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Southcott

/ ˈsaʊθkɒt /

noun

  1. Joanna. 1750–1814, British religious fanatic, who claimed that she would give birth to the second Messiah

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Managing director Peter Southcott added: "We will not hesitate to take whatever action may be necessary."

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Two centuries ago, a 64-year-old woman called Joanna Southcott announced she was pregnant with the Messiah.

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She would soon learn of the life of Southcott, who had predicted a messiah would spark "the millennium" or the Second Coming in England.

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Southcott's various prophesies were kept in a sealed box, which she instructed must only be opened by a gathering of 24 Church of England bishops.

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Southcott's box was kept in The Bishops' House, on Newnham Road, which is now the home to the Panacea Museum.

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