IOhn Presbyter Knight, by Country a Scotch-man, of the Tribe of Rabſhekah, of the Linage of Judas; (being of perfect memory, only a little troubled with mellancholly, and a diſeaſe called, The particular Charge of the Army) doe ordaine this my laſt Will and Teſtament to ſtand in full force and vertue.

Imprimis, I give and bequeath my ſoule into the hands of him that gave it, and whereas I have alwaies (in my life time) been uſed, and taught all others to plunder and rob both God and Caeſar of their dues; yet at my death I deteſt all ſuch horrid Actions, Equivocations, and mentall Reſervations, and will not rob the Devill of his: Therefore in plaine Engliſh, Devill take thy due.

For my body, I bequeath to the earth; provided firſt, That it be firſt decently wrapped in ſix ſheets of the Directory, and then reverently coffined up in the ſacred Ordinance for Tithes, and ſo with all ſolemnity carried from the Temple to Weſtminſter by the C. L. aſſes, Doctour Burges, Doctour Gouge, Maſter Edwards, and Byfeild being cloſe Mourners, and going before the corps, and the wicked Elders following after, weeping, howling, and gnaſhing of their teeth, as if they were already in the fire, which ſuch ſtinking Trees were made for, upon one of which Judas my my great Granſire hanged himſelfe: you may read more of them in the Hiſtory of Suſanna, with a ſlow motio, and in the midſt of the ſtreets, that my body may be ſeene by all, and let your ſorrow ſo much abound, that you may take up that Lamentation of old, Wiſdome crying out in the ſtreets, but none regardeth her—my will is, That my learned Countrey-man, Doct • ur Cybballs teach at my Funerall in a deplorable tone of language (according to his ſpeciall gift) my will being that he preach upon that text in the 89. Pſalm. verſ. 44 The dayes of my youth haſt thou ſh • rtened, and covered me with diſhonour.

Next I deſire that Mr. Calamy and Mr. Caſe may be ſent up to deſi • e a conferrence with both Houſes, to procure an Ordinance, that the • e may be a day of Humiliation appointed, and ſet appart to deplore my ſad loſſe, and that a Meſſage be prepared, and ſent with all ſpeed into Scotland, to give them timely not • ce thereof, that they may humble themſelves with you, and that whereas wee have continued a Monthly Faſt for the diſtreſſed Proteſtants in Ireland, and wee our ſelves having revoked the Proteſtant Religion, and inſtituted the Presbyterian, (and now finding our owne diſtreſſes to be above or equall with theirs) we conclude that our prayers have not beene ava leable for them, and may now change the day, and faſt and pray as long or longer for our ſelves. And likewiſe, that they may be pleaſed to put it to the Vote, whether my corps may not be interred neere his Excellency their late Lord Generall, and Mr. John pym, and ſo hereafter all Parliament men diſceaſing, that wee our ſelves may as well now, as hereafter take up all the reſting places of the Saints, and ſo leave no roome for either the King or his evill Counſell or Popiſh Biſhops, they having formerly engroſſed that place only for themſelves, that an Ordinance may be ſpeedily drawne up to this effect.

Thirdly, I will and bequeath unto Doctour Burges to have the diſpoſing of all fat Benefices whatſoever; provided that the ſaid Dr. Burges hold and freely enjoy as many of the ſaid Benefices as he himſelfe pleaſeth, and the reſt to be by him diſpoſed of to ſuch perſons as he ſhall thinke quallified and indued with gifts befitting ſo great a Cauſe as the preſent Reformation ſhall require; to which end, for the better encouragement of him the ſaid Dr. therein, I do freely give and bequeath unto the ſaid Dr. Burges all the ſcaffolds, and looſe ſtones in or about, or belonging to the Church of Pauls, to pull downe, take, carry away, and diſ • oſe of as he ſh • ll thinke fi • ting.

Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my Reverend Son D • . Gouge • he full ſum of 500 l for theſe Religious uſes following, viz. 20 pounds to find his Pariſh Bell-ropes, and in caſe his ſaid Pariſh ſhall not have any uſe thereof, that he or any of the reſt of the venerable Aſſembly ſhall have full power and authority to uſe them at their owne diſcretions: That one hundred and 50 pounds ſhall be by the ſaidlike to l ke quoth the Devill to the Colier, Dr. Gouge disburſed in ſea-coale whilſt they are cheap, and by him ſellered up (as lately he did, moſt of his Pariſh can juſtifie the ſame) and by him againe ſold out to the poor of his Pariſh, or any other poor Chriſtians at 10.d. the Buſhell cleer gaines. And I ordaine that he imploy the remaining ſum in like manner, or if he thinks it fitting to put it to uſe at 10 in the hundred, and not under, and the gains thereof ariſing to be diſtributed equally to Mr. John Prin, and Dr. Baſtwick, that they may be the better encouraged to Query againſt the Army, to raile againſt Independents, to roote out Monarchy, and to prove Presbytery jure Divino, provided that the principall remaine intire to Dr. Gouge himſelfe, without any other fraud or deceit.

Fiftly, I give and bequeath to my deare Child Mr. Edwards, 5 • 0 acres of Biſhops Lands, with all the timber growing thereon, to be by him converted to Gibbets to hang up the Independents; and in caſe the ſaid Independents ſhall reſiſt the holy Synod, as is probable they will; That then it ſhall be lawfull for any of the Aſſembly being already furniſhed with hemp (if not enough in my former Legacy, the Common people of England queſtionleſſe will ſupply their needs) to hang themſelves, and to fulfill the old Proverb, give them halter enough and theile hang themſelves.

Sixtly, I give and bequeath all my plundered Books, and Libraries lately tane from the Biſhops to Mr. Calamy, Mr. Sedgwick, and Mr. Caſe, it being likely the Caſe may ſuddenly be altered, and my Son Calamy feele Calamity, for I feare deſtruction is nie, and my ſon Sedgwick will ſhortly bleat (like one of Jeroboams Calves) to his Country-men in Eſſex, in one onely ſingle poore Benefice.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath all my Charity to the Aldermen of the City, and by them to be diſpſed of to the Parliament, as they ſhall have need thereof.

Eightly, All my wiſdome and learning to the Common Counſell, that they may preſerve the City as I and my Children have preſerved the Church, and brought it to the great light and glory that now you ſee it is.

Ninthly I give and bequeath to all broken Aldermen, defunct Committees, and accuſed Members of the Houſe of Commons, my new Creed; and by them to be diſpoſed of to their Creditors, and all others as they ſhall ſee cauſe, that they may renew their faith, and againe become credible men, by which meanes the publique faith may againe revive, and the City look up: and whereas my Predeceſſor known by the name of Doctors Commons of famous memory did deceaſe about ſix yeeres ſince having firſt made a will which was made publique in print, and for as much as the ſaid Doctors Commons is againe revived to my great and unſpeakeable terrour, I doe heereby bequeath unto my ſaid Predeceſſor all juriſdiction, priviledges, profits, and emoluments whatſoever ſo unjuſtly uſurped and detained by me, and the reſt of my precious Brats.

Tenthly, All my zeale for the Cauſe I give and bequeath to the diſſenting Souldiers that have deſerted the Army, that they may ſtand up mightily in the gap, and ſtop that plaguy devouring Army of Sir Thomas Fairefax.

Eleventhly, I give and bequeath all my new invented Oathes, and Covenants, all my Schiſmaticall Sermons, all my perjuries, forgeries, plots, treacheries, rebellions, Equivocations, and mentall reſervations, to my deare children the Scots, provived that they ſhall make uſe of them in their owne Country, and not elſe where.

Twelfely, I give and bequeath unto Dr,A notorious turn-coat. Cyballs, 10.l. of lawfull money of England, in conſideration of my Funerall Sermon, beſides two Canonicall Coates, which he may turne, as he ſees fitting, and I deſire him to make his prayer ſhorter then the ordinary uſe hath been, for I my ſelfe muſt confeſſe the blaſphemies, treaſons, hereſies, incongruities, tautologies, abſurdities of my children in their meaſure of prayer, from time to time (obſerved by the people) hath been a great cauſe of my untimely deceaſe: And alſo I deſire that his Sermon may be printed, and publiſhed, and that Wall-eyd Bartlet at Auſtins-gate, and Bellamy at the Old Exchange have the printing thereof, and that an Ordinance may be deſired, that none dare to reprint the ſame.

Laſtly, I doe intruſt all that out of a Conſcientious duty to me (ſhall ſuddenly after my diſceaſe) Leave & abandon the Houſe of Commons (Provided they exceed not the number of threeſcore) to be my Executors, that they ſee this my laſt will & teſtament performed, without any fraud according to the true ſenſe & meaning therof, and the ſeveral legacies to be paid to the perſons aforeſaid within five moneths after my death. And this my will to remaine in full force, revoking all former Wills, Bonds, Bills, Gifts, whatſoever.