Will made in Nisa by Rui Dias Inchado, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the church of the Misericórdia of Nisa and ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would be composed of a land of Vale de Figueira, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year and to administrate it he named his son Diogo Dias Galeano and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of another land in the place of Abrunheira, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year and to administrate it he named his son Álvaro de Semedo and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. The third entail would be composed of two lands, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year and to administrate it he named his son Fernando Gomes and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. If any of them died without children, the administration would be handled to one of the other brothers.

Will made by Francisco da Costa Forjaz, mancebo who never married, son of Diogo Forjaz de Gomide and Catarina de Almeida. He expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establishes an entail composed of his part of the estate of Torre, in Crato, and of his farmstead in Portalegre, with a perpetual obligation of three annual masses. He named his brother António Forjaz da Costa as first administrator and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. All administrators were obliged to annex 200 000 réis to the entail.

Will of D. Inês Pereira, wife of Belchior de Sá Sottomayor, bequeathing the third part of her assets, including the farmstead (quinta) of Lanhelas, to her husband and, after his death, to her son, Rui de Sá Pereira, with the pious obligation of five annual and perpetual masses in the chapel of Santo Crucifixo, in Viana do Castelo.
Will approved in 1596-07-13.

Will by which Ana Chambel, wife of Francisco Ferraz, annuls all her previous wills and codicils as they were made against her will. She expresses her wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre, in her mother's tomb. She bequeathes all the assets of her reserved portion to her sons Manuel and Francisco with the intention, but not the obligation, that both would study and became priests, and after the death of the first one, the other would inherit the properties, and after the death of both her brother Manuel Chambel would inherit the properties would henceforth be entailed with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted, and, after the death of Manuel the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. However, if either Francisco or Manuel had children born of legitimate marriage, they would succeed on the entail's administration and not Manuel Chambel, who would only administrate if none of them had children and both became clergyman.

Will of Francisco Vaz da Costa, declaring that he and his wife had agreed to institute a chapel with the obligation of 12 annual masses in the church of São Tomé da Correlhã, appointing Damião da Costa and his offspring as administrators.

Followed by the approval deed (1664-06-16, fls. 179-180).

Will by which Catarina de Sampaio expresses her wish to be buried in the main church of Nisa. She establishes an entail composed of all of her immovable assets over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. To administrate it she named her nephew Álvaro Semedo during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male relative.

Will of João Álvares, entailing properties to the chapel of Bom Jesus, previously instituted in São Salvador de Souto. As administrator, João appointed his nephew Francisco Domingues. The entail should be transmitted along familial lines, with clerics being preferred to laymen.

Followed by the approval deed (1682-04-08), fls. 233-233v).

Will made by Lourenço Inchado, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel, with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year on the mother church of N. Sra. da Graça, in Alpalhão, where his body should be buried, with three being celebrated over his grave and the other three on the altar of N. Sra. do Rosário. He named his daughter Beatriz Inchada as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir, and, if she had none, she would appoint an administrator to succeed her.

Will made by padre Lourenço Mouzinho, in which he ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of lands, farms vineyards and houses in Marvão's outskirts, and would have a perpetual obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year, ten on the Altar das Chagas of Castelo de Vide and five on the Altar das Chagas de Cristo on the Misericórdia of Marvão. To administrate it, he named Vitória Garção, daughter of Domingos Dias and Isabel Fernandes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of some lands and a farm, and would also have a perpetual obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year, ten on the Altar das Chagas of Castelo de Vide and five on the Altar das Chagas de Cristo on the Misericórdia of Marvão, or, alternatively, on the convent of N. Sra. da Estrela. To administrate it he named Isabel Garção, sister o Vitória and daughter of Domingos Dias and Isabel Fernandes, during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If neither Vitória or Isabel had children, the administration would be handled to their youngest sister Leonor Carrilho or, if she also had no children, to Maria Mouzinha, cousin of the institutor, or their descendants, with the only restriction that neither of the two entails could ever be administrated by the same administrator of the entail founded by Pedro Mouzinho da Mota. The administrators of both entails should marry with a noble person, chatolic of clean blood, and would lose the administration if he or she ever married with a person of jewish, moorish, or new-christian ascendency. The Provedor da Comarca should take account on the administration of both entails, and charge the administrators in double if they did not fullfill the pious obligations, even in times of war. The administrators were also obliged to purchase a "bula de defunto" for the institutor's soul and should also preserve the entailed houses, reforming them if needed, or, otherwise, they would be obliged to pay 3 cruzados every year to the Bula de Cruzada until the houses were fully restored. The institutor mentioned that he had administrated the chapel founded by Manuel Carrilho, fullfilling all obligations and improving it until 1642-10-01, when the Castillian army invaded and stole some of the chapel's properties, and from there on the chapel was administrated by Fernando da Mota and his wife Maria Mouzinha, who owed some debts to him.

Will made by padre Manuel Themudo, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of a land named Tapada da Ribeira, in Alpalhão's outskirts, with a perpetual obligation of 32 masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Alpalhão, where his body should be buried, always on fridays, starting on the first friday after the Day of S. John. To administrate it he named his nephew padre Manuel de Almeida during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administration would be handled to Pedro Cordeiro, brother of the institutor, and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir or the closest relative. The second entail would be composed of houses, a vineyard and lands in Ribeira da Maia, with a perpetual mass obligation of 20 masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Alpalhão, always on fridays, starting on the thirty second week after the Day of S. John. To administrate it the institutor named his cousin Gonçalo Fernandes during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir or the closest relative. The administrator of the second chapel should purchase two silver lamps worth 75.000 réis and maintain a lamp perpetually lit on the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário of Alpalhão.

[Contains an opening deed of the will made in 1701-05-12].

Will of Branca Casada, widow of Pedro Eanes, in which she decided to reserve her "terça", including properties in Braga and Barcelos, for the establishment of a chapel. The first to inherit would be her grandson, Miguel Correia Pinto, followed by his descendants, with preference given to first-born sons. If he died without children, the succession would alternatively pass to another grandson named Pedro Pinto, or to someone who was a descendant of Branca's late husband Pedro Eanes. The administrators were asked to register the institution in the "livro da Provedoria" of Viana.

Followed by the approval deed (1607-07-04, fls. 209-209v).

Will made by António Rodrigues Mouzinho, in which he ordered to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Castelo de Vide, and founded four entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of twenty one masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his son João during his lifetime. This entail is composed of a "souto da Ribeira de Vide", houses, orchards, vineyards and lands in Castelo de Vide. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Beatriz Carrilho during her lifetime. This entail is composed of some houses in Castelo de Vide. The third entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Maria Mouzinho during her lifetime. This entail is composed of a "tapada" on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide. The fourth entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year and should be administrated by his daughter Catarina during her lifetime. This entail is composed of a "azenha da Gafaria" located in Castelo de Vide. After the death of each one of the first appointed administrators, the succession should always continue, preferably on their eldest male heirs, or, if they had none, each one would appoint a close relative to succed on the administration. No adminsitrator could ever marry with a person of jewish or moorish ascendency or otherwise would lose the administration.

Will by which padre Gaspar da Ponte Cabreira expresses his wish to be buried in the Misericórdia of Arronches and bequeaths the remaining of his assets to his aunt Catarina da Ponte, with the pious obligation of six annual masses. After his aunt's death and her soul's fulfilment, the money resulting from the sale of his movable goods and his other money will be used to buy properties to entail in a chapel with the same obligation of six annual masses. In this chapel will succeed his nephew Fernando da Ponte, son of Duarte Rodrigues, and his niece, Inês, daughter of his brother Manuel Vaz da Ponte, if they marry each other, and, after them, their children. If they don't marry each other, Inês' half of the entail will be bequeathed to Manuel Vaz da Ponte, with the same obligations, and Fernando da Ponte's half, if he does not have offspring, will return to the chapel or will be bequeathed to his brother or nephew. The testator also appoints his nephew Domingos Curvo, son of Manuel Vaz da Ponte, to succeed him in the chapel founded by Fernando Vaz, because he is the closest relative of the institutor and administrator and he is also a cleric.
This will was approved in 1641-06-18 and opened in 1650-03-08.

Will of Inês Vaz, widow of Vasco Rodrigues, founding three chapels, in Arronches, for Manuel, Vasco and Gaspar, sons of her nephew Manuel Vaz, with the perpetual pious obligation of ten annual masses each one of them. The testator also bequeaths to Gaspar the income of some properties in the outskirts of Arronches, which she received from Padre Manuel Vaz Chapado, with the perpetual pious obligation of a weekly mass.
Will approved in 1650-12-21 and opened in 1656-01-02.

Will of Heitor de Melo and D. Maria de Castro, his wife, annexing the remaining of their assets to the chapel founded by Garcia de Melo, his father, in Azaruja, adding 20 masses to the 40 ordered by Garcia de Melo. The testators appoint André de Melo, natural son of Heitor de Melo, as their successor and the chapel's administrator.
Will approved in 1561-12-20.

Will by which António Pires Gaio expresses his wish to be buried in the church of São Lourenço of Portalegre and, following his and his wife's wishes, bequeaths his Monte do Carvalhal do Gil to his daughter, Beatriz Rodrigues, as an entail, with the obligation of 10 annual masses. She would be succedeed by her son or grandson.
Followed by the approval deed, dated 1654-01-24, fls. 274-274v.

Will made by Catarina Vaz Guerreiro in which she ordered to be buried in the Church of Espírito Santo in Portalegre, and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty two masses celebrated every year. The institutor named her brother João Guerreiro as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his son Manuel Guerreiro and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, or if Manuel had no children, the administration would be handled to his brother José or to his brother Pedro. This entail is composed of rents from land and vineyards in Carvoeiro.

Will made by padre António Temudo, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of farmlands in Nisa, with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew Manuel Temudo as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1577-07-22, na cidade do Funchal, pelo tabelião de notas por el-rei na cidade do Funchal e seus termos, Gaspar Gonçalves. Traslado de 1624, extraído do Tombo 1.º do Resíduo, f. 418.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: o testador encontrava-se são e sem nenhuma enfermidade, mas não sabia o dia e a hora do seu falecimento.
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: três missas mensais com responso sobre o seu jazigo, no convento de São Francisco (uma à segunda-feira, de requiem, pela sua alma e de seu pai; uma à sexta-feira à honra das cinco chagas de Cristo, pela sua alma; e outra ao sábado a Nossa Senhora, por sua alma).
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a sentença de D. Frei Joaquim de Menezes e Ataíde, vigário capitular do Funchal, emitida em 1819-04-05 (II vol., f. 70-71 v.º), reduz esta e várias capelas administradas por João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo à pensão anual de missa aos domingos e dias santos e quarenta missas celebradas na capela de Santo António do Lugar de Baixo, pelo valor de 120.000 réis.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia a sobrinha e testamenteira Francisca da Costa, filha de seu irmão Pedro da Costa (falecido), sucedendo-lhe o filho mais velho; não tendo filhos, ficaria ao parente mais chegado “encoanto ouver erdeiro macho não avera lugar a femia” (I vol., f. 3).
BENS VINCULADOS: assentamento de casas e hortas na rua de Manuel da Grã, bem como toda a fazenda que o testador possui nos lugares de Santana e São Jorge e todos os seus bens móveis.
SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: em 1839-07-15 (II vol., fl. 84) é vinculada a parte livre do palácio da rua da Mouraria em lugar da casa e quintal n.º 13 da rua dos Pintos, Sé, “que em outro tempo foi rua de Manuel Dragam”.
OUTROS VÍNCULOS instituídos pelo testador cónego João Nunes:
i) casas em que mora o instituidor na cidade do Funchal, deixadas à sobrinha Guiomar da Costa, também filha de Pedro da Costa, com encargo de uma missa mensal à quarta-feira, por alma do testador, com responso sobre o seu jazigo. Suceder-lhe-ia o seu filho ou filha mais velha, não os tendo à sua irmã Leonor da Costa ou seus herdeiros; e não os tendo, juntar-se-ia à demais fazenda que possuia a irmã Francisca da Costa.
ii) horta defronte das suas casas de morada, deixada à sobrinha Ana de Amil, filha de seu irmão Diogo Nunes, com obrigação de outra missa mensal às quintas-feiras à honra do nascimento de Cristo, com responso sobre seu jazigo. Por seu falecimento ficaria ao filho mais velho, não tendo à filha mais velha, não tendo filhos passaria ao parente mais chegado da linha do pai Diogo Nunes. Uma informação datada de 1624-08-13 (I vol., f. 11) esclarece que estes autos se referem somente à capela do cónego João Nunes e não da sua irmã Bárbara Nunes.
Outra informação, datada de Nov. 1791, (I vol., f. 48) esclarece que esta capela peca por erros nas suas contas, sendo que: a pensão de três missas mensais há-de possuir Francisco António da Câmara Leme (vol. II); a pensão de uma missa mensal em São Francisco é a que pertence a estes autos (vol. I) e a pensão de outra missa mensal não sabe quem a possui. Na verdade, uma nota inscrita na folha de rosto do vol. I, refere “vaga a Real Coroa e denunciada por Alexandre da Câmara”.
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1618: Pedro Nunes Florença.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR (vol. II): Conde de Carvalhal.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR (vol. I): D. Dinis Bettencourt e Sá.
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (I vol., f. 2-5; II vol, f. 2 a 4 v.º):
SEM HERDEIROS FORÇOSOS.
TESTEMUNHAS: Martim Mendes de Vasconcelos, morador nesta cidade; Francisco de Brito, mercador, sobrinho de João Lopes Caminha; Henrique Lopes, sirgueiro, morador na cidade do Funchal; Ambrósio Rodrigues, tabelião na mesma cidade; Lopo da Costa Ferreira, filho de Pedro da Costa, falecido, sobrinho do testador; Manuel Rodrigues, filho de Duarte Rodrigues da Ilha, mercador.
ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco do Funchal, «onde me avera minha testamenteira» (f. 2) um jazigo no Capítulo.
LITERACIA: redige e assina o testamento.
OUTROS DOCUMENTOS:
I vol., f. 53-57 - Traslado do indulto de composição de missas e encargos pios obtido por D. Dinis de Bettencourt e Sá, em 1802-07-06.
II vol., f. 73-80 - Traslado do indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.

Will made by João Fernandes Barreto and his wife Joana Fernandes, in which they ordered the foundation of two entails. João Fernandes Barreto ordered the foundation of the first entail, that should be composed of properties worth 3.000 cruzados, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of one daily mass in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide, where he wishes to be buried, and to administrate it he named his wife Joana Fernandes during her lifetime, and, after her death, she would be succeeded by his niece Ana Fernandes and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heirs. Joana Fernandes disposed over the foundation of the second entail, that should be composed of properties worth 4.000 cruzados, over which she imposed a perpetual pious obligation of one daily mass in the same convent as her husband, and to administrate it she named her husband João Fernandes Barreto during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by Beatriz Álvares, niece of Joana, and her daughter Maria da Rosa after her, and from there on the succession should continue on her descendants.

Will made by Doutor Pedro Mouzinho, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide and ordered the foundation of five entails. The first entail would be composed of houses, farmlands and windmills in Ribeira de Marvão and Castelo de Vide, would have a perpetual obligation of 200 annual masses and would be administered by Pedro's homonymous nephew Pedro Mouzinho, and his eldest descendants after him. The second and the third entails were composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and Marvão, would have the perpetual obligation of 30 annual masses each and would be administered by Pedro's nieces, Maria Mouzinho and Antónia Mouzinho. The fourth and fifth entails would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and would have a perpetual obligation of 50 annual masses each. Pedro Mouzinho named his sisters Leonor Mouzinho and Isabel de Almeida as administrators with the condition that they would appoint two of their father's grandsons to succeed them. All administrators of these five entails could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" or, otherwise, would lose the administration, and all of them should conserve good mores and a good way of living according with the catholic doctrine.
He also bequeathed one of his nieces, daughter of his sister Isabel, 22 alqueires of wheat in the ribeira de Marvão with an obligation of 10 annual masses, and donated a vegetable garden in Ribeiro da Fonte to capitão João Barbo Mouzinho, as an entail, with an obligation of another 10 annual masses. Finally he donates capitão Francisco Mouzinho Barbo an entailed property he bought, which had an obligation of an annual mass, adding to it another obligation of five annual masses for his and his relatives souls.

Will made by Doutor Pedro Mouzinho, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide and ordered the foundation of five entails. The first entail would be composed of houses, farmlands and windmills in Ribeira de Marvão and Castelo de Vide, would have a perpetual obligation of 200 annual masses and would be administered by Pedro's homonymous nephew Pedro Mouzinho, and his eldest descendants after him. The second and the third entails were composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and Marvão, would have the perpetual obligation of 30 annual masses each and would be administered by Pedro's nieces, Maria Mouzinho and Antónia Mouzinho. The fourth and fifth entails would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and would have a perpetual obligation of 50 annual masses each. Pedro Mouzinho named his sisters Leonor Mouzinho and Isabel de Almeida as administrators with the condition that they would appoint two of their father's grandsons to succeed them. All administrators of these five entails could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" or, otherwise, would lose the administration, and all of them should conserve good mores and a good way of living according with the catholic doctrine.
He also bequeathed one of his nieces, daughter of his sister Isabel, 22 alqueires of wheat in the ribeira de Marvão with an obligation of 10 annual masses, and donated a vegetable garden in Ribeiro da Fonte to capitão João Barbo Mouzinho, as an entail, with an obligation of another 10 annual masses. Finally he donates capitão Francisco Mouzinho Barbo an entailed property he bought, which had an obligation of an annual mass, adding to it another obligation of five annual masses for his and his relatives souls.

Will made by padre Belchior de Videira, in which he expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Estrela of Marvão. He bequeaths properties to Catarina de Videira to annex to the entail she received as a dowry, under the same conditions. If she doesn't accept them, they will pass to Belchior's nephew, Inocêncio de Videira, as an entail. He establishes an entail for his nephew, Gaspar de Videira, with a perpetual pious obligation of five annual masses. After his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. Gaspar would only receive the administration if he married a woman of his own condition and that had assets worth at least one third of all properties the institutor bequeathed to Gaspar. Within sixteen years after Gaspar received the administration, or any of his descendants, he would be obliged to send one close relative to study in the universities of Coimbra or Salamanca, giving him an stipend worth 100 cruzados every year for his own maintainance.

Will made by Maria de Almeida, in which she expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Trindade in the church of S. Tiago of Marvão and establishes three entails. The first entail was composed of her estate do Porto de João de Arelha, it would have a perpetual obligation of 31 annual masses and would be administerd by Maria de Almeida's nephew, padre Lourenço Mouzinho, followed by his brother, Simão Fernandes Mouzinho, and his descendants. The second entail was composed of a vineyard in the place of Légoa, it would have a perpetual obligation of an annual mass and it would be administered by Maria de Almeida's nephew, padre Manuel Mouzinho, who would appoint the next administrator among his sisters. The third entail was composed of the institutor's houses, it would have a perpetual obligation of three annual masses and would be administered by her niece, Maria, and her descendants after her.

Will made in Arez by Jorge Domingues, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Nisa. The institutor named his brother Manuel Frade as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his son also named Jorge Domingues and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. He ordered the administrator to register an inventory of all entailed properties in the Tombo record books of Nisa's church, where all chapels and entails were registered.

Will made in Coimbra by Dr. Domingos Antunes de Abreu, Lente da Cadeira de Véspera de Cânones in the University of Coimbra, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew Brás Dias de Abreu as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. He also disposed that the executor of his will should make a contract with the brotherhood of N. Sra. da Universidade, in order to obtain the celebration of three masses in every week over his grave in the church of N. Sra. of Coimbra, where his body should be buried with a grave and vault with his name.

Will by which Gonçalo Dias de Abreu expressed his wish to be buried in the main church of Crato and established an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of a weekly mass. He named António Dias de Abreu, his nephew, to administer the entail during his lifetime, and, after this death, the succession should continue on the eldest male heir, since female heirs were excluded by all means from the administration. Gonçalo also appointed his nephew António Dias de Abreu to administer the chapel founded by António Dias Preto, composed of farmlands in Crato, and his nephew Francisco Aires to administer the chapels founded by João de Andrade and João Dias Cabaço.

Will by which Pedro Fernandes Guerreiro expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year over his burial place. The institutor named his son Manuel as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutor also disposed that all administrators were obliged to annex their own reserved portion to the entail.

Will made by Belchior Cardoso de Matos, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year in the altar of N. Sra. da Devesa's church, in Castelo de Vide, where his body should be buried. The institutor named his nephew António Cardoso de Matos as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will made in Portalegre by padre Martinho Vaz de Carvalho, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named Francisca, his legitimized daughter, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. No administrator could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races".

Will of Pedro Tavares de Mesquita, expressing his wish to be buried in the chapel of Vera Cruz of the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and instituting two entails for his illegitimate children, Jorge and Pedro. His properties should be divided between his children, entailing each part, and be transmited to their offspring, or to the other brother in case of absence of children, with the obligation of 10 annual masses. If they didn't have any children, they had the power to appoint a successor, under the condition that the person should be a relative from their father's side, therefore excluding any heir from their mother's kin. In memory of himself and of his father, if the administrators of the entails were men they should be called Jorge Caldeira and Pedro Tavares de Mesquita.
Followed by the approval deed, dated 1647-01-26.

Will made by Manuel Tomás in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the main church of Vila Flor. He disposed that all the remaining assets of his will should be split in three equal shares, establishing three chapels, each one with a perpetual pious obligation of seven annual masses. He named his siblings António Gonçalves, Maria Barreiros and Isabel Miguéis to administer them. Each administrator would appoint, preferably, a son to succeed on the administration of each chapel as long as the world lasted.

Will of João Dias, by which he establishes his grave in the monastery of São Francisco of Porto and entails a farmhouse (casal), located in Aguiar de Sousa, taken from the third part of his assets and those of Beatriz Luís, his wife, to fulfill charges, celebrated in that monastery. He appoints Gaspar Dias, his son, as first administrator, to be succeeded after his death by Baltasar Dias, his brother, if he were still alive. After Baltasar's death, the chapel administration should rest upon a legitimate male son of Gaspar.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento de mão comum (f. 2 a 4) feito em 1537-02-06. Tabelião: Afonso Enes de Fraguedo.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): cinco missas. Em 1803 (fl. 100 a 103) componenda de encargos pios de pensões em atraso.
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: de acordo com declaração do encarregado do cartório, José Maria Rodrigues, datada de 1841-09-07 (última folha), as capelas desta casa foram reduzidas a 20.000 réis pagos ao Seminário desta província, constando a sentença de redução dos autos da capela de Francisco d'Arja Teixeira.
BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos bens imposta na melhor parte dos bens de raiz, não se refere a localização.
SUCESSÃO: designa o filho Brás. Não tendo herdeiros ficaria a quem quisesse nomear e seus descendentes, em linha direita de preferência masculina «não avendo filho macho não herdaria filha».
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1591, data da 1.ª quitação: o neto Francisco Álvares Camelo.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Pedro Agostinho Teixeira Vasconcelos.

Will by which D. Ana de Almeida, Jerónimo Borges' wife, establishes an entail with the third part of her assets, including houses in Lisboa, whose revenues would support the celebration of annual masses in the chapels of Jesus and S. Tomás de Aquino of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appoints her husband, Jerónimo Borges, to be the entail's first administrator, after whose death it should be inherited by Manuel Borges, her brother. She orders that this entail should be attached to the one her husband had already founded. She chooses to be buried next to her husband, in the chapel he founded in the church of the convent of Santo António dos Capuchos of Lisboa. Followed by an approval deed, issued on 1588-07-20, and an opening deed, issued on 1588-07-28.

Will by which Maria Pestana de Brito founded two entails. The first one was composed of income from a farm in Cabeça de Mouro, Portalegre, and income paid in Assumar. She bequeathed it to her brother, Martinho Vaz Castelo Branco, and to his descendants, with an obligation of five annual masses in a church in Portalegre. The second one was composed of properties in Portalegre and she bequeathed it to her cousin, Pedro Caldeira de Castelo Branco, and to his descendants, with an obligation of two annual masses in a church in Portalegre. Maria Pestana de Brito also declared that her sisters, Madres Luísa Batista and Francisca dos Serafins, and her cousin Francisca Pestana de Brito, if she professed at the convent of Santa Clara of Portalegre, would have the usufruct of the entails' incomes during their lives.

Will by which Maria Pestana de Brito founded two entails. The first one was composed of income from a farm in Cabeça de Mouro, Portalegre, and income paid in Assumar. She bequeathed it to her brother, Martinho Vaz Castelo Branco, and to his descendants, with an obligation of five annual masses in a church in Portalegre. The second one was composed of properties in Portalegre and she bequeathed it to her cousin, Pedro Caldeira de Castelo Branco, and to his descendants, with an obligation of two annual masses in a church in Portalegre. Maria Pestana de Brito also declared that her sisters, Madres Luísa Batista and Francisca dos Serafins, and her cousin Francisca Pestana de Brito, if she professed at the convent of Santa Clara of Portalegre, would have the usufruct of the entails' incomes during their lives.

Will made by Joana Gonçalves, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year in Portalegre. The institutor named Maria, her niece, daughter of José Pereira, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by her eldest male son.
Joana Gonçalves entails another olive grove, located on the Caminho de Arronches, on the outskirts of Portalegre, also with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year. The institutor named Maria Martins, her sister, as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Maria, daughter of José Pereira.

Will made by Francisco Martins, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of seventeen masses celebrated every year in Arronches. The institutor named António, his nephew, as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Will by which Isabel de Castro, Rodrigo Álvares Pereira's widow, establishes an entail with her farmstead (quinta) of Ameias, in Cruz de Almada, in Lisboa, and lands (casal) near Ribeira de Lopo, in the outskirts of that city. She appoints Maria de Abreu, her relative, to be its first administrator, obligating her and her successors to celebrate masses for her soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After Maria's death, the entail should be inherited by Afonso de Abreu, cavaleiro fidalgo da Casa do rei, her brother. She declares that her mortal remains should be buried in that church, next to the chapel of Jesus.

Will by which Luís Leitão de Meireles and D. Lucrécia de Avelar, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, including houses in Lisboa and lands (casal) in S. Domingos de Rana, with the obligation of celebrating masses for their souls in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After the death of one of them, the surviving spouse should become its first administrator. He/she would be succeeded by D. Filipa Lobo, their daughter. They instruct their heirs that their bodies should be buried inside that church.

Will by which João Salema, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and comendador da Ordem de Cristo, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where his children are buried. He orders his executors to use the third part of his properties to buy a public debt instrument or properties to entail to an obligation of a daily mass for his, his wife's and his father-in-law's souls, half in the convent of Santíssima Trindade, where they are buried, and the other half in his own burial place. He appoints his eldest daughter, D. Lourença Salema, wife of Simão de Miranda Henriques, as heir of his entail. He entails the third parts of his wife, D. Isabel de Almeida, and of his father-in-law, Francisco de Almeida, which they had bequeathed him to entail, and gives their usufruct to his daughters, D. Joana and D. Antónia Salema, nuns, while they are alive. After their deaths, they shall be inherited by D. Lourença Salema or her descendants. If her lineage is extinguished, the entail shall go to the descendants of his other daughter, D. Mariana de Almeida. If her lineage is also extinguished, so will be the entail, and its properties will be used in perpetual masses.
He appoints his daughter as heir of the entail established by doutor Diogo Salema, to which he annexes half of his third part, according to its institution; as heir of the patronage of the convent of Aracoeli in Alcácer do Sal, which he inherited from Rui de Salema Soutomaior; as heir of the casal de Almeara, in Torres Vedras; and as heir of the entail of Isidro de Almeida. He appoints his grandson, Fernando Martins Henriques, as heir of a chapel in the priory of Crato which had belonged to his son, Diogo Salema, who had been appointed its administrator by Francisco de Almeida. He also orders twenty masses to be sung in the convent of Santíssima Trindade for the soul of his criado, António Gonçalves.
Followed by the approval deed and the opening deed of the will, dated 1646-07-11.

Will made by Fernando Vasques in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the church of São Mamede of Évora. He appointed Sebastião Dias Rufaxo to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by Bartolomeu, João Esteves' nephew, and from there on the succession shall continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by which Lourenço Leitão, Cavaleiro Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, bequeaths the third part of his assets, including houses in Lisboa, to his daughter, Francisca Leitão, with the obligation of celebrating annual masses for his soul and that of his father, Gaspar Leitão, in the church of S. Nicolau and for his mother's soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of that city. He declares that his body must be buried in the church of S. Nicolau, inside the grave where his father lied.

Will by which Francisco Botelho and his wife, D. Beatriz de Castanheda, establish an entail and a family pantheon in the main chapel of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, where Francisco Botelho's grandfather, Fernando Lourenço, was buried. They entail to their chapel 40 000 reis of interest: 10 000 for two annual masses, during their lifetime, and 30 000 for a daily mass after their deaths. They appoint their son, Diogo Botelho as their heir and administrator of the chapel and entail, and his successors, afterwards. They also appoint him administrator of the chapels established by Isabel de Proença, [Beatriz de Castanheda's mother], in the church of S. Nicolau de Lisboa, and by Rui de Castanheda [Beatriz de Castanheda's father].
Mentions a previous codicil.

Will by which D. Jerónima de Morais, wife of Gonçalo Vaz Coutinho, revokes two previous wills, made before moving to the island of S. Miguel, where her husband was governor. She expresses her wish to be buried in the chancel of the church of Salvador of Santarém, near her husband, even though she possesses her family's chapel of Santa Catarina in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. Because her eldest son, Lopo de Sousa Coutinho, is the heir of the entail of his grandparents and father, she establishes another entail for her second son, Francisco de Sousa Coutinho, who she designates as her universal heir. She orders him to establish a daily mass for her soul in her burial place, which shall be administered by the priests of a convent of his choice, and gives him all of her properties as an entail, to be passed to his descendents. This entail should be kept separated from the entail inherited by Lopo de Sousa.
Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1616-02-09, and opening deed of the will, dated 1626-03-01.

Will by which Isabel de Araújo de Sousa, widow of Luís Gonçalves de Pina, appoints her nephew, Frei André Figueira Castelo Branco, as her universal heir. She bequeaths him her entail in Alfama and her capela dos Reis, in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, with an obligation of masses and of keeping its liturgical objects in good condition. He can appoint the next administrator among his family members. If no appointment is made, the entail shall pass to his closest relative.

Will by which Nuno Monteiro Bernardes establishes an entail with the third part of his assets, including houses in Lisboa, and appoints his grandson, D. João de Eça, who was the son of D. Clara Bernardes and D. António de Eça, to be its first administrator. He and his descendants must support the celebration of annual masses for the institutor's soul in the chapel of S. André e S. Luzia of the church of S. Nicolau of that city, where his remains would be buried.

Will by which Francisco Botelho and D. Beatriz de Castanheda, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, appointing their son, Diogo Botelho, to be its first administrator. They declare that their bodies should be buried inside the chapel they instituted in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Benfica, entailing to it a public debt instrument of 40 000 réis, which would support the celebration of annual masses for their souls. Their son shall also inherit the chapel founded by Rui de Castanheda, his grandfather, in the church of S. Cristóvão, and the chapel established by Isabel de Proença, his grandmother, in the church of S. Nicolau of that city. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1573-01-14 and an opening deed issued on 1574-12-05.
This document was already described in VINC006437 FBBC EA/001.

Will by which Luís Gomes da Mata established an entail, appointing his eldest son Pedro António da Mata as its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. The administrator and his brother António Gomes da Mata are obligated to found an entail and to establish its succession conditions. This entail is composed of houses located in Lisboa, the office of Correio-Mor and other assets belonging to their third part of the inheritance. Their successors are obligated to add their third part of the inheritance (terça) to this entail.

Will made by Bartolomeu Borges and his wife Isabel de Póvoas in which they ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of a mass celebrated every week in the church of Misericórdia of Vila Franca do Campo. They appointed Gaspar de Magalhães to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son. They ordered the foundation of another entail with a perpetual pious obligation of alms for the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento of Vila Franca do Campo. They appointed António Borges to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Will by which Manuel Lamego expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Lisboa. He entails his properties in Barcarena, Bucelas and Lourinhã, establishing a chapel with a weekly mass and other annual masses in his burial place, and one annual mass for his deceased wife's soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. He appoints his daughter-in-law, Francisca Vieira, as his heir and administrator of his chapel, and her successors afterwards. If she dies without successors, the administration shall be given to her brother, António Vieira. If all of their succession is extinguished, the chapel shall be considered vacant, and bequeathed to the Confraria da Misericórdia of Lisboa, with the same obligations.
Followed by approval deed, dated from the same day.

Will by which Gregório Gameiro Zuzarte and D. Margarida Monteiro, his wife, establish an entail with all of their assets. Each one of them appoints the other to be their universal heir, declaring that D. Manuel de Eça, D. Duarte de Eça and Maria de Oliveira's son, the testators' nephew, should become the entail's first administrator on the condition that he marries Catarina Antónia Pinheiro, Gregório Gameiro Zuzarte's niece. If he refuses to do so, the entail will be inherited by his eldest brother. D. Manuel de Eça and his descendants are obligated to maintain a chaplain who shall celebrate annual masses for the institutor's souls in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa.

Will by which João Esteves da Rica Solteira and Constança Eanes, his wife, establish a chapel in the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa, entailing to it properties in Calhariz, Monsanto and Pernes. They appoint Beatriz Eanes, their daughter, to be its first administrator, determining that her and her descendants should support two chaplains to celebrate daily masses for the institutors' souls and maintain a shelter, in that city, with two beds.

Will by which D. Catarina de Paiva expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. As she is about to give birth, she designates her future son or daughter as her heir. If she dies without successors, she designates her husband, Manuel de Melo, and his descendants, instead. She orders the completion of the hermitage she is building in her farmstead in Rendide, Torres Vedras, which is leased to the monastery of Alcobaça, and the institution of a weekly mass in it. If her descendants lose possession of the lease, or if this institution isn't allowed, the masses shall, instead, be prayed in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Piedade of the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. She entails to this obligation her quinta do Pendão, also in Torres Vedras.
Followed by approval deed, dated 1578-07-05.

Will by which António Martins expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in front of the altar of Santa Luzia, and establishes an entail, designating his daughter Antónia Martins to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of a daily mass in the Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses located in Lisboa, and a public debt instrument of 26 000 réis.
He also bequeaths his daughter other houses in Lisboa, with the obligation of a weekly mass in the altar of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the convent of S. Domingos of that city. These houses shall pass to a successor she appoints.

Will by which João Afonso de Azambuja, Arcebispo de Lisboa, bequeaths his assets in Azambuja to Afonso, Gonçalo Eanes and Catarina Afonso's son, and his properties in Vale do Paraíso and Aveiras de Fundo to Diogo, Afonso's brother, obligating both to maintain a chaplain in the church of Azambuja, who would celebrate annual masses for their grandparents and great-grandparents' souls. After the death of one of them, the surviving brother would administrate the entail before passing it to his eldest son.
The testator appoints Álvaro Afonso, Deão de Coimbra, his nephew, to be the next administrator of the chapel established by João Esteves, his uncle. If Álvaro, Pedro Francisco de Távora and Beatriz Eanes' son, decides to marry, he should inherit the entail and transmit it to his descendants. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1409-04-23.

Will by which António Carneiro, secretário do rei, do seu Conselho, and widower of Beatriz de Alcáçova, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel he possessed in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, with the obligations of masses listed in its table. He entails to this obligation his properties in Benfica, Alcoinça, Torres Vedras and Tomar. He designates his eldest son, Pedro de Alcáçova Carneiro, as first administrator, and his male descendants afterwards.
Followed by acceptance deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1545-04-03.

Will by which João Rodrigues Novais and his wife Maria de Almeida ordered the construction of a convent and a chapel's foundation. If would not be possible to build it, it should be contracted with other convent the foundation of a chapel. They wanted to be buried in this chapel, close to the altar and, because they were childless, they designated their niece D. Maria Coutinho, married to Diogo Gomes de Lemos to have the right of patronage. This right should be transmitted to her eldest son or daughter and always be in this family. If their niece died childless, it should succeed the heirs of his brother Aires Teixeira Pinto. The institutors left some legacies to the poor, captives, orphans and to some members of their family, using a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis in Misericórdia de Lisboa and other amounts of money.

Will by which João Machado de Brito, fidalgo da casa real, established an entail, designating his natural son Pedro Machado de Brito to be its first administrator. The sucessor was obligated to sell the "prazos" he possessed in order to invest in free holding assets to be incorporated into this entail. The sucessor was also obligated to order the celebration of masses in the Monastery of São Roque. This entail is composed of houses in Lisboa; the "casal de Monte Couros", on the outskirts of Mafra and Cheleiros, that he received from his father with the obligation to celebrate masses; a farm on the outskirts of Lisboa; and the "casal da Lagem", that he received from his mother. The institutor also wanted to incorporate a public debt instrument of 120 000 réis in Alfândega de Lisboa into his maternal grandparents' entail, called "Morgado de São Seris". Finally, he designated Jerónimo Henriques da Veiga to be the tutor of his son Pedro Machado de Brito. Followed by an opening deed dated 1626-01-16.

Will by which Diogo Fernandes de Elvas established an entail, designating his wife Isabel Mendes to be its first administrator if he died first. He ordered to be buried and the celebration of a daily masse in the Chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, where it was placed his family grave. After his wife's death, this entail should be succeed by his daughter Inês Manuel, married to Rui de Sousa da Veiga, due to the fact that his son Fernando Rodrigues de Elvas suffered from a mental illness. The institutor declared that his wife Isabel Mendes also confirmed that she wanted to found this entail using her third, as was confirmed by her own last will. After their daughter Inês Manuel's death it should succeed her husband Rui de Sousa da Veiga and after his death her eldest son, or daughter. If her succession line became extinct, it should succeed the institutor's eldest brother Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas and his heirs. He also nominated his wife Isabel Mendes and his son-in-law Rui de Sousa da Veiga to be his last will executors.

Will by which Isidro de Almeida designates his wife, D. Maria de Vasconcelos, as his universal heir. He orders works to be made in the tomb of his parents in the cathedral of Lisboa. He reserves his third part, consisting of his farmstead in Campolide, to build a chapel of the invocation of S. Gregório in the convent of S. Bento of Campolide with the obligation of an annual mass.
Followed by an approval deed and an opening deed of the will, dated 1574-12-07.

Will by which João Salema, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and comendador da Ordem de Cristo, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where his children are buried. He orders his executors to use the third part of his properties to buy a public debt instrument or properties to entail to an obligation of a daily mass for his, his wife's and his father-in-law's souls, half in the convent of Santíssima Trindade, where they are buried, and the other half in his own burial place. He appoints his eldest daughter, D. Lourença Salema, wife of Simão de Miranda Henriques, as heir of his entail. He entails the third parts of his wife, D. Isabel de Almeida, and of his father-in-law, Francisco de Almeida, which they had bequeathed him to entail, and gives their usufruct to his daughters, D. Joana and D. Antónia Salema, nuns, while they are alive. After their deaths, they shall be inherited by D. Lourença Salema or her descendants. If her lineage is extinguished, the entail shall go to the descendants of his other daughter, D. Mariana de Almeida. If her lineage is also extinguished, so will be the entail, and its properties will be used in perpetual masses.
He appoints his daughter as heir of the entail established by doutor Diogo Salema, to which he annexes half of his third part, according to its institution; as heir of the patronage of the convent of Aracoeli in Alcácer do Sal, which he inherited from Rui de Salema Soutomaior; as heir of the casal de Almeara, in Torres Vedras; and as heir of the entail of Isidro de Almeida. He appoints his grandson, Fernando Martins Henriques, as heir of a chapel in the priory of Crato which had belonged to his son, Diogo Salema, who had been appointed its administrator by Francisco de Almeida. He also orders twenty masses to be sung in the convent of Santíssima Trindade for the soul of his criado, António Gonçalves.
Followed by the approval deed and the opening deed of the will, dated 1646-07-11.

Will by which D. Catarina Freire, widow of Carlos Brandão Pereira, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei and Juiz da Coroa, established a chapel of a perpetual daily mass in the church of Santa Marinha, where she and her husband had bought a chapel. She entailed to it assets appraised at 24 000 réis, namely the farmstead referred in the will made by Carlos Brandão Pereira. She appointed her son, João Brandão Pereira, to administrate it, who had to be succeeded by her other son, António Brandão Pereira. After their deaths, the entail would be transmitted to the institutor's closest living relative, since her two sons were clergymen. If one of the entail's administrators had no one to whom he could pass the entail, it would be bequeathed to Santa Casa da Misericórdia. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1646-08-08 and an opening deed issued on 1646-09-23.

Will by which Bento Mendes Mexia expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença. He establishes an entail with the remaining part of his properties, with an obligation of 150 annual masses for his soul and the souls of his children João Mendes Mexia and Beatriz Mendes Mexia. He bequeaths it to his wife, Maria Mendes Gaga, during her lifetime, under the condition that she helps support their daughter-in-law, Beatriz Lobo da Gama. The entail will pass to her, after his wife's death, and afterwards to their nephew, also called João Mendes Mexia, and to his son Bento, Bento's godson. If his godson doesn't have successors, the entail shall pass to Álvaro Mendes Mexia, great-nephew of the institutor, son of his niece Inês Mendes. He annexes 25 000 réis of his third part to the entail established by his father, João Mendes Valentim, as had been agreed with his brother, Manuel Mendes.

Will by which Maria Leitão, Ana Trigueiros and Margarida Trigueiros, João Leitão and Leonor Trigueiros' daughters, declared that, until the death of the last of them, the ones who survived would administrate their patrimony. After their demise, their estate would be inherited by António Trigueiros, their cousin, and subsequently passed to the descendants of his marriage to Maria de Barros. During his lifetime, he was allowed to sell, give or exchange whichever properties he wanted, except the lands (casal) in A dos Cunhados, Torres Vedras, whose revenues would perpetually support the celebration of 16 annual masses for the institutors' souls in the convent of S. António of Varatojo. If the testators' bodies were buried in the church of Espírito Santo of Monte Redondo, half of those perpetual masses would be prayed there. After their cousin's death, the entail composed of the properties in A dos Cunhados and the other remaining lands would be passed to a son or daughter of his choice. If he died without appointing a successor, the entail would be transmitted to his eldest son.
Followed by an approval deed issued on 1590-04-29.

Will by which D. Graça Ferreira da Fonseca, wife of Inácio de Mira Solteiro, entails her third part with the obligation of an annual mass in a place of her heir's choice. She designates her eldest son, António, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards. If he dies without successors, the entail will pass to her other children, João, José or Madalena, in this order, and to their descendants.
Followed by the opening deed and the opening deed of the will, dated 1697-10-11.

Will by which Álvaro Soares, arcediago de Barroso, expresses his wish to be buried in the main chapel of the church of the convent of S. Bento of Monção, which he wishes to rebuild with revenue from his properties in Ponte da Barca. He bequeaths his farmstead of Juste, in Monção, to his great-nephew, António de Magalhães de Meneses, son of Alexandre de Magalhães de Meneses and of D. Isabel de Castro, his niece, as an entail. It shall be annexed to the entail established by Álvaro's brother, Cristóvão de Castro, and his wife, Joana Marinho, of which António is also the successor, and will always be in the lineage of its administrators or in the lineage of Álvaro's father, Paio Gomes Pereira. He orders five chaplains to pray daily masses in the chapel of S. João Baptista of the main church of Monção, founded by his brother, and in the convent of S. Bento. If the obligations aren't fulfiled the entail will pass to the Misericórdia de Monção. Alexandre de Magalhães e Meneses shall have the usufruct of the entail during his lifetime, since he is a widower and hasn't remarried.

Will by which Vidal Homem de Magalhães and his wife, Helena de Araújo, express their wish to be buried in the church of S. Pedro of Porto de Mós. They establish an entail with all of their properties, consisting of their houses, vineyards, farmlands and mills in Porto de Mós, with an obligation of four annual masses in their burial place. They designate as first administrators their great-nephew and niece, Manuel Homem de Magalhães and Sebastiana de Araújo, who should marry each other. The licenciado Bernardo Pereira Homem, Manuel's father, will be the administrator before the marriage is confirmed. The entail shall pass to the children of this marriage. If one of the nubents dies before it, the surviving one shall marry one of the deceased's siblings.

Will by which Beatriz de Azeredo annexes her "quebrada" of Golpilhares to the entail founded by her mother with the farmstead of Macieirinha, ordering an annual mass in the cathedral of Porto. She also establishes an entail with properties to be bought by her executor and heir and her estate in Ribeira de Febros, with the obligation of ordering another annual mass in the same cathedral. She designates her nephew, João de Valadares Carneiro, as first administrator of her chapel, and his son, Luís de Valadares, afterwards. If his lineage is extinguished, the entail will pass to the Misericórdia do Porto, with the obligation of marrying orphan girls.
Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1616-09-02.

Will by which Ana de Azeredo expresses her wish to be buried next to her deceased husband, João de Valadares. She entails her casal da Macieirinha, near Massarelos, and her houses in rua das Cangostas, Porto, with the obligation of three annual masses in the cathedral of Porto. The casal already had an obligation of paying 500 reais to the same cathedral. She designates her daughter, Beatriz de Azeredo, as first administrator of this entail. After her death, it shall pass to her brother, Álvaro de Valadares, and to his descendants. Álvaro de Valadares and his wife, Antónia Carneiro, can annex this entail to one they establish in the future, as long as the masses she ordered are prayed.
Followed by the approval deed of the will.

Will by which André Velho de Azevedo declared that he wanted to be buried with his deceased wife Maria de Sousa Barbosa, in the chapel they ordered to built of invocation of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in Monção. In their common last will they had incorporated their thirds into this chapel, which was composed of lands, vegetable gardens and houses in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Bela, in Monção, and a piece of the vineyard of “Pombeiro”. He also wanted to established the celebration of masses for his wife's soul. André Velho de Azevedo wanted to unit this chapel with the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rosa, in the Church of Monção, founded by Pedro Vaz da Praça, of which he was the administrator. He designated his son Francisco da Cunha to be the administrator of this two chapels. Followed by an approval deed dated 1638-10-03.

Will made by João de Resende in Coimbra before he departed to Castille. He expresses his wish to be buried near his brother, Pedro Homem de Resende, in the chapterhouse of the convent of Santo António dos Olivais, Coimbra, as he had accorded with its priests. He entails the remaining part of his properties with the obligation of four annual masses over his tomb. He designates as administrator of this entail his niece, D. Joana de Sá de Miranda e Resende, and her successors afterwards. If she also inherits the entail founded by his brother, Pedro Homem de Resende, both entails will be united, and the four annual masses won't need to be prayed. He establishes conditions for the heirs of his and his brother's entails and declares that the properties which belong to them are listed in a notebook signed by him, where he also has copies of other documentation related to them.
Followed by an addition dated 1640-11-22.

Will by which Pedro Homem de Resende, tesoureiro do fisco, designates his brother, João de Resende, as his universal heir and executor. He expresses his wish to be buried in the chancel of the church of Santo António dos Olivais, Coimbra, next to his wife, D. Beatriz de Mesquita. He orders his brother to make a contract with the priests of that convent to establish a chapel there, with the invocation of Santo António and the obligation of a daily mass. The chapel should become his successors' burial place and his parents' bones should be transfered there. He also orders a mass on Nossa Senhora da Vitória's day in the church of Corpo de Deus of Coimbra. He requests João de Resende to establish an entail for him with his remaining properties, of which he shall be the first administrator. After his brother's death, the entail will pass to their sister, D. Jerónima Corte Real, and to her children. If she has no successors, it will pass to their cousin, D. Maria Corte Real, widow of Gaspar Nunes Barreto, and to her children. He bequeaths his other brother, frei Teotónio, money to buy books in compensation for annexing his legitime to his entail. If João de Resende can't fulfil his will, he requests frei Teotónio to fulfil it in his place, or to appoint another person.
Followed by an addition, dated 1628-01-25, by an approval deed and by the opening deed of the will, dated 1628-03-01.

Will made by João de Resende in Coimbra before he departed to Castille. He expresses his wish to be buried near his brother, Pedro Homem de Resende, in the chapterhouse of the convent of Santo António dos Olivais, Coimbra, as he had accorded with its priests. He entails the remaining part of his properties with the obligation of four annual masses over his tomb. He designates as administrator of this entail his niece, D. Joana de Sá de Miranda e Resende, and her successors afterwards. If she also inherits the entail founded by his brother, Pedro Homem de Resende, both entails will be united, and the four annual masses won't need to be prayed. He establishes conditions for the heirs of his and his brother's entails and declares that the properties which belong to them are listed in a notebook signed by him, where he also has copies of other documentation related to them.
Followed by an addition dated 1640-11-22.

Will by which Gonçalo Vaz de Campos, licenciado, declared that he wanted to be buried in the Church of Santa Cruz de Coimbra, where his wife Ana de Barros and his mother-in-law were buried, and then moved to the Monastery of S. Francisco de Portalegre, where he wanted to found his family chapel. He designated his nephew Gonçalo Vaz de Campos, son of João de Campos and his wife Beatriz Caldeira de Castelo Branco, to be its first administrator, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in this church. After his nephew's death, it should succeed his wife Francisca Monteiro, and after her death, their eldest son or, in his absence, their eldest daughter. The institutor gave to his nephew all his assets located in Coimbra and Tentúgal.

Will by which Bento Mendes Mexia expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença. He establishes an entail with the remaining part of his properties, with an obligation of 150 annual masses for his soul and the souls of his children João Mendes Mexia and Beatriz Mendes Mexia. He bequeaths it to his wife, Maria Mendes Gaga, during her lifetime, under the condition that she helps support their daughter-in-law, Beatriz Lobo da Gama. The entail will pass to her, after his wife's death, and afterwards to their nephew, also called João Mendes Mexia, and to his son Bento, Bento's godson. If his godson doesn't have successors, the entail shall pass to Álvaro Mendes Mexia, great-nephew of the institutor, son of his niece Inês Mendes. He annexes 25 000 réis of his third part to the entail established by his father, João Mendes Valentim, as had been agreed with his brother, Manuel Mendes.

Will made by Maria Rodovalho in which she ordered, among several other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail should have a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, in the day of N. Sra da Assunção, on her mother's grave in the monastery of S. Francisco, where her body should be buried. To administrate this entail she ordered the executor of her will to appoint a female relative that should also appoint a female successor after her death, so that the entail was always administrated by woman. The second entail had a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every week and she appointed her son Francisco Correia to administrate it during his life, and after his death the succession should continue on the eldest male heir, preferably.

Will of Pedro de Sousa Alcoforado, founding an entail with masses in the church of Nossa Senhora de Sobretâmega. The first administrator should be his natural son, Manuel de Sousa, who should pass the administration to his cousin António de Sousa after having obtained a position with an annual pension of at least 100.000 reis.

Followed by the approval deed (1669-08-18, fls. 222v-223v) and the opening deed (1669-08-24, fls. 223v-224).

Will by which Beatriz Borges and Vasco Dantas established an entail. They designated the surviving spouse to be the heir of all assets and after their death it should succeed their son António Dantas.

Will of Catarina Eanes, ordering her grave in the church of the monastery of São Vicente de Fora, where she established a chapel. She entails assets to fulfill the charges and appoints Pedro Esteves, her brother-in-law and executor, and Maria Pires, his wife, her niece, as first administrators. After their death, they shall be succeeded by their eldest son.

Will by which Diogo Eanes, odreiro, establishes an entail, incorporating in it lands in Sintra ("Casal Ventoso") and appointing his son, Vicente Dias, to be its first administrator. He and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for the souls of the institutor and of his late wife, Catarina Esteves, in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, where his body should be buried.

Will by which D. Guiomar de Eça, widow of Lopo Vaz de Sampaio, governador da Índia, expresses her wish to be buried in the Capela dos Reis Magos of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, which she had established with her husband in a previous contract. She declares that she donated all of her properties as a dowry to her son, Gaspar de Sampaio, when he married D. Antónia Henriques, under the condition that he would employ that money in revenue to establish a chapel with annual masses for their souls in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade. She also appoints Estêvão Madeira, cónego da Se de Lisboa, as visitor of her chapel, giving him a pension in exchange for his supervision over it. After his death, the administrator of the entail shall elect the new visitor. She designates her son as administrator of the chapel, and his children afterwards. If he doesn't have any heirs, he shall appoint the next administrator among their relatives.

Will of Afonso Domingues Bochardo founding a chapel in the church of Santa Maria in Beja, where he will be buried, appointing for his executor and first administrator his son João Afonso.

Will of Fernando Martins de Albergaria founding a chapel in the church of Santa Maria da Moita with his properties of Albergaria.

Will of Vitório Zagalo Preto and D. Ana Cardoso, his wife, founding an entail in Quinta do Ribeiro, in the outskirts of Almada, with a mass in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, located in that farmstead, and appointing their son, António Zagalo, as its administrator.
Will approved in 1669-05-07.
This will was delivered to Padre Francisco Gil Ribeiro, priest in the church of Nossa Senhora of Caparica, in 1693-10-01, after the death of Vitório Zagalo Preto, and in 1694-05-12, after the death of D. Ana Cardosa, as proven in both his certificates.

Will by Afonso Eanes and Clara Garcia, his wife, in which they ordered the foundation of an entail with their properties in Carregueira, Gardim, Casal Ventoso and Montelavar, with the obligation of two daily masses celebrated in the chapel of S. Dinis in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. They chose to be buried in that same chapel. The surviving spouse should inherit the entail, after whose death would succeed the couple's eldest son. The administrators of the entail were asked to take care of the maintenance of the chapel of S. Dinis.

Will of Branca Eanes, ordering her grave in the monastery of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisbon, and subsequent transfer to the tomb of Gil do Sem, her husband, located in a chapel of the monastery of São Domingos of Santarém. Institutes a chapel, entailing the assets of her third part, to fulfill the charges. She appoints Martinho do Sem, her son, as the first administrator, with the eldest legitimate son to follow.

Will by which doutor Afonso Eanes, do Desembargo do Rei, seu sobrejuiz e desembargador dos Resíduos e Cativos na sua corte e Casa do Cível, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of S. Sebastião of the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. He establishes an entail with his third part, in which he includes houses in Lisboa which had an obligation of two masses for the soul of Lourenço Eanes, clérigo, and the houses in Montemor and estates of Antas and Carregais Cruzetes which had belonged to his mother, and which she had bequeathed to him for his entail, with an obligation of six annual masses. He also annexes to it his estate das Várzeas, a farmstead in Caparica and a farmstead in Montijo which he had received from Álvaro Lopes as an entail, with the obligation of an annual mass in the church of S. Pedro de Alfama. He orders a payment of masses for his soul and the souls of his parents, siblings, grandparents and great-grandparents.
D. Maria Coutinho and Luís Coutinho, Afonso's wife and son, are present and agree to the conditions of this institution. D. Maria Coutinho expresses her wish to also annex her third part to this entail, and D. Luís Coutinho promises to entail his legitime to it, and to administer everything after his parents' death.

Will by which Álvaro Lopes bequeaths the third part of his assets to his wife, Margarida de Serpa, with the obligation of celebrating, each year, masses for his soul and for the souls of Bartolomeu Joanes and Pedro Lopes, his father, in the cathedral of Lisboa. After his wife's death, the entail would be transmitted to Fernando Álvares, their son. He also appoints the latter to be the next administrator of Bartolomeu Joanes' entail. The testator declares that his body should be buried inside that church. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1453-10-03.

Will by which Beatriz Eanes, Doutor Fernando de Morais' wife, establishes a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos de Lisboa, entailing lands (casal) in Carcavelos. She appoints her nephew, Doutor Jorge Fernandes, to be its first administrator, obligating him to celebrate annual masses for her late daughter's soul and that of Mestre Pedro. She also orders him to transfer her remains to that convent, 2 years after her death. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1514-01-18.

Will of António Moreira, presbyter, founding a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda and appointing as first administrator his legitimate son, Luís Moreira. He also appoints his son as administrator of the chapel and properties of João Moreira, his brother, and orders the annexation of a land to that chapel.
Will approved in 1592-06-04.

Will by which Mem Afonso, Cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, bequeaths houses in Lisboa, lands (casal) in Carcavelos, vineyards in Arcas, Várzea das Freiras and lands (herdade) in Ponte Velha to his nephew, Diogo Machado, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of 20 annual masses in the church of Santa Maria do Funchal of Lisboa, where the testator's body should be buried. After his nephew's death, the entail would be transmitted to his eldest son.
He establishes another entail with houses in Ameixoeira, lands in Calhariz, Arcas and Ponte Velha, appointing Heitor Machado, his nephew, to be its first administrator. He and his descendants are henceforth obligated to celebrate 10 annual masses for the institutor's soul in that church.
The testator also leaves a house in Figueira, two olive groves and lands in Junqueira to Mendo, his former slave. After his death, the properties would be annexed to the entail administered by Heitor Machado.

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 and 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 extinguished, the future administrators will be chosen by appointment by the priests of Santo Elói.

Will by which Rodrigo Eanes, mercador, establishes a chapel in the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, entailing the third part of his assets. He appoints his daughter, Filipa, to be its first administrator, obligating her and her descendants to celebrate masses each Sunday for his soul in that chapel, where his body would be buried next to the remains of his late wife, Iria Martins. The testator also declares that his daughter should administrate the entail he founded with houses in Lisboa, thus annulling his previous wish of leaving it to Diogo Lopes, torneiro, and his heirs.

Will by which Gonçalo Pacheco, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, tesoureiro das coisas que pertencem ao além-mar em África, and Ana Dinis, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, including lands (herdades) in Atalaia and in the outskirts of Azambuja. They appoint the surviving spouse as the entail's first administrator, who should bequeath it to Madalena Pacheco, their daughter. They order their successors to support the celebration of annual masses in the chapel of S. João Baptista, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, where their bodies should be buried. They also declare that the heir of their houses in Pedras Negras, Lisboa, shall order an anniversary in the church of S. Mamede, as the owners of these houses were ordered to. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1478-11-05 and an opening deed issued on 1479-11-10.

Will made by Ana Martins in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every week in the mother church of Arcanjo São Miguel, in Vila Franca do Campo, where her body should be buried. She named her son André da Ponte as first administrator and after his death the administration should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

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

Will by which Domingos Afonso de Pimentel and his wife Beatriz Cabeceiras wanted to be buried in the Church of São Sebastião in Ponta Delgada. They entailed their third and left some lands of Cerrado da Forca, in Cruz do Fadigas and in Rosto de Cão, to Lucas de Resende and António Afonso, and to Bartolomeu de Frias and his wife. They also left some rents from land to Nuno Gonçalves, their son, and Luís Leite with the pious obligation of a half chapel each one (or two) of them. To all of them the testators establish some succession rules. Will aproved in 1560-09-29.

Will of doutor Domingos Gonçalves Robalo founding an entail and the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Proença-a-Velha and appointing as his successor Jerónimo da Cunha Robalo, his nephew.