Will of D. Maria da Costa Noronha, widow of D. Pedro de Alcáçova, retired in the monastery of Santa Maria of Almoster.
She expresses her wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário which she founded in the monastery of Santo António dos Capuchos, in Verdelha, near her husband and son. She orders the administrator of her entail to entail a public debt instrument to it, to build it and to keep other obligations.
She entails her properties in S. Miguel, Santarém, Tomar, Coruche, Lisboa and Óbidos, whose revenue will be used in the marriage of orphans, the redemption of captives and other pious obligations and masses. She designates as heir of this entail her criado, Gaspar Pimenta and, after his death, her nephew, D. João da Costa, conde de Soure, who shall be succeded by his son, D. Rodrigo da Costa, when he comes of age, and by his heirs.
She declares she has established the chapel of her niece and daughter-in-law, D. Maria da Costa, in the chapel of S. Nicolau de Tolentino in the monastery of Santo Agostinho of Santarém, where she is buried, according to her will. She entailed to it a public debt instrument she inherited from her, with an obligation of a daily mass for her niece's soul. She orders three other daily masses for the souls of her brothers, who are also buried there. The administrator of her entail shall administer these masses, and the masses in the convent of Almoster, which D. Maria da Costa de Noronha has established for the soul of her son, D. António de Alcáçova.
She also declares the administrator of her chapel shall chose the chaplains and four mercieiras of the chapel she had established in the monastery of Santíssima Trindade of Lisboa, with an obligation of six daily masses for her and her husband's souls. This chapel was entailed to a public debt instrument and estates in Évora and Estremoz.
She appoints her nephew, D. Rodrigo da Costa, as heir of the entail founded by her parents, D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Margarida de Noronha, to which she entails her third part, and the third part of her niece and daughter-in-law, D. Maria da Costa, its former administrator. D. Maria da Costa had inherited this entail from her father, D. Rodrigo da Costa, and had been succeded by her husband D. António de Alcáçova, D. Maria's son, of whom D. Maria had inherited it.
Followed by approval deed and opening deed of the will, dated 1661-04-12.

Subrogation warrant to D. Rodrigo da Costa allowing him to subrogate entailed houses in Lisbon with the Condessa de Coculim in return for 3500 cruzados.

Documents produced by the entail.

Exemplification of a will and declaration deed of D. Maria da Costa Noronha, signed by Gaspar Pimenta, appointed as her executor and administrator of her chapel.
Contains: approval deed of will, dated from 1658-01-21; approval deed of declaration deed, dated from 1660-03-07; opening deed of a will, dated from 1661-04-12.

Declaration deed of D. Maria da Costa Noronha adding some clauses related to her chapel, founded by her will, and the entail of Costas, founded by her parents, D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Margarida de Noronha. The testator specifies that she wants that only the successors of D. João da Costa, conde de Soure, succeed in her chapel. Otherwise, if his lineage becomes extinct the administration of her chapel should be transferred to Misericórdia of Lisbon. D. Maria da Costa Noronha also entails to her parents' entail a golden ring with the coat of arms of Costas. Besides, she mentions that she owns the entail founded by D. Pedro de Sousa, in which she has a lawsuit with D. Lourenço de Sousa, informing that Nuno Gomes, seu criado, has to give account of the income taken from that entail.
Declaration deed approved in 1660-03-07 and opened in 1661-04-12.

Contract and bond deed by which D. Gil Eanes da Costa, fidalgo da casa real, and his wife Margarida de Noronha declared that they contracted with the priests of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça to be buried in the chapel of São Nicolau Tolentino. The institutors wanted to order the celebration of masses in their grave for their and their parents soul. They established to give to the priests 27 000 réis, 500 réis for wax and 2 000 réis for chapel's work, using the rents of a "herdade" located in Azambuja. They also determined that the administrators of the chapel should be the successors of their entail. This document has inserted a proxy of D. Margarida de Noronha dated 1594-08-30.

Chancery record of a subrogation warrant to D. Rodrigo da Costa.