Administration letter to Gaspar Fernandes, for his lifetime only, of the chapel of Vasco Salvado, in the church of Alter do Chão, by his request. Gaspar Fernandes was appointed by the bishop D. Afonso, around 30 years ago, after the death of his father, Afonso Fernandes, but the corregedor da comarca de Portalegre hindered the administration and sequestered the assets' income because they were secular assets and Gaspar Fernandes wasn't relative to the institutor.
Adoption deed by which Pedro Vacão and Catarina Pires, his wife, adopt Diogo Barbuda and Beatriz Morais, his wife. They donate a third of their property, after their deaths, to fulfill the charges for their souls, celebrated in the church of Santa Maria do Porto, where they wished to be buried. After the death of first administrators, it was to be left to their eldest son, whether male or female.
Agreement deed by which Estêvão Eanes Bretão, mercador, entails lands (herdades) in the outskirts of Lisboa to the chapel of Santa Maria and Santo Estêvão of the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, which he founded. The administrators of the entail are obligated to give 164 libras to that convent each year with the purpose of supporting the celebration of masses for the institutor's soul.
Agreement deed by which Estevão Eanes Bretão and Domingas Pires, his wife, commit themselves to donate part of the revenues of their properties in Pé de Mu, Lisboa, to the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa in exchange for the celebration of annual masses for their souls. After their deaths, those properties should be inherited by one of their relatives, who would be responsible to fund those pious charges.
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.
Appointment letter by which Marcos Fernandes appoints Francisco Dias, his brother, to succeed him in the assets that had been donated to him by Luís Fernandes Goulão, their uncle. The charges associated with the assets, celebrated in the church of Nossa Senhora do Bispo, in Montemor-o-Novo, are established. Francisco Dias could appoint the children he wanted to succeed him.
Approval and addition deed by which Diogo de Paiva Brandão entailed his estate of Feijó, by which his son and heir Francisco de Paiva Brandão should ensure the celebration of more 12 annual masses besides the other 12 masses mentioned in his will.
Bond by which Manuel Taveira and Domingas de Araújo entailed estates to the chapel instituted by the local community in São Salvador de Sabadim. The institutors and their successors had the right to use the two graves under the altar. As administrator, the couple appointed their daughter Pascoa Pereira, granting her the power to appoint one of her relatives as successor.
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 which D. Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco, Regedor da Casa do Cível, and D. Beatriz Valente, his wife, established a chapel in the church of S. Martinho of Lisboa, entailing to it the third part of their assets, which included salterns (marinhas) in Póvoa, lands (casal) in Arruda and houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa. The revenues of those assets would support the celebration of annual masses for their souls and for the souls of the past administrators of the entail of Póvoa ("morgado da Póvoa"). After their deaths, the chapel would be administrated by whomever succeeded in the administration of that entail. The institutors determined that their bodies had to be buried in that chapel. To fulfil the will of Beatriz Eanes, Beatriz Valente's grandmother, who asked her granddaughter to support the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, and to honour D. Violante's soul, the institutors determined that the future administrators had to give, each year, 50 réis, wheat and wine to that convent.
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 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 Lopo Rodrigues and his wife Maior Pires ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year. After the death of the first of them the chapel would be divided in two, although the administration of both was kept in the same person. They appointed their grandson Lopo Rodrigues to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his oldest and legitimate son.
Chapel foundation deed by which Vicente Rodrigues Castelão and Joana de Almeida, his wife, establish an entail, incorporating in it lands in Golegã and houses in Lisboa, and determining that its future administrators must support the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. After the death of one of the institutors, the surviving one should administer the entail during his/her lifetime and transmit it to António Lagarto Ferreira, Cristóvão Lagarto and Luísa de Almeida's son. His eldest daughter should inherit the entail. This chapel shall also incorporate masses for the soul of Catarina Esteves, first wife of Vicente Rodrigues Castelão, according to her will.
Chapel foundation deed by Luís Álvares de Madureira, acting as the executor of Senhorinha Dias' testament, and fulfilling her will. Senhorinha had previously been named as the heir of her late husband, Rui Gomes de Azevedo. Senhorinha wished to establish a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos do Porto, where her husband was buried, and where perpetual masses would be celebrated for the benefit of the couple's souls. The first administrator would be a nephew of Senhorinha's late husband. Rui Gomes de Azevedo, who is not named in the document. Until he came of age, Bartolomeu Lopes, squire and "criado" to the Bishop of Porto, would administer the entail. After that, the succession would go to the first-born sons, excluding clerics.
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 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 Pedro Teixeira de Seixas and Margarida dos Guimarães, appointing their son Manuel Teixeira de Seixas as administrator, and granting him the power to choose one of his children as successor.
Chapel foundation deed by António João da Rocha and João Rodrigues da Rocha. The founders declared that they had built a chapel in the church of São Julião de Parada do Bouro, dedicated to São João Baptista, where they would be buried. The chapel had an obligation of three masses a week, entangled to the estates. The administrator was to be the same person who owned the "Casa do Serolhal", where both António and João were born. The owner of the chapel had the right to appoint the chaplain, preferring a clergyman from the family.
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 António Baltasar. His estates were entailed to a chapel previously built in Cortegaça, in Santa Maria do Pinheiro, dedicated to Bom Jesus. As administrator, António appointed his nephew João Ribeiro, with the obligation of celebrating a weekly mass and other three masses in Christmas for the souls of the institutor and his wife's.
Chapel foundation deed of Maria Martins, with assets worth 500 000 réis, taken from those she had received as an inheritance from João Dias, her husband. The institutor named Domingos Pires, her nephew, as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by António Martins, his brother, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the male heir.
Chapel foundation deed by which Capitão Miguel Luís Peleja and his wife, Domingas Nunes, established a chapel in the church of S. Miguel of Alfama, entailing to it mills and houses in Lisboa. Its future administrators were obligated to sustain a chaplain, who would be responsible for celebrating a daily perpetual mass for the institutor's souls in the altar of Almas of that church. They designated their grandnephew, António Luís Peleja, to become its first chaplain and determined that his father, José Luís Peleja, would administrate it. From then on, the chapel's administrator would always be the father or grandfather of its chaplain. It is referred that the institutors had previously signed a contract with the priests of that church in 1666-03-26.
Chapel foundation deed by which António Vaz de Parada, beneficiado da igreja matriz do Sardoal, Gil Vaz Temudo's son, established a chapel in the hermitage of Espírito Santo of Sardoal or in its main church, designating his nephew, the priest António Vaz Parada, to administrate it and to celebrate 52 annual masses for his soul. He entailed lands (tapada e olival) and rents (foros) in Telheiro to it. The institutor determined that, after his nephew's death, his son, Diogo Vaz Parada, and his successors in the administration of his entail would have the right to appoint a chaplain to celebrate the masses and to administrate the properties. António Vaz de Parada left 1 000 cruzados for the construction of the chapel.
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 D. Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco, Regedor da Casa do Cível, and D. Beatriz Valente, his wife, established a chapel in the church of S. Martinho of Lisboa, entailing to it the third part of their assets, which included salterns (marinhas) in Póvoa, lands (casal) in Arruda and houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa. The revenues of those assets would support the celebration of annual masses for their souls and for the souls of the past administrators of the entail of Póvoa ("morgado da Póvoa"). After their deaths, the chapel would be administrated by whomever succeeded in the administration of that entail. The institutors determined that their bodies had to be buried in that chapel. To fulfil the will of Beatriz Eanes, Beatriz Valente's grandmother, who asked her granddaughter to support the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, and to honour D. Violante's soul, the institutors determined that the future administrators had to give, each year, 50 réis, wheat and wine to that convent.
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 Doctor João de Coimbra, provisor in the Archbishopric of Braga. The founder declares that he had previously received permission from the King to acquire property to be incorporated into a chapel he had built in honour of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, next to the church of São João do Souto in Braga. His nephew, Cristóvão de Coimbra, would be the first owner and administrator of the chapel, to be succeeded by his first-born son, with the exception of clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes. The estates could not be leased to "fidalgos", "cavaleiros" or "oficiais do rei", but only to farmers and labourers. Every year, during the mass of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the chaplain would read the deed of foundation to keep the memory of the founder alive.
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 of the chapel of Santo Espírito, in the monastery of São Domingos of Évora, founded by Gonçalo Boto. He entailed assets to ensure the celebration of the previously contracted charges. He appointed Pedro Boto to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.
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 Manuel Simões, fulfilling his brothers wills while their absent in America ("Índias de Castela"). The first chaplain would be the son of the founder. His successor would be his closest clerical relative.
Chapel foundation deed by which Frei José de Lencastre and D. Luís de Lencastre, executors of D. Veríssimo de Lencastre's will, committed themselves to fulfil the legacies left by their deceased relative and established a chapel in the convent of S. Pedro of Alcântara in his honour, determining that their friars had to celebrate 4 daily perpetual masses. The chapel would be administrated by D. Luís, Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão, and by his descendants. They entailed to it a public debt instrument of 480 000 réis in Casa do Infantado. It is referred that D. Veríssimo died on 1692-12-12.
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 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 by Pedro da Grã. The founder explains that the reason he decided to found the chapel was because of the benefits that masses bring to souls. For this reason, he established a chapel in the church of Santiago da Cividade, where perpetual masses would be celebrated. The first administrator was to be his brother Manuel da Grã, who had the power to appoint one of his relatives as his successor, preferring a man but accepting a woman. The founder bequeathed property to the chapel, but also left 1,000 cruzados to be used for the purchase of other properties. Two-thirds of the income was to be spent on pious obligations, such as masses and the marriage of orphans. The documents relating to the chapel were to be recorded in the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos de Braga, to whom the institutior also demanded constant vigilance in the fulfilment of the pious duties. The administrator had to live in Braga and keep a key to the chapel. Two "tombos" of the chapel were made.
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 in the monastery of São Domingos do Porto by D. Afonso, duque de Bragança, fullfiling the wills of Fernando Eanes and Maria Afonso. The couple had previously established a chapel, but against the laws of the kingdom. The count had granted the king's authorization to fulfill the couple's will for the purpose of caring for the good of their souls. The first appointed administrator was Aires Gonçalves Taborda.
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 by which João Esteves, Contador do Rei, and Margarida Martins, his wife, establish an entail with all their patrimony, instituting the pious obligation of maintaining a chaplain who would celebrate annual masses for their souls in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. They appoint Vasco Lourenço, their criado, to be its first administrator, who should be succeeded by his eldest son.
Codicil made by Aparício Domingues by which he confirms the institution of a chapel in the church of São Pedro of Évora and appoints the first chaplain.
Codicil of Manuel Rodrigues Relego, ordering the celebration of the charges in his chapel, of the invocation of Santo André, located in the monastery of São Francisco of Tavira. He confirms the appointment of Bárbara Romana, his wife, as administrator, to whom Rui Mendes, his nephew, should succeed, if he accepted him. Otherwise, it would be who his wife nominate.
Codicil made by Beatriz Caldeira de Castelo Branco in which she declared that no authority secular or eclesiastic could take account on the administration of the chapel, as she trusted entirely on her brother Gonçalo Vaz Castelo Branco.
Codicil made by Cristina de Matos by which she confirms the dispositions of her will chart and adds some legacies to it. Among them, she instituted a chapel, entailing the assets she had left to Diogo Tavares with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year at the Altar of Chagas, in the church of Santa Maria de Castelo de Vide. She appointed Diogo Tavares to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his descendants.
Contract and bond deed between the friars of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and Cristóvão Rodrigues Becares, by which the latter buys the usufruct of the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Guia, in their convent, which the Crown had confiscated to Pedro de Baeça, its former owner, for debts. He promises to pay anually to the convent 2 000 reis for its ornamentation and to order a weekly mass for the souls in Purgatory. He designates it as his family's burial place and entails to it his houses in Lisboa, in rua dos Cabides, passing these obligations to his successors. The document mentions an acquisition deed dated 1645-10-24, by which Cristóvão Rodrigues Becares acquired the chapel from Álvaro de Azevedo, who had bought it from Luís Vaz de Resende, who had acquired it through a public auction.
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.
Declaration deed by which Maria Eanes da Cunha, called the Cavaleira, states that the purpose of the previous donation was the establishment of a chapel or entail. She clarifies the forms of succession and reduces the charges that had to be celebrated.
Declaration deed by which Pedro Esteves Gavião and his wife Constança Martins, seeing how the assets entailed by Estêvão Martins Gavião and his wife Maior Domingues were insufficient to fulfil the determined charges, entail several properties for that purpose and to increase the charges. After their death, they shall be succeeded by their eldest son.
Donation deed by which João Gonçalves and Beatriz Eanes, his wife, donate an olive grove in Santa Iria da Azóia to their nephew, João de Vila Real, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the church of that place. João de Vila Real gave his consent to this deed.
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 de Almeida de Melo donates her houses in Apelação, Loures, to António Domingues, son of Jerónimo Rodrigues, who she raised, and to his successors thereafter. She preserves for herself 3 000 reis of their revenue, which he shall pay her in two halves, by Christmas and day of S. João Baptista, until her death. After her death, 1 800 reis of that money shall be given annually to the guardian of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, to order masses for her soul. António Domingues is present and accepts the donation in his and his wife and successors' names.
Donation deed by which D. Inês de Vasconcelos, D. João de Noronha's widow, donated houses in Lisboa to António Pais, prior da igreja de S. Lourenço, on the condition that he incorporates them in the dowry he shall give to one of his daughters. During the donor's life, he was obligated to give her, each year, a certain amount of wheat and olive oil. After her death, António Pais, his daughter and her successors would support, each year, the celebration of a mass for her soul in the church of S. Lourenço. António Pais accepted this deed.
Donation deed by which Diogo Martins, cordoeiro, donates houses in Lisboa to Simão Luís, correeiro, and his wife, Catarina Eanes, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses for his soul and the soul of his wife, Leonor Afonso, in the church of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of that city, where the donor's remains would be buried. If Catarina Eanes dies before her husband, the latter is allowed to appoint whoever he chooses to be the next administrator of the entail. If the opposite happens, Catarina Eanes should transmit it to Francisca Aires, her granddaughter.
Donation deed by which Maria Antunes da Cunha, called the Cavaleira, donates various assets to João Pires, her nephew, and to his descendants, with the obligation to cultivate and enjoy them and to pay, annually, 1.000 reais to the mordomos and confrades of Nossa Senhora da Graça, for the celebration of masses and other pious charges.
Donation deed of Maria Luís giving to Rui Godinho and his heirs the farm of Ressaio with the obligation of ordering the celebration of 12 masses each year in the convent of São Francisco in Santarém. If Rui Godinho dies without any child, his brother will succeed him or the closest relative of the Godinho's family. The convent must have a copy of this deed.
Donation deed by which Inês Martins, Vasco Vicente's widow and João Preto's sister-in-law, declared that, after her death, a vineyard she owned in Torre do Fato would be transmitted to her daughter, Catarina Vaz. She determined that the latter and her descendants had to pay a rent, each year, of 150 réis and a chicken to the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar in order to support the celebration of an annual mass in the chapel of S. Vicente. João Preto and his wife, Isabel Eanes, donated an annual rent of 150 réis and a chicken to that church with the purpose of supporting the celebration of a mass, each year, for their souls and the souls of their deceased relatives in the chapel of S. Vicente. The rent would be extracted from a vineyard in that place. After their deaths, it would be inherited by Fernando Eanes, their son. He and his descendants were henceforth obligated to fulfil that obligation.
Donation deed by which Maria Pires Rová, Martinho Fernandes' widow, donates houses and vineyards in Lisboa to the convent of S. Domingos of that city, obligating its friars to celebrate annual masses for her soul and that of her husband, which was buried inside the chapel of S. Martinho. She declares that before her death she would appoint a relative to be the chapel's first administrator, demanding that, every year, her successor should give 105 libras to the convent. Followed by a letter of possession.
Donation deed by which João Preto and his wife, Isabel Eanes, donated an annual rent of 150 réis and a chicken to the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar with the purpose of supporting the celebration of a mass, each year, for their souls and the souls of their deceased relatives in the chapel of S. Vicente. That rent would be extracted from a vineyard in Torre do Fato, Lisboa. After their deaths, it would be inherited by Fernando Eanes, their son. He and his descendants were henceforth obligated to fulfil that obligation. Inês Martins, Vasco Vicente's widow and João Preto's sister-in-law, declared that, after her death, a vineyard she owned in that place would be transmitted to her daughter, Catarina Vaz. She determined that the latter and her descendants had to pay a rent, each year, of 150 réis and a chicken to that church in order to support the celebration of an annual mass in that chapel.
Donation deed by which Lourenço Domingues, administrator of the chapel established by Afonso Eanes Zaratão, hands over the administration of that chapel to Vasco de Arez, with the consent of D. Afonso, bishop of Guarda, claiming that he was unable to fulfill the charges by being sick.
Donation deed by which Miguel Nunes de Carvalho donates all his movable and immovable assets to D. Maria de Paiva, daughter of João Correia da Costa and D. Maria de Paiva, his wife, in remuneration for the many services provided by their parents. The donation is made by establishing charges, celebrated in the church of São João da Ribeira, where the donor wanted to be buried. The donor reserves the usufruct of all assets during his lifetime. The first administrator would be succeeded by the son or daughter of her choice.
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 in which Amador de Carvalho declares that he and his wife, Joana de Lima, have built a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho, making the necessary donations to the chapel's "fábrica" and establishing an entail that includes assets to be permanently attached to the chapel. They also imposed the obligation of celebrating two masses every week. Leonel de Abreu, a nephew of Joana de Lima, was appointed as administrator. The priest and next of kin would take over after his death. If there were more than two clerics with the same degree of kinship, the most virtuous would be preferred. Lay relatives were admitted only in the absence of clerics. The deed of donation had to be recorded in the "Livro das capelas" of Braga, so that the devotional obligations would be remembered and fulfilled.
Donation deed by Leonor Mascarenhas of her houses and backyards, in Montemor-o-Velho, to her son, António da Fonseca de Andrade, who will inherit these assets as an entail, which she and her husband, Gaspar da Fonseca, want to found with their available portions. The houses and backyards will be the entail's head. She also orders her husband to found this entail and list its conditions.
Donation deed by which Beatriz Esteves donates to Gonçalo Casco an estate, located in Machede, with pious charges associated, celebrated in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. After his death, Gonçalo Casco shall be succeeded by his legitimate and suitable son.
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 by which Miguel de Azevedo de Ataíde's sons, acting as his attorneys, granted Bento de Azevedo several estates for his marriage with Luísa da Fonseca. These estates should be entailed, with pious obligations, and be transmitted to Bento's offspring.
Dowry deed by which Álvaro da Fonseca Coutinho and Maria Freire da Fonseca, his wife, endowed their hermitage, with the invocation of Nossa Senhora do Socorro, located in Quinta da Cabaça, head of their entail.
Dowry deed and donation by which Rodrigo Rebelo institutes a chapel, of the invocation of Jesus, in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo, in Castelo Branco, entailing assets to fulfill charges. He appoints Rodrigo Rebelo, his son, first administrator, with his eldest grandson to succeed him.
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.
Due diligence deed made by licenciado Paulo Pereira, Juíz de Fora de Sinta, and Manuel Rebelo de Carvalho, tabelião, to João Feio Cabral, Prioste and Beneficiado of the church of São Martinho of Sintra concerning the chapel founded by Gonçalo Esteves.
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 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 Francisco Rodrigues. As a single man with no heirs, Francisco wished to found a chapel "por via de morgado". The masses would be celebrated in the church of Santa Cristina de Algoso. The first administrators would be his brother Gaspar Rodrigues and his nephew José Rodrigues, with the power to appoint a son or daughter in each half of the entail. However, the appointed successor had to be related to the founder.
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 Manuel Ribeiro Coelho and his sister Maria Coelho. The rents of the entail were attached to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Gafanhão. After their deaths, the administration would pass to their niece Francisca Coelho; if she died without descendants, his brother Domingos Teixeira would take possession of the entail. The successor would preferably be the first-born son and was obliged to use the surnames Ribeiro or Coelho.
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 foundation deed by which João de Morais Colmieiro, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo e Capitão-mor na vila do Paço, and Ana de Sá, his wife, established and entail with properties in Vale das Fontes, Terra da Torre and Monforte do Rio Monte. After the death of the institutors, it would be transmitted to a son of their choosing and subsequently passed to his descendants. In order to fulfil the last wish of João de Morais Colmieiro's uncle, Jácome de Morais Comieiro, deão of Cape Verde, it is also determined that every administrator of the entail had to support the perpetual celebration of 2 weekly masses in the chapel of Santo Amaro, in Prada, which the testators had built.
Entail foundation deed made by Rodrigo Álvares dos Santos and his wife Leonor Ribeiro founding the chapel of Madalena built in the church of Santa Eufémia, in Penela. They choose for the administration of the chapel the one who survive to the other and after them their sons.
Entail foundation deed by António Barbosa Fiúza, priest in São Julião de Passos. The founder recognised the importance of the celebration of perpetual masses for the benefit of souls, which is why he decided to establish a "morgado ou capela", entailing all his possessions. The heir would have the perpetual obligation to ensure that two masses were celebrated every week in the church of Vila Nova de Cerveira, where the founder was born and where he was to be buried. He appointed his nephew Miguel Barbosa Fiúza as the first administrator, or alternatively, if Miguel had obtained a well-paid position, another nephew called Tomé Barbosa Fiúza. First-born sons were preferred to succeed. Each administrator was obliged to use the surnames Barbosa and Fiúza and to marry according to his parents' wishes. If there were two or more relatives with the same degree of kinship, preference was given to those who had obtained a university degree, first those who had studied at the University of Coimbra and then those who had studied at the Sapienza University of Rome. Within two years, an inventory of the estates had to be made, with three copies: one for the administrator, one for the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos and one for the "Provedor da Comarca".
Entail foundation deed by Nuno Afonso de Sequeira, in Moura, appointing Rui Fernandes de Sequeira, his nephew, as his successor, if he doesn't have children.
Entail foundation deed of Doutor João Gomes Leitão, Conselho do rei, Chanceler da Casa da Suplicação, Fidalgo da Casa do rei, and D. Helena de Moura, his wife. They entail different properties and public debt instruments, some left by Ana de Moura, sister and sister-in-law of the institutors, as an entail. They appoint Baltasar Leitão da Silveira, their son, first administrator, and his sons and descendants should succeed him. Baltasar Leitão da Silveira is bound to fulfil the institution.
Entail foundation deed by which Diogo Marmeleiro and Catarina de Lemos, his wife, found an entail in the chapel of Jesus of the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra. The institution is carried out in the form of a contract, between the institutors and the prior and beneficiados of the church of Santa Justa. The institutors entail various assets, appointed, for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated by the beneficiados of that church, who would receive, annually, 6 000 réis, divided into two tranches. Beneficiados authorize the institutors to be buried in the aforementioned chapel, being able to beautify it as they wish, being, however, obliged to supply various liturgical furnishings.
Entail foundation deed of Frei Fernando de Sequeira de Monroy, entailing several properties located on the outskirts of Elvas and Monforte. He appoints Luís Vaz de Sequeira, his nephew, son of Lopo Vaz de Sequeira, his brother, first administrator, to whom the eldest male son should succeed. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration would pass to the bishops of Elvas. Lopo Vaz de Sequeira and D. Beatriz de Vilhena, his wife, attach assets to the same entail.
Entail foundation deed by which Luís Ribeiro and D. Isabel Pacheco, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, which includes a farmstead (quinta) in Samouco, Alcochete, houses in Lisboa, lands (casal) in Benfica and in Carnaxide, lands (casal) in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras, and a public debt instrument of 50 000 réis in Casa e sisa das herdades. They designate their eldest son to become its first administrator, determining that him and his descendants should support the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of that city, in whose sacristy their chapel would be erected.
Entail foundation deed by father João Filipe de Azevedo. The testator decides to entail all his property, namely his houses in Outeiro. The entail included the obligation to ensure that six annual masses were celebrated in the Church of São Romão da Ucha. All administrators were obliged to use the surnames of the founder, and clerics were preferred to laymen.
Entail foundation deed by Baltasar Carneiro, with 20 annual masses to be celebrated in the chapel of Santa Marta, in Braga's cathedral. For the administration, the institutor appointed Diogo Pinto, citizen of Braga, granting him the power to choose one of his children as successors. After that, the administrator should preferably be the eldest son.
Entail foundation deed by which Afonso Domingues de Beja, Cavaleiro do Conselho do Rei D. Fernando, and Maria Domingues, his wife, established an entail with houses in Lisboa, a farmstead in Montachique ("quinta de Vale Namorado"), lands in Bucelas, Romeira and Sintra. They designated their son, Pedro Afonso, to become its first administrator, obligating him and his successors to sustain a chaplain in the church of S. Bartolomeu of Lisboa, who would be responsible for celebrating perpetual masses for their souls, and to provide for a poor person, giving him/her food and clothes every year. Pedro Afonso had to be succeeded by his brother, João Afonso, or, if he died before him, by his eldest son. The institutors declared their intention to found another entail with properties in Alentejo, who would be administrated by the heirs of Maria Domingues. Pedro Afonso and João Afonso approved this deed.
Entail foundation deed by which Afonso Dias, cavaleiro vassalo do rei D. Fernando I e do seu Conselho, and his wife, Maria Dias, establish an entail headed by their houses in Montemor-o-Novo, and containing properties in Benavente, Alcácer do Sal, Arraiolos, Coruche, Lavra and other places. They bequeath it to João Dias Carvalho, brother of Maria Dias, with the obligation of ordering masses for the souls of the king and queen in their chapel of Santa Maria do Açougue in Montemor-o-Novo and of feeding the poor.
Entail foundation deed by which António Rodrigues da Câmara founded the chapel of Reis Magos, in the Church of Santa Maria da Estrela. The institutor ordered his successors to maintain the chapel and entailed his properties located in Ribeira Grande, in the island of S. Miguel.
Entail foundation deed by António Garcia and Maria Fernandes, his wife, with a chapel of the invocation of Chagas de Cristo, located in Rossio, in the town of Lagares.
Entail foundation deed of the entail of Mendel, located in Torre de Moncorvo, instituted by Gomes Borges, with all the assets inherited from his parents, Diogo Gonçalves Borges and Maria Lourenço, with the consent of all his siblings. He designates Genebra Borges, his illegitimate daughter, as his successor.
Entail foundation deed by which Lourenço Pires and his wife Domingas Eanes establish a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide. They entailed assets for their maintenance and determine that the chapel is administered by their descendants. If they were absent, the administration would pass on to the Irmandade da Albergaria de Santa Maria.
Entail foundation deed by Doutor Manuel Homem and Luzia de Faria, his wife, in Beira, namely in the village of Ázere. They appoint Nuno da Fonseca, illegitimate son of Doutor Manuel Homem, as their successor.
Entail foundation deed by which Doutor Rodrigo Monteiro, do Conselho do rei, established an entail, designating his son João Rodrigues Monteiro to be its first administrator. He annexed to the entail the patronage of the church of São Pedro de Arrifana, on the outskirts of Santarém. The institutor also declared that he had been the administrator of Rui Gonçalves Franco's entail, in the Monastery of Santa Clara de Lisbon, from which he was removed by demand. He wanted to unite both entails if it would be proven that he had the right to administer Rui Gonçalves Franco's entail.
Entail foundation deed of Manuel Lobo Pereira. He entails the farm of Penavila, in the parish of São Salvador de Delães, on the outskirts of Barcelos, and a farmhouse (casal) in the parish of São Cristóvão de Rio Mau, to fulfill charges. He appoints Mateus Pereira, his brother, first administrator. The latter had to appoint a legitimate son to succeed him in the administration. If he did not appoint any, the eldest would succeed. If his mother was still alive when the founder died, she would administer the chapel for the rest of her life and only after her death would it pass to Mateus Pereira.
