails would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and would have a perpetual obligation of 50 annual masses each. Pedro Mouzinho named his sisters Leonor Mouzinho and Isabel de Almeida as administrators with the condition that they would appoint two of their father's grandsons to succeed them. All administrators of these five entails could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" or, otherwise, would lose the administration, and all of them should conserve good mores and a good way of living according with the catholic doctrine. He also bequeathed one of his nieces, daughter of his sister Isabel, 22 alqueires of wheat in the ribeira de Marvão with an obligation of 10 annual masses, and donated a vegetable garden in Ribeiro da Fonte to capitão João Barbo Mouzinho, as an entail, with an obligation of another 10 annual masses. Finally he donates capitão Francisco Mouzinho Barbo an entailed property he bought, which had an obligation of an annual mass, adding to it another obligation of five annual masses for his and his relatives souls.
Will made by Doutor Pedro Mouzinho, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide and ordered the foundation of five entails. The first entail would be composed of houses, farmlands and windmills in Ribeira de Marvão and Castelo de Vide, would have a perpetual obligation of 200 annual masses and would be administered by Pedro's homonymous nephew Pedro Mouzinho, and his eldest descendants after him. The second and the third entails were composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and Marvão, would have the perpetual obligation of 30 annual masses each and would be administered by Pedro's nieces, Maria Mouzinho and Antónia Mouzinho. The fourth and fifth entails would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and would have a perpetual obligation of 50 annual masses each. Pedro Mouzinho named his sisters Leonor Mouzinho and Isabel de Almeida as administrators with the condition that they would appoint two of their father's grandsons to succeed them. All administrators of these five entails could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" or, otherwise, would lose the administration, and all of them should conserve good mores and a good way of living according with the catholic doctrine. He also bequeathed one of his nieces, daughter of his sister Isabel, 22 alqueires of wheat in the ribeira de Marvão with an obligation of 10 annual masses, and donated a vegetable garden in Ribeiro da Fonte to capitão João Barbo Mouzinho, as an entail, with an obligation of another 10 annual masses. Finally he donates capitão Francisco Mouzinho Barbo an entailed property he bought, which had an obligation of an annual mass, adding to it another obligation of five annual masses for his and his relatives souls.
Will by which Maria Mouzinho, widow of doutor António de Sousa Cardoso, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide. She orders that all the remaining assets of her reserved portion should be split in two equal parts founding two entails with a perpetual obligation of two annual masses each. She named her nephews Manuel and Lázaro as first administrators and their descendants after them. If they had none, the administration would be handed to the closest relative.
Will by which padre Manuel Barrento, clérigo de missa, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Devesa of Castelo de Vide. He establishes an entail composed of a vineyard with a perpetual obligation of two annual masses and names a criada named Filipa as first administrator, who should be succeeded by her descendants.
Will made by Manuel Marques Tavares, in which he mentioned that Afonso Raposo bequeathed two watermills to Gregório Tavares, son of the institutor, with a perpetual mass obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year, and that he thereby ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of those watermills and other assets over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of more twenty masses celebrated every year for his own soul. The institutor named his wife Catarina da Silveira as first administrator of this entail during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by their grandson Manuel Tavares and from there on the succession should continue on his descendants.
Will by which Guiomar Ribeiro expresses her wish to be buried ni the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establishes an entail composed of her houses, vineyard, estate and leases in Portalegre with a perpetual obligation of six annual masses. She named her niece Mariana de Almeida as first administrator and, after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Mariana had no children, the administration would be handed to one of her sisters.
Will of Pedro do Couto annexing an olive grove to his available portion with the pious obligation of five annual masses in Lent and bequeathing the remaining assets of his available portion to his wife, Inês de Ataíde, so she can found a chapel with their available portions. Will aproved and confirmed in 1582-01-11.
Will of Inês de Ataíde, widow of Pedro do Couto, founding, after the fulfilment of her bequests, a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas with her and her husband's available portions and appointing Sebastião de Ataíde, her son, as her successor and the chapel's first administrator. After his death, will succeed Maria de Ataíde and, after her death, Violante Lopes, her daughters. The testator also specifies that, before her grandchildren, should succeed all her children. Will approved in 1597-09-21.
Will by which Joana Tavares, António Pais' wife, expresses her wish to be buried in the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establishes three entails composed of of her farmlands and houses in Portalegre, each of them with a perpetual obligation of an annual mass each over her tomb. She named her nephew Manuel Tavares and her nieces Guiomar and Madalena to administrate those entails during their lifetimes with the condition that each one would appoint an administrator to succeed on the administration with the same conditions, and from there on the succession should always continue by appointment.
Will by which Gonçalo Dias de Abreu expressed his wish to be buried in the main church of Crato and established an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of a weekly mass. He named António Dias de Abreu, his nephew, to administer the entail during his lifetime, and, after this death, the succession should continue on the eldest male heir, since female heirs were excluded by all means from the administration. Gonçalo also appointed his nephew António Dias de Abreu to administer the chapel founded by António Dias Preto, composed of farmlands in Crato, and his nephew Francisco Aires to administer the chapels founded by João de Andrade and João Dias Cabaço.
Will by which Gonçalo Dias de Abreu expressed his wish to be buried in the main church of Crato and established an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of a weekly mass. He named António Dias de Abreu, his nephew, to administer the entail during his lifetime, and, after this death, the succession should continue on the eldest male heir, since female heirs were excluded by all means from the administration. Gonçalo also appointed his nephew António Dias de Abreu to administer the chapel founded by António Dias Preto, composed of farmlands in Crato, and his nephew Francisco Aires to administer the chapels founded by João de Andrade and João Dias Cabaço.
Will by which Maria Fernandes Caldeira expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and bequeaths all the remaining assets of her reserved portion to her husband José Meira Freire to have them during his lifetime, and, after his death, all those properties should be entailed to the chapel founded by her daughter, Ana Nunes, with the obligation of three more masses for her soul.
Will made by Pedro Ribeiro, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and established an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year. He named his wife Violante Fernandes as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should continue on the closest relative of the institutor's lineage.
Will made by padre António Carrilho de Bijos and his sister Catarina Carrilho, in which they ordered to be buried in the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide, founding an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses that should be celebrated every year. The institutors named one another as first administrator during their lifetimes and, after their death, they would be succeeded by their nephew António Carrilho Bijós and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. No illegitimate heir could ever succeed on the administration, and anyone who married with a person of the so-called "infected races" or who was charged of lese-majesty crimes would immediately lose the administration.
Will made by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she disposed, among other dispositions, that her body should be buried on the grave of her parents in Alpalhão.
Will made by Maria Ferreira Beata, mulher devota, in which she disposed, among other dispositions, that her body should be buried on the grave of her parents in Alpalhão.
Will made by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she disposed, among other dispositions, that her body should be buried on the grave of her parents in Alpalhão.
Will of João Álvares Caminha da Veiga bequeathing some properties and money to buy properties to the entail founded by his mother, Isabel de Cabral, and his brother, Manuel de Caminha, which he administers. The testator also founds another entail, ordering his heir to build a chapel in the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisboa, with the entail's income, so the two entails will be separated from each other. Will approved in 1615-07-18 and opened in 1621-10-24.
Will made in Arronches by which Violante da Ponte Fialho, daughter of Manuel Vaz da Ponte, expresses her wish to be buried in the mother church of Arronches. She establishes an entail with a perpetual obligation of four annual masses. She named her brother Domingos Curvo as first administrator with the condition that he would afford the costs of the education of his nephew Nicolau, in order to make him a priest, but not a friar, and as soon as he was ordained, the administration would be handed to him during his lifetime. After the death of Nicolau, the administration would be handed to João da Ponte, Violante's brother and afterwards to one of his daughters. If neither João or his children had children, the administration would be handed to Inês Fialho, Violante's sister and to their other sister, Ana Zuzarte, after Inês' death. However, if Nicolau decided not to be a priest, he would have the administration, as long as he married a person with clean blood.
Will of João Álvares Caminha da Veiga bequeathing some properties and money to buy properties to the entail founded by his mother, Isabel de Cabral, and his brother, Manuel de Caminha, which he administers. The testator also founds another entail, ordering his heir to build a chapel in the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisboa, with the entail's income, so the two entails will be separated from each other. Will approved in 1615-07-18 and opened in 1621-10-24.
Will of D. Luísa Cabral, widow of D. Dinis de Faro, founding an entail with a chapel in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, and appointing D. Estêvão de Faro, her son, as heir and administrator. If there is no heirs of her bloodline, the administrator of her brother's entail, João Álvares de Caminha. She also orders that this entail foundation should have the same clauses and conditions as the entail of João Álvares de Caminha.
Will made in Monte Carreiras, district of Portalegre, by padre Sebastião Gonçalves, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of an estate named Quinta do Veloso, with it's vineyards, orchards and lands, bequeathed to his nephew Afonso, named first administrator, with a perpetual mass obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. After the death of Afonso, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, or to his sisters or brothers, if he had no descendants.
Will of António Lopes, declaring that he had built a chapel dedicated to Santo António in Godinhaços. In this will, he entails properties to the 'fábrica' of the chapel, with the obligation of 4 annual masses for his soul. As administrator, he appointed Domingos Francisco, to be followed by his son António.
Followed by the approval deed (1685-03-26, fls. 179-180).
Will made in Portalegre by Catarina Zuzarte, widow of Jorge Velez, in which she expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco. She establishes an entail composed of a watermill and her houses in Portalegre, with a perpetual obligation of two annual masses to be prayed by the priests of that convent. She named her granddaughter Catarina Zuzarte as first administrator and her descendants after her. If Catarina died without children, the administration would be handed to Maria Cid or Leonor David, granddaughters of the institutor, and if none of them had children, the administration would be transmitted to their siblings, starting with the eldest. If none of them had children, then the administration would be given to the closest relative of the institutor. In case the lineage of the instititor became extinguished, the Misericórdia would inherit the administration.
Will by which Maria Gibães, widow of Francisco Dias Canelas, expresses her wish to be buried in the hermitage of Espírito Santo in Portalegre and establishes an entail composed of a vineyard in Carvalhal, with a perpetual obligation of four annual masses. She named her niece Leonor as first administrator during her lifetime and her descendants after her, but she would only receive the administration after she took estate, and, until then, her mother Maria Velez would administrate the entail. If Leonor died without children, the administration would be handed to one of her sisters or the closest heir of the institutor's lineage.
Will made in Portalegre by Manuel Lopes Tavares in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the church of S. Francisco and established an entail and chapel, composed of all the remaining assets of his own reserved portion, consisting of his properties of Água da Prata and an olive grove, with a perpetual obligation of thirty annual masses. To administrate it he named his daughter Maria Tavares during her lifetime, and, before her death, she would appoint one of her children or a relative of the institutor's lineage to succeed her with the same conditions.
Will made by Francisco Álvares, cavaleiro da Ordem de Avis, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of several properties in Nisa, with a perpetual pious obligation of two trinitarians of masses celebrated every year and one mass celebrated in every feast of the Virgin Mary, as long as the world lasted. All these masses should be celebrated over his grave on the mother church of Nisa with the prayers inclina Domine and Deus que nos patrem et matrem et Filius Deus said in every mass, accompanied by organ music. To administrate it he named his brother Domingos Álvares, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children to succeed him with the same conditions. The administrators should arrange two separate books, one for the record of this will and of all entailed properties and the other for the record of the pious legacies, that would be subjected to regular account by the Ouvidor do Mestrado de Avis or the Provedor das Capelas or the local magistrates of Nisa.
Will made by in Nisa by Margarida Vaz Semedo, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of three entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands in Folha de Figueiró, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every as long as the world lasted, and to administrate it she named her son Diogo Dias Galeano and his descendants after him. The second entail would be composed of clay pitt in Mainho, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every as long as the world lasted, and to administrate it she named her son Álvaro de Semedo and, preferably, his male descendants after him. The third entail would be composed of two lands, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every as long as the world lasted, and to administrate it she named her son Fernando Gomes and his descendants after him. She disposed that if any of them died without descendants, the administration would be handled to some of the others. The institutor declared that none of those entails would be subject to checks made by the Provedor das Capelas.
Will of Diogo Gonçalves founding a chapel in the cathedral of Faro and appointing Diogo de Mascarenhas, his nephew, as the first administrator and, after his death, Manuel de Figueiredo, also his nephew and brother of Diogo de Mascarenhas. Will approved in 1655-02-13 and ordered to fulfil in 1657-01-16.
Will of Aires Pinto and Leonor Felgueiras, his wife, entailing some described properties to their chapel of Santo António to mass celebration and appointing the son or daughter of Beatriz Felgueiras, her niece, who they will adopt as their heir.
Will by which António Forjaz da Costa expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. He declares that, as administrator of the entail founded by his brother, Francisco da Costa Forjaz, he had recovered one of his entailed properties which had been seized because of debts. He establishes an entail composed of a vineyard and an olive grove, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two annual masses celebrated every year in the convent of S. Francisco. He names his daughter Mariana as first administrator, and one of her daughters, afterwards. If she died without children, the administration would be handed to António's eldest daughter, Antónia, with the same conditions, and, after her death, the entail would be annexed to the one founded by Francisco da Costa Forjaz. Includes a declaration deed disposing over non-entailed assets.
Will made in Nisa by Catarina Dias, wife of Gaspar do Rego, cavaleiro, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail composed of her house in Nisa with a perpetual obligation of ten annual masses. She named her granddaughter Beatriz da Silveira, daughter of João da Silveira and Leonor do Rego, as first administrator with the condition that she would appoint one of her children to succeed her with the same conditions. If she had no children, the administration would be handed to her mother or to one of the children of Mécia do Rego, Beatriz's aunt, the one with greater needs.
Will made by Margarida Dias, Diogo Fernandes Cerejo's widow, in which she expressed her wish to be buried next ot her husband, in the cathedral of Portalegre. She annexed two houses, half of an estate and a vineyard to the chapel founded by her father-in-law Manuel Fernandes Cerejo in Portalegre, as she was obliged by the partitions made after her husband's death. She also ordered the foundation of two entails, the first, composed of her houses in Portalegre, to be administered by her niece Isabel Fernandes and the second, composed of half a vineyard, to be administered by her niece Inês, both of them with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year. Isabel and Inês would administered their entails during their lifetimes and before their deaths of each one would appoint an administrator among their relatives to succeed with the same conditions.
Will made by Simão Fernandes Ceia in which he divided his properties, consisting of a vineyard in Portalegre, among his sons Simão and Manuel with the condition that it would never be split or partitioned but rather be transmitted to their sons and heirs.
Will made by padre João Freme in which he appointed licenciado João de Monção de Velez to succeed him on the administration of the chapel founded by Afonso Gil, in Assumar, once the lineage of the institutor was extinguished. After his death, João de Monção would be succeeded by his Francisco Fernandes Crespo, nephew of the institutor, with the condition that he would become a priest.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1542-05-08, em casas do testador no Paul, Calheta, pelo tabelião do judicial e notas da vila da Calheta e seu termo, Diogo Fernandes. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora encontrava-se doente numa cama; temia a hora da morte «que todos a temos de passar e a estreita conta que de meus pecados espero dar desponho da minha alma e tersa na maneira seguinte» (f. 2); recomendar ao irmão que considere a boa irmandande que sempre tiveram nas contas e partilhas e no bom tratao com a mulher e filhos (f. 6). ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: meio anal de missas na ermida de Santo Amaro do Paul, pela sua alma e daqueles que são obrigados, recebendo o capelão a esmola que merecer «da sua tersa paguem a metade que mereser hum capelam que cantar e diser todolos dias missa em Santo Amaro onde mando emterrar meu corpo» (f. 7 v.º). Determina que os Resíduos ou outras quaisquer justiças não poderiam tomar contas aos testamenteiros em três anos. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: 1.º abaixamento: a sentença de abaixamento da capela (f. 13-20 v.º), emitida pelo vigário geral, licenciado João de Abreu da Rocha, em 1617-06-21, e alcançada pelo bisneto do instituidor João de Couto de Bettencourt, determina a redução para duas missas semanais na forma da nova constituição diocesana de 1615. A sentença determina a reparação dos bens da terça «de sorte que vão em aumento» e impõe o cumprimento das missas em atraso na forma do meio anal. 2.º abaixamento: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 51 v.º), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada e com pensão de dez missas anuais. Em 1801-09-28 (f. 38-45) a administradora D. Ana Inácia de Carvalhal Correia Henriques obtém da Santa Sé uma componenda de encargos pios. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 54-59) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a mulher Joana de Luminhana durante a menoridade do filho Manuel, a quem roga se lembre de sua alma «como filho de benção» (f. 8 v.º). Se este falecer sem descendentes, designa o parente mais chegado de sua linha direita «que se chame de Couto», do género masculino. BENS VINCULADOS: o remanescente da terça (pagas suas mandas), cujos bens não são identificados. A sentença setecentista de redução acima referida, informa que ao tempo da instituição as terras desta capela na Fajã da Ovelha rendiam mais de 100.000 réis, procedentes da produção de açúcar que se fazia no engenho da própria fazenda. Então, pagavam-se os encargos desta terça e ornava-se a ermida do Paul. Porém, desde 1589, os rendimentos diminuíram substancialmente em virtude das invernadas, cujas enchentes e enxurradas escamaram as terras, tornando-as quase inférteis. Já não se plantavam canas e o engenho estava “desbaratado”. Assim, no ano de 1596, a fazenda valia 66.000 réis e, em 1615, os bens da terça somente rendiam cerca de vinte cruzados. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 12 v.º): CÔNJUGE: Joana de Leminhana. TESTAMENTEIROS: a mulher Joana de Leminhana e o irmão Pedro de Couto. Pede ao irmão que um mês após o seu falecimento dê por cumpridos os testamentos de seus pais. ENTERRAMENTO: igreja de Santo Amaro do Paul, onde jazem seu pai e mãe e onde manda colocar uma campa. ESCRAVOS: liberta a escrava Maria, filha de Filipa (mas apenas na metade que lhe pertence). OUTRAS PROPRIEDADES: refere-se a partilha amigável, feita entre o instituidor e o irmão Pedro do Couto, dos bens dos seus pais: já partidos o Paul, o Jardim Grande e o Pequeno, por partir a Raposeira e as propriedades do Funchal. VESTES: a António, filho de Álvaro Rodrigues, deixa 800 réis em pano para se vestir; a Branca Afonso, mulher do seu canavieiro, deixa uma saia e um saio que custem até 200 réis o côvado e a suas filhas as vistam de "palmeilha" para que roguem a Deus por sua alma (f. 7); a Inês, filha de Nicolau Afonso, lega um vestido, saia e mantilha. OUTROS LEGADOS: 60.000 réis a Manuel de Florença, seu parente e criado em sua casa; a Beatriz, filha do tio Manuel de Florença, 10.000 réis para ajuda do seu casamento. CONTAS/DÍVIDAS com: o Dr. Mestre Pedro; António Dias, mercador; Álvaro Fernandes, respeitante à «ida que foi a Portugal arrecadar o nosso breve»; Diogo Gonçalves, que esteve no Jardim e dizem ter falecido em São Lázaro; com o irmão a quem «remeto a sua conta porque sei que nisso ha de temer a Deos» (f. 5 v.º); à viúva Isabel Fernandes manda pagar 200 formas; finalmente, acrescenta que se alguma pessoa cobrar alguma dívida de que não haja conhecimento do testador, pague-se-lhe até a quantia de 1500 réis (f. 6 v.º). TESTEMUNHAS: Afonso Rodrigues Berenguer; Dr. Pedro Giraldo; irmão Pedro de Couto; António Cabral; André Farinha, Pedro Gonçalves; Jorge Nunes. LITERACIA: não escreve porque não podia devido à enfermidade do corpo, somente apõe o seu sinal acostumado. O testamento é redigido pelo clérigo Gonçalo de Noronha, padre espiritual. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: Fl. 38 a 45 - Componenda de encargos pios (original em latim e tradução) com o régio beneplácito, a favor da administradora D. Ana Inácia de Carvalhal Correia Henriques. 1801-09-28. F. 54-59- Indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
Will made by Maria Velez Tavares in which she expressed her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. He ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year. The institutor named padre André da Costa as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, she ordered that some other properties bequeathed by her aunt Branca de Carvalho should be added to the entail, after that the pious obligations would be increased from five to twenty masses celebrated every year. After the death of padre André da Costa, he would be succeeded by the sons and heirs of António Veles da Silva, brother of the institutor, who was in Índia, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, according to the Laws of the Kingdom. If the descendants of António did not wish to succeed on the administration of the entail, it would be handled to the Society of Jesus or the parish of S. Maria Madalena.
Will made by padre Fernando Rodrigues Nogueira, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of one daily mass celebrated in the mother church of Portalegre. The institutor named Mateus Veles, eldest son of Mateus Lourenço, as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. He also mentioned that his cousin Catarina Nogueira had ordered the foundation of a chapel on her will and because there was no appointed successor for it, he thereby annexed and incorporated the chapel on the entail he ordered to be founded on this will, with the intention that it should be always administrated by the same administrator. The institutor disposed that the Provisor sould take account on the chapel's administration every year and, for this work, the administrator should gift him a sheep.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1593-08-25. Tabelião: Francisco Cardoso. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: o testador encontrava-se doente, deitado numa cama; enquanto crente, espera viver e morrer na fé católica, e nesse pressuposto ordena o seu testamento. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (ANUAIS): 12.000 réis para missas na sua ermida de Nossa Senhora das Neves e 3.000 réis exclusivamente para a sua reparação; 1.000 réis para os lázaros e outros tantos para a igreja da Madalena, no termo do Funchal; ainda, um ofício de três lições com missa cantada, assistida por cinco padres do mosteiro de São Francisco, no oitavário de Todos os Santos, pela sua alma e de sua mãe, com esmola de 3000 réis, um saco de trigo, um carneiro e três almudes de vinho. Caso os referidos padres de São Francisco não pudessem dizer tal ofício, então o administrador não seria obrigado a cumprir tal tal legado, nem tão pouco dele dar conta. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (II vol., f. 35), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa a duas capelanias: a da Lombada, com pensão de uma missa anual e 1.000 réis para os lázaros; a capelania das Neves, obrigada a vinte missas por este e outros instituidores. Em 1819-01-28 (II vol., f. 39-43) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a mulher [Francisca de Velosa], depois a sobrinha D. Francisca, filha de Irvão Teixeira. Por falecimento desta, ficaria ao parente mais chegado do instituidor, da linha dos que descendem de António Machado “que foi o senhor do logar de São Clemente termo de Guimarens ou dos que procederem de João Machado que viveu em Vila Vicoza”, o que fosse mais chegado (f. 5 v.º). A sucessão seria conforme as leis do Reino, em filhos legítimos, na condição de usarem o apelido Machado " se chamarem Maxados sem outro nenhum apelido» (II vol., f. 6 v.º) e de anexarem as suas terças. BENS VINCULADOS: Morgadio das Neves, em São Gonçalo - toda a mais fazenda que se achar (incluindo a que ficara do pai e a terça de Catarina Pires) "faço morgado e capela para que em nenhum tempo do mundo se possa apartar nem devidir" (II vol. f. 5). Quem herdasse o morgadio seria obrigado a anexar as suas terças ao morgadio “para que va se multiplicando” (II vol., f. 6). SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: As verbas declaratórias, constantes do segundo volume, informam sobre a sub-rogação das propriedades desta capela, a saber: a) Verba declaratória de 1839-03-11 (f. 50/50 v.º) - fazenda no sítio da Madalena, Santo António, subrogada por uma fazenda nos Ilhéus, São Pedro, instituída por D. Leonor Ribeiro de Amil, hoje administrada por Roberto Joaquim Cuibem Salazar Ribeiro. b) Verba declaratória de 1839-08-31 (f. 51/51 v.º) - fazenda no sítio da Madalena, Santo António, subrogada por duas porções de terra no sítio das Quebradas, São Martinho. c) Verba declaratória de 1848-06-04 (f. 52/53) - três porções de terra no sítio das Angústias, São Pedro, sub-rogadas por benfeitorias livres em igual valor na Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro. d) Verba declaratória de 1849-10-01 (f. 54/56 v.º) - duas porções de terra no sítio das Angústias, São Pedro, sub-rogadas por benfeitorias livres em igual valor na Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro. e) Verba declaratória de 1852-05-26 (f. 57) - porção de terra no sítio das Angústias, São Pedro, subrogada por benfeitorias livres no Palácio da rua do Peru e por 160.620 réis num poço sito no Lugarinho, Santo António. f) Termo de sub-rogação, datado de 1852-07-21, (f. 57 v.º) do capital de um foro e de um arrendamento imposto num térreo e casa no beco do Surdo, São Pedro. g) Verba de sub-rogação, datada de 1859-05-10 (f. 58/59 v.º) de uma porção de terra no sítio da Quinta Vigia, às Angústias, sub-rogado por um armazém na rua do Peru. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1603-08-26, data da primeira quitação original (I vol., f. 9): João Machado de Miranda. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. Outras informações do testamento (I vol, f. 2-7; II vol., f. 2-9 v.º): TESTEMUNHAS: Diogo Castanho, inquiridor do Funchal; António Lopes, tabalião do judicial; Sebastião Dias de Ornelas; André garro, Brás Fernandes Silveira, cidadão. ENTERRAMENTO: na "sua" capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves, São Gonçalo. LITERACIA: o testador assina o testamento. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 22 - Quitação de fevereiro de 1609, de Diogo Gonçalves, pedreiro, de como recebeu de João Machado de Miranda 5040 réis, de seis dias de trabalho no conserto da capela de Santa Maria Madalena, na Freguesia de Santo António. F. 48 - Petição dos mordomos de Santa Maria Madalena a solicitar o pagamento antecipado de 5000 réis para ajuda de se fazer um lampadário de prata “em louvor da Santa e ornato da sua igreja”. Referem que a administradora D. Francisca de Vasconcelos tem pago o foro anual de 2000 réis até o ano passado de 1612. Segue-se o despacho favorável do juiz dos Resíduos, emitido em 1613-06-20. F. 54 - Petição do vigário de Santo António e mordomo de Santa Maria Madalena, a solicitar o adiantamento de 2000 réis para reparo da ermida “visto estar maltratada do vento e tormenta deste inverno ao que he necessario accodir com telha, cal (?) e pedreiros”. Segue-se o despacho favorável do juiz e a quitação do pagamento feito pela administradora D. Francisca de Vasconcelos, em 1617-02-20. F. 39 a 43 - Traslado do indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo. NOTA: As f. 189-335 do I vol. encontram-se nos autos sob o título "Agravo que interpôs Francisco Luís de Vasconcelos Bettencourt por seu procurador para o Juízo da Ouvidoria sobre o Breve adiante", com a cota atual JRC, 93-28.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1553-04-20 pelo tabelião de notas por el-rei na cidade do Funchal e seu termo, Damião Gonçalves; aberto em 1553-05-12, na presença do juiz Luís Dória e de João de Velosa, fidalgo da casa d'el-rei, irmão e testamenteiro do instituidor. Traslado de 1796, extraído do Tombo 6.º dos Resíduos, f. 275. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: o testador encontrava-se doente em uma cama; não sabia «nem da vida nem da morte» quando o Senhor Deus o quereria levar para si; descarrego de sua consciência e salvação da alma. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: missa quotidiana rezada na Sé do Funchal com suas velas de cera, celebradas com responso e água benta sobre sua sepultura «para fim dos fins» (f. 7). REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: 1.º abaixamento: o traslado da declaração de sentença emitida em 1689-07-20, na sequência de outra sentença de 1689-02-19, do juiz dos Resíduos António Tavares de Sousa, extraídas dos antigos autos de conta desta capela, a f. 109 v.º (f. 10-11), refere que consta daqueles autos que o administrador [então José machado de Miranda] pagava somente 12.600 réis em cada ano. Na folha de rosto deste processo, anota-se que os encargos desta capela são 12.000 réis para missas na Sé e 600 réis para cera. 2.º abaixamento: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 32 v.º), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada, com pensão de dez missas anuais. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 35-40) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia o irmão e testamenteiro João de Velosa, fidalgo da casa d’el-rei, não mencionado forma de sucessão posterior. BENS VINCULADOS: todos os seus bens livres, móveis e de raiz, não discriminados. Os legados seriam custeados pelos bens móveis, nada se vendendo dos bens de raiz. SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: o termo de sub-rogação, datado de 1859-02-05 (f. 45 v.º/46 v.º), determina como livre e alodial a fazenda desta capela no sítio da Amoreira, Santa Luzia, avaliada em 336.000 réis, ficando em seu lugar vinculada a parte das benfeitorias do palácio da Rua da Mouraria, pertencente aos sub-rogantes, Condes de Carvalhal. OUTROS BENS VINCULADOS: morgadio da Quinta do Til, que herdou de sua mãe, com a obrigação de missa quotidiana, em que nomeia como sucessor o referido irmão João de Velosa, q qual por sua morte nomearia quem quisesse. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 9 v.º): SEM FILHOS. ENTERRAMENTO: na Sé do Funchal, na nave do meio ou na capela do Santo Sacramento, onde se possa colocar uma campa. LEGADOS: 8.000 réis para as obras da capela das Chagas «quando se fizer»; 8.000 réis para a capela de Nossa Senhora da Esperança «que se ora faz de novo no termo desta cidade» (f. 5); 50 cruzados ao criado Aleixos Caldeira, mais a cama em que dorme; à parente Francisca Tavares deixa 20.000 réis; à prima Inês Tavares, que foi mulher de Nuno de Almeida, lega 30.000 réis e a seu filho 2000 réis; ao parente Manuel Jorge deixa 40.000 réis. Pede a todos que roguem a Deus pela sua alma. TESTEMUNHAS: Francisco Saquoto, meio cónego da Sé do Funchal e padre espiritual do testador, que redigiu o testamento; Afonso Vaz; Manuel Mendes Pereira; Mendo Afonso; Manuel Jorge, cidadão; Gonçalo Pires, almocreve; Álvaro Tavares, filho de Nuno de Almeida, Álvaro Afonso, criado de Gaspar Nunes, mercador. LITERACIA: o testador não fez o testamento por não estar em disposição para escrever, mas assinou (f. 7 v.º). OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 35 a 40 v.º - Indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, com régio beneplácito, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1663-05-17 pelo tabelião de notas da cidade do Funchal e seu termo, Luís Gonçalves; aberto em 1663-06-25, na presença do juíz de Fora, doutor Manuel Soares Monteiro. Traslado de 1796. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: o testador encontrava-se enfermo; não sabia a hora em que Nosso Senhor seria servido de o levar; declaração de sua última vontade. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: cinco missas rezadas anuais no altar do Bom Jesus da Sé do Funchal. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 29 v.º), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada, com pensão de uma missa anual. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 32-38) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia as suas seis sobrinhas, filhas de sua irmã Joana de Meneses, que lograriam da terça de igual forma, «e falecendo hua hirão continuando as outras». Depois do falecimento de todas, a terça ficaria ao «filho primeiro» do legítimo matrimónio de uma destas sobrinhas e, daí em diante, em vínculo de morgado, continuando nos machos, na falta de macho passaria a uma fêmea. Na falta de geração da mencionada irmã, o vínculo seria transmitido ao filho segundo do irmão, Manuel Rodrigues Barreto, chamado Gaspar Nuno de Sousa Pereira. BENS VINCULADOS: todo o remanescente, uma vez pagos os legados. Bens não descritos. OUTROS BENS VINCULADOS: casas sobradadas em Câmara de Lobos, que deixa à Confraria do Santíssimo daquele lugar, com pensão de uma missa anual pela sua alma. OUTROS BENS (bens destinados ao cumprimento de legados pios): foro pago por Manuel da Cunha; foro de 2000 réis e seis galinhas na ribeira da Caixa, pago por Isabel Rodrigues “a rata”; não bastando, ainda os rendimentos do lugar no serrado da Torre e Fajã. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 8 v.º): IRMÃO: Manuel Moniz Barreto. TESTAMENTEIROS: os sobrinhos padre Manuel de Andrade e Vasconcelos e Jorge de Andrade. ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco, em cova do avô Manuel Afonso Cortes, localizada no capítulo velho. Se falecer no Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, determina que deverá ser enterrado na igreja de São Sebastião, na sepultura do pai. TESTEMUNHAS: Roque Ferreira, escrivão do almoxarifado; Francisco da Silva; Bento da Silva; João de Mendonça de Vasconcelos; Manuel Dias, picheleiro; Manuel Dias, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: assina o testamento. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 32 a 38 - Indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, com régio beneplácito, obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
