A Full True and Particular ACCOUNT Of the GHOST or Apparition of the late Duke of Buckingham's Father, which several Times appeared in Armour to one of the Duke's Servants; and for about half a Year before foretold the DUKE's Death.   man in bed, another man standing nearby 
Printed by F. C. in the Old Bailey.   

Extract a Monsieur d' Ablancour, le Vie le Grand Due de Buckingham.  
THERE were many Stories scattered Abroad at that Time, of several Prophecies and Predictions concerning the Duke's untimely and violent Death. Amongst the rest there was one, which was upon a better Foundation of Credit, than usually such Discourses are founded upon. There was an Officer in the King's Wardrobe in Windsor-Castle, of a good Reputation for Honesty and Discretion, and then about the Age of Fifty Years or more: This Man had in his Youth been Bred in a School, in a Parish where Sr. George Villiers the Father of the Duke lived; and had been much Cherished and Obliged in that Season of his Age by the said Sr. George whom afterwards he never saw. About Six Months before the Miserable End of the Duke of Buckingham, about Midnight, this Man being in his Bed at Windsor where his Office was, and in very good Health, there appeared to him on the side of his Bed, a Man of a Venerable Aspect, who drew the Curtains of his Bed, and fixing his Eyes upon him, asked h●m, if he knew him. The poor Man, half dead with Fear and Apprehension, being asked the second time, whether he remembered him? And having in that time called to his Memory the Presence of Sir George Villiers, and the very  he used to wear in which at that time he seemed to be habited▪ he answered him, that he thought him to be that Person. He replied, he was in the Right, that he was the same, and that he expected a ' Service from him: w●ic● was, that he should go from him to his Son the Duke of Buckingham, and tell him, if he did not somewhat to ingratiate himself to the People, or, at least to abate the Extreme Malice they had a 'gainst him, he would be suffered to live but a short Time '. After this Discourse he disappeared; and the poor man, if he had been at all waking, slept well till morning, when he believed all this to be a dream, and considered it no otherwise.  
The next night, or shortly after, the same Person appeared to him, again in the same Place, and about the sam● Tim● of the N●ght, with an Aspect a little more severe than before, and asked him, whether he had done as he required him? And perceiving he had not, gave him very severe Reprehensions; and told him, he expected more Compliance from him; and that if he did not perform his Commands, he should enjoy no Peace of Mind, but should be always pursued by him: Upon which he promised to obey him. But the next Morning waking out of a good Sleep, though he was exceedingly Perplexed with the Lively Representation of all particulars to his Memory, he was willing still to perfwade himself that he had only Dreamt: And considered that he was a Person at such a Distance from the Duke, that he knew not how to find any Admission to his Presence; much less had any hope to be believed in what he should say. So with great Trouble and unquietness, he spent some Time in thinking wh●t he should do; and in the End resolving to do nothing in the Matter.  
The same Person appeared to him the Third Time with a Terrible Countenance and bitterly reproaching him with not performing what he had promised to do. The Poor Man took Courage to tell him; That in Truth he had deferred ●●e Execution of his Commands upon considering how Difficult a Thing it would be for him to get any access to the Duke, having Acquaintance with no Person about him; and if he could attain Admission to him, he should never be able to persuade him, that he was sent in such a manner: But he should at best be thought to be mad, or set on and employed by his own or the M●●ice of other Men to abuse the Duke, and so he should sure to be undone. The Person replied is hehad done before, that he should never find Rest. till he should perform what he required and therefore he were better to dispatch it. That the Access to his Son was known to be very easy; and that few Men waited long for him; and for the gaining him Credit, he would tell him Two or Three Particulars, which he charged him never to mention to any Person living, but to the Duke himself, and he should no sooner hear them but he would believe all the Rest he should say, and so repeating his Threats, he left him.  
In the morning the poor man more confirmed by the last Appearance, made his Journey to London, where the Court then was. He was very well known to Sr. Ralph Freeman, one of the Masters of Requests, who had married a lady that was nearly a lied to the Duke, and was himself well received by him. To him this man went, and, though he did not acquaint him with all Particulars, he said enough to him to l●t him know there was something extraordinary in it, and the knowledge he had of the Sobriety and Discretion of the man made the more Impression in him. He desired that by his means he might be brought to the Duke to such Place and ●n such a manner, as should be thought sit, affirming, that he had much to say to him, and of such a nature as would require much privacy, and some time and Patience in th● hearing. Sir Ralph promis● he would fi●st speak with the Duke of him and then he should understand his Pleasure: and accordingly in the fi●st Opportunity he did inform him of the Reputation and Honesty of the man, and th●n what he desired, and of all h● knew or th● matter. The Duke according to his wanted Openness an● Condescension told him ' That he was the next day Early to hunt with the King●●hat his Horses should attend Him at Lambeth Bridge where h● wou●d Land by five of the Clock in the Morning, and if the man attended him there at that Hour, he ' would walk and speak with h●m as long as should be necessary. Sr. Ralph carried the man with him the next Morning, and presented him to the Duke at hi● Landing who received him courtiously; and walk d●ali●e in conference near an Hou●, none but his own Servant's being that Hour in that Place and they and Sir Ralph at at such a Distance that they could not hear a word, tho' the Duke at some times spoke, and with great Emotion; which Sir Ralph the more easily observed and perceived because he kept his eyes always fixed upon the Duke having procured the Conference, upon somewhat he knew there was Extraordinary: And the man told him in his return over the water ' that when he mentioned ' those Particulars, which were to gain him Credit the Substance where of ' he said he durst not impute to him, the Duke's Colour changed and he swore he could come to that knowledge only by the Devil: For that those Particulars were known only to himself and to one Person more, who, ' he was sure would never speak of it.  
The Duke pursued his purpose of hunting, but was observed to look all the morning with great pensiveness, and in deep thoughts, with out any Delight in the Exercise he was upon: and before the Morning was spent left the field and alighted at his Mothers' Lodgings in White-Hall, with whom he was shut up for the space of Two or Three Hours: the noise of their discourse frequently reaching the cars of those who attented in the next Rooms; And when the Duke left her his Countenance appeared full of Troubles with a Mixture of Anger. A Countenance that was never before observed in him, in any Conversation with her, towards whom he had a profound Reverence, and the Countess herself (for though she was married to a private Gentleman Sr. Thomas Compton, she had been created Countess of Buckingham, shortly after her Son First assumed that Title) was at the Duke's leaving her, found overwhelmed in Tears, and in the highest Agony imaginable. Whatever there was of all this, it is a notorious Truth, that when the News of the Duke's Murder (which happened within few months after) was brought to his Mother, she seemed not in the least Degree surprised but received it, as if she foreseen it; nor did afterwards express such a Degree of Sorrows, as was Expected from such a Mother, for the Loss of such a Son.  
FINIS.  
 man visited by a ghost?