News from the invisible world; a collection of remarkable narratives on the certainty of supernatural visitations from the dead to the living / Impartially compiled from the works of Baxter, Wesley, Simpson, etc.

  • Ottway, T.
Date:
1844
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Credit: News from the invisible world; a collection of remarkable narratives on the certainty of supernatural visitations from the dead to the living / Impartially compiled from the works of Baxter, Wesley, Simpson, etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following account was lateljr found among the pa]>ers of the 1£pv. Mr. Moore, late of I^jton, in Es- sex, formerly of Queen’s College, Oxford, a gentleman of unquestionable veracity, and highly respected for his learning and abilities, who died in the year 1778;— '• Mr. Jmm Uonnell was a Commoner of Queen's College, Oxford ; he was remarkable in hi* person and gait, and had a particular manner of holding up his gown behind, so that to any one who liad but once seen him, he might be known by his back as easily as by his face. “On Sunday, November 18, 17.')0, at noon, Mr. Uallard, who was then of Magdalene College, and myself, were talking together at barker’s door. I ivas then waiting for the sound of the trumpet fur dinner, and suddenly Mr. lUllard cried out, l>ear me, oh ! who is that coming out of your College ? 1 looked, and saw, as I supposed, Mr. Uonnell, and replied, he is a gentleman of onr house, and his name is Uonnell; lie comes from Stanton llarcourt. Why, bless me! said Mr. Uallard, I never saw such a face in all my life! I answered slightly, his face is much the same as it always Ls ; I think it is a little more inflamed and swelled than it is sometimes, perhaps he has buckled his band too tight ; but I should not liave ob- served it if you had not spoken. Well, said Mr. Uallard again, I never sliall forget him as long as I live ; and seemed to be much disconcerted and frightened. “ This flgurc I saw without any emotion or suspi- cion ; it came down the quadrangle, came out at the gate, and walked np the Iligh-street ; we followed it with our eye* till it came to Catharine-street, whero it was lost. “ llie trumpet then sounded, and Mr. Uallard and I parted, and I went into the liall, and thought no more of Mr. UonnelL “ In the evening the prayers of the chapel were desired for one who was in a very sick and dangerous condition. M'hen I came out of the cliapcl, I enquired