Agreement deed entered into between Frei Pedro da Trindade, ministro of the convent of São Francisco of São João da Pesqueira, and other priests from that convent, and Isabel de Braga, Sebastião de Carvalho, his son-in-law, and Maria de Braga, his daughter and wife. The first grantors give the chapel of the chapter of the convent to the second, who, in turn, establish the charges that should be celebrated in it, to which the clerics are bound, entailing properties for this purpose. It was up to the administrator to name the following.
Annexation deed and appointment of an administrator for the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, in Arneirós, instituted by Gonçalo Coelho, Manuel Rodrigues Ramos, Catarina Álvares and António Coelho, administered by Manuel Luís Paiva and Antónia Álvares de Vide, his wife. Since they had neglected to administer some of the entailed assets, they entail several others to compensate for the fall in income. To fulfill the institution, they also entail a third of their assets, in a sum of more than 5 000 cruzados, and appoint Doutor Diogo Monteiro Coelho, their son, administrator. The latter, in turn, accepts the appointment and undertakes to fulfill the institution.
Annexation deed by which Gonçalo Coelho, attaches several assets to the entail of which he was administrator. Manuel Luís Paiva and Antónia Alves, his wife, appointed successors to the administration, also entail, for their part, some assets to the entail, committing themselves to the fulfillment of the institution.
Approval and addition deed of the will made by Catarina Luís, first administrator of the entail founded by her deceased husband Francisco Lopes Moniz, confirming the foundation of the entail, but changing some of dispositions over the entail's succession rules. She authorized her daughter Margarida Moniz to appoint one of her nephews on the administration of the entail founded by her deceased husband, Francisco Lopes Moniz, and if she died without descendants, the administration should be given to her brother Francisco Lopes Moniz and his sons or nephews after him. If all of them died without writing a will, she appointed her grandsons Manuel or João or António, in this order. After all of them were dead, the administration should be given to the eldest male heir. As to the chapel she founded with her reserved portion, with five perpetual masses celebrated in every year, she appointed her son Rafael Moniz to administrate it during his lifetime and the closest relative after him.
Approval deed of a will chart made by António de Torres Manso and his wife Beatriz Barata. They add that the chapel they had established had to be divided into two parts. After Beatriz Barata's death, her share would be divided into two, one administered by António de Torres Manso and the other by a son of Isabel Barata, whom she chose.
Approval deed of the will made by Jorge Dias de Andrade in which he founded an entail and appointed his nephew to administrate the chapel founded by Catarina Álvares Coelho.
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 foundation deed by João Gonçalves and Maria Martins, appointing their daughter Maria Gonçalves as administrator, granting her and her offspring the right to appoint the successors within their relatives.
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 Manuel Garcia de Bívar established an entail, appointing his eldest son Duarte Garcia Bívar to be its first administrator. He has due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. The successors are obligated to incorporate the third part of their third to this chapel. This entail is composed of a public debt instrument of 55 187 réis in Tábula Real da Vila de Setúbal and houses located in Lisboa.
Chapel foundation deed by António de Almeida and Francisca das Neves, in Condeixa-a-Nova. They entailed assets to fulfill charges, celebrated at the altar of the chapel of the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Lapa and appoint António de Moura Coutinho, their nephew, as administrator of the chapel, to whom his eldest son should succeed. If the lineage was extinguished, the last administrator had to nominate the successor he considered suitable.
Chapel foundation deed by which Madalena da Costa instituted a chapel in the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Coimbra, for her soul and for the soul of João Roque, her husband, who was an ourives da prata. She entailed an olive grove, located in Vale de Ferro, to fulfill the charges. It would be the institutor's responsibility to choose the entail's next administrator. If the pious charges were not fulfilled, the chapel's administration would be transferred to the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Followed by a consent deed of Madalena da Costa for the previously signed deed (dated 1633-11-10).
Chapel foundation deed by Custódio Lopes, annexing it to another chapel ordered by his brother Francisco Lopes in his will, with the power to choose the next administrator.
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 made by Estêvão Soares de Albergaria, Cavaleiro professo da Ordem de Cristo, and Ana de Macedo, his wife. They entailed the third part of their assets, including their farmstead (quinta) in Lumiar, Lisboa, and determined that part of its revenues (4 000 réis) had to be delivered, each year, by the entail's future administrators to the chaplain of the brotherhood of S. Sebastião to guarantee the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Lumiar. They designated Diogo Soares de Albergaria, their son, who was in Brasil at that time, to become its first administrator. The institutors declared also that their bodies had to be buried in that hermitage, next to the grave of Ana de Macedo's mother, Madalena da Maia.
Chapel foundation deed by which Jerónimo de Araújo Peixoto, abbot of the Castelo de Penalva's church, instituted a chapel, invoking Nossa Senhora da Guia, in Quinta do Salgueiral. He entailed the aforementioned farm to fulfill the charges. It was up to the administrator to appoint the successor. If he didn't nominate anyone, the administration should be left to Catarina de Araújo Peixoto, his sister. In lack of an administrator, the administration would be left to the Misericórdia de Penalva.
Chapel foundation deed by 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 which Catarina Lourenço and her children Manuel Vaz, Mestre Felipe, Belchior Vaz, Gabriel Vaz, Beatriz Vaz and Sonorosa Vaz ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria do Bispo, in Montemor-o-Novo. Catarina Lourenço will be the first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she shall be succeeded by Manuel Vaz. After his death, the next brother will succeed him, and so on, from the oldest to the youngest. The last of the brothers was appoint the successor in the administration.
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 by which D. Maria de Sá, wife of Manuel da Costa, established a chapel in the monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra, entailing to it the third part of her assets, which included rents (foros) of wheat taken from properties on the outskirts of Coimbra. She designated Sebastião de Sá de Miranda, her relative, to administrate it, obligating him and his successors to support the celebration of an annual mass for the institutor's soul in that monastery. The entail would always be administrated by one of the institutor's relatives, on the condition that they belonged to the lineage of her grandfather, Jorge de Sá. However, at the end of the institution D. Maria de Sá revoked this last clause, determining that the chapel's administrators were free to choose whoever they desired to succeed them.
Chapel foundation deed by which Estêvão Ferreira da Gama, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Mécia Pereira, his wife, entail their properties in Lisboa, Sintra, Cascais, Torres Vedras, Lourinhã, Atouguia and Óbidos. They establish an obligation of a daily mass in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Egito of the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. They appoint their daughter, Violante Pereira, as administrator, and her successors afterwards.
Chapel foundation deed by which Maria Rodrigues Gralha established an entail, incorporating some houses located in Cacilhas. The institutor donated these houses, by a dowry contract, to her nephew João Rodrigues da Frota and her cousin Isabel Leonardes who, after her death, should succeed in chapel's administration. The administrators should nominate the son they wanted to succeed them in the administration. The pious obligations should be celebrated in the Church of São Paulo de Almada.
Chapel foundation deed by which Baltasar Leite, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei and abade da igreja de S. Tiago da Carreira, established a chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto, entailing to it a farmstead in S. Miguel de Cabreiros ("quinta de Cabreiros"), a house and mill in São Salvador de Castelões, rents (foros) in Aguiar de Sousa and part of a farmstead in Vila Caiz ("quinta dos Esporões"). He determined that the friars had to celebrate 24 annual masses for his soul and, in turn, he and his successors were obligated to give them, each year, 3 600 réis . After the institutor's death, the chapel would be administrated by his sister, Violante Mendes, widow of Jorge de Babo, and subsequently transmitted to one of the descendants of Beatriz Leite, their sister, and Manuel de Moura. The friars of the convent gave their consent to this deed
Chapel foundation deed by which the institutor Manuel da Fonseca da Nóbrega contracted with the friars of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, on behalf of his mother-in-law Catarina Raimundes and his wife Maria Raimundes, to establish a chapel with the obligation to celebrate masses and to be buried in this church. This entail is composed of a "casal" located in Sintra.
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 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 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 D. Isabel de Castilho, widow of João Bernardes, escrivão dos Armazéns dos mantimentos de Lisboa, instituted a chapel, entailing to it the third part of his assets, which included a farmstead located near the Chafariz do Andaluz. The revenues of the entailed assets would support the celebration of a perpetual daily mass and another one prayed, every year, in All Saints' Day in the convent of S. Bento da Saúde of Lisboa, where her body would be buried. She appointed her brother, João Batista Santa Cruz, to administrate the chapel, allowing him to designate one of his children to succeed him. If he died without leaving descendants, the entail would be transmitted to the closest living relative or to a benefactor. The institutor declared that she had chosen her brother to administrate it because her only son had married against her will. Contains a copy of a petition and a licence.
Chapel foundation deed of Rui Lopes de Magalhães' chapel, located in the College of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Coimbra. The chapel is intended for the grave of the institutor and his family, and must be administered by the eldest son or another person appointed by the administrator. The administrator had to give, annually, 42 000 réis to the College, to fulfill the charges and maintenance of the chapel, entaiking up assets for this purpose. It contains a license of Frei João de Abranches, provincial of the Order of Hermits of Santo Agostinho, for the institution of the chapel (dated 1618-02-02).
Chapel foundation deed by which D. Catarina de Sampaio Borges established a chapel, entailing to it a lease in Vila Nova de Anços ("Prazo do Campo da Mata") and determining that its revenues would support the celebration of a weekly perpetual mass for Pedro Borges Pessoa's soul, wherever its administrators desired. If her husband, António de Macedo Pereira, decided to erect a chapel inside his farmstead in Coimbra ("quinta de Verride"), the annual masses should be celebrated in it. She designated her stepson, Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio, to administrate it. When the time came, he would be succeeded by one of his sons. António de Macedo Pereira and Catarina de Sampaio Borges also incorporated the improvements they had made in the farmstead of Verride in the entail administrated by António and commited themselves to annex to it other properties they would buy in the next 2 years. They appointed Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio to administrate that entail, obligating him and his successors to celebrate 12 annual masses for their souls. The institutors decided that the chapel and that entail should always be administrated by the same person, after Roque's death. Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio accepted this deed.
Chapel foundation deed by which João Lopes Figueira and João de Gusmão, fidalgos da Casa do Rei, as executors of André da Silva's will, appoint Vicente Figueira d'Altero, João Lopes Figueira's son, as administrator and heir of the chapel established by André da Silva and his wife, Joana de Sequeira, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. The document mentions André da Silva's will, by which he ordered that his properties should be bequeathed to his wife, during her lifetime, and that after her death they would be entailed and bequeathed to a person chosen by João Lopes Figueira and João de Gusmão, and to this person's successors thereafter, with the obligation of one annual mass for their souls.
Codicil mentioning the quinta of Vaqueiros and establishing some provisions regarding the will. Followed by the approval deed (1519-04-20) and by the opening deed of the will (1519-05-17).
Codicil by which Beatriz Viana added some changes to a will she previously made. She left the third of her assets to her son Mateus André. She founded a chapel, incorporating a house located in Rua Direita de São Miguel, in Lisboa, in order to fulfill the pious obligations in the church of Santo Estêvão de Alfama, where she wanted to be buried. The administrator should be appointed among his children and grandchildren by the previous one, with preference for choosing a women.
Codicil made by Violante Dias, widow of Manuel Martins Barriga, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her nephew capitão João de Matos, during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint one of his children to succeed him, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of half of a vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her niece Beatriz Gomes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would appoint one of her children to succeed her, or, if she had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of another half of the vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Isabel Dias, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her son padre Manuel D'Alva, who would administrate it during his lifetime, and, before his death, he would appoint one of his siblings to succeed him with the same conditions above, appointing one chield on the succession. This entail is composed of a"fazenda" in Portalegre, and houses and lands in Castelo de Vide and on its outskirts.
[The codicil is preceded by a will made in common hand with her husband Manuel Martins Barriga in 1639-12-01, in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel that would be administrated by the Confraria das Almas].
Codicil made in Alpalhão by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she ordered the foundation of six entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands, one in Nisa and the other in Gáfete, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some lands in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Inchada during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would be composed of lands in the outskirts of Crato, Alfragil, Nisa and Figueiró, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Pedro Inchado with the condition that he and all his successors would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year on saturdays of the Virgin Mary, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel Dias Jordão, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children or relatives to succeed him with the same conditions. The fifth entail would be composed of a house and a land in Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her great-niece Beatriz with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her with the same conditions. The sixth entail would be composed of some lands in Santarém, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her sister Beatriz Henriques during her lifetime, with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her on the administration.
Codicil made by Beatriz Sarzedas in which she disposed that if her nephew padre António Rodrigues died before his sister Maria Rodrigues, the administration would be handled to her immediatly or to her children, if she had them. If Maria died without children, António would appoint a close relative to succed him with the same conditions on the administration.
Codicil of Sebastião da Costa de Arruda changing the clause of his will regarding the succession of his available portion. He determines that his wife, Maria de Sins, will appoint, at the time of her death, her successor among their single daughters. If she will not appoint anyone, the available portion will be bequeathed to the eldest single daughter. He also changes the clause regarding the succession of his aunt's, Isabel Castanha, available portion, deciding that his wife can appoint whoever she wants to succeed her. Codicil approved in 1610-10-19.
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 made in Alpalhão by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she ordered the foundation of six entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands, one in Nisa and the other in Gáfete, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some lands in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Inchada during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would be composed of lands in the outskirts of Crato, Alfragil, Nisa and Figueiró, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Pedro Inchado with the condition that he and all his successors would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year on saturdays of the Virgin Mary, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel Dias Jordão, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children or relatives to succeed him with the same conditions. The fifth entail would be composed of a house and a land in Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her great-niece Beatriz with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her with the same conditions. The sixth entail would be composed of some lands in Santarém, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her sister Beatriz Henriques during her lifetime, with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her on the administration.
Codicil made in Alpalhão by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she ordered the foundation of six entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands, one in Nisa and the other in Gáfete, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some lands in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Inchada during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would be composed of lands in the outskirts of Crato, Alfragil, Nisa and Figueiró, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Pedro Inchado with the condition that he and all his successors would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year on saturdays of the Virgin Mary, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel Dias Jordão, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children or relatives to succeed him with the same conditions. The fifth entail would be composed of a house and a land in Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her great-niece Beatriz with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her with the same conditions. The sixth entail would be composed of some lands in Santarém, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her sister Beatriz Henriques during her lifetime, with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her on the administration.
Codicil made by Violante Dias, widow of Manuel Martins Barriga, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her nephew capitão João de Matos, during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint one of his children to succeed him, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of half of a vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her niece Beatriz Gomes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would appoint one of her children to succeed her, or, if she had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of another half of the vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Isabel Dias, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her son padre Manuel D'Alva, who would administrate it during his lifetime, and, before his death, he would appoint one of his siblings to succeed him with the same conditions above, appointing one chield on the succession. This entail is composed of a"fazenda" in Portalegre, and houses and lands in Castelo de Vide and on its outskirts.
[The codicil is preceded by a will made in common hand with her husband Manuel Martins Barriga in 1639-12-01, in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel that would be administrated by the Confraria das Almas].
Codicil by which Maria Viegas, widow of Álvaro da Costa, entails the houses she bought with the money of her daughter, Maria do Nascimento, for her usufruct, according to her will. After Maria do Nascimento's death, the houses and the obligation shall pass to her sister, Vicência de Matos, wife of Domingos Viera, and not to Domingos Vieira, as Maria Viegas had previously established in her will. After Vicência's death, the entail shall pass to her eldest son, Manuel Vieira, who can, afterwards, appoint a successor among his children.
Codicil by which Pedro Vaz Rexa bequeaths two houses the Senado da Câmara de Lisboa has leased him to Francisca da Gaia, his niece, and to Ana da Gaia, respectively sister and daughter of Simão da Gaia, heir of his entail, under the condition that each of them shall order a daily mass for his soul in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, if the Senado allows it. They shall be bequeathed to their descendents. If they have none, they can appoint another successor o sell the houses with their respective obligations. If the Senado doesn't allow the entailment of these houses, their possessors shall find other properties to entail in their place, with the same conditions. He also declares that if the lineage of Simão da Gaia is extinguished, his entail shall pass to Manuel Mendes, his cousin, and to his descendants, and establishes new clauses for this entail.
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 by which Maria de Brito Carneiro founded a chapel, incorporating some assets to fulfill the pious charges in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the Monastery of São Francisco de Évora. She appointed the priest Frei João Castro, her son, to be its first administrator. If his superiors did not authorize the possession of these assets, they should be transferred to her daughter D. Páscoa de Brito, nun in the convent of Paraíso of Évora. After the death of both of them, it should succeed her son Francisco Carneiro de Brito and his children.
Codicil of Catarina Botelho, changing some testamentary dispositions. In relation to the first chapel that she had established, which she had left to the Misericórdia of Elvas, after the death of Belchior Botelho, first administrator, she now decides that, after that one's death, it should remain with her closest relative. The administrator should be a priest or be able to be ordained, with Belchior Botelho being responsible for appointing the successor who fulfilled the requirements. There being no relatives, she would then be at the Misericórdia of Elvas. It follows the respective approval deed (dated 1605-09-30).
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Codicil by which Helena Pacheco confirmed the will previously made with her deceased husband Pedro Fernandes Lamego, where they established a chapel and entailed some assets to fulfill the pious charges. She designated her son Henrique Fernandes Pacheco to be the first administrator and he was responsible for appointing the successor among his sons or daughters.
Codicil of Antónia de Matos Noronha, reaffirming the creation of the entail and granting her son and his successors the power to appoint the administrators .
Followed by the approval deed (1633-10-12, fls. 455v-456).
Codicil made by Catarina Mendes Cordeiro, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail composed of some houses in Portalegre, over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year. To administrate it she named her daughter Marta Jordoa with the condition that she would appoint an administrator to succeed her with the same conditions.
Codicil made in Alpalhão by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she ordered the foundation of six entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands, one in Nisa and the other in Gáfete, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some lands in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Inchada during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would be composed of lands in the outskirts of Crato, Alfragil, Nisa and Figueiró, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Pedro Inchado with the condition that he and all his successors would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year on saturdays of the Virgin Mary, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel Dias Jordão, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children or relatives to succeed him with the same conditions. The fifth entail would be composed of a house and a land in Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her great-niece Beatriz with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her with the same conditions. The sixth entail would be composed of some lands in Santarém, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her sister Beatriz Henriques during her lifetime, with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her on the administration.
Codicil made in Alpalhão by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she ordered the foundation of six entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands, one in Nisa and the other in Gáfete, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some lands in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Inchada during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would be composed of lands in the outskirts of Crato, Alfragil, Nisa and Figueiró, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Pedro Inchado with the condition that he and all his successors would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year on saturdays of the Virgin Mary, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel Dias Jordão, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children or relatives to succeed him with the same conditions. The fifth entail would be composed of a house and a land in Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her great-niece Beatriz with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her with the same conditions. The sixth entail would be composed of some lands in Santarém, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her sister Beatriz Henriques during her lifetime, with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her on the administration.
Codicil by which Isabel Monteiro, Francisco da Costa's wife, designates her husband to administrate the chapel her late husband, Belchior Pereira, asked her to institute for his soul. She orders him to buy a public debt instrument or a property and to use its revenues to support the celebration of 50 annual masses for Belchior Pereira's soul. Francisco da Costa is free to appoint whoever he chooses to administrate the entail after his death.
Codicil made by D. Guiomar Nunes Vidal, in which she confirmed her will and the foundation of two entails and added some dispositions. First, she ordered that her nephew Vasco Pires should name himself Vasco Pires Vidal, and all his descendants who used the surname Vidal would be preferred on the administration of the chapel. As to this second chapel, she disposed that it should be administrate by João Tavares, father of Diogo Pereira, with the condition that he would appoint and administrator to succeed him with the same conditions.
Codicil made by Francisco Fernandes Mina in which he confirmed his wife Catarina Álvares as universal heir of all his properties but ordered that she would entail some properties in order to sustain a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year on the mother church of Alter do Chão, where their bodies should be buried. Catarina should also appoint a successor to the administrator of the entail.
Codicil of Gaspar Fernandes, appointing his son Brás Fernandes as administrator of the entail, with the power to choose the successor within his close kin.
Codicil of Sebastião da Costa de Arruda changing the clause of his will regarding the succession of his available portion. He determines that his wife, Maria de Sins, will appoint, at the time of her death, her successor among their single daughters. If she will not appoint anyone, the available portion will be bequeathed to the eldest single daughter. He also changes the clause regarding the succession of his aunt's, Isabel Castanha, available portion, deciding that his wife can appoint whoever she wants to succeed her. Codicil approved in 1610-10-19.
Codicil made by Violante Dias, widow of Manuel Martins Barriga, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her nephew capitão João de Matos, during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint one of his children to succeed him, or, if he had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of half of a vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her niece Beatriz Gomes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would appoint one of her children to succeed her, or, if she had none, the administration would be handled to the closest relative of the institutor's lineage. This entail is composed of another half of the vineyard in Vale de Fernão Calvo, Castelo Branco. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by Isabel Dias, sister of the institutor, during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her son padre Manuel D'Alva, who would administrate it during his lifetime, and, before his death, he would appoint one of his siblings to succeed him with the same conditions above, appointing one chield on the succession. This entail is composed of a"fazenda" in Portalegre, and houses and lands in Castelo de Vide and on its outskirts.
[The codicil is preceded by a will made in common hand with her husband Manuel Martins Barriga in 1639-12-01, in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel that would be administrated by the Confraria das Almas].
Codicil made in Alpalhão by Maria Ferreira, mulher devota, in which she ordered the foundation of six entails. The first entail would be composed of two lands, one in Nisa and the other in Gáfete, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed him with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some lands in the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her niece Maria Inchada during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would choose an eldest son or daughter to succeed her with the same conditions. The third entail would be composed of lands in the outskirts of Crato, Alfragil, Nisa and Figueiró, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Pedro Inchado with the condition that he and all his successors would appoint a son or daughter to succeed on the administration. The fourth entail would be composed of some houses in the outskirts of Alpalhão over which the institutor imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year on saturdays of the Virgin Mary, and to administrate it she named her nephew Manuel Dias Jordão, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children or relatives to succeed him with the same conditions. The fifth entail would be composed of a house and a land in Alpalhão, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her great-niece Beatriz with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her with the same conditions. The sixth entail would be composed of some lands in Santarém, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her sister Beatriz Henriques during her lifetime, with the condition that she would appoint one of her children or relatives to succeed her on the administration.
Codicil (extract) by which João Brás revoked part of his will, determining that the entail he had previously established had to be administrated by Pedro Álvares, executor of his will, who was obligated to appoint one of the institutor's children to succeed him. The entail's future administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 2 sung masses in the church of Misericórdia, each year, where the institutor's body would be buried.
Codicil (extract) by which Maria da Maia de Lemos declared that the public debt instrument which the executors had to buy should be given to whomever they appointed. They would be accountable for the fulfilment of the pious obligations. Two parts of the revenues of the public debt instrument would support them.
Codicil (extract) by which Antónia de Lemos revokes a previous will, and orders that 1 000 cruzados should be taken from her properties to establish an obligation of two weekly masses for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried. If this revenue isn't enough, only one weekly mass shall be prayed. If she dies outside of Lisboa, the masses shall be prayed in the place where she is to be buried. She appoints her husband, António Moniz, as administrator of her chapel, with the capacity to appoint the next one.
Codicil (extract) by which Domingas Fernandes revokes part of her will. She bequeaths a rent (foro) of 700 réis to her daughter, Luzia Fernandes, obligating her and her descendants to support the celebration of 3 annual masses for her soul in the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar. After Luzia Fernandes' death, the entail would be administrated by a heir chosen by her.
Codicil (extract) by which Isabel Rodrigues revokes a donation she previously made with her husband, through a will chart, and donates her houses to her niece, Isabel Gonçalves, with an obligation of six masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried. Isabel Gonçalves shall appoint her daughter, Catarina Travassos, as her heir, and she shall afterwards appoint her successor.
Codicil (extract) by which Maria Pereira, António Gonçalves' widow, bequeathed houses in Lisboa to her daughter, Francisca Maria Pereira, Manuel Gomes da Fonseca's wife, obligating her and her successors to support the celebration of 60 annual masses for her soul in the church of S. Pedro of Alfama. After her daughter's death, the entailed houses would be transmitted to a son or daughter of her choice. If she failed to appoint a successor before dying, the entail would be inherited by her eldest son.
Composition deed between Rui de Vargas da Silva, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, his wife, Jerónima Falcão, and his father, António de Vargas, capelão and fidalgo da Casa do Rei. António de Vargas donates once more his properties in Bucelas to his son and daughter-in-law, a donation he had previously made as part of their dowry, in 1667, and which had, afterwards, been revoked, causing problems in their marriage. These properties shall be entailed and inherited by their successors, with an obligation of three annual masses for his soul in the church of Bucelas.
Composition deed between father Nicolau Jorge's nephews and administrators of his chapel, and father Pedro Álvares de Gouveia. The administrators complained that the estates entailed to their uncle's chapel were insuficient to pay for the pious obligations; at the same time, they all lived far from the estates. Therefore, they propose to give away the administration to Pedro Álvares Gouveia, priest in the same church of São Jorge de Vizela, under the condition that he should entail other estates to the chapel, and transmit its administration to another lay relative.
Contract and bond deed made between Margarida de Horta, widow of Francisco Gomes de Alcobaça, on her behalf and Mécia Nunes de Horta, her sister, and the officers of the Confraria do Espírito Santo da Pedreira. The confraternity authorizes the burial of the first ones, and their descendants, in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the church of Espírito Santo da Pedreira. The former undertake to make an altarpiece for it, and provide it with everything else necessary for the cult, within a year. Margarida Nunes de Horta also gives the confraternity a public debt instrument, in the amount of 50.000 réis, under the agreement. The founders could appoint the next administrator, but in case of extinction of the lineage, the administration would pass to the confraternity.
Contract and bond deed by which Manuel de Almeida, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e do seu Conselho, and his wife D. Beatriz Pinheiro contracted with the friars of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, to found a chapel, appointing the successor of the entail they will found to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses located in Lisboa.
Contract and bond deed by which Ana Amado, widow of doutor Estêvão Preto, receives a burial place for her husband, herself and their successors in the crossing of the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça. She entails her houses in Lisboa and the third part of her husband, which she had inherited, with the obligation of giving 1 000 réis every year for a mass in that convent. She declares that she will appoint the future administrator among her successors. if she dies without chosing her succesor, the priests will receive the payment as a lease.
Court sentence by which Rui Forjaz and his wife Isabel Eanes, the administrators of Joana Lagostina's chapel, declared that she was flemish and wife of Álvaro Eanes de Castelo Branco and that she ordered the celebration of ten masses in the Church of Santa Iria and the Church of São João da Talha, using the rents of some olive groves. A papal bull had declared that in this chapel should be said forty masses and the administrators accepted these new obligations. Their children should succeed in this chapel and they could nominate whomever they wanted to be its administrator. The account of the administration specifies that this entail is composed of a "casal", vineyard and olive groves located in Loures.
Declaration deed made by Isabel do Carvalhal, in which she clarified one of the succession clauses contained on her will and named her mother, Catarina Neta, to administrate the entail during her life, appointing a successor at her choice.
Declaration deed by which Sebastião de Ataíde revoked clauses of the dowry deed issued on 1617-02-17, determining that the entail he had established should be administrated, after Diogo de Ataíde Coutinho's death, by a son of his choice. Maria de Miranda, Sebastião de Ataíde's wife, Diogo de Ataíde Coutinho, his son, and Úrsula de Miranda gave their approval to this deed.
Declaration deed by which Antónia Dias Velha established an entail, incorporating the third part of her assets to fulfill the charges in the Church of São Sebastião de Granja de Alpriate, in Vila Franca de Xira. Her assets should be equitably distributed among her children Aldonça Correia, Ana Correia and João Vaz Correia. After the death of her daughters, João Vaz and his sons should remain with the assets. In 1610-10-03, the institutor made some changes to the previous declaration deed.
Declaration deed through which Pedro Fernandes and Maria Antónia, his wife, revoke clauses of the donation deed they had made previously, determining that, if they do not have any children, their houses in Lisboa should be inherited by a son or daughter of Beatriz de Sousa, Madalena Antónia's sister. He/she would be obligated to support the celebration of 50 annual masses in the church of S. João da Praça of Lisboa and to transmit the entailed properties to his/her descendants. If Beatriz de Sousa forgets to appoint one of her children to administrate that entail, it must be passed to her eldest daughter. Those houses could never be sold or exchanged for other ones.
Declaration deed by which Doutor Antão Martins declared that Isabel Martins, his mother, had established in her will that her eldest son, Pedro Garcia, had to employ 300 000 réis in pious deeds for her soul. After his death, he would be succeeded by Antão, who would appoint the next administrator. Since Pedro Garcia died before the partition of his mother's estate, Antão Martins inherited houses in Rua da Palma, which became linked to the pious obligation. Being its administrator, he appointed Maria da Barreira, his wife, to succeed him and asked her to designate an heir at the time of her death.
Declaration deed (extract) through which Francisca de Avelar revoked some clauses of her will chart, regarding the foundation of a chapel. She entailed her houses located in Lisboa, altering the number of annual masses to be celebrated in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appointed her only son, Luís Leitão, as the entail's first administrator. After his death, it would be administered by the son or daughter of his choice, who would bequeath it to his/her eldest son.
Donation deed by which Maria de Sottomayor donates to her nephew João de Brito de Sottomayor a farm called "Vale de Freiras", in the outskirts of Lisboa, with its orchards, olive groves, vineyards, houses and olive oil press. He is appointed to be its first administrator and obligated to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa.
Donation deed by which Gonçalo Gonçaves appoints Álvaro Dias as administrator of his chapel, granting him permission to choose the next administrator in the absence of offspring.
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 in which D. Mariana de Aguilera donated several properties to Francisco do Canto de Vasconcelos, husband of her niece Paula da Veiga, with the condition that some of those properties should be entailed with a perpetual obligation of two chapels of masses celebrated every week. Francisco do Canto de Vasconcelos should be the first administrator of the entail and he and all administrators after him should appoint a successor by the time of their deaths.
Donation deed made by Francisco Vaz Morujo, his wife Isabel Vaz and Catarina Vaz Morujo, his sister, in which they donated some houses, lands and other properties to their son and nephew Manuel Vaz thereby ordering the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of fifty masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted in the church of S. Lourenço, in Portalegre, where their bodies should be buried. The only condition was that Manuel should become a clergyman within a year, administrating the entail during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint his sisters Catarina de Sena and Isabel das Montanhas, both of them nuns at Santa Clara's convent, to succeed him, and, after the death of Isabel or Catarina the last one alive would appoint a person to succeed on the administration.
Donation deed by which Ana Correia da Costa, widow of Sebastião Rodrigues Lajes, donates all of her properties to Luísa or Luzia de Almeida, her step-daughter. She entails her houses in Lisboa with an obligation of a daily mass in her burial place, which will either be in the church of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França or in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas. She also appoints her stepdaughter as administrator of the chapel established by her brother, António Correia, in the church of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França. Contains letter-of-attorney dated 1627-03-07.
Donation deed in which Isabel Ribeiro appoints her son Brás Ribeiro to succeed in the entail founded by her late husband, Pedro Afonso, with all the conditions and pious charges established. The entail is composed of houses and an income of 2 000 réis. After the death of her son, the entail should be administered by a son or daughter he appoints and after that it should pass to the eldest sons or eventually to the eldest daughters, always being transmitted to the closest member of the family. If his generation comes to an end, the houses and their income must be delivered to the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa. Isabel Ribeiro also donates to her son the remaining part of her husband’s third that he left her. Brás Ribeiro accepts and demands four copies of 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 made by Francisco Afonso Chaves e Melo on behalf of Gonçalo Castanho de Mendonça on the occasion of his marriage with his niece Maria de Chaves Torres, in which he donated 40 alqueires of land in S. Miguel island that would compose an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in memory of his soul. He appoints the future bride and husband as first administrators of the entail with the condition that they would appoint one of their children or, if they had none, the closest relative of Maria de Chaves Torres, preferably a male one.
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.
Donation deed by which D. Maria Teixeira, Domingos Lopes Barreto's wife, donates her farmstead (quinta) of Boavista da Mealhada, on the outskirts of Loures, to João Nunes Pais, Moço da Câmara do Rei, with the obligation of celebrating masses in a church to be chosen in her will. This donation should only be made on the condition that João pays off all the debts that D. Maria inherited from her father, her first and second husbands. After João's death, the entail should be transmitted to his wife, Guiomar Barradas, who must be succeeded by one of their children.
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 Margarida Dinis donates to Martinho Fialho and his wife, Margarida Fernandes, two vineyards, located on Caminho de Montemor, with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. After their death, it should be administered by the son or daughter they chose. Martinho Fialho, also in name of his wife, accepts the donation and agrees with its conditions.
Donation deed by which Luís de Almeida de Vasconcelos, fidalgo da Casa do rei and D. Simoa Godinho's husband, donates lands in Sobral de Monte Agraço and Almargem do Bispo to Manuel da Cunha, Marta Antunes' husband. Manuel is obligated to celebrate annual masses for the souls of Luis and those of his parents and grandparents, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After Manuel's death, the entail should be administered by his eldest son.
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 made by Manuel Rodrigues Pinhão and his wife Maria Fernandes in which they ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of some lands, houses and other properties in Marvão and Revelados do Meio, all of them donated to their nephew Pedro Coelho, student, in order to contribute to his ordainment as clergyman, who would also be the first administrator of this entail, with the condition that he and his successors should order the celebration of ten masses every year, perpetually, as long as the world lasted. After his death Pedro Coelho he was obliged to appoint his brother Manuel Fernandes Coelho to succeed him with the same condition that he and all following administrators should appoint their successor, male or female, within their same bloodline.
Donation deed by Gonçalo Esteves, granting all his estates and goods to Francisco Botelho, under the condition that they should be entailed, using part of the revenues to pay for masses in favour of Gonçalo's soul.
Donation deed in which Margarida de Miranda donated an olive grove in Lixosa and her houses in Portalegre to her nephew padre Domingos Mendes, thereby ordering the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of fourty masses celebrated every year during the first five years after the institutor's death, and from there on the entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of masses in every holidays of Christ and of the Virgin Mary, and on each one of the twelve apostles holidays. Domingos would appoint an administrator to succeed him with the same conditions.
Donation deed by which Aníbal Sernige donates to Manuel Sernige, his son, several properties located on the outskirts of Porto, Feira, Aveiro, Esgueira and Ílhavo, as an entail. The administrator was responsible for appointing the successor from among his sons. If not, it would be for the eldest. The charges were to be celebrated in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora, in the place of Sá, on the outskirts of Ílhavo. In case of extinction of the lineage, he would stay in that hermitage. Manuel Sernige and Maria Ferreira, his wife, accept the conditions of the donation, undertake to fulfill the charges and attach other properties to the entail.
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.
