The blacksmith (ferrer) Francesc Roca drew up his will on Friday 20 October 1600, but the will was not read until 7 April 1606. He was the son of Aloy Roca, also a blacksmith, and Joana, both deceased - his mother had previously been married to Joan Pujol. His executors included: his wife, Eleanor; mossen Pere [? illegible]; his brother-in-law, mossen Joan Serra, botiguer de telas; and the apothecary mossen Joan Magarola. He wished to be buried in his parents' tomb in the parish church of St Miquel 'dauant la taula de la obra de dita sglesia'. He earmarked 40ll to be spent on his funeral, 'volent que lo primer dia de mis funeraries sia celebrat lo offici de la assensio de nostre senyor Cantat ab so de orga y Cantores, a lo segon die lo offici de la conceptio de la purissima mare de deu tambe cantat ab so de orga y cantors, E lo tercer die lo offici de requiem tambe ab cantors'. These wishes are unusually specific, in part for mentioning three different Masses, but even more exceptionally for specifying 'cantors' (which can usually be interpreted as singers of polyphony) in addition to organ. The lack of a reference to the organ in the case of the Requiem Mass reflects the practice of not playing the organ during Requiem Masses, but he still specified singers. Also in St Miquel he wanted an anniversary to be founded, which would be celebrated wih raised Cross and absolution. He left 20s to the church, and 10s to the Hospital of Sta Creu and 10s to he ophans, who he wanted to accompany his body to burial. He wanted anything he owed to the Confraternity of the 'Mare de Deu' in the cathedral, and any other confraterenity of which he was a member, to be paid off. He also earmarked 5s for each of his executors, and recognised the 250ll dowry of his wife Elisabet. He bequeathed the tools of his trade and an item of jewelery (of gold and pearls) that had formerly belonged o his father. He was apparently a very harmonious blacksmith.
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