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1534/09/28
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AHPB, 315/8
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This one is a very complete source that narrates with profuse detail some aspects of the ceremonies for deads.
No profession is given for Perot Friualler in his will, but his many bequests make it clear that he was a person of means.

His five executors were all members of the clergy or the religious orders: Aldonça Friuellera, abbess of the Trinitarian Convent was his aunt. He specified burial in the church of the Franciscan monastery, in the family tomb marked by the sign of a lion. He wished his burial to be celebrated 'sense pompa alguna', and for his body to be accompanied to the church by poor people, who were to be given a candle or torch ('llum') and bread, and who, once they had returned to his house, were to be paid 1d and given a loaf of bread in return for praying for his soul. He also wanted representatives of all the city's religious orders to attend his burial and to make an absolution over his tomb, and for as many Masses as possible to be celebrated at midday by all the orders, and not only on day of burial, but third day and anniversary ('capdany').

He left 100l to cover five trentenaris, two in the Franciscan monastery (to be celebrated by his executors Miquel Pons and Genis Soler), and one each in Montserrat, S. Pere de les Puelles (celebrated by Sebastian Coromines) and the Jesuit monastery. He also specified the Seven Masses of the Joys of the BVM, the Masses of the Sorrows, and the five Masses of the Wounds of Christ, all in the Franciscan monastery, and various other Masses. He wished to found a sung anniversary (of his burial) in the Franciscan monastery, with an absolution over his tomb ('E mes vull que sie celebrat e cantat per la anima mia y dels meus quiscun any en la dita yglesia de frares menors vn anniuersari en lo die que yo sere soterrat ab absolta sobre lo meu vas') for which he designated 30s annually from his legacy. Also a weekly Mass every Friday, at the chapel of St Honorat in the Augustinian monastery and another in the church of Sta Maria del Pi for the soul of "señora Angela Xellispa". In addition, he wants annual sung office at the altar of S. Honorat, for which he sets aside 10s. 

Partial transcription:

"Que sie feta sense pompa alguna y que lo meu cors acompanyen a la yglesia los pobres de [illegible] los quals offeriran pa y llum & apres apres vull quels sie donat a quiscun dells tornats que seu a casa mia vn diner menut & et un pa per charitat e per que preguen a deu per la mia anima Volent que celebrent se lo offici divina de la mia sepultura vinguen totas las ordens del present ciutat a absolre sobre lo meu cors en la forma acostumada: & que sien celebrades totes missas qvantas seu pouran celebrar per los frares axi del dit monestir com de totas las altres ordens per totas las capellas de la dita yglesia fins a la hora del mixdia donant los la charitat acostumada E axi mateix sien ditas las missas del terç dia e capdany quant en lo delas missas per totas las capellas. 100 liures.
De las quals vull que sien celebrts sinch trentenaris de requiem ço es la hu a montserrat poer los monges del dit monestir / altre en la dita dita yglesia de framenors per lo dit mestre Miquel pons marmessor meu / altre a sanct pere per lo dit mossen sebastia coromines marmessor meu /  altre en lo monestir de Jesus & altre en la dita yglesia de framenors per lo dit mestre Genis soler marmessor meu."

Also wants the masses of the seven joys of the Virgin, and the sorrows and of the five wounds o be celebrated in franciscan monastery "& que sien  dits los asots per las monjas de Hierusalem"
Wants "vn trentenari de requiem" in the Monastery "de Ihesus". Bequests 5 sols to all monasteries and churches of the city for "que preguen a deu per la mia anima" and 10 sols to Montserrat and Sant Pere.

"E mes vull que sie celebrat e cantat per la anima mia e dels meus quiscun any en la dita yglesia de frares menors vn anniversari en lo die que yo sere soterrat ab absolta sobre lo mau vas". Leaves for this 30 sols annually.

"E mes vull que quiscuna semana ço es en los divendres sien celebrades dues missas la vna en la capella de sanct honorat de la yglesia dels agustins per la anima mia y dels meus & laltre en la yglesia parrochial de la verge maria del pi"

"E mes vull que quiscun any sie cantat vn office solempne per los frares de sanct agusti en lo altar de sanct honorat lo die del dit sanct per charitat del qual offici vull sien pagats quiscun any deu sols o feta consignacio sobre la mia heretat e mes vint sols quiscun any per los obs per vna llautra [?] que [?] en dita capella."