Will (extract) of Belchior da Costa and Joana de Melo founding a chapel with the pious obligation of five masses celebrated in the church of Nossa Senhora of Covilhã.

Will (extract) of Gonçalo Dantas, parish priest in Santo André de Gondomar. The testator bequeaths several properties he owned that were to be incorporated into a chapel. The chapel had the perpetual obligation of celebrating a weekly mass every Monday for the benefit of the founder and his descendants. The first administrator would be his brother, Simão Dantas, followed by his descendants, with the exception of illegitimate children. The chaplain would preferably be a relative of the institutor, especially the poorest and least busy cleric of his lineage. Furthermore, Simão Dantas was obliged to register the documents in the "livro dos registos das capelas" in Braga, in order to preserve the information about the property and the pious duties.

Will (extract) of Rui Mendes, by which he left to his nephew, son of his sister, estates to be entailed in a chapel, with the perpetual obligation to celebrate 12 anual masses. Succession was to pass to the first-born sons. The administrators had the obligation to entail assets, and were compelled to registrer the institution in the "Livro das Capelas do Provedor da Comarca".

Will (extract) of Beatriz Pereira, instituting an entail and appointing her nephew Francisco de Azevedo as administrator, and his son Rui Gomes de Azevedo after his death. The entail was composed of the estates of Guadiana, Zambujeiro, Murtais, the orchard of Paraíso and houses in Elvas.

Will (extract) by which D. Isabel de Paiva, wife of Henrique da Silva, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of the Evangelhos, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, which is administered by her brother, João Álvares de Paiva. She establishes an entail with the third part of her properties, with the obligation of a daily mass for her soul. She appoints her mother as her heir or, if she has already died, her brother and the future successors of the entail of the Evangelhos as administrators of her chapel.

Will (extract) by which Violante de Castro appoints her niece, Jerónima de Castro, as her universal heir, with the obligation of ordering a weekly mass for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, where she wishes to be buried, and a Requiem mass in the church of Santo Espírito of Bucelas. If Jerónima de Castro dies without heirs, the entail shall pass to her brother, Tristão Vaz de Castro, and to his descendants, or to her sister, Leonor de Castro, and her descendants. Part of the properties entailed are leases in Arranhó.

Will (extract) by which Domingos Fernandes bequeathed lands in Trancoso do Meio, Vila Franca de Xira, to Catarina da Rocha Monteiro, his granddaughter, obligating her and her descendants to support the celebration of 4 annual masses for his soul and for the soul of his wife, Antónia Fernandes, in the church of S. Miguel of Alfama, Lisboa. After Catarina da Rocha Monteiro's death, the entail would be inherited by her eldest son or daughter.

Will (extract) by which Catarina de França entails her houses in Lisboa. She bequeaths half of them to her niece, Filipa de França, and the other to her nephew, António de França, children of her brother, Belchior de França. Each of them, and their successors, must order one annual mass in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried.

Will (extract) by Pedro Galego Sintrão and Maria Rodrigues, his wife. They name what survives as their heir of than, having fulfilled their legacies, remained of their assets. The survivor was also required to name the next heir, who was of Pedro Galego's lineage, in charge of building a chapel in the mother church of Lagos.

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 Fernando Pires de Andrade, administrator of Gonçalo Pacheco and Ana Dinis' entail, asks his son and successor, Lisuarte Pires, to give, each year, 8 000 réis to the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, in order to support the pious obligations linked to that entail and the celebration of a monthly mass for Fernando's soul. He also incorporates in that entail the third part of his assets, including the farmstead (quinta) of Cachoeiras, houses in Lisboa and a public debt instrument of 20 000 réis, which his sister gave to him. Part of the income extracted from that public debt instrument should sustain, each year and alternately, the marriage of orphan girls, the ransom of portuguese captives in Africa and the liberation of prisoners. He chooses to be buried in the chapel of S. João Evangelista, where their grandparents, parents and wife lied.

Will (extract) by which Diogo Mendes Guterres establishes an entail, incorporating in it houses in Rua das Pedras Negras, Lisboa, lands (casal) in Oeiras and the legitimates which he had inherited from his father, Gomes Dias Guterres, and grandfather, Heitor Mendes de Brito. He appoints his son, Luís Mendes, to be its first administrator and asks the executors of his will to buy a chapel in the convent of S. Bento de Xabregas, where he should be buried and there must be celebrated annual masses for his soul. If the convent does not allow that, the executors are free to make a contract with any available church.

Will (extract) by which D. Maria da Guerra, widow of Francisco de Barros de Paiva, entails her quinta in ribeira de Loures, called Casal da Freira, which she inherited from her husband, entailing it. She bequeaths it to her son, João de Barros da Silva, and afterwards to her grandson, Francisco de Barros, and their successors, with the same conditions established in her husband's will. She adds to them another obligation of five masses for her soul in her burial place, in the Chapter house of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. She orders that this entail shall not be separated from the one established by her husband, and that both of them shall be inherited by the same person. She also orders that the remains of her third part shall be entailed with the casal da Freira.

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) by which D. Henrique de Noronha established an entail with all his available assets after the fulfilment of his legacies, indicating that he would appoint an heir later. He declared that that entail could never be annexed to the one established by his father, determining that it would always be transmitted to the second born son of its administrator. His successors were obligated to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass in the convent of S. Francisco of Alenquer, another one in the church of Misericórdia of Lisboa and another in the church where the institutor's body would be buried. He asked the executors of his will, D. Marcos de Noronha, his brother, Jerónimo de Melo, his brother-in-law, and Luís de Miranda Henriques to buy a chapel on his behalf, preferably in a convent of capuchin friars or of discalced carmelites. He also demanded the elaboration of a tombo of the entailed properties.

Will (extract) by which Álvaro Antunes do Varejão entails the third part of his assets to the entail previously established by his late wife, Inês de Abreu, appointing his son, Francisco Álvares, to be its first administrator. The administrator was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, where his parents' bodies would be buried. This entail is composed of a farm, an olive grove and lands in Lisboa.
The testator also orders his son to buy a rent (foro) with the annual worth of 1000 réis, which should support the celebration of masses each year in the church of S. Nicolau of that city and guarantee the maintenance of the grave where are deposited his grandparents' remains, Francisco Alves and Isabel Antunes, located in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of that church.

Will (extract) by which Beatriz da Cunha entails the third part of her assets to a chapel in the church of the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisboa, with the obligation of 33 masses. She appoints her husband, Simão Monteiro, as administrator of this chapel during his lifetime. After his death, this chapel will be entailed to the one in Beja established by Lourenço Vaz Testa, with the same obligation of 33 masses in S. Francisco of Lisboa, and a tombo will be made and added to the one in Beja. Afterwards, the entail will be bequeathed to the closest relative of her lineage, which, at the time, was João Serrão da Cunha, son of Ana de Bendanha.

Will (extract) by which Carlos Nunes, o Velho, designates his son, Luís Gomes Nunes, as his heir. He bequeaths him the remaining part of his properties in Elvas and a public debt instrument in the Almoxarifado of that city, with an obligation of a daily mass for his soul, the soul of his deceased wife, Violante Álvares, the souls of his parents and the souls of his deceased sons, Gonçalo Rodrigues Nunes and António Gomes Nunes. He orders that these masses shall be prayed in the cathedral of Elvas, where he wishes to be buried.

Will (extract) by which Pedro Manhos and Isabel Pedrosa declare that the entail established by him should be associated to a pious obligation to be fulfiled, each year, in the church where the institutor's body would be buried. His bones must be firstly deposited in a church in Lisboa and, after some time, transferred to the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires of Sacavém. After the death of both of them, the entail should be inherited by Lourenço Marques, their nephew, and the properties incorporating it and another unidentified entail should be listed in a tombo.

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 João Fialho, instituting a chapel in the church of São Pedro de Elvas. As administrator, João appointed his son Manuel Vaz and his offspring. If he died without heirs, the administration should pass to João Rodrigues, son of João Fialho's cousin Álvaro Fernandes.

Will (extract) by Gonçalo Fernandes instituting an entail with the obligation of 5 annual masses, and appointing his brother Bento Fernandes as administrator, granting him the power to choose his successor. This extract should also be recorded in the book of Braga's chapels.

Will (extract) of António Correia de Lacerda, by which he recalls that his late uncle Acácio Correia de Lacerda asked him to institute a chapel with the obligation of 2 annual masses. In this will, António institutes this chapel, annexing more estates and adding the obligation of two more masses, to be celebrated in the chapel of Chagas, in Santiago da Cividade, and in the altar of S. Pedro in Braga's cathedral. The administrator of this entail should be the same of the chapel of Chagas, instituted by Pedro da Grã.

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 doutor Gaspar da Nóbrega establishes an entail in his herdade da Fronteira. He bequeaths it to his daughter, Briolanja da Nóbrega, daughter of his first wife, Aldonça Godinho, and to her sucessors, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. If his daughter doesn't have any heirs, it shall be bequeathed to her brother, Pedro Godinho.

Will (extract) by which Beatriz da Cunha entails the third part of her assets to a chapel in the church of the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisboa, with the obligation of 33 masses. She appoints her husband, Simão Monteiro, as administrator of this chapel during his lifetime. After his death, this chapel will be entailed to the one in Beja established by Lourenço Vaz Testa, with the same obligation of 33 masses in S. Francisco of Lisboa, and a tombo will be made and added to the one in Beja. Afterwards, the entail will be bequeathed to the closest relative of her lineage, which, at the time, was João Serrão da Cunha, son of Ana de Bendanha.

Will (extract) in which João Álvares and Catarina Freire entail the third part of their assets, consisting of properties they have on the outskirts of Sintra: a property (casal), lands in Cortegaça, houses with orange groves, and an orchad in Várzea. When one of them dies, the other will have the entail with the obligation of fulfilling a set of pious charges. After their death, the entail should be administrated by João Freire, Catarina’s brother, and then passed to his eldest son. The pious charges should be accomplished in the church of Colares, where the testators had their burial place and in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa, where Simão Freire, João Freire’s brother, had his. The testators order the inventory of the entail’s properties in a tombo, with a copy staying with the entail’s administrator and the other with the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento. They add that the masses in the church of Colares should be said by a son of Catarina’s uncle Manuel Brás if he becomes a clergyman.

Will (extract) in which Antónia Falcão orders a chapel to be built in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa and expresses her wish to be buried next to her late husband, Garcia Homem. She bequeaths a set of properties to her chapel, which are listed and described, and appoints her nephew Martim Cota Falcão and the priests of the convent as administrators. Martim Cota, who is the eldest son of the testators’ brother, Gaspar Cota Falcão, would have part of the listed properties, subjected to a series of detailed conditions. He was required to fulfil pious obligations for the institutor’s soul and to pay an annual sum of 10 000 réis to the convent. The priests would receive properties near Beirolas and in Salvaterra, as well as the amount paid by Martim Cota and his descendants. These assets were to be entailed and the conditions and alternatives of their transmission are specified.

Will (extract) of Bernardo Gomes. He entails his farmlands in Murteira, Loures, with an obligation of ten annual masses in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa, over his burial place. He bequeaths them to João Jorge.

Will (extract) by which D. Mariana da Maia Landim established an entail with the obligation to order the celebration of masses. She designated António da Silva de Noronha, her husband's son, to be its first administrator. His children should succeed in this entail but, if he died childless, it should succeed her kin and not those from António. He was also obligated to intern into a convent a girl that lived in her company, in order to became a nun. This entail is composed of houses, lands, "casais", vineyards and olive groves located in Oeiras, Lisboa and Póvoa de Santo Adrião. Followed by an undated inventory.

Will (extract) by which Beatriz Borboleta establishes a chapel in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, entailing her farmsteads and lands in Alhandra, Arruda dos Vinhos, Alcântara and houses in Lisboa. She appoints Álvaro Nunes, Escudeiro, escrivão da Casa do Cível, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily mass for her soul in that church. After his death, the entail should be inherited by his eldest son.

Will (extract) by which Luís de Atouguia, Inês Álvares' husband, establishes an entail with the third part of his assets, which comprises a farmstead (quinta) in Alcântara and properties in Beja, designating Manuel de Atouguia, his son, to administrate it. The latter must transmit it to his eldest son. The future administrators of the entail are obligated to support the celebration of 4 annual masses for the institutor's soul in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa.

Will (extract) of António Pires Pinto appointing Diogo Homem Pinto as administrator of the chapel and ordering that all the entailed estates should be registered in an inventory.

Will (extract) by which Leonor Leitão entails her properties with the obligation of three masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, ordering the making of a tombo for them to always be in her direct family line. She appoints Guiomar Rebelo, her niece, as her successor, and her heirs afterwards. If Guiomar dies without descendants, her husband, Baltasar Ribeiro, can have the usufruct of her properties, but after his death they shall be inherited by her other niece, Isabel Leitão, wife of João Rebelo, or by her children.

Will (extract) by which Manuel da Serra establishes an obligation of 40 annual masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where he wishes to be buried, for his soul, the soul of his wife, Maria Correia, and the soul of Domingos Pinheiro. He entails his third part to this obligation. He appoints his son, Manuel da Serra, as his heir and administrator, and Custódio Correia as his son's tutor.

Will (extract) António Ribeiro de Abreu founding and entail, in Seia, and chapel, in the main church of Seia, and appointing João Cabral de Abreu, his son, as first administrator. João Cabral de Abreu and Antónia Coelho de Sousa, his wife, consent in the entail's foundation, since it includes the first one's reserved portion.

Will (extract) made in Santiago, Cabo Verde, by Leonor da Costa in which she ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated in every week as long as the world lasted and also three masses in All Saints Day, two of them sung with bread and wine offer, for her soul and for the ones of her husband Pedro Fidalgo de Andrade and their daughter Catarina de Andrade. The masses should be celebrated by the Cabido of Praia. For this, the administrator should receive a salary worth 10.000 réis in every year. To administrate it, she named her granddaughter Madalena de Andrade, daughter of Tomé Fidalgo, during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should always continue on the eldest heir, male or female. If Madalena died without children, the administration would be handled with the same conditions, in this order, to her sister Isabel, her brother Pedro or to the daughter of André Bruto do Lago. The institutor disposed that farms she entailed should be always benefited with the plantation of new trees. The will should also be registrated in the record keeping books of the chapels, probably the one which served on the Cabido, for her memory.

Will (extract) by which Catarina de França entails her houses in Lisboa. She bequeaths half of them to her niece, Filipa de França, and the other to her nephew, António de França, children of her brother, Belchior de França. Each of them, and their successors, must order one annual mass in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried.

Will chart (extract) of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, ordering the creation of two books with the assets of the entail he had instituted, as well as the list of his descendants, one in Torre do Tombo, and the other with the administrator.