Will by which Leonor Gil, Nuno Fernandes' widow, establishes an entail with her lands (casal) in Corveira, in the outskirts of Sintra. She appoints her nephew, Gil Rodrigues, bacharel, to be its first administrator, with the obligation of celebrating annual masses for her soul and lighting a torch every holy thursday, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She orders her heir to buy a property worth 140 000 réis, which should be incorporated in her entail. She asks to be buried in that church, inside the grave where lied her husband.

Will by which Catarina da Mota, Francisco Fialho's widow, establishes an entail with houses in Rua da Porta Nova, in Lisboa, whose revenues should support the celebration of 30 annual masses in the chapel of Jesus of the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. Her sisters Margarida da Mota and Maria de Almada would administer it during their lifetime. After their deaths, it would be inherited by her niece Leonor Godinho.
The institutor establishes another entail with her farmstead (quinta) in Unhos, outskirts of Lisboa, instituting the pious obligation of celebrating 30 masses in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of that church. It should be administered by her sisters Margarida da Mota and Maria de Almada during their lifetime. They must be succeeded by their niece, Antónia de Almada.
The testator chooses to be buried inside that convent.

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 Beatriz Leitão, João Gomes de São João's wife, founds an entail, with the pious obligation of two weekly masses in honor of Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Santo António, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She bequeaths a third of her assets to her husband, who ought to decide which property was going to be incorporated in the entail, since he would be its first administrator. After his death, their eldest son should inherit it. She chooses to be buried in the aforementioned convent, in the same grave where lied her father-in-law, Francisco Gomes de São João.

Will by which Brás Eanes, esparteiro, and Ana Luís Sá, his wife, founded an entail, with the pious obligation of celebrating a weekly mass in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. The surviving spouse should become the entail's first administrador, and was obligated to use part of the couple's assets (50 000 réis) to buy properties, with the purpose of incorporating them in their entail. After the death of the first administrator, the entail was to be inherited by a close relative selected by the former. They chose to be buried in the mentioned church.

Will by which D. Beatriz Mexia, D. António Manuel's widow, establishes an entail with a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis in Almoxarifado de Santarém and rents in properties in Campo Maior, Arronches and Ouguela. She appoints her niece, D. Beatriz, D. Álvaro de Silveira's wife, to be its first administrator, obligating her and her successors to give 24 000 réis each year to the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa with the purpose of supporting the celebration of daily masses for her soul. She orders that this entail should be henceforth attached to the Afonso Mexia's entail and administrated by its administrator. The testator declares that her remains should be buried inside the chapel her father, Afonso Mexia, established in that convent. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1597-07-16.

Will made by Maria Dias in which she ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of a mass celebrated every week in the monastery of Santo André of Vila Franca do Campo. She appointed Manuel Favela and his wife Catarina Rodrigues to be the first administrators during their lifetime and, after their death, they shall be succeeded by their eldest male son.

Will by which D. Joana de Lis, António de Sousa Abreu's wife, bequeaths a saltern ("marinha da casa") in Setúbal to Jorge Neto Porras, her nephew, obligating him and his successors to support the celebration of annual masses for her mother's soul in the church of the convent of S. João of Setúbal, where the institutor's remains should be buried.
She also establishes another entail with a saltern ("marinha baja") in the same city, appointing Jorge de Moura, her nephew, to be its first administrator. He is obligated to change his family name and to marry according to the instructions dictated by his aunt.
The testator orders the executors of her will to establish a contract with that convent in order to assure the fulfilment of pious obligations for her soul, which would be sustained with the revenues of a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1613-06-17.

Will by which D. Maria de Noronha, D. Diogo de Silveira's widow, establishes a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, entailing to it a public debt instrument of 60 000 réis. Its revenues should be employed in the celebration of annual masses and in the chapel's maintenance. She declares that her remains should be buried next to those of her husband, which were already interred in that convent. The testator appoints Rui de Moura Teles, her brother, to be her universal heir. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1637-03-06 and an opening deed issued on 1637-03-10.

Will by which João Carreiro de Almada established an entail, appointing his cousin Francisco Carreiro to be its first administrator. He was obligated to support the celebration of a daily mass in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, and four "merceeiros" had to attend it. He incorporated in the entail a farmstead in Ribas de Alenquer, obligating its future administrators to provide sustenance to the "merceeiros" and to give, each year, a cask of wine to the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of that city for Mem Cerveira's soul. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1537-05-03 and an opening deed issued on 1537-05-10.

Will by which Francisca de Abreu required to be buried in the Monastery of São Bento de Monção, with her father-in-law and son. She left her third to her son Manuel Pereira, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the chapel of Santa Catarina. She also declared that the vineyard she possessed should be incorporated into this chapel. This entail should be succeeded by Manuel Pereira's eldest son or, in his absence, the eldest daughter. If her son did not have children, it should succeed her niece Isabel Soares de Castro. Followed by an approval deed 1603-05-02, an opening deed dated 1603-11-08 and a codicil dated 1603-10-16.

Will by which Helena da Costa declared that she wanted to be buried in the Monastery of Santo Elói, in the chapel that her husband Pedro Vaz da Cunha founded with the obligation of daily masses. She left to the chapel her "casal" called “Dona Maria” with the obligation to celebrate more masses for her soul. Helena da Costa also left to her brother Pedro da Costa, Bispo de Sena, the farm of Pancas and some houses in Lisboa, with the obligation to incorporate them into this chapel.

Will by which Henrique de Noronha established an entail, appointing his nephew Rui de Matos Noronha to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas. This entail is composed of a farm called "Boução" with its houses, mill, olive press, vineyards, olive groves, orchards and lands located in Bucelas.

Will by which Manuel de Azevedo Pais declared that his wife D. Antónia Maria de Sequeira left her third in order to establish an entail. The institutor also wanted to use his third to be incorporated into this entail and designated his son Luís António de Azevedo to be its first administrator. He was obligated to incorporate his "legítimas" and to order the celebration of masses for their souls. After the administrator's death it should succeed his heirs and, if he died childless, it should succeed his nephew António Patrício, son of his brother Silvestre Gomes de Morais. The institutor also celebrated a contract with the priests of Congregação do Oratório in order to give them two jars of oil for the candles, and he left some legacies to his sister, nephews and slaves.

Will by which Margarida Galvão established an entail, designating her legitimized grandson Manuel da Silva to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of 15 masses wherever he wanted and to manumitting a slave. If he died childless, it should succeed her closest kin but with the obligation to celebrate 43 masses. This entail is composed of a oil press, mills, olive groves and fruit trees on the outskirts of Ourém, and houses in Tomar. This document has inserted the legitimation letter dated 1560-06-12. Followed by an approval deed dated 1568-09-23.

Will by which D. Pedro de Almeida and his wife D. Maria Coutinho founded an entail using their thirds, and designated their eldest son D. Lopo to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of a daily mass. This document was also described in VINC007881 PAMC EA/002.

Will by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, appointed the officials of the brotherhood of Almas do Purgatório e Anjo S. Miguel to administrate the chapel she had established in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, to which she had entailed houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa.
The testator left 4 houses in that street to her cousin, Briolanja Godinho, Pedro Henriques' widow, who was living in Goa, and to her 3 daughters in order to help them getting married. If all of them died before marrying, all the properties would be transmitted to their mother. She bequeathed 2 houses in that street to Garcia Soares, her nephew; other houses to her niece, D. Maria; other houses to her nephew, Fernando Soares; a house in that street and an annual quantity of sugar ("100 arrobas") extracted from her sugarcane plantation in Ilha de S. Tomé to her cousin, Isabel Furtado; other houses to Gaspar Sineiros, her cousin; other houses to Leonor Álvares, her cousin, Licenciado Diogo Pinto's wife, and other houses to Elvira Rodrigues, Diogo Fernandes's wife.
She declared, at last, that every person to which she had left any assets were henceforth obligated to support the perpetual celebration of an annual sung mass in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, where her body would be buried alongside the remains of her son, João Álvares.

Will by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, appointed the officials of the brotherhood of Almas do Purgatório e Anjo S. Miguel to administrate the chapel she had established in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, to which she had entailed houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa.
The testator left 4 houses in that street to her cousin, Briolanja Godinho, Pedro Henriques' widow, and to her 3 daughters in order to help them getting married. If all of them died before marrying, all the properties would be transmitted to their mother. She bequeathed 2 houses in that street to Garcia Soares, her nephew; other houses to her niece, D. Maria; other houses to her nephew, Fernando Soares; a house in that street and an annual quantity of sugar ("100 arrobas") extracted from her sugarcane plantation in Ilha de S. Tomé to her cousin, Isabel Furtado; other houses to Gaspar Sineiros, her cousin; other houses to Leonor Álvares, her cousin, Licenciado Diogo Pinto's wife, and other houses to Elvira Rodrigues, Diogo Fernandes's wife.
She declared, at last, that every person to which she had left any assets were henceforth obligated to support the perpetual celebration of an annual sung mass in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, where her body would be buried alongside the remains of her son, João Álvares.

Will by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, appointed the officials of the brotherhood of Almas do Purgatório e Anjo S. Miguel to administrate the chapel she had established in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, to which she had entailed houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa.
The testator left 4 houses in that street to her cousin, Briolanja Godinho, Pedro Henriques' widow, and to her 3 daughters in order to help them getting married. If all of them died before marrying, all the properties would be transmitted to their mother. She bequeathed 2 houses in that street to Garcia Soares, her nephew; other houses to her niece, D. Maria; other houses to her nephew, Fernando Soares; a house in that street and an annual quantity of sugar ("100 arrobas") extracted from her sugarcane plantation in Ilha de S. Tomé to her cousin, Isabel Furtado; other houses to Gaspar Sineiros, her cousin; other houses to Leonor Álvares, her cousin, Licenciado Diogo Pinto's wife, and other houses to Elvira Rodrigues, Diogo Fernandes's wife.
She declared, at last, that every person to which she had left any assets were henceforth obligated to support the perpetual celebration of an annual sung mass in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, where her body would be buried alongside the remains of her son, João Álvares.

Will by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, appointed the officials of the brotherhood of Almas do Purgatório e Anjo S. Miguel to administrate the chapel she had established in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, to which she had entailed houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa.
The testator left 4 houses in that street to her cousin, Briolanja Godinho, Pedro Henriques' widow, and to her 3 daughters in order to help them getting married. If all of them died before marrying, all the properties would be transmitted to their mother. She bequeathed 2 houses in that street to Garcia Soares, her nephew; other houses to her niece, D. Maria; other houses to her nephew, Fernando Soares; a house in that street and an annual quantity of sugar ("100 arrobas") extracted from her sugarcane plantation in Ilha de S. Tomé to her cousin, Isabel Furtado; other houses to Gaspar Sineiros, her cousin; other houses to Leonor Álvares, her cousin, Licenciado Diogo Pinto's wife, and other houses to Elvira Rodrigues, Diogo Fernandes's wife.
She declared, at last, that every person to which she had left any assets were henceforth obligated to support the perpetual celebration of an annual sung mass in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, where her body would be buried alongside the remains of her son, João Álvares.

Will by which Inês Carneiro, widow of Francisco de Figueiroa, declared that she wanted to be buried in the Convent of São Francisco, where her husband and her son Cristóvão de Figueiroa were buried. She founded an entail, using some "casais" called "Gueifães", "Josim" and "Seara" located in the parish of Santa Ovaia, in Oliveira do Hospital. The institutor designated her daughter Ana Carneiro to be its first administrator and she was due to order the celebration of 30 masses in the Convent of São Francisco. She could also designate whomever she wanted from the Carneiro's family to succeed in this entail. Inês Carneiro declared that her husband Francisco de Figueiroa ordered in his last will the celebration of four masses in the Convent of São Francisco, using the "casal da Pedreira" and designating her wife to be its first administrator. She now wanted to designate her daughter to succeed in her husband's entail. Followed by an approval deed dated 1585-12-29.

Will by which André Velho de Azevedo declared that he wanted to be buried with his deceased wife Maria de Sousa Barbosa, in the chapel they ordered to built of invocation of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in Monção. In their common last will they had incorporated their thirds into this chapel, which was composed of lands, vegetable gardens and houses in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Bela, in Monção, and a piece of the vineyard of “Pombeiro”. He also wanted to established the celebration of masses for his wife's soul. André Velho de Azevedo wanted to unit this chapel with the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rosa, in the Church of Monção, founded by Pedro Vaz da Praça, of which he was the administrator. He designated his son Francisco da Cunha to be the administrator of this two chapels. Followed by an approval deed dated 1638-10-03.

Will by which Jorge de Castilho, conselheiro do rei e do Ultramarino, declared that he wanted to be buried near the grave of his brother Nicolau de Castilho, while his chapel is not finished. He wanted to found a main chapel in the Church of Nossa Senhora das Necessidades, in Alcântara, designating his nephew Pedro de Castilho, Inquisidor da Mesa Ordinária do Santo Ofício de Lisboa, to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of three masses for his, his parents, his grandparents and his siblings' souls, and to give to the chaplain 30 000 réis. His nephew was also obligated to buy some assets in order to fulfil the chapel's obligations. If the masses could not be said in this church, he wanted them to be celebrated in the chapel of S. Tomás founded by his uncle D. Pedro de Castilho, inquisidor geral, in the Convent of São Domingos. Followed by an approval deed dated 1650-09-05 and an opening deed dated 1650-09-10.

Will by which Paulo Afonso Nogueira, cavaleiro de Santiago, founded a chapel in the Convent of S. Vicente de Fora of invocation of S. Tiago, with the obligation to celebrate masses. He wanted to incorporate into this entail a public debt instrument of 50 000 réis, 250 réis of silver he possessed in the Casa e Estado do Conde de Vila Nova, a farm on the outskirts of Torres Novas, and the farm of Anceis, located between Aveiro and Coimbra. He designated the priest of S. Bento de Santa Cruz de Coimbra to be its first administrator or, if it could not be possible, Francisco de Almeida, son of Gabriel de Almeida de Vasconcelos.

Will by which Padre Diogo Gonçalves Bravo bequeathed moveable assets, the houses where he lived, lands ("ferragiais") in Vale Mimoso, two olive groves and a sumac plantation to his nephew, Pedro Martins, obligating him and his heirs to celebrate 5 annual masses for his soul. He also left other moveable assets, lands ("ferragiais"), olive groves and sumac plantations in Olivença to his nephews, Vasco and Paulo Cabeça, with the obligation of celebrating 5 annual masses; and donated 2 olive groves and houses to Elvira Gonçalves and her children with the same pious obligation.
At last, he established an entail with all of his remaining estate, including lands, olive groves and a rent in Olivença ("ferragial de S. Pedro", "ferragial do Ribeiro da Figueira", "terras da Marranota", "olivais do Espinhaço", "foro na Herdade dos Arrifes"), which would be administrated by his niece, Ana Martins, if she returned to the village. In her absence, it would be transmitted to Maria Restolha, his other niece, or inherited by one of her brothers. If neither of them left descendants, it would be administrated by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Olivença, which would be responsible for distributing half of the properties' revenues for the institutor's relatives, using the other half to help those in need and celebrating 33 annual masses for his soul.
The institutor also stated that if Pedro Martins, Vasco Cabeça, Paulo Cabeça and Elvira Fernandes left no heirs, all of the properties he had left them would be incorporated in that entail.
The testator's body would be buried in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Olivença, inside the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, where his sister lied.

Will by which Maria Afonso, widow of mestre Gonçalo das Leis, establishes two chapels, with two chaplains each, one in the church of Santo Elói of Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried, next to her husband, and the other in the church of Santa Cruz do Castelo of the same city. The first chapel will be entailed to her farmstead in Azeitão and will be administered by her nephew, Afonso, son of her brother, or by one of the sons of Constança Afonso, Maria Afonso's sister. The second one will be entailed to the places of Charneca and Agualva and will be administered by another of Constança Afonso's sons. She also orders the sustenance of seven merceeiras to be supported by the revenue of her casais in Alpiatre and by her farmstead in Ribeira de D. Graça.

Will by which Maria Afonso, widow of mestre Gonçalo das Leis, establishes two chapels, with two chaplains each, one in the church of Santo Elói of Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried, next to her husband, and the other in the church of Santa Cruz do Castelo of the same city. The first chapel will be entailed to her farmstead in Azeitão and will be administered by her nephew, Afonso, son of her brother, or by one of the sons of Constança Afonso, Maria Afonso's sister. The second one will be entailed to the places of Charneca and Agualva and will be administered by another of Constança Afonso's sons. She also orders the sustenance of seven merceeiras to be supported by the revenue of her casais in Alpiatre and by her farmstead in Ribeira de D. Graça.

Will made by Pedro Afonso Escudeiro and his wife Beatriz Rodrigues, in which they founded an entail with a chapel in the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, invocation of Três Reis Magos with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every week on the chapel. They appointed their niece Isabel Castanha, wife of Gaspar Viveiros, as heir of all their assets and first administrator of the entail, and her eldest son or daughter after her. They also ordered that if a hospital should be founded in Ponta Delgada, the administrator should give and sustain a bed on it.

Will by which D. Antónia Henriques expresses her wish to be buried in the Chapel of Reis of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, in Lisboa, which had been established by herself, by her husband, Gaspar de Sampaio and by her father-in-law, Lopo Vaz de Sampaio. She entails a public debt instrument and properties in Elvas, Arraiolos and Évora to an obligation of two daily masses in that chapel, and of keeping nine merceeiras. She also orders masses to be prayed in the churches of S. Francisco de Évora and of S. Francisco de Elvas, for the souls of her parents and sister. She appoints Mestre Afonso Guerreiro and Francisco de Freitas as administrators of her chapel, with the faculty of appointing the next administrator.
Followed by approval deed of the will.

Will made by Afonso Eanes in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one and a chapel of masses celebrated every year on the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where his body should be buried. He named his son Francisco Afonso as first administrator of the entail, with the obligation of celebrating only half chapel of masses, and, preferably, his eldest male heirs after him, with the obligation of celebration a full chapel of masses. The administrator should assure that the prayer "Deus quinos patrem et matrem honorare precipiti" was said in every mass.

Will of D. Violante Coronel ordering the fulfilment of her entail founded in a previous deed, in which she appointed her niece, D. Mariana Josefa da Silva, as its successor and her nephew, Francisco de Sá, as its first administrator. She also orders the celebration of masses in where her nephews decide, but only until her chapel of Todos-os-Santos, in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade, is finished and the Quinta da Granja is sold to buy properties to entail.
Will approved in 1661-08-11 and opened in 1661-10-05.

Will of Ausenda Leonardes founding a chapel dedicated to São Lucas in the church of São Tomé, in Lisboa, ordering that it must have two chaplains. She appoints her nephew Afonso Domingues and his descendants for its administrator.

Will made by Francisco Lopes Moniz in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a chapel in the church of Santa Cruz of Vila da Lagoa, Açores, and a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated in every year. He appointed his wife Catarina Luís as first administrator and one of their sons or daughters at her choice after her death. However, if she died before appointing the successor, the administration should be transmitted to her daughter Margarida, as long as she did not became a nun, because in that case, the administration should be given to their son Francisco Lopes and, preferably, his first born male descendants after him. If he died without heirs, the administration should be given to the eldest son of his brother Rafael.

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, with a perpetual obligation of 52 masses celebrated every year in the convent of Santo Agostinho in Ponta Delgada. They named their youngest son Inácio de Faria Machado to be the first administrator of the entail. If he ever wished to became a clergyman, the administration should be given to his brothers Manuel Pacheco de Melo e Faria, João Velho de Faria, Lourenço de Faria Machado and José de Faria Moniz, in this order, with the condition that each of them was obliged to became clergyman. After the death of all of their sons, the administration should be transmitted to Francisco Machado de Faria e Maia and his descendants after him, in ways that it should be always annexed to the entail founded by António Lopes de Faria.

Will made by Gaspar Vaz de Sousa in which he ordered the foundation of two entails. This first entail would be composed of an estate in Portalegre's district named Herdade das Pevides, that would be administrated by his grandson Gaspar and the eldest male heirs after him, with the perpetual mass obligation of fourty masses celebrated during the Lent. The second entail would be administrated by his grandson Jerónimo and the eldest male heirs after him, and would be composed of an estate named Crespos e Amuachos, also with the perpetual mass obligation of fourty masses celebrated during the Lent. Illegitimate sons could never succeed in any of this two entails.

Will of Mem de Sá ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail in Salvador da Bahia with masses obligation in the monastery of São Francisco de Lisboa, naming his son Francisco de Sá as first administrator.

Will of Francisco Dias Baião, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with the perpetual obligation of two masses preached every week in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in Salvador da Baía.

Will of Mécia Mendes de Aguiar, widow of Gonçalo Gil Barbosa, founding an entail using her available portion, appointing her elder daughter Maria de Aguiar as administrator. The entail had obligations to the chapel of Santo Agostinho in Santarém.
Followed by the approval deed (1532-09-27).

Will by which Francisco de Sousa Tavares declared that he wanted to be buried wherever his wife chose, and that she should order the celebration of masses during his burial day, in Almada and Lisboa. The institutor also declared that he had a public debt instrument of 200 000 réis, that could be transmitted to their legitimate heirs or, in their absence, to the illegitimate or to his father's kin. His third should be left to his daughter Madalena. Followed by an approval deed dated 1562-07-03.

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 Doutor Manuel Colaço founding an entail in Quinta da Ribeira, in Penela, and appointing his wife, Ana Mendes de Vasconcelos and, after her death, Estêvão Gomes Colaço, their son. He annexes to his entail an olive grove, judged as entail, which belonged to his father, António Colaço. At the end of the will, on January 6th, Doutor Manuel Colaço added some final declarations and changed the previous appointment. He now appoints his other son, António Colaço, as successor of Ana Mendes de Vasconcelos.
Will approved in 1590-01-13 and opened in 1594-03-26.

Will of João Afonso Chavato and Leonor Chavata, his wife. They establish a chapel, in the hermitage of São Martinho, and entail their assets, to fulfill the charges, among which the reconstruction of the hermitage. They appoint Rodrigo Afonso, their nephew and universal heir, to administer them. After his death, he should pass it on to his eldest son.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1490-05-13, na vila do Funchal. Tabelião: João de Atouguia.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): missa quotidiana na capela do Espírito Santo, na Igreja de Santa Maria do Calhau, que manda construir com abóbada de cantaria e ornamentar com vestimentas e paramentos vários, como um cálice de prata dourada de dois marcos e meio com sua patana, frontal e seus mantos. A missa seria celebrada por um capelão “bom homem e de onesto viver”, com círios e tochas para as festas e domingos. Os mordomos da confraria de Santa Maria do Calhau receberiam 500 réis anuais, cabendo no administrador da capela 8.000 réis (20 cruzados); o remanescente da terça seria aplicado em missas por alma do testador e daqueles que o ajudaram a ganhar sua fazenda. Por sentença de abaixamento do bispo D. Luís de Figueiredo, datada de 1593-12-16, publicada em 1594-01-08 (f. 79 a 83), a pensão desta capela é reduzida a três missas semanais. A mesma sentença refere que o antecessor já havia reduzido a capela de doze para oito meses de missas. Por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f. 299-328) as capelas administradas pelo Visconde de Torre Bela são reduzidas à seguinte pensão: missa aos Domingos e dias santos (90 missas) celebrada por um capelão por 100.000 réis anuais; três missas de Natal por 2.400 réis; obras da capela do Carmo do Funchal conforme determinado pelo instituidor Manuel Martins Brandão; a capela de D. Isabel Bettencourt é reduzida a duas tochas para a Igreja da Câmara de Lobos e duas tochas para São Bernardino. Em 1854-07-14 (f. 96 a 97) o administrador obtém sentença de redução temporária dos encargos pios em atraso.
SUCESSÃO: designa por administrador da terça e seu testamento João Alves, criado de Rui Mendes, até seu filho António ter idade para casar. Pelo seu trabalho receberia 8.000 réis da renda da sua terça. Recomenda-lhe, ainda, que siga o conselho de Diogo de Barcelos e que este “seja pago”.
BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens móveis e de raíz. Determina que os escravos de sua terça devem servir sempre na fazenda da terça, bem como uma ou duas juntas de bois. Na aludida sentença de abaixamento (f. 80), o administrador Jorge Correia Neto, neto do instituidor, alega que, ao tempo da instituição, os bens da terça rendiam muitos mais, e que agora (1591) as fazendas não rendiam mais do que 12.000 réis e as esmolas pelas missas eram superiores. Já uns embargos interpostos em março de 1635 (f. 164), afirma-se que os bens da capela não rendem do que 11.500 réis anuais, razão pela qual o administrador contesta dizer o meio anual de missa por inteiro. A f. 215-216 consta uma conta desta capela desde o ano de 1690 a 1794, seguindo-se um rol dos rendimentos dos foros, incluindo as despesas efetuadas no conserto e restauro de telhados, abóbada e pinturas da capela. O referido documento refere que, e 1691, os serrados nada renderam por estarem plantados de vinha e, em 1692, renderam somente 6.350 réis de açúcar “por lhe dar o bicho nas canas”. Uma informação do administrador António Correia Bettencourt, datada em 1761-05-15 (f. 276) diz que os bens desta capela são uma fazenda em Câmara de Lobos, acima da ermida do Espírito Santo, que confronta pelo norte com fazenda dos religiosos de São Bernardino, sul com o caminho que vai para o lugar de Câmara de Lobos, leste com os mesmos religiosos e oeste com o Pico.
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1593, data da primeira quitação: o neto Jorge Correia.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela.
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (f. 67 a 73 vº):
ESCRAVOS: liberta o escravo (...) Antão, deixando 4.000 réis de sua terça para ajuda da alforria; liberta a escrava Branca na parte que pertencer à sua terça e roga à mulher e herdeiros que também a forrem na parte que lhes pertencer.
LEGADOS: a Margarida, filha de Álvaro Vaz, 6.000 réis para o seu casamento; a Isabel, criada de Rui Mendes, 5.000 réis também para o seu casamento; a Catarina Afonso de Montemor, por serviços prestados, 20.000 réis, com a recomendação de que crie o seu filho e o tenha até 10 anos de idade.
DÍVIDAS E CRÉDITOS: o testamento refere negócios de açúcar e azeite com João Esmeraldo, Pêro Delgado da Madalena, Francisco Castelhano, e com os mercadores Rui Soeiro, João Belo e Rodrigo Anes. Menciona também uma dívida de Antão Vaz, relativa a uma mercadoria vinda do Levante e entregue em Lisboa por Afonso Rodrigues, mestre da nau Penteada, e o castelhano Diogo de Barajona, devedor de cinquenta jarros de azeite, três arrobas e meia de açúcar branco e ainda treze arrobas de açúcar que ficaram por pagar em França, por se ter perdido a caravela Mexias, que transportava a mercadoria destinada ao pagamento. Ainda contas com Estevão Lopes, irmão de sua mulher. Dívidas também Fernão Pires, da Ribeira dos Socorridos, de quem teve duas sentenças, recebendo trinta e sete arrobas de açúcar e outros pagamentos. Ainda Félix do Caniço deve-lhe oito côvados de “hjpre” (?) a 380 réis o côvado.
TABELIÃES E ESCRAVÃES referidos no testamento: tabelião Afonso Anes; escrivão Álvaro Mendes; escrivão Diogo Vaz; escrivão Luís Godinho.
TESTEMUNHAS: Luís Mendes de Vasconcelos; Diogo Lopes; Rodrigo Anes, natural de Ponte da Barca; Gonçalo Martins, natural de Cabaça, termo do Modageiro; João Álvares, criado de Rui Mendes, morador em Câmara de Lobos.
OUTROS DOCUMENTOS:
F. 98 – Petição de João de Bettencourt Correia, ca. Março 1599, refere que seu pai pagou “sessenta e tantos mil réis” da feitura de um arco na capela do Espírito Santo da Igreja de Santa Maria do Calhau.
F. 99 – Termo, datado de 1599-03-16, de depósito na Casa dos Contos da quantia de 33.000 réis. Refere-se que os gastos no retábulo do Espírito Santo 7.100 réis.
F. 166 – Quitação, datada de 1629-05-28, de 7.600 réis para ajuda de se fazer a capela de azulejos.
F. 243 – Rol s.d. (ca. 1734) da conta da casula, no valor de 19.350 réis.
F. 247- Quitação dos gastos na compra do tecido por um frontal rico de damasco branco e ouro para a capela do Santíssimo da Igreja de Santa Maria do Calhau. Ainda de arranjos na mesma Igreja Fev. 1738.

Will of João Afonso das Grotas Fundas founding a chapel with masses in the altar of Nossa Senhora, in the church of Arcanjo S. Miguel of Vila Franca do Campo, and appointing as its administrator João Afonso, his son, and Catarina Manuel, his daughter-in-law, wife of João Afonso.
Will approved in 1511-11-26 and opened in 1512-09-02.

Will by which D. Francisco de Castro, bispo da Guarda, inquisidor-geral, do Conselho do Rei, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, founding a chapel to bury his ancestors, with an obligation of three daily masses, according to what was established in a previous bond. He bequeaths to the entail of Penha Verde, founded by his grandfather, D. João de Castro, and which will be inherited by his niece, D. Mariana de Noronha, a public debt instrument of 200 000 reis, set in the Câmara of Lisboa, with the obligation of 20 000 reis of masses in the convent of Santa Cruz da Serra de Sintra, of which the entail's administrator is the patron. He also entails to it the beard of D. João de Castro, which he had pawned to pay for the construction of the Diu fortress, and for which he had made a reliquary. He bequeaths a public debt instrument of 120 000 reis to the Chapter of the See of Guarda, for two chaplaincies. He mentions several deeds, certificates and inventories of properties

Will by which Fernando Álvares de Almeida and his wife Isabel Brandão founded an entail using all their assets and ordering to buy freeholding ones. Because they were childless, they established that this entail should be succeeded by two relatives of them, a male and a female, and that after their death it should succeed their eldest son or, in his absence, their eldest daughter. The institutor Isabel Brandão declared that she wanted to designate from her part Guiomar, daughter of her sister Helena Brandão and her husband Francisco de Almeida. The successors and their husbands or wives should incorporate the third part of their third into this entail, They were also due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Miguel de Alfama, where they wanted to be buried. The successors were also obligated to give to this church two "vinténs", to contract a chaplain to celebrate the masses, to give to the Misericórdia de Lisboa, for the hospital of Santa Ana, 4 000 réis, to give oil for the candles of the Santíssimo Sacramento, and to provide for their poor members of their family. This entail is composed of some houses located in Lisboa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1567-04-03.

Will made by Manuel Vaz Pacheco in which he ordered the foundation of two entails. The first one with a chapel devoted to Jesus Christ in the church of S. Miguel Arcanjo, in Vila Franca do Campo, where his body should be buried, with a perpetual mass obligation of two chapels of masses every week, celebrated for his soul and for the soul of his father Tomé Vaz. He appointed his wife Catarina Gomes as first administrator of the entail and their son Tomé Vaz and his descendants after her. If Tomé died without children born out of legitimate marriage, the administration should be given to his brother Francisco. The second entail should be composed of the remaining part of his reserved portion, with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year in All Soul's Day. To administrate it he appointed his daughters Ana Pacheco and Maria Jácome, and their descendants after them.

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

Will of the priest Gil Eanes Pereira by which he established a chapel of invocation of Santa Ana, in Elvas. He incorporated some assets for the fulfillment of the charges. The institutor designated António Vieira, son of Manuel Lopes, his cousin, to be its first administrator, if he was ordered a priest. The priest Rodrigo Aires, the administrator's nephew, should succeed him and then his closest relative, who should be a cleric.

Will of Garcia de Ávila ordering, among several other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in his farm of Torre, with an obligation of three weekly masses and a mass in every holiday, naming his grandson Francisco Dias de Ávila as administrator. He disposed that if the chapel would become in anyway promoted to a church and parish the masses obligation would be reduced to only two masses. He also ordered that all the free indigenous people that lived on the farm should be able to keep and defend the port of the farm, being this clause observed by the Governor and other justice officers of the land. The chaplain would have the particular obligation of catechize them and ensure that they were well treated.

Will of João Preto founding a chapel in the church of São Sebastião in Câmara de Lobos, where he will be buried with his late daughter. He appoints Pedro Álvares do Trato for executor and also for administrator of the chapel.

Will of Pedro Álvares do Trato and his wife Leonor Álvares founding a chapel in the Church of São Sebastião, where they will be buried. They choose for the administration of the chapel the one who survives to the other, who will also have the power to appoint the next administrator. They charge the chapel's adminstrator to fulfill the pious obligations of João Preto's entail.

Will of Fernando Sardinha and Beatriz Vaz Raposa, his wife, founding two entail and chapels, with masses in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in the church of S. Julião of Setúbal, each one of them founded with half of their assets. Fernando Sardinha appoints as successor of his entail, after his and his wife's death, Estêvão Sardinha, his brother, and Beatriz Vaz Raposo appoints as successor of her entail, after her and her husband's death, D. Maria, the daughter of her niece. The couple consents in both entail foundations.
Will approved in 1585-01-23.

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

Will of Vitória Rodrigues in which she founded an entail with a perpetual obligation of two weekly masses celebrated in the church of Espírito Santo, in Angra, where her body should be buried. She ordered that the a fraction of her reserved portion should be spent in the construction of a chapel that her mother ordered on her will in the church of São Roque, and once this chapel was made, her bones should be moved and buried there. She named her husband João Cardoso as first administrator of the entail, and her sister Brásia Rodrigues after his death. After Brásia´s death the administration should always be transmitted to the eldest son.

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

Will of Catarina de Ornelas in which she rectified the will of her deceased husband, Pedro Álvares da Câmara, after recognizing it as defective in some parts. She disposed that her son, João de Ornelas, should continue with the construction of their chapel in the convent of S. Francisco, but instead of giving 300 réis to the Confraria do Rosário every year, the administrators should give 10 cruzados in order to celebrate as many masses as possible.

Will made by Guiomar da Costa in which she took her reserved portion and ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year over the grave of her grandfather António Lopes. She named her husband Gomes Pamplona as first administrator and their son Heitor Homem after him. After the death of Heitor, the entail should always be administrated by the eldest female daughter, preferred over the male heir. If Heitor died without descedants, the administration should be transmitted to his brother Jorão Homem.

Will made by Maria da Fonseca in which she annexed and entailed her reserved portion to the entail founded by her deceased husband, Manuel Gonçalves Carvão, with a perpetual obligation of 25 masses celebrated every year in the chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição e São Tomás, where she should be buried, side by side with her husband. She named her son to administrate both the chapels.

Will made by Diogo Paim da Câmara ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of an estate named Quinta do Belo Jardim, in Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of 15 masses celebrated every year in his chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição, in the Igreja Grande of Vila da Praia. He named all his children and grandsons to administrate it, succeeding one another in every three years, starting with Isabel de Ornelas, and her two daughters Margarida de Ornelas and Maria de Miranda, then his son António Paim if he did not became a friar, then his sons Manuel Paim and Cristóvão Paim. After them the administration should be runned in "straight line" as long as the world lasted.

Will made by Isabel do Carvalhal in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of lands in Vila da Praia's district, with a perpetual mass obligation of seven masses celebrated every year in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento in Angra's see church, where her father, Francisco Dias, was buried. She divided her reserved portion in three parts. The first part should be given to the Misericórdia of Angra to fulfill the pious obligations she ordered, and each of the remaning two thirds shoud be given to her husband Fernando Vaz during his life only and to her first cousin Constança Aires. After the death of Fernando, Constança should have his share of the reserved portion, and the entail would be administrated by her descendants. If she had no children, the administration should be transmitted to the eldest son of João Dias do Carvalhal.

Will made by José Leal and his wife Izeu Abarca Côrte-Real, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every week in the see church of Angra, one for each of them, They appointed their son Cristóvão Borges Leal as first administrator and his descendants after him. If Cristóvão died without descendants, the administration should be given to his brothers Manuel Borges da Costa, Estêvão Borges Leal and Roque Pacheco, but only if he returned poor from India, where he was serving, because if he ever returned rich he would not inherit the entail. If any of their children had heirs, the administration should be divided in two parts in ways that the share of D. Izeu Abarca should be administrated by her sister Andreza da Costa Borges, and the share of José Leal should be given to his son João Borges Leal, born of his first marriage.

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

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

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

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

Will made by António Ramalho in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year over his grave in the church of the Misericórdia, in Ponta Delgada. He named his daughter Cecília Ramalho as first administrator and before her death she would appoint one of her children to administrate it with the same conditions.

Will made by Inês Rodrigues de Góis in which she ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Santarém. She appointed Rui Garcia to be the first administrator during his lifetime. After Catarina Cerveira's death, her descendants should succeed.

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

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

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

Will by which Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco, Vedor da Fazenda do Rei, who was about to embark for Arzila, declared he wanted to establish a chapel in the church of Santo Elói of Lisboa, where his body would be buried. He entailed to it properties in Mafra, determining that its revenues would support the celebration of 3 annual masses for his soul.
Followed by an approval deed issued on 1471-08-09.

Will by which Guiomar Afonso, Álvaro Esteves' widow, bequeaths an olive grove in Alporche, Lisboa, to Lopo Rodrigues, oleiro, her niece's husband, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Lisboa. The testator declares that her body should be interred in the grave where her husband is buried, inside that church.

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

Will by which Beatriz Maria, Martinho Gonçalves do Souto's widow, asked the executors of her will to buy a chapel in a church or convent of their choice (preferably in the church of S. Roque or in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires), where 2 perpetual daily masses should be celebrated, as it was demanded by her late husband in his will. He had entailed to it 2 public debt instruments of 240 000 réis. She designated Capitão Francisco Gomes, her husband's nephew, as the chapel's next administrator.
The testator instituted 3 daily perpetual masses in that chapel, ordering the executors - Baltasar Pires da Grã, Miguel Fernandes de Sousa, Frei Gregório de Jesus, Francisco Mendes de Barros, António Antunes and Frei Jerónimo Coelho - to support their celebration with the revenues of a public debt instrument of 165 000 réis or of her properties. They were obligated to administrate that entail and to spend, each year, 100 000 réis in the ransom of portuguese captives in África. After the death of all the executors, the chapel and the remaining assets belonging to the testator would be administrated by Santa Casa da Misericórdia. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1673-12-29 and an opening deed issued on 1674-01-12.

Will of Diogo de Palma and Elvira de Salazar, his wife, ordering their grave in the chapel of Madre de Deus, in the church of São Nicolau of Lisboa. They allocate the majority of a third of their assets, after their daughters' marriage dowries have been fulfilled. From a third of the assets, they entail some houses, in Lisboa, on Rua das Mudas, to fulfill the charges celebrated in that chapel and appoint Fernando Dias de Palma, their son and executor, as first administrator. He was to name the next administrator from among his sons and daughters. An exemplification of the will had to be given to the beneficiados of São Nicolau, who would keep the houses in the event of non-fulfillment of the charges.
Diogo de Palma was administrator of the chapel of Fernando Velho, appointing Fernando Dias de Palma, his son and executor, to administer it. If he died childless, he would nominate Beatriz Teixeira, his sister, to succeed him, or his children if she had already died.

Will of Vasco Esteves founding a chapel with two daily masses in the monastery of São Francisco de Estremoz, where he will be buried, appointing his wife Margarida Vicente for executor. If she marries again or die, the executor will be his cousin João Eanes and João Miguéis.

Will of Gaspar Jorge founding a chapel in Leiria, appointing his niece Maria Barroso for executor and administrator.

Will of Gaspar da Guarda founding a chapel in the Cathedral of Elvas, appointing as administrator his sister Ana Palos and, after her, Gaspar, illegitimate son of his brother Manuel Vaz.

Will by which D. Leonor de Mendonça declared that she wanted to be buried wherever her husband João de Almeida wanted. She designated her daughter D. Isabel to be the heir of the fourth part of her inheritance and of the acquired goods. In her absence, it should inherit the other daughters of hers, D. Aldonça, D. Maria or D. Catarina. They were due to order the celebration of 48 masses each week. Her assets were composed of a public debt instrument and movable goods.

Will of Bárbara Pires de Figueiroa, by which she establishes the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in the church of São Pedro de Miragaia, and appoints their children Sebastião Afonso and Gaspar Luís as its administrators.

Followed by an addition deed (1568-03-01).

Will made by padre Domingos Rodrigues Cid, in which he ordered his burial either in the main church of Arronches, where he currently resides, or in the main church of Assumar. He established an entail composed of his houses and vineyard in Assumar with the obligation that every administrator should order the celebration of fifty masses for his soul on the first year of their administration. He named his nephew Manuel Lopes Cid as first administrator and eldest heirs after him. If Manuel died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to his father Afonso Lopes with the same conditions.

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

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

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

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

Will made by Inês Gaspar in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of some lands in Alter do Chão's outskirts, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year. She named her cousin Gaspar Gil as first administrator and his of wife after his death, and from there on the succession should continue on his descendants. The administrators were obliged to give half alqueire of oil to the brotherhoods of Santíssimo Sacramento, Misericórdia and Espírito Santo in every year to lit their lamps.

Will of Pedro a Grã. The testator orders that his body be buried in the church of Santiago da Cividade. Later, his bones were to be transferred to the place he had reserved for them in the chapel he had founded in that church. He left several pious instructions, such as masses to be celebrated in the monastery of São Domingos do Porto for the souls of his parents, and money to clothe 12 poor people. Pedro da Grã named his brother Manuel da Grã as his heir and executor of his will.

Followed by the approval deed (1600-08-21, fls. 19v-21).

Will made by Beatriz Garcia Mendes, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one daily mass celebrated in the chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário, in the mother church of Alter do Chão. She named her nephew padre Cristóvão da Silva as first administrator, during his lifetime, and her nephew Vasco Garcia Leitão after his death. Vasco would be succeeded by her nephew João Nunes do Carvalhal and his descendants after him. If her bloodline was extinguished, then the administration would be given to the Misericórdia of Alter do Chão, and if they could not inherit it, then the poor people assisted by the Misericórdia would have it, because she made clear that no King or Governor could ever succeed on the administration in case that it became vacant. She also freed an enslaved woman named Maria and named her administrator of an entailed forrageal that had a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year. After the death of Maria, the administration should be given to the same administrator of the entail and chapel that she founded.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nuncupative will made by Guiomar Fernandes Ortiz, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of one daily mass celebrated in the mother church of Arronches, where her body should be buried. She named her uncle padre António Fernandes Curião as first administrator during his lifetime with the condition that he would appoint an administrator to succeed him with the same conditions.

Will by which D. Pedro de Sousa, membro do Conselho do Rei, establishes an entail with part of his assets, appointing his illegitimate daughter, D. Maria de Sousa, to be its first administrator. He obligates her to marry to the eldest son of D. Gil Eanes da Costa, his nephew. The testator declares that his remains should be buried inside the chapter house of the Convent of Santo Elói of Lisboa.

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

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

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

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

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

Will made in Coimbra by Dr. Domingos Antunes de Abreu, Lente da Cadeira de Véspera de Cânones in the University of Coimbra, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew Brás Dias de Abreu as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. He also disposed that the executor of his will should make a contract with the brotherhood of N. Sra. da Universidade, in order to obtain the celebration of three masses in every week over his grave in the church of N. Sra. of Coimbra, where his body should be buried with a grave and vault with his name.

Will by which Nicolau Nunes de Elvas, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, adds pious obligations to the chapel he, his brother and his mother established in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. He demands the executors of his will, D. Francisco de Faro, Conde de Odemira, and Doutor Gregório de Valcácer de Morais de Brito, to administrate all of his assets, obligating them each year to donate 90 000 réis for the dowry of 3 orphan girls, to free prisoners of the prison of Limoeiro, to support the ransom of portuguese captives in Africa, to light a lamp in the chapel of Jesus of that convent and to give 38 000 réis to 3 women who should pray for his soul in that chapel. He declares that his remains must be buried next to those of his mother and brother. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1647-07-10 and a list of the testator's assets and debts signed by Nicolau and Frei Francisco de Santa Maria.

Will by António Alves, cavaleiro fidalgo da Casa do rei and his Guarda Resposta, and Francisca Cordovil, his wife, through which they founded an entail with their property (casal) located in the outskirts of the village of Pavia, instituting the pious obligation of sixteen annual masses (two of them chanted) to be celebrated in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. The surviving spouse should inherit and administer the entail, and should be replaced by their daughter, Maria Cordovil, after his/her death or Maria's marriage. They chose to be buried in the grave where already lied their son, Francisco Cordovil, in the said monastery. Contains an approval deed issued on 1571-04-24, and an opening deed issued on 1581-06-06.