Martins months minde that is, a certaine report, and true description of the death, and funeralls, of olde Martin Marreprelate, the great makebate of England, and father of the factious. Contayning the cause of his death, the manner of his buriall, and the right copies both of his will, and of such epitaphs, as by sundrie his dearest friends, and other of his well willers, were framed for him.

¶A true report of the death and buriall of Martin Mar-prelate.

Incipit faeliciter.

GOod newes to England. Olde Martin the Marre-all is dead and buried. Hee telleth you the tale that knoweth it to bee true. I pray GOD neuer worse newes come either to Court, or Coun∣trie, and all good people say, Amen.

You long (I know) to heare the cause, and man∣ner of his death, whose life and doings were so in∣famous; and many (I doubt not) will thinke, (and probablie too) that it should bee in reason some strange, and violent death, that is befalne him; that was so monstrous and immoderate in all his pro∣ceedings; and that either in the fire, water, or ayre, that so troubled the earth while he liued vpon it. The verie truth I will tell you (for pitie it were to belie the dead) from point to point, without alte∣ring

so much as a pinnes point, as neere as my me∣moric will giue me leaue, and therefore listen.

Many are the reports scattered abroad of both, (as commonly in such great accidents is accusto∣med) and all false. Some say hee was taken by the Spaniards, and burnt in the Groyne, and they that report so, say that hee brought the cause thereof from hence with him, not for religion, but some other causes that now I omit. Some, that he was hanged by his owne companie at Lisbone for a mu∣t••nie, which was verie likelie to haue been true al∣so, that euer was giuen to factions and mutinies, while he liued here. Some, that comming thence, hauing before ouerdronke himselfe with the hot wines of those Countries (which he could not but loue wel, being so seldome sober for the most part as he was) he died of a surfet, and was throwne o∣uer boord, & so was double drowned both with∣in and without. Some, that riding in his visitation his horse stumbled, and he brake his necke which other some say, was in some other sort, as that hee wandring to that purpose in the manner of a Gip∣son, for that he would not bee knowne, was taken, and trust vp for a roge, and that onelie knowne to his companions. Indeede, I denie not, anie one of these happes were likelie enough to haue befalne him, and not without his iust deserts: and most men say, it was well enough, which way soeuer of these hee ended, and worse (if worse might bee). Howbeit, it was not that so well, as they do ween

for, (being perhappes reserued for his two sonnes hereafter) but neither better nor worse than I will tell you.

Martin Iunior his sonne, who knoweth the truth as no man better, yet loath to haue it publi∣shed, for that it toucheth his, and his friends credite verie neerelie; seeketh to shadowe it, with other some-saies: and that you may knowe him to be no bastard, (though perhappes yet base begotten, for euen at this Age he doubteth who was his Father, and therefore must we take him to bee terrae filius) not so much as one word true.

Some saie (quoth he) that he died at the Groyne in seruice of her Maiestie and his Countrie. But what saith Martin Senior his sonne and heire, and this mans brother to that? He die at the Groyne: nay heele be han∣ged, erthe die there. Loe Martin Iunior, your bigger brother (besides the reuerend remembrance of his, deare Father) giues ye the flat lie; for that he died not there. And no maruaile. For he neuer liued in the seruice of her Maiestie, and therefore who wil beleeue he died in it? He neuer carried so good a mind to his Prince and Countrie, faithfullie to fight for it, that would so spitefullie write against it, and seeke so wickedlie to vndermine it; whose ouer∣throwe he sought (in his kinde) at home as hotlie, with his shot of inke & paper, as the master of the Groyne did abroad, with his of powder and pellet. And therefore say no more so (Petrie Martin) no man will beleeue it: neither haue Those others (you

talke of, (The man in the moone belike, and the carter of Charles waine) any iust Motiues, inducing them to be of that minde. Indeed there died many an ho∣nester man, and much more profitable members of the Common wealth (the greater though our griefe yet their glorie that valiantlie triumphed o∣uer their cowardlie enemies, and constantly ren∣dred their liues in their Princes & countries seruice, which none of you all will euer either liue or dye in); and if Martin your father & you two Martins his sonnes, and your mates, had excused them; it had been a great good turne, both for the Prince and countrie; especiallie there, where one trouble State might haue plaied vpon another, and so a good riddance made of both together.

After this, as knowing himselfe how ridiculous a suppose that is he requireth in scorne, of his N••n∣kaes the BB. (see how like the old Ape this young Munkey pattereth) whether they haue not el••selie murdered the Gentleman in some of their Prisons and strangled him) knowing him to haue kept himselfe farre enough from their fingers, as these youthes themselues minding to be neither valiant Martins (though they like lustie Martins talke so much of venturing their liues in the quarrel, & vaunt them selues to bee the best subiects of the Realme, nor con∣stant confessors, though they bragge so much of the goodnes of their cause, which they gloriouslie guild with the fl••••nting phrase of Sinceritie, and damme others to the deepe pit of hell for not ad∣uancing it) doo, and wil doo, I warrant them, (and

they be not caught in the snatch against their will) for feare of a Lambathisme; which of all things in the world they cannot abide.

Howbeit pretie youth, I must needes confesse the Tippet you talke of (as il as he loues them) was verie due vnto thē, (though a much meaner man, than any of those might haue fitted his neck with∣all) and you his sonne & your faire brother with∣all, as good a gentleman as he, may liue to enioy it, and that as your right by course of lawe, being a portion of the inheritance, that your father l••ft vn∣to you. But it seemeth your father was not borne vnto it, for that he died not possessed of it (the more is the pitie) but purchased it since, belike by his owne penie.

Or haue you not giuen him (quoth Martin the Medium) an Italian figge? n•• no Matt. That's a Ma∣chiuillian tricke; and some of your mates are bet∣ter acquainted with it. Marie for al sorts of Figges I will not sweare, let them enquire it; for Martin was a great surfeter.

Or haue you not choaked him with a fat Prebend or two? Much les good Sir, that were a death for an honest man; neither is there any one of all your crue, that would not be glad to die that death: but it will not be, except you will be enstald in a hem∣pen whood, (for you loue neither silke nor mini∣uer) and of that condition (yong Martin) I dare as∣sure thee foure; and thy elder brother (as reason is) double the number, for double fee••.

But to leaue thy flim flam tales, and loytering lies (that canst doo no other if a man should hang thee) the trueth is this; which my little Martin knoweth as well as I, and you that are old Martins friends, report it of my word; for it is as true as steele.

After that old Martin, hauing taken a most des∣perate cause in hand, as the troubling of the State, and ouerthrowe of the Church, (both which at∣tempts at once, Alexander the Copper Smith, that did Paule so much harme, would neuer haue aduen∣tured; nor Herostratus, that burned Dianas temple, by many degrees came neere vnto) and being ther∣fore (and well worthie) sundrie waies verie curst∣lie handled; as first drie beaten, & therby his bones broken, then whipt that made him winse, then wormd and launced, that he tooke verie grieuous∣lie, to be made a Maygame vpon the Stage, and so bangd, both with prose and rime on euerie side, as he knewe not which way to turne himselfe, and at length cleane Marde: the griefe whereof vext him out of all crie; and that if he were taken, it was to be feared he should be made a Bishop (of the fields) which name he neuer loued, and to weare a tippet, that he euer detested: but especiallie being drawne so drie (so as he could say no more,) wher∣by his radicall moisture began to faile him, and his vitall powers in such sort to decaie, as he saw that he could not long continue; but especiallie, that his labours being so great, tooke none effect, but

was termed, by some a Vice, by some a Viper, by some a Scismatique, by some a Traitor; and that e∣uerie stage Plaier made a iest of him, and put him cleane out of countenance, yea his owne familiars disdained to acknowledge him, and so had both frends and foes, both good & bad, euen the whole realme (saue a fewe of his faction) that cried out shame vpon him (hauing besides of olde as manie diseases as an horse both HH's and PPé's that had time out of minde possest him, albeit he bare it out long with a lustie courage): the old gentleman be∣gan at the length, (being discouraged in his cour∣ses) to droope (as sorowe and shame tameth both man and beast) and to mislike himselfe (for he ter∣meth himselfe vnwise, that is to say, a Noddie for medling with it) and through meere mellanchollie fell into a feauer (lurdaine) whereby hee grewe so costiue, as nothing came from him in three or foure moneths space. And so hauing taken his bedde, he fent for his Phisitions, (whereof hee had some choyce) that knewe verie well the constitution of his bodie, (though not so fit to see into a water) who albeit at the first touch of the pulse, that went verie disordredly, perceiued that he was past cure: yet loath to loose so profitable a member to their commensing common wealth, they ministred to him a potion, (for pilles he could swallow downe none) whereby (as it falleth out with such as are long bound) he voyded certaine vncertaine and imper∣fect Articles for a farewell to Booke making: but af∣terwards

when they perceiued that the force ther∣of wrought so stronglie vpon him, as that it purged away all the conscience, wit, and honestie he had; and that Purgarentur ea, quae purgari non oportuit (a dead∣lie signe, grounded vponan vndoubted maxime of their Phisick) they came vnto him, & with teares in their eyes, told him that there was no way with him but one; and therefore wisht him to set his worldlie affaires in order, that no controuersie might growe amongst his, after he was gone.

Wherewith Martin, fetching a deepe sigh: Nay (quoth he) do what I will, I may not hope for that, vnlikelie it is, that I should make peace after my death, that did naught els but make bate while I was aliue. And withall, calling his sonnes (these two scapethrifts to him, who like a couple of good and vertuous Babes stood grinning all the while, as glad they should enioye their fathers Pa∣trimonie, and bee chiefe Martins themselues) and wringing the elder by the hande, with another great sigh, said to them as followeth.

Oh my sonnes: I see my doings, and my course misli∣ked of many, both the good, and the bad; though also I haue fauourers of both sorts) marie verie fewe of the good indeede). The Bishops and their traine, though they stumble at the cause; yet especially mislike my man∣ner of writing. Those whom foolishly men call Puri∣tanes, like the matter I haue handled; but the forme they cannot brooke: so that herein, I haue them both for mine aduersaries. And vnwise I was, I confesse, to vn∣dertake

the matter. And not onelie that, but (which much more grieueth mee) I perceiue that euerie stage plaier, if he play the foole but two houres to∣gether, hath somewhat for his labour: and I that haue taken as great paines, as the veriest foole of them, haue trauailed with my toyes, now these two yeares, and gained nothing, saue that I haue gotten many thousand eye witnesses of my witles and pitifull conceites, and ameuerie where noted for an ignominious foole and dig••ised Asse.

I had thought that my works sauced with those i••sts would haue had both speedier accesse to the greater States, and better successe with the common people; for the humors of men in these daies, especiallie those that are in any place are giuen thereto. But sure I was de∣ceiued: The one, are wise, and like of no such foo∣leries: & the other, now wearie of our stale mi••th, that for a penie, may haue farre better by oddes at the Theater and Curtaine, and any blind playing house euerie day.

These things with other which I wil keepe to my selfe, that more neerely touch my conceite (for my conscience alas is purged and gone) to tell you the plaine trueth, haue broken my heart, and I am now no man of this world: which I must tell you in counsell, I take in good part, for that in verie deed, I feared a worse turne: that if you my sonnes take not the better heed, may happe befall you.

And though I can scarse speake any more: yet will I straine my selfe, to vse a fewe words vnto

you (for that none but you & our friends be here) which receiue from me with good regard, as you tender the stuffing of your doublet coller, being your fathers last farewel; that may doo you good, if you haue the wit, or grace (which I much doubt) to marke them well.

Three things there are (my sonnes) that were my bane, and whereby (which grieueth me most of al) I did greatest hurt to the cause I vndertooke, and most grieuouslie offended, both God, and the world.

The first was my foolerie; vnfit (in truth) for the matter I handled. For though I knowe iesting is lawfull e••en in the greatest matters, and that the Lord is she author both of mirth and grauitie, yet after that some of our companions, had dealt sagelie in the cause, and gained good credite with some of some sort; in lept I (like a woodcocke I must confesse). with twatling tales, of Sir Iefries Aletub; and of Ganmer Gurtons needle; and of beefe and brues; and rubbing of boules; and cus••ins, and liuerie coates; and leadeu shooing hornes, and woodden daggers, and ••xe∣combes, and such like tr••mperies: with my fond phrases of parsous, Fukars, and Currats, Confocation house, Paltripolitanes: so, ho, how, h••: h••: Tse, Tse, Tse: whoop and hall••we: fleering, leering, ieeringe and such paltrie peering (that I am now ashamed to talke of) in my Epistle: and in my worke for Cooper, Py, hy, be, hold my cloake some bodie: I wil so bumseage him; and the foolish tales of the King of M••ie at H••••ct••••de;

and the boy with the red cappe there: and such other twittle twattles; that indeede I had learned in Ale∣houses, and at the Theater of Lanam and his fel∣lowes; and in one houre ouerthrewe, what the wiser sort had been working, and with heaue and shooue, had reared vp and set on end, many yeares before. And therefore my sonnes beware of that. The woodden dagger may not bee worne at the backe, where S. Paules fword, hangs by the side: neither can he well finde fault with the corner cap; that weareth the furd night cappe on his head, as I did. These gambols (my sonnes) are implements for the Stage, and beseeme Iesters, and Plaiers, but are not fit for Church plotters, nor common wealth casters, such as wee are: which I must now con∣fesse was one my foule errors. And therefore (my good sonnes) auoide it, as you tender the ser∣uice you haue in hand; and hope one day, to sit a∣lost in your long wished for Consistorie, amongst your lay Lordings, which your father hath lost for euer, through his foolerie.

The next meanes of my miserie, was my Ri∣baudrie. An homelie terme (speciallie of my selfe) but it is now no time to dissemble; and I wil con∣ceale nothing, that may tend to your instruction; whom I would faine bring to some wit & grace, if it might be, which I could neuer yet doo. And herein I must confesse, I called them, Asses and Dunces; that I knewe farre better schollers than my selfe. I noted small faults in them, as bowling,

and by my faith, and such other trifles: and knew farre greater in my selfe, and my purest brethren. Wherein, my part (I confesse) had been, first pri∣uatelie to haue warned them: whereas now, I haue both broken the rule of the Gospell, and gi∣uen the enemies cause to speake eurill of the Gos∣pell, which I cannot denic, they soundly preach. I haue most intemperatly, raised against them, with most shamefull and vnseemelie termes, as Swinish, and Antichristian rable, proude, popish, presumptuous, prophane, paltri••, pestilent, and pernicious Prelates, wainscot faces, Doltes, Asses, Beastes, Patches, knaues, kaitiues, lewd swagges, ambicious wretches, and many other like most filthie phrases, which now grie, ueth me to the very heart to thinke of, fitter (I con∣fesse) for Bedlem, than for our pretended puritie. Wherein, I haue not spared (the more knaue I) (and with that he strake himselfe on the breast) such as her Maiestie hath made speciall choise of, for her Counsell; whereby also, I hindered our cause more at that time, than I did foresee: and therein to be plaine, I shewed my selfe the greatest Asse of all. Againe (which worse was) manie of them I slandered against mine owne knowledge; & thought it enough, if I might but deuise against them the vilest things of the world, to bring them in hatred with the credulous multitude: (a di••el∣lish tricke, my sonnes, which I learned in Machi∣uell, but take heede of it for it asketh vengeance). As some to be Papists, whom I knew to be sound

Protestants: some to fauour the Spaniards, who I knewe detested them: Some to bee traitors, who my conscience tolde me were good subiects: yea (if I should speake the truth and shame the diuell) farre better than my selfe: whereby what I lost, you may consider of; but gained naught els, saue that, which commonlie liers doo; which was, when I spake the trueth, no man would beleeue me, no not the veriest kennell raker, nor vilest ras∣call that was in a countrie, except hee were of our crue; of which sort indeede, wee haue no small store. But sonnes, let these fewe words serue here∣in: for I am wearie of this rehearsall, that hath been the verie knife to cut my throte: and there∣fore (and you bee wise) see that no such sharpe stuffe, doo passe your weesell. And the best (when all is done) is to mend our selues; that the Lord knoweth haue the greatest need thereof, euen of all others, the best of vs, be they neuer so bad.

The third, and last meanes that hath brought [ 3] me to my last end, was worst of all; and that was (woe is mee therefore) my Blasphemie. For bee∣ing once entered into the vicelike vaine of foole∣rie; and making no respect of men: I was caried most wickedlie, like a wretch as I was, in a scorne against the saincts: of GOD, the Scrip∣ture of GOD, and GOD himselfe. I called mine owne mates, Sainsts; and his Saincts Sirs: where∣in I spared, neither Dauid, nor Peter, nor Paule, no nor the blessed mother of Christ her selfe:

oh vile varlet that I was, (and therewith he whim∣pered and put finger in the eye, which was some signe of grace) whom the spirit of God himselfe said, speaking within her, that all generations should still call blessed. For she is blessed, and a glorious Sainct: and I a shamefull wretch, and most mise∣rable miscreant. Yea the Scriptures themselues, I made a mocke of: for to a text of S. Peter, I tacked on a blind iest, of the Bishop of Rochesters benefice: and made a fooles motley of it, like a prophane & blas∣phemous kaitife as I was: whereby I mooued all sorts of people, that professed any religion, to de∣test & condemne me for a most manifest Atheist: of which humour, I feare, many of our hottest fa∣uorites be.

But let that rest: and let them looke to it them∣selues, and others, whom it concernes: and to end with you, of whom I haue greatest care (being the liuelie image of my selfe whom I must leaue be∣hinde me that may continue the memorie of our house): this is the short & the long, and the somme of all. Auoide these three rockes, whereon your father hath made his shipwracke: Foolerie, Ribau∣drie, and Blasphemi••. Be quiet at home; wee haue troubles enough abroad. It is no time now to play the fooles: wise mens heads are occupied about great matters, & they haue better meanes to make them merie. And touching the matter you striue for, take heede what you do: you shoot at Church liuings; you hope to haue the spoyle. See what

hath come by it in Scotland: Forsee what will be∣come of it here: forget not the last partition. Omnia in aduersum spectantia, nulla retrorsum. Remember the shreddes that fall into the Tailors hell, neuer come backe to couer your backe. (I m••ane the clawes of our rauenous brethren) If you play the goose, and lend them a fether to fether their shaft withall, they will shoot you through: and then will you creake out too late, as hee did, Hei mihi quod propr••s pennis pereo. And so will you Sonnes both, like a couple of goosecaps, (if you looke not to it) as your father did, with your own goose quil. Let thē once cut a helme for their hatchet, but of a braunch of you, and they will cut downe all the wood handsmooth: for the which you can blame nothing, but the foolish handle. The Aegle, wat∣cheth for Iacke dawe, till he haue broken the shell, that he maie runne away with the kernell. So as, though they perswade you to chatter like Pies, yet they wil make right Iacke dawes of you. They will praise you, as the fox did the foolish Crow: and call you faire birds, as white as the driuen snowe, and make you open your mouth to sing, after their pipe, that they may deceiue you of the meate, you haue in your mouth. And when they once haue i•• they wil then say to you, Nec vocem (stulte) nec men∣tem habes. That is, (Martin) you haue plaied the foole for vs, and you shall haue a fooles reward: that is, a flap with a foxe taile: and then shall you be as verie dogbolts, as now the other are dunces,

with them. They will commend you to the skies, as the Woolfe did the Conie, and the Ramme; and say to you, O you are no rauenous beasts; you content your selues with grasse; you eate no flesh; you feed, and clothe others: but at the last, he will eate you both (quoth Rei••old the Foxe who is mine author). For his two sonnes are; Emptie bellie, and Neuer be full, and himselfe is called Deuoure all. To conclude, (for it is now no time to fiddle out fa∣bles, though it bee the fittest learning for your ca∣pacities) The beastes you hunt withall, must haue all. And this will bee the end of all, after your hot hunting; So•••• hoc audito abierunt tristes non ausi mu∣tire contra lupos. And so I wil end: for these are the things, that haue ended me.

And therewithal, lifting vp himselfe on his pil∣lowe, he commanded the elder Martin, to go into his studie, and to fetch his Will, that lay sealed in his deske, and bound fast with an hempen string: which when he had brought, he commanded to be broken vp, & to be read in their hearing; which was as followeth.

After he had begun with the vsuall stile; next touching his bodie, (for it should seeme he had forgotten his soule: for the partie that heard it told me, he heard no word of it) he would, should not be buried in any Church, (especiallie Cathedrall, which euer he detested) Chappell, nor Churchyard; for that they had been prophaned, with supersti∣tion: but in some barne, outhouse, or field, (yea ra∣ther

ther then faile dunghill) where their priuie pro∣phecyings had been vsed; without bell, pompe, or any solemnitie; saue that his friends should mourne for him in gownes, and whoods, of a bright yellowe; the whoods made of a straunge fashion, for no ordinarie thing contented him (be∣like with a crest after Hoydens cut) and Minstrells going before him; wherein hee would haue a Hornepipe at any hand, because he loued that in∣strument aboue measure: the rest he referred to their discretion; but a Rebuke, and a Shame, in my opinion, were the fittest fiddles for him. Minister he would haue none to burie him, but his sonne, or some one of his lay brethren, to tumble him in∣to the pit. He would not be laid East, and West, (for hee euer went against the haire) but North, and South: I think because ab Aquilone omne ma∣lum; and the South wind euer brings corruption with it. Tomb he would haue none, (for feare be∣like that his disciples finding the monumēt, wold commit some Idola••••ie to it) nor Epitaph vpon his graue, but in some post, or tree, not farre from it, he would haue onelie engrauen;

M. M. M.

Whereby his sonnes say, he meant;

Memoriae Martini magni.

But I thinke rather, this;

M••nstrum Mundi Martinus.

This being thus prouided for, afterwards en∣sued his bequestes, in manner and forme follow∣ing.

[ 1] Inprimis, I giue and bequeath, to Martin Senior, my eldest sonne, and Martin Iunior, my younger sonne, ioyntlie, al my knauerie, full and whole; to∣gether with my Ribaudrie, with my two Man∣ners of lying, and slandering, annexed thereunto, to be equallie diuided betwixt them: and for want of heires of their bodies, vnlawfullie begotten (or els in this land they are not inheritable) to my heires at large, of the house of Martinisme: requi∣ring them to vse it more wiselie, and in other cases than I did.

[ 2] Item, al my foolerie I bequeath to my good friend Lanam; and his consort, of whom I first had it: which though it bee now outworne and stale, and farre inferiour to his, yet to him it belon∣geth of right, and may serue (perhappes) for yong beginners, if it be newe varnisht.

[ 3] Item, my scolding and rayling, I bequeath to my deare Sister, Dame Law. and to her good gossips, of the houshold of Martinisme, & to their heires female for euer.

[ 4] Item, to my ••ealous brother Wig. I beq••••ath the Vicarege of S. Pooles; And for that I could ne∣uer abide nou residents, he shall bee resident there∣on, during his life; the Patronage thereof, alwaies reserued to my two Sonnes. Prouided alwaie, that ••one shall haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 but a Martinist; and he not to be

admitted by any Bishop, but by the lay Martinists of the same Parish: wherein I will haue no diffe∣rence to be made, betwixt the veriest foole, and wi∣sest man; but all men shall haue their voyces indif∣ferentlie; because it is a matter that concerneth al, and eueric one particulerlie, of that familie.

Item, I bequeath to my deare cosen P••ag. my [ 5] cradle, swadling cloutes, and cast linnen; for that I heare, he is like to prooue a father of manie chil∣dren, whom I doubt not one day he will make all Martinists.

Item, I bequeath to Greenewood, Browne, and [ 6] Barrow, my good friends, my parrock of ground, lying on the North side of London, and abutting vppon three high waies, wherevpon standeth a Cottage, built triangle wise, with the appurrenan∣ces; onelie for the terme of their three liues; re∣seruing the reuersion thereof, to my two sonnes, and the heires of their bodies as before, and for want thereof, to my heires at large, of the familie of Martinists for euer.

Item, I bequeath to my lay brethren, my works [ 7] of Machiuell, with my marginall notes, and scho∣lies therevpon; wishing them to peruse, and mark them well, being the verie Thalmud, and Alcoran of all our Martinisme.

Item, I bequeath to all the friends and fauourers [ 8] of that faction, for a gentle remembrance, a Ring; wherein shall be engrauen, on the inside; Nitimur inuetitum: and on the outside, St••••crum plena sunt

omnia: wherein I will haue Waldgrane the Prin∣ter, and Cliffe the godlie Cobler, especiallie to bee remembred.

[ 9] Item, I bequeath all my plots, and modells, that I haue drawne, of Churches, & Common weales, (a matter of great importance) to the number of twelue, for euerie moneth of the yeare one, both for the one and the other, to our chiefe builders, (you knowe their names) to dispose of at their pleasure.

[ 10] Item, touching my Wardrop, I bequeath al my apparell, equallie to bee distributed betwixt my two sonnes: prouided, that my eldest sonne shall haue my best sute; as Coate, whood, Coxecombe, and bable, and all the rest sutable thereunto.

[ 11] Last of all, I giue and bequeath my affections to Bridewell; my senses to Bedlem; my conditi∣ons to Newgate; my heart to the beastes; my bo∣wells to the birds; and my bodie at the discretion of my ouerseers: that is, (I say) neither in Church, Churchyard, nor Chappell of ease, nor any place appoynted by order, for that purpose.

[ 12] The rest of all my goods, and Chattels, not be∣fore bequeathed, especiallie my imperfect works, and wast papers, I giue and bequeath to my two Martins, whom ioyndy I make my exequutors, and I appoynt my especiall good friends Prichard and Penrie to bee mine ouerseers; and to each of them an Aduouson: To the former of small Wit∣tam: and to the other of little Brainford, now in the

possession of Pag. and Wig. for he hath a pluralitie; reseruing the Patronages, and with the conditions as aboue.

And for that I knowe the Ciuilians are not my friends: for in my foolerie I called them See-vil∣laines, (which was foolishlie done of me, for they might see vs, as well as others) and that I shal hard∣lie haue any thing proued at their hands; and my will being a prerogatiue case, for that my doings are dispersed ouer the whole land, will hard∣lie passe with such expedition, as is conuenient: let my exequutors performe the legacies, & let them proue it, or disproue it, at their pleasure. For you may liue to see the day, (if you handle your mat∣ters wiselie) which day I hoped my selfe to see, when all willes shall depend of your willes, and come to be proued in your Consistorie.

Witnesses P. T. B. E. M. F. G. K.

Copia vera.

This being done; it was not halfe an houre, but he began to faint: and turning about on his left side, hee belked twise: and as my friend Pasquin reporteth verie truelie, the third time he belked out his breath.

The Phisitians, for that they doubted of his dis∣ease, though they knewe he wanted no imperfec∣tions, would needes haue him cut vp, where they found a wonderfull corrupt carcasse.

His Heart, great, yet hollowe; (as before ma∣nie gessed) especiallie to the peace of the Church, and quiet of the State. His Lungs, huge and made to prate. His Spleen large, that made him so game∣some. His Gall, wonderfullie ouerflowen with choller, that made him so testie, & waiward with∣all. His Stomacke, full of grosse and salt humors, that procured him that same Caninum appetitum, that he had, and vnquenchable desire, to deuoure all. His Entrailes full of filth, notwithstanding he had vttered so much before (marie of late daies in∣deede, as you heard, he voided nothing). I passe o∣uer the rest, whereof there was not one good part, but all disordered (as hee shewed himselfe aliue) and cleane rotten. I had forgotten his Tongue, which was wonderfullie swolne in his mouth; I thinke by reason of his blasphemie.

But when they came to open the Head, (a straunge case) they found no crumme of braine within it.

Wherefore hauing bestowed his bowells in a ditch, (for they might not carie them farther from the place) and fild vp his hungrie bellie (that could neuer be full, while he was aliue) with coale dust; for spice they would not bestowe, (his carrion be∣ing not worth it) and sawe dust they could haue

none: They wrapt him in a blanket, (like a dogge to bee canuasde) for that all others are lapped in sheetes, (and he loued euer to be singuler) and so threwe him vnder boord.

The next night after, (for the horrible stinke thereof, because his bodie was so corrupt) and for that he durst not in his life time bee seene by day, being a night bird; they carried him foorth in the darke; and by reason he died excommunicate, and they might not therefore burie him in Christian buriall, and his will was not to come there in anie wise; they brought him vnawares to a dunghill, taking it for a tumpe, since a Tombe might not be had, and there cast him in.

And so, if any man will knowe where Martin lies; let him vnderstand, that he is endunged in the field of Confusion•• enditched in the pit of Perdition: and cast ouer with the dirt of Derision: and there lieth he; and so I leaue him, with this Catastrophe.

Sic pereant comnes Martini & Martinistae.

And this is the very truth of Old Martins death, which if the young Martins, or any Martinist of them all denie; I cast him here my Mitten vpon the quarrell.

Notes

• Sundrie re∣ports of Mar∣tins death.
• Martin Iu. in conclus.
• Martin Se∣nior in cen∣sur.
• Martin Iu. in Thes. in the conclus.
• Martin Iu. in Thes.
• Martin dares •• not land in his likenes at La••beth staiers.
• Martin Iu. in Thes.
• Martin might die of figges but not of rea∣sons.
• His sonnes may be cho∣ked with le•• cost.
• The true manner of old Martins death.
• T. C.
• A whip for an Ape.
• The Theater.
• Marre-martin.
• Martin Iu. in conclus.
• This Period Martin is long, but it contai∣neth great store of neces∣sarie matter, and therefore you must beare with it.
• Martin Iu. in Thes, In the Pro∣eme.
• In conclus. Martin cos∣tiue.
• Martins Phi∣sitions.
• Martin Iu. in concl. No such pilles as Praehends.
• Ibidem.
• Ibidem.
• The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 resolution of Martins death.
• Martins an∣swere to the Phisitions.
• Martins o∣ratiō at his death to his two sonnes.
• Martin Iu. in Thes. In the Pro∣ëme.
• His fathers own words.
• The causes of old Martins sicknes, sorow and shame.
• Martin Iu. in conclus. Martin Se∣nior in worke for C.
• The great states be∣holding to Mar. that think their graue heads cannot be mooued to weightie matters but by iests.
• Martin feared a shrewd turne.
• Three causes of Martins death.
• 1 Foolerie.
• Martin Senior in work for C.
• Martin Se∣nior in his Pistle and worke for C. and Epi∣tome.
• The quin∣tescence of Martins wit.
• Martin mard all with his foolerie.
• Martins war∣drop, a wood∣den dagger & furd night cap.
• 2 Ribaudrie.
• Old Martin throughout all his workes.
• Martin Sen. in his Pistle.
• The flowre of Martins sweet phrases.
• Martin now seeth himselfe in his owne ••lasse.
• A Macheuil∣lein tricke of the Martinists yet in practise.
• Old Martin in his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 &c.
• The greatest part of Mar∣tins thousands are such.
• Martin Iu. in Thes. In the prome old Martins owne words.
• Blasphemie.
• In his holie Pistle.
• Martin mocks the Saincts.
• Preserreth his owne Saincts.
• Iesteth with the Scriptures.
• In his Lucian∣like Pistle.
• Wise men in∣deed care for no ••ooles.
• Martins mark.
• Martin plaies the goose.
• Martin like lacke dawe.
• A••ue Peri phrasis of Martin.
• Martin the Fa∣ther and his two yong∣lings.
• A fit Label for a ••••beller.
• Martins Will.
• The place of his buriall.
• The manner of his buriall.
• Mourning ap∣parell.
• Mastins Mu∣sicke.
• His manner of lying.
• Graue.
• Inscription.
• Martins Lega∣cies.
• His Knauerie and Ribaudr••.
• His two Man∣ners of lying and slande∣ring.
• His Foolerie.
• Lanam looke to your Lega∣cie.
• His scolding and rayling.
• His Vicaredge of S Fooles.
• A good pro∣uiso.
• His Cradle.
• His house by London.
• Inheritance to the Martinists.
• His workes of Machiuell.
• Rings for re∣membrance.
• His plots and modells.
• His Wardrop.
• His Entralls.
• His goods.
• His oue••see••.
• The prouing of his Will.
• Witnesses.
• Martins death.
• His Anato∣mie.
• His Heart.
• Lungs.
• Spleene.
• Gall.
• Stomacke.
• Entrailes
• Tongue.
• Head.
• Spicing.
• Shrude.
• His Buriall.
• Mar. Graue.