I I - American Memory

* there were feveral Gentlemen and Ladicsr m his Re-
* tinue} methought I broke from thofe who were ap-
' pointed to guard me, and ran to the Place where his
' Majefty flood without Oppoiltion, and proftrating my
' fclf, humbly befought for Mercy, who look'd at me
* and went on the other Side of an open Square, where
' they flood, and faid nothing in Anfwer to my Repueftj
' but one of the Ladies faid to another who flood by
' her, Tin/ I JhouU ha-ve addreffed my/elf fiji to her,
* which methought I over-heard ; upon which I arofe
' up, and turning myfelf towards her, was juft going
' to intreat her to interceed with his Majeily in my
* Behalf j when one of the Waiters came and open'd
' the Door of my Cell which wak'd me. I fend this
* to you becaufe I have heard you very jullly and rea-
' fonably defend the Signiiicancy of ftich Warnings and
' Foreknowledges, which the Scul of Man is employ'd
' in, during its Abfence from the Body by Inilanccs of
' this kind, and it made the flronger ImprefTion upon
' me, by Reafon that the Lady had the Refemblance
' of the Charming , who would not flay for
* me to alk it, were it in her Power to do me fuch a
' Favour, as to contribute towards faving the Life of.
Your unfm-tunate
, Humble Servant,
JOSEPH POWIS.'
After which reflefting ferioufly upon all my pafl'
Actions, and heartily wifliing that I had' fome Part of
iny Life to live over again, of which J would make^ a
much better Ufe than I have j and after revolving in
ray Mind the many Misfortunes and Inconvenienciei to
which my own Folly and ill Conduft had expofed roe,
1 refolv'd to give the World an Account of my whole
Life, in Hopes it might prove acceptable, and alfo en-
tertaining; and I believe 'tis an Original on this Ac-
count