ring us together in England; where I should
find all things settled to my contentation, relating to me after what
manner he had settled his Estate by Letters which he sent from Cotiar.

In the first place and above all, He charged me to serve God, and with
a circumspect care to walk in his ways, and then, he said, God would
bless me and prosper me. And next, he bad me have a care of my Brother
and Sister. And lastly, He gave me a special charge to beware of strong
Drink, and lewd Company, which as by Experience many had found, would
change me into another man, so that I should not be my self. It deeply
grieved him, he said, to see me in Captivity in the prime of my years,
and so much the more because I had chosen rather to suffer Captivity
with him than to disobey his Command. Which now he was heartily sorry
for, that he had so commanded me, but bad me not repent of obeying
the command of my Father; seeing for this very thing, he said, God
would bless me, and bid me be assured of it, which he doubted not of,
viz. That God Almighty would deliver me; which at that time I could not
tell how to conceive, seeing but little sign of any such Matter. But
blessed be the Name of my most gracious God, who hath so bountifully
sustained me ever since in the Land of my Captivity, and preserved
me alive to see my Deceased Father's word fulfilled! And truly I was
so far from repenting, that I had obeyed the Command of my Father,
and performed the Oath and Promise I made unto him upon it, that it
rather rejoyced me to see that God had given me so much Grace.

[His Death.] But tho it was a trouble to him, that by his means I
was thus made a Captive; yet it was a great Comfort to him, he said,
to have his own Son sit by him on his Death-bed, and by his hands to
be Buried, whereas otherwise he could expect no other but to be eaten
by Dogs or wild Beasts. Then he gave me order concerning his Burial,
That having no winding sheet, I should pull his Shirt over his head,
and slip his Breeches over his feet, and so wrap him up in the Mat
he layd upon: and then ceased speaking, and fell into a Slumber. This
was about Eight or Nine a Clock in the Evening, and about Two or Three
in the Morning he gave up the Ghost, Feb. the Ninth, 1660. being very
sensible unto the very instant of his Departure.

[And Burial.] According to his own appointment with my own hands I
wrapped him up ready for the Grave; my self being very sick and weak,
and as I though