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CONFIRMATION OF SHEARMITHS’ TESTIMONY. 107
And
sigh, and expired in the most tranquil manner.
these deponents jointly and severally on their oath declare,
that, to the best of their recollection and belief, no person
whatever visited him, either the day before, or the day on
which he died. And these deponents positively declare
that they never did, either directly or indirectly, say or
assert to any person or persons whatsoever, that the said
Emanuel Swedenborg had, a few hours before his death,
retracted or contradicted any part of his writings, as has
been falsely reported ; nor did they ever hear him, nor do
they believe he ever did, say a word that expressed or
implied such an idea ; nor were these deponents ever
asked a question relative to that circumstance, by any
person or persons whatsoever, until the twenty-second
day of October last, when Mr. Thomas Wright, of the
Poultry, London, watchmaker, and Mr. Robert Hind
marsh, of Clerkenwell-close, printer, called upon them to
inquire into the truth or falsehood of such report, which
these deponents then declared to them, and now again on
their oaths declare, to be a false and groundless report.
"RICHARD SHEARSMITH,
“ELIZABETH SHEARSMITH .
"Sworn at the Guildhall,
London, the 24th day
of November, 1785,
before me,
"T. WRIGHT, Mayor."
The above affidavit was translated into French, and
printed at the Hague ; by which means the false report
that had gained credit there was completely refuted, and
the enemies of truth were effectually silenced.
The above testimony confirmed by Mr. B. Chastanier.
"As a strong confirmation of the above testimony, I,
Benedict Chastanier, surgeon, No. 62, Tottenham-court
road, am happy in being able to declare, that the late
Rev. Mr. Hartley* declared to me, on the very first visit
* See above p. 25.
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