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 towards him. He now begins to think there was something more than ordinary in the business, and presently makes it to the door with all speed, and for better caution shuts it after him. Which was presently opened again, and such a clatter of Chairs, and Stools, and Candlesticks, and Bedstaves, sent after him down Stairs, as if they intended to have maimed him, but their motion was so moderated, that he received no harm; but by this time he was abundantly assured, that it was not meer Womanish fear or superstition that so affrighted the Mistress of the house. And while in a low Room he was talking with the Family about these things, he saw a Tobacce-pipe rise from a side Table, no body being nigh, and fly to the other side of the Room, and break it self against the wall, for his farther confirmation, that it was neither the tricks of Waggs, nor the fancy of a Woman, but the mads frolicks of Witches and Dæmons. Which they of the house being fully persuaded of, roasted a Bedstaff, upon which an Old Woman, a suspected Witch, came to the House, and was apprehended, but escaped the Law. But the House after was so ill haunted in all the Rooms, upper and lower, that the house stood empty for a long time after.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THIS Story is found amongst Mr. Glanvil's Papers, written to him from Dr. H. More, who says, some three months before, he had received it from the parties own mouth, that was at the haunted house in Bow and saw the motion of the Bedstaves and Tobacco-pipe, &c. And I very well remember, that about Thirty or Forty years ago, there was a great fame of an house haunted at Bow, and such like feats as this Spectator saw, was rumoured of it, and the time agrees with that of this Spectator or Eye-witness of the above recited Feats. And a Book was then said to be Printed, though I never saw any but one of late with any date of the year, the things then being in fieri, when it was Printed. And they seem to refer to the same haunted place, though the Pamphlet names Plaisto for Bow. But the haunting of which the same went so many years ago, I very well remember was Bow. But whether Bow was talked