Addition and declaration deed by Gaspar Gonçalves de Ribafria, who annexed new properties and public debt instruments to his entail and change some foundation clauses, such as the pious obligations and the family name.

Addition deed by Leonor Felgueiras, widow of Aires Pinto, to their common will clarifying the ordered masses and ordering to Diogo Malheiro and Gomes Felgueiras to take for themselves an item of her movables, while the remaining should be employed as ordered in their will.

Addition deed of Bartolomeu da Fonseca revoking his entail foundation deed and founding again an entail. The testator appoints a Santa Casa da Misericórdia as vice-administrator and his brother's, Diogo da Fonseca, descendants as first administrators. He also defines the entail administration clauses.
Addition deed approved in 1620-04-14.

Addition deed of Bartolomeu da Fonseca clarifying some clauses related to his entail's administration.
Addition deed approved in 1620-04-14.

Addition deed by Leonor Felgueiras, widow of Aires Pinto, to their common will clarifying the ordered masses and ordering to Diogo Malheiro and Gomes Felgueiras to take for themselves an item of her movables, while the remaining should be employed as ordered in their will.

Administration letter to Francisco Mouzinho, for resignation of João de Évora, his brother.

Administration letter of the chapel instituted by Catarina Fernandes, located in Campo Maior, to Afonso Eanes, only during his lifetime.

Adoption deed by which Pedro Vacão and Catarina Pires, his wife, adopt Diogo Barbuda and Beatriz Morais, his wife. They donate a third of their property, after their deaths, to fulfill the charges for their souls, celebrated in the church of Santa Maria do Porto, where they wished to be buried. After the death of first administrators, it was to be left to their eldest son, whether male or female.

Agreement deed by which Estêvão Eanes Bretão, mercador, entails lands (herdades) in the outskirts of Lisboa to the chapel of Santa Maria and Santo Estêvão of the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, which he founded. The administrators of the entail are obligated to give 164 libras to that convent each year with the purpose of supporting the celebration of masses for the institutor's soul.

Agreement deed by which D. João de Abranches, father and tutor of D. Guiomar da Cunha, Fernando da Silveira's heir, contracted with the friars of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça to incorporate a public debt instrument of 24 000 réis in Casa da Alfândega de Lisboa to fulfil the obligations of Fernando da Silveira's chapel.

Agreement deed between Afonso Mexia, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei and Escrivão da Fazenda do Rei, and the friars of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, by which the former gives them 4 marcos de prata to buy the area of their church where he would erect a chapel. He commits himself to donate 15 000 réis each year to that convent with the purpose of supporting the celebration of annual masses for his soul. In exchange, the friars should fulfil those pious obligations and maintain the chapel clean. Afonso Mexia also declares that only himself and his descendants are allowed to have their remains buried inside his chapel.

Approval and addition deed by which Estêvão da Guarda, with the grant of Sancha Dinis, his wife, entails Quinta da Sisana, located on the outskirts of Lisbon, an oven and other assets, some of which donated by D. Afonso Sanches, bastard son of D. Dinis, to fulfil the charges of the chapel that they had established in the monastery of São Vicente de Fora. The charges that should be celebrated are determined, as well as the succession in the administration. The administrator should be the eldest son and in case of extinction of the lineage, the city council of Lisbon.

Approval deed, signed in Baía, approving the will made by António de Sá da Maia in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of the entail and chapel established his father's will, but not yet founded.

Approval deed of a will made by Gaspar Jorge founding a chapel in Leiria.

Approval deed of the made by Gaspar Fernandes Garção, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel.

Approval deed of the will made by Manuel Toledo and Catarina Cardosa, in which they ordered the foundation of an entail.

Approval deed of the will made by Francisco Machado de Faria and his wife Mariana Cabral de Melo in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel.

Approval deed of the will made by Gaspar Vaz de Sousa in which he ordered the foundation of two entails.

Approval deed of the will made by Jorge Dias de Andrade in which he founded an entail and appointed his nephew to administrate the chapel founded by Catarina Álvares Coelho.

Approval deed of the will of João de Barros Pinto de Figueiredo founding an entail in Montemor-o-Velho.

Auto de vistoria conducted by Fernando Aires do Vale, Provedor das Capelas de Lisboa, to Catarina da Rocha's chapel in the church of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. Contains a detailed description of the chapel and its ornaments.

Bond by which Mateus Dias buys the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Graça in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, for himself and for his successors. He establishes that it shall be of the invocation of S. Pedro de Alcântara and Santa Teresa, and have an obligation of a daily mass and an annual divine office for his and his wife's soul. He entails to this obligation a public debt instrument.
Contains a patent of the syndic and a sentence issued by the provedor das Capelas, dated 1640-07-17, containing a petition from the syndic of the convent.

Bond by which the priests of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica promise to fulfill the obligations of the chapel established by D. Álvaro de Castro, of the Conselho do Rei. They donate him the usufruct of the house which had served as sacristy and currently served as chapterhouse of their convent, to use as his chapel and burial place. D. Álvaro entails to it a public debt instrument of 20 000 reis, with the obligation of a daily mass.

Bond by which the priests of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica sell the Chapel of Jesus of their convent to D. Isabel da Silva, padre doutor Jerónimo da Silva and João de Freitas da Silva, heirs of António de Freitas da Silva, their father, and to his other executors, to establish a burial place for him and his family. They also promise to pray the obligation of two daily masses in the chapel. Contains a licence and a letter-of-attorney, both dated 1675-08-07. Followed by a letter of possession of the chapel, dated 1677-04-09.

Bond by which Francisco Botelho, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Beatriz de Castanheda, his wife, establish a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa, in the main chapel, where Francisco Botelho's grandfather is buried, with an obligation of three annual masses and a daily mass. They entail to it 40 000 reis of interest and foros in Frielas. The priests of the convent donate them the chapel and promise to fulfill its the obligations. Contains a letter-of-attorney. Followed by agreement deeds dated 1563-01-14 and 1563-01-15.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco, Regedor da Casa do Cível, and D. Beatriz Valente, his wife, established a chapel in the church of S. Martinho of Lisboa, entailing to it the third part of their assets, which included salterns (marinhas) in Póvoa, lands (casal) in Arruda and houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa. The revenues of those assets would support the celebration of annual masses for their souls and for the souls of the past administrators of the entail of Póvoa ("morgado da Póvoa"). After their deaths, the chapel would be administrated by whomever succeeded in the administration of that entail. The institutors determined that their bodies had to be buried in that chapel. To fulfil the will of Beatriz Eanes, Beatriz Valente's grandmother, who asked her granddaughter to support the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, and to honour D. Violante's soul, the institutors determined that the future administrators had to give, each year, 50 réis, wheat and wine to that convent.

Chapel foundation deed by which Diogo Saraiva and his wife Isabel Mendes incorporated several properties and rents of cereal, wine, chestnuts and olive oil, in order to fulfill the chapel's obligations. They wanted to build, at their own expense, the chancel of the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Penelas, on the outskirts of Lamego. The administrators would be obligated to maintain the hermitage and to ensure the cult. They designated their son, Doutor Domingos Saraiva, to be its first administrator and to be responsible for choosing between one of his brothers, or between one of his nephews, the sucessor of this entail.

Chapel foundation deed by Diogo Rodrigues Veloso. The chapel was to be located in the new church of the convent of S. Bento da Vitória, which was then under construction. The founder had the right to be buried there and to place his coat of arms in the chapel.

Chapel foundation deed by which Gonçalo Eanes Lobo and his wife Mécia Afonso ordered the charges to be celebrated in the chapel they had in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. The religiosos of that convent agree with the conditions expressed.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Joana da Silva, his wife, establish a chapel in the chancel of the church of the Convent of Nossa Senhora de Almoster, where they had their grave. Among other assets, they entail two public debt instruments, in the amount of 60 000 réis, paid at the Távola da Ribeira de Santarém. D. Joana annexes the chapel established by D. Catarina, daughter of Gil Eanes da Costa, which she administers, to this new chapel, and annexes properties to it. D. Catarina was buried in the chancel of that convent and the charges could be celebrated in the monastery of São Marcos, in Montemor-o-Velho, or in any other temple.
The following is a list of the masses that order celebrate.

Chapel foundation deed by which Estêvão da Guarda and Sancha Domingues, his wife, establish a chapel in the monastery of São Vicente de Fora. They established the obligation to celebrate masses and to light a candle in this church, using the rents of a farm, a "forno" and houses that were donated by Afonso Sanches and D. Teresa. Sancha Domingues would be in charge to fulfill the obligation by the death of her husband, but if she remarried, the obligation would be transmitted to a first born legitimate son or daughter.

Chapel foundation deed in which Gonçalo Rodrigues Marques declares that he has bought the chapel of "Cabeça Santa", in the convent of S. Elói, in Porto, with the intention of establishing his own chapel. To achieve this, he changed the chapel's invocation to St. Gonçalo, the Saint he was named after, and ordered his remains buried there. The institutor entailed 110,000 reis of interest in the Almoxarifado of Porto. He appointed his son António Rodrigues Marques, almoxarife of the comarca of Porto, as the first administrator. The entail was to be inherited by the first-born male son.

Chapel foundation deed by which Jerónimo de Araújo Peixoto, abbot of the Castelo de Penalva's church, instituted a chapel, invoking Nossa Senhora da Guia, in Quinta do Salgueiral. He entailed the aforementioned farm to fulfill the charges. It was up to the administrator to appoint the successor. If he didn't nominate anyone, the administration should be left to Catarina de Araújo Peixoto, his sister. In lack of an administrator, the administration would be left to the Misericórdia de Penalva.

Chapel foundation deed by Manuel Ribeiro ordering the celebration of masses in the chapel he previously founded with his late wife, Maria Antunes, in Misericórdia of Viana do Castelo and annexing more assets, bought by him after his wife's death, to the first chapel they founded. He appoints as first administrators of his chapel his nephew and niece, licenciado Baltasar Barbosa de Araújo and Catarina Ribeiro Maciel, his wife. If they do not have offspring when Catarina Ribeiro dies, Baltasar Barbosa de Araújo will enjoy the chapel's income in his life and, after his death, this chapel will be annexed to the chapel founded by Manuel Ribeiro and Maria Antunes, currently administrated by licenciado Gaspar Portes Ribeiro and Isabel Barbosa de Aguilar, his wife.
Chapel foundation deed approved in 1642-06-15 and opened in 1651-07-05.

Chapel foundation deed by which Doutor Gonçalo Leitão de Vasconcelos contracted with the priests of Nossa Senhora da Luz, in Lisboa, to sell him a chapel in this church. He obliged himself to complete the chapel's works and to give to the church 28 000 réis at interest for the celebration of masses, for its works and for the oil of the candles.

Chapel foundation deed in which Nuno Martins da Silveira and his wife Leonor Gonçalves de Abreu ordered the foundation of a chapel, of the invocation of the Salvador, with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Domingos of Évora. They appointed Gonçalo da Silveira to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son by legitimate marriage.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco, Regedor da Casa do Cível, and D. Beatriz Valente, his wife, established a chapel in the church of S. Martinho of Lisboa, entailing to it the third part of their assets, which included salterns (marinhas) in Póvoa, lands (casal) in Arruda and houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa. The revenues of those assets would support the celebration of annual masses for their souls and for the souls of the past administrators of the entail of Póvoa ("morgado da Póvoa"). After their deaths, the chapel would be administrated by whomever succeeded in the administration of that entail. The institutors determined that their bodies had to be buried in that chapel. To fulfil the will of Beatriz Eanes, Beatriz Valente's grandmother, who asked her granddaughter to support the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, and to honour D. Violante's soul, the institutors determined that the future administrators had to give, each year, 50 réis, wheat and wine to that convent.

Chapel foundation deed by which João da Fonseca, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and Margarida de Alcáçova, his wife, established a chapel in the church of S. Bartolomeu of Lisboa. They designated their son who would inherit the lordship (senhorio) of Ilha das Flores to administrate the entail after the death of his parents, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for their souls in that church, where their bodies would be buried.

Chapel foundation deed by Doctor João de Coimbra, provisor in the Archbishopric of Braga. The founder declares that he had previously received permission from the King to acquire property to be incorporated into a chapel he had built in honour of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, next to the church of São João do Souto in Braga. His nephew, Cristóvão de Coimbra, would be the first owner and administrator of the chapel, to be succeeded by his first-born son, with the exception of clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes. The estates could not be leased to "fidalgos", "cavaleiros" or "oficiais do rei", but only to farmers and labourers. Every year, during the mass of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the chaplain would read the deed of foundation to keep the memory of the founder alive.

Chapel foundation deed by Leonis da Costa, in the monastery of São Marcos of Coimbra, identifying the chapel's charges and assets.

Chapel foundation deed by Beatriz Gouveia, Doutor Álvaro Vaz's widow, through which she establishes an entail with her farmstead (quinta) of Malvasia, in Sacavém, instituting the pious obligation of celebrating masses in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Humildade, in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appoints her son, Pedro Álvares de Gouveia, as the entail's first administrator, after whose death it would pass to his offspring. She chooses to be buried in that same chapel, where all her descendants should be interred. This document is already described in this entail archive, in VINC000897 BG EA/002.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Santo Espírito, in the monastery of São Domingos of Évora, founded by Gonçalo Boto. He entailed assets to ensure the celebration of the previously contracted charges. He appointed Pedro Boto to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Chapel foundation deed by which Pedro Afonso Painho, mercador, and Catarina Vasques, his wife, established a chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto. Their bodies would be buried in the altar of S. Pedro and annual masses had to be celebrated there. The institutors determined that the pious obligations would be supported with the revenues of houses on Rua dos Banhos, Judiaria and Campo do Souto. They appointed Vasco Pires, Pedro's illegitimate son, as its first administrator.

Chapel foundation deed by António da Veiga of the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Copacabana in the church of S. Elói, Porto, appointing as first administrator his compadre Jerónimo de Magalhães.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Constança de Castro founds a chapel, dedicated to Nossa Senhora, in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora, as it was her wish and that of her husband Fernando de Melo, already deceased. She appointed Cristóvão de Melo to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Isabel, widow of Doutor António Correia de Sá, Corregedor da Corte, moved the chapel established by the fidalgos Fernando Correia and Beatriz Gonçalves de Aguiar, his wife, to the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra, fulfiling her late husband's wish. She committed herself to erect a new chapel in that church dedicated to S. João Batista, which would become a family mausoleum, and to furnish it with the necessary ornaments. The prior and beneficiados of that church would be responsible for celebrating 2 annual masses for the founders' souls.
The institutors had initially found the chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Évora. Their successor, Duarte Sá, had been the first to change the chapel location, moving it to the mosteiro de Santa Cruz of Coimbra. With the King's approval, he had sold the entailed properties in Évora and bought assets in Coimbra to incorporate in the entail, namely houses in Rua de Santa Sofia and 2 olive groves in Maínça and Monte Olivete.

Chapel foundation deed of Beatriz de Gouveia by which she declared that she had a chapel of invocation of Nossa Senhora da Humildade, in the cloister of the Convent of São Domingos de Lisboa, where she wanted to be buried. She left the third of her assets to her son Pedro Álvares de Gouveia, which included the farm of Malvasia, located in Sacavém, with the obligation to fulfil the pious charges. After his death, it should succeed his children in this administration.
Followed by a letter of attorney and a letter of possession dated 1610-06-19, passed by Pedro Álvares de Gouveia to Gonçalo Alves, in order to take possession of the farm of Malvasia.

Chapel foundation deed by Manuel Vieira de Lemos in the church of São João de Louredo.

Chapel foundation deed by Pedro da Grã. The founder explains that the reason he decided to found the chapel was because of the benefits that masses bring to souls. For this reason, he established a chapel in the church of Santiago da Cividade, where perpetual masses would be celebrated. The first administrator was to be his brother Manuel da Grã, who had the power to appoint one of his relatives as his successor, preferring a man but accepting a woman. The founder bequeathed property to the chapel, but also left 1,000 cruzados to be used for the purchase of other properties. Two-thirds of the income was to be spent on pious obligations, such as masses and the marriage of orphans. The documents relating to the chapel were to be recorded in the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos de Braga, to whom the institutior also demanded constant vigilance in the fulfilment of the pious duties. The administrator had to live in Braga and keep a key to the chapel. Two "tombos" of the chapel were made.

Chapel foundation deed by which Diogo Mendes de Castro contracted with the priests of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz in order to be buried and to be obligated to the celebration of masses for his soul in that church. He appointed he and his wife to be its first administrators and after their death their son or daughter, or their nephew Diogo Mendes de Castro. This entail is composed of unspecified assets.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Santa Maria Madalena, instituted by D. Joana de Sá, in the church of the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Coimbra. The chapel was purchased for 100 000 réis and the institutor undertakes to give, annually, 25 000 réis of interest to the college, to fulfill the charges and 2 000 to the chapel's building, entailing assets that provide these income. Both the foundress and her family were to be buried in the chapel. The college is prohibited from asking for a reduction in the charges and the institutor undertakes to decorate the chapel and buy all the necessary utensils.
It contains a letter of attorney of D. Joana de Sá to Manuel Fernandes (dated 1622-11-11), and a license granted by Frei Estevão de Santa Ana, provincial of the Order of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, for the institution of the chapel (dated 1622- 11-09). Following two consent deeds (dated 1622-11-13) by which D. Joana de Sá and D. Mécia de Carvalho da Silveira, her mother, agreed with the terms of the contract.

Chapel foundation deed by which Nuno Álvares, cidadão do Porto, and Maria Dias, his wife, established a chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto, determining that, every year, a certain quantity of wheat (20 alqueires), taken from their farmstead in Santa Maria do Vilar ("quinta do Bailouro"), had to be given to that institution to support perpetual pious obligations for their souls. The chapel, which had been erected near the convent's cloister, would also be used as a mausoleum by the institutors' family. They designated their son-in-law, Diogo Brandão, to administrate it.

Chapel foundation deed by João Fernandes Mercatudo, appointing his nephew Francisco de Sousa as administrator.

Chapel foundation deed by João Dias Leite, by which he decided to institute a chapel in the newly built church of Santa Cruz. He appointed his nephew Teodoro Leite as administrator. He and all the administrators had several obligations, namely to be members of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz and to use the family coat of arms. Succession would pass primarily through first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children. A copy of the deed of foundation was to be inserted in the Livro das Capelas and another in the archives of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz.

Chapel foundation deed by which capitão Miguel Luís Peleja and his wife, Domingas Nunes, revoke the previous contracts they had made with the Irmandade do Espírito Santo of the hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios de Alfama, dated 1667-04-14, 1669-03-14 and 1669-10-26. They establish a daily mass for their souls in the altar of Jesus of that hermitage, to which they entail their properties, including houses in Alfama which already had other obligations of masses to the church of S. Miguel de Alfama. They designate capitão Rafael Nunes da Silveira, nephew of Domingas Nunes, as first administrator, with capacity of appointing the next one. If he doesn't appoint a successor, he shall be succeded by his bastard daughter, D. Mariana, and her descendants. If her lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Irmandade do Espírito Santo. They designate António Borges, son of Francisco Borges, as their first chaplain.

Chapel foundation deed by which Domingos Nunes and Ana Maria Rodarte, his wife, entail the third part of their assets, including houses in Lisboa and 30 silver vases, with the purpose of supporting the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for their souls in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Lisboa, where their bodies and those of their successors would be buried. They designate their grandson, Doutor João Coelho Rodarte, Catarina Rodarte's son, to become the chapel's first administrator, determining that he should transmit it to his eldest son at the time of his death.

Codicil made by Afonso Eanes in which he confirmed the foundation of the entail but reserved and entailed 4 alqueires of land on behalf of his daughter Leonor Dias, founding a second entail, with the perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year over his grave in All Soul's Day. After the death of Leonor the entail should always administrated by the eldest male heir.

Codicil of Diogo Lopes de Sequeira appointing for his executor Frei Plácido de Tibães, abade form the monastery of São Bento o Novo in Lisbon. He has an agreement with the padres of this monastery to build a monastery of the Order of São Bento in his houses in Alandroal, to which he and his wife donates their "terças". If it is not possible to build the monastery, they should build a chapel with the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Consolação.

Codicil made by Fernando Ribeiro and his wife Catarina Jorge founding a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Ventosa, Alenquer. They revoke the appointment of their niece Beatriz Gonçalves and nominate in first place Maria Serrão, sister of Beatriz, under the condition of getting married with the previous authorization of their parents, and in second place Margarida, sister of the above Beatriz and Maria. The other clauses remain unchanged.

Codicil mentioning the quinta of Vaqueiros and establishing some provisions regarding the will.
Followed by the approval deed (1519-04-20) and by the opening deed of the will (1519-05-17).

Codicil made by Domingos Martins and Catarina Vaz confirming the will they have made and ordering that their bodies should be buried in the see of Angra, in Terceira island.

Codicil by which D. Maria de Vasconcelos e Meneses, Condessa de Sarzedas, established an entail, designating her daughter D. Arcângela to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses for her and her husband's soul wherever she wanted. If she died childless, it should succeed her granddaughter, D. Teresa, daughter of D. Luísa. The institutor also declared that she wanted to give two slaves to her daughter Luísa and to her son-in-law Fernando de Sousa. This entail is composed of an oil press located in a place called "Olalhas", on the outskirts of Tomar. Followed by an approval deed dated 1676-10-02.

Codicil by which the institutor Diogo Álvares Ramires added more legacies to the pious obligations ordered in his last will.

Codicil by which the institutor Diogo Álvares Ramires declared that he wanted to buy a chapel in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Anunciada with the obligation to celebrate masses for his and his wife's soul. His children should administrate his chapel using his third and the other half of his inheritance. Followed by an approval deed dated 1577-01-29.

Codicil made by Gil Vaz appointing Pedro Miranda to replace the late executor. He appoints Domingos Dinis and António Rodrigues to replace Pedro Miranda if he dies. They will appoint a successor with morals; and the chapel will be built in the church of Espírito Santo. The chapel's income shall be divided in equal parts between the captives, in masses and for Pedro de Miranda.

Codicil by which Jorge de Barros Vasconcelos and his wife Filipa de Melo declared that Francisco de Barros, brother of Jorge de Barros de Vasconcelos, designated the institutor to be his heir, giving him 4 000 cruzados for the celebration of masses, which should be incorporated into this entail. The institutors also ordered that it should be given 30 000 réis, a quarter of wine, a jar of oil and houses to each chaplain, and also some legacies to women.

Codicil by which Filipa de Melo declared that she wanted to contract another chaplain, giving to each of them 24 000 réis, a jar of oil and houses for them to live. She also wanted to give some legacies to "merceeiras".

Codicil by which Cristóvão de Brito, D. Beatriz de Ataíde's husband, member of the Conselho do Rei, establishes an entail with public debt instruments and a farmstead (quinta) in Ribatejo, appointing João de Brito, his nephew, to be its first administrator. The latter and his descendants are obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for the soul of the institutor in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Assunção of the church of the monastery of Madre de Deus of Lisboa and to maintain alight a lamp inside it. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1560-03-25 and an opening deed issued on 1561-08-09.

Codicil of D. Maria Rebelo, adding and changing clauses to her previous codicil. She appoints Aires de Miranda Henriques, her nephew, as first administrator of her entail, and his successors afterwards. If he dies before her, the entail shall be inherited by his brother, Fernando de Miranda Henriques. She also lists the pieces she donates to her chapel.

Codicil by which António Fernandes de Elvas orders the acquisition of 20 000 réis of properties each year to use for the redemption of one captive, and orders his son, Jorge Fernandes de Elvas, heir of his entail and chapel, and his descendants, to fulfill this obligation.

Codicil by which João Rodrigues Novais declared that he wanted to be buried in the Monastery of Santo António and then be taken to the Monastery of Carmo in Torres Novas, where he contracted to have the family chapel. He also founded another entail due to the fact that he had a natural daughter during his widowhood. If his daughter died without heirs, it should succeed his niece and her children. This entail is composed of the "Quinta de Vale de Mouro" with its cattle, on the outskirts of Alenquer, houses, ovens, "estalagens" in Vila Nova da Rainha, rents in Alfândega de Lisboa and a "casal" on the outskirts of Santarém.

Codicil by which prior João de Calvos de Sequeira declares he and his nephew and heir, Gaspar de Sequeira de Meneses, have made an agreement with the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora de Cárquere to build him a chapel of the invocation of S. João Baptista in their church, for his burial place. He gives his heir power to change the clauses of his institution, if it's for the benefit of his successors, and orders him to make an inventory of its properties. He also annexes casais in Mancelos to his entail.

Codicil of D. Violante Coronel clarifying the clause regarding the candles to place in her chapel of Todos-os-Santos, in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, after her successors win the lawsuit against her nephew, Luís Guedes de Sá e Meneses.
Codicil approved in 1661-08-12 and opened in 1661-10-05.

Codicil by which João Esteves, Contador do Rei, and Margarida Martins, his wife, establish an entail with all their patrimony, instituting the pious obligation of maintaining a chaplain who would celebrate annual masses for their souls in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. They appoint Vasco Lourenço, their criado, to be its first administrator, who should be succeeded by his eldest son.

Codicil by which the institutor Manuel Garcia de Bívar entailed an olive grove with the obligation to light a candle in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa.

Codicil by which Garcia Rodrigues de Távora revokes his previous will and codicil. He orders the employment of the remaining part of his properties in the foundation of a female monastery of the order of S. Bernardo, under the regular observance of the order of Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo. This monastery should receive nuns belonging to his family and to other noble families in need who should pray two daily masses for his soul. He asks his brother, Lourenço Pires de Távora, to fulfil his will and to build this monastery, of which he shall be the patron, and after his death, his eldest son and their successors.
Followed by an approval deed of the codicil and the opening deed, dated 1572-02-12.

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 Vasco Lourenço de Almada confirms the dispositions he made in a previous will and establishes an entail with his third part. He bequeaths it to his son, João Vaz, and to his successors afterwards, ordering him to buy a house near the church of S. Mamede to keep four poor men and to order masses for his soul in that church.

Codicil of licenciado João Fernandes appointing his sister Marta Monteiro for the administration of the chapel that he founds in the church of Couto de Cadima. After Marta Monteiro, should succeed in the administration his sister Maria Monteiro and after her his nephew Miguel, son of Maria. He entails several properties.

Codicil of André Fernandes, o Carvoeiro, by which he established a chapel, incorporating 48 bushels of cereal in the "herdade da Lama", on the outskirts of Lavre, in order to fulfil the pious obligations. He designated his uncle António Dias to be its first administrator and his children and grandchildren should succeed him. The pious charges should be celebrated in the church where he would be buried.

Codicil by which Francisco da Fonseca confirmed the incorporation of two olive groves into this entail, obligating his wife Feliciana de Azevedo to celebrate masses for their souls and for the soul of their deceased son. He also wanted to change some dispositions concerning the construction of the chapel of Santo António, in the Church of São Tomé.

Codicil made by Afonso Eanes in which he confirmed the foundation of the entail but reserved and entailed 4 alqueires of land on behalf of his daughter Leonor Dias, founding a second entail, with the perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year over his grave in All Soul's Day. After the death of Leonor the entail should always administrated by the eldest male heir.

Codicil by which João Rodrigues Novais declared that he wanted to be buried in the Monastery of Santo António and then be taken to the Monastery of Carmo in Torres Novas, where he contracted to have the family chapel. He also founded another entail due to the fact that he had a natural daughter during his widowhood. If his daughter died without heirs, it should succeed his niece and her children. This entail is composed of the "Quinta de Vale de Mouro" with its cattle, on the outskirts of Alenquer, houses, ovens, "estalagens" in Vila Nova da Rainha, rents in Alfândega de Lisboa and a "casal" on the outskirts of Santarém.

Codicil (extract) made by padre Jorge Eanes giving more 500 réis to the hospital of Sintra.

Codicil (extract) of Luís de Melo da Silva founding an entail and appointing his sister, D. Maria, as his universal heir. The testator also orders that the heir of his entail has the pious obligation of a perpetual daily mass in the monastery of Madre de Deus of Xabregas, in Lisboa, where he wants to be buried if he dies in Portugal. To this mass will be present twelve old and poor knights or soldiers, founding a "mercearia". If he dies in India, the mass will be celebrated in the monastery of Madre de Deus of Goa.

Composition deed between the monastery of S. Bento da Vitória do Porto and Simão de Andrade, citizen of Porto. The monastery ceded to Simão de Andrade, his wife and heirs, a chapel to be built in the new church of the monastery. It should be the first chapel immediately after the bars and next to the church crossing, on the side of the cloister. The chapel would have a retable in which the couple would place an image of S. Simão. Simão de Andrade, his wife and subsequent administrators of the chapel had the right to bury themselves there, on the floor or on the walls, and to place their coat of arms there. The monks had the right to use the chapel to celebrate mass, as well as a daily and perpetual mass for the souls of the institutors. In return, the couple entailed houses in Porto and cereal rents, and left 200.000 réis to the construction of the chapel.

Composition deed between the monastery of São Bento da Vitória do Porto and Bento Nunes do Couto, Violante Aranha de Távora’s attorney, allowing the foundation and construction of a chapel in the new church of the monastery.

Composition deed between Baltasar Pinto Aranha and the monastery of S. Bento da Vitória do Porto. The monastery ceded a chapel in its church where Baltasar could be buried, where his coat of arms could be placed and where perpetual masses would be celebrated for his soul.

Composition deed between the monastery of São Francisco and Jerónimo Pereira de Meneses regarding the enlargement of his chapel in the church of the monastery.

Composition deed between the monastery of São Francisco do Porto, João Rodrigues de Sá de Meneses, Alcaide-mor e Capitão do Porto, and his wife, D. Catarina de Noronha, by which the friars gave them and his descendants half of the convent's main chapel, since the other part already belonged to them. Subsquently, the couple donated 500 cruzados for the construction of an infirmary in that convent. The chapel would be from then on recognized as "Capela dos Sás e Noronhas".

Confirmation letter to Pedro Álvares de Abreu de Sousa confirming the entail founded by his parents António de Abreu de Sousa and D. Isabel and the entail's conditions presented by him. The king granted the confirmation letter after Provedor of comarca made the ordered inquiries to confirm Pedro Álvares de Abreu de Sousa's declarations.

Contract and bond deed between the nuns of the convent of Nossa Senhora of Almoster and D. Gil Eanes da Costa, who also represented his wife, D. Joana da Silva, concerning the entrance of their two daughters, D. Lourença de Meneses and D. Beatriz de Sousa, in that institution and the erection of a family mausoleum. The couple gave 500 000 réis to the convent, which would be employed in the painting of an altarpiece to the main chapel, the construction of the mausoleum and in the acquisition of a public debt instrument or a property, whose revenues would guarantee the maintenance of the chapel. D. Gil and D. Joana also gave a public debt instrument of 9 600 réis in Almoxarifado de Santarém to the convent, which would support the celebration of perpetual annual masses for their souls and for the souls of their descendants. Both of the parties agreed that, following the deaths of D. Gil and D. Joana, the legitimes which belonged to their daughters would be inherited by the successor of D. Gil Eanes da Costa's entail. Contains copies of a letter of attorney and a warrant.

Contract and bond deed between the beneficiados of the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa and the executors of Fernando Velho's will, Diogo de Palma and Álvaro Barradas, by which the latter found a chapel in that church. The beneficiados give them the space where it should be erected the chapel of Madre Deus and the family mausoleum, committing themselves to celebrate weekly masses for the institutor's soul. In turn, the chapel's administrators are obligated to give, each year, 6 000 réis to that church. Followed by a carta de autoridade issued on 1533-12-13.

Contract and bond deed between the friars of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa and Luís da Silva, son of João Gomes da Silva, who had been Vedor da Fazenda do Rei and membro do Conselho Régio, by which they gave to him the convent's sacristy, where a family mausoleum should be erected to receive the bodies of his parents and of the future administrators of the entail established by his father. The friars also committed themselves to celebrate a perpetual daily mass in that chapel. Luís da Silva, in turn, donated a public debt instrument of 50 000 réis and 200 cruzados to that convent, with the purpose of supporting the celebration of masses and to guarantee the future improvement of the sacristy.

Contract and bond deed by which António da Rocha Barém, administrator of Catarina da Rocha's entail and Alcaide-mor de Noudar, buys the chapel of Santo António to the friars of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, where the remains of the institutor and of her successors would be buried, for 350 000 réis. The administrator and his descendants are obligated to pay 63 400 réis, each year, for the celebration of annual masses for the soul of Catarina da Rocha, the lighting of two lamps and the general maintenance of the chapel. António da Rocha Barém commits himself to end the construction of that chapel within 3 years.

Contract and bond deed signed by the prior and friars of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça and by Doutor Rodrigo Botelho, executor of the will of the late D. Diogo de Meneses, by which the former donated the main chapel to the successors of the House of Ericeira and Louriçal, allowing the burial of the bodies of D. Henrique de Meneses, Governador da Índia, D. Diogo de Meneses and his descendants in there. The friars committed themselves to celebrate 3 perpetual daily masses and 2 anniversary masses for the soul of the Conde da Ericeira. In turn, Rodrigo Botelho promised to give 25 000 cruzados to the convent, whose friars would be responsible for buying assets to entail to the chapel. Furthermore, Rodrigo Botelho delivered tapestries that had belonged to the deceased, thus fulfilling his last will. It is referred that the House of Ericeira and Louriçal was administrated, at that time, by D. Fernando de Meneses. Contains a copy of a letter of attorney and various court sentences.

Contract and bond deed celebrated between the religiosos of the São Francisco of Évora monastery and João Afonso de Aguiar and his wife Maria Esteves. The latter had built a chapel in that monastery, where they wanted to be buried. This contract defined the charges that were to be celebrated upon and appointed Garcia de Melo to be the first administrator during his lifetime. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son. The first ones agree with the clauses expressed in the contract.

Contract and bond deed by which Francisco da Fonseca and his wife Maria Salvado, the institutor's daughter, contracted with the priests of the Church of São Tomé to build a chapel following the institutor's will. They should be its first administrators and their heirs should succeed in this entail. If they did not nominate one of the children, it should succeed the eldest son, or daughter. This entail is composed of a farm in Vale Escuro, with its houses, and fruit trees located on the outskirts of Lisboa.

Contract and bond deed between the friars of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa and Ana Leme by which the latter gives 200 000 réis to them in exchange for the donation of the chapel of S. Tomás, where her parents' remains and the administrators of Henrique Leme's entail should be buried. She committed herself to give 18 000 réis, each year, to that convent with the purpose of assuring the fulfilment of the pious obligations established by Henrique Leme, her brother. Contains a license issued on 1547-10-23.

Contract and bond deed by which D. Gil Eanes da Costa, fidalgo da casa real, and his wife Margarida de Noronha declared that they contracted with the priests of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça to be buried in the chapel of São Nicolau Tolentino. The institutors wanted to order the celebration of masses in their grave for their and their parents soul. They established to give to the priests 27 000 réis, 500 réis for wax and 2 000 réis for chapel's work, using the rents of a "herdade" located in Azambuja. They also determined that the administrators of the chapel should be the successors of their entail. This document has inserted a proxy of D. Margarida de Noronha dated 1594-08-30.