The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-18

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The following bizsrris testamentary
document, peoned by 40 Earl Of Penn.
broke Who lived during the political
surmoils Of the seventeenth century,
tssti6ss to . singular shrewdness aud
knowledge ofseharao.er, and is express.
cd With > eensidsrabis amount Of dry
humor. The copy from which this is
taken bears the signature Of the keeper
Of these records, Nathaniel Briud, be-
meath the words "L1aeosdat esn'
original a..s & t.4,~
II, Philip ", Earl Of Pembroke and
Montgomery, being, .s l am assured,
of unsound health, but Of sound mem.
osy, q I we'll remember mo that Eve
years ago did give my vote tor the
disp.tshing of old Canterbury, neither
have forgotten that I did sec my
King upon tho soaffold, yet, as it Is
said that death doth even now pursue
me, and, moreover, ~ it is yet further
said that it is my practice to yield I'M.
der coercion, I do now make my last
will aud testament.
"Imprimis: As for my soul, I do
confess I have often heard men speak
Of tho SOUL but what may be these
same souls, or What their destination,
God knoveth tor myself, I know not.
Mso have iksvlse talked to me Of AZ.
other world which have never visited,
nor do I even know an inch OF the
ground that leadeth thereto, When
The King vas reigniug did make my
con wear . surplics, being dssircus
that he should become Z Bishop, aud
for myself did follow tho religion Of
my master; then oame the Scotch,
Who made mo Presbyterian, but sioee
che time of Cromwell have become
an Independent. These are, me.hiots,
the three principal religions Of tho
kingdom. If sny one Of the three can
ave . soul, to that l claim to belong.
II, therefore, my executors Gao 6nd my
soul, I desire they will return it to
Him Who give it to me.
"1.em: I give my body, for it il
plain I cannot keep it, - you see tho
Outrageous are tearing it 10 pieces.
Bury me, therefore. I hold lands and
churches enough for that. Above Ill,
pqs MOI my body beueatE the church
porch, fos I sm, after oil, . man Of
birth, and I would not that l should
bs inferred there, where Colonel Pride
Was born.
"1tsm l will have 90 monument,
for then I must needs have an cpl.
tsph, and verses over my carcass
during my life l have had enough OF
these.
"1tem: desire that my dog. may
be shared among sll the members of
the Council Of State. With regard to
them, I have been all things to all men
sometimes went l with the Peers,
sometimes with the Commons. I hope,
therefore, they will not suffer my poor
ours to want.
Item: l give my two best saddle.
horses to the Earl Of Denoieh, whose
legs, methiuks, must soon begin to tail
hin. As regards my other horses, l
beq1esth them to Lrd Fairfax, that
when Cromwell aod his council take
away his commission he may still have
some horse to command.
"Item : ] give all my wild beasts to
the Earl OF Salisbury, being very sure
that be will preserve them, seeing that
he refused the King q doe out Of bis
park.
"1tem l bequcath ny Chapl.ins to
the Earl OF Stanford seeing be hes
never had ono in his employ; having
never known any other thao his SOD,
nv Lord Grey, who, being al the same
time spiritual and carosl, will engender
more than one menster.
"1tem :: / give nothing to my Lord
Sage; and I do make him this legacy
willingly, because I know that he will
faithfully distribute it ooto the poor
"1tem Seeing that did n.enace I.
certain Henry Nli;dm.y, but did not
thrash him, I do leave tho sum Of City
pounds sterling to tn" l.cquey tina,
shall ply unto him my debt.
"ltem !: I beques,h to Thomas Ms,,
whose nose did break, at . msso.r.dv,
i've shillings. Ny Intention had b, en-
to give more but al who shall have
seen bis history Of the Parliament will
consider that even this sum il too
largo.
"1sem l should have given to tho
author Of tho libel on women entitled
News of the Exchange thrs.psnce,
70 invent . yet more scu,rilous mode OF
msligoing; but, seeing that be INSULT
9th snd slaodereth I know not how
many honest persons, commit tho
ONCE Of paying him to the same l.equey
who undertakath tho ay1ears of Henry
Mildnay; he will teach him to dis.
tinguish between Honorable women and
disreputable.
"1tem give to The Lieutenant
General Cromwell one of my words, tho
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