Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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here—better at Wigtuii, Mrs. lirown gotts—Will buried her. One
goiug to the Council of Presbyters in Scotland—saw a great company
on horse, one advanced and a.sked him if he thought there was
any hopes for the fallen angels—he appointed to meet them there
again after he had consulted with tlie Presbyters, etc., he did and
told him, that God's mercies were not to be limited. All that he
could say, our Saviour took not on Him the nature of angels, but
took on Him the seed of Abraham—at which he departed, and when
come to them, they raised a hideous shreik and vanished away.
1718. Oct. loth. G. Davison saw Christopher Little riding near
Dean-Gate by the Forest, when at Newcastle, but looking of,
nothing was there, he ran to the place, but could see nothing, etc.
Ep. Gibson thought she saw him coming from Rothbury in black
in moniing twilight—but he walked of on one side, this since his
wife died. Some body here {1 heard) sad moaning at their brewhouse
end : Tom Robson heard sad groaning out of bed at midnight,
upon which Kate said some would die : these before her death.
Christopher and she coming from christen[ing] in Xewtownfield saw
a stream of fire go from well to their chimney, etc. Observe these
all come out afterwards.
1718. Oct. 16th. The stoiy of light from well to Christopher's
chimney not true—asked himself, only a lanthorn, they thought, and
took no notice—he says she never made any manner of promise
to Mr. Bales, would not take his ring—she never would make any
promise to him, tho she married him. Tom told uncle that the
white cat had been seen twice since, etc., upon stairs—and G. Potts,
Christopher's man, heard the guest-^^ moaning at stair foot. The
court-day, etc.
1718. Oct. 17th. King James I. dining at Lord Lumley's-^^
he asked his majesty if he would have the dishes come up in courses,
or one by one,—he answered, one by one,—upon which his lordship
lift up his hands and thanked God they had a king knew how to
eat his meat, etc.
1718. Oct. 18th. Dr. Mede^^^ refused the provostship of Dublin
twice—was Fellow of Christ's College, in Cambridge—do not find he
had any other preferment— it is said Archbishop Laud kejjt him
down, because he had writt too severely about papist's idolatiy—but
Laud himself writt as strongly against jiopery as any, etc.
1718. Oct. 19th. A preist in France, pious and good—but
perhaps disordered in his head—told his audience he had something
to communicate to 'em of great importance, but they were not fitt
to receive it, etc., till they had prepared themselves by fasting, etc.
—the matter was to pray for the devil—it was only envy in him that
made him tempt us, to see us happy, etc.
^' Ghost.
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At Lumley Castle, co. Durham. See p. 95, supra.
-•^ Josepli Mead or Meile (15S61638), fellow of Clirist College, Cambridge^
author of Claris Apocalyptica and other works treating of the milleuium.