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A20382	The vvyll of the Deuyll with his ten detestable commaundementes: directed to his obedient and accursed chyldren, and the reward promised to all such as obediently will endeuer themselues to fulfil them. Whervnto is adioyned, a dyet for diuers of the deuylles dearlinges, commonly called, dayly dronkardes. Very necessarie to be read, and wel considered of all Christians.	Powell, Humphrey, fl. 1548-1566, attributed name.; Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577, attributed name.	1580 (1580)	STC 6794.5; ESTC S105329	5,653	26

them selues my Satanicall blessing and Helly rest I doo giue to Vrbanus the fyrst the Syluer and golden Chalices and vnto Sixtus the fyrst all my syne Corporaces And the holy Deuyllish hallowed vestmentes or Parlyament roabes which my S●andard b●arers doo vse to weare in my battayles and warres I doo bequeathe vnto Stephen the fyrst Item I giue the rablement of my other feyned and domme Ceremonies wherewith my Standerd is patched and made to the Popish Massemongers to comfort their ●ory hartes withall lyc●nsing them wi●h the mysunderstanded Gospell and Epistle to cloke their blasphemous masse as I my selfe dyd bring agaynst mine enemie Christ plaine scriptures to blynde them with all these be the domme and blasphemous Ceremonies that I doo meane the Confiteor wherein is the puddle of all blasphemie the Office the mysused Kyrye eleeson their blasmemous Collectes their couetous Offertory to spoyle the poore Laitie with all and fyll theyr owne purses theyr stynkyng Canon with theyr Suscipe sancta Trinitas wherewith they robbe my great enimie Christ of his honour and glory Item I wyll them vnder the colour of the Communion set foorth by theyr godly Prince boldly and vnshamefastly to keepe mayntaine and vpholde my blasphemous Masse which is an iniurie to the right institution of the Lordes Supper Item I giue to all them that kepe whores beside their wyues a baudy house of their owne and the saying of the retchlesse Woman in Salomon St●ll●n waters are sweete and the bread that is priuely eaten hath a good taste to defend their baudery Item I giue to all Priestes Lemondes that wyll not marie but perseuer in theyr Sodomyticall and abhominable chastitie that they shal pysse Holywater al the dayes of their lyfe euen chattering against the true wyues of the ministers Item I giue to all them that professe the Gospell and with theyr fylthie lyuing doo giue occasion to blaspheme the same a fayre tongue to talke of it an hippocriticall face and a Newe Testament or other Booke in their handes to hide their fayned holinesse and hippocrisie withall Item I giue to all Ruffians a Sworde and a buckler a shyrt of mayle and hosen of the same a payre of chained buskens a theeuish looke and a whore Item I giue to all myydle huswyues a small huswyfe or two to keepe them cōpany with all to loue other mens houses better then their owne and to passe as much for their honestie as they do for their cobled shoes and also a loue to go gaye on the holydaye and to do nothing another of the working day to keepe them occupied styll Item I bequeath to all Dycers otherwyse called wyndeshaken Gentlemen to euerie one a thousand payre of false Dyce a copper Chayne or two twenty copper ryngs plated with Gold a glosyng tongue a fayre dyssembled countenaunce to deceaue plaine men withall and an acre of land vpon shoters Hyll worth an hundreth pound a yeare therwith to maintaine his estate and his amorous Ladies Item I bequeathe to euery honest Woman being a furtherer of Loue the keeping of some great mans house that in the owners absence fayre Wyues maye resort thyther to banquet and make mery with their Frannians Item I bequeath to euerie yong Woman maydenlyke when shee shall go to the market a poore Woman to bye hir meate that shee in the meane tyme maye go to a baudie house for hir recreation or else to a dauncing schoole to learne fashions c. Item I bequethe to euerie apprentise that is willyng to deceaue his maister a receauer of his maisters goodes a house to set his chest in with his apparell that he maye go cleanly a Ruffian for his companion to helpe him to spende his money to bring him acquainted with with whores c. Item I bequeath to all couettous executors a false and an vnfaithfull harte and loth to depart from that whiche is not theyr owne not bestowing the goodes of the poore flocke of Iesu Christ whiche causeth vs much to reioyce together in hell to see the multitude that commeth thyther daylye for that dreadfull offence commytting Item I giue to all hatefull haters of the poore Christians a prowde crafty and vnmercifull wytte against the prouision ●or the r●liefe and mayntenaunce of the same Item I giue to certayne Cities Townes and Countreyes neglygent Rulers deuyllish vnchaste couetous and insatiable mynisters poll●rs and guydes to haue the gouernaunce therof Keeping the goodes bequeathed to the maintenaunce of the same to their owne lucre and vantage and to make marchandize of the same to oppresse the poore laboringe flocke of my enimie Iesu Christ that they enioye not those goodes landes and rentes according to the wyll and minde of the bequ●athers but maintayne vserie and make Leases of the rents thereof to to the vtter vndoing of all Artifyeers for the which vsurpers is prouided a place with mee in our internall Citties and Palaces where they shal raigne with Diues Epulo world without ende Item I geue to the faythfull seruauntes of my Sonne Mammonna a prowde couetous and an vncharitable hart therewith boldly and without mercy to oppresse the poore to spoyle the fatherlesse and wyddowes and to put the commons of the countrey from their farmes Houses commodities and lyuinges and all to mayntaine their Pryde and enryche them which after theyr decease wyll spende all those euyll gotten goodes merylie with carding dycing and whorehunting Item I giue to all Craftes men that fyght vnder my Standarde a lying tongue and swearing Item I giue to the Butchers newe fresh blood to ouersprinkle their stale meate that it may seeme to the eye of the vnware byer newly kylled pricks inough to set vp their thin meate that it maye appeare thicke and well fedde Item I giue to the Fyshmongers free lyberty to sell their rotten Lings and stinking Saltfish to breede and engender diseases among the people to the Phisitions aduantage and profit Item I giue to the Cookes and Pye bakers good leaue to shreade mouldy meat and ready runne away for quick ware and to mengle it together with newe fresh flesh therewith to make pyes and pastyes to furnish their neighbours Tables withall Item I giue to the Goldsmithes brasse and copper inough to myngle with their Rynges and plate to make them to weye for aduantage Item I giue to the Peuterers and all other that occupy weyghtes and measures to haue false contrary weyghtes to bye with one and sell by another Item to the Apothicaries I giue leaue that when a man asketh them a thing and haue it not to bring them another thing and say it is that Item I giue to my Darelings the priuie Papists ymages Crucifyxes and other lyke puppette maumettry to worship secretly in their Oratories Bed Chambers bicause they maye not worshippe them openlye abroade in Temples and Churches ¶ Ouer this my Testament and last Wyll which I haue here made in my ragious minde and spightfull deuyllish memorye in the presence of my great coūsaylours Minos and Radamanthus I doo make the Furies of H●ll Executors that is to saye Megero Alecto Tisiphone all Massemongers and Papistes with the Author of Heresies Wyll and Testament being faythful Ouerseers of the same Written to our faithfull Secretaries Hobgoblin Rawheade and Bloody bone in the spightfull Audience of all the Court of Hel. TESTE MEIPSO The Court Auernall after the rehersall of the Deu●ls last Wyll and Testament WO wo to our vnsatiable paunches which through our Soueraigne Lorde Belzeebub had bene to long fedde with the Labours of the Laytie O our Belly c●●●●● our Belly cheere farewell that mi●chie●● maye come vpon these new Gospellers by whome we shall b● driuen to Plough and to Cart and to kéepe sheepe O Belseebub our sweete Maz●n Masses of Requiem thou shalt lack none ¶ These be the ten detestable Commandements of Belz●●bub to his obedient and accursed Children WHo so wyll doo my commaundementes and keepe them well and sure Shall haue in Hell great torments that euer more shall endure Thou shalt not feare God nor thinke of his goodnesse To dampne thy soule blaspheme God his Saints Euermore th●ne owne wyll be fast doing Deceyue men women be euer swearing Be d●unken hardly vpon the Sabboth day And cause other to sinne if thou maye Father nor Mother looke thou loue nor dred Neither helpe them though they haue need Hate thy neighbor and hurt him by enuy M●rder and shed mans blood hardely Forbeare no man but be all vengeable Be lecherous and in touching delectable Breake thy Wedlocke and spare not And to deceaue other by falsehed care not The ●oodes of other thou shalt hold falsly And yeelde it no more though he speake curteously Company oft with Women and tempt them to sinne Desire thy neighbours Wife and his goodes to be thine Do thus hardly and care not therefore And y u shalt dwel with me in hel euermore Thou shalt lye in Frost and fire with sicknesse and hunger And in a thousand péeces thou shalt be torne a sunder Yet thou shalt dye euer and neuer be dead Thy meat shalbe Toadee and thy drinke boyling Lead Take no thought for the Floode that Christ for the shed And straight to my kingdome thou shalt be led FINIS