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Entail foundation deed

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.

Azevedo, João Filipe de (flor.1683)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Barreira, Afonso de (flor.1564)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Coutinho, Maria (flor.1585-1609)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Pedro (flor.1568-1577)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Parada, António Vaz de (d.1600)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Veiga, Manuel da (flor.1605-1619)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Mascarenhas, Martinho Vaz (flor.1477-1478)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Torres, Gaspar de (flor.1548-1561)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Avelar, Isabel de (flor.1566)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Borges, Gomes (flor.1470-1480)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Moreno, Lourenço (flor.1527-1528)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Homem, Manuel (flor.1629)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Francês, Inês Pires (flor.1604)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Brito, Cristóvão de (flor.1560)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Costa, Gil Eanes da (flor.1542-1565)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Miranda, Manuel de (flor.1612)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Madureira, Luís Álvares de (flor.1541-1560)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Barros, Lopo de (flor.1539)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Melo, António de (d.1625)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Sousa, Aires de Saldanha Meneses e (flor.1684-1687)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Meneses, Brás Teles de (flor.1627-1628)

Entail foundation 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.

Cansado, João Rodrigues (flor.1667-1668)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Melo, Rui de (flor.1529)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Miranda, Gil Lourenço de (flor.1430-1434)

Entail foundation deed

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).

Portugal, Beatriz de (flor.1531)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Mexia, Afonso (flor.1548-1553)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Velho, António Correia (flor.1647)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Castelo Branco, Bernardo do Amaral de (flor.1606-1610)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Ferreira, Manuel Mendes (flor.1649)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Lacerda, Fernando Correia de (flor.1664)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Brandão, Rui (flor.1568)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Castro, Cosme de (flor.1638-1642)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Abreu, Francisco Soares de (flor.1627)

Entail foundation 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.

Macedo, António de Sousa de (flor.1662-1676)

Entail foundation deed

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

Brandão, Joana (flor.1528)

Entail foundation deed

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).

Prado, António do (flor.1623-1633)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Castro, João de Sousa de (flor.1634)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Afonso, Álvaro (flor.1547-1563)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Cabral, Isabel (d.1583)

Entail foundation deed

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".

Antão, Manuel Gonçalves (flor.1650)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Pina, Rui de (d.1522)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Avelar, Isabel do (flor.1552)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Abreu, Miguel de (flor. 1604-1607)

Entail foundation deed

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.

Jorge, Manuel (flor.1581)

Entail foundation deed

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.

César, Vasco Fernandes (flor.1556)

Entail foundation and annexation deed

Entail foundation and annexation deed by Simão da Cunha and D. Luísa de Almeida, his wife, with the remaining of their available portions, entailing it to the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira, D. Luísa's mother, in her will, dated from 1568, and mentioning the previous entail foundation and annexation deed, dated from 1596-03-31. They also declare that Francisco Botelho, uncle of D. Luísa, bequeathed, in his codicil, 2000 cruzados to this entail, with the pious obligation of ten prayed masses and five sung masses in Nossa Senhora de Triana, in the town of Alenquer. The institutors describe all the entail foundation clauses and mention that the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira included her available portion, a part of the available portion of Simão Ferreira, her husband, and the reserved portions of Ana da Madre de Deus, their daughter and sister of D. Luísa de Almeida. They also request to the king the confirmation of this entail foundation deed.
Followed by the consent deed of D. Luísa de Almeida, dated from 1623-10-16.

Cunha, Simão da (flor.1585-1623)

Entail foundation and annexation deed

Entail foundation and annexation deed by Simão da Cunha and D. Luísa de Almeida, his wife, with the remaining of their available portions and entailing it to the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira, D. Luísa's mother, in her will, dated from 1578-05-13. The institutors describe all the entail foundation clauses and mention that the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira included her available portion, a part of the available portion of Simão Ferreira, her husband, and the reserved portions of Ana da Madre de Deus, their daughter and sister of D. Luísa de Almeida. They also request to the king the confirmation of this entail foundation deed.

Cunha, Simão da (flor.1585-1623)

Entail and chapel foundation deed

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Reverendo doutor Dionísio de Figueiredo de Gouveia, deão of cathedral of Viseu, with masses in the church of Mouronho. His brothers, licenciado Manuel da Fonseca de Gouveia, António da Fonseca de Gouveia and Baltasar da Fonseca de Gouveia, also entail some properties concerning their parents' reserved portion. Dionísio de Figueiredo de Gouveia appoints as first administrator, after his and his brother's death, one of the sons of Baltasar da Fonseca de Gouveia.

Gouveia, Dionísio de Figueiredo de (flor.1663)

Entail and chapel foundation deed

Entail and chapel foundation deed by priest Fernando Rodrigues de Carvalho, under the invocation of Santo António of Arguedeira, in the parish of São Pedro de Tarouca. The institutor entails assets to the chapel, which he had already ordered built and where he wants to be buried, for their maintenance and fulfillment of charges. He appoints priests Domingos da Silva and Ambrósio de Carvalho, as first chaplains and Lucrécia Lopes de Carvalho, daughter of Baltazar Rodrigues, his cousin, as first administrator. Licenciado Domingos de Carvalho, canon of the cathedral of Lamego, uncle of Lucrécia Lopes de Carvalho, undertakes to attach to the entail all the property inherited from his parents.

Carvalho, Fernando Rodrigues de (flor.1639)

Entail and chapel foundation deed

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Lopo Rebelo, cavaleiro and "comendador" of the Order of Christ and citizen of Porto. The founder decided to establish a chapel "à maneira de morgado", incorporating in particular his farmstead of Caldas, located in Aregos. The owner of the entail would be his first-born son, and the succession would pass through the male line of the institutor's descendants. The chapel where the founder would be buried and where perpetual masses would be celebrated would be located in the São Domingos do Porto Monastery. An inventory of the entail's estates was to be made.

Rebelo, Lopo (flor.1535)

Entail and chapel foundation deed

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Pantaleão Ferreira, fidalgo da casa do rei and knight of the Order of Christ. Pantaleão appoints his son João Martins Ferreira as the first administrator, who will also possess the entail established by Pantaleão's father, João Martins Ferreira, with a chapel in the monastery of S. Domingos, in Porto. The founder spituales that the successor to the entail should be primarily the first-born son, forced to use his family name in public and private documents.

Ferreira, Pantaleão (flor.1566)

Entail and chapel foundation deed

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo de Araújo da Silva and his wife Maria de Caldas Bacelar. The couple declared that they had founded a chapel in their farmstead of Eiras, in São Salvador de Pedralva, the construction of which had not yet been completed but was to be finished, with the images of São Gonçalo and Santa Maria inside. They entailed properties and rents to the chapel, with the perpetual obligation to celebrate masses every sunday for the souls of the founders. The first administrator would be their son-in-law, Sebastião Machado de Azevedo, who had the power to appoint a relative to succeed him, excluding clerics and forbidding marriages with people of Jewish, Moorish, black or mulatto descent. The administrators were obliged to use the family name and to entail properties. The deed of foundation had to be registered in the "Livro das Capelas do Registo Geral" of Braga.

Silva, Gonçalo de Araújo da (flor.1681)

Entail and chapel foundation deed

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Manuel Ribeiro Coelho and his sister Maria Coelho. The rents of the entail were attached to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Gafanhão. After their deaths, the administration would pass to their niece Francisca Coelho; if she died without descendants, his brother Domingos Teixeira would take possession of the entail. The successor would preferably be the first-born son and was obliged to use the surnames Ribeiro or Coelho.

Coelho, Manuel Ribeiro (flor.1631)

Entail and chapel foundation deed

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Simão de Medeiros and Isabel Gomes. The couple declares not having children, stating that their will was to entail their estates, formed by houses in Porto and rural assets in the outskirts of the city. The property was to be owned by a single person in the manner of a "morgado". A part of the income should be channelled to the monastery of Madre de Deus de Monchique, in Porto, where they have previously negotiated the institution of a chapel, a site of burial for themselves and their descendants, to be called the "Chapel of the Medeiros". Their son Teodoro de Medeiros was already buried there, and the institutor’s coat of arms was to be placed on the wall. If the chapel wasn't accepted by the provincial of the order, the administrator of the entail was to transfer the remains of the institutor to the convent of S. Bento de Avé Maria in Porto, where Simão's parents were buried. The surviving member of the couple would be the first administrator. After them, the administrator was to be recruited from among Simão's relatives, and was to be a male, excluding clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed crimes against God and the King. The first administrator would be obliged to register the deed of foundation in the records of the Provedoria of Porto, and his successors would have to entail more property when they took possession of the entail.

Medeiros, Simão de (flor.1596-1597)

Entail and chapel foundation deed

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Brás Rodrigues Pita and Isabel Mendes Dantas, his wife, in Caminha, ordering the celebration of masses in the monastery of Santa Clara of Caminha and appointing the last one of them to die as the first administrator and, after his or her death, his legitimate daughter, Inês Vaz Pita. This deed should value as a will or codicil.
Deed approved in 1608-08-05.

Pita, Brás Rodrigues (flor.1591-1608)

Dowry deed

Dowry deed by which João Afonso de Beja, Vedor da Casa do Infante D. Luís, and his wife, Lucrécia Forjaz, donate 3 000 cruzados de ouro to her daughter, Luísa Forjaz, enabling her marriage with Pedro Vaz, Doutor Pedro Vaz's son. With the purpose of endowing the groom, Grimaneza Forjaz, Doutor Pedro Vaz's wife, establishes an entail with part of her assets, instituting the obligation of celebrating 12 annual masses in the chapel she had founded in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After her death, it should be administered by her husband and subsequently inherited by her stepson. Grimaneza declares that, except for Pedro, she has no living heirs.

Forjaz, Grimaneza (flor.1537)

Dowry deed

Dowry deed by Isabel Gomes, widow of António Álvares Estaço, to her daughter, Jerónima Madeira, on the ocasion of her marriage to Simão de Seixas, son of Simão de Seixas and Madalena Fernandes. Part of the dowry is made up of a public debt instrument, which she entails with an obligation of masses in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa, to be administered by Jerónima Madeira and her husband, and by the successors of her marriage.
Contains a will chart (extract) of António Álvares Estaço and the respective approval deed, dated 1560-03-29; and a grace warrant issued to Simão de Seixas, escrivão of the Alfândega of Lisbon, allowing him to leave the office to one of the sons, dated 1559-07-01.

Gomes, Isabel (flor.1564)

Dowry deed

Dowry deed by Manuel Martins Brandão to his niece, D. Antónia Brandão, to marry to Inácio Bettencourt e Câmara, giving them 30.000 cruzados and, after his death, all his assets as an entail of perpetual succession. After the couple's death, their eldest male son will succeed in this entail. He also orders the celebration of a chanted mass in the chapel of the church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Funchal. Manuel Martins Brandão declares that D. Antónia Brandão will administrate too the assets, located in Campanário, belonging to the chapel founded by Domingos Fernandes. Inácio de Bettencourt e Câmara accepted this dowry and he and D. Antónia Brandão committed themselves to fulfil all its clauses, conditions and obligations.

Brandão, Manuel Martins (d.1682)

Dowry deed

Dowry deed between Maria Figueira de Gouveia and D. António da Silva and D. Ana Maria de Vilhegas, his wife, represented by licenciado Francisco de Figueiredo Cabral, their attorney-in-fact, to marry D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos, daughter of Maria Figueira de Gouveia, to D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas, son of D. António da Silva and D. Ana Maria de Vilhegas, giving them their real estate and founding an entail. After the death of D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos and D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas will succeed in this entail their eldest male son. D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos and Francisco de Figueiredo Cabral, on behalf of D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas, accepted this dowry and entail.
Contains: two letters of attorney, dated from 1630-08-17, and two certificates of the notary's handwriting, dated from 1630-08-21.

Gouveia, Maria Figueira de (flor.1630)

Donation deed

Donation deed in which Amador de Carvalho declares that he and his wife, Joana de Lima, have built a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho, making the necessary donations to the chapel's "fábrica" and establishing an entail that includes assets to be permanently attached to the chapel. They also imposed the obligation of celebrating two masses every week. Leonel de Abreu, a nephew of Joana de Lima, was appointed as administrator. The priest and next of kin would take over after his death. If there were more than two clerics with the same degree of kinship, the most virtuous would be preferred. Lay relatives were admitted only in the absence of clerics. The deed of donation had to be recorded in the "Livro das capelas" of Braga, so that the devotional obligations would be remembered and fulfilled.

Carvalho, Amador de (flor.1668-1672)

Declaration deed

Declaration deed by which Maria Eanes da Cunha, called the Cavaleira, states that the purpose of the previous donation was the establishment of a chapel or entail. She clarifies the forms of succession and reduces the charges that had to be celebrated.

Cunha, Maria Eanes da (flor.1525-1529)

Declaration deed

Declaration deed made by Luís Fernandes Ligeiro in which he confirmed the foundation of an entail and chapel, ordering the executors of his will to make an inventory of the entailed assets, and also ordered that this chapel should have a perpetual mass obligation of one weekly mass celebrated every sunday on the altar of N. Sra. do Rosário, in Monforte. He also confirmed that his nephew Manuel Gil should be succeeded by his descendants on the administration, but if he had no children, then the administration should be handled to the closest relative.

Ligeiro, Luís Fernandes (d.1697)

Declaration deed

Declaration deed by which Leonor Rodrigues da Veiga, Rui Lopes de Évora's widow, her eldest son, Manuel da Veiga, his wife, Isabel Gomes Angel Coronel, and their son, Rui Lopes da Veiga, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and comendador da Ordem de Cristo, clarify certain clauses of the institution of the entail founded by Leonor Rodrigues da Veiga and Rui Lopes de Évora, as had been accorded in a codicil they had made in 1609. These clarifications regard the clauses related to the behaviour of the heirs, the use of the family's coat of arms and name and the use of the entailed properties. Manuel da Veiga and his wife confirm the conditions and promise to make an entail of 80 000 cruzados which shall be incorporated in this one, which was worth 54 000 cruzados, so the entail would always have properties totaling 134 000 cruzados. They request royal confirmation. Rui Lopes da Veiga is present and accepts these conditions.

Veiga, Manuel da (flor.1605-1619)

Declaration deed

Declaration deed by which Diogo Fernandes de Almeida, Teresa Nogueira's widower, Rico-homem and membro do Conselho Régio, fulfils his late wife's will by entailing vineyards in the ourtskirts of Alenquer, Castanheira do Ribatejo and Azambuja to the chapel she established. He appoints his son, Álvaro de Almeida, Cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, to be the entail's next administrator.

Almeida, Diogo Fernandes de (flor.1452-1454)

Declaration deed

Declaration deed by Luís Álvares de Madureira and Joana de Madureira, adding some clauses to regulate the entail previously instituted. They established that the properties of the entail could not be given as dowry, nor used to ransom captives. The parents had the right to disinherit the presumptive heir of the entail if he married without their consent, unless the marriage was with a person of honorable lineage. Furthermore, the administrators of the entail were compelled to live in the city of Porto or in its 'termo', unless their service to the king obliged them to live elsewhere. They also required the heir to entail his reserved portion, his inheritance and that of his siters who became nuns, arguing that the monasteries where they lived should abdicate from the estates, since they belonged to the institutors' grandparents and ancestors, and should therefore be included in the entail.

Madureira, Luís Álvares de (flor.1541-1560)

Declaration deed

Declaration deed by Rodrigo Pereira de Castro, written in Castilian, annexing some of his own properties to the entail founded by Álvaro Afonso and Grimaneza Pereira and appointing his son, D. Gonçalo Pereira de Araújo and his descendents as the entail successors. The testator also declares some clauses and conditions regarding the entail's succession and administration.

Castro, Rodrigo Pereira de (flor.1563-1602)

Contract and entail foundation deed

Contract and entail foundation deed by Duarte da Gama with António da Gama, his son, and licenciado Afonso Eanes, tutor of António da Gama, in which the first one founds an entail to his son with all his assets and the latter ones commit themselves to entail all the assets that António da Gama inherited from his late mother, in her reserved portion. Duarte da Gama appoints António da Gama as the first owner of this entail and, after his death, his firstborn male son, with the pious obligation of some masses in the monastery of Nossa Senhora da Piedade of Azeitão.

Gama, Duarte da (flor.1529)

Confirmation letter

Confirmation letter by Mem da Costa Saraiva of the entail founded by his parents, Pedro Saraiva da Costa and Ana Frajoa da Costa, and clauses' declaration. Her mother was present and consented in this confirmation and presented clauses. This is a second document, since the first one was forged by Manuel da Costa Saraiva, brother of Pedro Saraiva da Costa, changing the clause which excluded him and his descendants from the entail's succession.

Saraiva, Mem da Costa (flor.1627-1630)

Codicil (extract)

Codicil (extract) of Luís de Melo da Silva founding an entail and appointing his sister, D. Maria, as his universal heir. The testator also orders that the heir of his entail has the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass in the monastery of Madre de Deus of Xabregas, in Lisboa, where he wants to be buried if he dies in Portugal. To this mass will be present twelve old and poor knights or soldiers, founding a "mercearia". If he dies in India, the mass will be celebrated in the monastery of Madre de Deus of Goa.

Silva, Luís de Melo da (d.1573)

Codicil

Codicil of Tomás de Bairros and Joana da Costa, his wife, revoking their will (dated 1559-10-29) and previous codicil. They order their grave in the same chapel as Jesus, in the church of Nossa Senhora do Funchal, in Ameixoeira. They instituted an entail and appoint whatever survives from them heir and administrator. They reduce the determined charges and appoint Damião Borges, to administer it after the death of both, if he married Isabel da Costa, Joana da Costa's niece. His son would succeed him. If the marriage did not materialize, the administration would fall to António Gonçalves and then to his eldest son.

Bairros, Tomás de (flor.1559-1563)

Codicil

Codicil by which Frei Jerónimo da Cunha changed the location of his chapel of Jesus in the church of Santiago of Montemor-o-Novo, determined initially in his will, to the church of São Domingos of Montemor-o-Novo.

Cunha, Jerónimo da (flor.1578-1581)

Codicil

Codicil of D. Maria Rebelo, wife of Fernando Cabral, cavaleiro fidalgo da Casa do Rei. She establishes a daily mass in her chapel, in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, which will be paid with income from the properties she entailed to it.

Rebelo, Maria (d.1599)

Codicil

Codicil made by Manuel Fernandes de Andrada in which he disposed that after the death of the two first administrators of the chapels he founded on his will, the succession of both chapels should always continue on the eldest descendants of his father's, Pedro Fernandes, lineage, either male or female. He also disposed that inventories should be prepared in order to secure the entailed properties of both chapels.

Andrada, Manuel Fernandes de (d.1697)

Codicil

Codicil of Isabel Cabral, widow of João Álvares de Caminha, and Manuel de Caminha, their son, changing, revoking and adding some clauses to the entail foundation deed of Isabel Cabral. They change the clause regarding the illegitimate exclusion, allowing now the succession of natural offspring if there is not legitimate offspring, and clarify other clauses regarding the entails succession. Manuel de Caminha also entails all his properties located in the outskirts of Beja, already entailing seven of them, which belong to the reserved portion he inherited from his father, and ordering the elaboration of a tombo.

Cabral, Isabel (d.1583)

Codicil

Codicil by which Diogo Rodrigues Trombeta and Margarida Fernandes, his wife, ordering the establishment of the chapel in the mother church of Sousel, because his ancestors were buried in his churchyard, and determine who should succeed Estêvão Rodrigues in its administration.
It comes from a certificate, issued in 1622, in the possession of Barnabé Maldonado, escrivão da Provedoria de Estremoz.

Trombeta, Diogo Rodrigues (flor.1522)

Codicil

Codicil by which Cristóvão de Brito, D. Beatriz de Ataíde's husband, member of the Conselho do Rei, establishes an entail with public debt instruments and a farmstead (quinta) in Ribatejo, appointing João de Brito, his nephew, to be its first administrator. The latter and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for the soul of the institutor in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Assunção of the church of the monastery of Madre de Deus of Lisboa and to maintain alight a lamp inside it. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1560-03-25 and an opening deed issued on 1561-08-09.

Brito, Cristóvão de (flor.1560)

Codicil

Codicil of D. Maria Rebelo, adding and changing clauses to her previous codicil. She appoints Aires de Miranda Henriques, her nephew, as first administrator of her entail, and his successors afterwards. If he dies before her, the entail shall be inherited by his brother, Fernando de Miranda Henriques. She also lists the pieces she donates to her chapel.

Rebelo, Maria (d.1599)

Codicil

Codicil by which prior João de Calvos de Sequeira declares he and his nephew and heir, Gaspar de Sequeira de Meneses, have made an agreement with the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora de Cárquere to build him a chapel of the invocation of S. João Baptista in their church, for his burial place. He gives his heir power to change the clauses of his institution, if it's for the benefit of his successors, and orders him to make an inventory of its properties. He also annexes casais in Mancelos to his entail.

Sequeira, João de Calvos de (flor.1646-1651)

Codicil

Codicil of Diogo Rodrigues Trombeta and Margarida Fernandes, his wife, adding clauses related to the succession in the chapel that they establish in his will.
It was inserted in a certificate, issued in 1622, in the possession of Barnabé Maldonado, escrivão da Provedoria de Estremoz.

Trombeta, Diogo Rodrigues (flor.1522)

Codicil

Codicil of Gonçalo Vaz reaffirming that he leaves the remainder of his untested goods to comply pious charges in the chapel he institutes, attaching to him a land (courela) of Figueiras, which leaves to Domingos Pacheco, his nephew, in case of D. Filipa, sister of Domingos Pacheco, become a nun. If not, she would have the land and the charges, and should appoint one of her children to manage it. If they went against the institution, the chapel would be left to Sebastião Monteiro, his nephew and executor.

Vaz, Gonçalo (d.1595)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by which Diogo Saraiva and his wife Isabel Mendes incorporated several properties and rents of cereal, wine, chestnuts and olive oil, in order to fulfill the chapel's obligations. They wanted to build, at their own expense, the chancel of the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Penelas, on the outskirts of Lamego. The administrators would be obligated to maintain the hermitage and to ensure the cult. They designated their son, Doutor Domingos Saraiva, to be its first administrator and to be responsible for choosing between one of his brothers, or between one of his nephews, the sucessor of this entail.

Saraiva, Diogo (flor.1618)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in Aldeia de Cima, Armamar, by Domingos Cardoso da Fonseca, who wished to be buried there. He entails most of his movable and immovable property to fulfill charges, reserving only a few, worth 1 500 cruzados, for the fulfilment of his will. He declares he would appoint the first administrator in his will, but if he did not, the administration would pass to Manuel Cardoso Madeira, his legitimate son, and then to his eldest son.

Fonseca, Domingos Cardoso da (flor.1679-1681)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by Henrique de Lemos, entailing all his properties to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Viseu, where he wants to be buried. He appoints António de Lemos, his son, as first administrator. His eldest son should succeed him.

Lemos, Henrique de (flor.1554)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by which Baltasar de Abreu, Guarda da Casa da Índia, and Maria Fernandes, his wife, established a chapel, entailing to it their farmstead in Alenquer and a vineyard ("vinha da Lagoa"). They determined that its future administrators had to support the celebration of 6 annual masses for their souls in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where their bodies would be buried. After both of them died, the entail's administration would be given to a heir designated by Baltasar de Abreu. If he died before choosing a successor, it would be transmitted to his eldest son.

Abreu, Baltasar de (flor.1594)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed in which Nuno Martins da Silveira and his wife Leonor Gonçalves de Abreu ordered the foundation of a chapel, of the invocation of the Salvador, with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Domingos of Évora. They appointed Gonçalo da Silveira to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son by legitimate marriage.

Silveira, Nuno Martins da (flor.1431-1453)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by Doctor João de Coimbra, provisor in the Archbishopric of Braga. The founder declares that he had previously received permission from the King to acquire property to be incorporated into a chapel he had built in honour of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, next to the church of São João do Souto in Braga. His nephew, Cristóvão de Coimbra, would be the first owner and administrator of the chapel, to be succeeded by his first-born son, with the exception of clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes. The estates could not be leased to "fidalgos", "cavaleiros" or "oficiais do rei", but only to farmers and labourers. Every year, during the mass of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the chaplain would read the deed of foundation to keep the memory of the founder alive.

Coimbra, João de (flor.1527-1530)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by Constança Lourenço Freire, entailing assets to fulfill the charges, celebrated at the high altar of the Church of Misericórdia of Lagos, and appointing Vicente Freire, her nephew, as administrator. After his death, it should stay for the closest relative of the institutor, who was a cleric.

Freire, Constança Lourenço (flor.1610)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Santo Espírito, in the monastery of São Domingos of Évora, founded by Gonçalo Boto. He entailed assets to ensure the celebration of the previously contracted charges. He appointed Pedro Boto to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Boto, Gonçalo (flor.1470-1477)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed, by which Isabel Rodrigues Zarco, widow of Francisco de Freitas da Cunha, establishes a chapel, dedicated to the Santíssimo Sacramento, in the mother church of Portimão, entailing various assets, to fulfill the charges and transferring the charges that her husband to it had ordered in the monastery of São Francisco.

Zarco, Isabel Rodrigues (flor.1605)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by Pedro Afonso Leiro and his wife Madalena Gonçalves. The couple lived in Olinda, in the captaincy of Pernambuco, but wanted to establish a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres in the church of São Pedro de Covelo, with a weekly and perpetual mass every Saturday in honour of the Virgin. To this end, they left 200,000 réis for the chapel, which had already been given to João Gonçalves. The income from the estates was to be divided into three parts: one third for the administrator, one third for the chaplain and the rest for the ornaments of the chapel. The couple also ordered a small safe to be placed in a recess in the wall, where the documents would be kept. The safe was to have three copies of its key: one for the administrator, one for the chaplain and one for the parish priest.

Leiro, Pedro Afonso (flor.1618)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by António Rebelo in the church of Santiago de Anha, fulfilling his uncle's will, and outilining the entail's rules. Since Manuel de Miranda, the following successor named by the institutor, had died, António Rebelo appointed as his successor Margarida Gonçalves. After her death, the administrator should be the closest kin of João Fernandes, following the established hierarchies of succession.

Rebelo, António (flor.1607-1619)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by which Gaspar de Figueiredo, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and Beatriz de Carvalho, changed the foundation deed they had made on 1569-09-14, entailing the majority of their properties to the chapel of S. João Batista in the church of S. Tiago of Besteiros, namely their farmstead ("quinta de Casal Dasco"). After the death of one of the institutors, the other one would have the responsibility of administrating the chapel and appointing a successor, who had to be one of their relatives. The future administrators had the obligation of supporting the celebration of 41 annual masses for the institutors' souls, to maintain a lamp alight during those celebrations and to add half of the third part of their assets to the chapel. If one of the administrators died without appointing a successor, he would be succeeded by his eldest son.

Figueiredo, Gaspar de (flor.1570)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by Pedro da Grã. The founder explains that the reason he decided to found the chapel was because of the benefits that masses bring to souls. For this reason, he established a chapel in the church of Santiago da Cividade, where perpetual masses would be celebrated. The first administrator was to be his brother Manuel da Grã, who had the power to appoint one of his relatives as his successor, preferring a man but accepting a woman. The founder bequeathed property to the chapel, but also left 1,000 cruzados to be used for the purchase of other properties. Two-thirds of the income was to be spent on pious obligations, such as masses and the marriage of orphans. The documents relating to the chapel were to be recorded in the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos de Braga, to whom the institutior also demanded constant vigilance in the fulfilment of the pious duties. The administrator had to live in Braga and keep a key to the chapel. Two "tombos" of the chapel were made.

Grã, Pedro da (flor.1554-1601)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo Barbosa. The institutor had previously built a chapel dedicated to São Gonçlo, which was located in Santa Maria de Ardegão, next to the house where he was born. Gonçalo Barbosa entailed all his possessions and established the rules of the institution: the succession would be by legitimate descent, appointing the son or daughter who was considered the most obedient and capable of managing the estates. The appointment of the second administrator and successor was postponed to the time when the founder was to make his will. In the absence of relatives, the administration was to go to the S. Marcos Hospital in Braga. In the same document, his nephew, Domingos Barbosa, priest of São Julião dos Passos, also entailed to the chapel the property he had inherited from his cousin, João Barbosa, of the church of São Salvador das Almas de Vilar.

Barbosa, Gonçalo (flor.1682)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed in the monastery of São Domingos do Porto by D. Afonso, duque de Bragança, fullfiling the wills of Fernando Eanes and Maria Afonso. The couple had previously established a chapel, but against the laws of the kingdom. The count had granted the king's authorization to fulfill the couple's will for the purpose of caring for the good of their souls. The first appointed administrator was Aires Gonçalves Taborda.

Eanes, Fernando

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by which Francisco de Gouveia and Bertolesa da Veiga, his wife, established the chapel of Chagas, in the church of Nossa Senhora de Fonte Arcada. They entail assets to the chapel, taken of third part of they assets, to fulfill the charges. They appoint António de Gouveia, their eldest son, administrator. In case of extinction of the lineage, the municipality of Fonte Arcada should elect an administrator.

Veiga, Bertolesa da (flor.1542-1554)

Chapel foundation deed

Chapel foundation deed by João Dias Leite, by which he decided to institute a chapel in the newly built church of Santa Cruz. He appointed his nephew Teodoro Leite as administrator. He and all the administrators had several obligations, namely to be members of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz and to use the family coat of arms. Succession would pass primarily through first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children. A copy of the deed of foundation was to be inserted in the Livro das Capelas and another in the archives of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz.

Leite, João Dias (flor.1640)

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