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<NAME>Jason Colman</NAME>
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<HEAD>MAIOR LINDESY'S LEGACIE.
<DATE><HI>Aprill</HI> 25. 1645.</DATE></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Bequeathed to his Country-men, the <HI>Scotti&s;h-Commanders,</HI> and his Fellow-Soul|diers and Sufferers in this <HI>Terre&s;triall Warrfare.</HI></HEAD>
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<P>It being found in his <HI>Tronke</HI> after his Death, in the forme of a <HI>Letter;</HI> VVith this SUPERSCRIPTION following:</P>
<P><HI>For his noble worthy Friends and Country-men, the</HI> Scotti&s;h-Commanders <HI>in the Par|liament &s;ervice.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Deliver not this Letter till J be in my Grave, and then J pray You conveene the&s;e Gentle-men together, and deliver it unto them as my la&s;t WILL: And here-with pre&s;ent my</HI> LOVE <HI>unto them</HI> ALL.</P>
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<LG>
<L><HI>_MArs</HI> never met upon <HI>Perna&s;&s;us</HI> hill</L>
<L>At Randevou&s;e; nor did hee dip his quill</L>
<L>In <HI>Helicon,</HI> thence to extract that Art</L>
<L>Which Poets need, his Offpring to impart.</L>
<L>Expect not then, expre&s;&s;ions from my pen</L>
<L>To plea&s;e the Criticke, nor tho&s;e curious+men</L>
<L>Who love to Carpe; I only leave to thee</L>
<L>That all I have by way of Legacie,</L>
<L>It is not Gold, nor trea&s;ure evill got.</L>
<L>My ju&s;t de&s;ignes, &s;uch Shaddowes followed not,</L>
<L>But 'tis experience fetched from a farr,</L>
<L>Bought with my life and blood in forraine Warr.</L>
<L>I &s;pent the prime time of my age abroad</L>
<L>In &s;erving Kings, hut &s;till ob&s;erving God</L>
<L>I &s;par'd no paines, but &s;pent my deare&s;t blood</L>
<L>To learne knowledge, for my Countries good,</L>
<L>Nor did I loo&s;e the labour I be&s;tow'd,</L>
<L>Such as imploid mee paid me what they owde:</L>
<L>Rewarding mee with what I could de&s;ire,</L>
<L><HI>The Workeman being worthy of his hire.</HI></L>
<L>Thus being fraught with knowledge and reward;</L>
<L>Returned here in cou&s;cience and regard</L>
<L>Into this Kingdome joyning heart and hand</L>
<L>To doe them &s;ervice by my be&s;t command:</L>
<L>Which I perform'd; unchalleng'd for offence,</L>
<L>Not wronging any on the lea&s;t pretence.</L>
<L>Remembring &s;till, the duty of that Oath,</L>
<L>Wherein the Kingdomes are united both;</L>
<L>To &s;ave our Soveraigne, and maintaine the Lawes,</L>
<L>The Subjects freedome, and the publique cau&s;e,</L>
<L>For this I fought, induring to the death,</L>
<L>Am hated therefore with a world of wrath,</L>
<L>Would fa&s;t a Weeke, have neither meat nor drinke,</L>
<L>But all was for the cau&s;e then you mu&s;t thinke.</L>
<L>Deare Countrey Men in this, let me advi&s;e you,</L>
<L>Let neither wrongs, nor want of Pay intice you</L>
<L>But &s;uffer &s;till though ye be &s;courgd and &s;cant</L>
<L>Your neighbours have enough, though ye may want;</L>
<L>Yet you mu&s;t not envie, that were a &s;inne</L>
<L>We &s;uffer for the cau&s;e we did begine:</L>
<L>Goe on, indure, have patience, Fa&s;t and Pray,</L>
<L>And be not wearied doing well I &s;ay,</L>
<L>The cau&s;e is Gods, good brethren be not &s;ory,</L>
<L>Ye know this life's but vaine and tran&s;etory,</L>
<L>What then, although you have not meat, nor drinke?</L>
<L>Nor Money, What? you mu&s;t not alwayes thinke</L>
<L>To have tho&s;e things, ye know the Poore and Lame</L>
<L>Shall have reward, God only thinkes on them.</L>
<L>For&s;ake your countries, Hou&s;hold, Wives, and friends</L>
<L>And be not alwaies for your Private ends,</L>
<L>And though they chide you; they are not angtie ever</L>
<L>'Tis but to try if you will &s;till per&s;ever,</L>
<L>They correct them whom they love and cha&s;ten too</L>
<L>Their deare&s;t child Indulgent friends &s;o doe;</L>
<L>Yet dare I not condemne you for your feare</L>
<L>To &s;ee me lie and &s;tarve for hunger here</L>
<L>For I prote&s;t, I thought my &s;ufferings good,</L>
<L>Till I had Paunde my very Clothes for food;</L>
<L>But being Naked, Hungrie, &s;icke, and Poore,</L>
<L>I could not then for &s;hame goe to the doore.</L>
<L>Doe not therefore as I did, lie not &s;till</L>
<L>Untill ye &s;tarve, but labour to fulfill</L>
<L>The Scripture, &s;aying pray; they bid you too</L>
<L>To u&s;e the meanes, as well as prayer allow:</L>
<L>The Scripture bids you, <HI>Knock, and Seeke, and Aske,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And you &s;hall have,</HI> this is an ea&s;ie taske,</L>
<L>I know ye aske but then you aske ami&s;&s;e.</L>
<L>Ye aske not all in faith you faile in this</L>
<L>Are not your Judges ju&s;t? why doe yee then</L>
<L>Not &s;peake in time; they'r Gods as well as men,</L>
<L>Then God forbid that men &s;hould be debat'd,</L>
<L>The Ju&s;t will ever give the Ju&s;t reward,</L>
<L>But tell them this, the will of him that's dead,</L>
<L>That what they mind to give, they give with &s;peed:</L>
<L>And that they &s;end you not to &s;eeke Debenters.</L>
<L>The Auditors, are tedious Male-Contenters.</L>
<L>My fatall houre prevented my de&s;ire</L>
<L>If I had liv'd, I had had all my hire:</L>
<L>But as I doe a&s;&s;igne you to tho&s;e things,</L>
<L>Which wofull time, and my experience brings.</L>
<L>Even &s;o I bid you be not &s;lack to &s;end</L>
<L>And &s;eeke your due; they &s;wore for to defend</L>
<L>Each one the other &s;uffering for the cau&s;e,</L>
<L>They will not breake their Covenant, and their Lawes,</L>
<L>But if you wait, and wait as I did doe,</L>
<L>Yee cannot tell what may befall you too,</L>
<L>Thus have I runne my race, and writ my will</L>
<L>I pray you then be carefull to fulfill,</L>
<L>Tho&s;e things you came for Brethren; So I end,</L>
<L>And humbly doe my Spirit recommend</L>
<L>Unto it's Maker, and pray's you if you can</L>
<L>To bury mee, Even like an hone&s;t man.</L>
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<L>And &s;o farewell, remember what I &s;aid,</L>
<L>Ye'ill live and dye the better, that ye'er paid</L>
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<TRAILER>Linde&s;y's la&s;t farewell.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed by <HI>T. Paine,</HI> 1645.</P>
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