Will made in Portalegre by Ana de Miranda, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of four entails. The first entail would be composed of a vineyard in the outskirts of Portalegre over which she imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year at Christmas, naming the eldest daughter of Catarina Delicada, who lived in Castelo de Vide, as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue on the closest relative of the Crato's lineage. The second entail would be composed of a land and a mill in the outskirts of Crato over which she imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, naming her nephew Tomé da Silveira as first administrator, and, after his death the succession should always continue on the closest relative of the Crato's lineage. The third entail would be composed of a land over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one masses celebrated every year, and this would be administrated by her nephew padre Manuel Velez who would be succeeded by the closest relative of the Velez' lineage. Finally, this fourth entail would be composed of an estate named Herdade da Urra, over which she imposed a perpetual obligation of seven masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Estêvão de Miranda, who would be succeeded by the closest relative of the Velez' lineage. All four entails would follow the succession patterns defined by the laws of the kingdom.
Will made by Sebastião Mendes Canto, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual obligation of sixty masses celebrated every year on the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário of S. Lourenço's church, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried. His descendants could also be buried in the chapel if they wished so. He named his nephew Francisco, son of his niece Ana Mendes, as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession would always continue on the eldest male heir. If Francisco became a clergyman or if he died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to his male brothers, preferably the eldest after him, or his sisters. In the lack of descendants of Ana Mendes, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia of Portalegre, with the same conditions. All administrators would be obliged to annex up to 20.000 réis of their own reserved portion to the entail. The administrators should give account not to the Provedor das Capelas, but directly to the Prior of S. Lourenço's church. Anyone who committed crimes of lese-majeste would lose the administration of the entail.
Will of Gonçalo Dantas, appointing the eldest son of Gaspar Pereira as administrator of the entail instituted by his uncle Bartolomeu Gomes, and emphasizing the need to register the entail in the records of the Juízo dos Resíduos of Braga.
Will by which João Esteves, Cavaleiro do Rei, Alcaide-mor de Lisboa and Privado de D. Fernando, asks his will executors to finish the construction of his chapel in the church of the convent of São Salvador, applying the third part of his assets to it. He entailed a farmstead (quinta) in Panasqueira, the farmstead (quinta) of Louras in Verdelha and houses in Lisboa, obligating the chapel's administrators to sustain two chaplains, who would celebrate daily masses for his soul; to give, each year, 5 libras to the cathedral of that city and 16 libras to the convent of S. Domingos of Santarém. He appoints his brother, Afonso Esteves, to be the entail's first administrator, allowing him to choose his successor.
Will made in Enxertal, parish of Nisa, by António Lopes, lavrador, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of an olive grove with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year. He named his granddaughter Isabel as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue on the eldest heir, male or female. If she died without children, the administration would be handled to Domingos, grandson of the institutor.
Will made by António Rodrigues Pimenta, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of a land in Malhadinha Alta, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of Santiago, in Marvão, where his body should be buried. He named his wife Domingas Lopes as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Maria, niece of the institutor, during her lifetime. After the death of Maria the administration would be handled to her sister Domingas, and from there on the succession should continue on the eldest heir of their mother's, D. Maria de Almeida, lineage.
Will made by Simão Fernandes, in which he ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of lands in Arez, would have a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by his nephew Manuel Mouro, his children and descendants after him. This second entail would be composed of all his remaining assets, and would have a perpetual mass obligation of one hundred masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Arez, and would be administrated by padre António Vaz, nephew of the institutor, during his lifetime and after his death the administration should be handled to his brother Manuel, and from there on the succession would always continue on the eldest male heir.
Will made by Álvaro Mexia and his wife Filipa Rodrigues in which they ordered their burial in the cathedral of Portalegre, in which they ordered the building of a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Luz and established three entails, each with an obligation of two masses over their tombs. The first one would be composed of an estate in Monforte, and would be administered by their daughter Guiomar Mexia and by her heirs. The second one would be composed by their estate of Caravides, in Assumar, and would be administered by their son António Mexia and by his descendants. The third entail would be composed of a property in ladeira de São Tomé and would be administered by their son Lopo Cabreira and by his descendants. If their lineage was extinguished, the administration of these entails should be transmited to the Confraria de Nossa Senhora da Luz with a perpetual obligation of one daily mass.
Will by which Aldonça Rodrigues instituted an entail with her olive groves and houses in Elvas, designating her brother, Álvaro Rico, to administrate it. After his death, he would be succeded by her nephew, Nuno Fernandes, Álvaro's son. All the entail's administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 5 masses, each year. The testator declared that her body would be buried in the cathedral of Elvas.
Followed by the approval deed (1586-05-28, fls. 343-343v).
Will by which Maria Fernandes established an entail with the third part of her assets, including a property in the outskirts of Elvas, bequeathing it to her husband, Álvaro Rico, who would be succeeded by Catarina Salgueiro, their daughter, and her descendants. The entail's administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 2 annual masses for the institutor's soul in the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, where her body would be buried.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1556-01-02 pelo notário Afonso Anes de Fraguedo, nas casas que foram do Capitão Velho onde “pousa” a instituidora. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): missa diária no convento de São Francisco pela esmola de 12.000 réis. Em 1738 (f. 46 vº-55) decorrem embargos interpostos por António Correia Bettencourt Henriques contra a sentença e determinação da conta tomada em 1733 (fl. 45 vº-46), em que se pretendia a fixação de uma taxa anual de 43.200 réis, visto que a esmola de 12.000 réis apenas dava para pagar 100 missas. Os embargos terminam com sentença do ouvidor geral da capitania, Dr. Luís da Silva e Brito, em que revoga tal sentença, mantendo a pensão taxada no testamento. Por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f. 106 a 143) 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: não constam. A instituidora refere que os bens procedem de seu sogro João Fernandes do Arco. SUCESSÃO: designa o irmão Ambrósio de Brito, depois a sobrinha D. Joana Cabral, filha de seu irmão Pedro de Brito, na condição de casar com D. Gonçalo, filho de seu sobrinho D. Afonso. Não casando, esta fazenda e morgado ficaria ao filho mais velho de Aleixos de Abreu e, sucessivamente, na linha direita, ao filho macho primogénito. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1601, data do primeiro auto de contas: D. Gonçalo Henriques. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde da Torre Bela. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 38 e 45): FILHOS: Sebastião de Abreu, falecido; Francisco de Abreu, a quem deu 40.000 réis, cama e vestido, quando este partiu para a Índia, além disso dá a mulher deste 10.000 réis por ano de alimentos. A instituidora morre sem filhos nem herdeiros forçosos. IRMÃS: Catarina de Santa Clara, Francisca da Nazaré e Ana da Conceição, todas no Mosteiro de Santa Clara; Ambrósio de Brito; Pedro de Brito. ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco. Se falecer no Arco da Calheta, manda enterrar-se na capela da Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Consolação onde está sepultado o marido, na parte do evangelho. ESCRAVOS: deixa o mulato António a Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe para a servir, caso se venda ficará forro; liberta a escrava Bárbara na condição de servir António de Sande durante 10 anos, e desse lhe ensinar bons costumes, não o fazendo fique forra; lega 5.000 réis para resgate de um cativo natural da ilha da Madeira. ALFAIAS RELIGIOSAS: o marido deixou 5 marcos de prata para uma cruz; para a sua capela (de Nossa Senhora da Consolação do Arco da Calheta) deixa: um cálice dourado de prata; uma vestimenta de chamaiote azul com seu savastro (sebasto) de veludo amarelo; uma alcatifa, uma toalhas para o altar; uma arca para guardar paramentos. LEGADOS: aos pobres do Hospital deixa uma cama, a saber: colchão, um cobertor branco e um meio travesseiro com fronha e almofada; outra cama aos lázaros; 6.000 réis a Maria Durões, pelos bons serviços prestados; 10.000 réis a Catarina, enjeitada, para o seu casamento e roga ao irmão que a recolha em sua casa até essa altura; 300 réis a cada uma das irmãs que estão no Mosteiro de Santa Clara; dotou 100.000 réis à criada Antónia de Sande para casar com Aires Peixoto. TESTEMUNHAS: Pero Gonçalves, tabelião; António Leitão, padroeiro de Nossa Senhora da Esperança; Francisco Ferreira de Sande e João Toim, respetivamente genro e filho do notário Afonso Anes Fraguedo; Baltazar da Mata e Aleixos Simões, criado de Luís de Noronha; Fernão Nunes, filho de Nuno Gonçalves, falecido; Tomé Fernandes, morador nesta cidade.
Will made by Diogo Cardoso de Almeida, former capitão-mor of Alter do Chão, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual mass obligation of one daily mass in the main church of Alter do Chão. He named both his cousins Bento Garcia and Diogo Cardoso de Almeida to share the administration of the entail during their lifetimes and their eldest male heirs after them. He disposed that no administrator could ever marry a person of new-christian, hebrew or mulato descendancy.
Will by João Rodrigues Gato instituting a chapel with 5 annual masses that should be annexed to his sister's entail, of which he was administrator. Both entails should be united and have the same administrator. In this document, João Rodrigues also specifies the estates that he bought and entailed to his sister's chapel. Followed by the approval deed.
Will by which Maria Fernandes, widow of Domingos Martins, bequeathed her houses in Alter do Chão and a property in Peringote, to her nephew, António Jorge, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of 10 annual masses in perpetuity. The entail would be transmitted to his children and descendants or, if he died without leaving offspring, to the institutor's closest relative. She determined that her body would be buried near the altar of Nossa Senhora of the main church of Alter do Chão.
Will by Álvaro Gonçalves instituting a chapel in the church of Santa Maria da Alcáçova, in Elvas, where he should also be buried, appointing his niece Violante Nunes as administrator and granting her the power to choose the next administrator within the institutor's kin, excluding nevertheless from the line of succession João Nunes, Violante's son. Followed by the approval deed.
Will made by Beatriz Cardoso, widow of Francisco Cardoso Freme, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year in the convent of S. António of Alter do Chão, where her body should be buried. She named her son João Boroa Cardoso as first administrator of the entail and his descendants after him.If he died without children, then the administration should be handled to the sons of his brother Dr. André Cardoso, or the closest relative.
Will by which Beatriz Fernandes, Lourenço de Mizurado's wife, bequeathed the third part of her assets to her minor son, Brás Manhãs, which included properties in Murteira, Cabeça do Alcaide, Cabeça do Almada, Cabeça do Ferreiro, Alter do Chão. He and his descendants were obligated to support the celebration of 6 annual masses in perpetuity. If Brás died without leaving heirs, the entail would be transmitted to one of his siblings. The testator determined that her body had to be buried in the convent of Santo António of Alter do Chão.
Will made by Maria Delicado in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year on the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário, in Alter do Chão. She named Pedro Mendes Garcia as first administrator of the entail, and after his death he would be succeedes by padre Sebastião Garcia. After the death of padre Sebastião Garcia, the administration would be transmitted to Inês Garcia with the condition that she and all successors after her would order the perpetual celebration of thirty masses every year. Inês would appoint a successor with the same conditions. Maria Delicado also named Maria Garcia as administrator of the chapel founded by Pedro Torto, wich was also a chapel whose succession was ruled by appointment.
Will by which Diogo de Sousa Carvalhal appointed Lourenço de Mizurado, son of Diogo Mendes de Vasconcelos, to administrate an unidentified chapel he administrated, with properties in Alter do Chão, Fronteira and Alter Pedroso. He also designated him to administrate a chapel instituted by Diogo de Rebelo in Avis. The testator bequeathed all his remaining assets to his wife, D. Margarida, obligating her and her successors to support the celebration of 10 annual masses for his soul in perpetuity. This chapel would be administrated, after his wife's death, by their son, Pedro Delicado, and subsequently by Lourenço Mizurado. He determined that his body had to be buried in the convent of Santo António of Crato, where a grave with his coat of arms should be place. He donated a rent (foro) of one moio of wheat to the friars of that convent on the condition that they would celebrate a weekly mass for his soul in perpetuity.
Will made by João Fraústo de Faria, in which he named his son João Fraústo, absent of the Kingdom, to succeed him on the administration of a chapel he administrated, and ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a new chapel composed of two lands in Marvão's district, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of nine masses celebrated every year on the in the church of the convent of N. Sra. da Estrela of Marvão, where his body should be buried. To administrate this new chapel he named his son António Nunes during his lifetime and his descendants after him, or, if he had none, this chapel would be administrated by the same administrator of the other chapel mentioned above.
Will made by Manuel Gonçalves Gamboa, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of some houses in Marvão over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year. To administrate it, he named his niece Leonor, daughter of Filipe Gonçalves, as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should continue on the closest heir of her father's bloodline. He also left a land for padre Francisco Gomes, during his lifetime, with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and, after his death, this land should be incorporated on the entail administrated by Leonor. The second entail would be composed of the houses where the institutor lived, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year. To administrate it he named his cousin Francisco Rodrigues Canhoto and his descendants after him, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative that belonged to the lineage of the institutor's father.
Will made by Tomé Gonçalves, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of some houses in Marvão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of six masses celebrated every year on the church of Santa Maria, where his body should be buried. He named his son João Gonçalves as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should continue on his descendants.
Will made in Marvão by Simão Marques Barroso, in which he ordered his burial in the convent of Santa Maria da Estrela and established an entail composed of his property of Vale de Carvão, with a perpetual obligation of five annual masses. He named his daughter Maria as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should continue on her descendants, or, if she had none, on the closest relative of the institutor.
Will made by Vasco Pires and his wife Isabel Pires, in which they ordered the foundation of four entails. The first entail would be composed of houses and lands in Marvão, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Brás Afonso during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The second entail would be composed of an estate named Quinta da Ramilla, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Manuel Brás during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The third entail would be composed of a land in a place named Raminha, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Pedro Esteves during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administration would be handled to his son Estêvão, and from there on, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The fourth entail would be composed of vineyard in Marvão's outskirts, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three one celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their niece Leonor, daughter of Pedro Esteves, during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir.
Will made by Vasco Pires and his wife Isabel Pires, in which they ordered the foundation of four entails. The first entail would be composed of houses and lands in Marvão, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Brás Afonso during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The second entail would be composed of an estate named Quinta da Ramilla, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Manuel Brás during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The third entail would be composed of a land in a place named Raminha, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their nephew Pedro Esteves during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administration would be handled to his son Estêvão, and from there on, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir. The fourth entail would be composed of vineyard in Marvão's outskirts, over which the institutors imposed a perpetual obligation of three one celebrated every year, and to administrate it they named their niece Leonor, daughter of Pedro Esteves, during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue on his eldest heir.
[Includes a declaration deed and a codicil made by Vasco Pires, disposing over non-entailed assets].
Will of Antónia Correia, ordering that she should be buried in the chapel that they had instituted in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, in Braga, with the obligation of a weekly mass. Her reserved portion should be entailed to that chapel, which should be administrated by her daughter Antónia Correia and her offspring.
Followed by the approval deed (1650-09-05, fls. 192v).
Will of Luís Silva de Meneses, ordering that he should be buried in the chapel instituted by his in-laws in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, adding a monthly mass in that chapel for his soul, and leaving his reserved portion to his wife Mariana Correia.
Will made by Diogo Aparício, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of three entails and that his body should be buried on the chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição, in the church of Santiago of Marvão. The first entail would be composed of a vineyard on the city's outskirts, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of four masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew Gonçalo Andrés with the condition that he would appoint one of his children to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of the houses where Diogo himself lived, and would have a perpetual obligation of four masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named Domingos Gonçalves, weaver, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children to succeed him with the same conditions. The third entail would also be composed of a vineyard on the city's outskirts, named Água da Cuba, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of four masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew João Aparício with the condition that he would appoint one of his children to succeed him with the same conditions.
Will made by Francisco Miguéis Freire, in which he disposed that his body should be buried on the mother church of Alpalhão, and ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of a house in Alpalhão over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his niece Catarina Freire during her lifetime and her descendants after her, with the condition that she would only receive the administration after she married or took state. The second entail would be composed of a land in Alpalhão's outskirts over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his sister Violante Mosqueira during her lifetime and, after her death, the administration would be handled to her daughter Maria and her descendants after her, or, if Maria died without heirs, the administration would be transmitted to Inês, sister of the institutor. If none of them had children, both entails would be handled to the Confraria das Almas of Alpalhão.
Will of Ana Coelho, instituting a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Porta, in Melgaço, appointing as administrator her nephew Jerónimo Teixeira and his offspring.
Followed by the approval deed (1679-12-30, fls. 172v-173v).
Will of Fernando Pires and Helena Dias Viegas, instituting an entail with pious obligations in the altar of São Pedro de Rates, in Braga's cathedral, and in the church of Misericórdia in the same city. As administrator, they appointed Pedro de Carvalho and his offspring.
Followed by the approval deed (1591-07-21, fls. 221-221v).
Will made in Alpalhão by Joana Martins, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of five entails. The first entail would be composed of some houses in Alpalhão over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria, daughter of Maria Inchada. The second entail would be composed of a vineyard in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew João Dias Loução during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his son Tomé Pinheiro, and from there on the succession should always continue on the closest heir. The third entail would be administrated by Ana, daughter of Maria Inchada, and would be composed of some houses, a land and vineyards in Alpalhão, over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses and a land in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Gonçalo, son of Maria Inchada. The fifth entail would be composed of some houses and a land in the outskirts of Crato, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Inês, daughter of Maria Inchada. All her nephews, sons of her sister Maria Inchada, would be succeeded by their descendants, and, if any of them died without children, the entailed assets of this nephew would be shared among the sisters and brothers equally, and if their bloodline was extinguished the administration would be handled to the closest relative.
Will made by Catarina Carrilho, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of three entails. The first entail would be composed of some houses and a golden cross, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate she named Maria Inchada as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the administration would be handled to her eldest son or daughter, whoever she appointed, who would be succeeded by their eldest son or daughter with the same conditions. She bequeathed a land to the Confraria de S. Pedro imposing a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year over it, and, from the remaining of all her assets she ordered the foundation of two more chapels. The second chapel would have a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every week on the mother church of Alpalhão, and would be administrated by her cousin, Maria Mendes, wife of Manuel Dalva, who lived on Castelo de Vide, and, after their deaths, the succession should always continue on the eldest heir, male or female. The third chapel would have a perpetual obligation of 102 masses celebrated every year, that being two masses celebrated every week, and would be administrated by Maria Chambel Alfaia, during her lifetime, and by her son Manuel and his eldest heirs, male or female, after his death. However, if Manuel wished to became a clergyman, he would only administrate during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administration would be handled to his sister Joana, and after the death of Joana to Pedro, their brother, and after his death to Maria Inchada, administrator of the first chapel, or, if none of them had children, to Sebastiana, daughter of Amaro Gomes and Leonor Miguéis, and, after the death of Sebastiana, if she also had no children, the administration would be transmitted to Maria, daughter of João Dias Rovisco, or the Confraria do Santo Nome de Jesus of Alpalhão.
Will made by António Vaz Caldeira, in which he ordered the foundation of four entails. The first would be composed of some houses in Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his niece Maria, daughter of Gregório de Abreu, and her descendants after her, or, if she had no children, she would be succeeded by her brother António Mourato. The second entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew Brás Martins Caldeira and his descendants after him. The third entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Gafete, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew António Mourato and his descendants after him. The fourth entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew António de Abreu and his descendants after him. If the lineage of any of those administrators became extinguished then the Confraria das Santas Chagas de Alpalhão would receive the administration of the entail. No administrator of the four chapels could ever marry with another person of jewish, moorish, mulato or new-christian ascendency.
Will made by António Vaz Caldeira, in which he ordered the foundation of four entails. The first would be composed of some houses in Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his niece Maria, daughter of Gregório de Abreu, and her descendants after her, or, if she had no children, she would be succeeded by her brother António Mourato. The second entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew Brás Martins Caldeira and his descendants after him. The third entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Gafete, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew António Mourato and his descendants after him. The fourth entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew António de Abreu and his descendants after him. If the lineage of any of those administrators became extinguished then the Confraria das Santas Chagas de Alpalhão would receive the administration of the entail. No administrator of the four chapels could ever marry with another person of jewish, moorish, mulato or new-christian ascendency.
Will made by António Vaz Caldeira, in which he ordered the foundation of four entails. The first would be composed of some houses in Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his niece Maria, daughter of Gregório de Abreu, and her descendants after her, or, if she had no children, she would be succeeded by her brother António Mourato. The second entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew Brás Martins Caldeira and his descendants after him. The third entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Gafete, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew António Mourato and his descendants after him. The fourth entail would be composed of a land in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his nephew António de Abreu and his descendants after him. If the lineage of any of those administrators became extinguished then the Confraria das Santas Chagas de Alpalhão would receive the administration of the entail. No administrator of the four chapels could ever marry with another person of jewish, moorish, mulato or new-christian ascendency.
Will made by Maria Barrenta, in which she disposed that her body should be buried on the church of N. Sra. das Chagas and the foundation of three chapels, each one with the perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the church of N. Sra. da Graça of Alpalhão. To administrate the chapels she named her uncles António Dias, Mateus Gonçalves and Manuel da Fonseca as first administrators during their lifetimes, and, after their deaths, each one would be succeeded by his descendants.
Will of Miguel Ribeiro, instituting two chapels. In the first one, he appointed as administrator his nephew José Ribeiro, followed by his offspring, in which clerics took precedence.
Will of Gaspar Manuel and his wife Maria Pedro. They ordered that their bodies be buried in the church of Santiago da Carvalhosa, in front of the altar of S. Miguel. The couple explained that they had previously built a chapel dedicated to Santa Luzia, next to the church of Carvalhosa. After their death, their possessions, namely the grain rents, would be incorporated into the chapel, with the perpetual obligation to celebrate two weekly masses. The administrator was not yet chosen.
Will of Manuel Dias Furtado expressing his wish to be buried in the church of the convent of São Francisco of Ponta Delgada. He bequeaths rents of wheat and the half of a vineyard to Maria Furtado, his niece, with the obligation of 11 annual masses. He bequeaths two parts of a vineyard, another half of a vineyard and a rent of wheat to his nephew, Manuel Dias Furtado, with the obligation of 9 annual masses. He bequeaths a lease and a half of a farmland to his nephew, João Soares de Sousa, with the obligation of 6 annual masses, and bequeaths the other half of this farmland to his other nephew, Agostinho de Sousa de Almada, with the obligation of three annual masses. These properties should always be transmitted to successors belonging to the lineage of his nephews and niece . Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1666-01-28.
Will of D. Isabel Coutinho bequeathing her farmstead (quinta) of Seixal to D. Filipa de Figueiredo, her niece and daughter of her brother, Duarte de Figueiredo, as an entail, with the obligation of daily masses in the monastery of S. Bento de Xabregas, in Lisboa, and determining that the entail's sucessors should preferably be female. The testator also mentions that the person who will own the farmstead will also administrate her chapel of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, in the same monastery of S. Bento de Xabregas. Will approved in 1588-07-02 and opened in 1591-09-13.
Will by which padre Pedro Álvares Mergulhão expresses his wish to be buried in the parish church of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Montalvão. He establishes an entail composed of his properties in Montalvão, with a perpetual pious obligation of one sung mass and three trinitaries of masses celebrated every year in the eight days after All Saints Day. He named his niece Carrilho as first administrator of the entail during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Manuel, son of Álvaro Gonçalves, as long as he married with one of the daughters of Afonso Miguéis, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will of Maria do Rego, instituting an entail by all her estates with pious obligations in the church of São Mamede de Deocriste, appointing as administrator Francisco Jacome Bezerra, granting him and the remaining administrators the power to appoint their successors.
Followed by the approval deed (1692-11-06, fls. 92v-93v).
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento de mão comum (f. 2-9) aprovado em 1597-04-08, nas casas de morada dos testadores, cidade do Funchal, pelo tabelião público de notas por el-rei nesta cidade e seu termo, Salvador de Araújo; aberto em 1598-04-28, por falecimento da mulher. Traslado de 1796. MOTIVAÇÃO DA FUNDAÇÃO: a mulher encontrava-se doente, numa cama; intercedem a Nosso Senhor "se queira alembrar de nossas almas quando deste mundo as levar" (f. 2 v.º). ENCARGOS: dez missas anuais celebradas no convento de São Francisco, oito em honra das Chagas e duas a Nossa Senhora do Rosário. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: A informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 22) esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficaria adstrita à capelania de Nossa Senhora da Vitória, devendo celebrar vinte missas pela alma deste instituidor e outros. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 26-29 v.º) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: designam o cônjuge sobrevivo, por falecimento de ambos nomeiam a filha Maria de Vasconcelos. Suceder-lhe-ia a filha que quisesse nomear, não a tendo passaria a um filho também à sua escolha; não tendo filho passaria ao outro filho dos instituidores, Luís, nas mesmas condições; não tendo filhos ficaria ao irmão Martinho e, sendo este clérigo, poderia nomear quem quisesse, mas os atrás designados só poderiam nomear pessoas legítimas. BENS VINCULADOS: tomam suas terças nas seguintes propriedades: fazenda em Santa Luzia; um assentamento no Estreito (que confrontava pelo noroeste com o caminho que ia para a fazenda de Nicolau Mendes, nordeste com fazenda de João de Bettencourt Leitão e norte com assentamento dos herdeiros de António Fernandes de Faria); uma fazenda que houveram de Manuel Ribeiro. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 9): CÔNJUGES: o instituidor foi casado em primeiras núpcias com D. Clara Mialheiro. FILHOS: João Mendes de Vasconcelos (do primeiro casamento); Manuel de Vasconcelos; Luís; Martinho; Rui Mendes (casado em maio de 1596, f. 6); uma filha freira. ENTERRAMENTO: falecendo no Estreito, seriam enterrados na capela de Nossa Senhora da Graça, em sepultura da mulher Clara Mialheiro, com pedra com as iniciais “L=I”. Caso faleçam no Funchal, determinam o enterramento no convento de São Francisco, defronte do cruzeiro e ao longo do altar de Santo António, na sepultura com o nome do instituidor. ALFAIAS RELIGIOSAS: 9000 réis à Confraria de Nossa Senhora da Graça para umas "almaticas" brancas ou frontal branco, ou o que os mordomos quiserem. OUTRAS PROPRIEDADES: terra no Vale Formoso aforada a Gaspar Gonçalves; terras de vinha no Estreito “a par de Nossa Senhora”; o instituidor nomeia no filho Luís a fazenda da Ribeira Brava da Serra d´Água, que lhe nomeara a sogra Brízida Gonçalves. ESCRAVOS: negro António dado ao filho João Mendes de Vasconcelos, por partilhas de sua mãe. TESTEMUNHAS (da aprovação): Manuel Favela, filho de Fernão Favela de Vasconcelos, o qual assina a rogo da testadora; Diogo Gonçalves, pedreiro; Francisco de Faria; padre João Gonçalves "cogitor" na igreja de Nossa Senhopra do Calhau; Bartolomeu Gonçalves, trabalhador; Domingos Fernandes, filho de Gonçalo Pires, lavrador; Melchior Lopes, purgador, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: o marido assina, a mulher não. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 26 a 29 v.º - Traslado do indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1694-11-10 pelo tabelião Manuel Rodrigues Pereira, nas casas de morada do testador na cidade do Funchal; aberto em 1694-11-13, na presença do juiz de fora corregedor Francisco Gomes de Góis. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: encontrava-se doente, deitado em uma cama; pretende encaminhar bem as coisas de sua obrigação e consciências, por não saber o tempo em que o Senhor Deus iria chamá-lo; deseja firmemente e propõe-se acabar a vida na santa fé católica romana e "morrer dentro no regaso da sua igreja nossa madre com ajuda e favor divino" (f. 3); recomenda aos filhos que sejam sempre amigos e se conservem no amor e união que sempre tiveram, acrescentando que teriam a benção de Deus e sua se na partilha dos bens não houvesse dúvidas nem "couzas que escandalizem". ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: anualmente, uma missa cantada com diáconos na sua capela de São João, convento de São Francisco, no seu dia, pela sua alma e de seus sucessores; consertar e enramar o mesmo templo, o qual era jazigo de seus avós e onde se manda enterrar, "asim como o costumei sempre fazer" (f. 5). REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: na conta prestada em 1796-03-12 (f. 1), menciona-se como encargos apenas a aludida missa por 1200 réis. A informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 28 v.º), esclarece que pela redução de 1814-03-20 esta capela foi anexa à capelania de Nossa Senhora da Vitória da Ribeira dos Socorridos, com a obrigação de vinte missas por esta e outros instituidores. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 30-36), o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia o seu filho Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt, sucedendo-lhe o filho macho mais velho e assim irá continuando em seus descendentes. Na falta de geração da linha direita do instituidor "que direitamente de mim procedam ou descendam", a terça ficaria aos pobres do hospital da cidade do Funchal, com as obrigações seguintes: trezentas missas anuais, com esmola de 30.000 réis pagos aos quartéis aos dois capelães colocados pelo provedor e Mesa; 40.000 réis para ajuda de cada uma de duas moças pobres, honradas, de bom viver e as mais necessitadas, cuja eleição muito cuidada sujeitava ao conselho e parecer do bispo. O provedor não poderia alhear nem dividir os bens, antes deveria conserválos e aumentá-los, e obrando em contrário os mesmos passariam logo ao Colégio da Companhia de Jesus do Funchal. BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens em capela e morgado, escolhendo o instituidor toda a fazenda no Arco da Calheta, comprada às freiras da Esperança de Lisboa; junta ainda os seus panos de raz para andarem em morgado (f. 7 v.º). A terça andaria sempre junta e unida, sem se poder partir, nem vender, nem alhear, nem trocar. SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: as verbas declaratórias, datadas respetivamente de 1847-12-23 (f. 40/40 v.º) e 1851-11-12 (fl. 41/42), referem a sub-rogação de bens desta capela situados na cidade do Funchal e não no Arco da Calheta, como se segue: i) terreno na rua da Conceição, Sé, no valor de 683.361 réis e o capital de um foro no valor de 200.000 réis imposto num terreno na Calçada da Encarnação, Santa Luzia, os quais foram sub-rogados por benfeitorias livres, em idêntico valor, no Palheiro Ferreiro; ii) casas n.º 21/23 e 29/31 sitas na rua das Pretas, São Pedro, avaliadas respetivamente em 476.000 e 432.000 réis, as quais foram sub-rogadas por parte de um terreno sito nas Angústias, São Pedro. OUTROS BENS VINCULADOS: i) terça da mãe do instituidor: os bens totalizam 8.000 cruzados e ainda não haviam sido apartados. Agora nomeia a filha Leonor na sucessão e designa os seguintes bens: fazenda do Nateiro no lugar da Madalena; fazendas da Ponte e Bacelo; horta na rua do Pinheiro, Funchal, comprada a Francisco Fernandes Campos; outras propriedades até perfazer o valor atrás previsto. ii) terça de D. Branca: informa-se da sucessão deste vínculo, a saber, a filha D. Helena de Vasconcelos, seguindo-se D. Beatriz da Silva e Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt “o Velho”. Este nomeia como sucessor o filho Francisco. iii) bens vinculados ao morgadio de D. Mecia de Vasconcelos: quinta em Sacavém (Loures, Lisboa); casais e terras no Ramirão e mata da Burra, nos termos de Torres Vedras e Sintra, terras estas aprazadas e nas quais nomeia o filho Francisco de Vasconcelos. iv) terça de sua falecida mulher D. Maria, que lha deixou com liberdade de nomear um dos filhos que melhor lhe parecesse, designa o filho Francisco de Vasconcelos. v) terça de Garcia de Mondragão: para descargo de consciência declara que ainda não se fizera plena partilha do que lhe tocava. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 15): Era irmão da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Funchal. CÔNJUGE: D. Maria de Vasconcelos, falecida. FILHOS: Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt; D. Lourença de Mondragão, mulher de D. Bartolomeu de Sá. TESTAMENTEIROS: os filhos e genro. ENTERRAMENTO: capela de São João, no Convento de São Francisco do Funchal, jazigo dos seus avós. TESTEMUNHAS: Pe. Gaspar Telo de Meneses; Dr. António Gonçalves Freitas; Manuel Ribeiro Matoso; Manuel de Azevedo Neto; Pe. Mateus Dias de Abreu; Francisco Ferreira Duarte; Francisco da Silva, todos moradores nesta cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: assina o testamento, que fora feito pelo cónego da Sé, Francisco de Sousa. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 30 a 36 - Traslado do indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
Will of capitão Gaspar Lourenço Machado bequeathing two "serrados" of land, in Lajes do Pico, to his niece and goddaughter, Maria de Santiago, with the obligation to pay 2000 réis, per year, perpetually, to the confraternity of Senhor, from Lajes do Pico, with the pious obligation of 12 annual prayed masses, in the third sunday of each month, in the ceremony of the Holy Sacrament. The testator also bequeaths a "creação" he ows to João Silveira, a servant he freed, with the obligation to pay 10 tostões, per year, perpetually, to the confraternity of Senhora do Rosário, from Lajes do Pico, with the pious obligation of five annual prayed masses for his soul. Will opened in 1692-07-03 and approved in 1692-02-24.
Will of Manuel Álvares Machado, instituting an entail with pious obligations in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, and appointing as administrator his son Manuel Novais Machado.
Will by which Maria Curvo Barradas, António Zuzarte's wife, expresses her wish to be buried in the Misericórdia of Monforte, near her uncle and sister. She establishes an entail with a perpetual obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. She names her sisters Inês dos Serafins and Catarina da Encarnação, both of them nuns, as first administrators during their lifetimes and, after their deaths, one of the institutor's children or grandchildren. If she had no children or grandchildren, then the administration would be handed, in this order, to her husband António Zuzarte, her sisters Inês dos Serafins and Catarina da Encarnação, her nephew Diogo Barradas and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Diogo had no children, the administration would be handed to his sister Leonor Barradas de Veiros, or their aunt Maria Curvo, or to other relatives. If her lineage became extinguished, the administration would be transmitted to the Misericórdia of Monforte. The institutor disposed that the will should be registered in the Tombo of the Misericórdia.
Will by which João Freire, lavrador, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of S. Lourenço of Portalegre, at the foot of the main chapel. He establishes an entail composed of his fazenda da Pena with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his brother-in-law Francisco Álvares de Almeida as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his son Francisco Álvares, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will made by padre Simão Rodrigues da Costa in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the Cathedral or on the Jesuit church of Portalegre, in the chapel that should be purchased for the burial of his body. The institutor named his nephew Francisco Reixa da Costa as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint a successor to succeed him with the same conditions, preferably one of his male children or strictly blood relatives. He also bequeathed some properties to João Marques to sustain and pay for his studies with the condition that he would became a clergyman, and, after his death, those properties should be annexed to the chapel. The institutor ordered the first administrator to register this will and the entailed properties on the Tombo record books of the Provedoria of Portalegre.
Will made by Pedro Fernandes de Almeida in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of a vineyard and some houses with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year on the church of Santiago of Portalegre, on the Altar of N. Sra. da Vitória, where his body should be buried. He named Catarina Martins, wife of his nephew Pedro de Almeida, as first administrator during her lifetime and her descendants after her.
Will by which Leonor Fernandes, Manuel Ceia's widow, expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel in the church of Santiago de Caiola, Portalegre. She divides her reserved portion, consisting of her part of the estate of Ceia and of the olive grove in Penedos Gordos, in two equal parts and orders the foundation of two entails, imposing a perpetual pious obligation of one mass annual celebrated on each of them. The first entail would be administered by her son Diogo Ceia, and the second entail would be administered by her son João Martins. They would be succeeded by their eldest heirs, male or female, or by their closest relative.
Will by which Leonor Fernandes, Manuel Ceia's widow, expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel in the church of Santiago de Caiola, Portalegre. She divides her reserved portion, consisting of her part of the estate of Ceia and of the olive grove in Penedos Gordos, in two equal parts and orders the foundation of two entails, imposing a perpetual pious obligation of one mass annual celebrated on each of them. The first entail would be administered by her son Diogo Ceia, and the second entail would be administered by her son João Martins. They would be succeeded by their eldest heirs, male or female, or by their closest relative.
Will by which Manuel de Miranda, lavrador, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. He establishes an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. He names his wife Beatriz Gonçalves as first administrator, and afterwards their son padre João de Miranda, who would only administrate until their daughter Isabel de Miranda married and had children. From there on, the succession should always continue on the closest relative.
Will made by Pedro Carreiras and his wife Isabel Velez, in which they expressed their wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. They established an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of seven masses celebrated every year. They named their nephew, Francisco, son of Ana Leitão, as first administrator of the entail and his descendants after him, or, if he had none, António Velez Durão.
Will made by Manuel Martins Rol, in which he bequeathed 70.000 réis, a vineyard and a land to his brother Francisco Rol de Velez and ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year. He named Francisco as first administrator of the entail and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, or, if he had none, the administration would be transmitted to his brother António Rol de Velez or his sister Margarida de Velez. The administrators were expressly forbiden to marry with new-christians and illegitimate children could never receive the administration. The institutor also ordered that half of a vineyard should be annexed to the reserved portion bequeathed by Joana Dias, nicknamed a Cereja, as long as it remained on the Reis family.
Will by which Catarina Lopes expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. She establishes an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year. She named her husband Manuel Mendes Tavares as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Manuel da Rosa, son of Pedro Rombo Tavares. After his death, Manuel would be succeeded by his brother Domingos Rombo Tavares, if he still lived, and from there on the succession should always continue on the closest and eldest male relative of the institutor's lineage.
Will made by Leonor Delicado in which she bequeathed all her assets to the Society of Jesus with the condition that they should establish a college in Castelo de Vide. However, if the Society did not accepted her conditions, she orders the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of a farm she owned in Alpalhão, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew padre Manuel Delicado during his lifetime. After the death of Manuel, he would be succeeded by Maria Gomes Delicada, niece of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest female daughter. All administrators of this first entail should bare the surname "Delicado", keep a record book for the registration of the masses that should be checked by the Misericórdia of Alpalhão, in every year, and they would be also obliged to annex one property worth 30.000 réis to the entail. The second entail would be composed of all the root assets the institutor owned in Castelo de Vide, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it, she named her nephew padre Diogo Afonso Tarouca during his lifetime. After the death of Diogo, the administration would be handled to Francisco Fernandes Tarouca, nephew of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest female heir. Just like the first entail, all administrators of this second entail should bare the surname "Tarouca", keep a record book for the registration of the masses that should be checked by the Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide, in every year, and they would be also obliged to annex one property worth 30.000 réis to the entail. The administrators of both entails should give 10.000 réis to the chaplain of N. Sra. da Vitória's hermitage, founded by the institutor and her husband António Mouzinho Galeano, with the perpetual pious obligation they imposed of two masses celebrated in every week, on Saturdays and Sundays.
Will made in Vale do Peso, Portalegre's district, by padre Manuel Dias Maninho in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every week on the chapel and altar of Almas, where his body should be buried. He named his compadre Salvador Martins as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Manuel Luís, son-in-law of Salvador, and his descendants after him, or other appointed administrators in case he died without heirs. The administrators should also give 30.000 réis every year to the chaplain's sustenance, providing him a house, choosing him among the local born clergyman, preferably learned in universities and old christians, who would be examined before taking on the administration. He also disposed that the administrators were obliged to provide the dowry and marry an orphan girl every year, chosed among his relatives. Predicting that the entailed patrimony could occasionaly dismantled in times of war, famine or plague, he allowed that the number of masses, the chaplains salary and the orphan girls dowry could be reduced in any of those circumstances.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 2-16 v.º) aprovado em 1640-02-06, nos aposentos onde vivia o testador, na Freguesia de São Pedro (Funchal), pelo tabelião de notas do Funchal e seu termo por el-rei, António Gonçalves Boim; aditamento de 1616-02-17 ao testamento, o qual ficara aberto a pedido do testador; aberto em 1640-03-10, na presença do juiz ordinário desta cidade, João da Fonseca de Vasconcelos. MOTIVAÇÃO DA FUNDAÇÃO: estava enfermo de doença que Nosso Senhor lhe dera e não sabia a hora em que seria servido de o chamar; "descargo de minha consiensia e declarassam de minha ultima vontade" (f. 2 v.º). Mais à frente (f. 8), esclarece que "he a principal tensão porque fundo esta capela gozarmos [a sua alma e a daqueles de quem herdou os bens] destes sufragios e despender-se o rendimento dos ditos bens de rais em que fundo a dita capela para sempre". ENCARGOS IMEDIATOS: i) ao dia do falecimento, todas as missas que forem possíveis por sua alma, no convento de São Francisco do Funchal e demais igrejas desta cidade, por esmola de 60 réis cada uma, as celebradas no altar da Sé por 70 réis; ii) nos primeiros dias após o seu falecimento, e no mesmo convento, três ofícios de nove lições por sua alma, com vésperas e oferta de dois sacos de trigo, dois barris de vinho e um carneiro por cada ofício; outros três idênticos ofícios e ofertas na Sé; iii) com a maior brevidade possível, e ainda por sua alma, 4000 missas nas igrejas desta cidade, sendo as celebradas na Sé pagas com esmola de 60 réis, as restantes com 50 réis. Todos estes e outros legados e gastos por sua alma seriam assegurados pelos seus bens móveis, alocados para esse efeito. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (ANUAL): i) um anal de missas por sua alma na capela do Santíssimo Sacramento da igreja de São Pedro (Funchal), que manda construir por sua devoção ("fundem e fasam de novo") e ornamentar com um painel de Nossa Senhora de Monserrate, mandado vir de Lisboa, cabendo ao senhor bispo a eleição do local mais conveniente para a sua ereção. Para a edificação de tal capela, reserva 400.000 réis e determina que se fixem as suas armas no arco da mesma "ou onde melhor cair", em memória da sua fundação; ii) outros dois anais de missas por sua alma e de seus defuntos, ditos por ordem dos priostres do cabido, com a esmola acostumada; iii) 4000 réis para reparo e ornato da aludida capela. Uma nota na folha de rosto dos autos refere que os encargos totalizam 19.500 réis (em 1796). REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 29 v.º), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou limitada à pensão de vinte missas anuais e no mais anexa à capelania da Lombada. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 32 v.º-37 v.º), o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: institui sua alma herdeira de todos os seus bens de raiz e como administrador da capela seu sobrinho José, filho de sua irmã D. Antónia de Moura, sucedendo-lhe o filho primogénito varão "e nessa conformidade se continuara para sempre"; não tendo filho macho passaria a fêmea, não tendo filha sucederia na administração seu irmão João e descendentes, mas já na linha direita do filho secundogénito, "porquanto hé minha vontade que nunca esta capela anexa ao morgado de seu pai Bartolomeu Machado de Miranda, salvo em cazo que desta linha haja hum só filho mas em avendo segundo logo quero que lhe passe a dita admenistrasam" (f. 9 v.º); caso o irmão João não tenha filhos passaria à outra irmã mais velha que fosse casada, sucedendo sua filha ou filho na forma acima declarada. Na falta de geração desta linha dos nomeados, a administração do vínculo ficaria à Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento de São Pedro para cumprimento dos legados e o remanescente para os gastos da confraria. INCUMPRIMENTO DE ENCARGOS(f. 10-10 v.º): o não cumprimento dos encargos "de hum ano para outro" acarretaria a perda da administração para a aludida confraria em vida do administrador remisso. FISCALIZAÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: o instituidor deixa cinco tostões anuais ao juiz dos Resíduos que fiscalizar o cumprimento desta capela, isto se inteiramente a fizesse cumprir. Por outro lado, é peremptório ao determinar que em tempo algum não se pudesse baixar os respetivos encargos. BENS VINCULADOS: todos os seus bens de raiz havidos e por haver "e nos de raiz instituo capela para sempre" (f. 7 v.º). O remanescente do rendimento de sua fazenda ficaria para os administradores nomeados pelo seu trabalho "e assim se cumprira tudo o que atras tenho dito" (f. 11 v.º). SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: a verba sub-rogatória, datada de 1859-11-15 (f. 44/46) declara que fica sendo livre e alodial uma porção de terra na freguesia da Camacha, no valor de 618$380 réis, pertencente a esta capela, a qual foi sub-rogada por cinco porções de terra no Pico do Infante, São Gonçalo. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: o testamento determina a doação de verbas para aquisição de três foros, cujos rendimentos seriam aplicados na celebração de missas perpétuas, como se segue: i) 50.000 réis à confraria de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Sé, com pensão de uma missa anual; ii) 40.000 réis à confraria das Almas da igreja de São Pedro, com obrigação de uma missa mensal e um responso às segundas-feiras; iii) 10.000 réis à confraria de São Pedro com pensão de três missas anuais. Todavia, neste processo não se prestam contas destes vínculos. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 16 v.º): IRMÃOS: D. Antónia de Moura e Cristóvão de Moura Rolim, ambos falecidos. ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco, na cova dos pais, sita no capítulo novo. Pressupõe-se a trasladação posterior do corpo, pois manda fazer uma sepultura com o seu nome a colocar na capela que manda edificar "e não teram nela lugar para se enterrar outra pessoa algua" (f. 12). TESTAMENTEIROS: reverendo padre Álvaro Vaz da Corte, seu primo; reverendo mestre escola Brás de Castro de Moura, seu primo, seus amigos e parentes, a quem recomenda cumpram o seu testamento e um rol que em segredo e de fora lhes deixara, legando a cada um deles 30.000 réis para umas peças. ALFAIAS E PEÇAS RELIGIOSAS: a Nossa Senhora da Piedade da igreja de São Tiago deixa 10.000 réis para se fazer uma peça para o seu altar; a Nossa Senhora do Monte outros 10.000 réis para comprar uma peça para o seu altar; à Confraria de Nossa Senhora ad Nazaré 10.000 réis para uns castiçais de mesa. OUTROS LEGADOS. às sobrinhas religiosas em Santa Clara, filhas de sua falecida irmã D. Antónia, deixa 20.000 réis a cada uma para um hábito; à tia Cecília de Moura deixa 20.000 réis. TESTEMUNHAS: padre Álvaro Vaz da Corte; Manuel Antunes; José de Araújo; Francisco de Abreu; Domingos Ferreira, estudante; Pedro Gonçalves, carpinteiro; Inácio Fernandes, sapateiro; Manuel Marques, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: sabe ler e escrever, redige um capítulo do testamento e assina. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 32 v.º a 37 v.º - Indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
Will made by Pedro Rodrigues, o coxo, mercador, in which he ordered his burial in the church of S. Martinho of Portalegre. He established an entail composed of a watermill with the obligation of a weekly as long as the world lasted. To administrate it he named his nephew Inácio, son of Simão Rodrigues and Lucrécia Mendes, sister of the institutor, and his descendants after him. If Mécia Fernandes, sister os the institutor wished to entail her own reserved portion to this entail, then the perpetual masses obligation would be increased from one to three masses celebrated every week.
Will by which Maria Álvares, daughter of Pedro Fernandes Lameira, expresses her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre, near her father. She establishes an entail with her remaining properties with an obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year. She names her mother, Isabel Gonçalves, as first administrator, and, after her death, the administration would be transmitted to padre Manuel Fernandes Lameira, her brother. From there on the succession should always continue by appointment made by the last administrator.
Will by which D. Maria Nogueira, widow of Bento de Andrade Pimentel, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Luz in Portalegre, which she founded with her husband. She annexes her reserved portion, consisting of four estates, to the entail founded by her father Estêvão Nogueira. She also establishes an entail with the remaining part of her properties, to be annexed to her father's with a perpetual obligation of five annual masses. She names her son Manuel de Andrade as first administrator of this new entail and also as successor on her father's entail, following all the succession clauses disposed by Estêvão Nogueira. She also disposed that all future administrators should henceforth use the surname Andrade Nogueira, and would be obliged to annex assets worth 20 000 réis to the entail, declaring expressly that she wished all administrators of the entail to be "very rich in order to make many services to God and to the poor people".
Will by which Maria de Abreu, wife of António Mendes, lavrador, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. She establishes an entail with a perpetual obligation of three annual masses. She names her husband as first administrator and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his son, António Mendes, Maria's step-son, with the condition that he would only administrate the entail until his own son, also named António, comes of age. From there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutor also appointed her granddaughter Maria de Abreu to succeed her on the chapel founded by her brother Manuel de Abreu, composed of a house and a vineyard in Portalegre, which had a perpetual obligation of six masses celebrated every year.
Will by which Joana Rodrigues Barbosa, Martinho Fernandes' widow, expresses her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. She establishes an entail composed of her houses in Portalegre with a perpetual obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. She named João Fernandes Terrenho, estudante, nephew of her husband, as first administrator of the entail and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will by which Tomé de Carvalho expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Santo António of Portalegre. He establishes an entail composed of an estate named Teixinho with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. He named his brother António Martins as first administrator and after his death, his niece Branca, daughter of António, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. The institutor disposed that all administrators should annex half of their own reserved portions and also distribute twenty alqueires of bread on the harvest years of the entailed properties, being ten alqueires to the Misericórdia and the other ten to poor woman.
Will made in Portalegre by Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco in which he ordered his body to be buried on the mother church of Portalegre and bequeathed his own reserved portion to his daughter Isabel de Siqueira.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 2-9) feito e validado em 1545-05-08, em Câmara de Lobos, nas suas casas de morada. Notário: João Gonçalves Escórcio, notário público por el-rei na cidade do Funchal e seu termo. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora encontrava-se doente, jazendo numa cama; disse que temia o dia e a hora do seu falecimento e não sabia quando seria nem o que o Senhor Deus lhe tinha ordenado de fazer; descarrego de sua alma e de sua consciência. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: uma missa semanal ao sábado e outra cantada em dia de Finados, por sua alma, no convento de São Bernardino, na sua capela «que ela e o dito seu marido fizerão» (f. 3 v.º); ainda o «carrego de retelhar a dita capela que não chova nela» (f. 5 v.º). REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 26), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada e limitada à pensão de oito missas anuais. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 28-33 v.º) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: a filha D. Helena de Vasconcelos, mulher de Henrique de Bettencourt. Suceder-lhe-ia o filho Rui Mendes (neto da instituidora), depois o filho varão mais velho deste, e daí em diante por seus descendentes para sempre, privilegiando-se a primogenitura de preferência masculina, só entrando uma filha no caso de não haver um filho macho. Na falta de descendência da instituidora ficaria ao parente mais chegado do neto Rui Mendes. BENS VINCULADOS: todos os seus bens móveis e de raiz «por onde quer que fossem achados» (f,. 4 v.º), nos quais faz sua alma herdeira. SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: a verba declaratória, datada de 1852-07-21 (f. 38/38 v.º), refere que se encontram livres e alodiais duas casas sobradadas e uma térrea com quintal e benfeitorias, sitas na vila de Câmara de Lobos, pertencentes a esta capela, as quais foram sub-rogadas por igual parte de terreno e benfeitorias na Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro. As aludidas casas confrontavam com o Largo do Calhau e Largo do Poço, e foram respetivamente avaliadas em 477.000 réis, 476.000 réis e 305.813 réis. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: determina a mesma sucessão para a terça do marido, imposta nos seguintes bens aprazados aos herdeiros: hortas com casa térrea junto ao assentamento de Henrique Moniz, na cidade do Funchal; casas na rua do Matoso; fajã na Ribeira dos Socorridos. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 9): A testadora tinha feito uns apontamentos por mão e letra de seu sobrinho Lopo Rodrigues, falecido, manda que se cumpram. ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Bernardino, na sua capela. TESTEMUNHAS: Francisco Caldeira, clérigo de missa, filho do falecido João Gonçalves Caldeira, o qual assinou a rogo da testadora que não sabia assinar; Manuel Caldeira, seu irmão; Francisco Rodrigues Cavaleiro; António Gomes; Domingos Lopes, clérigo de missa; Pedro Dias, ferreiro; Manuel Afonso, filho de Francisco Afonso. LITERACIA: não sabia escrever. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 28 a 33 v.º - Traslado do indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
Will made in Portalegre by Margarida de Miranda in which she expresses her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre and confirms he foundation of the entail she founded on behalf of her nephew padre Domingos Mendes, but reduces the perpetual pious obligations of the masses, maintaining only the masses celebrated on the feasts of Christ and of the Virgin Mary.
Will of João Marques, single, who wished to be buried in the church of Gavião, instituting an entail composed of his tapada of Fundo das Vinhas, with the obligation of five annual masses, and appointing as administrator his brother Matias Marques, followed by his offspring or by the closest relative. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1688-02-12, and the opening deed.
Will made by padre Sebastião Dias, in which he ordered his burial in the church of the Misericórdia of Amieira do Tejo and the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of his houses in Amieira, entailed to an obligation of four annual masses in the Misericórdia. To administer it he named his niece Maria, daughter of Diogo Soares and Beatriz Francisca, and her successors afterwards. The second entail would be composed of a tapada in São Pedro and would be administered by Catarina Francisca, Maria's sister. It would have a perpetual obligation of three annual masses in the Misericórdia. Catarina would be succeeded by her daughter Isabel and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir.
Will made in Vila Flor by Isabel Martins in which she ordered her burial in the church of S. Bartolomeu of Vila Flor and established five chapels, with a perpetual obligation of three masses each, naming her nephews Manuel Ribeiro, Maria Pais, Manuel Marchão da Rosa, Pedro Dias de Albarrol and António Martins da Rosa Albarrol to administrate their respective entails during their lifetimes, and, after their deaths, each one would be succeeded by the eldest heir, except for the chapels of Manuel Ribeiro and Maria Pais, in which the succession should always continue on the closest relative. The properties given to Manuel Ribeiro should include the land of Beco and a tapada in Vila Flor. Whomever inherited her houses would also inherit her wine cellar. Followed by a codicil disposing over non-entailed assets.
Will by which padre Manuel Gonçalves Mandeiro, beneficiado of the main church of Amieira do Tejo, Nisa, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel founded in his church by his uncle, padre Baltasar Mandeiro. He institutes two entails favouring his nieces Ana de Góis and Beatriz Gonçalves. Each entail had the obligation of 30 annual masses, and should be transmited to their children or alternatively to the closest relative. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1661-09-02, and the opening deed of the will.
Will of Branca de Jesus, beata da ordem terceira de S. Francisco, by which she expresses her wish to be buried in the main church of Amieira do Tejo. She institutes two entails. The first in favour of her great-niece Beatriz, daughter of her niece Maria Gonçalves, composed of her houses and farmlands in Amieira, with the obligation of 10 annual masses. The administrator had the power to appoint his successor, and female children would be preferred to male. The second entail was in favour of her niece Maria Gonçalves, it was composed of her farmlands and had the obligation of six annual masses. After her death, the properties should be transmitted to the closest relative. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1649-09-03, and the opening deed of the will, dated 1651-03-04.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1565-06-25. Tabelião: Gaspar Gonçalves. ENCARGOS (anuais): quinze missas. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: em 1819-02-09 (f. 177 a 206), sentença de redução das capelas administradas por Henrique Correia de Vilhena à pensão de 45.000 réis aos pobres do Hospital. Uma nota inscrita na fl. de rosto, refere que esta capela foi abolida e os bens tornados alodiais por sentença do juiz de direito da Comarca Ocidental, em 20-09-1851, f. 237 destes autos. BENS VINCULADOS: não constam. HERDEIRO E TESTAMENTEIRO: o irmão Rui Calaça Neto. ADMINISTRADOR/ PRESTADOR DE CONTAS em 1572 (data da primeira quitação): o irmão Rui Calaça Neto, que presta contas de missas respeitantes a 1569. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: herdeiros da casa de Henrique de Bettencourt Correia. Outras informações do testamento (f. 3 a 6): ENTERRAMENTO: Sé do Funchal, na sepultura do pai. IRMÃOS DO TESTADOR: João Rodrigues Neto; Pedro Rodrigues Neto; Rui Calaça Neto; Miguel Rodrigues Neto. TESTEMUNHAS: Jorge Pestana, sobrinho do testador; Miguel Rodrigues Neto, irmão do testador; Pêro Feio, cidadão; João Rodrigues, sobrinho; […] da Costa, criado.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: Testamento aprovado em 1643-02-17. Codicilo aprovado em 1647-03-13. Abertura em 1647-03-22. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): cinco missas. Uma sentença (f. 75 v.º/76) do ouvidor geral da capitania, António Simão Lobo de Matos, datada de 1762-02-13, confirma a pensão de cinco missas desta capela. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: em 1819-02-09 (f. não numeradas), sentença de redução das capelas administradas por Henrique Correia de Vilhena à pensão de 45.000 réis aos pobres do Hospital BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos bens não especificados. SUCESSSÃO: nomeia a mulher, depois a filha D. Ângela, sucedendo-lhe o filho mais velho, pela linha masculina. PRIMEIRO ADMINISTRADOR: a mulher D. Catarina de Moura. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: herdeiros da casa de Henrique de Bettencourt Correia. A primeira conta destes autos é tomada em 1643-05-02 (f. 31) e a primeira quitação é de 1647-03-05 (f. 34). Outras informações do testamento e codicilo de Miguel Rodrigues Neto (f. 72 v.º a 80): ENTERRAMENTO: Sé do Funchal. ENTEADA: D. Luzia de Moura. TESTAMENTEIROS: o irmão Manuel de Atouguia da Costa; João Rodrigues de Teives; Cristóvão de Atouguia da Corte; mestre escola da Sé, Brás de Castro de Moura. TESTEMUNHAS: o juiz ordinário do Funchal, Francisco de Bettencourt Correia e seu filho André Bettencourt de Aguiar; Manuel Homem da Câmara; Inácio de Moura; capitão Manuel Pestana; padre Pedro Caldeira: Inácio Fernandes Pinto; António da Silva. RECIBOS DE SATISFAÇÃO DE MISSAS (1650-1760) (fl. 32-62) CERTIDÃO DE MISSAS (1765-1811, 1819-1834) (fl. 81-136, 168-184)
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento de mão comum aprovado em 1569-04-30. Tabelião: Gaspar Gonçalves. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): duas missas e meia rezadas e uma cantada no convento de São Francisco. Em 1803 (f. 56-60) breve de composição de encargos pios. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: de acordo com declaração do encarregado do cartório, José Maria Rodrigues, datada de 1841-09-07 (f. 96 v.º), as capelas desta casa foram reduzidas a 20.000 réis pagos ao Seminário desta província, constando a sentença de redução dos autos da capela de Francisco d'Arja Teixeira. BENS VINCULADOS: não constam. SUCESSÃO: Herdeiro de toda a fazenda: a sobrinha Beatriz, filha dos sobrinhos João Nunes e de Guiomar Ferreira, devendo os pais administrar a fazenda até a filha casar. Não tenho a sobrinha sucessão, herdaria a outra sobrinha Maria, filha do mesmo casal. O encargo de cinco missas rezadas e duas cantadas, fixado no testamento de mão comum, é dividido pela metade e as capelas dos instituidores seguem um diferente ramo de administração. Em 1624, a metade da propriedade relativa à capela de Domingos de Braga (que possui a cota atual Cx. 172-1) está arrendada a Francisco de Lima “o Velho”, e a outra metade de Beatriz Nunes a António Nunes de Azevedo. Aliás, no mesmo processo de Domingos de Braga, a f. 24, e em 1611, Pedro Nunes Furtado esclarece junto do Convento de São Francisco que ele era obrigado «a dar conta» da totalidade da capela até 1601, pois a «fazenda andou sempre junta» até esta data. Mas, por morte da sua mulher Beatriz, «está partida pelo meio entre ele e seu pai [João Nunes Cardoso] e sua irmã Maria Henriques, conforme era o testamento». ADMINISTRADOR/PRESTADOR DE CONTAS em 1624 (data da primeira quitação e do primeiro auto de contas): António Nunes de Azevedo. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Pedro Agostinho Teixeira de Vasconcelos. Outras informações do testamento (f. 45 a 53): Sem herdeiros forçosos. Moradores na freguesia de Santo António, na sua quinta. IRMÃOS: António Teixeira de Vasconcelos; D. Antónia. ENTERRAMENTO: mosteiro de São Francisco, Funchal, na sepultura de Nuno Gonçalves, seu pai e sogro. TESTAMENTEIROS: Lopo Rodrigues e sua mulher Mecia Nunes. LEGADOS: ao sobrinho João Nunes deixam a fazenda do Pico do Cardo; à moça Marquesa que os serve, deixam 20.000 réis para o seu casamento, na condição de «obediência do que vivo for» e de ser virtuosa. ESCRAVOS: libertam os escravos Margarida, Luzia, Cecília, Ana, António, Matias e Sebastião, sendo que todos servirão o derradeiro testador com obediência e lealdade; esclarecem que a filha da escrava Luzia é da sobrinha Beatriz da Silva, e que as escravas Francisca e Joana foram deixadas forras por seus pais. TESTEMUNHAS: padre Francisco Afonso, vigário de Santo António; Francisco Lopes, filho de Álvaro Lopes, falecido; João Nunes, sobrinho do testador; Francisco Anes, lavrador; Manuel Alves, trabalhador e criado dos testadores; Francisco Álvares, também trabalhador. Outros documentos: F. 28 - Em 1734, em conta tomada ao administrador capitão Pedro Agostinho de Vasconcelos, este afirma não possuir o testamento e carta de partilhas do testador, informando que os papéis que ficaram de seus pais passaram para o seu tio e tutor, padre Agostinho de Ornelas, e, por seu falecimento, ao segundo tutor, capitão Rodrigo da Costa de Almeida. Acrescenta também desconhecer qual a fazenda vinculada a esta capela. F. 29 - Termo de juramento dado por Rodrigo da Costa em 1734-12-05, em que também afirma não possuir ou ter notícia dos mesmos papéis e da propriedade afeta à capela.
Will of Francisco Rodrigues. He orders his burial in his chapel of Anjo Custódio, in the mother church of Chaves, to which he attaches various assets, in order to fulfill charges. He appoints Jácome Rodrigues Carneiro, his son, to administer it. He was administrator of a chapel established by Filipa Rodrigues, his sister, for which he appoints João Doloria, his nephew.
Will by which Maria Pegado, João Pais' widow, bequeathed all her remaining assets to her nephew, Martinho Pegado, determining that he and his descendants had to support the celebration of an annual mass for her soul in the church of Salvador of Elvas, where her body would be buried. After his death, the entail would be transmitted to his son, António. The latter would be succeeded by one of his children or, if he died without leaving offspring, by an elder brother.
Will of João Ribeiro de Vasconcelos. He appoints Francisco Carneiro e Vasconcelos, his nephew, to administer the chapel established by Ana de Sousa Pereira, his mother. He also instituted another chapel, entailing half of a third of his assets to the fulfillment of charges. He appoints his nephew to administer it, with the obligation of helping D. Maria de Vasconcelos, in the religious profession. He attached the other half of the third part of his assets to the entail he administered, in order to fulfill the institution.
Will by which Ana Dias Copim, widow, establishes an entail with houses in Rua das Fangas da Farinha, Lisboa, instituting the pious obligation of celebrating two weekly masses for her soul in the chapel of Jesus of the church of the convent of S. Domingos of that city. She appoints her cousin, António Vogado, to be its first administrator, imposing him the obligation of buying another property destined to be incorporated in the entail. She declares that her remains should be buried in the Chapel of Santa Cruz of that convent, next to her mother, aunts and husband.
Will made by Catarina Mouzinho, in which she ordered to be buried in her father's grave in the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide. She founded four entails on behalf of her sister Beatriz Dias, her brother António Rodrigues, her nephew also named António Rodrigues, and her nephew António Mouzinho, each of them with a perpetual pious obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted. Each administrator would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration with the same conditions, and the succession should always continue by appointment. She left to her sister Beatriz Dias a land on the outskirts of Niza and on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide; she left to her brother António Rodrigues lands and vineyards in Castelo de Vide and its outskirts; to her nephew António Rodrigues she left a mill and land in the place of Ribeira da Ameixoeira; and to António Mouzinho she left the "tapada da Ameixoeira" and lands on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide.
Will made by Catarina Mouzinho, in which she ordered to be buried in her father's grave in the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide. She founded four entails on behalf of her sister Beatriz Dias, her brother António Rodrigues, her nephew also named António Rodrigues, and her nephew António Mouzinho, each of them with a perpetual pious obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted. Each administrator would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration with the same conditions, and the succession should always continue by appointment. She left to her sister Beatriz Dias a land on the outskirts of Niza and on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide; she left to her brother António Rodrigues lands and vineyards in Castelo de Vide and its outskirts; to her nephew António Rodrigues she left a mill and land in the place of Ribeira da Ameixoeira; and to António Mouzinho she left the "tapada da Ameixoeira" and lands on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide.
Will made by Martinho Dias Barrosinho, in which he ordered to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição and founded two entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Catarina Carrilho, and her descendants after her. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it the institutor named Agostinho Carrilho, his brother-in-law, during his lifetime and his descendants after him. Both administrators would only receive the administration after the death of the institutor's wife. These entails are composed of houses located in Castelo de Vide.
Will made by Diogo Álvares Ferreiro, in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Montalvão. He founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his brother-in-law Miguel Dias as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. This entail is composed of a vineyard and land in Montalvão.
Will made by António Mouro in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Espírito Santo, in Nisa, and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year. The institutor named Maria da Conceição, eldest granddaughter of Nuno Dias, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will made by Margarida Vaz in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of São João, in Castelo de Vide, and founded two entails. The first would have a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year and to administrate it she named her grandson Francisco Dias during his lifetime, and his descendants after him. This entail is composed of a vineyard on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and to share the administration she appointed her grandsons Francisco Dias and Sebastião Dias and their descendants. This entail is composed of a vineyard located in Alpalhão.
Will made by Maria Vidal, in which she ordered to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide, and founded two entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year as long as the world lasted, and should be administrated by her niece Maria Vidal during her lifetime. After her death, she should appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions, and the succession should continue by appointment. She left her niece somo houses and some "castanheiros" in Castelo de Vide and its outskirts. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted, and should be administrated by her niece Isabel Vidal during her lifetime. After her death, she should appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions, and the succession should continue by appointment. She left her some movable goods from the houses she possessed in Castelo de Vide. She also disposed that all entailed properties of both entails should be registered on the record books of the Provedoria das Capelas.
Will made by Manuel Fernandes in which he ordered to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide, and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his wife Luzia Manuel as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would apoint a son or daughter of the institutor's brother or a close relative and from there on the succession should continue on the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of houses and vineyards in Castelo de Vide.
Will made by João Rodrigues Mouzinho in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Santo António da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide, and founded three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by António Rodrigues, son of the institutor, during his lifetime. Before his death, he would appoint a son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. This entail is composed of some "tapadas" in Ribeira de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Leonor Carrilho, daughter of the institutor, during her lifetime. Before her death, she would appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Justa Rodrigues Mouzinho, daughter of the institutor, during her lifetime. Before her death, she would appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. These last two entails are composed of houses and olive groves located in Castelo de Vide. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" and was obliged to present an account of the administration to the Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide in every two years.
[includes a declaration deed disposing over non-entailed assets].
Will made by Bartolomeu Serrano, in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela, in Marvão, and the foundation of three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by his wife during her lifetime and, after her death, the administration would be handled to a close relative. This entail is composed of houses in Marvão. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Mateus Pires, his brother, during his lifetime and, after his death, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor lineage. This entail is composed of land located in Vale de Figueiró. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by his Leonor Pires, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime and, before her death, she would appoint one of her children or a close relative to succeed her on the administration. This entail is composed of a "souto" in the place of Arraial.
Will made by Maria Mouzinho in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide. She founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of forty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her husband João Mouzinho Barba as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint an administrator to succed him, preferably one of the relatives she instructed him to appoint in secret, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir and never on illegitimate sons. This entail is composed of half of an "azenha" located on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide.
Will made by Martinho Vaz Delicado in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of São Lourenço, in Portalegre, and founded an entail with a perpetual obligation of giving two alqueires of bread as alms to the poor in every year. The institutor named his daughter Maria Vaz Delicado as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by José, grandson of the institutor, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir.
Will made by Violante Gonçalves, in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide, and founded two entails. The first one would have a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Maria Gonçalves, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime. After her death, the administration would be handled by her daughter Leonor Dias and her descendants after her. This entail is composed of a "tapada" in Folha de Figueiró and vineyards in Castelo de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Nuno Afonso, nephew of the institutor, during his lifetime. After his death the administration would be handled by Manuel, son of Nuno, and his descendants after him. This entail is composed of some lands in Folha de Figueiró and some houses in Castelo de Vide. The administrators of both entails were obliged to give account of the administration to the Provedor da Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide in every three years, and never to the Provedor das Capelas.
Will made by Pedro Gil Sarzedas in which he ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and, to administrate it, the institutor named his brother António Gil during his lifetime, and his brother Manuel Vaz after him, and from there on the succession should continue on his descendants or, if he had none, on the closest relative of the institutor's lineage, either male or female. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of also four masses celebrated every year and, to administrate it, during his lifetime the institutor named his brother Manuel Vaz Sarzedas, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutor disposed that the administrators of both entails were obliged to give account of the administration to the Provedor da Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide, and not to the Provedor das Capelas, in every two years, registering the entailed assets in the Provedoria's record books.
Will of Catarina Gonçalves, widow of Gil Vaz Curvo, bequeathing to Santa Misericórdia her half of a watermill and an income of 30 alqueires of olive oil, as a chapel, with the pious obligation of 30 perpetual masses for her soul. She also bequeaths to Maria Gonçalves da Cadeia de Ouro an income of 5 alqueires of olive oil in her watermill, with the pious obligation of two perpetual annual masses. After her death, Maria Gonçalves can bequeath this income to whoever she wants, with the same pious obligation. Will approved in 1564-06-11.
Will of Brás Fernandes, instituting an entail by his farmsted of Atalaia, with pious obligations in the church of Nossa Senhora de Assumar. Brás appointed his son António as administrator, to be followed by his first-born son.
Will by which António Dias expresses his wish to be buried in the main church of Crato. He establishes a chapel composed of his remaining properties and designates his wife as first administrator. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1612-10-17.
