The following article is written by, and published at the request of, Mr Clive Potter.

I am reaching out with an unusual but fascinating request—one that involves history, mystery, and a lost manuscript that may be located in or around Mablethorpe.

I am searching for a 16th-century book or manuscript written by Tomas Hawarden, a former scholar of Brasenose College, Oxford (1530s), who later became a farmer in Dodleston, Cheshire. Records show that by 1551, he was a vicar in Little Barrington, Gloucestershire. Before leaving Dodleston in 1547, he claimed he would write a book detailing an extraordinary experience: his communication with the future through a mysterious device known as a “Leems Boyste.”

This story may sound like folklore, but extensive research into historical records and messages received in 1985 by schoolteacher Ken Webster strongly suggests that Tomas did write this book. If found, it could provide groundbreaking evidence of one of the strangest historical mysteries ever recorded.

Why the Mablethorpe Area?

In 2022, a respected remote viewer/psychic from Essex (sadly since deceased) spontaneously described the book’s presence in Mablethorpe. She believed it to be in a private collection, possibly belonging to an older woman. In 2023, I visited Mablethorpe to investigate but was unable to locate it.

Could residents of Mablethorpe, Theddlethorpe, Sutton-on-Sea, and surrounding areas please check any antique books in their possession? If you know of an older individual, particularly someone with a collection of very old books, I would be grateful if you could ask them if they have come across anything matching this description.

Clues to Identify the Book

Written in Latin, possibly with an Early Modern English inscription:
“ME WRYTES THIS IN THE HOPE THAT MYNE FELAWS WILL ONE DAY FIND THIS BOKE, THEN MAY OWER LANDS BE NOT SOE DISTANT.”
Author’s name may appear as Tomas Hawarden or a variation (Harden, Arden, Harding, Harwardyn, Howardine). He may also have used the pseudonym Lukas Wainman.
The book may describe time anomalies, communication across time, or visions of the future.
Due to the ‘heretical’ nature of its contents, the book may have been disguised as something else, possibly:
- An adventure story or fictionalized account of an imaginary place and time.
- An alchemical or esoteric text.
- A book of philosophy or mystical thought.

Why This Matters

Finding this book could validate one of the most compelling historical mysteries ever documented. If it is real and still exists, it would confirm that the events in Dodleston were not a hoax—opening profound questions about the nature of time and communication.

If anyone has information or finds a book fitting this description, please contact Clive Potter at:
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07915 193368

Any leads, however small, could be the key to solving this mystery.