Swine Drawn Coach (1684)
In his ‘Memorials, or the memorable things that fell out within this island of Britain from 1638 – 1684’ (Published 1818), Robert Law quotes the diary of Jacob Bee of Durham, who refers to a strange experience that was deemed a portent of death. “John Borrow departed this life the 17th day of January being Satterday this yeare 1684 and twas reported y’he see a coach drawn by 6 swine, all black, and a black man satt upon the cotch box; he fell sick upon’t and dy’d, and of his death severall apparitions appeared after”
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