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in the vault np to the year 1844, there were at the time of Sweden- 

 bokg's interment at least seven coffins, and daring the succeeding pe- 

 riod the vault was opened several times for the reception of new cof- 

 fins. In the year 1785, when, however, no burial seems to ha^-e taken 

 place, it is reported that a Mr. Keene visited the vault and saw Swe- 

 denborg's casket standing nearest to that in which the remains of the 

 Swedish natural scientist Dr. D. Solandee,. deceased in London. 1782, 

 were preserved, sa (Vol. II., p. 541). 



Fig. 1. The Swedish Church in London, built in 17:28. 



There is, however, no reason to suppose that the remains of 

 Swedenborg had been disturbed prior to about the year 1790, when his 

 coffin was opened, and this merely to satisfy the curiosity of some un- 

 authorized persons. There are several accounts concerning this occur- 

 rence, which agree in the most essential features; minor deviations in 

 the matter of details being easily explained by the fact that all the 

 accounts are based upon second-hand information, and all have been 

 written down quite a long time after the event took place. 



