Entail foundation deed by father João Filipe de Azevedo. The testator decides to entail all his property, namely his houses in Outeiro. The entail included the obligation to ensure that six annual masses were celebrated in the Church of São Romão da Ucha. All administrators were obliged to use the surnames of the founder, and clerics were preferred to laymen.

Entail foundation deed by which Afonso de Barreira and his wife, Isabel de Marchena, entail the revenue of some houses in Lisboa and in Santarém, and foros in Loulé and Lisboa, with the obligation of two weekly masses for their souls and one mass in the day of Santo Ildefonso, patron-saint of Afonso de Barreira, in the chapel of Santo Ildefonso of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where they shall be buried. At the first one's death, the remaining institutor shall have the administration of the entail and, afterwards, it will be bequeathed to their eldest son, João de Barreira, and to his successors.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Pedro de Almeida, do Conselho do Rei, and his wife, D. Maria Coutinho, establish an entail with their third parts. They designate their firstborn son, D. Lopo de Almeida, as first administrator, and his male descendants afterwards. If their lineage is extinguished, the king shall chose a new noble family to inherit the entail.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Pedro, bishop of Bonn, arcediago of Santarém and cónego of the cathedral of Lisboa, establishes an entail with all his properties in Alenquer and Aldeia Galega da Merceana, headed by his quinta da Ribeira de Pancas, Alenquer. He bequeaths it to his nephew, Francisco Jácome, son of Teobaldo de Lins and Jácoma Mendes, daughter of Francisca Fernandes. He also appoints him administrator of his chapel of S. Pedro, in the cathedral of Lisboa. If Francisco Jácome dies before him, it shall be bequeathed to one of his siblings: Bartolomeu de Lins, João Lins or Ana Mendes. If their lineages are extinguished, the entail shall be given to the successors of Domingos Fernandes, brother of the institutor, starting in his daughter, Marta Fernandes. If there are no relatives from this side of the family, the Cabido shall appoint the next administrator.

Entail foundation deed by which António Vaz de Parada established an entail with properties he had inherited from his parents, Gil Vaz Temudo and Catarina de Parada, namely houses in Sardoal, mills and lands in Ribeira de Alferrarede, lands (casal) in S. Miguel, Sardoal, a vineyard ("vinha da taipa") ands lands in Abrantes ("casal da Mourisca"). He designated his son, Diogo Vaz Parada, to administrate it and ordered him to entail to it his legitime. If Diogo died without leaving descendants, the entail would not be inherited by any relative of his mother.

Entail foundation deed by which Rui Lopes de Évora, fidalgo de geração, and his wife, Leonor Rodrigues da Veiga, establish an entail for their eldest son, Manuel da Veiga, and his wife, Isabel Gomes Angel, who should afterwards be succeeded by their eldest son, Rui Lopes da Veiga. They include in the entail their farmstead of Montijos, in Lisboa, with its lands, and other properties and public debt instruments which should total 54 000 cruzados. The entail will always be united to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Palma e S. Guilherme which they founded in the monastery of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, with the obligation of a daily mass. All of the named parties are present and accept these conditions, promising to fulfil them.

Entail foundation deed in which Martinho Vaz Mascarenhas and his wife Isabel Correia ordered the foundation of an entail. They appointed Fernando Mascarenhas to be the first administrator during his lifetime. From there on the succession shall continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Entail foundation deed by which Gaspar de Torres, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Leonor de Alarcão, his wife, establish an entail with five public debt instruments bought with the revenue donated to them by Afonso de Torres, their father and father-in-law, on the ocasion of their marriage. This donation had been made under the condition that they should establish an entail. They also establish an obligation of a daily mass in the chapel of Todos os Santos of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, which shall have five merceeiras who will pray for their souls. If the lineages of Gaspar de Torres and his siblings are extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Câmara de Lisboa, who shall build a hospital with a chapel of the invocation of S. Paulo with its rents.

Entail foundation deed by which Isabel de Avelar, wife of Henrique Nunes de Leão, establishes an entail with all of her properties. She appoints her grandson, Jorge Nunes de Leão, legitimized son of her deceased son, Martinho Gonçalves, as her universal heir. He shall order a daily mass in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, to be paid with revenue from her houses in Lisboa. His sucessors shall have the surname and coat of arms of the Leão family. If his lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of Isabel do Avelar's nephew, João de Avelar or to the lineage of João Taveira, her great-nephew, who shall keep the Avelar surname.

Entail foundation deed of the entail of Mendel, located in Torre de Moncorvo, instituted by Gomes Borges, with all the assets inherited from his parents, Diogo Gonçalves Borges and Maria Lourenço, with the consent of all his siblings. He designates Genebra Borges, his illegitimate daughter, as his successor.

Entail foundation deed by which Lourenço Moreno, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, established an entail with houses on Rossio in Setúbal, properties in Portel and lands in the outskirts of Beja ("herdade da Zambujeira"; "herdade do Pombal"; "herdade da Ribeira do Freixo"; "herdade da Fonte dos Quartos"). He appointed Álvaro Moreno, his legitimized son, to administrate it.

Entail foundation deed by Doutor Manuel Homem and Luzia de Faria, his wife, in Beira, namely in the village of Ázere. They appoint Nuno da Fonseca, illegitimate son of Doutor Manuel Homem, as their successor.

Entail foundation deed by which Inês Pires Francês founded the chapel of Santo Ângelo, in Arraiolos, incorporating several assets. After the institutor's death, it should succeed his cousin André Lopes Franco and, after his death, Mariana Francês. The administrator could choose the successor but, if he did not want to, it should take precedence the female ones.

Entail foundation deed by Cristóvão de Brito, member of the king's council. Cristóvão justifies the institution of the "morgado" as a way to prevent the scattering of the estates and to preserve his memory, allowing for better service to God and the kingdom and greater honour to the noble houses. The instituor decided to entail interest in the "alfândega" of Lisbon, his houses in Lisbon, located in the parish of S. Lourenço, and a farmstead in Ribatejo, leaving instructions for the acquisition of other properties to be included in the entail. The income from the properties would also support two daily and perpetual masses to be celebrated in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, to be located in the church of the convent of Madre de Deus de Lisboa, which was under construction, and for which he had already purchased liturgical furnishings, such as a retable of "Nossa Senhora". The first administrator would be his nephew João de Brito, son of Lopo de Brito. An inventory of the assets was to be drawn up, with three copies: one for the administrator and the other two to be kept at the S. Elói Monastery in Lisbon and at the Hospital of Todos-os-Santos. His successors were also obliged to entail more property. The succession would pass through the first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children and clerics. The presumptive heir was not allowed to marry without the consent of his parents, under the penalty of being removed from the succession. In addition, each administrator had to be physically and mentally fit, to be loyal to the Church and to the Crown, and to use the name and the coat of arms of the Britos.

Entail foundation deed by D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Joana da Silva, his wife. They entail their third parts and appoint D. António, their eldest male son, first administrator, to be succeded by his brothers in order of birth, and only afterwards by D. António's children. The institutors and successors would be buried in the chancel of the convent of Almoster, as stated in a contract signed with the abbess and convent. They appoint the administrator of the entail patron of that chapel. The obligation of the institution of the entail was included in the marriage contract of the institutors.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel de Miranda entailed his estate, namely houses in Midões, a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis and 8 000 cruzados, and ordered the construction of a chapel devoted to Nossa Senhora da Assunção. After his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest son.

Entail foundation deed by Luís Álvares de Madureira, fidalgo da casa do rei, his wife and first-cousin Joana de Madureira, and his aunt Isabel de Madureira. Together they decided to establish an entail, using their farmstead of Freixo, in Guilhabreu, as the head of the entail. They decided to create the entail in order to avoid the division of the estates and the dilution of the memory of the lineage, arguing that the concentration of the inheritance in one institution, managed by the first-born, was also a way of supporting the other relatives. At that time, the couple had no children and decided that in the absence of descendants, the surviving member of the couple had the power to appoint the successor. However, the administrator of the entail should primarly be the first-born son, excluding clerics and those who commited lese-majeste crimes. The administrators were also required to entail other lands and to use the Madureira name and coat of arms. An inventory of the entail was to be made, with three copies: one to be kept by the administrator, and the others to be kept in the Municipality of Porto and in the Cathedral.

Entail foundation deed by Lopo de Barros, fidalgo da casa do rei, and Beatriz Bravo, acting as a refoundation act of the entail established by Martinho Mendes de Barros. This entail was also made up of several properties in Braga, to which the couple decided to add their farmstead of Real, which they had inherited from Diogo Bravo, Beatriz's father. Its religious duties, with masses for the soul of Martinho and also for Kings Afonso V, João II and Manuel I, were carried out in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, located in the cloister of Braga Cathedral, where the tombs were located and which Lopo and Beatriz had rebuilt. The "morgado", united with the previous entail, was created to ensure the preservation and memory of their lineage and to better serve the Kings of Portugal. Their son Diogo de Barros would become the next administrator, followed by his first-born son. Administrators were also obliged to use the family name.

Entail foundation deed by António de Melo and Catarina de Sampaio, his wife, with their available portions, located in Ramirão, in the outskirts of Algodres. They also order the foundation of the chapel of Santo António, in the same place, with the pious obligation of 24 perpetual masses, per year. The institutors appoint Jorge de Melo, their eldest son, as the successor in the entail's administration. Jorge de Melo was present and entails his reserved portions.

Entail foundation deed by which Aires de Saldanha Meneses e Sousa and his wife, D. Luísa Inês de Távora, renovate the institution of their entail, made in 1684-02-08, and correct some of its clauses. They list the properties of the entail: the noble houses near the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus of Lisboa, lands in front of the monastery of S. Bento of Lisboa, farmsteads in Santarém, public debt instruments, casais in Belas and Salvaterra de Magos, leases and other properties. They designate their eldest son as future administrator, with the obligation of ordering a weekly mass in a place of his choice. If their lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Misericórdia of Lisboa with an obligation of a daily mass for their souls.

Entail foundation deed by which Brás Teles de Meneses, membro do Conselho do Rei and coronel da gente da guerra, and his wife, D. Catarina Maria de Faro Henriques, established an entail, incorporating in it the third part of their assets, which comprised a farmstead in Lamarosa, Coruche, houses in Pampulha, Lisboa, and rents (foros) in the farmstead of Cotovia. They also entailed to it 8 tapestries depicting the life of S. João Batista and the weapons used by Brás Teles de Meneses. The institutors designated Fernando Teles de Meneses, their firstborn son, to succeed them in the entail's administration. All its future administrators were allowed to deposit their remains in the tomb erected by the founders.
Paulo da Rocha, curator of their eldest son, gave his approval to this deed.

Entail foundation deed by which João Rodrigues Cansado established an entail, incorporating some houses, olive oil press, vegetable garden, olive groves and lands located in Abrantes in order to fulfill the pious charges. He designated his grandson João, son of Maria Rodrigues Cansado, deceased, to be its first administrator, and he should be succeeded by a legitimate son.

Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Melo, do Conselho do Rei, and Helena de Mesquita, promise to marry their children, respectively D. Joana da Silva and D. António de Melo, and establish an entail for them with the marriage's dowry, which shall be employed in acquiring immovable properties. The entail shall pass to the successors of this marriage and will have its chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Évora.

Entail foundation deed by which Gil Lourenço and his wife Joana Gonçalves entail their quintãs of São Miguel and Real with a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Domingos of Guimarães. They appointed Gonçalo Lourenço, son of Leonor Afonso, to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he should be succeeded by his first-born, male, legitimate son.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Beatriz de Portugal, daughter of D. Afonso, bispo de Évora, establishes and entail for her brother, D. Francisco de Portugal, conde do Vimioso, reserving the usufruct and income of the donated assets. The entail was composed of her Quinta da Sempre Noiva and of two public debt instruments and had an obligation of a daily mass in the convent of Santa Catarina of Évora, which she wished to found and where she wished to be buried. D. Francisco de Portugal accepted the document two days later (1531-06-17).

Entail foundation deed made by Afonso Mexia. He entails a third of his assets, consisting of several estates, located in Alentejo, in the outskirts of Campo Maior, Arronches and Ouguela, up to a maximum value of 1 000 cruzados. He appoints Jerónimo Mexia, his son, as first administrator, to whom his eldest son should succeed.

Entail foundation deed by which António Correia Velho and his wife Maria da Fonseca founded a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria de Alcáçova, in Montemor-o-Velho. Among other assets, they wanted to entail silverware.

Entail foundation deed by Bernardo do Amaral Castelo Branco, his second wife D. Paula de Vasconcelos da Silva and his son António do Amaral Castelo Branco entailing a public debt instrument, houses in Lisboa, houses and properties in Elvas and a country estate ("herdade") in Olivença.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Mendes Ferreira established an entail, incorporating several assets composed of houses, vegetable garden and olive groves in Sardoal and Abrantes in order to fulfill the pious charges. He designated his son André Mendes Ferreira to be its first administrator. The administrator should appoint the successor of this entail among his children.

Entail foundation deed by Fernando Correia de Lacerca and his siter Leonor Correia de Lacerda. They declare their intention to establish an entail of perpetual masses to be celebrated in the Chapel of the Chagas, located in the Church of Santiago da Cividade, in Braga, which had been founded by Doctor Pedro da Grã, whose administrator at the time was Ângela da Grã Barbosa. In addition, the entail would also have masses in the altar of São Pedro de Rates, in Braga Cathedral. They both entailed rents that they had inherited from their aunt Clara da Maia. The entail would be registered in the "Livro do Registo Geral das Capelas" of Braga.

Entail foundation deed by Rui Brandão, fidalgo da casa do rei. The founder reserves his "terça" and includes in it several urban and rural estates, the head of which is the "Torre de Pedro do Sem", located in the parish of S. Martinho de Cedofeira, outside the walls of Porto, to which the patronage of the church of S. Paio de Guimarei was attached. Rui Brandão appointed his son Luís Brandão, or alternatively Diogo Brandão, as the first administrator. The heirs of the entail would be the first-born sons, or daughters in the absence of male heirs. The heir had to be physically and mentally fit, excluding people of illegitimate descent, clerics, monks, friars and nuns. The administratores had to live in Porto, marry with their parents' consent, entail half of their "terças", use the Brandão's name and coat of arms, and pay an annual rent to Rui's daughters, who were nuns in the convents of S. Bento de Avé-Maria and S. Clara in Porto. Perpetual masses were to be celebrated in the convent of S. Francisco do Porto for the soul of the founder and his wife, Maria de Madureira. Three inventories were to be drawn up, containing the deed of foundation and the property, with the coat of arms of the instituter: one copy was to remain in the hands of the administrators, while the other two were to be kept in the Convent of S. Francisco, where the founder was to be buried, and in the Misericórdia of Porto.

Entail foundation deed by which Cosme de Castro established an entail with all the assets he had inherited from his late wife, Francisca da Cruz, and the third part of his assets. The future administrators were obligated to support the celebration of perpetual masses for the souls of Cosme and Francisca and to bury their remains inside the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, which was going to be erected in Povolide. If the administrators died in Vila Garcia, where most of the entailed assets were located, the annual masses should be celebrated in the chapel of S. João of that place. He appointed his grandson, Agostinho da Cunha, to administrate it.
Belchior de Castro and Maria da Cunha Cerqueira, his wife, attached to this entail the third part of their assets.

Entail foundation deed by which Francisco Soares de Abreu established an entail with his houses in Lisboa, a rent (foro) of a wine barrel taken from a farmstead in Carcavelos, a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis and 1 000 cruzados. He designated his eldest son, Cristóvão Soares de Abreu, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass in a church close to their residence. Cristóvão Soares de Abreu accepted this deed.

Entail foundation deed by which António de Sousa de Macedo and D. Mariana de Lemercier, his wife, change clauses of a previous entail foundation deed issued on 1673-11-08. They establish an entail with houses in Lisboa, a farmstead in that city ("quinta de Nossa Senhora da Luz"), lands in Carnide, a rent (foro) in Azambuja, properties in Benavente and the captaincy of Ilha Grande de Joanes, Brasil, designating their son, D. Luís Gonçalo de Sousa de Macedo, Barão da Ilha Grande de Joanes, to administrate it. The institutors attach this entail to the chapel they had founded in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus, where their bodies and those of their descendants would be buried and annual masses would be celebrated for their souls. D. Luís Gonçalo de Sousa de Macedo and his wife, D. Mariana de Távora, approved this deed.

Entail foundation deed by Joana Brandão to her daughter, D. Maria, and Pedro Carvalho, her husband, with their consent.

Entail foundation deed by António do Prado and Maria Monteiro Cardoso, his wife, and donation of the same to Francisco Monteiro Cardoso, their brother. The related assets are entailed, reserving their usufruct while the founders are alive, and the charges are established, celebrated in the hermitage of São João that existed in their farm of São João de Vale de Antas, which had to be repaired. After the death of Francisco Monteiro Cardoso and Leonor Henriques, his wife, the entail was to be inherited by Francisco Soeiro, their eldest son.
It contains a letter of attorney of Maria Monteiro Cardoso so that António do Prado, her husband, can represent her (dated 1622-11-14).

Entail foundation deed by D. João de Sousa de Castro and D. Catarina de Nóvoa Henriques, in Melgaço, with all their properties, both inherited from his late parents, Lopo de Castro and Francisca de Cavedo, and bought by them, annexing this new entail to his parents' entail, founded in 1601. They also order the building of a chapel in Melgaço, united to the town's mother church, with some pious obligations. One of the masses will be celebrated in the chapel of the entail of Fecho, in Roussas, in the outskirts of Melgaço, founded by Lopo de Castro and Francisca de Cavedo.

Entail foundation deed by Álvaro Afonso and Grimaneza Pereira, his wife, in Quinta do Paço, in couto de Barbeita, in the outskirts of Monção, to their nephew, Rodrigo Afonso Pereira, son of Pedro Vaz Pereira and Genebra Fernandes, their nephew and niece. They also order the mass celebration in the chapel they ordered to build in the church of S. Salvador of Barbeita.

Entail foundation deed by Isabel Cabral, widow of João Álvares de Caminha, with the remaining part of the available portion of her husband and with her own available portion, composed of her houses in Rua Nova, in Lisbon, which will be the entail's head, and her farmstead (quinta) in Romeira, in the outskirts of Almada, to her son, Manuel de Caminha, appointed as her successor. The institutor also orders that the entail's administrators will administer the chapel she built in the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisbon, with the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass for her and her husband's soul. Manuel de Caminha was present and accepted this institution, being mentioned also as institutor.

Entail foundation deed by Manuel Gonçalves Antão, canon in Braga Cathedral. Having no forced heirs, the founder declared that he wanted to establish a "morgado" with several properties, namely the Vila Chã farmstead with its hermitage dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Amor. An obligation was imposed to ensure the perpetual celebration of two masses every week. They were to be celebrated at the tomb of the founder, which was to be in the Chapel of the Santíssimo Sacramento or the Chapel of the Espírito Santo, in the Cathedral of Braga. Manuel Gonçalves Antão appointed his nephew Francisco Pereira Marinho as administrator of the entail, with the power to appoint one of his children as successor. Illegitimate children were excluded from the administration. If the last administrator failed to appoint a successor, the entail passed to the next of kin, with preference given to men. The presumptive heirs of the entail could not marry without their parents' consent or they would lose their right to administration. A copy of the deed of foundation had to be recorded in the "Livro do Registo Geral das Capelas".

Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Pina, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, cronista-mor do reino and guardião da Torre do Tombo, and his wife, Catarina Vaz de Gouveia, establish an entail with the third part of their properties. They bequeath it to their son, Fernando de Pina, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and his descendants. They also establish a chapel in the new cathedral of Guarda, with invocation of the Holy Spirit, where they shall be buried and to where the bodies of their parents shall be transfered, with the obligation of eight annual masses for their souls, the souls of their parents, and the souls of D. João II, his wife D. Leonor, their son D. Afonso, and D. Manuel I. If Fernando de Pina dies without descendants, the entail shall be bequeathed to one of his sisters, Leonor de Pina, or, if she also dies without descendants, to their other sister, Isabel de Pina, wife of Fernando Brandão. Fernando de Pina is present, and accepts the conditions.

Entail foundation deed by which Isabel do Avelar, widow of doutor Gonçalo Vaz Pinto, do Desembargo do Rei, establishes an entail, fulfilling the will of Jerónimo de Figueiredo, deceased, son of her first marriage to Henrique de Figueiredo. She entails her quinta in Ribas de Alenquer, instead of the property appointed in her son's will, with an obligation of four masses in the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa, and another mass in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. She appoints her other son, António de Figueiredo, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, as first administrator, and his successors thereafter. If António de Figueiredo dies without descendance, the entail shall be bequeathed to Leonor de Avelar, Isabel do Avelar's niece.
Contains will chart of Jerónimo de Figueiredo. Mentions a subrogation deed dated 1550-08-00.

Entail foundation deed in which Frei Bartolomeu de Santo Agostinho and Miguel de Abreu, Ana de Abreu’s brothers, fulfiled her will by executing the deed in front of the provedor dos resíduos, including the necessary conditions and obligations. The entail was instituted by Ana de Abreu, who chose her brother Miguel de Abreu as the first owner. Frei Bartolomeu de Santo Agostinho and Miguel de Abreu stipulated that Miguel Abreu’s eldest son should succeed him or, if he did not have a son, his eldest daughter. They provided detailed alternatives for succession, where males should always precede females. If the direct line of descendants of Miguel de Abreu were to end, other lines of the family would be considered except for the offspring of D. Margarida, Isabel de Abreu’s daughter. Illegitimate succession could only be considered as a last resort and clerical succession could occur before passing the entail to a transversal line. Other conditions for succession are detailed, including the pious charges Ana de Abreu established and the obligation of successors to annex a third of their assets. The remaining amount of Ana Abreu’s assets was delivered to Miguel de Abreu, who was to invest it to enrich the entail. It inserts an extract from Ana de Abreu’s will.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Jorge establishes an entail with his third part, consisting of a public debt instrument in the Alfândega of Lisboa and properties in Lisboa, Loures, Cascais and Mafra. He establishes a daily mass for his soul in the chapel of Cristo Jesus in the cloister of the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. He appoints the eldest grandson of Isabel Ferreira and Pedro Cardoso, his daughter and son-in-law, as first administrator, and his successors afterwards.

Entail foundation deed by which Vasco Fernandes César and his wife, Inês Gonçalves Batavias, establish and entail with their third parts. They designate their eldest son, Luís César, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards. They establish an obligation of two weekly masses and other annual masses in the chapel of Cinco Chagas de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, where they wish to be buried, to which they entail their houses in Lisboa. All the administrators of the entail must also succeed on the administration of the chapel established by Catarina Vaz, wife of Paio Lourenço, in the church of São Nicolau of Santarém, which they currently administered.

Entail or chapel foundation deed by Frei António de Sá in the monastery of S. Martinho de Tibães, in the diocese of Braga, with the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass. Frei António de Sá appoints Rui de Sá, his nephew, son of his sister, Leonor de Sá, as his chapel's first administrator. Rui de Sá was present and accepted this administration in his name and on behalf of his successors.

Exemplification of the will of Miguel de Magalhães and Simoa Florina, his wife, founding a chapel, approval deed, declaration deed and approval deed to Simoa Florina, widow.

Foundation deed by João Carneiro de Morais and Helena de Araújo of a chapel by the quinta da Boavista, in the freguesia of Cedofeita, Porto, in the same location where the couple had previously established an hermitage in honor of St Benedict. The hermitage should be considered the head of the entail

Grace warrant to Duarte da Gama giving a tutor to his son, António da Gama, to concert with Duarte da Gama the annexation of António da Gama's reserved portion, inherited from his mother, to the entail that Duarte da Gama wants to found. The king also gives licence to António da Gama to swear to the Holy Scriptures the contract and its fulfilment.

Royal provision with an exemplification of a royal warrant granting António de Melo the administration of the entail instituted by Gonçalo Rodrigues and Leonor Afonso.

Provision by the archbishop of Braga granting licence to the celebration of masses in the chapel and hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, instituted and built by Marcos Fernandes and Ana Fernandes, ordering that the documents concerning this chapel should be copied in the records of the Registo Geral and of the Juízo dos Resíduos.

Royal charter granting to Afonso Mexia and his offspring the administration of the chapel instituted by Catarina Fernandes, establishing the rules of the entail.

Sentence by which Duarte Gomes da Mata delivered the inventory of António Gomes da Mata's entail.

Will of D. Pedro de Eça founding an entail with masses in the chapel he intends to build in the convent of S. Francisco of Xabregas, Lisboa, and appointing D. Diogo, his son, as his successor. He entails to it his third part, consisting of properties in Ribeira de Lavra, Ribeira de Canha and Póvoa, and the third part of his wife, D. Maria da Silva, with an obligation of two daily masses for their souls.
Will approved in 1548-01-30.

Will of Luís Machado Freire, prior of Pêro Viseu, in the outskirts of Covilhã, founding two chapels and entails, with masses in the church of Pêro Viseu, one for Maria Machado and the other for D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, both his sisters with the condition of Frei Diogo Machado, his nephew, son of D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, to marry to Maria Machado, his niece, daughter of Maria Machado. If this marriage happens, both chapels and entails should be united.
Will approved in 1696-11-24.

Will of Diogo Marmeleiro and Catarina de Lemos, his wife, ordering their grave in their chapel, located in the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra. They establish an entail, entailing all their movable and immovable assets to fulfill charges, and appoint the one who survives from them, the universal heir of all their assets. It was up to him to appoint the next administrator, who must be a male, of the generation of one of them. After the death of this first administrator, the successor was to be his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineages, the administration would fall to the Misericórdia of Coimbra.

Will by which Doutor Diogo Lopes de Carvalho, Ouvidor da Casa da Suplicação, established an entail with all his assets, including houses in Rua do Espírito Santo, Guimarães. He designated his nephew, Licenciado Gaspar de Carvalho, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 3 annual masses for his soul in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Guimarães, where his body and his parent's remains would be buried. After his nephew's death, the entail would be transmitted to his eldest son. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1532-10-10.

Will of cónego António Rodrigues de Figueiredo and Maria Rodrigues de Figueiredo, his sister, in which a chapel is instituted, on one of the altars of the cathedral of Viseu, and appoints the one who survives as administrator and universal heir. Upon the death of the second institutor, Catarina Rodrigues de Figueiredo, their sister, would remain as administrator. The chapel is placed under the jurisdiction of the vigário-geral, who should, in the absence of heirs, launch a competition to provide a cleric who would administer it.

Will by which António Dias Chamusco established an entail with houses and properties in Abrantes, determining that its revenues would support the celebration of 27 annual masses. He designated Vicente, his nephew, son of Manuel Pires Budeiro and Catarina Dias Chamusco, to be its first administrator. At the time of his death, he had to choose a successor among his sons. The testator declared that his body would be buried in the church of S. Vicente, in the grave where lied his brother, Pedro Pinto.

Will of Cecília Francisco. She orders her body to be buried in the church of Santiago da Cividade, in front of the altar of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, where her parents and siblings were interred. As a single woman with no forced heirs, she was free to dispose of her possessions. Her intention was to entail her estates in Braga and its outskirts in a chapel. The chapel had the perpetual obligation of celebrating 53 masses a year, 47 in the church of Santiago da Cividade and six in the altar of São Pedro in Braga Cathedral. The first administrator of the entail was to be her nephew, Francisco da Costa, who was to be succeeded by his next of kin. Cecília's will was to be recorded in the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos and in the "Tábua" of the Church of Santiago.

Will of Francisco Rodrigues, ordering that he should be buried in the church of São Mamede of Gondoriz, in the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios that he had previously instituted. Francisco Rodrigues donated several properties to the chapel and appointed Pedro Fernandes as its first administrator, to be succeeded by Francisco's nephew, João Francisco, and his descendants, with preference given to first-born sons.

Will of Amadeu Fernandes and Maria Afonso, instituting a chapel with 8 annual masses, whose administrator should be their closest relative.

Will of Sebastião de Carvalho Moura. The testator decides to entail rents with the obligation of 5 annual masses to be celebrated at the altar of São Pedro de Rates, in the Cathedral of Braga. He appointed his mother, Inês Gonçalves, as his universal heir and administrator of the entail. The deed of foundation was to be recorded in the "Livro das capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos de Braga.

Will of Rui Mendes de Vasconcelos, conde de Castelo Melhor, founding an entail in his farmstead of Almeirim, in the outskirts of Santarém, named Alpiarça, and appointing as first administrator the eldest son born from the mariage of one of his granddaughters, daughter of his daughter, D. Maria, condessa da Calheta, with Francisco de Vasconcelos, son of Luís de Sousa de Vasconcelos, or his brother. He also orders the foundation of a chapel in the monastery of Bom Jesus in his town of Valhelhas, also administrated by the heirs of the mentioned marriage and whith the pious obligation of some masses.
Will approved in 1618-01-31.

Will made by Margarida Delicado in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel devoted to Espírito Santo, in Alpalhão, with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every week. She named her nephew Miguel Dias da Nova as first administrator of the chapel with the condition that he would live on the houses she entailed in Alpalhão. After the death of Miguel Dias da Nova, he would be succeeded by her nephew Miguel Dias and after his death by Brás Calado, also her nephew. After the death of Brás, the succession should always continue on the eldest closest relative of the institutor, with the condition that he or she should be a talented person, capable of administrating the chapel. She ordered the administrators to keep two separate books, one for the record of this will and all of the entailed properties and the other for the record of the masses.

Will made by André Tavares de Sousa, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of fourty four masses celebrated every year in the church of S. Francisco's convent, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his brother Gonçalo Rodrigues de Sousa as first administrator of the entail and after his death it should be annexed and administrated by the same administrator of the entail founded by his uncle Tomás Tavares, continuing the succession on his father's bloodline. However, if his father's bloodline became extinguished, then the entail should be no longer annexed to his uncle's entail, and henceforth administrated by his brother Francisco de Azevedo or any of his children. He ordered that all administrators should bare the surname "Tavares".

Will by João Gonçalves, instituting a chapel with a weekly mass, and appointing as administrators Catarina Dias and Isabel Dias, Estêvão Eanes' daughters. The surviving sister had the right to appoint the next administrator within the institutor's kin.
Followed by the approval deed.

Will of Luís Machado Freire, prior of Pêro Viseu, in the outskirts of Covilhã, founding two chapels and entails, with masses in the church of Pêro Viseu, one for Maria Machada and the other for D. Isabel Machada da Cunha, both his sisters with the condition of Frei Diogo Machado, his nephew, son of D. Isabel Machada da Cunha, to marry to Maria Machada, his niece, daughter of Maria Machada. If this marriage happens, both chapels and entails should be united.
Will approved in 1696-11-24.

Will made by Gomes da Noia, the elder, and his wife Catarina Fernandes Valente in which they ordered the foundation of an entail composed of all their properties, including the farms of Chuva Chove, Ribeirão dos Pássaros, Pico da Antónia, with their sugar mill and plantations, four mares, four mules and also thirty enslaved persons. Over all these assets they have imposed a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and one more sung mass celebrated in the octave of All Souls Day, with bread and wine offer, and candles over their graves. To administrate the entail, they named Gomes da Noia, the younger, nephew of Gomes da Noia, during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutor's disposed that no demoniac, destroyer or fool could never receive the administration, and all administrators should be obliged to bare the surnames Noia and Fernandes, or otherwise lose the administration. They have also disposed that the administrators should keep a book, recomending that they should be similar to the notary's record books, for the record of the entailed properties, including the enslaved people, with all their named noted, and if any slave perished, fled or was sold for desobedience, the administrator would be obliged to replace him or her in equal number. They called the Provedor das Capelas to take account of the administration and to surveil this record book, receiving an stipend worth 2.000 réis for each time they took account.

Will of Father Manuel Rodrigues. The testator orders that his body be buried in the main chapel of the Church of Santa Marinha, in Gaia. He entails properties in Porto and Gaia, with the obligation of a perpetual daily mass. The administrator of the chapel would be his niece, Jerónima Álvares, who had the power to appoint the successor, male or female, or the person she considered more competent for the task.

Followed by the approval deed (1647-10-14, fls. 184-186v).

Will by which Rodrigo Afonso, clérigo de missa e prior em Barbacena, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of that town if he dies there. He bequeaths an olive grove in Vale do Salgado to his niece, Maria Mexia, and to her successors, with the obligation of ordering five annual masses for his soul in the church of Santa Maria of Olivença. If she doesn't have successors it shall pass to her brother Lourenço Mexia. If none of them have children, the entail shall pass to another of Rodrigo's nephews, Garcia Rodrigues. If Garcia Rodrigues becomes a priest, it will pass, after his death, to the Misericórdia of Olivença.
He bequeaths Lourenço Mexia three pieces of land with an obligation of five other masses in the same church of Olivença, for his and his parents' souls, to be inherited by his successors. If Lourenço doesn't have children, he requests him to annex these lands to to the ones he already possesses and to make a chapel with an obligation of ten masses for his own and his wife's souls, and pass it to one of his siblings or to the Misericórdia of Olivença.
He bequeaths his other nephew, João Mexia, two farmlands in the farmstead of Antão Gomes, with the obligation of four annual masses for his soul in Santa Maria of Olivença, to pass to his descendants, or to his brother, Lourenço Mexia, if he has no children, under the same conditions as the other two entails.
Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1593-10-14.

Will of João Vaz Nunes, establishing Nossa Senhora da Esperança, to whom he had built a chapel, in Ladário, as his heiress, to which he entails all his assets, to fulfill the charges. He orders his grave in this chapel and appoints Manuel Nunes de Carvalho, his nephew, heir and administrator of the chapel.

Will made by Estêvão Vaz in which he ordered to be buried in the adro de Santa Maria, in Alter do Chão. He founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his niece Catarina as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will of Brás Lopes, instituting an entail by his properties in Montalvão, favouring his niece Violante, daughter of Gaspar Lopes, and her offspring, with the obligation of 25 annual masses.

Will made in Nisa by Joana Vaz, in which she ordered her burial in the church of Santa Maria de Nisa and the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. She named her brother Diogo Vaz as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest male heir, with the condition that instead of ten masses he would order the celebration of twelve masses every year, and from there on the administrators would celebrate not only twelve, but fifteen masses every year.

Will by which Maria Gonçalves expresses her wish to be buried in the main church of Vila Flor. She establishes three chapels of 50 annual masses each, in a total of 150 annual masses, composed of her remaining properties. They would be administeredby her siblings Luísa de Moura, Inês de Moura and frei Gregório de Moura. After their deaths, the properties should be reunited in a single chapel, under the same administrator.
Followed by the approval deed (1679-02-29, fls. 100v-101) and the opening deed (1685-03-02, fl. 101).

Will of João Álvares Caminha da Veiga bequeathing some properties and money to buy properties to the entail founded by his mother, Isabel de Cabral, and his brother, Manuel de Caminha, which he administers. The testator also founds another entail, ordering his heir to build a chapel in the monastery of S. Francisco of Lisboa, with the entail's income, so the two entails will be separated from each other.
Will approved in 1615-07-18 and opened in 1621-10-24.

Will made by Francisco Álvares, cavaleiro da Ordem de Avis, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of several properties in Nisa, with a perpetual pious obligation of two trinitarians of masses celebrated every year and one mass celebrated in every feast of the Virgin Mary, as long as the world lasted. All these masses should be celebrated over his grave on the mother church of Nisa with the prayers inclina Domine and Deus que nos patrem et matrem et Filius Deus said in every mass, accompanied by organ music. To administrate it he named his brother Domingos Álvares, with the condition that he would appoint one of his children to succeed him with the same conditions. The administrators should arrange two separate books, one for the record of this will and of all entailed properties and the other for the record of the pious legacies, that would be subjected to regular account by the Ouvidor do Mestrado de Avis or the Provedor das Capelas or the local magistrates of Nisa.

Will of Diogo Gonçalves founding a chapel in the cathedral of Faro and appointing Diogo de Mascarenhas, his nephew, as the first administrator and, after his death, Manuel de Figueiredo, also his nephew and brother of Diogo de Mascarenhas.
Will approved in 1655-02-13 and ordered to fulfil in 1657-01-16.

Will made by padre Diogo Leitão in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of forty masses celebrated every year in Castelo de Vide. He appointed Diogo Leitão, son of João Franco, to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son, whether male or female.

Will by which Leonor Gil, Nuno Fernandes' widow, establishes an entail with her lands (casal) in Corveira, in the outskirts of Sintra. She appoints her nephew, Gil Rodrigues, bacharel, to be its first administrator, with the obligation of celebrating annual masses for her soul and lighting a torch every holy thursday, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She orders her heir to buy a property worth 140 000 réis, which should be incorporated in her entail. She asks to be buried in that church, inside the grave where lied her husband.

Will by which D. Beatriz Mexia, D. António Manuel's widow, establishes an entail with a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis in Almoxarifado de Santarém and rents in properties in Campo Maior, Arronches and Ouguela. She appoints her niece, D. Beatriz, D. Álvaro de Silveira's wife, to be its first administrator, obligating her and her successors to give 24 000 réis each year to the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa with the purpose of supporting the celebration of daily masses for her soul. She orders that this entail should be henceforth attached to the Afonso Mexia's entail and administrated by its administrator. The testator declares that her remains should be buried inside the chapel her father, Afonso Mexia, established in that convent. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1597-07-16.

Will by which Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails, which he bequeaths to his two sons, Francisco de Faria Severim, and Manuel de Faria Severim.
He gives to his son Francisco, among other properties, the farm and houses in Lisboa which he had received through a dowry deed from Catarina Mateus Galvão, aunt of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and which were entailed to an obligation of masses, which should pass to his eldest son.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

Will by which Bartolomeu Dantas entailed the third part of his assets to Beatriz Dantas' entail, determining, for instance, that its successors had to annex a part of their estate to it and to use the institutor's family name. His eldest son, Tomás, who would administrate the entail after his death, was obligated to provide for Apolónia, the testator's slave, giving her corn and rye during her entire life; and to buy the ornaments designed to adorn the chapel. The testator's body would be buried next to the remains of his aunt, Beatriz Dantas, in the main church of Ponte de Lima. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1598-08-29.

Will by which Beatriz Dantas, wife of Tomás de Abreu, Cavaleiro Fidalgo, established an entail with all her assets, designating her husband to administrate it. She obligated him and his successors to support the celebration of 2 weekly masses for her soul in the chapel of Senhora do Pranto, inside the main church of Ponte de Lima. After her husband's death, the entail would be administrated by a relative of the institutor chosen by Tomás de Abreu. If he died without appointing a successor, it would be the responsibility of the Juiz dos Resíduos and of the priest of the parish to decide who should administrate the entail. Followed by a letter of quittance issued on 1583-05-05.

Will by which Paio Rodrigues, Escudeiro Fidalgo, he entailed the third part of his assets to the chapel established by Pedro Vaz da Praça, his uncle, determining that the future administrators had to finish the chapel's construction. The testator designated his son-in-law, Pedro da Cunha, to administrate it, declaring that he had to be succeeded by his eldest son, Jorge da Cunha. He also appointed his son, João Rodrigues, criado do Marquês, to administrate Fernão Pais' chapel. He declared that his body would be buried in the church of Santa Maria of Monção, next to his uncle's grave.

Will by which the priest Manuel Afonso de Brito established an entail, incorporating assets for the fulfillment of the pious charges in the Convent of Nossa Senhora do Loreto, in Santiago do Cacém. He designated the priest Marcos Gonçalves Magro, his last will executor, to be its first administrator.

Will by which D. Antónia Henriques expresses her wish to be buried in the Chapel of Reis of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, in Lisboa, which had been established by herself, by her husband, Gaspar de Sampaio and by her father-in-law, Lopo Vaz de Sampaio. She entails a public debt instrument and properties in Elvas, Arraiolos and Évora to an obligation of two daily masses in that chapel, and of keeping nine merceeiras. She also orders masses to be prayed in the churches of S. Francisco de Évora and of S. Francisco de Elvas, for the souls of her parents and sister. She appoints Mestre Afonso Guerreiro and Francisco de Freitas as administrators of her chapel, with the faculty of appointing the next administrator.
Followed by approval deed of the will.

Will by which Bárbara André wanted to be buried in the church of São Francisco of Montemor-o-Novo, in the grave of her husband Bartolomeu Fernandes. She founded a chapel, incorporating all her immovable property to fulfill the pious charges in that convent. She designated her compadre André Álvares to be her last will executor and the first administrator of this entail. The administrator was responsible for appointing the successor.

Will of Doutor Manuel Colaço founding an entail in Quinta da Ribeira, in Penela, and appointing his wife, Ana Mendes de Vasconcelos and, after her death, Estêvão Gomes Colaço, their son. He annexes to his entail an olive grove, judged as entail, which belonged to his father, António Colaço. At the end of the will, on January 6th, Doutor Manuel Colaço added some final declarations and changed the previous appointment. He now appoints his other son, António Colaço, as successor of Ana Mendes de Vasconcelos.
Will approved in 1590-01-13 and opened in 1594-03-26.

Will by which D. Francisco de Castro, bispo da Guarda, inquisidor-geral, do Conselho do Rei, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, founding a chapel to bury his ancestors, with an obligation of three daily masses, according to what was established in a previous bond. He bequeaths to the entail of Penha Verde, founded by his grandfather, D. João de Castro, and which will be inherited by his niece, D. Mariana de Noronha, a public debt instrument of 200 000 reis, set in the Câmara of Lisboa, with the obligation of 20 000 reis of masses in the convent of Santa Cruz da Serra de Sintra, of which the entail's administrator is the patron. He also entails to it the beard of D. João de Castro, which he had pawned to pay for the construction of the Diu fortress, and for which he had made a reliquary. He bequeaths a public debt instrument of 120 000 reis to the Chapter of the See of Guarda, for two chaplaincies. He mentions several deeds, certificates and inventories of properties

Will of the priest Gil Eanes Pereira by which he established a chapel of invocation of Santa Ana, in Elvas. He incorporated some assets for the fulfillment of the charges. The institutor designated António Vieira, son of Manuel Lopes, his cousin, to be its first administrator, if he was ordered a priest. The priest Rodrigo Aires, the administrator's nephew, should succeed him and then his closest relative, who should be a cleric.

Will of Fernando Sardinha and Beatriz Vaz Raposa, his wife, founding two entail and chapels, with masses in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in the church of S. Julião of Setúbal, each one of them founded with half of their assets. Fernando Sardinha appoints as successor of his entail, after his and his wife's death, Estêvão Sardinha, his brother, and Beatriz Vaz Raposo appoints as successor of her entail, after her and her husband's death, D. Maria, the daughter of her niece. The couple consents in both entail foundations.
Will approved in 1585-01-23.

Will of Geraldo Moreira de Meireles, priest in S. Miguel de Bairros, instituting an entail with all his possessions. The founder requests that his body be buried in the church of S. Miguel de Bairros, in a tomb located in the main chapel. If he died elsewhere, he requests that his body be taken to the grave located under the arch of the main chapel of the church of Misericórdia of Arrifana de Sousa, funded by Amaro Moreira, who had reserved the right of burial in that space to his relatives. To the entail, Geraldo appoints as first administrators his brother Manuel Moreira de Meireles and his father Cosme Moreira. Afterwards, the estate would pass to the descendants of his brother Manuel Moreira de Meireles, or alternatively to his sister Maria de Moreira and her descendants. The possessors of the entail must always be Old Christians, excluding Jews, Moors or other people of "infeta nação". The founder also requested that a chapel dedicated to S. Geraldo, the saint of his name, be built in the house where he was born, currently owned by his brother Manuel Moreira de Meireles, or alternatively in the lands of another brother, Cosme Moreira.

Will of Diogo Vaz and Catarina Tristão, his wife. They founded a chapel, located in the church of Santa Maria of Torres Vedras, entailing various assets to fulfill their charges. They appoint Diogo de Brito and Catarina Dias, daughter of Isabel Lopes, heirs and first administrators.

Will by which D. Luísa de Barros, Jorge da Silva's wife, establishes an entail with a public debt instrument of 1 conto de réis and a part of her assets, instituting the obligation of supporting the ransom of christian captives in Africa, the marriage of orphan girls and the celebration of masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appoints Fernando da Silva, Regedor and her husband's nephew, to be its first administrator. The testator declares that her body should be interred in that church, inside the chapel of Jesus.

Will by which Aleixo Dias Falcão, inquisidor, expresses his wish to be buried in the college of Madre de Deus de Cochim, if he dies in that city. He establishes an entail and chapel with the remaining part of the assets he is sending to Portugal, which shall be employed in the acquisition of landed properties or public debt instruments. He orders the construction of a chapel of the invocation of Santo Aleixo in the church of S. Martinho of Pinhel, and orders the transfer to it of the bones of his parents, licenciado Francisco Dias and Isabel de Sela. The administrator of the entail shall order daily masses for their souls. He designates a young man named Manuel as heir of his entail, and his children afterwards. If he dies without successors the entail shall pass to Aleixo's sister, Violante Falcão, and to her descendents. If she also doesn't have heirs, the entail will pass to their maternal uncle, António de Sela, and from then on, instead of being inherited by the eldest sons, shall be inherited by the closest relatives to his mother, starting with António's brothers.
Followed by the approval deed of the will.

Will made by João da Ponte Cabreira and his wife Ana Fernandes, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of 120 masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Arronches. They named their grandson João da Ponte Cabreira as first administrator, with the condition that he would marry a woman of clean blood, and one of his children after his death, and from there on the succession should continue on his descendants. If he had no children, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia of Arronches.

Will of Gaspar da Rocha Pais. The testator orders that his body be buried in front of the altar of S. António. His bones would later be transferred to the mother church of Viana and buried next to his parents and grandparents. As he had no forced heirs, he decided to make his nephew Francisco da Rocha, son of his sister Catarina da Rocha Pais, his universal heir, excluding all other relatives from his inheritance, especially his sister Susana da Rocha for the wrongs she had done to him and their father. His nephew and heir was also appointed administrator of the hospital founded by João Pais o Velho, in which Gaspar had also succeeded his father. Gaspar da Rocha Pais states that he built a hermitage in his Deocriste manor, dedicated to Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, to which he bequeathed property and ornaments. He had already obtained a provision authorising the celebration of masses in this hermitage. The chapel and the estate of Deocriste were to be entailed and owned by the same person. His nephew, Francisco da Rocha, was appointed administrator, to be followed by his descendants, giving preference to first-born sons and excluding illegitimate children and clerics. The administrators were obliged to use the family name of Rocha Pais.

Followed by the approval deed (1618-05-03, fls. 19-20).

Will of Ana Marques entailing her properties with the pious obligation of 59 perpetual masses, celebrated in her chapel of Nossa Senhora das Preces, in Sandomil. The testator appoints as her first successor Simão Aparício, her husband, and, after his death, Sebastião Garcia, her brother, and, after him, his eldest son.
Will approved in 1653-04-16.