Addition deed made by Pedro Eanes do Canto entailing properties purchased in recent years to both entails he founded. He also added another clause that if one of the administrators succeeded on the administration with less than 20 years, he should be advised by three of the closest relatives until reaching the age of 25 years. He also added a clause expressly forbidding the marriage between administrators of both entails unless the marriage was made between one of the heirs of the entail and another son or daughter deprived of the administration. Finally, he revoked the clause that allowed António Pires to choose one of the two entails and declared him administrator of the first entail, and João da Silva administrator of the second.

Addition deed made by Pedro Eanes do Canto entailing properties purchased in recent years to both entails he founded. He also added another clause that if one of the administrators succeeded on the administration with less than 20 years, he should be advised by three of the closest relatives until reaching the age of 25 years. He also added a clause expressly forbidding the marriage between administrators of both entails unless the marriage was made between one of the heirs of the entail and another son or daughter deprived of the administration. Finally, he revoked the clause that allowed António Pires to choose one of the two entails and declared him administrator of the first entail, and João da Silva administrator of the second.

Codicil made by Catarina Carrilho, in which she disposed over non-entailed assets, confirmed all dispositions of her will and the foundation of three entails, but she took a land of the first entail, bequeathing it to her niece Maria, daughter of João Dias Rovisco, with an obligation of two masses celebrated every year while she lived, and, after her death, the house would be handled to the Confraria das Chagas de Cristo of Alpalhão, with the same conditions, but perpetually. As to the second chapel she founded on her will, she disposed that after the death of Maria Chambel, the administration would be handled to Marcos Inchado, who would administrate it until Manuel comes of age.

Codicil by which Rui de Castanheda, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, declares that all his movable property should be divided between his daughters, Beatriz de Castanheda and Isabel de Castanheda, with the purpose of supporting their future marriages. He appoints Isabel de Proença, their mother, to be their tutor.

Codicil by which Bento Gonçalves de Sequeira, Escrivão das Fianças do Rei, designated his grandson, Bento Gonçalves de Sequeira, to administrate the entail he had previously established, since his son, Belchior de Burgos, died without leaving descendants. The institutor determines that during the minority of his grandson, the entail had to be administrated by their parents.
He also added a rent of 2 000 réis taken from the farmstead (quinta) of Pampulha and houses in an unidentified place to his entail. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1570-04-26.

Codicil by which D. Leonor de Meneses, D. Fernando's wife, revoked her previous will, appointing her nephew, D. Afonso, D. Isabel's son, to administrate the chapel she had instituted in the convent of Santo Agostinho of Santarém. At the time of his death, D. Afonso had to order that his body be buried in that convent, next to his grandparents' grave. During the minority of the heir, the chapel would be administrated by the Conde de Arraiolos, the testator's father-in-law.

Codicil by which Helena Antunes adds bequests to her will and clarifies some aspects about the receivers of the third part of her assets. She orders her will executors to buy a public debt instrument with the part she will leave to her daughter Joana, with the obligation of a monthly mass in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa. The income should be handed to her son António until Joana reaches 13 years old, with the obligation of buying a property and accomplishing the pious charge. If Joana dies or becomes a nun, António should continue as administrator. If António becomes a friar, she gives alternatives for the succession in these assets’ administration within a circle of close relatives.
It is followed by an approval deed (dated 1599-10-15) and a certificate of an opening deed of codicil (dated 1599-10-25).

Codicil by which Ana Dinis confirmed her previous will and the institution of her entail, which would be administrated by her great-niece, Joana Dinis, after Belchior de Gueifão's death. She left an olive grove to her husband, allowing him to do whatever he pleased with it. If he died before Joana's married someone, the entailed properties would be delivered to Isabel Dinis, who would become Joana's tutor.

Composition deed between D. Jorge Henriques das Alcáçovas, on behalf of himself and his wife, D. Maria de Meneses, and the promotor dos resíduos e cativos de Lisboa. Jorge Henriques was first married to D. Catarina Brandão, and he mentions that in her will she ordered 168 masses for her soul, leaving some properties for payment that she took in the third part of her assets: the beach houses, the rents paid by Ambrósio Pereira de Berredo and D. Violante Eugénia de Castro, D. Nuno Álvares Pereira’s wife, the Quinta da Arrentela, and the Casal da Murteira. When D. Catarina died, her daughters were minors and the value of the properties she mentioned exceeded the third part of her assets. This deed was made following the partitions and the judgement of this case, with some proceedings being detailed. To solve the hurdle and assure the fulfilment of the pious charges, Jorge Henriques proposed the entailment of the Casal da Murteira near Loures, in the outskirts of Lisboa, and of the rent paid by D. Violante Eugénia de Castro from the beach houses. It inserts a dispatch from the promotor dos resíduos (1624-08-03). It transcribes at the end: a letter-of-attorney from D. Maria de Meneses, authorising her husband to subrogate the Casal da Murteira near Loures, and the rent paid by D. Violante de Castro for the beach houses (1624-07-20); a certificate attesting to the authenticity of D. Maria’s letter-of-attorney (1624-07-27); and a certificate attesting to the authenticity of the tabelião Pedro da Pena’s certificate attesting to the authenticity of D. Maria’s the letter-of-attorney (1624-08-08).

Composition deed between D. Jorge Henriques das Alcáçovas, on behalf of himself and his wife, D. Maria de Meneses, and the promotor dos resíduos e cativos de Lisboa. Jorge Henriques was first married to D. Catarina Brandão, and he mentions that in her will she ordered 168 masses for her soul, leaving some properties for payment that she took in the third part of her assets: the beach houses, the rents paid by Ambrósio Pereira de Berredo and D. Violante Eugénia de Castro, D. Nuno Álvares Pereira’s wife, the Quinta da Arrentela, and the Casal da Murteira. When D. Catarina died, her daughters were minors and the value of the properties she mentioned exceeded the third part of her assets. This deed was made following the partitions and the judgement of this case, with some proceedings being detailed. To solve the hurdle and assure the fulfilment of the pious charges, Jorge Henriques proposed the entailment of the Casal da Murteira near Loures, in the outskirts of Lisboa, and of the rent paid by D. Violante Eugénia de Castro from the beach houses. It inserts a dispatch from the promotor dos resíduos (1624-08-03). It transcribes at the end: a letter-of-attorney from D. Maria de Meneses, authorising her husband to subrogate the Casal da Murteira near Loures, and the rent paid by D. Violante de Castro for the beach houses (1624-07-20); a certificate attesting to the authenticity of D. Maria’s letter-of-attorney (1624-07-27); and a certificate attesting to the authenticity of the tabelião Pedro da Pena’s certificate attesting to the authenticity of D. Maria’s the letter-of-attorney (1624-08-08).

Contract and entail foundation deed by Duarte da Gama with António da Gama, his son, and licenciado Afonso Eanes, tutor of António da Gama, in which the first one founds an entail to his son with all his assets and the latter ones commit themselves to entail all the assets that António da Gama inherited from his late mother, in her reserved portion. Duarte da Gama appoints António da Gama as the first owner of this entail and, after his death, his firstborn male son, with the pious obligation of some masses in the monastery of Nossa Senhora da Piedade of Azeitão.

Donation deed by which D. João, bispo de Lisboa, donates to Vasco Eanes, criado of D. Geraldo, bispo do Porto, his properties in Cadimes, Oliveira, Telhe, Cardosa, Vila Pouca, Soalhães, Cafanhão, Fonte Seca, Gundofe, Formoselha, Arouca, Sintra, Torres Vedras, Tojal and in the julgados of Baião, Lafões, Vouzela and Gestaçô, as an entail, to be passed to his lay children after his death. Vasco Eanes should take possession of the properties when he completed 25 years of age.

Donation deed by Gaspar Dias and Ana de Medeiros, his wife, founding an entail with their available portions and appointing André Dias de Medeiros, their son, as first administrator. André Dias de Medeiros accepted the donation and promised to fulfil all the clauses and conditions.

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

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

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

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

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

Entail foundation deed by André Rodrigues dos Mosquitos in Santiago island, in Cape Verde.

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

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

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

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

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

Entail foundation deed of Doutor João Gomes Leitão, Conselho do rei, Chanceler da Casa da Suplicação, Fidalgo da Casa do rei, and D. Helena de Moura, his wife. They entail different properties and public debt instruments, some left by Ana de Moura, sister and sister-in-law of the institutors, as an entail. They appoint Baltasar Leitão da Silveira, their son, first administrator, and his sons and descendants should succeed him. Baltasar Leitão da Silveira is bound to fulfil the institution.

Entail foundation deed by D. Isabel de Góis with her described properties, appointing her brother, João Mendes de Meneses, as its first administrator. This administrator has the pious obligation of a perpetual prayed mass in the church of Madalena of Lisbon. D. Isabel de Góis renounces to her properties, only reserving an annual income during her lifetime, immediately giving the entail's ownership to her brother, who was present and accepted this entail, with its all declared conditions, declarations and obligations. The institutor also appoints João Mendes de Meneses as her successor in the available portion of D. Cecília de Meneses, their late sister, with the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass in the monastery of Madre de Deus de Xabregas and another perpetual divine office of nine lessons, per year, in the church of S. Jorge of Lisbon.

Entail foundation deed by which Luís Ribeiro and D. Isabel Pacheco, his wife, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, which includes a farmstead (quinta) in Samouco, Alcochete, houses in Lisboa, lands (casal) in Benfica and in Carnaxide, lands (casal) in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras, and a public debt instrument of 50 000 réis in Casa e sisa das herdades. They designate their eldest son to become its first administrator, determining that him and his descendants should support the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of that city, in whose sacristy their chapel would be erected.

Entail foundation deed by which Afonso Domingues de Beja, Cavaleiro do Conselho do Rei D. Fernando, and Maria Domingues, his wife, established an entail with houses in Lisboa, a farmstead in Montachique ("quinta de Vale Namorado"), lands in Bucelas, Romeira and Sintra. They designated their son, Pedro Afonso, to become its first administrator, obligating him and his successors to sustain a chaplain in the church of S. Bartolomeu of Lisboa, who would be responsible for celebrating perpetual masses for their souls, and to provide for a poor person, giving him/her food and clothes every year. Pedro Afonso had to be succeeded by his brother, João Afonso, or, if he died before him, by his eldest son. The institutors declared their intention to found another entail with properties in Alentejo, who would be administrated by the heirs of Maria Domingues.
Pedro Afonso and João Afonso approved this deed.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Pedro de Almeida, do Conselho do Rei, and his wife, D. Maria Coutinho, establish an entail with their third parts. They designate their firstborn son, D. Lopo de Almeida, as first administrator, and his male descendants afterwards. If their lineage is extinguished, the king shall chose a new noble family to inherit the entail.

Entail foundation deed by which D. Pedro, bishop of Bonn, arcediago of Santarém and cónego of the cathedral of Lisboa, establishes an entail with all his properties in Alenquer and Aldeia Galega da Merceana, headed by his quinta da Ribeira de Pancas, Alenquer. He bequeaths it to his nephew, Francisco Jácome, son of Teobaldo de Lins and Jácoma Mendes, daughter of Francisca Fernandes. He also appoints him administrator of his chapel of S. Pedro, in the cathedral of Lisboa. If Francisco Jácome dies before him, it shall be bequeathed to one of his siblings: Bartolomeu de Lins, João Lins or Ana Mendes. If their lineages are extinguished, the entail shall be given to the successors of Domingos Fernandes, brother of the institutor, starting in his daughter, Marta Fernandes. If there are no relatives from this side of the family, the Cabido shall appoint the next administrator.

Entail foundation deed by which Afonso Dias, cavaleiro vassalo do rei D. Fernando I e do seu Conselho, and his wife, Maria Dias, establish an entail headed by their houses in Montemor-o-Novo, and containing properties in Benavente, Alcácer do Sal, Arraiolos, Coruche, Lavra and other places. They bequeath it to João Dias Carvalho, brother of Maria Dias, with the obligation of ordering masses for the souls of the king and queen in their chapel of Santa Maria do Açougue in Montemor-o-Novo and of feeding the poor.

Entail foundation deed by which Maria de Vilhena established an entail in Santarém and other places, designating her son Rui Teles to be her successor.

Entail foundation deed of Rui de Carvalho, including part of the dowry of D. Francisca de Noronha, his daughter, for the marriage with D. Manuel Lobo de Meneses. He entailed a public debt instrument of 352 000 réis, for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in the monastery of Santo António. The entail would be administered by the descendants of D. Francisca and, in the event of extinction, by the descendants of Rui de Carvalho.

Entail foundation deed by which Gaspar de Torres, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Leonor de Alarcão, his wife, establish an entail with five public debt instruments bought with the revenue donated to them by Afonso de Torres, their father and father-in-law, on the ocasion of their marriage. This donation had been made under the condition that they should establish an entail. They also establish an obligation of a daily mass in the chapel of Todos os Santos of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, which shall have five merceeiras who will pray for their souls. If the lineages of Gaspar de Torres and his siblings are extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Câmara de Lisboa, who shall build a hospital with a chapel of the invocation of S. Paulo with its rents.

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

Entail foundation deed by Maria de Rebelo with the houses she inherited from her late husband, Diogo Fernandes Correia, in Cata-Que-Farás, in Lisboa. The institutor appoints her nephew, Rui de Abreu de Rebelo, and his descendants to succeed in this entail. She also orders the construction, in her life or after her death, of a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Lisbon, to be the family tomb, where her husband, herself and her entail's administrator will be buried, with the pious obligation of a perpetual prayed daily mass.

Entail foundation deed by which Manuel Pinheiro and his wife, Isabel Teixeira, establish an entail with the third part of their assets, designating their eldest son, António Pinheiro da Ponte, to become its first administrator. He and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa.

Entail foundation deed of the entail of Mendel, located in Torre de Moncorvo, instituted by Gomes Borges, with all the assets inherited from his parents, Diogo Gonçalves Borges and Maria Lourenço, with the consent of all his siblings. He designates Genebra Borges, his illegitimate daughter, as his successor.

Entail foundation deed by D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Joana da Silva, his wife. They entail their third parts and appoint D. António, their eldest male son, first administrator, to be succeded by his brothers in order of birth, and only afterwards by D. António's children. The institutors and successors would be buried in the chancel of the convent of Almoster, as stated in a contract signed with the abbess and convent. They appoint the administrator of the entail patron of that chapel. The obligation of the institution of the entail was included in the marriage contract of the institutors.

Entail foundation deed by which Sebastião de Abreu, fidalgo da Casa do Rei e escrivão da sua Fazenda, and his wife, D. Antónia de Vasconcelos, establish an entail which they donate as a dowry to their eldest son, Gaspar de Abreu. They entail their farmsteads in Campolide, S. Bento and Alvalade, Lisboa, and other properties. Their entail shall be called entail of Santo Onofre, and shall be annexed to the chapel of the same invocation in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, with an obligation of annual masses for their souls. If their son dies without descendants, the entail shall pass to his brother, Filipe de Abreu. Gaspar de Abreu is present, accepts these conditions and promises to annex his legitime to the entail.
Contains documentation regarding the emancipation of Gaspar de Abreu and the appointment of a tutor to represent him, namely petitions and dispatches.

Entail foundation deed made by Afonso Mexia. He entails a third of his assets, consisting of several estates, located in Alentejo, in the outskirts of Campo Maior, Arronches and Ouguela, up to a maximum value of 1 000 cruzados. He appoints Jerónimo Mexia, his son, as first administrator, to whom his eldest son should succeed.

Entail foundation deed by Afonso Domingues and Maria Domingues in Montemor-o-Novo, with a chapel in the church of Santa Maria do Açougue of the same town, donating all their assets in Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Redondo, Alcácer, Arraiolos, Coruche, Lavre and other places to João Domingues, brother of Maria Domingues, who will administrate them as an entail, with the consent of João Afonso and Pedro Afonso, sons of Afonso Domingues. This entail will always be administrated by the lineage of Maria Domingues and João Domingues, her brother. This deed mentions another entail in Estremadura to the heirs of the lineage of Afonso Domingues.

Entail foundation deed by D. João de Sousa de Castro and D. Catarina de Nóvoa Henriques, in Melgaço, with all their properties, both inherited from his late parents, Lopo de Castro and Francisca de Cavedo, and bought by them, annexing this new entail to his parents' entail, founded in 1601. They also order the building of a chapel in Melgaço, united to the town's mother church, with some pious obligations. One of the masses will be celebrated in the chapel of the entail of Fecho, in Roussas, in the outskirts of Melgaço, founded by Lopo de Castro and Francisca de Cavedo.

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

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

Sale, quittance, and obligation deed in which Jácome Gomes Galego sells the Quinta da Horta to Pedro João, cortidor. Jácome Gomes makes the sale as the tutor of António Vaz Pereira’s minor daughters, Eugénia de Jesus and Joana Paixão, who entered the convent of Santa Clara de Lisboa. The property was entailed to the pious charges established by their father and belonged in shares to Eugénia, who had to compensate her sister for it. Their tutor asked for permission to sell the Quinta da Horta to satisfy the dowries of these two sisters and received a provision from the Desembargo do Paço. All the clauses of the sale and the payment of the property, including the pious obligations, are detailed. It inserts an extract of the institutor's will and other documents related to this property’s possession and sale.

Will made by João Aparício in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of S. António of Marvão, where his body should be buried. He named his nephew Manuel as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime, and his descendants after him. However, Manuel would only receive the possession of the entailed assets when he reached the age of eighteen years, and, until then, the assets would be deposited in the hands of padre Martinho de Andrade.

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

Will by which 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 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 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 in Nisa by Joana Vaz, in which she ordered her burial in the church of Santa Maria de Nisa and the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. She named her brother Diogo Vaz as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his eldest male heir, with the condition that instead of ten masses he would order the celebration of twelve masses every year, and from there on the administrators would celebrate not only twelve, but fifteen masses every year.

Will by which D. Maria Nogueira, widow of Bento de Andrade Pimentel, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Luz in Portalegre, which she founded with her husband. She annexes her reserved portion, consisting of four estates, to the entail founded by her father Estêvão Nogueira. She also establishes an entail with the remaining part of her properties, to be annexed to her father's with a perpetual obligation of five annual masses. She names her son Manuel de Andrade as first administrator of this new entail and also as successor on her father's entail, following all the succession clauses disposed by Estêvão Nogueira. She also disposed that all future administrators should henceforth use the surname Andrade Nogueira, and would be obliged to annex assets worth 20 000 réis to the entail, declaring expressly that she wished all administrators of the entail to be "very rich in order to make many services to God and to the poor people".

Will made in Alpalhão by Afonso Ferrão, husband of Catarina Carrilha, in which he ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would be composed of houses, lands, vineyards and other properties dispersed between the outskirts of Alpalhão and Castelo de Vide, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his brother Afonso Dias Ferrão as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, male or female, or, the confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento of Alpalhão, in case his lineage became extinguished. The second entail would be composed of houses, lands, vineyards and other properties on the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his niece Maria de Siqueira as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, male or female, or, the closest relative, in case her lineage was extinguished, or, in the absolute lack of close relatives, the Confraria das Chagas de Cristo of Alpalhão. The third entail would be composed of houses, lands, cattle farms, a vineyard and other properties on the outskirts of Alpalhão, over which he also imposed a perpetual obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it he named his Pedro, son of Manuel Alfaia Morgado, as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, male or female, or, the closest relative, in case his lineage was extinguished, or, in the absolute lack of close relatives, the Confraria das Chagas de Cristo of Alpalhão. However, Pedro would only administrate this entail after he comes of age or marry, and, until then, his father Manuel Alfaia Morgado would administrate the entail.

Will by which Domingos Gonçalves establishes an entail, incorporating in it the third part of his assets, with the pious obligation of a daily mass celebrated in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. Since his wife, Isabel Correia de Mesquita, was pregnant, he appoints their unborn child as his heir. She would be the child's tutor during his/her childhood. If the heir died before birth, Domingos Gonçalves' parents would inherit his assets and assure that the pious charges were duly fulfilled. He chooses to be buried in the church of the said convent. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1661-08-11.

Will by which Helena Antunes appoints her husband Gaspar Ferreira and her sister Maria Antunes as her will executors. The testator expresses the wish of being buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa and she leaves to her daughter Joana the remaining amount of the third part of her assets with the obligation of a monthly mass in that convent. The assets, with the pious obligation, must be administrated by her son António until her daughter reaches 13 years old. If Joana dies without descendants, António should continue or succeed in the administration. If António dies, she gives alternatives for the succession in the assets’ administration within a circle of close relatives, namely her sisters Maria Antunes and Filipa Antunes.
It is followed by an approval deed (dated 1599-09-19) and a certificate of an opening deed of will (dated 1599-10-25).

Will by which Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails, which he bequeaths to his two sons, Francisco de Faria Severim, and Manuel de Faria Severim.
He gives to his son Francisco, among other properties, the farm and houses in Lisboa which he had received through a dowry deed from Catarina Mateus Galvão, aunt of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and which were entailed to an obligation of masses, which should pass to his eldest son.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

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

Will by which Rui de Castanheda, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, establishes a chapel in the church of S. Cristóvão of Lisboa, incorporating in it a house, a backyard and vineyards in Aldeia Galega. He appoints Isabel de Proença, mother of his two daughters, Beatriz de Castanheda and Isabel de Castanheda, to be its first administrator, obligating her to celebrate annual masses for his soul in that chapel, where the institutor's body should be buried. After her death, the entail must be inherited by Beatriz de Castanheda and passed to her eldest son.

Will by which Diogo Luís de Oliveira, husband of D. Leonor de Távora, expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos da Arrábida, of which his nephew, Luís Francisco de Oliveira, morgado de Oliveira, is the patron, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul. He entails all of his properties, which include public debt instruments, houses in Belém, and the revenue he intends to gain from debts owed to him, and appoints his wife as his universal heir. After her death, the entail shall pass to the padre António Luís de Oliveira, natural son of Diogo Luís de Oliveira and afterwards to Luís Francisco de Oliveira and his successors. This entail shall always be in the hands of the administrators of the entail of Oliveira. If their lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of Diogo's niece, D. Beatriz. If her lineage is also extinguished, it shall pass to a second son of the house of Mogadouro. If all of these lineages are extinguished it shall be given to the Misericórdia of Lisboa.

Will founding an entail by Gonçalo Esteves de Tavares and Leonor Rodrigues de Vasconcelos, his wife. The institutores appoint Pedro Esteves, their "criado" and nephew of Gonçalo Esteves de Tavares, as their successor.

Will of Jerónimo de Albuquerque refering the foundation of an entail in Pernambuco and revoking part of a previous will made with his wife, D. Filipa de Melo.

Will by which Catarina de Lemos, widow of Diogo de Figueiredo, expresses her wish to be buried in the church of S. Mamede of Lisboa, near the altar of Santa Ana, where her husband is buried. She entails her properties, consisting of houses and an olive grove in Lisboa and a farmstead in Oeiras, and bequeaths them to her nephew, Baltasar de Lemos, son of her brother João Vaz de Lemos, and to his descendants afterwards, with an obligation of ordering several annual masses for her soul.

Will of Luís Rodrigues de Elvas founding an entail and annexing to it his chapel of S. Francisco Xavier, in the church of S. Roque. He appoints António Gomes de Elvas, his great-nephew, son of his nephew João Rodrigues de Elvas, as his successor in his entail and in the entail of Caspolima, founded to him by his parents in their will. He also orders him to buy 2 000 cruzados in properties or a public debt instrument to entail to the entail or chapel founded by Diogo Fernandes de Aguilar and his brother, Padre João Manuel de Aguilar.
Will approved in 1672-09-02 and opened in 1673-04-26.

Will of Lopo Lourenço, revoking the clause that stated the appointment of an old man with more then 40 years by the concelho de Sintra if his son, Artur Lopes, already deceased, did not fulfil the dispositions. He appoints his daughter Violante, to administrate the chapel, and his second wife Inês Valadares during Violante’s minority. If Violante died, the administration should return to Inês Valadares, and, with her death should pass to Fernando, and if he also died, the administration should be given to the lineage of his brother Pedro Lourenço.

Will made by Isabel Rodrigues in which she ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of a land and some houses in Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of one mass in All Soul's day, three masses in Christmas eve, one in each friday between the lent and the Good Friday, celebrated every year. She named her son Afonso as first administrator of the entail, his brother Baltasar and his sister Maria after him, and the eldest son of the last of them should inherit and administrate the entail. However, António Rodrigues should administrate it until they reach the age of 25 years old.

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 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 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 made in Monforte by Afonso Cordeiro Franco 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 church of Espírito Santo, in Monforte. He named his wife Ana Maria as first administrator during her lifetime, and their grandson, son of Manuel Barradas, after her death. From there on the succession should always continue on the descendants of this grandson, but if he had none, the administration would be handled to the descendants of Rodrigo do Vale. The administration would only be handled to the grandsons of the institutor after they came of age, and, until then, the entail's income should not be spended.

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 made by padre Manuel Delicado, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of lands, houses and a vineyard in Alpalhão's outskirts, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário, where his body should be buried. He named his minor nephew Manuel, son of João Dias, his brother, to administrate the entail during his lifetime and his descendants after his death. However, Manuel would only receive the administration after he reached the age of 25 years or in the case he married before that age, and, until then, Manuel Alfaia Morgado would administrate the entail.

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

Will by which Francisco de Melo, Marquês de Sande, husband of D. Leonor Henriques de Torres, established an entail with the third part of his assets, appointing his son, Garcia de Melo de Torres, to be its first administrator. The entail's succession would be conditioned by the same clauses that Garcia de Melo, Francisco's father, had formulated when he founded his own entail. Francisco obligates his heir to support the celebration of annual masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, adding to the ones Garcia de Melo had established. He integrates in his entail a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis that his sister, D. Maria Madalena de Meneses, had bequeathed him with that same purpose. D. Maria Madalena had also bequeathed him another public debt instrument of 30 000 réis, with the obligation of celebrating a daily mass, wherever he chose. At the moment, that obligation was being fulfilled by the priest Bartolomeu de Abreu, family chaplain. After his death, it would pass to the friars of the convent of S. Domingos. His son Garcia de Melo should also succeed in the Morgado dos Torres and the institutor also nominated him in the travels to Moçambique and in the Feitoria of Diu. If he died without heirs, it should succeed his daughter D. Madalena Josefa de Mendonça. Francisco appoints the Bispo da Targa, Martim Correia da Silva, his uncle, Manuel Barreto de Sampaio, Francisco Correia de Lacerda and António Monteiro de Mesquita, inquisidor, as his children's tutors.

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

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

Will made by padre Bartolomeu Rodrigues in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year, with the prayers Inclina Domine, Deus veniat lergitor and Fidelium Deus. The institutor named an orphan boy named Marcos as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by his descendants, or, if he had none, the two council would elect an administrator to succeed him. The Alcaide António Dias Aldonso would administrate the entail until Marcos reached the age of fourteen, as his tutor.

Will of João de Ávila and Maria Borges Sanches, ordering, among several dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of all their real estate, money, gold, silver and jewellery, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated in the convent of São Francisco, in Terceira island, for which they have obtained a royal provision. They named their minor son Francisco Borges de Ávila as first administrator, and his uncle padre João Álvares as his tutor and administrator during his minority. After the death of Francisco Borges de Ávila the administration should be transmitted to his eldest male son, or female on the absence of male, regulating the succession by this rule. The excluded clerks, illegitimate, mentally ill and offenders of lese-majesty from the administration of the entail. In case the bloodline was extinguished, the Misericórdia of Angra should have the administration with the condition of marrying an orphan girl every year.

Will made by António Pires Mosqueiro in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel composed of his farmlands with a perpetual obligation of twenty annual masses. He named his aunt Maria Gonçalves Mosqueira as first administrator and her nephew José after her death, but not until he reached the age of 25. If Maria Gonçalves died before José's comming of age, the entail should be administrated by his aunts Clara Gonçalves and Guiomar Gonçalves.

Will of Bartolomeu da Fonseca defining the succession and administration clauses of his entail, founded by a previous entail foundation deed.
Will approved in 1595-01-05 and in 1620-04-14.

Will of mestre João das Leis, Lourenço Pires' son, founding an entail with his available portion composed of his properties and appointing as its administrator his second male son and, after him, his firstborn and legitimate male son, imposing the pious obligation of some masses in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa. The testator also appoints Gomes, his son, as the successor of Afonso Pires in the administration of the chapel of Santa Catarina, in the church of S. Lourenço of Lisboa, founded by Constança Eanes Palhavã. Besides, João das Leis orders the payment of some bequests and debts to the chapels of mestre Pedro and D. Afonso Dinis, bishop, to buy properties, and appoints as attorney-in-fact (procurador) of the latter chapel the same attorney-in-fact of the chapel of mestre Pedro, administrating its books and assets.

Will of João Ribeiro de Vasconcelos. He appoints Francisco Carneiro e Vasconcelos, his nephew, to administer the chapel established by Ana de Sousa Pereira, his mother. He also instituted another chapel, entailing half of a third of his assets to the fulfillment of charges. He appoints his nephew to administer it, with the obligation of helping D. Maria de Vasconcelos, in the religious profession. He attached the other half of the third part of his assets to the entail he administered, in order to fulfill the institution.

Will by which Padre António Pestana Durão established an entail with properties he owned in Crato, obligating its future administrators to support the perpetual celebration of one mass every sunday and holly day of the year. He designated his nephew, Francisco Caldeira Pestana, to become its first administrator, determining that, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. If Francisco died without leaving descendants or with minor aged children, the administration would be delivered to his brother Rodrigo Caldeira. If the lineage of the institutor became extinct, the vicar of Crato and the local priest of the village would appoint someone to administrate the chapel. The first administrator would have the obligation of register in a book the institutor's will and the fulfilment of the pious obligations. The testator declared that his body would be buried in the church of S. Martinho of Aldeia da Mata.

Will made by Luzia do Espírito Santo and her sister Guiomar da Vitória, in which they ordered to be buried in the Convent of Castelo de Vide, and founded an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of eight masses that should be celebrated every year. The institutors named one another as first administrator during their lifetimes and, after their deaths, the last one alive would be succeeded by their niece Maria Tarouca, daughter of their nephew António Mouzinho Galeano, who would administrate the entail until Maria reached the age of 25 years old. Before her death, Maria would appoint one her children or relatives to succeed her, and from there on the succession should continue by appointment, as long as the chosen administrator never married with a person of the so-called "infected races". This entail is composed of houses, vineyards and lands in Castelo de Vide.

Will through which D. Leonor Soares, Bento da Costa de Barbuda's wife, establishes an entail with the third part of her assets, including houses in Lisboa and lands in Lumiar and Cotovia. She appoints her son, Diogo de Barbuda, to be its first administrator, obligating him to celebrate annual masses for her soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She declares that her body should be buried in that church. Followed by an undated declaration by which Manuel Correia dos Santos indicates which assets were incorporated in Leonor Soares' chapel.

Will by which Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails, which he bequeaths to his two sons, Francisco de Faria Severim, and Manuel de Faria Severim.
He gives to his son Francisco, among other properties, the houses in Lisboa which he had inherited from his parents, António Gil Severim and Catarina Lopes Morim. These houses had an obligation of thirty masses for the soul of António Gil Severim and a divine office and five masses for the soul of Catarina Lopes.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

Will made in Santiago de Cabo Verde by Duarte Rodrigues in which he ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel that would be composed of his farm of São Domingos, with its cotton fields and stockyard, over which he imposed a perpetual pious obligation of three masses celebrated every week as long as the world lasted. He named Sebastião, the eldest of his legitimate sons, as first administrator, during his lifetime, and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably on the eldest male heir, born from legitimate marriage. If Sebastião had no male heir, the administration would be handled to his brother Jorge, second son of Duarte Rodrigues, with the same conditions. If none of them had male heirs, then the administration would be handled to the eldest female daughter of Sebastião. If none of them had children, the admnistration would be handled, in this order, to Maria Duarte, legitimate daughter of Duarte Rodrigues, or her sister Isabel. If none of the legitimate heirs had children, the the illegitimate sons of Duarte Rodrigues would receive the administration, with the condition that only their legitimate children would succeed. He appointed his son in law Diogo de Avelar to administrate the entail during the minority of his sons Sebastião and Jorge. The administrator would also have the obligation to perpetually provide the sustenance of one bed on the Misericórdia of Santiago.

Will by which Doutor Estêvão Leitão, Desembargador dos agravos da Casa da Suplicação, establishes an entail with the third part of his assets, including houses he had in Lisboa, instituting the pious obligation of celebrating annual masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. He appoints his wife, Francisca de Avelar, as his heir and tutor of their infant son. She was also obligated to support the celebration of annual masses in the convent of Santo António do Varatojo, in Torres Vedras, as long as she lived. After Francisca's death, the entail would be inherited by their son. He chooses to be buried in the church of the referred convent. Followed by an approval deed, issued on 1562-06-08, and an opening deed issued on 1562-06-29.

Will by which Francisco de Melo, Marquês de Sande, husband of D. Leonor Henriques de Torres, established an entail with the third part of his assets, appointing his son, Garcia de Melo de Torres, to be its first administrator. The entail's succession would be conditioned by the same clauses that Garcia de Melo, Francisco's father, had formulated when he founded his own entail. Francisco obligates his heir to support the celebration of annual masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, adding to the ones Garcia de Melo had established. He integrates in his entail a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis that his sister, D. Maria Madalena de Meneses, had bequeathed him with that same purpose. D. Maria Madalena had also bequeathed him another public debt instrument of 30 000 réis, with the obligation of celebrating a daily mass, wherever he chose. At the moment, that obligation was being fulfilled by the priest Bartolomeu de Abreu, family chaplain. After his death, it would pass to the friars of the convent of S. Domingos. His son Garcia de Melo should also succeed in the Morgado dos Torres and the institutor also nominated him in the travels to Moçambique and in the Feitoria of Diu. If he died without heirs, it should succeed his daughter D. Madalena Josefa de Mendonça. Francisco appoints the Bispo da Targa, Martim Correia da Silva, his uncle, Manuel Barreto de Sampaio, Francisco Correia de Lacerda and António Monteiro de Mesquita, inquisidor, as his children's tutors.

Will made by Jorge Botelho in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of a mass celebrated every week in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in the church of São Martinho of Pombal. He appointed António Botelho to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son. During António Botelho's minority, the entail would be administered by his mother Isabel Machado.

Will by which doutor Gaspar de Figueiredo, do Conselho do Rei and desembargador do Paço, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel he and his deceased wife, D. Isabel, started to build in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, which he orders should be quickly finished. He entails to his chapel a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis which should be acquired with the remaining part of his and his wife's properties, and entails his other properties. He designates as heir and administrator of his entail his great-nephew, Gaspar de Figueiredo, second son of João Vaz Rebelo and Maria de Lemos Figueiredo, his nephew and niece, and his descendants. He requests João Vaz Rebelo to administer the entail during his son's minority, and to annex his and his wife's third parts to it.

Will of capitão Simão Luís Carolo founding an annual of prayed masses and a chapel of sung masses for his and his parents' souls in the main chapel of the monastery of S. Francisco of Horta, in Faial Island, which he agreed with the friars of S. Francisco to build, receiving in exchange, for him and his successors, its right of patronage. He appoints as his chapel's first administrator Padre João Álvares de Medeiros, his cousin, and, after his death, Manuel Luís Carolo, his nephew.
Will opened in 1676-11-02 and approved in 1676-10-14.

Will by which Diogo Luís de Oliveira, husband of D. Leonor de Távora, expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos da Arrábida, of which his nephew, Luís Francisco de Oliveira, morgado de Oliveira, is the patron, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul. He entails all of his properties, which include public debt instruments, houses in Belém, and the revenue he intends to gain from debts owed to him, and appoints his wife as his universal heir. After her death, the entail shall pass to the padre António Luís de Oliveira, natural son of Diogo Luís de Oliveira and afterwards to Luís Francisco de Oliveira and his successors. This entail shall always be in the hands of the administrators of the entail of Oliveira. If their lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of Diogo's niece, D. Beatriz. If her lineage is also extinguished, it shall pass to a second son of the house of Mogadouro. If all of these lineages are extinguished it shall be given to the Misericórdia of Lisboa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1640-01-02 and an exemplification of a will dated 1645-01-1645.

Will by which Isabel Henriques, Lopo do Vale's widow, establishes an entail with the third part of her assets, appointing Gonçalo do Vale, her son, to be its first administrator during the minority of Lopo do Vale, his son. He and his descendants are obligated to celebrate annual masses for her soul in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where the testator's remains would be buried, next to her parents' grave.

Will of Fernando Álvares da Cunha, ordering his grave in the chapel of Santo António of the church of Nossa Senhora da Vitória, in Lisboa, as determined in a contract previously signed with the officers of the brotherhood of that church. He establishes an entail with his houses and other properties in Lisboa and its outskirts, with obligations of masses for his and his wife's soul. He designates as first administrator Lourenço da Cunha, who was to marry Ana da Cunha, daughter of Jorge da Cunha. A legitimate male child was to succeed him. If the marriage did not take place, the successor would be D. Pedro da Cunha, presidente na alçada. Joana Vaz, wife of the institutor, would have the usufruct of the proceeds of the entail's assets during her lifetime.

Will by which Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails.
He establishes an entail with the third part of the properties of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and a part of his own third, and appoints his only remaining son from this first marriage, Francisco de Faria Severim, as its heir and administrator. He also bequeaths him the houses which he inherited from his third-grandmother, Constança Pires, with the obligation of 30 masses in the convent of Santíssima Trindade; the houses which he had inherited from his parents, [António Gil Severim and Catarina Lopes Morim], who had entailed it with the obligation of 35 masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa; a farmstead in Benfica and other houses in Lisboa which he received as dowry from Catarina Mateus Galvão, aunt of his first wife, with an obligation of masses. He mentions an obligation of keeping a lamp lit in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus in his Quinta de Subserra, and seven masses for the soul of Fernando Cordeiro, provedor do arcebispado de Lisboa. He also establishes an obligation of a daily mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Humildade which he built in his quinta de Subserra, which shall be the head of this entail.
He establishes another entail with the remaining part of his third part, and the third part of his second wife, Juliana de Faria, also deceased, and bequeaths it to his eldest son from this second marriage, Manuel de Faria Severim. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, which belongs to a farmstead he started to build near his quinta de Subserra, which is part of this entail.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

Will by which Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails.
He establishes an entail with the third part of the properties of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and a part of his own third, and appoints his only remaining son from this first marriage, Francisco de Faria Severim, as its heir and administrator. He also establishes an obligation of a daily mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Humildade which he built in his quinta de Subserra, which shall be the head of this entail.
He establishes another entail with the remaining part of his third part, and the third part of his second wife, Juliana de Faria, also deceased, and bequeaths it to his eldest son from this second marriage, Manuel de Faria Severim. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, which belongs to another farmstead he started to build near his quinta de Subserra, and which is part of this entail.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

Will by which António Vaz de Parada, beneficiado da igreja matriz do Sardoal, determined that the executor of his will, António Carvalho, had 3 years to build his chapel. If it was erected in the main church of Sardoal, his body would be buried there. He declared that 1 000 cruzados had to be taken from the revenues of his entail to support the chapel's construction and the acquisition of its ornaments. The testator left his son in António Carvalho's care, indicating that he should only administrate his entail after reaching the age of 25.

Will by which Francisco da Rocha expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in the burial place of his father-in-law, Manuel da Horta. He orders his executors to acquire properties to entail to an obligation of a monthly mass and an annual divine office in that convent. He appoints his son, Marcos, as his heir, and his wife, Maria da Horta, and brother, Diogo Fernandes da Rocha, as his son's tutors.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1631-06-30.