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1543
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AHPB, 316/97
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Magdalena Ursula Torredmer, a widow, was the daughter of the merchant Francesc Cesolivares. HIs executors included the Abbot of the Monastery of Serrateix and Galçeran Junyent, canon of Barcelona Cathedral, together with his sister Leonor Celada.

She wished to be buried in the Franciscan monastery in the tomb wehere her parents were buried, and in the Franciscan habit. Leaves 100l for her exequies, etc. Five trentenaris are to be celebrated immediately after her death for her soul and those of her husband, parents and brothers/sisters: one in the parish church where she is a parishioner at the time of her death, and one in each of the Franciscan, Dominican and Augustinian monasteries and one on the Monastir de Jesus; 33s for each plus a pound of candles. She also wishes for the nuns of the Monastery of Jerusalem to pray the lashes of Christ with lighting as is the custom.

She specifies that her body whould be taken by the poor and orphans of the city, and that 2d should to be given to poor at the door. She also asks her executors to buy a cloth ('drap burell mediocre') for the poor with any remaining money. All her servants and others in her house to wear mourning. She makes many pious bequests, including a gift of 5l towards the work on the organ in the church of St Michael to be paid to the organ-builder ('Item deix a la obra de dita sglesia de sanct Michel per adjutori del orgue fahedor'. 

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