Will of Pedro de Bettencourt Henriques founding an entail with his available portion and appointing his wife as his first successor and, after her death, their son, António Correia, with the pious obligation of a weekly prayed mass in the hermitage of Boa Hora or in the altar of Nossa Senhora in any church. His available portion will be annexed to the entail founded by António Correia, o Grande, and his wife D. Isabel de Bettencourt, which the testator administrates, if his son has a legitimate son or not. Pedro de Bettencourt Henriques also appoints João de Bettencourt Henriques, his eldest son, to succeed him in the property of Covão, administrated, before him, by his father, António Correia Bettencourt, and, before him, by Maria de Lima, belonging to the entail of Guiomar Correia.
Will approved in 1688-12-28 and opened in 1688-12-30.

Will of Tomás de Bairros and Joana da Costa, his wife. They instituted a chapel, dedicated to the invocation of Jesus, in the church of Nossa Senhora do Funchal, in Ameixoeira, on the outskirts of Lisboa, where Tomás de Bairros orders his burial. He leaves all his movable and immovable property to fulfill obligations. The administration was the responsibility of the Confraria de Jesus of the church of Nossa Senhora do Funchal, in Ameixoeira.

Will chart made by Vasco Arnalho in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. He appointed João Boto to be the first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition that he should be called João Arnalho and live in Évora. After his death, he shall be succeeded by his legitimate son.

Will of Martinho Rodrigues Situleiro, ordering himself buried in the church of São Miguel and naming Maior Domingues, his wife, his heir, being able to enjoy the houses, clothes and implements until he remarried. He institutes a chapel, in the church of São Miguel, to which he linked the third of his assets, entailed after the death of his wife or in case she remarried. He mentions the chapels of Domingos Esteves Bem-lhe-Quero and Teresa Martins, his aunt, that he has administered.

Will of Maior Domingues, establishing a chapel in the church of São Miguel de Estremoz, where she is buried. She appoints Afonso Eanes, her nephew and Gonçalo Galego, her criado, as first administrators.

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

Will of D. Pedro de Eça founding an entail with masses in the chapel he intends to build in the convent of S. Francisco of Xabregas, Lisboa, and appointing D. Diogo, his son, as his successor. He entails to it his third part, consisting of properties in Ribeira de Lavra, Ribeira de Canha and Póvoa, and the third part of his wife, D. Maria da Silva, with an obligation of two daily masses for their souls.
Will approved in 1548-01-30.

Will of João Fialho founding an entail in the village of Santa Catarina, Alcobaça, and appointing for its administrator Sebastião Pereira de Frias, who will marry Maria Fialho, daughter of the abovementioned João Fialho.

Will of Fernando Rodrigues Patarinho founding a chapel in the church of S. Salvador of Santarém and entailing, among other properties, the farmstead (quinta) of Azambujeira to maintain it. He appoints as first administrator Afonso Rodrigues, his brother, and, after his death, João Afonso, his son.

Will by which Catarina Vaz Sisuda, João Dias' widow, escrivão da Relação, bequeaths a winery (lagar), vineyards, lands and an olive grove in Charneca to Pedro Brandão, Escudeiro and escrivão dos Contos do Rei, obligating him to celebrate annual masses for her soul in the church of S. Mamede of Lisboa.
She also leaves houses in that city to Álvaro Pires, priest of that church, obligating him and the future priests of S. Mamede to celebrate masses each year for her soul. The testator declares that her body should be buried in the main chapel of that church. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1493-11-27 and an opening deed issued on 1493-11-29.

Will of Fernando Martins Evangelho, o Moço, by which he expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, in the chapel he built. He appoints his natural son, Afonso Martins Evangelho, legitimized by king D. Afonso V, as his universal heir. He also bequeaths him and his descendants an entail of his properties, with the obligation of a daily mass and five sung masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, and two annual masses in the church of Atouguia da Baleia, where his parents were buried. If his lineage is extinguished, the administrator of the entail shall be chosen by the merchants of the confrarias of Sto. Espírito and S. Francisco of Lisboa. He also makes a donation to a supposed natural daughter, named Violante, for her marriage, even though it was against his will.
Followed by notices dated between 1851 and 1853 mentioning the subrogation of properties belonging to this entail.

Will by which Maria Fogaça, resident in her daughter D. Leonor's house, in Lisboa, declared that she wanted to be buried in the Church of Nossa Senhora do Castelo, in Almada, in her husband João Álvares de Almada's grave. The chapel and the founder's grave were initially established in Santo António, Lisboa, and later were moved to Almada, for reasons that are unknown. She wanted to use her third in order to fulfil the pious obligations. Followed by an approval deed dated 1537-11-27 and an opening deed dated 1538-04-11.

Will of D. Pedro da Costa, bishop of Angra, appointing his nephew Pantaleão da Costa, son of Miguel da Costa and Maria Pereira de Andrade, as his heir. Pedro da Costa orders that all his estate and movable goods should be sold to acquire a public debt instrument in the almoxarifado of Porto.
Preceded by the opening deed (1625-09-17) (fls. 4-4v) and followed by the approval deed (1623-03-18) (fls. 6-6v) and a list of debts (fl. 6v).

Will by which António Correia Bettencourt wanted to be buried in the Misericórdia of Funchal. He bequeathed his available portion to his wife, D. Maria da Câmara, with the pious obligation of five Our Father prayers and five Holy Mary prayers. After her death, his available portion will be bequeathed to Inácio Bettencourt e Câmara and his descendants, who will own it as an entail. He also appoints Pedro de Bettencourt Henriques, his son, to succeed him in the administration of the real estate belonging to the entail of Guiomar Correia, in which he was appointed by Maria de Lima. This entail is composed of houses in Funchal. Will approved in 1670-12-10.

Will by which Pedro Esteves Barbas, clérigo, establishes an entail with all his proprieties in Sintra, including houses, lands (casal) in Odrinhas and lands (herdades) in Colares, appointing Constança Gonçalves, his niece, to be its first administrator. He obligates her to give each year part of the entail's revenues to Frei Martinho, Mestre em Teologia, who should celebrate masses for his soul. After Constança's death, it would pass to Maria, her daughter. He declares that his remains should be buried inside the church of S. Martinho of Sintra.

Will of André Gonçalves de Sampaio founding a chapel of masses in the chapel of Santo André, in the monastery of Santo André of Vila Franca do Campo, and appointing bacharel João Gonçalves as his executor and administrator. André Gonçalves de Sampaio also renounces to the administration of the chapel of is father, not named, because he has not offspring to succeed him. He requests to the king to appoint someone rightful to this administration.
Will approved in 1553-11-13.

Will by which Fernando Álvares, Juiz dos Órfãos de Lisboa, appoints Pedro de Serpa, his son, to be the next administrator of Bartolomeu Joanes' entail. He also bequeaths to him the farmstead (quinta) of Frielas, which he had inherited from his father, Álvaro Lopes, with the obligation of fulfilling pious charges each year. The testator declares that his body should be buried inside the chapel of Bartolomeu Joanes of the cathedral of Lisboa, where his father's remains are deposited. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1479-10-26.

Will by which Beatriz Eanes, widow, appoints João Lopes, her "compadre", to be the executor of her will, asking him to sell her houses in Lisboa. Whoever buys them is henceforth obligated to give, each year, 280 réis to the church of S. Cristóvão of Lisboa in order to support the celebration of masses for the soul of the testator's uncle, Pedro Alves, who had been priest in that church. Beatriz Eanes' remains should be buried in there.

Will of D. Inês Barreto ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the hospital she and her husband, D. João de Sousa, founded in Recife, Pernambuco's captaincy, with a daily mass obligation in the same hospital, naming her nephew Filipe Paes Barreto to be the first administrator.

Will by which Leonor Fernandes, Lourenço Eanes' widow, designates Afonso Taveira, her grandnephew, Pedro Taveira's son, to administrate the chapel she and her husband established in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She entails to it her houses in Rua Nova, a farmstead (quinta) in Camarate and lands in Alcolena, determining that the chapel's future administrators must pay, each year, 3 800 reais brancos to that convent to support the pious obligations and give olive oil to light a lamp. They are also obligated to give to the convent's infirmary 200 reais brancos and to prepare a feast for the prisoners of the royal prison, every year.
She donates an olive grove in S. Lázaro to João de Santiago, obligating him and his successors to give, each year, olive oil to light a lamp of her chapel in the convent of S. Domingos.
The testator also bequeaths lands (casal) located near the bridge of Alcântara to her nephew, Rui da Grã, which should be passed to his descendants with the obligation of celebrating an annual mass in the church of S. Mamede of that city for the souls of Leonor Fernandes' parents.
She declares that her body should be buried inside her chapel, where her husband and children lie.

Will made by Maria Eanes Louseira in which appointed João Afonso as administrator of the chapel in Estremoz that she founded and built with her late husband Bartolomeu Pires. João Afonso will administrate this chapel until her granddaughter Margarida Pires be old enough to succeed him. She ordered the foundation of another chapel in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. She also appointed João Afonso to be the administrator during his lifetime.

Will by which Clara Afonso, Pedro Esteves de Unhão's widow, bequeaths vineyards in Alcântara and Camparide to the bacharéis da Sé de Lisboa, obligating them to celebrate masses for her soul and the souls of her relatives in the chapel of Santo Estácio of that church, where she must be buried next to her husband and her children. She donates an olive grove in Vale da Pereira to Pedro Lourenço, her nephew, obligating him to give olive oil each year to the hospital she and her husband established and to light a lamp in the chapel of Santa Maria da Escada. She also leaves him houses in Lisboa, ordering that whoever succeeds him should send, each year, rams, wine and baskets of bread to the church of Santa Maria Madalena of that city for the soul of the testator's sister. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1394-02-26.

Will of Luís Machado Freire, prior of Pêro Viseu, in the outskirts of Covilhã, founding two chapels and entails, with masses in the church of Pêro Viseu, one for Maria Machado and the other for D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, both his sisters with the condition of Frei Diogo Machado, his nephew, son of D. Isabel Machado da Cunha, to marry to Maria Machado, his niece, daughter of Maria Machado. If this marriage happens, both chapels and entails should be united.
Will approved in 1696-11-24.

Will by which Domingas Freire established an entail, appointing her son João Freire Gameiro, capitão, to be its first administrator. He is obligated each year to light two candles in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça and in the Church of São Roque, and to celebrate masses in the Church of São Julião, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses, a farmstead, an olive grove located in Lisboa and a public debt instrument in Almoxarifado das Três Casas em Lisboa.

Will by which João Afonso expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, in front of the altar of Nossa Senhora da Piedade. He entails his houses in Lisboa with an obligation of 18 annual masses and 3 anniversaries for his soul, a lamp lit in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, and the construction of a hospital in his houses. He appoints his wife, Beatriz Pires, as first administrator of his chapel and hospital. After her death, the entail shall pass to her brother, Álvaro Pires, or, if he is deceased, to his wife, Branca Afonso, sister of the institutor.
Beatriz Pires is present and declares that she accepts these conditions and promises to fulfill them.

Will by which Bacharel João Gil, Maria Eanes’ husband, expresses his wish of being buried in the chapel of S. João, which belongs to his father-in-law João Afonso, his wife and heirs. He also refers his ancestors Jorge Lopes and Lourenço Mendes who are buried in this chapel and orders a set of pious obligations to be perpetually accomplished for his soul, leaving as payment half of the assets he owns with his wife. Maria Eanes will be the first administrator. After her death, the administration should be delivered to her brother-in-law, João Vana, or to his wife, and afterwards to their son, Gaspar Vana. The options and conditions for the entail’s transmission are further detailed. Followed by an approval deed (dated 1505-05-29) and an opening deed of that will (dated 1505-08-11).

Will through which Leonor Eanes, Pedro de Andrade's widow, bequeaths all her assets, including houses in Lisboa, to her cousin, Doutor Rodrigo Homem, Desembargador do Rei, obligating him to celebrate 50 annual masses for her soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She declares that her mortal remains should be buried in the chapel of S. Sebastião, inside that church, where her parents lied.

Will by which D. Lopo de Castelo Branco, D. Gonçalo de Castelo Branco's son, established a chapel in the church of S. Martinho of Lisboa, entailing to it all his assets, including the farmstead (quinta) of Sarzedas, lands in Sintra ("casal do Penedo") and in Santiago dos Velhos ("casais de Fernão Aires"). He appointed his brother, D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, administrator of Vicente Afonso Valente's entail, to administrate it, determining that him and his descendants had henceforth to support the celebration of annual masses for his soul.

Will by which D. Ana de Ataíde, widow of D. Henrique de Portugal, established an entail, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Convent of Santa Maria de Jesus de Vale de Figueira, in Arrábida, that was founded by her husband's parents. The institutor referred that her and her husband had the "padroado" of this Convent and that they moved and rebuilt it in another place. She wanted that the "padroado" would be always incorporated into this entail and that the successors should give to the friars of this convent some alms for their subsistence. The institutor designated her grandson D. Álvaro and his heirs to be its successors and to be buried in this Convent. If he died childless, it should succeed the other heirs of her son D. Manuel. This entail is composed of a farm of "Fonte do Marno", a "casal" on the outskirts of Torres Vedras, lands on the outskirts of Sintra, houses and a public debt instrument of 30 000 réis.

Will of Constança Domingues ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the church of Figueirós, with an obligation of six yearly masses preached on that same church, naming João Gonçalves and his wife Margarida Martins, and João Freire and his wife Constança Gil, as first administrators. João Gonçalves and João Freire should share the administration during their lifetimes, and the eldest heir of each generation, male or female, to follow should inherit and succeed them on the administration.

Will of Constança Fernandes, ordering herself to be buried in the church of Salvador of Ourique, and the bones should later be transferred to her chapel of São Bartolomeu, in the church of Nossa Senhora da Alagoa, in Algarve. She names Manuel Raposo, her husband, and Cosme Nogueira, her brother, as her executors. She appoints Beatriz Álvares, her niece, daughter of Cosme Nogueira, administrator of the chapel, and Petronilha Nogueira, her daughter, must succeed her.

Will made by Cristóvão Vaz and his wife Ana Fernandes in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in the chapel that they were building in the mother church of the island of Santa Maria, Açores, devoted to Santo André, where their bodies should be buried. They ordered specifically that only their bodies should be buried on that chapel, where a vault with their names should be placed. They named one another to administer the entail after the first of them died. After both of them were deceased the administration should be transmitted to their daughter Maria Velha, continuing, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Maria died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to her sister Joana Fernandes with the same conditions. If none of them had children of their own, a royal magistrate should appoint an "homem bom" to administer it. Cristóvão Vaz Velho mentioned that his father Francisco Vaz Velho had appointed him administrator of his entail, and that he named his daughter Maria Velha to succeed him on the administration.
Contains an approval and addition deed disposing over non-entailed assets.

Will of Diogo Barreto, ordering his burial the church of Salvador de Serpa, in the same grave as his father, Duarte Barreto. He entails his portion of the estate of São Brás, with a charge of masses, and appoints Mécia Rodrigues, his daughter, as the first administrator and executor.

Will of Diogo Garcia in which he entails, together with Guiomar Feio, his wife, some houses, located next to the old pillory, in Portagem, in Lisbon, to celebrate masses in the monastery of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisbon. They appointed Joana Soares, daughter of Guiomar Feio, as administrator. Her eldest daughter should succeed in this entail and if she died without children, it should be appointed Guiomar Feio, his wife's granddaughter.

Will by which Padre Diogo Lopes founded a chapel entailing some houses and "casal da Codeceirinha" in Sertã, and designating Gil Lopes, his nephew, as administrator. Will approved in 1573-11-18 and opened in 1574-12-04.

Will of Diogo Marmeleiro and Catarina de Lemos, his wife, ordering their grave in their chapel, located in the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra. They establish an entail, entailing all their movable and immovable assets to fulfill charges, and appoint the one who survives from them, the universal heir of all their assets. It was up to him to appoint the next administrator, who must be a male, of the generation of one of them. After the death of this first administrator, the successor was to be his eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineages, the administration would fall to the Misericórdia of Coimbra.

Will made by Guiomar Romacha in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of Espírito Santo, in Arronches, where her body should be buried. She named her husband Diogo Mouro as first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition that he would appoint a relative to succeed him, and, from there on, the succession should always continue on the descendants of the appointed relative or the closest relative.

Will by which Maria Rodrigues, wife of João Lopes de Alvalade, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, entails her quinta da Palma. She bequeaths it to her husband, under the condition that after his death it shall be given fully to João Queimado, her nephew, son of her sister. She establishes a chapel of thirty annual masses for her soul in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where she wishes to be buried. At the time of João Queimado's death, he shall appoint the next administrator. She specifies that her quinta shall be given fully to João Queimado, as it is divided between him, her husband and her step-children. If they refuse to give their parts, João Queimado must be compensated, and the compensation shall be entailed to the chapel.

Will made by Beatriz Álvares in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every week in the mother church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where her body should be buried. She named her son Manuel Álvares as first administrator, and one of his children after his death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will by which Vasco Eanes, escudeiro do Rei and recebedor da siza do trigo de Lisboa, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Lisboa, near his brother, Gonçalo Afonso. He appoints his nephew, the bacharel Fernando Álvares, as his heir and executor, with the obligation that he shall entail the properties in his third part and order six masses for his and his wive's soul in the altar of Santa Maria, the nearest to his burial place. This obligation shall pass to his descendants, afterwards.

Will by which Doutor Diogo Lopes de Carvalho, Ouvidor da Casa da Suplicação, established an entail with all his assets, including houses in Rua do Espírito Santo, Guimarães. He designated his nephew, Licenciado Gaspar de Carvalho, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 3 annual masses for his soul in the hermitage of S. Sebastião of Guimarães, where his body and his parent's remains would be buried. After his nephew's death, the entail would be transmitted to his eldest son. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1532-10-10.

Will of Pedro Cabeça founding a chapel in the village of Sousel. He appoints for the chapel's administration, for cycles of three years each, his nephews Violante Cabeça, Maria Cabeça, Manuel Cabeça, Inês and Manuel. After their death, should succeed in the chapel's administration the poorer member of the family Cabeça and his descendants.

Will by which Carlos Nunes Coronel, single, son of D. Francisca Coronel and of Luís Gomes Nunes, expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. He declares that he, his mother and his brother, Luís Nunes Coronel, will establish the chapel his father and grandfather ordered in their wills, which hadn't yet been founded, and where the masses of their entails should be prayed. He establishes an entail with a public debt instrument in Elvas, with the obligation of two daily masses, one for himself and another for his deceased brother, António Gomes Nunes, of keeping a lamp lit in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, and of donating a dowry to an orphan every year. The masses for his soul shall be prayed in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, or in his burial place, while his family's chapel isn't finished. He also annexes his third part to the entail of his grandfather, of which he was administrator, and which shall be inherited by his brother. He designates his mother as his universal heir and, after her death, his nephew, Francisco de Sá de Meneses.
Followed by approval deed, dated 1624-05-29, and opening deed of the will, dated 1624-06-09.

Will made by Francisco Gonçalves de Almeida, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of properties in Portalegre's district, with a perpetual mass obligation of fifty masses celebrated every year on the mother church of this city. He named his grandson António as first administrator and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If António died without heirs, the administration should be handled, in this order, to his eldest sister, whose name is not mentioned, or his youngest sister, Catarina. If none of them had children, the entail would be inherited by the closest relative, but instead of a perpetual mass obligation of fifty masses, the administrators should order the perpetual celebration of a daily mass. All administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail. He also disposed that if an administrator married with a person of hebrew or moorish ancestry, he or she should lose the administration of the entail.

Will of D. Beatriz de Almada, ordering to be buried in the chancel of the church of the monastery of São Francisco, next to the grave of Baltasar de Melo, her husband. She appoints Fernando Cabral, her nephew, as her heir, executor and administrator of the chapel she institutes, linking various assets to fulfill the charges. She points out that, with any of the administrators lacking descendants, the next one should be her closest relative, of the founder, and not the last administrator.
Is followed by approval deed (dated 1587-08-28) and three codicils (dated 1587-10-27, 1588-03-30 and 1590).

Will by which Luís Gomes Nunes expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where his father, Carlos Nunes, o Velho, and aunt are buried. He declares that he has been making diligences with the priests of that convent to obtain the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, where he will establish the chapel of the entail ordered by his father, and that he has been paying for the daily mass ordered in his will. He requests his executor to fulfill these obligations and entail a public debt instrument to them. If the convent doesn't allow this institution, another church must be chosen. He also declares he has already annexed his third part to the entail of his father, and orders his son and heir, Carlos Nunes, to do the same with his own.
He establishes an entail with the remaining part of his properties, including a public debt instrument in Badajoz, with the same clauses as his father's entail and with the obligation of another daily mass in the same convent. He designates as heir his second son, Luís Nunes Coronel, under the condition that he shall annex to it his legitime. If he doesn't wish to fulfill this obligation, the entail shall be annexed to the one of his father, Carlos Nunes, o Velho.
Followed by an approval deed and an opening deed of the will, dated 1612-07-01.

Will by which Carlos Nunes Coronel, single, son of D. Francisca Coronel and of Luís Gomes Nunes, expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. He declares that he, his mother and his brother, Luís Nunes Coronel, will establish the chapel his father and grandfather ordered in their wills, which hadn't yet been founded, and where the masses of their entails should be prayed. He establishes an entail with a public debt instrument in Elvas, with the obligation of two daily masses, one for himself and another for his deceased brother, António Gomes Nunes, of keeping a lamp lit in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, and of donating a dowry to an orphan every year. The masses for his soul shall be prayed in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, or in his burial place, while his family's chapel isn't finished. He also annexes his third part to the entail of his grandfather, of which he was administrator, and which shall be inherited by his brother. He designates his mother as his universal heir and, after her death, his nephew, Francisco de Sá de Meneses.
Followed by approval deed, dated 1624-05-29, and opening deed of the will, dated 1624-06-09.

Will of João Chamberlain and Catarina Lopes, his wife, founding an entail with their available portions and appointing each other as their successor, with the pious obligation of an annual of masses in the monastery of Nossa Senhora da Esperança of Ponta Delgada, where they will be buried, and some other masses, especial during Christmas time, celebrated in their hermitage of Nossa Senhora das Mercês.
Will approved in 1685-10-30 and opened in 1685-11-13.

Will of Estêvão Gil ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in church of Santa Maria de Setúbal with an yearly mass obligation, naming his nephew Gaspar Fernandes and Álvaro Dias administrator and his first born heir after him.

Will by which Inês Lopes, João Rodrigues de Leão's widow, appoints Francisco Dias Jorge, her nephew, to be the next administrator of the chapel established by her late husband in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She declares that previously she had chosen her other nephew, Francisco de Andrade, to administer it, but since he was residing in Roma, she had to elect someone else. She declares that, at the moment, the assets incorporated in the entail are a public debt instrument of 107 806 réis and houses in Lisboa. The testator demands her remains to be buried inside her husband's chapel. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1610-08-30 and an opening deed issued on 1610-10-20.

Will made by António Rodrigues de Figueiroa in which he 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 of the church of Santa Maria, in Castelo de Vide. He named his sister Beatriz Carreira and his brother-in-law Vicente Gomes, to administrate the entail as long as they lived, with a pension worth 20.000 réis, and before their deaths, they should appoint a successor, but not doing so, the administration should be handled to padre Cristóvão Rodrigues Coelho with the same conditions. The administrators should give, in every year, 30.000 réis to the chaplain to pay for the masses, 4.000 réis to the repair of the chapel and 10.000 réis for the Confraria de N. Sra. do Rosário.

Will of Helena da Silveira. Determines the purchase of a chapel and the celebration of charges. She appoints Álvaro de Aguiar Cabral, her husband, heir and executor.

Will of cónego António Rodrigues de Figueiredo and Maria Rodrigues de Figueiredo, his sister, in which a chapel is instituted, on one of the altars of the cathedral of Viseu, and appoints the one who survives as administrator and universal heir. Upon the death of the second institutor, Catarina Rodrigues de Figueiredo, their sister, would remain as administrator. The chapel is placed under the jurisdiction of the vigário-geral, who should, in the absence of heirs, launch a competition to provide a cleric who would administer it.

Will of Lourenço Nunes founding a chapel in the church of São Pedro in Elvas, according to the entail foundation deed that he made with his wife Leonor Álvares. He appoints his wife to the administration of the chapel and after her their nephew Pedro Vaz.

Will by which Fernando Gonçalves and his wife Iria Esteves declared that they ordered to build a hermitage of the invocation of Vera Cruz, in Nabais, incorporating assets for the fulfillment of the pious charges in that hermitage and in the church of Santa Maria de Achete. They designated Pedro Vicente to be its first administrator.

Will by which André Coelho established an entail, with the remainder of his assets, after the partition of some of them between his wife, Leonor Ferreira, the selected confraternities and his sisters, nuns in the convent of S. Dinis of Odivelas, including his farmstead (quinta) of Nossa Senhora da Luz, in Carnide, Lisboa. He instituted the pious obligation of celebrating masses in the church of the aforementioned convent or, if that was not possible, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. He appointed his brother, Brás Coelho, as the entail's first administrador. He chose to be buried in the church of the convent of S. Dinis.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 304 a 310 v.º) aprovado em 1682-10-01 pelo tabelião António Lopes Rocha. Abertura: 1682-10-03. O vínculo já estava determinado na escritura de dote e morgado feita em 1661-02-25 (f. 311 a 316 v.º), na qual o instituidor atribui um dote de 30.000 cruzados e todos os seus bens, após o seu falecimento, a sua sobrinha D. Antónia Brandão, filha do capitão Pedro Gonçalves Brandão, e seu noivo Inácio de Bettencourt.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): quatro capelanias de missas celebradas na igreja do Carmo por quatro frades carmelitas, taxadas a 200 mil reis que lhe é obrigado a pagar o Conde de Vimioso ou seus procuradores; ainda a obrigação de celebrar uma missa cantada com vestuário em dia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo e de reparar e ornamentar a referida capela. REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: em 1818-12-14 (f. 328-357), 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 o igreja de Câmara de Lobos e duas tochas para São Bernardino.
SUCESSÃO: não tem herdeiros forçosos. Nomeia na administração da capela que institui na igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo o sobrinho Inácio de Bettencourt e sua mulher e sobrinha D. Antónia Brandão, seus herdeiros universais, sucedendo-lhe seus filhos; não tendo descendentes, designa Henrique Henriques de Noronha, assistente na Universidade de Coimbra.
BENS VINCULADOS: Doações à Ordem do Monte Carmelo: duzentos mil réis anuais; um sítio comprado a Rui Acciaioly; quatro celas, um refeitório e uma cozinha a edificar junto à referida igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.
ADMINISTRADOR/ PRESTADOR DE CONTAS em 1687, data da primeira quitação: D. Isabel Brandão.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela.
Outras informações do testamento:
ESCRAVOS: liberta os servos Paulo e António e deixa-lhes 100$000 réis, acrescentando «lhes não deixo mais porque me parece que morro pobre».
IRMÃOS: Pedro Gonçalves Brandão (falecido), Maria Brandão e Isabel Brandão.
TESTEMUNHAS do testamento: padre cura João Ferreira de Vasconcelos; padre altareiro da Sé, Roque Martins Rocha; Diogo Rodrigues, mercador, e seu filho Diogo Rodrigues de Sousa; Rui Gomes de Macedo; Manuel Rodrigues da Costa; Domingos Rodrigues Barreto.
Outros documentos:
F. 301 - Embargos interpostos em 1775 pela administradora D. Ana Rosa Vilhena de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.
Apenso (52 f.): conjunto de quitações referentes aos anos de 1757 a 1780, apresentadas pelos administradores António João Correia Henriques Brandão e D. Ana Rosa de Vilhena Carvalhal Esmeraldo.

Will by which padre João da Costa, beneficiado na Sé de Lisboa, expresses his wish to be buried near the altar of the Santo Lanho in the church of Santa Cruz do Castelo of Lisboa. He designates Maria da Costa, daughter of Jorge Fernantes Fouto, escrivão dos Agravos da Casa do Cível, as his universal heir, and her successors afterwards, bequeathing her his farmstead in S. João da Talha with an obligation of 53 annual masses in his burial place. If she dies without successors, the entail shall pass to her father, and then to Antónia Lopes, João da Costa's niece, and to her children afterwards, with the addition of a daily mass.

Will by which Lourença Andreu wanted to be buried in the chapel of Vicente Martins Curvo, in the church of São Salvador of Veiros. She founded a chapel, incorporating all her movable and immovable goods for the fulfillment of the pious charges celebrated in that chapel. She designated Gonçalo Gil, cleric, as its chaplain, and Gil Martins, cleric, as her last will executor and its first administrator. The chapel should have, after his death, two administrators, one appointed by the previous administrator and the other by the vicar and the municipality of Veiros. Followed by a codicil dated 1368-12-06.

Will by which D. Mariana de Sousa establishes a chapel, entailing a third of her assets with an obligation of 35 masses each year. She appoints Estêvão de Foios, her husband, as first administrator. He shall appoint one of their two sons, named Luís and Estêvão, to succeed him in the administration. If both his sons died before him, the succession should go to Jorge de Sousa da Silva, Mariana de Sousa's brothers, and his descendants or, if he has no succession, to Francisco de Foios, her stepson.

Will by which António Dias Chamusco established an entail with houses and properties in Abrantes, determining that its revenues would support the celebration of 27 annual masses. He designated Vicente, his nephew, son of Manuel Pires Budeiro and Catarina Dias Chamusco, to be its first administrator. At the time of his death, he had to choose a successor among his sons. The testator declared that his body would be buried in the church of S. Vicente, in the grave where lied his brother, Pedro Pinto.

Will of João Afonso Barreiros founding a chapel in the church of Santa Maria in Pedrogão Grande, and appointing his nephew João Álvares, clergyman, to its administrator and Álvaro Afonso de Picota as executor.

Will by which Afonso Eanes Hortelão and his wife Maria Fernandes established an entail, incorporating their assets to fulfill the pious obligations celebrated in the church of São Martinho, on the outskirts of Funchal and in the monastery of São Francisco of Funchal. They designated their nephew António Pires to be its first administrator.

Will made by Francisco Martins founding an entail in Funchal, Madeira Island. He appoints hIs wife Ana Lopes for his executor and heir, and after her, his nieces.

Will of priest Luís Pinheiro. Establishes a chapel, entailing assets for the fulfillment of charges. He appoints Maria Neto, his legitimate daughter, the first administrator. Her eldest son was to succeed her.

Will of Francisco Domingues founding three entails: one in São João of Beja; one in Santa Clara of Beja; and another one in São Francisco of Lisboa. He appoints as his heirs his legitimate children, Fernando Domingues, Afonso Francisco and Leonor. Fernando Domingues will be the administrator of the chapels and also the tutor of his brother and sister.

Will made by Gonçalo Lobo and his wife Urraca Pais in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty-five masses celebrated every year in the monastery of S. Gens de Monte Longo. They appointed João Gonçalves Lobo to be the first administrator during his lifetime.

Will made by Helena Martins, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. This first entail would be composed of some houses in Portalegre and would be administrated by her brother João Martins Neto, with the sole condition that he and all his successors would give six candles to N. Sra. dos Remédios and S. Francisco every year, as long as the world lasted. After the death of João, the administration would be handled to his son Francisco Ribeiro and his descendants with the same condition. The second entail would be composed of other houses, vineyard and olive grove in Portalegre, would have a perpetual obligation of thirteen masses celebrated every year. To administrate it, Helena Martins named her sister Isabel Ribeira and her daughter Beatriz after her death, and from there on the succession should continue on the eldest heir. If Beatriz died without children, the administration would be handled to her sister Isabel Ribeira, with the same conditions, or, alternatively, to her brother José and his descendants.

Will of Manuel Rebelo de Figueiredo founding an entail with the houses he bought in Alfama, Lisbon, with the money his mother, Catarina Rozales, took in her available portion and bequeathed him with the condition to buy a property and to annex it to an entail. He also entails the houses where he lives, in Portas de Santo Antão, in front of S. Luís, in Lisbon, which compose his available portion. Who succeeds in the houses of Alfama has the obligation to order the celebration of a perpetual daily mass by a chaplain payed with their income, in the closest church to their house. The testator appoints as first successor in this entail his son, Gaspar, and, after him, his descendants.

Will made in Marvão by António Pires, o velho, in which he ordered his burial in the church of S. Julião of Marvão and established an entail composed of a farmland in Marvão with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year wherever the administrator thought it was appropriate. He named his grandson padre António Pires as first administrator during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint a closest male relative to succeed him, or, in the absence of male, the female relative.

Will made in Marvão by Francisco Rodrigues Marques, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel composed of an Assento in Marvão, over which he imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted. To administrate it he named his children, Isabel Rodrigues and Manuel Rodrigues during their lifetimes and, after their deaths, the succession should always continue on their closest relatives.

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

Will made by Francisco Fernandes Patrão, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year on the church of the convent of N. Sra. da Estrela, in Marvão, where his body should be buried. He named his son João as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest heir. If he had no children, the administration would be handled to his sister Isabel Fernandes.

Will of Violante Fernandes, instituting an entail with pious obligations for her soul and her first husbands', to be celebrated in the chapel of Santa Luzia, located in the cloister of Braga's cathedral. Half of the entailed estates revenues' should be used to pay for the pious obligations, and the other half was destinated to the administrator. As administrator, Violante appointed her nephew Lopo Fernandes and his offspring.

Will of Francisco Fagundes Calheiros, declaring that he had previously instituted a chapel in the church of Vitorino das Donas, with the obligation of two annual masses. As administrator, Francisco appoints Maria Fernandes.

Followed by the approval deed (1661-12-01, fl. 43).

Will made by Isabel Dias, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of an olive grove and vineyards, with a perpetual obligation of five masse celebrated every year on the convent of N. Sra. da Estrela, in Marvão, where her body should be buried. The institutor named her sister Leonor de Torres as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, she named Domingos, son of Leonor, to succeed her. From there on the succession should continue on the descendants of Domingos, or, if he had no children, the administration would be handled to his brother António and his heirs, or, if he also had none, to their sister Maria and her descendants.

Will made by Francisco de Faria Mendes, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year in the church of Santiago, in Marvão. He named his wife Beatriz de Matos as first administrator during her lifetime, and her daughter Maria after her death, and from there on the succession should continue on her descendants, or, if she had none, the administration would be handled to Fernando Mendes, nephew of the institutor with the same conditions. If Fernando had no children, the administration would be given to Francisco de Faria, nephew of the institutor.

Will made in Portalegre by Ana de Miranda, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of four entails. The first entail would be composed of a vineyard in the outskirts of Portalegre over which she imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year at Christmas, naming the eldest daughter of Catarina Delicada, who lived in Castelo de Vide, as first administrator during her lifetime, and, after her death, the succession should always continue on the closest relative of the Crato's lineage. The second entail would be composed of a land and a mill in the outskirts of Crato over which she imposed a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year, naming her nephew Tomé da Silveira as first administrator, and, after his death the succession should always continue on the closest relative of the Crato's lineage. The third entail would be composed of a land over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of one masses celebrated every year, and this would be administrated by her nephew padre Manuel Velez who would be succeeded by the closest relative of the Velez' lineage. Finally, the fourth entail would be composed of an estate named Herdade da Urra, over which she imposed a perpetual obligation of seven masses celebrated every year, and to administrate it she named her nephew Estêvão de Miranda, who would be succeeded by the closest relative of the Velez' lineage. All four entails would follow the succession patterns defined by the laws of the kingdom.

Will made in Portalegre by Beatriz Vaz, in which she ordered the foundation of four entails. The first entail would be composed of some houses, over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted, naming her niece Ana Mealheira to administrate it during her lifetime and her descendants after her, as long as she married with a person of her condition. If Ana had no children, the administration would be handled to her brothers or sisters with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of a land over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, naming her niece Aldonça Siqueira and her descendants after her. The third entail would be composed of a vineyard over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and would be administrated by her nephew Jorge Siqueira and his descendants. She donated some houses to Ana, a freed enslaved woman that served her, during her lifetime, and, after her death, those houses would be incorporated on the entail administrated by Jorge Siqueira. The fourth entail would be composed of one share of an estate named Herdade das Canas, over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, naming her nephew Baltasar de Siqueira as first administrator and his descendants after him. She also left two soutos to her niece Isabel Delicada with the condition that she would have them during her lifetime, but, after her death, those lands would be annexed to the entail administrated by Baltasar Siqueira, son of Isabel, with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year.

Will made in Portalegre by Beatriz Vaz, in which she ordered the foundation of four entails. The first entail would be composed of some houses, over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted, naming her niece Ana Mealheira to administrate it during her lifetime and her descendants after her, as long as she married with a person of her condition. If Ana had no children, the administration would be handled to her brothers or sisters with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of a land over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, naming her niece Aldonça Siqueira and her descendants after her. The third entail would be composed of a vineyard over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and would be administrated by her nephew Jorge Siqueira and his descendants. She donated some houses to Ana, a freed enslaved woman that served her, during her lifetime, and, after her death, those houses would be incorporated on the entail administrated by Jorge Siqueira. The fourth entail would be composed of one share of an estate named Herdade das Canas, over which she imposed a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, naming her nephew Baltasar de Siqueira as first administrator and his descendants after him. She also left two soutos to her niece Isabel Delicada with the condition that she would have them during her lifetime, but, after her death, those lands would be annexed to the entail administrated by Baltasar Siqueira, son of Isabel, with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year.

Will of Álvaro Gonçalves, instituting an entail with 10 annual masses in the first 10 years after his death. From that moment onwards, the obligation might be reduced to 2 annual masses. As administrator, Álvaro appointed his criada Inês, followed by her son Domingos Álvares and from the institutor's closest relative.

Will by which João Afonso de Azambuja, Arcebispo de Lisboa, appoints Álvaro Afonso, Deão de Coimbra, his nephew, to be the next administrator of the chapel established by João Esteves, his uncle. If Álvaro, Pedro Francisco de Távora and Beatriz Eanes' son, decides to marry, he should inherit the entail and transmit it to his descendants.
The testator also bequeaths his assets in Azambuja to Afonso, Gonçalo Eanes and Catarina Afonso's son, and his properties in Vale do Paraíso and Aveiras de Fundo to Diogo, Afonso's brother, obligating both to maintain a chaplain in the church of Azambuja, who would celebrate annual masses for their grandparents' souls. After the death of one of them, the surviving brother would administrate the entail before passing it to his eldest son. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1409-04-23.

Will of Cecília Francisco. She orders her body to be buried in the church of Santiago da Cividade, in front of the altar of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, where her parents and siblings were interred. As a single woman with no forced heirs, she was free to dispose of her possessions. Her intention was to entail her estates in Braga and its outskirts in a chapel. The chapel had the perpetual obligation of celebrating 53 masses a year, 47 in the church of Santiago da Cividade and six in the altar of São Pedro in Braga Cathedral. The first administrator of the entail was to be her nephew, Francisco da Costa, who was to be succeeded by his next of kin. Cecília's will was to be recorded in the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos and in the "Tábua" of the Church of Santiago.

Will made in Portalegre by Manuel Velez Abóbora, in which he ordered his burial in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of his houses and would have a perpetual obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by his wife Francisca Gonçalves during her lifetime, and, before her death she would appoint an administrator to succeed her with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of an olive grove, over which the institutor imposed a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and would be administrated by his nephew Manuel, son of Lourenço Gonçalves Barba, with the condition that he would became a clergyman. Before his death, Manuel would appoint an administrator to succeed him with the same conditions.

Will made by Álvaro Garcia Mendes and his sister Catarina Gomes Garcia in which they ordered the foundation of an entail composed of several properties in Alter do Chão. To administrate it they named their nephew Bartolomeu Garcia do Carvalhal and his descendants after him, with the condition that every administrator would reserve 10.000 réís every year to be spent in the perpetual celebration of masses for their souls. If Bartolomeu had no children, the administration should be handled to Álvaro Garcia, son of Manuel de Freme.

Will of Ângela Ruiz, instituting an entail with pious obligations in the chapel of São Lourenço do Mato, where she should also be buried. As administrator, Ângela appointed her niece Maria Barbosa, daughter of her sister Francisca do Rego and António Barbosa. If she did not married or if she was not caste, the administration should pass to Francisca do Rego, and she had the power to appoint her successor.

Will by which Manuel Rombo bequeathed all his remaining assets to his wife, Maria Neves, including an olive grove and a chestnut grove in Alegrete, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year. He gave her freedom to choose a successor or to do anything she pleased with the property. However, she and her successors were prohibited from damaging it and had to fulfil the pious obligations. If that did not happen, the entail would be transmitted to the Misericórdia of Alegrete.
The testator ordered the burial of his body in the church of S. João of Alegrete.

Will by which Isabel Rodrigues Regalo established an entail with a property in Alegrete ("tapadas do Pego da Lagem"), designating her brother, Pedro Rodrigues, to administrate it. He and his descendants were obligated to support the celebration of 30 annual masses. If he died without leaving heirs, the entail would be transmitted to his closest relative.
She bequeathed a property in Alegrete ("souto da Ribeira de Arronches") to her nephew, Manuel, with the obligation of celebrating 5 annual masses in perpetuity. That land could never be sold.
The testator left other lands ("souto de Vale Lourenço dos Pardieirinhos"; "souto do Ninho do Açor") to her nephew, Gaspar, prohibiting him of selling them. If he died without leaving descendants, they would be passed to one of his siblings.
She also donated an olive grove in Costa to Ana, her niece, on the condition that she gave, every year, olive oil to the church of S. Pedro. The property could never be sold. After her death, it would be inherited by one of her brothers.

Will made by Ana Camelo in which she ordered the foundation of two entails. The first entail would have a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Alegrete, and would be administrated by Salvador, her nephew, son of Miguel da Costa, and by his descendants. The administrators of this entail would have also the obligation of giving one alqueire of oil every year to keep a lamp in the church of Rei Salvador always lit. The second entail, composed of an olive grove ("olival de António Durão"), would have a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year and would be administrated by her uncle João da Costa and his eldest daughter after him. The administrator of this entail had to give half of an alqueire of oil to keep the lamp of the chapel of Calvário of Alegrete always lit.

Will of Álvaro Ferreira de Mendonça. The testator declares his wish to be interred in the monastery of S. Frutuoso, in the place where his grandfather, Aires Ferreira, was buried. He mentions that, together with his wife Isabel Coelho, he had previously built the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Outeiro, located in his Outeiro estate, in which perpetual masses were to be celebrated. It was Álvaro Ferreira de Mendonça's wish that after his death and that of his wife, his property should be incorporated into the "Morgado e Casa dos Ferreira", which belonged to his father. Isabel Ferreira would be the administrator after Álvaro's death. The couple had no children, so Isabel had the power to appoint her successor.

Isabel Pires' will, ordering that she should be buried in the church of Santiago de Guilhofrei. After her death, her reserved portion should pass to her husband Gonçalo Eanes, and after his life to their niece Catarina Gonçalves and her offspring, as an entail.

Will by which Francisco de Barros bequeathed the forth part of his assets, which included a property in Alegrete ("tapada da Casa do Ribeiro") to his wife, Páscoa de Miranda, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of four masses, every year. The entail would be transmitted to Maria de Barros, their daughter, as soon as her mother died or remarried, and subsequently passed to her descendants. If Maria died without leaving children, the administration would be delivered to her brother Heitor de Barros.

Will by which Francisco Gonçalves, resident in Reguengos, Portalegre, bequeathed his remaining assets to his wife, Violante Fernandes. After her death, the estate would be divided in three equal parts which would lead to the creation of three entails. They would be administrated by Pedro Dias, his brother, Maria Dias and Francisco, his nephew. Each of them, as well as their successors, were obligated to support the celebration of 3 perpetual masses, each year. The entails would be transmitted to their eldest sons. The testator determined that his body had to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre.

Will made by which Licenciado Marcos Pais determined that his wife, Maria Garcia, should establish an entail with their houses, their vineyard in Nogueirão, their property (tapada) in the road to Santo António, at the time of her death. This entail would be administrated by the children, grandchildren and descendants of his brother Lourenço Dias Pereira with the obligation of supporting the celebration of twenty masses every year. He determined that his body had to be buried in the convent of Piedade of Alter do Chão.

Will made by João Martins Celeiro and his wife Maria Gonçalves, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year in the mother church of Arronches, where their bodies should be buried. They named their daughter Maria Gonçalves as first administrator and after her death the succession should always continue on the eldest heir.

Will made by Mateus Álvares, lavrador, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year on the altar of S. Mateus Evangelista, in the church of Espírito Santo, in Arronches, where his body should be buried, in a grave with a marble vault. He ordered that the first administrator should make an ornated image of S. Mateus Evangelista to be placed in this altar, where a scallop should also be painted in gold. To administrate it, he appointed António, son of Fernando Vaz Porcalho, with the condition that he would became a clergyman, and after the death of António, the succession should always continue on the eldest male relative that was not a clergyman. All administrators were obliged to annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail.

Will made by Tomás Fernandes Meira in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of a land in the outskirts of Arronches. He named his nephew padre António Meira as administrator of the entail during his lifetime, and his sister Maria Vaz after his death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the closest relative on the lineage of the institutor's father, except for the sons and heirs of Francisco Gonçalves. All administrators would have the sole obligation of ordering the celebration of 150 masses on the first year of their administration, benefiting from the income derived from this entailed land during the rest of their lifetimes.

Will made by padre Martinho Gonçalves Prezado, in which he ordered the foundation of five entails in Arronches. The first entail would be administrated by his niece Bárbara Martins with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year, giving her some houses, a "ferregial" and vineyard. The second entail would be administrated by his nephew Pedro Gonçalves with a perpetual mass obligation of also ten masses celebrated every year, giving him some vineyards and houses. The third entail would be administrated by Gaspar Álvares Farto, as promised by the time of his wedding with Catarina de Abreu, niece of the institutor, giving him some houses and vineyards. They were due to order a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year, and if they died without children, the administration would be handled to Baltasar Dias with a perpetual obligation of not ten, but twenty masses celebrated every year. The fourth entail would be administrated by Francisco Gonçalves de Abreu with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year, giving him some houses and half of his olive groves. Finally, the fifth entail would be administrated by his nephew Baltasar Dias with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year, giving him some houses. After the death of those firstly appointed administrators, the succession on all five entails would always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will made by João Álvares, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year on the church of Nossa Senhora of Assumar. He named his son Gil as first administrator of the entail with the condition that he would appoint one of his eldest children, son or daughter, to succeed him, and from there on the succession should always continue on the closest relative of the institutor. If Gil died without heirs, the administration would be handled to his brother António Fernandes with the same conditions, or to the Misericórdia of Assumar, in case António had no children.

Will of Francisco Eanes instituting a chapel and appointing his nephew Francisco Fernandes as administrator, granting him the power to appoint his successor. The next administrator should be chosen amongst the institutor's kin, and preference should be given to clerics over laymen.

Followed by the approval deed (1618-03-20, fls. 77-78).

Will of Ana Afonso, declaring that she and her husband instituted a chapel with a annual mass, for which they appointed their daughter Apolónia as administrator.