Will made by Manuel Simão, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass celebrated every year in the altar of Nossa Senhora, in the church of S. Roque, in Altares, Terceira island. He named his mother as first administrator and his sister Maria Simoa after her death, and from there on the succession should always continue on the closest relative.

Will by which Doutor Domingos Álvares, arcediago, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Évora. He bequeaths his houses in Évora to Francisco Rufaxo, capelão do duque de Bragança, with an obligation of masses in the cathedral of that city. After his death Francisco's nephew, Rui Lobo, shall inherit them. He also bequeaths Rui Lobo his houses in Olivença with an obligation of masses in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of that town. They shall pass to his children and, if he doesn't have successors, to his brother, António Lobo. He also bequeaths Rui Lobo money to buy more properties to annex to his chapel, if he wishes.

Will of Gaspar de Sequeira and Catarina Borges, instructing that their bodies should be buried in their chapel in the church of São Mamede de Évora, leaving some entailed properties to their son Ascênsio de Sequeira and to his offspring.

Followed by the approval deed (1547-09-26, fls. 244v-245).

Will by which doutor João de Andrade, arcediago de Neiva and deputado do Santo Ofício da Inquisição de Lisboa, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios dos Carmelitas Descalços, Lisboa. He appoints D. Filipa de Matos de Noronha, widow of D. Luís Coutinho, senhor de Almourol, as his universal heir. He requests that she separates part of his properties to establish a chapel, of which she shall be the first administrator. This chapel shall be annexed to the entail of D. António Matos de Noronha, arcebispo de Elvas, uncle of D. Filipa, and have the same conditions of succession. It shall have an obligation of four daily masses, two for his own soul, one for the soul of D. Filipa and another for the soul of his sister, Jerónima Carvalho. After D. Filipa's death, the entail shall pass to her niece, D. Joana Coutinho de Matos de Noronha, or to her cousins, daughters of D. Pedro Coutinho and of D. Mariana de Noronha, D. Filipa's sister.

Will by which D. Justa de Azevedo, António da Cunha e Silva's widow, establishes an entail with the third part of her assets, including a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis and 2 000 cruzados, which should be employed in the acquisition of properties or houses in Lisboa. She appoints her granddaughter, D. Antónia da Cunha e Meneses, D. Manuel Pereira Coutinho's wife, to be its first administrator, instituting the obligation of celebrating annual masses for her soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She chooses to be buried in that convent, next to her husband.

Will by which Manuel Frade de Almada, resident in the farm of Lamarosa, prior of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, in Tentúgal, wanted to be buried in the main chapel of this church. He left all his immovable goods, namely a farm with its belongings, olive groves, vineyards, houses and lands, to his nephew Manuel Mendes Mexia. He was due to order the celebration of a daily masse for his and his parents' soul in the same church, and to pay for chaplain 20 000 réis. After his nephew's death, it should succeed his eldest son Francisco Mexia or other kin from the Mexias' succession line. The remaining part of his assets should be enjoyed by his nephew and nieces Manuel Mendes Mexia, D. Leonor Mexia, D. Leonor and D. Catarina. He also mentioned that he inherited the chapel of his mother Maria Mexia and his uncle Afonso de Almada Frade located in Olivença, and he nominated Fernando Mexia de Figueiredo to succeed in this entail. Followed by an approval deed dated 1680-11-25 and an opening deed 1681-02-20.

Will of António Correia de Castro, establishing an entail by all its estates, in which he appoints his sister Ana da Silveira de Lacerda as its first administrator, followed by one of her children, with males preceding females. In the event of his sisters’ and nephew’s deaths, the administrator should be one of his brothers, sons of Jorge Correia.

Followed by the approval deed, 1644-06-28, fls. 52v-53.

Will of Gonçalo Dantas, instituting a chapel with a weekly mass. The administrator should always be a clergyman of his lineage. As first administrator, he appointed Manuel Fernandes Gomes of Viana.

Followed by the approval deed (1612-11-21, fl. 101v).

Will by which Simão Neto, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Lisboa, near his father and nephew. He entails three casais in Loures, Sintra and Torres Vedras with an obligation of five anniversaries in his burial place. He appoints as administrator of his chapel and entail his nephew, Paulo Neto, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, son of his brother, the bishop D. Brás Neto, and his successors. If he has no descendants, he can appoint someone else.

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

Will made by Catarina Álvares in which she ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every year in the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where her body should be buried. She named her son Amador Travassos as first administrator of the entail and his descendants in straight line after him.

Will made by Duarte Vaz, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where his body should be buried. He named Rui Fernandes, priest, to administrate it as first administrator and Lopo Dias, his son-in-law after his death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will made by Maria Fernandes in which she founded two entails by endowing both of her granddaughters Maria Dias, daughter of Lopo Dias, and Angelita Velho, daughter of Álvaro Velho, to help with their weddings with the a perpetual obligation that each of them and their heirs would celebrate, in her memory, half a chapel of masses every year in church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where her body should be buried.

Will by which D. Maria de Morais expresses her wish to be buried in her family's chapel in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, if she dies in that city. If she dies in her farmstead of Subserra, she requests to be buried in its hermitage, next to her uncle, arcediago André Jácome, and to be transfered to the chapel he ordered to be built in the chapterhouse of the Capuchos of Caparica, after its completion. She establishes two weekly masses in her burial place, to which a part of her properties shall be entailed, to be administered by the priests. She designates her nephew, Lopo de Sousa Coutinho, as her universal heir, bequeathing him and his heirs all of her properties as an entail. If he dies without successors, the entail shall pass to his brother, Francisco de Sousa Coutinho, and to his descendants. If he too doesn't have any successors, the entail shall pass to Vicente de Morais, D. Maria's brother.
She also designates Lopo de Sousa Coutinho as administrator of the entail established by her grandfather, Francisco Jacóme, in the hermitage of the farmstead of Subserra, which were entailed to his third part. This entail had previously been administered by André Jácome, Francisco's son and D. Maria's uncle, and also had an obligation of masses for her grandparents, mother and uncle, and of keeping a lamp lit in the monastery of S. Francisco de Lisboa.

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

Will by which bacharel João Calaça, irmão terceiro da Ordem Dominicana, expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa. He appoints his natural son, Manuel, who lives in Salamanca, as his universal heir, giving him all his properties. He bequeaths to João do Couto, cavaleiro da Casa do Rei, and his executor, his quinta de Bulhaco, which is in a demand against Isabel Martins, a Raboa, widow of António Pais. If it is sold, after the demand, the revenue shall be entailed to a chapel of a weekly mass in that convent. If it isn't sold, it shall be entailed to the chapel with the same obligation. João do Couto shall only have the quinta during his lifetime; after his death, it shall pass to Manuel and to his descendants. If he dies without descendants, António Calaça, João's brother, and his successors shall inherit it instead.
João Calaça also bequeaths to his son his parts of the herdade de Santa Catarina, one which was given to him by his aunt, Catarina Calaça, with an obligation of ten annual masses, and the other by Inês Fernandes, wife of his uncle, Álvaro Calaça, with the obligation of five masses.
Contains additions from the following day.

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

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

Will by which Baltasar da Silva expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of São Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. He appoints Violante de Castro, his wife, as his universal heir. He entails his house and other properties in Bucelas. He appoints Antónia de Castro, his sister-in-law, as successor, after the death of his wife, and Tristão Vaz de Castro, his nephew, after the death of his sister-in-law.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1596-05-20. Tabelião: João Barreto Fraguedo.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): missa semanal na Sé do Funchal sobre a sua sepultura. Uma declaração de 1842-02-11 (f1. 96), refere que a pensão desta capela e das demais pertencentes ao comendador João José de Bettencourt e Freitas foram reduzidas a uma missa e um responso anual, conforme sentença de redução na fl. 76 dos autos de capela de Luís Bogalho e mulher. Em 1798, a administradora D. Francisca Inácia Madalena Correia Henriques alcança uma componenda de legados pios não cumpridos (fl. 73 a 75).
SUCESSÃO: nomeia a mulher em sua vida, e depois um sobrinho "qual ella (..) quizer nomear", filho de seu irmão Afonso Vaz da Corte e mulher Maria Coelho, sucedendo-lhe o filho primogénito.
BENS VINCULADOS: bens de raiz identificados nos termos de sub-rogação datados de 1845-01-14 (f1, 96)e 1846-10-16 (f1. 97), a saber: dois bocados de terra no sítio da Casa Branca, freguesia do Monte, avaliados em 524$375 réis, trocados por igual valor na parte livre de uma casa nobre na rua de João Tavira; o resto das fazendas no referido sítio da Casa Branca, Monte, avaliados em 210S000 réis, sub-rogados por igual valor em benfeitorias livres na casa nobre da rua de João Tavira.
OUTROS BENS VINCULADOS: i) casas sobradadas junto às que ficaram de Manuel da Grã, onde vive o irmão vigário, deixa à irmã Maria Nunes por ser pobre, após a sua morte sucederia o irmão com obrigação de pagar um cruzado aos pobres do Hospital; ii) metade de umas casas sobradadas na rua dos Ferreiros deixadas às confrarias do Santíssimo Sacramento e de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, sendo parte do rendimento do aluguer para gastos do azeite das lâmpadas das confrarias, e a outra parte para a manutenção das casas.
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1602: a cunhada Maria Coelho, viúva de Afonso Vaz da Corte.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: João José de Bettencourt e Freitas.
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (fls. 8 a 12):
Casado com Beatriz Antunes, sem filhos.
ENTERRAMENTO: Sé do Funchal.
MORADA; rua das Pretas, freguesia da Sé.
TESTEMUNHAS DO TESTAMENTO: Pêro Lopes, escrivão da igreja, que redigiu o testamento; Pedro Gonçalves, alfaiate; João Lopes, estudante, filho de Sebastião Gonçalves; André Martins, alfaiate; Francisco Nunes, criado de Diogo Vaz da Corte.
LEGADOS: 6.000 réis à moça Catarina, por bons serviços prestados.

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

Will of Domingos Lopes founding an entail and chapel with masses in the church of S. Pedro of Sertã and appointing João Lopes, his brother, as its first administrator.
Will approved in 1560-02-13.

Will by which D. Luísa de Barros, Jorge da Silva's wife, establishes an entail with a public debt instrument of 1 conto de réis and a part of her assets, instituting the obligation of supporting the ransom of christian captives in Africa, the marriage of orphan girls and the celebration of masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appoints Fernando da Silva, Regedor and her husband's nephew, to be its first administrator. The testator declares that her body should be interred in that church, inside the chapel of Jesus.

Will by which Álvaro Rodrigues Canelas wanted to be buried in the church of Santo André of Estremoz. He established a chapel in this church, of invocation of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. He designated his nephew Doutor Jorge de Oliveira to be its first administrator. Rodrigo de Oliveira, his son, should succeed him.

Will by which the Inquisidor Jorge Ferreira, resident in Goa, designated his mother to be his universal heiress, leaving her all his free assets. He determined that, after his death, 8 000 cruzados had to be shipped to Lisboa, given to Manuel Silveira Frade, his uncle, and employed in the acquisition of properties in Abrantes to be incorporated in an entail. Its future administrators would be obligated to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for his soul in the chapel of Jesus of the church of S. Vicente of Abrantes. If his mother was still alive at the time of his death, the entail would be administrated by her and subsequently passed to his nephew, who had to use his name. From then on, the entail would be administrated by the eldest son of the previous administrator.
He left mills in Rio de Moinhos to his niece, Maria Ferreira, Álvaro Frade's eldest daughter, with the obligation of celebrating 20 masses every year. Since he did not recall what were the conditions stated in the donation deed made by his mother, who had inherited the mills from her brother, Álvaro Frade Caldeira, he determined that the mills would be left to her if she was alive.
Jorge Ferreira appointed Álvaro Frade Ferreira, his brother, to administrate the entail founded by his grandmother, which he had inherited after Simão Ferreira's death, with the obligation of celebrating 2 annual masses every year. He also designated his brother to administrate the chapel established by Vasco Fernandes Ferreira in the church of S. João de Abrantes, to which Vicente Palos da Guarda had entailed properties and added pious obligations.
If the testator died in Goa, his body would be buried in the Casa da Nossa Senhora da Serra. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1611-04-25, an opening deed issued on 1613-09-30 and a codicil issued on 1613-01-20.

Will of Beatriz Nicolau, widow of Pedro Carvalho de Andrade, founding a chapel in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in her farmstead (quinta), in Pedrógão Grande, and appointing as successor her granddaughter, Maria, with the authority to appoint her successor.
Will approved in 1658-09-21.

Will of Catarina Gomes Raposo, wife of João do Outeiro, bequeathing five moios of land to mass celebration for her soul, in the chapel where she will be buried, and appointing his husband as its administrator and, after his death, her daughter, D. Maria, and, after her death, her male and first born son.
Will approved in 1518-04-29 and opened in 1523-09-19.

Will by which Martinho Garcia de Oliveira and his wife Beatriz Gonçalves established an entail, incorporating some houses located in Charneca, on the outskirts of Lisboa, in order to fulfill the pious charges. They designated Álvaro Pires and his wife Branca Eanes to be first administrators. After their death, it should succeed their eldest son or daughter. If they died childless, it would succeed the brotherhood of the church of Charneca.

Will of D. Beatriz do Quintal bequeathing her assets to her husband, capitão João Teixeira de Sousa, with the pious obligation of two annual chapels of masses. Her husband will appoint one of the sons of capitão André da Ponte de Quintal, her nephew, as his successor. She also appoints Valentim da Câmara, son of capitão André da Ponte de Quintal, as her successor in her mother's available portion, with the pious obligation of half of a chapel. Besides, she appoints her husband as her successor in the lands located in Relva, with the pious obligation of half of a chapel of annual masses, in which she was appointed by Padre Filipe Serrão.
Contains: approval deed, dated from 1687-12-21, and opening deed of a will, dated from 1689-02-27.

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

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1601-02-24, aberto em 1601-03-03. Tabelião: Pero Nogueira.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): uma missa ofertada no convento de São Francisco. Uma declaração de 1842-02-11 (fl. 120), refere que a pensão desta capela e das demais pertencentes ao comendador João José de Bettencourt e Freitas foram reduzidas a uma missa e um responso anual, conforme sentença de redução na fl. 76 dos autos de capela de Luís Bogalho e mulher
SUCESSÃO: o marido João Rodrigues Furtado, seu herdeiro universal e testamenteiro, depois a sua sobrinha Antônia Vieira, filha de Jerónimo Vieira e mulher de Manuel de Franca de Andrade.
BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens. O termo de juramento, datado de 1785-06-02 (fl. 69), refere que os bens desta capela são uma fazenda no sítio do Til, Freguesia de Santo António, que partia pelo norte com o alferes Francisco Rodrigues, sul com os herdeiros do capitão João Gomes e José de Agrela, leste com o caminho do concelho e oeste com D. Guiomar Madalena de Sá Vilhena.
PRIMEIRO E ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADORES: o marido João Rodrigues Furtado e João José de Bettencourt e Freitas,
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (fl. 2 v.º a 6 v.º):
ENTERRAMENTO: sepultura do pai, junto ao altar do Bom Jesus do convento de São Francisco.
LEGADOS: a Maria Jorge um vestido e vasquinha; à moça Maria Álvares, quando casasse, um colchão e dois lençóis; à sobrinha Antónia Vieira dá o seu roupão de veludo.
TESTEMUNHAS: Pedro Gomes e Francisco Nunes Furtado, filhos de Fernão Nunes; Filipe Furtado; Agostinho Jorge Furtado; Belchior Gonçalves; Manuel Jorge.
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO PROCESSO:
FOLHA DE ROSTO: uma nota cosida a esta folha refere que o marido da testadora, João Rodrigues Furtado, depois casou com Maria Gomes.
FI. 17-19: Auto, datado de 1608-05-21, de demarcação e venda de uma fazenda no sítio do Til, pertencente a João Rodrigues Furtado, para pagamento de 29.600 réis de legados e custas relativas à execução do testamento de Beatriz Vieira Tavares. Segue-se o auto de posse dado ao comprador Jerónimo Vieira.
FI. 26-34: Embargos em bens do referido João Rodrigues Furtado executados em 1618-07-24.

Will by which Vasco Gonçalves and his wife, Isabel Vaz, express their wish to be buried in the church of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. They entail both their third parts, including houses in Lisboa and estates in Campo de Ourique and Torrão, and bequeath them to their son António Vaz, with an obligation of six annual masses for their souls. If their lineage is extinguished, and the entail passes to a transversal family line, four more masses shall be added to the obligations. If there are no more living relatives of the institutors, the succession of the entail shall be made by appointment from the priests of Santíssima Trindade, with ten more annual masses of obligations.

André Dinis de Vitória's will, leaving some properties to be annexed in the entail instituted by his uncle Marcos Dinis.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 2-12 v.º) aprovado em 1582-05-28; codicilo (f. 12 v.º-16 v.º) aprovado em 1582-07-06. Tabelião: Francisco Cardoso. Traslado de 1796, extraído do tombo 1.º do Resíduo, f. 445.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: o testador encontrava-se doente mas andando, em pé; não sabia quando Deus Nosso Senhor o quereria levar desta vida para a outra.
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (ANUAIS): uma missa cantada no altar de Jesus da Sé, no dia da sua festa ou oitava, por dois tostões (200 réis) e missas rezadas no valor de oito tostões (800 réis), por sua alma; outra missa cantada no altar de Nossa Senhora do Rosário da Sé, no dia da sua festa ou oitavário, também por dois tostões (200 réis) e 400 réis para missas rezadas (total de 1600 réis).
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a sentença do juiz dos Resíduos de 1802-03-04 (f. 20 v.º-21 v.º) determina para o futuro a adequação do número de missas à taxa estabelecida pelo testador «satisfazer a pensão cujo vencimento da esmola que por ele foi tachada for suficiente para satisfazer a benese dela, segundo a esmola que corre». Uma quitação de 1806 (f. 24) refere a pensão de uma missa cantada por 200 réis e duas rezadas; já uma conta de 1822 (f. 44) refere que esta capela tem de pensão 1600 réis para missas pelas taxas determinadas pelo testamento. Depois, uma sentença do juiz dos Resíduos de 1824-03-01 (f. 48 v.º-49) estabelece que, como não era possível dizer uma missa cantada por 200 réis, deveria reservarse tal soma «athe que fasa hua soma que equivalha a esmola da missa cantada, como já se mandou no despacho a f. 20». Nesta mesma sentença, ordena que se averigue que possui a casa da rua do Peixe onerada à primeira pensão para que se faça cumprir, para tanto o escrivão deveria observar se haveria outros deste instituidor.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia o filho Jácome Caldeira, ausente no Brasil e seu herdeiro universal (de toda a sua fazenda e terça). No testamento determina que, na falta de descendência, a terça ficaria a dois filhos do irmão Simão Caldeira - sendo a casa da rua dos Ferreiros para o mais velho e a casa da rua do Peixe para o secundogénito. Se algum deles falecesse sem geração, herdaria o outro. Porém, no codicilo, o instituidor estabelece a sua sucessão, em caso de falta de geração, no irmão Aleixo Caldeira e seus filhos.
BENS VINCULADOS: toma a terça nas duas casas sitas, respetivamente, nas ruas do Peixe e dos Ferreiros, que comprara por 160.000 réis aos filhos de Marcos de Lima. No aditamento ao testamento, feito dois dias depois, em 28-05-1582, receando que «sua fazenda lhe não venha do Brazil como deve», em tal caso, vincula à terça apenas a casa da rua do Peixe, impondo na mesma o anterior encargo total de 1600 réis, antes distribuídos pelos dois imóveis. Determina que tudo o que coubesse na terça seria gasto por sua alma e no casamento de órfãs pobres, e dariam 10.000 réis para o casamento de Maria Fernandes, filha da viúva Catarina Fernandes.
ADMINISTRADOR em 1793-04-27, data da quitação mais antiga (f. 17): o morgado Jorge Correia Acciaioly.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR : Conde de Carvalhal.
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO E CODICILO (f. 2 a 16 v.º):
NATURALIDADE E MORADA: natural de Pombeiro, Freguesia de São Veríssimo de Lagares, Felgueiras; morador ao Varadouro dos Batéis, Freguesia da Sé, cidade do Funchal.
FILHOS: Aleixo Caldeira, seu único herdeiro forçoso. No codicilo o testador refere que este se encontrava no Brasil mas não sabia dele (f. 13 v.º).
Irmão da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Funchal.
IRMÃOS do testador: Simão Caldeira, casado na vila de Santarém, em Marvila; Margarida Dias, viúva, moradora na freguesia de São Pedro de Torrados, Felgueiras; Lucrécia Dias, viúva, moradora na freguesia de São Veríssimo de Lagares, Pombeiro; Filipa Dias, também moradora nesta freguesia de São Veríssimo; Úrsula Caldeira, moradora em Santa Luzia de Penelas(?), freguesia de São Pedro; Cecília Dias, falecida. A todos estes irmãos e alguns de seus filhos lega determinadas somas de dinheiro.
ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco, na sua sepultura à entrada da porta principal, com o letreiro que dizia "Lorenço Miz”.
TESTAMENTEIRO: António Antunes, seu natural amigo, a quem deixa 30.000 réis pelo trabalho de testamentária.
TESTEMUNHAS [do testamento]: padre Gaspar Nunes, beneficiado da igreja de Nossa Senhora do Calhau, que redigiu o testamento; Pedro Gonçalves, lavrador; Pedro Gonçalves, mercador; Manuel Martins, sapateiro; Frutuoso Gomes, lavrador, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal; Salvador Dias, mercador, morador na vila de Guimarães, estante na cidade do Funchal. [da aprovação]: Pedro Gonçalves, lavrador; Diogo Luís e Manuel Vieira, mercadores; Manuel Martins, sapateiro; Manuel Doucim, tosador, todos moradores nesta cidade do Funchal.
LITERACIA: o testador assina o testamento.

Will by which Aleixo Dias Falcão, inquisidor, expresses his wish to be buried in the college of Madre de Deus de Cochim, if he dies in that city. He establishes an entail and chapel with the remaining part of the assets he is sending to Portugal, which shall be employed in the acquisition of landed properties or public debt instruments. He orders the construction of a chapel of the invocation of Santo Aleixo in the church of S. Martinho of Pinhel, and orders the transfer to it of the bones of his parents, licenciado Francisco Dias and Isabel de Sela. The administrator of the entail shall order daily masses for their souls. He designates a young man named Manuel as heir of his entail, and his children afterwards. If he dies without successors the entail shall pass to Aleixo's sister, Violante Falcão, and to her descendents. If she also doesn't have heirs, the entail will pass to their maternal uncle, António de Sela, and from then on, instead of being inherited by the eldest sons, shall be inherited by the closest relatives to his mother, starting with António's brothers.
Followed by the approval deed of the will.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento feito em 1491-02-09; codicilo aprovado em 1493-11-26; aberto em 1493-11-30, em Vila Franca do Campo, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores. Tabelião: Afonso Rodrigues, tabelião na referida ilha.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora encontrava-se doente; não sabia o dia e hora do seu finamento; temia o estreito dia do juízo do Senhor Deus a que todos eram obrigados; descarrego de sua consciência e boa ordem da sua alma.
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (anuais):
i) missa diária pela sua alma e de seus pais, seguida de responso sobre sua sepultura, na capela do Espírito Santo do convento de São Francisco do Funchal, que manda edificar;
ii) construção, ornato e posterior manutenção da dita capela do Espírito Santo: com abóbada e da melhor pedra e cantaria, colocar um monumento de pedra com letreiro, as armas de seu pai (escudo e cota de armas, que descreve), um rótulo, uma imagem de Santa Ana, um retábulo que manda comprar «que seja rico» (f. 10), um missal de pergaminho para o altar, frontais, vestimentas (uma bordada com as armas do pai) e paramentos vários (cálices, galhetas, campainha, cruz de prata dourada para as procissões de finados); ainda uma caixa com armários para guardar as vestimentas e ornamentos destinados a dizer missa diária, sendo que os restantes ornamentos estariam em poder dos testamenteiros e o capelão teria uma chave;
iii) uma missa cantada em dia do Espírito Santo;
iv) um resgate anual de um cativo da terra dos mouros, com a condição do liberto vir à sua capela do Espírito Santo, onde lhe dariam de vestir e comer durante cinco dias e 1.000 réis para despesas, mas o cativo assistiria nesses dias às missas e rezaria 5 pai-nossos e ave-marias pelas Chagas de Cristo, outros sete pelas sete dores do Espírito Santo e outras sete ave-marias à honra da Assunção da Virgem;
v) 10.000 réis anuais para casar uma moça órfã “pobre e de boa fama”. Metade dos bens da instituidora são reservados para a sua alma, pois não tem herdeiros. Por ocasião da primeira tomada de contas, em 1626, diz-se que o administrador desta capela tem a
obrigação de despender 87.500 réis cada ano (vol. 1, f. 3).
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a informação do escrivão da Provedoria dos Resíduos e Capelas, datada de 1819-05-04, (2.º vol., f. 67) refere que esta capela, em virtude da redução de 1814-03-20, ficou com a obrigação anual de cem mil réis para dotes, dez missas rezadas e uma missa em dia de Finados. Em 1819-01-28 (2.º vol., f. 68-74) o administrador João Carvalhal Esmeraldo Vasconcelos Bettencourt
obtém indulto apostólico de componenda das pensões caídas das capelas que administra.
SUCESSÃO: determina que o marido entre na posse e usufruto de todos os seus bens e, casando, reparta com o sobrinho Gaspar de Bettencourt. No primeiro testamento, determinava que o sobrinho Gaspar nomearia o segundo sucessor e este nomearia o terceiro e assim sucessivamente, havendo o administrador 1/6 do rendimento dos bens «de seis hum» (f. 12). No codiclo altera a ordem de sucessão: por falecimento de Gaspar sucederia seu filho primogénito, e sempre de filho a neto, por linha direita; na falta de descendentes do dito Gaspar de Bettencourt ou filho lidimo, ficaria ao parente mais chegado por linha direita do sobrinho, mas sempre com a anuência do marido da testadora.
CONDIÇÕES: quando «fosse achado que o filho maior não hera para semilhante carrego emtam mando que fique outro segundo» (f. 21); aos testamenteiros seriam tomadas contas por el-rei, segundo a ordenação e regimento do reino, e em caso de incumprimento seria colocado outro testamenteiro «pessoa apta e pertensente para ter o dito carrego e seja morador em esta ilha» (f. 13). É primeiro administrador o dito Gaspar de Bettencourt, depois o filho primogénito deste, Henrique de Bettencourt.
BENS VINCULADOS: toma para sua alma a metade dos seus bens móveis e de raiz para cumprimento do que dispõe (f. 10 v.º-11), o remanescente os testamenteiros o gastariam e despenderiam em obras piedosas e meritórias (f. 16). Estes bens nunca se venderiam nem diminuiriam em nenhum tempo.
SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: o tombo dos bens (2.º vol., f. 23/42 v.º), feito em 1562-07-09, identifica todos os bens e respetivas confrontações. Também as verbas de sub-rogação, a seguir enumeradas, identificam bens desta capela:
2.º vol., f. 77/78 - Sub-rogação do capital de um foro de 5.300 réis e outro de 1.500 réis, impostos em terrenos na rua de São Francisco, Sé, trocados por benfeitorias livres no sítio do Palheiro Ferreiro, São Gonçalo. Termo de 1848-12-23.
2.º vol., f. 78 v.º/80 - Sub-rogação de três propriedades pertencentes a esta capela, sitas nas freguesias de Santo António (na Penteada) e São Roque (na Achada), no valor total de 2.030.640 réis, trocadas por igual valor em benfeitorias livres do palácio da rua do Peru, pertencente aos Condes de Carvalhal. Termo de 1859-02-10.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal.
Outras informações do testamento e do codicilo (2. vol., f. 6 a 22 v.º; 3.º vol., f. 143 a 160):
Sem filhos.
TESTAMENTEIROS: o marido e o sobrinho Gaspar de Bettencourt, fidalgo da casa d’el-rei, que receberiam em sua vida, respetivamente, 15.000 réis e 10.000 réis anuais pelo trabalho. Abertura do testamento requerida pelos sobrinhos Gonçalo Vaz “o Moço”, escudeiro e João Rodrigues, escudeiro. Os testamenteiros requerem o traslado do testamento em 1493-11-30.
PROPRIEDADES: i) possui a saboaria de toda a ilha da Madeira, ora arrendada a António Espínola, a qual era de seu pai «Mice Missiote», por conta de 20.000 réis que o infante D. Henrique lhe tinha dado de juro pela ilha de Lançarote, ii) possui a Lombada da Ponta do Sol, ora arrendada a João Esmeraldo.
LEGADOS: 4.000 réis para o campanário da igreja de São Miguel; 10.000 réis para o mosteiro de Santa Maria; 100.000 réis para o enxoval de Beatriz Rodrigues da Câmara, filha de seu marido, procedentes de uma dívida de «hum milham de dinheiro que nos deve Janes Esmeraldo» (codicilo).
ESCRAVOS: i) ao mosteiro de São Francisco lega «um bom escravo para servir o mosteiro»; ii) liberta os seguintes escravos: Sintra, Antão Taleiga(?), João Gonçalves Branco, Lourencinha e sua irmã Filipa; iii) determina que a mãe das escravas Lourencinha e Filipa sirva nas obras da igreja de Santa Maria da ilha de São Miguel; iv) determina que a escrava Catarina, que estava com o galego, servisse no hospital da mesma ilha.
TESTEMUNHAS (do testamento): Freia António; Frei Lourenço; Fernão de Azevedo; Fernão Martins, carpinteiro; Afonso Pires; João Anes, homem trabalhador.
TESTEMUNHAS (do codicilo): Pedro Afonso; João Rodrigues, escudeiro; João Gonçalves, filho de Gonçalo Vaz; Fernão Martins, carpinteiro; Afonso Esteves, ferreiro; Luís Gago; Gil Costa, carpinteiro.
ENTERRAMENTO: no testamento ordenava que a enterrassem na capela mor do convento de São Francisco do Funchal, pedindo-se licença ao proprietário Luís Álvares, sendo que os seus ossos seriam depois trasladados para a capela que mandara edificar, o mesmo sucedendo com as ossadas de seu pai e mãe (que se trariam de Lanzarote). No codicilo manda sepultar-se na igreja do arcanjo São Miguel.
LITERACIA: a testadora não assina o testamento e codicilo, os quais são respetivamente redigidos por Frei Afonso e Frei Henrique, confessor da mesma.
O processo está dividido em três volumes com numeração autónoma.
O 1.º vol. contém, nomeadamente:
F. 2 a 4v.º - quitações do cumprimento desta capela relativas aos anos de 1622 a 1626, então sob a administração de Gaspar de Bettencourt, que sucedeu ao irmão Rui Dias de Aguiar;
F. 5 - Embargo de um foro de 75.000 reis anuais da Lombada da Ponta do Sol, para deles se fazer um lampadário de prata para a capela do Espírito Santo;
F. 7 - Petição do padre Manuel de Carvalho, do Porto Santo, datada de 1624, a requer ao administrador desta capela 20.000 réis para o resgate de sua sobrinha Luzia de Ornelas, viúva de Pedro Bogalho, cativa em Argel;
F. 9 - Outra petição do mesmo padre, datada de 1625, a requerer o resgate de outra sobrinha Luzia de Gouveia, filha de João de Viveiros, sargento-mor da ilha do Porto Santo, e de sua mulher Maria de Gouveia, também cativa em Argel;
F. 11 - Petição de Simoa Dias para se proceder ao resgate do filho Manuel Martins. Na folha seguinte, quitação de 1626-03-16, feita na rua dos Mercadores, na loja de fancaria de Simoa Dias, de como recebeu o resgate;
F. 13 - Quitação de Francisco Gomes, natural da ilha do Porto Santo, de como recebeu a quantia de 20.000 réis para o resgate de seu filho Manuel. 1626-03-18;
F. 15 - Petição para receber o dote de Beatriz Lopes, órfã, filha de Francisco Lopes e de Ana Salgada, da freguesia de São Roque.
Fl. 19/20 - Quitação de Frutuoso Pires, morador no Campanário, de como recebeu 10.000 réis de dote para casar com Beatriz Gonçalves, órfã, filha de Afonso Gil e de Beatriz Gonçalves.
F. 23/24 - Petição de Maria do Anjo, órfã, filha de João Fernandes e de Guiomar Fernandes, moradora em Santo António, para receber o dote e casar com António Pires, lavrador, também da mesma freguesia;
F. 25/27 - Petição e posterior quitação de Maria Gonçalves, tecedeira, moradora na rua Nova da freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Calhau, viúva de João Dias, mareante, a pedir o dote para casar a filha Luzia Dias com Rafael de Sousa, mareante.
Fl. 35 - Quitação de Luzia de Gouveia, datada de 1633-12-24, de como fora resgatada dos mouros e trazida para o Funchal.
O 2.º vol. contém, nomeadamente: o traslado do testamento, codicilo e do tombo dos bens da capela; os termos de sub-rogação de propriedades desta capela.
O 3.º vol. contém, nomeadamente:
F. 15 a 23 -Relação das capelas administradas por D. Guiomar Madalena Bettencourt Sá Machado (falecida a 1789-03-15);
F. seguintes - Inúmeras quitações do cumprimento das obrigações de muitas dessas capelas;
F. 106 a 110- Embargos de declaração e direito, interpostos em 1791 pelo Rdo. Manuel de Jesus, à sentença proferida a f. 103 v.º, em que se determina o sequestro nos bens livres da administradora D. Guiomar Madalena Bettencourt Sá. Junta 22 documentos (f. 111 a 139).
F. 111 - Féria do pedreiro relativa ao conserto do carneiro da capela de São João, no convento de São Francisco. 1788-04-30.
Fl. 112 - Quitação de Estêvão Teixeira de Nóbrega, mestre-de-obras do ofício de carpinteiro, referente aos altares das capelas do Espírito Santo e de São João, ambas no convento de São Francisco. 1791-06-16.
F. 114 - Rol do gasto feito na sepultura da capela dos Mártires, no convento de São Francisco. Quitação de António José Barreto, mestre-de-obras do ofício de pedreiro. 1791-06-27.
F. 115 - Orçamento para se fazer a capela dos Mártires, feito pelos aludidos mestres pedreiro e
carpinteiro. 1791-06-27.
F. 116 - Declaração de avaliação do estado da capela dos Mártires no convento de São Francisco (capela avaliada em 61.600 réis e o lageado danificado em 12.600 réis). 1780-05-11.
F. 140 v.º - Sentença do juiz do Resíduo a determinar que se trasladem os instrumentos de instituição das capelas de São João e dos Mártires, erigidas no convento de São Francisco. O escrivão (f. 141 v.º/142) informa que se ignora quem foi o instituidor da capela de São João, apenas sabe que Francisco de Vasconcelos, o velho, manda enterrar-se nesta capela onde jazem seus avós; para justificar a instituição da capela dos Mártires traslada o testamento de D. Maria de Bettencourt.
F. 143 a 160 - Traslado do testamento e codicilo de D. Maria de Bettencourt.
F. 277 a 283 - Documentos respeitantes à redução de encargos pios.

Will by which Álvaro Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes, his wife, express their wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. They appoint the one of them who survives as the other's heir and executor.
Álvaro Gonçalves orders the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of masses celebrated every year in at the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of that convent. He appoints Iria Gonçalves, his niece, as his heir, if he dies before his wife.
Isabel Fernandes orders the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of masses celebrated every year at the same altar. She appoints Amador Fernandes, her nephew, as her heir, if she dies before her husband.
Followed by an approval deed (dated 1493-06-01) and an opening deed of will (dated 1498-05-17).

Will of Ana de Figueiredo Castelo Branco founding a chapel of 16 annual masses and appointing as her successor her niece, Francisca Brandoa, daughter of Ana de Figueiredo, her niece, and her husband, Luís de Sousa Brandão, who are their universal heirs until their daughter can administrate. She also appoints Francisca Brandoa as her successor in another chapel of 8 masses she owns, with assets in Alcains.

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

Will by which Amaro de Cerqueira, mercador, establishes a chapel in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, entailing the third part of his assets and the legitimates which belonged to his son, including houses in Lisboa. He appoints Manuel Cerqueira de Campos, his son, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a daily mass for his soul in that church, where his body would be buried, inside the grave of the brotherhood of the Santíssimo Sacramento.

Will of António Borges da Costa founding an entail in Ponta Delgada with his available portion and with the obligation of a half of a chapel and appointing his wife, D. Maria da Câmara, as his heir and, after her death, his three religious daughters and, after their death, his granddaughter, D. Ana. The testator also appoints his son, Duarte Borges da Câmara as his successor in the entails (terças) of João Gonçalves and João de Arruda Botelho (or da Costa), his grandfathers, Amador da Costa de Arruda, Álvaro da Costa, his uncle, Manuel da Costa, his uncle. He also appoints him as his successor in some properties, included those entailed by Margarida Mendes, his aunt, which are administrated by the testator.
Will approved in 1648-03-22 and opened in 1648-03-24.

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

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

Will by which Guiomar de Sampaio, widow of Pedro de Albuquerque, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, ordered the friars of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça to celebrate 4 annual masses for her soul in perpetuity. Those pious obligations would be supported with the revenues of a farmstead she owned in the outskirts of Lisboa ("quinta de Santa Catarina de Ribamar"). She designated her son, Jorge de Albuquerque, to administrate that entail, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of the masses. After her son's death, the entail would be transmitted to one of his children. She determined that her body had to be buried in that convent, in the chapel where her husband lied.

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

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

Will by which Maria de Vilalobos, wife of Aires de Maiorga, establishes an entail with her properties, which she bequeaths her husband, during his lifetime. After her husband's death, the chapel shall be administered by Diogo de Vilalobos, her nephew, and his successors, with an obligation of two weekly masses for her soul, one for the soul of licenciado Diogo de Vilalobos, her brother, and another for the soul of Catarina de Vilalobos, her sister.

Will made by João Missel, o Gigante, in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel devoted to Santo António with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated in every month, for which he entailed one cotton field, a land and twenty couples of amerindians, that should be freed and doctrinated on this very chapel, working for the maintenance of the masses and administrators. To administrate it, he named his daughter Virgínia Missel and her husband António Pereira de Azevedo and their descendants. The institutor also disposed that the local clergy and ecclesial visitadores should inspect the chapel and observe if the amerindians were being doctrinated and kept in the numbers that he disposed.

Will of Vasco Lourenço Coelho and Leonor Fernandes, his wife. They institute a chapel, invoking Sto. André, in the church of Santa Cruz da Praia, on the island of Terceira. They entail assets to fulfill charges. They appoint Pedro Eanes de Acere, their compadre, the first administrator. He had to appoint the successor, which must not be a nobleman, knight or squire.

Will by which Diogo Pires ordered to be buried in the Monastery of São Francisco de Évora. He established an entail, incorporating one moio and half of cereal taken from his "herdade da Bodoeira" and "herdade da Bala" in order to fulfil the pious obligations in that monastery. He designated his daughter Catarina Dias to be its first administrator, and her husband João Moxinho should succeed her. After his death, it should succeed the institutor's grandson.

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

Will of Brásia Varela, by which she orders her grave in the church of the monastery of São Domingos of Évora, where rests Brásia Fernandes, her grandmother. She establishes another chapel, by entailing three vineyards, located on the outskirts of Évora, for the fulfillment of pious charges celebrated in the Capela das Virgens in the monastery of São Domingos de Évora, to be administrated by Beatriz Nunes, her niece, followed by her eldest son or daughter.
In addition, she establishes a chapel, by entailing the income of other farms and other assets located in Évora and surroundings, for the fulfillment of charges celebrated in the Capela das Virgens, in the monastery of São Domingos de Évora, to be administrated by Brásia, daughter of Beatriz Nunes, her niece, followed by her eldest son or daughter.
She establishes another chapel, by entailing a moio and three alqueires of income from the Romeira's farm (herdade) to fulfill the pious charges celebrated in the Capela das Virgens, in that monastery, to be administrated by Isabel, daughter of Beatriz Nunes, her niece, followed by her eldest son or daughter.

Will made by Pedro Rol de Velez, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of masses celebrated every year in the feasts of Christ, of the Virgin Mary and the Holy apostles in Portalegre. He named his brother Francisco Rol de Velez as first administrator of the entail and, preferably, his eldest male heirs after him. If he died without children, the administration should be handled to his sister Isabel Velez, and after her death to his nephew Mateus Lourenço de Velez. If Mateus died without heirs, the administration should be given to his wife Mariana da Silva during her lifetime, and after her death to the Misericórdia of Portalegre.

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

Will of António Monteiro, made in Macau. The document contains extensive information about António's commercial activities in China, India and Timor. The testator wishes to establish a chapel in the Monastery of S. Francisco do Porto, dedicated to "Nossa Senhora dos Anjos da Porciúncula". To this end, he sent a sum of money to his nephew, Gil Monteiro, through the Misericórdia of Porto, with which Gil was to acquire interest rents for the chapel, becoming its first administrator.

Followed by the approval deed (1580-04-19, fls. 433-434).

Will of Ana Ferreira entailing all her properties, including the reserved portion he inherited from her father, to the available portion of her mother, Guiomar de Sequeira, with all the clauses and obligations her mother will order and that she already knows, since her mother announced her before she writes this will. Ana Ferreira wants to become a nun and appoints D. Luísa de Almeida, her sister, as her universal heir of all her assets for the aid of her dowry. Guiomar de Sequeira, her mother, consented in this will.
Will approved in 1578-05-14.

Will of Simão Ferreira, husband of Guiomar de Sequeira, bequeathing his available portion to his wife, Guiomar de Sequeira. The testator also orders to give part of the income of a public debt instrument of 32.000 réis to the monastery of S. Jerónimo do Mato to give them a tomb and to celebrate a perpetual daily mass, as he determined with his wife.
Will approved in 1566-03-27 and opened in 1567-08-23.

Will by which the priest Francisco de Araújo wanted to be buried in the Church of São Pedro da Alfândega da Fé. He built a chapel of invocation of São Francisco, in the church of Nossa Senhora de Porto de Mós, where he wanted to be transferred. He incorporated assets to fulfill the pious obligations in this chapel and designated his nephew Pedro Caldeira to be its first administrator. The administrator should be a cleric and his relative.

Will by which the priest Francisco Dias Caiado established an entail, incorporating some assets to fulfill charges. He designated his nephew Francisco Dias Caiado to be his last will executor and the entail's first administrator. The successor must be a cleric and a relative of the institutor. Followed by an approval deed dated 1602-12-20.

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

Will by which the priest Baltasar Alves established an entail in the Church of São Paulo de Maçãs de Dona Maria, incorporating assets to fulfill the charges. He designated his brother Bartolomeu Nunes, his sister-in-law Ana Pinto de Queirós, his nephew António Monteiro de Vasconcelos and his nephew Domingos Pinto de Queirós, to be its administrators. The last of these nephews had to designate the son who would succeed them.

Will by which Gonçalo André declared that he previously made another will with his wife Maria Jorge establishing a chapel in the Cathedral of Funchal, and entailing assets composed of lands and vineyards for the fulfillment of the pious charges. He designated his nephew Gonçalo André to be its administrator and, after his death, his eldest son.

Will by which Guiomar Pedrosa founded a chapel in the Church of São Lourenço de Carnide, in Lisboa, using the rents of a vineyard and designating her sister Joana Gonçalves to be its first administrator. She also wanted to use her house also to fulfill charges, and designated her sister Ana Gonçalves to be its administrator.

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

Will by which José Martins da Cunha wanted to be buried in the church of São Miguel da Cunha, in his father's grave. He established an entail, incorporating the third part of his assets, consisting of immovable property in the parish of Cunha, for the fulfillment of the charges in this church. He designated his wife Maria Rodrigues to be its first administrator. She should nominate her successor among their sons and daughters.

Will by which Gaspar Zagalo established an entail, incorporating assets located in Elvas in order to fulfill the charges. He designated his brother Manuel Zagalo to be its first administrator. After his death the succession should be transferred to António Pegado and his wife Maria Zagalo and, after the death of both of them, to their children.

Will by which Jerónimo Afonso Caracho and his wife Catarina Fernandes founded a chapel in the church of Santa Maria de Arraiolos. They designated each other to succeed in this entail and, after their death, Diogo Caracho and Mateus Caracho, Afonso Caracho's brothers. The next administrators should be nominated by the descendants of the institutors' heirs and by the priest of the parish of Arraiolos.

Will by which Simão Pires founded a chapel with the invocation of Trindade, in the convent of São Francisco of Praia, on Terceira island. He designated his cousin Amador Gonçalves, son of Pedro Gonçalves, to be its first administrator.

Will by which Lopo Eanes established an entail, incorporating some assets located in Lisboa and Azeitão, for the fulfillment of the pious charges. He designated João Picão, husband of Simoa Correia, to be its first administrator and his eldest son should succeed him.

Will by which Domingos Rodrigues and Maria Pedroso, his wife, express their wish to be buried in their chapel in the church of Santo Adrião da Póvoa. They entail to it their lands, taken from the third parts of their possessions, with an obligation of 107 masses. They appoint Domingos da Silva Pedroso, their son, as first administrator. His eldest son was to succeed him. Domingos Rodrigues also appoints his son as heir of the properties of his mother, Dionísia Francisca, which she had bequeathed him, with an obligation of an annual mass in the same church.

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

Will of Gonçalo Meireles Freire, fouding en entail by public debt instruments, and appointing his nephew António de Meireles as administrator. The institutor excludes clerics and those who commited lese-majeste crimes from succeession, and compels the administratotrs to entail estates and to use his family name.

Followed by the approval deed (1692-10-15, fls. 291v-292).

Will by which D. Catarina de Brito, widow of doutor Rui Gago, revokes her part of the will chart she had previously made with her husband, in 1560-07-29. She expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento of the cathedral of Lisboa, in her husband's grave, with the obligation of a daily mass for her and her husband's soul, half to be paid with her properties, and half to be paid with the properties of her husband's entail. She entails her assets in Lisboa, Évora, Alcáçovas and Elvas, which she detaches from her husband's entail, and appoints D. Catarina, their niece, daughter of Estêvão Gago and D. Guiomar de Brito, as her heir. She also entails her jewelry, which D. Catarina shall use for her wedding, as well as her successors. If D. Catarina dies without children, the entail shall be inherited by Rui de Brito, son of her nephew, Fernando Lobo de Brito. She also establishes two other entails, with "foros" in Elvas, which she bequeaths to her nephews: Fernando Lobo de Brito and Afonso de Brito.

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

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

Will made by Nuno da Fonseca Coutinho, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail, composed of an estate named Quinta do Reguengo, in Portalegre's district, with the perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year. This entail would be administrated by his son Manuel da Fonseca Coutinho, who remained in Castille after the acclamation of D. João IV, with the condition that he would return to Portugal and administrate the entail, and after his death the succession should continue always, preferably, on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be composed of an estate named Herdade das Canas and other properties, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year. To administrate it he named his son Diogo da Fonseca and after his death the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir, with the condition that all administrators that succeeds on the entail would annex half of their own reserved portions to the entail. If the administrators of both entails married with descendants of Hebrews, Moors or Mulattos, they would lose the administration.

Will of Gonçalo Gomes and Beatriz Gomes, his wife, bequeathing to each other their available portions consisting of a tapada and houses in the place of Vila Chã, parish of Santa Comba, with the pious obligation of some annual masses. They appoint their grandson, Martinho, son of Cristóvão de Figueiredo and Justa Gomes, their daughter, as administrator of the assets set apart to their available portions.

Will made by padre António Siqueira in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of fifteen masses celebrated every year on the church of S. Francisco's convent, in Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named Rui Pais de Andrade as first administrator of the entail and his daughter Francisca Pestana after his death and her descendants after her.

Will of Maria Rodrigues instituting a chapel and appointing her husband Pedro Gonçalves Picoto as heir, and ordering that she should be buried in the church of São Martinho de Aboim.

Will made by Isabel Vaz Velha, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails, all of them located in Portalegre. This first entail would be administrated by her nephew Simão Vaz, with the perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of S. Francisco's convent in Portalegre, where her body should be buried. After the death of Simão, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. The second entail would be administrated by her niece Ana Rodrigues and her descendants, with the condition that she would marry and celebrate, perpetually, two masses every year. The third entail would be administrated by the brother of the institutor, Sebastião Freire, during his lifetime, and after his death it would be administrated by his daughters Ana and Maria with the condition that each of them should always celebrate two masses every year as long as the world lasted. Both Maria and Ana would be succeeded by their eldest male heirs.

Will made by Isabel Vaz Velha, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails, all of them located in Portalegre. The first entail would be administrated by her nephew Simão Vaz, with the perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of S. Francisco's convent in Portalegre, where her body should be buried. After the death of Simão, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. This second entail would be administrated by her niece Ana Rodrigues and her descendants, with the condition that she would marry and celebrate, perpetually, two masses every year. The third entail would be administrated by the brother of the institutor, Sebastião Freire, during his lifetime, and after his death it would be administrated by his daughters Ana and Maria with the condition that each of them should always celebrate two masses every year as long as the world lasted. Both Maria and Ana would be succeeded by their eldest male heirs.

Will of Pedro Fernandes de Araújo instituting an entail by his field of Mosteiro, by which revenues masses should be celebrated in different churches, and appointing his wife Catarina do Vale as first administrator, granting her the power to choose her successor.

Will made by Gregório Tavares, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year on the church of S. Martinho of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his father Manuel Marques as first administrator of the entail, and after his death he named his mother Catarina da Silveira and, after her death, his own son Manuel who would always be succeeded by the eldest heir on the administration. If Manuel had no children, then the administration should be handled to Maria Penalva, wife of the institutor and the closest relative after her death.

Will made by Francisco Rodrigues, oleiro, and his wife Guiomar Vaz, in which they ordered their burial in the church of São Lourenço of Portalegre and the foundation of an entail composed of a vineyard with an olive grove in Ribeira da Seda, with the perpetual obligation of four annual masses. They named one another administrators of the entail, after the death of the first of them, and after both were deceased they named, in this order, their sons Manuel Rodrigues, Francisco Rodrigues and then their daughter Maria Vaz to administrate the entail during two years each, alternating one another. After they were all dead, the administration should be given to their grandson Manuel, but only when he turned 25. After his death, the entail should be transmitted tot their grandson João Freire, son of Maria Vaz, and another of their grandchildren after his death. And from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. Before assuming the administration, the sons of the institutors all agreed in abdicating of their own available portions, that should be otherwise entailed on the entail.

Will of Francisca Gonçalves instituting an entail, incorporating in it the campo de Vilar, and appointing her niece Maria Gonçalves to administrate it and to fulfil pious obligations.

Will of Francisca Gonçalves instituting an entail to her nephew Pedro Martins by estates in Palmeira, with pious obligations.

Will made by Domingos Martins in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year on the chapel of N. Sra. da Flor da Rosa, in Alegrete, where his body should be buried or, alternatively, on the chapel of the Misericórdia if there was no more space to be buried in N. Sra. da Flor da Rosa chapel. He named his cousin Inês Fernandes as first administrator of the entail and her children after her. If she had no children, then the administration should be handled to his brother also named Domingos Martins and his descendants after him. The administrator should give two alqueires of oil every year to the confraria of Santíssimo Sacramento in order to make a lamp always lit.

Will and codicil made by Maria de Miranda, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of 40 masses celebrated every year in the church of S. João Batista, in Alegrete, where her body should be buried. She named her nephew Aleixo de Miranda as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If he had no children, then the administration should be handled to his sister Inês Dias or, if she also had no children, to Catarina de Miranda, nephew of the institutor.

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

Will made by Catarina Martins, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of 4 masses celebrated every year on the church of S. Francisco's convent, in Portalegre, where her body should be buried. She named her sister Ana Dias as first administrator of the entail and her eldest daughter after her. From there on, the succession should continue on the eldest heir.

Will made by Joana Ferreira, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Arronches, where her body should be buried. She named her husband António de Azevedo as first administrator with the condition that he would appoint a person to succeed him after his death, and from there on the last administrator should appoint his successor.

Will of Baltasar Gonçalves instituting a chapel and appointing Manuel Peres as administrator.

Followed by the approval deed (1607-05-20, fls. 136v-137).

Will made by Ana Dias, Manuel Miranda Raposo's widow, who lived in Alegrete, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of her farmlands in Portalegre, with a perpetual obligation of thirty annual masses. She named her brother Gonçalo de Cácares as first administrator and her niece Maria de Cáceres after his death. After Maria's death the succession should always continue, preferably, on her eldest heirs.

Will made by Simão Reixa in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of a perpetual rent payed in wheat on the outskirts of Arronches and would be administrated by his niece Maria Bernardes, and her daughter Maria David after her death, with a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year. After the death of Maria David, succession should always continue on the eldest heir, and if she had none, the administration should be handled to Garcia Moniz, her brother, or the closest relative. This second entail would be composed of an olive grove, also in the outskirts of Arronches, and would be administrated by Catarina Reixa, daughter of the institutor, and her eldest heirs after her, with a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year.

Will made by Esperança Dias, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails. This first entail would be composed of one olive grove near Arronches and would be administrated by her nephew António, with a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year, and after the death of António the administration should be handled to his eldest sister and the closest relative after her death. The second entail would be composed of another olive grove and would be administrated by Manuel Dias Inchado, clergyman, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and after his death the administration should be transmitted to Isabel Rodrigues, niece of the institutor, and after her death to Inês Gonçalves, also her niece, and her son Manuel Moreno and his descendants after her. The third entail would be composed of a vineyard near Barcelos and would be administrated by her goddaughter Maria Fernandes with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and after her death she would be succeeded by her children, and if she had none, she would appoint a successor.

Will made by Esperança Dias, in which she ordered the foundation of three entails. The first entail would be composed of one olive grove near Arronches and would be administrated by her nephew António, with a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year, and after the death of António the administration should be handled to his eldest sister and the closest relative after her death. This second entail would be composed of another olive grove and would be administrated by Manuel Dias Inchado, clergyman, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and after his death the administration should be transmitted to Isabel Rodrigues, niece of the institutor, and after her death to Inês Gonçalves, also her niece, and her son Manuel Moreno and his descendants after her. The third entail would be composed of a vineyard near Barcelos and would be administrated by her goddaughter Maria Fernandes with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, and after her death she would be succeeded by her children, and if she had none, she would appoint a successor.

Will made by padre Amaro Muacho, beneficiado in the main church of Crato, where he wished to be buried, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of two olive groves in Crato, with a perpetual obligation of sixteen masses celebrated every year. He named his nephew Afonso Muacho as first administrator of the entail, with the condition that if he wanted to order himself a clergyman he could use the entail's income to this effect. If he died without taking state, then the administration should be transmitted to his father and mother Lopo Muacho and Maria Biscaia, and their son Marcos Muacho and his first born heirs after him. He disposed that every administrator should bare the surname Muacho or, otherwise, lose the administration.

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

Will by which Teresa da Gama established an entail with her vegetable garden (horta) in Elvas, designating her niece, Constança da Gama to administrate it. She and her descendants were obligated to support the celebration of 2 annual masses for the institutor's soul.
The testator founded another entail, leaving all her remaining assets to her brother, Lopo Vaz da Gama, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of 3 annual masses for her soul. If he died without leaving descendants, the entail would be transmitted to Maria Lobo, the institutor's sister, and subsequently passed to Constança da Gama.
She ordered the burial of her body in the chapel of Santo António of the parish of Salvador, where her grandparents' remains lied.

Will made by Leonor Martins Durão, in which she ordered her burial in the main church of Arronches and established an entail composed of her houses in that town with a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated every year. She named her niece Maria Fernandes and her descendants after her, and if she had no children, the administration should be transmitted to the closest relative.

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

Will by which D. Vicência de Melo e Lacerda, wife of Manuel de Moura Estaço, established a chapel, entailing to it the third part of her assets, which included a farmstead (quinta) in Ribeira de Arronches, Alegrete. She designated her son, José de Melo, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 2 masses every year for her soul, each Christmas Eve and Easter. She determined that her body had to be buried in the chapel of S. Miguel.