Carta patente of Frei Pedro Gonçalves de Mendonça, provincial minister of the Province of Portugal, recognizing the right of D. António de Lima, D. Ana de Lima, her daughter, D. António de Ataíde, her husband, and their children and descendants, to be buried in the chancel of the Convent of São Francisco of Lisboa and to be perpetual administrators of that chapel, in order to know if the charges that D. Manuel de Lima had left there were fulfilled. D. Ana de Lima and D. António de Ataíde, her husband, undertake to help the convent to decorate the chapel.

Certificate issued by Frei Pedro de Jesus, comissário da corte of the Province of Portugal, attesting to the accomplishment of funerals for the soul of D. António de Lima, celebrated in the chancel of the convent of São Francisco of Lisboa, on 1607-07-18.

Contract and bond deed between Jorge da Silva, Duarte de Melo, padre Frei António do Casal and Duarte Cedreira, executors of D. Manuel de Lima, and the religious of the convent of São Francisco of Lisboa, so that D. Manuel de Lima was buried in the chancel of that convent, after having transferred the bones of the Duquesa of Bragança. There, D. Maria de Mendonça, widow of D. Manuel de Lima, and other persons named in the contract could also be buried, but no others. The religious are obliged to carry out charges, receiving, from the executors, various assets, included in the inventory. The legitimate descendants of Manuel de Lima were the administrators of the chapel, with the obligation to monitor the fulfillment of the charges.

Court sentence, issued by Doutor João Travassos, juiz e vigário-geral in the Archdiocese of Lisboa, judging as true the content of the information provided by D. António de Ataíde and D. Ana de Lima, his wife, for the issuance of a papal brief, issued by Pope Paul V. The supplicants are authorized, like their descendants, to be buried in the chancel of the Convent of São Francisco of Lisboa.

Exemplification of a contract and bond deed between the executors of D. Manuel de Lima and the religious of the convent of São Francisco of Lisboa, made by Fernando Moniz, tabelião de notas in Lisboa.

Letter of possession by which D. António de Ataíde, in his name and that of D. Ana de Lima, his wife, takes possession of the administration and the deposits of the chancel of the Convent of São Francisco of Lisboa.

Documents produced by the entail.

Papal brief, issued by Pope Paul V, following a petition presented by D. António de Ataíde and D. Ana de Lima, his wife, confirming them, as well as their descendants, as administrators and perpetual patrons of the chancel of the Convent of São Francisco of Lisboa, given for the burial of D. Manuel de Lima, through the conclusion of a contract with the religious of that convent.

Petition presented by António de Ataíde, noting that he and D. Ana de Lima, his wife, were administrators of the chancel of the monastery of São Francisco of Lisboa, instituted by Manuel de Lima, asking for registration in the Torre do Tombo of the institution of the chapel.
A favorable dispacht follows, dated 1609-03-21.

Provision royal addressed to the guarda-mor of Torre do Tombo, ordering the registration of the institution of the chancel of the convent of São Francisco of Lisboa, instituted by D. Manuel de Lima, administered by D. António de Ataíde and D. Ana de Lima, his wife, following a petition he had submitted.

Torre do Tombo exemplified original.