SIR
,
ABout
ten
days
since
,
one
Hussey
,
a
Soldier
in
my
Company
,
standing
Centry
about
One
of
the
Clock
in
the
Morning
,
at
my
Colonel
Stapleton's
Tent
door
,
there
appeared
a
Spirit
to
him
,
viz.
A
tall
Gentleman-like
Person
,
in
a
Camlet
Coat
,
and
short
Dark
Peruke
,
mounted
upon
a
fine
Dapple-gray
Horse
;
he
rushed
by
Hussey
,
who
bid
him
stand
;
the
Spirit
reply'd
several
times
in
a
shrill
Tone
,
The
King
,
the
King
is
to
be
made
away
,
if
care
be
not
speedilly
taken
;
or
to
that
purpose
;
Hussey
asked
by
whom
?
upon
which
another
Spirit
appeared
to
him
on
Foot
,
having
the
appearance
of
a
stern
Black
man
,
full
grown
,
and
pretty
tall
,
having
on
a
Blew
Campaign
Coat
,
with
a
Cape
,
and
Black
Campaign
Peruke
,
and
a
Black
Hat
laced
with
Silver
Lace
,
and
a
Silver-hilted
Sword
;
the
first
Spirit
said
,
That
is
the
Man
,
take
good
notice
of
him
,
which
he
did
;
and
then
the
last
Spirit
vanished
:
And
Hussey
askt
the
first
Spirit
,
who
still
was
on
Horseback
,
Whether
that
Person
did
belong
to
the
Army
?
the
Spirit
replied
,
He
was
daily
busling
about
the
Court
,
&
then
the
first
Spirit
vanished
,
Hussey
writ
a
Relation
of
this
under
his
hand
(
being
seemingly
very
well
in
his
Senses
)
,
and
offered
to
me
upon
his
revealing
it
to
me
,
to
swear
to
the
truth
of
it
.
After
which
he
saw
the
real
Person
riding
with
the
King
,
which
appeared
to
him
on
foot
;
and
Hussey
would
have
seized
on
him
,
but
could
not
come
near
enough
to
him
at
that
time
,
Hussey
being
on
foot
,
but
waited
an
opportunity
to
do
it
,
some
other
time
,
and
revealed
it
at
the
same
time
.
But
at
one
of
the
Clock
the
very
next
morning
after
,
standing
Centry
near
the
same
place
again
,
the
first
Spirit
that
appeared
to
him
on
Horseback
before
,
appeared
to
him
on
foot
,
and
with
an
Angry
Countenance
said
,
Now
the
Business
is
prevented
,
no
thanks
to
you
;
why
did
not
you
do
your
Duty
yesterday
and
with
that
the
Spirit
hit
him
a
blow
on
the
back
,
which
hath
confined
him
to
the
Trench
three
of
four
days
;
and
the
Spirit
said
,
He
is
gone
back
to
the
French
,
but
was
last
night
shot
in
the
Guts
by
an
Out-Centry
of
theirs
:
And
it
is
asserted
by
a
Deserter
that
came
over
to
us
that
Night
,
That
such
a
Man
so
habited
,
&
as
related
by
the
Spirit
,
was
so
shot
by
them
,
&
hath
asserted
it
:
Believe
it
as
you
please
.
Hussey
is
positive
in
the
matter
,
and
I
think
good
to
give
you
a
Character
of
him
my self
,
who
I
have
often
sounded
about
this
Business
,
and
neither
Threats
of
Punishment
,
or
Promises
of
Reward
,
can
make
him
recant
;
but
he
stands
to
the
Truth
of
what
I
have
here
written
from
his
mouth
;
And
I
think
fit
to
add
so
much
of
my
own
knowledge
of
him
,
That
ever
since
I
have
known
him
under
my
Command
,
he
hath
behaved
him
,
self
with
a
great
deal
of
Faithfulness
,
Courage
,
and
Loyalty
,
diligent
in
His
Duties
,
observing
the
Commands
of
his
Officers
,
and
chearfully
obeying
them
as
a
good
Soldier
ought
to
do
;
and
a
Fellow
given
neither
to
Melancholly
,
nor
to
much
mirth
,
but
a
harmless
good-natured
Fellow
as
any
I
have
in
my
Company
.
So
I
leave
you
to
judge
of
the
matter
,
which
to
me
is
worth
the
taking
notice
of
;
and
to
you
I
question
not
but
it
will
be
the
same
.
From
the
Camp
of
〈◊〉
Instant
.
English
Stile
.
This
happen'd
at
the
Imperial
Camp
,
a
League
beyond
Valkoway
.
I
am
Your
Loving
Friend
.
POSTSCRIPT
.
Sir
,
WE
have
had
a
great
Earthquake
here
at
Brussels
last
Week
,
and
some
Houses
are
over
thrown
thereby
:
There
was
little
〈◊〉
occasioned
by
it
in
our
Camp
;
but
the
shake
being
great
at
His
Majesty's
Lodging
they
run
so
fast
out
of
the
Door
,
that
they
run
over
the
Gentries
;
and
one
of
them
had
three
of
his
Teeth
beat
out
,
and
some
more
bruised
.