, 1880-10-31

fession may have been, but here is an equally
abnormal will, which we arc assured was the
authentic production OF London attorney
named Smithers:
AS to all nv worldly goods now, or to be, in
I give to my beloved wife, and hers forever
I give ali freely, no limit fix:
This is my will, and she's cSecutrix.
OF all the varied contents Of the volume,
perhaps the most curious is that collected IN
the chapter on "Vindlctlye Wills" III
s;that any man should deliberately elect to go
out Of the world bearing in his heart feelings
of malice, hatred, and revenge against any OF
his fellow-creatures,. and leaving behind
hm hhorg2sn gFstea proofs Before as'
lie lie incontrovertib!e proofs thai, there are
men who can and do act thus; and it is equal
" remarkable that in the majority Of cases
they try to mask their uncharitab!eness by
famous famous example Of this class Of wills is that
Of .-..-
PHILIP, EARL OF PEMBROKE,
who lived amid the political turlnoiIs Of the
seventeenth century:
81, Philip. Y. Earl OF Pembroke and Mont,
gon1ery, being, as am assured, OF unsound
health, but Of sound memorials we'll re-
member lne that five years ago I did give my
vote for the d1spatching OF old Canterbury,
neither lave forgotten that did see my
hlnE upon lily SCtllul@ I'D ~ - st@AeA ot+~
Death 10th even now pursue me, and, more.
| over, rs it is yet further said that 1t IS my
| practice to yield under coercion. l do now
| make my last will and testament,
" In prints: AS for my soul, DO confess !
| have often heard men speak Of the soul, but
what may be these same, souls, or What thelr
| destination, God knoweth; for myself, lknow
| not. Men have likewise talked to me OF an
| other world, which l have never visited, nor
| do / even know All inch Of the ground that
| leadeth thereto. When the King was reign
| ing, did make my son wear surpllce, oe-
IN tlesirous that lie should become Bishop,
and for myself did follow the religion OF
| my master: then came the scotch, VINO maze
Cromwell have become an independent.
These are, mcthinks, the three principal re-
| ligions Of the klngdoln,-if any one Of the
| three can save a soul, to that l claim to be-
long:
IF, THEREFORE,, MY EXECUTORS CAN FIND
! MI SOUL,
| desire thew will return it to Him who gave
"ltem: I give my body, for it is plain
cannot keep it,-as you see, the cillrurgeons
are tearing it i'll pieces. Bury Inc, tlere1ore
I Iold lands and churches enough for that: q
Above ali, put not my body beneath the
ch,lrcl-porch, for AM, after all, man o. OF
birth, and | would not that should be III
tered there, where Col. Price was born.
'Item: will have no monument, 1or ICa[ lneI
I must needs have an epltapll, and verses
over my carcase: during my life have hat
enough OF these.
| shared among all the members OF the Conn
Gil Of State. With regard to them. nave
been all things to all men; sometimes weh1
| I with the Peers sometimes with the Com
mons. hope, therefore, they Will not su11e]
my pooE ours to want.
:" item: Il give my two best saddle-horse
tn the Earl Of Denbigh, whose legs, 1nethinks
must soon begin to fail him. As regardetf
nv other horses, beQueath them to Lore
Fairfax, that when Cromwell and his Gouncl
take away his commission he may Still nav
some horse to command.
t.Item: 1give all my wild beasts to tne Ear
of Salisbury, being very sure ne Will pre-
:. serve them, Seeing that he refused the King
doe out of his park. =, , l.
'Item: I bequeath my, chapialns + +
the Earl OF Stamford, seeing n
has never had one IN his employ
having never known any other than his son
lny Lord Grey, who, being at the same TIM
spiritual and carual, will engender NOR
than one monster.
1ite1n: | give nothing to my Lord Saye
and do make him this legacy willingly, bt
| cause know that be will
FAITHFULLY DISTRIBUTE IT UNTO THE POOL
s.Iten: Seeing that did menace a certai
Henry 31ildraay, but did not thrash MIN,
do leave the SUN Of ESQ sterling TO I'd
iacouey that shall pay unto him my debt.
'sitem: beqneath to Thomas May, who's
nose did break at a mascaTade, i've Sill