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Will

Will made by Maria Pacheco da Silveira in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of half chapel of masses celebrated every year in the church of the Misericórdia of Vila Franca do Campo, where her body should be buried. She named her husband João de Melo de Arruda as first administrator of the entail and their son Miguel de Arruda after him. After the death of Miguel, the administration should be given to his brother Manuel and from there on the succession should continue on the eldest male heir. If the institutor's bloodline was extinguished, the entail should be inherited by the closest relative.

Silveira, Maria Pacheco da (flor.1656)

Will

Will by which Diogo Lopes Mortágua established an entail, incorporating some unspecified assets for the fulfillment of the charges. He designated Sebastião Gomes, his last will executor, to be its first administrator and, after his death, his eldest son.

Mortágua, Diogo Lopes (flor.1567)

Will

Will by which Isabel Ferreira, widow of Francisco da Silveira, expresses her wish to be buried near the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. She names Isabel Ferreira, an orphan who had taken care of her, as her universal heir. She bequeaths her her houses in Lisboa, and orders her to acquire a property worth 4 000 réis to entail to an obligation of masses in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus of Lisboa.
Followed by an approval deed and an opening deed of the will, dated 1656-09-13.

Ferreira, Isabel (d.1656)

Will

Will of Constança Domingues founding a chapel in the church of Santa Cruz in Lisboa, where she will be buried next to her husband. The chapel will have a chaplain who will celebrate the masses for her and for her late husband. She appoints her sister Catarina Domingues for the chapel's administration and Vasco Martins, tabelião, for executor. They will appoint to succeed Catarina Domingues an idoneous member of the family.

Domingues, Constança (flor.1366)

Will

Will of Cristóvão Fernandes Saro and Maria de Aguiar, his wife, founding a chapel in the chapel of S. Cristóvão, in the church of Santo Varão, where they will be buried, and appointing their daughter, Serafina, as the successor of the last one to die. Cristóvão Fernandes Saro also appoints his daughter, Maria, as his successor in the chapel of his grandfather, Mateus Fernandes, in Condeixa.
Will approved in 1643-11-26.

Saro, Cristóvão Fernandes (d.1643)

Will

Will by which D. Dinis de Almeida declared that he wanted to be buried whenever his last will executor, D. Jorge de Almeida, wanted. He left him a public debt instrument of 41 300 réis in Almoxarifado de Sevilha to order the celebration of masses. Followed by an approval deed dated 1579-01-07.

Almeida, Dinis de (flor. 1579-1583)

Will

Will by which Inácio Vieira da Maia established an entail, designating his second wife Joana Leitão to be its first administrator with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz, in Lisboa. His first wife Helena de Castro also gave him some "fornos de cal" located in Lisboa, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses for their souls in the Convent of Carmo, in Lisboa. Inácio Vieira da Maia is also the administrator of Camila Teles' chapel and Ausenda Eanes Leonardes' chapel. He designates his wife as heir of the chapel of Camila Teles, and Filipe Vieira Pinto, his cousin, as administrator of the chapel of Ausenda Eanes Leonardes.

Maia, Inácio Vieira da (d.1629)

Will

Will of Gaspar Correia and Catarina Ferreira, his wife, founding a chapel in honor of Espírito Santo, in the church of S. Francisco, in Ponta Delgada, entailing 20 alqueires of land. They appoint each other as first administrator, after the death of the first one, and, after their death, their oldest male son.
Will approved in 1567-04-25.

Rodovalho, Gaspar Correia de (flor.1567)

Will

Will by which João Pereira, Senhor de Castro Daire, established an entail with properties in Viseu, Santa Maria da Feira, Guimarães and Barcelos ("quinta de Canelas"; "quinta de Segueiros"; "casal de Rocas"; "Póvoa de Santa Maria da Ribeira"; "casal de Seixo da Lagareira"; "casal da Torre"; "quinta do Airão"). He designated Diogo Lopes de Lima, his son-in-law, and D. Isabel de Castro, his daughter, to succeed him in its administration, obligating them and their successors to support the celebration of 4 perpetual weekly masses in the convent of S. Domingos of Guimarães and in the chapel of his farmstead of Airão. The latter would be the most important property of that entail. Diogo Lopes de Lima and D. Isabel de Castro approved this foundation and donated the assets they inherited from Maria de Castro, wife of João Pereira and mother of D. Isabel de Castro, to that entail. The will was also approved by the friars of the convent of S. Domingos, where the testator's body would be buried, next to his wife.

Pereira, João (flor.1526-1527)

Will

Will by which Isabel Caiado, João Pacheco and Constança Caiado's daughter, bequeaths properties in Trafaria, Almada, to her sister, Justa de Gamboa, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa. Those assets should not be in any time sold, divided or exchanged for others. After her sister's death, the entail should be transmitted to her closest male relative. The testator declares that her body must be buried inside the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of that church, where lie the remains of her parents.

Caiado, Isabel (flor.1559)

Will

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

Raposa, Beatriz Vaz (flor.1582)

Will

Will by which the widow Catarina de Coimbra wanted to be buried in the mother church of São Pedro da Sertã. She wanted to found a chapel if her two sons, João de Coimbra and Pedro de Coimbra, would die before her. She designated Helena, daughter of Manuel Leitão, her last will executor and its first administrator.

Coimbra, Catarina de (d.1646)

Will

Will by which Fernando Lopes establishes an entail, incorporating in it houses in Lisboa and public debt instruments in the Câmara de Lisboa and the Almoxarifado de Tomar. He appoints his brother, Duarte Fernandes, to administrate both the entail and the chapel he had founded in the church of S. Nicolau of that city, leaving him 30 000 cruzados which should be employed in the acquisition of assets to be entailed. After the first administrator's death, it would be inherited by Álvaro Fernandes da Costa, his eldest son. The entail's administrators are obligated to give, each year, 96 000 réis to the inmates of the prisons of Limoeiro, Tronco and Aljube and to support the celebration of annual masses in that chapel. Since the testator is residing in Madrid, he declares that his body should be buried inside his brother's chapel in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Madrid. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1636-09-05.

Lopes, Fernando (flor.1636-1639)

Will

Will by which Diogo Gomes Frazão established an entail, designating his nephew Francisco to be its first administrator. He declared that his wife Lucrécia Henriques Reinel established in her last will, dated 1650-06-28, the celebration of one daily masse for her and her husband's soul. He ordered to his last will executor, Pascoal Correia de Pinho, the sale of some houses and other assets for the celebration of more 50 masses wherever the administrator chose with the money raised. He designated his nephews Francisco and Luís, children of his late brother Duarte Álvares, to be his heirs.

Frazão, Diogo Gomes (flor.1653)

Will

Will by which António Lopes founded the chapel of Santo António in the Church of São Tomé using his third. The institutor wanted to build his family chapel, to be buried in the same place of his wife Inês Salvado and to celebrate the masses he ordered. The remaining part of his third should be used to endow his daughter to marry Francisco da Fonseca. This entail is composed of a farm and an olive grove located in Lisboa.

Lopes, António (flor.1651)

Will

Will of Catarina Vaz. She had a chapel, in the invocation of the Espírito Santo, in the church of Santa Comba Dão, to which she entailed assets to fulfill of charges. She appoints António Dias, her husband, administrator of half of the chapel during his lifetime, and Maria, her niece, daughter of João Pedro Vaz, of the other half during António Dias' life and the entirety after his death.

Vaz, Catarina (flor.1618)

Will

Will made by António Barradas Montoso, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual obligation of two trinitaries of masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Monforte, where his body should be buried. He named his nephew Manuel Barradas as first administrator of the entail and his eldest male heirs after him, and if he had no children, the administration would be handled to his brother Pedro Eanes Mures with the same conditions. If Pedro died without heirs, the administration would be handled, in this order, to one of the sons of Maria Curva or Joana Barradas, sisters of the institutor. The will should be registered on the Livro de Tombo of the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Monforte.

Montoso, António Barradas (d.1676)

Will

Will made in Castelo de Vide by Paulo Rodrigues, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of five masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his wife Catarina Fernandes as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by Isabel Álvares, daughter of António Nunes, or any of her children, and from there on the succession should continue on her descendants, or, if she had none, she would appoint a relative of the institutor's lineage. He also bequeathed an alcáçova to Francisco Fernandes with a mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year, during his lifetime, and, after his death, he would appoint one of his children to succeed him with the condition that he would become a clergyman, and after the death of this son, the alcáçova would be annexed and entailed to the chapel increasing it's masses obligation to sixty masses celebrated every year. The administrator of this chapel was obliged to register the inventory on the Tombo record books of the Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide.

Rodrigues, Paulo (flor.1622)

Will

Will by which Pedro Fernandes Vila Nova established three chapels, one for his and his wife's soul, and the other two for his daughters and his brother's soul. He designated his son Jorge Fernandes Vila Nova to be its first administration, and he was obligated to use a public debt instrument of 36 000 réis in Alfândega de Lisboa to pay the celebration of the pious obligations. If his son did not have children, he could nominate whomever he wanted to succeed in this entail.

Vila Nova, Pedro Fernandes (flor.1665)

Will

Will by which Domingos Cardoso establishes an entail, incorporating in it all his assets, including lands in Porto de Azeitada. He designates Manuel Cardoso, his great-nephew, to become its first administrator, obligating him and his successors to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for his soul in the church of S. Pedro de Alfama. He declares that his body must be buried in that church, inside the grave where lie the remains of Baltasar Rebelo, his uncle.

Cardoso, Domingos (d.1658)

Will

Will by which Nuno Machado wanted to be buried in the Monastery of São Domingos of Elvas, opposite to the Virgem dos Mártires. After completing the legacies, his assets would be left to his wife Maria de Vadinho and, after her death, they would remain for their nephew Diogo Machado, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in that monastery.

Machado, Nuno (flor.1500)

Will

Will of Domingos Gomes, cidadão of Coimbra, founding a chapel or entail, with masses in the monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra, and appointing Cónego António de Oliveira, his nephew, as his universal heir, executor and first administrator of his chapel or entail. He states that the chapel is of appointment.
Will approved in 1603-11-30 and opened in 1604-09-18.

Gomes, Domingos (d.1604)

Will

Will by which Diogo Fernandes de Aguiar, widower, and his brother, padre João Manuel de Aguiar express their wish to be buried in the chapel of S. João Batista of the convent of Santa Clara of Lisboa, established by their uncle, João Manuel de Lisboa. They appoint the last one of the of them to die as universal heir and executor of the other, with the obligation of establishing an entail with both their properties, which shall be annexed to the entail of their uncle. They also establish a chapel in their burial place with a chaplain that shall pray a daily mass for their souls, and an obligation of one annual mass to the image of Nossa Senhora da Pombinha in the cathedral of Lisboa. They appoint their nephew, Tomé Lopes Manuel, administrator of their uncle's entail, and his descendants, as administrators. If he doesn't have any successors, the entail shall be given to their niece, D. Branca Manuel.

Aguilar, João Manuel de (flor.1650)

Will

Will of Domingos Freire, entailing several properties in Porto and in rural parishes in its outskirts, with pious obligations in Porto's cathedral. Domingos appointed his nephew Gonçalo Martins as the chapel administrator, to be followed by his offspring according to the institution’s extensive rules regarding succession and administration.

Followed by the approval deed (1579-06-13, fls. 218-219).

Freire, Domingos (flor.1579)

Will

Will of Francisco do Couto de Azevedo, Knight of the Order of Santiago, by which he, with the consent of his wife, reserved some properties in their "terça", establishing an entail and ordering their tombs in the church of Vila do Conde, next to the main chapel. The heir of the entail was to be their first-born son, Manuel do Couto de Azevedo, for whom Francisco had also obtained the position of "feitor da alfândega" in Vila do Conde. The testator also requested that their other son, João da Costa Azevedo, priest, who had received the farmstead of Gieira, return it to his elder brother Francisco as soon as he had obtained a profitable position.

Followed by the approval deed: 1657-03-09, fls. 185v-186.

Azevedo, Francisco do Couto de (flor.1657)

Will

Will of António de Sousa Alcoforado and Isabel de Madureira, founding an entail by the estates of quinta de Ferreira and half of the quinta de Frazão da Torre, appointing their son Diogo de Sousa as successor. The succession was to be passed on to the first-born sons, and each generation was obliged to entail estates. Administrators who committed lese-majeste crimes were to be removed from the entail. The will also contains extensive information on the distribution of inheritances and family planning, dowries and nuns

Followed by the approval deed (1580-05-10, fls. 207-207v).

Alcoforado, António de Sousa (flor.1580)

Will

Will of Manuel Cerveira Coutinho and his wife Catarina Garcês de Azevedo. The couple used their 'terças' to institute a morgado, entailing properties and rents in Porto, S. Pedro de Fajozes and Baião. Their bodies were to be buried in the Convent of S. Domingos in Porto, in a tomb located in the chancel of the church, "beyond the bars". They appointed their son António Cerveira as first administrator, or alternatively his brother Luís Garcês Cerviera. The first administrators were obliged to pay a yearly rent to the maintenance of their sisters, who were nuns. Succession was to go to the first-born son, excluding clerics. The administrators were obliged to entail other estates, to use the family name and to make an inventory.

Followed by the approval deed (1603-[...-...], fls. 212-212v).

Azevedo, Catarina Garcês de (flor.1603-1604)

Will

Will of Manuel Barbosa Carneiro, by which he decided to institute an entail with the obligation of a weekly and perpetual mass to be celebrated in the church of the Misericórdia of Vila do Conde. He appointed his nephew, father João Carneiro de Azevedo, as administrator and granted him the power to appoint one of his relatives of legitimate descent as administrator. If he or any other heir failed to choose another administrator, the succession would follow the rules of the kingdom.

Barbosa, Manuel (flor.1670)

Will

Will of Diogo Gomes Aranha founding a chapel in the monastery of São Domingos do Porto, appointing his sister Leonor Eanes as first administrator, giving her the right to choose of one her children as successor.

Followed by the approval deed (1464-04-25, fl. 7).

Aranha, Diogo Gomes (flor.1464-1484)

Will

Will of Diogo Gomes Aranha founding a chapel in the monastery of São Domingos do Porto, appointing his sister Leonor Eanes as first administrator, giving her the right to choose of one her children as successor.

Followed by the approval deed (1464-04-25, fls. 109v-110v).

Aranha, Diogo Gomes (flor.1464-1484)

Will

Will of Inês Vasques, founding a chapel in the monastery of São Domingos do Porto and appointing her nephew João Álvares Ribeiro as administrator.
Followed by an addition dated 1458-12-16.

Vasques, Inês (flor.1428-1458)

Will

Will made by Madalena Fernandes in in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail would be composed of properties in Feteiras, S. Miguel island, with the perpetual obligation of a chapel of masses celebrated every year and to administrate it, she named her son Gaspar de Chaves during his lifetime and after his death, the administration should be given to her daughter Bárbara de Chaves, and after her death to her daughter Leonor de Chaves, and finally to her son Luís de Chaves. After they were all dead, the administration should be given to the eldest male son of each of them, one after the death of the other, and the sons of the eldest grandson should inherit the entail's administration with the same conditions. The second entail would be composed of some houses in Ponta Delgada, where she lived, with the perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year and to administrate it she appointed her daughter Bárbara Chaves and after her death Ana Martins, daughter of Leonor Chaves and Francisco Afonso, and after her death the administration should be given from there on, preferably, to the eldest female heir. If Ana had no children of hers, the administration should be given to Francisco, son of Leonor Chaves, with the same conditions.

Fernandes, Madalena (flor.1586)

Will

Will made by Maria Afonso, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first, with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass celebrated wherever the administrator saw appropriate, for which she named her son Manuel Rodrigues and one of his children, chosen by himself before his death, after him, with the same conditions. The second would have a perpetual mass obligation of two mass celebrated every week in the chapel of S. João Batista, in the Hospital of Ponta Delgada, where her parents, and herself after her death, were buried. She named her daughter Isabel Fernandes as first administrator and after her death, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, and those two masses should be celebrated by the closest relative.

Afonso, Maria (d.1569)

Will

Will of Filipa Coutinho founding a chapel in the monastery of São Francisco do Porto, appointing her husband Luís Álvares de Sousa as administrator. After his death, the administrator should be their grandson João Fernandes.

Followed by the approval deed (1470-09-10, fls. 405v-406v).

Coutinho, Filipa (flor.1470)

Will

Will of Diogo Homem Carneiro, stipulating his burial place in the monastery of S. Francisco do Porto. Together with his wife, he reserved in their "terças" the "quinta de Mozelos", located in S. Martinho de Mozelos, together with their house in Porto, to be entailed in a "morgado", with the obligation of perpetual masses to be celebrated in the monastery of S. Francisco. The first administrator would be their son, Henrique Homem Carneiro, to be followed by his descendants, with preference given to first-born sons. If Henrique died without heirs, the succession would go to the other children, Rodrigo Homem or Isabel, if she didn't become a nun. Illegitimate children were allowed to inherit if none of their children had legitimate descent. If all these lines were broken, the succession would pass to Henrique Pereira, nephew of Diogo Homem Carneiro, or to João Leite, son of António Leite do Amaral. If all these lines were interrupted, the entail would be given to the Misericórdia of Porto, increasing the number of perpetual masses to 30. The first administrators had the obligation to give a "tença" every year to the couple's daughter, Margarida, who lived in the convent of S. Bento de Avé-Maria in Porto. All the administrators were obliged to entail a third of their "terças".

Carneiro, Diogo Homem (flor.1622)

Will

Will of Margarida Pacheco, founding an entail for her nephew, António Pacheco de Sousa, with a chapel, another one for her nephew, João Pacheco de Sousa, with masses celebration in the church of S. Sebastião of Ponta Delgada, and the a last one for her nephew, Miguel Pacheco de Sousa, with masses celebration in the same church of S. Sebastião of Ponta Delgada. If the administrators of the two last entails do not have descendants, they will be united to the entail of António Pacheco de Sousa.
Will approved in 1600-01-29 and opened in 1600-01-30.

Pacheco, Margarida (d.1600)

Will

Will of Margarida Pacheco, founding an entail for her nephew, António Pacheco de Sousa, with a chapel, another one for her nephew, João Pacheco de Sousa, with masses celebration in the church of S. Sebastião of Ponta Delgada, and the a last one for her nephew, Miguel Pacheco de Sousa, with masses celebration in the same church of S. Sebastião of Ponta Delgada. If the administrators of the two last entails do not have descendants, they will be united to the entail of António Pacheco de Sousa.
Will approved in 1600-01-29 and opened in 1600-01-30.

Pacheco, Margarida (d.1600)

Will

Will made by Branca Gonçalves, black woman, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year, one for her own soul and the second for the soul of her former master João Gonçalves, father of her children, buried in the convent of S. Francisco, and the third celebrated in the mother church of Angra over the grave of their children. She named her son António Rodrigues as first administrator and after his death the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If António died without children, the administration should be transmitted to her daughter Leonor Gonçalves, and if she also bared no heirs, to the Misericórdia of Angra.

Gonçalves, Branca (d.1556)

Will

Will of João Figueiroa Pinto and Maria Carneira de Barros founding an entail with the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Esperança, in the monastery of São Francisco do Porto, appointing their elder son Rafael de Figueiroa Pinto as administrator.

Followed by the approval deed (1697-12-20, fls. 318-321).

Pinto, João de Figueiroa (flor.1697-1698)

Will

Will of Mestre João da Paz. The testator orders that his body be buried in the chapel he had previously contracted with the friars of S. Francisco do Porto, located in the cloister of the monastery. His son, Diogo da Paz, was to be the first administrator of the entail, to be succeeded in perpetuity by the line of his first-born sons, all of whom were to be named João da Paz. The administrator had the right to keep part of the rent of the house where João da Paz and his wife Mécia da Paz lived. The annual rent of 3,000 réis was to be given to the monastery to ensure the celebration of masses for the souls of João and Mécia da Paz.

Paz, João da (flor.1536)

Will

Will made by João Pires Homem and his wife Catarina Dias, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Cruz in Vila da Praia, Terceira island, 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 Sebastião Martins. After the death of Sebastião, the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. They ordered the administrators to make and keep record of the entail's inventory and disposed specifically that during the masses the prayer "De Fidelium Deus" should be prayed.

Homem, João Pires (d.1540)

Will

Will by which padre Lopo Fernandes, clérigo de missa, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Espírito Santo, and establishes an entail composed of his olive grove and vegetable gardens in Olivença, which shall be administered by his nephew Luís de Matos, and by his successors afterwards.

Fernandes, Lopo (flor.1570)

Will

Will by which Rodrigo Afonso, clérigo de missa e prior em Barbacena, expresses his wish to be buried in the church of that town if he dies there. He bequeaths an olive grove in Vale do Salgado to his niece, Maria Mexia, and to her successors, with the obligation of ordering five annual masses for his soul in the church of Santa Maria of Olivença. If she doesn't have successors it shall pass to her brother Lourenço Mexia. If none of them have children, the entail shall pass to another of Rodrigo's nephews, Garcia Rodrigues. If Garcia Rodrigues becomes a priest, it will pass, after his death, to the Misericórdia of Olivença.
He bequeaths Lourenço Mexia three pieces of land with an obligation of five other masses in the same church of Olivença, for his and his parents' souls, to be inherited by his successors. If Lourenço doesn't have children, he requests him to annex these lands to to the ones he already possesses and to make a chapel with an obligation of ten masses for his own and his wife's souls, and pass it to one of his siblings or to the Misericórdia of Olivença.
He bequeaths his other nephew, João Mexia, two farmlands in the farmstead of Antão Gomes, with the obligation of four annual masses for his soul in Santa Maria of Olivença, to pass to his descendants, or to his brother, Lourenço Mexia, if he has no children, under the same conditions as the other two entails.
Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1593-10-14.

Afonso, Rodrigo (flor.1593)

Will

Will of Diogo Fernandes ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with two weekly masses celebrated in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo's in Salvador, captaincy of Baía. He named his niece Maria de Gouveia as first administrator of the entail and disposed that after her death the succession should always continue by appointment of a daughter, in ways that the male heirs could only succeed on the absence of female heirs. If the bloodline became in anyway extinguished the administration would be transmitted to the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Baía.

Fernandes, Diogo (flor.1621)

Will

Will of Guiomar Vicente, by which she bequeaths the fourth part of the carob lands to Manuel, her criado, Joana's son, her criada, with charge of masses, leaving them later to his children. If he died without children, the assets would be attached to the chapel established by Afonso Vicente, brother of the institutor.
In addition, she commands her body to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Alva, in Aljezur, and entails assets to fulfill the pious charges, which should be administrated by Maria, her niece, daughter of Estevão Rodrigues, her nephew, with the power to appoint the second administrator. If the latter dies without children or is not old enough to choose the new administrator, the chapel would be left to Violante Camacho, the institutor's niece, wife of Estevão do Carvalhal, who should also assume Maria's custody.
She entails other properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Vasco Camacho, her nephew, son of Beatriz Borqueja, her sister, who should appoint the second administrator.
She entails other properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Maria Correia, her niece, daughter of Constança Vicente, her sister, who should appoint the second administrator.
She entails properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Ana Correia, her niece, daughter of Inês Correia, her niece, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She establishes a chapel for the soul of Afonso Vicente, her brother, entailing the assets she had inherited from her parents and names Estevão Rodrigues, her nephew, as the first administrator with the power to appoint in his will the next administrator.
She bequeaths the olive oil of the Blessed Sacrament to be administrated by her nephew Estevão Rodrigues, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She bequeaths two shares of the Vale da Telha estate to be administrated by Gaspar de Almeida, her nephew, son of Margarida Correia, her niece, her, establishing a chapel with charge of masses, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She entails other properties to be administered Gaspar Vaz, her cousin, in charge of masses, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She entails properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Inês Correia, her niece, daughter of Constança Vicente, her sister, with the power to appoint the next administrator.
She bequeaths several assets to Joana, her criada, in charge of masses, and after her death to Manuel, her son. If they died without children, they should leave the chapel to the closest relative of the institutor.

Vicente, Guiomar (flor.1542)

Will

Will of Guiomar Vicente, by which she entails other properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Maria Correia, her niece, daughter of Constança Vicente, her sister, who should appoint the second administrator.
In addition, she commands her body to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Alva, in Aljezur, and entails assets to fulfill the pious charges, which should be administrated by Maria, her niece, daughter of Estevão Rodrigues, her nephew, with the power to appoint the second administrator. If the latter dies without children or is not old enough to choose the new administrator, the chapel would be left to Violante Camacho, the institutor's niece, wife of Estevão do Carvalhal, who should also assume Maria's custody.
She entails properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Ana Correia, her niece, daughter of Inês Correia, her niece, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She establishes a chapel for the soul of Afonso Vicente, her brother, entailing the assets she had inherited from her parents and names Estevão Rodrigues, her nephew, as the first administrator with the power to appoint in his will the next administrator.
She bequeaths the olive oil of the Blessed Sacrament to be administrated by her nephew Estevão Rodrigues, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She bequeaths two shares of the Vale da Telha estate to be administrated by Gaspar de Almeida, her nephew, son of Margarida Correia, her niece, her, establishing a chapel with charge of masses, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She entails other properties to be administered Gaspar Vaz, her cousin, in charge of masses, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She entails properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Inês Correia, her niece, daughter of Constança Vicente, her sister, with the power to appoint the next administrator.
She bequeaths several assets to Joana, her criada, in charge of masses, and after her death to Manuel, her son. If they died without children, they should leave the chapel to the closest relative of the institutor.
She bequeaths the fourth part of the carob lands to Manuel, her criado, Joana's son, her criada, with charge of masses, leaving them later to his children. If he died without children, the assets would be attached to the chapel established by Afonso Vicente, brother of the institutor.
She entails other properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Vasco Camacho, her nephew, son of Beatriz Borqueja, her sister, who should appoint the second administrator.

Vicente, Guiomar (flor.1542)

Will

Will of Guiomar Vicente, by which she bequeaths two shares of the Vale da Telha estate to be administrated by Gaspar de Almeida, her nephew, son of Margarida Correia, her niece, her, establishing a chapel with charge of masses, with the power to appoint the second administrator
In addition, she commands her body to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Alva, in Aljezur, and entails assets to fulfill the pious charges, which should be administrated by Maria, her niece, daughter of Estevão Rodrigues, her nephew, with the power to appoint the second administrator. If the latter dies without children or is not old enough to choose the new administrator, the chapel would be left to Violante Camacho, the institutor's niece, wife of Estevão do Carvalhal, who should also assume Maria's custody.
She bequeaths several assets to Joana, her criada, in charge of masses, and after her death to Manuel, her son. If they died without children, they should leave the chapel to the closest relative of the institutor.
She bequeaths the fourth part of the carob lands to Manuel, her criado, Joana's son, her criada, with charge of masses, leaving them later to his children. If he died without children, the assets would be attached to the chapel established by Afonso Vicente, brother of the institutor.
She entails other properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Vasco Camacho, her nephew, son of Beatriz Borqueja, her sister, who should appoint the second administrator.
She entails other properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Maria Correia, her niece, daughter of Constança Vicente, her sister, who should appoint the second administrator.
She entails other properties to be administered Gaspar Vaz, her cousin, in charge of masses, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She entails properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Inês Correia, her niece, daughter of Constança Vicente, her sister, with the power to appoint the next administrator.
She entails properties and establishes a chapel to be administered by Ana Correia, her niece, daughter of Inês Correia, her niece, with the power to appoint the second administrator.
She establishes a chapel for the soul of Afonso Vicente, her brother, entailing the assets she had inherited from her parents and names Estevão Rodrigues, her nephew, as the first administrator with the power to appoint in his will the next administrator.
She bequeaths the olive oil of the Blessed Sacrament to be administrated by her nephew Estevão Rodrigues, with the power to appoint the second administrator.

Vicente, Guiomar (flor.1542)

Will

Will of Reverendo Estêvão Marques founding two chapels in the church of S. João of Póvoa de Cervães, one for his nephew, Dionísio de Amaral, and other for his niece, Maria de Amaral. He also appoints his nephew, Dionísio de Amaral, as his successor in the chapel of Santa Marinha.

Marques, Estêvão (d.1700)

Will

Will of D. Lourença Pires, ordering her grave in her chapel of São Salvador, in the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra. Together with Francisco Lourenço, her husband, João Eanes, her son-in-law, and Marinha Lourenço, her daughter, she entails several assets to fulfill the chapel's charges. She nominates her husband as first administrator and, after his death, her daughter and son-in-law. The chapel was then to be administered by her grandchildren. If she left her lineage, she would pass to the Confraternity of Santa Maria da Vera Cruz of Coimbra.

Lourenço, Marinha (flor.1332-1352)

Will

Will of Diogo Brás do Couto ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, whose head would be a estate in Lajes, Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of 10 masses celebrated every week in the convent of São Francisco, in Angra. He named his wife as first administrator, and all of their children after her death, and his eldest grandson after the death of each one of them. He excluded clerics, mentally or bodily ill people of the administration and ordered that all his successors should use the surname "Couto" or loose the administration.

Couto, Diogo Brás do (flor.1545)

Will

Will of Bartolomeu da Rocha Ferraz, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a permanent obligation of 10 masses preached every year as long as the world lasted, in the convent of N. Sra. da Graça, in the altar of S. Nicolau Tolentino. He named his wife Catarina Gonçalves Chaves as first administrator of the entail with the faculty of appointing any of their sons at the moment of her death. If she passed away before appointing a successor, she would be succeeded his eldest grandson or his eldest male heir. Any administrator who committed lese-majesty crimes should be excluded from the administration.

Ferraz, Bartolomeu da Rocha (flor.1656)

Will

Will made by chantre João Moniz Barreto in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with an yearly mass obligation of ten masses celebrated in São Francisco's convent, in Angra, where his body should be buried. He named his nephew Guilherme Moniz Barreto to be the first administrator and before his death he should appoint one of his sons or daughters to succeed him.

Barreto, João Moniz (flor.1693-1694)

Will

Will of João de Ávila and Maria Borges Sanches, ordering, among several dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of all their real estate, money, gold, silver and jewellery, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated in the convent of São Francisco, in Terceira island, for which they have obtained a royal provision. They named their minor son Francisco Borges de Ávila as first administrator, and his uncle padre João Álvares as his tutor and administrator during his minority. After the death of Francisco Borges de Ávila the administration should be transmitted to his eldest male son, or female on the absence of male, regulating the succession by this rule. The excluded clerks, illegitimate, mentally ill and offenders of lese-majesty from the administration of the entail. In case the bloodline was extinguished, the Misericórdia of Angra should have the administration with the condition of marrying an orphan girl every year.

Ávila, João de (d.1667)

Will

Will made by Maria Cota da Malha ordering that her body should be buried in the convent of S. Francisco and refering that she founded an entail, naming her son-in-law Manuel do Rego da Silveira as first administrator, and his male heirs after him, with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass.

Malha, Maria Cota da (flor.1625)

Will

Will made by Branca da Câmara in which she founded an entail and ordered the construction of a chapel as big as the chapel of Afonso Eanes Quaresma in the church of Santa Cruz, in Vila da Praia, with a perpetual obligation of a one yearly mass celebrated in All Soul's day until the chapel was finished, and after it was fully built the obligation should rise to 5 perpetual masses celebrated every year in the Lent. She named her husband Diogo Paim as first administrator and her daughter Catarina after his him, if she ever got married, and Catarina should be succeeded by Cristóvão Paim, son of Branca da Câmara, and after him all of her children, preferring the uncle to the nephew. After all of her sons died, the administration should be inherited by the eldest grandson, son of her eldest son, always continuing, preferably on the eldest male heir after him.

Câmara, Branca da (flor.1518)

Will

Will made by João Franco Calvo in which he ordered, among other dispositions, that his reserved portion should be annexed to the reserved portion left by his deceased wife, Maria Cardoso, and from both reserved portions he founded an entail with a perpetual obligation of 20 masses celebrated in every year in the cathedral of Angra, where their bodies should be buried. He named his four children to administrate the entail in the following order: Matias Franco should administrate it for four years and Bárbara, Catarina and Maria should administrate it for three years each, and each of them could appoint their own eldest son or grandson to alternate with the sons of the others on the administration.

Calvo, João Franco (d.1638)

Will

Will made by Francisco Rodrigues Teixeira in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two chapels of masses celebrated in the cathedral of Angra, Terceira island, in the chapel where he should be buried, next to his parents, near the vault of Paulo Oliveira and the grave of Gonçalo Pires. To administrate the entail he named, in this order, his sister Susana de Cristo, Gaspar Rodrigues Ferreira, Manuel Ferreira, the priests Brás Cardoso Ferraz and Francisco Ferraz. After the death of all of them, the last one should appoint the next administrator.

Teixeira, Francisco Rodrigues (d.1678)

Will

Will made by Leonor Álvares, widow of Jorge Luís Teixeira, in which she entailed her own reserved portion to the entail she made with her deceased husband, adding a perpetual obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in every sunday in the church of the Misericórdia of Vila da Praia, Terceira island. She named her son Manuel Teixeira to administrate the entail and his male heirs after him, and if there were no male heirs, the female should administrate until another male comes of age. If Manuel Teixeira had no heirs, the administratrion should be given to João Luís, son of Margarida Teixeira and Pedro Barcelos.

Álvares, Leonor (flor.1546-1568)

Will

Will made by Manuel Toledo and Catarina Cardoso, in which they ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of two weekly masses celebrated in the chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição of São Francisco's convent, in Angra, where their bodies should be buried. They named one another as first administrator after the death of one of them, and Ana, daughter of Manuel Cardoso, to be the second administrator and her descendants after her. If Ana died without heirs, the administration should be transmitted to her sister Beatriz and her descendants after her. The administrator should also administrate the chapel of Catarina Cardoso's mother, with an obligation of 12 perpetual masses celebrated every year.

Cardoso, Catarina (d.1550)

Will

Will made by João Dias do Carvalhal in which he ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of an estate in Vale de Linhares, Terceira island, with a perpetual obligation of eight masses celebrated every year on the chapel of the Santíssimo Sacramento in the cathedral of Angra, where his father was buried. He named his wife Maria Borges da Barca as first administrator and her son Francisco do Carvalhal Borges after her death, being always succeeded by the eldest heir, preffering the male over the female. If he had no children, the administration should be transmitted to the closest relative. Clergyman could only administrate the entail in case of absolute absence of close relatives, and illegitimate children had preference over clergyman on the succession. He mentioned that he inherited an entail that his father founded in Guimarães, composed of a estate named Quinta do Carvalhal, which entail should be annexed to this one he founded.

Carvalhal, João Dias do (d.1583)

Will

Will of Luisa Pinta, appointing her nephew Sanctos Pinto as administrator of the chapel of Santo António, granting him the usufruct of half of the goods entailed in the aforementioned chapel.

Pinto, Luísa (flor. 1652-1681)

Will

Will of Maria Monteira, founding a chapel in the monastery of Santo António and appointing his nephew António Dinis Monteiro as administrator, with the right to choose one of the founder's kin as successor.

Monteiro, Maria (flor.1670)

Will

Will made by Henrique Fernandes Solis in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel, composed of several properties in Reguengo, Portalegre's district, with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year, celebrated in the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his son Diogo Ramalho to administrate it, with the condition that he would appoint a successor from the institutor's bloodline, male or female, with the same condition. Every administrator that succeeded on the entail's administration would be obliged to annex half of his own reserved portion to the entail. Anyone who committed lese-majeste crimes would be deprived from the administration. If the bloodline became extinguished, the administration should be handled to the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento.

Solis, Henrique Fernandes (d.1630)

Will

Will of D. Isabel de Melo Côrte-Real founding a chapel in the monastery of S. Domingos, in Abrantes, and bequeathing 2000 cruzados to buy properties to pay the masses celebrated in her chapel. She appoints her son, Álvaro, his offspring and descendants as her chapel's administrators and entails her available portion to it.
Will approved in 1651-03-28.

Côrte-Real, Isabel de Melo (d.1651)

Will

Will of Sancho Martins and Maria Domingues, his wife, bequeathing their assets to Vicente Domingues, o Moço, brother of Maria Domingues, with the pious obligation of twelve annual masses, for their souls, and, after his death, to his eldest son. The properties consisted of properties in Bogalhal and Pereiro, including farmlands and the farmsteads of Santa Maria das Fontes and Sarça.

Martins, Sancho (flor.1339)

Will

Will of Gaspar dos Reis Pimentel founding an entail with his available portion, which includes the farmstead (quinta) of Devesa, in the outskirts of Vinhó and Gouveia, and other assets in Mesquitela, and appointing his son, José, as its first administrator. He also chooses as his entail's head a cross with relics of the Holy Cross and the crown of thorns of Jesus Christ.
Will approved in 1694-08-22.

Pimentel, Gaspar dos Reis (d.1694)

Will

Will of Luís de Cáceres clarifying the foundation clauses of his chapel and ordering the celebration of its masses in the church of Algodres. He entails his and his wife's, Isabel de Melo, available portions, composed by their farmstead (quintã) of Casal Vasco, to the chapel.
Will approved in 1489-11-09.

Cáceres, Luís de (d.1489)

Will

Will made by Belchior Golaio de Camões, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel, composed of properties in Vila do Crato. The derived income of the entailed properties should be spent, perpetually, on masses worth 100 réis each, all of them celebrated on the altar of Chagas, in the mother church of Crato. He named his wife Catarina Gonçalves as first administrator and after her death, the entail should be administrated, in this order, by Francisco Caldeira Carreiro, his wife Ana da Costa, and their eldest son after both of them were dead with the condition that he would appoint a successor with the same conditions, preferring the children of Manuel do Couto.

Camões, Belchior Golaio de (d.1697)

Will

Will made by Manuel Coelho, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his wife as first administrator of the entail and after her death, his sister Maria dos Reis. After the death of Maria, the administration should be handled to his nephews, António Cardoso, Faustina Maria and Simão, in this order. And after the three of them passed away, the succession should continue always on the eldest heir, male or female, of the last of them. If none of them bared children, the administration should be given to the closest relative. The administrator should order an artist to make a pannel for the altarpiece of the Calvary.

Coelho, Manuel (d.1699)

Will

Will made by António Pires Mosqueiro in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the church of the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel composed of his farmlands with a perpetual obligation of twenty annual masses. He named his aunt Maria Gonçalves Mosqueira as first administrator and her nephew José after her death, but not until he reached the age of 25. If Maria Gonçalves died before José's comming of age, the entail should be administrated by his aunts Clara Gonçalves and Guiomar Gonçalves.

Mosqueiro, António Pires (d.1672)

Will

Will made by Maria Aires Castelo Branco in which she ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel, composed of an estate named Herdade do Barrenho, with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year. She named her daughter Mariana Zuzarte as first administrator of the entail and her children and descendants after her, with the condition that she would marry. However, if Mariana persisted in her wish to become a nun, she would not receive the administration of the entail, which would be immediately handled to her brother André Zuzarte. If none of them had children, the entail should be inherited by the closest relative.

Castelo Branco, Maria Aires (d.1676)

Will

Will made by Maria Velez in which she ordered the foundation of two entails.

This entail would be composed of some houses in Boa Vista and other rural properties in Portalegre, with a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated on the octave of Christmas and one more by easter. She named her nephew Manuel Vaz with the condition that he would appoint his successor, with the same conditions.

The other entail would be composed of several properties in Portalegre with a perpetual mass obligation of a daily mass as long as the world lasted, and would be administrated by her nephew Manuel Vaz Delicado with the condition that he would ordain himself a priest, and after his death he should handle the administration of the entail to her niece Ana Velez. After the death of Ana, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir.

Velez, Maria (d.1630)

Will

Will made by Maria Velez in which she ordered the foundation of two entails.

This entail would be composed of several properties in Portalegre with a perpetual mass obligation of a daily mass as long as the world lasted, and would be administrated by her nephew Manuel Vaz Delicado with the condition that he would ordain himself a priest, and after his death he should handle the administration of the entail to her niece Ana Velez. After the death of Ana, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir.

The other entail would be composed of some houses in Boa Vista and other rural properties in Portalegre, with a perpetual mass obligation of four masses celebrated on the octave of Christmas and one more by easter. She named her nephew Manuel Vaz with the condition that he would appoint his successor, with the same conditions.

Velez, Maria (d.1630)

Will

Will of Francisco da Rocha Tinoco ordering to be buried in Braga's cathedral, next to his uncle João Tinoco de Vilas Boas. As his uncle's executor, he defines the rules of the entail previously instituted, and appoints his cousin António da Rocha Tinoco as administrator.

Followed by the approval deed (1692-03-04, fls. 190-191v).

Tinoco, Francisco da Rocha (flor.1672-1690)

Will

Will made by Domingos Álvares, priest, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of one mass celebrated every Sunday and in every Holy days on the chapel of S. Gonçalo, which was being built by him in the church of S. Sebastião of Portalegre. He named his sisters as first administrators of the entail, and after their deaths, he named his niece Maria Dias and her eldest male heirs after her. However, if Maria died without heirs, the administration should be handled, in this order, to her brother Domingos Álvares, or to their cousin Catarina Martins. He disposed that all future administrators should be named "Gonçalo" or, otherwise, lose the administration.

Álvares, Domingos (d.1686)

Will

Will of licenciado Francisco Vilela da Gama, prior of Santa Eulália, founding an entail, annexed to the chapel he ordered in Santa Eulália, in the outskirts of Seia, under the invocation of Santíssima Trindade. He appoints as first administrator his daughter, Maria Vilela da Gama, legitimated by the king to inherit and succeed in his assets.

Gama, Francisco Vilela da (flor.1647-1651)

Will

Will made by Belchior Freire in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year, eight days before Christmas, in the convent of S. António of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his wife Joana Fernandes as first administrator, and their son António Freire after her death, and, after the death of António, the succession should always continue, preferably, on his eldest male heir. If António died without heirs, the administration should be handled to the closest male relative.

Freire, Belchior (flor.1616)

Will

Will made by padre Manuel Serra Lameiro, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the mother church of Portalegre, where his body should be buried. He named his nephew Mateus as first administrator of the entail, and after his death, the administration should be transmitted to his father João Lameiro, if he was still alive, or to his sister Mariana. After the death of Mariana, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Lameiro, Manuel Serra (d.1688)

Will

Will made by Manuel Landeiro Mergulhão in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of forty masses celebrated every year in the church of S. Francisco's convent, in Portalegre. He named his niece Maria da Mota as first administrator of the entail and, after her death, the succession should always continue, preferably on the eldest male heir. If Maria had no children, the administration should be handled to her sisters Catarina de Oliveira or Joana. If none of them had children, the administration should be given to the closest relative with the same conditions.

Mergulhão, Manuel Landeiro (d.1673)

Will

Will of João Pires Salgado bequeathing his available portion to his wife, Maria Pires, with the pious obligation of a perpetual annual mass, in the church of S. Martinho, in the outskirts of Seia.

Salgado, João Pires (d.1565)

Will

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. This 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.

Coutinho, Nuno da Fonseca (d.1641)

Will

Will made by José Nunes Rebelo, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Portalegre and established an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year. He name his daughter Bertolesa and his grandson José as first administrators and the descendants of José after his death.

Rebelo, José Nunes (d.1664)

Will

Will of Sebastião Vaz instituting a chapel in the church of Santa Marinha de Geraz do Lima.

Vaz, Sebastião (flor.1547)

Will

Will of Rodrigo Afonso, in which he states that his heirs were to used the stone of his house to build and hermitage dedicated to São Simão, to which his inheritance was to be entailed. As he had no forced heirs, the testator was free to use his property as he wished. He appointed his sister, Marto Afonso, as his heir and administrator of the chapel.

Afonso, Rodrigo (flor.1599)

Will

Will by Catarina Gil, entailing all her estates with pious obligations, and appointing Francisco Afonso and his offspring as administrators.

Gil, Catarina (flor.1604)

Will

Will made by Manuel Dias Soeiro, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of thirty masses celebrated in the mother church of Crato. He named his nephew Manuel as first administrator of the entail and his descendants after him. If he died without heirs, the administration should be handled to the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento.

Soeiro, Manuel Dias (d.1660)

Will

Will made by Catarina de Andrada, widow of Paulo de Pina, 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 chapel of N. Sra. do Rosário of the church of S. Lourenço, in Portalegre, where her body should be buried. She named her sister Leonor Fernandes as first administrator of the entail and after her death her nephew Pedro da Costa and his descendants after him. She also left some houses, with paintings and images of saints to her sister Catarina with the perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year during her life, and after her death, those properties should be administrated by the Misericórdia of Portalegre.

Andrade, Catarina de (d.1645)

Will

Will made by António Rodrigues Santeiro in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail in Flor da Rosa, district of Vila do Crato, with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year. He named his son Manuel Rodrigues as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If Manuel died without children, the administration should be handled to one of the institutor's grandsons. If he nad no grandsons, then the administration should be handled to one of his nephews, preferably the eldest son of Joana Martins.

Santeiro, António Rodrigues (flor.1692)

Will

Will of Fernando Gil and his wife Genebra de Sousa. They state that their bodies should be buried in the chapel of Santa Luzia. The farmstead of Vila Verde was to be included in their "terça", which was to be incorporated into a chapel with the obligation of 50 masses. The first administrator was to be their son, Diogo de Sousa, followed by his first-born son. Clerics were excluded from the administration.

Followed by the approval deed (1529-07-27, fls. 168v-169).

Abreu, Fernando Gil de (flor.1529)

Will

Will made by Simão Reixa in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. This 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. The 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.

Reixa, Simão (d.1690)

Will

Will made by Bento Saraiva, in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of a ferragial, in Arronches. He name João Rodrigues, husband of his niece Maria Saraiva, as first administrator of the entail and their daughter Beatriz after him, with the condition that all administrators would divide the income derived from the forrageal in two partes, one for the administrator himself, and the other should be spent in masses, perpetually celebrated for the institutor's soul.

Saraiva, Bento (flor.1661)

Will

Will made by which Elvira Bernardes expresses her wish to be buried in the main church of Arronches and establishes an entail composed of a vegetable garden in the ribeira of Arronches with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated every year. She named her daughter Catarina Bernardes as first administrator and her eldest daughter, Isabel Bernardes, after her, to be succeded by her children. If she dies without heirs, she can appoint an administrator to succeed her with the same conditions.

Bernardes, Elvira (flor.1628)

Will

Will by Isabel de Moura, instituting a chapel with pious obligations in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, located in the monastery of São Domingos de Elvas, which have been instituted by her ancestors, and where her body should be buried. Isabel appointed her nephew, Bernardim da Silva, son of her brother Manuel de Moura, as administrator.
Followed by the approval deed (1573-01-16, fl. 276).

Moura, Isabel de (flor.1573)

Will

Will made by padre João Dias and his mother Leonor Vaz, in which they expressed their wish to be buried in the chapel of Chagas in the main church of Assumar and ordered the foundation of two entails. This first one would be composed of their estate of Montinho, a vineyard and houses in Assumar. It would be administered by Belchior Barradas, nephew and grandson of the institutors, who should take orders, and it would have a perpetual obligation of 40 annual masses. After his death, it would pass to Maria Alvor, sister of Leonor Vaz, and to her children after her. If she died without children, then the administration would be transmitted to Domingos Reixa, nephew and grandson of the institutors, and to his first born male heir after him. The second entail would be composed of vineyards and a house in Assumar and would have a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year. It would be administered by Domingos Reixa and, after his death, by his eldest brother, and by the descendants of his father Lázaro Vaz.

Dias, João (flor.1637)

Will

Will made by Manuel Rodrigues Calhás, in which he ordered his burial in the main church of Arronches and established an entail composed of his houses, vineyards and farmlands in Arronches, with a perpetual obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year. He named his niece Maria Rodrigues as first administrator of the entail with the condition that she would marry. If she died without children, the entail would be administrated by his nephew Manuel, son of António Neto and Beatriz Gomes, sister of the institutor, and his descendants after him.

Calhás, Manuel Rodrigues (d.1669)

Will

Will of Francisco Rodrigues, by which he states that his body should be buried in the chapel of the Anjo Custódio, located in the mother church of Chaves. Francisco left his soul as his heir and established perpetual masses for its benefit. His son, Jacome Rodrigues Carneiro, would be in charge of the chapel, to be followed by his first-born son. The chaplains would preferiebly be clerics coming from the institutor and the administrator's lineage.

Followed by the approval deed (1560-10-14).

Rodrigues, Francisco (flor.1560)

Will

Will of Estêvão Fernandes, rectifying a previous will made in 1581-04-03, by which he instituted a chapel in the church of São João de Eiriz, appointing his nephew António Esteves and his offspring as administrators, granting him the power to choose his successor.

Fernandes, Estêvão (flor.1594)

Will

Will made by padre Diogo de Paiva in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of thirty masses celebrated every year in the hermitage of Chagas, that he was building in Ponta Delgada, with it's vault and altarpiece. He named his sister Violante de Paiva as first administrator and her daughter Maria da Ponte after her death. Maria should be succeeded on the administration by her elder son Brás, who would appoint a relative of the institutor to succeed him, and from there on the succession should continue by appointment. The institutor ordered that all administrators should always give account of the administration to the Provedor dos Resíduos.

[contains two addition deeds, one of them not related to the entail, and therefore not described].

Paiva, Diogo de (flor.1553)

Will

Will made by Maria Fernandes in which she founded two entails by endowing both of her grandaughters 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.

Fernandes, Maria (flor.1541-1542)

Will

Will made by Sebastião Afonso in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year in All Soul's day in the church of São Pedro de Ponta Delgada. He named his wife Isabel Dias to administrate it during her lifetime and their daughter Jerónima after her, and after Jerónima was dead, the succession should always continue on the eldest heir. If Jerónima died without heirs, the administration should be given to Sebastião, son of the institutor, who would also celebrate the masses if he decided to be a priest.

Afonso, Sebastião (flor.1550)

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