Part 14

Colchester, a child there, nearly buried alive, 74

Churches, observations on the pernicious custom of burying there, 96

Ditto, ditto, ditto, 98

Ditto, ditto, ditto, 104

Contagion from opening new Graves, how to prevent, 107

Cleopatra’s Tomb, account of, 126

Cedrenus, his description of a wonderful Lamp, 128

Constantine Chlorus, burning Lamp found in his tomb, ib.

Constantine and Irene, remarkable sepulchre found in their time, 147

Cœciliæ, church of, body found there, buried upwards of 300 years, ib.

Dead bodies improperly treated, 10 to 18

Death, difficulty of distinguishing when persons are really so, 78

Dead, various methods of burying by different Nations, 83

Dead bodies, how to preserve safe in their graves, 120

Dr. Parsons extraordinary story, 121

Dunfermline Church, body of a young Man found there, 144

Dominick, St. Church of, remarkable body found there, 149

Egyptians particularly careful of their dead, 2

England, people there keep their dead several days before burial, 9

Espinola, Cardinal, not dead when about to be dissected, 23

Elizabeth a Servant, not dead after long hanging, and ill treatment, 64

Egyptians embalm their dead, 87

Eastern Countries, practice of burying their dead, 117

Edessa, remarkable Lamp found there, 128

Fever patients ought to be particularly looked after before laid out as dead, 80

France, King of, prohibits burying in churches, 98

Female, extraordinary resolve of, 119

Greeks, great veneration of, for their dead, 2