Will chart made by Vasco Arnalho in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. He appointed João Boto to be the first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition that he should be called João Arnalho and live in Évora. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his legitimate son.

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

Will of D. Pedro de Eça founding an entail with masses in the chapel he intends to build in the convent of S. Francisco of Xabregas, Lisboa, and appointing D. Diogo, his son, as his successor. He entails to it his third part, consisting of properties in Ribeira de Lavra, Ribeira de Canha and Póvoa, and the third part of his wife, D. Maria da Silva, with an obligation of two daily masses for their souls.
Will approved in 1548-01-30.

Will of João Fialho founding an entail in the village of Santa Catarina, Alcobaça, and appointing for its administrator Sebastião Pereira de Frias, who will marry Maria Fialho, daughter of the abovementioned João Fialho.

Will of Fernando Martins Evangelho, o Moço, by which he expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, in the chapel he built. He appoints his natural son, Afonso Martins Evangelho, legitimized by king D. Afonso V, as his universal heir. He also bequeaths him and his descendants an entail of his properties, with the obligation of a daily mass and five sung masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, and two annual masses in the church of Atouguia da Baleia, where his parents were buried. If his lineage is extinguished, the administrator of the entail shall be chosen by the merchants of the confrarias of Sto. Espírito and S. Francisco of Lisboa. He also makes a donation to a supposed natural daughter, named Violante, for her marriage, even though it was against his will.
Followed by notices dated between 1851 and 1853 mentioning the subrogation of properties belonging to this entail.

Will of D. Pedro da Costa, bishop of Angra, appointing his nephew Pantaleão da Costa, son of Miguel da Costa and Maria Pereira de Andrade, as his heir. Pedro da Costa orders that all his estate and movable goods should be sold to acquire a public debt instrument in the almoxarifado of Porto.
Preceded by the opening deed (1625-09-17) (fls. 4-4v) and followed by the approval deed (1623-03-18) (fls. 6-6v) and a list of debts (fl. 6v).

Will by which Pedro Esteves Barbas, clérigo, establishes an entail with all his proprieties in Sintra, including houses, lands (casal) in Odrinhas and lands (herdades) in Colares, appointing Constança Gonçalves, his niece, to be its first administrator. He obligates her to give each year part of the entail's revenues to Frei Martinho, Mestre em Teologia, who should celebrate masses for his soul. After Constança's death, it would pass to Maria, her daughter. He declares that his remains should be buried inside the church of S. Martinho of Sintra.

Will by which Leonor Fernandes, Lourenço Eanes' widow, designates Afonso Taveira, her grandnephew, Pedro Taveira's son, to administrate the chapel she and her husband established in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She entails to it her houses in Rua Nova, a farmstead (quinta) in Camarate and lands in Alcolena, determining that the chapel's future administrators must pay, each year, 3 800 reais brancos to that convent to support the pious obligations and give olive oil to light a lamp. They are also obligated to give to the convent's infirmary 200 reais brancos and to prepare a feast for the prisoners of the royal prison, every year.
She donates an olive grove in S. Lázaro to João de Santiago, obligating him and his successors to give, each year, olive oil to light a lamp of her chapel in the convent of S. Domingos.
The testator also bequeaths lands (casal) located near the bridge of Alcântara to her nephew, Rui da Grã, which should be passed to his descendants with the obligation of celebrating an annual mass in the church of S. Mamede of that city for the souls of Leonor Fernandes' parents.
She declares that her body should be buried inside her chapel, where her husband and children lie.

Will of Luís Machado Freire, prior of Pêro Viseu, in the outskirts of Covilhã, founding two chapels and entails, with masses in the church of Pêro Viseu, one for Maria Machado and the other for D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, both his sisters with the condition of Frei Diogo Machado, his nephew, son of D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, to marry to Maria Machado, his niece, daughter of Maria Machado. If this marriage happens, both chapels and entails should be united.
Will approved in 1696-11-24.

Will by which Domingas Freire established an entail, appointing her son João Freire Gameiro, capitão, to be its first administrator. He is obligated each year to light two candles in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça and in the Church of São Roque, and to celebrate masses in the Church of São Julião, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses, a farmstead, an olive grove located in Lisboa and a public debt instrument in Almoxarifado das Três Casas em Lisboa.

Will by which Bacharel João Gil, Maria Eanes’ husband, expresses his wish of being buried in the chapel of S. João, which belongs to his father-in-law João Afonso, his wife and heirs. He also refers his ancestors Jorge Lopes and Lourenço Mendes who are buried in this chapel and orders a set of pious obligations to be perpetually accomplished for his soul, leaving as payment half of the assets he owns with his wife. Maria Eanes will be the first administrator. After her death, the administration should be delivered to her brother-in-law, João Vana, or to his wife, and afterwards to their son, Gaspar Vana. The options and conditions for the entail’s transmission are further detailed. Followed by an approval deed (dated 1505-05-29) and an opening deed of that will (dated 1505-08-11).

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

Will by which João Francisco Affaitati (or Lafetá) expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa, near the altar of Nossa Senhora, and establishes two entails for his sons, Cosme and Agostinho, and for their descendants. He bequeaths the third part of his assets to Cosme, so he can buy properties to entail.

Will made by Cristóvão Vaz and his wife Ana Fernandes in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in the chapel that they were building in the mother church of the island of Santa Maria, Açores, devoted to Santo André, where their bodies should be buried. They ordered specifically that only their bodies should be buried on that chapel, where a vault with their names should be placed. They named one another to administer the entail after the first of them died. After both of them were deceased the administration should be transmitted to their daughter Maria Velha, continuing, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Maria died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to her sister Joana Fernandes with the same conditions. If none of them had children of their own, a royal magistrate should appoint an "homem bom" to administer it. Cristóvão Vaz Velho mentioned that his father Francisco Vaz Velho had appointed him administrator of his entail, and that he named his daughter Maria Velha to succeed him on the administration.
Contains an approval and addition deed disposing over non-entailed assets.

Will of Diogo Marmeleiro and Catarina de Lemos, his wife, ordering their grave in their chapel, located in the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra. They establish an entail, entailing all their movable and immovable assets to fulfill charges, and appoint the one who survives from them, the universal heir of all their assets. It was up to him to appoint the next administrator, who must be a male, of the generation of one of them. After the death of this first administrator, the successor was to be his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineages, the administration would fall to the Misericórdia of Coimbra.

Will made by Beatriz Álvares in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every week in the mother church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where her body should be buried. She named her son Manuel Álvares as first administrator, and one of his children after his death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by which Vasco Eanes, escudeiro do Rei and recebedor da siza do trigo de Lisboa, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Lisboa, near his brother, Gonçalo Afonso. He appoints his nephew, the bacharel Fernando Álvares, as his heir and executor, with the obligation that he shall entail the properties in his third part and order six masses for his and his wive's soul in the altar of Santa Maria, the nearest to his burial place. This obligation shall pass to his descendants, afterwards.

Will by which Doutor Diogo Lopes de Carvalho, Ouvidor da Casa da Suplicação, established an entail with all his assets, including houses in Rua do Espírito Santo, Guimarães. He designated his nephew, Licenciado Gaspar de Carvalho, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 3 annual masses for his soul in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Guimarães, where his body and his parent's remains would be buried. After his nephew's death, the entail would be transmitted to his eldest son. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1532-10-10.

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

Will of D. Beatriz de Almada, ordering to be buried in the chancel of the church of the monastery of São Francisco, next to the grave of Baltasar de Melo, her husband. She appoints Fernando Cabral, her nephew, as her heir, executor and administrator of the chapel she institutes, linking various assets to fulfill the charges. She points out that, with any of the administrators lacking descendants, the next one should be her closest relative, of the founder, and not the last administrator.
Is followed by approval deed (dated 1587-08-28) and three codicils (dated 1587-10-27, 1588-03-30 and 1590).

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

Will by which D. Mariana de Sousa establishes a chapel, entailing a third of her assets with an obligation of 35 masses each year. She appoints Estêvão de Foios, her husband, as first administrator. He shall appoint one of their two sons, named Luís and Estêvão, to succeed him in the administration. If both his sons died before him, the succession should go to Jorge de Sousa da Silva, Mariana de Sousa's brothers, and his descendants or, if he has no succession, to Francisco de Foios, her stepson.

Will by which António Dias Chamusco established an entail with houses and properties in Abrantes, determining that its revenues would support the celebration of 27 annual masses. He designated Vicente, his nephew, son of Manuel Pires Budeiro and Catarina Dias Chamusco, to be its first administrator. At the time of his death, he had to choose a successor among his sons. The testator declared that his body would be buried in the church of S. Vicente, in the grave where lied his brother, Pedro Pinto.

Will by which Afonso Eanes Hortelão and his wife Maria Fernandes established an entail, incorporating their assets to fulfill the pious obligations celebrated in the church of São Martinho, on the outskirts of Funchal and in the monastery of São Francisco of Funchal. They designated their nephew António Pires to be its first administrator.

Will of priest Luís Pinheiro. Establishes a chapel, entailing assets for the fulfillment of charges. He appoints Maria Neto, his legitimate daughter, the first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her.

Will of Manuel Rebelo de Figueiredo founding an entail with the houses he bought in Alfama, Lisbon, with the money his mother, Catarina Rozales, took in her available portion and bequeathed him with the condition to buy a property and to annex it to an entail. He also entails the houses where he lives, in Portas de Santo Antão, in front of S. Luís, in Lisbon, which compose his available portion. Who succeeds in the houses of Alfama has the obligation to order the celebration of a perpetual daily mass by a chaplain payed with their income, in the closest church to their house. The testator appoints as first successor in this entail his son, Gaspar, and, after him, his descendants.

Will made in Marvão by António Pires, o velho, in which he ordered his burial in the church of S. Julião of Marvão and established an entail composed of a farmland in Marvão with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year wherever the administrator thought it was appropriate. He named his grandson padre António Pires as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint a closest male relative to succeed him, or, in the absence of male, the female relative.

Will by which Francisco Gonçalves, resident in Reguengos, Portalegre, bequeathed his remaining assets to his wife, Violante Fernandes. After her death, the estate would be divided in three equal parts which would lead to the creation of three entails. They would be administrated by Pedro Dias, his brother, Maria Dias and Francisco, his nephew. Each of them, as well as their successors, were obligated to support the celebration of 3 perpetual masses, each year. The entails would be transmitted to their eldest sons. The testator determined that his body had to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre.

Will made by Mateus Álvares, lavrador, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year on the altar of S. Mateus Evangelista, in the church of Espírito Santo, in Arronches, where his body should be buried, in a grave with a marble vault. He ordered that the first administrator should make an ornated image of S. Mateus Evangelista to be placed in this altar, where a scallop should also be painted in gold. To administrate it, he appointed António, son of Fernando Vaz Porcalho, with the condition that he would became a clergyman, and after the death of António, the succession should always continue on the eldest male relative that was not a clergyman. All administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail.

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

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

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

Will of António Botelho founding a chapel, in Cavadoude, in the outskirts of Celorico, in the diocese of Guarda, with the pious obligation of 25 annual masses. The testator appoints Brás Botelho, his nephew, as the chapel's administrator. Brás Botelho should appoint his successor among the testator's closest heirs, before his death.
This will is followed by four declarations, dated from 1632-08-17, 1635-05-05, 1635-12-31 and 1636-01-01, in which the testator adds some clauses related to his chapel's administration.
Will approved in 1636-01-03.

Will of licenciado Pedro Monteiro founding a chapel with the pious obligation of 12 perpetual masses, four for his parents' souls and eight for his own soul, celebrated in the chapel of Santo António, in the town of S. Romão. He appoints Padre António Boto as its first administrator and, after his death, Maria Sequeira and, after her death, Eufémia Sequeira, son and daughters of Eufémia da Moita, his sister.
Will approved in 1697-02-10.

Will of Francisco Tomé and Francisca Mendes, his wife, founding a chapel with the pious obligation of three annual masses for the soul of each one, in the church of S. Romão. They appoint their daughter, Eufémia da Moita, to succeeed them in their available portions.

Will made by António Fernandes, merchant, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year in the church of S. Pedro of Crato, where his body should be buried. He named his wife Beatriz Dias as first administrator and his nephew Pedro Vaz, mason, after her death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir or by appointment.

Will (partial) made by António Carreiras in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty five masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Crato, where his body should be buried. He named his nephew, padre Manuel Carreiras, as first administrator during his lifetime and after his death the administration would be handled to the closest and eldest male relative of the lineage of his father, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will of Francisco Rodrigues, ordering that he should be buried in the church of São Mamede of Gondoriz, in the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios that he had previously instituted. Francisco Rodrigues donated several properties to the chapel and appointed Pedro Fernandes as its first administrator, to be succeeded by Francisco's nephew, João Francisco, and his descendants, with preference given to first-born sons.

Will by which Mestre Pedro, cónego da Guarda e do Porto, reitor da igreja de Santiago de Óbidos, left all his assets to his brother, Lourenço Pedro, with the obligation of sustaining a chaplain, who would celebrate a daily perpetual mass for his soul in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa, and providing for 3 boys of his family, giving them food, clothes and education for 8 years. After 16 years, the entail had to be inherited by Lourenço Pedro's eldest legitimate son.

Will of Rui Mendes de Vasconcelos, conde de Castelo Melhor, founding an entail in his farmstead of Almeirim, in the outskirts of Santarém, named Alpiarça, and appointing as first administrator the eldest son born from the mariage of one of his granddaughters, daughter of his daughter, D. Maria, condessa da Calheta, with Francisco de Vasconcelos, son of Luís de Sousa de Vasconcelos, or his brother. He also orders the foundation of a chapel in the monastery of Bom Jesus in his town of Valhelhas, also administrated by the heirs of the mentioned marriage and whith the pious obligation of some masses.
Will approved in 1618-01-31.

Will made by Tomé Gonçalves, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Arronches. He named his wife Maria Cida as first administrator, and after her death she would be succeeded by his nephew Gaspar and his eldest male heirs after him.

Will by João Gonçalves, instituting an entail with pious obligations and appointing his nephew Bento Martins as administrator, followed by his offspring.

Will made by Isabel Vaz Velha, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails, all of them located in Portalegre. The first entail would be administrated by her nephew Simão Vaz, with the perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of S. Francisco's convent in Portalegre, where her body should be buried. After the death of Simão, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be administrated by her niece Ana Rodrigues and her descendants, with the condition that she would marry and celebrate, perpetually, two masses every year. This third entail would be administrated by the brother of the institutor, Sebastião Freire, during his lifetime, and after his death it would be shared and administrated by his daughters Ana and Maria with the condition that each of them should always celebrate two masses every year as long as the world lasted. Both Maria and Ana would be succeeded by their eldest male heirs.

Will made by João Pinheiro and his wife Inês da Silveira Mouzinho, in which they ordered the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual mass obligation of half anal of masses celebrated every year on the convent of Castelo de Vide. They named one another as first administrators of the entail after the death of the first of them, and after both were deceased, they named their sister and sister-in-law Maria Mouzinho to succeed on the administration. After the death of Maria the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. However, if she had no children, then the administration should be handled to her sister Isabel Mouzinho or her brother Manuel Mouzinho de Albuquerque, or the descendants of her uncle António Mouzinho Barba. If the bloodline of all the appointed administrators was extinguished, then it should be handled to the descendants of Ana Vaz Mendonça, and if she also had no children, then the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento should receive the administration.

Will by which padre António Vaz de Castelo Branco established an entail with a perpetual obligation of one daily mass celebrated in the chapel that he ordered his heir to build in the main church of Assumar. He appointed Mateus Caldeira to be its first administrator, leaving him properties in Alegrete and Arronches, and determining that he would be succeeded, preferably, by his eldest son or his closest relative if he had no children. He ordered Mateus Caldeira to place an image of S. Francisco in that chapel.

Will made by Pedro Mergulhão, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year on the chapel of S. António, in the church of S. João of Alegrete, where his body should be buried. He named his brother José Mergulhão as first administrator and his nephew António, son of José, after his death. After the death of António the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will made by Catarina Monteiro, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one trinitary of masses celebrated every year on the convent of S. Francisco, in Portalegre, where her body should be buried. She named her husband Diogo de Matos as first administrator with the condition that he would appoint a relative of her mother's descendancy to succeed him, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If the institutor's bloodline was extinguished then the administration should be handled to the Misericórdia of Portalegre.

Will of João Fernandes instituting a chapel in the church of Santiago de Anha, where he should also be buried. All his estates should be entailed to the chapel, as all his money should also be used to acquire properties to be entailed. The first administrator should be his nephew António Rebelo, who should be succeeded by another of the institutor's nephews, Manuel de Miranda, and his offspring. Along the offspring networks, preference in succession should be granted to clerics.

Will made by Ana de Almeida, in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year in the church of Espírito Santo, in Portalegre, where her body should be buried. She named her three children, Gregório Lopes, Catarina de Almeida and Isabel de Almeida to administrate the entail with the condition that they would share the administration during their lifes, and the eldest male heir of each of them. If one of them died, the administration would be handled to the others that remained alive. If none of them had children, then the administration should be handled to her nephew Manuel Ribeiro and his descendants after him. No administrator could ever marry a person descendant of new-christians, moors or hebrews.

Will by which Diogo Álvares Barrenho established an entail with all his assets, instituting the obligation that its administrators celebrated, every year, ten masses. He designated his sister, Inês Pires, to administrate the entail and his niece, Beatriz Garcia, to succeed her. Beatriz should only receive the administration if she married, and until then, the administration should be delivered to a tutor. After her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the closest and eldest male relative.
The testator determined that his body had to be buried near the altar of S. João, in the church of Espírito Santo of Alter do Chão.

Will of Gonçalo Pires and of his wife Aldonça Leanes. They wish to be buried in the cemetery of the Church of São Julião de Covelas. Reserving their "terças", they instituted and entail, with the obligation of two annual and perpetual masses. The first owner of the entail would be their son João Gonçalves, who would be succeeded by his first-born son.

Will of Cosme Fernandes and Catarina Delgada, his wife, founding an entail to their nephews Manuel, son of Manuel de Abrantes, and Maria, daughter of Pedro Francisco, who should marry to each one, with the pious obligation of two perpetual masses, per year, over their graves, in the church of Travancinha, in the outskirts of the village of Casal. They also order that the successor of the meadow of Torrozelo, in Olho Marinho, should order the celebration of two perpetual masses, for their souls, in the hermitage of Santo António of Torrozelo.
Will approved in 1658-06-01.

Will of João Vaz bequeathing some assets to his wife, Maria Fernandes, with the pious obligation of twelve perpetual masses in the church of S. Lourenço of Sebadelhe, in the outskirts of Numão. After his wife's death, the assets will be bequeathed to his brother, André Gonçalves dos Pereiros.

Will made by Domingos Pinheiro, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail or chapel with a perpetual mass obligation of fifty masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Crato, where his body should be buried. He named his brother João Pinheiro as first administrator and after his death the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If João had no children, the administration should be handled to his brother António Pinheiro.

Will of Pedro Saraiva da Costa, cidadão of Guarda, founding an entail with all his real estate, which he bequeathed to his son, Mem da Costa Saraiva, and annexing to this entail the patronage right of the church of Vila Garcia. Ana Frajoa da Costa, the testator's wife, was present and entailed her part of the real estate of her husband to this entail. Both of them appointed their son, Mem da Costa Saraiva, as their successor in their entail.

Will of Francisco Alves, abbot, founding the chapel of Espírito Santo, in Sertã, and appointing as his successor and administrator Francisco Ferraz, his nephew.
Will approved in 1557-11-10 and opened in 1557-11-14.

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

Will of D. Isabel de Bettencourt bequeathing her available portion to her husband, António Correia, with the obligation of 15 candles, 12 of them in the monastery of S. Bernardino and 3 of them in the church of S. Sebastião, in Câmara de Lobos, in Madeira island, and also with the obligation of an office of "mortus" of three lessons, in the same church of S. Sebastião. After the death of António Correia, her available portion will be bequeathed to her daughter D. Guiomar. The testator defines the succession clauses.
Will approved in 1561-12-03.

Will of D. Isabel de Abreu, wife of António Gonçalves da Câmara, founding a chapel in the church of S. Brás of Arco da Calheta, in Madeira island, where her parents are buried and she wants to be buried too, with the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass. She appoints her husband as her executor and heir and, after his death, D. Afonso Henriques, her nephew, and his descendants by male bloodline.
Will approved in 1545-10-29.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 2-18) aprovado em 1604-09-18, na Ribeira dos Socorridos, nas suas casas de morada; aberto em 1604-09-20, na presença do juiz ordinário Francisco Vieira de Abreu.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: ordenar a sua consciência; encontrava-se doente em uma cama.
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS: 12.000 réis anuais para celebrar uma missa todos os Domingos e dias santos e festas do ano, na sua ermida “que esta acima de minha casa” [de Nossa Senhora da Vitória, Ribeira dos Socorridos, São Martinho], pela alma de seus maridos e sobrinha, as quais seriam preferencialmente ditas pelos padres de São Bernardino; sete tochas de dez arráteis cada uma para alumiar o Santo Sacramento do convento de São Bernardino, em dia de quinta-feira de Endoenças; um ofício noturno em dia de Todos-os-Santos, ofertado com cinco alqueires de trigo, um barril de vinho e cinco tostões, oficiado também pelos padres de São Bernardino ; uma missa cantada em dia de Finados no mesmo mosteiro pelas almas de seus maridos que aí estavam enterrados, ofertada com cinco alqueires de trigo, um barril de vinho e um cruzado; acender uma vela aos sábados em vésperas de Nossa Senhora; manter o ornato da capela: frontais, vestimentas, toalhas, castiçais e lampadários.
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS:
1.º abaixamento: o traslado de um despacho de 1791-09-12 (f. 21) determina que os 12.000 réis se destinem a missas “the onde chegarem”, a 500 réis cada uma.
2.º abaixamento: um despacho do procurador do Resíduo (fl. 35 v.º) informa que, pela redução de 1814-03-20, esta capela ficou anexa à capelania da Lombada com a pensão de 10 missas anuais. Em 1819, o administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo obtém um indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas de todas as suas capelas (f. 40/43 original em latim e tradução). Uma escritura de fiança, datada de 1870.05.10 (fl. 626/633), refere que o fiador Francisco Anacleto de Freitas se compromete a pagar dois terços da dívida de 2.811.1804 réis, relativa à comutação de encargos pios dos anos de 1855 a 1860, das capelas administradas pelo Conde de Carvalhal.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia o cunhado Gaspar de Bettencourt, durante a menoridade do filho e sobrinho Francisco, justificando ter recebido do dito Gaspar de Bettencourt e mulher "muitos e bons serviços e boas obras" e "porquanto asim emporta a minha consiencia" (f. 9-9 v.º); suceder-lhe-ia o filho, privilegiando-se na sucessão legítima a primogenitura de preferência masculina. Na falta de geração,
herdariam, sucessivamente, as outras filhas de Gaspar de Bettencourt, D. Maria, D. Isabel e outra cujo nome não é mencionado. Sendo estas freiras, ficaria a Luís de Couto, filho de Manuel de Couto e, na falta de geração, passaria ao parente mais chegado até o segundo grau, exceto a Francisco de Couto e filhos, a quem deserda. Não havendo parente em segundo grau ficaria à Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Funchal.
BENS VINCULADOS: institui o morgadio da Ribeira dos Socorridos, juntando toda a sua fazenda "avida como por aver" (f. 5 v.º), a qual "andara sempre junta e avinculada a estes legados e dela se não vemdera nem devidira couza algua" (f. 11 v.º). Revoga, assim, uma doação, que havia feito cerca de 1599, de toda a sua fazenda para ereção de um mosteiro de freiras da regra de Santa Marta de Lisboa (doação essa feita "emcomsideradamente com paixão e colera e por revendita e pelejas" que tivera com o cunhado Gaspar de Bettencourt e mulher Guiomar de Moura, que com ela viviam) (f. 8 v.º).
SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: a verba declaratória (fl. 475 v.º), datada de 1849.10.01, refere a sub-rogação de terra no sítio da Nazaré, São Martinho, pelo correspondente valor na Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro.
PRIMEIRO E ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADORES: cunhado Gaspar de Bettencourt, até o filho Francisco ter 20 anos de idade; D. António da Câmara Leme de Carvalhal Esmeraldo (Casa Carvalhal).
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 2 a 18):
TESTAMENTEIROS: cunhado Gaspar de Bettencourt, viúvo de D. Guiomar de Moura.
CÔNJUGES: refere o local de enterramento dos maridos (no convento de São Bernardino), mas omite os respetivos nomes.
ALFAIAS RELIGIOSAS: deixa dez mil réis à igreja do Espírito Santo de Câmara de Lobos para compra de um lampadário de prata.
JÓIAS: uma cadeia de ouro “de espelincas” legada a Ana da Câmara; à sobrinha D. Maria umas relhas de ouro, duas cadeias grandes, botões e pontas de ouro, um anel de pedra no valor de 50.000 réis e umas contas de rezar com a sua rosa de ouro.
VESTES: ao primo Francisco Moniz e a cada uma das suas filhas um vestido acabado (saio, manto e saia); à filha de Gaspar Luís e Maria Vicente um saio e uma saia; a Brás Cabral 5.000 réis para um vestido; à filha de Manuel Jorge e Francisca Nunes um manto, saio e saia; a Maria Gonçalves “Endiabrada” um saio e saia dos seus.
MÓVEIS: lega a sua cama “asim como esta” aos frades de São Bernardino, para a sua enfermaria.
ENGENHO: dívida de 2.000 cruzados “de feitios” que este ano fizeram no engenho da testadora.
ESCRAVOS: liberta a escrava Ângela na condição de ela não comunicar com o Pereira e “se tire do pecado mortal”; liberta o escravo Agostinho e determina que se lhe ensine a ler e a escrever e o “favoreça” para ser clérigo, na impossibilidade dar-lhe-ão quatro pipas de vinho e a sua matalotagem a fim de embarcar para onde queira; determina que se dê 12.000 réis ao pai do escravo Mateus “por ele”; deixa a escrava Maria, filha de Ângela, à sobrinha D. Maria para o seu serviço; liberta Maria “a cabana” se esta der “por sy” 20.000 réis; liberta os escravos mulatos Francisco e Manuel, filhos de Ângela, depois de servirem até à idade de 25 anos; liberta o escravo Martinho seis anos após o seu falecimento.
ENTERRAMENTO: na sua ermida sita acima de sua casa.
TESTEMUNHAS: Gaspar Lopes Cortes, que fez o testamento, morador acima de São Bernardino; Gaspar Moreira, vigário de São Martinho; Pedro Nogueira, tabelião de notas, morador na cidade; Brás Cabral, clérigo de ordens sacras; Gonçalo Soares, filho de António Garcia, morador em Câmara de Lobos; André de França, morador atrás da Ilha; Nicolau Gomes, criado de D. Guiomar.
LITERACIA: a testadora assina o testamento no ato de feitura, mas não assina por ocasião da aprovação por estar fraca.
OUTROS DOCUMENTOS:
O processo contém inúmeras quitações referentes ao cumprimento de obrigações de outras capelas administradas pela Casa Carvalhal, salientando-se, pelo interesse social e genealógico, as da capela de D. Maria Bettencourt, com numerosos atestados de párocos respeitantes ao dote de casamento de órfãs e moças pobres (Vide f. 38-43 v.º, 60-62 v.º, 73-100, 108-109, 113-128, 137-152, 162-230, 289-290, 301-313, 332-366, 377-386, 393-403, 416-438, 455-475, 494-515, 549-562).
F. 626-633: escritura de fiança, datada de 1870-05-10. Fiador: Francisco Anacleto de Freitas, escrivão intérprete da Estação de Saúde do Funchal. Aceitante: Francisco António de Abreu, empregado público, na qualidade de agente dos legados públicos do Hospital Nacional e Real de São José de Lisboa.

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

Will of Luís Machado Freire, prior of Pêro Viseu, in the outskirts of Covilhã, founding two chapels and entails, with masses in the church of Pêro Viseu, one for Maria Machada and the other for D. Isabel Machada da Cunha, both his sisters with the condition of Frei Diogo Machado, his nephew, son of D. Isabel Machada da Cunha, to marry to Maria Machada, his niece, daughter of Maria Machada. If this marriage happens, both chapels and entails should be united.
Will approved in 1696-11-24.

Will of Leonor Gil founding a chapel in the monastery of São Domingos in Elvas, entailing the estate of Azambujeiro. She appoints for its administrator her husband Estevão da Ponte and after him her cousin Belchior Vaz.

Will made by Gomes da Noia, the elder, and his wife Catarina Fernandes Valente in which they ordered the foundation of an entail composed of all their properties, including the farms of Chuva Chove, Ribeirão dos Pássaros, Pico da Antónia, with their sugar mill and plantations, four mares, four mules and also thirty enslaved persons. Over all these assets they have imposed a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and one more sung mass celebrated in the octave of All Souls Day, with bread and wine offer, and candles over their graves. To administrate the entail, they named Gomes da Noia, the younger, nephew of Gomes da Noia, during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The institutor's disposed that no demoniac, destroyer or fool could never receive the administration, and all administrators should be obliged to bare the surnames Noia and Fernandes, or otherwise lose the administration. They have also disposed that the administrators should keep a book, recomending that they should be similar to the notary's record books, for the record of the entailed properties, including the enslaved people, with all their named noted, and if any slave perished, fled or was sold for desobedience, the administrator would be obliged to replace him or her in equal number. They called the Provedor das Capelas to take account of the administration and to surveil this record book, receiving an stipend worth 2.000 réis for each time they took account.

Will by which Margarida Pacheco de Sousa, widow of capitão André Dias de Araújo, wanted to be buried in the Church of São Sebastião, in the parish where she lived. She founded an entail with the obligation of five chapels of prayed masses and appointed João Pacheco de Sousa, her son, as administrator. The testator also appoints Manuel Pacheco de Sousa, her son, as her successor in the administration of the entail (terça) of Margarida Pacheco, in which she succeeded to her father, António Pacheco de Sousa, and entails to this entail a necklace. Margarida Pacheco de Sousa also describes the assets and income of the entail of Gaspar Dias, administrated by her son, Gaspar de Medeiros de Sousa, to distinguish them from her own income. This will also mentions that António Pacheco, the testator son, is the heir of his father's, capitão André Dias de Araújo, entail (terça). Will approved in 1638-11-26 and opened in 1638-11-30.

Will of João de Arruda bequeathing his available portion to Francisco de Arruda, his son, with the pious obligation of two perpetual weekly masses and appointing, after his son's death, his oldest grandson. He also orders, as the administrator of his father's, João Gonçalves, chapel, the confirmation of his possible debts and its payment, if they exist, and appoints his son, Amador da Costa, as his successor in this chapel's administration.
Will approved in 1553-05-04.

Will of capitão Manuel Vaz Carreiro founding an entail with his available portion, appointing his gradson, capitão Francisco da Câmara Carreiro, as his successor, and annexing several assets to his available portion. Since he administrates five more entails or chapels, founded by his relatives, he also: appoints his grandson, capitão Francisco da Câmara Carreiro, as his successor in the administration of the available portions of his parents, Roque Gonçalves da Costa and Águeda Carreiro; his aunt, Beatriz Leite; António Cabral Teixeira; and his aunts, Isabel Fernandes and Ana Gonçalves. Besides, he annexes some assets to the available portions of Águeda Carreiro, his mother, and André Gonçalves São Miguel, his uncle.
Will approved in 1697-05-10 and opened in 1700-12-27.

Will of Guilherme Moniz Barreto in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with an obligation of five masses a year, naming his wife, whose name is not mentioned, and his son João Moniz Barreto after her, as first administrators, and his first born male heir after him. His body should be buried in the same grave of his father João Rodrigues Faleiro. He also appointed João Moniz Barreto on the administration of the entail founded by Manuel da Silva Moniz.

Will made by Galaor Borges da Costa in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail in Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of 20 masses celebrated every year. He named his wife Branca de Sá as first administrator and their son Cristóvão and his male descendants after him, as long as they were born of legitimate marriage. If Cristóvão died without descendants the administration should be given to any of their married daughters with the same condition. If there were any married daughters, the entail should be administrated by the nun daughters during their lifetimes and then should be transmitted to the eldest male heir of Fernando Gomes Tapia and Garcia de Andrade, sister-in-law of the institutor.

Will made by João Luís Teixeira and his wife Maria Pereira de Sousa in which they ordered, among several other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one chapel of masses for each of them, celebrated in the chapel of Santo Agostinho, in Angra. They also ordered two perpetual oitavários of masses in memory of the mother and brother of Maria Pereira de Sousa, Ângela Pereira and Gernão Pereira Haramento, fulfilling their wills. They named one another to administrate the entail after the first of them was dead, and after both of them were dead, they named their nephew Manuel de Barcelos Evangelho, and after his death, in this order, Mateus de Távora, Simão de Aguiar Fagundes and Manuel de Barcelos Machado, with the condition that one should only succeed after the death of the previous. After all of them were dead, the administration should be transmitted to the closest relative of João Luís Teixeira, and after this relative was dead, it should be given to the closest relative of Maria Pereira de Sousa. After all administrators appointed were dead, the administration should return to the eldest son of the closest relative of João Luís Teixeira, that would always be succeeded, preferably, by the eldest male heir. If any administrator ever married with new cristãos-novos or hebrew descendants, he or she should be immediately deprived from the administration. They also ordered that every administrator should appoint a pious woman to pray a rosary everyday in honour of N. Sra. da Conceição, as long as the world lasted, receiving an alm worth 560 réis in every year.

Will of Amaro Moreira, founding a chapel in the church of Misericórdia in Arrifana de Sousa, appointing his nephew Constantino Moreira as administrator.
Followed by the approval deed (1641-02-09, fls. 34-34v).

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

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

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

Will of João Domingues, citizen of Porto, and his wife Maria Eanes da Rua. They both reserved their "terças" to found a chapel, incorporating the "Paço de Valadares" and the "Casal de Castanheiro", located in the "Julgado de Gaia". Part of the income from these estates would support the celebration of perpetual masses in the convent of S. Francisco do Porto and in the chapel they also established in the church of S. Salvador de Valadares, dedicated to S. António. The first administrator of the entail would be their son, Francisco da Rua, to be followed by the first-born sons or daughters, in the absence of male heirs. In the event of the line being broken, the institutions would call upon their closest relatives to succeed them. Alternatively, if there were no relatives, the Misericórdia of Porto would take possession of the estates and administer the chapel.

Will made by D. Maria da Câmara, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year in the convent of S. Francisco of Vila da Praia, Terceira island. She named her son Luís do Canto as first administrator and after his death the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If he had no children, the administration should be given to his sisters Luzia da Câmara or Clara da Câmara, and if any of them had children, the entail's administration should be given to Clara Teixeira, niece of the institutor.

Will made by António Martins, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass celebrated every year in the main chapel of the church of Santa Cruz, in Vila da Praia, Terceira island. He named his wife, Catarina de Ornelas, as first administrator and one of their male sons after her death, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will made by Maria Franca, widow of Luís Gonçalves, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of two weekly masses celebrated for her soul and for the sould of her husband, and also three masses at Christmas and in Our Lady's Nativity Day. She named her son Diogo Godinho as first administrator of the entail for a period of three years, and his brothers Lourenço and João Godinho after him, also during three years each. After they were all deceased, the administration should be transmitted to her grandson Zuzarte Godinho, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by which Joana Pacheco declared that she and her husband, Estêvão da Gama, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, agreed to establish a chapel in the church of Salvador in Elvas, where their bodies would be buried. A daily perpetual mass had to be celebrated in that chapel in perpetuity. Those pious obligation would be supported with the revenues of houses that the institutors owned in that city. The testator appointed Maria da Gama, her daughter, to administrate it, determining that she would be succeeded by her son, Estêvão da Gama. Followed by an approval deed (1545-07-2[7], fl. 88).

Will by which Rodrigo Afonso, clérigo de missa e prior em Barbacena, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of that town if he dies there. He bequeaths an olive grove in Vale do Salgado to his niece, Maria Mexia, and to her successors, with the obligation of ordering five annual masses for his soul in the church of Santa Maria of Olivença. If she doesn't have successors it shall pass to her brother Lourenço Mexia. If none of them have children, the entail shall pass to another of Rodrigo's nephews, Garcia Rodrigues. If Garcia Rodrigues becomes a priest, it will pass, after his death, to the Misericórdia of Olivença.
He bequeaths Lourenço Mexia three pieces of land with an obligation of five other masses in the same church of Olivença, for his and his parents' souls, to be inherited by his successors. If Lourenço doesn't have children, he requests him to annex these lands to to the ones he already possesses and to make a chapel with an obligation of ten masses for his own and his wife's souls, and pass it to one of his siblings or to the Misericórdia of Olivença.
He bequeaths his other nephew, João Mexia, two farmlands in the farmstead of Antão Gomes, with the obligation of four annual masses for his soul in Santa Maria of Olivença, to pass to his descendants, or to his brother, Lourenço Mexia, if he has no children, under the same conditions as the other two entails.
Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1593-10-14.

Will of Maria de Faria ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of five yearly masses preached in the convent of S. Francisco, in Terceira island, naming her husband, Tomé Álvares do Couto to be the first administrator and their daughter after him, and after her the chapel should be administrated by the eldest heir, preferably male. If in anyway the bloodline was extinguished, the administration should be given to the Confraria de Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the same convent.

Will made by João Rodrigues Faleiro and his wife Catarina Santa, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the convent of São Francisco, in Angra, Terceira island, where their bodies should be buried, with a perpetual obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in the hermitage of São João das Almas. They named their daughter Maria Faleira and their son in law Guilherme Moniz Barreto as first administrators of the entail and their eldest son after them, preferably the male over the female.

Will of the deão António da Rocha Ferraz in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel, with 52 yearly mass obligation in the Colégio da Companhia de Jesus, in Angra, naming his niece Antónia Isabel da Fonseca Côrte-Real, as first administrator, and her eldest male heir after her. He also mentions that he had founded another entail when he gave a dowry to his niece Catarina Maria da Rocha when she married with André Martins da Fonseca Côrte-Real.

Will of Bernardo da Silva, instituting an entail and appointing his son Manuel Ferreira as administrator, followed by his offspring.

Followed by the approval deed (1602-04-19, fls. 99v-101) and the opening deed (1602-04-20, fls. 101-101v).

Will made by Isabel Rodrigues, widow of Fernando Gil, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of weekly mass celebrated in the church of Anjo S. Miguel, Vila Franca do Campo, where her body should be buried. She named her son Francisco Fernandes as first administrator, and after his death, the succession should continue always on the eldest male heir.

Will of Graça Martins, instituting a chapel and appointing her niece Ana as administrator, with pious obligations in the hermitage of Santa Justa, where the institutor should be buried.
Followed by the approval deed (1617-09-02, fls. 126-126v).

Will of Cristóvão Mendes, parish priest of Santa Maria de Revinhade, in which he declares that his body should be buried in the church of Revinhade. As he had no forced heirs, the testators decided to entail his property in a "capela e morgado". The administrator of the entail had yet to be appointed. He and his successors were obliged to celebrate perpetual masses for the sake of Cristóvão's soul, as well as for the souls in purgatory.

Followed by the approval deed (1633-08-08, fls. 167-167v).

Will of João Vaz Nunes, establishing Nossa Senhora da Esperança, to whom he had built a chapel, in Ladário, as his heiress, to which he entails all his assets, to fulfill the charges. He orders his grave in this chapel and appoints Manuel Nunes de Carvalho, his nephew, heir and administrator of the chapel.

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

Will 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 made in Portalegre by Catarina Fernandes Moutosa, in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of eight masses celebrated every year on the church of Espírito Santo, naming Francisco Nunes to administrate it during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on his eldest male heirs. The second entail would have a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year on the church of Espírito Santo, naming her husband Matias Durão as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, the administrator, who would also be the chaplain, would be elected by Vigário-Geral of the Bispado.

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

Will made by Baltasar Afonso, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a chapel of masses celebrated every week, always on fridays, in the mother church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada. He named his wife Bárbara de Benevides as first administrator of the entail and his niece Maria after her death, with the condition that Maria would marry, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on her eldest male heir. If Maria died before wedding or without children the administration should be transmitted to her brothers Belchior or Pedro, with the same conditions.

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 Estêvão Vaz in which he ordered to be buried in the adro de Santa Maria, in Alter do Chão. He founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his niece Catarina as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will made by João Rodrigues Franco, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria of Monforte. The institutor named his niece Beatriz Moura as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will of Brás Lopes, instituting an entail by his properties in Montalvão, favouring his niece Violante, daughter of Gaspar Lopes, and her offspring, with the obligation of 25 annual masses.

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 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 of João Filipe, instituting an entail in Vila Nova de Muía, with the obligation of two annual masses in the day of St John the Baptist and St John Evangelist. As administrator, he appointed his nephew João, under the condition that he should became priest. The entail should primarily be transmited to a nephew that followed a clerical career.

Followed by the approval deed (1694-09-12, fls. 166-166v) and the opening deed (1694-11-24, fl. 166v).

Will of João Filipe, instituting an entail in Vila Nova de Muía, with the obligation of one annual mass in the day of St John the Baptist decapitation. As administrator, he appointed his nephew Santos, son of his brother-in-law João Alves, under the condition that he should became priest. The entail should primarily be transmited to a nephew that followed a clerical career.

Followed by the approval deed (1694-09-12, fls. 166-166v) and the opening deed (1694-11-24, fl. 166v).

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