Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-22
A CURIoUs WILL.

many o6roug0 OOO1tI0H OF CnafAeter are
exhibited in the making of wills. bui
there are few on record which contain
more good sense and humor combined
than that OF an Earl of Pembroke VIII,
lived In the seventeenth century. twas
published In Proffat's "CuriOGities and
Law of Wills" a. follows:
Philip v, Earl of Pembroke and
Montgomery, being, AZ am assured, OF
uns0und health but Of sound memory,
- well remember me that five years
ago ! did give my vote for the despatch.
Ing Of old Canterbury, neither have
forgotten that did see my king upon thu
ooa&old, yet a. II u said that death doth
even now pursue me, and, moreover, tina,
u u vet further said that 1t Is nv prac
tioe TO yield under coercion, do make
my last will and testament.
"Imprimis: As for my soul, I do con
t.: have often heard men speak Of the
soul, but what may be these same souls
Or what their destination, God knoweth;
tor myself know not. Men have like
wise talked to me of another world.
which ! have never visited, nor do
know an inch Of the ground that leadeth
thereto. When the King was roignine l
did make my son wear n surplice, being
dssirous that he should become a bishop.
and for myself did follow the religion
OF my master; then came the Scotch, who
made me . Presbyterian; but since the
time Of Cromwell / have become an In
dependent. These are, methinks. the
three principal religions of the kingdom
u any one Of the three can save a soul
! desire they will return il to him who
gave Il 10 me.
Item: l give my body, for it il plain
cannot keep Il, ~ you see the chirur.
QeOns are tearing 10 to pieces. bury me.
therefore; / hold lands and churches
enough for that. Above all. put not INV
body beneath tho church porch. Tor / am.
after all, man Of birth, and would
not that should be inferred there where
Colonel Pride was born.
Item: will have no monument. for
snen must needs have an epitaph and
vefsss over my carcass during my life /
had enough Of these.
Item: | desire that my dogs NAV be
shared among all the members OF the
Oounoil Of State. With regard 70 them
have been all things to all men: some.
umes vent with the Peers, somstiwes
v1sa the Commons. / hope. therefore,
they will not suffer ny POOR ours tn
voAk
"ltem: ! give my two best saddle
norsos % the Earl Of Denbigh. Mo-
lego. meshinks, must coon becin 70 Ss;I
him. A. regards my other horsss. / h..
9ueath than to Lord Fairfax. that vhsr
Cromwell and his council take avnv his h;s
oemmiaBion, he may still haye son,e korss
10 command. ''s'
!. Item; give all my wild bea.t. ~
!he Earl Of Salisbury. bein3 verv sn,s
lhat he will preserve them. seein1 thai
e sssussd ths King . doe ont Of his
poxA. ''
Item: beQuessh nv ohaplain. n N.
Earl Of Stamford, seejnp ~ has r :" s,.s
bad one in his emnlov. h.,;n, no essr
0ravs vhn hssrr - 80" - aas on my Lord
tssl and carnal, win enoendsr mo,s sb.r
nne monster. ''''A''
md do msks Rim ana iscsys. o:s,. oaye'
leoAuas ! know en- - W;ii s.;eHSs, Iiy.
aieeEibuts Il unto ~ nooy
.ltem: SEEING that / do menao. . a.,
Ain Henry Mildmsy. buf ala n"s sS.s.s
him, ] do leave The sum a. Ar ,, s,.,.sn
ltesling 10 the laooucv shas sSi5 1unus
anto him my dsbs. 1AA Ny