Will by which Rui Ferreira Furtado appointed his nephew, Duarte Pacheco Pereira, who was in Índia at that moment, to administrate the entail established by his father, Francisco Ferreira Furtado. He asked him to transfer his grandmother's remains from the church of S. Pedro of Fajozes to the church of Santa Maria of Galegos. The testator's body would be buried in the hermitage of S. António, where his father lied. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1618-12-19.
Will by which Bento Mendes Mexia expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença. He establishes an entail with the remaining part of his properties, with an obligation of 150 annual masses for his soul and the souls of his children João Mendes Mexia and Beatriz Mendes Mexia. He bequeaths it to his wife, Maria Mendes Gaga, during her lifetime, under the condition that she helps support their daughter-in-law, Beatriz Lobo da Gama. The entail will pass to her, after his wife's death, and afterwards to their nephew, also called João Mendes Mexia, and to his son Bento, Bento's godson. If his godson doesn't have successors, the entail shall pass to Álvaro Mendes Mexia, great-nephew of the institutor, son of his niece Inês Mendes. He annexes 25 000 réis of his third part to the entail established by his father, João Mendes Valentim, as had been agreed with his brother, Manuel Mendes.
Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia Botelho, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the main church of Olivença. He bequeaths his third part to his cousin and wife, D. Joana Botelho de Vasconcelos, as an entail and chapel, during her lifetime, with the obligation of a mass in the day of S. José. After her death, the entail shall pass to their eldest son, José Mexia, and to his descendants, or to his siblings. If they don't have descendants, the entail will pass to one of their cousins, Pedro Vaz Pinto or D. Antónia Lacerda. He declares he possesses several entails, which he bequeaths his eldest son, João Mendes Mexia: the entail established by his great-grandfather, João Mendes Gastão, consisting of the estates of Poço de Carreto and Massias and an obligation of four annual masses, to which he annexes properties; the entail founded by Manuel Mendes Mexia, his grandfather, consisting of the estate of Porto Cordeiro and 30 annual masses; the chapel founded by Isabel Mendes Gago, consisting of the orchard called Borges in Vale da Corna, and an obligation of 10 annual masses; the chapel founded by Maria Rodrigues Prado, consisting of three annual masses entailed to farmlands and houses in Olivença; the chapel founded by Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, which he gained through a sentence in his favour, consisting of leases and the estate of Cascais, in Alparragena; a chapel which he inherited after the death of padre João Aires, consisting of farmlands in Olivença; the chapel founded by Manuel Mendes Gastão, with two annual masses entailed to farmlands in Fonte do Estaço; the chapel founded by his aunt, Maria Mendes Gaga, with two annual masses entailed to another farmland. He also bequeaths his son the chapels which had belonged to his mother, D. Catarina de Matos, and to his grandmother: the chapel founded by Rui Mendes Cavaleiro, whose institution he possesses, with an obligation of 11 annual masses; the chapel founded by Francisca Rodrigues de Oliveira, with an obligation of an annual mass entailed to properties listed in the will of Simão Martins Velho; the chapel founded by Rui Martins, with an obligation of 10 annual masses; the entail founded by Mateus Rodrigues Justo, his grandfather, with an obligation of 28 annual masses; the chapels which had belonged to Simão Martins de Matos and another chapel founded by doutor Pedro de Cascais, with properties in Cabeço do Verdelho. He also possesses properties in Alvaiázere which will be inherited by his goddaughter, D. Catarina Josefa, daughter of João Antunes Gago, his uncle. He also appoints his son José Mexia as the next administrator of a chapel which he had inherited from João Antunes Gago's wife, which had been founded by one of his aunts and is entailed to a public debt instrument.
Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia Botelho, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the main church of Olivença. He bequeaths his third part to his cousin and wife, D. Joana Botelho de Vasconcelos, as an entail and chapel, during her lifetime, with the obligation of a mass in the day of S. José. After her death, the entail shall pass to their eldest son, José Mexia, and to his descendants, or to his siblings. If they don't have descendants, the entail will pass to one of their cousins, Pedro Vaz Pinto or D. Antónia Lacerda. He declares he possesses several entails, which he bequeaths his eldest son, João Mendes Mexia: the entail established by his great-grandfather, João Mendes Gastão, consisting of the estates of Poço de Carreto and Massias and an obligation of four annual masses, to which he annexes properties; the entail founded by Manuel Mendes Mexia, his grandfather, consisting of the estate of Porto Cordeiro and 30 annual masses; the chapel founded by Isabel Mendes Gago, consisting of the orchard called Borges in Vale da Corna, and an obligation of 10 annual masses; the chapel founded by Maria Rodrigues Prado, consisting of three annual masses entailed to farmlands and houses in Olivença; the chapel founded by Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, which he gained through a sentence in his favour, consisting of leases and the estate of Cascais, in Alparragena; a chapel which he inherited after the death of padre João Aires, consisting of farmlands in Olivença; the chapel founded by Manuel Mendes Gastão, with two annual masses entailed to farmlands in Fonte do Estaço; the chapel founded by his aunt, Maria Mendes Gaga, with two annual masses entailed to another farmland. He also bequeaths his son the chapels which had belonged to his mother, D. Catarina de Matos, and to his grandmother: the chapel founded by Rui Mendes Cavaleiro, whose institution he possesses, with an obligation of 11 annual masses; the chapel founded by Francisca Rodrigues de Oliveira, with an obligation of an annual mass entailed to properties listed in the will of Simão Martins Velho; the chapel founded by Rui Martins, with an obligation of 10 annual masses; the entail founded by Mateus Rodrigues Justo, his grandfather, with an obligation of 28 annual masses; the chapels which had belonged to Simão Martins de Matos and another chapel founded by doutor Pedro de Cascais, with properties in Cabeço do Verdelho. He also possesses properties in Alvaiázere which will be inherited by his goddaughter, D. Catarina Josefa, daughter of João Antunes Gago, his uncle. He also appoints his son José Mexia as the next administrator of a chapel which he had inherited from João Antunes Gago's wife, which had been founded by one of his aunts and is entailed to a public debt instrument.
Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia Botelho, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the main church of Olivença. He bequeaths his third part to his cousin and wife, D. Joana Botelho de Vasconcelos, as an entail and chapel, during her lifetime, with the obligation of a mass in the day of S. José. After her death, the entail shall pass to their eldest son, José Mexia, and to his descendants, or to his siblings. If they don't have descendants, the entail will pass to one of their cousins, Pedro Vaz Pinto or D. Antónia Lacerda. He declares he possesses several entails, which he bequeaths his eldest son, João Mendes Mexia: the entail established by his great-grandfather, João Mendes Gastão, consisting of the estates of Poço de Carreto and Massias and an obligation of four annual masses, to which he annexes properties; the entail founded by Manuel Mendes Mexia, his grandfather, consisting of the estate of Porto Cordeiro and 30 annual masses; the chapel founded by Isabel Mendes Gago, consisting of the orchard called Borges in Vale da Corna, and an obligation of 10 annual masses; the chapel founded by Maria Rodrigues Prado, consisting of three annual masses entailed to farmlands and houses in Olivença; the chapel founded by Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, which he gained through a sentence in his favour, consisting of leases and the estate of Cascais, in Alparragena; a chapel which he inherited after the death of padre João Aires, consisting of farmlands in Olivença; the chapel founded by Manuel Mendes Gastão, with two annual masses entailed to farmlands in Fonte do Estaço; the chapel founded by his aunt, Maria Mendes Gaga, with two annual masses entailed to another farmland. He also bequeaths his son the chapels which had belonged to his mother, D. Catarina de Matos, and to his grandmother: the chapel founded by Rui Mendes Cavaleiro, whose institution he possesses, with an obligation of 11 annual masses; the chapel founded by Francisca Rodrigues de Oliveira, with an obligation of an annual mass entailed to properties listed in the will of Simão Martins Velho; the chapel founded by Rui Martins, with an obligation of 10 annual masses; the entail founded by Mateus Rodrigues Justo, his grandfather, with an obligation of 28 annual masses; the chapels which had belonged to Simão Martins de Matos and another chapel founded by doutor Pedro de Cascais, with properties in Cabeço do Verdelho. He also possesses properties in Alvaiázere which will be inherited by his goddaughter, D. Catarina Josefa, daughter of João Antunes Gago, his uncle. He also appoints his son José Mexia as the next administrator of a chapel which he had inherited from João Antunes Gago's wife, which had been founded by one of his aunts and is entailed to a public debt instrument.
Will by which Diogo de Noronha, who is embarking to Brasil, establishes the succession of his island of São João, which he inherited from his father. He declares that if his heirs die before him, it shall pass to his cousin, Duarte de Noronha, son of his uncle Lopo de Noronha. He bequeaths properties to his wife, Aldonça de Mendonça, and lists his business and debts.
Will by which Duarte de Noronha expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, near his wife, in the family chapel which his son, Pedro de Noronha, is contracted to build in that convent. He orders him to finish the work and to acquire a public debt instrument to give to the convent to fulfil the obligations of the chapel. This instrument shall be bought with his own revenue and with the revenue which had belonged to his other son, Lopo de Noronha, who was deceased. He requests his son to establish masses for his and his relatives' souls and bequeaths him a third of his properties to employ in the ornamentation of the chapel, designating him as administrator. Followed by the approval deed of the will.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: instrumento de testamento e dote feito em 1578-04-11, pelo tabelião Domingos Fernandes. Traslado de 1771. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): missa cantada em honra de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação. BENS DO VÍNCULO: todos os seus bens móveis e de raiz, não especificados no título de instituição, fazenda que nunca se partiria, ou alienaria e apresentar-se-ia sempre beneficiada «porque a faz em morgado» (I vol., f. 40 v.º). Quitações e contas iniciais insertas no primeiro volume dos autos, mencionam uma horta de Pedro Gomes de Castro, sita ao pé da árvore na vila de Machico, aforada ao tanoeiro Pedro Martins, razão pela qual se identifica, por diversas vezes, este primeiro volume como sendo da capela do dito Pedro Gomes de Castro. Uma nota do escrivão dos Resíduos (I vol., f. 41 v.º), refere que José de Sousa do Moinho da Serra e João José Lomelino informaram que a horta constante do termo de sequestro apenso é a que se trata nestes autos (auto de sequestro, feito em 1785-04-26, I vol., f. 43 v.º, nas novidades de uma horta terra de inhame sita na rua da Árvore, de que era então senhoria D. Lourença). SUCESSÃO: nomeia os sobrinhos Fernão Teixeira de Carvalho e mulher Guiomar de Freitas, seus herdeiros universais, que usufruiriam dos seus bens, e por sua morte ficaria à filha destes, D. Ana, a quem dota os bens para seu casamento; suceder-lhe-ia o filho ou filha primogénito; não tendo esta filhos, tornaria ao herdeiro varão mais chegado da geração dos Teixeiras «e se chamara Teixeira», não havendo macho seria fêmea. D. Ana casaria mais tarde com Pedro Gomes de Castro. ADMINISTRADORES: em 1632-08-20, data do primeiro auto de contas (I vol., f. 1): Pedro Martins, tanoeiro, da horta que traz de Pedro Gomes de Castro; em 1681 é administrador o capitão Mateus de Mendonça de Vasconcelos da horta de Bernardo de Freitas (I vol., f. 30), em 1714 presta contas a sua viúva D. Branca de Vasconcelos (I vol., f. 38); em 1719 (I vol., f. 38 v.º) o capitão João Moniz Barreto de Menezes; em 1737 o morgado Tristão Teixeira (II vol, f. 2); de 1742 a 1789 presta contas José Leandro Teles da Silva; em 1790 o capitão Aires Teles de Vilhena Teixeira e Meneses; em 1822 é administrador o coronel João Lício de Lagos Vilhena. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: João Lício de Lagos Vilhena. Outras informações do testamento (I vol. f. 39-41; II vol. anexo, f. 1-2): MORADA: moradora na freguesia do Porto da Cruz. TESTAMENTEIROS: os sobrinhos Fernão Teixeira de Carvalho e mulher Guiomar de Freitas, seus herdeiros universais, de quem a instituidora afirma ter recebido muitas boas obras e agasalho; acrescenta que criara a filha destes D. Ana e lhe tinha amor como a uma filha. ENTERRAMENTO: igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da vila de Machico, na capela dos Reis Magos, em cova de seus pais. TESTEMUNHAS: Manuel Lourenço, que assinou pela testadora; Aleixos Martins e seu filho Sebastião Martins; Pedro Gonçalves; Pedro, criado de Fernão Teixeira; Manuel Teixeira de Vasconcelos, fidalgo, todos moradores no Porto da Cruz. Outros documentos do 1.º vol.: F. 42-43 v.º – Autuação dos sequestros feitos nos bens das capelas apenas de Pedro Gomes de castro, o capitão Matias de Mendonça e D. Branca de Vasconcelos. Segue-se os autos de sequestro, realizados em 1785-04-26, numas casas sobradadas de telha sitas na rua da Árvore, vila de Machico, e de uma horta na mesma rua, de que é senhoria D. Lourença, e mista com a horta das casas desta.
Will by which Beatriz Drummond established an entail, incorporating some assets in order to fulfil the pious charges in the Convent of São Francisco do Funchal. She designated António Mendes to be its first administrator. She also designated António Mendes to be the administrator of the chapel established by her husband Sebastião Teixeira de Vasconcelos. After his death, it should succeed his niece Mariana.
Will of Martinho Pires Vieira and his wife Catarina Álvares, founding, among other dispositions, a chapel in the chapel of São Pedro, located in the church of Santa Maria de Marvila, with an yearly mass obligation of 24 masses, naming their granddaughter Isabel, daughter of their son-in-law Álvaro de Braga, first administrator, and her descendants after her.
Will made by padre Matias Cabral in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. He appointed António de Faria Machado as first administrator of the entail and after his death, the administration should be exerted by the mase administrator of the entail founded by António de Faria Machado, in order that the both entails should be run together and annexed one to the other.
Will of Pedro de Brito bequeathing his available portion to his daughter, D. Joana Cabral with the pious obligation of five prayed masses, in the church of Nossa Senhora da Luz, in Ponta do Sol, in Madeira island. After the death of D. Joana, the available portion will be bequeathed to her son, D. Afonso. Followed by a termo, dated from 1586-12-02, in which the notary describes that the testator presented him his will, requesting him to present it after his death. The testator also states that he has his will as valuable, although it was not approved, because there is not a notary to approve it.
Will made by Maria Rodovalho in which she ordered, among several other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail should have a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, in the day of N. Sra da Assunção, on her mother's grave in the monastery of S. Francisco, where her body should be buried. To administrate this entail she ordered the executor of her will to appoint a female relative that should also appoint a female successor after her death, so that the entail was always administrated by woman. The second entail had a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every week and she appointed her son Francisco Correia to administrate it during his life, and after his death the succession should continue on the eldest male heir, preferably.
Will of Pedro de Sousa Alcoforado, founding an entail with masses in the church of Nossa Senhora de Sobretâmega. The first administrator should be his natural son, Manuel de Sousa, who should pass the administration to his cousin António de Sousa after having obtained a position with an annual pension of at least 100.000 reis.
Followed by the approval deed (1669-08-18, fls. 222v-223v) and the opening deed (1669-08-24, fls. 223v-224).
Will of Duarte de Sá da Maia ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a daily mass obligation celebrated in his farm of Santo André, located in the district of Olinda, Pernambuco's captaincy, for which he and his wife D. Joana Tavares named their son António de Sá da Maia.
Will by which Nuno Martins da Silveira, cavaleiro, rico homem do concelho, escrivão da puridade do rei and vedor-mor das obras das comarcas da Estremadura e Entre Tejo e Guadiana, and his wife Leonor Gonçalves de Abreu, declared that they were each others' last will executors, and also nominated their sons Diogo da Silveira and Fernão da Silveira for this charge. Nuno Martins da Silveira asked to be buried in the chapel of Salvador, in Évora, and ordered the celebration of daily masses for their souls. They contracted to give to the priests of the Monastery of São Domingos some of their rents, textiles to dress the chaplains and oil for the candles. They also wanted to incorporate into this chapel some houses located in Castelo Velho, the "devesa" of Silveira, on the outskirts of Redondo, and a "herdade" called "Meada".
Will by which Nuno Martins da Silveira declared that he wanted to be buried in the Church of Góis, where his deceased wife Filipa de Vilhena was buried. He ordered to build a chapel, asking his son Luís da Silveira to use the rents he would inherit by his death and to order the celebration of masses in this church. The institutor wanted to incorporate into this entail his farm of Currelos and some houses in Lisboa. He also declared that some assets in Olivença and Ilha das Flores, that belonged to his wife's third, should be inherit by his son Luís da Silveira. The institutor was also obligated to incorporate the fourth part of his third into the "Morgado de Évora", founded by his grandfather Nuno Martins da Silveira.
Will by which Luís da Silveira ordered to build a chapel in the Church of Góis, to be buried with his wife D. Beatriz. If the chapel would not be finish by his death, he wanted his heir Diogo da Silveira to finish it using the his rents. He mentioned the existence in this church of another chapel of his great-great-grandfather Gomes Martins de Lemos. He declared that he was obligated to incorporate the fourth part of his third into the "Morgado de Évora" and the chapel of Salvador, in the Monastery of São Domingos. He wanted to incorporate into this entail some houses in Évora and Lisboa, the farm of Currelos and some assets near to the farm of Graciosa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1529-03-22.
Will by which Beatriz Borges and Vasco Dantas established an entail. They designated the surviving spouse to be the heir of all assets and after their death it should succeed their son António Dantas.
Will of Catarina Eanes, ordering her grave in the church of the monastery of São Vicente de Fora, where she established a chapel. She entails assets to fulfill the charges and appoints Pedro Esteves, her brother-in-law and executor, and Maria Pires, his wife, her niece, as first administrators. After their death, they shall be succeeded by their eldest son.
Will by which Catarina Gonçalves, João Fernandes' widow, Mestre de Gramática, bequeaths all her assets to her nephew, João Rodrigues, ourives, obligating him and his successors to pay each year 500 réis to the monastery of S. Vicente de Fora of Lisboa in order to support the celebration of masses for her soul and for the soul of her husband. She declares that her body should be buried inside that monastery, next to the remains of João Fernandes and of their children.
Will by which Diogo Eanes, odreiro, establishes an entail, incorporating in it lands in Sintra ("Casal Ventoso") and appointing his son, Vicente Dias, to be its first administrator. He and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for the souls of the institutor and of his late wife, Catarina Esteves, in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, where his body should be buried.
Will by which Diogo Jácome, Escudeiro do Rei and escrivão da Portagem de Lisboa, bequeaths the third part of his assets, including his farmstead (quinta) of Telhada, in Alenquer, to his wife, Catarina Fialho, obligating her and her successors to celebrate annual masses for his parents' soul in the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa. After her death, the entail should be inherited by their eldest son. The testator declares that his body should be interred in that church, inside his parent's grave.
Will by which D. Guiomar de Eça, widow of Lopo Vaz de Sampaio, governador da Índia, expresses her wish to be buried in the Capela dos Reis Magos of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, which she had established with her husband in a previous contract. She declares that she donated all of her properties as a dowry to her son, Gaspar de Sampaio, when he married D. Antónia Henriques, under the condition that he would employ that money in revenue to establish a chapel with annual masses for their souls in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade. She also appoints Estêvão Madeira, cónego da Se de Lisboa, as visitor of her chapel, giving him a pension in exchange for his supervision over it. After his death, the administrator of the entail shall elect the new visitor. She designates her son as administrator of the chapel, and his children afterwards. If he doesn't have any heirs, he shall appoint the next administrator among their relatives.
Will of Afonso Domingues Bochardo founding a chapel in the church of Santa Maria in Beja, where he will be buried, appointing for his executor and first administrator his son João Afonso.
Will of Vasco Lourenço founding a chapel in the church of São Paio in Guimarães, where he will be burried, with two masses a week, appointing for its administration Francisco Afonso Ingres and his wife Maria Afonso, niece of the institutor. He also orders 2 masses a week in the monastery of São Domingos.
Will of Vicente Temudo Caldeira founding an entail with masses in the churches of Esperança and S. Vicente, in Abrantes, and appointing as successor his sister, Maria de Jesus, nun in the monastery of Esperança, and, after her death, his cousin, Doutor João de Brito Caldeira. He also appoints Doutor João Brito Caldeira as his successor in the chapel founded by Fernando Domingues and Lourenço Domingos, which was sentenced as belonging to the crown and perpetually granted to Vicente Temudo Caldeira's ancestors. Will opened in 1658-11-11.
Will of Vitório Zagalo Preto and D. Ana Cardoso, his wife, founding an entail in Quinta do Ribeiro, in the outskirts of Almada, with a mass in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, located in that farmstead, and appointing their son, António Zagalo, as its administrator. Will approved in 1669-05-07. This will was delivered to Padre Francisco Gil Ribeiro, priest in the church of Nossa Senhora of Caparica, in 1693-10-01, after the death of Vitório Zagalo Preto, and in 1694-05-12, after the death of D. Ana Cardosa, as proven in both his certificates.
Will by which Sebastião de Azevedo Cabral, padre, wanted to be buried in the church of the village of São Vicente da Beira. He entailed some lands and houses in Castelo Branco with pious obligations and left them to his brother, António de Carvalho. Will approved in 1696-05-28.
Will by which Raimundo Eanes, mercador, orders his two sons, Estêvão Raimundo and Afonso Raimundo, to establish a chapel or an albergaria in his memory, which should be transmitted to one of their daughters and subsequently inherited by her descendants. The testator declares that his remains should be buried in a church of Braga.
Will of Bartolomeu Pires appointing his wife Maria Eanes Louseira as his executor and granting her the power to entail his properties. She must sell all the properties that he has in Estremadura, Sintra and Santarém. If she marries again the executor will be Estêvão Esteves and she will only be able to inherit half of the assets.
Will of Maria Martins Bousão, ordering to be buried in the chapel where Vasco Esteves Bousão, her husband, lay, in the monastery of São Francisco of Estremoz. She instituted a chapel, entailing assets to fulfill the charges. She appoints Fernando Dias, her nephew, as chaplain. After his death it would remain for a son of Pedro Rego, who was a cleric. She nominates Vicente Eanes, Francisco Sote and Fruilhe Domingues, her executors, administrators, being able to nominate their successors in their wills. It contains a codicil (dated 1362-03-10).
Will by which Paulo Nunes established an entail, designating his natural daughter Dona Úrsula Maria to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses wherever she wanted. If she had children, she could appoint a son or daughter to succeed her. The institutor also mentioned that he did not have immovable goods to incorporate into this chapel, but he wanted to sell all movable goods he had to buy them.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1579-12-07. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): doze missas rezadas na Sé do Funchal. Uma declaração de 1842-02-11, refere que a pensão desta capela e das demais pertencentes ao comendador João José de Bettencourt e Freitas foram reduzidas a uma missa e um responso anual, conforme sentença de redução na fl. 76 dos autos de capela de Luís Bogalho e mulher. Em 1798, a administradora D. Francisca Inácia Madalena Correia Henriques alcança uma componenda de legados pios não cumpridos. BENS VINCULADOS: dote do sobrinho Afonso Vaz da Corte: pedaço de canas acima de Lopo Esteves; lugar de vinhas que herdara de seus pais; pedaço de terra comprado a Nuno Gonçalves; outro pedaço de terra comprado à mulher de Simão d'Arja. Encargo anual subjacente: um quarto de vinho aos mordomos do Santíssimo Sacramento para se celebrar missas. Restante fazenda deixa à mulher, sua herdeira e testamenteira, para fazer dela o que quisesse. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1597 (DATA DA 1ª QUITAÇÃO): sobrinho Afonso Vaz da Corte; em 1600 é citada a mulher deste. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: João José de Bettencourt e Freitas. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 6): LEGADOS: 15.000 réis à sobrinha Margarida, filha de seu sobrinho Diogo Vaz.
Will by which D. Lopo de Castelo Branco, D. Gonçalo de Castelo Branco's son, established a chapel on the church of S. Martinho of Lisboa, entailing to it all his assets, including the farmstead (quinta) of Sarzedas, lands in Sintra ("casal do Penedo") and in Santiago dos Velhos ("casais de Fernão Aires"). He appointed his brother, D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, administrator of Vicente Afonso Valente's entail, to administrate it, determining that him and his descendants had henceforth to support the celebration of annual masses for his soul.
Will by Afonso Eanes and Clara Garcia, his wife, in which they ordered the foundation of an entail with their properties in Carregueira, Gardim, Casal Ventoso and Montelavar, with the obligation of two daily masses celebrated in the chapel of S. Dinis in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. They chose to be buried in that same chapel. The surviving spouse should inherit the entail, after whose death would succeed the couple's eldest son. The administrators of the entail were asked to take care of the maintenance of the chapel of S. Dinis.
Will by which Maria Pires Rová, Vasco Lourenço's wife, bequeaths her farmstead (quinta) of Granja and lands (casal) in Almada to her sister, Senhorinha Pires, with the obligation of celebrating masses for her soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After her sister's death, the entail should be inherited by Vicente Esteves, her cousin and executor of her will. She demands that her remains should be buried in the chapel of S. Martinho of that convent, where her first husband, Martinho Fernandes, is buried.
Will by which Maria Pires Rová, Vasco Lourenço's wife, bequeaths her farmstead (quinta) of Granja and lands (casal) in Almada to her sister, Senhorinha Pires, with the obligation of celebrating masses for her soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After her sister's death, the entail must be inherited by Vicente Esteves, her cousin and executor of her will. She demands that her remains should be buried in the chapel of S. Martinho of that convent, where her first husband, Martinho Fernandes, is buried.
Will of Branca Eanes, ordering her grave in the monastery of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisbon, and subsequent transfer to the tomb of Gil do Sem, her husband, located in a chapel of the monastery of São Domingos of Santarém. Institutes a chapel, entailing the assets of her third part, to fulfill the charges. She appoints Martinho do Sem, her son, as the first administrator, with the eldest legitimate son to follow.
Will by which doutor Afonso Eanes, do Desembargo do Rei, seu sobrejuiz e desembargador dos Resíduos e Cativos na sua corte e Casa do Cível, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of S. Sebastião of the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. He establishes an entail with his third part, in which he includes houses in Lisboa which had an obligation of two masses for the soul of Lourenço Eanes, clérigo, and the houses in Montemor and estates of Antas and Carregais Cruzetes which had belonged to his mother, and which she had bequeathed to him for his entail, with an obligation of six annual masses. He also annexes to it his estate das Várzeas, a farmstead in Caparica and a farmstead in Montijo which he had received from Álvaro Lopes as an entail, with the obligation of an annual mass in the church of S. Pedro de Alfama. He orders a payment of masses for his soul and the souls of his parents, siblings, grandparents and great-grandparents. D. Maria Coutinho and Luís Coutinho, Afonso's wife and son, are present and agree to the conditions of this institution. D. Maria Coutinho expresses her wish to also annex her third part to this entail, and D. Luís Coutinho promises to entail his legitime to it, and to administer everything after his parents' death.
Will by which Álvaro Lopes bequeaths the third part of his assets to his wife, Margarida de Serpa, with the obligation of celebrating, each year, masses for his soul and for the souls of Bartolomeu Joanes and Pedro Lopes, his father, in the cathedral of Lisboa. After his wife's death, the entail would be transmitted to Fernando Álvares, their son. He also appoints the latter to be the next administrator of Bartolomeu Joanes' entail. The testator declares that his body should be buried inside that church. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1453-10-03.
Will by which Beatriz Eanes, Doutor Fernando de Morais' wife, establishes a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos de Lisboa, entailing lands (casal) in Carcavelos. She appoints her nephew, Doutor Jorge Fernandes, to be its first administrator, obligating him to celebrate annual masses for her late daughter's soul and that of Mestre Pedro. She also orders him to transfer her remains to that convent, 2 years after her death. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1514-01-18.
Will by which Beatriz Eanes, Estêvão Gonçalves Corvino's widow, established an entail with houses in Lisboa and her farmstead (quinta) in Malapados, designating her nephew, Pedro Eanes, ferrador, to become its first administrator. She obligated him and his successors to support the celebration of 2 annual masses in the church of S. Miguel of Alfama. They were also asked to give shelter and sustenance to poor people in 4 houses that belonged to the institutor. After Pedro Eanes' death, the entail would be inherited by João Gonçalves, Gonçalo Afonso's son. The testator declared that her body had to be buried in that church, where her first husband's remains lied.
Will by which André de Albuquerque Ribafria, capitão na fronteira, expresses his wish to be buried in his chapel of Reis in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Penha Longa. He orders the sale of his houses in Lisboa to use the revenue to buy a public debt instrument to entail to an obligation of two daily masses for his soul in his chapel in that convent. He designates his natural daughter, D. Ângela, who he had with D. Catarina de Brito, as his heir and administrator of his entail of Ribafria and of his chapel of Santa Catarina in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa, and as second life in his lease of quinta da Palmeira in Campo Grande. He orders her to move to the house of her aunt, D. Francisca da Silva, who he appoints as her tutor. Followed by an approval deed of a will.
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 established a 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. In addition, 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. She establishes another 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.
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 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. In addition, 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. 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 of António Machado de Almeida entailing his houses and the income collected from a debt of Mateus de Lima to mass celebration in any church of Ponta Delgada and appointing Manuel de Almeida, his brother, and Margarida da Costa, his sister-in-law, as his heirs. Will approved in 1640-05-16.
Will of António Moreira, presbyter, founding a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda and appointing as first administrator his legitimate son, Luís Moreira. He also appoints his son as administrator of the chapel and properties of João Moreira, his brother, and orders the annexation of a land to that chapel. Will approved in 1592-06-04.
Will by which António Vaz de Azevedo wanted to be buried in the Church of Alcongosta, in Fundão. He founded a chapel and designated his wife Maria Mansa to be his last will executor and his universal heir. After her death, it should succeed his nephew Luís de Azevedo Sarafana, padre. He also gave the usufruct of a vineyard located in Alpedrinha to his niece Isabel Dias, which after her death should be inherited by his heirs.
Will made by Apolónia Cordeiro in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year in the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where her body should be buried. She named her husband António Correia de Melo as first administrator and before he died he would appoint one of her unmarried sisters to succeed him with the same conditions.
Will made by Rui Garcia do Sobrado, cavaleiro, in which he appointed his wife Maria Cerveira and his daughter Catarina Cerveira, administrators of the chapel he had in the monastery of São Francisco of Santarém, where Inês Rodrigues de Góis and her mother Sancha Gonçalves were buried. After Catarina Cerveira's death her descendants were to succeed her. Maria Cerveira agreed with the clauses of the will.
Will of Bartolomeu da Ponte Perdigão bequeathing his estate to his sister, Isabel Perdigoa, and his wife, Isabel Sampaio, who will administrate it with the pious obligation of perpetual masses, in the monastery of S. Francisco of Vila Franca do Campo. After the death of his sister and wife, the estate will be administrated by the person appointed by Isabel Perdigoa, with the same pious obligation. Will approved in 1650-09-11 and opened in 1650-09-17.
Will by which Mem Afonso, Cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, bequeaths houses in Lisboa, lands (casal) in Carcavelos, vineyards in Arcas, Várzea das Freiras and lands (herdade) in Ponte Velha to his nephew, Diogo Machado, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of 20 annual masses in the church of Santa Maria do Funchal of Lisboa, where the testator's body should be buried. After his nephew's death, the entail would be transmitted to his eldest son. He establishes another entail with houses in Ameixoeira, lands in Calhariz, Arcas and Ponte Velha, appointing Heitor Machado, his nephew, to be its first administrator. He and his descendants are henceforth obligated to celebrate 10 annual masses for the institutor's soul in that church. The testator also leaves a house in Figueira, two olive groves and lands in Junqueira to Mendo, his former slave. After his death, the properties would be annexed to the entail administered by Heitor Machado.
Will by which Pedro Botelho, do Conselho do Rei and juiz da Alfândega, and his wife, Isabel Eanes, express their wish to be buried in the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. They declare that they were in possession of a farmstead with an olive oil mill and other houses in Lisboa which had belonged to Isabel Eanes' first husband, Afonso Eanes. He had bequeathed them to his wife, 36 years before, with an obligation of 90 annual masses in the church of S. Tomé of Lisboa: 30 for his soul and 60 for the soul of his first wife, Leonor Gonçalves. Pedro Botelho had made a contract with the priests of S. Tomé, 12 years before, to establish these masses, which they had fulfiled until then. They chose these properties for their third parts together with their houses and a store in Lisboa and establish an entail, which they bequeath their eldest son, Lopo Botelho, and his successors afterwards. The administrators shall order the masses established by Afonso Eanes and five annual masses for the souls of Pedro Botelho and Isabel Eanes in the church of S. Salvador of Lisboa. If Lopo Botelho dies without successors, the entail shall pass to his brother, Diogo Botelho, or to their sister, Beatriz, married to Pedro Moniz. If their lineage is extinguished, the future administrators will be chosen by appointment by the priests of Santo Elói.
Will by which Rodrigo Eanes, mercador, establishes a chapel in the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, entailing the third part of his assets. He appoints his daughter, Filipa, to be its first administrator, obligating her and her descendants to celebrate masses each Sunday for his soul in that chapel, where his body would be buried next to the remains of his late wife, Iria Martins. The testator also declares that his daughter should administrate the entail he founded with houses in Lisboa, thus annulling his previous wish of leaving it to Diogo Lopes, torneiro, and his heirs.
Will of Beatriz Leite Rebelo founding an annual chapel of prayed masses, for her soul, in the church of S. Sebastião of Ponta Delgada, where she chooses to be buried, and appointing Manuel Vaz Carreiro, her nephew, as her executor, soul's guardian and heir. Will approved in 1648-05-31 and opened in 1648-06-07.
Will of Auta de Morais entailing a part of her available portion in Sertã in order to fulfil pious obligations. Will approved in 1591-09-17 and opened in 1591-09-19.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1612-06-13, aberto em 1612-07-13. Tabelião: Sebastião de Teives. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): duas missas rezadas no convento de São Francisco, passando para seis missas caso o vínculo ficasse na linha de sucessão da sobrinha [Joana Mendes], filha de sua prima Antónia Coelha (porém, em vários documentos, tomam-se contas de apenas três missas anuais: no 1.º vol., a partir de 1646 referem-se as seis missas, no 2.º vol., referem-se as três missas até 1789, a partir desta data as seis missas). Uma informação do encarregado do cartório das capelas, datada de 1842-02-11 (2.º vol., f. 30), refere que esta e outras capelas do comendador João José de Bettencourt e Freitas, foram reduzidas à pensão anual de uma missa rezada e um responso. BENS VINCULADOS: fazenda da Ribeira Grande, freguesia de Santo António. FORMA DE SUCESSÃO: quando casaram, a testadora e o marido dotaram um ao outro as suas terças, ao “que vivo ficasse”. Com o consentimento do marido, nomeia logo o irmão Gonçalo Coelho, com a obrigação das duas missas anuais, sucedendo-lhe um dos seus filhos, qual quisesse, seguindo a linha direita; caso não tivesse filhos, a terça tornaria ao marido da testadora e, por morte, deste herdaria a fazenda vinculada a sobrinha, filha de sua prima Antónia Coelha e de Afonso Vaz da Corte, com o encargo de seis missas anuais; suceder-lhe-ia o filho Nicolau, e na falta de geração ficaria ao Hospital, com a pensão de nove missas. PRIMEIROS ADMINISTRADORES/PRESTADORES DE CONTAS: o irmão Gonçalo Coelho (que cumpre as duas missas anuais até 1619), depois António Pacheco Pereira, casado com Joana Mendes, filha de Antónia Coelho; segue-se na administração Jerónimo Vieira da Corte. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: João José de Bettencourt e Freitas. Outras informações do testamento (fl. 3-6 v.º) O marido “foi cazado outra vez e tem feito enventario”, porém ainda não se tinham feito partilhas. ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco, na capela dos avós. Manda fazer um frontal para esta capela, que valha ao menos 10$000 réis. LEGADOS AOS ESCRAVOS: 10.000 réis a cada uma das escravas Maria, Mecia e Luzia, somente após a morte do marido; 5.000 réis ao escravo Estêvão para ser colocado num ofício, se “parecesse bem” ao marido. Determina, ainda, a alforria da negrinha que comprara, após a morte do marido, na condição de ter “procedido onrradamente”, não o fazendo ficaria ao irmão Gonçalo Coelho. TESTEMUNHAS: Gonçalo Aires Ferreira; Pedro Moniz Barreto; Luís Meireles de Gamboa; António de Barcos de Arruda; Luís Gonçalves, barqueiro; António Gonçalves Viana; Pedro Gonçalves, sapateiro, filho de Amador Gonçalves, sapateiro, moradores na cidade do Funchal. Outros documentos: 1.º vol., f. 1 - Em 1613-09-13, presta contas desta capela Joana Rodrigues, mãe de João Gonçalves de Abreu, marido da testadora, “por helle ser falecido da vida presente”. Consequentemente, é citado António Barrradas, boticário, como testamenteiro de seu filho. 1.º vol., f. 21/21 v.º - Quitação de frei João Coelho, vigário da capela do convento de São Francisco do Funchal, de como João Gonçalves de Abreu mandou fazer um frontal no valor de 10$405 réis. Segue-se a lembrança do que custou o frontal, que Gaspar Lopes mandou fazer em Lisboa. 1.º vol., f. 23 - Quitação de Gonçalo Coelho, datada de [1613]-04-20, de como está entregue e empossado de todos os bens de raiz e das terças e demais bens partíveis que lhe ficarão de sua irmã Antónia Coelho. 1.º vol., f. 25 - Quitação de Antónia Coelho, viúva, de como recebeu um vestido que sua prima Antónia Coelho deixara a sua filha Joana Mendes. Quitação de 1612-08-15, assinada pelo filho António Coelho. 1.º vol., f. 68-70 - Breve de composição de missas e outros legados não cumpridos, obtido por D. Francisca Inácia Madalena Correia Henriques em 1798. 2.º vol, f. 22 - Quitação de frei António da Conceição, comissário das capelas, datada de 1695-11-09, de como Jerónimo Vieira da Corte é o administrador desta capela de Antónia Coelho “em que manda esta defuncta que na sua capella de N. Senhora da Encarnação lhe digam três missas rezadas para sempre”. A quitação tem a seguinte anotação: “Ant.ª Coelha, sogra de Ant.º Pacheco Tavares”.
Will of D. Maria da Câmara, widow of António Correia Bettencourt, her second husband, bequeathing her available portion, composed of the remaining of her assets, to her son, João de Bettencourt Henriques, and daughter, D. Mariana de Meneses. The half belonging to João de Bettencourt Henriques will be transmitted as an entail, after his death, annexed to his other entailed assets, with the pious obligation of two perpetual annual prayed masses for the soul of her first husband, António Correia Henriques. The other half of her available portion, bequeathed to her daughter, has the same pious obligation for the testator's soul and her daughter can do whatever she wants with her part, imposing it the clauses and pensions she wants. This will also mentions the available portion of her second husband, António Correia Bettencourt, which she received from him. After her death, António Correia Bettencourt appointed Inácio Bettencourt, his son, to succeed in it. This available portion, which is in possession of Pedro de Bettencourt, must be given to Inácio Bettecourt. Will approved in 1676-10-02 and opened in 1676-10-11.
Will by which Gonçalo Pacheco, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, tesoureiro das coisas que pertencem ao além-mar em África, and Ana Dinis, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, including lands (herdades) in Atalaia and in the outskirts of Azambuja. They appoint the surviving spouse as the entail's first administrator, who should bequeath it to Madalena Pacheco, their daughter. They order their successors to support the celebration of annual masses in the chapel of S. João Baptista, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, where their bodies should be buried. They also declare that the heir of their houses in Pedras Negras, Lisboa, shall order an anniversary in the church of S. Mamede, as the owners of these houses were ordered to. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1478-11-05 and an opening deed issued on 1479-11-10.
Will of António Correia ordering the celebration of four weekly masses, in the church of S. Sebastião, in Câmara de Lobos, in Madeira island, for his and his wife's, D. Isabel, souls. He appoints his daughter, D. Maria, as his executor and heir of his available portion. He also appoints Cristóvão Correia, his son, as administrator of his father's chapel. Besides, he bequeaths a house to Guerreira to enjoy it in her life, with the obligation to weekly sweep his father's chapel, in the church of Santa Maria do Calhau. Will approved in 1572-11-01.
Will by which Isabel Martins, João Duarte's widow, bequeaths the third part of her assets, including houses in Lisboa, to Pedro Eanes, correeiro, her compadre, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the church of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. The entail should be transmitted to her heir's descendants. She declares that her body must be buried inside that church.
Will by which Guiomar Fernandes, widow of João Rodrigues, cordoeiro, expresses her wish to be buried in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, next to her husband. She designates her niece, Joana Fernandes, as her heir and executor. She bequeaths her her properties, including houses in Lisboa which she entailed to an obligation of annual masses in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade.
Will by which Cristóvão Mendes de Eça and his wife, D. Filipa de Lacerda, designated Manuel Mendes de Eça, their only son, to administrate the chapel of Santa Catarina de Vila Rei, incorporating in it lands in Castro Daire ("prazo de Lamelas") and mills in Preguiça. They also entailed an olive grove (olival) and other lands in Alvelos ("prazo no Eiró de Alvelos"), properties in Tarouca ("prazo das Aldeias de Tarouca"), their farmstead and assets in Tondela to Francisco Mendes and Isabel Pais de Barros' entail, which they administrated. They declared that their bodies had to be buried in the grave of Cristóvão Mendes de Eça's father. Followed by a certificate and two acknowledgment records.
Will made by Ana Martins in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every week in the mother church of Arcanjo São Miguel, in Vila Franca do Campo, where her body should be buried. She named her son André da Ponte as first administrator and after his death the administration should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1570-03-02 pelo tabelião público e judicial, Francisco Homem Africano. Aberto em 1570-05-[…]. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): duas missas e dez tostões à Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f. 106-135), 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 a igreja de Câmara de Lobos e duas tochas para São Bernardino. BENS VINCULADOS / SUCESSÃO: as missas estão impostas em casas na Quinta Val de Amores, por cima da vila da Calheta. Já o encargo de mil réis ao Santíssimo Sacramento está vinculado a um foro pago por Gonçalo Álvares no serrado de São Sebastião, também acima da dita vila da Calheta. Esta fazenda é deixada a Ângela Rodrigues, mulher de Diogo Pires, pelos bons serviços prestados, porém, após a morte de ambos tornaria à fazenda do instituidor com o mesmo encargo. Uma declaração do morgado António Correia Bettencourt , datada de 1746-02-10 (f. 52) refere que as casas desta capela “não servirem de utilidade (…) por na dita quinta não ter mais coiza alguma e venderam a Manuel de Faria e Almeida pela quantia de quinhentos mil réis”. Acrescenta que possuía no Pedregal uma fazenda no valor de 630.833 réis na qual já tinha dado em pagamento 154.856 réis à capela de António Correia, “o grande”, e nos restantes 475.977 réis impusera esta capela de Ana Morante. Os 24.023 réis em falta impõe em parte de uma fazenda denominada “Junsseira”, junto ao convento de São Bernardino. O juiz do Resíduo, por sentença emitida em 1746-02-14 (f. 53 v.º/54) julga aprovada esta imposição. O processo contém autos de embargo na novidade do serrado de São Sebastião, seguindo-se uns embargos interpostos por António Correia Bettencourt Henriques e uma apelação à sentença do Juiz do Resíduo. ADMINISTRADOR/ PRESTADOR DE CONTAS em 1593: D. Constança de Atouguia, viúva de Francisco de Andrade. PRIMEIRO E ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADORES: o marido Ambrósio de Brito, que casaria em segundas núpcias com D. Inês Bettencourt; Visconde de Torre Bela. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 4 a 8 v.º ): ENTERRAMENTO: igreja de Nossa Senhora da Estrela, na sepultura de sua avó. IRMÃOS: D. Catarina, falecida; Joana Rodrigues; António Rodrigues Mondragão. TESTAMENTEIROS: o irmão António Rodrigues Mondragão e o marido. ESCRAVOS: à referida Ângela Rodrigues deixa uma escrava para servi-la em sua vida, depois tornaria aos bens do marido Ambrósio de Brito. TESTEMUNHAS: Francisco Dias, porteiro do concelho; António Machado, sapateiro; António Álvares, homem trabalhador que está com Antão Pires; Nuno Álvares, que está com Ambrósio de Brito; Diogo Fernandes Sidrão; Antão Pires. APENSOS: O 1.º apenso diz respeito a uns embargos interpostos pelo capitão cabo António Correia Bettencourt contra um monitório do escrivão do Resíduo para satisfazer esta capela, datado de 1734-12-07, e inclui:
uma relação das pessoas “sermonidas na cidade do Funchal para mostrarem satisfeitas as capelas e pensões da Calheta”;
uma escritura de transação amigável, datada de 1734-08-07, e celebrada entre o capitão cabo António Correia Bettencourt Henriques e mulher D. Antónia Joana Francisca Henriques e D. Maria de Linhares de Oliveira, viúva de Manuel de Vasconcelos de Abreu, e filhos - em que D. Maria de Linhares se comprometia a “perpétuo silêncio” sobre umas demandas que traziam na Quinta de Val de Amores e trespassava livremente a António Correia Bettencourt Henriques três parcelas, a saber: as casas, o serrado da Rocha e o serrado de São Sebastião foreiro em 10 tostões à Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento da Calheta, que seu avô comprara à dita confraria.
A sentença julga os embargos não provados, concluindo-se a constituição e obrigação do foro, mandando-se proceder à execução do mesmo em virtude do monitório embargado. O 2.º apenso reporta-se à execução da sentença, datada de 1739-08-30, contra o mesmo capitão cabo António Correia Bettencourt Henriques, e inclui:
Sentença cível
Termo de entrega das novidades sequestradas no ano de 1738.
Will by which D. Beatriz Mexia, D. António Manuel's widow, establishes an entail with a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis in Almoxarifado de Santarém and rents in properties in Campo Maior, Arronches and Ouguela. She appoints her niece, D. Beatriz, D. Álvaro de Silveira's wife, to be its first administrator, obligating her and her successors to give 24 000 réis each year to the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa with the purpose of supporting the celebration of daily masses for her soul. She orders that this entail should be henceforth attached to the Afonso Mexia's entail and administrated by its administrator. The testator declares that her remains should be buried inside the chapel her father, Afonso Mexia, established in that convent. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1597-07-16.
Will by which Domingos Afonso de Pimentel and his wife Beatriz Cabeceiras wanted to be buried in the Church of São Sebastião in Ponta Delgada. They entailed their third and left some lands of Cerrado da Forca, in Cruz do Fadigas and in Rosto de Cão, to Lucas de Resende and António Afonso, and to Bartolomeu de Frias and his wife. They also left some rents from land to Nuno Gonçalves, their son, and Luís Leite with the pious obligation of a half chapel each one (or two) of them. To all of them the testators establish some succession rules. Will aproved in 1560-09-29.
Will of Domingos Dias Fragoso founding a chapel in the hermitage of Santa Marinha, in the limit of Póvoa de Cervães, in the diocese of Viseu. Will opened in 1560-01-24.
Will of doutor Domingos Gonçalves Robalo founding an entail and the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Proença-a-Velha and appointing as his successor Jerónimo da Cunha Robalo, his nephew.
Will made by Estêvão de Brito Freire in which he declares he and his wife, D. Violante de Araújo, had agreed to establish an entail with their third parts, composed of several assets in Lisboa, Beja and Salvador da Baía. This entail should have the obligation of a daily mass celebrated in their chapel of Santo Estêvão, located in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus, in Lisboa, where they wished to be buried. He names his eldest son, Gaspar de Brito Freire, as first administrator of the entail and chapel, and his descendants, afterwards. Among his properties he lists the estate of Corte da Negra, in Beja, which his parents had bequeathed him as a chapel, and which he also passed to his son. D. Violante de Araújo is present at the writing of this will and signs it, agreeing with the clauses concerning the institution of their entail and chapel, and with the annexation of her third part. Estêvão de Brito Freire allows her to revoke this confirmation if she wills it, under condition that his part should be kept.
Will of Catarina Eanes by which she establishes a chapel in the monastery of São Domingos of Lisboa, where she wants to be buried. She entails her real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Simão Nunes, her criado, her universal heir and first administrator.
Will of Branca Afonso founding an entail with masses in the church of São Pedro de Barcarena. She appoints for the entail's administration her niece Ana Pires, who lives with her.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1545-10-29, pelo tabelião Francisco Rodrigues; aberto em 1545-11-16. Trata-se de um traslado de 1798. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): constituir uma capela na Igreja de São Brás “que he a capella que mando fazer aonde jaz meu pay e may (...), que custaria “ate cem mil reis”, ornamentá-la e celebrar uma missa diária pagas a trinta mil réis por ano. As quitações de missas referem que estas são celebradas na capela de Nossa Senhora da Consolação, sita no Arco da Calheta, fundada pela instituidora Isabel de Abreu, porém nunca se menciona que tal capela se encontra na Igreja de São Brás. Por sentença de abaixamento a favor de D. Francisco Henriques, sobrinho de D. Gonçalo Henriques, emitida em 1616-11-26 (f. 11-13), a pensão desta capela é reduzida a três missa semanais. O administrador alegara que ao tempo da instituição as terras vinculadas eram de canas e rendiam mais de 500.000 réis. Em 1733 o administrador António Correia Henriques ontem uma componenda de encargos pios (original em latim e tradução fl. 122-124). Por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f. 178-211) 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 a Igreja de Câmara de Lobos e uma tocha para São Bernardino- BENS VINCULADOS: terça imposta em bens de raiz não identificados. SUCESSÃO: como não tem filho nem herdeiros forçosos, apenas irmãos, a instituidora designa a sua alma herdeira dos seus bens, ficando o marido por herdeiro do remanescente do que manda fazer; seguir-se-ia na administração o sobrinho D. Gonçalo Henriques, depois seus filho macho mais velho e daí em diante em linha direita masculina. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1616 (data da primeira quitação): D. Francisco Henriques. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 10 vº): ESCRAVOS: liberta a escrava Isabel e deixa-lhe 10.000 réis para ajuda do seu casamento; liberta Brito (?), escrava que criou, dando-lhe igualmente 10.000 réis para ajuda de seu casamento. JÓIAS: um cordão de ouro no valor de 100.000 réis; seis manilhas de ouro; nove anéis com suas pedras; “dez” rubis de pedra. Determina que destas jóias se paguem as missas. LEGADOS: 40.000 réis à órfã “Mendez”. Roga a Pero Gonçalves que case com ela, oferecendo-lhe mais 40.000 réis; 20.000 réis a Maria para o seu casamento; 20.000 réis a Francisca; 10.000 réis a Antónia Rodrigues para ajuda do seu casamento; 10.000 réis e um vestido até 3.000 réis a Maria dos Reis; 100.000 réis à sobrinha para ajuda de se “meter” freira. TESTEMUNHAS: António do Rego; Jerónimo de Abreu; Luís de Noronha; Diogo de Trosilho; Afonso Vaz; João Tavares. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: Fl. 2- Contém a seguinte nota: que em 28-11-1639 “derão estes autos de noute ao meo mulato a porta não quizerão dizer quem eram depois de ser tirada carta de excomunhão”- F. 22 – Quitação, datada de 1616-08-10, de Domingos (...), de como recebeu de D. Francisco Henriques 5.000 réis de dourar e estofar Nossa Senhora da Consolação da sua capela do Arco.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1571-12-03 pelo tabelião António Garcia, tabelião público de notas e do judicial no lugar de Câmara de Lobos. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): ofício de três lições e quinze tochas de cera amarela “muito bem feitas e de boa sera”, pesando doze arráteis cada uma, doze para o convento de São Bernardino e três para a Igreja de São Sebastião. Por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f. 232-261) 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 a Igreja de Câmara de Lobos e duas tochas para São Bernardino. BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos bens não referidos. SUCESSÃO: designa por herdeiro da terça o marido, e por seu falecimento, a filha D. Maria, seguindo-se o seu filho ou filha primogénita. Não tendo herdeiros, ficaria sucessivamente aos outros filhos Jorge Correia e João de Bettencourt, na linha direita do filho macho mais velho. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1594: o filho Jorge Correia. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES (f. 4 a 7). ENTERRAMENTO: Igreja de São Sebastião de Câmara de Lobos. ESCRAVOS: liberta a escrava Catarina e as filhas desta, Margarida e Bárbara, na condição de servirem o senhor em sua vida; liberta a escrava Beatriz se esta der 30.000 réis “por si” e servir o seu senhor em sua vida. TESTEMUNHAS: Manuel Afonso Cortes, que assinou pela testadora; Gaspar Martins; António Rodrigues, ferrador, Amador Álvares, purgador de casas; Pedro Gonçalves, ferreiro; Pedro Álvares; André Lourenço e António Martins, todos carpinteiros e moradores na vila de Santa Cruz, ora estantes no lugar de Câmara de Lobos. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 19 – Notificação a Gaspar Lopes Cortes, na sua quinta acima do convento de São Bernardino, para entregar na cidade, no Juízo do Resíduo, de um dia para outro, sob pena de dez cruzados, os 38 alqueires de trigo do Sr. Jorge Correia Bettencourt. Em resposta, o ora citado diz que estava prestes para os entregar, mas não disponha de sacos nem bestas. Em 1597-08-18. F. 19 – Notificação a Jorge Vaz, por sua mulher Iria Gonçalves, para entrega de 42 alqueires de trigo do mesmo Jorge Correia Bettencourt. Em 1587-08-18. F. 20vº - Penhora de 80 alqueires de trigo entregues a [...] Fernandes, criado de Gonçalo Borges, almocreve, para os entregar ao mercador Francisco Rodrigues Pupa. Penhora executada em 1597-08-23 em casa de Ana Ferreira, mulher de Belchior Gonçalves. F. 115 – 1597-03-2[5], rua dos Mercadores, nas pousadas e loja do mercador Francisco Rodrigues Pupa, confirma a medição do trigo penhorado por um alqueire afilado.
Will of capitão Manuel Vaz Carreiro founding an entail with his available portion, appointing his grandson, capitão Francisco da Câmara Carreiro, as his successor, and annexing several assets to his available portion. Since he administrates five more entails or chapels, founded by his relatives, he also: appoints his grandson, capitão Francisco da Câmara Carreiro, as his successor in the administration of the available portions of his parents, Roque Gonçalves da Costa and Águeda Carreiro; his aunt, Beatriz Leite; António Cabral Teixeira; and his aunts, Isabel Fernandes and Ana Gonçalves. Besides, he annexes some assets to the available portions of Águeda Carreiro, his mother, and André Gonçalves São Miguel, his uncle. Will approved in 1697-05-10 and opened in 1700-12-27.
Will by which Jerónimo de Abreu do Vale orders his burial in the church of S. Sebastião of Ponta Delgada and establishes two chapels with the profit of his houses'. He designates D. Joana Tavares, his wife, as his executor and heir, with the capacity of appointing in her will the chapels' administrator. Jerónimo de Abreu do Vale also bequeaths to his wife the vineyards entailed to the chapels of D. Vitória da Cunha, his first wife, Isabel da Cunha, his sister-in-law, Valentim da Cunha, his brother-in-law, and Maria da Cunha, his sister-in-law. His wife, D. Joana Tavares, is free to sell these entailed assets with their pious obligations. Will approved in 1674-11-27 and opened in 1674-12-16.
Will of Jerónima Gil de Abreu appointing Gaspar Botelho Fogaça and his wife, Luísa de Abreu Trigueira, her nephews, as administrators of her chapel or entail, with masses in the church of Aldeia Galega da Merceana, founded by her dowry deed, and defining some succession clauses. Will approved in 1624-04-16.
Will of João Afonso Crispim, ordering his burial in the chapel that he had in the monastery of São Francisco of Lisboa, naming Maria Eanes, his daughter, his heir, and entailing his third to fulfill the charges.
Will of João Mendes Correia, ordering his burial in the church of Santa Maria Maior of Lagos, where he established a chapel. He appoints Inês da França, his wife, his heir and executor. It is inserted in an opening deed of a will (dated 1518-10-23).
Will by which Leonor Fernandes, Lourenço Eanes' widow, donates an olive grove in S. Lázaro to João de Santiago, obligating him and his successors to give, each year, olive oil to light a lamp of her chapel in the convent of S. Domingos. After his death, it should be transmitted to his eldest son. She designates Afonso Taveira, her grandnephew, Pedro Taveira's son, to administrate the chapel she and her husband established in the church of that convent. She entails to it her houses in Rua Nova, a farmstead (quinta) in Camarate and lands in Alcolena, determining that the chapel's future administrators must pay, each year, 3 800 reais brancos to that convent to support the pious obligations and give olive oil to light a lamp. They are also obligated to give to the convent's infirmary 200 reais brancos and to prepare a feast for the prisoners of the royal prison, every year. The testator also bequeaths lands (casal) located near the bridge of Alcântara to her nephew, Rui da Grã, which should be passed to his descendants with the obligation of celebrating an annual mass in the church of S. Mamede of that city for the souls of Leonor Fernandes' parents. She declares that her body should be buried inside her chapel, where her husband and children lie.
Will made by Simão de Sampaio, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of one trinitary of masses and four more masses celebrated every year on the church of the Misericórdia of Nisa. To administrate it he named his nephew, António de Sampaio, son of Gonçalo Martins de Sampaio, during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should continue on his descendants. If he had no descendants, the administration would be handled to his nephew Diogo, with the condition that he would became a clergyman, and, after his death, he would handle the administration to Trindade, niece of the institutor, or her sister Catarina.
Will by which Vicente Rodrigues Castelão and his first wife, Catarina Esteves, express their wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in front of the altar of S. José. They appoint one another as each other's heirs, and order that the one of them who survives the other must establish a chapel of masses over their burial place, entailing to it the remaining part of their properties. They also bequeath their houses in Golegã to Ambrósio de Aguiar Coutinho, under the condition that he entails them to the entail he inherited from his uncle, Pedro Afonso de Aguiar. Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1623-06-22.
Will of D. Joana de Azevedo founding an entail in Quinta de Castro, in Terra de Entre Homem e Cávado, in the parish of S. Martinho de Carrazedo, and appointing Manuel Machado as her successor.
Will of Manuel Girão Henriques, ordering his grave in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Tentúgal. He entails assets to meet the charges. He appoints Maria Girão Henriques, his niece, as his heir and executor. Followed by an approval deed dated 1630-02-28.
Will of João Fernandes and Catarina Fernandes, his wife, bequeathing their available portion with the pious obligation of three perpetual masses for their souls, in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos, in Fajã, and appointing each other as successor of one another. After their deaths, will succeed their daughter, Cecília, and, after her, their descendants by bloodline. Will approved in 1595-11-21.
Will of Guiomar Vicente, by which she entails assets to fulfill the pious charges, which should be administrated by Maria, her niece, daughter of Estevão Rodrigues, her nephew, with the power to appoint the second administrator. If the latter dies without children or is not old enough to choose the new administrator, the chapel would be left to Violante Camacho, the institutor's niece, wife of Estevão do Carvalhal, who should also assume Maria's custody. In addition, she commands her body to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Alva, in Aljezur, and entails other properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Maria Correia, her niece, daughter of Constança Vicente, her sister, who should appoint the second administrator. She entails properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Ana Correia, her niece, daughter of Inês Correia, her niece, with the power to appoint the second administrator. She establishes a chapel for the soul of Afonso Vicente, her brother, entailing the assets she had inherited from her parents and names Estevão Rodrigues, her nephew, as the first administrator with the power to appoint in his will the next administrator. She bequeaths the olive oil of the Blessed Sacrament to be administrated by her nephew Estevão Rodrigues, with the power to appoint the second administrator. She bequeaths two shares of the Vale da Telha estate to be administrated by Gaspar de Almeida, her nephew, son of Margarida Correia, her niece, her, establishing a chapel with charge of masses, with the power to appoint the second administrator. She entails other properties to be administered Gaspar Vaz, her cousin, in charge of masses, with the power to appoint the second administrator. She entails properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Inês Correia, her niece, daughter of Constança Vicente, her sister, with the power to appoint the next administrator. She bequeaths several assets to Joana, her criada, in charge of masses, and after her death to Manuel, her son. If they died without children, they should leave the chapel to the closest relative of the institutor. She bequeaths the fourth part of the carob lands to Manuel, her criado, Joana's son, her criada, with charge of masses, leaving them later to his children. If he died without children, the assets would be attached to the chapel established by Afonso Vicente, brother of the institutor. She entails other properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Vasco Camacho, her nephew, son of Beatriz Borqueja, her sister, who should appoint the second administrator.
Will by which D. Francisca Borges de Meneses, wife of António Ribeiro de Barros, establishes an entail with the remaining part of her properties, with the obligation of giving wax to the church near her farmstead of Colmeeiro, Torres Novas, and to the convent of Salvador de Évora, while the convent she wishes to establish in Torre de Moncorvo, near the place of Peredo, which she possesses, isn't built. She lists which properties are hers, and which belong to the entail of her husband, António Ribeiro de Barros. She appoints her second-cousin, Aires de Saldanha de Sousa, as her universal heir, bequeathing him her entail and the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Jesus in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, of which she was the administrator. He can appoint the next administrator among his descendants. If he dies without successors, the entail shall pass to Francisca's other cousin, Aires de Sousa de Castro, in the same way. She expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel of Jesus while the convent of Carmelitas she and her husband wish to establish isn't built. Followed by the approval deed of the will and its opening deed, dated 1665-04-19.
Will of João de Bettencourt Henriques setting aside 50.000 réis from his available portion to invest in an income to apply in mass celebration, in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Boa Hora, located in the farmstead of the testator's father, in Câmara de Lobo, for the testator's and his wife's, D. Francisca Henriques, souls. The remaining income will be paid to the chapel and hermitage's administrator. João de Bettencourt Henriques bequeaths his available portion to his three sisters to become nuns. If they die before they are nuns, their father will give the testator's available portion to one of their brothers, entailing it if he wants to. Will approved in 1649-11-27 and opened in 1649-12-06.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1649-11-27, pelo tabelião Manuel da Silva Ferreira; aberto em 1649-12-06. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): três missas de Natal celebradas na capela de Nossa Senhora da Boa Hora “sita na fazenda de meu pai em Câmara de Lobos”, por intenção de sua alma e de sua mulher D. Francisca Henriques. Por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f. 123-149) 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 a Igreja de Câmara de Lobos e duas tochas para São Bernardino. SUCESSÃO: deixa a terça dos bens à suas três irmãs D. Joana, D. Francisca e D. Andreza, a fim de “se repartir pêra serem freiras”. Caso as três irmãs faleçam antes de serem freiras, determina que o seu pai disponha da terça e nomeie um dos seus irmãos “quoal lhe parecer” e disponha a ordem de sucessão “pondo-lhe vincolllo”. BENS VINCULADOS: não consta. O instituidor determina que da sua terça se retire 40.000 réis destinado a um foro cujo rendimento seria aplicado nesta capela. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1649: o pai António Correia Bettencourt. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 4). ENTERRAMENTO: capela do Espírito Santo da Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Calhau, administrada pelo seu pai. LEGADOS: 4.000 réis a Antónia Gonçalves, mulher de Francisco da Costa, pedreiro, por bons serviços prestados. TESTEMUNHAS: Gaspar Acciaioly de Vasconcelos; Manuel de Atouguia da Costa; padre Pêro Caldeira; Jorge Correia Bettencourt; padre Rui Gomes da Silva, cura da Sé; Amaro Gonçalves; Francisco Gonçalves da Silva, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal.
Will of D. Maria da Câmara, widow of capitão António Borges da Costa, founding an entail with her available portion, with the pious obligation of one annual chapel of prayed masses, in the church of the monastery of S. Francisco of Ponta Delgada, where she chose to be buried, and appointing D. Maria da Câmara, her daughter, as the heir of her available portion. She also appoints D. Maria da Câmara as her successor in the administration of the entails (terças) of Manuel Dias Brandão, her grandfather, D. Luísa Correia, her mother, and D. Catarina, her sister. Will approved in 1657-10-04 and ordered to be fulfilled in 1666-08-30.
Will made by Manuel da Costa in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel devoted to Jesus Christ with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass celebrated on Sundays and holidays in the hermitage of N. Sra. das Almas. He named his wife Ana Rebelo as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, his son Inácio da Costa Rebelo who would always be succeeded, preferably, by the eldest male heir. If Inácio had no descendants, the administration should be given to one of his nephews, sons of Isabel da Costa. If there was none of them alive, the administration should be transmitted to another of his children. He ordered the administrator to continue the construction of a chapel which was not finished by the time of his death, and disposed that instead of giving account to the royal magistrates, the administrator should give account of the administration to a vigário of the church.
Will made by Manuel de Medeiros e Araújo and his wife Maria Arruda da Costa in which they ordered, among several other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every week in the hermitage of N. Sra. da Rosa and a second perpetual mass obligation celebrated over their graves. They named one another as first administrator of the entail and their son Manuel de Medeiros da Costa after both of them were deceased, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. However, if Manuel died before assuming the administration of without heirs, they ordered the division of their reserved portions in two separate entails. The entail of Manuel de Medeiros Araújo would be administrated by his son Gonçalo de Medeiros with the same conditions and a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass. The entail of Maria de Arruda da Costa would be administrated by the same administrator of the entail founded by her parents Gaspar Dias and Ana de Medeiros.
Will of D. Maria da Câmara, widow of capitão António Borges da Costa, founding an entail with her available portion, with the pious obligation of one annual chapel of prayed masses, in the church of the monastery of S. Francisco of Ponta Delgada, where she chose to be buried, and appointing D. Maria da Câmara, her daughter, as the heir of her available portion. She also appoints D. Maria da Câmara as her successor in the administration of the entails (terças) of Manuel Dias Brandão, her grandfather, D. Luísa Correia, her mother, and D. Catarina, her sister. Will approved in 1657-10-04 and ordered to be fulfilled in 1666-08-30.
Will made by Manuel Favela da Costa in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of an yearly mass celebrated in the chapel where his grandfather, João de Arruda, was buried, in the monastery of S. André, Ponta Delgada, where his body should also be buried. He named his son António Favela as first administrator with the condition that he would chose one of his children to succeed him. However, the foundation of the entail depended on the conclusion of the partition deeds of his father Jorge da Mota and grandfather João de Arruda, from whose inheritances he expected to receive a sum. Finally, he also appointed his son António Favela as administrator of the entail founded by his wife Violante Mendes.
Will made by Maria Cid in which she ordered the foundation of a chapel and entail with a perpetual pious obligation of one celebrated every day. The institutor named her nephew Francisco de Campos as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Francisco moved away to Spain or died without heirs, the administration would be transmitted to his brother Gonçalo Vaz with the same conditions.
Will made by padre Bartolomeu Rodrigues in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, with the prayers Inclina Domine, Deus veniat lergitor and Fidelium Deus. The institutor named an orphan boy named Marcos as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his descendants, or, if he had none, the two council would elect an administrator to succeed him. The Alcaide António Dias Aldonso would administrate the entail until Marcos reached the age of fourteen, as his tutor.
Will by which Beatriz Gomes, mother of Cosme Bernardes, cavaleiro fidalgo da Casa do Rei, bequeaths her properties to her son, under the condition that he orders three annual masses for her soul and the souls of João Bernardes, Martinho Gonçalves, and Diogo Gomes in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. Her son can appoint the next administrator among his children, and the chapel shall pass to their descendants afterwards. If he dies without succession, the entail shall pass to Beatriz's granddaughter, Maria Gomes, or to her nephew, Brás Serrão, son of Filipa Gomes, or to another person of Cosme's choice.
