But from his Life, I passe to his Death, and the disposing of his worldly estate, wherein are some things very Remarkable, and coming to my certain knowledge and observation, I neyther wil, nor dare I conceal them. His Death was some what soden ; for having preach't at Graye's Inne, upon the Lords Day, on that sweet Text, Job. xiv. 1, 2, 'Let not HisCygnea your Harts be troubled, ye belieue in God, BeUeve also in me. Cantio vei In my Father's House are many Mansions,' as if he had presag'd his own Death, he fel sick that very night, and died on ye Tuesday|| following, being the 5^^ of July a.d. 1635. ^Etatis suse 58, his Physitian, that knew his Body bestH being then out of ye Citty ; yet having his senses, and some respite of Time, as he set his Soule, so he set his House in order, re\'ising his former will, and altering, what he thought fitt to be altered. And first, he Bequeathed and commended -=* his Soule, into the hands of his gracious Saviour, who Redeemed it, with his most precious Blood, and appeared then in heaven, to receive it. He gave him humble thanks, that he had vouchsafed him, to be
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born, and to live, in the Best Times of the Gospel, (mark this) and to have his Interest in the comfort of it. As also that he had vouch- safed him the Honour of being a Publisher of it, with some measure of Faithfulnes (mark this, you that contemne ye office of the ministry). His Body he ordered to be buried, at the pleasure of his Executors. And for his worldly estate, wherewith God had blessed him, he thus disposed of it. His House and Lands at Thurston, disposed his to the value of 50 lib. a year, or more, he gave to his young- lamisandper- est and only Brother then lining, Thomas Sibs, for ye terme of his natural Life, and the Remainder to John Sibs, the son of John, his second Brother deceased : and between these two, he diuided all his
* ' This ' in M. B.— G. f ' Discovered ' in M. B.— G. X ' Doe ' in M. B.— G. § This is the title given to Whitaker's last ' sermon,' published 1599, 4to. — G. II This is a slip for 8unday. See Memoir, page cxxx., and title-page of ' last ser- mons,' in this volume. — G.
f ' Best ' in M. B.— G. ** ' Committed ' in M. B.— G.
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personal estate, which clearly amounted to 650 lib. (his large Legacies, and funeral charges being discharged' and satisfied) making them, ye exequestors of his Wil and Test*. To the children of his 3 sisters deceased he gave 110 lib. To other poore kindred 13 lib. To his faithful Sen'ant, James Joynar, 10 lib. To other 5 in London, 5 lib. To the poore of the parishes of Trinity and S'- Andrew's in Cambridge, 5 Ub. To the poore of the Parish of Thurston, and of the parish, where he should be buried, 2 lib. To the Steward of Grayes Inne, 8 lib. To the 3 cheife Butlars, 3 lib. To their Servants, 1 lib. To the chiefe Cook, a Ring of 10 sh. To his under Servants, 1 lib. To his deare and worthy Friend M'. Jo. Pym,=;= a Ring of 2 lib. To S'. Rob'- Brook f of Langley, his Legacies Lady, and Brother, 3 Rings of 6 lib. To Mr. Stephens]; a Ring given out 288 of 2 lib. To IVP Capell,§ Preacher, 1 lib. To his loving friend lib. 10 sh. ^^ Catlin, Preacher of Thurston, 2 lib. To Mr. Almond of
Cambr. for his Son (ye Doctours Godson), 5 lib. To his Godson Rich**- Clark, 2 lib. To Mr. Gouge || of London, v/hom he requested to preach at his Funeral, 1 lib.lf To S"- Nath. Rich;** to S""- Nath. Barnardiston ;ff and to S""- W"- Spring, Supervisors of his will, 3 Rings of 3 lib. To M"- Mary Moore, a Ring of 2 hb. To Mr. Jo. Godbold of Gray's Inn Esq., one of ye exequatours of his Will, the best peice of plate he had, valued at 10 lib. To Katherin-Hal in Cambr, for the setling of a Scholarship of 4 lib. per annum for ever, 100 lib. All -wich Legacies amount to the total summe of 288 lib. 10 sh.
His eniarg- Durmg the Time yt he was M''. of Kath-Hal, he was the ing Katherin Meane by his great friends, of buying in the Inne, adioininge ye CoUedge, called The Bull, and so of enlarging the Buildings of the CoUedge, to the value of 600 lib. as I am informed : But I leave this toll ^ melius Inquirendum.. 0 what a Pious and charitable disposition do these things discouer, in this precious Saint, to be had in everlasting Remembrance.
* Besides the common sources for Pym's life, consult the ' Charisteria and Epist Eucharist.' of Degory Whear, his tutor and acquaintance of many years' standing. ' Charist.' Dedn. and pp 101, 102; ' Epist. Eucharist.' Nos. 21 — 28. Pym was a friend and connection of Brownrigg's. B's ' Life,' pp. 190, 191.— M.
t Sir Robert Brook of Langley, his Lady .... See ' Dedication ' of ' Fountain Sealed ' [ante page cxix) — G.