Will (extract) by which Álvaro Fernandes establishes an entail with all his assets, appointing his grandson, Pedro, Isabel Fernandes' son, as its first administrator. He obligates him and his successors to celebrate annual masses for his soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, where he chooses to be buried, next to his father, mother, brothers and wife, Catarina Pires. If his offspring becomes extinct, he declares that he prefers that the entail's administrator should be a scholar. Followed by an extract of a list of Álvaro Fernandes' assets, which was issued after his death.

Will (extract) by which D. Leonor de Meneses, who was about to marry D. Fernando, Duque de Bragança, determined that if she died without leaving descendants, her previous will would be executed, since she confirmed its validity. However, if she left offspring, the third part of her assets would be delivered to the convent of S. Agostinho of Santarém, whose friars would support the celebration of 3 daily perpetual masses. If the convent renounced the chapel's administration, the entail would be transmitted to her eldest son and administrated, during his minority, by the Conde de Arraiolos.

Will (extract) by which Diogo Carneiro and his wife Beatriz de Castro founded a chapel, using the third of their assets for the celebration of masses in the Convent of São Francisco de Évora. They designated his son Francisco Carneiro de Brito to be its first administrator. Beatriz de Castro was the administrator of a chapel founded by her aunt Helena de Brito, and also designated her son Francisco Carneiro de Brito to be its administrator, ordering him to unit these two chapels. Followed by an approval deed dated 1574-04-15.

Will (extract) of Francisco Velasco de Gouveia, by which he establishes Baltasar Pereira do Lago, son of Gaspar Pereira do Lago, his nephew, as his heir. The testator entails all his real estate, including houses in Lisboa, lands (casal) in Mafra and the Fonte Boa's estate (herdade), in Ferreira do Alentejo. The entail's administrator was obligated to administer it with the chapel established by Beatriz de Gouveia, his mother, in the convent of São Domingos of Lisboa, and with the one established by Duarte de Almeida, in the same convent. Francisco added annual masses to the pious obligation his mother had already instituted. He chooses to be buried in the chapel, located in the cloister of the referred convent, where his parents lied.

Will (extract) by which Isabel de Mendanha requests to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, next to her daughter, Margarida de Mendanha. She appoints her niece, Maria Álvares, as her universal heir, and entails her properties with an obligation of three annual masses.

Will (extract) by which Garcia de Resende established an entail, incorporating assets for the fulfillment of the pious charges. He designated his son Francisco de Resende to be its first administrator and his eldest son should succeed him.

Will (extract) of father Miguel da Fonseca, by which he declared that he wished to institute a chapel in the hermitage of Santa Ana, with the perpetual obligation of a daily mass. The testator left "um conto de réis" to be entailed. He appointed his niece Ângela da Fonseca, married to Gabriel de Araújo de Vasconcelos, as the first administrator, followed by her descendants, with the right to appoint one of her children as her successor. If she failed to do so, preference would be given to first-born sons. If they had no descendants, the entail would go to another of the founder's nieces, Mariana da Fonseca, or finally to his natural daughter, Marta da Fonseca. The administrators were obliged to use the family name and had to report to the Juízo dos Resíduos every three years on the correct celebration of the prescribed masses.

Will (extract) of Diogo Carneiro and Beatriz de Castro, his wife. They instituted a chapel, entailing a third of their assets for the celebration of charges, upon finalising the payment of legacies. Francisco Carneiro de Brito, his son, is appointed first administrator. Beatriz de Castro administered a chapel instituted by Helena de Brito, her aunt, for which she also appoints Francisco Carneiro de Brito, her son, ordering him to annex it to the chapel she instituted with her husband.

Will (extract) by which Francisco de Barros de Paiva, husband of D. Maria da Guerra, establishes an entail with the third part of his properties. He bequeaths it to his eldest son, Jorge de Barros, and to his successors thereafter, under the condition that they shall keep the family name Barros, order an annual divine office for his soul in his burial place and add the third part of their thirds to the entail. If Jorge de Barros has already died at the time of his father's death, the entail shall be inherited by his younger brother, João de Barros. If João de Barros has also already died, it shall go to their cousin, Francisco de Barros. He asks that his wife and executors add to his third part his casal in Loures, his houses in Rua Nova, Lisboa, a public debt instrument of 100 000 reis or his farmstead in quinta da Fonte da Telha, whichever is better. He also orders that his son, when he becomes an adult, add his legitime to the entail, together with the third part of his third.

Will (extract) by which Henrique Jacques establishes an entail with the third part of his revenue. He bequeaths it to his eldest son, and his descendants thereafter, who shall also annex to the entail their third parts and use the surname Jacques. He asks his wife to also annex her third part to the entail, in the quinta do Vale de Mourelos. He establishes a chapel of three annual masses in the convent or church where he shall be buried. If his descendants die before his wife, the entail shall go to her, until she marries again. If his wife has already died, it shall go to his nephew, also called Henrique Jacques, and to his descendants, with an obligation of 100 annual masses. If these two lineages are extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Misericórdias of Lisboa and of Lagos.

Will (extract) by which Antónia Garcês entails her properties bequeathing them to her nephew, António Garcês, with the obligation of a weekly mass in the convent of Santo Elói, Lisboa. Jorge da Horta, her husband, also entails his properties, namely his quinta da Roteia, Bucelas, and properties in the parish of Milheirado, Mafra, with an obligation of 2 000 reis of masses in the same monastery. He bequeaths these properties to Catarina da Horta, his great-niece, married to António Garcês, daughter of Francisco de Oliveira and Leonor Raposo.

Will (extract) by which Margarida Tomás de Fonseca established an entail, appointing her son Miguel Rodrigues to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São João, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of a "casal" called "as Cotovias" located in the outskirts of Lisboa.

Will (extract) by which Diogo Marchão Temudo declared that he wanted to celebrate each year the Santo António's day and all the entail's successors were due to fulfil this obligation. He designated his daughter Luísa Maria Ravasco and his wife D. Brites Teresa de Mendonça to be his heirs, and the successors were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail. Their parents were buried in the Church of São Vicente de Fora and he wanted to be buried in the same place.

Will (extract) of Vicente Simões, naming his sister as administrator, to whom Pedro Lourenço, her son, nephew of the institutor, should succeed, and then Gil Lourenço, his brother, and then Inês Gonçalves, sister of the two.

Will (extract) by which padre Baltasar Soares Magro entails a casal in Calhariz de Benfica, Lisboa, with an obligation of 150 masses for his soul in the convent of S. Bento de Xabregas. He designates his great-nephew, Sebastião Ferreira Magro, son of his nephew Manuel Ferreira Magro, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards.

Extract of the will made by Gomes Pamplona de Miranda in which he ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of assets in Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every week for his soul and 12 more masses celebrated every year for the soul of his father António Pamplona de Miranda. He named his wife as first administrator of the entail with the condition that if she married a second time the administration should be given to their son João de Ornelas, who would in anyway inherit after her death, and his first born male sons after him. If João de Ornelas died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to the closest relative of his mother's or aunts or cousins bloodline, and if there were relatives in equivalent condition to receive the administration, he decided that the poorest should administrate the entail. He disposed that every administrator should bare the surname "Borges" or lose the administration, and also give 10 alqueires of wheat to two poor woman, with the condition that each of them would pray a rosary in memory of his soul.

Will (extract) of Gonçalo de Pina. He leaves his garden in Vale dos Mestres and an olive grove next to it, and other rural assets, to Francisco de Pina, his son. He entails the olive grove to fulfill charges.

Will (extract) by which Margarida de Landim, widow of Pedro Barriga, entails her houses in Fangas da Farinha, Lisboa, with an obligation of two annual masses in the chapel of Chagas of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. She bequeaths them to her eldest son, João Alves Barriga, and to his sucessors. If, at the time of her death, João has already died or has no male descendants, the entail shall pass to his younger brother, Gonçalo Vaz Barriga.
Followed by a note explaining that the houses entailed to this chapel were demolished by order of the king and replaced by a farmstead in Loures, according to a consignation letter and sentence from 1748.

Will (extract) by which Manuel Malheiro expresses his wish to be buried next to his first wife, D. Isabel Fernandes, and to his second wife, D. Maria Malheiro de Melo, his niece, in the chapels of Santo António and Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the cathedral of Lisboa. He confirms the institution of an entail which he had established with his first wife in a previous will, entailing to it all his properties in Azambuja, Lisboa and Corroios. He appoints as his heir António Malheiro, his second son from his second marriage, since his first born son from this marriage, José Malheiro de Melo, had died during the writing of the will. His son shall marry one of his cousins, daughter of Gaspar Malheiro, Manuel Malheiro's brother. He establishes an obligation of two daily masses for his own soul and the souls of his two wives. He also explains that he received the two chapels he now possesses from the deão António or Afonso Furtado de Mendonça, who had donated them under the condition that he should build him a tomb in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição and order a weekly mass for his soul.

Will (extract) by which D. Leonor de Meneses established a chapel in the convent of S. Agostinho of Santarém, entailing to it all her properties in Santarém as well as her farmstead ("quinta do Paraíso") and determining that its revenues should support the celebration of 5 daily perpetual masses and sustain 5 poor people every year. She designated her nephew, D. Pedro, son of the Condessa de Vila Real, D. Beatriz de Meneses, to administrate it, obligating him to use her father's family name and coat of arms. During his minority, the entail would be administrated by his mother.
D. Leonor de Meneses ordered the executors of her will to build two graves in that convent where her remains and those of her father, D. Pedro de Meneses, Conde de Viana, would be deposited. She also asked them to deliver to the heirs of her sister, D. Isabel, assets that were granted to her by the Regent, D. Pedro. If he did not authorize that, the executors had to wait for 2 years and then institute a chapel with those properties. It would be administrated by D. Afonso, D. Isabel and D. Fernando's son, who would have to support the celebration of 5 daily perpetual masses in that convent and provide for 5 poor people.

Will (extract) made by João Lopes Coelho in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria da Vila, in Montemor-o-Novo. He appointed Isabel Coelho to be the first administrator during her lifetime.

Will (extract) by which Luísa Chamosa expresses her wish to be buried with her husband, Cristóvão Alcoforado, in the chancel of the church of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, with an obligation of half an annual of masses for each of them, to which two public debt instruments of 10 000 réis shall be entailed. She establishes an entail with her properties, and designates as heir, after her husband's death, D. Jorge, son of D. António de Noronha and of D. Briolanja, and his successors and relatives from his mother's line. If her heirs don't fulfill the obligations of her will in two years, the entail and obligations shall pass to the priests of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade.

Will (extract) by which Antónia de Almada established an entail, with the obligation to order the celebration of two masses in the Convent of São Romão de Alverca for her mother's soul. She also established the celebration of two more masses in the Monastery of Amparo, where she would be buried. The administrator was also obligated to give some wine and oil to the friars of this last Monastery. The successors were obligated to incorporate into this entail 100 000 réis. This entail is composed of a farm of Alfarrrobeira and houses in Lisboa.

Will (extract) in which Ana de Abreu bequeaths all her remaining assets to her brother, Miguel de Abreu, on the condition that they form an entail. She provides further details about her assets and what should be entailed, including her houses in Poço de Borratém, Lisboa, and a sum of money that must be invested in properties or a public debt instrument. The testator appoints her brother, Frei Bartolomeu de Santo Agostinho, as her will executor, and instructs him and Miguel de Abreu to prepare the deed for the institution of this entail. She establishes three conditions that Miguel de Abreu and the successors of this entail must fulfil in perpetuity. Firstly, they must fulfil pious obligations for her soul at the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa. Secondly, they must provide financial support to her brother, Frei Bartolomeu de Santo Agostinho, during his lifetime by giving him a specified sum of money. Lastly, they must also adopt the surname “Abreu”. Miguel de Abreu and his successors are expected to add more assets and enrich the entail after her death. She also instructs the executors to include a copy of this will extract in the foundation deed to make known her wishes.
Ana de Abreu orders her will executor to arrange for a daily mass and other perpetuals pious charges at the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa. As payment, the priests will receive 25 000 réis annually.

Will (extract) by which Álvaro Velho established an entail with unspecified assets, appointing his relative João Velho to be its first administrator. During the administrator's minority the entail should be administered by his father Nuno Álvares Pereira. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa.

Will (extract) by which António da Silveira and his wife entail their houses in Lisboa with an obligation of six annual masses and a lamp lit in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. They appoint their eldest son, Luís da Silveira, as heir and administrator of their entail and his successors afterwards.

Will (extract) by which Manuel André Vareiro established a chapel of a perpetual daily mass, entailing to it the third part of his assets, which he appraised at 7 000 cruzados. He appointed his son, Pedro Veloso Vareiro, to administrate the entail, but only after his mother's death. In order to guarantee the fulfiment of the pious obligations, a public debt instrument would be given to the church or convent where the masses would be celebrated. He asks his son and wife to incorporate in the entail, respectively, to attach to it the third part of her assets and his legitimate part.

Will (extract) made by Fernando Lopes Lobo in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. He appointed Nuno Fernandes Lobo to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Will (extract) of D. Isabel de Melo founding a chapel in the monastery of S. Domingos with her real estate and appointing as its administrator Diogo de Melo, her cousin. The testator also orders the repair of her grandfather's chapel, where she wants to be buried.

Will (extract) by Estêvão de Brito Freire in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of several assets in Lisboa, Beja and Salvador da Baía, with an obligation of a daily mass celebrated on his Chapel of S. Estêvão, located in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus, in Lisboa, where his body should be buried. He named his son Gaspar de Brito Freire as first administrator of the entail and chapel, and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The administrator should keep a lamp permanently lit on the chapel, use the surname "Brito Freire" and the family coat of arms or lose the administration. Clerics and anyone who married a person of jewish or moorish ascendency should immediately lose the administrators, as well as anyone who committed lese-majeste crimes.

Will (extract) by which Beatriz Eanes asks to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where her father-in-law, Rui Dias do Pao, is buried. She establishes an entail with her part of the herdade do Bussalfão, Évora, which shall be inherited by her husband, João Rodrigues do Pao, and, after his death, by their eldest son, Rui Dias. If he dies without descendants, it shall be inherited by one of their other sons, João Rodrigues or Diogo Afonso.

Will (extract) by which Luís de Almeida de Vasconcelos orders, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the Igreja da Misericórdia de Lisboa, dedicated to Espírito Santo, entailing to it a sugar-mill, named Laranjeiras, and two farmsteads, named Barra Funda and Boa Vista, in the island of São Tomé, and the donatary captaincy and Alcaidaria-Mor of the island of Ano Bom, with cotton farms and more than 250 african slaves. He appoints his cousin D. Maria de Almeida to be the first administrator, but only if his wife D. Simoa, had no children of his own. He orders that 20 000 cruzados should be given to the Misericórdia de Lisboa in order to pay for the ransom of portuguese captives in Africa.

Will (extract) of Martinho Vaz de Almeida founding a chapel and entailing assets to fulfil charges. He appoints Maria de Almeida, his niece, daughter of António Lopes Bulhão and Leonor de Almeida, to be the first administrator. Her eldest male son should succeed her.

Will (extract) by which Luís Pereira de Barros established an entail, designating his daughter D. Francisca Pereira de Teles to be its first administrator. It should succeed in this entail her legitimate heirs and, if she died childless, it should succeed the eldest son of his cousin João Coelho Henriques. The successors of this entail were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail. The administrator was due to order the celebration of masses with the rents of his third and other belongings such as gold, silver ou white clothes. The institutor also ordered that his natural daughter, a nun in the Convent of Castanheira, should receive 20 000 réis each year.

Will (extract) by which Beatriz de Mesquita founded an entail with all her assets, including lands (casal) in Vila Nova, determining that its revenues had to support the celebration of a weekly mass and other masses every Christmas in the church of S. Francisco. The institutor appointed her brother, Gonçalo Pinto de Mesquita, as her universal heir, executor and successor in the entail's administration.

Will (extract) by which Gonçalo Morales and Catarina Fernandes, his wife, established an entail, incorporating in it houses on Rua Direita, in Campo Maior. They designated their daughter, Isabel de Morais, to administrate it. After her death, the entailed houses would be transmitted to her daughter, Maior Fernandes. All the future administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 9 annual masses.

Will (extract) of Gaspar de Sampaio Pereira. The testator institutes an entail by his inheritance, partly constituted by debt instruments. He appointed his nephew João Leite Pereira as administrator, to be succeeded by his first-born son, excluding illegitimate children and forcing the administrators to use the Leite Pereira family name. The children of Francisca de Castro were excluded from the succession. A charge of perpetual masses to be celebrated in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Desterro was attached to the entail.

Will (extract) of Francisco Álvares Tinoco, in which the testator declares that the remaining assets of his "terça" were to be entailed into a chapel previously instituted by Catarina Colaço of Viana. The entail was to be held by Francisco's legitimate descendants, with preference given to first-born sons, but with the possibility of female succession in the absence of males. The administrators were obliged to use the surname of Tinoco and to ensure the perpetual celebration of 20 masses each year.

Will (extract) by which Jorge de Lemos expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa, in the tomb of his grandparents. He establishes an obligation of ten annual masses in that convent, for his and his parents and grandparents' souls, and an entail with his herdade [in Alvalade]. He bequeaths it to his son, Pedro Lopes, who went to India. If his son dies before him, or without descendance, it shall be inherited by his nephew, Bartolomeu Vaz de Lemos or, if he also dies before him, by his other nephew, Francisco de Lemos.

Will (extract) by which Afonso Fernandes de Montarroio entails his quinta das Ameias. He bequeaths it to his son, Cristóvão de Montarroio, and to his descendants afterwards, with the obligation of three annual masses in the chapel of S. Pedro of the cathedral of Lisboa, for his and his mother's soul. If his son dies before him, the entail shall be bequeathed to the child his pregnant wife gives birth to, if he is a son; if not, it shall be bequeathed to their daughter, Leonor de Montarroio.