lution; but we had scarce begun to speak, when on a sudden her countenance changed, and she cryed out, “O! I am sick at heart!" Mrs. Ward, who all this time had stood leaning on her chair, applied some drops but to no effect: she grew still worse; and in about half an hour expired, it being exactly the time the apparition had foretold.

I have been so particular in relating all the circum. stances of this affair, as well as to prove I could not be deceived in it, as to shew that Madam de Beauclair was neither vapourish nor superstitions, as many be. lieve all are who pretend to see any thing supernatural. Iam, indeed very ready to allow that the force of ime agination may impose upon the senses, and that it frequently has done so, and that the stories told us in our infancy leave ideas behind them, which in our ripes

years are apt to make us fanciful;

but in the case I

have mentioned these could be nothing of all this; the Lady you may perceive was so far from any apprehen sions or prepossesions of that nature, that on the con trary, she looked upon them as ridiculous and absurd,. and convinced by nothing but the testimony of her own eyes and ears.

It must be confessed. such extraordinary means of warning us of our fate but rarely happen, nor can it be supposed departed spirits have the power of visiting as at pleasure; for which reason I look upon all such agreements, as were made between these ladies,

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as highly presumptuous, and when permitted to be ful. filled, we are not to imagine it done to gratify the vain curiosity of those who doubt a future state, but to strengthen the faith of those who believe in it.

I think, therefore, who is well assured of the truth of such an incident, ought to communicate it to the public, especially in these times, when all the belief of another world, on which of consequence our good behaviour in this depends, stands in need of every help for maintaining any ground among us."

Warning given by a strange messenger to James VI. at Linlithgow church.

HAT there is a spiritual world inhabited by spir

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ita angels, and happy beings, and that of a very different nature and constitution from what we live in here, is a truth acknowledged by the whole christian world; and although, no angel has come down from heaven to declare and explain the nature of their be ing to us, nor any man whilst in the body hath ascended up and seen it, yet that we should not be entirely ignorant in this particular, it has happened from time to time, that many credible witnesses have, upon some extraordinary occasions, received warnings and messa. ges from both the heavenly and hellish kingdom of spirits.

The

The following relation is taken from the annals of the kingdom of Scotland.

While James IV. stayed at Linlithgow, previous to the battle of Floden field, in which he was killed, he went into the church of St, Michael there, to hear the evening prayer. While he was at his devotion, a remark. able figure of an ancient man, with wing amber coloured hair hanging over his shoulders, his forehead high, and inclining to baldness, his garments of a fine blue colour somewhat long an 1 girded together with a fine white cloth; of comely and very reverend aspect, was seen enquiring for the king; when his majesty being pointed out to him, he made his way through the crowd till he came to him, aud then with a clownish simplicity, leaning over the canon's seat he addressed him in the following words. "Sir, I am sent hither to entreat you to delay your intended expedition for this time, and proceed no farther, for if you do, you will be unfortunate, and not prosper, in your enterprise, nor any of your followers. I am further charged to warn you, not to follow the acquaintance, company or counsel of women, as you value your life, honour and estate. After giving him this admonition, he withdrew himself back again through the crowd, and disappeared When service was ended, the king enquired earnestly after him, but he could not be found nor heard of any where, neither

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could any of the by standers (of whom many narrowly watched him, resol ving afterwards to have discours

ed with him feel or perceive how, when, or where he passed from them, having in a manner,vanished from their sight.

The following account was communicated by Sir Charles Lee, to the Lord Bishop of Gloucester, and afterwards published by Mr. Beaumont in his treatife of fpirits.

IR Charles Lee, by his first lady, had only one daughter, of which she died in her child birth; and the lady Everard desired to have the education of the child, and she was by her well educated til she was marriageable: and a match was concluded for her with Sir William Perkins, but was then prevented in an extraordinary manner.

Upon a Thursday night, she thinking she saw a light in her chamber af er she was in bed, knocked for her mai1, who present y came to her; and she asked The why she left a candle burning in her chamber. maid said she 'eft none, and there was none. but what Then she said it she brought with her at that time. was the fire; but that the maid told her was quite out, and said she believed it was only a dream; whereupon she said it might be so, and composed herself again to Sleep; but about two of the clock she was awaked

again, and saw the apparition of a little woman between her curtain and her pillow, who told her she was her mother, and that she was happy, and that by twelve of the clock that day, she should be with her; where

upon she knocked again for the maid, called for her cloaths, and when she was dressed, went into her closet, and came not out again till nine; and then brought out with her a letter for her father, gave it to her aunt, the lady Everard, told her what had happened, and desired, that as soon as she was dead, it might be sent to him. But the lady thought she was suddenly fallen mad, and thereupon sent presently away to Chelmsford for a physician and surgeon, who both came immediately; but the physician could disern no indication of what the lady imagined, or any indisposition of her body; notwithstanding the lady would needs have her let blood, which was done accordingly; and when the young woman had patiently let them do what they would with her, she desired the chaplain might be called to read prayers, and when prayers were ended, she took her guitar and psalm book and sat down upon a chair without arms, and played and sung so melodiously and admirably, that her music master who was then there, admired at it: and near the stroke of twelve, she rose and sat herself down in a great chair with arms, and presently fetch• ing a strong breathing or two, immediately expired, and was so suddenly cold, as was much wondered at by the physician and surgeon. She died at Waltham C

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