The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-29

God knoweth; for myself, I know not. Men have likewise talked to me of another world, which l have never visited; nor do know even an inch of the ground that leadeth thereto, When the king was reigning l did make my son wear 6 surplice, being desirous that he should become a bishop; and, for myself, did follow the religion of my master; then come the Scotch, who did make me Pres- byterian, but since the time of Crom. we'll have become an Independent. These are, Eethinks, the three princi- pal religions of the kingdom. If any one of the three can save a soul, de- sire they will return 1t to Him who gave it Co me.
 "Item: l give my body, for 1t is plain I cannot keep 1t, as you sec the chirurgeons are tearing 1t to pieces. Bury me, therefore. hold churches and lands enough for that. Above all, put my body beneath the church porch, for am, after all, man of birth, and would not that should be inferred where Colonel Pride was born.
 "Item: will have no monument, for then must needs have an epitaph and verses over my carcass. During my lie had enough of these.
 Item: l desire that my dogs may be shared among all the members of the council of state. With regard to them, have been all things to all men; sometimes went I with the peers; sometimes with the commons. hope, therefore, they will not suffer my poor CUTS to want.
 "Item: I give my two best saddle horses to the earl of Denbigh, whose legs, methinks, must soon begin to fail him. As regards my other horses, 1 bequeath them to Lord Fairfax, that when Cromwell and his council take away his commission he may still have some horse to command.
 "Item: "I give all my wild beasts to the earl of Salisbury, being very sure that he will preserve them, see- ing that he refused the king doe out of his park.
 "Item: bcqueath my chap lain 10 the earl of Stamford, seeing he never had one in his employ, having never known any other than his son, my Lord Gray, who being at the same time spiritual and carnal, will en- gender more than one monster.
 "Item: give nothing to my Lord Save, and do make him this legacy willingly, because know that he will faithfully distribute it unto the poor.
 "ltem: Seeing that do menace & certain Henry Mildmay, but did not thrash him, do leave the sum of 90 pounds sterling to the lackey that shall pay unto him my debt.
 "ltem: should have given to the author of the libel on women entitled, News of the Exchange,' threepence, to invent yet more scurrilous mode of maligning; but, seeing that he in- sulteth and slandereth l know not how many honest persons, l commit the office of paying him to the same lackey who uDdertaketh the arrears of Henry Mildmay. He will teach him to distinguish between honorable wo- men and disreputable.
 "Item: l give to the Lieutenant General Cromwell one of my swords, the which he must want, seeing that he hath never kept any of his own.
 "Item: I give to the wealthy citi- zens of London, and likewise to the Presbyterians and nobility. notice to look after their skins for, by order of the state, the garrison of Whitehead has provided itself with poigniards, and useth dark lanterns in the place of candles.
 "Item: l Igive up the ghost"
 This curious document, which was penned by the earl himself, is one oi the most curious of the many curious wills on record, and is duly filed and attested in Doctors Commons.