The Trial of Joanna Southcott; During Seven Days, Which Commenced on the Fifth, and Ended on the Eleventh of December 1804, at the Neckinger House, Bermondsey, Near London (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804. Excerpt: ... THE SECOND DAY., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1604. The assembly having met about the hour of ten this morning, near the house, received a message, that Joanna was in great agitation, waiting for an interview. The three clergymen and four other gentlemen, who had been at Exeter first to examine into the truth of her mission, followed by the rest of the forty-eight, as their names were called over, repaired immediately to the room where Joanna and her female friends were seated. After some time passed in mutual congratulations, Joanna got up and spoke until twelve o'clock precisely, at which time the box of sealed writings was put upon the table, and the different parcels of sealed papers taken out of it. It is necessary here to introduce a general account of the beginning of these writings, as delivered to the assembly: From the time of Joanna's visitation 'by the Spirit, in 1792, different papers were sealed up, year after year, and deposited with her friends; and the whole of these were put into a box together, at the end of i("94, after having been first sealed up by her friends. The communications given in the subsequent years were added to the former, at the end of each year, and put into the box, and thus remained in the possession ot her friends, until the year 1800. The writings were first cut open, by the desire of.the Rev. Mr. Pomeroy, at the end of the year 1800, in the house of Mr.Symons, at Exeter, and in rhe presence of twelve witnesses, five of whom were present this day, some of whose names were signed on every sheet of the writings; and some of the writings, thus signed, were delivered into the hands of Joanna, in order to be copied and deposited with the Rev. Mr. Pomeroy. They were again sealed up in the presence of six witnesses, about two mon...