Will made by João Rodrigues, widower of Estevaínha Gonçalves, bequeathed his assets to his and his wife's chapel and appointing their son, Gonçalo Eanes, as successor.

Will (extract) by which the priest João Rodrigues incorporated assets for the fulfillment of the pious charges in the Convent of São Domingos de Elvas and in the Church of Santa Maria dos Açougues de Elvas. He designated his criado Vasco Pires to be its administrator during his lifetime, succeeding his cousin Luís Gonçalves Botafogo and then his eldest son. This entail is composed of the "herdade do Freixo" and olive groves in Zaval and Serra de S. Domingos.

Will made by Margarida Barbosa, widow of Manuel Teixeira, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in the mother church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada. She appointed her nephews António Borges and Manuel Rebelo as first administrators, and after the death of each of them the administration should be transmitted to Guiomar Borges and then should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will of Catarina Franca ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a pepetual obligation of two masses celebrated every week, naming her son João Cardoso to be the first administrator. Her body should be buried in the chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição, in the convent of São Francisco, in Angra, Terceira island, side by side with her deceased husband. She also named João Cardoso as administrator of the entail founded by Pedro Cardoso, her deceased son, that should be annexed to her own entail. After the death of João, the eldest male heir should inherit the administration, or the female in the absence of male heir. If João had no heirs, the administration should be transmitted to Joana or Catarina Cardosa, her daughters.

Will made by João Cardoso Teles, in which he ordered, among other dispositions the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual obligation of a weekly mass, celebrated in the chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição, in the convent of S. Francisco in Vila da Praia, Terceira island, where his body should be buried side by side with his deceased father, Sebastião Cardoso. He ordered that the administrator should spend an yearly sum of 400 réis until this chapel was finished. To administrate the entail, he named his son António Cardoso, and his eldest heir, preferably male, after him. If his generation became in anyway extinguished the administration should be given to the Misericórdia of Angra.

Will made by Luzia dos Querubins ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of properties in Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year. She named her mother, D. Maria da Fonseca as first administrator of the entail and her brother António da Fonseca after her, and after his death he should be succeeded by the eldest male heir. She ordered that the entail should be annexed to the entail of her father, Manuel Gonçalves Carvão.

Will made by Simão Rodrigues and Leonor Gil in which they took over their own reserved portions and ordered the foundation of an entail composed of several properties in Vila da Praia, Terceira island, naming each other as administrators after the death of the first of them who died, and their children after them, being administrated by one appointed male heir after them. All administrators had the obligation of celebrating a trinitary of Santo Amador every year as long as the world lasted.

Will made by André Dias Seleiro in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of houses in Vila da Praia, with a perpetual obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in any day of the week. He asked Aparício Eanes Serrador, executor of his will, to notify his nephew Pedro Eanes and ask him if he wished to be the administrator of the entail, but if he did not answer within five years, the administration should remain with Aparício Eanes Serrador. The first administrator should always be succeeded, preferably, by the eldest male heir, and if any of them died without heirs, the Provedor dos Resíduos should appoint the successor.

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

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

Will of Geraldo Moreira de Meireles, priest in S. Miguel de Bairros, instituting an entail with all his possessions. The founder requests that his body be buried in the church of S. Miguel de Bairros, in a tomb located in the main chapel. If he died elsewhere, he requests that his body be taken to the grave located under the arch of the main chapel of the church of Misericórdia of Arrifana de Sousa, funded by Amaro Moreira, who had reserved the right of burial in that space to his relatives. To the entail, Geraldo appoints as first administrators his brother Manuel Moreira de Meireles and his father Cosme Moreira. Afterwards, the estate would pass to the descendants of his brother Manuel Moreira de Meireles, or alternatively to his sister Maria de Moreira and her descendants. The possessors of the entail must always be Old Christians, excluding Jews, Moors or other people of "infeta nação". The founder also requested that a chapel dedicated to S. Geraldo, the saint of his name, be built in the house where he was born, currently owned by his brother Manuel Moreira de Meireles, or alternatively in the lands of another brother, Cosme Moreira.

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

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

Will of Gaspar de Sequeira and Catarina Borges, instructing that their bodies should be buried in their chapel in the church of São Mamede de Évora, leaving some entailed properties to their son Ascênsio de Sequeira and to his offspring.

Followed by the approval deed (1547-09-26, fls. 244v-245).

Will of António Correia de Castro, establishing an entail by all its estates, in which he appoints his sister Ana da Silveira de Lacerda as its first administrator, followed by one of her children, with males preceding females. In the event of his sisters’ and nephew’s deaths, the administrator should be one of his brothers, sons of Jorge Correia.

Followed by the approval deed, 1644-06-28, fls. 52v-53.

Will by which Simão Neto, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Lisboa, near his father and nephew. He entails three casais in Loures, Sintra and Torres Vedras with an obligation of five anniversaries in his burial place. He appoints as administrator of his chapel and entail his nephew, Paulo Neto, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, son of his brother, the bishop D. Brás Neto, and his successors. If he has no descendants, he can appoint someone else.

Will made by Francisco Fernandes and his wife Maria Fernandes, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one masse celebrated every week in the church of S. Pedro, in Ponta Delgada, where their bodies should be buried. They named one another as first administrator of the entail, and after both of them were deceased, they named their son João Fernandes, with the faculty to appoint one of his male heirs, and from this heir on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. They also donated one bed to the Hospital of the Misericórdia, that should be sustained every year by the administrator of the entail with a perpetual rent worth 600 réis a year. If João died without heirs, the administration should be given to their son-in-law António Mendes, married with Isabel Fernandes, their daughter, with the exact same conditions.

Will made by Duarte Vaz, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where his body should be buried. He named Rui Fernandes, priest, to administrate it as first administrator and Lopo Dias, his son-in-law after his death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by which D. Joana da Silva established an entail with all of her immovable goods on the islands of Terceira and S. Jorge, and designated her firstborn son Cristóvão Côrte-Real to be its administrator.

Will by which D. Cristóvão de Moura Côrte-Real and his wife, D. Margarida de Côrte-Real, marqueses de Castelo Rodrigo, express their will to be buried in the chapel of the Côrte-Reais, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, which belongs to the entail administered by D. Margarida, if, by the time of their deaths, they haven't appointed another place. They establish a daily mass for their souls in that chapel, entailing to it the casal do Garajau, which is already entailed to another perpetual daily mass in the same chapel, and ask that Cristóvão's parents, who are buried in the monastery of Carmo and in the convent of S. Francisco, be transfered to the same chapel.
They then ask the king to confirm the entail of the Moura, which they establish. This entail shall be inherited by their eldest son, and his successors thereafter, together with the entail of the Côrte-Reais, unless the lineage of D. Cristóvão and D. Margarida is extinguished. In that case, the two entails shall be separated. If the Moura entail is separated from the entail of the Côrte-Reais, the heirs of the Côrte-Reais shall have the houses in Lisboa which belong to the Moura entail, however they'll have to pay their revenue to the successors of the Moura line. The line of the Côrte-Reais shall also keep the capitania da Praia, in the island of Terceira, which D. Cristóvão had received from the king.
Followed by approval deed dated 1609-02-14, opening deed dated 1614-01-02 and instrumento de justificação dated 1614-02-18.

Will by which bacharel João Calaça, irmão terceiro da Ordem Dominicana, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa. He appoints his natural son, Manuel, who lives in Salamanca, as his universal heir, giving him all his properties. He bequeaths to João do Couto, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, and his executor, his quinta de Bulhaco, which is in a demand against Isabel Martins, a Raboa, widow of António Pais. If it is sold, after the demand, the revenue shall be entailed to a chapel of a weekly mass in that convent. If it isn't sold, it shall be entailed to the chapel with the same obligation. João do Couto shall only have the quinta during his lifetime; after his death, it shall pass to Manuel and to his descendants. If he dies without descendants, António Calaça, João's brother, and his successors shall inherit it instead.
João Calaça also bequeaths to his son his parts of the herdade de Santa Catarina, one which was given to him by his aunt, Catarina Calaça, with an obligation of ten annual masses, and the other by Inês Fernandes, wife of his uncle, Álvaro Calaça, with the obligation of five masses.
Contains additions from the following day.

Will by which Baltasar da Silva expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of São Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. He appoints Violante de Castro, his wife, as his universal heir. He entails his house and other properties in Bucelas. He appoints Antónia de Castro, his sister-in-law, as successor, after the death of his wife, and Tristão Vaz de Castro, his nephew, after the death of his sister-in-law.

Will of Diogo Vaz and Catarina Tristão, his wife. They founded a chapel, located in the church of Santa Maria of Torres Vedras, entailing various assets to fulfill their charges. They appoint Diogo de Brito and Catarina Dias, daughter of Isabel Lopes, heirs and first administrators.

Will of Domingos Lopes founding an entail and chapel with masses in the church of S. Pedro of Sertã and appointing João Lopes, his brother, as its first administrator.
Will approved in 1560-02-13.

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

Will by which 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 five contos de reis to Agostinho so he can buy properties to entail. If Agostinho doesn't have any successors, the properties he bought shall be annexed to the entail of his brother.

Will by which Álvaro Rodrigues Canelas wanted to be buried in the church of Santo André of Estremoz. He established a chapel in this church, of invocation of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. He designated his nephew Doutor Jorge de Oliveira to be its first administrator. Rodrigo de Oliveira, his son, should succeed him.

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

Will of Catarina Gomes Raposo, wife of João do Outeiro, bequeathing five moios of land to mass celebration for her soul, in the chapel where she will be buried, and appointing his husband as its administrator and, after his death, her daughter, D. Maria, and, after her death, her male and first born son.
Will approved in 1518-04-29 and opened in 1523-09-19.

Will by which Rui Figueira, Cavaleiro, and his wife, Beatriz Tavares, establish a chapel in the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa, entailing to it the third part of their assets, lands (casais) in Manique, Cascais, and in Colares, Sintra. They appoint Gonçalo Figueira, their son, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of annual masses for the souls of the institutors. They declare that their bodies must be buried inside their chapel, where it should be placed an altarpiece depicting its patron saint, S. Cristóvão, but also Santa Ana, Santa Maria and Jesus Cristo. If the chapel is not finished at the time of death of one of the couple's members, the other one has the obligation to end its construction.

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

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

Will made by Ana Martins de Benevides in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year in the church of N. Sra. da Conceição of S. Francisco's convent, in Vila Franca do Campo, where her body should be buried. She named her husband António Ramalho as first administrator and after his death their daughter Cecília Ramalho, wife of Manuel Lopes Henriques. After her death, the administration of the entail should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

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

Will of António Borges da Costa founding an entail in Ponta Delgada with his available portion and with the obligation of a half of a chapel and appointing his wife, D. Maria da Câmara, as his heir and, after her death, his three religious daughters and, after their death, his granddaughter, D. Ana. The testator also appoints his son, Duarte Borges da Câmara as his successor in the entails (terças) of João Gonçalves and João de Arruda Botelho (or da Costa), his grandfathers, Amador da Costa de Arruda, Álvaro da Costa, his uncle, Manuel da Costa, his uncle. He also appoints him as his successor in some properties, included those entailed by Margarida Mendes, his aunt, which are administrated by the testator.
Will approved in 1648-03-22 and opened in 1648-03-24.

Will by which Isabel de Melo establishes a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, entailing to it her farmstead (quinta), the Moinho do Botelho, a public debt instrument of 9 600 réis in Almoxarifado de Santarém, and a public debt instrument of 8 000 réis in Casa da Mercearia de Lisboa. She appoints her cousin, Diogo de Melo de Castelo Branco, to be the first administrator of her entail, ordering him to support the celebration of a daily mass for her soul. She chooses to be buried in the church of the referred convent, in her grandfather's chapel, Amador Vaz de Sampaio. She asks the executors of her will to restore that chapel and to place in it an altarpiece with the image of the holy spirit. Her parents' mortal remains, which lied in the convent of S. Francisco of Xabregas, should be transferred and interred alongside those of her daughter. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1514-07-08 and an opening deed issued on 1514-07-19.

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

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

Will by which the priest Francisco Dias Caiado established an entail, incorporating some assets to fulfill charges. He designated his nephew Francisco Dias Caiado to be his last will executor and the entail's first administrator. The successor must be a cleric and a relative of the institutor. Followed by an approval deed dated 1602-12-20.

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

Will by which Gonçalo André declared that he previously made another will with his wife Maria Jorge establishing a chapel in the Cathedral of Funchal, and entailing assets composed of lands and vineyards for the fulfillment of the pious charges. He designated his nephew Gonçalo André to be its administrator and, after his death, his eldest son.

Will by which Lopo Eanes established an entail, incorporating some assets located in Lisboa and Azeitão, for the fulfillment of the pious charges. He designated João Picão, husband of Simoa Correia, to be its first administrator and his eldest son should succeed him.

Will by which Domingos Rodrigues and Maria Pedroso, his wife, express their wish to be buried in their chapel in the church of Santo Adrião da Póvoa. They entail to it their lands, taken from the third parts of their possessions, with an obligation of 107 masses. They appoint Domingos da Silva Pedroso, their son, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him. Domingos Rodrigues also appoints his son as heir of the properties of his mother, Dionísia Francisca, which she had bequeathed him, with an obligation of an annual mass in the same church.

Will by which D. Catarina de Brito, widow of doutor Rui Gago, revokes her part of the will chart she had previously made with her husband, in 1560-07-29. She expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento of the cathedral of Lisboa, in her husband's grave, with the obligation of a daily mass for her and her husband's soul, half to be paid with her properties, and half to be paid with the properties of her husband's entail. She entails her assets in Lisboa, Évora, Alcáçovas and Elvas, which she detaches from her husband's entail, and appoints D. Catarina, their niece, daughter of Estêvão Gago and D. Guiomar de Brito, as her heir. She also entails her jewelry, which D. Catarina shall use for her wedding, as well as her successors. If D. Catarina dies without children, the entail shall be inherited by Rui de Brito, son of her nephew, Fernando Lobo de Brito. She also establishes two other entails, with "foros" in Elvas, which she bequeaths to her nephews: Fernando Lobo de Brito and Afonso de Brito.

Will made by Nuno da Fonseca Coutinho, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail, composed of an estate named Quinta do Reguengo, in Portalegre's district, with the perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year. This entail would be administrated by his son Manuel da Fonseca Coutinho, who remained in Castille after the acclamation of D. João IV, with the condition that he would return to Portugal and administrate the entail, and after his death the succession should continue always, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of an estate named Herdade das Canas and other properties, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year. To administrate it he named his son Diogo da Fonseca and after his death the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir, with the condition that all administrators that succeeds on the entail would annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail. If the administrators of both entails married with descendants of Hebrews, Moors or Mulattos, they would lose the administration.

Will made by Isabel Vaz Velha, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails, all of them located in Portalegre. This 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. The third entail would be administrated by the brother of the institutor, Sebastião Freire, during his lifetime, and after his death it would be 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 of Pedro Fernandes de Araújo instituting an entail by his field of Mosteiro, by which revenues masses should be celebrated in different churches, and appointing his wife Catarina do Vale as first administrator, granting her the power to choose her successor.

Will made by Francisco Rodrigues, oleiro, and his wife Guiomar Vaz, in which they ordered their burial in the church of São Lourenço of Portalegre and the foundation of an entail composed of a vineyard with an olive grove in Ribeira da Seda, with the perpetual obligation of four annual masses. They named one another administrators of the entail, after the death of the first of them, and after both were deceased they named, in this order, their sons Manuel Rodrigues, Francisco Rodrigues and then their daughter Maria Vaz to administrate the entail during two years each, alternating one another. After they were all dead, the administration should be given to their grandson Manuel, but only when he turned 25. After his death, the entail should be transmitted tot their grandson João Freire, son of Maria Vaz, and another of their grandchildren after his death. And from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. Before assuming the administration, the sons of the institutors all agreed in abdicating of their own available portions, that should be otherwise entailed on the entail.

Will and codicil made by Maria de Miranda, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of 40 masses celebrated every year in the church of S. João Batista, in Alegrete, where her body should be buried. She named her nephew Aleixo de Miranda as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If he had no children, then the administration should be handled to his sister Inês Dias or, if she also had no children, to Catarina de Miranda, nephew of the institutor.

[Contains one declaration deed disposing over the non-entailed assets].

Will by which Teresa da Gama established an entail with her vegetable garden (horta) in Elvas, designating her niece, Constança da Gama to administrate it. She and her descendants were obligated to support the celebration of 2 annual masses for the institutor's soul.
The testator founded another entail, leaving all her remaining assets to her brother, Lopo Vaz da Gama, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of 3 annual masses for her soul. If he died without leaving descendants, the entail would be transmitted to Maria Lobo, the institutor's sister, and subsequently passed to Constança da Gama.
She ordered the burial of her body in the chapel of Santo António of the parish of Salvador, where her grandparents' remains lied.

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

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

Will of Gaspar da Rocha Pais. The testator orders that his body be buried in front of the altar of S. António. His bones would later be transferred to the mother church of Viana and buried next to his parents and grandparents. As he had no forced heirs, he decided to make his nephew Francisco da Rocha, son of his sister Catarina da Rocha Pais, his universal heir, excluding all other relatives from his inheritance, especially his sister Susana da Rocha for the wrongs she had done to him and their father. His nephew and heir was also appointed administrator of the hospital founded by João Pais o Velho, in which Gaspar had also succeeded his father. Gaspar da Rocha Pais states that he built a hermitage in his Deocriste manor, dedicated to Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, to which he bequeathed property and ornaments. He had already obtained a provision authorising the celebration of masses in this hermitage. The chapel and the estate of Deocriste were to be entailed and owned by the same person. His nephew, Francisco da Rocha, was appointed administrator, to be followed by his descendants, giving preference to first-born sons and excluding illegitimate children and clerics. The administrators were obliged to use the family name of Rocha Pais.

Followed by the approval deed (1618-05-03, fls. 19-20).

Will made by Diogo Fernandes Franquino in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of four masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Alter do Chão, where his body should be buried; he named his wife as first administrator and Afonso Rodrigues, her brother, after her death. Afonso would appoint a person to succeed him on the administration and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by which Catarina Eanes established an entail with her assets and the estate she had inherited from her brother, Afonso Garcia, including properties in Cabeça do Ferreiro, Fonte do Ferreiro, Pisão de João Nunes, Fonte do Vale da Pia, Fonte do Espinheiro, Fonte de Botinhos, Alter do Chão. She designated her brother, Manuel Garcia, to administrate it, obligating him and his heirs to celebrate 6 annual masses in perpetuity. If her brother did not appoint someone to succeed him, the entail would be transmitted to Beatriz Garcia, her sister, and subsequently to André Gil, her other brother. The testator declared that her body had to be buried in the main church of Alter do Chão, where lied her father.

Will of André Gonçalves instituting an entail with pious obligations in the chapel of Santo António, in Braga cathedral's cloister. The first administrator should be his sister Catarina Duarte, followed by his niece, also named Catarina Duarte. His niece should marry according his sister's will, under the penalty of losing her right to the administration. In the event of kin lines extinction, the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia was charged to choose a poor and virtuous female orphan to enjoy the entail's revenues and ensure its pious obligations during her life, after which the brotherhood should appointing another orphan.

Followed by the approval deed (1554-08-10, fls. 138-138v).

Will made by padre João de Miranda in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of properties in Reguengos and Arronches. He named António Mendes Invenções as first administrator with the condition that he would keep a quarter of those properties’ income for himself and the other three quarters would be spent with the celebration of masses for the institutor's soul. After the death of António Mendes Invenções, the entail should be administrated by Isabel Tavares, and after her death the succession would always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. However, if any of Isabel's children wished to become a clergyman, he would be preferred on the administration, using the proceeds of the entailed properties to order himself priest.

Will of Vasco Lopes, citizen of Braga, and his wife Joana de Proença. They declared that they had no children or forced heirs and that the surviving spouse would be the universal heir of the deceased. The property was to be incorporated into a "morgado", whose first administrator would be Vasco or Joana, to be followed by a person of their choice. From then on, the succession would be by consanguinity, with preference given to first-born sons. The heir had the obligation to celebrate three weekly and perpetual masses for the souls of the institutors and their relatives.

Will made by Matias Durão, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of sixty masses celebrated every year in the church of S. Francisco's convent, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his legitimized son Manuel as first administrator and his eldest male heirs after him. However, if Manuel had no children, then his three nephews António Vaz, Manuel Gonçalves and Manuel Nunes would share the administration of the entail during their lifetimes, and their sons and heirs after them, with the condition that each of them would celebrate twenty masses, perpetually, as long as the world lasted.

Will made by padre Pedro da Costa in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every week, on saturdays and sundays, in his chapel of N. Sra. das Candeias, in the church of S. Lourenço of Portalegre . He named his adopted [perfilhado] son João da Costa Pereira as first administrator of the chapel and after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If João died without heirs, the administration should be handled to Manuel da Costa Barbeiro, who lived in Castille and after his death to the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento. All administrators should give in every two years one alqueire of oil to maintain a lamp perpetually lit on the chapel. The institutor left specific instructions for the ornamentation of the chapel, ordering the administrator to place two paintings of S. João Batista and S. Miguel Arcanjo, as well as an image of Menino Jesus over the eagle over the altar of Santíssimo Sacramento.

Will of Cristóvão Mendes de Vasconcelos, canon in the Cathedral of Braga. The testator requests that his body be buried in the Cathedral, in the place reserved for canons. He decided to establish an entail, including in this "morgado" the farmstead of Briteiros, which he had previously bought from Jorge do Vale Vieira, and other 5,000 cruzados, which were to be used to acquire other lands. The first owner of the entail would be his nephew Cristóvão Vieira, or alternatively Baltasar Vieira. Succession would be by blood, with preference given to first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children. Administrators were obliged to use the family name of Vieira. They were also obliged to establish a chapel in the church of São Salvador de Briteiros or in the convent of São Francisco de Guimarães, if the testator had not done so during his lifetime. In this chapel, the mortal remains of his parents, grandparents and future administrators of the entail should be interred.

Followed by the approval deed (1622-09-03, fls. 107-108).

Will made by Damião Lanções e Andrade and his wife Francisca Pereira de Araújo, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of properties in Baía, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every week, with lamps perpetually lit, in the chapel of S. Estêvão, in Valença [do Minho]. They named their nephew José Soares de Brito as first administrator and after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. If he died without heirs, the entail should be transmitted to his eldest sister or to his father Teotónio Soares de Brito. If there were no heirs capable of inherit the administration, the entail should be given to the Misericórdia of Salvador da Baía. They also appointed their nephew José Soares de Brito as administrator of the entail founded by Francisco Pereira do Lago and Andreza de Araújo, parents of Francisca.

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

Will of Ana Marques entailing her properties with the pious obligation of 59 perpetual masses, celebrated in her chapel of Nossa Senhora das Preces, in Sandomil. The testator appoints as her first successor Simão Aparício, her husband, and, after his death, Sebastião Garcia, her brother, and, after him, his eldest son.
Will approved in 1653-04-16.

Will of Manuel Duarte Pinto bequeathing the remaining assets of his available portion to his son, Manuel Pinto, and founding a chapel or entail in S. Romão. If he does not build the chapel in his lifetime, the second owner of the entail should build it within two years and he orders to put an inscription in stone in the chapel.
Will approved in 1670-05-16.

Will of Gaspar Martins. The testator wishes to be buried in the church of Misericórdia. His nephew Domingos de Araújo, son of his sister Graça Martins, was declared his universal heir. The inheritance was to be entailed in a chapel, with the perpetual obligation of 40 annual masses. Domingos was to be succeeded by a descendant or next of kin, with preference given to males.

Followed by the approval deed (1626-03-09, fls. 42-42v).

Will of Fernando Álvares de Andrade ordering the celebration of masses in his chapel in the monastery of Nossa Senhora da Anunciada of Lisbon. He designated his eldest son as the administrator of the entail he founded with his wife, D. Isabel de Paiva, with their available portions. He also ordered to his executors to buy properties to the entail with the income of the "lacre" he ordered to carry from Índia. Finally, the institutor also declared that he wanted to incorporate into this entail the farm that he bought called "Torre da Rainha", located in Torres Vedras. Will approved in 1550-10-20.

Will of Baltasar de Araújo. The testator states that his body should be buried in the chapel of São Mamede, where he was baptised. He decided to bequeath his possessions to found a chapel, with the perpetual obligation of celebrating two masses a month in the chapel of São Mamede or in the chapel of S. Sebastião. Men were preferred to administer the chapel, and each administrator had to use the surname of the founder. If the institutor had a close relative who was a cleric, he would be preferred for the position of chaplain. The first administrator of the chapel had to register the deed of foundation in the "livro das capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos de Braga.

Will made in Marvão by João de Videira, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of 120 masses celebrated every year in the church of Santiago, in Marvão. He named Pedro Dias as first administrator until the marriage of his daughter Leonor Videira, that would administrate it with the same conditions. After the death of Leonor, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If she died without children, the administration would be handled to the closest male relative of the Videiras lineage. All administrators were obliged to purchase 15 cruzados of properties in every year and those properties should be annexed to the chapel, and registered on the inventory record books for good memory.

Will of Belchior Domingues Jorge and Isabel Gonçalves, instituting a chapel with the obligation of 12 annual masses, to be administrated by the eldest grandson of the couple.

Followed by the approval deed (1681-02-21, fls. 106-106v).

Will of Filipa Pereira, wife of Gaspar Rodrigues Evangelho, bequeathing the remaining of her available portion to her grandson, Francisco Peixoto, with the pious obligation of a perpetual service of nine lessons and two sung masses.

Will by which Manuel da Rosa expressed his wish to be buried in the chapel of the Terceiros in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and established an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year. He named his wife Maria Gonçalves to administrate the entail during her lifetime with the condition that, before her death, she would entail all the assets of her reserved portion and increase the pious obligation from five to ten masses celebrated every year. After her death the entail would be administrated by their grandson Manuel, and from there on the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Manuel had no children, the administration would be handled to Domingos, grandson of the institutors, and his descendants with the same conditions, or the granddaughter Teresa.

Will made by padre Francisco Mourato Roma, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of properties to be bought with the money from a public debt instrument and would have an obligation of four annual masses. To administrate it he named his nephew Pedro Mourato and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of properties in Arez and would have an obligation of three trinitaries of masses in the main church of that parish, to be administrated by Gonçalo Fernandes Roma during his lifetime, and, after his death, the entailed properties, as well as the administration should be shared among his sons who would be succeeded, preferably, by their eldest male heirs.

Will by which Estêvão Nogueira expressed his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre and established an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every day as long as the world lasted over his tomb. To administrate it the institutor named his daughter Maria Nogueira during her lifetime, with the condition that she would marry with Bento de Andrade, if he returned safe home from the Armada and wished to marry her. After Maria's death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.The institutor ordered that all administrators should bear the surname Nogueira.

Will made by Nuno de Pina, o velho, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew Nuno de Pina Pereira as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his son Jácome de Pina and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. He disposed that Nuno de Pina Pereira was obliged to annex 1.000 cruzados of his own reserved portion to the entail and that he should order at his expenses to gild in gold the altarpiece of Santa Catarina de Sena's in the capela-mor of the Sé of Portalegre. No administrator could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" or, otherwise would lose the administration.

Will made by Fernando Vaz Mesa, médico, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the tomb of his parents, Pedro de Mesas and Joana Gomes, in the Misericórdia of Portalegre. He established an entail composed of his houses, a vineyard, olive groves and farmlands in Portalegre, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year. He named his brother Rui Dias as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint one of his sons to succeeded him, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. He explicitly excluded administrators who had been formally charged of crimes of lese majeste, or were infamous, disobedient or rebel to the mandates of the Catholic church or of their own parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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