Will made by Clara de Ornelas da Câmara, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the convent of N. Sra. da Graça, in Angra, Terceira island. She named her nephew Manuel da Silveira Borges as first administrator and his children after his death, and if he had none, to the children of João do Carvalhal, also her nephew.
Will made by Francisco Vaz da Fonseca in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Angra, Terceira island, where his body should be buried. He named his father as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime, but with no obligation of ordering the celebration of the masses. After his death, the entail should be administrated by his sister Ana who could appoint one or her daughters to succeed her or give the entail as part of a dowry to one of her daughters, if any of them wished to get married. From there on the succession should always continue in any female daughter, always appointed by the last female administrator, and, in the absence of female heirs, the male could administrate the entail, but only until a new female was born. If Ana had no children, the entail's administration should be given to one of the daughters of André Fernandes.
Will made by Luzia Teixeira in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every week in her chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição in the convent of S. Francisco of Vila da Praia, Terceira island, where her body should be buried. She named her husband João Cardoso as first administrator of the entail and after his death their son Sebastião, and from there on the succession should continue on the eldest male heir. If Sebastião died without heirs, the administration should be given to their sons João or António, with the same conditions.
Will of Beatriz de Meneses, countess of Marialva and Loulé. Beatriz states that she and her late husband had a great devotion to the Order of St. Francis. For that reason, they determined to found a monastery dedicated to S. António, in their farmestead of S. António de Ferreirim, in which they would both be buried. The Countess declared that all her descendants and heirs had died and that she therefore had full power over her inheritance. She decided to declare the Infante D. Luís as her universal heir. At the same time, the testator decided to reserve rural properties and to incorporate them into a chapel to be instituted in the convent of S. António de Ferreirim. The first administrator of the chapel would be Francisco Gouveia, "criado" of her late husband. Succession would always occur by joint appointment of the judge of Lamego and the dean of the cathedral. If the last possessor of the entail had a male child, he could succeed, but this always depended on the will of the judge and the dean. According to Beatriz's wishes, the administrator could not be a "fidalgo", a rich or powerful person.
Will by which Beatriz Rodrigues, widow of Afonso da Corda, and her son, doutor Lopo da Corda, do desembargo da Casa da Suplicação, express their wish to be buried in the church of Santo Espírito of Elvas and order the foundation of a chapel in that church, appointing as administrator their son and brother, Afonso da Corda, with the right to choose one of his children as administrator. Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1542-03-27.
Will of Manuel Pacheco and his wife Margarida da Silva in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of several properties in Terceira island, with masses celebrated in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento in Angra's cathedral, where their bodies should be buried as well as their descendants. They named their eldest son António Pacheco to be the first administrator and all of his brothers after him, and after the death of all of them the entail's administration should be transmitted to the eldest male son or grandson of António Pacheco, and their eldest descendants after them, preferring the male over the female. All administrators should bare the surname "Pacheco" and annex one third of their own reserved portions to the entail, or lose the administration. Illegitimate children and madcap were excluded from the administration.
Will of Margarida Tomé ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Angra, where her husband and children were already buried, with a perpetual obligation of 10 masses celebrated every year, for which she entailed properties in Lajes, Terceira island. She named her sons Tomé Álvares do Couto and António Pires do Couto to share the administration during their lifes, and their legitimate heirs after them.
Will made by Maria da Ponte ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of a land in Santa Bárbara, Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of 12 masses celebrated during the year, 3 masses at Christmas and one mass at All Soul's day. She named her four daughters Catarina Garcia, Ana Vieira, Bertolesa Jacques and Maria Jacques to administrate the entail, passing the administration, as well as the derived income, from one to another in every two years, and each of her grandsons and successors should inherit the entail with the same condition of alternate the administrator in every two years.
Will made by Jorge Dias de Andrade in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of his own reserved portion, with a perpetual obligation of three chapels of masses celebrated in every week in the see of Angra, Terceira island, one for his soul and the other for his first and second wifes. He named his niece Branca de Sá to administrate the entail, and one of her nephews, sons of Garcia de Andrade and Fernando Gomes de Tapia, to succeed her on the administration, with the same condition of appointing the next administrator by the time of his death. Every administrator of the entail had the obligation of marrying an orphan girl every year. As to the chapel founded by Catarina Álvares de Coelho, he appointed his nephew Francisco Vaz, and after his death, Diogo de Sá, son of Garcia de Andrade and Fernando Gomes de Tapia.
Will made by Manuel de Oeiras, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual obligation of 3 sung masses and 15 masses celebrated in the church of Vera Cruz, in Vila da Praia, Terceira island. He named his brother João de Oeiras and Catarina Vaz as first administrators of the entail, and his nephew Baltasar de Oeiras after them, succeeding a person of his family lineage that would be chosen by Baltasar. He derogated his share on a will he made with his deceased wife, Ana Luísa, but he appointed João de Oeiras to administrate the entail founded by her.
Will made by Sebastião Pinto and Maria da Costa in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of an estate named Quinta do Revirado, in Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of 24 masses celebrated every year, 12 for each of them. They named their four children to administrate it for two years each, starting in this order, first Maria da Costa and then Francisco, Manuel and Domingos. By the time of their deaths, each of them could appoint one of their own children to succeed them.
Will made by Catarina Evangelho in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of properties in Porto Martins and an estate named Quinta da Ribeira, Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated in every week in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in church of Santa Cruz, in Vila da Praia, where her and her descendants should be buried. She named her husband, Manuel Teixeira de Melo, as first administrator and all of their children after him, alternating in every two years, from the eldest to the youngest . After all of them were dead, the administration should be given to her eldest male grandson, son of Manuel. If he had no male heirs, the administration should be given to the eldest son of Joana or Luís. And if there were no male heirs of any of them, the administration should be given to her cousin Diego de Barcelos, and after him his closest relative.
Will made by Gregório Teixeira in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation a daily mass celebrated at his grave in the church of Santa Cruz of Vila da Praia, Terceira island, and other pious obligations such as dress two poor man or woman in every year, give a pension worth 500 réis to the hospital of the Lázaros and 500 réis to the Misericórdia of Vila da Praia. He named his wife Maria Vadinho as first administrator and his brother-in-law Simão Rodrigues after her, continuing the succession in the nephews of his wife, Paulo, son of Simão Dias, then the two sons of Isabel Dias, Tinetro Rodrigues [sic] and Tinetro Teixeira [sic]. Each of these administrators should administrate the entail for three years and then transmit the administration to the next. The last one remaining should be succeeded by his eldest male heir, or the female in the absence of male. If there were no descendants from the last administrator he should appoint an honourable man [homem bom].
Will made by Catarina Coelho, widow of Cristóvão Borges da Costa, confirming the foundation of the entail, made in a previous will chart, and appointing her daughters Andreza Borges da Costa as first administrator and D. Úrsula do Paraíso as second, and after both of them were dead, the administration should be transmitted to Salvador Borges da Costa and then to her grandson João da Silva do Canto, son of Izeu Pacheco, and after his death to his heirs in straight line.
Will of Luís Rodrigues de Elvas founding an entail and annexing to it his chapel of S. Francisco Xavier, in the church of S. Roque. He appoints António Gomes de Elvas, his great-nephew, son of his nephew João Rodrigues de Elvas, as his successor in his entail and in the entail of Caspolima, founded to him by his parents in their will. He also orders him to buy 2 000 cruzados in properties or a public debt instrument to entail to the entail or chapel founded by Diogo Fernandes de Aguilar and his brother, Padre João Manuel de Aguilar. Will approved in 1672-09-02 and opened in 1673-04-26.
Will of João Rodrigues de Elvas and Isabel Gomes, his wife, establishing a daily mass for their souls in the place where they are buried. They found five entails: four for each of their sons, Belchior Gomes, António Gomes, Francisco Rodrigues and Luís Rodrigues, with public debt instruments, properties in Lisboa, Alenquer and Caspolima, and another for their grandson, Fernando, with a public debt instrument in Estremoz, and designate each of them as successor of each entail. They appoint António Gomes and Francisco Rodrigues as their executors. Will opened in 1611-03-07.
Will of Bartolomeu Alves Ramires, founding a chapel with a weekly mass in the church of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Vila do Conde, appointing his nephew Manuel Antunes Carneiro as administrator.
Followed by the approval deed (1673-05-29, fls. 244v-245).
Will of Manuel Afonso, founding an entail with a chapel of a weekly mass. Manuel Afonso appoints his daughters, nuns in the monastery of Santa Clara of Vila do Conde, as the first administrators, with the right to receive a part of the income of the entailed estates. After their death, the administrators should be Jerónimo da Rolha and Ana dos Reis, nephews of the institutor, and their descendants.
Followed by the approval deed (1652-05-04, fls. 263v-264).
Will of Catarina Dias, founding a chapel with a weekly mass, and appointing her husband Francisco de Sampaio Privado as heir with the obligation of acquiring estates to support the chapel.
Will by which Frei Leonel de Parada, member of the Ordem de S. João do Hospital, left houses in Sardoal to Catarina Parada with the obligation that she and her successors supported the celebration of 2 annual masses for his soul in the altar of S. Pedro of the church of Nossa Senhora da Caridade of Sardoal. Catarina would be succeeded by one of her children. If she left no descendants, the entail would be transmitted to her brother, Rodrigo, or to his offspring. The testator left all his remaining assets to the Ordem de S. João. He declared that if he died in Lisboa, his body would be buried alongside his brother's remains in the church of S. Brás. If he died in Sardoal, his corpse would be deposited in the altar of S. Pedro of the church of Nossa Senhora da Caridade. Contains copies of an apostolical bull and a brief.
Will by which Branca Antónia, damsel who never married, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Santo António of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, founded by her ancestors. She establishes an entail with her houses in Rua Nova de Lisboa, with an obligation of three daily masses, one in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, another in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Socorro of Camarate and another in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Setúbal. She designates her niece, D. Guiomar de Brito, as administrator of her entail, and her children afterwards. If she doesn't have children, she can appoint the next administrator among her relatives. Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1640-04-08.
Will made by Beatriz Rodrigues, wife of Amador de Teive, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year in All Soul's Day, in the altar of N. Sra. do Rosário, in Ponta Delgada. She named her son Gaspar de Teive as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will made by Francisco Gonçalves, sapateiro, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year in Guimarães. He named his sister as first administrator and his nephew Gaspar after her death, and from there on the succession should continue on the closest relative.
Will of João Pais do Amaral and Maria de Loureiro, his wife, ordering their grave in their chapel of Chapter of the monastery of São Francisco de Orgens. They instituted an entail, on the Quinta de Caria, entailing the assets of their third parts to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Viseu. They appoints the surviving one of them as first administrator, and after their death Simeão, their youngest son. If he died, the entail would pass to Manuel Coelho, their second son, and only if he could not administer him, to João Pais, their first-born.
Will of João Pinto de Vasconcelos, written before professing. He entails his assets in chapel, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the church of Caria. He appoints Maria Pinto de Vasconcelos, his sister, heir and administrator. It was then up to her to appoint the son or daughter who should succeed her in the administration. Luís Pinto, his brother, could bring half of the chapel during his lifetime.
Will of Rui Mendes Mesquita, in which he declares that his body should be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, in Guimarães. Together with his wife Margarida, they reserved their "terças" for the establishment of a "morgado", which would be attached to the chapel where Rui's father, Fernando Mesquita, was buried, also in the church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira. They appointed their son, Fernando Mesquita, as the first administrator, stating that he would be obliged to entail his share of his parents' inheritance. He was to be succeeded by his first-born son. Clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes were excluded from the administration. Successors were also compelled to use the family name, to marry and to entail more property.
Followed by the approval deed (1546-08-16, fls. 10v-11).
Will by which D. Maria de Morais expresses her wish to be buried in her family's chapel in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, if she dies in that city. If she dies in her farmstead of Subserra, she requests to be buried in its hermitage, next to her uncle, arcediago André Jácome, and to be transfered to the chapel he ordered to be built in the chapterhouse of the Capuchos of Caparica, after its completion. She establishes two weekly masses in her burial place, to which a part of her properties shall be entailed, to be administered by the priests. She designates her nephew, Lopo de Sousa Coutinho, as her universal heir, bequeathing him and his heirs all of her properties as an entail. If he dies without successors, the entail shall pass to his brother, Francisco de Sousa Coutinho, and to his descendants. If he too doesn't have any successors, the entail shall pass to Vicente de Morais, D. Maria's brother. She also designates Lopo de Sousa Coutinho as administrator of the entail established by her grandfather, Francisco Jacóme, in the hermitage of the farmstead of Subserra, which were entailed to his third part. This entail had previously been administered by André Jácome, Francisco's son and D. Maria's uncle, and also had an obligation of masses for her grandparents, mother and uncle, and of keeping a lamp lit in the monastery of S. Francisco de Lisboa.
Will of Domingos Fernandes instituting a chapel in the church of São Bartolomeu de São Gens, appointing his friend Manuel Martins Brandão as administrator, with the duty of buying estates using the money that the institutor had applied in the Companhia Geral do Comércio do Estado do Brasil.
Will of Manuel Pinheiro da Fonseca, o velho. He established a chapel and entail, invoking Nossa Senhora do Pilar, next to his dwelling houses, in Arneirós, on the outskirts of Lamego. He entails all his assets, with the consent of Manuel Pinheiro da Fonseca and cónego João Pinheiro da Fonseca, his children, to fulfill the charges and appoints Manuel Pinheiro da Fonseca, administrator of the entail.
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 owns 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 Maria Vilas Boas declaring that she appointed Domingos Correia, her nephew, as administrator of the chapel founded by Ana da Rocha and Maria Barbosa, her daughter, bequeathing the described properties. Will approved in 1687-09-21.
Will by which Leonel de Abreu de Magalhães, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei and Mestre de Campo, appointed his nephew, António de Magalhães de Meneses, to become his universal heir and to administrate all his entails, namely his entail of Caminha, his entail of Moreira and his farmstead of Juste. He declared that his body would be buried in the chapel of S. João Batista, inside the grave where his mother lied, Joana de Abreu de Lima. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1700-12-13 and an opening deed dated 1705-03-24.
Will made by João Dias Ribeiro, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of all the assets he had in Fronteira, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried, on the same grave of his friend António Antunes. He ordered that an encarved vault should be placed over his grave with the words "Grave of padre João Dias Ribeiro and António Antunes, curas on this mother church, which as friends in life, wished to remain so in death". To administrate it, he named, in this order, his siblings padre António Mendes, Maria da Alegria and Violante Mendes, who would be succeeded by António Mendes, nephew of the institutor. From there on the succession should always continue on the eldest heir or the closest relative of Catarina Dias lineage. All administrators would be obliged to annex their own reserved portions to the entail before their deaths, and none could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", that being persons of jewish, new-christian or moorish descendency.
Will by which Catarina Sanches expresses her wish to be buried in the main chapel of the church of S. Miguel of Alagoa and established an entail composed of her houses in Alagoa with a perpetual pious obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year. She named her husband Francisco Gonçalves Furtado, alfaiate, as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by their son Manuel Gonçalves Furtado, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Manuel died without heirs, the administration would be handled to Maria Sanches, sister of the institutor who lived in Marvão, or the brotherhood of Santíssimo Sacramento.
Will made by padre Francisco Mourato Roma, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of properties to be bought with the money from a public debt instrument and would have an obligation of four annual masses. To administrate it he named his nephew Pedro Mourato and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of properties in Arez and would have an obligation of three trinitaries of masses in the main church of that parish, to be administrated by Gonçalo Fernandes Roma during his lifetime, and, after his death, the entailed properties, as well as the administration should be shared among his sons who would be succeeded, preferably, by their eldest male heirs.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 2-6 v.º) aprovado em 1594-02-19 nas suas casas de morada na cidade do Funchal, pelo tabelião público de notas por el-rei nesta cidade e seu termo, Francisco Cardoso. Traslado de 1796. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: doente numa cama; não sabia a hora em Deus seria servido de chamá-la; «temendo a estreita conta que me ha de ser pedida» (f. 2). ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: o primeiro administrador nomeado seria obrigado a meio anal de missas no convento de São Francisco, e a partir daí quem houvesse a sua fazenda mandaria dizer um anal de missas «e pagara o preço em que hoje estão reduzidas as capelas» (f. 4). REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: na folha de rosto do processo (em 1796), acrescenta-se que as missas seriam pagas por 19.000 réis. A informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 20), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania de Nossa Senhora da Vitória, que tem a obrigação de vinte missas anuais por esta e outros instituidores. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 22-28) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia o marido Henrique de Bettencourt e Vasconcelos, seu herdeiro universal, depois os filhos deste, se os tivesse; não os tendo, ficaria a quem o marido deixasse, conquanto que fosse parente de ambos. BENS VINCULADOS: deixa ao marido toda a sua fazenda «todo o que lhe posso deixar» com o dito encargo. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: nomeia o marido na terça de seu pai; deixa a terça de sua irmã D. Isabel à prima D. Madalena, mulher de João Rodrigues Neto, e por sua morte ao filho Henrique. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 6 v.º): ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco com sua mãe, manda que se compre uma sepultura para seus jazigos. VESTES/OUTROS LEGADOS: deixa uma vasquinha de seda preta à filha de Francisco Moniz da Câmara e de Fernão de Macedo; à moça Maria Gonçalves deixa um retalho de pano para uma vasquinha; à sua ama da Ribeira Brava deixa um alqueire e meio de pão em cada mês e um sainho; a outra velha que vive em sua casa, permite que aí permaneça e lhe deem de comer; deixa 300 réis a Nossa Senhora dos Remédios da Quinta (f. 3 v.º). ESCRAVOS: liberta a escrava Gridónia, na condição de servir o marido enquanto permanecesse solteira. TESTEMUNHAS: os fidalgos Martim Gonçalves de Andrade, João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos, António de Andrade, Martim Mendes de Vasconcelos, João Rodrigues Neto, Pedro de Bettencourt Freitas; Mateus Ferreira, barbeiro, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: assina o testamento, que fora redigido por Jorge de Andrade Correia. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 22 a 28 - Traslado do indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
Will made by Margarida Forjaz de Oliveira, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year in the chapel of Santa Catarina de Sena of S. Francisco's convent, in Portalegre. The institutor named her husband Nuno de Pina as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Jácome de Pina, nephew of the institutor and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will by which Guiomar Clemente de Velez expresses her wish to be buried near her siblings in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre. She ordered the foundation of an entail composed of her houses and a vineyard in Portalegre with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her grandson Gil Pereira as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue on his descendants.
Will made by Joana Tavares in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of an estate in the district of Crato named Herdade de Rui de Castro over which the institutor imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named Diogo Forjaz de Sande until his daughter Catarina comes of age, and then the administration would be handed to her during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second chapel would be composed of some houses and a leased vineyard, over which the institutor also imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Velez during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should always continue on her descendants.
Will made by Joana Tavares in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of an estate in the district of Crato named Herdade de Rui de Castro over which the institutor imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named Diogo Forjaz de Sande until his daughter Catarina comes of age, and then the administration would be handled to her during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second chapel would be composed of some houses and a leased vineyard, over which the institutor also imposed a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Veles during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should always continue on her descendants.
Will by which André Gonçalves Moutoso, clérigo de missa, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. He appoints his cousin, Pedro Domingues, son of Pedro Lopes Bonifácio and of Maria Gonçalves as administrator of the chapel he inherited from D. Isabel de Campos, and orders the masses he owes to it to be prayed. He establishes two entails with a perpetual obligation of fifty masses each, appointing his sister Ana Lopes as first administrator of the first entail and his brother Álvaro Moutoso as first administrator of the second entail. After their deaths, each one of them should chose one of their children to succeed on the administration and from there on the succession should always continue on the closest relative of the last administrator.
Will made by Baltasar Rodrigues Vogado, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his wife as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, he increased the pious obligation to one mass celebrated every week and established a complex rotative system of succession which would start with his nephew Manuel Jorge, who would administrate the entail during three years and would then handle the administration to the eldest nephew or niece of the institutor, who would also administrate during three years and then handle to the next in line. The system would continue on the next generations of those nephews descendants.
Will made in Portalegre by padre Domingos Pires in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty-four masses celebrated every year on the chapel of Espírito Santo, where his body should be buried. He named his nephew Domingos as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime with the condition that he would only receive the administration after his emancipation, whether he marries or becomes a cleric, and until then the usufructs of the entail would be administrated by Joana Dias, mother of Domingos. After the death of Domingos the institutor named, in this order, his niece Joana, his nephew Manuel, Joana Dias and Maria Dias to succeed Domingos on the administration of the entail, with the same conditions, and after all of them passed away, the last one alive would appoint the next administrator. From there on the administrator would be selected by appointment and the pious obligation would be increased to one daily mass. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races".
Will made by which Manuel Gonçalves Serra, clérigo de missa, expresses his wish to be buried in his parish church of S. Lourenço of Portalegre. He established an entail composed of his houses and a vineyard with a perpetual obligation of thirteen annual masses. He named his father Diogo Guerreiro as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Maria de S. José and Domingas Rodrigues, sisters of the institutor, and by Jacinto Vaz after they passed away, and from there on the last administrator would chose another administrator to succeed him with the same conditions.
Will made by Manuel Silveiros, in which he ordered his burial in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre, near his father, and founded an entail composed of a wine press and other properties with a perpetual obligation of six annual masses. He named his wife Joana de Almeida as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by their son Manuel and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, or, if he had none, on the closest relative.
Will by Beatriz Mendes de Canales in which she expressed her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre and ordered the foundation of an entail composed of a watermill in Ribeira de Nisa and farmlands, with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her son João Lisboa as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All administrators were obliged to annex their own reserved portion to the entail and could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races".
Will by which Nuno Martins de Gomide expresses his wish to be buried in the church of S. Lourenço of Portalegre, where his ancestors are buried. He declares he is in possession of a watermill in the place of Buraco which belonged to the entail founded by his third-grandmother and belonged to him as he was the administrator of the entail founded by Tomé Martins de Carvalho and had an obligation of 11 masses. He annexed properties to this second entail. He also mentioned that the entail founded by his uncle António Dias de Aguiar, administrated by him with a perpetual pious obligation of one daily mass, would be inherited by his sister Inês da Gama, and that he had reached terms with the Companhia de Jesus regarding a dispute over an entailed property through a composition deed.
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 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 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 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.
Will made by Manuel Tomás in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the main church of Vila Flor. He disposed that all the remaining assets of his will should be split in three equal shares, establishing three chapels, each one with a perpetual pious obligation of seven annual masses. He named his siblings António Gonçalves, Maria Barreiros and Isabel Miguéis to administer them. Each administrator would appoint, preferably, a son to succeed on the administration of each chapel as long as the world lasted.
Will made by Isabel Domingues, in which she expressed her wish to be buried in the main church of Gáfete, Crato, and ordered the foundation of an entail composed of her farmlands, naming her sister Maria Calva as first administrator. After her death, she would be succeeded, in this order, by her husband Diogo Dias Galeano, Pedro Rosa and Manuel Dias Biscaio, cousins of the institutor, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. The institutor stated explicitly that the entail could never be given to the Crown.
Will by which Maria Dias, Baltasar Pires' widow, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of S. Sebastião of Portalegre and establishes an entail with the obligation of four annual masses, and appointing as first administrator Afonso Gil, husband of her niece Maria Dias, granting him the power to appoint his successor. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1623-03-15.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1599-08-14 pelo notário Jorge de Alvarenga. Codicilos aprovados em 1600-04-06 e 1600-06-26, respetivamente, insertos apenas no outro processo de capela da instituidora (Cota atual 182-6). ENCARGOS (anuais): duas missas, uma por alma da instituidora, outra pela do tio Fernão Carvalho. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: em 1819-02-09 (f. 66-92), sentença de redução das capelas administradas por Henrique Correia de Vilhena à pensão de 45.000 réis aos pobres do Hospital. BENS VINCULADOS: serrado dos Piornais, com quatro horas de água, que deixa à sobrinha Isabel Pais. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a sobrinha Isabel Pais e, por falecimento desta, o serrado passaria ao sobrinho Diogo Pais da Cunha, podendo este nomear o filho que quisesse. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: institui outro vínculo imposto nas casas e serrados do Arcipreste, que estavam defronte dos herdeiros de Jerónimo de Ornelas, com encargo de uma missa anual, que deixa ao sobrinho Diogo Pais da Cunha. No codicilo, a instituidora estabeleceu outro vínculo de capela imposto num lugar na Ribeira de Gonçalo Aires, com encargo de uma missa anual por alma da sobrinha Beatriz Chamorra, cuja administração recairia numa filha da sobrinha Isabel Pais, não tendo filha a administração passaria a ao sobrinho Diogo Pais da Cunha - destes dois vínculos prestam-se contas no outro processo de capela da instituidora (Cota atual 182-6, veja-se o termo de reforma e acrescentamento de pensão feito em 1748-01-29, f. 79-80). ADMINISTRADOR EM 1602: Diogo Pais. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: os herdeiros da casa de Henrique de Bettencourt Correia. Outras informações do testamento (f. 2 v.º a 7 v.º): MORADA: na freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Calhau. ENTERRAMENTO: igreja do Colégio da Companhia de Jesus. FAMILIARES: irmão Pêro Chamorra da Cunha; tia Antónia Chamorra, mulher de Manuel Colaço. OUTRAS PROPRIEDADES: lugar na Ribeira de João Gomes que deixa ao Colégio da Companhia de Jesus para ornato dos altares, com determinadas condições; deixa ao sobrinho Diogo Pais a parte que possui na Quinta do Pico do Cardo; deixa à prima Isabel Pais o serrado pegado com a roda do engenho de D. Maria Ferreira, com encargo de duas missas por alma de suas tias Antónia e Leonor Chamorra, o qual passaria sucessivamente à cunhada Ana Martins, à sobrinha Inês pais e filha desta Antónia Borges e, por fim, ao sobrinho Diogo Pais. ESCRAVOS: lega a escrava mulata Maria à sobrinha Isabel (mas no codicilo retifica esta doação, determinando que a referida escrava serviria a sobrinha durante 10 anos, após o que o testamenteiro a casaria e lhe daria um colchão, quatro lençóis e um cobertor; deixa-lhe, ainda, 10 mil réis, os quais se poriam nas mãos de um mercador para que se «multipliquem», o que ganhasse seria para a escrava «sendo virtuosa» ; deixa o negro Francisco ao Colégio da Companhia para servir por sua alma; liberta a escrava Filipa na condição de se casar, deixando-lhe ainda 10.000 réis e o seu serviço de cozinha. TESTEMUNHAS: Damião Rangel, António Gonçalves e Belchior Antunes, filhos de Baltazar Antunes; João Gonçalves, porteiro da Câmara; André L[uís], porteiro do co[ncelho]; Francisco Rodrigues, sapateiro; Domingos Rodrigues, mareante, todos moradores nesta cidade do Funchal. Outros documentos: F. 10 e 15 - Quitações de 1732-06-12 e 1735-06-12, identificam a instituidora como Inês Pais da Cunha "a Beata".
Will of Pedro Afonso da Areia and Maria Afonso, his wife. They establish a chapel, entailing assets for the fulfillment of charges. They appoint Brás Pires and António Gonçalves, their children, executors and administrators. After their deaths, the administration will pass to Afonso, the eldest son of Brás Pires.
Will made by Maria Artur, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of eight masses celebrated every year in Montalvão. The institutor named Maria Artur, her niece, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her sons or daughters. Maria Artur establishes another chapel, with a perpetual pious obligation of six masses celebrated every year also in Montalvão. The institutor named Ana Piquita, her niece, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her sons or daughters.
Will made by Domingas Pires, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year in Marvão. The institutor named Manuel Fernandes Horta, her son, as first administrator during his lifetime. Manuel Fernandes could choose any son he wanted to succeed him in the administration.
Will by which Manuel Madeira expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Monforte. He establishes an entail composed of a property called chão da Nora, with 5 annual masses, and appointing as administrators his brother, Diogo Madeira, and his offspring. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1622-03-14.
Will by which padre Pedro Fernandes ordered to be buried in the Church of Espírito Santo, in Nisa, and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass that should be celebrated every year. The institutor named his brother António Fernandes as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Maria, his daughter and niece of the institutor, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. This entail is composed of a vineyard located in Nisa.
Will made in Nisa by Diogo Rodrigues, boticário, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew aso named Diogo Rodrigues as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue on his descendants, or, if he had none, he could appoint one of his brothers to succeed him with the same conditions, or, if he named none, the closest and most needed relative would receive the administration. This entail is composed of houses and olive groves in Nisa.
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 Maria Vaz, in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide. She founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses that should be celebrated every year. The institutor named her niece Beatriz Dias as first administrator during her lifetime and, before her death, she would appoint a son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions, and from there on the succession should always continue by appointment. If Beatriz had no children, the administration would be handled to Constança Vaz and Margarida Vaz, nieces of the institutor. This entail is composed of houses, "tapada" and "souto" in Castelo de Vide.
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 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 padre Domingos Brás in which he ordered to be buried in the Church of São Tiago, in Marvão, and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his orphan nephew Vasco as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint a son to succeeded him with the same conditions, and from there on the succession should continue by appointment. This entail is composed of houses located in Marvão.
Will made by Maria Carrilho in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide, and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her husband Manuel Dias as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint one of his children to succeeded him and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of a "souto" located on the outskirts of Marvão.
Will by which Violante Afonso, widow, expresses her wish to be buried in the main church of Alpalhão. She establishes an entail composed of her houses in Alpalhão, a vineyard and a farmland, with the obligation of 10 annual masses, and designates her niece Catarina Miguéis as administrator. Followed by the approval deed, dated 1653-10-20, and the opening deed, dated1653-11-09.
Will by which padre Pedro Dias de Almeida expresses his wish to be buried in the main church of Tolosa. He establishes an entail composed of a vineyard and a famrland in Tolosa, with the obligation of 8 annual masses, and designates his niece Isabel Álvares as administrator. Followed by the approval deed (1686-08-09, fl. 79v-80) and the opening deed (1686-08-09, fls. 80-80v).
Will of Padre Gaspar da Ponte Cabreira expressing his wish to be buried in the main church of Arronches and bequeathing the remaining part of his assets to his aunt Catarina da Ponte, with the pious obligation of six annual masses. After his aunt's death and her soul's fulfilment, the money resulting from the sale of his movables and his other money will be used to buy properties to entail in a chapel with the same perpetual pious obligation of six annual masses. In this chapel will succeed his nephew Fernando da Ponte, son of Duarte Rodrigues, and his niece, Inês, daughter of his brother Manuel Vaz da Ponte, if they want to marry each other, and, after them, their children. If they don't want to marry each other, the half of Inês will be bequeathed to Manuel Vaz da Ponte, with the same obligations, and the half of Fernando da Ponte, if he does not have offspring, will return to the chapel or will be bequeathed to his brother or nephew. The testator also appoints his nephew Domingos Curvo, son of Manuel Vaz da Ponte, to succeed him in the chapel founded by Fernando Vaz, entailed to a part of his estate of Fragosa, because he is the closest relative of the institutor and administrator and he is also a cleric. This will was approved in 1641-06-18 and opened in 1650-03-08.
Will of Inês Vaz, widow of Vasco Rodrigues, founding three chapels, in Arronches, for Manuel, Vasco and Gaspar, sons of her nephew Manuel Vaz, with the perpetual pious obligation of ten annual masses each one of them. The testator also bequeaths to Gaspar the income of some properties in the outskirts of Arronches, which she received from Padre Manuel Vaz Chapado, with the perpetual pious obligation of a weekly mass. Will approved in 1650-12-21 and opened in 1656-01-02.
Will of António de Videira Tavares founding an entail in Arronches with the perpetual pious obligation of a daily mass and another sung mass in the day of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, both celebrated in the chapel he founded in Misericórdia of Arronches. The testator appoints as first successor in his entail his wife, Beatriz Loba, who will be succeeded by her niece, D. Beatriz Loba. Will approved in 1646-01-28 and opened in 1646-01-31.
Will by which padre Sebastião Dias, clérigo de missa, beneficiado da igreja matriz da Amieira do Tejo, expresses his wish to be buried in his church of Amieira do Tejo.
Will by which Joana Inchado, João Tarouco's wife, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Castelo de Vide and establishes two entails. The first one would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide, entailed to an obligation of 5 annual masses. She designates her nephew, Manuel Carrilho and his offspring as administrators. The second one would be composed of more houses , vineyards and other farmlands in the same place, entailed to an obligation of 30 annual masses. It would be administered by her niece, Maria Carrilho, daughter of her brother Heitor Carrilho, and by her descendants. She also bequeaths her niece, after her husband's death, a watermill which had an obligation of 10 annual masses, and should be annexed to the other properties. She also appoints another of her nieces, also called Maria Carrilho, wife of Manuel Belo Nogueira, as administrator of her chapel of Cristo in the convent of S. Francisco, which she had received from her brother, António Pires Barba annexing to it some of her vineyards and lands, and establishing an obligation of 10 annual masses. After her niece's death, this chapel should pass to Maria Carrilho, daughter of Heitor Carrilho. Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1638-07-25.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 16[05]-05-07, pelo notário Luis Álvares Riscado. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): uma missa rezada por sua alma e de sua tia Inês de Brito. Por sentença de 1818-12-14 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: bens não identificados, imposto no remanescente da terça dos bens móveis e de raiz, que deixa ao sobrinho Diogo Alves, seu herdeiro e testamenteiro. Numa quitação datada de 14 de fevereiro de 1624 (f. 23), o administrador Mateus Baião, barbeiro, morador na cidade do Funchal, refere que o instituidor deixara que o primeiro administrador, seu antecessor, nomeasse a propriedade que ficaria afeta a esta capela, porém ele morrera sem fazer tal nomeação, tendo a mãe do dito Mateus Baião ficado com metade da sua fazenda. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1615: a viúva de Diogo Alves, mercador. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 5 a 8): LEGADOS: ao sobrinho Francisco Alves deixa um pedaço de vinha no lugar da Pedra, foreiro em 300 réis pagos a António Correia, morador em Câmara de Lobos; à cunhada Isabel Fernandes e à sobrinha Luzia Gonçalves deixa 20.000 réis a cada por bons serviços; a Sebastião, filho de Catarina Camacho lega 12.000 réis; a Francisca Camacho, filha de Catarina Camacho dá 3.000 réis para ajuda de uma saia, por ser pobre. ESCRAVOS: liberta o escravo Pedro, após dois anos a servir o sobrinho Diogo Alves. TESTEMUNHAS: Manuel Rodrigues [...]; Francisco Gonçalves [...]; Afonso Marques; Manuel Henriques; Amaro Dias, pedreiro, todos moradores na Ribeira Brava.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 2-6 v.º) feito em 1483-08-21, em Câmara de Lobos, por Afonso Lopes, tabelião público na dita vila pelo duque D. Diogo. Traslado de 1796, extraído do Tombo 2.º dos Resíduos, f. 231. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: o testador jazia doente em cama; temia o seu passamento e não sabe quando seria. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: anualmente, missa rezada em todas as nove festas de Nossa Senhora, ditas com um círio de dois arratéis que se acenderiam no dito altar aos domingos e festas do ano, sendo estas missas por sua alma e de Beatriz Nunes, de quem ele se «sente encarregado por algum serviço que lhe fez» (f. 4); missa rezada às quartas-feiras; edificar e ornamentar e manter sempre reparado e ornamentado o altar de Santa Maria na igreja de São Sebastião, Câmara de Lobos, «tanto que for feita» (rebocar e acafelar todo o redor do altar; ornar com toalhas, frontal, imagem de Santa Maria com vestimenta de seda rasa, um bom manto de veludo ou damasco com estola e manípulo, um bom cálice de prata dourada pesando marco e meio, um bom missal, galhetas, um pano de linho com uma cruz pintada no meio para colocar diante da Virgem na Quaresma); ainda manda fazer uma arca para guardar a cera e ornamentos do altar, cuja chave só teria o testamenteiro e administrador. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 16), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada, com pensão de sete missas anuais. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 18-25) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a sua alma por herdeira, visto não ter herdeiros forçosos, designando para primeiro administrador o testamenteiro João Galego, podendo este designar outro testamenteiro «e assi va descendente em descendente para sempre em tais pessoas que tenha conciencia e o fação bem» (f. 6). Os administradores receberiam pelo encargo 2.000 réis anuais e este cargo e a renda do vínculo nunca lhes poderia ser tirado por nenhuma justiça eclesiástica nem secular, estas apenas podiam constranger o administrador a cumprir como deviam. E caso as justiças mencionados e os administradores não fizessem como deviam amaldiçoa-os «venha sobre ele a maldição de Deus e de Santa Maria e de São Pedro e de São Paulo e ante Deus lhes responda por ela» (f. 6). BENS VINCULADOS: determina a partição de todos os seus bens com a mulher Maria Gomes, sendo que a sua metade dos bens móveis e escravos seriam logo vendidos para cumprimento das exéquias, missas e legados. Quanto aos bens de raiz, determina o seu arrendamento em fatiota, vinculando-os, e o rendimento seria aplicado em missas, reparo e ornamento do altar, e o que sobrasse «do mais que hi houver» seria para vestir dois pobres todos os anos e despender em missas, trintários e em obras meritórias. Os administradores fariam aproveitar os ditos bens, para que não se perdessem nem danificassem. O auto do tombo e medição da fazenda de Gonçalo Dias (f. 7/10), realizado em 1519-03-25, sendo então administrador Afonso Pires da Câmara, identifica os bens da capela: i) serrado no caminho do Estreito, acima do lugar de Câmara de Lobos, com um dia e noite de água da levada de São Bernardino, aforado ao fidalgo António Correia por 5.000 réis; ii) terra em Câmara de Lobos com casas sobradadas, vinha e canas, aforada por 3.000 réis a João Gomes, sucessor de João das Arcas. A medição e tombo fora ordenada pelo bacharel João Fernandes de Amil, juiz e contador dos Resíduos e provedor da Santa Cruzada nesta ilha e Porto Santo, sendo então alcaide de Câmara de Lobos Martim Rodrigues e medidor Fernão Teles. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 6 v.º): CÔNJUGE: Maria Gomes. Sem herdeiro forçosos, deserda todos os seus parentes. TESTAMENTEIRO: João Galego, morador no lugar de Câmara de Lobos, confiando na sua bondade e discrição (f. 5 v.º). ENTERRAMENTO: igreja de São Sebastião de Câmara de Lobos, diante do altar de Santa Maria, que manda construir. ESCRAVOS: o testador e a mulher libertam o escravo João Chamorro; determina que qualquer «das moças que couber a sua parte» (f. 5) sirva o testamenteiro durante cinco anos, sendo que depois seriam aforrados. CÔNJUGE: Maria Gomes. LEGADOS: 1.000 réis a Briolanja, mulher de Rui Vaz; 400 réis a Pedro, enteado de Martim Rodrigues, do tempo que o serviu; 100 réis ao Espírito Santo para a sua obra. CONTAS: se alguém cobrasse alguma dívida pagar-se-lhe-ia, sob juramento dos Santos Evangelhos. TESTEMUNHAS: frei Pedro, frade em São Francisco; frei Rodrigo Anes, vigário; João Gonçalves; Tomé Gonçalves e Aparício Gonçalves, filhos de Gonçalo Vaz, Martim Gonçalves, trabalhador. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 18 a 24 - 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 1587-[06]-01 pelo tabelião João Barreto Fraguedo. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): catorze missas (sendo que dez das missas seriam da responsabilidade do sobrinho António Afonso, em sua vida, por herdar um lugar na Calheta, que após a sua morte seria incorporado na terça); 10$000 réis e dez alqueires de trigo em vida de Violante Dias, tia do testador; ainda vinte e cinco alqueires de trigo em vida de Joana Rodrigues, mulher do testador (dez alqueires pagos por João Rodrigues de Florença e quinze alqueires pagos pela mulher do alfaiate João Anes e por Sebastião Gonçalves). Uma quitação de 1592-07-20 (f. 5-6) acresce a esta última obrigação sete alqueires e meio de centeio. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f.55-83,) 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: vários foros que lhe pagam e o remanescente da terça “toma” na ribeira de Santa Luzia. À terça juntar-se-ia um lugar na Calheta que deixou ao sobrinho António Afonso, apenas em sua vida, com o encargo das dez missas. SUCESSÃO: designa o filho João Gonçalves de Abreu. Em 1614 (f. 25) já é administrador Pêro de Florença, seu herdeiro. PRIMEIRO ADMINISTRADOR: o filho João Gonçalves de Abreu. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela. Outras informações do testamento (f. 1 a 3 v.º): Morada do testador: quinta abaixo da igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte. ENTERRAMENTO: igreja do Espírito Santo da Calheta ou mosteiro de São Francisco, se falecer no Funchal, e “não fiser mar pera me llevarem”. ESCRAVOS: os escravos que tem de Violante de Florença deixa aos filhos «porque são seus». LEGADOS: a João Gonçalves 40.000 réis e a sua irmã Isabel Dias 10.000 réis e a Leonor Fernandes 20.000 réis; às irmãs do testador deixa 20.000 réis. TESTEMUNHAS: Gaspar Fernandes Preto, morador no Campanário; João Afonso, caldeireiro de melar; Pêro Gonçalves, hortelão; João Simão, guarda da ribeira; Diogo Al[…], trabalhador; Domingos Jorge; Bento Gonçalves, todos moradores nesta cidade. Outros documentos: F. 12 – Certidão extraída do livro de defuntos da Calheta, de como Mecia Afonso, tia do vigário António Afonso, faleceu em 1590-05-30. F. 48 v.º-49 – Auto de reforma de contas desta capela, datado de 1708-06-06, onde se alude somente ao encargo de 10 missas anuais. Porém, na sentença de redução acima mencionada, diz-se que a pensão desta capela é de catorze missas em cada ano.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 3-5) aprovado em 1615-11-06. ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): duas missas ofertadas com meia canada de vinho, um pão e duas candeias, celebradas na igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Porto do Moniz, onde seria enterrada. As missas seriam ditas "passante" o dia dos Fieéis de Deus. A sentença de redução, emitida em 1819-09-17 (f. 66 a 100), reduz as capelas administradas por D. Maria de Ornelas à pensão anual de 70.000 réis à Misericórdia do Funchal. Em 1802-07-22 (f. 46-51) o administrador Agostinho de Ornelas de Vasconcelos obtém da Santa Sé um um breve de composição de missas em atraso. SUCESSÃO: não foi possível destrinçar o primeiro nomeado, segue-se a neta D. Maria de França (filha dos primeiros administradores capitão Gonçalo de Castro e mulher D. Filipa da Câmara, cf. o outro processo de capela da mesma instituidora, Cx. 114-4). Sendo freira, usufruiria da terça em sua vida e depois passaria ao irmão mais velho. BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens imposta em propriedades não identificadas, que deixa à neta Maria. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: institui outro vínculo imposto num foro de dez alqueires de trigo anafil, que deixa à Confraria de Santo António, com o encargo anual de lhe fazerem uma peça para a dita capela. PRIMEIRO ADMINISTRADOR: capitão Gonçalo de Castro e mulher D. Filipa da Câmara. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR : Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos.
Will of Gonçalo Martins Prezado, instituting an entail with the obligation of a weekly mass in honour of Nossa Senhora da Luz. The successor should be a priest and relative of the institutor. If there were no relatives until the 4th degree, the entail should be administrated by the House of Nossa Senhora da Luz.
Will made by Pedro Jorge in which he ordered to be buried in the Mother Church of Amieira do Tejo and founded three chapels with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses that should be celebrated every year. To administrate them, he named his nieces Joana Rasquilha, Maria Carvalho and Isabel Artur and, after their deaths, the succession of each one should continue preferably on their eldest heir. These entails are composed of movable and immovable goods in Amieira do Tejo.
Will of Manuel Rodrigues Barranho, expressing his wish to be buried in the main church of Amieira do Tejo, Nisa, and establishing two chapels with the remaining part of his properties, to be given to each of his sisters: Maria Rodrigues, widow of Manuel Marchão Azeitado, and Branca Dias, wife of João Álvares. Each of them should order three annual masses for his soul. They would be succeded by their youngest daughters, who had the power to appoint their successors, male or female. Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1694-04-23.
Will made by Catarina Álvares, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of one daily mass celebrated in Santa Catarina's hermitage, in Gáfete, which belonged to the her. The institutor named her husband Manuel Dias Feio as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by her nephew Baltasar Feio and from there on the succession should continue through appointment of a relative within her lineage. The institutor ordered that the first administrator should spend 20 000 réis in an altarpiece for the same hermitage, and that all administrators should receive 20 000 réis in every year for administrating it and the chaplain who celebrated the masses should receive 30 000 réis.
Will made by Maria da Fonseca in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be administrated by Manuel, son of João Pereira, with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated in every year in the hermitage of N. Sra. da Assunção of Amieira, where her body should be buried. Manuel would administrate the entail during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest male and closest relative. The second entail would be administrated by the confraria of N. Sra. da Assunção.
Will of Francisco Dias Liote, by which he decided to entail his properties in Amieira. With the entail came the perpetual obligation to pay for the celebration of seven masses each year. The first administrator would be his brother Diogo Liote, who lived in Crato. He was to be succeeded by his daughter Francisa Ferreira and her descendants, or alternatively by his son Francisco Ferreira. The administrators had the power to choose one of their descendants to succeed them.
Will made by Estêvão Lopes, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail. The institutor named his nephew licenciado Fernando Aires de Almeida as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All administrators would be obliged to spend 2.000 réis in masses in every year for the institutor's soul in nine specific days. He also disposed that the eldest son of all administrators would be obliged to obtain an academic degree in a course of his own choice, and if the eldest heir did not wished to, or shown no habilities for this purpose, the second born son should fulfill this obligation. This entail is composed of lands, houses, olive groves and vineyards in Portalegre and its outskirts.
Will by which Joana Inchado, João Tarouco's wife, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Castelo de Vide and establishes two entails. The first one would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide, entailed to an obligation of 5 annual masses. She designates her nephew, Manuel Carrilho and his offspring as administrators. The second one would be composed of more houses , vineyards and other farmlands in the same place, entailed to an obligation of 30 annual masses. It would be administered by her niece, Maria Carrilho, daughter of her brother Heitor Carrilho, and by her descendants. She also bequeaths her niece, after her husband's death, a watermill which had an obligation of 10 annual masses, and should be annexed to the other properties. She also appoints another of her nieces, also called Maria Carrilho, wife of Manuel Belo Nogueira, as administrator of her chapel of Cristo in the convent of S. Francisco, which she had received from her brother, António Pires Barba annexing to it some of her vineyards and lands, and establishing an obligation of 10 annual masses. After her niece's death, this chapel should pass to Maria Carrilho, daughter of Heitor Carrilho. Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1638-07-25.
Will made by Diogo Dias, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the chapel of Espírito Santo, in the church of São Lourenço of Portalegre. The institutor named Maria Álvares, his wife, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Ana, daughter of Gaspar Dias, with the condition of marrying João de Gibães. From there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.
Will by which Catarina da Mota, Francisco Fialho's widow, establishes an entail with her farmstead (quinta) in Unhos, outskirts of Lisboa, instituting the pious obligation of celebrating 30 masses in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. It should be administered by her sisters Margarida da Mota and Maria de Almada during their lifetime. They must be succeeded by their niece, Antónia de Almada. The institutor establishes another entail with houses in Rua da Porta Nova, in Lisboa, whose revenues should support the celebration of 30 annual masses in the chapel of Jesus of that church. Her sisters Margarida da Mota and Maria de Almada would administer it during their lifetime. After their deaths, it would be inherited by her niece Leonor Godinho. The testator chooses to be buried inside that convent.
Will made by Margarida Dias, Diogo Fernandes Cerejo's widow, in which she expressed her wish to be buried next ot her husband, in the cathedral of Portalegre. She annexed two houses, half of an estate and a vineyard to the chapel founded by her father-in-law Manuel Fernandes Cerejo in Portalegre, as she was obliged by the partitions made after her husband's death. She also ordered the foundation of two entails, the first, composed of her houses in Portalegre, to be administered by her niece Isabel Fernandes and the second, composed of half a vineyard, to be administered by her niece Inês, both of them with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year. Isabel and Inês would administered their entails during their lifetimes and before their deaths of each one would appoint an administrator among their relatives to succeed with the same conditions.
Will made by cónego Luís Dias in which he expressed his wish to be buried near his mother in the Misericórdia of Portalegre. He bequeathed his niece, Isabel, a farmland he posessed, as an entail, with an obligation of five masses celebrated every year, under the condition that she would appoint an administrator to succeed her, and from there on the succession should always continue through appointment. He bequeaths his brother, Diogo Dias, his vegetable garden and an olivegrove with the obligation of five more annual masses. It should pass to his nephew, Manuel Vaz, after Diogo's death, and to his successors afterwards. He also bequeaths his vineyard of Carvalhal to his nephews, Estêvão and Martinho Vaz, under the condition that they order two annual masses for his soul, under the same conditions as the previous donations he made.
Will by which Guiomar Dias de Velez expressed her wish to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Portalegre and ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her niece Dona Maria as first administrator during her lifetime and, after before her death she would appoint an administrator to succeed her with the same conditions, and from there on the succession should always continue through appointment.
DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1594-04-19, nas suas casas à rua do Castanheiro, Funchal. Tabelião: João Barreto Fraguedo, tabelião público de notas por el-rei nesta cidade e seu termo. Traslado de 1796. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora encontrava-se doente em uma cama. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: uma missa rezada por sua alma. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 18 v.º), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Penha de França, que tem a obrigação de quarenta missas anuais por esta instituidora e outros. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 21-26 v.º) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a administração da terça na filha D. Helena, «para si e seus filhos», não os tendo a quem quisesse deixar. BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens móveis e de raiz «que se achar me pertença». SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: O termo de sub-rogação, datado de 1852-11-15 (f. 32/32 v.º), identifica as propriedades pertencentes a esta capela, a saber i) casa no Pico de São João, freguesia de São Pedro, no valor de 147.200 réis; ii) porção de terra e benfeitorias no sítio dos Saltos, Santa Luzia, no valor de 1.392.950 réis; iii) porção de terra no sítio da Amoreira, ribeira de Santa Luzia, freguesia de São Roque, avaliada em 240.000 réis. Estas propriedades foram sub-rogadas por uma fazenda no sítio da Ajuda, São Martinho, que confronta pelo norte com o Caminho Velho dos Piornais e sul com o calhau do mar. A verba sub-rogatória de 1859-02-10 (f. 32 v.º/35), determina que fiquem livres três porções de terra desta capela, situadas em São Martinho e, em alternativa, vinculadas em igual valor a parte das benfeitorias que os condes de Carvalhal possuíam no seu palácio da rua da Mouraria. As três porções de terra são assim discriminadas: i) terra no sítio da Praia Formosa, que confronta a oeste com a rocha que termina a Praia Formosa, a leste com o ribeiro do Arieiro e a sul com o calhau do mar, no valor de 2.440.000 réis; ii) terra no sítio da Praia Formosa, que confronta a norte com a trincheira e o forte e sul com o calhau do mar, avaliada em 527.000 réis; terra no sítio da Praia Formosa, que confronta sul com o calhau do mar, no valor de 133.000 réis. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: nomeia a filha D. Helena na metade da horta e terça de sua mãe, conforme o seu testamento. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 5): OUTROS TESTAMENTOS: revoga todas as cédulas que tenha feito e, no futuro, só seria válido algum testamento que nomeasse três vezes «Deus meu, Deus meu, Deus meu» (f. 3). ENTERRAMENTO: no convento de São Francisco, em cova do pai. TESTEMUNHAS: Diogo de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos, fidalgo, que redige o testamento e assina a rogo da testadora; Francisco de Castro; Custódio de Carvalhosa, sombreireiro; João Coelho, feitor do engenho de Gaspar Mendes de Vasconcelos; Gonçalo Fernandes, ferrador; Rafael Rodrigues, alfaiate; Leonel Rodrigues, trabalhador, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: não sabe escrever. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 21 a 26 v.º - 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 (f. 2-11) aprovado em 1604-09-17, no limite do Caniço, nas pousadas do instituidor, por Francisco Dias de Gouveia, notário do Caniço; aberto em 1604-09-24. Traslado de 1796. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: o testador encontrava-se um tanto doente e com temor da morte (f. 2). ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (anuais): duas missas rezadas em qualquer altar por sua alma, de seu filho Jerónimo, de sua mãe e de sua irmã D. Antónia. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 22 v.º-23), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada, com pensão de uma missa anual pelo administrador. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 25-31) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a filha D. Antónia, mulher de Francisco de Morais. Caso não tivesse filhos, a terça passaria à sobrinha do instituidor, D. Ana, e não tendo esta filhos, ou falecendo antes da primeira nomeada, herdaria uma das filhas de Luís Gonçalves de Andrade, e daí em diante «correra por linha de meu pay e may que o chame de Ornellas sendo ele para isso» (f. 4). BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens, não discriminados. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: terça de sua primeira mulher D. Luzia, que deixa à filha D. Antónia e depois à sobrinha D. Maria de Moura, mulher de João de Caus; as outras terças que administra ficariam a sua filha D. Antónia, não tendo esta filhos à sobrinha D. Ana. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 11): Freguês do Caniço. Irmão da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Santa Cruz. CÔNJUGES/FILHOS: casado primeira vez com D. Luzia, depois com D. Constança. Filhos falecidos, entre eles Jerónimo de Ornelas. Resta a filha do segundo casamento, D. Antónia. ENTERRAMENTO: mosteiro de São Francisco, da vila de Santa Cruz. ESCRAVOS: deixa 10.000 réis à mulata de Maria de Vasconcelos, para se forrar, por o criar e servir de dia e de noite na sua enfermidade, limpando-o e lavando-o; caso os herdeiros não concordassem com esta alforria, deixava-lhe 40.000 réis para o efeito ; liberta Domingos, impondo a obrigação de lhe mandar dizer oito missas dentro de três anos. CONTAS/DÍVIDAS com: Cosme Enes, caixeiro de Lisboa; Gaspar Arrais; João Martins, do Porto Novo; João Guilherme Flamengo; Francisco Rodrigues, que foi saboeiro; António de Azevedo; Duarte Martins; João de Caus casado com D. Maria de Moura; Brás de Castro; Gaspar Afonso; entrega à justiça um serrado na Ribeira Seca, Machico, que cobrara por procuração do ausente Cristóvão de Moura. DOTE do genro Francisco de Morais: no valor de 8.000 cruzados, dotados nos seguintes bens no Funchal: serrado da Conceição; serrado da Torrinha; casas onde morava João Baptista; cova de Maria Enes com um dia de água da levada do Caniço e que rendia quinze a dezasseis pipas de malvasia; terras de pão junto ao Varadal; montados dos picos com cabras e porcos; um moio e meio de trigo de terra sita nos Areais, Porto Santo; escravos, móveis e peças de ouro de sua filha Antónia. OUTROS LEGADOS: 1.000 réis para as obras de Nossa Senhora do Faial. FOROS: foro que tinha Jorge de Freitas com obrigação de duas missas em dia do Bom Jesus, por sua alma e da mulher D. Constança; outro foro que tinha Domingos Fernandes com pensão de uma missa anual em dia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição pelos mesmos sufragados. TESTEMUNHAS: Luís Gonçalves de Andrade, morador na cidade do Funchal; padre Manuel Lopes, beneficiado da igreja do Caniço; Manuel Teixeira, estante em casa do instituidor; Nicolau Mendes e António Pires, moleiro, moradores no Caniço; Pedro Barreto, criado de Francisco de Morais, morador na cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: assina o testamento, que fora feito por António do Rego. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 25 a 3 - 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 1653-05-19, nas casas de morada da testadora na cidade do Funchal, pelo tabelião de notas por el-rei nesta cidade e seu termo, Luís Gonçalves; aberto em 1653-05-30, na presença do juiz de Fora, doutor Miguel de Pina Ferreira. Traslado de 1796. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora encontrava-se enferma; não sabia o dia em que Nosso Senhor seria servido de a chamar; declaração de sua última vontade. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: cinco missas anuais rezadas pelas chagas de Cristo, pela alma da testadora. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 36) esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada, com pensão de uma missa anual pela instituidora. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 38-43) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia o filho Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt, depois a neta e filha deste, Lourença, «ao tempo que lhe der estado, o que deixa a seu arbítrio» (f. 4); caso a neta seja freira, a terça ficaria ao neto Jorge, filho segundo do seu filho, acrescendo a obrigação de dar à irmã freira 20.000 réis anuais enquanto fosse viva. A terça andaria sempre na descendência do dito seu filho, com o mencionado encargo, sem nunca poder ser vendida nem alienada. BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens, não discriminados. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 7): Irmã da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Funchal. ENTERRAMENTO: mosteiro de São Francisco, na capela de São João Baptista, jazigo de seus pais e avós. NETOS: Lourença e Jorge, filhos do aludido Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt. TESTAMENTEIRO: o filho Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt. TESTEMUNHAS: Jorge de Andrade Correia; seu filho Jorge de Andrade de Vasconcelos, estudante; Manuel Ramos; João Fraguedo Barreto; D. Francisco de Sá; Rdo. Inácio Alves de Carvalho, capelão-mor da Misericórdia do Funchal, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal. LITERACIA: a testadora não sabe escrever, o padre Álvaro Vaz da Corte redige e assina a seu rogo. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 16-20 v.º - Traslado de uma petição do administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt, em que pretende haver vista de um despacho proferido neste Juízo [f. 14 v.º], a notificá-lo para declarar quais os bens desta capela. Segue-se o despacho de 1801-05-20 e a procuração. F. 21-24 - Embargos e sentença do juiz a julgar a notificação por sentença e a determinar o seu cumprimento. Fl. 25 - Auto de sequestro, feito em 1801-08-21, das novidades de uma fazenda denominada Quinta de Água de Mel, Freguesia de Santo António, para pagamento das pensões caídas de várias capelas administradas pelo proprietário e morgado João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo. F. 26-31 - Agravos interpostos a este sequestro. Considerando a componenda de missas inserta nos autos da capela de Francisco de Couto, o despacho do juiz, de 1802-11-04, considera a conta desta capela satisfeita até 1798. F. 38 a 43 - 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 1610-12-13 na cidade do Funchal, em casas de morada da testadora, pelo tabelião público de notas por el-rei nesta cidade e seu termo, João Luís Botelho; aberto em 1610-12-19, na presença do juiz ordinário Francisco Vieira de Abreu. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora encontrava-se doente; «por entender de mim estar já no derradeiro quartel da vida»; descarrego de sua consciência (f. 2 v.º); «e porque a ninguem depois de Deus tenho mais obrigação que a minha mesma alma quero primeiro repartir com ela de meus bens para que não va nua de boas obras para a outra vida» (f. 3). ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): quatro missas cantadas no convento de São Francisco, a 200 réis cada uma. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do procurador do Resíduo (f. 21), esclarece que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania de Nossa Senhora da Vitória na Ribeira dos Socorridos, com obrigação de vinte missas anuais por esta e outros instituidores. Em 1819-01-28 (f. 23-30) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra. SUCESSÃO: nomeia a filha D. Maria, sucedendo-lhe o neto Simão Gonçalves, filho de D. Joana. Na falta de geração, os bens vinculados ficariam para a mãe D. Joana, que nomearia um dos seus filhos, exceto «o morgado por estar bem dotado quero que os meus bens os herde os demais netos por sua antiguidade e idade (...) e assim andarão sempre na linha ao parente mais chegado» (f. 6). BENS VINCULADOS: lugar do Pico do Cardo. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: i) deixa os seus bens móveis e de raiz ao neto Simão Gonçalves, filho de D. Joana, com encargo de 18 missas anuais, ofertadas com meio moio de trigo da terra (porém, deste encargo não se prestam contas nestes autos), cuja sucessão é a referida anteriormente «de maneira que hande todo insolidum em a linha direita fora de bastardia» (f. 6 v.º). ii) deixa ao neto e testamenteiro Francisco Gonçalves da Câmara o direito que tem no morgadio da Lombada, que então possuía o irmão João Esmeraldo. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 12): FILHAS: D. Maria; D. Leonor, falecida. ENTERRAMENTO: capela maior de São Francisco, onde jazem os seus antepassados e filhos. ESCRAVOS: i) negro Gaspar legado aos frades de São Francisco «para que sirva os frades em sua vida e dentro do convento em tão santa companhia salve sua alma»; ii) escravo menino Francisco - deixa a Catarina Gante até à idade de 15 anos, com a condição de o alimentar, vestir e colocar num ofício, após o que ficaria liberto. Para ajuda do seu sustento, lega à dita Catarina Gante duas vacas; iii) liberta o escravo Marcos por bons serviços prestados; iv) deixa a escrava Catarina à nora D. Joana; v) deixa a escrava Isabel à filha D. Maria, ficando forra após a sua morte; vi) deixa a escrava Joana à dita filha D. Maria, ficaria liberta após seis anos de cativa; vii) deixa o escravo João ao neto Francisco Gonçalves da Câmara, que ora já o servia. OUTROS LEGADOS: i) a Catarina Gante, que tem em sua casa há cerca de 40 anos, lega 100 cruzados e todos os móveis e alfaias de sua casa, em atenção aos bons serviços prestados; ii) ao neto Simão Gonçalves deixa ainda uma serra de água e foros em São Vicente, bem como uma vinha em Ponta Delgada; iii) aos frades de São Francisco lega duas vacas e vinte alqueires de trigo. TESTAMENTEIRO: o neto Francisco Gonçalves da Câmara. TESTEMUNHAS: António Ferreira; Fernão Pereira; Pedro Gonçalves; António Gonçalves, almocreve; Manuel Moreira, tanoeiro; Diogo Afonso, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal; Fernando Aires de Galdo, morador na vila de Machico. LITERACIA: sabe ler e assina o testamento, o qual fora redigido por frei Pedro da madre de Deus, pregador no convento de São Francisco. OUTROS DOCUMENTOS: F. 23 a 30 - 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 (f. 2-8 v.º) aprovado em 1556-03-04, na cidade do Funchal, em casas de morada de Cristóvão Moniz. Tabelião Luís Lopes. MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora encontrava-se doente; «sabia de certa certeza que ha de passar desta vida para a outra da bem aventuramsa» (f. 3 v.º-4); não sabia quando Deus seria servido de a levar para Si. ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (ANUAIS): duas missas rezadas na Sé do Funchal, em dia ou no oitavário de Nossa Senhora das Candeias, por sua alma. SUCESSÃO: sem herdeiros forçosos, deserda todos os seus parentes e nomeia o marido seu herdeiro universal e testamenteiro de sua alma. Por falecimento do marido, tendo um filho ou filha estes herdariam, não tendo designaria quem quisesse. O marido, no seu testamento (f. 10-10 v.º), indicou a filha D. Beatriz, filha do seu segundo casamento com D. Maria, e no caso desta não casar ou não ter descendência, passaria ao outro filho Francisco Manuel “o Moço”. BENS VINCULADOS: o remanescente de todos os seus bens móveis e de raiz (pagos os legados). Uma nota na folha de rosto refere que em 1704 é administrador Manuel Moniz da Silva, filho de Francisco de Freitas da Silva, que possui a fazenda do Pico do Cardo, por sentença da Relação desse ano. OUTROS VÍNCULOS: institui outra capela imposta numa morada de casas na cidade do Funchal, sita defronte de Fernão Favela, que deixa à irmã Maria de Vasconcelos, na condição desta não casar, nem ser freira ou tomar “outra vida sem vontade” do irmão Luís Mendes, da tia D. Beatriz e dos tios. Em tal caso, a fazenda passaria logo para o dito Luís Mendes. Encargo: uma missa rezada por alma de sua mãe em dia dos Santos. SUCESSÃO: não tendo herdeiro ou falecendo sem herdeiro forçoso, ficaria a seu irmão Luís Mendes e descendentes, caso este não os tivesse ficaria o vínculo ao parente mais chegado da parte da mãe da instituidora, Leonor Rodrigues. ADMINISTRADOR EM 1603, data do primeiro auto de contas: Gaspar Lopes Cortes, morador no termo de Câmara de Lobos. ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 8 v.º): VESTES: deixa à irmã D. Maria de Vasconcelos um cofre grande contendo uma saia de chamalote azul barrada de veludo, uma saia de pano verde, duas peças de cetim e tafetá preto; à ama Isabel Godinha deixa 5.000 réis, um manto de seda e uma saia roxa; a Maria Calaça, filha de João de Bruges, lega uma saia de chamalote preta, e à mãe desta um mogim de seda já usado e um manto velho; à moça Luzia deixa uma saia azul de lazeda(?) e uma camisa. JOIAS: um cofre com seus toucados, uma cadeia de ouro delgada, uns pendentes feitos nesta cidade e quatro pontas de ouro. TESTEMUNHAS: António Fernandes, criado de Cristóvão Moniz, que assina pela testadora; Amador Gonçalves, almocreve; Pantalião Afonso, homem trabalhador; João Álvares, criado do falecido capitão Simão Gonçalves; António Fernandes, caldeireiro; Gonçalo Anes, almocreve, todos moradores nesta cidade. ENTERRAMENTO: Sé do Funchal, em sepultura da mãe D. Leonor Rodrigues. LITERACIA: a testadora não sabia escrever, o testamento fora redigido pelo tabelião Damião Gonçalves, que também assinara a rogo da mesma. OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES do testamento de Francisco Manuel Moniz, fidalgo, aprovado em 1588-08-25 e aberto em 1594-06-17, em Machico (f. 8 v.º a 12): Foi casado primeira vez com a instituidora D. Leonor de Vasconcelos e segunda vez com D. Maria. ENTERRAMENTO: na cova da mãe D. Joana de Góis, na igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Machico, junto ao cruzeiro. DÍVIDAS: 4100 réis ao trabalhador Pero de Chaves, que morrera em casa de Tristão Catanho. Outras disposições: recomenda à mulher a moça Antónia Vieira, filha de Manuel Pires, falecido, e de Antónia Vieira, a qual era colaça de sua filha D. Beatriz. TESTEMUNHAS: Pedro de Quintal; Francisco de Quintal; Teodósio de Morais; Manuel Lourenço; António Fernandes; Manuel Pacheco, todos moradores na vila de Machico. TABELIÃO: Manuel Álvares Libralião, tabelião público e judicial na capitania de Machico.
