This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...days later. From thence they succeeded in crossing France without much difficulty; but arriving at Gravelines just at the time when the English had landed at Ostend, they were detained by the Municipality. Mr. MacPherson had to go to Paris, and eighteen days elapsed before the party could continue their journey. They ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...days later. From thence they succeeded in crossing France without much difficulty; but arriving at Gravelines just at the time when the English had landed at Ostend, they were detained by the Municipality. Mr. MacPherson had to go to Paris, and eighteen days elapsed before the party could continue their journey. They eventually arrived in London about the beginning of June. Seeing no immediate prospect of delivering the faculties to Dr. Berington, he handed them to Dr. Douglass on June 5, together with the joint letter addressed to him and Dr. Gibson. Dr. Douglass wrote at once to Dr. Gibson; but three days later, before there had been time for an answer, Bishop Berington's death took place with startling suddenness. It is recorded by Dr. Douglass in his Diary as follows: --"1798. June 11. Received this day a letter from Doctor Bew, dated Longbirch 10th inst., in which he announces to me the death of Bishop Berington, by an apoplectic fit. Bishop Berington and Mr. Kirk were returning home from Sedgley Park on horseback last Friday evening, the 8th inst., and between Wolverhampton and Longbirch the Bishop's horse startled. He dismounted and sat himself down on the roadside. Dr. Morrison, of Wolverhampton, was accidentally coming that way. He took the Bishop in his arms, and in about five minutes' time the Bishop expired. Requiescat in pace.... It was about eight in the evening that the Bishop expired." From another account we learn that on the previous day, being Corpus Christi, Bishop Berington had celebrated Mass, as it turned out, for the last time: and on the day of his death, he had heard the Mass of his chaplain, Dr. Kirk. The funeral took place on the nth, in the churchyard at Brewood, in which parish Longbirch is situated. It devolved on Dr....
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