Bond by which Gonçalo Rodrigues Angel, cavaleiro do hábito de São Tiago, declared that, in 1655-04-27, he bought to D. Isabel Sequeira, widow of Pedro da Cunha, a public debt instrument of 26 950 réis in Casa da Madeira de Lisboa. His aunts Joana do Deserto and Mariana das Chagas, nuns in the Convent of Santa Clara, should possess this public debt instrument until their deaths but, afterward, it should remain in the possession of the institutor and the heirs he would nominate. If he did not have heirs, it should succeed the successor of the entail of Lopo Duarte Ximenes and his wife Joana da Veiga with the same conditions of succession. The administrator of this entail is obligated to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Cristóvão for the souls of Rui Dias Angel and Maria Angel, who were buried in this church, giving to the priests some alms of 12 tostões.

Bond by which João da Fonseca states, before leaving to India in king's service, to act as capitain of Cochim and "Vedor da Fazenda", that he had instituted a chapel in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Olivença. The document mentions the entailed estates, in Juromenha and Olivença, and the obligation to support the masses using its revenues, also referring to the liturgical objects donated to the chapel.

Bond by which Jerónimo Gonçalves and his wife are bind to satisfy the pious charges established by Ana Gonçalves, who entailed properties for that effect and appointed his son Jerónimo Gonçalves as administrator, followed by his offspring.

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.

Bond by which António Lopes Soares asks his son, Manuel de Paiva Soares, to buy assets whose annual income does not exceed 24 000 réis. He should do that after his father's death, with the purpose of establishing an entail and using its revenues to support the celebration of annual masses in the chapel of S. Pedro of the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa.

Bond by which António Gomes de Elvas, executor of his father, João Rodrigues de Elvas, and his mother Isabel Gomes, release their houses in Lisboa from the obligation to celebrate masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça for his father and husband's soul, entailing to this obligation in exchange a public debt instrument of 12 000 réis in the Casa do Pescado of Lisboa.
Followed by sentence validating this bond.

Bond of Nossa Senhora da Conceição's chapel, in Arneirós, made by José Monteiro de Vide and D. Clara da Fonseca de Carvalho, his wife. They entail new assets to the chapel which they administer, increasing its charges, and promise to fulfil them.

Bond by which Manuel Taveira and Domingas de Araújo entailed estates to the chapel instituted by the local community in São Salvador de Sabadim. The institutors and their successors had the right to use the two graves under the altar. As administrator, the couple appointed their daughter Pascoa Pereira, granting her the power to appoint one of her relatives as successor.

Bond by which Francisco Marinho and his wife Isabel Nogueira, administrators of Catarina Fernandes Rodovalho's chapel, obliged themselves to use their own properties composed of land and a vineyard, located in Cascais, in exchange for the purchase of a house as required by the institutor.

Bond by which D. António de Alcáçova Carneiro Carvalho da Costa and his wife D. Maria da Costa, the administrators of his aunt D. Ana Henriques' chapel, contracted with the priest of the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora the celebration of masses in this church. They established that they wanted to give a public debt instrument of 51 200 réis in Alfândega de Lisboa, and a "censo" of 8 800 réis from a vegetable garden located in chafariz de Arroios and a "casal" called "Soveral", located in Alpiarça, on the outskirts of Santarém. This document also mentioned that the institutor died in 1647-05-14 and that D. António de Alcáçova Carneiro Carvalho da Costa was her last will executor.

Bond by which João da Fonseca fulfils his father's (António de Sequeira) will, formulated before his death, instituting a chapel with a daily mass for the souls of Purgatory. His father was to be buried in the chapel built in the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença by Diogo Vaz, brother of Ceuta's bishop, and Pedro Tarrinho was also chaplain.

Bond by Gonçalo Martins and Isabel Afonso, by which as heirs they committed themselves to fulfill Catarina Afonso's will, celebrating the masses in the church of Salvador da Portela Susã by the entailed estates' revenues.

Bond by which Constantino de Magalhães e Meneses and his wife Isabel Manuel de Aragão contracted with the brothers of the Misericórdia of Ponte da Barca to build a chapel and to have their grave in this church.

Bond (extract) by which D. Filipa de Vasconcelos, wife of Nuno de Mascarenhas, annexes her estate of Bemposta, in Alcácer do Sal, to her chapel, with the obligation of keeping a chaplain who should pray for her soul as many masses as the estate's rents could sustain.

Certificate issued by António Mendes de Oliveira, cura of the church of Nossa Senhora da Graça de Baleizão, at the request of the vicar general of Beja, copying the register of the chapel instituted by Pedro Martins de Alfar, taken from the tombo of the chapels of that church, giving an account of the charges that were celebrated there, paid with the income of the farms (herdades) of Alfares and Zambujal.

Certificate issued by Vicente Dias, tabelião in Lagos, containing the exemplification of an extract from the resignation and donation deed VINC001984 JMCIF EA/001a.

Certificate listing the pious charges of the chapel founded by Margarida Durães in the village of Crato with three trintários each year.

Certificate by which Frei Manuel de Jesus, sacristão-mor of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, confirms that João Ferreira, the administrator of Maria Gome's chapel, is obligated to celebrate masses in this church. This entail is composed of unspecified assets.

Certificate by which the friars of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça declared that Natália da Costa founded a chapel with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in this church. She incorporated in this entail her houses located in Lisboa. The administrator Mateus Alves Falcão failed the payment of the masses and should to fulfil the obligations.

Certificate by which António Brás, escrivão da capela do Espírito Santo de Bucelas, confirmed the existence of some properties incorporated to Isabel Dias' chapel and that were administered by Simão Tristão. This entail is composed of lands and vineyards located in Bucelas. He delivered the account of the administration in 1664. Followed by an extract.

Certificate by which Lopo Soares, secretário, confirms that Rui Lourenço de Távora had requested the king to free 400 000 réis of interest in the Casa da Índia which had been left by Garcia Rodrigues de Távora to be employed in the foundation of a monastery. He declares he is already in posession of the documentation needed to authorize the construction.

Certificate by which Guiomar Jorge, wife of the late António Gomes, declared that he made a nuncupative will and died in 1658-10-24. He appointed his wife's nephew Francisco Gomes to be its first administrator and he has due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas. This entail is composed of a vineyard called "as Barreiras" located in Bucelas. Preceded and followed by sentences dated between 1658-12-05 and 1660-05-07.

Certificate of a donation deed made by Manuel Martins and Branca da Veiga, his wife, in 1589-05-20. They donate a a farm, called Araes for the institution and construction of a chapel dedicated to S. Brás, in Albufeira. They determine that they be buried in this chapel, that it be administered by the prior of the mother church, with charge of masses.
It contains a license of the bishop, authorizing the institution of the chapel of S. Brás (dated 1586-11-22) and a dispatch of the bishop ordering the fulfillment of the license for the institution of the chapel (dated 1588-12-02).

Certificate of a will (extract) by which António Ribeiro established an entail, appointing his son Tomás Ribeiro de Fonte to be its first administrator. This entail is composed of houses in Lisboa.

Certified record of the chapel instituted by Tomé Lopes, administered by João Lopes, in the book of “Tombo das Capelas de Vila de Frades”. Includes list of charges and entailed properties.

Certified record of the chapel instituted by Leonor Afonso, administered by Domingos Mendes, in the book of “Tombo das Capelas de Vila de Frades”. Includes list of charges and entailed properties.

Certified record of the charges of the chapels established by Leonor Afonso and by João Vaz Bolor, respectively administered by Tomé Rodrigues and Manuel Mendes Bolor, copied of the book of “Tombo das Capelas de Vila de Frades”.

Certified record of the charges of the chapels established by Leonor Afonso and by João Vaz Bolor, respectively administered by Tomé Rodrigues and Manuel Mendes Bolor, copied of the book of “Tombo das Capelas de Vila de Frades”.

Chapel and entail foundation and declaration deed by licenciado António de Oliveira, changing some clauses from the foundation of his and his uncle's, Domingos Gomes, entail and chapel, located in the monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra. Among them, he changes the entail's head to their graves, located in the chapel of Santo André, in the same monastery. In the end, it describes all the entailed assets.

Chapel foundation and donation deed by Pedro Margalho to the cabido da Sé de Évora.

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 Jorge Pereira and his sister Maria Antunes established an entail, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora de Ventosa or in the hermitage of that parish. They appointed their niece Isabel Pereira as the first administrator, and her heirs should succeed in this entail. Maria Antunes, however, should administer it during her life and is obligated to incorporate several properties into the entail. The institutor also refers that his mother Paula Antunes had some "pardieiros" that were sold and that he bought again in order to turn them into houses. He wanted to use its rents for the celebration of five masses for his parents-in-law Jerónimo de Morais and Paula de Medeiros' soul.

Chapel foundation deed by which Manuel Guterres, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, on behalf of Fernando Pires de Sousa, clérigo, his uncle, established a chapel in the church of S. Julião of Lisboa, entailing to it a public debt instrument of 40 000 réis in Estanco do Tabaco, whose revenues would support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for the institutor's soul. The first chaplain had to be designated by Pedro de Sousa, the entail's first administrator. The latter committed himself to fulfil the institutor's will.

Chapel foundation deed by Genoveva Pereira da Cunha, António Ribeiro Pereira, Vicente Pereira de Castro and D. Leonor Soutomaior. Fulfilling the will of Doutor Nicolau Pereira de Castro, son of Genoveva Pereira da Cunha, she established a chapel with a third of his assets and of his son, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the church of Nossa Senhora da Salvação in Arruda dos Vinhos. It also encloses the assets left by priest Manuel Pereira, her son, before his profession. According to the same will, he appoints Vicente Pereira de Castro, first administrator. The succession was to be that set forth in the Kingdom Ordinances. Priest António Ribeiro Pereira would also entail, on his death, his property to the aforementioned chapel. Vicente Pereira de Castro and D. Leonor Soutomaior, his wife, also attach a third of their property, namely the Nossa Senhora da Luz' farm, in Vinha, on the outskirts of Arruda dos Vinhos, to the chapel.

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 António de São Dionísio, bishop of the island of Santiago, in Cape Verde. The bishop declares that he has built a chapel under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Piedade in the farmstead of Santo André de Marecos, in the Bishopric of Porto, leaving a retable with the image of the Virgin to be placed in the said chapel, where perpetual daily Masses would be celebrated for the soul of the founder. António de São Dionísio leaves 4.000 cruzados to be used to buy estates or interest rates to be entailed to the chapel. The first administrator would be his nephew, Manuel de Sousa Loureiro, to whom the institutor leaves the power to appoint one of his children as successor. After that, the succession would go primarily to the first-born sons. The successor should always be an Old Christian. The institutor also requestes that the bishops of Porto and the "provedores das capelas" to register the institution in their records and to surveil the fulfilment of his wishes.

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 Francisco Marques Castelo Branco and Ana Caldeirão, his wife, in the convent of Santo António of Figueira da Foz, by which the institutors accept the conditions contained in the license for the construction of said chapel and bind assets to fulfill the charges.

Chapel foundation deed by João Gonçalves and Maria Martins, appointing their daughter Maria Gonçalves as administrator, granting her and her offspring the right to appoint the successors within their relatives.

Chapel foundation deed by Manuel Rodrigues, appointing two lines and 'genders' of administrators: one following the line of his mother, represented by his niece Benta Rodrigues, followed by her son Manuel; and the other should follow his father's line, represented by his brother Álvaro Rodrigues, followed by his daughter Maria. Both administrators should also support the pious obligations of the entail, notably a weekly mass celebrated every friday, along with 900 reis to the 'fábrica' of the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

Chapel foundation deed by which Francisco Cardoso de Tornes, inquisidor, do Conselho do Rei, establishes a chapel in the monastery of Santo Elói, Lisboa, with the obligation of a daily mass and an annual mass in the day of S. Francisco. He entails to this obligation his farm in Penha de França, Lisboa, which he bequeaths to his nephew, Manuel da Cunha Soares, and to his successors. The priests of the monastery promise to pray the masses according to this intitution.

Chapel foundation deed by which Lopo Rodrigues and his wife Maior Pires ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year. After the death of the first of them the chapel would be divided in two, although the administration of both was kept in the same person. They appointed their grandson Lopo Rodrigues to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his oldest and legitimate son.

Chapel foundation deed by which Isabel Afonso Pinto ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria do Bispo, in Montemor-o-Novo. She appointed Beatriz André to be the first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she shall be succeeded by her eldest son or daughter. After the death of Beatriz André's eldest son, he would pass the administration to the next sibling, from the oldest to the youngest. After the death of the youngest, the administration would pass to the eldest grandson or granddaughter.

Chapel foundation deed by which Jorge Fernandes Pinheiro and his wife Maria da Lança founded a chapel in the Convent of São Francisco, in Torrão, where they wanted to have their grave. They obligated their heirs to ordered the celebration of masses for their souls, giving to the priests 4 000 réis, some rents and oil for the candles.

Chapel foundation deed by which Manuel Garcia de Bívar established an entail, appointing his eldest son Duarte Garcia Bívar to be its first administrator. He has due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. The successors are obligated to incorporate the third part of their third to this chapel. This entail is composed of a public debt instrument of 55 187 réis in Tábula Real da Vila de Setúbal and houses located in Lisboa.

Chapel foundation deed by which Beatriz Duarte de Oliveira, Jorge Leitão's widow, entailed 40 000 réis of interest to the chapel she had established in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Rosa of Lisboa and 16 000 réis of interest to the chapel her late husband founded in that convent, which she administrated. She appointed Padre António de Sequeira to be the chaplain of her chapel. The institutor designated Francisco de Morais de Távora to become the administrator of both chapels. He would be succeeded by his eldest son. If the administrator left no descendants, the chapels would be administrated by the chaplain of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Rosa. Beatriz Duarte de Oliveira donated 196 570 réis of interest to her daughter, Soror Joana de Jesus. Contains copies of licences issued on 1655-10-02 and 1658-03-08.

Chapel foundation deed by which Inês Piteira and her brother, Luís Piteira, clérigo de missa, receive the chapel of S. Bento from the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça to use as their family's burial place. They bequeath the convent two houses they possess in the parishes of S. Salvador and S. Miguel of Lisboa in exchange for and annual and three weekly masses for their souls. Luís Piteira promises to pay the building of the chapel and declares that if their successors wish to be buried in it they will have to give it a third part of their properties.

Chapel foundation deed by which the priest Luís Ferreira established an entail, designating his third-degree niece Catarina dos Santos, daughter of João Tomé and Maria Esteves, to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses wherever she wanted and she, and the future administrators, were obligated to incorporate their third into this entail. If she died without heirs, it should succeed her sister Mariana de Jesus and her heirs. This entail is composed of land, vineyards, olive groves, olive press and mill in the parish of São Pedro de Dois Portos, on the outskirts of Torres Vedras, and also two houses located in Lisboa. The successors could not sell the houses but they could subrogate it, and this provision was also confirmed in this document by João Tomé and Maria Esteves, the houses' possessors.

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 by which Vicente Rodrigues Castelão and Joana de Almeida, his wife, establish an entail, incorporating in it lands in Golegã and houses in Lisboa, and determining that its future administrators must support the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. After the death of one of the institutors, the surviving one should administer the entail during his/her lifetime and transmit it to António Lagarto Ferreira, Cristóvão Lagarto and Luísa de Almeida's son. His eldest daughter should inherit the entail. This chapel shall also incorporate masses for the soul of Catarina Esteves, first wife of Vicente Rodrigues Castelão, according to her will.

Chapel foundation deed by António de Almeida and Francisca das Neves, in Condeixa-a-Nova. They entailed assets to fulfill charges, celebrated at the altar of the chapel of the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Lapa and appoint António de Moura Coutinho, their nephew, as administrator of the chapel, to whom his eldest son should succeed. If the lineage was extinguished, the last administrator had to nominate the successor he considered suitable.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of São José, instituted by Manuel Machado and Brásia de Macedo, his second wife, at the College of São Pedro of Coimbra, where the founders and their families were to be buried. The remains of Marta Correia, the founder's first wife, were also to be buried there. The contract, signed between the religionists of the College and Manuel Machado, included the celebration of a daily mass, for the payment of 500.000 réis, already delivered, and for a public debt instrument of the same amount.

Chapel foundation deed by which Madalena da Costa instituted a chapel in the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Coimbra, for her soul and for the soul of João Roque, her husband, who was an ourives da prata. She entailed an olive grove, located in Vale de Ferro, to fulfill the charges. It would be the institutor's responsibility to choose the entail's next administrator. If the pious charges were not fulfilled, the chapel's administration would be transferred to the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo.
Followed by a consent deed of Madalena da Costa for the previously signed deed (dated 1633-11-10).

Chapel foundation deed by Afonso do Prado, in the College of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Coimbra. Since the institutor had already passed away, it was Cristóvão do Prado, his nephew, executor and first administrator of the chapel, who signed the deed.

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 Luís Álvares de Madureira, acting as the executor of Senhorinha Dias' testament, and fulfilling her will. Senhorinha had previously been named as the heir of her late husband, Rui Gomes de Azevedo. Senhorinha wished to establish a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos do Porto, where her husband was buried, and where perpetual masses would be celebrated for the benefit of the couple's souls. The first administrator would be a nephew of Senhorinha's late husband. Rui Gomes de Azevedo, who is not named in the document. Until he came of age, Bartolomeu Lopes, squire and "criado" to the Bishop of Porto, would administer the entail. After that, the succession would go to the first-born sons, excluding clerics.

Chapel foundation deed by Maria da Silva Carneiro, daughter and heir of Diogo Carneiro da Silva, fulfilling the will of her father.

Chapel foundation deed by Custódio Lopes, annexing it to another chapel ordered by his brother Francisco Lopes in his will, with the power to choose the next administrator.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in Aldeia de Cima, Armamar, by Domingos Cardoso da Fonseca, who wished to be buried there. He entails most of his movable and immovable property to fulfill charges, reserving only a few, worth 1 500 cruzados, for the fulfilment of his will. He declares he would appoint the first administrator in his will, but if he did not, the administration would pass to Manuel Cardoso Madeira, his legitimate son, and then to his eldest son.

Chapel foundation deed made by Estêvão Soares de Albergaria, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, and Ana de Macedo, his wife. They entailed the third part of their assets, including their farmstead (quinta) in Lumiar, Lisboa, and determined that part of its revenues (4 000 réis) had to be delivered, each year, by the entail's future administrators to the chaplain of the brotherhood of S. Sebastião to guarantee the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Lumiar. They designated Diogo Soares de Albergaria, their son, who was in Brasil at that time, to become its first administrator. The institutors declared also that their bodies had to be buried in that hermitage, next to the grave of Ana de Macedo's mother, Madalena da Maia.

Chapel foundation deed by which Belchior Correia and Violante Gonçalves, his wife, entail an orchard with the obligation of 12 000 reis of masses in the convent of of São Francisco of Lisboa and appoint Pedro Correia, their son, as its first administrator.

Chapel foundation deed by which Duarte Correia incorporates into the entail several assets, located in Ameixoeira and Alcainça, inherited from his father, for the fulfillment of charges. The pious obligations should be celebrated in the main altar of the church of Nossa Senhora da Ameixoeira. He designated his niece Maria Correia, daughter of his brother Martinho Correia, to be its first administrator and, after her death, her sons.

Chapel foundation deed made by Estêvão Soares de Albergaria, Cavaleiro professo da Ordem de Cristo, and Ana de Macedo, his wife. They entailed the third part of their assets, including their farmstead (quinta) in Lumiar, Lisboa, and determined that part of its revenues (4 000 réis) had to be delivered, each year, by the entail's future administrators to the chaplain of the brotherhood of S. Sebastião to guarantee the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Lumiar. They designated Diogo Soares de Albergaria, their son, who was in Brasil at that time, to become its first administrator. The institutors declared also that their bodies had to be buried in that hermitage, next to the grave of Ana de Macedo's mother, Madalena da Maia.

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 Pedro Teixeira de Seixas and Margarida dos Guimarães, appointing their son Manuel Teixeira de Seixas as administrator, and granting him the power to choose one of his children as successor.

Chapel foundation deed by Henrique de Lemos, entailing all his properties to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the Cathedral of Viseu, where he wants to be buried. He appoints António de Lemos, his son, as first administrator. His eldest son should succeed him.

Chapel foundation deed by António João da Rocha and João Rodrigues da Rocha. The founders declared that they had built a chapel in the church of São Julião de Parada do Bouro, dedicated to São João Baptista, where they would be buried. The chapel had an obligation of three masses a week, entangled to the estates. The administrator was to be the same person who owned the "Casa do Serolhal", where both António and João were born. The owner of the chapel had the right to appoint the chaplain, preferring a clergyman from the family.

Chapel foundation deed by António Porto Carneiro, cavaleiro fidalgo, together with his wife Filipa Dias. The couple declares that they have no forced heirs and are therefore free to dispose of their property. They decided to found a chapel with the perpetual obligation to celebrate 100 mases for their souls every year. The first administrator would be António Pinto, cavaleiro fidalgo, nephew of António Porto Carneiro, whom they had raised since early childhood, marrying him to their niece Filipa Dias. Succession in the chapel was primarily through first-born sons, and clerics were excluded from this role. The administrators had to live in Braga. If If they had to leave the city in the service of the king, they had to return and ensure that all the masses were properly celebrated.

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 Pedro Antunes Ribeiro. The founder established a chapel with the perpetual obligation of a weekly mass. He appointed his nephew Gervásio Antunes Ribeiro, priest of São Gens de Salamonde, as chaplain. The chaplain, treasurer and administrator of the chapel had to be close relatives of the founder, issued from the "Casa da Bouça" or "Louredo". Illegitimate children were excluded from these positions. In the case of two clerics with the same degree of kinship, preference was given to the poorest.

Chapel foundation deed by António Baltasar. His estates were entailed to a chapel previously built in Cortegaça, in Santa Maria do Pinheiro, dedicated to Bom Jesus. As administrator, António appointed his nephew João Ribeiro, with the obligation of celebrating a weekly mass and other three masses in Christmas for the souls of the institutor and his wife's.

Chapel foundation deed of Maria Martins, with assets worth 500 000 réis, taken from those she had received as an inheritance from João Dias, her husband. The institutor named Domingos Pires, her nephew, as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he would be succeeded by António Martins, his brother, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the male heir.

Chapel foundation deed by which Catarina Lourenço and her children Manuel Vaz, Mestre Felipe, Belchior Vaz, Gabriel Vaz, Beatriz Vaz and Sonorosa Vaz ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria do Bispo, in Montemor-o-Novo. Catarina Lourenço will be the first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she shall be succeeded by Manuel Vaz. After his death, the next brother will succeed him, and so on, from the oldest to the youngest. The last of the brothers was appoint the successor in the administration.

Chapel foundation deed by which António Fernandes Colaço established an entail, appointing Bárbara to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses located in Carnide.

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 by which Diogo da Silveira and his wife D. Maria de Meneses ordered the celebration of two anual masses for the soul of Maria Soares, using the rents of some houses located in Góis. It has inserted a power of attorney dated 1567-01-27 by which the administrators allowed his servant Diogo Álvares to contract this obligation on their behalf.

Chapel foundation deed by which António Vaz de Parada, beneficiado da igreja matriz do Sardoal, Gil Vaz Temudo's son, established a chapel in the hermitage of Espírito Santo of Sardoal or in its main church, designating his nephew, the priest António Vaz Parada, to administrate it and to celebrate 52 annual masses for his soul. He entailed lands (tapada e olival) and rents (foros) in Telheiro to it. The institutor determined that, after his nephew's death, his son, Diogo Vaz Parada, and his successors in the administration of his entail would have the right to appoint a chaplain to celebrate the masses and to administrate the properties. António Vaz de Parada left 1 000 cruzados for the construction of the chapel.

Chapel foundation deed by which Baltasar de Abreu, Guarda da Casa da Índia, and Maria Fernandes, his wife, established a chapel, entailing to it their farmstead in Alenquer and a vineyard ("vinha da Lagoa"). They determined that its future administrators had to support the celebration of 6 annual masses for their souls in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where their bodies would be buried. After both of them died, the entail's administration would be given to a heir designated by Baltasar de Abreu. If he died before choosing a successor, it would be transmitted to his eldest son.

Chapel foundation deed by which Antónia Serrão de Nisa, acting on behalf of her sisters, Catarina Serrão and Mécia Serrão, established a chapel with their assets, which included houses and properties in Torres Novas and in Golegã. She appointed their niece, Leonor de Varela Serrão, who would marry Capitão João Serrão Pinheiro, to administrate it, determining that the entail would be passed to their eldest son. The future administrators of the entail were obligated to support the celebration of 40 annual masses for the institutors' souls in the church of S. Tiago of Torres Novas. Contains copy of a letter of attorney.

Chapel foundation deed by which Capitão Miguel Luís Peleja and his wife, Domingas Nunes, established a chapel in the church of S. Miguel of Alfama, entailing to it mills and houses in Lisboa. Its future administrators were obligated to sustain a chaplain, who would be responsible for celebrating a daily perpetual mass for the institutor's souls in the altar of Almas of that church. They designated their grandnephew, António Luís Peleja, to become its first chaplain and determined that his father, José Luís Peleja, would administrate it. From then on, the chapel's administrator would always be the father or grandfather of its chaplain. It is referred that the institutors had previously signed a contract with the priests of that church in 1666-03-26.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Maria de Sá, wife of Manuel da Costa, established a chapel in the monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra, entailing to it the third part of her assets, which included rents (foros) of wheat taken from properties on the outskirts of Coimbra. She designated Sebastião de Sá de Miranda, her relative, to administrate it, obligating him and his successors to support the celebration of an annual mass for the institutor's soul in that monastery. The entail would always be administrated by one of the institutor's relatives, on the condition that they belonged to the lineage of her grandfather, Jorge de Sá.
However, at the end of the institution D. Maria de Sá revoked this last clause, determining that the chapel's administrators were free to choose whoever they desired to succeed them.

Chapel foundation deed of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, established by Luís Dias Manuel. He entails assets for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated at the altar of the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, in the mother church of Sarzedas. Appoints the Condes of Sarzedas as administrators of the chapel.

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 which Margarida de Alcáçova, João da Fonseca's widow, added clauses to the institution she and her late husband had previously made. She designated her son, Antão da Fonseca, to succeed her in the administration of the entail, determining that he should pass it to his descendants, and appointed Jorge Afonso, her compadre, to become a chaplain. She ordered the entail's future administrator to support the celebration of a sung mass every All Saint's day in her chapel and entailed to it a pension of 10 000 réis.

Chapel foundation deed by Pedro Rodrigues. The administrator should be his godson and nephew Pedro Rodrigues, who was currently a student. The administration should be a privilege of the institutor's relatives who wanted to be ordained as priests, and the role could only be exercised by a layman in the absence of clerics.

Chapel foundation deed by which Salvador Gonçalves, moedeiro, and his wife, Inês Alves, establish a chapel with the invocation of Nossa Senhora do Rosário in the church of Santo Adrião da Póvoa, where they wish to be buried. They entail their properties, namely houses and farmlands in Póvoa de Santo Adrião, with an obligation of an annual mass on the day of Nossa Senhora do Rosário and other holidays of the Virgin. They appoint their niece, Inês Rodrigues, daughter of António Rodrigues and Beatriz Alves, sister of Inês Alves, as first administrator, and her successors afterwards. They also bequeath to their nephew, Bernardo Vaz, and to his successors, a vineyard which Salvador Gonçalves had inherited from his father, Gonçalo Pires, with an obligation of an annual mass in their chapel.

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 which Lourenço Martins instituted a chapel in Santa Catarina, determining which masses should be celebrated every year. He appointed Afonso Lourenço, who was either his brother or his son, as its first administrator. He would be succeed by his descendants. The institutor bequeathed a property in Requeixada to Francisco Esteves, declaring that he could transmit it to one of his children. After the death of one of his descendants, it would be entailed to the chapel.

Chapel foundation deed by which Estêvão Ferreira da Gama, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Mécia Pereira, his wife, entail their properties in Lisboa, Sintra, Cascais, Torres Vedras, Lourinhã, Atouguia and Óbidos. They establish an obligation of a daily mass in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Egito of the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. They appoint their daughter, Violante Pereira, as administrator, and her successors afterwards.

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 of Manuel Gonçalves Moreira, which he had done in the church of the monastery of Santo António of Viana [do Castelo] and where he wanted to be buried. He entails his houses, located in Viana do Castelo, on Rua de Santa Catarina, for the celebration of the charges. The administrator must be the eldest, legitimate son. In case of non-fulfillment of the charges, the administration would transfer to Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Viana.

Chapel foundation deed by which Maria Rodrigues Gralha established an entail, incorporating some houses located in Cacilhas. The institutor donated these houses, by a dowry contract, to her nephew João Rodrigues da Frota and her cousin Isabel Leonardes who, after her death, should succeed in chapel's administration. The administrators should nominate the son they wanted to succeed them in the administration. The pious obligations should be celebrated in the Church of São Paulo de Almada.

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 by Manuel Rodrigues by which he institutes a chapel in the mother church of Portimão. He appoints mestre Diogo de Almada, prior of the mother church of Portimão and the oldest beneficiado of that church, and the licenciado Henrique Martins Correia, to be his attorneys and administrators of the chapel. He met both in Santiago dos Cavaleiros in Guatemala. He appoints his nephew, son of his sister Maria Rodrigues, to be the chapel's chaplain; the children of Catarina Rodrigues, also his nephews, should succeed in the chapel’s administration, preferring the eldest; and after them the children of Leonor de Ribeira, also his sister.

Chapel foundation deed by Constança Lourenço Freire, entailing assets to fulfill the charges, celebrated at the high altar of the Church of Misericórdia of Lagos, and appointing Vicente Freire, her nephew, as administrator. After his death, it should stay for the closest relative of the institutor, who was a cleric.