Will chart by which Belchior Barreto Miro wanted to be buried in the Convent of São Domingos de Lisboa. He established an entail, with the third part of his patrimony and designated his son Fernando Barreto to be its administrator. Contains a detailed description of the entail's properties.

Will chart of Jorge de Sousa de Alvim, ordering his grave in the hermitage of Santo António, which he had built at his Quinta de Pedrógão, on the outskirts of Torres Novas. He establishes an entail and chapel, entailing all his assets, located in the Quinta de Pedrógão and on the outskirts of Torres Novas and Porto de Mós. He appoints Manuel de Sousa de Alvim, his son, executor and first administrator, to be succeded by his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration would pass to the monastery of São Martinho de Tibães.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing a farm, located in Seiça, on the outskirts of Ourém. He appoints Simão de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Seiça. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing grain income, in the amount of 100.000 réis, coming from Alfeizerão. He appoints Pedro de Melo de Sousa, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Alfeizerão. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another chapel, entailing a farm, located in Vila Verde, in the municipality of Vila Chã, on the outskirts of Braga. He appoints Henrique de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of São Paio of Vila Verde. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.

Will chart by which Duarte Pires wanted to be buried in the Monastery of Santíssima Trindade de Lisboa. He incorporated into his entail the third part of his assets, designating his eldest son Simão Pires Solis and his heirs to be its administrators.

Will chart by which Diogo Figueira wanted to be buried in the church of the Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Torres Novas. He established an entail, incorporating several assets for the fulfillment of the pious charges. He designated his wife Maria de Reboredo to be his last will executor and to choose between Martinho, António or Diogo to be the administrator of this entail. The administrator should also marry with Genebra, daughter of Helena de Figueiredo, the institutor's niece, and their son should succeed in this entail.

Will chart of Bartolomeu Mendes de Abreu. Establishes a chapel in the church of Salvador of Veiros, entailing assets to fulfill charges. Appoints Belchior Mendes de Abreu, his legitimate son, first administrator. His eldest legitimate male was to succeed him.

Will chart by which João de Castro Moreno wanted to be buried in the chapel of his brother Manuel Moreno, in the Cathedral of Elvas. He established an entail, incorporating several immovable properties and designating his nephew Pedro, son of Gabriel Moreno and Maria Mexia, to be its first administrator. The institutor's sister Clara Rodrigues should have the usufruct of half of the entail's income during her lifetime, as well as his niece Leonor Mexia, after Clara's death.

Will chart by which the priest António Mahia de Lima ordered the construction of a chapel, dedicated to Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, located in the farm of Azenha, in the parish of Santa Maria de Rebordões, where he lived. He incorporated all his immovable goods in order to fulfill the pious charges. His sister Luísa de Lima also left some pious charges to be celebrated in that chapel. He designated his son António Mahia to be its first administrator.

Will chart of D. Fernando de Meneses, founding a chapel in the church of Vila Nova de Portimão or in the monastery of S. Domingos, maintained by the income of Boina and Garcia properties, and appointing as successor his wife, D. Leonor, and, after her death, D. Afonso, his nephew.

Will chart by which Belchior Mouzinho de Seabra e Melo and his wife Inês de Abreu established an entail, incorporating some houses located in Setúbal in order to fulfill the pious charges in the Church of São Francisco de Setúbal. They designated their daughter D. Mariana de Melo Luís to be its first administrator.

Will chart by which Cristóvão Bocolli, cidadão cremonês, established an entail with a farmstead in Lisboa ("quinta da Palma"), houses on that city and 18 african civets ("gatos de algália"), which were kept in a wooden house in the farm and generated an annual profit of 100 000 réis. He designated his illegitimate son, João Bocle/ João Boche, husband of Maria Luís, to administrate it, obligating him to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass in the church of Nossa Senhora do Loreto. The institutor ordered the making of 4 tombos containing copies of the entail's institution and other deeds, 3 of which would be delivered to the Hospital de Todos-os-Santos, the referred church and the Juízo dos Resíduos. The testator declared that he had made a will with his late wife, Graça Teixeira, in which they had demanded the celebration of a perpetual daily mass for their souls in Nossa Senhora do Loreto, where he had erected a chapel. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1560-10-28 and an opening deed issued on 1561-03-13.

Will chart of cónego António Coelho, ordering his grave in his chapel of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira. He entails all his assets, fulfilled the legacies, to fulfill the charges. He appoints priest António Monteiro Coelho, his cousin, as first administrator, who should be succeeded by Gonçalo Coelho, his brother, who should nominate the next administrator, in his descendants.

Will chart of Pedro Fernandes de Córdova. He institutes two chapels, entailing numerous real estate to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Évora. For the first, he appoints the cabido of the Cathedral as administrator. For the second he appoints Luís Fernandes, his nephew, son of João Fernandes, his brother, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female. He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Elvira Ribeiro, his niece, daughter of João Fernandes, his brother, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Nicolau Rodrigues, his nephew, son of Catarina da Costa, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Francisco de Sismeiros, his nephew, son of Diogo Fernandes, his brother, as the first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Inês Nunes, daughter of Teresa da Costa, his niece, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Isabel Nunes, daughter of Teresa da Costa, his niece, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Beatriz Furtado as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Álvaro da Rocha, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Diogo Pinto as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He instituted another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Catarina de Brito as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
In case of extinction of descendants, poor administration or failure to fulfill charges, the chapels would be transferred to the cabido of the Cathedral.

Will chart of Pedro Fernandes de Córdova He institutes two chapels, entailing numerous real estate to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Évora. For the first, he appoints the cabido of the Cathedral as administrator. For the second he appoints Luís Fernandes, his nephew, son of João Fernandes, his brother, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Elvira Ribeiro, his niece, daughter of João Fernandes, his brother, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Nicolau Rodrigues, his nephew, son of Catarina da Costa, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Francisco de Sismeiros, his nephew, son of Diogo Fernandes, his brother, as the first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Inês Nunes, daughter of Teresa da Costa, his niece, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Isabel Nunes, daughter of Teresa da Costa, his niece, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Beatriz Furtado as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Álvaro da Rocha, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Diogo Pinto as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He instituted another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Catarina de Brito as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
In case of extinction of descendants, poor administration or failure to fulfill charges, the chapels would be transferred to the cabido of the Cathedral.

Will chart of Pedro Fernandes de Córdova. Institutes two chapels, entailing numerous real estate to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Évora. For the first, he appoints the cabido of the Cathedral as administrator. For the second he appoints Luís Fernandes, his nephew, son of João Fernandes, his brother, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Elvira Ribeiro, his niece, daughter of João Fernandes, his brother, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Nicolau Rodrigues, his nephew, son of Catarina da Costa, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Francisco de Sismeiros, his nephew, son of Diogo Fernandes, his brother, as the first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Inês Nunes, daughter of Teresa da Costa, his niece, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Isabel Nunes, daughter of Teresa da Costa, his niece, as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Beatriz Furtado as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Álvaro da Rocha, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He institutes another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Diogo Pinto as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him, whether male or female.
He instituted another chapel, entailing real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Catarina de Brito as first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her, whether male or female.
In case of extinction of descendants, poor administration or failure to fulfill charges, the chapels would be transferred to the cabido of the Cathedral.

Will chart of Padre Sebastião Feio Guerreiro founding an entail and a chapel in Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Santiago do Cacém and appointing as first administrator Manuel Feio de Carvalho, his nephew and son of Beatriz Valada de Carvalho, his niece.
Will approved in 1647-05-13 and with a dispatch to fullfil and open, dated from 1650-09-04.

Will chart of Jorge de Sousa de Alvim, ordering his grave in the hermitage of Santo António, which he had built at his Quinta de Pedrógão, on the outskirts of Torres Novas. He establishes an entail and chapel, entailing all his assets, located in the Quinta de Pedrógão and on the outskirts of Torres Novas and Porto de Mós. He appoints Manuel de Sousa de Alvim, his son, executor and first administrator, to be succeded by his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration would pass to the monastery of São Martinho de Tibães.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing a farm, located in Seiça, on the outskirts of Ourém. He appoints Simão de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Seiça. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing grain income, in the amount of 100.000 réis, coming from Alfeizerão. He appoints Pedro de Melo de Sousa, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Alfeizerão. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another chapel, entailing a farm, located in Vila Verde, in the municipality of Vila Chã, on the outskirts of Braga. He appoints Henrique de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of São Paio of Vila Verde. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.

Will made by Miguel Tavares, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in altar of Vera Cruz, in the monastery of São Francisco of Portalegre. The institutor named D. Branca, his wife, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, D. Branca would be succeeded by a grandson of father of Miguel Tavares and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, legitimate and had the family name Caldeira Tavares.

Will chart of Frei Francisco Semedo, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every day in Nisa. The institutor named Isabel Semedo, his niece, as first administrator until the marriage of Manuel Rombo Caldeira, her son. From there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will chart made by Manuel Garcia Barreto, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year in Alter do Chão. The institutor named Beatriz Garcia, his sister, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Luís de Reboredo and then his children.

Will chart made by Bernardo da Fonseca Castelo Branco and Isabel Zuzarte, his wife. Izabel Zuzarte entails a public debt instrument in the amount of 50 000 réis, paid at the almoxarifado of Portalegre, and appoints Bernardo da Fonseca, her husband, first administrator, during his lifetime. After his death, he would be succeeded by Diogo da Fonseca, their son. Bernardo da Fonseca also entails several properties in Portalegre and surroundings, in addition to a golden cross. All assets, that both entailed, should always be attached to the entail instituted by Bernardo da Fonseca, grandfather of the testators, increasing the charges that should be celebrated.

Will chart made by João da Fonseca Coutinho and his wife Maria Pereira de Vasconcelos, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Portalegre. The institutors named João da Fonseca Coutinho, their son, as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his son.

Will chart by which Francisco Ferreira da Silveira, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and cavaleiro professo da Ordem de Cristo, and D. Maria Velez, his wife, express their wish to be buried in the convent of Anunciada of Tomar. They establish an entail and chapel with their casais, farmlands and other properties in Tomar and its surrounding area, headed by their houses in Tomar. They also annex to it their silver serving set. They designate their eldest son, Manuel Ferreira da Silveira, as first administrator and his descendants afterwards. They will have the obligation of ordering twelve annual masses for their souls.
Followed by the approval deed of the will chart.

Will chart made by Jerónimo Henriques da Veiga in which he ordered his burial in the main chapel of the Santo Adrião church, in Póvoa de Santo Adrião. He orders the transfer of the bones of his parents, brothers, wife and children, all buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus, to the main chapel of the aforementioned church. He also ordered the foundation of a "morgado", entailing all his goods for the fulfilment of charges, celebrated in that church. He appoints António, son of João Batista da Fonseca and D. Clara de Oliveira, his godson, to be the first administrator. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son. The administrators were obliged to reside in the Kingdom.

Will chart of D. Simoa de Franca, ordering her sepulture in the chancel of the monastery of São Francisco of Tavira, where she establishes a chapel. She entails several real estate to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the church of the monastery of São Francisco. The masses should be celebrated by priests from the monastery. She appoints Belchior de Franca, her nephew, as administrator and he should appoint a son to succeed him.
It also has the respective opening deed of a will (dated 1580-03-10) and approval deed (1580-02-05).

Will chart of Doutor Belchior Dias Preto, ordering his burial in the chancel of the church of São Jorge of Lisboa, where was D. Ana de Negreiros, his wife. His wife had established an entail, with a third of her assets, leaving half to Lourenço Dias Preto, his son, and the other to her husband, if he also established an entail. Thus, it also establishes an entail with all its real estate, appointing Lourenço Dias Preto, his son, first administrator.

Will chart by which António Cordovil institutes an entail, by entailing assets for the fulfillment of pious charges. He appoints Francisco Cordovil, his legitimate son, as its first administrator. He chose to be buried in the grave where lied his sister, Maria Cordovil, in the chapel of Jesus of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa.

Will chart of D. Filipa da Silva. She appoints D. Pedro de Eça, her brother-in-law, as her executor. She establishes an entail with her assets, after the legacies have been fulfilled, and appoints D. Diogo, her nephew, as first administrator, to be suceeded by his eldest son. The charges were to be celebrated at the monastery of São Francisco of Xabregas, where she wanted to be buried.

Will chart of Jorge de Sousa de Alvim, ordering his grave in the hermitage of Santo António, which he had built at his Quinta de Pedrógão, on the outskirts of Torres Novas. He establishes an entail and chapel, entailing all his assets, located in the Quinta de Pedrógão and on the outskirts of Torres Novas and Porto de Mós. He appoints Manuel de Sousa de Alvim, his son, executor and first administrator, to be succeded by his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration would pass to the monastery of São Martinho de Tibães.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing a farm, located in Seiça, on the outskirts of Ourém. He appoints Simão de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Seiça. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another entail and chapel, entailing grain income, in the amount of 100.000 réis, coming from Alfeizerão. He appoints Pedro de Melo de Sousa, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of Alfeizerão. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.
He establishes another chapel, entailing a farm, located in Vila Verde, in the municipality of Vila Chã, on the outskirts of Braga. He appoints Henrique de Sousa de Alvim, his son, first administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the church of São Paio of Vila Verde. The same clauses had to be fulfilled for the institution of the entail of the Quinta de Pedrógão.

Will chart of João de Oliveira Ferreira, ordering his grave in the church of Santa Eufémia of Penela. He entails several real estate to fulfill the charges and appoints Maria Botelho, his wife and executor, to administer it until Francisco, his son, turns 25. The administration was then to follow by the eldest son.
It also contains a codicil by João de Oliveira Ferreira (dated 1586-03-17) and the respective approval deed (dated 1586-03-30).

Will chart of Francisca de Morais, ordering her grave in the chapel that, with António Alves, her first husband, she had made in the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Nelas, invoking Santiago. She entails all its real estate located in the counties of Senhorim, Folhadal and Canas, in order to fulfill the charges celebrated in that chapel. She appoints Mamede de Abranches, her husband, heir, executor and first administrator. He was to be succeeded by Marcos de Abranches, the founder's nephew, and Marta de Morais, his wife.

Will chart made by Diogo Caldeira de Tavares and his wife Maria de Sousa in which they leave the entail instituted by Jorge Caldeira de Tavares to Pedro de Sousa Caldeira. They entail several other assets, adding a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated in the convent of São Francisco of Portalegre. They also attach to it properties of the entail established by António Pimenta. After the death of Pedro de Sousa Caldeira, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Will chart of Gaspar de Simas, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year in Arronches. The institutor named Gaspar de Simas, his nephew as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. Isabel Álvares, wife of the founder, would have the usufruct of the entail estate until Gaspar de Simas married, and half after that marriage, during her lifetime.

Will chart made by João Martins and his wife Isabel Rodrigues, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of forty masses celebrated every year in Arronches. The institutor named Gonçalo Valente, their son, who was to be ordained a cleric, as first administrator during his lifetime. He had to nominate whoever he wanted to succeed him in the administration. If he did not become a cleric, after his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest male son. The first administrator could entail new assets to the chapel and increase the charges.

Will chart made by Maria Temudo, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year in Portalegre. The institutor named Vasco Pires Falcão, her husband, as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Ana, their daughter, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will chart made by Simão Palha and his wife Beatriz Freire in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in Crato.They appointed their eldest son to be the first administrator during his lifetime.

Will chart made by Filipa Cabreira Mexia in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year in the chapel of Reis, in Portalegre. She attaches the chapel established by Manuel da Fonseca, in Quinta do Reguengo, so that it would be united to this new entail. She appointed Nuno da Fonseca Coutinho to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by Manuel da Fonseca. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his brothers, from oldest to youngest, preferring males to females.

Will chart made by Gonçalo Mendes in which he says he had previously instituted a chapel, invoking Jesus, Maria and José, now entailing his assets, after the legacies were fulfilled, to fulfill charges. He appointed Catarina Luís to be the first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she will be succeeded by the relative chosen to succeed her. The administrator was obliged to reside in the houses adjacent to the chapel.

Will chart by which António de Torres Manso annexes properties to the chapel founded by Maria Barata, in Oleiros, which would pass to his daughter, Maria Temudo, after his death. He annexes his half of his entail to the chapel founded by his uncle, Baltasar Manso, as he had agreed with with his deceased wife, Beatriz Barata, in their previous will. He designates his son, António de Torres Manso, as administrator of this entail. He also appoints him administrator of the chapel founded by by Afonso Álvares, in the mother church of Álvaro, which he had inherited from his wife, and annexes properties to it.

Will of Frei Amaro de Lemos Mascarenhas. He instituted an entail entailing assets for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in the convent of São Bento de Santarém. He appoints Diogo de Azambuja Momperes, married to D. Mariana de Lemos, his niece, the first administrator.

Will of João Duarte de Resende founding an entail with masses in the convent dos Padres de Vialonga and appointing his nephew Luís Sanches de Baena for its administrator.

Will by which Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, do Desembargo do Rei and promotor fiscal do Santo Ofício da Inquisição de Coimbra, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo de Olivença, with a tomb similar to the one of his cousin, Lopo Soares, whose chapel he administers. He bequeaths 100 000 réis to the priests of the church of Santa Maria do Castelo to employ in masses for himself, the 8 masses set in the estate of Alparragena by Leonor de Cascais, and the two masses set on an olive grove in Pentieira. If they don't fulfill the obligations, it will pass to the priests of the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença. If they refuse, this obligation will pass to his heirs. He designates his natural daughter, D. Catarina de Abreu, who is being raised to become a nun, as first administrator of his entail, if the monastery she professes in allows her to have properties.
He entails his third part as a chapel with a daily mass over his tomb, which shall be given to his heirs. He includes in this entail the chapels he possesses, but the masses of those chapels will be administered by the priests, as mentioned. He entails to it his free and entailed houses in Olivença, the estate of Alparragena, with its leases, and the olive grove of Pentieira. If he doesn't have descendants, some of the houses he possesses shall pass to the children of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio, descendants of his uncle, Manuel de Cascais, and the others will pass to the heirs of his nephew, Francisco Martins Mexia, since they are also entailed. In the same situation, the olive grove will pass to the descendants of Diogo Álvares Restolho.
If he doesn't have successors, the part of his entail which doesn't belong to any other heirs will pass to his nephew, Manuel de Sousa Cascais, son of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio. If he dies without successors, it will pass to his sister, Maria de Sambrana, and to her descendants, or to the descendants of Francisco Martins Mexia.

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 by which D. Ana de Ataíde, widow of D. Henrique de Portugal, established an entail, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Convent of Santa Maria de Jesus de Vale de Figueira, in Arrábida, that was founded by her husband's parents. The institutor referred that her and her husband had the "padroado" of this Convent and that they moved and rebuilt it in another place. She wanted that the "padroado" would be always incorporated into this entail and that the successors should give to the friars of this convent some alms for their subsistence. The institutor designated her grandson D. Álvaro and his heirs to be its successors and to be buried in this Convent. If he died childless, it should succeed the other heirs of her son D. Manuel. This entail is composed of a farm of "Fonte do Marno", a "casal" on the outskirts of Torres Vedras, lands on the outskirts of Sintra, houses and a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis.

Will made by Guiomar Romacha in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of Espírito Santo, in Arronches, where her body should be buried. She named her husband Diogo Mouro as first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition that he would appoint a relative to succeed him, and, from there on, the succession should always continue on the descendants of the appointed relative or the closest relative.

Will made by Francisco Gonçalves de Almeida, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of properties in Portalegre's district, with a perpetual mass obligation of fifty masses celebrated every year on the mother church of this city. He named his grandson António as first administrator and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If António died without heirs, the administration should be handled, in this order, to his eldest sister, whose name is not mentioned, or his youngest sister, Catarina. If none of them had children, the entail would be inherited by the closest relative, but instead of a perpetual mass obligation of fifty masses, the administrators should order the perpetual celebration of a daily mass. All administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail. He also disposed that if an administrator married with a person of hebrew or moorish ancestry, he or she should lose the administration of the entail.

Will by which padre João da Costa, beneficiado na Sé de Lisboa, expresses his wish to be buried near the altar of the Santo Lanho in the church of Santa Cruz do Castelo of Lisboa. He designates Maria da Costa, daughter of Jorge Fernantes Fouto, escrivão dos Agravos da Casa do Cível, as his universal heir, and her successors afterwards, bequeathing her his farmstead in S. João da Talha with an obligation of 53 annual masses in his burial place. If she dies without successors, the entail shall pass to her father, and then to Antónia Lopes, João da Costa's niece, and to her children afterwards, with the addition of a daily mass.

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 made by Álvaro Garcia Mendes and his sister Catarina Gomes Garcia in which they ordered the foundation of an entail composed of several properties in Alter do Chão. To administrate it they named their nephew Bartolomeu Garcia do Carvalhal and his descendants after him, with the condition that every administrator would reserve 10.000 réís every year to be spent in the perpetual celebration of masses for their souls. If Bartolomeu had no children, the administration should be handled to Álvaro Garcia, son of Manuel de Freme.

Will made by which Licenciado Marcos Pais determined that his wife, Maria Garcia, should establish an entail with their houses, their vineyard in Nogueirão, their property (tapada) in the road to Santo António, at the time of her death. This entail would be administrated by the children, grandchildren and descendants of his brother Lourenço Dias Pereira with the obligation of supporting the celebration of twenty masses every year. He determined that his body had to be buried in the convent of Piedade of Alter do Chão.

Will made by padre Martinho Gonçalves Prezado, in which he ordered the foundation of five entails in Arronches. The first entail would be administrated by his niece Bárbara Martins with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year, giving her some houses, a "ferregial" and vineyard. The second entail would be administrated by his nephew Pedro Gonçalves with a perpetual mass obligation of also ten masses celebrated every year, giving him some vineyards and houses. The third entail would be administrated by Gaspar Álvares Farto, as promised by the time of his wedding with Catarina de Abreu, niece of the institutor, giving him some houses and vineyards. They were due to order a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year, and if they died without children, the administration would be handled to Baltasar Dias with a perpetual obligation of not ten, but twenty masses celebrated every year. The fourth entail would be administrated by Francisco Gonçalves de Abreu with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year, giving him some houses and half of his olive groves. Finally, the fifth entail would be administrated by his nephew Baltasar Dias with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year, giving him some houses. After the death of those firstly appointed administrators, the succession on all five entails would always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will of Catarina Fernandes, daughter of Father Nicolau Fernandes. The testator asks to be buried in the cloister of Braga Cathedral, next to her brother Pedro Fernandes. In her will, Catarina declares that she wishes to establish a chapel and entails her possessions in perpetuity. She also imposes the obligation of celebrating a weekly mass at the altar of S. Geraldo or S. António, in Braga Cathedral, for her soul and for the souls of her parents, brother and other people she was close to. Catarina established the Casal of Vezemal, in S. Martinho, Braga, as the head of the chapel, including the lands she had inherited from his father and brother. She appointed her nephew Francisco Fernandes and his descendants as administrators, or another nephew, Marcos Veloso, on the condition that he couldn't marry Domingas da Costa. The entail would be inherited mainly by first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes.

Followed by the approval deed (1624-11-15, fls. 188-188v).

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 Fernando Rodrigues da Ponte expressing his wish to be buried near his brother in the main church of Arronches, and splitting his own reserved portion in two parts to establish two entails, with the obligation of 15 annual masses each. The first one would be composed of his part of the estate of Fajã and the houses where he lives and should be administered by his nephew Manuel Vaz da Ponte. The second one would be composed of his parts in the estates of Brasis and Cavaleiros and should be administered by his nephew Duarte Rodrigues. After the death of the first of them, the administration should be transmitted to the other who remained alive, and after both were dead, the administration should be passed to the same person who succeeded on the chapel of padre Vasco Rodrigues, brother of the institutor.

Will made by Fernando Rodrigues da Ponte expressing his wish to be buried near his brother in the main church of Arronches, and splitting his own reserved portion in two parts to establish two entails, with the obligation of 15 annual masses each. The first one would be composed of his part of the estate of Fajã and the houses where he lives and should be administered by his nephew Manuel Vaz da Ponte. The second one would be composed of his parts in the estates of Brasis and Cavaleiros and should be administered by his nephew Duarte Rodrigues. After the death of the first of them, the administration should be transmitted to the other who remained alive, and after both were dead, the administration should be passed to the same person who succeeded on the chapel of padre Vasco Rodrigues, brother of the institutor.

Will made by Manuel Garcia Mendes, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of six masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Alter do Chão. He named his niece Mécia Pais as first administrator of the entail, and her descendants after her, with the condition that she would not marry with Domingos de Sá. If she married with Domingos de Sá she would lose the administration of the entail, which should be handled to Tomás Garcia or Catarina Ribeira, nephew and niece of the institutor.

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 of Jorge Estaço Frazão founding a chapel of five annual masses in the church of S. João, in Sabugal, and appointing D. Luísa Tavares, his niece, as his universal heir and successor. He defines that always should be appointed second born children to succeed in his chapel.
Will approved in 1673-10-17 and opened in 1673-10-23.

Will of João Tinoco de Vilas Boas instituting an entail and appointing his nephew Francisco da Rocha Tinoco as institutor and administrator, granting him the power to define the entail's rules.

Followed by the approval deed (1672-05-30, fls.180v-181).

Will by which Francisco Botelho Chacon, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, establishes an entail with part of his assets, instituting the obligations of celebrating annual masses in the chapel of S. João Baptista of the church of the convent of S. Clara of Lisboa, maintaining a candle lit in the chapel of Bom Jesus of the church of the convent of S. Domingos and providing olive oil to light a lamp in the church of S. Maria Madalena of that city, each year. He appoints his eldest son, Damião Botelho Chacon, to be the entail's first administrator and demands his wife, D. Francisca Pereira, to incorporate in it the third part of her assets, as she had promised. The testator declares that his remains should be interred inside the chapel of S. João Baptista.
Followed by an approval deed issued on 1652-03-19 and an opening deed issued on 1652-03-21.

Will of Luís de Castro do Rio founding an entail with his remaining properties and appointing Tomé de Castro do Rio, his natural son, as his successor. He also founds an entail of a public debt instrument of 300.000 réis to Beatriz, as a dowry.
Will approved in 1579-06-30 and opened in 1579-06-01.

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 of Maria da Silva, widow of Cristóvão de Brito. The testator decided to set up an entail, using the property she owned in Lisbon, and to be buried in the church of the convent of Madre de Deus de Lisboa, where her late husband had been buried and where perpetual masses were to be celebrated. She appointed her granddaughter Maria, daughter of Lopo de Brito, as administrator. Hereditary succession would go primarily to firstborn sons, excluding illegitimate children and clerics. The successor had to be physically and mentally fit and was forbidden to marry anyone of New-Christian descent. In addition, each administrator was forced to entail estates and to use the family name.

Followed by the approval deed (1631-06-01) and the opening deed (1631-06-03).

Will made by Catarina Correia de Távora in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two chapels of masses celebrated in every year on the convent of Santo André, in Ponta Delgada, where her body should be buried. She appointed her nephew António Pereira Botelho to be the first administrator and after his death the succession would continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If he died without descendants, the administration should be transmitted to Manuel Pereira Botelho, also nephew of the institutor, or, if he had no children, to the Misericórdia of Ponta Delgada. All administrators should bear the surname "Botelho" or otherwise lose the administration of the entail. She excluded illegitimate children of the administration and disposed that convicts on the crime of lese-majeste should lose the administration 20 hours before the commitment of the crime. She also appointed her nephew António Pereira Botelho on the aministration of the entail founded by her father, António Pereira Botelho.

Will of Manuel de Oliveira, founding an entail with a chapel in the church of São Veríssimo de Nevogilde, appointing Manuel Beleza de Andrade as administrator, with the power to chose of one its children to be the successor.

Followed by the approval deed (1681-08-15, fls. 367v-368v).

Will of Simão de Medeiros, ordering his body to be buried in the chapel previously instituted in the monastery of Madre de Deus de Monchique, in Porto. The entail was to be administrated by his nephew and executor of the will Pedro Homem for a period of six years, until Simão de Medeiros, presumed grandson of the institutor and son of the deceased Teodoro da Fonseca, comes of age and becomes legitimized by the king and the pope. Simão entails more estates, and states that, if his grandson dies without descent, the entail should be passed to the institutor’s closest kin, preferring a male heir. The administrator of the entail should always be an old-Christian.

Followed by the approval deed, mistakenly dated 1590-05-28 (fls. 64v-65v).

Will of Catarina Gonçalves Chaves in which she takes her reserved portion and founds an entail with the same clauses and obligations of the entail of her deceased husband, Bartolomeu da Rocha Ferraz. She appoints her daughter Maria de Nazaré to administrate both entails and her descendants after her, and stipulated that all administrators after her had to annex hald of their reserved portions.

Will of Paulo Álvares Tinoco, instituting an entail with pious deeds in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora a Branca, Braga, and in the altar of São Bento, appointing his nephew João de Vilas Boas as administrator, with the right to choose a relative as successor.

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 of Doutor Duarte Fernandes Magro, prior of Barbacena, founding an entail and chapel in Elvas and appointing as its first administrator Manuel Fernandes Magro, his brother, and, after his death, his brother's son, Duarte.
Will approved in 1633-02-02 and opened in 1633-02-14.

Will made in Portalegre by Vasco Pires Falcão in which he named his daughter Ana Ângela to succeed him on the administration of the entails founded by his aunt Guiomar Nunes Vidal and the by his wife Maria Temudo. He also ordered the foundation of an entail that would be annexed to the other two entails, all of them administrated by Ana Ângela and her descendants. This new entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of one quaresmal of masses (fourty masses), and after the death of Ana Ângela, the succession would always continue on the eldest male heir. All administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail, and could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", nor commit lese-majesty crimes, or, otherwise, would lose the administration as he or she "had never been born".

Will of D. Maria Pereira da Costa Calheiros, widow of Doutor Manuel Coelho de Araújo, entailing her available portion and joining it to the available portion of her late husband as an entail, with its head in the farmstead (quinta) of Fonte de Gatos, in S. Pedro de Vade, in the municipality of Ponte da Barca, and appointing João Coelho de Araújo, her grandson, as its first administrator. The testator also orders the celebration of masses in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso, in the aforementioned farmstead.
Will approved in 1698-02-17 and opened in 1698-02-24.

Will made by Gonçalo Caldeira de Castelo Branco in which he expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. He appointed his brother João da Fonseca Castelo Branco to succeed him on the administration of the chapel founded by Francisco Caldeira de Castelo Branco, composed of the estate of João Vaqueiro in Monforte and ordered the foundation of an entail composed of an estate in Covões over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year. To administrate it he named his wife Catarina Velez da Mota as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the administration would be handed to his brother João da Fonseca Castelo Branco, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. In case of extinction of his lineage, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia, that would also be obliged to marry an orphan girl every year.

Will made in Portalegre by Maria Valente in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted. She named her husband João de Almeida da Silveira as first administrator during his lifetime, and after his death, he would be succeeded by Diogo Camelo, godson of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue on his descendants.

Will by which Maria Gonçalves, Manuel da Rosa's widow, expresses her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. She establishes an entail with her watermill and olive groves in Ribeira do Caia, with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her daughter Isabel da Rosa as first administrator of the entail during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Domingos Rombo, her son and grandson of the institutor, and, after Domingo's death, the succession should on his descendants.

Will by which António Pais Tavares expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre. He declares he and his wife, Catarina Caldeira, had entailed their farmstead of Moinho do Cubo, with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year and named their son Francisco Caldeira Pais as first administrator and, after his death the succession would always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, or, if he had no children, on the closest relative. All administrators should bear the surname "Pais" or otherwise lose the administration.

Will by wich Afonso Dias Bordalo, familiar do Santo Ofício da Inquisição de Évora, and his wife Maria Fernandes Vidal, express their wish to be buried in the church of S. João of Castelo de Vide. They establish an entail composed of their farmstead in front of the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Luz and a tapada, with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. The institutors named their son Mnauel Dias Vidal as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his brother Diogo Dias Vidal, who would appoint one of his children to succeed him, and from there on the succession should continue by appointment. No administrator could ever marry with a person of the so-called "infected races", nor commit lese-majesty crimes, or, otherwise, woud lose the administration.

Will made by padre António Carrilho de Bijos and his sister Catarina Carrilho, in which they ordered to be buried in the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa, in Castelo de Vide, founding an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses that should be celebrated every year. The institutors named one another as first administrator during their lifetimes and, after their death, they would be succeeded by their nephew António Carrilho Bijós and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. No illegitimate heir could ever succeed on the administration, and anyone who married with a person of the so-called "infected races" or who was charged of lese-majesty crimes would immediately lose the administration.

Will of D. Luísa Cabral, widow of D. Dinis de Faro, founding an entail with a chapel in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, and appointing D. Estêvão de Faro, her son, as heir and administrator. If there is no heirs of her bloodline, the administrator of her brother's entail, João Álvares de Caminha. She also orders that this entail foundation should have the same clauses and conditions as the entail of João Álvares de Caminha.

Will of Miguel Ribeiro, instituting two chapels. In this one, he appointed as administrator his niece Catarina Aguiar, married with Manuel Casado Bourinho.

Will by which Doutor João de Barros and D. Joana do Couto de Vasconcelos, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, including the farmstead (quinta) of Calvos, in Loures, the farmstead (quinta) of Poço, in Gestaçô, Trás-os-Montes, and lands in Lagoalva. They appoint their eldest son, Martinho de Barros de Vasconcelos, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his successors to celebrate annual masses for their souls in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. They choose to be buried in that church.

Will by which Brás Fragoso do Paço establishes an entail with the third part of his assets, to be taken from the herdade de Casa Branca, in Beja, with the obligation of 14 masses for his and his wife's soul, in the church of S. Francisco of Lisboa. He appoints his wife, D. Joana de Pina, great-granddaughter of Rui de Pina, as first administrator, with the obligation that, upon her death, she will annex the third part of her assets to the entail. After her death, the entail shall be bequeathed to their son, Pedro Fragoso, which, at the time of his death, must annex to the entail his legitime and two thirds of the third part of his assets, and to his successors thereafter. If, by the time of D. Joana de Pina's death, Pedro Fragoso has already died without descendance, the entail shall be bequeathed to one of Brás Fragoso do Paço's daughters, Inês or Maria, and only if all of them have died without descendants will it be inherited by his eldest son, Sebastião da Gama Pina. It is mentioned that D. Joana de Pina is administrator of the entail established in Guarda by her great-grandfather, Rui de Pina, and that this entail shall be inherited by Sebastião da Gama Pina, their eldest son. Followed by an approval deed dated 1585-02-05.

Will by which Luís Borralho, comendador da Ordem de Santiago, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Lisboa, in his father's tomb. He entails a public debt instrument he bought from the Câmara de Lisboa with an obligation of five masses on the day of the Virgin, three masses at Christmas and one annual mass. He appoints his sisters, Beatriz Coelho and Ana Borralho, as his universal heirs. After their deaths, their brother, Tomás Borralho, and his descendants shall succeed them, unless his sisters marry and have children of their own. If the lineages of his brother and sisters are extinguished, the entail shall be given to their cousin, Álvaro Pereira de Quadros, and his successors. If all of these lineages are extinguished, the last administrator shall appoint a nobleman as the future administrator.

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 António Gomes da Mata, correio-mor, established an entail appointing his nephew António Gomes da Mata de Vasconcelos to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in several churches in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses located in Elvas and a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis in Almoxarifado de Lamego.

Will by which António Gomes da Mata established an entail, appointing his nephew António Pereira de Lacerda to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in several churches in Lisboa. This entail is composed of unspecified assets.

Will by which D. Francisca Borges de Meneses, wife of António Ribeiro de Barros, establishes an entail with the remaining part of her properties, with the obligation of giving wax to the church near her farmstead of Colmeeiro, Torres Novas, and to the convent of Salvador de Évora, while the convent she wishes to establish in Torre de Moncorvo, near the place of Peredo, which she possesses, isn't built. She lists which properties are hers, and which belong to the entail of her husband, António Ribeiro de Barros. She appoints her second-cousin, Aires de Saldanha de Sousa, as her universal heir, bequeathing him her entail and the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Jesus in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, of which she was the administrator. He can appoint the next administrator among his descendants. If he dies without successors, the entail shall pass to Francisca's other cousin, Aires de Sousa de Castro, in the same way. She expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel of Jesus while the convent of Carmelitas she and her husband wish to establish isn't built.
Followed by the approval deed of the will and its opening deed, dated 1665-04-19.

Will by which Marco António de Azevedo established an entail with all his properties, designating Bartolomeu de Azevedo Coutinho, his brother, to administrate it. After his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest son. The testator declared that his body had to be buried in the grave he had in the church of S. Domingos.

Will by which Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, do Desembargo do Rei and promotor fiscal do Santo Ofício da Inquisição de Coimbra, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo de Olivença, with a tomb similar to the one of his cousin, Lopo Soares, whose chapel he administers. He bequeaths 100 000 réis to the priests of the church of Santa Maria do Castelo to employ in masses for himself, the 8 masses set in the estate of Alparragena by Leonor de Cascais, and the two masses set on an olive grove in Pentieira. If they don't fulfill the obligations, it will pass to the priests of the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença. If they refuse, this obligation will pass to his heirs. He designates his natural daughter, D. Catarina de Abreu, who is being raised to become a nun, as first administrator of his entail, if the monastery she professes in allows her to have properties.
He entails his third part as a chapel with a daily mass over his tomb, which shall be given to his heirs. He includes in this entail the chapels he possesses, but the masses of those chapels will be administered by the priests, as mentioned. He entails to it his free and entailed houses in Olivença, the estate of Alparragena, with its leases, and the olive grove of Pentieira. If he doesn't have descendants, some of the houses he possesses shall pass to the children of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio, descendants of his uncle, Manuel de Cascais, and the others will pass to the heirs of his nephew, Francisco Martins Mexia, since they are also entailed. In the same situation, the olive grove will pass to the descendants of Diogo Álvares Restolho.
If he doesn't have successors, the part of his entail which doesn't belong to any other heirs will pass to his nephew, Manuel de Sousa Cascais, son of António de Sousa and Maria del Rio. If he dies without successors, it will pass to his sister, Maria de Sambrana, and to her descendants, or to the descendants of Francisco Martins Mexia.

Will by which Manuel de Azevedo Pais declared that his wife D. Antónia Maria de Sequeira left her third in order to establish an entail. The institutor also wanted to use his third to be incorporated into this entail and designated his son Luís António de Azevedo to be its first administrator. He was obligated to incorporate his "legítimas" and to order the celebration of masses for their souls. After the administrator's death it should succeed his heirs and, if he died childless, it should succeed his nephew António Patrício, son of his brother Silvestre Gomes de Morais. The institutor also celebrated a contract with the priests of Congregação do Oratório in order to give them two jars of oil for the candles, and he left some legacies to his sister, nephews and slaves.

Will by which Pedro Botelho, do Conselho do Rei and juiz da Alfândega, and his wife, Isabel Eanes, express their wish to be buried in the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. They declare that they were in possession of a farmstead with an olive oil mill and other houses in Lisboa which had belonged to Isabel Eanes' first husband, Afonso Eanes. He had bequeathed them to his wife, 36 years before, with an obligation of 90 annual masses in the church of S. Tomé of Lisboa: 30 for his soul, 60 for the soul of his first wife, Leonor Gonçalves. Pedro Botelho had made a contract with the priests of S. Tomé, 12 years before, to establish these masses, which they had fulfiled until then. They chose these properties for their third parts together with their houses and a store in Lisboa and establish an entail, which they bequeath their eldest son, Lopo Botelho, and his successors afterwards. The administrators shall order the masses established by Afonso Eanes and five annual masses for the souls of Pedro Botelho and Isabel Eanes in the church of S. Salvador of Lisboa. If Lopo Botelho dies without successors, the entail shall pass to his brother, Diogo Botelho, or to their sister, Beatriz, married to Pedro Moniz. If their lineage is extingueshed, the future administrators will be chosen by appointment from the priests of Santo Elói.

Will by which D. Violante Godinho, widow of the desembargador Custódio de Figueiredo Cardoso, juiz dos Feitos da Coroa e Fazenda do Rei in Lisboa, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she established in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, next to her husband. She designates her nephew, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, married to her niece, D. Margarida Toja, as first administrator of her entail, and his descendants afterwards. She also appoints him as heir of the chapel established by her uncle, licenciado Gaspar Godinho, prior of the church of S. Julião, which she had inherited from him.
She bequeaths a lease and farmlands in Évora to her cousin, Francisca Godinho Mendes, and, after her death, to her cousin's son, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, vigário-geral nas ilhas, and to his heirs, with an obligation of three annual masses in her chapel.
She bequeaths an olive grove in Portel to her other nephew, Belchior Cardim, priest in the monastery of Portel, which shall, after his death, pass to his brother, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, with the obligation of giving a jug of olive oil every year to the convent of Portel to light the lamp of the Holy Sacrament, and of praying two masses to Nossa Senhora do Socorro.
She also bequeaths her estate of Soalheira, in Portel, and other farmlands in the same place to her cousin, Gaspar Tojo Gato, and his wife, Maria de Reboredo, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the church of Espírito Santo of Portel, to be fulfilled by them and their descendants.
Finally, she bequeaths houses in Lisboa to padre frei Martinho Moniz, which, after his death, shall be given to her nephew, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, and to his descendants, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul. If he doesn't have any successors, the houses shall be annexed to her chapel.
Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1641-07-31, and opening deed of the will, dated 1642-05-19.

Will by which D. Mariana de Sousa, widow of João Guterres, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, declares that her husband, with her agreement, established, in his will, an entail with the third part of his assets, designating Manuel Guterres, their eldest son, to administrate it. She incorporates in it the third part of her patrimony, determining that the entail's future administrators must support the celebration of annual masses in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where her husband's remains lie and her body must be buried. The future administrators are also asked to give, each year, 120 000 réis to provide for the testator's 3 daughter, nuns in the convent of Santa Mónica of that city, as long as they lived. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1680-01-20 and an opening deed issued on 1689-11-28.

Will by which D. Violante Godinho, widow of the desembargador Custódio de Figueiredo Cardoso, juiz dos Feitos da Coroa e Fazenda do Rei in Lisboa, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she established in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, next to her husband. She designates her nephew, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, married to her niece, D. Margarida Toja, as first administrator of her entail, and his descendants afterwards. She also appoints him as heir of the chapel established by her uncle, licenciado Gaspar Godinho, prior of the church of S. Julião, which she had inherited from him.
She bequeaths a lease and farmlands in Évora to her cousin, Francisca Godinho Mendes, and, after her death, to her cousin's son, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, vigário-geral nas ilhas, and to his heirs, with an obligation of three annual masses in her chapel.
She bequeaths an olive grove in Portel to her other nephew, Belchior Cardim, priest in the monastery of Portel, which shall, after his death, pass to his brother, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, with the obligation of giving a jug of olive oil every year to the convent of Portel to light the lamp of the Holy Sacrament, and of praying two masses to Nossa Senhora do Socorro.
She also bequeaths her estate of Soalheira, in Portel, and other farmlands in the same place to her cousin, Gaspar Tojo Gato, and his wife, Maria de Reboredo, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the church of Espírito Santo of Portel, to be fulfilled by them and their descendants.
Finally, she bequeaths houses in Lisboa to padre frei Martinho Moniz, which, after his death, shall be given to her nephew, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, and to his descendants, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul. If he doesn't have any successors, the houses shall be annexed to her chapel.
Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1641-07-31, and opening deed of the will, dated 1642-05-19.

Will made by António de Brito Correia and his wife Maria Guedes, in which they have ordered the foundation of an entail with an obligation of two weekly masses celebrated in every year for their souls. They instructed the executioners of their will to sell all of their properties in Bahia and purchase other properties in Portugal, in order to be entailed. They named their son, António Guedes de Brito as first administrator and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, If the last administrator had no heirs, he or she could appoint a person to suceed on the administration. All administrators should bear the surnames Guedes and Brito to have the administration, and also annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail at the moment of their deaths.

Will by which Diogo Luís de Oliveira, husband of D. Leonor de Távora, expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos da Arrábida, of which his nephew, Luís Francisco de Oliveira, morgado de Oliveira, is the patron, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul. He entails all of his properties, which include public debt instruments, houses in Belém, and the revenue he intends to gain from debts owed to him, and appoints his wife as his universal heir. After her death, the entail shall pass to the padre António Luís de Oliveira, natural son of Diogo Luís de Oliveira and afterwards to Luís Francisco de Oliveira and his successors. This entail shall always be in the hands of the administrators of the entail of Oliveira. If their lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of Diogo's niece, D. Beatriz. If her lineage is also extinguished, it shall pass to a second son of the house of Mogadouro. If all of these lineages are extinguished it shall be given to the Misericórdia of Lisboa.

Will of Paulo Caldeira de Brito, founding an entail with his and his late wife's, Maria de Andrade, available portions and appointing his son, Pedro Carvalho Caldeira, as his successor.
Will approved in 1674-03-30 and opened in 1674-04-04.

Will by which the priest Diogo de Vilalobos Botafogo established a chapel, incorporating some assets in order to fulfill the pious charges in Elvas. He designated his brother Afonso Garro de Botafogo to be its first administrator.

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 Fernando Álvares de Almeida and his wife Isabel Brandão founded an entail using all their assets and ordering to buy freeholding ones. Because they were childless, they established that this entail should be succeeded by two relatives of them, a male and a female, and that after their death it should succeed their eldest son or, in his absence, their eldest daughter. The institutor Isabel Brandão declared that she wanted to designate from her part Guiomar, daughter of her sister Helena Brandão and her husband Francisco de Almeida. The successors and their husbands or wives should incorporate the third part of their third into this entail, They were also due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Miguel de Alfama, where they wanted to be buried. The successors were also obligated to give to this church two "vinténs", to contract a chaplain to celebrate the masses, to give to the Misericórdia de Lisboa, for the hospital of Santa Ana, 4 000 réis, to give oil for the candles of the Santíssimo Sacramento, and to provide for their poor members of their family. This entail is composed of some houses located in Lisboa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1567-04-03.

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.