The Surey impostor : being an answer to a late fanatical pamphlet, entituled The Surey demoniack / By Zach. Taylor.

  • Taylor, Zachary, 1653-1705.
Date:
1697
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Credit: The Surey impostor : being an answer to a late fanatical pamphlet, entituled The Surey demoniack / By Zach. Taylor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    &tmp S>emonutclr 'Narrative, Jade has put him upon it. Upon which going out, did chide the a- bovefaid M. S. telling her, how the Knave at her Houfe had firft occa- fion’d this Search, fadly threating him and her as fhe was going to get a Horfe-back, behind her Neighbour homewards. During which Brawl, Richard, tho not in his ufual Fit was pufht, or hurried on to fay, it fhould go ill with fome that Night, and he would fend his Sifter Jfhccl among them ; which fo frightned the Peo¬ ple then at Surcy, that they durft: not go home that Night; but the faid M.S. being to go over a Field, af¬ ter her quitting her faid Neighbours Company, did in the fame Field hear a great ratling or clalhing Noife, as of armed Souldiers; then (he faw great Multitudes, as of Cattel, run paft her two by two, as if yoak’t to each other, till fhe recovering her Spirit, prayed and faid, Go vanifh; upon which fhe heard or faw no more of them. But next Morning the faid running Horfe-keeper came, as in a great Fright, to her ; faying, Did (he meet with no Mifchief as fhe came home laft Night? He was fure fhe brought fomething that was naught with her from the Surey, as he had felt to purpofe: For that foon after his coming Home, he be¬ ing in Bed in the Stable, a great weight as of Lead, roll’d to and fro on him, till after much ftrugling he got his Arms out> of Bed • after which fome fomething elfe, as an heavy Man, tumbled on him, till with much ado he got his Hands to¬ wards it; upon which thinking to get out of Bed to avoid fuch further Trouble, he was kept from riling by fomething that feem’d like a Sack full of Wheat, to be poured on him out K 1 Letter. Jfhccl after them ; which words frightned fome o’th’ Hearers, fo that they durft not go home that Night, for fear left Dicky meant Them, and would fend his Sifter iflocol after them : Having fearcht the Box, I left them; the laid Gentlewoman be¬ ing near Home, wou’d go a Foot o’re three or four Fields; as fhe lights, her Heart fhrinks, which fhe endeavour¬ ing to raife; a clattering Rattle pur- fues her, which fhe looking back, faw as a Regiment of Curafflers : She fearing they’d run over her, makes homewards; they rufh by her, fuddainly vanifh, fhe immediately goes to Bed. The faid Groom, a- bout fpring o’th’ Day, i’th’ Morning, runs half undreft into his Miftrefs’s Chamber, looking moft hideoufly, his Hair Handing on end, &c. crying, Miftrefs, you’ll go to yonder Surey, till you bring the Devil home along with you. She wondering at his in¬ truding fo faucily into her Chamber, and being fhe had then told none of laft Night’s Adventure i’th’ Field, fhe wondering how th’ Groom fhou’d know of it, thinking he hinted at that when he fpake of the Devil; till he clears all her doubts in faying, That the laft Night, he being about to fleep, fomething roll’d on him like a Pig of Lead ; he cou'd not ftirto help himfelf, till getting one Hand loole, flaps at it, which vanifht in a cold, big blaft of Wind; being affrighted, endeavours to rife, finds himfelf fhack- led ftill, cannot ftir; till there teems on him, as if it were a Sack full of Wheat; he’s afraid of being cover’d, fo choakt or ftifled with it, ftruggles to get up, ’s Fetter’d ftill; till at laft, fomething like a great Man tumbled down upon him, and roll’d there long, till getting his Hand out, he cou’d C z find