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1533/07/27
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AHPB, 315/8
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Son of a nobleman, Alonso de Scobar came from Segovia and at the time of making his will was captain of the castle of Orontsorin [?] in the 'vezcomptat de Cabrera' (Girona). His will is unusually detailed.

He wishes to be buried in the Monasterio de Jesus, in the chapter where the monks are buried, his body to be dressed in the Franciscan habit and transferred as quickly as possible to the church, where it should be received by Father Gordios in a procession, the monks carrying burning torches. He specifies 'missas altas' [ie: sung Masses] on third day, ninth day and anniversary, as well as three sung trentenaris ('e mes vull me sien cantats tres trentenaris') for his soul and those of relatives and benefactors, which are to be celebrated by 11 friars with candles and during the three-day period they are not to leave the monastery. More sung Masses ('misses altes') to be held on novena and anniversary, with 12 lighted torches. Leaves 30l; anything remaining to be spent on further Masses.

He also asks his executors to have made a silver gilt chalice, engraved with his sign of three gold brushes ('tres scombres') on a blue background and the bars of S. Andreu de Camp on a scarlet background; it is to be given to the sacristy of the Monasterio de Jesus.

He also institutes an annual sung Mass, with a responsory, to be celebrated with deacon and subdeacon on the day after the feast of St Francis ('... encarregant los frares del dit monastir que per memoria mia e suffragi de la anima mia sia dita quiscun any vna missa cantada ab diaca y sotdiaca ab respons lo die seguent apres la festa de nostre sant pare san ffrancesch'). He leaves 10l for this.  He leaves the same amount for the Jeronymite monastery of the Vall d'Hebron  for the celebration of three trentenaris with lighted candles and to be performed within five or six days, and the monks responsible for celebrating them not to leave the monastery on those days; two of them are to be Requiems to be followed by a sung Mass and responsory ('e los dos sien de requiem ab vna missa cantada a la fin de quiscun trentenari ab respons acostumat per tots los frares ab diaca e sotdiaca per suffragi de la anima mia').

He also leaves this monastery 60l for a palio, cope, casulla, and two dalmatics of black velvet and black silk for the celebration of requiem Masses and on any other occasions the monks see fit. These vestments are to have his arms embroidered on them. Again, for the good of his soul and in his memory he asks the prior and brothers to celebrate three sung Masses each year, one on the feast of the Invocation of the Son of God, another on the Assumption of the BVM, and the third on Epiphany, and to be accompanied by organ and candles and responsories ('...que per memoria mia y suffragi de la mia anima sien dites quiscun any tres misses cantades ab diaca e sotdiaca com es acostumat e la vna sia de la Inuocacio del fill de deu y laltre de la ascensio de la gloriossisima verge maria e laltre desl tres reys las quals hagen esser cantades solempnament ab orgues candeles e responsos per la anima mia'.

He gives further sums to other monasteries, including 10l to the monastery of the Angells to pray for his soul and to celebrate a sung Mass and 'vns assots', and 5l to the Dominican monastery for another trentenari with candles at the end of which there was to be a  sung Mass and responsory and torches and catafalque.

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