Mr. Charles Hat's Letter, concerning an House being haunted at Kinton, in Worcestershire, in the Year 1667.
Worthy Sir,
According to your Desire, and my Promise when I was with you about a Fortnight since, with Mrs. Wilson, concerning a Man's House in Kinton (six Miles from Worcester) being sorely troubled, about the latter end of the Year 1667. to the best of my Remembrance, viz.
I living at Benington, near Auster, in Warwickshire, Workmen come from Kinton, acquainted me of an House sorely haunted, naming the Person to me, (which I have now forgot.) I being desirous to see or hear such things, went to the said House; but finding only a Maid there a spinning, I asked for her Master. She told me, the Spirit (to the best of my remembrance she called it so) had boxed him about the Ears, as he sate by the Fire• […] against her; upon which, he cried out, and went away to a Son's of his in the […] Town, a little before I came. I […] to the said Man, desired him to come home ⟨p. 72⟩He seemed unwilling, telling me how he was abused by it, and that in the Night it would often pull him out of the Bed, and did so torment him, that he was a weary of his Life. But getting him home, he sate him down about the same place, near the Fire, and I sate over against him, discoursing how he was troubled. He told me, several had been with him; as the Minister of the place, (to my best remembrance.) They bid him pray, pray: But he found no Relief. I told him, I knew no other way than by seeking to the Lord, and not to speak slightly of Prayer. He told me, I might hear it before I went. I had not been long, but there was a great Noise in the said Room, of Groaning, or rather Gruntling, like a Hog, and then gave a loud Shriek. Here it is, saith the Man. I was much concerned upon the hearing of it; so recalling my self, I desired to go to Prayer in the next Room, where the Man used to lie. By this time many of the Towns-People came in, and were at Duty. About the middle of Duty, the aforesaid Noise came, as I thought, louder, and just by me; however, I then was not concerned. Afterward, having some Discourse with the Man about a Month after, I heard from him, that it did no more trouble him, nor to his Death. ⟨p. 73⟩He lived, as I remember, two Years after. This is the best and truest Account I can give. I rest,
SIR, Your Christian Friend to command, Charles Hat's. Gingraff, May 16. 1691.
Mr. Charles Hatt's Letter, concerning an House being haunted at Kinton, in Worcestershire, in the Year 1667.
Worthy Sir,
ACcording to your Desire, and my Promise when I was with you about a Fortnight since, with Mrs. Wilson, concerning a Man's House in Kinton (six Miles from Worcester) being sorely troubled, about the latter end of the Year 1667. to the best of my Remembrance, viz.
I living at Benington, near Auster, in Warwickshire, Workmen come from Kinton, acquainted me of an House sorely haunted, naming the Person to me, (which I have now forgot.) I being desirous to see or hear such things, went to the said House; but finding only a Maid there a spinning, I asked for her Master. She told me, the Spirit (to the best of my remembrance she called it so) had boxed him about the Ears, as he sate by the Fire• 〈…〉 against her; upon which, he cried out, and went away to a Son's of his in the 〈…〉 Town, a little before I came. I 〈…〉 to the said Man, desired him to come home ⟨p. 72⟩He seemed unwilling, telling me how he was abused by it, and that in the Night it would often pull him out of the Bed, and did so torment him, that he was a weary of his Life. But getting him home, he sate him down about the same place, near the Fire, and I sate over against him, discoursing how he was troubled. He told me, several had been with him; as the Minister of the place, (to my best remembrance.) They bid him pray, pray: But he found no Relief. I told him, I knew no other way than by seeking to the Lord, and not to speak slightly of Prayer. He told me, I might hear it before I went. I had not been long, but there was a great Noise in the said Room, of Groaning, or rather Gruntling, like a Hog, and then gave a lowd Shriek. Here it is, saith the Man. I was much concerned upon the hearing of it; so recalling my self, I desired to go to Prayer in the next Room, where the Man used to lie. By this time many of the Towns-People came in, and were at Duty. About the middle of Duty, the aforesaid Noise came, as I thought, lowder, and just by me; however, I then was not concerned. Afterward, having some Discourse with the Man about a Month after, I heard from him, that it did no more trouble him, nor to his Death. ⟨p. 73⟩He lived, as I remember, two Years after. This is the best and truest Account I can give. I rest,
SIR, Your Christian Friend to command, Charles Hatt's. Gingraff, May 16. 1691.
