Will by which the Cardeal D. Veríssimo de Lencastre designated his soul as his universal heir, declaring that his body had to be buried in convent of S. Pedro of Alcântara's porch. The testator appointed his brother, José de Lencastre, Bispo de Leiria, and his nephews, the Conde de Vila Nova and D. Francisco de Castro, to become the executors of his will. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1692-12-06.
Will by which D. Isabel de Vilhena, wife of D. Rodrigo Manuel, who lives in Alcáçovas, expresses her wish to be buried in a church of her husband's choice, and orders a chapel of weekly masses to the Chagas de Cristo, entailing to it her vegetable garden. She requests her husband to take care of this obligation. Followed by the approval deed of the will.
Will by which Constança Gonçalves, daughter of Gonçalo Martins, ordered to be buried in the Monastery of São Domingos de Elvas, in the chapel of São Bento, where her grandmother Constança Rodrigues was buried. She declared that she had left to her aunt Maior Eanes and her husband Martim Eanes the "herdade" of Além Caia during their lifetime, and that after their death this property should be incorporated into the chapel of São Bento, located in the Church of Santa Maria de Alcáçova, in Elvas. The institutor designated her uncle Gomes Eanes, escudeiro, and her cousin Guiomar Eanes to be its first administrators, with the obligation to have two chaplains to celebrate the masses. She also left some legacies to some relatives, servants, orphans and widows.
Will by which Joana Pereira expresses her wish to be buried in Santarém, near her husband, André de Quadros. She confirms the foundation of the entail she and her husband had established with their third parts, consisting of their farmstead of Ventosa, which they had bequeathed their eldest son, Simão de Quadros. Contains the approval deed, dated 1569-06-30, in the back.
Will by which Simão de Miranda Henriques and his wife, D. Lourença Salema, express their wish to be buried in the chancel of the church of S. Francisco of Setúbal, where they have their burial place. They designate their only son, Fernando de Miranda Henriques, as their universal heir and bequeath them the entails they possess. Simão de Miranda Henriques annexes the properties he acquired after his marriage to his entails in Setúbal, which were composed of the farmstead of Alferrara, the estate of Abrunheira, the farmstead of Gâmbia and salterns. D. Lourença bequeaths him the entail of Diogo Salema, which she inherited from her father, João Salema, and to which she and her husband entailed a part of their third parts, including lands leased to the entail of D. Maria Rebelo. D. Lourença appoints also appoints him as heir of her other entails and patronages, including the patronage of the convent of Ara Coeli and the casal da Almeara Grande. Followed by the approval deed and the opening deed of the will, dated 1661-08-05, and by a ratification deed, dated 1663-09-18.
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 by which Fernando Gomes de Lemos, senhor de Góis, wanted to be buried in the Church of São Pedro, in Oliveira do Conde. His last will executors Diogo da Silveira and his wife D. Beatriz, the institutor's daughter, were due to order the celebration of masses in this chapel and add some ornaments.
Will by which Leonor da Cunha declared that she wanted to continue to celebrate the masses of her husband Fernando Gomes de Lemos' chapel, and that this chapel should be succeeded by whomever would inherit the farm of "Currelos". She established that should be her heirs Diogo da Silveira and her daughter D. Beatriz.
Will by which Manuel Mendes de Vasconcelos, married to D. Catarina, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Évora, where his parents are buried. He bequeaths his estate of Pecenas, which was entailed to his grandfather's chapel, to his wife, D. Catarina, with the obligation of 10 annual masses for his soul, which he annexes to it with the remaining part of his third part. After his wife's death, the entail shall pass to their daughter, D. Francisca, and to her children, or to her sisters who aren't nuns. If their lineage is extinguished the entail will be administered by the hospital do Espírito Santo of Évora. He also bequeaths his daughter his entails of Vidigueiras and Barroqueira, and the estates of Oliveira and Caravela in Montemor-o-Novo. Followed by the approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1613-05-23.
Will by which Marcos Dias, resident in Grândola, left to his niece Maria Dias, daughter of his brother João Mateus, 200 000 réis from a "herdade das Ameiras" and some lands located in Corte, Pereira, Casa de Mangas, Madronhal, Madroheira, Vale do Vidal, Cadousos and Cateal. She was due to order the celebration of masses and, in her absence, it should succeed in this obligation her heirs or Joana, daughter of his uncle Luís Vaz Loureiro. The institutor nominated his wife Bárbara Afonso Barradas to be his last will executor and declared that he wanted to give the remaining properties to his wife with the obligation to found a chapel for the celebration of masses and to succeed whomever she wanted from her or his succession line.
Will by which Ana Burgeta de Sousa wanted to be buried in the Convent of São Domingos de Abrantes, designating her husband Álvaro Frade Ferreira to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of 15 masses and he could nominate whomever he wanted to succeed in this chapel. This entail is composed of a mill in Rio de Moinhos, and olive groves in Alferrarede and Bairro Falcão. Followed by an approval deed dated 1597-08-08.
Will by which Manuel Frade de Almada, resident in the farm of Lamarosa, prior of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, in Tentúgal, wanted to be buried in the main chapel of this church. He left all his immovable goods, namely a farm with its belongings, olive groves, vineyards, houses and lands, to his nephew Manuel Mendes Mexia. He was due to order the celebration of a daily masse for his and his parents' soul in the same church, and to pay for chaplain 20 000 réis. After his nephew's death, it should succeed his eldest son Francisco Mexia or other kin from the Mexias' succession line. The remaining part of his assets should be enjoyed by his nephew and nieces Manuel Mendes Mexia, D. Leonor Mexia, D. Leonor and D. Catarina. He also mentioned that he inherited the chapel of his mother Maria Mexia and his uncle Afonso de Almada Frade located in Olivença, and he nominated Fernando Mexia de Figueiredo to succeed in this entail. Followed by an approval deed dated 1680-11-25.
Will by which António Vaz de Parada, beneficiado da igreja matriz do Sardoal, determined that the executor of his will, António Carvalho, had 3 years to build his chapel. If it was erected in the main church of Sardoal, his body would be buried there. He declared that 1 000 cruzados had to be taken from the revenues of his entail to support the chapel's construction and the acquisition of its ornaments. The testator left his son in António Carvalho's care, indicating that he should only administrate his entail after reaching the age of 25.
Will by which Catarina Chorra Caldeira, Jorge de Pina do Lago's wife, established a chapel with all her assets, including houses, lands in Sardoal ("terras do Chão de Gracia Dias, a tapada de Santana, a herdade do Ribeiro Davide") and objects made of gold and silver, designating her great-niece, Teresa Canseco Caldeira, Joana Caldeira and Pedro Gueifão's daughter, to administrate it. She was obligated to marry according to her parents' will and to transmit the entail to one of her children. All the chapel's administrators had to support the celebration of annual masses for the institutor's soul in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade, where her body would be buried; to give 1 000 reais, each year, to the Provedor da Misericórdia, who would be responsible for assessing the chapel's state; to incorporate new properties in it. The testator also declared that her husband would inherit the farmstead (quinta) of Torre.
Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia Botelho, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the main church of Olivença. He bequeaths his third part to his cousin and wife, D. Joana Botelho de Vasconcelos, as an entail and chapel, during her lifetime, with the obligation of a mass in the day of S. José. After her death, the entail shall pass to their eldest son, José Mexia, and to his descendants, or to his siblings. If they don't have descendants, the entail will pass to one of their cousins, Pedro Vaz Pinto or D. Antónia Lacerda. He declares he possesses several entails, which he bequeaths his eldest son, João Mendes Mexia: the entail established by his great-grandfather, João Mendes Gastão, consisting of the estates of Poço de Carreto and Massias and an obligation of four annual masses, to which he annexes properties; the entail founded by Manuel Mendes Mexia, his grandfather, consisting of the estate of Porto Cordeiro and 30 annual masses; the chapel founded by Isabel Mendes Gago, consisting of the orchard called Borges in Vale da Corna, and an obligation of 10 annual masses; the chapel founded by Maria Rodrigues Prado, consisting of three annual masses entailed to farmlands and houses in Olivença; the chapel founded by Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, which he gained through a sentence in his favour, consisting of leases and the estate of Cascais, in Alparragena; a chapel which he inherited after the death of padre João Aires, consisting of farmlands in Olivença; the chapel founded by Manuel Mendes Gastão, with two annual masses entailed to farmlands in Fonte do Estaço; the chapel founded by his aunt, Maria Mendes Gaga, with two annual masses entailed to another farmland. He also bequeaths his son the chapels which had belonged to his mother, D. Catarina de Matos, and to his grandmother: the chapel founded by Rui Mendes Cavaleiro, whose institution he possesses, with an obligation of 11 annual masses; the chapel founded by Francisca Rodrigues de Oliveira, with an obligation of an annual mass entailed to properties listed in the will of Simão Martins Velho; the chapel founded by Rui Martins, with an obligation of 10 annual masses; the entail founded by Mateus Rodrigues Justo, his grandfather, with an obligation of 28 annual masses; the chapels which had belonged to Simão Martins de Matos and another chapel founded by doutor Pedro de Cascais, with properties in Cabeço do Verdelho. He also possesses properties in Alvaiázere which will be inherited by his goddaughter, D. Catarina Josefa, daughter of João Antunes Gago, his uncle. He also appoints his son José Mexia as the next administrator of a chapel which he had inherited from João Antunes Gago's wife, which had been founded by one of his aunts and is entailed to a public debt instrument.
Will by which Jerónima de Parada designated her cousin Francisco de Parada Temudo and her "comadre" D. Leonor de Sande Freire to be her heirs. The institutor wanted to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade, where her husband Gaspar de Sousa de Lacerda was buried. She left a "casal" located in Rio Torto to D. Leonor de Sande Freire with the obligation to give to the priests of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade 8 000 réis for the chapels' work and ornaments of the altar of Nossa Senhora da Esperança. By the death of D. Leonor it should succeed her daughter D. Antónia and her heirs. If she died without heirs, it should succeed her brother Bento de Moura. The institutor used the remaining assets to found another chapel of Nossa senhora da Esperança, designating her cousin Francisco de Parada to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses for her husband, parents and brother's soul, and to contract a chaplain. By his death, it should succeed his son Martim de Parada and his heirs or, in their absence, their closest kin.This entail is composed of half of a "casal" in Mouriscos, a "casal do Ervedeiro" in Alcaravela, a "tapada" with olive groves in Fonte Velha, vineyards, lands and olive groves in "Chão da Gracia", houses in Sardoal, a "casal da Gonça", on the outskirts of Sintra, and vineyards and lands in Bucelas. Followed by an approval deed dated 1677-11-03 and an opening deed dated 1678-03-20.
Will by which Jerónima de Parada designated her cousin Francisco de Parada Temudo and her "comadre" D. Leonor de Sande Freire to be her heirs. The institutor wanted to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade, where her husband Gaspar de Sousa de Lacerda was buried. She left a "casal" located in Rio Torto to D. Leonor de Sande Freire with the obligation to give to the priests of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade 8 000 réis for the chapels' work and ornaments of the altar of Nossa Senhora da Esperança. By the death of D. Leonor it should succeed her daughter D. Antónia and her heirs. If she died without heirs, it should succeed her brother Bento de Moura. The institutor used the remaining assets to found another chapel of Nossa senhora da Esperança, designating her cousin Francisco de Parada to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses for her husband, parents and brother's soul, and to contract a chaplain. By his death, it should succeed his son Martim de Parada and his heirs or, in their absence, their closest kin.This entail is composed of half of a "casal" in Mouriscos, a "casal do Ervedeiro" in Alcaravela, a "tapada" with olive groves in Fonte Velha, vineyards, lands and olive groves in "Chão da Gracia", houses in Sardoal, a "casal da Gonça", on the outskirts of Sintra, and vineyards and lands in Bucelas. Followed by an approval deed dated 1677-11-03 and an opening deed dated 1678-03-20.
Will by which Beatriz da Rosa founded a chapel in the Church of Sardoal, designating her niece Maria da Rosa, daughter of her sister Leonor Cordeira and Diogo Alemão, to be its first administrator. The institutor left to her niece some movable goods, lands and olive groves in Vale do Penedo, a "tapada", houses in Sardoal, and vineyards in "Chão da Gracia", "Sobral" and "além da ribeira", with the obligation to celebrate masses for her and her parents' soul. It should succeed in this entail her niece's heirs that would not inherit from their father Diogo Vaz Parada's entail. Followed by an approval deed dated 1611-05-03 and a codicil dated 1614-10-18.
Will by which Leonor de Cascais, widow of capitão José de Sequeira Fajardo, expresses her wish to be buried in the church of Santa Justa. She bequeaths her nephew, Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, 40 000 réis, the estate of Cascais and an olive grove in Olivença, and the farmstead of Madalena and a mill in Leiria, as a chapel, with an obligation of 60 masses for her and her husband's souls. The chapel shall pass to his descendents. If he doesn't have successors, it will pass to João, son of her other nephew, Bento Mendes de Mexia, who lives in Olivença.
Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia Botelho, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the main church of Olivença. He bequeaths his third part to his cousin and wife, D. Joana Botelho de Vasconcelos, as an entail and chapel, during her lifetime, with the obligation of a mass in the day of S. José. After her death, the entail shall pass to their eldest son, José Mexia, and to his descendants, or to his siblings. If they don't have descendants, the entail will pass to one of their cousins, Pedro Vaz Pinto or D. Antónia Lacerda. He declares he possesses several entails, which he bequeaths his eldest son, João Mendes Mexia: the entail established by his great-grandfather, João Mendes Gastão, consisting of the estates of Poço de Carreto and Massias and an obligation of four annual masses, to which he annexes properties; the entail founded by Manuel Mendes Mexia, his grandfather, consisting of the estate of Porto Cordeiro and 30 annual masses; the chapel founded by Isabel Mendes Gago, consisting of the orchard called Borges in Vale da Corna, and an obligation of 10 annual masses; the chapel founded by Maria Rodrigues Prado, consisting of three annual masses entailed to farmlands and houses in Olivença; the chapel founded by Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, which he gained through a sentence in his favour, consisting of leases and the estate of Cascais, in Alparragena; a chapel which he inherited after the death of padre João Aires, consisting of farmlands in Olivença; the chapel founded by Manuel Mendes Gastão, with two annual masses entailed to farmlands in Fonte do Estaço; the chapel founded by his aunt, Maria Mendes Gaga, with two annual masses entailed to another farmland. He also bequeaths his son the chapels which had belonged to his mother, D. Catarina de Matos, and to his grandmother: the chapel founded by Rui Mendes Cavaleiro, whose institution he possesses, with an obligation of 11 annual masses; the chapel founded by Francisca Rodrigues de Oliveira, with an obligation of an annual mass entailed to properties listed in the will of Simão Martins Velho; the chapel founded by Rui Martins, with an obligation of 10 annual masses; the entail founded by Mateus Rodrigues Justo, his grandfather, with an obligation of 28 annual masses; the chapels which had belonged to Simão Martins de Matos and another chapel founded by doutor Pedro de Cascais, with properties in Cabeço do Verdelho. He also possesses properties in Alvaiázere which will be inherited by his goddaughter, D. Catarina Josefa, daughter of João Antunes Gago, his uncle. He also appoints his son José Mexia as the next administrator of a chapel which he had inherited from João Antunes Gago's wife, which had been founded by one of his aunts and is entailed to a public debt instrument.
Will by which Capitão Bartolomeu Henriques Pato revoked the will issued on 1662-09-27, determining that his wife, D. Apolónia Maria de Mendonça, should take care of his minor son, Cristóvão, and administrate his estate instead of Agostinho de Barros Henriques, his brother, as long as she did not remarry. He appointed his son to become his universal heir, transmitting him all the entails he had inherited from the different branches of his family (Trigueiros, Leitão and Serrão). Two of the entails Cristóvão would administrate were the Isabel de Freitas Pereira's chapel and the entail instituted by Duarte Vaz Pato. The testator entailed houses he had bought in Torres Vedras to the entail instituted by João Leitão ("Morgado dos Leitões") and an olive grove to Duarte Vaz Pato's entail ("capela da quinta da Bandalhoeira").
Will by which Capitão Bartolomeu Henriques Pato designated his minor son, Cristóvão Carlos, to become his universal heir, leaving him the administration of all his assets, entails, leases (prazos) and chapels. The testator's wife would become their son's tutor. He declared that when the time arrived, his son should marry his niece and goddaughter, D. Leonor Trigueiro de Barros. The testator demanded that, after his death, his body to be deposited in his parents and grandparents' mausoleum in the convent of Santo António do Varatojo. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1662-11-18 and an opening deed 1662-11-26.
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 by which D. Maria do Quintal, Aires de Mendonça's widow, established an entail with all her remaining moveable assets, including gold and silver objects, and properties, such as lands and rents (foros) in Elvas ("herdade da Caiola", "herdade dos Passos"). She designated her great-niece, D. Teresa, to administrate it, obligating her and her descendants to support the celebration of an annual mass in honour of Nossa Senhora do Rosário. The entail would be transmitted to the first administrator's eldest daughter or, if D. Teresa left no offspring, to Ascenso de Sequeira, her father. The institutor's great-niece would also become the patron of the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento of the cathedral of Elvas, which D. Maria do Quintal had bought and turned into a family mausoleum. The testator declared that her body had to be buried inside her chapel. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1634-02-11.
Will by which D. Leonor Pereira, Francisco de Magalhães' widow, entailed the third part of her assets, including lands in Regalados ("casal do Barreiro"), to her chapel in the church of S. Jerónimo of Ponte da Barca, where her body would be buried alongside her husband's remains. She appointed her two sons, António Barreto and Jerónimo Barreto, to administrate the chapel, declaring that they could agree which one of them should become its sole administrator. If they chose to administrate it together, only a son of one of them could inherit the entail. The institutor determined that the chapel's future administrators had to support the celebration of 2 weekly masses for her soul and for her husband's soul. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1567-05-12 and a letter of quittance issued on 1572-06-30.
Will by which Maior Nunes, Gonçalo de Varela's widow, established an entail with all her remaining assets, designating her niece, Teresa Álvares, to administrate it. After the death of the first administrator, it would be transmitted to her eldest son or, if she died without leaving offspring, to Maria Tinoco, Maior Nunes' other niece. The future entail's administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 4 annual masses for the souls of the institutor and of her late husband. The testator declared that her body had to be buried inside the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, where her mother's remains lied.
Will by which João de Calvos de Sequeira expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Cárquere, if he is allowed, or in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto, in the tomb of his grandfather, João Calvos, or in the church of S. Nicolau, if a chapel is made there. He declares he traded properties with his nephew, Gaspar de Sequeira de Meneses, to establish an entail and chapel. He entails his properties with the obligation of 10 annual masses over his tomb, in which he includes leases in Pera Boa, houses and orchards, and bequeaths them to his nephew. If he dies without heirs, the entail will pass to his brother, prior Manuel de Calvos de Meneses, and afterwards to their closest relative. Followed by an addition, dated 1646-09-10, and by the approval deed of the will.
Will by which Isabel Tinoco, wife of Fernão Pegado, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, in the tomb of her father. She bequeaths her niece, Ana Rodrigues, and her successors aferwards, her leases, with the obligation of ordering an annual mass for the soul of her brother, Nuno Vaz Ferrão, in the convent of S. Domingos. She bequeaths the remaining part of her properties to her nephew, Julião Vaz Ferrão, and to his successors, as an entail, with the obligation of another annual mass for her own soul, over her tomb. If Julião doesn't have children, the entail will pass to his brother, Diogo Lopes Ferrão.
Will by which Manuel Afonso, Cavaleiro Fidalgo da Casa do Cardeal Infante, establishes an entail with houses in Lisboa and Caparica, lands in Vale dos Moinhos, Vale de Mofassem and Vale do Regão, appointing his wife, Beatriz de Valadares, to be its first administrator. After her death, she must be succeeded by Maria Fernandes, his cousin, or by António Serpa, her son. The entail administrator's are henceforth obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for his soul in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa. He also bequeaths properties in Évora ("herdade da Fonte Boa", "herdade da Curraleira") to his wife, which should be given after her death, respectively, to the church of S. Mamede and to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of that city. Those institutions must use its revenues to celebrate annual masses for the institutor's soul. He declares that his body should be buried in the chapel he has inside the church of S. Mamede of Évora. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1555-08-30.
Will by which Jordão Gonçalves established an entail, appointing his wife Maria Brás to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas. This entail is composed of houses, lands and vineyards in Bucelas.
Will by which Manuel Gomes Cid and his wife Maria Jorge da Serra established an entail, appointing each other to be its first administrator and after their death their daughters Luísa dos Anjos and Ângela da Rosa. They have due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas. This entail is composed of houses located in Bucelas. Followed by an undated partition deed.
Will by which João de Áustria, Príncipe de Cândea, established an entail, appointing Baltazar de Almeida to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Porta do Céu, in Telheiras. This entail is composed of houses located in Lisboa.
Will by which Francisco da Rocha expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in the burial place of his father-in-law, Manuel da Horta. He orders his executors to acquire properties to entail to an obligation of a monthly mass and an annual divine office in that convent. He appoints his son, Marcos, as his heir, and his wife, Maria da Horta, and brother, Diogo Fernandes da Rocha, as his son's tutors. Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1631-06-30.
Will by which D. Jerónima de Azevedo, widow of Gregório de Vilhegas, expresses her wish to be buried in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade de Lisboa. She revokes a previous will, written in 1602-04-04. She designates her son, frei Pedro, frade no convento da Graça, as her heir, and requests he fulfills a composition deed he celebrated with her brother, Martinho Vaz de Azevedo. She bequeaths her brother the remaining part of her properties, after her debts are paid, with an obligation of a daily mass for her soul and a mass on the day of S. Jerónimo, in the altar of Todos os Santos of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa.
Will by which Catarina Ferreira, Fernando Mendes' wife, bequeaths a vineyard to her husband, obligating him to support the celebration of 3 annual masses for her soul in the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar. After her husband's death, the entail would be inherited by her niece, Beatriz Ferreira, and passed to her descendants. The vineyard could never be sold or exchanged for other property. She leaves two houses in Rua Direita to Félix Ferreira with the obligation of celebrating 3 annual masses for her soul in that church. The houses would only be transmitted to him after the death of the testator's husband. She also donates other houses in Rua Direita to her niece, Catarina da Silva, Matias da Costa's wife, obligating her to celebrate 2 masses, each year, in that church. The testator declares that her body should be buried next to the altar of Jesus of that church.
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 by which António de Oliveira, carpinteiro sobresselente da nau Nossa Senhora de Oliveira, ordered his uncle, Simão Gomes, to collect the legitimate parts of his parents' patrimony and to use the revenues of those properties to celebrate annual masses for his mother's soul in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires of Lisboa. He also asked the executors of his will, his uncle and António Rodrigues, to sell his assets and to employ the sale's profit in the institution of a chapel of a perpetual daily mass for his soul in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires.
Will by which Gonçalo Eanes, Cecília Lopes' widower, bequeathed the third part of his assets, including a vineyard in Arcas and other lands, to his son, Francisco Gonçalves, obligating him to celebrate, each year, 2 sung masses for his soul and for the soul of his late wife in the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar. Whoever inherited that vineyard had to support the celebration of those masses. If those properties were sold or exchanged for others, they would be accompanied by that perpetual obligation. The testator declared that his body had to be buried next to his wife's remains, in the churchyard.
Will by which Fernando Rodrigues de Elvas established an entail, designating his eldest son Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas to be its first administrator. He ordered to be buried and the celebration of masses in the Chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, using the rents of some houses located in Lisboa. He nominated his sons Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas, João Rodrigues Manuel and Diogo Fernandes de Elvas to be his last will executors. The institutor also declared that his wife Inês Lopes died in 1612-11-09.
Will by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, appointed the officials of the brotherhood of Almas do Purgatório e Anjo S. Miguel to administrate the chapel she had established in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, to which she had entailed houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa. The testator left 4 houses in that street to her cousin, Briolanja Godinho, Pedro Henriques' widow, and to her 3 daughters in order to help them getting married. If all of them died before marrying, all the properties would be transmitted to their mother. She bequeathed 2 houses in that street to Garcia Soares, her nephew; other houses to her niece, D. Maria; other houses to her nephew, Fernando Soares; a house in that street and an annual quantity of sugar ("100 arrobas") extracted from her sugarcane plantation in Ilha de S. Tomé to her cousin, Isabel Furtado; other houses to Gaspar Sineiros, her cousin; other houses to Leonor Álvares, her cousin, Licenciado Diogo Pinto's wife, and other houses to Elvira Rodrigues, Diogo Fernandes's wife. She declared, at last, that every person to which she had left any assets were henceforth obligated to support the perpetual celebration of an annual sung mass in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, where her body would be buried alongside the remains of her son, João Álvares.
Will by which Petronilha de Ilhanes expresses her wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. She designates her nephew, Sebastião Homem de Meneses, as her universal heir, and her descendants afterwards., with the obligation of establishing a chapel of two daily masses for her soul. If he dies without successors, the chapel shall be administered by the priests of that convent. Followed by approval deed and opening deed of a will, dated 1651-04-08.
Will by which Margarida Esteves, Baltasar de Araújo's widow, declares that her late daughter, Maria Jorge, left her houses in Lisboa, in which she lived at that time. She bequeaths those houses to her niece, Maria Esteves, Pedro Rodrigues' wife, obligating her and her descendants to celebrate 8 annual masses for her soul and for the soul of her daughter in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo. If the testator's son, João de Araújo, who went to Índia, returns to the kingdom, those properties should be inherited by him. She determines that her body must be buried in the church of S. Estêvão of Alfama.
Will by which Gaspar Rebelo de Abreu declares he had acquired the chapel of Santo Onofre from the priests of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, where he and his wife wished to be buried, and that they had established a daily mass for their souls, entailed to a public debt instrument in the Alfândega of Lisboa. He and his wife bequeath part of their third parts to their eldest son, Pedro Gomes de Abreu, to buy another public debt instrument which shall be applied to the chapel. Gaspar Rebelo de Abreu declares he is claimant in a conflict over the possession of the entail of Cata-que-Farás, which he hopes his eldest son will win. If he inherits this entail, the public debt instrument shall be annexed to it, and the masses of that entail, which were prayed in the church of Conceição, must be changed to the chapel of Santo Onofre. If he doesn't inherit the entail, the chapel and public debt instrument shall pass to his successors regardless. Helena Bota is present and signs the will, authorizing its clauses. Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1580-10-06.
Will by which Francisca Coronel established an entail, designating her grandson Francisco de Sá de Meneses to be its first administrator. She wanted to be buried in the Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in the grave of her husband's family, and wanted to be transferred afterwards to the Monastery of Campolide, founded by her uncle Manuel Gomes de Elvas, when it was finished. She did not found a chapel with pious obligations. She also mentioned that her first grandson succeeded in the entail of her father-in-law Carlos Nunes and that of her husband Luís Gomes Nunes, and for that reason she chose Francisco de Sá de Meneses to succeed in her entail. He should incorporate his "legítima" and all the successors of this entail should also incorporate the third part of their third. This entail is composed of a "casal" called "Murganhal", near to the river of Barcarena, on the outskirts of Lisboa; houses in the "Calçada do Paio de Novais"; and a public debt instrument of 20 000 réis in Elvas.
Will by which D. Filipa de Meneses expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she built in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. She establishes an entail with her houses in Lisboa and two public debt instruments, set in the Almoxarifado de Évora and in the Casa do Espírito Santo. She designates her niece, D. Luísa, daughter of her sister D. Margarida de Meneses, as first administrator of the entail, with the obligation of ordering a daily mass in her chapel. If she dies without succession, the entail shall pass to her sister, D. Maria. If D. Maria has no descendants, the entail will be divided between the successors of the houses of Belmonte and Vila Flor. Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1622-07-13.
Will by which D. Graça de Leão, widow of Manuel Pinto Pereira, expresses her wish to be buried in the cloister of the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in the tomb of her father, doutor João Martins Pinto, and of her family. She entails a public debt instrument in the Alfândega do Porto with the obligation of 40 annual masses for her soul. She designates her nephew, João Martins Pinto, as first administrator of her chapel. Followed by approval deed of the will.
Will by which Cristóvão Ferreira established an entail, designating his nephew Bartolomeu de Abreu Belo to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses for the souls of purgatory, using the rents of a "casal" located in Oeiras. The institutor mentioned that he was the administrator of another chapel with the obligation to celebrate masses using the rents of some lands located in Oeiras. He also designated his nephew Bartolomeu de Abreu Belo to be its administrator after his death.
Will by which D. Violante Godinho, widow of the desembargador Custódio de Figueiredo Cardoso, juiz dos Feitos da Coroa e Fazenda do Rei in Lisboa, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she established in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, next to her husband. She designates her nephew, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, married to her niece, D. Margarida Toja, as first administrator of her entail, and his descendants afterwards. She also appoints him as heir of the chapel established by her uncle, licenciado Gaspar Godinho, prior of the church of S. Julião, which she had inherited from him. She bequeaths a lease and farmlands in Évora to her cousin, Francisca Godinho Mendes, and, after her death, to her cousin's son, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, vigário-geral nas ilhas, and to his heirs, with an obligation of three annual masses in her chapel. She bequeaths an olive grove in Portel to her other nephew, Belchior Cardim, priest in the monastery of Portel, which shall, after his death, pass to his brother, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, with the obligation of giving a jug of olive oil every year to the convent of Portel to light the lamp of the Holy Sacrament, and of praying two masses to Nossa Senhora do Socorro. She also bequeaths her estate of Soalheira, in Portel, and other farmlands in the same place to her cousin, Gaspar Tojo Gato, and his wife, Maria de Reboredo, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the church of Espírito Santo of Portel, to be fulfilled by them and their descendants. Finally, she bequeaths houses in Lisboa to padre frei Martinho Moniz, which, after his death, shall be given to her nephew, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, and to his descendants, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul. If he doesn't have any successors, the houses shall be annexed to her chapel. Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1641-07-31, and opening deed of the will, dated 1642-05-19.
Will made by João Aparício in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of S. António of Marvão, where his body should be buried. He named his nephew Manuel as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime, and his descendants after him. However, Manuel would only receive the possession of the entailed assets when he reached the age of eighteen years, and, until then, the assets would be deposited in the hands of padre Martinho de Andrade.
Warrant on behalf of Luís de Brito do Rio allowing him to pledge entailed assets in order to receive a loan worth 4.000 cruzados. With his sum he would renovate some entailed properties in Lisboa and Cascais.
Warrant to pledge assets on behalf of Henrique Jaques de Magalhães, administrator of the entail founded by Pedro Jaques de Magalhães in Algarve allowing him to pledge all the entailed assets he administrated in order to receive a loan of 10.000 cruzados, value that he needed to handle with the very high expenses made with the preparations of his departure to Angola, where he would assume the post of Governor.
Warrant on behalf of João de Almeida Freire allowing him to pledge entailed assets in order to receive a loan of 600.000 réis, to use for the renovation of the entailed properties.
Warrant on behalf of Francisco Luís Teles de Castro, administrator of the entail founded by his grandfather, Francisco da Rocha, allowing him to pledge entailed assets in order to receive a loan of 300 000 réis that would satisfy a debt that he owed, which was charged in 40 pitchers of olive oil a year. The Provedor dos Órfãos e Capelas de Lisboa was consulted before the warrant was issued.
Warrant to pledge assets on behalf of Fernando da Silva allowing him to pledge the properties entailed to Violante Coronel's entail in order to receive a loan of 3.000 cruzados that would be applied on the renovation of the same entailed properties in Lisbon and Elvas.
Warrant to pledge assets on behalf of Baltasar Pereira do Lago, allowing him to pledge entailed and ruined properties in Hospital das Palmeiras, in return for money to reform them.
Warrant to pledge assets on behalf of Nicolau Velho Bocle allowing him to pledge entailed assets that belonged to the entail he administrated, founded by Cristóvão Bocle Remones, in order to receive a loan of 1 conto de réis to be applied on the reconstruction and renovation of several entailed properties, such as houses located on Rua do Selvagem, Lisboa, which were destroyed in a fire.
Warrant to pledge assets on behalf of Francisco Galvão de Gamboa allowing him to pledge the income of entailed assets in order to receive a loan that would permit him to marry and ensure the payment of his bride's dowry.
Warrant to pledge assets on behalf of João de Almeida Freire, administrator of the entail named Paião, founded by Martinho Vaz de Almeida, allowing him to pledge entailed assets in order to receive a loan worth 200.000 réis that would be used on the renovation of entailed properties.
Warrant ordering Manuel Fernandes Vargas, Juiz de Fora dos Órfãos de Beja, to issue a tombo of the entailed properties belonging to the chapel of S. João Batista of Beja, administrated by Pedro de Castilho da Silva.
Silva, Pedro de Castilho Ribeiro da (flor.1694-1699)
Warrant to the desembargadores do Paço to issue an administration letter of the chapels of Domingos Eanes Costal de Sopas and Catarina Domingues Revelha to Francisco de Portugal, conde de Vimioso, as determined in the previous grace warrant administration.
Warrant granted by Álvaro Botelho, Juiz dos Órfãos de Lisboa, to Diogo Lopes de Bulhão, giving him permission to renounce the administration of the entail of his father, Afonso Lopes de Bulhão, since he wanted to become a friar of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça. He used his share of his father's inheritance to enter in that convent. António Lopes, his brother, would succeed him in the administration of the entail.
Warrant authorizing Luís de Brito do Rio, minor, administrator of the chapel established by Lopo Mendes do Rio and Leonor Dias, to sell the houses in rua do Outeiro, Lisboa, which were entailed to the chapel, under the condition that the money from the sale shall be deposited in the Juízo das Capelas to be employed in new properties to subrogate. Contains petition by Luís de Brito do Rio, represented by his tutor, in which it is mentioned that his father, João de Brito do Rio, had already obtained an authorization for this transaction, but had died before fulfilling it.
Warrant ordering the deposit in the Monastery of São Francisco in Estremoz of the incomes of the chapel founded by Estevainha Gomes, as it was asked by the guardião and religiosos of the monastery. All the administrators should obey to this order.
Warrant to the prioressa and the religious community of the convent of Santa Ana de Leiria to receive 3.000 réis with interests that the chapel's institutors had left in their will as a pension to them, which are now in possession of the chapel's administrator, D. Francisco de Lencastre, by court sentence.
Warrant on behalf of D. Beatriz Travassos authorizing her to sell an entailed property to desembargador Pedro Álvares Sanches. She intended to buy a stone for the oil press of the chapel.
Warrant on behalf of António de Saldanha de Albuquerque Castro Ribafria, administrator of the entail instituted by Rui Freire de Andrade, allowing him to resign his appointment to the capitania of the fortress of Damão, since to this entail belonged the appointment of a three-year possession of the capitanias of the fortresses of Sofala (royal mercy awarded by warrant from 1651.12.19 to Ângela de Noronha in view of her marriage) and Damão (royal mercy awarded from 1603-02-06), both of which were then granted to D. Ângela Estefânia de Noronha by warrant dated 1669-03-28. This resignation exempts the beneficiary from complying with the condition established by the entail institutor in terms of the obligation of annexing to the entail the three parts of the income of the capitania of Sofala.
Ribafria, António de Saldanha de Albuquerque Castro (flor.1695)
Warrant to the Desembargadores do Paço to give an administration letter of the chapels of Domingos Eanes Costal de Sopas and Catarina Domingues Revelha to Francisco de Portugal, conde de Vimioso, as determined in the previous grace warrant administration.
Warrant to the Desembargadores do Paço to give an administration letter of the chapels of Domingos Eanes Costal de Sopas and Catarina Domingues Revelha to Francisco de Portugal, conde de Vimioso, as determined in the previous grace warrant administration.
Warrant authorizing the transaction of the real estate annexed to the entails established by André Soares and Maria Botelho, his wife, Manuel Soares and Maria de Sequeira, his wife, and Francisco Soares and Maria da Silveira, his wife, resolving the disputes between Diogo Soares and Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, duque of Cadaval.
Warrant authorizing the institution of the entail by André Soares and D. Maria Botelho, under the conditions they requested. Preceded by petition, requesting the authorization, and dispatch authorizing it.
Warrant authorizing the sale of some ruined houses, located next to the Hospital dos Palmeiros in Lisbon, property of the chapel established by Duarte de Almeida Pacheco, following a petition presented by the current chapel administrator Baltasar Pereira do Lago.
Warrant on behalf of João Henriques de Melo allowing him to continue a judicial demand started in 1691, by which he claimed the administration of the chapel founded by Francisco Rodrigues, after denounce it vacant due to the death of Catarina Tavira, last administrator, and Luís Henriques Mingão as unlawful administrator. The judicial demand was interrupted once Luís Henriques Mingão decided to voluntarily resign the administration, leding to the further seizure of all entailed properties which were then given to Francisco Pais de Vasconcelos, who received the administration after he declared to be descendant of the institutor. João Henriques de Melo then asked to continue the judicial demand, but now against Francisco Pais de Vasconcelos.
Warrant ordering to issue public debt instruments of 5 contos de réis to Tomás Ximenes, Heitor Mendes, Luís Gomes de Elvas, Jorge Rodrigues Solis and André Ximenes with whom was signed the contract to bring 30.000 quintais of pepper from Índia in the next five years.
Warrant addressed to Brás Afonso, escudeiro da Casa do Rei, Provedor dos órfãos, capelas e hospitais do Almoxarifado of Setúbal, giving the assets of the chapels whose administrators had been suspended for non-compliance with their charges, as alms, to the hospital of Santo Espírito of Setúbal, to be used in the celebration of masses for the souls of their deceased ones. He is ordered to make tombos for each of these chapels and to order the fulfilment of their obligations with their respective rents. The warrant refers to the chapels founded by Lourenço Pires Mouro, administered by Martinho Gomes de Parada; D. Vitória, administered by António Gomes; Amador Eanes, administered by Álvaro Fernandes de Lisboa; Estêvão Lourenço, administered by Diogo Pires; Boi Figueira, administered by Martinho Lopes; and Maria Tomé, administered by a Coveira; and the hospitals of Catarina Domingues, administered by Diogo Fernandes; Maria Pipa, administered by Álvaro de Ataíde; and João Palmeiro, administered by Gonçalo Queimado.
Warrant by infante D. Luís, nephew and heir of Beatriz de Meneses, compromising himself to fulfil the will of his aunt to institute a chapel in the monastery of Santo António de Ferreirim.
Warrant by which was ordered to seize the rents of the "casal" incorporated into Catarina Lopes' entail, due to non-payment of the chapel's obligations.
Warrant by which the vineyard obligated to Baltasar Ferreira's entail was sequestered. The vineyard's possessor, Manuel Peixoto de Carvalho, "porteiro da rainha", was due to pay the tenant what he owed.
