Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-19
d0(ortcster 4ailp Spp.


From Footballs on the Boundary Of Another World .,
Ehe Bishop of GlOucester's story
having lately had the honor to hear reIa
Lon OF an apparitlon from the Lord Bisbop of
Gloucester, and it being too late Tor me IN in
sert II IN It's proper place in this book, | rive
IL you here by way of postscript as follows =
Or charles Lee, by his first lady, had only
one daughter, OF which she died in childbirth
ana when she was dead, her sister, the Lady
EteIaru' desired to have the education of tie
chlld; and she was by her very well edurotad
till she was manageable; and 4 match wos
concluded for her with Sir William Perkins
but was then prevented III an extraordinary
manner. Upon Thursday night she think
ing she saw light in her chamber after she
was IN bed knoc,' for her maid who nre-
sehtiy came to her, and she asked why She
lett Il candle burning in her chamber. The
mad sad she lett none, and there was none but
what she brought with her at that time Then
she sad 1t was the fire but that, her maid
toid her, was quite out, and said she
believed 1t was only a dream where
upon she said it might be So and compos'd
herself again to sleep. But about two o'clock
she was awakened again. and saw the anpari
ton OF little woman between her curtain and
her pillow, who told her she was her mother
that she was happy, and that by u o'clock
that day she should he with her. Whereupon
she knocked again for her maid called for her
clothes, and when she was dressed went into
her closet, and came not out again till nine
and then brought out with her a letter sealed
to her father, brought it to her aunt the Lady
Everard, told her what had happened. and
desired that as soon as she was dead ii miglt
he sent to him. But the lady thought she was
suddenly fallen mad, and thereupon sent pres
emily away to Chelmsford for a physician and
surgeon, who both came Immediately but the
physician could discern no indication of what
the lady imagined, or of any indisposition
of her body. Notwithstanding, the lady
would needs have let her blood, which was
done accordingly. And when the young wom-
an had patiently let them do what they
would with her, she desired that the chap
lain might be called to read prayers and
when the prayers were ended she took her
guitar and psalm book, and safe down upon d
chair without arms, and playd and sung so
melOdiously and admirably that her musick.
master, who was then there, admired at it,
And near the stroke of twelve she rose and
safe herself down in a great chair with arms.
and presently, fetching strong breathing or
two, Immediately expired and was suddenly
cold as was much wondered at by the physi- |
clan. She died at Waltham, in Essex, three
miles from Chelmsford and the letter was sent
to Sir Charles, at his house in Warwickshire :
but he was SO afflicted with the death of his |
daughter, that he came not till she was buried; |
but when he came, caus'd her to be taken up
and to be buried by her mother at Edminton,
assEe desire in her letter. This was about the
year 1862 or 1868. And that relation the
Lord Bishop of Gloucester had from Sir |
Charles Lee himself