A sad, but a true relation of a person who on Munday the 15th. of this instant February, was found dead in a wood near Highgate; being first discried by the dogs of some gentlemen that were there hunting. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B29229 of text R219073 in the English Short Title Catalog. Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B29229 Wing S249 Interim Tract Supplement Guide 515.l.2[96] ESTC R219073 ocm99884873

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 eng Higgens, John, d. 1685? -- Early works to 1800. Death -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800. eebo A sad, but a true relation of a person who on Munday the 15th. of this instant February, was found dead in a wood near Highgate; : being first discrie n/a 1686 4 566 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.67 C The rate of 17.67 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Sad , but a True RELATION OF A PERSON WHO On Munday the 15th . of this Instant February , was found Dead in a Wood near HIGHGATE ; Being First discried by the Dogs of some Gentlemen that were there Hunting .

THere is but one way of coming into the World , but many passages out ; nothing is so sure as Death , and nothing so uncertain as the time . We may be two old to Live , but can never be too young to Die ; for who knows when Death will Summon him , whether in Youth , in Manhood , or in Old Age ; we have frequent Examples of all ; or who knows whether God will take away his Life by a long Death-bed Sickness ; whether thou mayst Die by the Sword , or by any sudden Casualty ; of all which we have daily Examples in our Weckly Bills of Mortality , and this present Story Relates a Remarkable one , of one supposed by some Papers found about him , to be named John Higgens , who on Monday the 15th . of February , was in this manner found Dead .

Squire Fawcett and some other Gentlemen being a Hunting the day aforesaid , the Dogs running into a wood in the Parish of Finchley , near Highgate , in their Scent found the Body of the aforesaid Mr. Higgens , and made some stop , upon which the Gentlemen coming up saw the said Body lying on one side , and was so putrified they were fain to get the weather side : His Eyes were both Eaten or pocked out , but that which was most remarkable , the inside was eaten with Vermin , and the Skin in a manner whole ; he had on a Black French Hat , and a Mourning Hat-band , with a white Cloth bound about his Head ; he had also a Black Suit almost New , but that part which was downward Rotted away , by the dampness of the Earth : He had a pair of Fring'd Gloves , a new pair of Shoes , with steel Buckles , a Bamboon Cane with a Silver Head . The Gentlemen leaveing off their Game , orders were given for his removal to one Mr. Ralph Bradshaw's Barn , after which he was Cried in those parts , but no Relation could be given of him ; then the Masters of the Parish sent for Mr. Harison the Coroner , who issued out his Warrant to impannel a Jury , which done , they sat upon the said Body at Mr. Bradshaw's House , formerly the Kings-Arms without Highgate ; his Shirt was marked with F. D. In his Pockets were two Neckcloths , some small matter of Money , and three written Sermons , each of which had the name of John Higgins ; which Sermons are in the Hands of the aforesaid Mr. Bradshaw , where any Person may go and Read them : The Text of one was in the 19th . of St. Luke . and the latter part of the 13th . Verse , Occupy till I come . The other Isaith 53 the latter part of the 8th . Verse , For the Transgression of my 〈…〉