Carta testemunhável issued by licenciado Cristóvão de Burgos e Contreiras, juiz de fora of Ponta Delgada, with the exemplification of the land measurement deed of the properties owned by D. João da Costa in the island of S. Miguel, by request of Fernando Bicudo de Mendonça, attorney-in-law of D. João da Costa. Cristóvão de Burgos e Contreiras also declares that he took notice and made the measurement, division, demarcation and tombo of D. João da Costa's properties.
Contains: several documents related with the procedure of measurement, division, demarcation and tombo of D. João da Costa's properties, such as statements of oath; a letter of attorney, dated from 1645-05-30; land measurement deeds; and citation letters.

Documents produced by the entail.

Court sentence delivered from Cristóvão de Burgos e Contreiras, juiz de fora of Ponta Delgada, confirming the division, demarcation and tombo of the properties of D. João da Costa and ordering its fulfilment and execution.

Exemplification of a warrant ordering the measurement, division, demarcation and tombo of D. João da Costa's properties.
Contains: two record statement, dated from 1649-12-17 and 1650-02-08, and a statement of oath, dated from 1650-02-19.

Exemplification of the will of D. Catarina da Costa, widow of Luís da Silva, written by request of D. Gil Eanes da Costa and D. Joana da Silva. It also includes the two codicils of D. Catarina da Costa, in which she determins, among others, how to pay her husband's debts.
Contains: one approval deed, dated from 1543-11-05, one approval deed, dated from 1543-11-05, two codicils, dated from 1544-05-02, two approval deeds, dated from 1544-05-02, and an opening deed of a will and codicils, dated from 1544-05-22.

Land measurement deed of the properties belonging to the chapel founded by D. Catarina da Costa, daughter of D. Gil Eanes da Costa, owned by D. João da Costa.

Land measurement deed issued by licenciado Cristóvão de Burgos e Contreiras, juiz de fora of Ponta Delgada, to make the measurement, division, demarcation and tombo of D. João da Costa's properties, according to the royal warrant, which orders this measurement, division, demarcation and tombo.

Tombo of the properties owned by D. João da Costa in the island of S. Miguel, including those belonging to the chapel of D. Catarina da Costa.

Warrant ordering licenciado Cristóvão de Barros to make the measurement, division, demarcation and tombo of D. João da Costa's properties and income, located in the island of S. Miguel.

Will chart of D. Catarina da Costa, widow of Luís da Silva, bequeathing the remaining of her available portion to her son or daughter with the pious obligation of a daily mass for her and her husband's souls, celebrated in the chapel where her husband is buried.
Will approved in 1543-11-05 and opened in 1544-05-22.