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An essay for the recording of illustrious providences
An essay for the recording of illustrious providences: wherein, an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events, which have happened in this last age; especially in New-England. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1684
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
the next day he was found by the Sea side, about a quarter of a mile from the place, where his hat and other things were found, but out of the road, with three holes like stabs in his throat, and no Tongue in his Head, nor the least sign thereof, but all was clear to his Neck bone within, his mouth close shut, one of his Eyes hanging down upon his cheek out of his head, the other sunk so deep in his head that at first it seemed quite out, but was whole there. And Mr. Joshua Hobart, who was one of them to view his dead Body, told me that there was no sign of any Tongue left in his Mouth, such was the end of that Tongue which had the promise of being as the Pen of a ready Writer. Further the night after he was buried, Captain young (who is high Sheriff and chiefly concerned in looking after the business) as he told me himself, being in bed, in the dead of the night, was awakened by the voice of this Harris, calling to his Window very loud, ••quiring him to see that justice was done him; This voice came three times in that ⟨p. 344⟩night; the next night when he was asleep, it came into his house, close to his Bed-side, and called very loud, asking him if he heard him, and awaked him. Thus concerning that Tragical Story.
the next day he was found by the Sea side, about a quarter of a mile from the place, where his hat and other things were found, but out of the road, with three holes like stabs in his throat, and no Tongue in his Head, nor the least sign thereof, but all was clear to his Neckbone within, his mouth close shut, one of his Eyes hanging down upon his cheek out of his head, the other sunk so deep in his head that at first it seemed quite out, but was whole there. And Mr. Joshua Hobart, who was one of them to view his dead Body, told me that there was no sign of any Tongue left in his Mouth, such was the end of that Tongue which had the promise of being as the Pen of a ready Writer. Further the night after he was buried, Captain young (who is high Sheriff and chiefly concerned in looking after the business) as he told me himself, being in bed, in the dead of the night, was awakened by the voice of this Harris, calling to his Window very loud, ••quiring him to see that justice was done him; This voice came three times in that ⟨p. 344⟩