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Doc. 270.] MATHESIUS’ ACCOUNT OF SWEDENBORG. 589
along with me to-morrow morning to Dr. Smith.’ He repeated
it over and over again, that the angel would appear ; upon
which they took leave of each other, and went to bed.
"Mr. Brockmer lay the whole night restless : however, he
got up at five o’clock. As soon as the Baron heard him
over-head, he jumped out of bed, threw his night gown over
him, and with a night cap half on half off, came running up
to Mr. Brockmer in a great hurry, to know if the angel had
appeared.
"Mr. Brockmer did all he could to divert him before he
would give him a direct answer: but he foaming continually
cried out, ’But how, how, did the angel come ?’ He answered,
’
No: and now I expect you will go with me to Dr. Smith.’ He
replied, ’I will not go to any doctor.’ Then he talked a long
time to himself, and said, ’I am now conversing with spirits,
one on the right hand, and the other on the left ; the one
bids me follow you, because you are a good man, and the
other saith, I shall have nothing to do with you ; you are
good-for-nothing.
’ Quickly he [Swedenborg] went down stairs,
as he had no business in his room.
"Then the Baron sitting down in a chair cried like a child,
and said, ’Do you think I should hurt you ? ’ Mr. Brockmer
likewise began to cry, and the Baron went down stairs.
7. "Mr. Brockmer dressed himself, and when he came down,
he found the Baron sitting dressed likewise, in an easy chair,
and his door being open, he cried out, ’ Come in, come in!’
Mr. Brockmer ordered a coach, but as he refused going with
him, he went himself to Dr. Smith, informing him what had
passed, and likewise begged of him to receive the Baron, but
the Doctor having no room in his own house, took a lodging
for him at a Peruke-maker’s in Cold Bath fields, three or
four doors from his own house.
8. "During the time that Mr. Brockmer was gone to
Dr. Smith’s, the Baron went to the Swedish Ambassador, but
on account of that day being post day, the Ambassador could
not see him. He then went to a place called the Gully-hole,
undressed himself, rolled in very deep mud, and threw the
money out of his pockets among the crowd.
"Some of the Swedish Ambassador’s servants happening
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