Entail foundation and donation deed by Álvaro de Sousa and D. Francisca de Távora, his wife, of their farm of Alcube, in the outskirts of Sesimbra and Palmela, appointing Gaspar de Sousa, their eldest son, as their succeesor and first administrator. Gaspar de Sousa was present and accepted the entail donation and promised to fulfil all the conditions.

Entail foundation and annexation deed by Simão da Cunha and D. Luísa de Almeida, his wife, with the remaining of their available portions, entailing it to the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira, D. Luísa's mother, in her will, dated from 1568, and mentioning the previous entail foundation and annexation deed, dated from 1596-03-31. They also declare that Francisco Botelho, uncle of D. Luísa, bequeathed, in his codicil, 2000 cruzados to this entail, with the pious obligation of ten prayed masses and five sung masses in Nossa Senhora de Triana, in the town of Alenquer. The institutors describe all the entail foundation clauses and mention that the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira included her available portion, a part of the available portion of Simão Ferreira, her husband, and the reserved portions of Ana da Madre de Deus, their daughter and sister of D. Luísa de Almeida. They also request to the king the confirmation of this entail foundation deed.
Followed by the consent deed of D. Luísa de Almeida, dated from 1623-10-16.

Entail foundation and annexation deed by Simão da Cunha and D. Luísa de Almeida, his wife, with the remaining of their available portions and entailing it to the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira, D. Luísa's mother, in her will, dated from 1578-05-13. The institutors describe all the entail foundation clauses and mention that the entail founded by Guiomar de Sequeira included her available portion, a part of the available portion of Simão Ferreira, her husband, and the reserved portions of Ana da Madre de Deus, their daughter and sister of D. Luísa de Almeida. They also request to the king the confirmation of this entail foundation deed.

Entail and chapel foundation deed and contract by Maria de Carvalho appointing her husband Manuel Rodrigues Ricardo for its administration. If he has already died at the time of Maria de Carvalho's death, the entail shall be bequeathed to their eldest son, João Carvalho Sequeira, and his descendants. If João has also died, it shall be bequeathed to Francisco Carvalho, their next son, or to António Carvalho.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Reverendo doutor Dionísio de Figueiredo de Gouveia, deão of cathedral of Viseu, with masses in the church of Mouronho. His brothers, licenciado Manuel da Fonseca de Gouveia, António da Fonseca de Gouveia and Baltasar da Fonseca de Gouveia, also entail some properties concerning their parents' reserved portion. Dionísio de Figueiredo de Gouveia appoints as first administrator, after his and his brother's death, one of the sons of Baltasar da Fonseca de Gouveia.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Father Bartolomeu Velho, parish priest in São Julião de Freixo. Bartolomeu declares that he had built an hermitage in Navió dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Assunção, to which he entailed estates. The administrator of the chapel was to be named in a later will. However, the succession to the chapel was to be by blood, with clerics being preferred. If there were no clerics, the administration would be in the hands of a layman appointed by the last owner. All administrators were obliged to use the family name, to inherit estates and to be Old Christians. Illegitimate children were excluded from the administration.

Entail and chapel foundation deed deed by António das Póvoas e Brito, D. Isabel de Sousa, his wife, and Doutor Manuel de Sousa Oliva, his brother-in-law and her brother, in Guarda, with the pious obligation of twelve annual masses in the cathedral of Guarda. Doutor Manuel de Sousa Oliva annexes his houses to this entail and, if he dies without write a will, all his assets. They appoint as first administrator, after the death of António das Póvoas e Brito and D. Isabel de Sousa, their eldest male son.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by priest Fernando Rodrigues de Carvalho, under the invocation of Santo António of Arguedeira, in the parish of São Pedro de Tarouca. The institutor entails assets to the chapel, which he had already ordered built and where he wants to be buried, for their maintenance and fulfillment of charges. He appoints priests Domingos da Silva and Ambrósio de Carvalho, as first chaplains and Lucrécia Lopes de Carvalho, daughter of Baltazar Rodrigues, his cousin, as first administrator. Licenciado Domingos de Carvalho, canon of the cathedral of Lamego, uncle of Lucrécia Lopes de Carvalho, undertakes to attach to the entail all the property inherited from his parents.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Francisco Rodrigues. As a single man with no heirs, Francisco wished to found a chapel "por via de morgado". The masses would be celebrated in the church of Santa Cristina de Algoso. The first administrators would be his brother Gaspar Rodrigues and his nephew José Rodrigues, with the power to appoint a son or daughter in each half of the entail. However, the appointed successor had to be related to the founder.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo Lobo de Mesquita and Jerónima Correia. They entailed their farmsted of Vilarinho de São Romão, with a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Salvação, in which a brotherhood was instituted, atributing to the entail's administrator the role of surveiling the brotherhood's activities. Clerics were excluded from the succession, and the administrators were to use the surname Lobo and the coat of arms of both the Lobos and the Barbosas. Presumptive heirs who married without their parents' consent, with people of lesser honor and wealth, were excluded from the succession.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Lopo Rebelo, cavaleiro and "comendador" of the Order of Christ and citizen of Porto. The founder decided to establish a chapel "à maneira de morgado", incorporating in particular his farmstead of Caldas, located in Aregos. The owner of the entail would be his first-born son, and the succession would pass through the male line of the institutor's descendants. The chapel where the founder would be buried and where perpetual masses would be celebrated would be located in the São Domingos do Porto Monastery. An inventory of the entail's estates was to be made.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Pantaleão Ferreira, fidalgo da casa do rei and knight of the Order of Christ. Pantaleão appoints his son João Martins Ferreira as the first administrator, who will also possess the entail established by Pantaleão's father, João Martins Ferreira, with a chapel in the monastery of S. Domingos, in Porto. The founder spituales that the successor to the entail should be primarily the first-born son, forced to use his family name in public and private documents.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo de Araújo da Silva and his wife Maria de Caldas Bacelar. The couple declared that they had founded a chapel in their farmstead of Eiras, in São Salvador de Pedralva, the construction of which had not yet been completed but was to be finished, with the images of São Gonçalo and Santa Maria inside. They entailed properties and rents to the chapel, with the perpetual obligation to celebrate masses every sunday for the souls of the founders. The first administrator would be their son-in-law, Sebastião Machado de Azevedo, who had the power to appoint a relative to succeed him, excluding clerics and forbidding marriages with people of Jewish, Moorish, black or mulatto descent. The administrators were obliged to use the family name and to entail properties. The deed of foundation had to be registered in the "Livro das Capelas do Registo Geral" of Braga.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by which Pedro Carreiro, cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, and Leonor Nunes de Macedo, his wife, establish a chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where they wish to be buried. They entail 20 000 reis of interest and Pedro Carreiro's properties to an obligation of a daily mass, an annual divine office and the obligation of marrying an orphan every year. Pedro Carreiro appoints his wife, Leonor Nunes de Macedo, as his universal heir. After their deaths, the entail shall be given to Paulo Carreiro, Pedro Carreiro's cousin and to his children, afterwards.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by which Manuel Soares de Vilas Boas e Vilhegas, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, widower of D. Guiomar Nunes Angel, establishes an entail, according to a previous will he had made with his wife. He entails both their third parts, consisting of houses in Lisboa and properties in Beja, and establishes a daily mass in the church of Madre de Deus de Xabregas, Lisboa, where he wishes to be buried. He appoints their eldest son, Jerónimo Soares de Vilhegas, as first administrator. Jerónimo Soares de Vilhegas and his wife, D. Madalena de Távora, are both present and accept to annex their third parts to the entail. Manuel Soares Vilas Boas, minor, grandson of the institutors and son of Jerónimo Soares de Vilhegas and his previous wife, D. Arcângela de Noronha, is also present, and promises to annex his legitime to the entail, as future administrator.

Entail and chapel foundation deed confirming a contract between Francisco Pereira de Miranda and his wife Guiomar de Miranda and the convent of S. Domingos of Porto. Jorge Pereira de Miranda, fidalgo da casa do rei, acted as his parents' attorney. The convent gave the couple its granary to build a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Assunção, with a direct door to the cloister; in return, the institutors had to build another granary. The administrators had the right to be buried and to place their coats of arms in the chapel.

Contract approved by Francisco Pereira de Miranda and Guiomar Pereira in 1580-11-26 (fls. 108v-110v).

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Manuel Ribeiro Coelho and his sister Maria Coelho. The rents of the entail were attached to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Gafanhão. After their deaths, the administration would pass to their niece Francisca Coelho; if she died without descendants, his brother Domingos Teixeira would take possession of the entail. The successor would preferably be the first-born son and was obliged to use the surnames Ribeiro or Coelho.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Simão de Medeiros and Isabel Gomes. The couple declares not having children, stating that their will was to entail their estates, formed by houses in Porto and rural assets in the outskirts of the city. The property was to be owned by a single person in the manner of a "morgado". A part of the income should be channelled to the monastery of Madre de Deus de Monchique, in Porto, where they have previously negotiated the institution of a chapel, a site of burial for themselves and their descendants, to be called the "Chapel of the Medeiros". Their son Teodoro de Medeiros was already buried there, and the institutor’s coat of arms was to be placed on the wall. If the chapel wasn't accepted by the provincial of the order, the administrator of the entail was to transfer the remains of the institutor to the convent of S. Bento de Avé Maria in Porto, where Simão's parents were buried. The surviving member of the couple would be the first administrator. After them, the administrator was to be recruited from among Simão's relatives, and was to be a male, excluding clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed crimes against God and the King. The first administrator would be obliged to register the deed of foundation in the records of the Provedoria of Porto, and his successors would have to entail more property when they took possession of the entail.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by André Ribeiro Beltrão and Maria Osório de Almeida, his wife. They entail a third of their assets, in an amount greater than 12 000 cruzados, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the chapel they would have built in Cassurrães. They appoint Miguel Osório Beltrão de Almeida, his eldest son, administrator. In case of extinction of the lineage, the administration of the link would be the responsibility of Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Aguiar da Beira. The founders were administrators of the entail instituted by António de Almeida, his grandfather, to which they entailed a property, in order to fulfill their institution. They also order that the same register in the respective tombo.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Brás Rodrigues Pita and Isabel Mendes Dantas, his wife, in Caminha, ordering the celebration of masses in the monastery of Santa Clara of Caminha and appointing the last one of them to die as the first administrator and, after his or her death, his legitimate daughter, Inês Vaz Pita. This deed should value as a will or codicil.
Deed approved in 1608-08-05.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by António Rodrigues and Beatriz Domingues, entailing properties in Vila Cova, with the obligation of celebrating 52 masses every year in the church of that parish. As administrator, they appointed their great-niece Maria, granting her the power to appoint one of her future children as successor. If the administrators failed to appoint a child as administrator, the successor should be the youngest children, therefore using the entail's revenues to support every child while they were single.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Mateus Forjaz Ferreira and his wife Isabel de Azevedo. The couple declared that they had previously founded a chapel in the church of Provesende, dedicated to Nossa Senhora. As they did not have any other heirs besides their daughter, Isabel Forjaz, the couple decided to entail estates in a "morgado", associated with the chapel, using assets in Provesende. Their daughter would be succeeded by her firstborn son. Clerics and illegitimate children were excluded from administration.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Pedro Machado and his wife Isabel Francisca. The couple decided to entail properties "em capela e morgado". They were both to own the properties during their lifetimes. After their death, the entail was to be held by their son, Francisco Machado. The entail was linked to the obligation to celebrate perpetual masses in different places, such as the burial place of the institutors, which was yet to be decided, and the chapel of São Pedro, in Braga Cathedral. Succession to the entail was to be by appointment, as the founders argued that this mechanism would make children more obedient to their parents. If Francisco Machado or another administrator failed to appoint a successor, the entail was to go to the first-born son. Illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes were excluded from the administration.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Álvaro Vaz Mogueimas, in farmstead (quinta) of S. Bento, in S. Mamede de Arca, in Ponte de Lima, with his available portion and his wife's, D. Catarina de Couros Carneiro, available portion, wich she bequeathed to him in her nuncupative will to unite to his to found an entail and chapel. The institutor appoints as first successor his eldest son, António de Couros Carneiro. If he does not built the chapel, dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Monte da Piedade, during his lifetime his son should do it, leaving him the imagem of Nossa Senhora.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo Jacome. Gonçalo decided to entail his lands in Aldeia da Torre in a "capela e vínculo de morgado". The first administrator was to be his daughter Catarina Jacome, married to Gonçalo Ferreira, or alternatively the descendants of Gonçalo Jacome's brothers, Domingos, Catarina Francisca or Paulo Jacome. The administrators had the right to appoint one of their children as their successor. However, people of illegitimate descent were excluded. The administrators were obliged to use the surname Jacome and to celebrate masses at the Espírito Santo altar in Santa Maria da Aveleda church.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by Cristina Fagundes, with the obligation of 7 annual masses. As administrator, Cristina appointed Maria, whom she received and educated at her home.

Entail and chapel foundation deed by which Belchior Correia and his wife, Guiomar Monteiro, establish a chapel in the convent of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, Lisboa, for which they reserve 100 000 cruzados that shall be employed in the acquisition of a property to entail to it. They appoint the one of them who survives the other as each other's heir and administrator of their chapel, with the capacity of appointing the next administrator. If he or she doesn't appoint anyone, the entail shall be bequeathed to their closest relative, with an obligation of 150 annual masses for their souls.

Due diligence deed made by licenciado Paulo Pereira, Juíz de Fora de Sinta, and Manuel Rebelo de Carvalho, tabelião, to João Feio Cabral, Prioste and Beneficiado of the church of São Martinho of Sintra concerning the chapel founded by Gonçalo Esteves.

Due diligence deed made by Estêvão Pires, juiz ordinário de Pedrogão Grande, Rodrigo Eanes and Cristóvão Leitão, as attorney-in-fact of Francisco Pires, concerning the chapel founded by Rui Vaz Pereira in the Church of Santa Maria in Pedrogão Grande. It refers that the judge issued a sentence, in 1500-07-05, on behalf of Francisco Pires appointing him as the administrator of the chapel.

Dowry deed (extract) by which Beatriz de Andrade donates to her nephew, Sebastião de Andrade, and to his descendants afterwards, a casal in Torres Vedras and a várzea in Alcântara, Lisboa, with an obligation of eight annual masses for her soul.

Dowry deed by Ana Gonçalves, Isabel Fernandes, sisters, and Roque Gonçalves da Costa to Manuel Vaz Carreiro, son of Roque Gonçalves da Costa, to marry Maria de Sousa de Benevides, niece of Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes. Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes put aside, at the time of their deaths, two moios of income from their real estate to found two chapels for their souls and appoint as their administrator the son or daughter of Manuel Vaz Carreiro and Maria de Sousa de Benevides as, appointed by his or her father. In turn, Roque Gonçalves da Costa, in his and his wife's, Águeda Carreiro, name, give their available portions to Manuel Vaz Carreiro and Maria de Sousa de Benevides, with the pious obligation of a chapel of masses for their souls. The son can appoint as his successor who he wants. Besides, Roque Gonçalves da Costa appoints his son as administrator of the chapel of António Cabral Teixeira.

Dowry deed by which Guiomar Vaz do Peral, Pedro Godinho's widow, donates her third part, composed of her properties in Elvas, as an entail to Cristóvão Godinho, her son, with an obligation of masses in the convent of S. Domingos of that city, where she wishes to be buried.

Dowry deed by which João Afonso de Beja, Vedor da Casa do Infante D. Luís, and his wife, Lucrécia Forjaz, donate 3 000 cruzados de ouro to her daughter, Luísa Forjaz, enabling her marriage with Pedro Vaz, Doutor Pedro Vaz's son. With the purpose of endowing the groom, Grimaneza Forjaz, Doutor Pedro Vaz's wife, establishes an entail with part of her assets, instituting the obligation of celebrating 12 annual masses in the chapel she had founded in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After her death, it should be administered by her husband and subsequently inherited by her stepson. Grimaneza declares that, except for Pedro, she has no living heirs.

Dowry deed by which Paulo de Oliveira, Maria Teixeira, his wife, and Antónia Mourato, his wife's grandmother, donate a dowry to António Rodrigues Teixeira, their son, for his marriage to Mariana Cardoso. The dowry is made in the form of an entail.

Dowry deed of wedding made by Pedro Vaz Pereira to Jerónimo Rodrigues and Maria Pereira, daughter of Manuel Pereira, donor's niece, including some houses, located in Rua das Pedras, in Vila Viçosa, and several rural properties, on the outskirts of that village. The donor reserves the usufruct of the assets, during his life, and establishes the fulfillment of charges, after his death. After the death of one, they were to be left to the other, and after the death of the second, to his eldest male son.

Dowry deed and donation of a farm, located on the outskirts of Évora, made by Cid António Salvago to Baltasar Mendes dos Reis, with certain charges and obligations, in the form of an entail.

Dowry deed made by Baltasar Alves and Ângela Francisca, his wife, for the wedding of Maria de Pontes, their daughter, to Marçal Leitão Machado. The former appoint the latter as administrators of the chapel's assets they had, located in the parish of São Miguel da Carreira, on the outskirts of Barcelos. The charges had to be celebrated in the monastery of São Francisco of Vila do Conde.

Dowry deed by Isabel Gomes, widow of António Álvares Estaço, to her daughter, Jerónima Madeira, on the ocasion of her marriage to Simão de Seixas, son of Simão de Seixas and Madalena Fernandes. Part of the dowry is made up of a public debt instrument, which she entails with an obligation of masses in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa, to be administered by Jerónima Madeira and her husband, and by the successors of her marriage.
Contains a will chart (extract) of António Álvares Estaço and the respective approval deed, dated 1560-03-29; and a grace warrant issued to Simão de Seixas, escrivão of the Alfândega of Lisbon, allowing him to leave the office to one of the sons, dated 1559-07-01.

Dowry deed by which João de Meira Carrilho, canon of Braga Cathedral and commissioner of the Inquisition, son of Gonçalo de Meira and Beatriz Mendes, decided to endow his great-niece Isabel de Meira Carrilho, daughter of Gonçalo Carrilho and Ana da Costa, by her marriage to Estêvão Falcão, fidalgo da casa do rei and son of Manuel Falcão Costa and Ana Maria Teixeira. João de Meira Carrilho left a farmstead in São Miguel do Couto, along with 10,000 cruzados to be used for the purchase of a house and land, declaring that all this property would be entailed. The couple would be the first owners, followed by their descendants, with preference given to first-born sons. The administrators were obliged to use the family name of Meira and to pay for the celebration of 50 annual masses in the Church of Espírito Santo, located in the São Marcos Hospital in Braga, where João de Meira Carrilho would be buried. João de Meira Carrilho also declares that he was the administrator of an entail, located in Castelo de Vide, which had been founded by his father João de Meira, chaplain to the late Infante and Cardinal D. Henrique, and to which he appointed his niece as administrator, since she was of "his blood and generation". João de Meira Carrilho acquired more lands and imposed more masses to be celebrated. He also instructed his heirs to place an image of Christ in the chapel of the mother church of Castelo de Vide. The image was engraved with the relics of several saints. It had belonged to the Emperor Charles V and was given to Manuel Álvares Cardoso when he was secretary to the Marquis of Arronches in Madrid, who bequeathed it to João de Meira Carrilho. In view of its importance, the image and the relics engraved in it were considered to be the head of the entail.

Dowry deed by Ana Gonçalves, Isabel Fernandes, sisters, and Roque Gonçalves da Costa to Manuel Vaz Carreiro, son of Roque Gonçalves da Costa, to marry Maria de Sousa de Benevides, niece of Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes. Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes put aside, at the time of their deaths, two moios of income from their real estate to found two chapels for their souls and appoint as their administrator the son or daughter of Manuel Vaz Carreiro and Maria de Sousa de Benevides as, appointed by his or her father. In turn, Roque Gonçalves da Costa, in his and his wife's, Águeda Carreiro, name, give their available portions to Manuel Vaz Carreiro and Maria de Sousa de Benevides, with the pious obligation of a chapel of masses for their souls. The son can appoint as his successor who he wants. Besides, Roque Gonçalves da Costa appoints his son as administrator of the chapel of António Cabral Teixeira.

Dowry deed by Jerónima Gil de Abreu to Gaspar Botelho Fogaça, her nephew, to marry to Luísa de Abreu Trigueira, her niece, founding a chapel in the village of Aldeia Galega da Merceana and appointing them as her successors, after her death. She also orders the foundation of the chapel of her sister, Cecília Gil.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: escritura de doação inter vivos, com reserva de usufruto, e dote com vínculo perpétuo, celebrada em 1682-06-07 (f. 15-18 v.º). Tabelião: Manuel Escórcio de Mendonça, tabelião público de notas na cidade do Funchal e seu termo. Traslado de 1684-09-01.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): i) estabelece quatro capelanias de missa quotidiana, sendo cada um dos quatro capelães da ordem de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo pagos com 50.000 réis anuais; estas capelanias entrariam em vigor após a morte da segunda nomeada D. Antónia Brandão «não serão postas nem admitidas nestas duas vidas» (f. 16 v.º); ii) garantir o ornato da capela, o necessário para o culto divino e as obras de conservação, nobreza e aumento da dita capela e mosteiro «que houver» dos ditos frades nesta Ilha.
BENS DO VÍNCULO: doa todos os seus bens móveis e de raiz, havidos e por haver, excetuando os legados e obrigações, à capela-mor da igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo do Funchal, onde seu marido estava enterrado, doação justificada pela particular devoção por esta capela e por desejar muito o aumento da mesma e do seu culto divino. As duas primeiras nomeadas seriam obrigadas a dar a quarta parte dos rendimentos dos ditos bens vinculados para o ornato da dita capela e obras do mosteiro. Depois, quando a administração passasse para os Terceiros do Carmo (Ordem dos Terceiros Carmelitas), o rendimento destes bens, pagos os gastos dos encargos, capelães e prémio dos administradores, seria totalmente gasto no necessário para o culto divino e nas obras de conservação, nobreza e aumento da dita capela e mosteiro «que houver» dos ditos frades nesta Ilha, como dito. Ordena que se retire da prata lavrada o necessário para a aludida capela-mor e sacristia (nas f. 3 v.º, 6 v.º e 194-197 consta informação da prata lavrada cedida); quanto ao dinheiro, ouro e prata de moeda corrente, uma vez pago o que dispusera, seria empregue em propriedades e anexadas a esta capela.
Vincula estes bens («capela e morgado que neles fas»), assegurando que nunca seriam vendidos, nem aforados, nem obrigados a dívidas nem fianças a Sua Alteza ou a pessoas particulares, andariam sempre juntos e conservados para a dita capela e administração. Fazendo-se o contrário, o comissário dos Terceiros do Carmo ou quem o cargo servisse entraria logo na administração do vínculo.
Finalmente, esclarece que todos os títulos dos seus bens estavam na mão do irmão Manuel Martins Brandão, e que o Juízo dos Resíduos faria a medição dos mesmos bens de raiz.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia por administradora a irmã Isabel Brandão, mulher honesta e solteira (f. 49), depois a sobrinha D. Antónia Brandão; por morte destas seria administrador Frei Pedro de Herédia, comissário dos Terceiros do Carmo, ou o religioso que «por cabeça maior» assista então na dita capela e igreja do Carmo, «pelo tempo em diante athe o fim do mundo», recebendo pelo trabalho de administrar 50.000 réis anuais (as duas primeiras nomeadas não receberiam tal remuneração, uma vez que só seriam obrigadas a dar a quarta parte dos rendimentos dos ditos bens para o ornato da dita capela e obras do mosteiro).
OUTROS VÍNCULOS: administra a capela do marido, imposta na terça dos seus bens, designando como seu sucessor e administrador a capela-mor de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: processo incompleto, só contém documentos respeitantes à administração da primeira nomeada, D. Isabel Brandão.
Outras informações da escritura de doação acima (f. 15-18 v.º):
IRMÃOS: D. Isabel Brandão, solteira; Manuel Martins Brandão; Frei Pedro de Herédia.
ENTERRAMENTO: capela-mor da igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, em sepultura onde jaz o marido.
ENTERRO E SUFRÁGIOS: não especificados, a testadora diz que seriam conforme comunicara à irmã Isabel Brandão.
LEGADOS: 10.000 réis à terceira Isabel de Jesus; 10.000 a Maria de Abreu, filha de Manuel de Abreu; 10.000 réis a Ana de Faria, para além de seu trabalho; mil cruzados à sobrinha D. Joana de Noronha, filha de seu cunhado Simão Gonçalves da Câmara e de D. Maria Correia, para ajuda de seu estado (cf. petição f. 96 v.º); deixa uma propriedade de vinhas e árvores de fruto, sita na Ribeira do Vasco Gil, que seu marido comprara aos primos Manuel de Bettencourt e Bartolomeu Fernandes Pereira, ao padre Pedro de Carvalhal e a seu irmão Paulo Brandão, pelo muito amor que sempre lhes teve e pelos grandes serviços que deles tem recebido, sobretudo na defesa das suas demandas; esta fazenda ser-lhes-ia entregue logo após a sua morte, ficando somente ao dito padre na circunstância de Paulo Brandão «não seja forro e livre de cativeiro» (f. 16).
DOTES PARA PROFISSÃO RELIGIOSA: manda que a irmã Isabel Brandão recolha num mosteiro, à custa dos seus bens, a sobrinha filha de sua prima Catarina Martins e de Mateus Garcia, por ser de seu sangue; de igual modo, manda recolher num mosteiro a escrava Mariana, que liberta.
ESCRAVOS: recomenda à sua irmã Isabel Brandão o seu António, forro, filho da sua preta Maria, para que ela o favoreça e lhe dê com que se sustente acabado o ofício de alfaiate; liberta a sua preta Isabel, pela grande lealdade com que sempre a serviu, recomendando à irmã que também a favoreça; liberta a escrava Mariana, filha da dita preta Maria, ordenando à irmã que a recolha num mosteiro à conta dos bens dela doadora.
LITERACIA: a doadora não sabe escrever, o padre António de Sousa Rebelo assinou a seu rogo.
TESTEMUNHAS: padre Dr. Estêvão de Faria; padre Sebastião Escórcio Drumond; padre Bartolomeu de Brito e Abreu.
Outros documentos: vd. documentos simples.

Dowry deed in which Leonor Fernandes donates an olive grove, located above São Lázaro, and barren lands in Malapados to Beatriz Martins, his criada, and João de Santiago, her husband, for their wedding, with certain charges, celebrated in the convent of São Domingos of Lisboa.

Dowry deed concerning the marriage between Bento Ferreira de Andrade and Margarida de Miranda, through which Bento’s parents founded an entail to the new couple, granting him permission to appoint the next successor.

Dowry deed made by the padre Belchior de Videira for the marriage of Catarina de Videira de Andrade, his niece, with Diogo Pereira Falcão, in the amount of 6 000 cruzados. Of this amount, 5 000 cruzados are intended for the purchase of real estate, which would be entailed to the pious charge of an annual mass. After the death of the first administrators, they would be succeeded by their male son, whom they appoint.
Among several real estate, located on the outskirts of Marvão, Manuel de Matos de Andrade and Maria de Videira, his wife, Catarina's parents, also include in their dowry the chapel established by Beatriz de Matos.

Dowry deed by which Rodrigo Afonso, carpinteiro de tenda, and his wife, Maria Lopes, make a donation to José Rodrigues and Baltasar Rodrigues, sons of Rodrigo Afonso's first marriage to Violante Rodrigues, on the occasion of their marriages to Inês and Maria Borges, daughters of Vicente Borges and Guiomar Gil. They donate to José Rodrigues their houses in Rua do Álamo, Lisboa, and other properties belonging to Maria Lopes, to be entailed with an obligation of one weekly mass and one annual mass for their souls. If José Rodrigues dies without descendants, the entail shall pass to his brother, Baltasar, and his descendants. If they both die without descendants, the entail shall pass to their wives, first Inês, then Maria Borges.

Capela de Lucas Fernandes e de sua mulher Domingas Luís instituída em 1669-02-09 por escritura de casamento de casamento e dote a sua filha Domingas de Castro e seu noivo João Ribeiro dos seguintes bens: trinta e cinco alqueires de terra em semeadura no Curral da Pedra em Santo António; uma vaca pardieiro; dez cabras e a terça dos seus bens, imposta no seus aposentos na Ribeira de Vasco Gil, na freguesia de Santo António.
Encargo: duas missas anuais.
Em 1778-07-22 procede-se ao sequestro de umas fazenda na Ribeira de Vasco Gil para satisfação das pensões desta capela.
Administrador em 1838 (índice): Inácio Rodrigues de Gouveia.
A última conta é tomada à revelia do administrador.

Dowry deed by which Catarina de Sá, her brother Luís Pereira de Sá and his wife D. Catarina, wanted to give a dowry to their nephew and son José de Sousa Pereira to marry with D. Isabel de Távora Coutinho, daughter of Pedro Lopes de Quadros and his wife D. Maria Francisca Teles. The donators wanted to incorporate their thirds into the entail founded by Catarina de Sá, which would include some lands, "casais" and olive groves near to the fam of Chafariz das Pipas. It should succeed in the entail the eldest son of his nephew José de Sousa Pereira. The institutor's brother also endowed his son with a farm located in the place of "Meca" and other "prazos" in Lisboa and Guarda. The successors were obligated to order the celebration of masses in the chapel of São Francisco Xavier, in the Church of São Pedro de Alenquer, and were also obligated to deliver the masses certificates to the Misericórdia of Alenquer. D. Luísa Antónia de Távora endowed the bride with a farm located on the outskirts of Lisboa, and 60 000 réis of a "tença" she possessed in Alfândega de Lisboa. Preceded by a power of attorney of D. Luísa Antónia de Sousa dated 1673-05-24.

Dowry deed by which Frei António Coutinho donated all his assets, including lands and houses in Veiros, lands in Estremoz ("herdade dos Mateus") and the "herdade da Azambujeira", to his brother, Francisco António, who was going to marry Catarina Galvão. Thus, he established a chapel, declaring that those properties could never be sold or exchanged and that the couple and his descendants had to fulfil the conditions that he would mencione in his will. If the couple left no descendants, the entailed properties would be inherited by João Gonçalves Galvão, the bride's brother, who would have the obligation of celebrating a daily perpetual mass for his soul. Filipa de Oliveira, Catarina Galvão's mother, donated a rent (foro) of cereal taken from lands in Évora to her daughter.

Dowry deed by which João Soares do Amaral and his wife Sebastiana de Moura donated to their daughter Dona Ana do Amaral all their assets located in Lisboa, Lousã, Rabaçal, Penela do Couto and Monte da Fonte in order to marry to Luís de Valadares Carneiro. The institutors also wanted to incorporate their thirds into the chapel of São José, in the Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Coimbra, designating their future eldest grandson to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses, using the rents of some houses located in Coimbra. Finally, the institutors' established that the chapel's administrator should give to Inês Monteiro de Moura, nun of the Monastery of Semide, 10 000 réis de tença. If the grooms did not live in the institutor's house, they should receive 100 000 réis each year.

Dowry deed by which João de Valadares Carneiro and his wife Catarina Pereira donated their assets to their son Luís de Valadares in order to get married with Ana do Amaral. They established an entail using their thirds, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Misericórdia do Porto and Church of S. Bento, S. Geraldo and Chagas. This entail should be succeeded by his eldest son and the future successors should also incorporate half of their thirds into this entail. The institutor's son was donated with the farm of Veiga de Poucos and the "prazo" of São João da Foz. If the grooms did not live in the institutors' house, they should receive the rents of a public debt instrument of 100 000 réis in Imposição dos Vinhos, 12 000 réis in the houses of "Abelheiro" belonging to the chapel of Maria Carneiro, the prazo of "Meixeira" and Quebrantões, a "herdade" on the outskirts of Barcelos and a vineyard located in Mosteiro.

Dowry deed by which Margarida Vicente, Francisco Silvestre's widow, donates all her assets to Antónia da Gama, her niece, enabling her marriage to Jerónimo de Matos, Cavaleiro Fidalgo da Casa do Rei. She obligates her niece and her heirs to give, each year, 2 000 réis to the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa to support the celebration of annual masses for the donor's soul. That sum of money would be extracted from the revenues of houses located on that city. Antónia da Gama accepts this donation.

Dowry deed by which Brás Teixeira de Távora established an entail, appointing his niece Maria de Oliveira de Faria to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses, land, vineyards and an olive grove in Lisboa and its outskirts.

Dowry deed by which Gaspar Coelho, Cavaleiro da Ordem de Cristo, and Catarina de Arvelos, his sister, donate part of a farmstead in Olivais ("quinta da Bela Vista") and houses in Rua das Parreiras, Lisboa, to D. Helena de Andrade, Gaspar's daughter and Catarina's niece, in order to support her marriage to João de Alpoim de Brito. The groom, the bride and their descendants are henceforth obligated to sustain the celebration of 12 annual masses for Catarina de Arvelos' soul in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of that city. Furthermore, the father of the bride gives the couple the captaincy of a carrack of Carreira da Índia, which the King had granted him 30 years before that date.
D. Helena de Andrade and João de Alpoim de Brito give their consent to this deed. Contains a copy of a letter of attorney issued on 1613-05-25.

Dowry deed in which Francisco Nunes Velho, priest, endowed António Pacheco de Oliveira on the occasion of his marriage with Ana de Resende, daughter of Nuno Curvelo and Catarina Fernandes, and founded an entail with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every week, two masses in S. Francisco's day and another in Onze Mil Virgens' day. He named António Pacheco and Ana de Resende as first administrators, and after the death of both of them the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir. If they had no children, the entail should be administrated by his nephew Francisco Nunes de Melo with the same conditions, or the person that he, doner, appoints on his will.

Dowry deed and institution of chapel made by Cristóvão Barradas de Farelães in favor of Agostinho de Matos Leitão, his brother, to marry Maria de Sousa de Vasconcelos, his niece. The dowry is made in the form of a chapel, with the assets entailed to the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in the church of Farelães.

Dowry deed by which D. Branca de Sousa de Esparragosa, wife of doutor Rodrigo Monteiro, donates the third part of her assets as an entail to her son, Bartolomeu Rodrigues Monteiro, also called Bartolomeu Rodrigues de Sousa, on the occasion of his wedding to D. Isabel da Cunha, with an obligation of a weekly mass in her burial place. The properties shall pass to one of her son's heirs. Bartolomeu Rodrigues Monteiro is present and accepts these conditions.

Dowry deed by Ana Gonçalves, Isabel Fernandes, sisters, and Roque Gonçalves da Costa to Manuel Vaz Carreiro, son of Roque Gonçalves da Costa, to marry Maria de Sousa de Benevides, niece of Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes. Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes put aside, at the time of their deaths, two moios of income from their real estate to found two chapels for their souls and appoint as their administrator the son or daughter of Manuel Vaz Carreiro and Maria de Sousa de Benevides as, appointed by his or her father. In turn, Roque Gonçalves da Costa, in his and his wife's, Águeda Carreiro, name, give their available portions to Manuel Vaz Carreiro and Maria de Sousa de Benevides, with the pious obligation of a chapel of masses for their souls. The son can appoint as his successor who he wants. Besides, Roque Gonçalves da Costa appoints his son as administrator of the chapel of António Cabral Teixeira.

Dowry deed by Manuel Martins Brandão to his niece, D. Antónia Brandão, to marry to Inácio Bettencourt e Câmara, giving them 30.000 cruzados and, after his death, all his assets as an entail of perpetual succession. After the couple's death, their eldest male son will succeed in this entail. He also orders the celebration of a chanted mass in the chapel of the church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Funchal. Manuel Martins Brandão declares that D. Antónia Brandão will administrate too the assets, located in Campanário, belonging to the chapel founded by Domingos Fernandes. Inácio de Bettencourt e Câmara accepted this dowry and he and D. Antónia Brandão committed themselves to fulfil all its clauses, conditions and obligations.

Dowry deed by which Manuel Peres and his wife Maria Ribeiro endowed the institutor's legitimate son Paulo Ambrósio to marry his cousin Maria Caldeira, daughter of Heitor Caldeira and Luísa Correia, brother and sister-in-law of Manuel Peres. The dowry valued 4 000 cruzados and the assets should be entailed to a chapel located in Évora. Maria Ribeiro endowed the bride and groom with all the assets she possessed at the time of her death, which should be entailed to a chapel and annexed to the other assets. She also ordered that her gold, silver and other movable possessions should be sold and that should be entailed immovable goods. The charges would also be determined in her will.

Dowry deed made by Catarina Velez in which she endowed Francisco Cáceres, her son-in-law, with an estate named Quinta do Açor, with the condition that his daughter and her granddaughter Violante de Abreu would marry a person of clean blood who could not belong to the Ramos family. She also founded an entail to be administrated by Violante and her eldest male heirs after her, with a perpetual mass obligation of three masses celebrated every year. She also appointed administrators for four chapels she administrated. For the chapel of Santana, she named her granddaughter Catarina. She named her grandchildren Maria, Manuel and João to the administration of the other three chapels.

Dowry deed made by João de Meira Carrilho, in which he instituted an entail to his niece and appointed her as successor in the entail founded by João de Meira, remembering some the rules of this chapel and entailing the properties he owned in Castelo de Vide along with an image with 21 relics that belonged to the emperor Charles V.

Dowry deed between Maria Figueira de Gouveia and D. António da Silva and D. Ana Maria de Vilhegas, his wife, represented by licenciado Francisco de Figueiredo Cabral, their attorney-in-fact, to marry D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos, daughter of Maria Figueira de Gouveia, to D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas, son of D. António da Silva and D. Ana Maria de Vilhegas, giving them their real estate and founding an entail. After the death of D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos and D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas will succeed in this entail their eldest male son. D. Isabel Queimada de Vilalobos and Francisco de Figueiredo Cabral, on behalf of D. Manuel da Silva Vilhegas, accepted this dowry and entail.
Contains: two letters of attorney, dated from 1630-08-17, and two certificates of the notary's handwriting, dated from 1630-08-21.

Dowry deed by which Miguel de Azevedo de Ataíde's sons, acting as his attorneys, granted Bento de Azevedo several estates for his marriage with Luísa da Fonseca. These estates should be entailed, with pious obligations, and be transmitted to Bento's offspring.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: escritura de doação celebrada em 1543-07-12, entre a instituidora e Isabel Borges, filha de Pêro Vaz Borges; confirmada pelo testamento aprovado em 1546-12-29. Tabelião: João Gonçalves
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): duas missas ditas na Sé do Funchal, uma cantada com responso e ladainha por alma de Isabel Afonso e outra por intenção de seu primeiro marido. Em 1803 (fl. 89 a 92 v.º) componenda de encargos pios.
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: de acordo com declaração do encarregado do cartório, José Maria Rodrigues, datada de 1841-09-07 (última folha) as capelas deste administrador foram reduzidas a 20.000 réis pagos ao Seminário desta província, constando a sentença de redução dos autos da capela de Francisco d'Arja Teixeira.
BENS VINCULADOS: fazenda com casas sobradadas e horta cerrada em Nossa Senhora da Conceição, acima desta cidade.
PRIMEIRO ADMINISTRADOR/PRESTADOR DE CONTAS: Pêro Vaz Borges, escudeiro e tabelião do judicial na cidade do Funchal.
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1599, data da 1.ª quitação: Manuel de Carvalho, como tutor dos filhos de Roque Borges de Sousa, sargento-mor nesta cidade.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Pedro Agostinho Teixeira Vasconcelos.
Outras informações do testamento (f. 3 a 8 v.º), do auto de posse (f. 8 v.º-11) e da escritura (f. 14-15 v.º):
MORADA: rua de Nossa Senhora Santa Maria do Calhau.
ESCRAVOS: mulata Helena, filha de Maria Luís, que liberta na condição de pagar a Pêro Vaz “por aquilo que ela valer”.
TESTEMUNHAS DO AUTO DE POSSE: Francisco Lopes, tabelião, Antão Rodrigues, mareante, morador na cidade do Funchal; o filho do tabelião João Gonçalves.
TESTEMUNHAS DA ESCRITURA: João Gonçalves, tratante, morador na cidade do Funchal; Pêro Gonçalves, mercador, antes morador na vila de Santa Cruz e ora na cidade do Funchal.

Dowry deed by which Álvaro da Fonseca Coutinho and Maria Freire da Fonseca, his wife, endowed their hermitage, with the invocation of Nossa Senhora do Socorro, located in Quinta da Cabaça, head of their entail.

Dowry deed by which Afonso Gomes and his wife, Maria das Neves, appoint Manuel Gomes, Afonso's son and Maria's stepson, as their universal heir. They bequeath him their properties with the condition that he establishes a chapel of 60 masses, 30 for each one of them, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, where they shall be buried. Manuel Gomes is present and accepts this appointment.

Capela de D. Lourença de Mendonça de Abreu, mulher do Capitão Domingos de Figueiredo de Calheiros, fidalgo da geração, instituída em 1678-05-04 por escritura de casamento e dote da terça dos seus bens a seu neto Francisco Calheiros de Caus e sua noiva D. Luísa de Vasconcelos, filha de Mariana de Vasconcelos. Terça imposta na Quinta da Madalena, em Santo António, com casas sobradas, sujeita ao encargo de cinco missas anuais no dia de São Lourenço, celebradas na capela de Santa Maria Madalena “que estiver na dita Quinta”. A dita escritura identifica ainda o dote atribuído pela mãe da noiva D. Mariana de Vasconcelos, a saber: uma fazenda do Porto Santo que ficara de sua mãe D. Luzia Calaça: uma fazenda e uma horta em Machico; umas peças de ouro e prata no valor de 42.000 réis, um leito abronzeado, 40.000 réis em dinheiro e dois mulatos – Paula e Luís – de dez e oito ou nove anos, respetivamente.
O termo de juramento, datado de 1781-10-08, refere que a fazenda desta capela, no sítio acima mencionado, partia pelo Norte com religiosas do Convento da Encarnação, Sul com o Padre Lucas Pereira, Leste com a azinhaga e “fazenda dos auzentes” e Oeste com o caminho do Concelho.
Último administrador: Urbano Egídio da Costa Campos.

Capela de Diogo Pereira de Menezes instituída em 1662-10-26 por escritura de casamento e dote da metade da terça dos seus bens a seu filho Martinho da Silva Menezes e sua noiva D. Maria de Andrade, filha de Manuel de Andrade, cavaleiro e de Isabel Rodrigues.
A terça está imposta numa fazenda no Lombo das Adegas, termo da vila da Ponta do Sol, abaixo das casas e torre do “pasiador” e tem o encargo de dez missas anuais pela alma de D. Isabel de Menezes, mulher do instituidor.
A referida escritura descreve o dote atribuído à noiva D. Maria de Andrade.
Em 1762 procede-se ao sequestro dos rendimentos desta propriedade e o vinho sequestrado é arrematado por 19.950 réis.
Último administrador: o morgado Francisco João de Vasconcelos.

Capela de Pascoal Gonçalves instituída em 1681-08-30 com encargo de uma missa anual, imposto numa fazenda no Prazeres. Primeiro e último administradores: sua mulher Maria Fernandes, depois seu filho Manuel Gonçalves; João Teixeira Júnior.
Observações: contém o traslado do testamento de Manuel Gonçalves, filho do instituidor.

Capela de Domingos Pereira, viúvo de Catarina Fernandes, instituída por instrumento de doação de 1683-05-19, com encargo de quatro missas anuais, imposto numa fazenda sita no lombo da Ribeira Funda, Estreito da Calheta, onde chamam o Espigão, que doou aos seus filhos ilegítimos Manuel e Luzia Pereira, que perfilha na presente doação.
O termo de juramento, delimita as confrontações desta fazenda.
Primeiro e último administradores: seus filhos Manuel e Luzia Pereira e Manuel Pereira Rosa.
Observações: o processo contém o testamento do instituidor, feito em 9 de outubro de 1638; uma escritura de doação, datada de 19 de maio de 1683, na qual o instituidor perfilha e doa os seus bens a seus filhos ilegítimos Manuel e Luzia Pereira, filhos de Antónia Fernandes. O testamento data de 1688-10-09 e a 1.ª quitação de 1690-08-30.
Administrador em 1838 (índice): Francisco de Freitas.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: escritura de dote e casamento (f. 2 v.º-8 v.º) celebrada em 1644-09-05, entre o instituidor, sua mulher Ana da Silva Usadomar e os dotados, seu filho Inácio da Costa Usadomar e sua noiva D. Antónia Berenguer, filha de Heitor Nunes Berenguer e de D. Maria de Lira. Escrivão: António Gonçalves Boim, tabelião de notas nesta cidade do Funchal.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): dois mil réis de foro para dez missas (nove rezadas e uma cantada em dia de Nossa Senhora, a 8 de dezembro), pagos à Confraria de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da igreja da Ribeira Brava, situada junto à fazenda dos instituidores.
BENS DO VÍNCULO: dotam as terças dos seus bens «de mão comum», impostas em vários lugares na Fajã dos Bichos, limite do lugar da Ribeira Brava, no escravo preto Manuel e no escravo Bernardo de Cabo Verde. Nestas fazendas instituem vínculo de morgado «fazem dellas morgado porquanto todas sam livres».
SUCESSÃO: nomeiam o filho dotado Inácio da Costa Usadomar, depois o filho ou filha legítimo primogénito; não os tendo, ficaria à dotada D. Ana Berenguer e a D. Maria da Silva, filha dos instituidores. Não havendo herdeiros, e sendo os instituidores ainda vivos, estes poderiam nomear quem lhes parecesse; e morrendo eles instituidores e ficando o dito filho Inácio, então este poderia nomear num parente da geração de seu pai ou mãe.
OUTROS VÍNCULOS: i) no seu codicilo (f. 12-17), aprovado em 1665-12-23, institui outro vínculo imposto na quinta e ermida de Nossa Senhora da Boa Nova na freguesia de São Gonçalo, com encargo de missa cantada e pregação no dia do seu orago, e que deixa ao filho; porém, uma informação do promotor fiscal dos Resíduos (f. 39 v.º), de março de 1792, menciona que o instituidor no seu codicilo não poderia «acrescentar-lhe mais nada» (outras pensões), visto que vinte e um anos antes já tinha dotado a sua terça ao filho, com o ónus dos 2000 réis.
ii) na aludida escritura de dote, por sua morte, nomeia o filho na administração do vínculo de sua mãe (do instituidor) Maria de Araújo, imposto numa quinta na freguesia de Santo António, que parte pelo norte com a quinta das freiras de Santa Clara, sul com fazenda de Bento de Matos Coutinho.
ADMINISTRADOR/PRESTADOR DE CONTAS em 1698-02-01: D. Joana de Menezes, viúva de Manuel de Vasconcelos e Silva e nora de D. Antónia Berenguer (acima dotada), na qualidade de tutora de seu filho menor Bernardo de Vasconcelos.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: morgado Sebastião Francisco Falcão Lima e Melo Trigoso, pelo seu procurador.
Outras informações da escritura de dote (f. 2 v.º-8 v.º):
BENS DOTADOS PELOS PAIS DA NOIVA: dotam as suas terças (sem nomeação de encargos); mais um alvará de capitão entretenido de uma das praças desta cidade, com ordenado de 80.000 réis anuais pagos pelo almoxarifado da Alfândega; uma morada de casas sobradadas junto à igreja matriz da vila da Calheta; fora a escrava Luísa da Guiné, que era da dotada D. Antónia Berenguer.
BENS DOTADOS PELOS PAIS DO NOIVO: as suas terças, acima referidas; quatro serrados de vinhas e árvores de fruto no lugar da Ribeira Brava (o Serrado da Cruz, da Caldeira, das Freiras e do Pinheiro), comprados a Sua Magestade, por escritura de 1644-06-08 de Francisco do Vale, tabelião em Lisboa, sendo que sobre estes serrados corre litígio com a mulher e filhos de Diogo Fernandes Branco. Caso esta demanda não findasse no ano seguinte, comprometiam-se a dar aos dotados 600 mil réis em dinheiro de contado; um lugar de vinhas e árvores de fruto nas Fontes, Ribeira Brava; outro serrado de vinhas e árvores de fruto, com casa palhaça, na Madalena do Mar; o direito e senhorio de um moio de trigo anafil, posto e medido no Funchal, pago pelo licenciado Bento de Matos Coutinho e imposto no serrado da Amoreira (cf. escritura feita em 1639-12-16 pelo notário Luís Gonçalves); outro moio de trigo pago por António Gomes, morador na vila da Calheta, e outros; uns montados e terras por cima da ermida de Santa Ana, da freguesia de São Roque, com a condição de deixarem pastar trinta cabras neste montado, em vida dos dotadores; dotam, ainda, um escravo Bento e uma mulatinha Violante; finalmente, a quinta na freguesia de Santo António, atrás referida.
LITERACIA: as dotadoras D. Ana da Silva Usadomar e D. Maria de Lira não sabem escrever.
TESTEMUNHAS: Sebastião de Teives, que assinou a rogo de D. Ana da Silva; António Gonçalves, mareante, morador na Ponta do Sol, ora estante nesta cidade; Baltazar de Abreu Berenguer, que assinou a rogo da mãe D. Maria de Lira;
Outras informações do codicilo (f. 12-17) aprovado em 1665-12-23, aberto a 25 do mesmo mês e ano:
Valida o último codicilo que havia feito na ilha da Madeira e ficara na mão de Francisco Gonçalves, capelão da Sé.
HERDEIRO UNIVERSAL: o filho Inácio da Costa de Vasconcelos.
ENTERRAMENTO: igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, Lisboa, onde ora era freguês, residente na rua da Barroca.
TESTAMENTEIROS: o filho e, em Lisboa, Martim Gonçalves de Souto e o Dr. Gregório de Madeira.
DÍVIDAS: 8000 réis a Pedro Valenstein, estrangeiro, morador em São Paulo, Lisboa; 6000 réis a Luís de Moura, morador à Esperança, Lisboa; 10.000 réis a Martim Gonçalves de Souto; 4000 réis ao desembargador Gregório Gomes Madeira.
ESCRAVOS: Joana, parda, determina que e enviem para a casa do filho na Madeira; escravo preto Manuel e escravo Bernardo de Cabo Verde, incluídos na terça dos bens.

Dowry deed by which Maria Gonçalves leaves to her granddaughter Antónia de Barros and her husband Francisco Dias her houses located in Lisboa, with the obligation to celebrate masses for her soul in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa.

Dowry deed by which Ana de Freitas da Silva, widow of capitão Baltasar Alves Pereira, entails the third part of her and her husband's properties, consisting of a farmstead in Loures, to a chapel of eight annual masses for both their souls in the church of Santo Adrião da Póvoa, as they had previously established, and was written in her husband's will. She donates this farmstead to her daughter, Guiomar de Freitas, and to her nephew, António Pinto de Freitas, son of Baltasar Luís Cardoso and Cecília Pinto de Freitas, deceased, on the occasion of their wedding. The chapel shall be inherited by their children. They are both present and accept this donation.

Dowry deed by which padre Luís Piteira, capelão do rei, donates his houses in Lisboa to his cousin, Margarida Lobo, as a dowry for her marriage with António Vieira, escrivão dos Órfãos de Lisboa, with the obligation that she and her heirs order an annual mass for his soul in his burial place.
Followed by a letter of possession of the houses.

Dowry deed by which Vasco Fernandes, pedreiro, and Ana Alves, his wife, give a dowry to Isabel Fernandes, their criada, and to Francisco Alves, pedreiro, which consisted of 10 000 réis, an olive grove in Ameixoeira, 2 vineyards in Funcheira and houses in Rua Direita do Lumiar, obligating them and their heirs to support the celebration of 2 annual masses for their souls in the church of S. João Batista of Lumiar. Francisco Alves and Isabel Fernandes, who had already married, accepted this deed.

Dowry deed by which António Ferreira donates various assets to João da Veiga Borges, his son, so that he can be ordained. The donation is made in the form of a chapel, determining the celebration of charges. The successor must be the son of the previous administrator.
An acknowledgment record follows, dated 1646-03-27.

Dowry deed by which Luís Álvares de Almeida, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Francisca de Morais, his wife, gave a dowry appraised at 5 000 cruzados, which comprised a captaincy of a carrack in Índia and an annual pension of 20 000 réis, to D. Bernarda de Almeida, their daughter, who was going to marry D. Francisco Telo de Meneses. They also declared that, after their deaths, D. Bernarda and her husband would inherit their farmstead in Adarse, Alverca, and that the third part of their assets would be bequeathed to D. Catarina de Almeida, their daughter. After her death, that estate would be delivered to her sister, D. Bernarda. The donors established an entail with the third part of their assets and the legitime belonging to their daughter, determining that the farmstead in Adarse should never be sold or exchanged. The entail had to be passed to one of D. Bernarda and D. Francisco's sons. Its future administrators had to support the celebration of 12 annual masses in an unidentified church. If the couple left no offspring, the entail would be transmitted to D. António de Meneses de Almeida, the donors' son. D. Catarina de Almeida gave her consent to this deed.

Dowry deed in which Diogo Vaz Carreiro and his wife Beatriz Rodrigues endowed their nephews António Farias and Beatriz Rodrigues, on the occasion of their marriage, and founded an entail with a perpetual obligation of two masses celebrated in every week on the monastery of Santo André, in Ponta Delgada, appointing the endowed couple to administrate it. António Farias and Beatriz Rodrigues would appoint one of their children to succeed them on the administration and from then on the entail should be administrated, preferably, by the eldest male heir. If they had no children of their own they would appoint the closest relative of Diogo Vaz Carreiro with the condition that he would marry a female relative of Beatriz Rodrigues.

Dowry deed for the marriage of Luís Borralho Godinho, son of João Domingues Borralho, to Margarida Freire da Vide, daughter of Maria Freire da Vide. Maria Freire is represented by Afonso Martins da Vide, her son. The dowry assets include a third of the assets of João Domingues Borralho and Inês Alcoforado, his now deceased wife, given in the form of an entail. The bride and groom would be the first administrators, and after their deaths, they would be left to their eldest son.

Dowry deed and donation by which Rodrigo Rebelo institutes a chapel, of the invocation of Jesus, in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo, in Castelo Branco, entailing assets to fulfill charges. He appoints Rodrigo Rebelo, his son, first administrator, with his eldest grandson to succeed him.

Dowry deed that priest Baltasar Rodrigues Cortês, in his name and that of Fernando Mendes de Souto, his brother, absent from the Kingdom, made to D. Sebastiana Mendes de Moura, their sister, for her marriage to Martinho Afonso da Silva. The dowry includes assets inherited from their parents, namely houses, located in Estremoz, and several rural properties, valued at more than 3.000 cruzados. Donors reserve the usufruct of the proceeds during their lives, the donation being made in the form of chapel and entail.

Dowry deed in which Madalena Álvares, a single woman living in Remelhe, declares that she has promised to marry her niece Maria Gonçalves to Gaspar Gonçalves. To provide for the marriage, Madalena gave her properties, which she entailed in a "capela". The properties were to be owned by the new couple and their descendants, with the condition that masses for the soul of the founder would be celebrated in perpetuity.

Dowry deed by which padre António Boto and Maria de Sequeira, siblings, establish the dowry of their sister, Eufêmia de Sequeira, on the occasion of her marriage to Manuel Cabral de Abreu, son of Francisco Garcia Mascarenhas, who was also present. Padre António Boto and Maria de Sequeira give to their sister all their assets, some of which belonged to the chapel founded by Francisco Tomé da Moita and licenciado Padre Pedro Monteiro de Gouveia, the future bride's grandfather and uncle. The siblings give their sister those entailed properties with their pious obligation of some masses. Francisco Garcia Mascarenhas gives his son part of his properties with an obligation of four annual masses, founding a chapel or entail, which will be owned by the eldest son or daughter of Manuel Cabral e Abreu or someone he wants to appoint.

Dowry deed by Francisco Correia de Lacerda to Pedro Álvares Cabral de Lacerda, his son, to marry to D. Joana Manrique de Mendonça, founding an entail with the free assets of the dowry, including the available portion of Pedro Álvares Cabral de Lacerda's grandfather, Doutor Fernando Cabral, who ordered to found an entail with it; the available portion of his late mother, D. Mariana Cabral, wife of Francisco Correia de Lacerda; the reserved portion he inherited from his mother, 8000 cruzados; Francisco Correia de Lacerda's available portion, after his death, and the assets donated by Fernando Correia de Lacerda, his uncle. António Correia de Lacerda, the institutor's brother also donated his assets, including those belonging to an entail in which Pedro Álvares Cabral de Lacerda will succeed. All of these properties include a farmstead in Sacavém, the farmstead of Figueira, lands in Azambujal, the casal do Libreira in S. Quintino, houses in Lisboa, leases of properties in Vila Franca de Xira, properties in Tojal and Armamar, Viseu, houses in Coimbra and a farmstead in Benfica, Lisboa.

Dowry deed by which António Barbosa granted to his daughter Catarina for her marriage with João da Rocha some estates in Viana da Foz do Lima, Belinhos and São Paio de Antas. These estates were entailed with the obligation of celebrating 3 annual masses for the institutor's soul. The surviving member of the couple had the power to appoint one of its children as administrator. After that, the administrators should preferably be recruited in the male lines.

Dowry deed by D. Fernando Coutinho, bishop of Algarve, to marry Rui Pereira, son of João da Silva, regedor das justiças do reino, to D. Isabel Coutinho da Silva, daughter of D. Fernando, giving them all his assets as an entail, with the pious obligation of a perpetual annual mass. The institutor defines some accumulation clauses regarding this entail and the entail of João da Silva. Only Rui Pereira, if he inherits his father's entail, and his male son can succeed in both entails. After them, these entails should be separated.

Dowry deed by which D. Antónia de Siqueira, widow of António Gonçalves de Sequeira, endowed her nephew Francisco de Siqueira Pestana and her niece Maria de Siqueira on the occasion of their marriage with all of her assets, including properties in Arronches, which would henceforth be entailed with a perpetual pious obligation of 70 masses celebrated every year. She appointed the future couple to become the first administrators of that entail. After their deaths, they would be succeeded by their eldest son. If they left no descendants, the administration would be handled to Leonor de Siqueira, niece of the institutor with the same conditions, or to Gonçalo, her nephew. The institutor disposed that all administrators would be obliged to give two alqueires of bread to the Misericórdia of Arronches for charity and distribution among the poor people, being institution obligated to issue a written acquittance to prove they had done so.

Capela de D. Joana de Morais, viúva de Henrique de Bettencourt, instituída em 1574-04-19 por escritura de dote e doação de todos os seus bens a sua sobrinha Maria de Madureira, filha de Francisca de Morais.
Encargo: cinco missas anuais ao Convento de Santa Cruz. A escritura refere um escravo-Bernardo, mourisco.
Último administrador: Jerónimo Perestrelo Baptista Agrela.
Observações: contém uns instrumentos, datados de 1574-04-19, 20 e 23, de posse de umas casas e assentamento na vila de Santa Cruz, de uma vinha e lugar denominado "Lugiaria", sito na ribeira desta vila, e de uma casa, lagar e vinhas em Gaula.

Capela de Madalena Gonçalves, viúva de Manuel Fernandes "cavalinho", instituída em 1657-09-17 por escritura de dote e doação de uma fazenda no Lombo dos Aguiares, em Santo António a sua filha Beatriz Jorge e noivo Pascoal da Gama, filho de Manuel da Gama. Encargo: uma missa anual ofertada com dois pães e duas canadas de vinho.
Último administrador: João Fernandes Luís.

Dowry deed through which D. Helena de Almada, Doutor Vicente Caldeira de Brito's widow, Desembargador do Paço, donates her farmstead (quinta) of Boca da Lapa, in Via Longa, with the pious obligation of celebrating masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos, to her cousin, D. Beatriz de Freitas, for her marriage to Jerónimo de Brito Caldeira, Helena's stepson. The couple was equally obligated to pay an annual pension to the donator's sisters, Madre Tomásia da Ressurreição, Madre Brígida da Cruz and Madre Bárbara Baptista, nuns in the convent of Chelas, as long as they lived. During Helena's lifetime, the revenues extracted from the farmstead belonged exclusively to her.
D. Mécia Couto, Gaspar Leitão da Fonseca's widow, donates a public debt instrument of 37 000 réis to D. Beatriz de Freitas, whose revenues would belong to her and her niece, D. Maria de Melo, during their lifetimes. After the death of the last one, D. Beatriz de Freitas was obligated to pay an annual pension to Madre Catarina da Piedade, nun in the convent of S. Ana, during her lifetime. Following Catarina's death, D. Beatriz had the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. The public debt instrument should be inherited by D. Beatriz and Jerónimo's descendants.
Jerónimo de Brito Caldeira accepted this donation and its clauses and promised he would give up any legal action he had prepared against Helena, regarding the partition of his father's patrimony.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: escritura de casamento e dote, feita em 1695-02-19, a sua filha D. Mariana de Meneses e seu noivo Pedro da Câmara Leme, filho de Francisco da Câmara Leme, moço fidalgo da casa d’el-rei, e de D. Francisca de Sá. Traslado de 1731-12-11.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): uma missa pelas almas do fogo do Purgatório, no convento de São Francisco.
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a sentença de D. Frei Joaquim de Menezes e Ataíde, vigário capitular do Funchal, emitida em 1819-04-05 (f. 57-58 v.º), reduz esta e várias capelas administradas por João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo à pensão anual uma missa aos domingos e dias santos e de quarenta missas celebradas na capela de Santo António do Lugar de Baixo, pelo valor de 120.000 réis.
Em 1819-01-28, João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo obtém um indulto de componenda de pensões caídas (f. 60-67).
BENS VINCULADOS: os bens dados em pagamento à terça, no valor de 1.525.717 réis, estão descritos na fl. 4v.º e 5, parcialmente ilegíveis, conseguindo ler-se: uma fazenda nas Eiras, avaliada em 400.000 réis, que deixara «a nosso irmão» Tomás Henriques de Noronha com certa pensão de missas.
SUB-ROGAÇÃO DE BENS: a sentença de subrogação (f. 70-71), emitida em 1848-12-14, refere que as propriedades desta capela - uma no sítio da Achada, freguesia do Porto da Cruz, avaliada em 430.000 réis e outra no Massapés, dita freguesia, no valor de 1.249.000 réis - foram subrogadas pelo valor de 2.679.000 réis de benfeitorias livres na Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro e «em tamta parte a que chega a essa soma».
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1704-07-03 (f. 6), data da quitação mais antiga dos autos: Pedro da Câmara Leme.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Conde de Carvalhal.
Outras informações do dote (f. 2 a 4):
BENS DO DOTE: mil cruzados em joias de seu uso; a legítima que lhe ficou de seu pai; o que lhe deixou o irmão padre frei Henrique [...].
TESTEMUNHAS: João de Bettencourt Henriques; António Correia Henriques; Luís de Atouguia da Costa; Gaspar Mendes de Vasconcelos.
Outros documentos:
F. 60-67 - Traslado do indulto apostólico de componenda de pensões caídas, datado de 1819-01-28, e obtido pelo administrador João de Carvalhal Esmeraldo.

Dowry deed by which José da Costa and his wife, Maria de Lemos, donate their houses in Lisboa to their daughter, Ana da Costa de Lemos, on the occasion of her marriage to João de Fuentes Biscarreta, escrivão do Rei, e da Audiência e Julgado Geral da Gente de Guerra e Soldo deste Reino pela Coroa de Castela. José da Costa also donates them his third part, under the condition that Maria de Lemos can have their usufruct while she lives, and reserving a part of it to use in pious obligations. This reserved part shall, after their deaths, be given to whomever inherits his quinta de Benfica, who shall order two daily masses for his and his wife's souls in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa.
Ana da Costa de Lemos and her husband are present and accept these conditions.

Dowry deed through which D. Helena de Almada, Doutor Vicente Caldeira de Brito's widow, Desembargador do Paço, donates her farmstead (quinta) of Boca da Lapa, in Via Longa, with the pious obligation of celebrating masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos, to her cousin, D. Beatriz de Freitas, for her marriage to Jerónimo de Brito Caldeira, Helena's stepson. The couple was equally obligated to pay an annual pension to the donator's sisters, Madre Tomásia da Ressurreição, Madre Brígida da Cruz and Madre Bárbara Baptista, nuns in the convent of Chelas, as long as they lived. During Helena's lifetime, the revenues extracted from the farmstead belonged exclusively to her.
D. Mécia Couto, Gaspar Leitão da Fonseca's widow, donates a public debt instrument of 37 000 réis to D. Beatriz de Freitas, whose revenues would belong to her and her niece, D. Maria de Melo, during their lifetimes. After the death of the last one, D. Beatriz de Freitas was obligated to pay an annual pension to Madre Catarina da Piedade, nun in the convent of S. Ana, during her lifetime. Following Catarina's death, D. Beatriz had the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa. The public debt instrument should be inherited by D. Beatriz and Jerónimo's descendants.
Jerónimo de Brito Caldeira accepted this donation and its clauses and promised he would give up any legal action he had prepared against Helena, regarding the partition of his father's patrimony.

Dowry deed by which Francisco Eanes, oleiro, and his wife, Joana Gonçalves, donate houses in Lisboa and lands in Brancas, Batalha, to Genebra Soares, the latter's daughter, with the purpose of enabling her marriage to João Álvares, borzegueiro. After her stepfather's death, she had the obligation to use the properties' revenues to support the celebration of an annual mass in the church of Santa Justa of that city. Genebra Soares should pass the entail to Francisco, her son.

Capela instituída por D. Maria do Ó de Sequeira, viúva do capitão Manuel Homem de Menezes, com encargo de duas missas anuais, imposto numa fazenda no sítio dos Furos, no Lombo dos Serrões, Calheta.
A sentença cível a favor de Manuel de Abreu Catanho e sua mulher D. Inês de Menezes, para título e conservação dos bens da terça de D. Maria do Ó de Sequeira, refere que: a instituidora havia feito dote de todos os seus bens, excepto da terça e da escrava baça Maria, a sua filha D. Inês de Menezes e seu genro Manuel de Abreu Catanho. Entretanto, e na ausência destes, foi para o Funchal e fez – em 1690-05-13 – uma doação da sua terça à sobrinha D. Maria da Câmara Valdavesso, mulher de António Correia Bettencourt Henriques. Em 1690-05-29 este toma posse de uma fazenda na Ribeira da Calheta e de outro no Lombo dos Serrões, sítio dos Furos, ambas pertencentes a D. Maria do Ó de Sequeira. Manuel de Abreu, Catanho e sua mulher, como legítimos herdeiros de sua sogra e mãe, e pelo facto de ela morrer abintestada, apossaram-se judicialmente dos bens da terça.
Último administrador: Capitão José António de França.
Observações:
A referida sentença, que está incompleta, inclui o traslado da escritura de dote, feito em 1690-05-13, pela instituidora à sobrinha D. Maria da Câmara Valdavesso, mulher de António Correia Bettencourt Henriques.

Dowry deed by which Sebastião de Ataíde Coutinho donated all his assets to his son, Diogo de Ataíde Coutinho, who was going to marry Úrsula de Miranda, thus establishing an entail and obligating its future administrators to celebrate 18 annual masses for his soul. The entail had to be transmitted to the youngest son of the couple. Sebastião de Ataíde Coutinho also appointed his son to administrate the entail established by Inês de Ataíde and Pedro do Couto, the "morgado dos negros e Coroados".
Maria de Miranda, Sebastião's wife, established another entail with all her assets, appointing her niece, Úrsula de Miranda, to administrate it and determining that its future administrators had to support the celebration of 18 annual masses for her soul. It had to be passed to the eldest daughter of the couple.

Dowry deed by which António Frade, carpinteiro, endowed his cousin Beatriz Ferreira to marry Manuel Rodrigues, carpinteiro, giving them some houses located in the parish of São Tomé, in Lisboa. They were obligated to give an alms of 2 000 réis each year to the Confraria and Irmandade of São Tomé. He also declared that he possessed some immovable goods located in Pombal, who were given to him and his wife by Beatriz Botelho, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Church of São Tomé, and the grooms should succeed in this obligation. Manuel Rodrigues and Beatriz Fernandes accepted these two pious obligations.

Dowry deed by which António Luís de Lisboa and his wife Andresa Nunes endowed their daughter Jerónima da Cruz to marry António Raposo do Prado. António Luís donated to his daughter his third in order to establish an entail, designating her to be its first administrator. It should succeed in this entail the eldest daughter of her daughter Jerónima, or an eldest son in her absence. The administrator was due to order the celebration of masses for his soul wherever she wanted, and the successors were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail.

Dowry deed for the marriage of Vicente Gomes Ribeiro with D. Mécia Coutinho, given by António Gomes and Guiomar Ribeiro, his wife, through Martinho Vaz Vilas Boas, their attorney. The dowry is given in the form of an entail, consisting of several properties in Évora. If the couple dies without descendants, the entail shall pass to D. Violante Ribeiro, Vicente's sister.