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in the churchyard of slavery. To Louis the Fourteenth of 
France is bequeathed most of the property, and the same mon¬ 
arch is made executor of the will. To John Bull’s children is 
left nothing but the evil effects of the Tory policies. To the 
will is also attached a codicil full of outrageous bequests to the 
enemies of England’s welfare. 
Willie Wirikie’s Testament (c. 1702) is another bit of politic 
cal satire. 1 2 This song, attacking William III of England, is a 
parody of an older song, a testament describing the effects of a 
poor country man. It is cast in an attempt at Dutch-English 
dialect. William is represented as talking to his confessor, 
“Fader Dennison.” To him he leaves various articles includ¬ 
ing books in which are directions as to “vat man shall die and 
vat must live.” Thinking himself arbiter of European poli¬ 
tics, William arranges “vat kings must keep deir kingdoms 
still.” To Dennison is left the horse that caused the testator’s 
death, a ragged coat, and all the curses of the Scot. To Anne 
William leaves his crown with all the torments incident thereto, 
and advises her to keep the Scots beyond the Twped. 
In Geordie Whelp's Testament (c. 1727) the speaker, who 
is supposed to be George I of England, begins with a confes¬ 
sion of his sins. He tells how he has robbed Count Konings- 
mark and has wasted Young Jamie’s possessions. He then 
leaves satirical bequests to successors, closing with, 
To a’ my friends, where’er they be. 
The curse of God eternally. 2 
A Young Man's Will (1707) is one of the best examples of 
the testament as found in the broadside. 3 It is a very clever 
testament of one hundred and twenty-four lines in which many 
sharp hits are made at various classes of society. 
The Nuova Testamento che fa una Gatto, printed in Bo¬ 
logna,in 1712, shows that the tradition of the animal testa¬ 
ment was still alive in Italy. 4 In England the same type is 
1 James Hogg, The Jacobite Relics of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1819, I, 
40, and 210. 
2 Ibid., I, 116. 
s D’Urfey’s PUlls, IV, 84. 
4 See British Museum Catalogue , s. v. Testament. 
