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 which Manuel Rodrigues de Abrantes and his wife Quitéria Nunes, administrator of Manuel Mendes Lisboa's chapel, incorporated to the entail the third part of some houses located in Lisboa. Preceded by documents related to the previous owners of the properties between 1593 and 1598.
Annexation deed by which Diogo de Brito and his wife Ana Coelho declared that his brother Manuel de Brito, priest, died in 1613-12-02 and he previously ordered in his last will the foundation of a chapel with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Church of São Jorge. The institutor required the sale of his movable and immovable goods located in Santarém and Montemor-o-novo to buy free holding assets to be incorporated into this entail. He finally declared that he wanted his brother Frei Tomás de Brito to establish its succession. The administrators Diogo de Brito and his wife Ana Coelho declared that they fulfiled Manuel de Brito's obligations and that they bought free holding assets to be incorporated into this entail, namely some houses and "herdades" in Lisboa and its outskirts.
Annexation deed by Gonçalo Pimenta do Avelar and Maria Correia da Silva, his wife, entailing their quarters of all their assets to the entail founded by their mother and mother-in-law, Paula da Costa, in 1646-07-12. They also entail the reserved portion of their appointed son. At some point, the couple name this document as a foundation deed and call themselves "institutors".
Apostille on public debt instrument of 11 000 réis in Contrato do Tabaco, Lisboa, that the administrator Luís Garcia Bívar, the institutor's grandson, inherited from his father Duarte Garcia Bívar and that is incorporated into this chapel.
Approval and addition deed to the will made by Ana de Almeida, in which she disposed that all administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail.
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.
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Bond by which the administrator Gaspar Pais Soares entailed some proprieties to his mother's chapel to fulfil the obligations. These proprieties are composed of vineyards and houses located in Lisboa.
Certificate of a dowry deed by D. João de Meneses Soutomaior, conde de Cantanhede, and D. Diogo Forjaz Pereira to their daughter and son, D. Joana da Silva and D. Manuel Pereira, who were to marry each other. Contains a copy of the dowry deed VINC001986 JMS EA/002a.
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 which Diogo Saraiva and his wife Isabel Mendes incorporated several properties and rents of cereal, wine, chestnuts and olive oil, in order to fulfill the chapel's obligations. They wanted to build, at their own expense, the chancel of the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Penelas, on the outskirts of Lamego. The administrators would be obligated to maintain the hermitage and to ensure the cult. They designated their son, Doutor Domingos Saraiva, to be its first administrator and to be responsible for choosing between one of his brothers, or between one of his nephews, the sucessor of this entail.
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 which the priest Luís Ferreira established an entail, designating his third-degree niece Catarina dos Santos, daughter of João Tomé and Maria Esteves, to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses wherever she wanted and she, and the future administrators, were obligated to incorporate their third into this entail. If she died without heirs, it should succeed her sister Mariana de Jesus and her heirs. This entail is composed of land, vineyards, olive groves, olive press and mill in the parish of São Pedro de Dois Portos, on the outskirts of Torres Vedras, and also two houses located in Lisboa. The successors could not sell the houses but they could subrogate it, and this provision was also confirmed in this document by João Tomé and Maria Esteves, the houses' possessors.
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 Henrique de Lemos, entailing all his properties to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Viseu, where he wants to be buried. He appoints António de Lemos, his son, as first administrator. His eldest son should succeed him.
Chapel foundation deed by António Porto Carneiro, cavaleiro fidalgo, together with his wife Filipa Dias. The couple declares that they have no forced heirs and are therefore free to dispose of their property. They decided to found a chapel with the perpetual obligation to celebrate 100 mases for their souls every year. The first administrator would be António Pinto, cavaleiro fidalgo, nephew of António Porto Carneiro, whom they had raised since early childhood, marrying him to their niece Filipa Dias. Succession in the chapel was primarily through first-born sons, and clerics were excluded from this role. The administrators had to live in Braga. If If they had to leave the city in the service of the king, they had to return and ensure that all the masses were properly celebrated.
Chapel foundation deed by which Baltasar de Abreu, Guarda da Casa da Índia, and Maria Fernandes, his wife, established a chapel, entailing to it their farmstead in Alenquer and a vineyard ("vinha da Lagoa"). They determined that its future administrators had to support the celebration of 6 annual masses for their souls in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where their bodies would be buried. After both of them died, the entail's administration would be given to a heir designated by Baltasar de Abreu. If he died before choosing a successor, it would be transmitted to his eldest son.
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 of Manuel Gonçalves Moreira, which he had done in the church of the monastery of Santo António of Viana [do Castelo] and where he wanted to be buried. He entails his houses, located in Viana do Castelo, on Rua de Santa Catarina, for the celebration of the charges. The administrator must be the eldest, legitimate son. In case of non-fulfillment of the charges, the administration would transfer to Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Viana.
Chapel foundation deed, by which Isabel Rodrigues Zarco, widow of Francisco de Freitas da Cunha, establishes a chapel, dedicated to the Santíssimo Sacramento, in the mother church of Portimão, entailing various assets, to fulfill the charges and transferring the charges that her husband to it had ordered in the monastery of São Francisco.
Chapel foundation deed by Álvaro do Porto de Pedroso, escudeiro fidalgo, and his wife Margarida Eanes. The document justifies the need to create entails as a way of avoiding partitions, favouring an heir who would preserve the memory of the founders and help his relatives. They decided to reserve their "terças", in which they incorporated the Barrosa manor, in the parish of Lanheses. They appointed their son Lourenço de Pedroso as the first administrator. The entail had the obligation of a weekly mass every Friday in the chapel of the mother church of Ponte de Lima, which had been built by Gonçalo do Porto, and of which the institutor was the administrator. They also imposed masses to be celebrated in the chapel of the Barrosa estate. Several obligations were imposed on the administrators: they had to acquire and entail lands in the vicinity of the Barrosa estate, and they had to use the surname of the founders, emphasising that this was the main reason for the foundation of the chapel, in memory of the people from whom they had received the estates.
Chapel foundation deed by which Gaspar de Figueiredo, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and Beatriz de Carvalho, changed the foundation deed they had made on 1569-09-14, entailing the majority of their properties to the chapel of S. João Batista in the church of S. Tiago of Besteiros, namely their farmstead ("quinta de Casal Dasco"). After the death of one of the institutors, the other one would have the responsibility of administrating the chapel and appointing a successor, who had to be one of their relatives. The future administrators had the obligation of supporting the celebration of 41 annual masses for the institutors' souls, to maintain a lamp alight during those celebrations and to add half of the third part of their assets to the chapel. If one of the administrators died without appointing a successor, he would be succeeded by his eldest son.
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 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 Diogo Mendes de Castro contracted with the priests of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz in order to be buried and to be obligated to the celebration of masses for his soul in that church. He appointed he and his wife to be its first administrators and after their death their son or daughter, or their nephew Diogo Mendes de Castro. This entail is composed of unspecified assets.
Chapel foundation deed by which Francisco de Gouveia and Bertolesa da Veiga, his wife, established the chapel of Chagas, in the church of Nossa Senhora de Fonte Arcada. They entail assets to the chapel, taken of third part of they assets, to fulfill the charges. They appoint António de Gouveia, their eldest son, administrator. In case of extinction of the lineage, the municipality of Fonte Arcada should elect an administrator.
Codicil of Tomás de Bairros and Joana da Costa, his wife, revoking their will (dated 1559-10-29) and previous codicil. They order their grave in the same chapel as Jesus, in the church of Nossa Senhora do Funchal, in Ameixoeira. They instituted an entail and appoint whatever survives from them heir and administrator. They reduce the determined charges and appoint Damião Borges, to administer it after the death of both, if he married Isabel da Costa, Joana da Costa's niece. His son would succeed him. If the marriage did not materialize, the administration would fall to António Gonçalves and then to his eldest son.
Codicil by which Cristóvão de Brito, D. Beatriz de Ataíde's husband, member of the Conselho do Rei, establishes an entail with public debt instruments and a farmstead (quinta) in Ribatejo, appointing João de Brito, his nephew, to be its first administrator. The latter and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for the soul of the institutor in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Assunção of the church of the monastery of Madre de Deus of Lisboa and to maintain alight a lamp inside it. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1560-03-25 and an opening deed issued on 1561-08-09.
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 by which the institutor Manuel Garcia de Bívar entailed an olive grove with the obligation to light a candle in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa.
Codicil by which Diogo Fernandes de Elvas declared that the successors of this entail were obligated to incorporate the half of their thirds. Followed by an approval deed dated 1637-02-06 and an opening deed dated 1637-02-07.
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 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 Lázaro Lopes confirms the previous will he made with his wife, Francisca Dias. He annexes all of their properties to his father's chapel and establishes an obligation of 60 more masses for his and his wife's souls. He appoints as next administrator his niece, Ana de Cora, also called Ana Franca, daughter of his sister, Bárbara Francisca, and of André Franco de Cora.
Confirmation letter to Pedro Álvares de Abreu de Sousa confirming the entail founded by his parents António de Abreu de Sousa and D. Isabel and the entail's conditions presented by him. The king granted the confirmation letter after Provedor of comarca made the ordered inquiries to confirm Pedro Álvares de Abreu de Sousa's declarations.
Confirmation letter by Mem da Costa Saraiva of the entail founded by his parents, Pedro Saraiva da Costa and Ana Frajoa da Costa, and clauses' declaration. Her mother was present and consented in this confirmation and presented clauses. This is a second document, since the first one was forged by Manuel da Costa Saraiva, brother of Pedro Saraiva da Costa, changing the clause which excluded him and his descendants from the entail's succession.
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 and addition deed of Jorge Lopes Gavicho, Maria Nunes, his wife, and António Lopes Gavicho, their son, to clarify and add some clauses to their entail foundation deed. These clauses concern the generation extinction, the entail's succession, the available portions' annexation and the pious obligations.
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 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 Francisco de Faria, Rui Dias de Meneses, his son-in-law, and D. Ana de Faria, his daughter, changing some clauses of the entail foundation deed.
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.
Declaration deed through which Alexandre Barroso Pereira and Catarina Palau de Cardenes stated that they had previously issued a chapel foundation deed, having decided subsequently to name it an entail instead of chapel and adding more succession clauses. They demanded that all the future administrators should incorporate half of a third of their assets in the entail.
Deed of sale by which Luís Gomes da Mata, son of João Gomes da Mata, bought a farm called "da Fonte", in Alhandra, that should be added to his grandfather Luís Gomes da Mata’s entail, that was inherited by his father João Gomes da Mata.
Deed of sale by which Simão Henriques bought a "casal" located in Cabeço de Monchique for 70 000 réis. He wanted to incorporate this property into his father Fernando Vaz de Sequeira's chapel in order to pay its pious obligations. His father ordered the celebration of masses in the Chapel of Jesus in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Freires. It should succeed in this obligation the eldest son of Simão Henriques and his heirs.
Donation and entail foundation deed by capitão Filipe Gentil de Limoges e D. Isabel Acciaiuoli de Vasconcelos, his wife, to her nephew, capitão Zenóbio Acciaiuoli de Vasconcelos, who should succeed them after their death, with a chapel under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in the church of Santiago.
Donation deed by Pedro Fernandes, declaring that all his estates should be entailed and that a chapel should be made in the church of Santo André de Santa Cruz de Beiral. The administrator should be Pedro, Isabel Gonçalves' legitimate son, and his relatives, with clerics being preferred to lay relatives.
Donation deed by which Antónia Dias Velha determines that, after her death, the third part of her assets, which included the Quinta da Granja, 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.
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 by mestre Brás de Azambuja, prior of Vila Boim, of his properties, located in Vila Boim, and movables to D. Leonor Henriques, daughter of D. Miguel da Silva, founding an entail with masses in his chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, in the same village. If D. Leonor does not have offspring, he appoints her brother, D. Álvaro da Silva, as her successor. Both D. Isabel and D. Álvaro were present and accepted this donation.
Dowry deed made by Inês Rombo Tavares, in which she endowed her nephew Estêvão Vaz Delicado with all her assets, reserving only 100.000 réis to herself during her lifetime, and thereby ordered the foundation of an entail that would be administrated by Estêvão himself during his lifetime with the perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and, before his death, Estêvão would appoint one of his sons or daughters to succeed him with the same conditions. All administrators would be obliged to annex a quarter of their own reserved portions to the entail.
Donation deed by which Berengária Eanes, widow of Giral Martins de Lemos, escudeiro-mor de Lisboa, founded an entail. The institutor declared that she only had a male son, Gomes Martins de Lemos, senhor de Góis, and that she wanted him to inherit her third composed of a farm called “Calhariz”, located in Benfica, on the outskirts of Lisboa, and some houses with its orchards and cellars in Rossio, Lisboa. This entail is also composed of lands, "casais", "herdades", vineyards, orchards, "montes" and other rents. Preceded by other documents dated between 1358-09-11 and 1385-07-25.
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.
Dowry deed by which Guiomar Vaz do Peral, Pedro Godinho's widow, donates her third part, composed of her properties in Elvas, as an entail to Cristóvão Godinho, her son, with an obligation of masses in the convent of S. Domingos of that city, where she wishes to be buried.
Dowry deed by Isabel Gomes, widow of António Álvares Estaço, to her daughter, Jerónima Madeira, on the ocasion of her marriage to Simão de Seixas, son of Simão de Seixas and Madalena Fernandes. Part of the dowry is made up of a public debt instrument, which she entails with an obligation of masses in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa, to be administered by Jerónima Madeira and her husband, and by the successors of her marriage. Contains a will chart (extract) of António Álvares Estaço and the respective approval deed, dated 1560-03-29; and a grace warrant issued to Simão de Seixas, escrivão of the Alfândega of Lisbon, allowing him to leave the office to one of the sons, dated 1559-07-01.
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 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 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 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 made by licenciado Francisco Vilela da Gama, prior of Santa Eulália, and Maria Vilela da Gama, his daughter, to marry Joana Batista, their goddaughter, to Mateus de Andrade Curvelo, donating her all their assets as an entail or chapel, as defined in licenciado Francisco Vilela da Gama's will. Maria Vilela da Gama, appointed by her father as the entail's first administrator, renounced to her right to succeed in it, only reserving the usufruct of some assets until her death.
Dowry deed by which Luís de Lencastre, 1º comendador-mor, founded an entail to his eldest son Luís de Lencastre, in order to marry with D. Filipa de Meneses, daughter of Diogo da Silveira, Conde de Sortelha and guarda-mor do rei. The institutor obligated himself to buy 400 000 réis of a public debt instrument or immovable goods, and separate one conto de réis from its rents for the entail. His son D. Luís de Lencastre obligated himself to incorporate a public debt instrument of 600 000 réis into this entail after his father's death, and to use his "legítimas" and the couple's third. The institutor also incorporated into this entail his rents from the "comendas" of Estremoz, Fronteira and Landroal. The successor's heirs should give the "arras" to D. Filipa de Meneses. Preceded by an alvará dated 1573-06-10.
Dowry deed by which António Luís de Lisboa and his wife Andresa Nunes endowed their daughter Jerónima da Cruz to marry António Raposo do Prado. António Luís donated to his daughter his third in order to establish an entail, designating her to be its first administrator. It should succeed in this entail the eldest daughter of her daughter Jerónima, or an eldest son in her absence. The administrator was due to order the celebration of masses for his soul wherever she wanted, and the successors were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail.
Dowry deed by which D. João de Meneses Soutomaior, conde de Cantanhede, and D. Diogo Forjaz Pereira, conde da Feira, establish the dowry of their respective daughter and son, D. Joana da Silva and D. Manuel Pereira, who were to marry each other. D. João de Meneses gives them his assets in Olivença and his farmstead of Cucena, Almada, as an entail. The entail shall also include the legitimes which belonged to D. Joana's siblings, who authorized this donation. The entail shall always be owned by the possessor of the entail of Castelo da Feira, which belongs to the Crown, but shall not be annexed to it. D. João de Meneses Soutomaior, as attorney-in-fact of his daughter, accepted this foundation and annexed her reserved portion to this entail. D. Diogo Forjaz Pereira, in his name and on behalf of his wife, D. Ana de Meneses, and of their son, D. Manuel Pereira, accepts this entail's foundation and promises to fullfil its clauses. He donates to the nubents their land of Pereira de Jusã, which shall also always be possessed by the owner of the entail of Castelo da Feira, but not annexed to the entail. Contains letters of attorney and two acknowledgment records.
Dowry deed by which Manuel Carrilho de Matos donates as an entail several rural properties in the outskirts of Castelo de Vide, Fronteira and Avis, to Nicolau de Matos Leitão and D. Antónia de Sequeira, his wife. After the death of Nicolau de Matos Leitão, the administration should pass to a son of his choice, and the same would happen in the following generations. If descendants were lacking, a recolhimento should be founded, invoking Senhora da Piedade, in the place of Mealhada, on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide.
Dowry deed by which D. João de Meneses Soutomaior founded an entail and endowed his daughter D. Joana de Meneses with the assets belonging to his third and her brother's legitime. He wanted her daughter to marry D. Manuel Pereira, son of D. Diogo Pereira, senhor do Condado de Cantanhede, and his wife D. Joana de Meneses. This entail should be succeeded by her eldest son, or daughter, and was composed of assets located in Olivença and in the farm of "Carcena". The grooms' parents established that they wanted to incorporat their "Morgado da Feira" into this entail, which was composed of some lands located in Vale de Cambra. Preceded by documents dated between 1554-11-19 and 1555-12-18.
Entail and chapel foundation deed and contract by Maria de Carvalho appointing her husband Manuel Rodrigues Ricardo for its administration. If he has already died at the time of Maria de Carvalho's death, the entail shall be bequeathed to their eldest son, João Carvalho Sequeira, and his descendants. If João has also died, it shall be bequeathed to Francisco Carvalho, their next son, or to António Carvalho.
Entail and chapel foundation deed by Reverendo doutor Dionísio de Figueiredo de Gouveia, deão of cathedral of Viseu, with masses in the church of Mouronho. His brothers, licenciado Manuel da Fonseca de Gouveia, António da Fonseca de Gouveia and Baltasar da Fonseca de Gouveia, also entail some properties concerning their parents' reserved portion. Dionísio de Figueiredo de Gouveia appoints as first administrator, after his and his brother's death, one of the sons of Baltasar da Fonseca de Gouveia.
Entail and chapel foundation deed by Father Bartolomeu Velho, parish priest in São Julião de Freixo. Bartolomeu declares that he had built an hermitage in Navió dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Assunção, to which he entailed estates. The administrator of the chapel was to be named in a later will. However, the succession to the chapel was to be by blood, with clerics being preferred. If there were no clerics, the administration would be in the hands of a layman appointed by the last owner. All administrators were obliged to use the family name, to inherit estates and to be Old Christians. Illegitimate children were excluded from the administration.
Entail and chapel foundation deed deed by António das Póvoas e Brito, D. Isabel de Sousa, his wife, and Doutor Manuel de Sousa Oliva, his brother-in-law and her brother, in Guarda, with the pious obligation of twelve annual masses in the cathedral of Guarda. Doutor Manuel de Sousa Oliva annexes his houses to this entail and, if he dies without write a will, all his assets. They appoint as first administrator, after the death of António das Póvoas e Brito and D. Isabel de Sousa, their eldest male son.
Entail and chapel foundation deed by priest Fernando Rodrigues de Carvalho, under the invocation of Santo António of Arguedeira, in the parish of São Pedro de Tarouca. The institutor entails assets to the chapel, which he had already ordered built and where he wants to be buried, for their maintenance and fulfillment of charges. He appoints priests Domingos da Silva and Ambrósio de Carvalho, as first chaplains and Lucrécia Lopes de Carvalho, daughter of Baltazar Rodrigues, his cousin, as first administrator. Licenciado Domingos de Carvalho, canon of the cathedral of Lamego, uncle of Lucrécia Lopes de Carvalho, undertakes to attach to the entail all the property inherited from his parents.
Entail and chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo Lobo de Mesquita and Jerónima Correia. They entailed their farmsted of Vilarinho de São Romão, with a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Salvação, in which a brotherhood was instituted, atributing to the entail's administrator the role of surveiling the brotherhood's activities. Clerics were excluded from the succession, and the administrators were to use the surname Lobo and the coat of arms of both the Lobos and the Barbosas. Presumptive heirs who married without their parents' consent, with people of lesser honor and wealth, were excluded from the succession.
Entail and chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo de Araújo da Silva and his wife Maria de Caldas Bacelar. The couple declared that they had founded a chapel in their farmstead of Eiras, in São Salvador de Pedralva, the construction of which had not yet been completed but was to be finished, with the images of São Gonçalo and Santa Maria inside. They entailed properties and rents to the chapel, with the perpetual obligation to celebrate masses every sunday for the souls of the founders. The first administrator would be their son-in-law, Sebastião Machado de Azevedo, who had the power to appoint a relative to succeed him, excluding clerics and forbidding marriages with people of Jewish, Moorish, black or mulatto descent. The administrators were obliged to use the family name and to entail properties. The deed of foundation had to be registered in the "Livro das Capelas do Registo Geral" of Braga.
Entail and chapel foundation deed by which Manuel Soares de Vilas Boas e Vilhegas, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, widower of D. Guiomar Nunes Angel, establishes an entail, according to a previous will he had made with his wife. He entails both their third parts, consisting of houses in Lisboa and properties in Beja, and establishes a daily mass in the church of Madre de Deus de Xabregas, Lisboa, where he wishes to be buried. He appoints their eldest son, Jerónimo Soares de Vilhegas, as first administrator. Jerónimo Soares de Vilhegas and his wife, D. Madalena de Távora, are both present and accept to annex their third parts to the entail. Manuel Soares Vilas Boas, minor, grandson of the institutors and son of Jerónimo Soares de Vilhegas and his previous wife, D. Arcângela de Noronha, is also present, and promises to annex his legitime to the entail, as future administrator.
Vilhegas, Manuel Soares de Vilas Boas e (flor.1628)
Entail and chapel foundation deed by André Ribeiro Beltrão and Maria Osório de Almeida, his wife. They entail a third of their assets, in an amount greater than 12 000 cruzados, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the chapel they would have built in Cassurrães. They appoint Miguel Osório Beltrão de Almeida, his eldest son, administrator. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration of the link would be the responsibility of Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Aguiar da Beira. The founders were administrators of the entail instituted by António de Almeida, his grandfather, to which they entailed a property, in order to fulfill their institution. They also order that the same register in the respective tombo.
Entail and chapel foundation deed by Brás Rodrigues Pita and Isabel Mendes Dantas, his wife, in Caminha, ordering the celebration of masses in the monastery of Santa Clara of Caminha and appointing the last one of them to die as the first administrator and, after his or her death, his legitimate daughter, Inês Vaz Pita. This deed should value as a will or codicil. Deed approved in 1608-08-05.
Entail and chapel foundation deed by Álvaro Vaz Mogueimas, in farmstead (quinta) of S. Bento, in S. Mamede de Arca, in Ponte de Lima, with his available portion and his wife's, D. Catarina de Couros Carneiro, available portion, wich she bequeathed to him in her nuncupative will to unite to his to found an entail and chapel. The institutor appoints as first successor his eldest son, António de Couros Carneiro. If he does not built the chapel, dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Monte da Piedade, during his lifetime his son should do it, leaving him the imagem of Nossa Senhora.
Entail foundation and annexation deed by Simão da Cunha and D. Luísa de Almeida, his wife, with the remaining of their available portions, entailing it to the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira, D. Luísa's mother, in her will, dated from 1568, and mentioning the previous entail foundation and annexation deed, dated from 1596-03-31. They also declare that Francisco Botelho, uncle of D. Luísa, bequeathed, in his codicil, 2000 cruzados to this entail, with the pious obligation of ten prayed masses and five sung masses in Nossa Senhora de Triana, in the town of Alenquer. The institutors describe all the entail foundation clauses and mention that the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira included her available portion, a part of the available portion of Simão Ferreira, her husband, and the reserved portions of Ana da Madre de Deus, their daughter and sister of D. Luísa de Almeida. They also request to the king the confirmation of this entail foundation deed. Followed by the consent deed of D. Luísa de Almeida, dated from 1623-10-16.
Entail foundation and annexation deed by Simão da Cunha and D. Luísa de Almeida, his wife, with the remaining of their available portions and entailing it to the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira, D. Luísa's mother, in her will, dated from 1578-05-13. The institutors describe all the entail foundation clauses and mention that the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira included her available portion, a part of the available portion of Simão Ferreira, her husband, and the reserved portions of Ana da Madre de Deus, their daughter and sister of D. Luísa de Almeida. They also request to the king the confirmation of this entail foundation deed.
Entail foundation and donation deed by D. Helena da Costa of her real estate, in Benavente, to her nephew and godson, António Mergulhão Freire, appointing him as her successor and first administrator of the entail. António Mergulhão Freire was present and accepted the entail donation and promised to fulfil the pious obligations ordered by the institutor in the main church of Benavente. D. Helena da Costa reserved the usufruct of the donated assets and other properties in her lifetime.
Entail foundation and donation deed by Álvaro de Sousa and D. Francisca de Távora, his wife, of their farm of Alcube, in the outskirts of Sesimbra and Palmela, appointing Gaspar de Sousa, their eldest son, as their succeesor and first administrator. Gaspar de Sousa was present and accepted the entail donation and promised to fulfil all the conditions.
Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Carvalho, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e do seu Conselho, establishes an entail with several properties and public debt instruments. He bequeaths it to his eldest son, Bernardo de Carvalho, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where he shall be buried. Bernardo de Carvalho is present and accepts it.
