82 J. V. HULTKEANTZ 



No. 9. 



Extract from the Minutes of the Churcli Council of the Swedish Congre- 

 gation in London for Oct. 14th, 1857, signed by Pastor G. W. Carlson, 

 concerning the erection of a tablet in memory of Swedenborg. 



§ 4. The undersigned read a communication, which had been received by 

 him from one of tlie members of the Swedenborgian Congregation in London, 

 containing a request that he might erect in the churcli a grave-monument, or 

 so called »Tablet», to Emanuel Swedenborg. The undersigned said that he had 

 consulted the proper authorities in Sweden on this subject, and considered that 

 since Swedenborg had received a Christian burial in tliis church, one could not 

 reasonably refuse the erection in the church of a monument to his memory if 

 there be a proper place for it, and if the inscription on tlie monument does not 

 contain anything which is in conflict with the doctrines of our church. Tliis view 

 was unanimously endorsed by those present, and it was left to the undersigned 

 to arrange this matter in the best way. 



No. 10. 



Proceedings at the preparatory examination of Swedenborgs coffin in the 

 Swedish Church, London, March 4th, 1908. 



Minutes kept at the examination of Emanuel Swedenborg's coffin 

 preserved in the Swedisli Church in London, Marcli 4th, 1908. 



Present: The Eoyal Minister, Count H. Wrangel, the Legation 

 preacher. Pastor J. Lindskog, the Consul General D. Danielsson, mem- 

 ber of tile Church Council, Mr. I. Wallcer, agent for the London Ne- 

 cropolis Companj-, accompanied by tliree laborers, and the undersigned, 

 who was requested to keep the minutes. 

 After the descent to the burial vault liad been opened by loosening the 

 stone blocks placed above the same, those present descended into tlie burial vault, 

 where, among the twenty coffins there preserved and standing together, there was 

 recognized without difficulty a coffin of oak, proA'ided witli two name-plates 

 indicating that the same contained the remains of Emanuel Swedenborg. Because 

 of a special proposition made by Professor Gustaf Eetzius a photograph of the 

 coffin in situ was taken by a photograplier summoned for the occasion. 



The coffin, which had no decorations besides the name-plates mentioned 

 above, was in good condition, but on tlie outside greatly affected by dampness 

 and dust. After the lid had been screwed off, there was found in the oaken 

 coffin an inner coffin of lead, the lid of whicli, at the head-end, had evidently 

 been at one time cut open, lifted up and afterwards laid back, without, however^ 

 having been soldered together. After the loosened part of the lid had been 

 bent back, there appeared, at the bottom of the coffin, a layer of completely decayed 

 remains, among which were observed, liere and tliere, parts of the skeleton, and 



