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London, England, 1803-05-04 00:00:00

LORD Ll' TT E LTo A"; riard.v.

E remarkable circumstances attendant on the
death of Lord LYTTELTON having been so variously
represented, a statement of the realities may afford
the public some degree of satisfac'lhtn, and re- d
to prove, that-the intervention of that Divine Pro-
videnee which governs the universe, is not incon.
sistent with reason or truth. The anthenticiti of
she Narrative may be depended upon.
There was a Gentleman of much respeElability,
,Who had a residence at Cleat, near. Hagiey Park,
the Seat (.4 Lord LYTTELTON. The famil/_ con-
' slued of himself, wife, son, and four daughters;
the eldest married, the others living with their
parents at horde. In June 1778 the Gentleman
'died-. Previous to which time Lord LYTTE LYON
was in the habitof visiting the family, but now ap-
peared desirous of greater intithaey ; to accomplish
whith he repeated his visifs in the Autumn; and
made the Young Ladies a present of some elegant pa-
raphernalia on New-year's Day, 1779, with a Let..
ter. subjoined, .written in -the phraseology of Scrip-
ture the folloWing is a copy), probably
with a.view to ingtatiate himself with the mother,
Who was a Lady of exalted understanding, and great
dignity of manners :

THE ?MET CHAPTER OP ST. THOMAS TO THE. CLPNTILES.

1. Behold,.l will speak to the datighters of Clent in.the
languago.of.wisdotnt .and give you understanding to guide you
in.theilaths of peace.
a. Look not, .Eliza, upon man, not upon the sons of men,
with an eye of concupiscence, :saying, am J not shorted ?"
tor verily the wicked will Pe aware of the intentions of thy
heart. • -

3. Take heed to thy ways, lest thou be like the foolish
woman; even like Mary ay who will repent, even 13. Niagda-
, lent repented. •
4. Did she not turn away from hei mother., even the mo-
ther that brought her limb, to seek out new inventions
g. But be thou steady, Like-the cedar of Mount Lebanon,
that taketh its toot in the earth, and litteth its tall head to
the skies.
6 6. As for thee, O. Christiana, remember by whom thou
art called, and seek not thy cloak in the datk.f.
7. Trust not to thy cunning, for that which appears to
thee wisdom is but folly to the wise.
8. Go to, thou art brown, but pleasant to look -upon ; and
thy ways areful I of sweetness.
g. hine eye is like the eve of thebasilisk, and it burneth.
like the red star in the tail of the sagitary.
to. Thou dust excel' all the daughters of the West in the
works of the needle, and thy voice is sweet to the ear.
. rl, When thou singest, thy voice is like the voice of the
nightingale, when she mourneth for her inUte by the-river of
Ziloa, to the shady groves of Johesaphat.
12. ,Thy mother putteth her tiust in thee, be thou a amn-
ion unto her when her heart is sad,
.that she may boast of
thee, anti say, " am the mother of Christiana."
13. M for thee,. Oh Margaret, thou*
rose-bud of sweet-
ness, peace be unro thee.
14. Verily thou art fresh as the dew that hangs upon the
lily in the morning, which is devoured by the greedy
is. Thy cheek is suit, even as the down upon the plum',
which the cursed wasp hath never invaded.
t 6. Thy lips shed the perfumes of Arabia, and the foun-
tain of health is in thy mouth.
17. Thou art a daughter of the spring, fur early dust thou
put forth thy rowdiness, and many arc the days whictt thou
shalt see.
18. But mind, thou blossom of youth, that thetnest bud
is the soonest blighted; and behold the rushing wind preys
upon its sweets.
tg. Avoid thou the tempter in the wilderness, and cast
the serpent under thy feet.
20. For. although thy words are fierce and violent, thy
heart is as soft as use plume on the breast of the swan.
at. Crow up yet but a little, and the sons of men shall be
eaptiyated by thy comeliness ; and the great men of the land
shall sigh for thy beauty.
21. Now tin thee, 0 Mary, the mother of Elizabeth, Chris-
tians, and Margaret, to thee be all honour and praise.
23. Thou dust hold up'thy head in the Temple, almng
the rulers of the people, and .high is thy titim. in the land
thy worth; are weighty. and full of truth, like unto the pro-
verbs of the son of G nach.

2.4 t. Behold thou art a'woman of an exceeding spirit, and,
justice, with temperance, enlighten thy ways.
25. Yet thou art a lonely and widow woman, and the
wickedness of men is against thee.
36. Triist not, therefore, to thyself alone; but take unto
thee an helpmate; for so bath the Lord appointed.
37. • Thus shalt thou be defended from the perils and
dangers of widowhood, and shalt answer. the purpose of thy
creation.
28. Trust not to the honesty of a friend, but believe in the
counsel of hint that bath understanding.

The poor mother, not apprehending any disa-
greeable consequences, read the Letter to her
daughters, who were then of tender age, the
youngest fifteen, the next seventeen, and the other
nineteen ; which inadvertence (as the mother after-
wards thought it) rested very much upon her mind.
From repeated attentions on the part of his Lord-
ship, familiar intercourse ensued, which terminated
in the three young Ladies' residence at Hagley-
Park, quite contrary to the express command of
their worthy mother, whose delicacy was shocked
at her daughters being under the same rout w ith
man of Lord LYTTILIOIi'S charaCter.

In September his Lordship's engagements re-
quiring him, to visit Ireland, Miss CH14.14T1 A OA)
at his instigation, accompanied him, together with
a Lady of Irish extraftion. 'Phis maiseretion
greatly augmented the mother's afilifted state.--
About a month after that period,. the two .inters,
who had remained at Hagley-ralk during the ab-
sence of the parry, ;went to meet. them at a place
where they were expected to land, ;and all came.
up together to his Lordship's 'town residence,
Hill-strcet, Berkeley-square, where they continued
till November. On the 26th of that month; about
two in the morning, LordLir'rEvrox wasawakened
by something like the fluttering of a bird among
the curtains of his bed, which suddenly escApeil,
and the .figure of a woman of Majestic aspect (the
very , image of the mother 'of the:young
as declared by his -Lordihip), made her appear.
ance, and
,toid him to prepare tor:his departure
for another
,world, for that within three days
he should be with her in the state of the dead.
This most extraordinary occurrence making a deep
impression on the mind of Lord .LYTTELToS, he,
early in the morning, communicated it to the La.
dies, who ridiculed what appeared to them the cf.
fe.d of an heated imagination ; and, to divert his
gloom, proposed a visit to Eiesqtri., where his Lord-
hati A seat that he won from Lord Foray.
.Here they pent the night, hilki the following day
-returned to Hill-street,, where a party was invited
to-meet:them. - Not all the jocuiarity exerted on
the occasion could dissipate the anxiety otitis Lord-
ship, though he affected to treat the circumstance
with contempt ; and exclaimed, upon retiring, " If
•I li over to-night, I shall jockey the &Jost."
.li,e young Ladies 'accompanied his Lordship to.

* 'The married sister, who had oiled innprOently.
'rhea cimuostance of the' cloak refers to a reply that
Miss elig 1$ rIA NA Math: Wilesl it erro,,,at:ll ro'pczteg
absence, viz. Hut OIL was looking fir lacy 1()

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