A true and impartial relation of a wonderful apparition that happen'd in the royal camp in Flanders, the beginning of this instant September, 1692, concerning King William / in a letter to a gentleman in London, from his friend, a captain in the King's camp. Captain in the King's camp. 1692 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A63405 Wing T2499 ESTC R33699 13550941 ocm 13550941 100184

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eng William -- III, -- King of England, 1650-1702. Ghosts -- Flanders. 2006-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-08 Sampled and proofread 2006-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

A TRUE and IMPARTIAL RELATION OF A Wonderful Apparition That Happen'd in the ROYAL CAMP in FLANDERS, The Beginning of this Inſtant SEPTEMBER, 1692.

Concerning King WILLIAM.

In a LETTER to a Gentleman in London, from his Friend, a Captain in the KING's Camp.

LICENSED, September 27. 1692. E. B.

IT is not (I preſume) unknown to moſt, of the Diſmal Earthquake that happen'd at Bruſſels, and other places in Flanders, much about the ſame time there was one univerſally felt here: And having received a Letter lately from thence, from a very worthy Friend of mine, (whoſe Name, not having his permiſſion to reveal, I hope you will not think the worſe of the Truth of the matter here related, for my concealing it), who is a Captain in Collonel Stapleton's Regiment, and himſelf at his return, will, I durſt ſay, avouch the ſame: He not only gives ſome Account of that Earthquake, but of things that ſeem as ſtrange as (I believe, you will find at His Majeſty's Return, to be) true; which is concerning his Sacred Majeſty King William: And, Gentle Reader, I will no longer detain your patience, but take it as it came to me in the true Copy thereof, viz.

SIR,

ABout Ten days ſince, one Huſſey, a Solder in my Company, ſtanding Centry about One of the Clock in the Morning, at my Colonel Stapleton's Tentdoor, 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 ſpeedily 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, and 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 or 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, and as related by the Spirit, was ſo ſhot by them, and 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 own 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 himſelf 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 Malencholly, 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 the 12th Inſtant, Engliſh Stile. This hapned at the Imperial Camp, a League beyond Valkoway. I am Your Loving Friend. POSTSCRIPT. Sir,

WE have had a great Earthquake here at Bruſſel, laſt week, and ſome Houſes are overthrown thereby: There was little harm occaſioned by it in our Camp; but the ſhake being great at his Majeſty's Lodgings, they run ſo faſt out of the Door, that they run over the Centries; and one of them had three of his Teeth beat out, and ſome more bruiſed.

London: Printed for RANDALL TAYLOR, near Amen-Corner. 1692.