He saith, The next night about seven of the Clock, it came and opened his Shop Window, and stood in the like Clothes, looked him in the Face, but said nothing to him. And the next night after, as Goddard went forth into his Backside with a Candle light in his hand, it appeared to him again in the same shape, but he being in fear, ran into his house, and saw it no more then.
But he saith, That on Thursday the twelfth instant, as he came from Chilton, riding down the Hill between the Mannor-house and Axford-Farm Field, he saw something like a Hare crossed his way, at which his Horse frighted threw him in the dirt, as soon as he could recover on his feet, the same Apparition there met him again in the same habit, and there standing about eight foot directly before him in the way, spake again to him with a loud voice, Source (a word he commonly used when living) you have stayed long; and then said to him, Thomas, bid William Avon take the Sword that he had of me, which is now in his house, and carry it to the Wood as we go to Alton, to the upper end of the Wood by the ways side; for with that Sword I did wrong above Thirty years ago, and he never prospered since he had that Sword, And bid William Avon give his Sister Sarah twenty shillings of the Money which he had of me. And do you talk with Edward Lawrence, for I borrowed twenty shillings of him several years ago and did say I had paid him, but I did not pay it him; and I would desire you to pay him twenty shillings out of the Money which you had from James Elliot at two payments. Which Money the said Goddard now saith was five pounds, which Jam Elliot a Baker here owed the said Avon on Bond, and which he the said Goddard had received from the said Elliot since Michaelmas at two payments, viz. 35. s. at one, and 3 l. 5 s. at another payment. And it farther said to him, Tell Margaret (meaning his own Wife as he conceived) that I would desire her to deliver up the little which I gave to little Sarah Taylor, to the Child, or to any one she will trust for it. But if she will not, speak to Edward Lawrence to persuade her. But if she will not then, tell her that I will see her very suddenly. And see that this be done within a Twelve-month and a day after my decease, and peace be with you. And so it went away over the Rails into the Wood there in the like manner as any Man would go over a Style to his apprehension, and so he saw it no more at that time. And he saith, that he paid the twenty Shillings to Edward Lawrence of this Town, who being present now doth remember he lent the said Avon twenty Shillings about twenty years ago, which
