JOANNA SOUTHCOTT. 369 but it ended in all present signing the following document: "I, Joanna Southcott, am clearly convinced that my calling is of God, and my writings are indited by His Spirit, as it is impossible for any Spirit, but an All-wise God, that is wondrous in working, wondrous in power, wondrous in truth, could have brought round such mysteries, so full of truth, as is in my writings; so I am clear in whom I have believed, that my writings came from the Spirit of the most high God. "JOANNA SOUTHCOTT." From this time her converts increased surprisingly, so that she could not furnish seals sufficient to answer all demands. The sealed papers contained a text of Scripture (not uniformly the same), promissory of beatitude hereafter, and the envelope was stamped with the seal found in the upholsterer's shop. The sealed person was forbidden to open the paper lest the charm should be destroyed. She came to London, at the invitation of Sharp the engraver, and then she began deluding her followers that she was the destined mother of the Messiah, who would be born on October 19, 1814. Her personal appearance favoured the appearance that she was in an "interesting condition," but after her death it was found she was suffering from dropsy. Large sums of money were sub25 VOL. II. scribed towards the expense of her accouchement, and a most expensive cradle was provided. The time passed by, but no Shiloh, and she died on December 29, 1814, and was buried in the churchyard attached to St. John's Chapel, St. John's Wood; her deluded followers believing for long after that she would rise again, and come among them. There are many satirical prints respecting this impostor, but I do not care to reproduce any of them, as they are either too silly or too coarse. Charlotte, Princess, presentation Charlotte, Princess, wedding of, Chesapeake and Shannon, vol. i., Circassian, The fair, vol. ii., 194 Chimney sweep, Marriage of a, vol. Chimney sweep, Trial of a, vol. ii., ΙΟΙ Clown's wager, vol. ii., 343 Coaches, vol. ii., 227 Coates, Robert, vol. ii., 334 Cobourg, Prince Leopold of, vol. i., Cochrane, Lord, vol. i., 236 Costumes of period, vol. i., 57, 365 Cossack, A, vol. i., 155 Cricket by candlelight, vol. i., 104 87 Crown, Attempt to steal the, vol., Cumberland, The, vol. i., 15 Custom House, burning of, vol. i., D. Dandisette, vol. ii., 277 Charlotte, Princess, flight of, vol. Dandy, A, vol. ii., 317 i., 323 Dandy Horse, vol. ii., 176 |