Chapel foundation deed by Doctor João de Coimbra, provisor in the Archbishopric of Braga. The founder declares that he had previously received permission from the King to acquire property to be incorporated into a chapel he had built in honour of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, next to the church of São João do Souto in Braga. His nephew, Cristóvão de Coimbra, would be the first owner and administrator of the chapel, to be succeeded by his first-born son, with the exception of clerics, illegitimate children and those who had committed lese-majeste crimes. The estates could not be leased to "fidalgos", "cavaleiros" or "oficiais do rei", but only to farmers and labourers. Every year, during the mass of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the chaplain would read the deed of foundation to keep the memory of the founder alive.

Chapel foundation deed by which Lourenço Martins instituted a chapel in Santa Catarina, determining which masses should be celebrated every year. He appointed Afonso Lourenço, who was either his brother or his son, as its first administrator. He would be succeed by his descendants. The institutor bequeathed a property in Requeixada to Francisco Esteves, declaring that he could transmit it to one of his children. After the death of one of his descendants, it would be entailed to the chapel.

Chapel foundation deed by which Estêvão Ferreira da Gama, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Mécia Pereira, his wife, entail their properties in Lisboa, Sintra, Cascais, Torres Vedras, Lourinhã, Atouguia and Óbidos. They establish an obligation of a daily mass in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Egito of the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, Lisboa. They appoint their daughter, Violante Pereira, as administrator, and her successors afterwards.

Chapel foundation deed by Leonis da Costa, in the monastery of São Marcos of Coimbra, identifying the chapel's charges and assets.

Chapel foundation deed of Manuel Gonçalves Moreira, which he had done in the church of the monastery of Santo António of Viana [do Castelo] and where he wanted to be buried. He entails his houses, located in Viana do Castelo, on Rua de Santa Catarina, for the celebration of the charges. The administrator must be the eldest, legitimate son. In case of non-fulfillment of the charges, the administration would transfer to Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Viana.

Chapel foundation deed by which Maria Rodrigues Gralha established an entail, incorporating some houses located in Cacilhas. The institutor donated these houses, by a dowry contract, to her nephew João Rodrigues da Frota and her cousin Isabel Leonardes who, after her death, should succeed in chapel's administration. The administrators should nominate the son they wanted to succeed them in the administration. The pious obligations should be celebrated in the Church of São Paulo de Almada.

Chapel foundation deed by Beatriz Gouveia, Doutor Álvaro Vaz's widow, through which she establishes an entail with her farmstead (quinta) of Malvasia, in Sacavém, instituting the pious obligation of celebrating masses in the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Humildade, in the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She appoints her son, Pedro Álvares de Gouveia, as the entail's first administrator, after whose death it would pass to his offspring. She chooses to be buried in that same chapel, where all her descendants should be interred. This document is already described in this entail archive, in VINC000897 BG EA/002.

Chapel foundation deed by Manuel Rodrigues by which he institutes a chapel in the mother church of Portimão. He appoints mestre Diogo de Almada, prior of the mother church of Portimão and the oldest beneficiado of that church, and the licenciado Henrique Martins Correia, to be his attorneys and administrators of the chapel. He met both in Santiago dos Cavaleiros in Guatemala. He appoints his nephew, son of his sister Maria Rodrigues, to be the chapel's chaplain; the children of Catarina Rodrigues, also his nephews, should succeed in the chapel’s administration, preferring the eldest; and after them the children of Leonor de Ribeira, also his sister.

Chapel foundation deed by Constança Lourenço Freire, entailing assets to fulfill the charges, celebrated at the high altar of the Church of Misericórdia of Lagos, and appointing Vicente Freire, her nephew, as administrator. After his death, it should stay for the closest relative of the institutor, who was a cleric.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Santo Espírito, in the monastery of São Domingos of Évora, founded by Gonçalo Boto. He entailed assets to ensure the celebration of the previously contracted charges. He appointed Pedro Boto to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest male son.

Chapel foundation deed, by which Isabel Rodrigues Zarco, widow of Francisco de Freitas da Cunha, establishes a chapel, dedicated to the Santíssimo Sacramento, in the mother church of Portimão, entailing various assets, to fulfill the charges and transferring the charges that her husband to it had ordered in the monastery of São Francisco.

Chapel foundation deed by Senhorinha Soares, widow of Afonso Vieira. Senhorinha had received from the convent of S. Francisco of Porto the altar of Saudação, located between the main chapel and the chapel of S. António, in the church of the aforementioned convent, in order to found her chapel. She appointed her nephew Manuel Soares, son of Simão Soares, as administrator, to be succeeded by the first-born son or, in the absence of a male heir, by the first-born daughter. If there weren't any relatives belonging to the "geração dos Soares", the succession would go to the relatives of her late husband.

Chapel foundation deed by which Baltasar Leite, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei and abade da igreja de S. Tiago da Carreira, established a chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto, entailing to it a farmstead in S. Miguel de Cabreiros ("quinta de Cabreiros"), a house and mill in São Salvador de Castelões, rents (foros) in Aguiar de Sousa and part of a farmstead in Vila Caiz ("quinta dos Esporões"). He determined that the friars had to celebrate 24 annual masses for his soul and, in turn, he and his successors were obligated to give them, each year, 3 600 réis . After the institutor's death, the chapel would be administrated by his sister, Violante Mendes, widow of Jorge de Babo, and subsequently transmitted to one of the descendants of Beatriz Leite, their sister, and Manuel de Moura. The friars of the convent gave their consent to this deed

Chapel foundation deed by which Pedro Afonso Painho, mercador, and Catarina Vasques, his wife, established a chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto. Their bodies would be buried in the altar of S. Pedro and annual masses had to be celebrated there. The institutors determined that the pious obligations would be supported with the revenues of houses on Rua dos Banhos, Judiaria and Campo do Souto. They appointed Vasco Pires, Pedro's illegitimate son, as its first administrator.

Chapel foundation deed by which Doutor Roque Pereira Tavares, representing himself and his wife, D. Francisca Rebelo, reached an agreement with the rector and officials of the College of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Coimbra to erect there a chapel, thus fulfilling the will of Simão Vaz de Camões, his wife's first husband. The institutor's remains would be deposited there as well as the bodies of his successors. Roque Pereira Tavares entailed properties in Montemor-o-Velho and olive groves in Coimbra to it. The subsequent administrators of the chapel were obligated to pay, each year, 24 000 réis to that college to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass and to help maintain its state.
It is referred that Simão Vaz de Camões had initially ordered his wife to establish a chapel in the new church of the convent of S. Domingos of Coimbra, but since the construction of the building was not finished after 40 years, Roque Pereira Tavares and Francisca Rebelo decided to change the chapel location. Contains a copy of a letter of attorney.
Followed by letters of possession (dated from 1610-12-28, 1610-12-30 and 1610-01-05).

Chapel foundation deed by António da Veiga of the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Copacabana in the church of S. Elói, Porto, appointing as first administrator his compadre Jerónimo de Magalhães.

Chapel foundation deed by Manuel Simões, fulfilling his brothers wills while their absent in America ("Índias de Castela"). The first chaplain would be the son of the founder. His successor would be his closest clerical relative.

Chapel foundation deed by Pedro Afonso Leiro and his wife Madalena Gonçalves. The couple lived in Olinda, in the captaincy of Pernambuco, but wanted to establish a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres in the church of São Pedro de Covelo, with a weekly and perpetual mass every Saturday in honour of the Virgin. To this end, they left 200,000 réis for the chapel, which had already been given to João Gonçalves. The income from the estates was to be divided into three parts: one third for the administrator, one third for the chaplain and the rest for the ornaments of the chapel. The couple also ordered a small safe to be placed in a recess in the wall, where the documents would be kept. The safe was to have three copies of its key: one for the administrator, one for the chaplain and one for the parish priest.

Chapel foundation deed by Maria Gomes Alves, entailing the house where she lived and appointing her grand-daughter Maria as successor.

Chapel foundation deed by António Rebelo in the church of Santiago de Anha, fulfilling his uncle's will, and outilining the entail's rules. Since Manuel de Miranda, the following successor named by the institutor, had died, António Rebelo appointed as his successor Margarida Gonçalves. After her death, the administrator should be the closest kin of João Fernandes, following the established hierarchies of succession.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Nome de Jesus, instituted by Manuel Alves and Antónia Pinto, his wife, in the mother church of Santa Comba Dão. They entail their homes, located in Santa Comba Dão, and other properties, in the amount of 150.000 réis, to fulfill the charges.

Chapel foundation deed by Simão Gonçalves Maciel and his wife Isabel de Faria. The entail should support a chapel that was meant to be built in the new church of Esposende, currently under construction, in which they should have their graves and a weekly mass. As administrator, they appointed Gaspar, son of Simão.

Chapel foundation deed by Álvaro do Porto de Pedroso, escudeiro fidalgo, and his wife Margarida Eanes. The document justifies the need to create entails as a way of avoiding partitions, favouring an heir who would preserve the memory of the founders and help his relatives. They decided to reserve their "terças", in which they incorporated the Barrosa manor, in the parish of Lanheses. They appointed their son Lourenço de Pedroso as the first administrator. The entail had the obligation of a weekly mass every Friday in the chapel of the mother church of Ponte de Lima, which had been built by Gonçalo do Porto, and of which the institutor was the administrator. They also imposed masses to be celebrated in the chapel of the Barrosa estate. Several obligations were imposed on the administrators: they had to acquire and entail lands in the vicinity of the Barrosa estate, and they had to use the surname of the founders, emphasising that this was the main reason for the foundation of the chapel, in memory of the people from whom they had received the estates.

Chapel foundation deed by padre Nuno Vaz de Sousa, by which he entails assets in Portalegre and the surrounding area, with a perpetual pious obligation of twelve masses celebrated every year in Portalegre. The institutor named Beatriz Delicado, his sister, as first administrator during her lifetime, as a dowry in return for the improvements he received from her. After her death, she would be succeeded by her son, preceding the male.

Chapel foundation deed by which Isabel Valente adds new assets to those that her husband Simão Vaz de Gamboa had entail in chapel, increasing the charges that had to be celebrated in the monastery of Santo Agostinho of Santarém. She appointed Diogo Fernandes to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Constança de Castro founds a chapel, dedicated to Nossa Senhora, in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora, as it was her wish and that of her husband Fernando de Melo, already deceased. She appointed Cristóvão de Melo to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son.

Chapel foundation deed by which the institutor Manuel da Fonseca da Nóbrega contracted with the friars of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, on behalf of his mother-in-law Catarina Raimundes and his wife Maria Raimundes, to establish a chapel with the obligation to celebrate masses and to be buried in this church. This entail is composed of a "casal" located in Sintra.

Chapel foundation deed by which Frei José de Lencastre and D. Luís de Lencastre, executors of D. Veríssimo de Lencastre's will, committed themselves to fulfil the legacies left by their deceased relative and established a chapel in the convent of S. Pedro of Alcântara in his honour, determining that their friars had to celebrate 4 daily perpetual masses. The chapel would be administrated by D. Luís, Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão, and by his descendants. They entailed to it a public debt instrument of 480 000 réis in Casa do Infantado. It is referred that D. Veríssimo died on 1692-12-12.

Chapel foundation deed by which Gaspar de Figueiredo, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and Beatriz de Carvalho, changed the foundation deed they had made on 1569-09-14, entailing the majority of their properties to the chapel of S. João Batista in the church of S. Tiago of Besteiros, namely their farmstead ("quinta de Casal Dasco"). After the death of one of the institutors, the other one would have the responsibility of administrating the chapel and appointing a successor, who had to be one of their relatives. The future administrators had the obligation of supporting the celebration of 41 annual masses for the institutors' souls, to maintain a lamp alight during those celebrations and to add half of the third part of their assets to the chapel. If one of the administrators died without appointing a successor, he would be succeeded by his eldest son.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Isabel, widow of Doutor António Correia de Sá, Corregedor da Corte, moved the chapel established by the fidalgos Fernando Correia and Beatriz Gonçalves de Aguiar, his wife, to the church of Santa Justa of Coimbra, fulfiling her late husband's wish. She committed herself to erect a new chapel in that church dedicated to S. João Batista, which would become a family mausoleum, and to furnish it with the necessary ornaments. The prior and beneficiados of that church would be responsible for celebrating 2 annual masses for the founders' souls.
The institutors had initially found the chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Évora. Their successor, Duarte Sá, had been the first to change the chapel location, moving it to the mosteiro de Santa Cruz of Coimbra. With the King's approval, he had sold the entailed properties in Évora and bought assets in Coimbra to incorporate in the entail, namely houses in Rua de Santa Sofia and 2 olive groves in Maínça and Monte Olivete.

Chapel foundation deed by which Isabel Rodrigues Boto ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of two masses celebrated every week in the monastery of São Francisco of Évora. She appointed Diogo Rodrigues Boto to be the first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, he shall be succeeded by his eldest son.

Chapel foundation deed by which Gonçalo Lourenço de Gomide and his wife Inês Leitão established an entail, with the obligation to celebrate masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa. This entail is composed of houses, "tenda", "casal" and "herdades" in Lisboa, and the Morgado de Vila Verde. Specifies the conditions of the agreement with the friars of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça de Lisboa regarding the chapel.

Chapel foundation deed of Belchior Correia and Violante Gonçalves, his wife, in which they entail assets for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in the monastery of São Francisco of Lisboa and appoint Pedro Correia, their son, as its first administrator.

Chapel foundation deed of Beatriz de Gouveia by which she declared that she had a chapel of invocation of Nossa Senhora da Humildade, in the cloister of the Convent of São Domingos de Lisboa, where she wanted to be buried. She left the third of her assets to her son Pedro Álvares de Gouveia, which included the farm of Malvasia, located in Sacavém, with the obligation to fulfil the pious charges. After his death, it should succeed his children in this administration.
Followed by a letter of attorney and a letter of possession dated 1610-06-19, passed by Pedro Álvares de Gouveia to Gonçalo Alves, in order to take possession of the farm of Malvasia.

Chapel foundation deed of Feliciana Ribeiro and Maria do Avelar, her sister. They entail several houses, located in Évora, opposite the convent of São Francisco, to fulfill the charges, celebrated in the church of that monastery. The administration belonged to Feliciana Ribeiro, after her death to Maria do Avelar, and then to her children, namely her eldest daughter.

Chapel foundation deed by which Henrique Homem established an entail, incorporating several properties located in Vila Meã and Oliveira do Conde, and donated them to his nephew Henrique Simões Homem, son of his niece Bárbara Botelho and her husband Pedro Simões, reserving the usufruct during his lifetime.

Chapel foundation deed of António Pires and Beatriz Gonçalves, his wife. Beatriz Gonçalves entails several assets, including her farmstead in Lisboa, with an obligation of annual masses in the altar of Nossa Senhora da Piedade of the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisbon. António Pires undertakes to also entail a third of his assets. They appoint Pedro Rebelo, son of António Pires, as first administrator, and his descendants afterwards.

Chapel foundation deed by Luís de Cáceres in Casal Vasco, Fornos de Algodres. While he is alive, he is the chapel's administrator. After his death, his eldest male son will succeed him.

Chapel foundation deed by Manuel Vieira de Lemos in the church of São João de Louredo.

Chapel foundation deed by Pedro da Grã. The founder explains that the reason he decided to found the chapel was because of the benefits that masses bring to souls. For this reason, he established a chapel in the church of Santiago da Cividade, where perpetual masses would be celebrated. The first administrator was to be his brother Manuel da Grã, who had the power to appoint one of his relatives as his successor, preferring a man but accepting a woman. The founder bequeathed property to the chapel, but also left 1,000 cruzados to be used for the purchase of other properties. Two-thirds of the income was to be spent on pious obligations, such as masses and the marriage of orphans. The documents relating to the chapel were to be recorded in the "Livro das Capelas" of the Juízo dos Resíduos de Braga, to whom the institutior also demanded constant vigilance in the fulfilment of the pious duties. The administrator had to live in Braga and keep a key to the chapel. Two "tombos" of the chapel were made.

Chapel foundation deed by Gonçalo Barbosa. The institutor had previously built a chapel dedicated to São Gonçlo, which was located in Santa Maria de Ardegão, next to the house where he was born. Gonçalo Barbosa entailed all his possessions and established the rules of the institution: the succession would be by legitimate descent, appointing the son or daughter who was considered the most obedient and capable of managing the estates. The appointment of the second administrator and successor was postponed to the time when the founder was to make his will. In the absence of relatives, the administration was to go to the S. Marcos Hospital in Braga. In the same document, his nephew, Domingos Barbosa, priest of São Julião dos Passos, also entailed to the chapel the property he had inherited from his cousin, João Barbosa, of the church of São Salvador das Almas de Vilar.

Chapel foundation deed by which Diogo Mendes de Castro contracted with the priests of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz in order to be buried and to be obligated to the celebration of masses for his soul in that church. He appointed he and his wife to be its first administrators and after their death their son or daughter, or their nephew Diogo Mendes de Castro. This entail is composed of unspecified assets.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Isabel de Castilho, widow of João Bernardes, escrivão dos Armazéns dos mantimentos de Lisboa, instituted a chapel, entailing to it the third part of his assets, which included a farmstead located near the Chafariz do Andaluz. The revenues of the entailed assets would support the celebration of a perpetual daily mass and another one prayed, every year, in All Saints' Day in the convent of S. Bento da Saúde of Lisboa, where her body would be buried. She appointed her brother, João Batista Santa Cruz, to administrate the chapel, allowing him to designate one of his children to succeed him. If he died without leaving descendants, the entail would be transmitted to the closest living relative or to a benefactor. The institutor declared that she had chosen her brother to administrate it because her only son had married against her will. Contains a copy of a petition and a licence.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Santa Maria Madalena, instituted by D. Joana de Sá, in the church of the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Coimbra. The chapel was purchased for 100 000 réis and the institutor undertakes to give, annually, 25 000 réis of interest to the college, to fulfill the charges and 2 000 to the chapel's building, entailing assets that provide these income. Both the foundress and her family were to be buried in the chapel. The college is prohibited from asking for a reduction in the charges and the institutor undertakes to decorate the chapel and buy all the necessary utensils.
It contains a letter of attorney of D. Joana de Sá to Manuel Fernandes (dated 1622-11-11), and a license granted by Frei Estevão de Santa Ana, provincial of the Order of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, for the institution of the chapel (dated 1622- 11-09). Following two consent deeds (dated 1622-11-13) by which D. Joana de Sá and D. Mécia de Carvalho da Silveira, her mother, agreed with the terms of the contract.

Chapel foundation deed of the chapel of Santo Alberto, instituted by Manuel Rodrigues de Abreu, in the church of the College of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Coimbra. The chapel was purchased for 80 000 réis and destined for the institutor's tomb. He entails assets to fulfill the charges and decides to bind it in the form of a entail, to be administered by an administrator who fulfills the charges. He also undertook to decorate the chapel and appointed the licenciado Manuel de Aguiar da Fonseca as the first administrator to be succeeded by D. Luísa Pereira Pantoja, his wife, and after his death, Manuel de Aguiar Pereira, their grandson. If the descendants were missing, the administration would transfer to the College.
It contains the license granted by Frei Luís de Miranda, provincial of the Order of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, to institution the chapel (dated 1664-12-17).

Chapel foundation deed of Rui Lopes de Magalhães' chapel, located in the College of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Coimbra. The chapel is intended for the grave of the institutor and his family, and must be administered by the eldest son or another person appointed by the administrator. The administrator had to give, annually, 42 000 réis to the College, to fulfill the charges and maintenance of the chapel, entaiking up assets for this purpose.
It contains a license of Frei João de Abranches, provincial of the Order of Hermits of Santo Agostinho, for the institution of the chapel (dated 1618-02-02).

Chapel foundation deed in the monastery of São Domingos do Porto by D. Afonso, duque de Bragança, fullfiling the wills of Fernando Eanes and Maria Afonso. The couple had previously established a chapel, but against the laws of the kingdom. The count had granted the king's authorization to fulfill the couple's will for the purpose of caring for the good of their souls. The first appointed administrator was Aires Gonçalves Taborda.

Chapel foundation deed by which Nuno Álvares, cidadão do Porto, and Maria Dias, his wife, established a chapel in the convent of S. Francisco of Porto, determining that, every year, a certain quantity of wheat (20 alqueires), taken from their farmstead in Santa Maria do Vilar ("quinta do Bailouro"), had to be given to that institution to support perpetual pious obligations for their souls. The chapel, which had been erected near the convent's cloister, would also be used as a mausoleum by the institutors' family. They designated their son-in-law, Diogo Brandão, to administrate it.

Chapel foundation deed by João Fernandes Mercatudo, appointing his nephew Francisco de Sousa as administrator.

Chapel foundation deed by which Francisco de Gouveia and Bertolesa da Veiga, his wife, established the chapel of Chagas, in the church of Nossa Senhora de Fonte Arcada. They entail assets to the chapel, taken of third part of they assets, to fulfill the charges. They appoint António de Gouveia, their eldest son, administrator. In case of extinction of the lineage, the municipality of Fonte Arcada should elect an administrator.

Chapel foundation deed by João Dias Leite, by which he decided to institute a chapel in the newly built church of Santa Cruz. He appointed his nephew Teodoro Leite as administrator. He and all the administrators had several obligations, namely to be members of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz and to use the family coat of arms. Succession would pass primarily through first-born sons, excluding illegitimate children. A copy of the deed of foundation was to be inserted in the Livro das Capelas and another in the archives of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz.

Chapel foundation deed of Alexandre Barroso Pereira, fidalgo da Casa do rei e moço do Guarda-roupa do rei, and Catarina Palau de Cardenes, his wife, by which they entailed all their assets, with the pious obligation of 40 annual masses in the hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso, located in S. Romão, in the outskirts of Alverca. Among the properties which they incorporated in the entail were houses in Lisboa and a farmstead (quinta) in the outskirts of Alverca do Ribatejo. The first administrator of the entail should be the surviving spouse, after whose death would succeed Luís Pereira Barroso, son of Alexandre Barroso Pereira's first marriage.

Chapel foundation deed in which Martinho Domingues and his wife D. Sol ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria of Redondo. They appointed Vicente Martins to be the first administrator during his lifetime.

Chapel foundation deed by which capitão Miguel Luís Peleja and his wife, Domingas Nunes, revoke the previous contracts they had made with the Irmandade do Espírito Santo of the hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios de Alfama, dated 1667-04-14, 1669-03-14 and 1669-10-26. They establish a daily mass for their souls in the altar of Jesus of that hermitage, to which they entail their properties, including houses in Alfama which already had other obligations of masses to the church of S. Miguel de Alfama. They designate capitão Rafael Nunes da Silveira, nephew of Domingas Nunes, as first administrator, with capacity of appointing the next one. If he doesn't appoint a successor, he shall be succeded by his bastard daughter, D. Mariana, and her descendants. If her lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the Irmandade do Espírito Santo. They designate António Borges, son of Francisco Borges, as their first chaplain.

Chapel foundation deed by which Fernando Nunes Barreto, fidalgo da casa real, and his wife D. Maria Henriques, contracted with the nuns of the Convent of Santa Clara to give them the main chapel in order have there their family grave. They obligated themselves to give to the nuns a public debt instrument of 15 000 réis in Almoxarifado do Porto, with the obligation to celebrate masses for their souls. The successors of this entail should spend 60 000 réis in ornaments and on the chapel's works.

Chapel foundation deed by which D. Catarina de Sampaio Borges established a chapel, entailing to it a lease in Vila Nova de Anços ("Prazo do Campo da Mata") and determining that its revenues would support the celebration of a weekly perpetual mass for Pedro Borges Pessoa's soul, wherever its administrators desired. If her husband, António de Macedo Pereira, decided to erect a chapel inside his farmstead in Coimbra ("quinta de Verride"), the annual masses should be celebrated in it. She designated her stepson, Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio, to administrate it. When the time came, he would be succeeded by one of his sons.
António de Macedo Pereira and Catarina de Sampaio Borges also incorporated the improvements they had made in the farmstead of Verride in the entail administrated by António and commited themselves to annex to it other properties they would buy in the next 2 years. They appointed Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio to administrate that entail, obligating him and his successors to celebrate 12 annual masses for their souls.
The institutors decided that the chapel and that entail should always be administrated by the same person, after Roque's death.
Roque de Macedo Pereira Sampaio accepted this deed.

Chapel foundation deed by which António Fernandes Colaço established an entail, appointing Maria de Jesus to be its first administrator. She was due to order the celebration of masses in the Sé de Lisboa. This entail is composed of lands and vineyards located in Carrascal, Lisboa.

Chapel foundation deed by which Beatriz Duarte de Oliveira, Jorge Leitão's widow, entailed 40 000 réis of interest to the chapel she had established in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Rosa of Lisboa and 16 000 réis of interest to the chapel her late husband founded in that convent, which she administrated. She appointed Padre António de Sequeira to be the chaplain of her chapel. The institutor designated Francisco de Morais de Távora to become the administrator of both chapels. He would be succeeded by his eldest son. If the administrator left no descendants, the chapels would be administrated by the chaplain of the convent of Nossa Senhora da Rosa. Beatriz Duarte de Oliveira donated 196 570 réis of interest to her daughter, Soror Joana de Jesus. Contains copies of licences issued on 1655-10-02 and 1658-03-08.

Chapel foundation deed by which Duarte Correia de Sousa, escrivão da Câmara do Rei, founds his chapel and family pantheon in the sacristy of the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, promising to build it at his own expense. He establishes an obligation of a daily mass for his soul, entailed to his entail, which the priests of the convent promise to fulfill.

Chapel foundation deed by which Domingos Nunes and Ana Maria Rodarte, his wife, entail the third part of their assets, including houses in Lisboa and 30 silver vases, with the purpose of supporting the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for their souls in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Lisboa, where their bodies and those of their successors would be buried. They designate their grandson, Doutor João Coelho Rodarte, Catarina Rodarte's son, to become the chapel's first administrator, determining that he should transmit it to his eldest son at the time of his death.

Chapel foundation and donation deed by Pedro Margalho to the cabido da Sé de Évora.

Chapel and entail foundation and declaration deed by licenciado António de Oliveira, changing some clauses from the foundation of his and his uncle's, Domingos Gomes, entail and chapel, located in the monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra. Among them, he changes the entail's head to their graves, located in the chapel of Santo André, in the same monastery. In the end, it describes all the entailed assets.

Certified record of the chapel instituted by Tomé Lopes, administered by João Lopes, in the book of “Tombo das Capelas de Vila de Frades”. Includes list of charges and entailed properties.

Certified record of the chapel instituted by Leonor Afonso, administered by Domingos Mendes, in the book of “Tombo das Capelas de Vila de Frades”. Includes list of charges and entailed properties.

Certified record of the charges of the chapels established by Leonor Afonso and by João Vaz Bolor, respectively administered by Tomé Rodrigues and Manuel Mendes Bolor, copied of the book of “Tombo das Capelas de Vila de Frades”.

Certified record of the charges of the chapels established by Leonor Afonso and by João Vaz Bolor, respectively administered by Tomé Rodrigues and Manuel Mendes Bolor, copied of the book of “Tombo das Capelas de Vila de Frades”.

Certificate of a will (extract) by which António Ribeiro established an entail, appointing his son Tomás Ribeiro de Fonte to be its first administrator. This entail is composed of houses in Lisboa.

Certificate of a donation deed made by Manuel Martins and Branca da Veiga, his wife, in 1589-05-20. They donate a a farm, called Araes for the institution and construction of a chapel dedicated to S. Brás, in Albufeira. They determine that they be buried in this chapel, that it be administered by the prior of the mother church, with charge of masses.
It contains a license of the bishop, authorizing the institution of the chapel of S. Brás (dated 1586-11-22) and a dispatch of the bishop ordering the fulfillment of the license for the institution of the chapel (dated 1588-12-02).

Certificate issued by António Mendes de Oliveira, cura of the church of Nossa Senhora da Graça de Baleizão, at the request of the vicar general of Beja, copying the register of the chapel instituted by Pedro Martins de Alfar, taken from the tombo of the chapels of that church, giving an account of the charges that were celebrated there, paid with the income of the farms (herdades) of Alfares and Zambujal.

Certificate issued by Vicente Dias, tabelião in Lagos, containing the exemplification of an extract from the resignation and donation deed VINC001984 JMCIF EA/001a.

Certificate listing the pious charges of the chapel founded by Margarida Durães in the village of Crato with three trintários each year.

Certificate by which Frei Manuel de Jesus, sacristão-mor of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in Lisboa, confirms that João Ferreira, the administrator of Maria Gome's chapel, is obligated to celebrate masses in this church. This entail is composed of unspecified assets.

Certificate by which the friars of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça declared that Natália da Costa founded a chapel with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in this church. She incorporated in this entail her houses located in Lisboa. The administrator Mateus Alves Falcão failed the payment of the masses and should to fulfil the obligations.

Certificate by which António Brás, escrivão da capela do Espírito Santo de Bucelas, confirmed the existence of some properties incorporated to Isabel Dias' chapel and that were administered by Simão Tristão. This entail is composed of lands and vineyards located in Bucelas. He delivered the account of the administration in 1664. Followed by an extract.

Certificate by which Lopo Soares, secretário, confirms that Rui Lourenço de Távora had requested the king to free 400 000 réis of interest in the Casa da Índia which had been left by Garcia Rodrigues de Távora to be employed in the foundation of a monastery. He declares he is already in posession of the documentation needed to authorize the construction.

Certificate by which Guiomar Jorge, wife of the late António Gomes, declared that he made a nuncupative will and died in 1658-10-24. He appointed his wife's nephew Francisco Gomes to be its first administrator and he has due to order the celebration of masses in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação de Bucelas. This entail is composed of a vineyard called "as Barreiras" located in Bucelas. Preceded and followed by sentences dated between 1658-12-05 and 1660-05-07.

Bond (extract) by which D. Filipa de Vasconcelos, wife of Nuno de Mascarenhas, annexes her estate of Bemposta, in Alcácer do Sal, to her chapel, with the obligation of keeping a chaplain who should pray for her soul as many masses as the estate's rents could sustain.

Bond by Feliciano Guedes de Carneiro and Margarida Correia, as administrators of the chapel founded by João Correia Cerveira in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Porto, listing the estates acquired with the money left by the founder.

Bond between Antónia Correia, Mariana Correia and the monastery of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo concerning the institution and rules of the chapel founded by Antónia Correia and her late husband Francisco Martins Homem. The administrators of the chapel had the right to be buried in the chapel, and to provide it with the necessary items to perform religious activities. The bond also established the price of every mass, and the rights and duties of each party.

Bond by which Mateus Dias buys the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Graça in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, for himself and for his successors. He establishes that it shall be of the invocation of S. Pedro de Alcântara and Santa Teresa, and have an obligation of a daily mass and an annual divine office for his and his wife's soul. He entails to this obligation a public debt instrument.
Contains a patent of the syndic and a sentence issued by the provedor das Capelas, dated 1640-07-17, containing a petition from the syndic of the convent.

Bond by which the priests of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica promise to fulfill the obligations of the chapel established by D. Álvaro de Castro, of the Conselho do Rei. They donate him the usufruct of the house which had served as sacristy and currently served as chapterhouse of their convent, to use as his chapel and burial place. D. Álvaro entails to it a public debt instrument of 20 000 reis, with the obligation of a daily mass.

Bond by which Vicente Eanes, prior da igreja de Cheleiros, commits himself to fulfil his brother's will, Estêvão Eanes Forjaz, cónego da Sé de Lisboa, who had bequeathed all his assets to him, imposing the obligation of giving each year 56 libras to the cabido da Sé de Lisboa with the purpose of supporting the organization of an annual festivity in honor of S. Miguel and the celebration of annual masses for his soul in that city's cathedral. Vasco Fernandes, on behalf of that cabido, promises to fulfil those obligations. Vicente Eanes declares that his brother had left him houses in Lisboa and lands in Mafra.

Bond in which Mariana Mesurada, Miguel Tostado Malafaia’s widow, entails a rent of 40 alqueires of wheat from a property in Salvaterra to the chapel of Francisca Serrão. Francisca, who was buried in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa, bequeathed 300 000 réis to Mariana Mesurada so that she could purchase a rent or public debt instrument to ensure the fulfilment of a perpetual mass in the convent for her soul and for the souls of her deceased family members. Mariana declares that she and her heirs will accomplish this charge. This rent cannot be divided, but, if it is sold, it must always retain this obligation. It inserts an extract from Francisca Serrão’s will and a dispatch from the provedor dos resíduos.

Bond by which Gonçalo Rodrigues Angel, cavaleiro do hábito de São Tiago, declared that, in 1655-04-27, he bought to D. Isabel Sequeira, widow of Pedro da Cunha, a public debt instrument of 26 950 réis in Casa da Madeira de Lisboa. His aunts Joana do Deserto and Mariana das Chagas, nuns in the Convent of Santa Clara, should possess this public debt instrument until their deaths but, afterward, it should remain in the possession of the institutor and the heirs he would nominate. If he did not have heirs, it should succeed the successor of the entail of Lopo Duarte Ximenes and his wife Joana da Veiga with the same conditions of succession. The administrator of this entail is obligated to order the celebration of masses in the Church of São Cristóvão for the souls of Rui Dias Angel and Maria Angel, who were buried in this church, giving to the priests some alms of 12 tostões.

Bond by which João da Fonseca states, before leaving to India in king's service, to act as capitain of Cochim and "Vedor da Fazenda", that he had instituted a chapel in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Olivença. The document mentions the entailed estates, in Juromenha and Olivença, and the obligation to support the masses using its revenues, also referring to the liturgical objects donated to the chapel.

Bond by which Jerónimo Gonçalves and his wife are bind to satisfy the pious charges established by Ana Gonçalves, who entailed properties for that effect and appointed his son Jerónimo Gonçalves as administrator, followed by his offspring.

Bond by which the priests of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica sell the Chapel of Jesus of their convent to D. Isabel da Silva, padre doutor Jerónimo da Silva and João de Freitas da Silva, heirs of António de Freitas da Silva, their father, and to his other executors, to establish a burial place for him and his family. They also promise to pray the obligation of two daily masses in the chapel. Contains a licence and a letter-of-attorney, both dated 1675-08-07. Followed by a letter of possession of the chapel, dated 1677-04-09.

Bond by which Francisco Botelho, fidalgo da Casa do Rei, and D. Beatriz de Castanheda, his wife, establish a chapel in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa, in the main chapel, where Francisco Botelho's grandfather is buried, with an obligation of three annual masses and a daily mass. They entail to it 40 000 reis of interest and foros in Frielas. The priests of the convent donate them the chapel and promise to fulfill its the obligations. Contains a letter-of-attorney. Followed by agreement deeds dated 1563-01-14 and 1563-01-15.

Bond by which António Lopes Soares asks his son, Manuel de Paiva Soares, to buy assets whose annual income does not exceed 24 000 réis. He should do that after his father's death, with the purpose of establishing an entail and using its revenues to support the celebration of annual masses in the chapel of S. Pedro of the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa.

Bond by which António Gomes de Elvas, executor of his father, João Rodrigues de Elvas, and his mother Isabel Gomes, release their houses in Lisboa from the obligation to celebrate masses in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça for his father and husband's soul, entailing to this obligation in exchange a public debt instrument of 12 000 réis in the Casa do Pescado of Lisboa.
Followed by sentence validating this bond.

Bond of Nossa Senhora da Conceição's chapel, in Arneirós, made by José Monteiro de Vide and D. Clara da Fonseca de Carvalho, his wife. They entail new assets to the chapel which they administer, increasing its charges, and promise to fulfil them.

Bond by which Manuel Taveira and Domingas de Araújo entailed estates to the chapel instituted by the local community in São Salvador de Sabadim. The institutors and their successors had the right to use the two graves under the altar. As administrator, the couple appointed their daughter Pascoa Pereira, granting her the power to appoint one of her relatives as successor.

Bond by which Francisco Marinho and his wife Isabel Nogueira, administrators of Catarina Fernandes Rodovalho's chapel, obliged themselves to use their own properties composed of land and a vineyard, located in Cascais, in exchange for the purchase of a house as required by the institutor.

Bond by which D. António de Alcáçova Carneiro Carvalho da Costa and his wife D. Maria da Costa, the administrators of his aunt D. Ana Henriques' chapel, contracted with the priest of the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora the celebration of masses in this church. They established that they wanted to give a public debt instrument of 51 200 réis in Alfândega de Lisboa, and a "censo" of 8 800 réis from a vegetable garden located in chafariz de Arroios and a "casal" called "Soveral", located in Alpiarça, on the outskirts of Santarém. This document also mentioned that the institutor died in 1647-05-14 and that D. António de Alcáçova Carneiro Carvalho da Costa was her last will executor.

Bond by which João da Fonseca fulfils his father's (António de Sequeira) will, formulated before his death, instituting a chapel with a daily mass for the souls of Purgatory. His father was to be buried in the chapel built in the church of Santa Maria Madalena de Olivença by Diogo Vaz, brother of Ceuta's bishop, and Pedro Tarrinho was also chaplain.

Bond by Gonçalo Martins and Isabel Afonso, by which as heirs they committed themselves to fulfill Catarina Afonso's will, celebrating the masses in the church of Salvador da Portela Susã by the entailed estates' revenues.

Bond by which Constantino de Magalhães e Meneses and his wife Isabel Manuel de Aragão contracted with the brothers of the Misericórdia of Ponte da Barca to build a chapel and to have their grave in this church.

Approval deed of the will of João de Barros Pinto de Figueiredo founding an entail in Montemor-o-Velho.

Approval deed of a will (extract) in which D. Helena Bota, testator, declares that her son, Pedro Gomes de Abreu, had ordered in his will that a daily mass should be prayed in their chapel in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade if the king gave him the office of escrivão da Fazenda. The mass won't be prayed if he doesn't receive it.

Approval deed of a will chart of Diogo Mendes.