Will by which Miguel Leitão de Andrade, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, establishes an entail with two public debt instruments of 16 865 réis and 8 437 réis in Alfândega Grande de Lisboa, houses in that city, lands (casal) in Sobral de Monte Agraço, a farmstead (quinta) in the outskirts of Alenquer and lands in the outskirts of Óbidos, instituting the obligation of celebrating 30 annual masses in the Church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa and in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Luz of Pedrógão Grande. He appoints his nephew, Doutor Francisco de Andrade Leitão, Desembargador dos Agravos, and D. Ana Leitão, his wife, to be its first administrators. The testator demands that his body should be buried inside the cloister of the convent of S. Domingos.

Will by which Leonor Rodrigues, João Rodrigues' widow, establishes an entail with a vineyard in Almada ("vinha da Lagoa"), bequeathing it to her daughter, Guiomar Rodrigues, with the obligation of celebrating annual masses for her soul and for the soul of her husband in the chapel which they both established in the church of Nossa Senhora do Castelo. She declares that, after her death, their chapel should be administrated by Manuel Rodrigues, their son.
Contains a copy of an extract of a will chart made by João Rodrigues and Leonor Rodrigues.

Will by which Leonor Rodrigues, João Rodrigues' widow, establishes an entail with a vineyard in Almada ("vinha da Lagoa"), bequeathing it to her daughter, Guiomar Rodrigues, with the obligation of celebrating annual masses for her soul and for the soul of her husband in the chapel which they both established in the church of Nossa Senhora do Castelo. She declares that, after her death, their chapel should be administrated by Manuel Rodrigues, their son.
Contains a copy of an extract of a will chart made by João Rodrigues and Leonor Rodrigues.

Will made by Fernando Rodrigues in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty-four masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Vila Franca do Campo. He appointed Vicente Fernandes to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Will by which Capitão Duarte Lopes de Ulhoa establishes a chapel devoted to the archangel Rafael in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa. He appoints Branca de Castro to be its first administrator, who should be succeeded by his brother, António Dias Duarte. He obligates the entail's administrators to support the celebration of annual masses in his chapel; to buy a property whose revenues should be employed in buying wax for the altar of Jesus of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa; to provide olive oil to maintain alight a lamp in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Paz of the Hospital de Todos-os-Santos. He declares that his remains should be buried inside his chapel. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1648-01-21.

Will by which Brás Salema expresses his wish to be buried in the crossing of the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. He bequeaths his third part to his eldest son, Diogo Salema, with the obligation of a daily mass. His wife, Isabel Serrão, shall have its usufruct during her lifetime. He also requests his mother and sisters to bequeath him their parts of his father's third part, composed of houses in Gadril, to entail with the obligation of an annual mass. If they don't bequeath him the full property, he will take his part of those houses as head of his entail.
Will aproved in 1562-07-20, and opened in 1562-07-27.

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.
He establishes an entail with the third part of the properties of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and a part of his own third, and appoints his only remaining son from this first marriage, Francisco de Faria Severim, as its heir and administrator. He also bequeaths him the houses which he inherited from his third-grandmother, Constança Pires, with the obligation of 30 masses in the convent of Santíssima Trindade; the houses which he had inherited from his parents, [António Gil Severim and Catarina Lopes Morim], who had entailed it with the obligation of 35 masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa; a farmstead in Benfica and other houses in Lisboa which he received as dowry from Catarina Mateus Galvão, aunt of his first wife, with an obligation of masses. He mentions an obligation of keeping a lamp lit in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus in his Quinta de Subserra, and seven masses for the soul of Fernando Cordeiro, provedor do arcebispado de Lisboa. He also establishes an obligation of a daily mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Humildade which he built in his quinta de Subserra, which shall be the head of this entail.
He establishes another entail with the remaining part of his third part, and the third part of his second wife, Juliana de Faria, also deceased, and bequeaths it to his eldest son from this second marriage, Manuel de Faria Severim. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, which belongs to a farmstead he started to build near his quinta de Subserra, which is part of this entail.
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 Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails.
He establishes an entail with the third part of the properties of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and a part of his own third, and appoints his only remaining son from this first marriage, Francisco de Faria Severim, as its heir and administrator. He also establishes an obligation of a daily mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Humildade which he built in his quinta de Subserra, which shall be the head of this entail.
He establishes another entail with the remaining part of his third part, and the third part of his second wife, Juliana de Faria, also deceased, and bequeaths it to his eldest son from this second marriage, Manuel de Faria Severim. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, which belongs to another farmstead he started to build near his quinta de Subserra, and which is part of this entail.
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 doutor Francisco Morato Roma, médico dos reis, and his wife, D. Maria de Andrade, express their wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa. They establish an entail with their third parts to which Francisco entails his properties in Alpalhão and D. Maria her properties in Vila Viçosa, with an obligation of 13 annual masses, 10 for their souls, over their tombs, and three for the souls of Torcato de Andrade and Beatriz Moreira, uncle and aunt of D. Maria, in the altar de Nossa Senhora of the monastery of Santo Agostinho of Vila Viçosa. The last one of them who survives can appoint the next administrator among their children, with preference for the male heirs, or among their closest relatives.
Followed by an approval deed and an opening deed of the will, made after D. Maria Andrade's death, dated 1667-04-04.

Will by which Gaspar dos Reis Dantas wanted to be buried in the Church of Ponte de Lima, where his father-in-law Bartolomeu Dantas was buried. He declared that he wanted to use his third to found an entail, designating his wife D. Leonor Correia to be its administrator during her lifetime, with the obligation to order the celebration of two masses. The assets he possessed in Galiza should be sold to buy some immovable goods or a public debt instrument. He declared that its administrators were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail. He also declared that this entail should be incorporated into Beatriz Dantas' entail, and designated his son Gaspar Dantas to be the administrator of these two chapels right after his wife's death. Followed by an approval deed dated 1631-09-16.

Will by which Leonor de Cascais, widow of capitão José de Sequeira Fajardo, expresses her wish to be buried in the church of Santa Justa. She bequeaths her nephew, Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, 40 000 réis, the estate of Cascais and an olive grove in Olivença, and the farmstead of Madalena and a mill in Leiria, as a chapel, with an obligation of 60 masses for her and her husband's souls. The chapel shall pass to his descendents. If he doesn't have successors, it will pass to João, son of her other nephew, Bento Mendes de Mexia, who lives in Olivença.

Will by which D. Leonor Pereira, Francisco de Magalhães' widow, entailed the third part of her assets, including lands in Regalados ("casal do Barreiro"), to her chapel in the church of S. Jerónimo of Ponte da Barca, where her body would be buried alongside her husband's remains. She appointed her two sons, António Barreto and Jerónimo Barreto, to administrate the chapel, declaring that they could agree which one of them should become its sole administrator. If they chose to administrate it together, only a son of one of them could inherit the entail. The institutor determined that the chapel's future administrators had to support the celebration of 2 weekly masses for her soul and for her husband's soul. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1567-05-12 and a letter of quittance issued on 1572-06-30.

Will by which Maior Nunes, Gonçalo de Varela's widow, established an entail with all her remaining assets, designating her niece, Teresa Álvares, to administrate it. After the death of the first administrator, it would be transmitted to her eldest son or, if she died without leaving offspring, to Maria Tinoco, Maior Nunes' other niece. The future entail's administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 4 annual masses for the souls of the institutor and of her late husband. The testator declared that her body had to be buried inside the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, where her mother's remains lied.

Will by which Isabel Tinoco, wife of Fernão Pegado, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, in the tomb of her father. She bequeaths her niece, Ana Rodrigues, and her successors aferwards, her leases, with the obligation of ordering an annual mass for the soul of her brother, Nuno Vaz Ferrão, in the convent of S. Domingos. She bequeaths the remaining part of her properties to her nephew, Julião Vaz Ferrão, and to his successors, as an entail, with the obligation of another annual mass for her own soul, over her tomb. If Julião doesn't have children, the entail will pass to his brother, Diogo Lopes Ferrão.

Will by which Manuel Afonso, Cavaleiro Fidalgo da Casa do Cardeal Infante, establishes an entail with houses in Lisboa and Caparica, lands in Vale dos Moinhos, Vale de Mofassem and Vale do Regão, appointing his wife, Beatriz de Valadares, to be its first administrator. After her death, she must be succeeded by Maria Fernandes, his cousin, or by António Serpa, her son. The entail administrator's are henceforth obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for his soul in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa.
He also bequeaths properties in Évora ("herdade da Fonte Boa", "herdade da Curraleira") to his wife, which should be given after her death, respectively, to the church of S. Mamede and to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of that city. Those institutions must use its revenues to celebrate annual masses for the institutor's soul.
He declares that his body should be buried in the chapel he has inside the church of S. Mamede of Évora. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1555-08-30.

Will by which Fernando Rodrigues de Elvas established an entail, designating his eldest son Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas to be its first administrator. He ordered to be buried and the celebration of masses in the Chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, using the rents of some houses located in Lisboa. He nominated his sons Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas, João Rodrigues Manuel and Diogo Fernandes de Elvas to be his last will executors. The institutor also declared that his wife Inês Lopes died in 1612-11-09.

Will by which Francisca Coronel established an entail, designating her grandson Francisco de Sá de Meneses to be its first administrator. She wanted to be buried in the Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in the grave of her husband's family, and wanted to be transferred afterwards to the Monastery of Campolide, founded by her uncle Manuel Gomes de Elvas, when it was finished. She did not found a chapel with pious obligations. She also mentioned that her first grandson succeeded in the entail of her father-in-law Carlos Nunes and that of her husband Luís Gomes Nunes, and for that reason she chose Francisco de Sá de Meneses to succeed in her entail. He should incorporate his "legítima" and all the successors of this entail should also incorporate the third part of their third. This entail is composed of a "casal" called "Murganhal", near to the river of Barcarena, on the outskirts of Lisboa; houses in the "Calçada do Paio de Novais"; and a public debt instrument of 20 000 réis in Elvas.

Will by which D. Graça de Leão, widow of Manuel Pinto Pereira, expresses her wish to be buried in the cloister of the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in the tomb of her father, doutor João Martins Pinto, and of her family. She entails a public debt instrument in the Alfândega do Porto with the obligation of 40 annual masses for her soul. She designates her nephew, João Martins Pinto, as first administrator of her chapel.
Followed by approval deed of the will.

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.

Tombo of the properties incorporated into this entail, composed of orchards, lands, vineyards, houses, mill and "serrado" in Arruda, Alenquer, Montijo and Proença-a-Nova.

Tombo of the chapel instituted by Pedro Jacques, in the mother church of Lagos.
The documents come from a certificate issued by Vicente Ribeiro de Almeida, escrivão da provedoria de Lagos, taken from existing records in his registry office.

Sentence judging the will of D. Violante Coronel fulfilled and the public debt instruments in the Almoxarifados of Pinhel, Beja, Tomar and Aveiro entailed to her entail and chapel, of which the first successor is Francisco de Sá e Meneses, and, after his death, his daughter, D. Mariana Josefa da Silva.

Sentence confirming the proprieties entailed to João da Mota's chapel. The institutor appointed his cousin Helena da Mota to be the first administrator of his and his late wife's chapel.

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

Resignation and appointment deed made by Inês da Mota, stating that Ermígio Fernandes had established a chapel in the mother church of Lagos, linking certain assets to fulfill the charges, appointing his eldest son to administer it. She also declares that the chapel was managed by Bento Gonçalves, her grandfather, and later by Gonçalo Martins, her father, from whom she had inherited it because she was the eldest daughter and had no brothers. Since she had no children, fulfilling the institution, the chapel should remain with her closest relative, namely Afonso de Almeida, her nephew, grandson of Gonçalo Martins and great-grandson of Bento Gonçalves.
It is inserted in an exemplification (dated 1545-03-02), inserted in a certificate.

Public debt instrument of 400.000 réis to Manuel de Albuquerque, founding an entail.

Public debt instrument of 201.000 réis to Simão Guedes, founding an entail.

Provedoria record record of the chapel instituted by João Rodrigues, required by Pêro Borges, corregedor, to Afonso Gonçalves, administrator, summarizing the will of the institutor, João Rodrigues, made in 1511-12-18.

Provedoria record of the chapel instituted by Vasco Martins, o Mudo, summarizing the will of the founder, made in 1507-05-20, presented by the current administrator, Fernando Martins, and listing the properties in Olivença entailed to it.

Provedoria record of the chapel founded by Manuel Carneiro in Vila do Conde.

Contains 19 acquisitions letters of estates to the entail, acquired by Francisco Freire as tutor of the appointed successor.

Provedoria record of the chapel instituted by Violante Mendes, summarizing the founders' will, made in 1481-09-12, presented by Constança de Brito, current administrator.

Petition signed by Maria da Fonseca, widow of Manuel Gonçalves Carvão, asking the Provedor das Capelas de Angra to validate the nuncupative will, dictated orally by her deceased husband had made to a group of witnesses, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of his available portion, with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated in every week of the year and the explicit clause of indivisibility of the entailed assets. He named Maria da Fonseca and their son António after her to administrate the entail, running the administration in the first born male son after him.

Petition by which Graça Fernandes, Bernardo Eanes' widow, donates the entail her late husband established to her grandson, Bernardo Eanes Tinoco, Escolar em Leis, incorporating in it houses in Lisboa, other lands in Caspolima and adding masses to the ones its administrator had the obligation to celebrate in the chapel of Santa Maria of the church of S. Julião of Lisboa. She asks the judge to validate her will.

Petition declaring the donation made by Jorge Henriques to his niece Mécia Henriques, in the occasion of her marriage with Francisco de Faro, establishing the foundation of an entail by the granted estates, with pious deeds in the church of Santa Maria de Barbacena, and with the right of succession in the couple's offspring.

Libel of accusation presented in a civil process between João Luís and Domingas Lopes, plaintiffs, against Francisco Luís and Violante Afonso, defendants, containing the charges of the institution.
Francisco Luís, as attorney of João Luís, his nephew, had received a favorable sentence in a deed filed against Paulo de Reboredo, who brought the administration of the chapel. However, falsifying the information, he had said that he was the oldest son of Luís Eanes, although he was not. The sentence was, therefore, passed in his name and did not give João Luís, his nephew, son of João Luís, eldest son of Luís Eanes, who had been the administrator of that chapel.

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

Exemplification of a will (extract) of D. Cristóvão de Moura and his wife D. Margarida Côrte-Real, marqueses de Castelo Rodrigo, founding an entail.

Extract of an exemplification in which is declared that Rui Gonçalves and Maria Moscoso have stated in their wills the foundation of an entail to their daughter and to their offspring, with pious obligations in the church of Santa Maria Madalena in Olivença.

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

Entail foundation letter by D. João III ordering D. Jorge, his cousin, mestre de Santiago e de Avis and duque of Coimbra, to establish an entail composed of his lands and marshes in Setúbal, Santiago do Cacém and Alcácer do Sal, to pass to his children and their successors.

Entail foundation deed (extract) in which Aldonça Martins Lobo ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every week in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. She appointed António Lobo to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by Luís Lopes Lobo and from there on the succession shall continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Entail foundation deed by which Rui de Carvalho, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e do seu Conselho, establishes an entail with several properties and public debt instruments. He bequeaths it to his eldest son, Bernardo de Carvalho, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where he shall be buried. Bernardo de Carvalho is present and accepts it.

Entail foundation deed by which João de Morais Colmieiro, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo e Capitão-mor na vila do Paço, and Ana de Sá, his wife, established and entail with properties in Vale das Fontes, Terra da Torre and Monforte do Rio Monte. After the death of the institutors, it would be transmitted to a son of their choosing and subsequently passed to his descendants. In order to fulfil the last wish of João de Morais Colmieiro's uncle, Jácome de Morais Comieiro, deão of Cape Verde, it is also determined that every administrator of the entail had to support the perpetual celebration of 2 weekly masses in the chapel of Santo Amaro, in Prada, which the testators had built.

Entail foundation deed by Fernando Gonçalves de Baião and his wife Inês Gonçalves appointing Gonçalo Baião, son of Fernando Gonçalves Baião, to be the first entail administrator.

Entail foundation deed by which Bernardino de Sousa Freire de Távora Tavares establishes an entail on the ocasion of his wedding to D. Maria Madalena Josefa de Sousa, his niece, daughter of his brother Alexandre de Sousa Freire, do Conselho de Guerra do Rei, governador and capitão general do Estado do Brasil, and of D. Joana de Lima. He unites the properties in Algarve which had belonged to his grandmother, D. Mécia Mascarenhas, and the properties he had inherited from his uncle, Pedro de Távora Tavares. These properties belonged to the Tavares entail, which had been established by Pedro Tavares, and he currently administered. He appoints as his heir a future child of this marriage, who shall also inherit the Sousa Freire entail, of which D. Maria Madalena Josefa was heir. If there are no children from this marriage, his future wife shall inherit both entails.

Entail foundation deed by D. João Afonso de Brito, in Évora, Viana and Alvito, appointing Martinho Afonso, his "criado", as his successor.

Entail foundation deed by which Constança Vicente, widow of Fernando Pires, former porteiro of the archbishop of Braga D. João de Soalhães, together with Lourenço Vaz Pires, their brother-in-law, executor and administrator of their chapel, establish an entail. They establish it according to an agreement between Constança Vicente and Fernando Pires, by which they had agreed that the last of them to die would entail both their properties and establish a chapel. This chapel should always be administered by two persons: one descendant of Fernando Pires's lineage, and another one of Constança Vicente's lineage. Constança Vicente establishes that after her death, her right of administration shall be bequeathed to Pedro Eanes de Oliveira. Lourenço Vaz Pires establishes that his right shall be bequeathed to João Lourenço, Fernando Pires's nephew, son of his "prima co-irmã". From then on, it shall pass to their descendants, in order that there's always two, one of each line. These successors shall keep the properties entailed in good condition, order a daily mass and twelve aniversários in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, for the souls of the institutors. They shall also keep two chaplains, one in the church of Sta. Maria Madalena of Lisboa, and another one in the church of Santa Maria of Viana do Alentejo, the second of which must pray an annual mass in the day of St. John the Evangelist.

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 D. Francisco de Portugal, conde of Vimioso, and his wife, D. Joana de Vilhena, condessa of Vimioso, establish an entail composed of their third parts, consisting of their houses and estates in Évora, Redondo, Vila Nova da Baronia, Beja, Arraiolos and Montemor-o-Novo with an obligation of a daily mass in the convent of Santa Catarina de Sena of Évora.

Entail foundation deed by which Fernando Pereira Barreto, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Catarina de Sequeira, his wife, entailed all of their assets, namely their farmstead in Loulé ("quinta do Freixo Verde") and properties in Quarteira and in Faro. They designated their daughter, D. Maria Barreto, to administrate the entail, determining that it had to be inherited by her eldest son and passed to his descendants. The deed was confirmed by the King.

Entail foundation deed by D. Violante de Távora, with the consent of her son and heir, D. António de Ataíde, and his wife, D. Ana de Távora.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel da Câmara, capitão da ilha de São Miguel, and D. Joana de Mendonça, his wife, establish an entail composed of their remaining properties.

Entail foundation deed by Gonçalo Lourenço de Gomide and Inês Leitão.

Entail foundation deed by António Vaz Bernardes, in his own name and in behalf of wife Joana Lopes Brandoa, with their available portion, including namely the Quinta da Foz, and establishing pious obligations to the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe.

Entail foundation deed by Diogo de Teives, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, entailing all his available portion, his wife's available portion, the third part of the reserved portions of his sons, Baltasar de Teives and António de Teives, and all the reserved portion of his other son, Gaspar de Teives, which consist of properties in Ribeira Brava. Gaspar de Teives, appointed as successor, gave his approval to the entail foundation. He would also have to order daily masses in the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Funchal.

Entail foundation deed by which Álvaro Pires de Távora, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, and his wife, D. Isabel de Castro, establish an entail with the properties they have received from Álvaro's father, Luís Álvares de Távora, bailio de Leça e cavaleiro de Malta, as a dowry, fulfiling the conditions of this donation. The properties were: houses in Lisboa, an estate in Panóias, estates in Beja and Almada, and farmsteads in Almada, one of them named Vale de Torres, a public debt instrument in the Casa dos Azeites de Lisboa, stores in Lisboa and three tapestries. The entail will pass to the eldest child of the couple, with the obligation of 100 annual masses for the souls of the institutors.

Entail foundation deed by which Gines de Barona, his wife Beatriz Gomes and their son António Barona established an entail, designating the later to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Monastery of Carmo. After the administrator's death it should succeed their two daughters D. Mariana de Barona and D. Violante de Barona and their heirs. This entail is composed of a public debt instrument in 120 000 réis in Real d'Água da Carne and houses in Lisboa.

Entail foundation deed by which Jerónimo Luís Ferreira, Cavaleiro Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, entailed all the properties declared in the partition deed of the estate of his late wife, Guiomar Nunes Cabral, determining that its revenues should support the celebration of annual masses in an unspecified church. After his death, the entail would be administrated by his son, Sebastião Luís Lobo Ferreira, and subsequently transmitted to one of his sons. Sebastião Luís Lobo Ferreira gave his consent to this deed.

Entail foundation deed by which António de Carvalho and his wife Maria Antónia de Carvalho established an entail, incorporating the third part of their assets for the fulfillment of the pious charges. They designated their son António Mendes de Carvalho to be its first administrator and it should succeed is son. João de Carvalho, nephew of the institutors, and his wife Catarina Peixoto, had already incorporated assets into this entail.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Álvares de Castro and Francisca Carlos, his wife, establish and entail with the third part of their assets, which comprises houses in Lisboa, inns (estalagens) in Moita, Alhos Vedros, and Alvito, lands in Alvito ("herdade do Pinheiro"), rents (foros) in Azambuja and Carcavelos, a farmstead (quinta) in Arrentela and properties in Cabo Verde ("fazenda de Santa Cruz"). They appoint Nuno Dias de Castro, their son, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily mass in the chapel of S. Catarina and Almas do Purgatório of the church of S. Nicolau of that city. He is allowed to choose which son should become the entail's second administrator. Afterwards it would be inherited by the eldest son of his successor.

Entail foundation deed by D. Madalena de Almada, widow of Luís de Saldanha, with her available portion and reserved portion, which belongs to João de Saldanha, her son, and D. Leonor de Meneses, his wife and her daughter-in-law, who agree with it. The institutor appoints her son as her successor and the entail's administrator. João de Saldanha was present and accepted this foundation.

Entail foundation deed by Catarina de Chaves in her farmstead (quinta) of Rosmaninho and other assets in Aldeia Nova, with the pious obligation of mass celebration in the chapel of Madre de Deus, founded in Aldeia Nova, in the outskirts of Moreira, Trancoso. She appoints licenciado Fernando de Sequeira, her nephew, as its administrator. Fernando de Sequeira was present and accepted this administration and annexed the sixth part of his real estate.

Entail foundation deed by which D. António de Castelo Branco, son of Simão de Castelo Branco and his wife Maria de Meneses, established an entail, designating his nephew D. Lourenço de Castelo Branco, son of D. João de Castelo Branco, to be its first administrator. He left his nephew some houses and lands located in Lisboa and its outskirts, and some lands located in Torres Vedras. The institutor also left to his nephew a farm, lands and vineyards located in Lumiar, Odivelas and Ameixoeira given by Álvaro Machado in order to celebrate masses for his soul in the Church of Ameixoeira. He also left 30 000 réis for the purchase of immovable goods to be incorporated into this entail, and that would be obligated to the celebration of a daily masse in the Church of São Martinho, in Lisboa. It should succeed in this entail the eldest son or, in his absence, a daughter that would be single and that could marry someone belonging to the Castelo Branco's succession line.

Entail foundation deed by Francisco Lucas de Melo and D. Maria do Amaral, his wife, founding an entail of their available portions, with masses in their chapel of S. Francisco. They appoint Francisco Lucas de Melo, their son, as their successor.

Entail foundation deed by Manuel de Melo and D. Guiomar Henriques, entailing their estate and the available portions of Jorge de Melo and D. Margarida de Mendonça, parents of Manuel de Melo, who ordered their son to found an entail.

Entail foundation deed by Francisco de Sousa Tavares, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, with the public debt instrument of 200.000 réis that he will buy to the king. The institutor, who is single, appoints his future firstborn son, from a legitimate marriage, as his first successor in his entail.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Caldeira, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, established an entail with part of his assets and those belonging to his late wife, Guiomar Caldeira, namely his houses on Rua de Santa Catarina de Monte Sinai, Lisboa. He designated his son, André Caldeira, to administrate it. By doing so, he fulfilled a dowry deed which he and his late wife, Guiomar Caldeira, had issued, before the marriage of their son with Catarina da Silva, daughter of Lopo Furtado de Mendonça. The institutor determined that the perpetual pious obligations would only be declared in a chapel foundation deed. André Caldeira and Catarina da Silva, his wife, gave their consent to this deed.

Entail foundation deed by Manuel da Silveira Frade and his son Martinho da Silveira Frade.

Entail foundation deed by Manuel Girão Henriques, entailing half of the third part of João Fernandes Bolho and Ana Fernandes, his grandparents, and the assets of padre João Fernandes, his brother. He designates Maria Girão, his niece, João Fernandes' daughter, as the first administrator, to be succeded by her male heirs.

Entail foundation deed of the entail and chapel instituted by João Teixeira de Araújo and D. Águeda de Sousa, his wife, with headquarters in Vila Meã, on the of outskirts Tarouca, naming their eldest son, Inácio Araújo de Sousa Teixeira, as their successor and administrator.

Entail foundation deed by Jorge Lopes Gavicho and Maria Nunes, his wife, of their available portions, appointing their son, António Lopes Gavicho, as their successor and first administrator. António Lopes Gavicho was present and consented in the foundation. He also entailed the reserved portions that he will inherit from his parents.

Entail foundation deed by which João de Sousa instituted a chapel, invoking São Sebastião, in the monastery of São Francisco of Santarém. He entails assets to fulfill the charges, determining that the first administrator should be appointed among one of its sons or daughters. From there on the succession shall continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Entail foundation deed by João Martins Ferreira, moço fidalgo of the household of the Infante D. Fernando, made in his tower in the city of Porto. João Martins Ferreira reserves his real estate and other properties bo te perpetually united in a "morgado". He will be the first administrator, followed by his legitimate son or daughter. The successor should administer a chapel associated with the entail, called "Capela de Jerusalém", located in the Monastery of S. Domingos, in Porto. If João did not have descendants, the entail should alternatively pass to his relatives Baltasar Ferreira, Clara Ferreira, Gaspar Salvador Ferreira or Fernando Lourenço, excluding however his Ferreira relatives from Casal de Cavaleiros, and forbidding every administrator to marry them, because of the grievances they made to his father. The administrator should be the first-born son, excluding clerics, and was required to live in Porto.

Entail foundation deed in which D. Serafina da Silveira Borges donated and entailed several properties to her nephew João do Carvalhal da Silveira, constituting an entail with a perpetual obligation of a chapel of masses celebrated every year. After the death of João do Carvalhal da Silveira, the entail should be administrate by his wife Mariana de Noronha and all his first born male heirs after them. If they have no heirs, the entail should be transmitted, in this order, to the nephews of the institutor, that being, Manuel da Silveira Borges, Francisco do Carvalhal, Madre Joana Batista and Francisco do Canto. If none of the alternative successors had descendants, the entail should be administrated by the Misericórdia of Angra. This entail should be annexed to the entails founded by Estêvão da Silveira Borges, D. Bárbara Machada, João Dias Carvalhal and Francisco Dias de Carvalhal, all of them administrated by her endowed nephew.

Entail foundation deed by Lopo de Brito, fidalgo da casa do rei and member of the king's council, and his wife Iria Freire de Brito. They both reserved their "terças" for the establishment of a "morgado", including in this part of the inheritance the farmstead of Valbom, in Alchochete. The surviving member of the couple had the right to choose which of their children would be the administrator of the entail. It was also stipulated that the income from the estates was to be used for the perpetual celebration of masses in the church where they were to be buried. An inventory of the assets of the entail was to be drawn up, with two certified copies: one for the administrator and the other to be kept at the Hospital de Todos-os-Santos in Lisbon. The succession would pass first to the first-born sons, excluding clerics and illegitimate children. In addition, the administrator had to be physically and mentally fit, loyal to the Crown, obliged to include other estates in the entail, and forced to use the name and coat of arms of the Britos.

Entail foundation deed by which Ana Bravo, fulfilling the will of her late husband, Manuel Carneiro, established an entail with her houses on Rua da Fonte Taurina, determining that its future administrators would have to support the celebration of annual masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto. She designated her eldest son, Vasco Carneiro, to administrate it, after her death.

Entail foundation deed by Maria de Araújo. She decided to establish an entail with the inheritance she had received from her brother Manuel Alves Pinto, together with her own property. As the first administrator, she appointed Estêvão Falcão de Melo, who was married to her niece Mariana, to be followed by their descendants, with preference given to the first-born sons. If they had no children, the succession would pass to the closest relative of the last administrator, as long as it was someone of Maria de Araújo's blood, excluding clerics. The administrators were obliged to celebrate mass in Braga Cathedral.

Entail foundation deed of padre Frei Diogo Garcia by which he establishes the conditions of succession in the entail and establishes the pious charges that must be celebrated. He lists the properties entailed and appoints Inês Álvares de Simas as first administrator during her lifetime. After her death, she would be succeeded by D. Margarida de Simas and from there on the succession should preferably continue on the eldest male heir.

Entail foundation deed by António Barbosa Fiúza, priest in São Julião de Passos. The founder recognised the importance of the celebration of perpetual masses for the benefit of souls, which is why he decided to establish a "morgado ou capela", entailing all his possessions. The heir would have the perpetual obligation to ensure that two masses were celebrated every week in the church of Vila Nova de Cerveira, where the founder was born and where he was to be buried. He appointed his nephew Miguel Barbosa Fiúza as the first administrator, or alternatively, if Miguel had obtained a well-paid position, another nephew called Tomé Barbosa Fiúza. First-born sons were preferred to succeed. Each administrator was obliged to use the surnames Barbosa and Fiúza and to marry according to his parents' wishes. If there were two or more relatives with the same degree of kinship, preference was given to those who had obtained a university degree, first those who had studied at the University of Coimbra and then those who had studied at the Sapienza University of Rome. Within two years, an inventory of the estates had to be made, with three copies: one for the administrator, one for the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos and one for the "Provedor da Comarca".

Entail foundation deed by which Miguel do Vale, fidalgo da Casa do Rei and his wife, Catarina de Magalhães, establish an entail with their third parts consisting of their farmstead of Santa Ana, in Asseiceira, the land of Guerreira, the casal da Beselga, the land of Barreira Salgada, and other houses and farmlands in Tomar, Tancos and Golegã. They designate their eldest son, doutor António do Vale, as first administrator of their entail, and his children afterwards. They declare they had donated him these properties as a dowry when he married Guiomar de Sequeira and renovate this donation. They also express their wish to be buried in the chapel of Jesus of the church of Santa Iria of Tomar, their family's chapel, and establish five annual masses in the hermitage of their farmstead of Santa Ana.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Pinto, fidalgo da Casa do duque de Bragança, establishes an entail with his part of the estate of Pecenas, Évora. He bequeaths it to his eldest daughter, Isabel Pinto, as a dowry, on the occasion of her wedding to Simão de Brito, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, with the obligation of ordering 10 annual masses in the church of Santa Maria de Portel, where he wishes to build his chapel. Simão de Brito is present and accepts it. Isabel Pinto is represented by the tabelião, who accepts in her name.

Entail foundation deed by which João da Fonseca Coutinho, his wife Madalena Pereira de Magalhães and his sister Sebastiana da Fonseca Magalhães established an entail. If the first administrator named by João da Fonseca Coutinho dies, the entail should be administrated by the son, grandson or other relative of that administrator. This entail is composed of lands located in Melres, Gondomar.

Entail foundation deed by which Rodrigo de Almada, capitão, established an entail, designating D. Maria da Fonseca Botelho Meneses, daughter of Manuel da Fonseca, capitão, to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses wherever she wanted. It should succeed her eldest son but, if she died childless, this entail should be succeeded by her brother Jerónimo da Fonseca Botelho and his heirs. Both were obligated to get married following their parents' will. If the institutor died during the minority of D. Maria, Manuel da Fonseca should be its administrator. The successors were also obligated to incorporate the third part of their third into this entail. Its proprieties are composed of houses in Lisboa, and "marinhas" located in the place of "Samoco", in Alcochete.

Entail foundation deed by which Joana da Cunha, widow of António de Castro, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, revokes a previous will she had made with her husband, in which they had annexed their third parts to the entail of the estate of Carvalhal, which António de Castro had inherited from his grandmother. She declares she has annexed only the third part of her husband to that entail, and has given it to their eldest son, Cristóvão de Castro, as had been accorded. She establishes a new entail with her third part, consisting of the estates of Vidigal and Cuncos, in Montemor-o-Novo, and gives it to her other son, Nicolau de Castro, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, to always be in his lineage. She also annexes to it the legitimes of her two surviving daughters, Isabel and Jerónima do Presépio, nuns in the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. The administrators of the entail shall have the obligation of ordering a daily mass and an annual one either in the church of Santa Maria of Montemor-o-Novo or in the monastery of S. Salvador of Lisboa. She donates the entail to her son, reserving for herself the usufruct of its properties during her lifetime.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Álvaro da Costa da Silva, clérigo, 76 years old, establishes an entail with all his properties, which shall be annexed to a chapel with an obligation of a daily mass in a church of his heir's choice. He designates his legitimized son, D. António da Costa, as his universal heir, administrator of his entail, and of another one entailed to a public debt instrument in Santarém, which he had inherited from his parents D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Joana da Silva. If D. António doesn't have any successors, the entail shall pass to his other son, D. Álvaro da Costa, or, if he also has no successors, to his eldest daughter, D. Filipa da Silva, wife of D. Jorge de Almeida.

Entail foundation deed by which Duarte Correia de Sousa, escrivão da Câmara do Rei e dos Despachos e Negócios das comarcas de Alentejo e Algarve, son of Pedro Vaz Correia and D. Inês de Sousa and stepson of Salvador Correia de Sá, establishes an entail with the properties he inherited from his relatives: a farmstead in Alvalade, houses in Lisboa and lands in Chamusca. He designates his cousin, Jerónimo de Castro, son of his aunt D. Luísa de Lacerda, as first administrator of his entail, and his descendants afterwards. If he has no successors, the entail shall pass to his other cousins Rui Correia Lucas, D. Catarina Salema, or António Teixeira Telo. The administrator of his entail shall also administer the chapel he established in the sacristy of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, where he wishes to be buried, founded in 1615-12-29. This chapel has the obligation of a daily mass, two weekly masses and other annual masses.

Entail foundation deed by which Cecília Gonçalves, widow of Tristão de Azevedo, establishes an entail with her houses in Lisboa. She appoints Gomes de Azevedo, her eldest son, as her heir, and his successors afterwards, with an obligation of ordering two weekly masses in a church of his choice.

Entail foundation deed of João de Soutomaior, by which he establishes an entail, by entailing various assets worth 5.500 cruzados in income, to be administrated by D. Lourenço Soutomaior, his nephew. His eldest male son, by lawful marriage, was to succeed him. The first administrator was to marry D. Inês Maria de Vilhena, receiving, if that was the case, a dowry of 600.000 réis in income, taken from the entail's income. D. Lourenço Soutomaior, on his behalf and that of his successors, complies with the institution's clauses.

Entail foundation deed by Nuno Afonso de Sequeira, in Moura, appointing Rui Fernandes de Sequeira, his nephew, as his successor, if he doesn't have children.

Entail foundation deed made by Pedro Mascarenhas, membro do Conselho do Rei, and D. Helena Mascarenhas, his wife, before the former embarked for Índia to become Vice-Rei. They entailed the third part of their assets, which included their farmstead in Alcácer do Sal ("torre e quinta da Palma"), and designated D. João Mascarenhas, their nephew, who was married to D. Helena Mascarenhas, their niece, to administrate that entail. The institutors also declared that they had erected a chapel in the convent of Santo António of Alcácer do Sal, to whose maintenance the administrator had to contribute with 20 000 réis.

Entail foundation deed by which António Gomes de Moura established an entail, designating his brother João Gomes de Moura and his heirs to be its first administrators. This entail should be administrated by the eldest son and, in his absence, by the second son. It should be incorporated into this entail the pious obligations of his father João Rodrigues de Moura and also the assets entailed by his father that were given by dowry to his sister D. Luísa de Moura and to her husband Bernardo Esteves de Figueiredo. João Gomes de Moura agreed and incorporated the third of his and his deceased wife D. Filipa de Moura into this entail. This entail is composed of farms and lands, vineyards, vegetable gardens and olive groves in Alenquer, a farm in Sacavém, a land in Vale de Figueira and houses in Lisboa. This document was preceded by a dowry deed dated 1648-03-30 and deed of sale dated 1661-05-25.

Entail foundation deed by Paula da Costa with all her assets for her son, Gonçalo Pimenta do Avelar, who was present and accepted this entail and committed himself to fulfil all its conditions and clauses.

Entail foundation deed by Pedro de Melo.

Entail foundation deed of the entail of S. Jacinto, in Idanha-a-Nova, instituted by Pedro de Sousa de Refoios and Beatriz Branca, his wife. The entail will be administered by António de Sousa Refoios.

Entail foundation deed by which D. João, bispo de Lisboa, establishes an entail composed of his properties in Agrela, Guarda, Faia and Machainhas de Belmonte, with an obligation of annual masses for his soul sung by two chaplains in his burial place. He designates his nephew, Gonçalo Mendes, son of Mem Rodrigues de Vasconcelos and Constança Afonso, João's sister, as first administrator, and his children afterwards. If his lineage is extinguished, the king can appoint the future administrator. Gonçalo Mendes was present and agreed to the institution, promising to fulfil its obligations.

Entail foundation deed of the Quinta de Lagumel by Gomes Martins do Monte in favour of Diogo Álvares, in account of the good deeds made to him by Diogo Álvares' father D. Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira.

Entail foundation deed by Fernando Gonçalves Cogominho, in Quinta da Fonte dos Coelheiros, appointing his son, João Fernandes Cogominho, as his successor. This foundation was approved by Maria Eanes, his wife, João Fernandes Cogominho, his son and successor, and Leonor Rodrigues, his daughter-in-law.

Entail foundation deed by Moisés Navarro and Salva, his wife, to their sons, José Navarro and Isaac Navarro.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Filipa Coutinho, wife of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara, capitão of the island of S. Miguel, establishes an entail with her third part. She establishes a chapel in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Esperança of Ponta Delgada and designates her eldest son, Manuel da Câmara, as first administrator.

Entail foundation deed by D. Violante de Távora, with the consent of her son and heir, D. António de Ataíde, and his wife, D. Ana de Távora.