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Date
1533/07/27
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AHPB, 315/8
MS / Print
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This one is an unnusually detailed will, definately an important source for the structure of the celebrations for the dead ones.

"Alonso de scobar donzell nathural de la Ciutat de sogobia del Reyalme de Castella ara Capita del Castell de orontsorin del vezcomptat de Cabrera en lo bisbat de guona".

Wants his burial to be in the Moastery of Jesus 'del territori de Barchinona', "en lo carner o vas del capitoll a hont son soterrats los cossos dels frares del dit monastir".

Wishes to have his body dressed immediately after his death in franciscan habit, and requests his executors to transfer his body as quickly as possible to the monastery 'en aquella millor e mas honrada forma'. Wants all monks of the monastery to recive his body in procession, with lit torches.

'Missas altas' to be celebrated there after three days, 'novena' and 'capdany'. Demands "he mes vull me sien cantats tres trentenaris", one for his soul and the remission of his sins to be celebrated by eleven friars 'ab lurs candeles acostumades' and within three-day period these friars are not to leave the monastery. Asks for other 'missas altas' for his family and all the living to whom he is indebted. Leaves 30 livres to be spent on more masses.

Wants executors to make a "calcer dargent daurat ab sa parteria despes de dos marchs enmig lo qual vull que sien sculpides las mias armas que son tres scombres de or en lo camp bleu y al torn vnas aspas o barras de sant andreu en camp bermell E que sia donat a la sglesia del monestir de Jesus encarregant los frares del dit monaster que per memoria mia a suffragi de la anima mia sia dita quiscun any vna misa cantada ab diaca y sotdiaca ab respons lo die seguent apres la festa de nostre sant pare sant ffrancesch [sic]. 10 livres."

Leaves also 10 livres to monastery of St. Jerome 'de la vall debron prop la ciutat de Barcelona' to celebrate three trentenaris "ço es la hu de sanct amador ab los candeles acostumades pregant lo Reverent pare prior lo face dir y celebrar en sinc o sis dies y que los frares que diran dit trentenari en equell die no isquen del dit monastir e los dos sien de requiem ab vna missa cantada a la fin de quincun trentenari ab respons acostumat per tots los frares ab diaca et sots diaca per suffragi de la anima mia".

Leaves monastery 60 livres "de la qual quantitat hagen de fet fer vn pali vna capa vna casulla e dos dalmaticas de valut negre o de damas negre aconeguda del R [reverent?] prior del dit monastir qui lenos sera ab huns camisas los quals hagen de servir en lo dit monestir quan celebraren missas de requiem y en los altres dies als dits prior e frares del dit monestir sera ben vist. Volent e davant que en los dits pali capa castulla dalmaticas e camissas sien posades les armas mias que son tres scombres de or en camp blau y alentorn vnes aspes o barras de sanct andreu en camp vermell com dalt es dit encarregant los dits pare prior frares e comient qui es e per temps sera del dit monestir que per memoria mia e suffragi de la mia anima sien dites quiscun any tres misses cantades ab diaca y sotdiaca com es acostumat e la vna sia de la Invocacio del fill de deu y la altre de la ascensio de la gloriosisima verge maria e laltre dels tres reys las quals hagen essent cantades solepnement ab orgues candeles e responsos per la anima mia."

Further 10 livres to the monastery 'de Ierusalem' to celebrate 'vn anniversari e vns assots' as agreed with executors.

Leaves 10 livres to the monastery of "La verge maria dels angels del territori de la ciutat de Barchinona para que preguen a deu per lanima mia celebrant vna missa cantada e vns assots" as executors will say.

Gives five livres to the dominican monastery of St. Catherine to pray for his soul and celebrate a trentenari "ab ses candeles com es acostumat y en la fi del dit trentenari hagen de celebrar vna missa cantada ab diaca y sotdiaca y ab respons ab ses entorxes enceses y tumba com es acostumat en dit Monastir."