DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento feito em 1491-02-09; codicilo aprovado em 1493-11-26; aberto em 1493-11-30, em Vila Franca do Campo, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores. Tabelião: Afonso Rodrigues, tabelião na referida ilha.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora encontrava-se doente; não sabia o dia e hora do seu finamento; temia o estreito dia do juízo do Senhor Deus a que todos eram obrigados; descarrego de sua consciência e boa ordem da sua alma.
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (anuais):
i) missa diária pela sua alma e de seus pais, seguida de responso sobre sua sepultura, na capela do Espírito Santo do convento de São Francisco do Funchal, que manda edificar;
ii) construção, ornato e posterior manutenção da dita capela do Espírito Santo: com abóbada e da melhor pedra e cantaria, colocar um monumento de pedra com letreiro, as armas de seu pai (escudo e cota de armas, que descreve), um rótulo, uma imagem de Santa Ana, um retábulo que manda comprar «que seja rico» (f. 10), um missal de pergaminho para o altar, frontais, vestimentas (uma bordada com as armas do pai) e paramentos vários (cálices, galhetas, campainha, cruz de prata dourada para as procissões de finados); ainda uma caixa com armários para guardar as vestimentas e ornamentos destinados a dizer missa diária, sendo que os restantes ornamentos estariam em poder dos testamenteiros e o capelão teria uma chave;
iii) uma missa cantada em dia do Espírito Santo;
iv) um resgate anual de um cativo da terra dos mouros, com a condição do liberto vir à sua capela do Espírito Santo, onde lhe dariam de vestir e comer durante cinco dias e 1.000 réis para despesas, mas o cativo assistiria nesses dias às missas e rezaria 5 pai-nossos e ave-marias pelas Chagas de Cristo, outros sete pelas sete dores do Espírito Santo e outras sete ave-marias à honra da Assunção da Virgem;
v) 10.000 réis anuais para casar uma moça órfã “pobre e de boa fama”. Metade dos bens da instituidora são reservados para a sua alma, pois não tem herdeiros. Por ocasião da primeira tomada de contas, em 1626, diz-se que o administrador desta capela tem a
obrigação de despender 87.500 réis cada ano (vol. 1, f. 3).
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do escrivão da Provedoria dos Resíduos e Capelas, datada de 1819-05-04, (2.º vol., f. 67) refere que esta capela, em virtude da redução de 1814-03-20, ficou com a obrigação anual de cem mil réis para dotes, dez missas rezadas e uma missa em dia de Finados. Em 1819-01-28 (2.º vol., f. 68-74) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt
obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra.
SUCESSÃO: determina que o marido entre na posse e usufruto de todos os seus bens e, casando, reparta com o sobrinho Gaspar de Bettencourt. No primeiro testamento, determinava que o sobrinho Gaspar nomearia o segundo sucessor e este nomearia o terceiro e assim sucessivamente, havendo o administrador 1/6 do rendimento dos bens «de seis hum» (f. 12). No codiclo altera a ordem de sucessão: por falecimento de Gaspar sucederia seu filho primogénito, e sempre de filho a neto, por linha direita; na falta de descendentes do dito Gaspar de Bettencourt ou filho lidimo, ficaria ao parente mais chegado por linha direita do sobrinho, mas sempre com a anuência do marido da testadora.
CONDIÇÕES: quando «fosse achado que o filho maior não hera para semilhante carrego emtam mando que fique outro segundo» (f. 21); aos testamenteiros seriam tomadas contas por el-rei, segundo a ordenação e regimento do reino, e em caso de incumprimento seria colocado outro testamenteiro «pessoa apta e pertensente para ter o dito carrego e seja morador em esta ilha» (f. 13). É primeiro administrador o dito Gaspar de Bettencourt, depois o filho primogénito deste, Henrique de Bettencourt.
BENS VINCULADOS: toma para sua alma a metade dos seus bens móveis e de raiz para cumprimento do que dispõe (f. 10 v.º-11), o remanescente os testamenteiros o gastariam e despenderiam em obras piedosas e meritórias (f. 16). Estes bens nunca se venderiam nem diminuiriam em nenhum tempo.
SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: o tombo dos bens (2.º vol., f. 23/42 v.º), feito em 1562-07-09, identifica todos os bens e respetivas confrontações. Também as verbas de sub-rogação, a seguir enumeradas, identificam bens desta capela:
2.º vol., f. 77/78 - Sub-rogação do capital de um foro de 5.300 réis e outro de 1.500 réis, impostos em terrenos na rua de São Francisco, Sé, trocados por benfeitorias livres no sítio do Palheiro Ferreiro, São Gonçalo. Termo de 1848-12-23.
2.º vol., f. 78 v.º/80 - Sub-rogação de três propriedades pertencentes a esta capela, sitas nas freguesias de Santo António (na Penteada) e São Roque (na Achada), no valor total de 2.030.640 réis, trocadas por igual valor em benfeitorias livres do palácio da rua do Peru, pertencente aos Condes de Carvalhal. Termo de 1859-02-10.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal.
Outras informações do testamento e do codicilo (2. vol., f. 6 a 22 v.º; 3.º vol., f. 143 a 160):
Sem filhos.
TESTAMENTEIROS: o marido e o sobrinho Gaspar de Bettencourt, fidalgo da casa d’el-rei, que receberiam em sua vida, respetivamente, 15.000 réis e 10.000 réis anuais pelo trabalho. Abertura do testamento requerida pelos sobrinhos Gonçalo Vaz “o Moço”, escudeiro e João Rodrigues, escudeiro. Os testamenteiros requerem o traslado do testamento em 1493-11-30.
PROPRIEDADES: i) possui a saboaria de toda a ilha da Madeira, ora arrendada a António Espínola, a qual era de seu pai «Mice Missiote», por conta de 20.000 réis que o infante D. Henrique lhe tinha dado de juro pela ilha de Lançarote, ii) possui a Lombada da Ponta do Sol, ora arrendada a João Esmeraldo.
LEGADOS: 4.000 réis para o campanário da igreja de São Miguel; 10.000 réis para o mosteiro de Santa Maria; 100.000 réis para o enxoval de Beatriz Rodrigues da Câmara, filha de seu marido, procedentes de uma dívida de «hum milham de dinheiro que nos deve Janes Esmeraldo» (codicilo).
ESCRAVOS: i) ao mosteiro de São Francisco lega «um bom escravo para servir o mosteiro»; ii) liberta os seguintes escravos: Sintra, Antão Taleiga(?), João Gonçalves Branco, Lourencinha e sua irmã Filipa; iii) determina que a mãe das escravas Lourencinha e Filipa sirva nas obras da igreja de Santa Maria da ilha de São Miguel; iv) determina que a escrava Catarina, que estava com o galego, servisse no hospital da mesma ilha.
TESTEMUNHAS (do testamento): Freia António; Frei Lourenço; Fernão de Azevedo; Fernão Martins, carpinteiro; Afonso Pires; João Anes, homem trabalhador.
TESTEMUNHAS (do codicilo): Pedro Afonso; João Rodrigues, escudeiro; João Gonçalves, filho de Gonçalo Vaz; Fernão Martins, carpinteiro; Afonso Esteves, ferreiro; Luís Gago; Gil Costa, carpinteiro.
ENTERRAMENTO: no testamento ordenava que a enterrassem na capela mor do convento de São Francisco do Funchal, pedindo-se licença ao proprietário Luís Álvares, sendo que os seus ossos seriam depois trasladados para a capela que mandara edificar, o mesmo sucedendo com as ossadas de seu pai e mãe (que se trariam de Lanzarote). No codicilo manda sepultar-se na igreja do arcanjo São Miguel.
LITERACIA: a testadora não assina o testamento e codicilo, os quais são respetivamente redigidos por Frei Afonso e Frei Henrique, confessor da mesma.
O processo está dividido em três volumes com numeração autónoma.
O 1.º vol. contém, nomeadamente:
F. 2 a 4v.º - quitações do cumprimento desta capela relativas aos anos de 1622 a 1626, então sob a administração de Gaspar de Bettencourt, que sucedeu ao irmão Rui Dias de Aguiar;
F. 5 - Embargo de um foro de 75.000 reis anuais da Lombada da Ponta do Sol, para deles se fazer um lampadário de prata para a capela do Espírito Santo;
F. 7 - Petição do padre Manuel de Carvalho, do Porto Santo, datada de 1624, a requer ao administrador desta capela 20.000 réis para o resgate de sua sobrinha Luzia de Ornelas, viúva de Pedro Bogalho, cativa em Argel;
F. 9 - Outra petição do mesmo padre, datada de 1625, a requerer o resgate de outra sobrinha Luzia de Gouveia, filha de João de Viveiros, sargento-mor da ilha do Porto Santo, e de sua mulher Maria de Gouveia, também cativa em Argel;
F. 11 - Petição de Simoa Dias para se proceder ao resgate do filho Manuel Martins. Na folha seguinte, quitação de 1626-03-16, feita na rua dos Mercadores, na loja de fancaria de Simoa Dias, de como recebeu o resgate;
F. 13 - Quitação de Francisco Gomes, natural da ilha do Porto Santo, de como recebeu a quantia de 20.000 réis para o resgate de seu filho Manuel. 1626-03-18;
F. 15 - Petição para receber o dote de Beatriz Lopes, órfã, filha de Francisco Lopes e de Ana Salgada, da freguesia de São Roque.
Fl. 19/20 - Quitação de Frutuoso Pires, morador no Campanário, de como recebeu 10.000 réis de dote para casar com Beatriz Gonçalves, órfã, filha de Afonso Gil e de Beatriz Gonçalves.
F. 23/24 - Petição de Maria do Anjo, órfã, filha de João Fernandes e de Guiomar Fernandes, moradora em Santo António, para receber o dote e casar com António Pires, lavrador, também da mesma freguesia;
F. 25/27 - Petição e posterior quitação de Maria Gonçalves, tecedeira, moradora na rua Nova da freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Calhau, viúva de João Dias, mareante, a pedir o dote para casar a filha Luzia Dias com Rafael de Sousa, mareante.
Fl. 35 - Quitação de Luzia de Gouveia, datada de 1633-12-24, de como fora resgatada dos mouros e trazida para o Funchal.
O 2.º vol. contém, nomeadamente: o traslado do testamento, codicilo e do tombo dos bens da capela; os termos de sub-rogação de propriedades desta capela.
O 3.º vol. contém, nomeadamente:
F. 15 a 23 -Relação das capelas administradas por D. Guiomar Madalena Bettencourt Sá Machado (falecida a 1789-03-15);
F. seguintes - Inúmeras quitações do cumprimento das obrigações de muitas dessas capelas;
F. 106 a 110- Embargos de declaração e direito, interpostos em 1791 pelo Rdo. Manuel de Jesus, à sentença proferida a f. 103 v.º, em que se determina o sequestro nos bens livres da administradora D. Guiomar Madalena Bettencourt Sá. Junta 22 documentos (f. 111 a 139).
F. 111 - Féria do pedreiro relativa ao conserto do carneiro da capela de São João, no convento de São Francisco. 1788-04-30.
Fl. 112 - Quitação de Estêvão Teixeira de Nóbrega, mestre-de-obras do ofício de carpinteiro, referente aos altares das capelas do Espírito Santo e de São João, ambas no convento de São Francisco. 1791-06-16.
F. 114 - Rol do gasto feito na sepultura da capela dos Mártires, no convento de São Francisco. Quitação de António José Barreto, mestre-de-obras do ofício de pedreiro. 1791-06-27.
F. 115 - Orçamento para se fazer a capela dos Mártires, feito pelos aludidos mestres pedreiro e
carpinteiro. 1791-06-27.
F. 116 - Declaração de avaliação do estado da capela dos Mártires no convento de São Francisco (capela avaliada em 61.600 réis e o lageado danificado em 12.600 réis). 1780-05-11.
F. 140 v.º - Sentença do juiz do Resíduo a determinar que se trasladem os instrumentos de instituição das capelas de São João e dos Mártires, erigidas no convento de São Francisco. O escrivão (f. 141 v.º/142) informa que se ignora quem foi o instituidor da capela de São João, apenas sabe que Francisco de Vasconcelos, o velho, manda enterrar-se nesta capela onde jazem seus avós; para justificar a instituição da capela dos Mártires traslada o testamento de D. Maria de Bettencourt.
F. 143 a 160 - Traslado do testamento e codicilo de D. Maria de Bettencourt.
F. 277 a 283 - Documentos respeitantes à redução de encargos pios.

Will by which Álvaro Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes, his wife, express their wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. They appoint the one of them who survives as the other's heir and executor.
Álvaro Gonçalves orders the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of masses celebrated every year in at the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of that convent. He appoints Iria Gonçalves, his niece, as his heir, if he dies before his wife.
Isabel Fernandes orders the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of masses celebrated every year at the same altar. She appoints Amador Fernandes, her nephew, as her heir, if she dies before her husband.
Followed by an approval deed (dated 1493-06-01) and an opening deed of will (dated 1498-05-17).

Will of Ana de Figueiredo Castelo Branco founding a chapel of 16 annual masses and appointing as her successor her niece, Francisca Brandoa, daughter of Ana de Figueiredo, her niece, and her husband, Luís de Sousa Brandão, who are their universal heirs until their daughter can administrate. She also appoints Francisca Brandoa as her successor in another chapel of 8 masses she owns, with assets in Alcains.

Will made by Ana Martins de Benevides in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the church of N. Sra. da Conceição of S. Francisco's convent, in Vila Franca do Campo, where her body should be buried. She named her husband António Ramalho as first administrator and after his death their daughter Cecília Ramalho, wife of Manuel Lopes Henriques. After her death, the administration of the entail should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by which Amaro de Cerqueira, mercador, establishes a chapel in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, entailing the third part of his assets and the legitimates which belonged to his son, including houses in Lisboa. He appoints Manuel Cerqueira de Campos, his son, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily mass for his soul in that church, where his body would be buried, inside the grave of the brotherhood of the Santíssimo Sacramento.

Will of António Borges da Costa founding an entail in Ponta Delgada with his available portion and with the obligation of a half of a chapel and appointing his wife, D. Maria da Câmara, as his heir and, after her death, his three religious daughters and, after their death, his granddaughter, D. Ana. The testator also appoints his son, Duarte Borges da Câmara as his successor in the entails (terças) of João Gonçalves and João de Arruda Botelho (or da Costa), his grandfathers, Amador da Costa de Arruda, Álvaro da Costa, his uncle, Manuel da Costa, his uncle. He also appoints him as his successor in some properties, included those entailed by Margarida Mendes, his aunt, which are administrated by the testator.
Will approved in 1648-03-22 and opened in 1648-03-24.

Will by which Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco, Vedor da Fazenda do Rei, who was about to embark for Arzila, declared he wanted to establish a chapel in the church of Santo Elói of Lisboa, where his body would be buried. He entailed to it properties in Mafra, determining that its revenues would support the celebration of 3 annual masses for his soul.
Followed by an approval deed issued on 1471-08-09.

Will by which Guiomar Afonso, Álvaro Esteves' widow, bequeaths an olive grove in Alporche, Lisboa, to Lopo Rodrigues, oleiro, her niece's husband, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Lisboa. The testator declares that her body should be interred in the grave where her husband is buried, inside that church.

Will by which Guiomar de Sampaio, widow of Pedro de Albuquerque, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, ordered the friars of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça to celebrate 4 annual masses for her soul in perpetuity. Those pious obligations would be supported with the revenues of a farmstead she owned in the outskirts of Lisboa ("quinta de Santa Catarina de Ribamar"). She designated her son, Jorge de Albuquerque, to administrate that entail, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of the masses. After her son's death, the entail would be transmitted to one of his children. She determined that her body had to be buried in that convent, in the chapel where her husband lied.

Will by which Isabel de Melo establishes a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, entailing to it her farmstead (quinta), the Moinho do Botelho, a public debt instrument of 9 600 réis in Almoxarifado de Santarém, and a public debt instrument of 8 000 réis in Casa da Mercearia de Lisboa. She appoints her cousin, Diogo de Melo de Castelo Branco, to be the first administrator of her entail, ordering him to support the celebration of a daily mass for her soul. She chooses to be buried in the church of the referred convent, in her grandfather's chapel, Amador Vaz de Sampaio. She asks the executors of her will to restore that chapel and to place in it an altarpiece with the image of the holy spirit. Her parents' mortal remains, which lied in the convent of S. Francisco of Xabregas, should be transferred and interred alongside those of her daughter. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1514-07-08 and an opening deed issued on 1514-07-19.

Will of António de Sousa and D. Aldonça de Sousa, his wife. They set up whoever survives of them as heir to all their assets, ordering that, after their death, the assets should be spent in pious works.

Will of António Gomes Angel by which he established two entails with the third part of his assets, leaving them to his daughters, D. Maria and D. Graça. He asked the executors of the will to guarantee that both of them married according with their status, as soon as possible. The testator determined that his body had to be buried in the church of S. Cristóvão of Lisboa.

Will by which Beatriz Maria, Martinho Gonçalves do Souto's widow, asked the executors of her will to buy a chapel in a church or convent of their choice (preferably in the church of S. Roque or in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires), where 2 perpetual daily masses should be celebrated, as it was demanded by her late husband in his will. He had entailed to it 2 public debt instruments of 240 000 réis. She designated Capitão Francisco Gomes, her husband's nephew, as the chapel's next administrator.
The testator instituted 3 daily perpetual masses in that chapel, ordering the executors - Baltasar Pires da Grã, Miguel Fernandes de Sousa, Frei Gregório de Jesus, Francisco Mendes de Barros, António Antunes and Frei Jerónimo Coelho - to support their celebration with the revenues of a public debt instrument of 165 000 réis or of her properties. They were obligated to administrate that entail and to spend, each year, 100 000 réis in the ransom of portuguese captives in África. After the death of all the executors, the chapel and the remaining assets belonging to the testator would be administrated by Santa Casa da Misericórdia. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1673-12-29 and an opening deed issued on 1674-01-12.

Will by which Maria de Vilalobos, wife of Aires de Maiorga, establishes an entail with her properties, which she bequeaths her husband, during his lifetime. After her husband's death, the chapel shall be administered by Diogo de Vilalobos, her nephew, and his successors, with an obligation of two weekly masses for her soul, one for the soul of licenciado Diogo de Vilalobos, her brother, and another for the soul of Catarina de Vilalobos, her sister.

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

Will of Vasco Lourenço Coelho and Leonor Fernandes, his wife. They institute a chapel, invoking Sto. André, in the church of Santa Cruz da Praia, on the island of Terceira. They entail assets to fulfill charges. They appoint Pedro Eanes de Acere, their compadre, the first administrator. He had to appoint the successor, which must not be a nobleman, knight or squire.

Will by which Diogo Pires ordered to be buried in the Monastery of São Francisco de Évora. He established an entail, incorporating one moio and half of cereal taken from his "herdade da Bodoeira" and "herdade da Bala" in order to fulfil the pious obligations in that monastery. He designated his daughter Catarina Dias to be its first administrator, and her husband João Moxinho should succeed her. After his death, it should succeed the institutor's grandson.

Will of Diogo de Palma and Elvira de Salazar, his wife, ordering their grave in the chapel of Madre de Deus, in the church of São Nicolau of Lisboa. They allocate the majority of a third of their assets, after their daughters' marriage dowries have been fulfilled. From a third of the assets, they entail some houses, in Lisboa, on Rua das Mudas, to fulfill the charges celebrated in that chapel and appoint Fernando Dias de Palma, their son and executor, as first administrator. He was to name the next administrator from among his sons and daughters. An exemplification of the will had to be given to the beneficiados of São Nicolau, who would keep the houses in the event of non-fulfillment of the charges.
Diogo de Palma was administrator of the chapel of Fernando Velho, appointing Fernando Dias de Palma, his son and executor, to administer it. If he died childless, he would nominate Beatriz Teixeira, his sister, to succeed him, or his children if she had already died.

Will of Brásia Varela, by which she orders her grave in the church of the monastery of São Domingos of Évora, where rests Brásia Fernandes, her grandmother. She establishes another chapel, by entailing three vineyards, located on the outskirts of Évora, for the fulfillment of pious charges celebrated in the Capela das Virgens in the monastery of São Domingos de Évora, to be administrated by Beatriz Nunes, her niece, followed by her eldest son or daughter.
In addition, she establishes a chapel, by entailing the income of other farms and other assets located in Évora and surroundings, for the fulfillment of charges celebrated in the Capela das Virgens, in the monastery of São Domingos de Évora, to be administrated by Brásia, daughter of Beatriz Nunes, her niece, followed by her eldest son or daughter.
She establishes another chapel, by entailing a moio and three alqueires of income from the Romeira's farm (herdade) to fulfill the pious charges celebrated in the Capela das Virgens, in that monastery, to be administrated by Isabel, daughter of Beatriz Nunes, her niece, followed by her eldest son or daughter.

Will made by Pedro Rol de Velez, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of masses celebrated every year in the feasts of Christ, of the Virgin Mary and the Holy apostles in Portalegre. He named his brother Francisco Rol de Velez as first administrator of the entail and, preferably, his eldest male heirs after him. If he died without children, the administration should be handled to his sister Isabel Velez, and after her death to his nephew Mateus Lourenço de Velez. If Mateus died without heirs, the administration should be given to his wife Mariana da Silva during her lifetime, and after her death to the Misericórdia of Portalegre.

Will of Vasco Esteves founding a chapel with two daily masses in the monastery of São Francisco de Estremoz, where he will be buried, appointing his wife Margarida Vicente for executor. If she marries again or die, the executor will be his cousin João Eanes and João Miguéis.

Will of António Monteiro, made in Macau. The document contains extensive information about António's commercial activities in China, India and Timor. The testator wishes to establish a chapel in the Monastery of S. Francisco do Porto, dedicated to "Nossa Senhora dos Anjos da Porciúncula". To this end, he sent a sum of money to his nephew, Gil Monteiro, through the Misericórdia of Porto, with which Gil was to acquire interest rents for the chapel, becoming its first administrator.

Followed by the approval deed (1580-04-19, fls. 433-434).

Will of Ana Ferreira entailing all her properties, including the reserved portion he inherited from her father, to the available portion of her mother, Guiomar de Sequeira, with all the clauses and obligations her mother will order and that she already knows, since her mother announced her before she writes this will. Ana Ferreira wants to become a nun and appoints D. Luísa de Almeida, her sister, as her universal heir of all her assets for the aid of her dowry. Guiomar de Sequeira, her mother, consented in this will.
Will approved in 1578-05-14.

Will of Simão Ferreira, husband of Guiomar de Sequeira, bequeathing his available portion to his wife, Guiomar de Sequeira. The testator also orders to give part of the income of a public debt instrument of 32.000 réis to the monastery of S. Jerónimo do Mato to give them a tomb and to celebrate a perpetual daily mass, as he determined with his wife.
Will approved in 1566-03-27 and opened in 1567-08-23.

Will by which the priest Francisco de Araújo wanted to be buried in the Church of São Pedro da Alfândega da Fé. He built a chapel of invocation of São Francisco, in the church of Nossa Senhora de Porto de Mós, where he wanted to be transferred. He incorporated assets to fulfill the pious obligations in this chapel and designated his nephew Pedro Caldeira to be its first administrator. The administrator should be a cleric and his relative.

Will by which the priest Francisco Dias Caiado established an entail, incorporating some assets to fulfill charges. He designated his nephew Francisco Dias Caiado to be his last will executor and the entail's first administrator. The successor must be a cleric and a relative of the institutor. Followed by an approval deed dated 1602-12-20.

Will of Gaspar Jorge founding a chapel in Leiria, appointing his niece Maria Barroso for executor and administrator.

Will by which Cosme Dias gives power to Diogo Soares and his son João Manuel Soares to be able to execute their wills, designating them to be his heirs, last will executors and commissioners. He donates to them the patronages and chaplaincies he owned.

Will by which the priest Baltasar Alves established an entail in the Church of São Paulo de Maçãs de Dona Maria, incorporating assets to fulfill the charges. He designated his brother Bartolomeu Nunes, his sister-in-law Ana Pinto de Queirós, his nephew António Monteiro de Vasconcelos and his nephew Domingos Pinto de Queirós, to be its administrators. The last of these nephews had to designate the son who would succeed them.

Will by which Gonçalo André declared that he previously made another will with his wife Maria Jorge establishing a chapel in the Cathedral of Funchal, and entailing assets composed of lands and vineyards for the fulfillment of the pious charges. He designated his nephew Gonçalo André to be its administrator and, after his death, his eldest son.

Will by which Guiomar Pedrosa founded a chapel in the Church of São Lourenço de Carnide, in Lisboa, using the rents of a vineyard and designating her sister Joana Gonçalves to be its first administrator. She also wanted to use her house also to fulfill charges, and designated her sister Ana Gonçalves to be its administrator.