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 largest and biggest Candles lighted that he could get. Whereupon the Doctor enquires what he meant by this? The Captain answers, You know Cousin what disputes my Major and I have had touching the Being of a God, and the Immortality of the Soul; in which points we could never yet be resolved, tho' we so much sought for and desired it; and therefore it was at length fully agreed between us, That he of us that dyed first, should the third Night after his Funeral, between the Hours of 12 and 1, come to the little House that is here in the Garden, and there give a full account to the Survivor touching these Matters, who should be sure to be present there at the set time, and so receive a full satisfaction; and this, says the Captain, is the very Night, and I am come on purpose to fulfil my Promise. The Doctor dissuaded him, minding him of the danger of following those strange Counsels, for which we could have no Warrant, and that the Devil might by some cunning Device make such an advantage of this rash attempt, as mught work his utter Ruine. The Captain replies, That he had solemnly engag'd; and that nothing should discourage him; and adds, That if the Doctor would wake a while with him, he would thank him, if not, he might compose himself to his rest; but for his own part, he was resolv'd to watch, that he might be sure to be present at the Hour appointed: To that purpose he sets his Watch by him, and as soon as he perceived by it that it was half an Hour past 11, he rises, and taking a Candle in each Hand, goes out by a Back-door, of which he had before gotten the Key, and walks to the Garden-house, where he continued two Hours and an half, and at his return declared, that he had neither saw nor heard any thing more than what was usual. But I know, said he, that my Major would surely have come, had he been able.

About 6 Weeks after, the Captain rides to Eaton to place his Son a Scholar there, when the Doctor went thither with him. They lodged there at an Inn, the Sign was the Christopher, and tarried 2 or 3 Nights, not lying together now as before at Dulverton, but in two several Chambers. The Morning before they went thence, the Captain staid in his Chamber longer than he was wont to do before he called upon the Doctor. At length he comes into the Doctor's Chamber, but in a Visage and Form much differing from himself, with his Hair and Eyes staring, and his whole Body shaking and trembling: Whereat the Doctor wondring, presently demanded; What is the matter Cousin Captain? The Captain replies, I have seen my Major: At which the Doctor seeming to smile, the Captain immediately