Addition deed made by Pedro Eanes do Canto entailing properties purchased in recent years to both entails he founded. He also added another clause that if one of the administrators succeeded on the administration with less than 20 years, he should be advised by three of the closest relatives until reaching the age of 25 years. He also added a clause expressly forbidding the marriage between administrators of both entails unless the marriage was made between one of the heirs of the entail and another son or daughter deprived of the administration. Finally, he revoked the clause that allowed António Pires to choose one of the two entails and declared him administrator of the first entail, and João da Silva administrator of the second.
Addition deed rectifying one of the clauses of Pedro Eanes do Canto's will regarding the marriage of the administrators, in which he established, in addition, that if the one of the administrator's married without his parents consent he would immediately lose the administration.
Addition deed rectifying one of the clauses of Pedro Eanes do Canto's will regarding the marriage of the administrators, in which he established, in addition, that if the one of the administrator's married without his parents consent he would immediately lose the administration.
Addition deed made by Pedro Eanes do Canto entailing properties purchased in recent years to both entails he founded. He also added another clause that if one of the administrators succeeded on the administration with less than 20 years, he should be advised by three of the closest relatives until reaching the age of 25 years. He also added a clause expressly forbidding the marriage between administrators of both entails unless the marriage was made between one of the heirs of the entail and another son or daughter deprived of the administration. Finally, he revoked the clause that allowed António Pires to choose one of the two entails and declared him administrator of the first entail, and João da Silva administrator of the second.
Addition deed of Bartolomeu da Fonseca revoking his entail foundation deed and founding again an entail. The testator appoints a Santa Casa da Misericórdia as vice-administrator and his brother's, Diogo da Fonseca, descendants as first administrators. He also defines the entail administration clauses. Addition deed approved in 1620-04-14.
Annexation deed by Miguel Pinheiro Figueira of all his estates to the entail instituted by Luís de Carvalho and Beatriz de Almeida, currently administrated by Baltasar Pinheiro Lobo, with pious obligations in the chapel of São Domingos, in Braga's cathedral, and summaryzing the rules that should guide the existence of the entail.
Annexation deed by Maria de Moura, widow, entailing all her assets to a chapel previously institued, dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Natividade and to the souls of the Purgatory, in the church of S. João de Luzim. Maria appointed her nephew, Manuel de Sousa Camps, as the first administrator. The successors should primarly be the first-born sons, excluding clerics and those who commited lese-majeste crimes.
Annexation deed by which Gonçalo Coelho, attaches several assets to the entail of which he was administrator. Manuel Luís Paiva and Antónia Alves, his wife, appointed successors to the administration, also entail, for their part, some assets to the entail, committing themselves to the fulfillment of the institution.
Approval and addition deed to the institution and donation of the entail to Manuel Côrte-Real and D. Beatriz de Mendonça, his wife. Vasco Eanes Côrte-Real, after the death of Cristóvão Côrte-Real, his firstborn son, confirms and adds the entail instituted by D. Joana da Silva, his wife. Attaches its part in the inheritance of D. Joana (houses located in the Cataquefarás neighborhood, in Lisboa), and other real estate, and clarifies the principles of succession in the entail. Manuel Côrte-Real and D. Beatriz de Mendonça compromise also to attach their parts of the inheritance.
Approval and addition deed on the will made by Manuel Martins Ribeiro, in which he declared that his homonymous nephew should only administrate the entail during his lifetime, and only if he wished to became a clergyman, and after his death the administration should immediately be handled to his niece Ana, with the condition that she would marry a person of "clean blood", that being, non-hebrew or muslim descendant.
Approval and declaration deed by Bernardo do Amaral Castelo Branco, his second wife D. Paula de Vasconcelos da Silva and his son António do Amaral Castelo Branco changing some clauses of the entail foundation deed.
Castelo Branco, Bernardo do Amaral de (flor.1606-1610)
Chapel and entail foundation and declaration deed by licenciado António de Oliveira, changing some clauses from the foundation of his and his uncle's, Domingos Gomes, entail and chapel, located in the monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra. Among them, he changes the entail's head to their graves, located in the chapel of Santo André, in the same monastery. In the end, it describes all the entailed assets.
Chapel foundation deed by Genoveva Pereira da Cunha, António Ribeiro Pereira, Vicente Pereira de Castro and D. Leonor Soutomaior. Fulfilling the will of Doutor Nicolau Pereira de Castro, son of Genoveva Pereira da Cunha, she established a chapel with a third of his assets and of his son, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the church of Nossa Senhora da Salvação in Arruda dos Vinhos. It also encloses the assets left by priest Manuel Pereira, her son, before his profession. According to the same will, he appoints Vicente Pereira de Castro, first administrator. The succession was to be that set forth in the Kingdom Ordinances. Priest António Ribeiro Pereira would also entail, on his death, his property to the aforementioned chapel. Vicente Pereira de Castro and D. Leonor Soutomaior, his wife, also attach a third of their property, namely the Nossa Senhora da Luz' farm, in Vinha, on the outskirts of Arruda dos Vinhos, to the chapel.
Chapel foundation deed by António de São Dionísio, bishop of the island of Santiago, in Cape Verde. The bishop declares that he has built a chapel under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Piedade in the farmstead of Santo André de Marecos, in the Bishopric of Porto, leaving a retable with the image of the Virgin to be placed in the said chapel, where perpetual daily Masses would be celebrated for the soul of the founder. António de São Dionísio leaves 4.000 cruzados to be used to buy estates or interest rates to be entailed to the chapel. The first administrator would be his nephew, Manuel de Sousa Loureiro, to whom the institutor leaves the power to appoint one of his children as successor. After that, the succession would go primarily to the first-born sons. The successor should always be an Old Christian. The institutor also requestes that the bishops of Porto and the "provedores das capelas" to register the institution in their records and to surveil the fulfilment of his wishes.
Chapel foundation deed by Manuel Rodrigues, appointing two lines and 'genders' of administrators: one following the line of his mother, represented by his niece Benta Rodrigues, followed by her son Manuel; and the other should follow his father's line, represented by his brother Álvaro Rodrigues, followed by his daughter Maria. Both administrators should also support the pious obligations of the entail, notably a weekly mass celebrated every friday, along with 900 reis to the 'fábrica' of the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição.
Chapel foundation deed by which Manuel Garcia de Bívar established an entail, appointing his eldest son Duarte Garcia Bívar to be its first administrator. He has due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. The successors are obligated to incorporate the third part of their third to this chapel. This entail is composed of a public debt instrument of 55 187 réis in Tábula Real da Vila de Setúbal and houses located in Lisboa.
Chapel foundation deed by António de Almeida and Francisca das Neves, in Condeixa-a-Nova. They entailed assets to fulfill charges, celebrated at the altar of the chapel of the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Lapa and appoint António de Moura Coutinho, their nephew, as administrator of the chapel, to whom his eldest son should succeed. If the lineage was extinguished, the last administrator had to nominate the successor he considered suitable.
Chapel foundation deed in which Gonçalo Rodrigues Marques declares that he has bought the chapel of "Cabeça Santa", in the convent of S. Elói, in Porto, with the intention of establishing his own chapel. To achieve this, he changed the chapel's invocation to St. Gonçalo, the Saint he was named after, and ordered his remains buried there. The institutor entailed 110,000 reis of interest in the Almoxarifado of Porto. He appointed his son António Rodrigues Marques, almoxarife of the comarca of Porto, as the first administrator. The entail was to be inherited by the first-born male son.
Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in Aldeia de Cima, Armamar, by Domingos Cardoso da Fonseca, who wished to be buried there. He entails most of his movable and immovable property to fulfill charges, reserving only a few, worth 1 500 cruzados, for the fulfilment of his will. He declares he would appoint the first administrator in his will, but if he did not, the administration would pass to Manuel Cardoso Madeira, his legitimate son, and then to his eldest son.
Chapel foundation deed made by Estêvão Soares de Albergaria, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, and Ana de Macedo, his wife. They entailed the third part of their assets, including their farmstead (quinta) in Lumiar, Lisboa, and determined that part of its revenues (4 000 réis) had to be delivered, each year, by the entail's future administrators to the chaplain of the brotherhood of S. Sebastião to guarantee the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Lumiar. They designated Diogo Soares de Albergaria, their son, who was in Brasil at that time, to become its first administrator. The institutors declared also that their bodies had to be buried in that hermitage, next to the grave of Ana de Macedo's mother, Madalena da Maia.
Chapel foundation deed by which Belchior Correia and Violante Gonçalves, his wife, entail an orchard with the obligation of 12 000 reis of masses in the convent of of São Francisco of Lisboa and appoint Pedro Correia, their son, as its first administrator.
Chapel foundation deed made by Estêvão Soares de Albergaria, Cavaleiro professo da Ordem de Cristo, and Ana de Macedo, his wife. They entailed the third part of their assets, including their farmstead (quinta) in Lumiar, Lisboa, and determined that part of its revenues (4 000 réis) had to be delivered, each year, by the entail's future administrators to the chaplain of the brotherhood of S. Sebastião to guarantee the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Lumiar. They designated Diogo Soares de Albergaria, their son, who was in Brasil at that time, to become its first administrator. The institutors declared also that their bodies had to be buried in that hermitage, next to the grave of Ana de Macedo's mother, Madalena da Maia.
Chapel foundation deed by which Jerónimo de Araújo Peixoto, abbot of the Castelo de Penalva's church, instituted a chapel, invoking Nossa Senhora da Guia, in Quinta do Salgueiral. He entailed the aforementioned farm to fulfill the charges. It was up to the administrator to appoint the successor. If he didn't nominate anyone, the administration should be left to Catarina de Araújo Peixoto, his sister. In lack of an administrator, the administration would be left to the Misericórdia de Penalva.
Chapel foundation deed by which D. Maria de Sá, wife of Manuel da Costa, established a chapel in the monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra, entailing to it the third part of her assets, which included rents (foros) of wheat taken from properties on the outskirts of Coimbra. She designated Sebastião de Sá de Miranda, her relative, to administrate it, obligating him and his successors to support the celebration of an annual mass for the institutor's soul in that monastery. The entail would always be administrated by one of the institutor's relatives, on the condition that they belonged to the lineage of her grandfather, Jorge de Sá. However, at the end of the institution D. Maria de Sá revoked this last clause, determining that the chapel's administrators were free to choose whoever they desired to succeed them.
Chapel foundation deed in which Nuno Martins da Silveira and his wife Leonor Gonçalves de Abreu ordered the foundation of a chapel, of the invocation of the Salvador, with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Domingos of Évora. They appointed Gonçalo da Silveira to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son by legitimate marriage.
Chapel foundation deed by which Margarida de Alcáçova, João da Fonseca's widow, added clauses to the institution she and her late husband had previously made. She designated her son, Antão da Fonseca, to succeed her in the administration of the entail, determining that he should pass it to his descendants, and appointed Jorge Afonso, her compadre, to become a chaplain. She ordered the entail's future administrator to support the celebration of a sung mass every All Saint's day in her chapel and entailed to it a pension of 10 000 réis.
Chapel foundation deed by Pedro Rodrigues. The administrator should be his godson and nephew Pedro Rodrigues, who was currently a student. The administration should be a privilege of the institutor's relatives who wanted to be ordained as priests, and the role could only be exercised by a layman in the absence of clerics.
Chapel foundation deed of Belchior Correia and Violante Gonçalves, his wife, in which they entail assets for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in the monastery of São Francisco of Lisboa and appoint Pedro Correia, their son, as its first administrator.
Chapel foundation deed of Feliciana Ribeiro and Maria do Avelar, her sister. They entail several houses, located in Évora, opposite the convent of São Francisco, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the church of that monastery. The administration belonged to Feliciana Ribeiro, after her death to Maria do Avelar, and then to her children, namely her eldest daughter.
Chapel foundation deed by which Henrique Homem established an entail, incorporating several properties located in Vila Meã and Oliveira do Conde, and donated them to his nephew Henrique Simões Homem, son of his niece Bárbara Botelho and her husband Pedro Simões, reserving the usufruct during his lifetime.
Chapel foundation deed of António Pires and Beatriz Gonçalves, his wife. Beatriz Gonçalves entails several assets, including her farmstead in Lisboa, with an obligation of annual masses in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Piedade of the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisbon. António Pires undertakes to also entail a third of his assets. They appoint Pedro Rebelo, son of António Pires, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards.
Chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo Barbosa. The institutor had previously built a chapel dedicated to São Gonçlo, which was located in Santa Maria de Ardegão, next to the house where he was born. Gonçalo Barbosa entailed all his possessions and established the rules of the institution: the succession would be by legitimate descent, appointing the son or daughter who was considered the most obedient and capable of managing the estates. The appointment of the second administrator and successor was postponed to the time when the founder was to make his will. In the absence of relatives, the administration was to go to the S. Marcos Hospital in Braga. In the same document, his nephew, Domingos Barbosa, priest of São Julião dos Passos, also entailed to the chapel the property he had inherited from his cousin, João Barbosa, of the church of São Salvador das Almas de Vilar.
Chapel foundation deed by which D. Isabel de Castilho, widow of João Bernardes, escrivão dos Armazéns dos mantimentos de Lisboa, instituted a chapel, entailing to it the third part of his assets, which included a farmstead located near the Chafariz do Andaluz. The revenues of the entailed assets would support the celebration of a perpetual daily mass and another one prayed, every year, in All Saints' Day in the convent of S. Bento da Saúde of Lisboa, where her body would be buried. She appointed her brother, João Batista Santa Cruz, to administrate the chapel, allowing him to designate one of his children to succeed him. If he died without leaving descendants, the entail would be transmitted to the closest living relative or to a benefactor. The institutor declared that she had chosen her brother to administrate it because her only son had married against her will. Contains a copy of a petition and a licence.
Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Santo Alberto, instituted by Manuel Rodrigues de Abreu, in the church of the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Coimbra. The chapel was purchased for 80 000 réis and destined for the institutor's tomb. He entails assets to fulfill the charges and decides to bind it in the form of a entail, to be administered by an administrator who fulfills the charges. He also undertook to decorate the chapel and appointed the licenciado Manuel de Aguiar da Fonseca as the first administrator to be succeeded by D. Luísa Pereira Pantoja, his wife, and after his death, Manuel de Aguiar Pereira, their grandson. If the descendants were missing, the administration would transfer to the College. It contains the license granted by Frei Luís de Miranda, provincial of the Order of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, to institution the chapel (dated 1664-12-17).
Chapel foundation deed by João Dias Leite, by which he decided to institute a chapel in the newly built church of Santa Cruz. He appointed his nephew Teodoro Leite as administrator. He and all the administrators had several obligations, namely to be members of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz and to use the family coat of arms. Succession would pass primarily through first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children. A copy of the deed of foundation was to be inserted in the Livro das Capelas and another in the archives of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz.
Chapel foundation deed of Alexandre Barroso Pereira, fidalgo da Casa do rei e moço do Guarda-roupa do rei, and Catarina Palau de Cardenes, his wife, by which they entailed all their assets, with the pious obligation of 40 annual masses in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso, located in S. Romão, in the outskirts of Alverca. Among the properties which they incorporated in the entail were houses in Lisboa and a farmstead (quinta) in the outskirts of Alverca do Ribatejo. The first administrator of the entail should be the surviving spouse, after whose death would succeed Luís Pereira Barroso, son of Alexandre Barroso Pereira's first marriage.
Chapel foundation deed by which Domingos Nunes and Ana Maria Rodarte, his wife, entail the third part of their assets, including houses in Lisboa and 30 silver vases, with the purpose of supporting the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for their souls in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Lisboa, where their bodies and those of their successors would be buried. They designate their grandson, Doutor João Coelho Rodarte, Catarina Rodarte's son, to become the chapel's first administrator, determining that he should transmit it to his eldest son at the time of his death.
Chapel foundation deed by which D. Catarina de Sampaio Borges established a chapel, entailing to it a lease in Vila Nova de Anços ("Prazo do Campo da Mata") and determining that its revenues would support the celebration of a weekly perpetual mass for Pedro Borges Pessoa's soul, wherever its administrators desired. If her husband, António de Macedo Pereira, decided to erect a chapel inside his farmstead in Coimbra ("quinta de Verride"), the annual masses should be celebrated in it. She designated her stepson, Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio, to administrate it. When the time came, he would be succeeded by one of his sons. António de Macedo Pereira and Catarina de Sampaio Borges also incorporated the improvements they had made in the farmstead of Verride in the entail administrated by António and commited themselves to annex to it other properties they would buy in the next 2 years. They appointed Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio to administrate that entail, obligating him and his successors to celebrate 12 annual masses for their souls. The institutors decided that the chapel and that entail should always be administrated by the same person, after Roque's death. Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio accepted this deed.
Codicil made by Miguel Tavares, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, changes to the institution of the chapel that he had previously instituted, since a large part of the assets he had inherited from his father were already entailed to an entail. The institutor confirms D. Branca, his wife, as his first administrator of the chapel, during her lifetime, having to support two twin girls, called Maria and Branca. If they professed as nuns, the administration of the chapel would pass to the heir of the institutor's father or mother, as stated in the will chart. D. Branca could, however, relinquish the administration to the older of the two twins, if she wanted to marry.
Codicil made by Ana Ribeiro Ferraz in which she disposed that if João Pereira Vinagre, first administrator, did not wish to become a clergyman and rather married and had children, those children would succeed on the administration with the same conditions. The institutor ordered that no administrator could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races".
Nuncupative codicil made in Castelo de Vide by Violante Gonçalves, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her son Francisco Fernandes and his sister Joana Veles as first administrators during their lifetimes and, after their deaths, they would be succeeded by Isabel Veles, granddaughter of the institutor, and from there on the succession should continue on her descendants. No illegitimate heir could ever administrate the entail and anyone who married with another person of the so-called "infected races" would be deprived from the administration.
Codicil by which João Rodrigues Novais declared that he wanted to be buried in the Monastery of Santo António and then be taken to the Monastery of Carmo in Torres Novas, where he contracted to have the family chapel. He also founded another entail due to the fact that he had a natural daughter during his widowhood. If his daughter died without heirs, it should succeed his niece and her children. This entail is composed of the "Quinta de Vale de Mouro" with its cattle, on the outskirts of Alenquer, houses, ovens, "estalagens" in Vila Nova da Rainha, rents in Alfândega de Lisboa and a "casal" on the outskirts of Santarém.
Codicil by which João de Resende, expresses his wish to be transported after his death to his chapel in the chapterhouse of the convent of Santo António dos Olivais, Coimbra. He confirms the dispositions of the will made before his departure to Madrid, in which he had designated his niece, D. Joana de Sá de Miranda Resende, daughter of his sister D. Jerónima Corte Real, as her universal heir and administrator of his entail. He lists the clauses of succession of the entail founded by his brother, Pedro Homem de Resende, and orders a copy of its institution to be given to the priests of Santo António dos Olivais. He declares his niece heir of his brother's entail as well as of his own. Followed by an addition dated 1643-10-31, by the approval deed of the codicil, and by a note referring it was translated from the Portuguese by D. Francisco Gracian Berruguete, secretário da interpretação de línguas.
Codicil of Tomás de Bairros confirming the conditions of his codicil dated 1562-12-23. He confirms that, after the his and his wife's death, the administration of the chapel would fall to Isabel da Costa, his wife's niece, and to her husband, and later to their eldest son.
Codicil of Simão Freire Pereira. He confirms most of the legacies and determinations of his will. With the exception of donations made to D. Francisca Freire, his daughter, who now leaves to D. Violante da Guerra, his wife. After her death, they would pass to D. Luísa, her daughter.
Codicil by which João Monteiro established that he wanted his wife to be his heir and the entail's administrator, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Church of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisboa. After her death, it should succeed Luís Eanes and his heirs. He declared that his slaves should serve his wife until her death and after it they would be free. He also determined that he wanted to order the celebration of masses for the soul of the Infante D. Henrique, Mestre da Ordem de Cristo, in compensation for the institutor's negligence in the administration of his chapels.
Codicil by which Rodrigo Homem, changes the invocation of the chapel ordered in his will from S. Gens to S. José, and adds four more masses to its obligations, in a total of eight. He revokes the clause which established that, if his brother and heir had no successors, the administration would pass to the Misericórdia of Ourém, declaring that it will pass instead to their closest relative. He declares that Vidal Homem, João Pereira's eldest son, will inherit the entail after his father's death. If he has no successors, it will pass to one of his siblings, with the exception of Nuno Rodrigues, who will not inherit it in spite of being older.
Codicil by which Violante Gonçalves Barba established an entail, incorporating her assets for the fulfillment of the pious charges. He designated his son Francisco Fernandes and his wife Joana Velez to be its first administrators. After their deaths, it should succeed Isabel Velez.
Codicil of Gonçalo Vaz reaffirming that he leaves the remainder of his untested goods to comply pious charges in the chapel he institutes, attaching to him a land (courela) of Figueiras, which leaves to Domingos Pacheco, his nephew, in case of D. Filipa, sister of Domingos Pacheco, become a nun. If not, she would have the land and the charges, and should appoint one of her children to manage it. If they went against the institution, the chapel would be left to Sebastião Monteiro, his nephew and executor.
Codicil made by Catarina Martins in which she ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in Monforte. She appointed Catarina de Sequeira to be the first administrator during her lifetime, with the obligation to profess or marry according to the will of the parents. Until the marriage, the administration of the chapel would fall to her brother.
Codicil by which João Rodrigues Novais declared that he wanted to be buried in the Monastery of Santo António and then be taken to the Monastery of Carmo in Torres Novas, where he contracted to have the family chapel. He also founded another entail due to the fact that he had a natural daughter during his widowhood. If his daughter died without heirs, it should succeed his niece and her children. This entail is composed of the "Quinta de Vale de Mouro" with its cattle, on the outskirts of Alenquer, houses, ovens, "estalagens" in Vila Nova da Rainha, rents in Alfândega de Lisboa and a "casal" on the outskirts of Santarém.
Codicil by which João de Resende, expresses his wish to be transported after his death to his chapel in the chapterhouse of the convent of Santo António dos Olivais, Coimbra. He confirms the dispositions of the will made before his departure to Madrid, in which he had designated his niece, D. Joana de Sá de Miranda Resende, daughter of his sister D. Jerónima Corte Real, as her universal heir and administrator of his entail. He lists the clauses of succession of the entail founded by his brother, Pedro Homem de Resende, and orders a copy of its institution to be given to the priests of Santo António dos Olivais. He declares his niece heir of his brother's entail as well as of his own. Followed by an addition dated 1643-10-31, by the approval deed of the codicil, and by a note referring it was translated from the Portuguese by D. Francisco Gracian Berruguete, secretário da interpretação de línguas.
Codicil (extract) by which Rodrigo Fernandes de Évora, Jorge Fernandes de Évora's brother, establishes a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, incorporating in it his houses in Évora, lands in Fonte Santa and A-dos-cãos, in Loures, and lands (casal) in Sapataria. He appoints his nephew, João Pinto, to be the entail's first administrator, ordering him to support the celebration of annual masses in the church of that convent. He allows the future administrators to lease or sell his assets in Évora, as long as they use the sale's profit to incorporate lands located in the outskirts of Lisboa in the entail.
Confirmation letter of an entail foundation deed made in 1628-01-19 by Gines de Barona, his wife Beatriz Gomes and their minor son António de Barona. The institutors claim for royal intervention against the threats of António Serrão who argues that the entail will belong to the crown after their death. Contains addition of succession clauses.
Contract and bond deed by which Francisco da Fonseca and his wife Maria Salvado, the institutor's daughter, contracted with the priests of the Church of São Tomé to build a chapel following the institutor's will. They should be its first administrators and their heirs should succeed in this entail. If they did not nominate one of the children, it should succeed the eldest son, or daughter. This entail is composed of a farm in Vale Escuro, with its houses, and fruit trees located on the outskirts of Lisboa.
Contract and bond deed by which Maria dos Anjos, formerly known as D. Margarida da Silva, nun in Santa Clara de Santarém, with the agreement of the convent, relinquishes the properties she ought to inherit from her mother, D. Maria da Silva, for the foundation of an entail, in exchange of an annual fee and a monetary compensation. She and her brother, Nuno Álvares Pereira, establish the clauses of succession of the entail, which shall be inherited by their brother, António Pereira, and his successors.
Contract and bond deed by which D. Antónia Pereira and D. Leonor da Silva, nuns in the monastery of Lorvão, relinquish the properties they ought to inherit from their mother, D. Maria da Silva, for the foundation of an entail, in exchange of an annual fee and a monetary compensation. They establish the clauses of succession of this entail with their brother, Nuno Álvares Pereira, represented by Gonçalo Vieira, who accepts the conditions. The monastery acknowledges that the promised sums were duly paid.
Contract and entail and chapel foundation deed signed between the institutors Domingos Gomes and his nephew António de Oliveira and the Prior and Religiosos of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra.
Contract and entail and chapel foundation deed signed between the institutors Domingos Gomes and his nephew António de Oliveira and the Prior and Religiosos of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra.
Contract and entail foundation deed by Duarte da Gama with António da Gama, his son, and licenciado Afonso Eanes, tutor of António da Gama, in which the first one founds an entail to his son with all his assets and the latter ones commit themselves to entail all the assets that António da Gama inherited from his late mother, in her reserved portion. Duarte da Gama appoints António da Gama as the first owner of this entail and, after his death, his firstborn male son, with the pious obligation of some masses in the monastery of Nossa Senhora da Piedade of Azeitão.
Declaration deed by which Cosme de Castro changed some clauses of the entail foundation deed, because it was necessary to detach from the entail the assets of Capitão Domingos Sarilho, Francisca da Cruz's first husband. Cosme de Castro also asked his grandson to build a chapel devoted to S. António in the church of São Salvador of Ladário, determining that the chapel that was supposed to be build in Povolide should not be constructed. Belchior de Castro and Maria da Cunha Cerqueira gave their approval to this deed and attached to the entail their farmstead in Ladário.
Declaration deed by Manuel Gonçalves, entailing properties in Braga and Guimarães, to be transmitted to a male relative, with pious deeds in the altar of Santo António, in Braga cathedral, and appointing as successor his son António Sequeira, previously legitimized.
Declaration deed by Pedro Gonçalves do Lago, by which he reaffirms the foundation of the entail previously instituted. In addition to the rules he had already established, the founder also stipulated that more perpetual masses were to be said and that the administrators were forbidden to marry Jews, Moors, Turks, blacks and "mulatos".
Declaration deed by which Leonor Rodrigues da Veiga, Rui Lopes de Évora's widow, her eldest son, Manuel da Veiga, his wife, Isabel Gomes Angel Coronel, and their son, Rui Lopes da Veiga, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and comendador da Ordem de Cristo, clarify certain clauses of the institution of the entail founded by Leonor Rodrigues da Veiga and Rui Lopes de Évora, as had been accorded in a codicil they had made in 1609. These clarifications regard the clauses related to the behaviour of the heirs, the use of the family's coat of arms and name and the use of the entailed properties. Manuel da Veiga and his wife confirm the conditions and promise to make an entail of 80 000 cruzados which shall be incorporated in this one, which was worth 54 000 cruzados, so the entail would always have properties totaling 134 000 cruzados. They request royal confirmation. Rui Lopes da Veiga is present and accepts these conditions.
Declaration deed by which Antónia Dias Velha established an entail, incorporating the third part of her assets to fulfill the charges in the Church of São Sebastião de Granja de Alpriate, in Vila Franca de Xira. Her assets should be equitably distributed among her children Aldonça Correia, Ana Correia and João Vaz Correia. After the death of her daughters, João Vaz and his sons should remain with the assets. In 1610-10-03, the institutor made some changes to the previous declaration deed.
Declaration deed made by Gaspar Cerveira da Cunha increasing the charges celebrated in the chapel of Nossa Senhora, founded by his father João Cerveira da Cunha. He entails assets located at Quinta de Telhais on the outskirts of Algodres. He designates his daughter Maria da Cunha and his nephew João de Cerveira da Cunha, who are about to marry, as his successors in the administration of the chapel; they accept the dowry and the obligations. João de Cerveira da Cunha, Gaspar’s son and Maria’s brother, renounces his rights over the administration of the chapel to his sister.
Declaration deed by Rodrigo Pereira de Castro, written in Castilian, annexing some of his own properties to the entail founded by Álvaro Afonso and Grimaneza Pereira and appointing his son, D. Gonçalo Pereira de Araújo and his descendents as the entail successors. The testator also declares some clauses and conditions regarding the entail's succession and administration.
Donation deed by Francisco Bravo de Távora and Margarida Pereira, entailing estates to the chapel of São Francisco. The surviving member of the couple had the power to appoint the next administrator.
Donation deed by Pedro Fernandes and Cecília Fernandes, entailing properties to a chapel next to their house in São Martinho de Armil, and appointing their granddaughter Mariana as successor.
Donation deed made by Francisco Vaz Morujo, his wife Isabel Vaz and Catarina Vaz Morujo, his sister, in which they donated some houses, lands and other properties to their son and nephew Manuel Vaz thereby ordering the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of fifty masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted in the church of S. Lourenço, in Portalegre, where their bodies should be buried. The only condition was that Manuel should become a clergyman within a year, administrating the entail during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint his sisters Catarina de Sena and Isabel das Montanhas, both of them nuns at Santa Clara's convent, to succeed him, and, after the death of Isabel or Catarina the last one alive would appoint a person to succeed on the administration.
Donation deed made in Arronches by Isabel Pavia de Sequeira in which she ordered the foundation of an entail composed of all her assets, henceforth donated to her nephew Pedro Barradas Zuzarte and his descendants after him with a perpetual obligation of fourty masses celebrated every year on the church of N. Sra. do Rosário of Arronches, where her body should be buried. If Pedro had more than one child, all of them would succeed on the administration, one after the other, and, if he had none, the administration would be handled to António Zuzarte, brother of the institutor with the same conditions. No administrator could ever marry with a woman of jewish, moorish or hebrew ascendency.
Donation deed through which D. Pedro de Castilho, Bispo de Leiria, donates lands (casais) in Golegã to his nephew, Diogo de Castilho, with the obligation of celebrating masses for the souls of Pedro's parents in the altar of S. João Baptista of the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz of Coimbra. Diogo de Castilho gives his consent to this donation.
Donation deed made in São Filipe, Ilha do Fogo, by cónego Rafael Gomes, in Cabo Verde, in which he donated his farms of Pico and Garça, with all their lands, plantations and enslaved persons to Arsénio Gomes, a boy that he raised in his home, with the condition that he and his descendants would order the celebration of one perpetual sung mass and half of one divine office for the salvation of his soul. After the death of Arsénio the succession should always continue on his legitimate descendants, or if he had none, the administration would be handled to his sister Catarina or to his sister Juliana Fernandes. If Arsénio ever married with a woman of colour, the administration would be immediatly handled to his nephews. If any of the entailed enslaved persons died, the administrator would be obliged to replace him or her.
Donation deed by which Domingos Ribeiro Cirne, Deputado da Mesa da Consciência e Concelho das Ordens, donated to his brother Lourenço Peixoto Cirne, cavaleiro professo na Ordem de Cristo, all his movable and immovable goods in order to establish an entail. His brother should succeed in this entail with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Cristóvão, in Lisboa. After his death, he should be succeed by his eldest son Cristóvão Peixoto and his heirs. If his brother died before his wife D. Maria de Sequeira, his widow should succeed in this entail, until the marriage of their eldest son. The successors were also obligated to incorporate the half of their "legítimas" if they were single, or their thirds if they were married. This entail is composed of some houses located in the parish of São Cristóvão, and a farm of Caparica, located in Murfacém, on the outskirts of Almada. The institutor's brother Lourenço Peixoto Cirne accepted these obligations.
Donation deed by which Maria Teresa de Leiria, Filipe de Araújo Pacheco's widow, donated a farmstead (quinta) in Olivais, Lisboa, houses in that city and a vineyard in Caparica to D. Francisca Antónia de Brito, D. Francisca Maria de Brito's daughter, niece of the donor, thus instituting an entail. The entail's first administrator had the obligation to give, each year, 3 000 réis to one of the daughters of Doutor Manuel Freire de Ocanha; the same amount of money to Maria Ana de Miranda, Dinis de Barros' wife, if she became a widow and 2 000 réis to Manuel de Padilha de Miranda's daughter, who was a nun in the convent of Santa Ana. The entail's future administrators had to support the celebration of annual masses for the institutor's soul in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. The donor also declared that any assets which could be obtained at the end of the legal dispute opposing her to João da Fonseca, Maria da Conceição and Gaspar Abreu de Freitas, concerning the patrimony of her late brother, Simão Monteiro de Leiria, should be incorporated in the entail. D. Francisca Antónia de Brito gave her consent to this deed.
Donation deed by which D. Geraldo Domingues, bispo de Évora, donates his properties in Penelas de Lamego, Torres Vedras, Baracal, Pindelo, Fazões, Alenquer, Lisboa, Santarém, São Cristóvão de Nogueira do Cravo and Torre do Bigo and the patronage of the churches of São Martinho de Fundiais and Bouças to his nephew, Vasco Martins, reitor da igreja de São Tiago de Beja, as an entail. He establishes an obligation of annual masses for his soul and the souls of his sister Maria, of king D. Dinis, of Estêvão Domingues, former prelado de Penufe, and of his family, in his chapel of Santa Catarina of the cathedral of Lamego. He also orders daily masses for the souls of João Pais, reitor, and Vasco Peres, his nephew, in the church of S. Salvador of Santarém, to be supported by his properties in Torres Vedras and Alenquer. After Vasco's death, the entail shall pass to Estêvão Domingues, prior da Azambuja, and afterwards to Egídio, son of Geraldo's brother, Vicente Domingues, and to his descendants.
Donation deed by Pedro Brás, giving entailed properties to his nephew Gaspar Dias. His nephew should become a cleric, and the entails revenues' were meant to support him during his studies. Gaspar should abdicate of the entail at the moment he obtains a well sustained position. After that, the entail should be granted to the closest kin who wishes to become a cleric.
Donation deed by Gaspar Dias and Ana de Medeiros, his wife, founding an entail with their available portions and appointing André Dias de Medeiros, their son, as first administrator. André Dias de Medeiros accepted the donation and promised to fulfil all the clauses and conditions.
Donation deed by which Beatriz Fernandes, widow of Domingos Martins Morgado, donates all of her properties in Monsaraz and its surroundings, including her half of the estate of Sardinha, to her nephew, Manuel Fernandes, son of her sister Catarina Lopes, as an entail, with the obligation of a daily mass in the altar of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the church of Santa Maria da Lagoa. He can appoint its chaplain and the future administrator among his children, who will, afterwards, appoint the next administrators among their descendants. If no appointment is made, the entail shall pass to the eldest son. She also promises to buy two moios of wheat to annex to her entail.
Donation deed by which D. Catarina Cardoso, wife of Nuno de Almeida, establishes a chapel in the main church of Fronteira, fulfilling the will of her brother-in-law, doutor António Pimenta, who had bequeathed her 3 000 cruzados for that purpose. The masses of the chapel shall be prayed in his name, her own name and the name of her sisters, D. Inês Cardoso, António's wife, and Isabel Lopes de Morais. She donates the chapel to her brother, licenciado Domingo Cardoso, who can appoint a descendant as next administrator. Domingos Cardoso is present, accepts the donation and promises to fulfill the obligations.
Dowry deed by which João de Meira Carrilho, canon of Braga Cathedral and commissioner of the Inquisition, son of Gonçalo de Meira and Beatriz Mendes, decided to endow his great-niece Isabel de Meira Carrilho, daughter of Gonçalo Carrilho and Ana da Costa, by her marriage to Estêvão Falcão, fidalgo da casa do rei and son of Manuel Falcão Costa and Ana Maria Teixeira. João de Meira Carrilho left a farmstead in São Miguel do Couto, along with 10,000 cruzados to be used for the purchase of a house and land, declaring that all this property would be entailed. The couple would be the first owners, followed by their descendants, with preference given to first-born sons. The administrators were obliged to use the family name of Meira and to pay for the celebration of 50 annual masses in the Church of Espírito Santo, located in the São Marcos Hospital in Braga, where João de Meira Carrilho would be buried. João de Meira Carrilho also declares that he was the administrator of an entail, located in Castelo de Vide, which had been founded by his father João de Meira, chaplain to the late Infante and Cardinal D. Henrique, and to which he appointed his niece as administrator, since she was of "his blood and generation". João de Meira Carrilho acquired more lands and imposed more masses to be celebrated. He also instructed his heirs to place an image of Christ in the chapel of the mother church of Castelo de Vide. The image was engraved with the relics of several saints. It had belonged to the Emperor Charles V and was given to Manuel Álvares Cardoso when he was secretary to the Marquis of Arronches in Madrid, who bequeathed it to João de Meira Carrilho. In view of its importance, the image and the relics engraved in it were considered to be the head of the entail.
Dowry deed through which Estêvão de Cerveira Borges and his wife Bárbara Machado endowed their son Francisco Carvalhal with several properties in Terceira island and founded an entail, naming him first administrator, with the contidition that he would marry a women at his choice, but, in facie ecclesie. He would always be succeeded, preferably, by the eldest male heir, and if he died without children, the administration should be transmitted to his brother Cristõvão Borges da Silveira or Estêvão Borges da Silveira. If none of them had children of their own, then the closest relative should have the entail. All administrators that succeed on the entail were obliged to annex their own reserved portions. The entail could not be administrated by clergyman nor anyone who marries people of jewish descendancy. Finally, they also appointed Francisco Carvalhal as administrator of the entails founded by his grandmother Maria Borges Albarca, his aunt Isabel do Carvalhal, his grandfather, João Dias de Carvalhal, his great-grandfather Francisco Dias de Carvalhal, his great-grandmother, Catarina Neta, and his aunt Dorotéa Nunes.
Dowry deed concerning the marriage between Bento Ferreira de Andrade and Margarida de Miranda, through which Bento’s parents founded an entail to the new couple, granting him permission to appoint the next successor.
Dowry deed made by the padre Belchior de Videira for the marriage of Catarina de Videira de Andrade, his niece, with Diogo Pereira Falcão, in the amount of 6 000 cruzados. Of this amount, 5 000 cruzados are intended for the purchase of real estate, which would be entailed to the pious charge of an annual mass. After the death of the first administrators, they would be succeeded by their male son, whom they appoint. Among several real estate, located on the outskirts of Marvão, Manuel de Matos de Andrade and Maria de Videira, his wife, Catarina's parents, also include in their dowry the chapel established by Beatriz de Matos.
Dowry deed by which Catarina de Sá, her brother Luís Pereira de Sá and his wife D. Catarina, wanted to give a dowry to their nephew and son José de Sousa Pereira to marry with D. Isabel de Távora Coutinho, daughter of Pedro Lopes de Quadros and his wife D. Maria Francisca Teles. The donators wanted to incorporate their thirds into the entail founded by Catarina de Sá, which would include some lands, "casais" and olive groves near to the fam of Chafariz das Pipas. It should succeed in the entail the eldest son of his nephew José de Sousa Pereira. The institutor's brother also endowed his son with a farm located in the place of "Meca" and other "prazos" in Lisboa and Guarda. The successors were obligated to order the celebration of masses in the chapel of São Francisco Xavier, in the Church of São Pedro de Alenquer, and were also obligated to deliver the masses certificates to the Misericórdia of Alenquer. D. Luísa Antónia de Távora endowed the bride with a farm located on the outskirts of Lisboa, and 60 000 réis of a "tença" she possessed in Alfândega de Lisboa. Preceded by a power of attorney of D. Luísa Antónia de Sousa dated 1673-05-24.
Dowry deed by which João de Valadares Carneiro and his wife Catarina Pereira donated their assets to their son Luís de Valadares in order to get married with Ana do Amaral. They established an entail using their thirds, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Misericórdia do Porto and Church of S. Bento, S. Geraldo and Chagas. This entail should be succeeded by his eldest son and the future successors should also incorporate half of their thirds into this entail. The institutor's son was donated with the farm of Veiga de Poucos and the "prazo" of São João da Foz. If the grooms did not live in the institutors' house, they should receive the rents of a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis in Imposição dos Vinhos, 12 000 réis in the houses of "Abelheiro" belonging to the chapel of Maria Carneiro, the prazo of "Meixeira" and Quebrantões, a "herdade" on the outskirts of Barcelos and a vineyard located in Mosteiro.
Dowry deed by which Brás Teixeira de Távora established an entail, appointing his niece Maria de Oliveira de Faria to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses, land, vineyards and an olive grove in Lisboa and its outskirts.
Dowry deed by which Gaspar Coelho, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, and Catarina de Arvelos, his sister, donate part of a farmstead in Olivais ("quinta da Bela Vista") and houses in Rua das Parreiras, Lisboa, to D. Helena de Andrade, Gaspar's daughter and Catarina's niece, in order to support her marriage to João de Alpoim de Brito. The groom, the bride and their descendants are henceforth obligated to sustain the celebration of 12 annual masses for Catarina de Arvelos' soul in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of that city. Furthermore, the father of the bride gives the couple the captaincy of a carrack of Carreira da Índia, which the King had granted him 30 years before that date. D. Helena de Andrade and João de Alpoim de Brito give their consent to this deed. Contains a copy of a letter of attorney issued on 1613-05-25.
Dowry deed by which D. Pedro de Meneses, Conde de Vila Real, promised to give 20 000 dobras mouriscas to his daughter, D. Beatriz de Meneses, and D. Fernando de Noronha, her groom, to enable their marriage. Since he had already given 5 000 dobras to D. Fernando, he committed himself to deliver the remaining part in the following years. A considerable portion of the dowry should be paid with lands located in Portugal, which would be incorporated in an entail. After the death of D. Beatriz de Meneses, it would be administrated by her eldest legitimate son and transmitted to his descendants. As a guaranty that he would fulfil that promise, D. Pedro de Meneses gave the possession of the following properties to the couple: a farmstead in the Julgado de Palhais ("quinta do Chão de Couce"); all the rents and rights attached to the Julgado de Avelar; a property in Rapoula; lands in the Julgados de Aguda, Maçãs e Pousa Foles; assets in Torres Novas; the village of Alcoentre; a farmstead in Vila Franca ("quinta das Lameiras"); two farmsteads in Lisboa ("quinta da Charneca"; "quinta da Palma") and another in Cabeça de Alporche ("quinta de Alcouvar"). D. Fernando de Noronha gave 4 000 dobras mouriscas as a dower to his future wife.
Dowry deed and institution of chapel made by Cristóvão Barradas de Farelães in favor of Agostinho de Matos Leitão, his brother, to marry Maria de Sousa de Vasconcelos, his niece. The dowry is made in the form of a chapel, with the assets entailed to the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in the church of Farelães.
Dowry deed between Maria Figueira de Gouveia and D. António da Silva and D. Ana Maria de Vilhegas, his wife, represented by licenciado Francisco de Figueiredo Cabral, their attorney-in-fact, to marry D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos, daughter of Maria Figueira de Gouveia, to D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas, son of D. António da Silva and D. Ana Maria de Vilhegas, giving them their real estate and founding an entail. After the death of D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos and D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas will succeed in this entail their eldest male son. D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos and Francisco de Figueiredo Cabral, on behalf of D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas, accepted this dowry and entail. Contains: two letters of attorney, dated from 1630-08-17, and two certificates of the notary's handwriting, dated from 1630-08-21.
Dowry deed by which D. Luísa Inês de Távora, former lady of the queen, daughter of D. Inês Antónia de Távora and of João de Saldanha de Sousa, makes an agreement with her fiancé, Aires de Saldanha de Meneses e Sousa, do Conselho do Rei, to establish an entail with the dowry they have just agreed on. The entail shall be headed by the noble houses they have near the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus of Lisboa and shall be inherited by the eldest son of this marriage. If they have no descendants the entail shall be dissolved. If their descendants' line is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Misericórdia of Lisboa with an obligation of two daily masses for the institutors' souls. Contains letters of attorney.
Sousa, Aires de Saldanha Meneses e (flor.1684-1687)
Dowry deed by which António Ferreira donates various assets to João da Veiga Borges, his son, so that he can be ordained. The donation is made in the form of a chapel, determining the celebration of charges. The successor must be the son of the previous administrator. An acknowledgment record follows, dated 1646-03-27.
