Page:Unnnatural (sic) son, or, A sad and deplorable relation, of the unfortunate end of Henry Jackson.pdf/2



Ear Horſham lived one Mr. Jackſon, a Gentl of ſome conſiderable Eſtate, who with Wife lived very comfortably, being ve Godly, Juſt and Honeſt People, When ſever Years after their Marriage, they had a son who they tenderly brought up, and were mighty fo of; in his younger days, he was of a promp W and took his Learning ſo well, that they, wh he was about the Age of Sixteen, ſent him to t Univerſity at Cambridg, where he profited much Learning till the Death of his Father, when h Mothers over Fondneſs recall'd him home, whe he got acquainted with Lewd Company, an grew very Extravagant, which was a very gre Grief of Heart to her; but more when he came t Age, and got Poſſeſſion of the Eſtate his Father le him, falling out into all manner of Debaucherie to ſuch a Degree of Exceſs, that Swearing, Cu ſing, Drunkenneſs, and the Abominable Sin Whoredom became familiar to him; waſting h Estate in Extravagancy and Riot; till at laſt came to a low Ebb; and what with Mortgagin Wagering, and Gaming, all was out of his Hand and Neceſſity began to pinch him; tho his de Mother, to break off ſuch Lewd Courſes, th would bring him to Beggery and Want, as ſh ſaid, and at laſt, without God's great Mercy, t an untimely End; praying him to take care of h Precious Soul and Body, entreating him to la aſide his Wretched and Lewd Courſes, then as fa as ſhe was able, ſhe would ſupply him. But