Visits from the world of spirits, or, Interesting anecdotes of the dead ... : Being an impartial survey of the most remarkable accounts of apparitions, dreams, ghosts, spectres, and visions ... together with some originals / to which is prefixed, an introduction, by the editor.
- Date:
- 1791
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Visits from the world of spirits, or, Interesting anecdotes of the dead ... : Being an impartial survey of the most remarkable accounts of apparitions, dreams, ghosts, spectres, and visions ... together with some originals / to which is prefixed, an introduction, by the editor. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ 48 ] Shortly after the Major’s death, the doQor was de- fired to come to the houfe to take care oh a child that was there fick, and in his way thither he called on the captain, who was very willing to attend him to the place ; becaufe he muft, as he faid, have gone thither that night, though he had not met with fuch an encouraging opportunity* After their arrival at the houfe, and the ci- vility of the people fhewn them in their enter- tainment, they were feafonably conduced to their lodging, which they defired might be together in the fame bed ; where, after they had lain a while, the captain knocked, and bid the fervant bring him two of the largeft candles lighted that he could polTibly get. Whereupon the doflor en- quired what he meant by this ? The captain an- fwered, you know coufin, what difputes my major and 1 have had touching the being of a God, and the immortality of the foul. In which points we never could be yet refolved, though we fo much fought for and defired it. And therefore it was at length fully agreed between us, that he of us that died firft fhould the third night after his funeral, between the hours of twelve and one. Come to the little houfe that is here in^the garden,^ and there give a full account to the furvivor touching thefe matters, who (hould be fure to be' prefent at the fet time, and fo receive a full fatif- idtlion. And this, faid the captain, is the very night, and I am come on purpofe to fulfil my pro- mi fe, The do6for diffuaded him, reminding him of the danger of following thofe ffrange counfels, for which we could have no warrant, and that flie devil might by fome cunning device make fuch an advantage of this rafh attempt, as would work his utter ruin. Tlie captain replied, that he](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28781545_0057.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
