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

Entail foundation deed by Fernando Fiel Lugo in the island of Santiago of Cabo Verde, appointing as his successor his future male son, or female or a person appointed by him, before his death, if he doesn't have any children.

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

Entail foundation deed by Jerónimo Correia Homem, capitão-mor of the "Couto" of the Archbishopric of Braga. Jerónimo decided to entail in a "morgado" the lands he had inherited from his parents, those he had received from his marriage and others he had bought during his life. The entail was to include, among other things, the Vimieiro estate and properties in Braga. The entail, established in honour of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, was coupled with the obligation to celebrate 12 annual masses in the chapel in Braga Cathedral, founded by Jerónimo's parents. Manuel Correia de Sousa, the founder's son, was appointed as the first administrator, with the power to choose one of his sons or daughters to succeed him. If he had no descendants, the administration would pass to the eldest son of his sister, Mariana Coelho. It was forbidden for any administrator to marry a Jew, a Moor or a black person. Illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes were excluded from the administration.

Entail foundation deed by Francisco de Carvalho Pereira, with the obligation of a weekly mass for his soul, his parents, and for the souls in the Purgatory, and appointing as administrator his brother Bento de Carvalho Pereira and his offspring. Bento had the power to appoint a successor within his offspring or relatives, and had the obligation to deliver some annual rents to his sisters who were nuns at the monastery of Remédios in Braga. This foundation deed fulfilled an intention previously outlined in the dowry deed of 1624-11-09, by which Francisco donated some properties with pious obligations to his brother Bento.

Entail foundation deed by Luís Teixeira Cabral and his wife in their farmstead of Lourenço Domingues, in Pinhel, annexed to their chapel of S. Sebastião, located in that farmstead.

Entail foundation deed by which André Soares, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e seu escrivão da Fazenda, and his wife, D. Maria Botelho, establish an entail with their third parts, consisting of houses and estates in Lisboa and other properties in the outskirts of the city. They designate their eldest son, Manuel Soares, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards. The entail shall be associated to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição which they established in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, and to which was entailed a public debt instrument set in the Casa da Alfândega of Lisboa, with the obligation of a daily mass for their souls. The chapel would be administered by the administrators of the entail, but its properties were to be separated from it.
Manuel Soares is present, accepts the conditions of the entail and promises to entail his legitime to it.

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

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

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

Entail foundation deed by Gaspar de Magalhães de Meneses, fidalgo da casa do rei, and his wife Catarina Barbosa. They both reserved their "terças", incorporating in this portion and in the entail the manor of Torre, in São Salvador de Vila Cova, together with their halves of the farmsteads of Pereira and Porta. The first administrator would be their first-born son, Tomé de Magalhães de Meneses. Tomé and his successors were forced to order the celebration of perpetual masses in the chapel of Santo António, located in the manor of Torre. After their son, the succession should run as it is stated in the "Ordenações" of the Kingdom. The successors were compelled to use the surnames Magalhães and Meneses. Clerics and illegitimate children were excluded from the administration, as well as those who had committed lese-majeste crimes.

Entail foundation deed by which Bento Bernardo de Seixas established an entail, entailing several properties of third part of his assets and appointing Francisco Bernardes de Seixas, his son, as administrator. The charges were to be celebrated in the chapel that the founder had ordered to be built in Casainho.

Entail foundation deed by Rafael Pinto Machado and his wife Antónia Ribeiro de Almeida, under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Purificação. They entail all their assets, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Purificação, in the parish of Salvador de Resende. The assets are attached to the entail instituted by João Ribeiro de Almeida, father and father-in-law of the founders, which they administered.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Entail foundation deed by which Amador Rodrigues, mercador de sedas, and Maria de Castanheda, his wife, established an entail with the third part of their assets, including 3 houses in Lisboa. They designated Simão Rodrigues Castanheda, their youngest son, to become its first administrator. If he died before being able to administrate it, the entail would be inherited by Francisco Rodrigues Castanheda, his eldest brother. The future administrators were all obligated to support the celebration of 42 annual masses for the institutor's souls in the chapel of Jesus of the church of S. Julião of that city. They declared that their bodies had to be buried in that chapel.

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

Entail foundation deed by which Diogo Salema, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e do seu Conselho, and his wife, D. Maria Salema, entail their third parts, consisting of public debt instruments in the Casa da Portagem, the Câmara de Lisboa and in the tábua de Setúbal, the estate of Pinheiro, in Montemor-o-Novo, and the estate of Monte da Vinha, in Alcácer do Sal. They bequeath it to their minor son, Cristóvão Salema, and to his descendants. The administrators of the entail will have to pay the obligations of the chapel they ordered in the church of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Setúbal.

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.

Will of João Rodrigues de Elvas and Isabel Gomes, his wife, establishing a daily mass for their souls in the place where they are buried. They found five entails: four for each of their sons, Belchior Gomes, António Gomes, Francisco Rodrigues and Luís Rodrigues, with public debt instruments, properties in Lisboa, Alenquer and Caspolima, and another for their grandson, Fernando, with a public debt instrument in Estremoz, and designate each of them as successor of each entail. They appoint António Gomes and Francisco Rodrigues as their executors.
Will opened in 1611-03-07.

Will of Diogo de Sousa, by which he states that he had made a previous testament together with his late wife Madalena de Vasconcelos. Diogo outilines that all the instructions contained in that document should be carried out. He also stated that an entail was to be instituted, which would include 200,000 réis in public debt interests that would be purchased. The first administrator of the entail would be his nephew Francisco da Silva, son of his sister Antónia da Sousa. If he had no legitimate children, the entail would go to António de Sousa, nephew of the founder. If neither of them produced a legitimate heir, the entail would go to the next of kin, as long as they were descended from the Sousa. All administrators were obliged to use the Sousa name and were forbidden to marry Jews, Moors or Gentiles. The administrators of this entail and of the entail established by his father were allowed to be buried in the chapel in the sacristy of the S. Francisco do Porto monastery, except for the place where the testator and his wife were to be buried, which could never be touched again. The first administrator was obliged to give "tenças" from the rents of the entail to Isabel de Madureira and Helena do Paraíso, nuns of the convent of Santa Clara do Porto.

Followed by the approval deed (1625-05-20, fls. 267-268v).

Will by which Manuel Frade de Almada, resident in the farm of Lamarosa, prior of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, in Tentúgal, wanted to be buried in the main chapel of this church. He left all his immovable goods, namely a farm with its belongings, olive groves, vineyards, houses and lands, to his nephew Manuel Mendes Mexia. He was due to order the celebration of a daily masse for his and his parents' soul in the same church, and to pay for chaplain 20 000 réis. After his nephew's death, it should succeed his eldest son Francisco Mexia or other kin from the Mexias' succession line. The remaining part of his assets should be enjoyed by his nephew and nieces Manuel Mendes Mexia, D. Leonor Mexia, D. Leonor and D. Catarina. He also mentioned that he inherited the chapel of his mother Maria Mexia and his uncle Afonso de Almada Frade located in Olivença, and he nominated Fernando Mexia de Figueiredo to succeed in this entail. Followed by an approval deed dated 1680-11-25 and an opening deed 1681-02-20.

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

Will by which the Inquisidor Jorge Ferreira, resident in Goa, designated his mother to be his universal heiress, leaving her all his free assets. He determined that, after his death, 8 000 cruzados had to be shipped to Lisboa, given to Manuel Silveira Frade, his uncle, and employed in the acquisition of properties in Abrantes to be incorporated in an entail. Its future administrators would be obligated to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for his soul in the chapel of Jesus of the church of S. Vicente of Abrantes. If his mother was still alive at the time of his death, the entail would be administrated by her and subsequently passed to his nephew, who had to use his name. From then on, the entail would be administrated by the eldest son of the previous administrator.
He left mills in Rio de Moinhos to his niece, Maria Ferreira, Álvaro Frade's eldest daughter, with the obligation of celebrating 20 masses every year. Since he did not recall what were the conditions stated in the donation deed made by his mother, who had inherited the mills from her brother, Álvaro Frade Caldeira, he determined that the mills would be left to her if she was alive.
Jorge Ferreira appointed Álvaro Frade Ferreira, his brother, to administrate the entail founded by his grandmother, which he had inherited after Simão Ferreira's death, with the obligation of celebrating 2 annual masses every year. He also designated his brother to administrate the chapel established by Vasco Fernandes Ferreira in the church of S. João de Abrantes, to which Vicente Palos da Guarda had entailed properties and added pious obligations.
If the testator died in Goa, his body would be buried in the Casa da Nossa Senhora da Serra. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1611-04-25, an opening deed issued on 1613-09-30 and a codicil issued on 1613-01-20.

Will by which Vasco Gonçalves and his wife, Isabel Vaz, express their wish to be buried in the church of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. They entail both their third parts, including houses in Lisboa and estates in Campo de Ourique and Torrão, and bequeath them to their son António Vaz, with an obligation of six annual masses for their souls. If their lineage is extinguished, and the entail passes to a transversal family line, four more masses shall be added to the obligations. If there are no more living relatives of the institutors, the succession of the entail shall be made by appointment from the priests of Santíssima Trindade, with ten more annual masses of obligations.

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

Will by which Amaro de Cerqueira, mercador, establishes a chapel in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, entailing the third part of his assets and the legitimates which belonged to his son, including houses in Lisboa. He appoints Manuel Cerqueira de Campos, his son, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily mass for his soul in that church, where his body would be buried, inside the grave of the brotherhood of the Santíssimo Sacramento.

Will of António Gomes Angel by which he established two entails with the third part of his assets, leaving them to his daughters, D. Maria and D. Graça. He asked the executors of the will to guarantee that both of them married according with their status, as soon as possible. The testator determined that his body had to be buried in the church of S. Cristóvão of Lisboa.

Will made by Pedro Rol de Velez, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of masses celebrated every year in the feasts of Christ, of the Virgin Mary and the Holy apostles in Portalegre. He named his brother Francisco Rol de Velez as first administrator of the entail and, preferably, his eldest male heirs after him. If he died without children, the administration should be handled to his sister Isabel Velez, and after her death to his nephew Mateus Lourenço de Velez. If Mateus died without heirs, the administration should be given to his wife Mariana da Silva during her lifetime, and after her death to the Misericórdia of Portalegre.

Will by which the priest Baltasar Alves established an entail in the Church of São Paulo de Maçãs de Dona Maria, incorporating assets to fulfill the charges. He designated his brother Bartolomeu Nunes, his sister-in-law Ana Pinto de Queirós, his nephew António Monteiro de Vasconcelos and his nephew Domingos Pinto de Queirós, to be its administrators. The last of these nephews had to designate the son who would succeed them.

Will by which José Martins da Cunha wanted to be buried in the church of São Miguel da Cunha, in his father's grave. He established an entail, incorporating the third part of his assets, consisting of immovable property in the parish of Cunha, for the fulfillment of the charges in this church. He designated his wife Maria Rodrigues to be its first administrator. She should nominate her successor among their sons and daughters.

Will of Gonçalo Meireles Freire, fouding en entail by public debt instruments, and appointing his nephew António de Meireles as administrator. The institutor excludes clerics and those who commited lese-majeste crimes from succeession, and compels the administratotrs to entail estates and to use his family name.

Followed by the approval deed (1692-10-15, fls. 291v-292).

Will made by padre Bartolomeu Garcia, in which he ordered, among other dipositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of one daily mass celebrated on the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário of the mother church of Alter do Chão. He named his niece Catarina de Abreu, daughter of Pedro Garcia de Abreu, his brother, with the condition that she would marry a person of old christian ascendancy, and would not marry with descendants of new-christians, moors or hebrews. After the death of Catarina the succession should always continue, preferably, her eldest male descendants, and if she had no children, the Misericórdia of Alter do Chão would inherit the administration. He disposed that if any future heir disobeyed the acting administrator, he or she could be deprived of the administration, according to the will of his or her father.

Will made by padre Vasco Rodrigues Cabreira in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of 250 masses celebrated every year in the church of N. Sra. da Conceição de Arronches, where a lamp should be kept perpetually lit. Those masses should be celebrated with two special prayers, the "Inclina por macho e de quae sumus por femea" and "Fidelium por muitos". He named his brother Fernando Rodrigues Pontes as first administrator during his lifetime. And after his death, the properties entailed to the chapel should be splitted in two parts that should be given to his nephews Duarte Rodrigues and Manuel Vaz, who would share the administration of this chapel with the condition that each of them would order the perpetual celebration of 125 masses every year. From there on the succession of each branch of the administration should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. In the lack of descendants from Duarte or Manuel, the administration would be handled to the heirs of the other, and in the lack of descendants from both, it should be handled to padre Gaspar da Ponte during his lifetime and to the Misericórdia after his death. No administrator could ever marry a person of "infected race".

Will made by Beatriz Garcia Mendes, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one daily mass celebrated in the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário, in the mother church of Alter do Chão. She named her nephew padre Cristóvão da Silva as first administrator, during his lifetime, and her nephew Vasco Garcia Leitão after his death. Vasco would be succeeded by her nephew João Nunes do Carvalhal and his descendants after him. If her bloodline was extinguished, then the administration would be given to the Misericórdia of Alter do Chão, and if they could not inherit it, then the poor people assisted by the Misericórdia would have it, because she made clear that no King or Governor could ever succeed on the administration in case that it became vacant. She also freed an enslaved woman named Maria and named her administrator of an entailed forrageal that had a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year. After the death of Maria, the administration should be given to the same administrator of the entail and chapel that she founded.