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Article A WONDERFUL AND TRAGICAL RELATION OF , A VOYAGE FROM THE INDIES.* ← Page 4 of 4 Article ON APPARITIONS. Page 1 of 2 →
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A Wonderful And Tragical Relation Of , A Voyage From The Indies.*
all the consolation he could , by words or device , to comfort the despairing lady ; till at length she was prevailed to hearken to him , and give her promise to spare all violence on herself , and wait her better fortune . In this state they lay for six days , till all but two persons besides themselves Avere dead , ancl these so miserably weak , that they were frozen in their cabins . Carpinger , with the " lady , resolved to venture on the iceand set forward toAvards the shorewhich she then
, ; rather undertook , for that she hoped thereby to find a grave in those waves on which she had lost what she loved above her own preservation . With this resolution Carpinger , taking charge of the lady , got a plank , and a long pole in his hand , and tvith these left the ship , and , Avith great danger and difficulty , in six hours , got safe to shore , having opportunity only of saving a casket of jewels which he
brought off with him ; -with which they arrived at my house , where the parties now remain in reasonable health ; and considering the care and kindness of Carpinger , the lady seems much to favour him , and when the time of mourning is over , will undoubtedl y make him happy in her embraces . SIR , . ¦ ¦
You may , according to the credit I have with you , communicate this to the public , if you think fit . After Easter I intend to see you at London , and in the mean time , I am Your servant , J . G . Plymouth , Feb . 3 , 16 S 3 . p . s . I should have given you some account of the shicalled the
p , De Ruyter of Rotterdam ,-which we see at a distance ; but as yet the frost is so hard Ave cannot get to her . We haA'e small . hopes of preserving her . J- G . This relation is justified for truth by us , John Cross , 1 „ William Atki » sA SeameD -
On Apparitions.
ON APPARITIONS .
\ MB . Walton relates the following remarkable vision of Dr . John 1 VJ . Donne , formerly Pean of St . Paul ' s , Avhen at Paris . ' Dr . Donne was left alone in a room where himself , Sir Robert Drury , and some friends , had dined together : to which- Sir Robert returning within an hour ; as he left , so he found Dr . Donne alone ; but in such an ecstacy , and so altered in his countenance , as amazed
Sir Robert to behold , him . tle . asked him , in God ' s name , what had befallen him in the-short time of' his absence ? The Doctor Avas unable . to answer him directly ; but , after a long and perplexed pause , did at last say , "I have seen a dreadful vision since you left me ; I have seen my dear wife pass twice by me through this room , with her hair hanging about her shoulders , and a dead child in her arms . This I have seen since Ileftyou . " Sir Robert replied , " Sure , Sir , you have slept since I saAV you , and this is the result of some melanchol y
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A Wonderful And Tragical Relation Of , A Voyage From The Indies.*
all the consolation he could , by words or device , to comfort the despairing lady ; till at length she was prevailed to hearken to him , and give her promise to spare all violence on herself , and wait her better fortune . In this state they lay for six days , till all but two persons besides themselves Avere dead , ancl these so miserably weak , that they were frozen in their cabins . Carpinger , with the " lady , resolved to venture on the iceand set forward toAvards the shorewhich she then
, ; rather undertook , for that she hoped thereby to find a grave in those waves on which she had lost what she loved above her own preservation . With this resolution Carpinger , taking charge of the lady , got a plank , and a long pole in his hand , and tvith these left the ship , and , Avith great danger and difficulty , in six hours , got safe to shore , having opportunity only of saving a casket of jewels which he
brought off with him ; -with which they arrived at my house , where the parties now remain in reasonable health ; and considering the care and kindness of Carpinger , the lady seems much to favour him , and when the time of mourning is over , will undoubtedl y make him happy in her embraces . SIR , . ¦ ¦
You may , according to the credit I have with you , communicate this to the public , if you think fit . After Easter I intend to see you at London , and in the mean time , I am Your servant , J . G . Plymouth , Feb . 3 , 16 S 3 . p . s . I should have given you some account of the shicalled the
p , De Ruyter of Rotterdam ,-which we see at a distance ; but as yet the frost is so hard Ave cannot get to her . We haA'e small . hopes of preserving her . J- G . This relation is justified for truth by us , John Cross , 1 „ William Atki » sA SeameD -
On Apparitions.
ON APPARITIONS .
\ MB . Walton relates the following remarkable vision of Dr . John 1 VJ . Donne , formerly Pean of St . Paul ' s , Avhen at Paris . ' Dr . Donne was left alone in a room where himself , Sir Robert Drury , and some friends , had dined together : to which- Sir Robert returning within an hour ; as he left , so he found Dr . Donne alone ; but in such an ecstacy , and so altered in his countenance , as amazed
Sir Robert to behold , him . tle . asked him , in God ' s name , what had befallen him in the-short time of' his absence ? The Doctor Avas unable . to answer him directly ; but , after a long and perplexed pause , did at last say , "I have seen a dreadful vision since you left me ; I have seen my dear wife pass twice by me through this room , with her hair hanging about her shoulders , and a dead child in her arms . This I have seen since Ileftyou . " Sir Robert replied , " Sure , Sir , you have slept since I saAV you , and this is the result of some melanchol y