Capela de D. Filipa da Câmara, viúva de Miguel Cabral de Aguiar, viúva de Miguel Cabral de Aguiar, instituída em 1699-10-07 com encargo de uma missa anual, imposto numa fazenda no sítio da Fonte, Estreito da Calheta.
Primeiro e último administrador: seu genro capitão Francisco de França e Andrade, marido de D. Clara, e D. Isabel de Aguiar.

Will made by João Pereira in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated in the mother church of Vila do Porto. He appointed Manuel Pereira to be the first administrator during his lifetime.

Capela de Manuel Moreno de Aguiar, viúvo de Apolónia de Távora, instituída em 1686-08-24 com encargo de nove missas do Parto e três de Natal, imposto num foro de três mil setecentos e cinquenta réis pagos por João de Abreu, procedentes de uma fazenda na Meia Légua, Ribeira Brava, melhor identificada no termo de declaração e confrontações inscrito nas folhas 60 vº a 61vº.
Em 1766 os bens desta capela são dois mil réis de foro da Meia Légua e setecentos e cinquenta provenientes de uma fazenda no sítio de Rodes do Campanário. Uma petição de José Pestana refere que a fazenda da Meia Légua foi destruída pelo aluvião de 9 de outubro de 1803, de modo que em 1811 rendia apenas quatrocentos réis.
O testamento refere escravos.
Herdeiros: seu filho Diogo de Aguiar, residente em Lisboa, e Isabel Brandão, tia de sua mulher.
Primeiro e último administradores: Isabel Brandão e o Padre Manuel José Pestana.
Observações:
Contém:

• Uma escritura de juro e obrigação feita em 1716-01-19;
• Uma escritura de 1739-10-03 em que Gregório Gonçalves e sua mulher vendem ao Padre Manuel Bettencourt de Atouguia umas benfeitorias no sítio de Rodes, do Campanário, avaliados em 116.250 réis;
• Uns embargos interpostos em 1766 pelo Padre Agostinho de Vasconcelos contra o sequestro dos seus bens.

Capela de João de Bettencourt de Atouguia instituída em 1629-03-30 com encargo de quatro missas anuais e um ofício ofertado com dois alqueires de trigo e dois almudes de vinho, imposto numa casa e fazenda na Ribeira dos Melões, Ribeira Brava.
O termo de juramento, inscrito na folha 107, menciona que os bens desta capela eram uma fazenda de vinha e inhame no sítio do Cascalho, no Campanário.
No testamento, o instituidor recomenda que se Pedro Homem, que o acompanharia numa viagem a Lisboa, ficasse cativo dos mouros fosse resgatado.
Primeiro e último administradores: seu filho natural Pedro de Bettencourt de Atouguia e José Fernandes de Assunção.
Administrador em 1838 (índice): Manuel Fernandes da Vigia.

Capela de Branca de Abreu, mulher de Sebastião Gonçalves, instituída em 1650-12-31 com encargo de uma missa anual, imposto numa fazenda no sítio do Til, Ribeira Brava.
Em 1784 procede-se ao seu sequestro.
Primeiro e último administradores: sua filha Catarina de Abreu de Macedo, mulher de António Rodrigues, tanoeiro, e Manuel José Teles.
Administrador em 1838 (índice): José de Abreu.

Capela de Helena Gomes, viúva de Ambrósio Gonçalves de Ponte, instituída em 1638-03-(30) com encargo de duas missas anuais, imposto numa casa térrea na Ribeira Brava.
Em 1653 seu genro Manuel Soares de Sande pede para trocar esta casa, então arruinada, por uma fazenda livre no sítio dos Barreiros da mesma freguesia.
Primeiro e último administrador: sua filha Maria Pereira da Ponte, mulher de Manuel Soares de Sande.
Observações: contém o traslado da carta de título de arrematação e o aumento de posse de fazenda sita nos Barreiros, dada a Manuel Soares de Sande.

Capela de Maria Rodrigues, viúva de Pascoal Fernandes, instituída em 1671-01-29 com encargo de uma missa anual, imposto numa fazenda sita na Levada de Baixo, freguesia da Ribeira Brava, melhor identificada no Termo de juramento e declaração inscrito nas folhas 28 vº e 29º.
Primeiros e últimos administradores: suas netas Maria, filha de Manuel de França e de Inácia de Jesus, e Maria, filha de Maria de Abreu; António de Andrade.

Capela de Pedro Fernandes, marido de Isabel Rodrigues, instituída em 1634-05-23 com encargo de duas missas anuais, imposto numa fazenda no sítio das Queimadas da Serra de Tabua.
No seu testamento de mão comum Pedro Fernandes e sua mulher fixam uma pensão de quatro missas anuais mas Isabel Rodrigues no seu testamento aprovado em 1651-02-23, revoga a sua parte e deixa os seus bens a Domingos Fernandes Camacho e seu irmão Manuel Martins Camacho.
Primeiros e último administradores: seu filho Gaspar Fernandes e seu genro Manuel Fernandes Camacho; D. Ana Clara de Andrade que em 1821-06-23 assina um termo de desistência da propriedade onerada a esta capela devido ao seu fraco rendimento.
Observações: contém um termo de obrigação assinado em 1682 pelo bisneto André Rodrigues.

Capela de Simão Gomes Guedes e de sua mulher Inês Fernandes instituída em 1671-11-30 com encargo de uma missa anual, imposto na fazenda do “Cardal”, freguesia da Tabua, que já possuía a obrigação de uma outra missa por intenção de seu pai Manuel Fernandes do Lombo.
No testamento de mão comum Simão Gomes Guedes impõe a terça dos seus bens numa fazenda na Tabua obrigada a duas missas anuais por alma de sua mãe Francisca Duarte.
Em Junho de 1820 procede-se ao sequestro de uma fazenda no sítio da Praia da Tabua para cumprimento das missas em atraso desta capela.
Primeiro e último administradores: sua filha Francisca Duarte e o capitão Manuel Joaquim Macedo dos Canhas.

Capela de Isabel Dias, mulher de Bento Ferreira, instituída em 1622-04-10 com encargo de três missas anuais, imposto numa fazenda na Tabua "vindo da ribeira para sima" e confrontando com Barbara Vogada Souto Maior. Dotou esta fazenda a sua filha Aldonça Delgado, mulher de João Ferreira, com a condição de seu marido Bento Ferreira usufruir em sua vida da metade de seu rendimento.
Último administrador: D. Ana Clara de Vasconcelos.

Capela de Domingos Rodrigues Serradas, marido de Ana Fernandes, instituída em 1673-07-23 com encargo de seis missas anuais, imposto numa fazenda na Ribeira de Tabua, cujas confrontações constam do Testamento. Uma tomada de conta, datada de 1839, refere que a partir de 1836 o administrador paga apenas três missas anuais visto a Fazenda Nacional possuir metade da propriedade obrigada.
Administrador em 1838 (índice): Francisco Rodrigues Serradas.
Primeira e último administradores: seu sobrinho Manuel Rodrigues Serradas e António Gomes Neto.

Capela de Ana Fernandes, viúva de Pedro Fernandes e de Francisco Gonçalves "faioneiro", instituída em 1571-06-02 com encargo de duas missas anuais, ofertadas com um pão, um lote de vinho e seis canadas, imposto numa fazenda no sítio da Terça, freguesia da Tabua, cujas confrontações estão delimitadas no Termo de juramento, inscrito na folha 48 vº.
Administrador em 1838 (índice): João Gonçalves.
Primeiro e último administradores: seu filho António Pires e Manuel da Costa.

Capela de António Furtado de Mendonça, instituída em 1673-04-(19) com encargo de cinco missas anuais, imposto numa fazenda no sítio de Fajã do Lombo de São João, freguesia da Ponta do Sol, que deixa a sua filha natural Maria Furtada de Mendonça.
Último administrador: Manuel Correia Jardim Furtado de Mendonça.
Observações:
Contém: um rol com várias disposições do instituidor; uns embargos interpostos em 1674 pelo testamenteiro Manuel Fernandes Pita; outros interpostos em 1675 por Maria Furtado de Mendonça.

Capela de Leonor Rodrigues, mulher de Amaro Rodrigues, instituída em 1657-11-25 com encargo de uma missa anual imposto numa fazenda de vinhas e árvores de fruto no sítio da Terra-Chã ou Lombo das Terças da Ponta do Sol, cujas confrontações estão delimitadas no Termo de juramento e declaração inscrito na folha 53.
Primeiro e último administradores: seu marido, depois Marçal Fernandes, por suas filhas; António Victor Ferreira Gago.
Administrador em 1838 (índice): António Jacinto Pestana.

Capela de Pedro Martins Patinha instituída em 1666-06-30 com encargo de uma missa anual, imposto numa fazenda de inhame no sítio de Bagaceira, freguesia dos Canhas, cujas confrontações estão delimitadas no Termo do juramento inscrito na folha 36.
Primeiro e último administrador: seu filho Francisco Martins, marido de Pelónia Fernandes, e Manuel Martins.

Capela de Beatriz Dias, instituída em 1549-12-04 com encargo de uma missa cantada em dia de Finados, ofertada com um pichel de vinho e uma dúzia de pães alvos, e mais quatro missas rezadas nas quatro festas de Nossa Senhora. Encargo imposto numa fazenda no Serrado do Verde, sítio das Florenças do Arco da Calheta.
Em julho de 1787 procede-se ao sequestro desta fazenda.
A escritura de venda feita em 1853-05-31 e anexada no fim do processo, refere que as propriedades no sítio das Florenças pertencentes aos vínculos instituídos por Beatriz Dias, D. Maria Telo de Menezes e o capitão Caetano Homem d' El Rei, foram abolidas pela sentença emitida em 7 de setembro de 1846 pelo Juiz de Direito da Comarca Ocidental do Funchal, em virtude de não renderem "a taxa da lei".
O testamento refere uma escrava Isabel, vestes e doações às filhas de Gaspar Rodrigues, Diogo Pereira e Gaspar Martins.
Primeiro e último administradores: seu irmão Francisco Alvares e seu sobrinho António Gonçalves de Abreu; Joaquim Francisco.
Observações:
Contém em anexo uma escritura de venda, datada de 1853-05-31, em que Rufino Ricardo Teixeira e sua mulher vendem a Joaquim Francisco uma fazenda e respectiva água, sita no Serrado, freguesia do Arco da Calheta, pelo preço de 400.000 réis. Na mesma escritura também são vendidas as benfeitorias desta fazenda pertencentes a Patrício Gonçalves Perrigil, avaliadas em 200.000 réis.
O vendedor Rufino Ricardo Teixeira declara que esta propriedade e outras no sítio das Florenças, vinculadas às capelas de Beatriz Dias, D. Maria Pelo de Menezes e o Capitão Caetano Homem d' El Rei, eram livres, pois estes vínculos tinham sido abolidos em virtude de não renderem "a taxa da lei".

Will by which Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails.
He establishes an entail with the third part of the properties of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and a part of his own third, and appoints his only remaining son from this first marriage, Francisco de Faria Severim, as its heir and administrator. He also bequeaths him the houses which he inherited from his third-grandmother, Constança Pires, with the obligation of 30 masses in the convent of Santíssima Trindade; the houses which he had inherited from his parents, [António Gil Severim and Catarina Lopes Morim], who had entailed it with the obligation of 35 masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa; a farmstead in Benfica and other houses in Lisboa which he received as dowry from Catarina Mateus Galvão, aunt of his first wife, with an obligation of masses. He mentions an obligation of keeping a lamp lit in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus in his Quinta de Subserra, and seven masses for the soul of Fernando Cordeiro, provedor do arcebispado de Lisboa. He also establishes an obligation of a daily mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Humildade which he built in his quinta de Subserra, which shall be the head of this entail.
He establishes another entail with the remaining part of his third part, and the third part of his second wife, Juliana de Faria, also deceased, and bequeaths it to his eldest son from this second marriage, Manuel de Faria Severim. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, which belongs to a farmstead he started to build near his quinta de Subserra, which is part of this entail.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

Will by which Gaspar Gil Severim expresses his wish to be buried in the chapterhouse of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa and establishes two entails.
He establishes an entail with the third part of the properties of his first wife, Antónia de Faria, and a part of his own third, and appoints his only remaining son from this first marriage, Francisco de Faria Severim, as its heir and administrator. He also establishes an obligation of a daily mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Humildade which he built in his quinta de Subserra, which shall be the head of this entail.
He establishes another entail with the remaining part of his third part, and the third part of his second wife, Juliana de Faria, also deceased, and bequeaths it to his eldest son from this second marriage, Manuel de Faria Severim. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, which belongs to another farmstead he started to build near his quinta de Subserra, and which is part of this entail.
If the lineage of any of his sons is extinguished, their respective entail shall be inherited by the other or by their successors.

Will made in Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde, by capitão Afonso Vicente da Fonseca in which he ordered the foundation of an entail, composed of his farms and plantation lands in Órgãos, with a perpetual pious obligation of one half of a divine office and one sung mass, and six masses celebrated every year. He named his second son, Nicolau, to administrate it during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest heir, male or female. If Nicolau had no children, the administration would be handled to his eldest brother Jorge de Araújo, with the same conditions. If none of them had children, the administration would be transmitted to João, grandson of the institutor, and son of his daughter Lourença de Almada. If none of them had children, the administration would be given to the Confraria de Nossa Senhora do Rosário. The institutor stated that the chapel of Boaventura, administrated by his wife Catarina Barradas had merely a cauldron and a old candles, and all the remaining copper items were added by him.

Will by which Margarida Vicente, wife of Pedro Esteves da Ameixoeira, or do Hospital, expresses her wish to be buried in the church of Lumiar, with her husband. She appoints him as her heir and executor, ordering him to entail their third parts to pious obligations.

Will by which Helena de Castro expresses her wish of being buried at the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa, and appoints her husband, Inácio Vieira da Maia, as her universal heir. After Inácio’s death, the houses, which belonged to her aunt Luísa Bento, will be handed to her cousin, Bento Gonçalves de Sequeira, as a payment of a debt, and he must accomplish a set of pious charges for her aunt’s soul and for her own at the church of the Nossa Senhora dos Mártires or at the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa. After Bento’s death, these properties should pass to his children and their heirs with the same pious obligations and other conditions which are mentioned.
Helena de Castro also leaves to her husband five lime kilns with pious obligations for her soul at the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa, detailing all the conditions. After her husband’s death, at list half of these assets must be handed to the priests to ensure the perpetual pious charges she established.
It is followed by an approval deed (dated 1616-04-17) and a certificate of an opening deed of will (dated 1616-04-26).

Will by which Beatriz Vicente establishes that her heirs should use her patrimony to support each year two poor people, giving them 2 alqueires of cereal, shoes and, every two years, clothes. She appoints Bento Martins, her husband, and João Domingues, her brother-in-law, to be the executors of her will and to fulfil that obligation. After both of them die, the entail should be inherited by the closest relative of the institutor. The testator declares that her body should be buried in the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar.

Will by which Diogo Fernandes expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Bucelas, where his father, Fernando Rodrigues, is also buried. He bequeaths half of his vineyard, called das Ruivas, to his wife, Ana Martins. He establishes an obligation of an annual mass in the chapel of Espírito Santo of that church. She can appoint the next administrator among their relatives.

Will by which D. Francisca Borges de Meneses, wife of António Ribeiro de Barros, establishes an entail with the remaining part of her properties, with the obligation of giving wax to the church near her farmstead of Colmeeiro, Torres Novas, and to the convent of Salvador de Évora, while the convent she wishes to establish in Torre de Moncorvo, near the place of Peredo, which she possesses, isn't built. She lists which properties are hers, and which belong to the entail of her husband, António Ribeiro de Barros. She appoints her second-cousin, Aires de Saldanha de Sousa, as her universal heir, bequeathing him her entail and the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Jesus in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, of which she was the administrator. He can appoint the next administrator among his descendants. If he dies without successors, the entail shall pass to Francisca's other cousin, Aires de Sousa de Castro, in the same way. She expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel of Jesus while the convent of Carmelitas she and her husband wish to establish isn't built.
Followed by the approval deed of the will and its opening deed, dated 1665-04-19.

Will by which Isabel de Serpa, Nuno Freire's widow, and her daughter, Margarida de Andrade, Gregório Fernandes' widow, bequeath the third part of their assets to Isabel de Andrade, granddaughter and daughter of the testators, with the obligation of celebrating annual masses for the institutors' souls in the church of S. Cristóvão, where their remains should be buried next to the body of Isabel de Serpa's father. After the first administrator's death, the entail would be transmitted to her descendants. Followed by a list of the entailed assets.

Will by which Manuel Garcia de Bívar declared that he contracted with the nuns of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, to establish an entail, appointing his eldest son Duarte Garcia de Bívar to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses and to light a candle in this church. This entail is composed of houses and an olive grove in Lisboa, and a public debt instrument of 55 187 reis in Almoxarifado da Mesa da Casa da Fruta de Lisboa. He also entailed all the silver pieces he possessed and established that the successors of his chapel should dispose of the third part of their third to fulfil the obligations.

Will by which Rodrigo Álvares, preto forro, Artur de Brito's former slave, bequeathed lands and houses in Beja to Diogo Fernandes, sapateiro, obligating him and his successors to celebrate 5 annual masses for his soul in the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Lisboa, where his body would be buried. Diogo Fernandes could appoint whoever he wished to inherit the entail. Followed by a list of the entailed assets.

Will by which Diogo Pestana, prior de Santa Marinha de Lisboa, ordered to be buried in the chapel of Pedro Salgado, of which he was its administrator. He left to his niece Violante Pestana, daughter of his niece Catarina Botelho, all his movable and immovable goods, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Monastery of Varatojo, in Torres Vedras. He also bequeathed a vineyard in Varatojo to Sebastião Pacheco, his "caseiro", and to his wife, Guiomar Pires, during their lifetime. After their deaths, the vineyard shall be bequeathed to Violante Pestana. Part of its usufruct should be shared with the guardian of the convent of Santo António do Varatojo, to support masses for the institutor's soul. This entail is composed of "casais" located in Torrões, Santa Catarina and Santa Iria; and an orchard, houses and vineyards in Lourinhã and its outskirts. Followed by an approval deed dated 1620-08-04.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1561-12-24, pelo tabelião do público e judicial da vila de Machico, Duarte de Freitas; aberto em 1562-03-07, estando presentes Luís da Rosa, juiz ordinário da dita vila e Fernando Álvares, ouvidor do eclesiástico.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): uma missa cantada em dia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição.
BENS DO VÍNCULO: terça dos bens móveis e de raiz, não especificados no testamento; na folha de rosto e numa quitação de 1625-08-10, diz-se que está imposta na vinha e casa no sítio de São Roque, Machico.
O testador que toda a sua fazenda permaneça mística e se arrende até se pagar as suas dívidas e encargos, sendo administrada pelo testamenteiro, que por tal trabalho poderia tomar 500 réis, fora os 2000 réis que tomaria somente no primeiro ano.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia o neto Pedro de Figueiredo, filho de seu falecido filho Roque de Figueiredo, depois herdaria seu filho ou filha; não os tendo, ficaria aos herdeiros do testador, por linha direita.
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1589-09-26, data da primeira quitação assinada pelo vigário Sebastião Luís (f. 8): Pedro Lopes de Figueiredo, neto do instituidor. Em 1594 é administrador Roque de Figueiredo.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: em 1631 ainda presta contas Roque de Figueiredo. De acordo com nota inscrita na folha de rosto dos autos, segue-se na administração D. Isabel, viúva de João de Mendonça de Vasconcelos.
Outras informações do testamento (f. 2 v.º-7, sendo que as f. 4 e 5 estão cosidas ao contrário):
FILHOS: antes de ser clérigo teve um filho chamado Roque de Figueiredo, falecido, o qual deixara dois filhos varões e uma filha.
TESTAMENTEIROS: Amador de Simões.
ENTERRAMENTO: capela de Nossa senhora da Conceição da mesma igreja.
CONTAS: deve 4400 réis a Vicente Fernandes; contas com o genro deste, Diogo Nunes; deve 2000 réis a Francisco Lomelino de um empréstimo; foi testamenteiro e capelão da capela de Sebastião de Morais “o Velho”.
TESTEMUNHAS: Rodrigo Afonso, clérigo de missa; Vasco Moniz; Pedro Barbosa, filho de Diogo Barbosa; António Ferreira, alcaide do mar. O testamento fora redigido por Bartolomeu Lopes, beneficiado da vila de Machico.
Outros documentos:
Quitação de 1612-07-16 – Refere que o instituidor fora vigário de Água de Pena.
Tomada de consta de 1627-05-14 – Refere que o administrador Roque de Figueiredo era empapelador e residia na cidade do Funchal.

Will by which Diogo Fernandes da Rocha expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Rainha Santa in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus of Lisboa. He establishes two entails for his children with pious obligations in his chapel. One with his third part and two public debt instruments in the Alfândega de Lisboa, which he bequeaths his son, António da Torre da Rocha, and his successors, with an obligation of a daily mass for his soul and half an annual of masses for the soul of his deceased wife, Isabel da Guarda. The other with the third part of his wife, Isabel da Guarda, and another public debt instrument, which he bequeaths his daughter, Maria da Rocha, and her successors, with an obligation of weekly masses for the soul of his brother-in-law, Francisco Lopes.
If the lineage of one of his children is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the surviving one. If both lineages are extinguished, the succession of the entail shall be chosen by appointment from them on.

Will by which Diogo Fernandes da Rocha expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Rainha Santa in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus of Lisboa. He establishes two entails for his children with pious obligations in his chapel. One with his third part and two public debt instruments in the Alfândega de Lisboa, which he bequeaths his son, António da Torre da Rocha, and his successors, with an obligation of a daily mass for his soul and half an annual of masses for the soul of his deceased wife, Isabel da Guarda. The other with the third part of his wife, Isabel da Guarda, and another public debt instrument, which he bequeaths his daughter, Maria da Rocha, and her successors, with an obligation of weekly masses for the soul of his brother-in-law, Francisco Lopes.
If the lineage of one of his children is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the surviving one. If both lineages are extinguished, the succession of the entail shall be chosen by appointment from them on.

Will by which António de Paiva Giralte established an entail, designating his brother Luís de Paiva Giralte and his wife Dona Maria Guedes, and their sons António de Paiva Giralte e Bartolomeu de Queirós Guedes to be its first administrators. They were due to order the celebration of masses in the Chapel of Nascimento de Nosso Senhor Jesus do Claustro de São Domingos, in Lisboa. The institutor also mentioned that was son of António de Paiva and Dona Branca da Costa. This entail is composed of a public debt instrument of 14 500 réis in Casa do Pescado de Elvas and 18 000 réis in Casa do Pescado de Lisboa.

Will by which Diogo Fernandes da Rocha expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Rainha Santa in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Jesus of Lisboa. He establishes two entails for his children with pious obligations in his chapel. One with his third part and two public debt instruments in the Alfândega de Lisboa, which he bequeaths his son, António da Torre da Rocha, and his successors, with an obligation of a daily mass for his soul and half an annual of masses for the soul of his deceased wife, Isabel da Guarda. The other with the third part of his wife, Isabel da Guarda, and another public debt instrument, which he bequeaths his daughter, Maria da Rocha, and her successors, with an obligation of weekly masses for the soul of his brother-in-law, Francisco Lopes.
If the lineage of one of his children is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the surviving one. If both lineages are extinguished, the succession of the entail shall be chosen by appointment from them on.

Will by which Jerónimo Dias, capelão do Hospital de Todos-os-Santos, left part of his assets to his sister, Antónia Brás, obligating her to support the celebration of a perpetual daily mass for his soul in the altars of Nossa Senhora da Vitória and S. Valentim of the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar. He also bequeathed a vineyard to Pedro Sanches, asking him to celebrate a daily mass for his soul in that church. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1581-12-27, an opening deed issued on 1581-12-29 and by undated additions to the will.

Will by which doutor Francisco Morato Roma, médico dos reis, and his wife, D. Maria de Andrade, express their wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa. They establish an entail with their third parts to which Francisco entails his properties in Alpalhão and D. Maria her properties in Vila Viçosa, with an obligation of 13 annual masses, 10 for their souls, over their tombs, and three for the souls of Torcato de Andrade and Beatriz Moreira, uncle and aunt of D. Maria, in the altar de Nossa Senhora of the monastery of Santo Agostinho of Vila Viçosa. The last one of them who survives can appoint the next administrator among their children, with preference for the male heirs, or among their closest relatives.
Followed by an approval deed and an opening deed of the will, made after D. Maria Andrade's death, dated 1667-04-04.

Will by which Isabel de Guimarães and her son Diogo de Guimarães, priest, declared that he wanted to be buried in the Church of Vagos, where they had their family grave. They designated Domingos Pires Canhão to be its administrator after the death of the last institutor, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses for their souls. He was also obligated to contract the eldest chaplain of their closest kin, and to give him his salary and houses to live. This entail is composed of houses located in Vagos. Followed by an approval deed dated 1668-04-17 and an opening deed dated 1668-04-23.

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

Will by which Ana Carneiro, daughter of Francisco de Figueiroa and his wife Inês Carneiro, declared that she wanted to be buried in the Convent of São Francisco, where her parents were buried. She declared that her mother founded an entail using some "casais" located in the parish of Santa Ovaia, in Oliveira do Hospital, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Convent of São Francisco. Her father also founded an entail in the same convent, with the obligation to order the celebration masses using the rents of the "casal da Pedreira", in the parish of Santa Olaia de Veiris. She designated her nephew João de Valadares and his wife Antónia Carneiro to succeed in her mother and father's entail. She also declared that she wanted to order the celebration of more masses using some houses in Porto, and asked her nephew to give some wax to the convent. Followed by an approval deed dated 1592-09-17 and a codicil dated 1595-01-11.

Will by which Gaspar dos Reis Dantas wanted to be buried in the Church of Ponte de Lima, where his father-in-law Bartolomeu Dantas was buried. He declared that he wanted to use his third to found an entail, designating his wife D. Leonor Correia to be its administrator during her lifetime, with the obligation to order the celebration of two masses. The assets he possessed in Galiza should be sold to buy some immovable goods or a public debt instrument. He declared that its administrators were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail. He also declared that this entail should be incorporated into Beatriz Dantas' entail, and designated his son Gaspar Dantas to be the administrator of these two chapels right after his wife's death. Followed by an approval deed dated 1631-09-16.

Will by which Pedro Vaz Praça established an entail with all his assets and the estate of his brother, Gomes Lourenço, designating his nephew, Paio Rodrigues, to administrate it and to administrate the chapel established by Fernando Pais, the testator's uncle. He and his successors were obligated to support the celebration of 3 weekly masses in the church of Santa Maria of Monção, where his body would be buried next to his parents' remains. He also determined that, every year, 60 reais brancos should be given to maintain alight a candle in the church of Santa Maria; as well as 40 reais brancos in his honour to the Order of Santiago and 400 reais brancos to the church of Riba de Mouro. Followed by a codicil issued on 1500-05-30.

Will by which Luís da Silveira ordered to build a chapel in the Church of Góis, to be buried with his wife D. Beatriz. If the chapel would not be finish by his death, he wanted his heir Diogo da Silveira to finish it using the his rents. He mentioned the existence in this church of another chapel of his great-great-grandfather Gomes Martins de Lemos. He declared that he was obligated to incorporate the fourth part of his third into the "Morgado de Évora" and the chapel of Salvador, in the Monastery of São Domingos. He wanted to incorporate into this entail some houses in Évora and Lisboa, the farm of Currelos and some assets near to the farm of Graciosa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1529-03-22.

Will by which Catarina Ferraz, wife of Aleixo Pereira, declared that she wanted some assets to be bought in the city of Porto or on its outskirts. She designated her nephew the priest Afonso Ferraz to be its first administrator, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Convent of S. Domingos. He could nominate whomever he wanted from his generation.

Will by which D. Garcia de Meneses, membro do Conselho do Rei, demanded that his body should be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Espinheiro of Évora, in the grave of his father. He asked his heir to build a chapel in his honour in that convent, where the mortal remains of his parents and grandparents would be buried and one or two perpetual daily masses would be celebrated for his soul. He appointed his wife, D. Maria de Castro, to execute his will, leaving her the third part of his assets. The testator ordered her to buy a public debt instrument or a rent to be entailed to that chapel. If D. Duarte, his son, was alive at the time of his death, he would be the rightful heir of the third part of his father's assets. He also designated D. Duarte or any of his sons or daughters to administrate the entail established by D. Pedro de Meneses, his uncle ("morgadio da herdade da casa branca e das casas velhas").

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento (f. 1A v.º-6) aprovado em 1652-03-13, na cidade do Funchal, pelo tabelião Manuel Ribeiro; aberto em 1652-03-15, perante o juiz de Fora, Dr. Santos de Sousa Galhardo. Traslado de 1736, a partir de uma certidão extraída do inventário e partilhas feito por morte do dito António Camacho Florença.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: não sabia o dia e hora da sua morte; encontrava-se doente (pelo que não redige o testamento).
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (ANUAIS): uma missa rezada no altar de Jesus da Sé com esmola de 80 réis.
BENS DO VÍNCULO: terça dos bens que nomeia na fazenda das Ladeiras, sita no lugar da Tabua, na parte que dela tem por legítima de seu pai, não bastando «se enteyrara no milhor parado de minha fazenda» (f. 3). No documento “Pagamento que se deu à terça do defunto” (f. 6-7 v.º) foram adjudicados 496$663 réis em dinheiro e na terça parte das dívidas e dos bens móveis. Uma declaração posterior feita pelo padre Gaspar de Valdavesso (f. 7 v.º-8) esclarece que, por escrito particular, o pagamento a esta terça feito em dinheiro «se dera a elle pagamento» nas casas em que morava o irmão Manuel Carvalho e Valdavesso, «citas ao Collegio no canto da rua que vay pera a Igrejinha com a porta pera a rua que vay pera as missas e a porta fica defronte das escadas do Collegio».
SUCESSÃO: nomeia a mulher D. Constância de Herédia, filha de João Rodrigues de Teives, depois a filha D. Ana, sucedendo-lhe seu filho macho mais velho, não havendo macho na filha femea mais velha «e assim hira correndo nesta minha linha» (f. 3 v.º). Caso a filha não chegasse a herdar e a mulher quisesse ser religiosa, a terça serviria para o dote desta «eu lha deyxo com mil vontades pera esta tenção» (f. 3); contudo, tomando a mulher outro estado diferente, a terça ficaria à Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento da igreja da Tabua, alterando-se o encargo: dez missas anuais, para além da obrigação de dar 10.000 réis anuais à cunhada D. Inês, filha de João Rodrigues de Teive, e por falecimento desta aos parentes mais necessitados «filhos e netos de meus tios irmãos de meu pay da Tabua» (f. 3).
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1736-04-22, data do primeiro auto de contas (f. 8-8 v.º): padre Gaspar de Valdavesso.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Caetano de Velosa de Castelo Branco.
Outras informações do testamento (f. 1A v.º-6):
FREGUESIA: freguês da Sé, Funchal.
TESTAMENTEIROS: a mulher, o cunhado padre Amaro de Atouguia e o mercador Manuel Fernandes Gondim.
ENTERRAMENTO: convento de São Francisco do Funchal, onde estava a sepultura do pai, no corpo da igreja. Pede ao provedores e irmãos da Misericórdia que «me mandem levar meo corpo a sepultura como costumão enterrar aos homens nobres» (f. 2).
LITERACIA: tem instrução, assina o testamento mas não o redige «de minha própria letra pella doença ser a cauza» (f. 4).
TESTEMUNHAS: padre Francisco Gonçalves, que redigiu o testamento; D. Sancho de Herédia; Amaro de Couto; D. Jerónimo de Herédia; Domingos Pereira Camacho; Pedro Cardo e Domingos Moreia, guardas da Alfândega do Funchal.
Outros documentos:
F. 8-8 v.º – Conta tomada a Gaspar de Valdavesso em 1736-04-23, onde se constata nunca terem sido prestadas contas desta capela, nem tão pouco se acharem autos neste Juízo. A conta dos últimos trinta anos foi calculada em 4500 réis e o posterior despacho do juiz, de 24 de março, determina a notificação do administrador sob pena de sequestro (f. 9).
F. 9 v.º - Notificação a Caetano de Velosa Castelo Branco. 1796-05-28.
F. 11 – Primeira quitação de missas, datada de 1796-07-05.
F. 13 v.º-14 v.º - Traslado do alvará de procuração em que Caetano de Velosa de Castelo Branco, capitão de artilharia do exército e cavaleiro da Ordem de São Bento de Avis, constitui seu procurador ao cónego João Manuel de Castro e Andrade e solicitador João Pedro da Costa Maia. 1818-12-03.
F. 15 – Termo de entrega destes autos ao escrivão da Provedoria dos Resíduos e Capelas pelo «escrivão do inventário», José Bernardino de Oliveira; o processo encontrava-se no cartório do escrivão João Alberto Rebelo.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento de mão comum com a mulher Ana de Sousa Florença (f. 2-6 v.º) aprovado em 1649-08-09, na cidade do Funchal, nas casas onde vivia o testador. Testamento aprovado pelo tabelião Manuel Ribeiro. Aberto em 1650-05-12, por falecimento do instituidor, em presença do juiz de Fora, Dr. Santos de Sousa Galhardo. Traslado feito pelo escrivão do Resíduo, João Escórcio Drumond, em 1669-01-04 (f. 6 v.º). Testamento muito danificado, lacunas de suporte.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: não foi possível verificar.
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS (ANUAIS): i) doze missas, sendo nove por alma dos instituidores, «ha honra dos nove mezes que a Virgem Nossa Senhora troxe seu bento filho no seu canto vemtre» (f. 3), e outras três por intenção das almas dos seus pais, filho e mais defuntos; ii) uma missa rezada anual à Santíssima Trindade paga com quatro vinténs; iii) seiscentos réis à Confraria das Almas da igreja da Santíssima Trindade da Tabua (na f. 11, uma quitação de 1653-10-02, menciona o encargo anual de quinhentos réis à dita confraria).
Note-se que o testamento de mão comum identifica conjuntamente as pensões de ambas as terças, contudo estes autos de conta respeitam apenas à pensão do testador, como se vê abaixo na f. 15 v.º-16.
BENS DO VÍNCULO: terças dos seus bens, as quais foram reservadas aquando da atribuição do dote à filha D. Maria de Ornelas. São os seguintes os bens: trezentos mil réis nas suas casas de morada na cidade do Funchal (eram fregueses da Sé), com o dito encargo de doze missas; 50.000 réis nas casas, quintais, rego de água e bica sitas na Tabua, ao longo do mar, com obrigação da dita missa anual; e 50 mil réis no lugar da Adega, Freguesia da Tabua, onde estava Belchior Gomes, onde impõem o legado à Confraria das Almas. Os bens das terças nunca seriam vendidos, nem alheados.
SUCESSÃO: nomeiam o filho António Camacho Florença, sucedendo-lhe o filho mais velho, não o tendo passaria à filha D. Ana, depois seu filho varão primogénito de apelido “Camacho”, «sempre seguindo a linha direita do noso filho Antonio Camacho e sempre andara em varão e nam ô avendo na femea que soceder ate ter filho var[am]]». Extinguindo-se esta linha, a terça passaria à filha dos instituidores, D. Maria de Ornelas, mulher de Diogo Afonso de Aguiar, ou seus descendentes, filhos legítimos, primogénitos e preferencialmente do sexo masculino e de apelido “Camacho” «sempre sarão filho legitimo que sendo bastardo nam posa herdar tal terssa e todo o filho macho que soceder na dita terssa se chamara em apelido Camacho e quando algum varam mais velho queira entrar na dita terssa sem apellido Camacho hira ao segumdo tomando o dito apellido ate ir cempre por linha direita com os emcarguos que temos postos» (f. 2 v.º)
ADMINISTRADOR EM 166[9]-[01]-04, data da abertura dos autos (f. 1): o aludido genro Diogo Afonso de Aguiar.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: a penúltima conta (1736, f. 15 v.º) é tomada ao padre Gaspar de Valdavesso; a última conta é tomada à revelia do administrador em 1789. Uma nota inscrita na folha de rosto informa que Manuel Carvalho de Valdavesso e sua mãe D. Ana de Atouguia possuem esta fazenda.
Outras informações do testamento (f. 2-6 v.º):
FREGUESIA: fregueses da Sé, Funchal.
TESTAMENTEIROS: o filho António Fernandes Camacho.
ENTERRAMENTO: não foi possível verificar.
DOTE DA FILHA: ao tempo em que fizeram o dote da filha, acharam que os seus bens valiam 24.000 ou 25.000 cruzados, avaliações verdadeiras «e nam famtastiqyuas» (3 v.º). Atribuíram ao dote 12.000 cruzados, e reservaram para as suas terças 8000 cruzados.
CONTAS/LIVROS: o testador declara ter contas com muitas pessoas nesta ilha, em Lisboa, Brasil, e ilhas de Baixo «por conhecimentos e careguasois, por livros boradores, copiadores de cartas missivas e seus conhecimentos» (f. 5).
LITERACIA: ambos os testadores sabem escrever e assinam o testamento.
TESTEMUNHAS: Gaspar de Abreu; Domingos Pereira(?) Camacho; Belchior Gomes; Pantaleão […], Marcos Fernandes(?) Nogueira; António de Gouveia de Mendonça; António Vieira de Brito.
Outros documentos:
F. 7-10 v.º – Contêm o traslado de quitações de sufrágios da testamentária do testador, mandados dizer em 1650 pelo padre Gaspar de Abreu, cunhado do testador. As quitações foram emitidas por diversos párocos, pela Misericórdia do Funchal e por mordomos de confrarias. Traslados de 1669.
F. 11-11 v.º – Contêm o traslado de quitações de encargos de 1651 a 1653, traslados de 1669.
F. 12 – Audiência de 1705-04-[…]. O procurador do Resíduo, João da Mota e Silva, informa que a capela estava muito atrasada, não se prestando contas da pensão de missas deixadas pelo defunto (seis missas cada ano), incumpridas desde 1650 (54 anos em dívida). Solicita a notificação de Pedro Carvalho de Valdavesso «possuidor da tersa do dito defunto».
F. 14 – Despacho do juiz do Resíduo, datado de 1705-04-[…], a ordenar a notificação do administrador, sob pena de sequestro, para pagamento do que deve.
F. 14--15 – Traslado do pagamento dado à terça do defunto, extraído do inventário do testador, de que fora inventariante a mulher Ana de Sousa Florença, o qual fora apresentado pelo juiz dos Órfãos Manuel Carvalho de Valdavesso. Traslado feito em 1736-04-15, pelo escrivão dos Resíduos, o qual já constatava então o mau estado do dito processo «e declaro que algumas letras dos jtens dos pagamentos estão comidos da traça em tal forma que muitas palavras se não vem as letras delle» (f. 15).
Bens dados em pagamento da terça: 25.000 réis na fazenda da Ribeira da Tabua a que chamam a Adega, com casa palhaça; 25.000 réis nos aposentos de casas de sobrado sitas na Tabua, junto ao mar; outro item respeitante a 150.000 réis que não conseguimos identificar devido à lacuna de suporte, mas cremos tratar-se da casa sita na cidade do Funchal.
F. 15 v.º-16 – Auto de conta ao padre Gaspar de Valdavesso em 1736-04-15. Identificam-se as pensões e bens desta capela, a saber: 150.000 réis em casas na cidade do Funchal, pensionadas com seis missas anuais; 25.000 réis nas casas e quintal da Tabua com pensão de uma missa de dois em dois anos; e outros 25.000 réis impostos no lugar da Adega, Tabua, com o encargo de 600 réis anuais à Confraria das Almas da igreja da Santíssima Trindade da Tabua.
F. 16 v.º-17 – Auto de contas desta capela referente aos anos de 1735 a 1789, não se refere o nome do administrador.

Will of Manuel Rodrigues Barranho, expressing his wish to be buried in the main church of Amieira do Tejo, Nisa, and establishing two chapels with the remaining part of his properties, to be given to each of his sisters: Maria Rodrigues, widow of Manuel Marchão Azeitado, and Branca Dias, wife of João Álvares. Each of them should order three annual masses for his soul. They would be succeded by their youngest daughters, who had the power to appoint their successors, male or female.
Followed by the approval deed of the will, dated 1694-04-23.

Will by which padre Rodrigo Caldeira expresses his wish to be buried in the church of S. Martinho of Aldeia da Mata, or in the church of the place where he dies. He bequeaths Catarina, his goddaughter, and her brother Manuel a tapada in Vale de Carneiros, with the obligation of one perpetual annual mass for his soul. He bequeaths the son of capitão Francisco Gonçalves the tapada de Caia, which had belonged to João Aires, with the obligation of another annual mass. He bequeaths António Caldeira the tapada de Santo António, with the obligation of another annual mass. He makes a donation to Maria Mendes and Hipólito Dias, her brother, with the obligation of five annual masses. He also bequeaths Maria Mendes the property named chão de Bernardo and half of a forregial, with an obligation of 3 masses.
Followed by the approval deed (1644-04-17, fls. 97v-98).

Capela do Padre Inácio Alves de Carvalho, vigário de Câmara de Lobos, instituída em 1682-09-27.
Instituiu quatro vínculos:

• O primeiro com encargo de cinco missas anuais, imposto na fazenda da Roteira, que deixa a seu sobrinho Inácio, filho de Pedro Baptista;
• O segundo com encargo de duas missas, imposto na fazenda da Calçada e Massapés, administrado por seu irmão João Baptista. Metade da fazenda seria para a irmã Maria da Candelária, a outra metade para o irmão João Baptista Spínola; se a irmã não tivesse herdeiros ficaria para o irmão João Baptista, que assumiria o encargo total das duas missas. Data da primeira quitação prestada por João Batista Spínola: 1683-10-17;
• O terceiro com encargos de duas missas, imposto na fazenda do Pico, administrado pelo Moço António. Data do primeiro auto de contas: 1685-08-22, já presta contas João Baptista Spínola.
• Finalmente outro com encargo de 3 missas, administrado pelo irmão Manuel Carvalho Espínola.
  O testamento menciona que Maria Favela e Missé Baptista são, respetivamente, quinta e quinto ou sexto avô do instituidor.
  Último administrador: Jerónimo Baptista Perestrelo de Agrela.

Will made by cónego Luís Dias in which he expressed his wish to be buried near his mother in the Misericórdia of Portalegre. He bequeathed his niece, Isabel, a farmland he posessed, as an entail, with an obligation of five masses celebrated every year, under the condition that she would appoint an administrator to succeed her, and from there on the succession should always continue through appointment. He bequeaths his brother, Diogo Dias, his vegetable garden and an olivegrove with the obligation of five more annual masses. It should pass to his nephew, Manuel Vaz, after Diogo's death, and to his successors afterwards. He also bequeaths his vineyard of Carvalhal to his nephews, Estêvão and Martinho Vaz, under the condition that they order two annual masses for his soul, under the same conditions as the previous donations he made.

Will by which padre João Manuel de Lisboa bequeathed his remaining assets, after all his legacies were given, to Mateus da Costa, his nephew, namely the houses on Carmo which were attached to an obligation of celebrating a perpetual daily mass for the soul of his father, Diogo Manuel, and houses on Rua da Metade, whose revenues would support a celebration of another perpetual daily mass for the testator's soul. To guarantee the fulfilment of the pious obligations, the testator gave Mateus a public debt instrument of 18 000 réis. He appointed his friend, cónego Luís Pereira de Bós, and his nephew to execute his will. His remains would be deposited in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where his ancestors were buried. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1676-08-12 and an opening deed issued on 1676-08-26.

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

Will by which Garcia Rodrigues de Távora expresses his wish to be buried in the church of the Misericórdia of Lisboa, near the altar of Nossa Senhora. He establishes several masses in this church and in other churches of Lisboa, an bequeaths the remaining part of his properties to the Misericórdia, which he designates as his heir and executor.
Followed by an approval deed of the will.

Will by which the Cardeal D. Veríssimo de Lencastre designated his soul as his universal heir, declaring that his body had to be buried in convent of S. Pedro of Alcântara's porch. The testator appointed his brother, José de Lencastre, Bispo de Leiria, and his nephews, the Conde de Vila Nova and D. Francisco de Castro, to become the executors of his will. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1692-12-06.

Will by which D. Isabel de Vilhena, wife of D. Rodrigo Manuel, who lives in Alcáçovas, expresses her wish to be buried in a church of her husband's choice, and orders a chapel of weekly masses to the Chagas de Cristo, entailing to it her vegetable garden. She requests her husband to take care of this obligation.
Followed by the approval deed of the will.

Will by which Constança Gonçalves, daughter of Gonçalo Martins, ordered to be buried in the Monastery of São Domingos de Elvas, in the chapel of São Bento, where her grandmother Constança Rodrigues was buried. She declared that she had left to her aunt Maior Eanes and her husband Martim Eanes the "herdade" of Além Caia during their lifetime, and that after their death this property should be incorporated into the chapel of São Bento, located in the Church of Santa Maria de Alcáçova, in Elvas. The institutor designated her uncle Gomes Eanes, escudeiro, and her cousin Guiomar Eanes to be its first administrators, with the obligation to have two chaplains to celebrate the masses. She also left some legacies to some relatives, servants, orphans and widows.

Will by which Fernando Gomes de Lemos, senhor de Góis, wanted to be buried in the Church of São Pedro, in Oliveira do Conde. His last will executors Diogo da Silveira and his wife D. Beatriz, the institutor's daughter, were due to order the celebration of masses in this chapel and add some ornaments.

Will by which Leonor da Cunha declared that she wanted to continue to celebrate the masses of her husband Fernando Gomes de Lemos' chapel, and that this chapel should be succeeded by whomever would inherit the farm of "Currelos". She established that should be her heirs Diogo da Silveira and her daughter D. Beatriz.

Will by which Manuel Mendes de Vasconcelos, married to D. Catarina, expresses his wish to be buried in the cathedral of Évora, where his parents are buried. He bequeaths his estate of Pecenas, which was entailed to his grandfather's chapel, to his wife, D. Catarina, with the obligation of 10 annual masses for his soul, which he annexes to it with the remaining part of his third part. After his wife's death, the entail shall pass to their daughter, D. Francisca, and to her children, or to her sisters who aren't nuns. If their lineage is extinguished the entail will be administered by the hospital do Espírito Santo of Évora. He also bequeaths his daughter his entails of Vidigueiras and Barroqueira, and the estates of Oliveira and Caravela in Montemor-o-Novo.
Followed by the approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1613-05-23.

Will by which Marcos Dias, resident in Grândola, left to his niece Maria Dias, daughter of his brother João Mateus, 200 000 réis from a "herdade das Ameiras" and some lands located in Corte, Pereira, Casa de Mangas, Madronhal, Madroheira, Vale do Vidal, Cadousos and Cateal. She was due to order the celebration of masses and, in her absence, it should succeed in this obligation her heirs or Joana, daughter of his uncle Luís Vaz Loureiro. The institutor nominated his wife Bárbara Afonso Barradas to be his last will executor and declared that he wanted to give the remaining properties to his wife with the obligation to found a chapel for the celebration of masses and to succeed whomever she wanted from her or his succession line.

Will by which Ana Burgeta de Sousa wanted to be buried in the Convent of São Domingos de Abrantes, designating her husband Álvaro Frade Ferreira to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of 15 masses and he could nominate whomever he wanted to succeed in this chapel. This entail is composed of a mill in Rio de Moinhos, and olive groves in Alferrarede and Bairro Falcão. Followed by an approval deed dated 1597-08-08.

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.

Will by which Catarina Chorra Caldeira, Jorge de Pina do Lago's wife, established a chapel with all her assets, including houses, lands in Sardoal ("terras do Chão de Gracia Dias, a tapada de Santana, a herdade do Ribeiro Davide") and objects made of gold and silver, designating her great-niece, Teresa Canseco Caldeira, Joana Caldeira and Pedro Gueifão's daughter, to administrate it. She was obligated to marry according to her parents' will and to transmit the entail to one of her children. All the chapel's administrators had to support the celebration of annual masses for the institutor's soul in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade, where her body would be buried; to give 1 000 reais, each year, to the Provedor da Misericórdia, who would be responsible for assessing the chapel's state; to incorporate new properties in it. The testator also declared that her husband would inherit the farmstead (quinta) of Torre.

Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia Botelho, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the main church of Olivença. He bequeaths his third part to his cousin and wife, D. Joana Botelho de Vasconcelos, as an entail and chapel, during her lifetime, with the obligation of a mass in the day of S. José. After her death, the entail shall pass to their eldest son, José Mexia, and to his descendants, or to his siblings. If they don't have descendants, the entail will pass to one of their cousins, Pedro Vaz Pinto or D. Antónia Lacerda.
He declares he possesses several entails, which he bequeaths his eldest son, João Mendes Mexia: the entail established by his great-grandfather, João Mendes Gastão, consisting of the estates of Poço de Carreto and Massias and an obligation of four annual masses, to which he annexes properties; the entail founded by Manuel Mendes Mexia, his grandfather, consisting of the estate of Porto Cordeiro and 30 annual masses; the chapel founded by Isabel Mendes Gago, consisting of the orchard called Borges in Vale da Corna, and an obligation of 10 annual masses; the chapel founded by Maria Rodrigues Prado, consisting of three annual masses entailed to farmlands and houses in Olivença; the chapel founded by Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, which he gained through a sentence in his favour, consisting of leases and the estate of Cascais, in Alparragena; a chapel which he inherited after the death of padre João Aires, consisting of farmlands in Olivença; the chapel founded by Manuel Mendes Gastão, with two annual masses entailed to farmlands in Fonte do Estaço; the chapel founded by his aunt, Maria Mendes Gaga, with two annual masses entailed to another farmland.
He also bequeaths his son the chapels which had belonged to his mother, D. Catarina de Matos, and to his grandmother: the chapel founded by Rui Mendes Cavaleiro, whose institution he possesses, with an obligation of 11 annual masses; the chapel founded by Francisca Rodrigues de Oliveira, with an obligation of an annual mass entailed to properties listed in the will of Simão Martins Velho; the chapel founded by Rui Martins, with an obligation of 10 annual masses; the entail founded by Mateus Rodrigues Justo, his grandfather, with an obligation of 28 annual masses; the chapels which had belonged to Simão Martins de Matos and another chapel founded by doutor Pedro de Cascais, with properties in Cabeço do Verdelho.
He also possesses properties in Alvaiázere which will be inherited by his goddaughter, D. Catarina Josefa, daughter of João Antunes Gago, his uncle. He also appoints his son José Mexia as the next administrator of a chapel which he had inherited from João Antunes Gago's wife, which had been founded by one of his aunts and is entailed to a public debt instrument.

Will by which Jerónima de Parada designated her cousin Francisco de Parada Temudo and her "comadre" D. Leonor de Sande Freire to be her heirs. The institutor wanted to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade, where her husband Gaspar de Sousa de Lacerda was buried. She left a "casal" located in Rio Torto to D. Leonor de Sande Freire with the obligation to give to the priests of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade 8 000 réis for the chapels' work and ornaments of the altar of Nossa Senhora da Esperança. By the death of D. Leonor it should succeed her daughter D. Antónia and her heirs. If she died without heirs, it should succeed her brother Bento de Moura. The institutor used the remaining assets to found another chapel of Nossa senhora da Esperança, designating her cousin Francisco de Parada to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses for her husband, parents and brother's soul, and to contract a chaplain. By his death, it should succeed his son Martim de Parada and his heirs or, in their absence, their closest kin.This entail is composed of half of a "casal" in Mouriscos, a "casal do Ervedeiro" in Alcaravela, a "tapada" with olive groves in Fonte Velha, vineyards, lands and olive groves in "Chão da Gracia", houses in Sardoal, a "casal da Gonça", on the outskirts of Sintra, and vineyards and lands in Bucelas. Followed by an approval deed dated 1677-11-03 and an opening deed dated 1678-03-20.

Will by which Jerónima de Parada designated her cousin Francisco de Parada Temudo and her "comadre" D. Leonor de Sande Freire to be her heirs. The institutor wanted to be buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade, where her husband Gaspar de Sousa de Lacerda was buried. She left a "casal" located in Rio Torto to D. Leonor de Sande Freire with the obligation to give to the priests of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Caridade 8 000 réis for the chapels' work and ornaments of the altar of Nossa Senhora da Esperança. By the death of D. Leonor it should succeed her daughter D. Antónia and her heirs. If she died without heirs, it should succeed her brother Bento de Moura. The institutor used the remaining assets to found another chapel of Nossa senhora da Esperança, designating her cousin Francisco de Parada to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses for her husband, parents and brother's soul, and to contract a chaplain. By his death, it should succeed his son Martim de Parada and his heirs or, in their absence, their closest kin.This entail is composed of half of a "casal" in Mouriscos, a "casal do Ervedeiro" in Alcaravela, a "tapada" with olive groves in Fonte Velha, vineyards, lands and olive groves in "Chão da Gracia", houses in Sardoal, a "casal da Gonça", on the outskirts of Sintra, and vineyards and lands in Bucelas. Followed by an approval deed dated 1677-11-03 and an opening deed dated 1678-03-20.

Will by which Beatriz da Rosa founded a chapel in the Church of Sardoal, designating her niece Maria da Rosa, daughter of her sister Leonor Cordeira and Diogo Alemão, to be its first administrator. The institutor left to her niece some movable goods, lands and olive groves in Vale do Penedo, a "tapada", houses in Sardoal, and vineyards in "Chão da Gracia", "Sobral" and "além da ribeira", with the obligation to celebrate masses for her and her parents' soul. It should succeed in this entail her niece's heirs that would not inherit from their father Diogo Vaz Parada's entail. Followed by an approval deed dated 1611-05-03 and a codicil dated 1614-10-18.

Will by which Leonor de Cascais, widow of capitão José de Sequeira Fajardo, expresses her wish to be buried in the church of Santa Justa. She bequeaths her nephew, Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, 40 000 réis, the estate of Cascais and an olive grove in Olivença, and the farmstead of Madalena and a mill in Leiria, as a chapel, with an obligation of 60 masses for her and her husband's souls. The chapel shall pass to his descendents. If he doesn't have successors, it will pass to João, son of her other nephew, Bento Mendes de Mexia, who lives in Olivença.

Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia Botelho, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the main church of Olivença. He bequeaths his third part to his cousin and wife, D. Joana Botelho de Vasconcelos, as an entail and chapel, during her lifetime, with the obligation of a mass in the day of S. José. After her death, the entail shall pass to their eldest son, José Mexia, and to his descendants, or to his siblings. If they don't have descendants, the entail will pass to one of their cousins, Pedro Vaz Pinto or D. Antónia Lacerda.
He declares he possesses several entails, which he bequeaths his eldest son, João Mendes Mexia: the entail established by his great-grandfather, João Mendes Gastão, consisting of the estates of Poço de Carreto and Massias and an obligation of four annual masses, to which he annexes properties; the entail founded by Manuel Mendes Mexia, his grandfather, consisting of the estate of Porto Cordeiro and 30 annual masses; the chapel founded by Isabel Mendes Gago, consisting of the orchard called Borges in Vale da Corna, and an obligation of 10 annual masses; the chapel founded by Maria Rodrigues Prado, consisting of three annual masses entailed to farmlands and houses in Olivença; the chapel founded by Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, which he gained through a sentence in his favour, consisting of leases and the estate of Cascais, in Alparragena; a chapel which he inherited after the death of padre João Aires, consisting of farmlands in Olivença; the chapel founded by Manuel Mendes Gastão, with two annual masses entailed to farmlands in Fonte do Estaço; the chapel founded by his aunt, Maria Mendes Gaga, with two annual masses entailed to another farmland.
He also bequeaths his son the chapels which had belonged to his mother, D. Catarina de Matos, and to his grandmother: the chapel founded by Rui Mendes Cavaleiro, whose institution he possesses, with an obligation of 11 annual masses; the chapel founded by Francisca Rodrigues de Oliveira, with an obligation of an annual mass entailed to properties listed in the will of Simão Martins Velho; the chapel founded by Rui Martins, with an obligation of 10 annual masses; the entail founded by Mateus Rodrigues Justo, his grandfather, with an obligation of 28 annual masses; the chapels which had belonged to Simão Martins de Matos and another chapel founded by doutor Pedro de Cascais, with properties in Cabeço do Verdelho.
He also possesses properties in Alvaiázere which will be inherited by his goddaughter, D. Catarina Josefa, daughter of João Antunes Gago, his uncle. He also appoints his son José Mexia as the next administrator of a chapel which he had inherited from João Antunes Gago's wife, which had been founded by one of his aunts and is entailed to a public debt instrument.

Will by which D. Maria do Quintal, Aires de Mendonça's widow, established an entail with all her remaining moveable assets, including gold and silver objects, and properties, such as lands and rents (foros) in Elvas ("herdade da Caiola", "herdade dos Passos"). She designated her great-niece, D. Teresa, to administrate it, obligating her and her descendants to support the celebration of an annual mass in honour of Nossa Senhora do Rosário. The entail would be transmitted to the first administrator's eldest daughter or, if D. Teresa left no offspring, to Ascenso de Sequeira, her father. The institutor's great-niece would also become the patron of the chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento of the cathedral of Elvas, which D. Maria do Quintal had bought and turned into a family mausoleum. The testator declared that her body had to be buried inside her chapel. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1634-02-11.

Will by which D. Leonor Pereira, Francisco de Magalhães' widow, entailed the third part of her assets, including lands in Regalados ("casal do Barreiro"), to her chapel in the church of S. Jerónimo of Ponte da Barca, where her body would be buried alongside her husband's remains. She appointed her two sons, António Barreto and Jerónimo Barreto, to administrate the chapel, declaring that they could agree which one of them should become its sole administrator. If they chose to administrate it together, only a son of one of them could inherit the entail. The institutor determined that the chapel's future administrators had to support the celebration of 2 weekly masses for her soul and for her husband's soul. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1567-05-12 and a letter of quittance issued on 1572-06-30.

Will by which Maior Nunes, Gonçalo de Varela's widow, established an entail with all her remaining assets, designating her niece, Teresa Álvares, to administrate it. After the death of the first administrator, it would be transmitted to her eldest son or, if she died without leaving offspring, to Maria Tinoco, Maior Nunes' other niece. The future entail's administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 4 annual masses for the souls of the institutor and of her late husband. The testator declared that her body had to be buried inside the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, where her mother's remains lied.

Will by which João de Calvos de Sequeira expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora de Cárquere, if he is allowed, or in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto, in the tomb of his grandfather, João Calvos, or in the church of S. Nicolau, if a chapel is made there. He declares he traded properties with his nephew, Gaspar de Sequeira de Meneses, to establish an entail and chapel. He entails his properties with the obligation of 10 annual masses over his tomb, in which he includes leases in Pera Boa, houses and orchards, and bequeaths them to his nephew. If he dies without heirs, the entail will pass to his brother, prior Manuel de Calvos de Meneses, and afterwards to their closest relative.
Followed by an addition, dated 1646-09-10, and by the approval deed of the will.

Will by which Isabel Tinoco, wife of Fernão Pegado, expresses her wish to be buried in the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas, in the tomb of her father. She bequeaths her niece, Ana Rodrigues, and her successors aferwards, her leases, with the obligation of ordering an annual mass for the soul of her brother, Nuno Vaz Ferrão, in the convent of S. Domingos. She bequeaths the remaining part of her properties to her nephew, Julião Vaz Ferrão, and to his successors, as an entail, with the obligation of another annual mass for her own soul, over her tomb. If Julião doesn't have children, the entail will pass to his brother, Diogo Lopes Ferrão.

Will by which Manuel Afonso, Cavaleiro Fidalgo da Casa do Cardeal Infante, establishes an entail with houses in Lisboa and Caparica, lands in Vale dos Moinhos, Vale de Mofassem and Vale do Regão, appointing his wife, Beatriz de Valadares, to be its first administrator. After her death, she must be succeeded by Maria Fernandes, his cousin, or by António Serpa, her son. The entail administrator's are henceforth obligated to support the celebration of annual masses for his soul in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa.
He also bequeaths properties in Évora ("herdade da Fonte Boa", "herdade da Curraleira") to his wife, which should be given after her death, respectively, to the church of S. Mamede and to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of that city. Those institutions must use its revenues to celebrate annual masses for the institutor's soul.
He declares that his body should be buried in the chapel he has inside the church of S. Mamede of Évora. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1555-08-30.

Will by which Jordão Gonçalves established an entail, appointing his wife Maria Brás to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas. This entail is composed of houses, lands and vineyards in Bucelas.

Will by which Manuel Gomes Cid and his wife Maria Jorge da Serra established an entail, appointing each other to be its first administrator and after their death their daughters Luísa dos Anjos and Ângela da Rosa. They have due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas. This entail is composed of houses located in Bucelas. Followed by an undated partition deed.

Will by which João de Áustria, Príncipe de Cândea, established an entail, appointing Baltazar de Almeida to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Porta do Céu, in Telheiras. This entail is composed of houses located in Lisboa.

Will by which Francisco da Rocha expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in the burial place of his father-in-law, Manuel da Horta. He orders his executors to acquire properties to entail to an obligation of a monthly mass and an annual divine office in that convent. He appoints his son, Marcos, as his heir, and his wife, Maria da Horta, and brother, Diogo Fernandes da Rocha, as his son's tutors.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1631-06-30.

Will by which D. Jerónima de Azevedo, widow of Gregório de Vilhegas, expresses her wish to be buried in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade de Lisboa. She revokes a previous will, written in 1602-04-04. She designates her son, frei Pedro, frade no convento da Graça, as her heir, and requests he fulfills a composition deed he celebrated with her brother, Martinho Vaz de Azevedo. She bequeaths her brother the remaining part of her properties, after her debts are paid, with an obligation of a daily mass for her soul and a mass on the day of S. Jerónimo, in the altar of Todos os Santos of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa.

Will by which Catarina Ferreira, Fernando Mendes' wife, bequeaths a vineyard to her husband, obligating him to support the celebration of 3 annual masses for her soul in the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar. After her husband's death, the entail would be inherited by her niece, Beatriz Ferreira, and passed to her descendants. The vineyard could never be sold or exchanged for other property.
She leaves two houses in Rua Direita to Félix Ferreira with the obligation of celebrating 3 annual masses for her soul in that church. The houses would only be transmitted to him after the death of the testator's husband.
She also donates other houses in Rua Direita to her niece, Catarina da Silva, Matias da Costa's wife, obligating her to celebrate 2 masses, each year, in that church.
The testator declares that her body should be buried next to the altar of Jesus of that church.

Will by which António de Oliveira, carpinteiro sobresselente da nau Nossa Senhora de Oliveira, ordered his uncle, Simão Gomes, to collect the legitimate parts of his parents' patrimony and to use the revenues of those properties to celebrate annual masses for his mother's soul in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires of Lisboa. He also asked the executors of his will, his uncle and António Rodrigues, to sell his assets and to employ the sale's profit in the institution of a chapel of a perpetual daily mass for his soul in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires.

Will by which Gonçalo Eanes, Cecília Lopes' widower, bequeathed the third part of his assets, including a vineyard in Arcas and other lands, to his son, Francisco Gonçalves, obligating him to celebrate, each year, 2 sung masses for his soul and for the soul of his late wife in the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar. Whoever inherited that vineyard had to support the celebration of those masses. If those properties were sold or exchanged for others, they would be accompanied by that perpetual obligation. The testator declared that his body had to be buried next to his wife's remains, in the churchyard.

Will by which Fernando Rodrigues de Elvas established an entail, designating his eldest son Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas to be its first administrator. He ordered to be buried and the celebration of masses in the Chapel of Santíssimo Sacramento, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, using the rents of some houses located in Lisboa. He nominated his sons Manuel Rodrigues de Elvas, João Rodrigues Manuel and Diogo Fernandes de Elvas to be his last will executors. The institutor also declared that his wife Inês Lopes died in 1612-11-09.

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

Will by which Petronilha de Ilhanes expresses her wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa. She designates her nephew, Sebastião Homem de Meneses, as her universal heir, and her descendants afterwards., with the obligation of establishing a chapel of two daily masses for her soul. If he dies without successors, the chapel shall be administered by the priests of that convent.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of a will, dated 1651-04-08.

Will by which Margarida Esteves, Baltasar de Araújo's widow, declares that her late daughter, Maria Jorge, left her houses in Lisboa, in which she lived at that time. She bequeaths those houses to her niece, Maria Esteves, Pedro Rodrigues' wife, obligating her and her descendants to celebrate 8 annual masses for her soul and for the soul of her daughter in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo. If the testator's son, João de Araújo, who went to Índia, returns to the kingdom, those properties should be inherited by him. She determines that her body must be buried in the church of S. Estêvão of Alfama.

Will by which Gaspar Rebelo de Abreu declares he had acquired the chapel of Santo Onofre from the priests of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, where he and his wife wished to be buried, and that they had established a daily mass for their souls, entailed to a public debt instrument in the Alfândega of Lisboa. He and his wife bequeath part of their third parts to their eldest son, Pedro Gomes de Abreu, to buy another public debt instrument which shall be applied to the chapel. Gaspar Rebelo de Abreu declares he is claimant in a conflict over the possession of the entail of Cata-que-Farás, which he hopes his eldest son will win. If he inherits this entail, the public debt instrument shall be annexed to it, and the masses of that entail, which were prayed in the church of Conceição, must be changed to the chapel of Santo Onofre. If he doesn't inherit the entail, the chapel and public debt instrument shall pass to his successors regardless. Helena Bota is present and signs the will, authorizing its clauses.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1580-10-06.

Will by which D. Filipa de Meneses expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she built in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa. She establishes an entail with her houses in Lisboa and two public debt instruments, set in the Almoxarifado de Évora and in the Casa do Espírito Santo. She designates her niece, D. Luísa, daughter of her sister D. Margarida de Meneses, as first administrator of the entail, with the obligation of ordering a daily mass in her chapel. If she dies without succession, the entail shall pass to her sister, D. Maria. If D. Maria has no descendants, the entail will be divided between the successors of the houses of Belmonte and Vila Flor.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1622-07-13.

Will by which D. Graça de Leão, widow of Manuel Pinto Pereira, expresses her wish to be buried in the cloister of the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, in the tomb of her father, doutor João Martins Pinto, and of her family. She entails a public debt instrument in the Alfândega do Porto with the obligation of 40 annual masses for her soul. She designates her nephew, João Martins Pinto, as first administrator of her chapel.
Followed by approval deed of the will.

Will by which Cristóvão Ferreira established an entail, designating his nephew Bartolomeu de Abreu Belo to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses for the souls of purgatory, using the rents of a "casal" located in Oeiras. The institutor mentioned that he was the administrator of another chapel with the obligation to celebrate masses using the rents of some lands located in Oeiras. He also designated his nephew Bartolomeu de Abreu Belo to be its administrator after his death.

Will by which D. Violante Godinho, widow of the desembargador Custódio de Figueiredo Cardoso, juiz dos Feitos da Coroa e Fazenda do Rei in Lisboa, expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel she established in the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, next to her husband. She designates her nephew, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, married to her niece, D. Margarida Toja, as first administrator of her entail, and his descendants afterwards. She also appoints him as heir of the chapel established by her uncle, licenciado Gaspar Godinho, prior of the church of S. Julião, which she had inherited from him.
She bequeaths a lease and farmlands in Évora to her cousin, Francisca Godinho Mendes, and, after her death, to her cousin's son, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, vigário-geral nas ilhas, and to his heirs, with an obligation of three annual masses in her chapel.
She bequeaths an olive grove in Portel to her other nephew, Belchior Cardim, priest in the monastery of Portel, which shall, after his death, pass to his brother, Francisco Dias Lopes Cardim, with the obligation of giving a jug of olive oil every year to the convent of Portel to light the lamp of the Holy Sacrament, and of praying two masses to Nossa Senhora do Socorro.
She also bequeaths her estate of Soalheira, in Portel, and other farmlands in the same place to her cousin, Gaspar Tojo Gato, and his wife, Maria de Reboredo, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the church of Espírito Santo of Portel, to be fulfilled by them and their descendants.
Finally, she bequeaths houses in Lisboa to padre frei Martinho Moniz, which, after his death, shall be given to her nephew, Baltasar Godinho Cardim, and to his descendants, with an obligation of three annual masses for her soul. If he doesn't have any successors, the houses shall be annexed to her chapel.
Followed by approval deed of the will, dated 1641-07-31, and opening deed of the will, dated 1642-05-19.

Will made by João Aparício in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual obligation of ten masses celebrated every year on the church of S. António of Marvão, where his body should be buried. He named his nephew Manuel as first administrator of the entail during his lifetime, and his descendants after him. However, Manuel would only receive the possession of the entailed assets when he reached the age of eighteen years, and, until then, the assets would be deposited in the hands of padre Martinho de Andrade.

Warrant of D. Manuel addressed to bacharel João Vaz, determining the way in which the charges of D. Gaião's hospital should be met.

Visitação to the chapel of the souls of the Purgatory made by António de Barros Aranha, abade of the church of the monastery of Salvador de Sabadim, and commissioner of the Inquisition, attesting that the chapel was fit for catholic cult.

Tombo (extract) of the assets of the chapel of São Brás, which is administered by the son of Lopo de Mariz.

Tombo (extract) from the chapel of Vale do Peso, giving an account of the properties and charges of the chapel.

Tombo of the chapel and hospital founded by D. Gaião, in Santarém, which is administered by D. Francisco de Lima, ordered by bacharel João Vaz, corregedor and sobrejuiz da Casa do Cível.
Contains: administration letter to Nuno Gonçalves de Ataíde; exemplification of a letter of possession of Catarina de Ataíde; and land measurement deed.

Tombo of the chapel and hospital founded by D. Gaião, in Santarém, which is administered by D. Francisco de Lima, ordered by bacharel João Vaz, corregedor and sobrejuiz da Casa do Cível.
Contains: administration letter to Nuno Gonçalves de Ataíde; exemplification of a letter of possession of Catarina de Ataíde; land measurement deed; and warrant of D. Manuel I.

Tombo of the estates and pious obligations of Senhorinha Gonçalves' chapel. Lopo Rodrigues Ribeiro, confeiteiro, declared that a house on Rua de Gaspar do Couto was entailed to it and that its administrators were obligated to support the celebration of an annual mass in the cathedral of Elvas.

Tombo of the chapel instituted by João Negro, in the mother church of Lagos.
The documents come from a certificate issued by Vicente Ribeiro de Almeida, escrivão da provedoria de Lagos, taken from existing records in his registry office.