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A88753	The last vvill and testament of Sir James Independent. Who lyeth now dangerously sick of a disease, called by some, the resolution of the Parliament and citie, to oppose their mutinous army; by others, the impossibilitie of Independencie. With his confession, admonition, and legacies left to his deare children, in and about the Citie of London. With his death, buriall, and epitaph.		1647 (1647)	Wing L525; Thomason E400_30; ESTC R201761	3,309	11

The Last VVILL AND TESTAMENT OF SIR JAMES INDEPENDENT Who lyeth now dangerously sick of a Disease called by some The Resolution of the Parliament and Citie to oppose their mutinous Army by others The impossibilitie of Independencie With his Confession Admonition and Legacies left to his deare Children in and about the Citie of LONDON With his Death Buriall and Epitaph Printed in the yeare 1647. The Last Will and Testament of Sir Iames Independent Noverint Universi I JAMES Independent my Native Citie Babel of the Tribe of Corah of the Linage of Cain being at this time of perfect Memorie and health of Minde though dangerously sick of Body doe make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme following Imprimis I give and bequeath my Soule to him that hath the fairest clayme either God or the Devill for truth to say in my health and well-being of body I served them both equally though I thinke the Devill the greatest sharer My Body I give to the Earth which I ordaine to be wrapped or shrowded in twelve Sheets of Paper sowed together taken out of the Bookes heretofore written by my deare Sonnes to wit The Arraignment of Persecution Bloudie Tenent and Comfort for Beleevers my Coffin to be framed by my deare Sonne and long-breath'd Preacher Ives the Box-seller whose Christen Name I shall not nominate for that I conceive he never had any then my Obsequies to solemnize with all Lustre thus My Bodie to be bonne from Guild-Hall to Paules by six of my deare Sonnes the expounders of Gods Word to wit Wiet the Cobler Sammon the Shoomaker Tue the Girdler Lambe the Sope-boyler Howe 's the Broaker and Hobson the Taylor Mr. Burton Mr. Knowles and Mr. Simpson I ordaine as my chiefe Mourners to follow my Herse Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Saltmarsh before the corps and then the whole rabble of my deare children to follow after howling like Wolves chattering like Pies and houting like Owles My deare Daughters the Independent Sisters who know well both how to move and to allay the Spirit I order to follow next all clad in sable weeds their faces vailed their haire disheveled and to cry so bitterly that their teares may wash the stones as they passe to sigh so dolefully that men may thinke they with mee are going to the land of Darknesse for the ayde and assistance Daunus Daughters being entred the Temple Lordaine that Mr. Goodwin preach my Funerall Sermon for him I esteeme of above any of my deare sonnes especially since the time I read his blasphemous HAGIO MASTIX his Text I would have to bee Jude vers 11. Vaeipsis nam vram Cain ingressi sunt deceptione mercedis qua deceptus fuit Balaam effusi sunt contradictione Core perierunt Next I desire that a Petition be framed by some of the wiser beads the same to bee presented to both Houses by Mr. Burton and M. Knoles the heads whereof I would have to be that a tolleration Cum privilegio might be granted that all sat Benefices faire Structures and wealthy Granges may be bestowed on religious zealots whom the Presbyters know and I my selfe though I would not have the world to take notice to be irreligious factious treacherous and impious Independents that they may be incouraged to goe on in forcing the Parliament contemning of his Majesty and in setting up all licenciousnesse and prophanenesse In the next place I will and bequeath as to the first worthy to receive unto my deare Sonne M. Goodwin the whole house in Bell Alley Colemanstreet where he privately instructeth which I would have him to inlarge for that his Audience for want of roome thrust so fore that many Sisters while he bawleth are got with childe to their apparent danger afterwards Secondly I bequeath to my venerable son M. Knoles a larger stipend to be extracted out of the purses of his Auditors for that he the said Knoles hath formerly often much rejoyced my heart while I have heard him in one Sermon and that but of two houres long utter pure non-sence divellish Divinity and lame Latin Thirdly I be queath to my deare sonne Mr. Burton a paire of those large eares for the supplement of his owne which Apollo bestow'd on Midas for that hee hath hitherto very well merited them and may by the helpe of those for the future hear better then it seems he hath formerly done Fourthly I give and bequeath the little wisdome I have to be distributed so farre as it will reach to my deare sonne 's and daughters of the Independencie do the end they may be animated still to proceed in their irregular courses and that so that which my selfe could not bring to passe may by them be effected which when I shall heare and some light spirit shall certifie the newe● to the Prince of darknesse I am sure both he and all hell will rejoyce with me Fifthly I give my treasure and houshold-stuffe to my venerable son M. Simpson for that notwithstanding he hath a constant annuity and such vast sums abroad he lately complained of his poverty but I bestow it with this proviso that he the said M. Simpson shall bee perswaded for the future to that which hitherto hee hath 〈◊〉 a very grievous crime to wit somtimes 〈…〉 intreated to bestow a single halfepenty on the poore Sixtly I give and bequeath all my foolishnesse and zeale contrary to knowledge all my headinesse and giddinesse to the ruder sort of Souldiers in the Armie to the end they may be encouraged still to goe on in their perversenesse to the disturbance of the whole Kingdome Seventhly I being now at the point of Death and my thred of life almost cut in two cannot depart till I have made my Confession and therefore now heare O Heavens and witnesse thou Earth to what my last breath shall utter Sir JAMES Independent his Confession I Confesse to my owne shame that I have hitherto been a close hypocrite and have strugled for libertie of Conscience not out of zeale to the Truth but to advance my owne factious end I confesse moreover that I have rayled against the Presbyterie against my owne cleare and destinate light of knowledge I confesse that I have used all meanes and wayes to advance Libertinisme and to that end have unskrewed the Jawes of my deare Sonnes M. Goodwin M. Knoles cum multis aliis to rayle against all Order and Government to surrender all into the hand of Christ who himselfe in expresse words hath left the ordering of his Church to the Heads and Leaders thereof I confesse also that I have stirred up and animated divers turbulent Spirits in the Armie contrarie to the mind of the worthy Generall and the major part of that valiant Army to seeke all wayes and attempt by all meanes to forment Discords and Divisions to cause Debates Jealousies to arise between the Army and the two Houses of Parliament for all which I confesse my selfe altogether unworthy of a being in this life and intimately meriting a share of those torments which my great Patron Belzebub himselfe partaketh of into whose hands I commit my selfe desiring my deare Sonnes and Daughters whom to my unspeakable griefe I shall leave behind me on Earth not to be amaned or smitten with feare either for my sudden departure or for the unhospitablenesse of the place whither I depart but that they would still constantly persever in those courses to which I have hitherto inured them and when they shall leave their earthly being I shall bespeake them as ample and faire accommodation as spacious Hell affords and so with my Blessing to my deare Sonnes and Daughters I bid them farewell Postscript LEt the mountaines dance and the hills skip like Rammes Rejoyce O England thy desolation is protracted for James Independent is dead Thou shalt now have a setled Government maugre its strongest opposers and shalt not be subjugated to the lawlesse wills of a few Schismaticks Thou shalt now be as glorious as ever the enemies of thy welfare shall not beare rule over thee who whet their tongues as a sword to speake lyes and their feet are swift to shed bloud And now farewell Libertinisme and Socianisme farewell Petitioning for tender Consciences Qui curii simulant Bachanalia vivunt Farewell assembling in private Chambers and for ever farewell good Sir James Independent Fatis Agimur credite Fatis non sollicitae possunt curae c. His EPITAPH HEre lyes James Independent you may know it and wink For his Corps alike to his Name doth stink A Dresser with him was a Communion Table And Gods House accounted no better then a Stable He bated all Order as he did decent Carriage And that Man and Wife should be joyned by Marriage He said that the Scriptures this sense would afford Their Wedlock was lawfull tooke they each others word He seem'd pure to the sight but within was a Devill He dayly caus'd Discords yet would be thought civill He also pretended great love to the King Yet never intended any such thing But while he would seeme to settle his Crowne By under-hand workings pul'd Monarchie downe He had thoughts he should live his hopes for to see Effected but dy'd for griefe when 't would not bee With speed to Gehenna his flight late he tooke Where Belzebub lik't him and made him his Cooke And added a Promise that for his sweet sake His Sonnes that should follow should in Office partake Which the Independents tooke so much in gree They strive which the formost in Office shall bee FINIS