What is a 'testament testamentar'?

This was the document drawn up by the Commissary Court some time after the death. It included an inventory of the deceased's possessions and often a full copy of the will made by the deceased which stated his or her wishes regarding the diposal of the estate. It also confirmed executor(s) he or she had nominated. (If a copy of the will was not included, reference was made to it having been recorded elsewhere, probably in the court's Registers of Deeds).

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