Dowry deed by which D. Violante Ribeiro donates as a dowry to her son, António Ribeiro de Barros, on his marriage to D. Francisca Borges de Meneses, the entail established by her parents, which she inherited after her brother's death. She annexes to it her farmstead of Pêra-Manca, in Évora. She also establishes its pious obligations, which her parents had left to their heirs' choice, to be prayed in its chapel in the convent of Salvador of Évora. António Ribeiro de Barros and D. Francisca Borges de Meneses, represented by Gabriel de Almeida de Vasconcelos, accept the dowry conditions.
Followed by a letter of attorney by D. Francisca de Borja de Meneses, dated 1645-03-15.

Dowry deed by Geraldo Vaz de Carvalho endowed his niece Isabel de Gouveia do Vale to marry with Filipe Botelho de Aragão. The dowry consisted of all his assets composed of houses, vineyards, lands, olive groves and olive oil press located in Monsanto and its outskirts, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Church of São Salvador de Monsanto.

Dowry deed for wedding of Eliseu Borges de Figueiredo and Maria do Avelar, given by Feliciana Ribeiro and Francisco Pereira Rato, brothers of Maria do Avelar. For the dowry, Feliciana Ribeiro and Maria do Avelar, donated a chapel that they had instituted, to which they had entailed various assets, to fulfill the charges, as stated in a previous chapel foundation deed, dated 1610-09-11, adding, at that time, other properties and charges. If Maria do Avelar died without children, Feliciana Ribeiro could appoint the administrator she wanted, preferably Isabel do Avelar, sister of both. After Isabel do Avelar, the succession would take place as stated in the chapel foundation deed.

Dowry deed concerning the marriage of Senhorinha Gonçalves and Pedro Martins. The couple's parents, Gonçalo Dias and Martinho Eanes, established perpetual pious obligations by the donated estates.

Dowry deed by Francisco de Faria to his daughter D. Ana de Faria to marry to Rui Dias de Meneses, founding an entail with assets in Meca, in the outskirts of Alenquer, and in the island of S. Tomés and with masses in the church of Santa Quitéria, in Meca.

Dowry deed in which padre Manuel Fernandes Vitória ordered the foundation of an entail and simultaneously endowed Francisco de Machado Faria with several properties in Rabo do Peixe and Sete Cidades, in S. Miguel Island, donated to him on the occasion of his marriage with Mariana de Faria Vitória, his niece. He named them to be the first administrators of the entail and, preferably, their eldest male descendants after them, who would have the perpetual obligation of a daily mass in the chapel of N. Sra. da Vitória, in Relva, S. Miguel island, always celebrated by a relative. The administrators would also be obliged to support the costs of the festivities in honour of N. Sra. da Vitória during 21 years. Every administrator should bare the surname "Vitória" or, otherwise, lose the administration. No clergyman or convict on the crime of lese-majeste could inherit the administration. If the bloodline of the first administrators was ever extinguished, the entail should be transmitted and annexed to the entail founded by António Lopes de Faria.

Dowry deed made by Manuel Bernardes de Seixas and Mariana Pereira Pimentel, his wife, to Martinho Pereira de Seixas, his son, for his priestly ordination. Donated assets are entailed in the form of a chapel, with associated charges.
It contains inserted a letter of attorney of Martinho Pereira de Seixas to Doutor Fernando Luís da Silva (dated 1690-11-14).

Dowry deed by Jorge Gonçalves Pereira, priest the church of São Pedro de Frescainha, by which he gave estates in that same parish and in São Julião dos Passos, to Ana Pereira, daughter of Fernando Pereira do Lago, to her husband António Pereira and to their offspring. These properties were associated with the obligation to celebrate masses for the soul of Jorge Gonçalves Pereira. The couple would hold the entail during their lifetime and would have the power to appoint one of their children as their successor or, in the absence of a heir, another person.

Dowry deed made by Ana Dinis for the marriage of Joana de Castro, her niece, with João Dinis Simão, her nephew. Some of the endowed assets are entailed in a chapel, for the fulfillment of charges. Ana Dinis also appoints João Dinis administrator of the chapel of Negreiros.

Dowry deed by which Manuel Carrilho de Matos donates as an entail several rural properties in the outskirts of Castelo de Vide, Fronteira and Avis, to Nicolau de Matos Leitão and D. Antónia de Sequeira, his wife. After the death of Nicolau de Matos Leitão, the administration should pass to a son of his choice, and the same would happen in the following generations. If descendants were lacking, a recolhimento should be founded, invoking Senhora da Piedade, in the place of Mealhada, on the outskirts of Castelo de Vide.

Dowry deed made in Portalegre in which Fernando Aires Delicado endowed his son Gaspar Caldeira de Castelo Branco with an estate named Herdade d'Abreu in Portalegre's district, on the occasion of his marriage with Mariana Chamisa, who lived in Valença, kingdom of Castille, thereby ordering the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of one mass celebrated every year as long as the world lasted. This entail would be administrated by future husband and wife and their heirs, preferably the eldest male. All administrators were obliged to use the surname Aires or otherwise lose the administration.
Contains a letter of attorney written in Castillan.

Dowry deed by which Luís Lourenço, Mestre de armas do Armazém do Rei, donates to his niece, Maria Gomes, houses in Lisboa with the purpose of enabling her to marry António Ferreira, barbeiro. Luís obligates the couple to use the houses' revenues to celebrate 8 annual masses for his soul in the church where his body should be buried.

Capela instituída por Ana César por escritura de casamento e dote dos seus bens (excepto de um terço), feita em 1690-07-20, que deixa à sobrinha Antónia a fazenda da Vargem que tem a pensão de duas missas por ano.

Capela de Leonor Dias, casada primeiro com João Anes e depois com Diogo Pires, lavrador e morador na Ponta do Tristão (Porto do Moniz), instituída em 1583-09-10 por escritura de casamento e dote dos seus bens de raiz a sua neta Leonor Dias, filha de João Anes, e seu noivo Francisco Nunes, criado de Luís Fernandes de Vasconcelos.
Encargo: uma missa anual ofertada com um pão, vinho e uma candeia. Capela imposta numa fazenda defronte da porta principal da Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade dos Canhas e que posteriormente o capitão João Fernandes de Linhares comprou a Manuel Gomes Barreto, bisneto da instituidora, conforme as notas inscritas na folha de rosto do processo.
Em 1780 procede-se ao sequestro de uma fazenda defronte da porta principal desta Igreja, pertencente a Álvaro Francisco de Ornellas Linhares que declara não ser esta a fazenda obrigada porque antes a porta principal da Igreja “antes que se abatese” era virada para Oeste e atualmente para o sul.
Último administrador: Álvaro de Ornelas Linhares.
Observações:
Contém algumas tomadas de contas e quitações da capela de Leonor Dias, a moça que possui o encargo de duas missas anuais, imposto em três fazendas no Porto Moniz, cujas confrontações constam do Termo de declaração inscrito na folha 10.

Dowry deed made by Frei António Rodrigues Preto for the marriage of his son António Rodrigues Preto to Josefa Maria, daughter of Domingos João. The dowry is given in the form of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of six masses celebrated every year in the church of Redinha. After the death of the first administrators, the succession shall continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Dowry deed by which Isabel Jorge, widow of Manuel Alves, donates her houses in Alfama to her great-niece, Maria Bernardes, daughter of her niece Graça Jorge and of João Bernardes, for her dowry, with the obligation that she and her descendants order four annual masses for her soul in the church of Santo Estêvão de Alfama. If Maria dies without successors the entail shall pass to her brother, Manuel, or to her other siblings. Maria Bernardes is represented by her father, João Bernardes, who shall administer the properties until she comes of age and takes a state. João Bernardes is present and accepts the donation.
Followed by an exemplification of a letter of possession of the houses by João Bernarrdes, in the name of his daughter, Maria Bernardes.

Dowry deed by which Inês Monteiro donates as a dowry half of her third part, consisting of houses and mills in Lisboa, to her granddaughter, Maria Monteiro, daughter of her deceased son Clemente Alves, with an obligation of three annual masses in the church of Santo Estêvão de Alfama, Lisboa. This entail shall pass to her descendants. If she dies without successors, it shall pass to one of her sisters and their descendants.

Dowry deed by which António de Mesquita donates to his niece, D. Joana, daughter of his brother frei Pedro de Mesquita, and to her husband, D. António Lobo, three estates he possesses in Campo Maior, as an entail, with an obligation of two annual masses for his brother's soul in the cathedral of Elvas, in their grandparents' chapel. If they don't have children, the entail will pass to D. Joana's brother, Álvaro de Mesquita, and will always be in Pedro de Mesquita's lineage. D. António is present and accepts the obligations, the notary accepts in D. Joana's name.

Dowry deed by which Maria de Miranda, Sebastião de Ataíde Coutinho's wife, established an entail with all her assets, appointing her niece, Úrsula de Miranda, who was going to marry Diogo de Ataíde Coutinho, 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.
Sebastião de Ataíde Coutinho donated all his assets to his son, Diogo de Ataíde Coutinho, thus establishing another 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".

Dowry deed by which Garcia de Castilho donates all his assets to Simão da Cunha, his second wife's nephew, in order to support his marriage to Brásia de Azevedo, stepdaughter of Gaspar Velho, Rei de Armas de Portugal. Thus, he establishes an entail with his farmstead in Unhos, his houses in Lisboa and rents (foros) in the outskirts of that city, obligating its future administrators to support the celebration of annual masses for the institutor's soul and the souls of his two late wives, Maria de Melgária and Guiomar Feio, in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the church of Santa Justa. After Simão da Cunha's death, the entail should be inherited by his eldest son.

Dowry deed by which Margarida Carreira established an entail, donating to her niece Margarida Carreira de Almada and her future husband Afonso Vieira the rents of some houses located in Lisboa. They were due to order the celebration of masses wherever they wanted and to give 15 000 réis to the slave Ana, for her livelihood. Her sister Isabel Carreira de Almada, mother of Margarida Carreira de Almada, also donated to the grooms some houses located in Lisboa. The grooms accepted the conditions and Afonso Vieira gave to his bride 500 000 réis in "arras".

Dowry deed by which Margarida de Lemos established an entail, donating to her niece Leonor de Lemos and her future husband, Doutor Gaspar Ferraz, two "herdades" called "Vale da Romeira" and "Barroquoreira" on the outskirts of Monsaraz, and half of a "casal" in Vila de Arruda. They were due to give to the Friars of the Monastery of Santo António, in Vila da Castanheira, some wine and oil, and 12 000 réis to Leonor's sister. It should succeed in this entail her niece's children and, if she died childless, this entail should be succeed by her closest kin. The grooms accepted the conditions and Gaspar Ferraz also gave to his future bride 500 000 réis in "arras".

Dowry deed by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, donated houses in Cata-que-farás, Lisboa, and a part of the sugarcane plantation she owned in Ilha de S. Tomé, which produced 250 arrobas of sugar every year, to her niece, Filipa Soares, Pedro Soares and Beatriz Lopes de Segura's daughter. She and her descendants were obligated to support the celebration of 2 weekly perpetual masses and a mass each November, for the souls of her late husband and of her son, in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires. Those properties could never be sold or exchanged for others. If her niece died without leaving descendants, the entail would be inherited by one of her brothers and sisters.
António do Amaral, tabelião público em Lisboa, accepted this deed on behalf of Filipa Soares.

Dowry deed by which Margarida da Esperança endowed Maria Freire to get married to Bernardo Toscano de Vasconcelos, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, where her husband Francisco Toscano was buried. It should succeed in this entail the eldest son, or daughter, or the closest kin of her deceased husband in their absence. The grooms accepted the conditions of this dowry deed.

Dowry deed by which Mécia Fernandes, Jerónimo Carneiro's widow, donated 3 houses in Belém to her brother, Marçal Dias, who was about to marry to Maria de Lemos, obligating him and his successors to celebrate 2 annual masses for her soul in an unidentified church. Those houses would only be delivered to him after his sister's death. If he died before her, they would be inherited by one of his legitimate children. Bárbara Ribeiro, Mécia's sister, gave all her patrimony to her brother. Marçal Dias approved this deed.

Dowry deed by which Beatriz de Mesquita donated to her niece Ana de Melo a dowry to get married with Sebastião da Costa Valente, with the obligation to celebrate masses and to free some of her slaves. This entail composed of a farm called "da Landeira". By the death of the administrator Ana de Melo, it should be appointed her son or daughter, and after their death whomever they choose.

Dowry and donation deed made by Maria Soares de Melo to Francisco Soares de Melo, capitão-mor of Lagoa, her cousin, of 18 alqueires of vineyard and a farmstead (casal) with the pious obligation of a perpetual chapel of prayed masses in the church of Nossa Senhora das Mercês and 2 cruzados to the church cleaning. Francisco Soares de Melo and his wife will appoint, after their death, one of their sons to succeed them.

A escritura de dote e casamento, celebrada em 1493 (...) entre João Vaz e Violante Fernandes, e seu filho João de Medeiros e noiva Beatriz Ribeiro, filha de Manuel Afonso, escudeiro e almoxarife, e de Leonor Ribeiro, estabelece encargo anual de cinco missas rezadas na aludida igreja, imposto nos seguintes bens doados: terra de canaviais na Lombada, sobre a Ribeira da Tabua, com a condição de ceder aos instituidores cinquenta arrobas de açúcar branco de uma cozedura e de construir uma casa sobradada na Rua da Prevenção; animais domésticos; um escravo preto. A escritura refere ainda que João Vaz possuía um engenho com caldeiras, formas, casa de purgar, e tudo o necessário ao fazimento de açúcar.

Donation deed by capitão Simão Luís Carolo to the religious of the monastery of S. Francisco of Faial to build the main chapel of that monastery receiving in exchange its right of patronage for him and his successors and administrators of his chapel. This document describes some clauses and conditions of the chapel, which capitão Simão Luís Carolo will found in his will.

Donation deed by which Beatriz Gomes, João Alves' widow, donates houses in Lisboa to Isabel Álvares, her criada, and to her husband, Pedro Eanes, ferrador, obligating them and their successors to support the celebration of two annual masses in an unidentified church.

Donation deed by which João Gonçalves and Beatriz Eanes, his wife, donate an olive grove in Santa Iria da Azóia to their nephew, João de Vila Real, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of annual masses for their souls in the church of that place. João de Vila Real gave his consent to this deed.

Donation deed by which Pedro Carvalho and his wife, Catarina Gil, donated a property ("metade de um lagar de vinho") to the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, on the condition that the donors and his heirs could use it to make wine without having to pay a fee. The friars of the convent were obligated to celebrate 2 annual masses for the souls of the institutors in perpetuity.

Donation deed by which Isabel Afonso, Afonso Rodrigues' widow, Fernando Álvares Rebelo, bacharel, and Ana Afonso, his wife, donate houses in Lisboa to Lourenço Gonçalves, escrivão na Audiência do Cardeal, their relative, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 3 annual masses for the souls of Catarina Afonso, Isabel and Ana's sister, and Afonso Pires, her first husband, in the church of S. Nicolau of that city. After the first administrator's death, the entail would pass to his eldest son or daughter. The donors also give freedom to Pedro, their slave.

Donation deed by the monastery of S. Domingos do Porto to Fernando Álvares Baldaia, his wife Branca Luís and son Álvaro Fernandes Baldaia, of the chapel of Trindade in the aforesaid monastery, granting them permission to establish their own tombs.

Donation deed by which Maria de Sottomayor donates to her nephew João de Brito de Sottomayor a farm called "Vale de Freiras", in the outskirts of Lisboa, with its orchards, olive groves, vineyards, houses and olive oil press. He is appointed to be its first administrator and obligated to order the celebration of masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa.

Donation deed by which Matias Gonçalves donates several properties, including salt pans, a vineyard and a pine forest, to António, son of Manuel Nunes and Luísa Martins, reserving the usufruct during his lifetime. The donation was made on condition that António became a cleric and fulfilled the donor's legacies. Otherwise, it would be for Maria, Antonio's sister. Among the legacies, he orders his grave in the church of São João Batista of Coruche, in the tomb of Leonor Gomes, his wife, as well as the fulfillment of charges. The next administrator must be the son of the previous one. Until António became a cleric, or Maria did not reach the age of majority, the administrator would be Luís Ferreira.

Donation deed made by Leonor Brás and Maria Brás, sisters, of certain real estate to Antónia da Cruz, their niece, maintaining the usufruct in their lives, ordering them to always stay together and establishing succession clauses and pious charges.

Donation deed by Francisco Bravo de Távora and Margarida Pereira, entailing estates to the chapel of São Francisco. The surviving member of the couple had the power to appoint the next administrator.

Donation deed made by Maria Dias in which she donated a share of an estate named Herdade dos Fartos to her grandson José, son of Manuel de Moura Estaço and Vicência de Melo e Lacerda, annexing that property to the entail of São Miguel, which José would administrate. She also established an entail with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year, composed of a property in Severete, Alegrete, which would be administrated by her grandson Francisco during his lifetime and passed, after his death, to his eldest son.

Donation deed by Pedro Eanes Campelo to Lourenço Campelo for his marriage with Filipa Guimarães. With this donation, Pedro Eanes Campelo established an entail that was to remain in the possession of Lourenço and his descendants, to be transmitted through the first-born sons, excluding clerics, illegitimate children and people who had committed lese-majeste crimes. The head of the entail was to be the estate of Barca, in São Romão da Ucha, Prado. A perpetual obligation was imposed to celebrate 10 annual masses in the church where Pedro Eanes Cameplo decided to be buried.

Deed of donation from Father Gonçalo de Barros, parish priest of Santa Eulália de Godinhaços. Gonçalo states that in 1630 he built a hermitage dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in which he also placed two images of the Virgin. He outlined the properties that belonged to the chapel, which he had inherited from Briolanja Gonçalves. The chapel had the obligation of two annual masses, celebrated in December. The closest relative was to succeed and take over the administration. The deed of foundation was to be recorded in the "Registo Geral" of the Archdiocese of Braga.

Donation deed by Pedro Fernandes, declaring that all his estates should be entailed and that a chapel should be made in the church of Santo André de Santa Cruz de Beiral. The administrator should be Pedro, Isabel Gonçalves' legitimate son, and his relatives, with clerics being preferred to lay relatives.

Donation deed by António Fernandes, appointed by his uncle Cristóvão Soares as first administrator of his chapel. Cristóvão was in China and sent 210.00 réis to institute a chapel under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Salvação, with a weekly mass. Since the money was not sufficient to fulfill the institutor's will, António Fernandes bought and entailed more estates, in recognition of his uncle's good deeds.

Donation deed by Francisco de Miranda and Maria Gomes, instituting an entail and appointing each other as heirs to one another. After their deaths, the entail should pass to Francisco's daughter, Maria de Miranda.

Donation deed by which Francisco de Sousa Azevedo donates to Manuel Leme de Magalhães, his brother-in-law and cousin, the Quinta da Corredoura, located in the parish of Fontelas, in the municipality of Penaguião, which includes properties that belong to the entail of Samodães. The farm was then to be administered by a legitimate son of Manuel Leme, and then by his descendants, upon charges, celebrated in the Espírito Santo's chapel, located on the same farm.

Donation deed by Pedro Fernandes and Cecília Fernandes, entailing properties to a chapel next to their house in São Martinho de Armil, and appointing their granddaughter Mariana as successor.

Donation deed by which Gonçalo Gonçaves appoints Álvaro Dias as administrator of his chapel, granting him permission to choose the next administrator in the absence of offspring.

Donation deed in which D. Mariana de Aguilera donated several properties to Francisco do Canto de Vasconcelos, husband of her niece Paula da Veiga, with the condition that some of those properties should be entailed with a perpetual obligation of two chapels of masses celebrated every week. Francisco do Canto de Vasconcelos should be the first administrator of the entail and he and all administrators after him should appoint a successor by the time of their deaths.

Donation deed by which Inês Vasques donates the revenue of her houses to the monastery of São Domingos do Porto, to support masses for the soul of her late husband Álvaro Afonso Dinis, who is buried there. The administration of these houses shall pass to her descendants with the obligation of payment.

Donation deed by Isabel Brandoa to the monastery of São Francisco do Porto, with pious obligations, and appointing as administrator her elder son.

Donation deed by which Maior Teixeira, with Jorge de Pina, her son, donates a farm, located in Ribeira de Moinhos, to the convent of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos in Montemor-o-Velho to fulfill the charges of the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in that convent, which Maior Teixeira had instituted for Fernando de Pina, her husband and their children.

Donation deed made by Francisco Vaz Morujo, his wife Isabel Vaz and Catarina Vaz Morujo, his sister, in which they donated some houses, lands and other properties to their son and nephew Manuel Vaz thereby ordering the foundation of an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of fifty masses celebrated every year as long as the world lasted in the church of S. Lourenço, in Portalegre, where their bodies should be buried. The only condition was that Manuel should become a clergyman within a year, administrating the entail during his lifetime and, after his death, he would appoint his sisters Catarina de Sena and Isabel das Montanhas, both of them nuns at Santa Clara's convent, to succeed him, and, after the death of Isabel or Catarina the last one alive would appoint a person to succeed on the administration.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: escritura de doação com instituição de morgado por nomeação (f. 2-7), celebrada em 1609-07-15, feita por Leonor Barreto a sua irmã Guiomar Gonçalves Barreto, mulher de Gaspar Fernandes Gondim. Tabelião: Francisco Correia. Traslado de 1750.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: a testadora estava para se recolher no convento de Santa Clara da cidade do Funchal; sempre recebera muitas boas obras do cunhado, que enumera: condução de negócios, arrecadação de sua fazenda, empréstimos concedidos, para além de acudir-lhe em muitas necessidades.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): seis missas rezadas no convento de São Francisco, cinco por sua alma e uma pela do marido.
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS: a sentença de redução, emitida em 1819-09-17 (f. 55 a 96), reduz as capelas administradas por D. Maria de Ornelas à pensão anual de 70.000 réis à Misericórdia do Funchal. Segue-se uns embargos a esta sentença, datados de 1826 (f. 111), da Misericórdia do Funchal e de Lisboa contra Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos.
SUCESSÃO: os dotados Guiomar Gonçalves Barreto e marido Gaspar Fernandes Gondim, por falecimento destes uma de suas filhas “fêmeas”, quem quisessem.
BENS DOADOS E VINCULADOS: casa sobradada na rua dos Mercadores e uma fazenda de vinha na Cruz de Carvalho.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos.
Outras informações da doação (fl. 2-7):
Outros irmãos da doadora: Baltazar Simões “o Moço”; Maria Simões, mulher de Manuel Fernandes.
TESTEMUNHAS da doação: João Fernandes Gondim; Simão Ribeiro, criado de Gaspar Fernandes Gondim; António da Costa, criado de Leonor Barreta.
LITERACIA: a testadora não assina porque não sabe ler e escrever.

Donation deed made in Arronches by Isabel Pavia de Sequeira in which she ordered the foundation of an entail composed of all her assets, henceforth donated to her nephew Pedro Barradas Zuzarte and his descendants after him with a perpetual obligation of fourty masses celebrated every year on the church of N. Sra. do Rosário of Arronches, where her body should be buried. If Pedro had more than one child, all of them would succeed on the administration, one after the other, and, if he had none, the administration would be handled to António Zuzarte, brother of the institutor with the same conditions. No administrator could ever marry with a woman of jewish, moorish or hebrew ascendency.

Donation deed by which D. Mariana Guedes de Queirós donates all her assets, including lands (casal) in Arranhó, to her cousin, Manuel Guedes Pereira, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei and Alcaide-mor de Condeixa, instituting the obligation of celebrating annual masses for her soul and that of her nephew, Veríssimo de Queirós Guedes, in an unspecified church.

Donation deed by João Freire de Andrade, abbot of S. Miguel de Fontoura, in the outskirts of Valença, entailing some described assets to the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the parish of Santa Maria da Silva, founded by João Rodrigues da Silva and Maria Ramos, his wife, and built by him. He appoints as his successor and the chapel's administrator Gaspar Mendes de Caldas, his nephew, and describes some of the chapel's administration and succession clauses.

Donation deed by which Antónia de Almeida de Melo donates her houses in Apelação, Loures, to António Domingues, son of Jerónimo Rodrigues, who she raised, and to his successors thereafter. She preserves for herself 3 000 reis of their revenue, which he shall pay her in two halves, by Christmas and day of S. João Baptista, until her death. After her death, 1 800 reis of that money shall be given annually to the guardian of the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, to order masses for her soul. António Domingues is present and accepts the donation in his and his wife and successors' names.

Donation deed made by cónego Rafael Gomes in which he donated two farms and twenty enslaved persons to Marina Gomes, a girl that he raised in his home, and thereby ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of two sung masses in every year. He named his grandson Luís Fernandes da Vega to administrate this chapel until Marina married, and from there on, she and her legitimate descendants would administrate this chapel. If Marina died without children, the administration would be handled with the same conditions to Francisco, son of his niece Maria Vieira and capitão Manuel Ledo. The institutor disposed that if any of the slaves that were entailed to the chapel died or were sold out, they should be replaced in order to always maintain twenty of them serving.

Donation deed by which the nuns of the Convent of Santa Mónica donate to Manuel de Faria de Sousa, administrator of Branca de Sousa's entail, one of the chapels of the convent with the obligation of using his wife's assets.

Donation deed by which Ana Correia da Costa, widow of Sebastião Rodrigues Lajes, donates all of her properties to Luísa or Luzia de Almeida, her step-daughter. She entails her houses in Lisboa with an obligation of a daily mass in her burial place, which will either be in the church of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França or in the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas. She also appoints her stepdaughter as administrator of the chapel established by her brother, António Correia, in the church of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França.
Contains letter-of-attorney dated 1627-03-07.

Donation deed by which Guiomar Fernandes, widow of Luís Gonçalves, donates to her cousin, padre João de Bivar, beneficiado na igreja de S. Tomé de Lisboa, the houses she inherited from her husband, who had bequeathed them to her with an obligation of 10 annual masses in the church of Santo Estêvão de Alfama. She adds to this obligation 10 more masses for her own soul. After the death of João de Bivar, the houses shall pass to licenciado Paulo Rodrigues Pinto, brother of Guiomar Fernandes, if he is still living. After his death, they shall pass to his daughter, Isabel, and to her heirs. João de Bivar is present and accepts this donation.

Donation deed by which Antónia Gomes, widow of Sebastião Luís, donates to Gonçalo Vaz and Luísa André her half of the houses she inherited from her deceased son, with an obligation of paying 1 000 réis for 20 annual masses for her soul in the church of Santo Estêvão de Alfama. She revokes a previous donation she had made. Both parts are present and accept the conditions.

Donation deed by which Catarina Tomé donated all her patrimony to her brother, João Tomé, including lands in Pedrógão Pequeno, determining that him and his descendants had to support the celebration of 2 annual masses for her soul and for her daughter's soul in the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Candeias of the church of S. Julião of Lisboa. João Tomé subsequently took possession of those properties.

Donation deed by which Guiomar Lourenço, Álvaro Gonçalves' widow, bequeaths houses in Rua Nova D'El-Rei, Lisboa, to Marcos Mendes, her son, obligating him and his descendants to celebrate 2 sung masses, each year, for her soul and for the soul of her late husband in the church of S. Julião.

Donation deed in which Isabel Ribeiro appoints her son Brás Ribeiro to succeed in the entail founded by her late husband, Pedro Afonso, with all the conditions and pious charges established. The entail is composed of houses and an income of 2 000 réis. After the death of her son, the entail should be administered by a son or daughter he appoints and after that it should pass to the eldest sons or eventually to the eldest daughters, always being transmitted to the closest member of the family. If his generation comes to an end, the houses and their income must be delivered to the priests of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa.
Isabel Ribeiro also donates to her son the remaining part of her husband’s third that he left her.
Brás Ribeiro accepts and demands four copies of this deed.

Donation deed by which D. Inês de Vasconcelos, D. João de Noronha's widow, donated houses in Lisboa to António Pais, prior da igreja de S. Lourenço, on the condition that he incorporates them in the dowry he shall give to one of his daughters. During the donor's life, he was obligated to give her, each year, a certain amount of wheat and olive oil. After her death, António Pais, his daughter and her successors would support, each year, the celebration of a mass for her soul in the church of S. Lourenço. António Pais accepted this deed.

Donation deed by which Bartolomeu Dantas and Branca Correia, his wife, donated two rents (foros) taken from houses on the outskirts of Ponte de Lima to the chapel of S. Bartolomeu, which they would erect in the courtyard of their farmstead ("quinta da Freiria"). Its revenues would support the celebration of masses in that chapel. The future administrators of Beatriz Dantas' entail would be responsible, from then on, for its construction and maintenance. Followed by a letter of possession issued on 1602-12-19.

Donation deed by which the priests of the Convent of São Francisco do Porto donated a grave to Paio Rodrigues, his wife Leonor Carneiro and to their heirs.

Donation deed by which Maria de Araújo donates, after her death, all her assets to her compadre João Barreiros. The donation is made in the form of a chapel, with associated charges in the chapel of São Paio de Jolda, in Arcos de Valdevez.

Donation deed through which João Vicente, cónego da Sé, donates his farmstead in Lisboa ("quinta de Vale de Freires"), vineyards and an olive grove outside the Reguengo, houses and lands in Lisboa and the patronage of the church of S. João da Praça of Lisboa to João Eanes, his criado, Madalena Leonardes' son. After his death, the entail must be inherited by his eldest son and passed to his descendants. Those properties could never be sold or exchanged for others.

Donation deed by which Doutor Gil Martins, do Desembargo do Rei, and his wife, Leonor Pereira, donated a property ("lagar de azeite") in S. Vicente de Fora to the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, obligating its friars to celebrate a perpetual daily mass for their souls over the graves of Martinho Lourenço and his wife. Contains a copy of a letter of attorney issued on 1408-12-06.

Donation deed by which Diogo Martins, cordoeiro, donates houses in Lisboa to Simão Luís, correeiro, and his wife, Catarina Eanes, with the obligation of supporting the celebration of annual masses for his soul and the soul of his wife, Leonor Afonso, in the church of the convent of Santíssima Trindade of that city, where the donor's remains would be buried. If Catarina Eanes dies before her husband, the latter is allowed to appoint whoever he chooses to be the next administrator of the entail. If the opposite happens, Catarina Eanes should transmit it to Francisca Aires, her granddaughter.

Donation deed by which Antão Ximenes, cirurgião, and his wife, Constança Dias, donate houses in Lisboa to their son, António Dias, obligating him and his successors to celebrate 2 annual masses for their souls in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa.
They also donate other houses in Lisboa to their son, João Dias, demanding him and his heirs to celebrate 3 annual masses for their souls in that church.

Donation deed by which Afonso Esteves donates the estates he had on the outskirts of Évora and Vimieiro, which he received on the death of his father, to Maria Esteves, his mother, and to Lourenço Esteves and Mem Esteves, his brothers. After the death of his mother he was to be left to his brothers, and after the death of the first to the second. After the death of the second he was to remain with his eldest son. The administrators had to fulfill the determined charges, celebrated in the church of Santa Maria de Vimieiro. If any of his brothers wanted to establish a chapel in that church, the assets had to be attached to it.

Donation deed made by Francisco Afonso Chaves e Melo on behalf of Gonçalo Castanho de Mendonça on the occasion of his marriage with his niece Maria de Chaves Torres, in which he donated 40 alqueires of land in S. Miguel island that would compose an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a weekly mass celebrated in memory of his soul. He appoints the future bride and husband as first administrators of the entail with the condition that they would appoint one of their children or, if they had none, the closest relative of Maria de Chaves Torres, preferably a male one.

Donation deed of the third part of André Álvares Manuel's assets to Isabel Luís, his wife, after his death. Among these assets was the vegetable garden of the Chafariz, with its ferregials. After her death, he was to be left to Tomé Álvares, their son, who was to choose one of his daughters to succeed him. The donation is made in the form of a chapel, and the charges must be fulfilled in the church of Nossa Senhora do Bispo, in Montemor-o-Novo. He administered a chapel instituted by Bárbara André, to which an olive grove was attached, located on the site of Carregal, nominating Tomé Álvares, his son, to succeed him in that administration.

Donation deed by which Simoa Fernandes donated to Manuel Ferreira, mestre alfaiate, nephew of her son João Rodrigues, all the immovable goods she inherited from her deceased son. He was due to order the celebration of masses for her soul, to give 30 000 réis for her subsistence during her life and to give 30 000 réis for her nieces to get married. She also donated to her godson João Antunes, sapateiro, five lands in Sintra that she inherited from her husband Domingos Jorge with the obligation to order the celebration of masses for her soul.

Donation deed by which Maria Antunes da Cunha, called the Cavaleira, donates various assets to João Pires, her nephew, and to his descendants, with the obligation to cultivate and enjoy them and to pay, annually, 1.000 reais to the mordomos and confrades of Nossa Senhora da Graça, for the celebration of masses and other pious charges.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: escritura de doação e arrendamento a meias (f. 56-59 e 83-87) de dois serrados que a instituidora D. Guiomar Correia dá a seu criado Sebastião Mendes, marido de Maria de Lima, celebrada em 1592-07-30, Câmara de Lobos. Notário António Garcia, do lugar de Câmara de Lobos.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): mil réis à Confraria dos Fiéis de Deus de Câmara de Lobos e mil réis à mesma confraria dos mosteiro de São Bernardino destinados a cinco missas; quinhentos réis (deduzidos dos dois mil réis) à escrava Leonor, em sua vida. Por sentença de 1818-12-14 (f. 191 a 231) as capelas administradas pelo Visconde de Torre Bela são reduzidas à seguinte pensão: missa aos Domingos e dias santos (90 missas) celebrada por um capelão por 100.000 réis anuais; três missas de Natal por 2.400 réis; obras da capela do Carmo do Funchal conforme determinado pelo instituidor Manuel Martins Brandão; a capela de D. Isabel Bettencourt é reduzida a duas tochas para a Igreja de Câmara de Lobos e duas tochas para São Bernardino.
BENS VINCULADOS: pedaço de vinha e serrado do Covão; serrado de pão denominado “D. Joana”, que Sebastião Mendes toma posse em 1592-09-12.
ADMINISTRADORES: EM 1594 (f. 68), Ana de Chaves, que assina a primeira quitação de missas a pedido do pai Sebastião Mendes; em 1612, Marcos Ximenes, por si e por Maria de Lima.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: Visconde de Torre Bela.
OUTROS DOCUMENTOS:
F. 51 a 54 – Embargos, datados de novembro de 1608, de António Correia Henriques contra o réu Gaspar Ferreira, que esteve durante 9 anos ao serviço de António de Andrade do Couto, antecessor do autor. O réu alega que recebeu somente quatro pipas de vinho. O autor contrapõe que, além das quatro pipas de vinho embarcadas num navio, no valor de cerca de 40.000 réis, lhe dera mais meio moio de biscoitos e “outros momos e cousas pera sua matolagem e vestido, isto por conta do legado; acrescenta que a mulher, depois que o réu regressou do Brasil, lhe dera mais três pipas de vinho em pagamento dos quatro anos do seu serviço.

Donation deed through which D. Pedro de Castilho, Bispo de Leiria, donates lands (casais) in Golegã to his nephew, Diogo de Castilho, with the obligation of celebrating masses for the souls of Pedro's parents in the altar of S. João Baptista of the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz of Coimbra. Diogo de Castilho gives his consent to this donation.

Donation deed of Maria Luís giving to Rui Godinho and his heirs the farm of Ressaio with the obligation of ordering the celebration of 12 masses each year in the convent of São Francisco in Santarém. If Rui Godinho dies without any child, his brother will succeed him or the closest relative of the Godinho's family. The convent must have a copy of this deed.

Donation deed by António Gonçalves da Câmara to D. João Henriques and D. Joana, his wife, of the properties he inherit after the death of his wife, D. Isabel de Abreu, located in S. Vicente, in the outskirts of Machico, in Madeira island, with the pious obligation of three perpetual masses, celebrated in S. Vicente, in All Souls' Day. D. João Henriques and D. Joana should present a certificate of the masses celebration to António Gonçalves da Câmara or to the successor in the administration of the chapel founded by D. Isabel de Abreu. The couple was present and accepted this donation.

Donation deed by mestre Brás de Azambuja, prior of Vila Boim, of his properties, located in Vila Boim, and movables to D. Leonor Henriques, daughter of D. Miguel da Silva, founding an entail with masses in his chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, in the same village. If D. Leonor does not have offspring, he appoints her brother, D. Álvaro da Silva, as her successor. Both D. Isabel and D. Álvaro were present and accepted this donation.

Donation deed by which Doutor Rui Gomes de Alvarenga, do Conselho do Rei, Chanceler-mor, and D. Mécia de Melo, his wife, donated properties in Alenquer ("casal da Pipa") and lands (estins) in Salvaterra de Magos to the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, asking its friars to celebrate a weekly mass for their souls in perpetuity over their graves. The friars would also be responsible for repairing the railings that would protect their graves. The provincial of the order, the prior and friars of the convent accepted the terms of this deed.

Donation deed by which D. Maria Teixeira, Domingos Lopes Barreto's wife, donates her farmstead (quinta) of Boavista da Mealhada, on the outskirts of Loures, to João Nunes Pais, Moço da Câmara do Rei, with the obligation of celebrating masses in a church to be chosen in her will. This donation should only be made on the condition that João pays off all the debts that D. Maria inherited from her father, her first and second husbands. After João's death, the entail should be transmitted to his wife, Guiomar Barradas, who must be succeeded by one of their children.

Donation deed by which Inês Afonso, Afonso da Várzea's widow, donates houses in Lisboa to Maria Eanes, her late husband's niece, obligating her and her successors to celebrate annual masses for her soul in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Palma of Lisboa. After Maria Eanes' death, the entail should be inherited by her eldest son. Followed by an acórdão em relação and a detailed description of the chapel's assets.

Donation deed by which Belchior Dias, priest in São Mamede de Lindoso, decided to donate his estates to his daughter Ana, which he had with a single woman called Isabel. The property was to be incorporated into an entail so that it could never be divided. Its income was to support the hermitage of São Gonçalo, previously built by Belchior Dias. The entail was to be owned by his daughter and passed on to her descendants or to the closest relative of Belchior Dias.

Donation deed by which Domingos do Amaral Cabral (abbot of the mother church of São Bartolomeu of Vila Flor) links various properties to the chapel of São Bernardo, established by his parents, administered by Manuel do Amaral Cabral, his brother, and D. Isabel da Fonseca e Osório, his wife.

Donation deed, made in Arronches, in which Isabel Bernardes took a rent worth three moios of wheat she owned in an estate named Herdade da Carneira and donated it to her nephew António Bernardes as an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty six masses celebrated every year, from which six would be sung. She also disposed that all administrators should distribute three alqueires of wheat in All Soul's Day among the poor people. After António's death, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir, and if he had no children or his bloodline became extinguished, the administration would be handled to the Misericórdia of Arronches.

Dowry deed made by Inês Rombo Tavares, in which she endowed her nephew Estêvão Vaz Delicado with all her assets, reserving only 100.000 réis to herself during her lifetime, and thereby ordered the foundation of an entail that would be administrated by Estêvão himself during his lifetime with the perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year, and, before his death, Estêvão would appoint one of his sons or daughters to succeed him with the same conditions. All administrators would be obliged to annex a quarter of their own reserved portions to the entail.

Donation deed in which Beatriz Gonçalves endowed her grandson Manuel Gonçalves with some houses, a vineyard and an orchard in order to sustain his studies and with the condition that he would become a clergyman, and, after his death, those properties should be transmitted to Beatriz Gonçalves, granddaughter of the institutor, thereby constituting an entail with a perpetual pious obligation of one hundred masses celebrated every year, but only during the first administrator's life, and, from there on, his successors would only be obliged to celebrate twelve masses celebrated every year. Beatriz would be succeeded by her descendants, or, if her lineage became extinguished, the administration would be handled to the closest relative.

Donation deed by which padre José de Moura de Brito donates houses in Almada, a farmstead (quinta) in Vale de Mourelos, in Almada, and a vineyard in Vale de Marinhos, in the outskirts of Caparica, to his cousin, José Velho Mascarenhas, António de Almeida de Eça's son, instituting the obligation of celebrating annual masses for his soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After the death of the entail's first administrator, it would pass to his eldest male son. The institutor asks his heir to bury his mortal remains in the referred church, in the grave where already lied his brother, António Rebelo de Moura.

Donation deed made by Jorge Dias and his wife Antónia Fernandes in which they donated a farm named Campana to their grandson Jorge Dias with a perpetual pious obligation of four masses celebrated every year, allowing Jorge to bequeath it and even sell it, but always with a the perpetual pension they have imposed.

Donation deed by which Margarida Dinis donates to Martinho Fialho and his wife, Margarida Fernandes, two vineyards, located on Caminho de Montemor, with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every year in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. After their death, it should be administered by the son or daughter they chose. Martinho Fialho, also in name of his wife, accepts the donation and agrees with its conditions.

Donation deed by which Antão Ximenes, cirurgião, and his wife, Constança Dias, donate houses in Lisboa to their son, António Dias, obligating him and his successors to celebrate 2 annual masses for their souls in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa.
They also donate other houses in Lisboa to their son, João Dias, demanding him and his heirs to celebrate 3 annual masses for their souls in that church.

Donation deed by which Luís de Almeida de Vasconcelos, fidalgo da Casa do rei and D. Simoa Godinho's husband, donates lands in Sobral de Monte Agraço and Almargem do Bispo to Manuel da Cunha, Marta Antunes' husband. Manuel is obligated to celebrate annual masses for the souls of Luis and those of his parents and grandparents, in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. After Manuel's death, the entail should be administered by his eldest son.

Donation deed by which Pedro Fernandes and Maria Antónia, his wife, donated houses in Lisboa and properties in S. Quintino to their niece, Madalena Antónia, António Fernandes de Amorim's wife, obligating her to support the celebration of 50 annual masses for the donors' souls in the church of S. João da Praça of Lisboa. It is mentioned that the houses could be sold, on the condition that their next owners continued to fulfil the pious obligations associated to them.

Donation deed by which Francisca Brás, Gonçalo Fernandes' wife, donates 1 000 cruzados to his daughter, Catarina, part of which is destined to become her dowry. Catarina must use half of that sum of money to buy properties, whose revenues shall support the celebration of an annual mass for her stepmother's soul. Subsequently, the entail should be inherited by Catarina's descendants. The donor also appoints her husband to be the executor of her will.

Donation deed by which Inês Lopes, Pedro João's widow, donates lands in Alenquer to her cousin, Maria Jorge, Hilário da Paz and Bárbara Jorge's daughter, obligating her to support the celebration of 18 annual masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. The entail should pass to Maria Jorge's descendants. If she does not marry and dies childless, it would be transmitted to her brother, Matias da Lapa.
Inês Lopes mentions that those lands linked to that pious obligation were bequeathed to her by Isabel Gonçalves, her aunt.

Donation deed by which Isabel Gil, Agostinho Gonçalves' widow, donates houses in Lisboa to Pedro de Freitas, Moço da Câmara do Rei, and to Isabel da Costa, her granddaughter, obligating them and their descendants to support the celebration of annual masses for her soul in the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa, where her body should be buried. Pedro de Freitas approves the content of the donation.