THE

Worlds Catallropte

OR.

E u r o p e s many 'Mutation^

untill, 16 6 6.

The Fate of EnglanJs Monarchy

untill ics Subverfion.

Government of the World under

God by the feven Planetary Angels; their

Names) Times of Government.

. .Ancxaft Typeof the „

THREE SVNS
Seen in Cfo/hire and Slmpjhire, ]Jpril 1647..
Their Signification and Portent^

Astrologic,ally handled,.
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By William Lilly
 To the reader

I JTJ jirivtiic tlm^ha tf publifitng thefe thrtt fn(.

etc.lw^ Trentifrs, fomcmmhs [wee, but mjcoHti-
tmnll impUjmilJ, (tni fieififldefireof pnfdling an
Iiurodudiuii to Aftrology (mvinthe Pnfs) fden-
ced my further Notions: But one day, happily com'
planing ofmj nant of convenient time, to Tranflatt
thefe three fiiccteiiiny Treatifes unto Elias Aflimole Efmrty my
noble Friend, and what pretty pieces they were, and how dejlroiu I
wait my Country men of England frould be made partakers of them;
This worthy Gentleman no fooner heard my complaint, but offered
Balfom to the wound, and mojl humanely and curteonffy profmei his
learned indeavours to make Cataftrophc Mundi,^ Mcrlini F rophe-
liaf, render themfelves in the Fnylifb tongue,
A worl^ / affnre foil, both painfnll, and full of intricate Labt-
rlttths, well becoming that Psarfneftof wit, wherewith he is naturally
endowed: Which Vcrfion of his into our mother-tongue he hath excel-
lently performed in fgmficant Language, end terms of Art corref
pondent to the fence of theprff Author; In Afirologle he is well verfed,
. end in Antiquities mmean Student \ for irlso fiall read Merlin in the
Latin Copy, pall Vtonder at the dexterity and fiarp affrehenjien
of this Gentleman, that being ih years fo young, fseuld underjtand
anddifiinguiPj terns and names, foobfolete, andnotfrecjuentl) vul-
gar 5 and yet hath hemdred then) in our mother-tonwe in fo (em-
pliant and decent Phraft, ftmifhtwell have become an Antiquary of
dmile his y em. *
Motor cram, fuaforq; operis; mihifatq? fuparq; ((t A
Interpres raeritum (i ferat ipfe decufi C
The
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The Anther rf Cataftfophe Mundi,fipincui. Phyfitintetht

Dnkt of Mantua, it *u Printed 11 ij. Miujihcetmpttei intern*-
tj Languages 5 if wllunderjlai it's a piece of excellent Lemin^,
and comet clofe to the times j ani tells Princes their own, andfyhatthej/
jhall exfett, as jonnurj read in the three lafl leaves compared with 0.
ther places of his book. He faith, he Wrote * Bool^ of great Con-
jimllions, which I could not attain, though J have fent to all parts
o/Europe/or <>, &c.
Arabrofc Merlin, lived in the time of Vottiger 5 thefe are the Pro-
phecies, for which amongfl the horned he is ft renowned 5 thej were ne-
ver in the Englijh before: Thfj were Printed at Franckford ifatand
Commented on, bj one Alanus de lufulis a German Doftor, who hath
tafyn much pains to explain them, &c. But when he came tothe laft
fixteen lines, part whereof is row in fuJfillinf, and beginning thus:
The fplendour of the Sun fall languijlj-bj the palenefs of Mcrcurj',
&c, and fo tothe end, which fart of. the propheej cannot'be under-
food, but b) thofe who have judgement in Aftrolone, thefe frtditti-
ons being grounded upon the mote ftcret Caball if that Art,'wherein
Alanus was nothing verfed 5 he herein failed exceedingly,
ItstruethisAgeis ntartothivtryendef thePrephecy (astdfe we
may fully expeUagrand Revolution) and to that part thereof, which
begins, J upitcr (hall leave off his appointed cour(e,&c. The knfol-
lows: Monarchy & Kings arefynlfidbythe Sun-.TheLxw & the Pen
by Mercury; Mtr by Mara; Commotim, cruelty, and bloodfied by
Urion ; Religion and Epifcopacy bjy Courtfip, Treaties,
Queens, Women, by Venus.- Pm*t, fcaftitj, and'Mortality, b)
The Cormonaltie by the 12. HonfeS": Abftnceof the Planets
predittt the want of Gtntrie, and their hard fittest Twins fgdfes
London; The Scales intimate jufiice: assdthe tolbttin family: The
Ram intends France,^ fomt parts0/England; The Virgin portends
the Norman Race of Kings in England, and a particular King he-
fides; Scotland « deciphered bp the Crab i Sagitaiy, means an Eng-
lifh King,
The tailof t/»f Scorpion, W relation to a familie declining,&c.
Author of mch mifchiefin the world, but efecialtj in this Nation:
The.Scorpm was the father, the tailhtsoffpring,
., ThelZodiatlg fig^sfk^andGit/ernment^c. Pleiade^rfkf/
as to mutimts,'[edit ions,and tumults occafimdby the vulgar.
Offices.of Janus, point out Courts of Jufiice; they that abound
ifhb more leafurei IttthmMff0* * father Key to unlock, theft
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/d) ft trie!: totheLearneditmy fajjicei'mththe illiterate, crewi-
cut it fmdt as a fable, but the Key is true.
The Govtrment of the world by Aufeli, my [elf Ettvlijljed; tb
Author thereof mi a learned Abbot of Gemwie: The jubjett being
m vulgar, or evtr before this time •, being much fyohe of amotigflw
Engtijhjvitl draw the enmity of feme ufon me: 1 intendfiodjfaring me
life, to Write an ejfeciall Treatife hereof wherein from the beginning of
the IVorldtotheJe times, and fome Imuiredt of years fucceeding, ]
Piallendeavour to manifeft fuel) Afyfieries involved in this learning,
ai jet have not appeared1, Wherein I jhall go near to give every
Common-wealth of Europe, a [mart conjellure of tlx continuance, or
dcjlmtlm of their State and Government.
From feme malevolent, churlifb, and envious Clergie, I mufl ex-
pell blows, which 1 ajfure them, jhall be mil returned; #/; men of en-
vy ! that for fo many Ages, have envied mankinds the knowledge of
learning, thai formerly Cloiflend up Booty, and fujfered them to pe-
ri jh in your Clofets unopened, becaufeall Should be ignorant but your
ftlves, Hadnot fome Gentlemen of divine fouls, and many worthie,
and gallant Thy fit ions preferved Arts, and publijhed their admirable
conceptions; 1 am confident to this very day, the Fraternitie of Clergie-
mn Would have kept us at a di fiance, and without the knowledge of
many .learnings We mWitnow; for which, at fometimes they fnarl at
the Authors, Vpon the Government of the world by Angels, you flail
hear the mode fie of that re verend, and knoWing Scot, the Lord of Mil-
chiflon; In pag»6 of his expofition of the Revelation: There are
Books (faith he) of the jews, containing (as they alledge) DoBrines
proceeding from the mouths of the Patriarchs, ajfrming every great
Angeloj [even tornletheworld, s\go.years. whkhWtWanting (the
warrant of Scripture] can neither ajjlm, or condemn,
A tnodcjl and noble cenfurc-, far from the virulemy offome]motDi-
vines now living, that ajfume a faculty to meddle with What they under-
fund not ihi them be forgiven now, its hereditary.
The difmrfe againfl Wharton.f who lurkj like an obfeure fcumlous
Traytor to his country now at trefent in this City, and hath the curft
that God beflowed upon Cw hanging upon him) came feafenably to my
hands, from one thflt it feemtjoves me, though he wmyet heter
within one hundred milts of my fate. It Sfeakj the Gentleman learned,
and I thmkjmftr it, I have no leafure as jet to anfwer thatAfnego
Vagabond in mutes and Crotchets, which the Retttgado Piper well
kpewsfreeds no ejrm mall in point of judgment, and Which all 4ui
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thorsexcettHfin Nativititi Ao HfuAllj rijtR/aiJ me hexttftoL
httrdj andfrivoloHfl) malitiom, he eould net afutt 1 Jhwld be
rm in erefting 4 Schtm hj Regiomontanus, the nfe vhereof Ihave
taught manjjtars fmce, to funthj Gentlemen that have learned Apo.
logiefrom me, Hailing m names, he rtem into thecenftsre of Jgma*
mus, who faith Duplex nomen, Duplex nebulo, A double name # dots*
ble knave't I thinly tit mil englijhed, ferhaft not veil tranjlated. I
call to the vam fellow for an anjm, or to tollett theerroursofthe Star'
rj Mejfenger, or the Pofifcrift attending it: I require from him and all
his friends one Afirologicall fredittion of his, ever verified , ordt'
ducedfrom the frinciples of Art: and I require frombhat principles of
Art in his Naworths Almanack) 645 • he called bur Parliament, and
their valiant fouldier) Rebels above 100 times I Or vhj in his other
TrottingProgg^rote under the mod^name fif Wharton, (he being
the fllieft if all Aftrologers) in his ovn fmple name jhould pronounce
vittorj to thofe ingaged for his Majettj ; Cujus contraflum vidi-
mus? Or whj»'«/;« Wharcon 16\jt he pronounces a goodjournej to his
(Jfajejlie, and calls our Parliamtnt ahufivelj Kings f Orwh) he ha-
ving the beneft of thofe liberall end generous Omtd-Articles, hath.
traduced the Parliament with perjur) concerning the death of the Earl
of Stratford? Or Vih) (the mungrtlilrijh Wolfe) Jhouldpromift vittorj
to las brethren the inhumane Irijh, and maintain their murderingof our
poor countrjmenlOr vhjhefo viiifes& curfes thenobleCitj o/londoa
(& the Me Nation of Scot\im)v'kgives thisfneakingfoolprotellis
on bj feme of her Malignant childrenJiehoprint & fublijh hiscurdities!
Or vhj the eupioHifnarlingfmpleton fo lavifdj andIjinglj traduces
Mr. Booker, Who for fomanjjetrs maintained the reputation of the
Art,almoft then utterly decdjed,!/) his own vertue and abilities?
Or Why thefencelefs Ideot caltme Whelp, or makps me u fometimes-
Taylors bo), or a Scrivenps man} When as it is known I was never of
an)profejjionbuttohatAnoWjlu^,l^hdVtkpthfyj tsps^but whether
Wharton beingformerljaneedyScriventfm Nttim\i*havt one, I
know not, I have wrote uppnghf,three tfunsfparinglj/ather tofatiife
the importunities of the country then otherwajos.
The generality ofpeople perhaps may expett I Jhouldffieal^^/lftie of
his Majefty 5 No, being net in Armty I have no one Word to writS; had
my Writings been obferved or credited, joehql not bepn Yflxtu Quo:)
That God Who orders all Monarchies,^ vUfe bltjfeiQlimlt-under him
moderate our humane affaires, bhfs this Kingdome with fo much haf-
pinefs, that it may behold a reuniin betWixt vis Mqefj and two Par-
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limM f/Bngland mi Scotland) And rendtr unto him hit jufi rigfitt,
mittntt tu tw native And freftrlibcrtin & frivilfdftr; mAnyfearm
frefent Am),AnitrAduce thiftnmjhnt^AViml mrmentallj under
Gtdjour quiet tnd being ;from men that minturtd their livetfofrn*
Ij pnk in their atti mj and defortmentt have been offorreat civility
fod we exjiett attt dijhnmablt? Godforbid, Attj medefSngi ilh he/trt
Jhcnld harbour fuch an mchmtablt efinion aguinfithe Am) inge*
nerd: 1 do tut, I cannot, hem the ConhurAtions efhenvetf, 1 fndnt
tvill intentiont in the Am)(Flatter) and witchcraft are equal!) tdiout
unto me) did I not fee a Lying Angel amongjl ut rayjing fears andju*
toujles caufelejl f, I would have been filent in this; having performed
their mi I thinkjhej well merit their Vetget. Haff) are they that
begun with viltorj) and end in unity ,1am confident our gallant fouldiery
willfc do,
I fluid fublikely at much of tht Scots, when moft laughed at me and
thought othemav; as the koiidectivedthofetliat imagined ill of their
demeanour, fo do I fay, will tur Army delude the vain thoughts of all
fuch at del rail from their honour and Atlions, or labour to convert
W'hatfocver the]/fay or do, into unjufi Qutrict; thofc vertuow fouldi*
ers have fought, andfuchathonefi Mr, Booker and my felf have wrott)
i( were pity IVf fhouldloft our lives in cold bloody Md by a tame fenttnee,
and after all our fervice performed for the liberty of this Common*
Wealth.

Melm (hero.
William Lilly.

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Worlds Cataftropk,

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OR,

The Miraculous Changes,

andiUiEiu Tiojf s, (probably

to happcii) in the fcvcral Kingdoms, and

Commonrwcalths otempe, until the Year of
. out lord God)
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v
i AsrROLbGicALLVjPrc^ipd; ;

T H E coaMl tfotiop ftf; ^blutury ,things,

jindiheir variable flux, tttth.allonimed $c
undetftandings of wife men, and in a mannet
confenind them to proftfi, or affinn little or
flOdung at all. Hence it was, dot ajnongftthc
ancknt Mofopben that chiefTpiet was,

«/, dic wifeft of %(!tiai^ profdfed it a

vetyhard thing tojudgc alight j with whom agrees the Author of
the Afttonomkall Segments, who in the firft Segment, andfitft A*
photifine laith.'iThat life isfhoit, Aft long, experience deoeitfell
judgementddficdlci t ' : . i, j ,
Jriptk (in his jPd/^iar. a. Bookdevdw»w,Text6) affirmed,
that Sciences did touch only upon Uniyerlals, whereby afterwards
particulars were foraewftat imptrfedly known, of wnieh, as thev
arc rankcdunderUniverialst general Propofirions ate compounded.
And Ptolmjjthit Mafter ofASrolbger^m the Mof
beholding fe ^at variety d matr, and the Mry influeiu;a8 ot w ,
many and great fiar^ ihougbtit a hard and diflttt thing, to «oo-
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fider throughly, and exaftly die Cdltfiiqll Mixture, faying, Ahs it,
& aifcimia: for,it is impofiible that a man, though never fo know-
ing, tliould diftinguilK the particular forms of things; like is fence
alfo receives not a particular, but a certain general form of fenfible
matter; and he that treateth of thefe things mult only conjefture,
for none bat fitch as are infpifed from above can foretell particulars ;
And in the i, Segment, and 21. Aphorifme; Thcreisfomethingfu.
per-raleftiall that artifteth a man in foretelling of future events; for
then, by the Sjndrnfu of the Stars, and of the Intelligences, we
arcabletopropklieof things to come, according to that divine
fcntetice, 0 Lord upon ut is fealedthe light of thj count tume, tfrc.
Whercforeit is manifeft, that'only thofe, who have the kndwliedge
of future things, through the bettcr part of the foul, come neareft
to the truth; And in the 8, Propo{ition,,the fame Ptolom] teacheth,
chat none can deliver his iudgegient according to thecompledion of
the Stars, unlefs he be fuch a man, as hath' well cotifidered the natural
complexion of the foul, that defervedly he may be called a Wifeman;
For the foul dothaffift CKledialoperatio'n,even as the beft Husband,
man doth Nature in Plowingjand Weeding the earth; and PmosSj,
No man can teach the mixcuresof the Stars, who hathnot firft learnt
their Naturall differences and tempers,
By which wekarn,[ha[ alrhrtugnthcre be
thacthey all (fody the fame books; yef they '
truth of things ; yea, one more then adother, eken as alfo'froa ha*
ny figns in Phyfick, when the Phyiitians do obfctve (igns of divM
difeaCes,of recovery^andof death; therehapppnethcontrariety^
mongftthem, though allof theraiaadthe (ami Authtoi-'For
thoicecannotbefouhd writtcn in books.,j but oligk to hclcteded
byche difcrecionof a fortunate Phyfitian, who waa iforn under 1
good Pofition of the heavens, chat lo he may know how to findcout
tjie truth in Phyfick,as w^ have it from the experience of Hipmm,
Und other Phyfitiant:' APhyjiiian ought to be fortunate and wife by
nature, fc. that he be produced from heaven, and .the whole con*
cpurfe of Nature, fo as he may confer health upon (nco; vk. When
Mars and Vms foallbe in Conjunftion, or behold one another by
fomeafpe^, they make a good Phyfitian, *and even Natures mailer
by ihettlUmony of tytrommm Mtmfrtdm, Phylitian of
Pwpe/.j.of his-Cw;^^ de medico &iufriuo.,
1 n like manner,when Mtn Alnuten of the pfoiedioa, (hall have
aaturad participation withthe Moon, wejudgeaFhyficiani and if
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^Mwliehold hitu, be Mi be.i fbkbotomilj .0«|reM*r|nd
giverof^edkinci by the Ji. fcillbefold hini,
he (ball have skill in miking oft7/j/£w> ftjilfo in curing nf the lower
parts of the body, Sc. by cutting i of Tumors md theHemoroidcs
to the well liking of the Phyfllian ; and ft MtrmjM afpcfthim,
he (ball be cunning in words, hiving the force Of healing, and by ap*
plyin|medicinfswithwOcds.. v >
Neither ought this to be wondered at, for the imaginative faculty
fortified by Heaven, and the influence of Mercnrj, he may by words
uttered heal thofc that be difcafed; which thing if another with
the fame words, (bpuldindeavour to dp, it were to no purpofc,
bcaufe hiswords. hiving no force, as not proceeding from ^he C*.
leftiall fpirits, nor quickened by their influence, can neither convey
health, noreafe; which Dodfrine we have taughtat large ^ (be
opinion of Avictnnt, Prog. Hifscrat.
To the end therefore that we may foretell future contingencies
wkh fome certainty, we will not rdiefonly) upon pup. awn judge*
went, (for by the 3. Stimtnt, fiethatpromifethmuch of
himfelf, is the Author of manyerrours^ and tfyerefatp^fo much as
we can) we will adhere to a divine spirit; for thofe thiiigs which to
the eye of the world, feemtobe matters failing, orincertain,to a
minde that is Divine, andinvariabJe are firmand rarc.' tqtSocntes
did acknowledge, thache kpew nothing by a proper and naturalf,
light, but be confelfed that his knowledge Was derived frpm, and at
fined by a divine light. Wherefore by adhering to Divine trath, we
may be able toprognofb'ate miny true things.- For like as a man
that loves riches (Se£m. i. Afh.ioo.) fifides riches, and thac in fomc
fort alone; fofindes he truth drat loves truth. .,
Upon the contemplation of We things, it hath been piUfindea-
vour to tranfeend the fbhears of Aftiyevand to appfy our ielfto
the other fphears, and lights i and to Hit up our cyeSv to the (jrft
Mover, and to behold and cpnfiler the beauty and li^mpny ofthf;.
fphearsWheitbypMtmfoiii
vered from darkneu, by contemplating upon their CsMor, .whom
for his infinite wifdom, we acknowledge to be the Maker and Lord of
the Heavens, and of all fublunaiy things, and do adprethcir Mover,
at whole will and command ail me Intelligences do wheel about the
fphears t himfelf being environed on every fide (as it^wcrej with
an iafiAitemiiltitudeof Angels: from whence making pur depar-
kure, (being (owf^MkunMedrowfu^) (ttuiu^c that we
de'-' d
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defcendtotkrtflfidewtef a future Cataftrophe.:For G«dhat8
fofrafndus, that inour afpeft toward heaven, wemayMloldhlj
divineMajcfty,asO^hathit,«i.Mtttmfb* 'z'' 1 ''
Ot hortt'tii fuhlltw dedlty Cceimfr viJfrf
Ml, & trtRn d flder* tolltre vultm.
He with a lofty 1M, did man indue, , ..
Commanding himthcHeavens and Stars to view. :: ; )
Where he hath made impreflion of the formall vcrtues bf 'all
things, as being derived from his divine fpirit > fo that in Heaven
(the great Book of God) we may (as in a glafs) forcfee and know
thepleafureof the mod High; For, (by the i. Aph.tf) CalMm tft
iirmentm, Vt0 wfr * rtfit^. The Heaven-is!
GodsJnftmment, whereby he worketh,enfoixeth,and govcrncth all
things. Whence (following the cuftom of wifemen j we mar be
forewarned of, and prepared againft future evilsj flying (as he laid)
many things between the Cileftial Globes,and we need not be alha.
mcd of it j for, i. ApLty & mtmmt Aflroh*
giami<jni mtrnditit Anhitioftu ejt,mMaledicityFatm; Fook nt*
led and defpife Aftcology ; he is amoitiousthat gainfays it, and (bo*
iifli that flinders it; For it is a Divine Myftery} For which if any ne-
gleding Natural! caufes, (hall adhere to it only, he isbut of (hal-
low judgement s Therefore it is requifite, that it be othcrwlfe
fid, efpecially, for that Aftrology: (by t Jph.ty.) is tfte niofttran^
fcendent of lit Sciences, both becaufe it trcatethof thingt Ceeleftiall,
andalfoof ftiture: the knowledge whereof, is not only Divine, but
moft profitable: Therefore to calumniate it, or any Other Sciences,fc
a meer vanity, for (3. Aph. i<|6.) fhi Artmallmtm dtfmtjlmgt
dtter'm tfi imterito, nto vatk mtnmlUi mdliiia, dtjidU, tfripsr,
tk HethatdeftroysarfyArr, isfar worfe thelihethtt'is unskilfillli
neilherishisminde empty of malice, dcceipt, and ignorance. Wc
will make mfpeftion into fuch things, ashavc been lookt into (but
byafewfahd if weintend to proceed methodically) it behoves ik
to (eirdtOir,Thd tobfidettfte^finciplel'andcOadjiitiflg caufes. i''
T he prifitipafl tauftsarti the|reat,nieati, and KlTcr ConjundiOfif
of thefuperiour Planets, concerning which we have faid much in our
books ofgreac Conjuhdions; y et we will here mention fome things,-
which eKcwhcfd burpccafiohsdid not eatcndunt#,formany thiiigii
for fome ciilfe,wt re wfa j)( op id filenrt, • '
The oidicVpri»Wi#illtatlici art mOdi ftafs, which not long finer
fparklcdfbriomt yksfpdce.'ani tkefiHy little andiittk vanifted
away;
 Whittle changing of of thcPlanett, %liplfvatid the
Hkc.-^likewuftne P?ni^$pfKings,«cordingiflto
Horactt and StgwHt. r%pmt4*i»j
ftrong Cenitures 4o change Kingdoms i yet it is nothing, pm ot,
i» Ccclm, yet it availeth pot to "gaze upon the Heavens only. '
. Caufes Adjutant,,are Revolutions, the Prpgreflions of the great
/N-L f1 AHinnAiAn^korAt'A AUA ALA L
Mahomt, and the like; which thingsbejngrightly con^dered, jnay.
not only enable us to foretell theend of the worlo,.but perhaps the
time alfo: for in the bofome of the heavens (as we noted in curie-
cond part, tli vita tt mte rttardnnda) there isa Semina-
ry vertue, to be infufed.upon any for fp often as conveniency k bc-
ftowed by the fundry Cpmplpons of the Pkhets, and Afcentiotuiof
theSignes: from this Inferiour matter,' itraifeththe Porm, ftom
Potentiallity to Aftion.
And in the firft book and <5. Chap, de LM4, Cotijmft: We faid
that the Coeleftiall bodies do opcrare, iKprdfiog to thematter^tf*
pofed > which matter,if at any timeitbe found, unapt, we Jjiuff en-
deavour to prepare,and fit it for to receive thH cepi^iformyor
according to Ariftotle ideAnirra. Textitf- AgcttsNptm^m
aiit in palfm nifi fecundum mAterim dfflofitm .• A naturall Agent
worketh not upon a fi(bje<ft, but according to the mau^r( di^d.
Wherefore if the effefls foretoJdj.fhali noji happeh}o be! verged
in that year,not only in thofi;. yniyerfal);changers,

dent inHuences.fliall bemade ready; Even as iSm

were manifefted along time after | is t^lhrnmr ackncwk^h

in his T raft, of great Conjun&ions, but efpccially ip fus M'Sqik-
rencewfj.^ Thatthe.conjunftipp whiii gave (ij^aupnof
the Flood,
the birth of ^/,did precede(%yea%hffwe tbe e^i.thefoof
(hewed themfelves, Ihenke maybf f^dconc^iningthcfeptK, ur
fuddenly appeared in the hekvcns,and afte^ards wertrp^MiAs
thaiw01 was obferved in the:time
transferring of the Greek into tbe ROjflMfepiift^^
tillafte^.yws: for^/^^g@^^fe

42, before the binh of ykrE ' !' Jw?

 The Surr alfo that was fecn in the time Au^hJIiu c4*% did
prcmonftratefo many Exiles, and Martyrs, that many took it to he'
the cleare Comet which (hould eftablidi the Kingdom of Peace: G-
thers, as 'tis reported, difl conjedure it to he the Starr, in which Si '.
Ma Tjlwiifki, (hewed AMmfimCafar the Image of a beautifull
Virgin,holdinga Boy inheroofom,and faying,
then thou, mrfiip him. To which Mantmw fufficiently alTudech,
fpeaking of the afore-named Sybill.
Hit {cum Divmotvultus, &facr.i far arm
AHguttocum Plehepatres) citi) TikurisArem
Li fit, et ingtntu venietiiadCifarit Aulm,
Tulmttm ritido moufitavit in itheretimm,
Iridcfr inclufam, farva cum prole parent em i
Atj, mmm tendens, vultnfa ad Sjdera verfo
liepuerejuu eft ? (itujuit) tu define Ctfar
Velte Celt, pmefa Am, ac Tempi a relinijue,
Hie relit Calot, atfa immertalii Oijmpi
Poftidtt imperium, etfatalia temptrat Afira.
Ptuefrreccr Cifar,faftnt AHiufiefitftrhts,
TeL (licet traftet vaftt ttduru halettai)
• Ejje fub inrnenfo pofitum reminifcerefummi
Priutipuimperln, emmumatema fottftai.
AH^uftm with the Senate, People, AH
Fitting themfclves for holy myfteries,
Shee haft's from Tower, comes to thcHall
Or Court of Cajar, pointing to the Skies,
Where in a molt clear ay r, (bee them did (Hew
A mother and her Babe, wraptround about
In a bright Iris, or moft folgent Bow
Uoward her face, and both her hands ftrecht dot,
f viewing the childe, and poynting with her hand)
Who is that Boy ? (fays (hee} 0 Cafar peace,
VVorlhip thdu him :• The heavens he doth command,
The Altars and tht Temples now mult eeafc.
wave them to him, he rules the Firmament,
The immortallheavenshe orders, and dothguidc
Trafcall Starrs, underhis Government
Arc all fiibjeflcd in the world bcficle.
Cafe let thy luaghtinefs
Jc laid afid^triut Aoogh tnw oil'ft the cartii {^
 (7)
Thou muft ffmember, that thoa rt much Jc(i, : j
Andarr his Vaflfall, bragg not of thy birth.
His poweris infinite, and rulcson high,
All things are under his Authority.
| Yet the effefts thereof, (wt.) Preaching of the Cofod, the pro-
| mulgation and publication of the Law, the fcditiohof the people,
| the troubles,periecutions.'banilhmentSjbloodlkd,deaths,warrs,^.
| had their beginning C God fo pleafingj after many years.
I The fame we are to undeiftand of other Conjunflions and Mock.
I ftarrs, (ignify ing their eflfeft? after many years 5 and the rcafon here-
!
of is two-fold; the firft Metaphylicall, which we have elfewhcre of-
ten repeated; thefecondPhyficall f by the Jfiitf.) for
' Quimjj ItHt'm etemturmmhmtrahuut tfctim/Kos, All fuch
: things as operate (lowly ,do protnft their effefts longer. Forncithcr
' can the force of a Star lye hid, nor be abolilhed. Thus alfo the
Cloud about the Jjfu plainly flieweth. Much indeed might be faid
c'ohcerning thefe thingSjyet occaufc we have ftoken thereof in an-
other place, we will therefore (for brevity mc^ omit them, only
.declaring that in this Age, there was a great Conjunftion of v and
I in the firft face ofSagittary, now fmilhed and perfefted in the
Watery Triplicity; concerning which, mention was made in our
books of great Conjundions j notwithftanding we will hare add
fomething more,for further explination. ^
Seeing therefore that the great Conjundionsof the weightier ?li«
nets are wont to produce great efcds, as the changes ofMonarckies
and Kingdomes, the comming of Projects and the like s by them ai*
fo the dead (hall be changtd, and ill things (hall be renewed, and
now (liall thofe Sciences be reve«led, whiM in ancient time Kjngs
and Princes found out ? and regard (hall be had to the.Dodrine and*
Congregations of Learned men. But in oar Age new sciences are
not only found out, but in fome neafure ^mcn ieem to oppofe the
inventions themfelves,
. IndeedfromthcfegreatConfunAoiiSjandhippr rignific^tions of
the Planets, (with rclped had to the Lord of the Nina houft^ihall
(low Dodrines and Sciences; and wile meoftiallbe eleded, who
(hallinvent new learning.* for like as the caufcs ire, (0/hall the
cfteds be; for goodCoomndiou are wont to btftoW goodocft. and
good Magisftrateibut cviUtht coKmry^runinall^no^aod con*
ditions. hence alfo (hall wicked mien be produced^rl^/^ofthe
people; dcceipts.war^aod Tyrants /hdlanftiaodjaU^polc tbenw
kIvcs to peace, tranquillity, andkaring.
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For thcfe caufes (in ancient time} learned and wife nien who.
fen to be Kingsand Princes, and kh as were skiMinallArts and
Sciences, and atnongft the Peifians, none w as elefted King, who was
not vcrfcd in Mdglcli and the Matli(inAtkkl) (whence thofe Kings
were called^',and wife men") that they might govein the people
rightly. Bat now adaies as well the unlearned, as learned, are ad-
mitted (by inheritance) to the government of Kingdoms.
Bctidcs.in Gmce^kK the inventon
of Sciences, antfall learning flouriflrcdi thofe that addifl them-
felves to the ftudy thereof (hall nowbefeverely puniflicd, and thofe
Regions at this prefent are in a manner quite difpoiledof all Sci-
ences ! And it is evident that thefe things happened after the great
Coniunftion in the Fourth houfe, and falfebgn having great
force over thofe Countreys.
Which Scorpionifticall Conjnnftion, and decay of the learning
of the Egyptians being forefeen by the mod wife Trifmttijlut to
his unfpeakable grief j he was confttaincd with a fortowfull and be-
wailing foul thus to exclaimed
0 I Then rmaini only the Stmts ofthywifdm and Iwn*
tug: For hehold, the divinity of Sciences is ntnmd into Htfc
in a, and only ftrverfe, and ignorant tnenpMlUhideon earth. In*
fonmi that httlvr would apply Imfelfto the tm ftudy ofltarth
1
in? pull be pmjhed with death: . ,
Jlm Trifmepjlus, with how much truth no man is ignorant.
The Roman Empire alfo, which had been accuftomcdto deduts
King amongftthe valiant Captains of War, (loops now to Clerks,
thatoeftrangersto War: wherefore the great Conjunftons dtr; not
only forcflrcw that; but Kingdoms alfb and Cities are governed by
the great years of the Planets, which are defcribcd by Wife men;
fome whereof be 1460. others 510. others 480. others 46 5. others
4i8,othcrs 164,and the reft,ado. and the Cities and Kingdoms are in
theheightoftheirGovcrnmcntaccording to.thefe years; and firft
they begin to dedinctheir Govetnment,'and thenfallintofervitudc
anddeftrudion: To that it is novvonderjif Cities, and Kingdomsi
and Monarchies do change their manner of Government, and as it
were a thingdeferted of its ptcfiding Planet, flycthto another na»
lute ofother Planets: and fo alwaics Kingdomcs and Cities,, when
they havciinHhed their years, they proceed to worfe, and alwaies
dwhn^ianll ihtftwj do ruinate and diftroy their govemtneot /wd
jtwdby that means the conditions of'men become •cOntia*
 iy! whereby Seditions, and hatred, vicc^and cvill hehwiour arc
liifed in Cities; and when thofe things do reign in Cities, the Por-
tents of the Planets are deftruftions of government, andfo by thofc
vices flowing from the Planets, Cities and Kingdoms are deftroyed,
and led into Captivity,or transferred to a ftrange Government.
We linde alfo that lo oft as the Creatorof all things hath any new
Law to cftablilh in the world, or any other good, for the benefit of
man, or any evil as a fcourge for fin j it is hispleafureto admonifia
all the faithfull that fuch things arc to fucceed, yea long before they
happen, and this in fuch manner as that they fhould truly acknow-
ledge him to be God, and adore him t The truth of which is affirmed
by fo many holy books of the fid Law, wherein the Prophets fore-
told all things which were to beM the Hebrews; yea, it was ever-
more defigned in the Univerfall Book of Heaven, and dentonftrated
by the great Conjunftions, As that Conjunftion under the Conftel-
lationof Andromtda, did the Circumcifion: The Conjundlion in
X under the image of Cajfiofeia, did the Mofaicall Law; the Con-
jundionin Si under the imajt tf Vexiltm the firil Emperour: The
Sed of the Chaldeans in the Conjundion of b V and J; ^/hereup-
on the Chaldeans did begin their burnt Sacrifices, and worlliiped
the Divinity belceved by them to be mixt with the fire, and fuppo-
fing that the fire was changed into God, it's former accidents Itill
remaining.
So the Sed of the £gyptiansby the Congrefs of b«V, and the
®, wherefore they worlhiped tke Conftcllations of Heaven, and
the Hoft of the Sun. (?
But the Sed of the Saraxens was premonfirated by the applicati-'
on of o, v, and ? who grew in luxury and toncupifccnce.
So God before the coming of our Saviour IV.ewed a fign in heaven
by the great d1 of b V and 6 in the firft decade ofVir^owith change
of Tiiplicity; concerning which fign of Virio, Ahmur in the
6. of Ilis IiitrodiiR, Virgo Signm jierile, triftrtitm, hlfcme, in fri'
m rjw decmitjn <]uafSafHittiilisConjmillio[afcenditPuella
cor fore decor dy tiHltu vmjh, huhitu ntodtjla, crine frolixo, mm
gm'mi crijltti tenm, Jufra folim mealm rtjidens, pnerm
nutricns. Vvgo is a barren fign, tripertite, double-bodied, in the
firft decade whereof (wherein kh a Conjundion happened) aL
ccndcth a beautifull Virgin, of a comely body, pleafant coun-
tenance, modeft attire, longhair, holding two Plumes in her
hand, fitting in a golden Throne^nd nouriffiing a boy. o
 no)
The vfiy fame did Al/whm affirm in ki^book, called Pmifim
fifh'tu: where he faith, Afcedit'cjHocjue in prim facie tjm viry
fill (hi) & jid cafilti Impji luhem in mm ftia Atuu fjiicM, iffii fedet
fi/ftr [trim mm) & imtritfiicrm fttyvnliiniJffiiMldLuidoaAco-
m/lciiclmf wcihviJo. There afcendcth alfo iiuhelirft face thereof
a fair Virgin,having long hair,holding two cars of Corn in her hand,
and (lie (ittcth upon a feat, and nouvilkth a little boy by giving him
fnck, and inciting him to cat.
The Sedl alfo of was premonftratedby the Stars; and
we notedof great Conjnmflions, Thatthe d of b and
V in nt with the d of the i, and the warlike irradiation of ^ in
the \ car of the world 4171. fignilied the Law of Mdmet, and the
Turks,and feeing that nt wherein that d happencdfby the i.Quad)-,
cow. 5 4.j is the honfeof d .with the d of him, and the D, for this
tanfe, nntill this prefent time he rctaineth warlike and Lunar man-
ners, and that Law of his enjoyns all kindc of rude, grofs, and popu-
lar things, Pbfnrts, Vices, Witkednefs, Limiries, and Rapes, Wars,
Conflids, and Lifiifion of Blood; and for that the new place of the
d is Cancer of whi cluhe n is Lady, therefore wc conclude the law
of thedl/^wfMwtobeUmarandMartiall fby the Authority of
Allninmar, Lih. Diftrj. and 4.. Mag.Con.) and when die Moon
fhallfignifica rude People, which arc fee hided from allskilfulncfs
by the judgement of all Aftrologers.Therelbrc that Law is rude, and
grofs, popular, and an enemy to learning,even asthe Common peo-
ple are, for (by rtafonof the dominion of Mars) it enjoyneth it
fclf to be proceded, not with Arguments, but Arms: hence it is,
that whofocvcrfhall but in the leaft degree fcandalize their Law,
fliall be (lainwith Iron: Andbccaufe the S is exceeding fwift in
comparifon of the other Planets, therefore (Rail it vehemently un-
der-value all other Laws; Nor will it be faid to be prefidentcd
by another.
In like manner the bringing in of Religion, letters, and Difci-
pline wae lignihed in heaven, and men that were excellent in Arts,
as we may read 3. likewife the coming of fnch men, as
(Iwuld oppofe (and wreft things from) the tmth, as lutkr, Citlvin,
and the like, which for brevity,fake we omit, affirming only (and
daily experience Ikweth it) That God .the Creator of all things,
hath written all things in hisUniverfall book of Heaven," notwith-'
(landing they be hidden from many.
In the interim, wcwill declare whatfoevet.wecan (darkly) read
 oo
in that great book'orHcivcn r Wefay ^irkljrjtdcau^wffttikt
to aflineContingencies, itideterminate; andt/iidweWiwith Cer-
tainty, for by the I. St[m. Apk]. Aftet, 'ijid
mt) iiihil certi fiHicm Je
An AArologtr ought never to pronounce'any thih^ ibrolutely,
concerning future events, and it is worfe fbr him to belec ve that he
knuweth thofe things, which he doeshot khtiw, thtn to be ignorant
of Inch things as he Hiouldknow, fby itSefcm. Aph.ji.)
Theretore we will fay concerning the corfoboratlonof things, as
we have done in our books of great CohjiihAions, and'as we have
before noted; but before we cometo the great Conjunftionof the
ycar.1603. and to the Mock-ftar, whichappeined in thtficiy Tripli-
city, A'm i C04. which lafted dlfo for one whole year, \ve" will llrft
handle the Comet, that'-appeared Am 1571. and thdgreat
d that happened Am 1^3, in the third Decade of H, when
there was a change of the d Irem one Triplicity into another,
vk. from the watery into the fiery; Which Comet and great
d have not'hitherto mariifeftid their effefls, by reafon of their gra-
vity, magnitude and How motion; For the elehventslatid rtrixt things
arc not prcfently to alfume the magnitude of Fofmf 'b'ut are difpo-
fedinacertainlpaceof time, and with the tibid alfo the form is in-
troduced; fo that both by feafon of grbat Conjufiftidns, Mock-
ftar?, Comets, Eclipfcs, and other by:paft'califes being alitioft dif-
pofed, the form begins to be introduced/dnd1 the eftl'fts begin to
manifclhnd lay open themfelvesj' andnow fwc (hall beginto tail
the firft offerings of great Revolutions,
But before we proceed any further, wc conceive'thisOne thing
Worthy our notice: thatlikeastlie faithfull'inChrift flaying a fide
the opinion of Arifiotht'PtolimffSni othersfas well Fhilofpphers,
as Mrologers) all thofe caufes, ^hich'ihe Pfiilofophers and Aftro-
logerscallnocaufes, butftgnsof the mighty indfiipreamcaufe) wc
will enjoy n our felvcs to afcribe for figns, and willdtteft the fame as
formerly we have declared; Therefore we fay, that as well the great
Conjunftions,as Mock-ftars, Comets, Eclipfes, and.the like, ought
not to be called the'califes of future events, but figns fencfrom the
Sup ream Caufe, and frbm Out Saviour Chrift, for the abomination
of the world fandtlye fame is ftrongly maintained, in the fay ings of
Aftrologers: efpeciali by Pttlimjin his CtntHoaHj, and A pith,.
but chiefly in his Apoth. and Aph.],] Bccaufethu Arts, which re-
main in their proper fubjedk, cm affirm nothing for certain con-
 (ll)
cfrning future events.' therefore, an Aftrologer ought not pro*
nouncc any thing abfolutcly concerning future accidents.
But becaufe the hidden fecrets of God are impcnitrable, there-
foreweintend (notas (peculators, and Icrewcrsout of the fecrets
of God) to prognofticate anything, but (with the Philofophcrsand
Aftrologers) it is lawfull and rerjuilitc, i hat we conjedlure fomewhat
about the (igns according to the effeds of the Stars, and like one
thatisimblindcfecingathingafaroff, difccrnesonly a certain con-
fided lliadow,releniblingmany things, without knowing certainly
ivhaiitis by 2 yfyot.Com.1).
Thecal'c (landing thus, we will come in the lirft place to the
Mock-(lar?,wbichappearcd Annoijp. and 1604, which remained
immoveable; The lirft in the Chair of Ciiffiofcii, not far from that
ftar in the credion of its (eat in the Milky way.whofc Longitude,was
16,54, of « ; Its Latitude North 55. mm 4J. Its
iftjgnitinic exceeded not oncly theftarsof the lirft light, but alfo
V and , in the beginning of its appearance; therefore, we may
conclude that this Mock.ftar, did exceed the bignefs of the earth
mure then 500. times, and that this is truth, it is the tcftimony of
Tjiho 1 for although the ftars do feem but very little tons, and ap-
pear not unlike little faces in heaven, yet by the ingenious obferva-
tionsofMathcmatitiansitis found out that they arc not only equall
to the wlwle Terrcftriall Globe, but far exceed it by their greatnefs,
fo that (carce any fo little a Starcan be feen in the Finnamcnt, but it
exceeds (at the leaftj 11, times the bignefs of the earth; as (not to'
(peak of others) thofe Stars that be of the lirft magnitude,exceed the
earth 500. times in bignefs; And though this may fecm incre-
dible to many, yet will it not admitof any doubt in any man that
rightly confiders their unfpcakable diftance from us. Therefore if
thefe little Stars appeared but fmalltooudighr, yet certainly thoy
were of a huge magnitude.
Wherefore from the beginning, when it farr exceeded .the
Stars of the.firft Magnitude, he exceeded the Earth by an in-
credible quantity ; For, if the fixed Stars of the (irft magni-
tude, as'tis laid, exceed the earth according to Wathematitians,
500. times, even fo this new Star, fo much as he was removed
from the Earth had a far greater viiible Diameter. It will like-
wife ncccllarily follow that from the beginning it exceeded that
quantity which the earth and water make, much more then teio.
times, ontin progrefsof time it dimiailkclby little and little, that
at lift it vanilkd to nothing. Where-
 CJ)
Whereby it appears that the opifiion of wand others, hath hither-
to been erroneous, whilftwc tnought Vapours to be tranfmitrcd
into heaven, and generated Comets^ and new Starrs; For if this Starr
exceeded the earth more then joo. timevfrom whence Ihould fo
manyVapoursarife? Therefore wefiy, that the matter wheteof
new Starrs are made, is a tranfpatent fubftance of heaven, and a
Diaphanous or perfpicuous corpulency of the heavens j andthatit
may be reduced to form; we fay, that a new Starr, is the Condoda-
tion of the thin parts of heaven; which indeed is a tranfmutation of
the Diaphanous parts ofthe Skyinlo lightnefs, of which, here is no
place to fpcake.
As touching the light ofthe Mock-Starr, Tjdo faid, it was more
fulgciit and radiant then the reft: infomuch, that in the beginning, it
was fometimes beheld in the day time, about noon; the heaven not
being obfufcatcd with the thicknefsof the Aire. It twincklcdalfo
as the othcrlixed Starrs, and for the moft part (butnotalwaies) it
retained the famecolour,which was obfervedfrom the beginning,
to wax white, and inflamed with a Joviall fplendour, bnr.in procefs
of time the light being prclfed together,and thickened; it degene-
rated into a fiery rcdjand^^-Iilie brightneft,Iike to AlMomfit
that which fliincth ruddily, in the right (houldcrofOm;; yet. it was
notfofierjf-redasthis on the flioulder, but came neerer the colour
oiJlMomiyct afterwards having loft its yJAw-like colour, it
changed intoa pale whitenefsjfo that in the end, it became fomc-
whatSaturnincand Venereal!.
Another Mock.Starr ylm, 160$. about the beginning of Otlo-
untill the moncth ofFdmrjf \6Q6. was likewife feen from the
moft remote and fundry Climates of the Earth, in the South part of
the heavens, in the figne of / viz. fiegr. 17. of the fame, with North
Latitude, concerning which, A'c/wWaid that the Starr was Jefs then
Venus according to its vifible quantityiexaflly round,caftingno hair,
nor beard conftantly to any part, I ke to the fixed Starrs, /hooting
with beams on every fide, like the teams of the fixed Starrs, witha
moftcltar twinckling, withfuth Gliftering, orbrandilhingTofud-
j.:. r.? j ,r '-y thing in theficavens, in

The colours changed at every moment, like to a many-angled Di-

amond.by which turning the Sun beams upon the eyes ofthen chold-
crs, will rcflcd with a variable brightnefs) forfrom a bright Yellow,
an#n it became Crocaall, in a moment tke unto Purple ami Reddfih;
 U4)
Vor die woftpatt it was feeiv White i after it was elevated a little
higher from theVaponts, it was blgKf'tlkn the Starrs of thrift
magnitude, h ¥ and e eafytobeailKftguiftrcd by an amiable and
fair ftillnefs of light, from the turbulent Corrufcatlon of a Start.
All ftilionomcrs placed it anVmgft the fixed Stars, bccaufc it ftill
kept the fame diftance from-them; from V and iswasfomiidi
dill ant every day, as was their diunull motion under the fixed Stars,
fo that this Stan moved not from them, but they from it; whatfo*
ever point it toucht in the riling; it ftill moved in the fame parallel',
wherefore it was not only above the Moon,but even iivthe high Orb
of the fixed Starrs, bccaule it had no fen'.iole Parrallax, and for that
alfo it wanted a proper Motion diftind from that of the fixed Starrs.
It remained not all the time of its continuance in the fame place, and j
nigh to the fame Scheraatifmkall Marrs, with the Starrs in the foot
ofthe Shank; and iiuhc right Knee of in. Serpent, and with the
Triangleintheftingofthe Serpent; andoecaufealfo it hadamoft
pure light and fuddain twinkling,which the Planets have hot, accord-
ing to that of AriUoitm Pofl. for that there he affifmeth.'that
higher Stars have a purer light, and greater twinckling. .
Therefore we conclude withTjc/jj, that thofe New Starrs were 1
futh: as never appeared before from the beginning of the' World, '
and that they continued in the fame places of the heaven above a
whole year,and were at length fucctflively difperfed i And therefore
arc to be accounted miracles in the expeftation of all men. but hid re
in their underftanding; and amongft thofe things which have been
fcen fine e the beginning of th« world, in the whole nature of things,
and which be recorded in Hlftoty, are fpedkles to be wondred at,
if not the greatcft at leaft, inrefpeft of thofe which were prepared;
fuch as was the inhibition ofthe Suns couric in the time of
or of the Sun returning i o degrees backward upon the Diall of King
Achai, whilft Evdiinh King of Jidib lay lick. Or then the E*
clipfe ofthe Sun, which happened the day and houres when our Savi-
our Chrift the Son of God offered hitiifelf upon the Altar ofthe
Croft, afacrificeto his eternal! father fortk Redemption of man»
kinde: The Sun then hiding his face, and forrowing for the light and
beams upon earth; as by which all things, as well the' Sun himfelf, as
all other bodies of the whole world, bothCaekftialUndTettcftriall
were made, difdaining to fee him made man for mankind, and to
undergo an ignominious death; a thing fo unworthy .and hiding his
free for pity and fliamc. ThatthisEclipfe ofthe ^un happened a
 ('5)
bout the full Moon, when the Pafleover of the Jews was ceB/alftf,
is not to be doubted: And that then the Sun could not be natwallyEr
clipfed in regard the D, then was near diametrically oppofed to him,
and fo could not be removed to betwixt the Sun and our light, what
is he fo meanly inftru^ed in the knowledge of heavenly things, that
is ignorant hereof ? Wherefore D'mjJius Amfrngita being then at
Atlitiis, and beholding this miratiilous Edipfe of the Sim, Cryed
out, Autmndi Aiithprm fiitiy vel Mtuhinm ejus difoltitmin,
That either the Cod of nature fuffereth, or the Fabrick of the whole
wirld lliall be dilfolvcd: ashitnfelf witnelfeth, writing toPolicarpus.
After futh Prodigious wonders flfay) and miraculous works be*
(idc the accuftomed order of Nature, which the holy Scriptures do
ttllifie to havehappened of old.- wc hold it requifite, that we de-
nionftrate to the world thefc new Stars whichappcared in our Age {
for that they were tmly and indeed fiich-, we will fo certainly mani-
ftft that none rtiallhave ground to qutftion it.
For that fome Stars like unto the reft, yea, fometime more reful-
gent, and which twinkle more, do newly, and fuddenly appear unto
us, and remain long unmovcableinthe higheft Region of the Co*
leltiall world, is no lefs miracle then that the SunOrould (land Hill,
go backivard, or fufferany Eclipfe without the prefcnce of theD:
becaufethat any thing which was not before fliould appear in hea-
ven (eximprovifo) like as the reft of its moilk vapours; is altoge-
ther as (1 range, as for thofe things which were lights from the Crea-
tion, to be afMed againft cuftom and conftant Order.
But what may the great Portents of thefe,Mock-ftars (Ignifie,
(like as alfo Tjche faidjfecing that it is unufualjand that we can have
but little onto knowledge therein, for (h^tk^Apkug.) Sine
(Xtmploartm coudm ttmtmim, cm mo wlduohus levt, cmplu-
nbtu mm tifgoitofuw, folm al'tcjHum tonjtSurm mverftlm iti*
(tifthuUmy & indotemmtm, & tjiidify ft, in rndtHtn afftnemn
plgtbit. To make an Art without any example were indifcrction,
withoneortwowereof fmall value, and with many itispainfull,
buf of ones fclf to bring fome unrverfall, indiftinfl, and indetermi-
nateconjcflure (of whatkindefoeveritbr) intoa mediumicgric*
vcth not to declare. Forfirft of all we fay (fo God illuftrating our
Intelledk) that before the change of the great cf wascompleated
from one Tripliciiy into another, iii, from the watery into the
fiery, from which the mutations of the world were wont to proceed
efpecially, forv and b do change and convert things, 'and the be*
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ginning of the change, (lull be when they are changed from one Tri-
plicity into another in Conjuniflioiis, and from one figure into am
other (according to AlmnwAfh, i a-:.) Wherefore fceingthat in
thcwatciyTriplicity fas hath been faid) the Congregation of the
Turks, and that noiv every Law fliall be dilfolved by its contrary,
(by Hk tie Snjiflaii. Ahnmchcnf, 22 and 10 A pot.Com. 17.) Upon
good grounds therefore do they confirmcthe obfervations of the
heavens; efpecially bccaufe the Conjunftions in the licry Triplicity,
as being contrary to the watery, fliall difi'olve the Laws that were
made in thetkry Triplicity, fas we have faid in our books dcMnx.
On. Where allb we have declared, both the extirpation of the Enn
pire. and the end of theTurkifli Law. I fay) that before the imbra-
red Circnnigy ration of great Conjunftionsin the watery Triplicity,
thelirft Mock-Starr appeared; whith (befides what may be faid
hereafteijdothfignifiefome falfe Prophet that (hall appearrn the
world; whole gellure. manners, and power, we fliall by and by dc-
mon(Irate, fo often as we (hall conlidcr his fcitc, inimobil ity, colour,
and light, and the Applications of the Planets, whith being had, we
fliall look to (atislie in fonie meafurethat 1. ^.15. bccaufe that the
printiplts of the Art) are three; Rcafon, Scnce, and experience, but
the principles of the operations be four; the Planets, the parts of
Heaven, the fixed Stars, and the Scituation.
Hut before we will give a reafon for what wc do (for tofuch
things as arc not accordingtoreafon, wemuftnot givetruft) noras
they may be of long continfiance arc they to be hoped for,therefore
fby the 1 .J we fay with AMim, likCvnjnnU, who writeth
concerning the world, or an Age enpx That a great Conjunftion
hath (igmlic.'.tion upon a Prophet that fliall arife to elevate fome Na»
tion, if lb be the :r happen in the 9. orj. Houfein rcfpcdlof the
fign afiendmg in the Revolution of the year of the d ,for thefe two
Houfcsdofignilie even wondcrlull Accidents.
Ncverthelefs, feeing that wc cannot have theprecifcHorofcope
of the great ConjiukVion, (bccaufe of the flownefs of their Motion)
nor of rhe Revolution, for the rcafons alleaged 2. de Max, CV
wee will take (according to Bcn.uns, Alhumtur, and other skilfull
Aflrologcrsj the great Cunjnnftion it fclfe for the Horofcope, and
according to the order of the Signes, we will fcek out the other Houf-
es with rhcir Sbnes; and doubtlefswe llialllindecthat wonderfiill
Mot k- Starr, to nil out in the thi rd Manfion of the heavens. Or if
ive will coulider the Signc afccnding at the time of the Ilovolution
of
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of die year^S j. In Italfr when that great Conjun^ioti hapjpened^
the Signc I'/j^afcended according to Opernicm j and: the Mock-«
Starr was then in the ninth Honf^ and the Signe Virge was in the
Horofcope of the grear Conjnnftion which preceded the comming
of our Saviour, as formerly we noted.
Moreover, if we rightly confider, that this Mock-Starr was found
notwilvinthat great Conjunftion of theyear 1^83. in the third
Houle; hut that alfo in other former great Conjimflions it fell in
fuch i-.ouic^as have (ignification of a falfe Prophet, and change of
Laws ,• and mat this is truth (before we come to the handling there-,
ol) the foundation is laid:hVjr. i. yfph, 106, Comttes mt,wtes Lya
f la 5' el 11 /vco itpiimHmiitJMonmin lege &c. Commets that
appear m the 9 orn Houfes do change Laws, and caufe fedition
tlieii.ii.. And the fame thingtheylignifieintheoppoliteplaces j and'
it b reported, that in the great Conjunftion of the year 1; 8 3. It was
ohlerved to he in the third Hoiifedn the other of the year in.
the 11. in thatof 154., in the feventh. Diametrically oppofed to the-
(irll houle according to thitaffertion^. i./lpLioq, In the other
Am. 1514. It again happened in the third Houfej and in the year
1504. it fell •nt in the eleventh.
And that the Mock-ftarr was ncer unto the /Aquinoifliall colour,
none ever doubted, feeing that alfo its right Afccntion 0 De^.26.
min, of Aries, and the Mid-hcavca Degr. 0. 19. win. of the fame
ligne in the place of the Conjundion, was of the eighth and ninth
Orb, which is in the Interfedtion of the Ecliptiquc and Aiquinoftiall
circles .• Which alfo, in regard thatthe head of Aries of the little cir-
ck of the eighth sphere, is in the lame Longitude with the head of
Aries, which is the Center ofthe little circle of the ninth Sphere, at
the time ofour Saviours coming, doth alfo confirm fuch a (igne,!igni.
lying religion, as we are rightly taught ofPiolcmj, ?. Apot. Text
37. V\ ho atiirmech, that the diquinodlials have lignificationof ho-
ly things, and the Tropicks of divine worlhip, the Mutation of the
Air, and of Laws and cuftoms in puWique affaires. And Halv in his
Coinimntjdcclarcththecaufc thereof,faying, that in fath Asquino*
dliall fignes, is made an increafc ofthe daitsand nights, like as when
the Simisinz/jwheincrcafeth the day.' and whillk he is in Librs;,
the night. Therefore he faith, that forafmuch as an agreement of;
men may be (ignified by the Aiquinoftiall fignes 5 even fq alfo here?
But Laws do more evidently confift by the change of opinions, which
is lignified by the jEquinodliall figties, becaufe while the Sun is in the
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jfinaino^iall fi|ne$ he fometimes irukes 24. mimitcsof declinjtion

in one day > wherefore he prodnccth the \d change in humane af-
faires; But there is no greater alteration then the Promulgati-
on of the Law, which for the mod part is made againft the conftituti-
ons of Princes, and the pain of death, and the accord of Senators and
Magiftratcs i f* that its like to a buniinglorch in the mindes of men
which is carried with a mighty force, like to one gafping with a de-
fpifed breath for the feat of death, and favour of Princes, and for
the civil! Laws (in their peculiar henefits;) fo that fome, contrary to
all hiimanit\',and for the love they bear to the Law, (now they fub-
raitthemfclvesconftantly) rcioytetoluve them tormented by the
Executioners.
And there is another reafon of the (imilitiide,becaufe thebeginning
of the Aiquinodiall ligne is Common to both Hemifpheresi So
alfothofe Laws are Common smongft all humane kinde. Therefore
are the Laws tightly aflimulated and attributed to the iEquinodliall
fignes.
JiuttheTropicalllignesarethe chief promoters of the change of
Laws i becaufe the Tropicks are furtheft didant from the £quinoxes,
and for that whtnthe Sun is in them, he changes his courfc: for if
he fird go towards the fouth, when he enters Ciifricom, by the con-
trary reafon he returns Northward when he enters toer. For the
dung of cuftoms is performed by the fame reafon that the change of
Lawsis; becaafcthe change of laws and cuftoms are equally ncccf*
facy. Therefore this Mock-ftarr being in the £quinodiall colour
and point, (ipmlkh fome great man thatlliall alter Uws.
Seeing likewifejthat is was of the complexion of + ori and fome-
what exceeded the cleatnds of the Comet called Mlct, at whole
appearance, fuchmen as changed luws, and offended'Kings and Po-
Kntacts appeared: (for Comets that be very dear and fionfpicuous
and alfomovcable, and of long continuance, prefignify a change of
Empires by the 5 /Ipk. 15.] much more may this Mock-ftarr fignifie
drefasic thing, in regard that it was bigger to our thinking, of long-
er continuance, and more fixed then any other C#met sand the end
thereof Tragical), violent, and with much etfuiion of blood, impri-
fonments, and exiles, becaufe the fame Mock ftarr was compofed of
aRuddy^ndaftcrwajds of a hie white.
Bccaorcin the exaltation of the Mooa, which helps much in (igni-
ficatian of falft Prophets, like as Miattzjt teacheth Trail, 1. Diftr,
5. And at the time of the great, Coajundion, there was in Ge.
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mji fqoaft i/pc^ b dolding ik OmjimAion ^plfcd totbefottfi
Node; runmogtbro^h the 3 and 4 MarfoR of heaven, figaifiinf
the worftcondidons of a falfe Ptophet. But ofthefe iffaematas.
Becaufc the kft Lunar Reiigion^venas alfo f at we have it from
OtWmhis pook d( VettdA) the years aumher from the begmmeg
of the wo rid,until the confummatioa thereof,is divided imo(6puo
orages, thcgovernjmcntofcvc^ OKofthcfeagc^kattribaKidto
one of 6 Planets, for ¥ isevxludeil, as being the peculiar (ignifica-
tor ol Faith, by the dodrine of MatmuirTrJiS. t ,dfrr. 4. vit.
The hrft Age of the world was attributed to dWivrv, bccaufc that
¥ (the (ignificator of faith) wasfitft imbracedbf him, in the 24*%.
of - .and at that time the Jews prevailed,for at Sutwn, wboapply-
ethuotcothe d of the other Planets, but all of them to the Cofljuti-
dion of him; fo that Law would acknowledge no other-Sut all that
fuccccdedklecvcdit: andbecaufc b is of a dry nature»and for
that thcgrcat d was in ~ a Hied fignc, therefore mud: that Law
needs be conllant and permanent, bccaufc that when any impreffion
is made in that whichis dry, it; is of a difficult cKradboo! This the
Complexion of the//^wefpeciallylhcweth. And forthat his
of profound counfell (at hath been (kid) therefore they uphold iheii
Laws by their Redfafinefs,prudence, wifdome, and counfell; And
in regard he is the iirR amongR the Planets, therefore they reve-
rence one only independent, iiifofiate,firR mover iaad in refped of
• ¥ compleKion,andtt thefigneofJuRicepolfeiringclwiiinthHoaife
from the ConjumRiott, it forelhewed them to be afnutfuil people,
an honeR Linage, and all certain things, as Fortitude Temperance,
Patience, Wifdome, JuRice,* and Proptofies, Tempks, md Divine
Ceremonies, righteous dealings andLaws.
Other 3 Ages were alfo finillied in the dales, of Ovil: And (as
we have formerly noted) in the tf of V and <f was the originall
of the fedl of the ChtUtans: Solikewile the d of ¥ and the ®
begun the fed ofthe Egyptians; and ¥ with s that of the Sun-
Km, .
Moreover, Ovid was of opinieo; that two other Faiths ft/iVof
Mennyj and the Moon,; were to kcefid, and he flourillvcdin the
5184, year of the World, that was Aij. before ihc( Nativity of
our Saviour, which Law of CMtmrj is hard to be believed, by rea-
fon of its fomany ebbtngs and flowings, changes, and doubtings,
which may be coldiriticd by any Arguments, aw teafons, ^cechcs
and poffwafions; And for that he was afliftcd by 9, therefore it
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beautified the Temples with Tombs, Images, Muficall Tnftrumcnts,
and Harmony; And becaufe 9 hath (ignificadon of Women, and
Orations, they therefore wodhip their bodies, and in regard of the
Conccflionof the Moon, whichfigniticth the people; fire denoted
a People that fliould do much gotd; Ik the (ignitications of i? and
dcmonllratedof Piolomj 5, 15, And bccaufethat '} hath
dominion over the Intelleft,and wifdomjand chat his exaltation and
houle be 111 iii;, therefore hath God pointed out by thefe lignshuim-
nitv, and annexed Divinity.
Ihit where llvall thefe things happen, may fomc fay ? Albmxm,
Lib. 6. rf \)\* ImroMt. tells US, Qm' j nfioiies xvlr?liiei/liijlrttr.t,
fwii JidaJinillUc.' ri'm rctifKnbniF.iijiljriitisjO? (jiuJm Pti-fttiitftiU,
That the l^egioiis illuhrate J be the Virgin are Jiuif.ifldlih.i with the
Confines«f knplv.aics, and certain Iflands of Perftx,
The liif Lunar Law declared he Ov'd, which was the laft, fliall in>
deavonr to corrupt and take away all Lues, and (hall drive to ufurp
unto it (elf divine worlhip, bccaufe the Orb of the Moon is the
lowed, and her motion the mod fvvift, therefore it cannot continue
long, by the teftimony of OO^by reafo'n of its agrceablencfs with
the Moon, which quickly and frequently changeth both in her mo-
tion and light,
And feeing fas we have faid) that in this Mock-ftar the n may a-
vail much, perhaps flie may lignific that falfe Prophet., for flic is La<
dyof the place of theTropique, which is of wondcrfullvcrtuc and
influence, in certain conftellations and Conjundions which liave
ehcre happened. The Incubi do take the fpctm of men, and cmitt it
into Hyitera, a woman, crVirgin, and thereby wondtrfull mcnare
generated, (fuch as they hy-Merliiw was jand he fliall be a falfe t'ro-
phcti Solongalfoastiic heart of the North fliall Horofcopate the
(I Lady thereof, and 1?; tliey fliall prepare wife men, working won-
ders, The Mock-ftar allb which appeared Anno 1604. fo likewife
theConjundion Aim 1603. were fcituated in the Eali, ligmfying a-
great man to be born: Therefore (2 Ajli.ioi\.) It is faid, QudCo-
mtfs iiiOneiiit nit'xim rx-ortm jiodfcxt ml, tH.ixm kynm hitorif,
TliataComct in the Had, fignilictlvefpecially the appearance of a
great nian who fliall be a maker tf Laws.
And- forafmuch, as it happened i n the Condellation of Cxjf ojieht,
and was afterwards reduced into the f, degree of 7km, therefore
hisarifmgmay be eafdwconjcdlareJ to pal9,undcr the earthly Tripli-
«ty • Orif wc will deduce it from the great Conjanftion, his ari<
fing
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(ingftiall be in the watery Triplicitjr; And for that tkfign
is the p. from the place of the Conjunflion, it is probable to be in
Afyyiiiot tyf.fjpt. And being in the firft decade of Taum, hertiall
be (according to the learning oftk £gyptiansj ratherofa fliort,
then long ftaturc,great.'eyed, thicibearded, thick-necked, wluicon
alfo lliall be a mark, and another upon his head; a broad fore-head,
flrarpmolcd, of a black curled hair, and fmall Members 5 an cater
of an unfatiable appetite, walking ftrongly: And by rcafon that
Scorjiio falls out in the 9 Houfe from the Conjundion (whereof
M'.yi is Almutcn) hefliall acquire Kingdoms by llapine, Fortitude,
and cnicky :• forit lliould have been by Larurc and fraud, if it had
bccii^:f/.'?/i (by the 5. Aj)li.i6,) He lliall alfo be tcrriblctodevils,
ncirher lliall he fear want; norlliall banillnncnt, or imprifonmcne
affright him, neither lliall he dread any grief, or regard to undergo
the pains of death; he Hull, not only by the power and vcitue of
words, but even by his own appearance, drive away evil fpirits.
with Magiealldclufions alfo, citherbyfpcls, or the Appellations of
certain fpirits, andbv invocations, he (hall attempt wonderfull
things. He lliall be indued with a moft excellent wit, and a fore-
knowledge of future events. He lliall be brim-full of Hypocrilic,
and lies, and lliall have a cauterized Conlcience, and rtiall be the
caufcofmuchbloodfhcd; He (liatl know how to diftinguifli betwixt
true Dodlrinc, and Herefie; and (if we confidcr the place of the
Mock- liar,) he lliall fecm to incline to the Faith of the Tinks, and
Hebrews.
Furthermore, The Indians fay; That in whacfofiver place of the
Zodiaqiic a Comet firft appears, from that place lliall arife a ftrong-
man, havi ng a (word in his left hand, but in his right hand a ftaffand
upon his llioulders, 1.Candles: And in the fame manner, a Ibip lliall
a (ccnd, upon which lliall be a Lion; and npin the lliip a naked man
fitting, and under the lliip is the one half of the body of a
dead woman,
What is meant by the Sword, Stjft", the Candles upon the mans
lliouldersf What the lyon upon the Ship, the naked man, or
the dead woman, let the lovers of truth enquire; Notwithftpnd-
Ingif you collocate the ftar in the 1. and vy (the houfe of &
and exaltation of ) in the ninth Houfe thedominionof the Ma-
levokntslliallbemanifcfted. . •
But the other Modc-ftat of the year 1604. which appeared (ac-
cording to it's viliblequaiitityj kftdicn v .dunged its coJoar every
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mofftcnt, like w > Mukiangled Diunond, witb which if you tun
the uu beams upon the eyes of the beholders, it will refleft with«
variable luftre: For from a bright yellow, anon it became Or occil,
again in a moment like unto purple and reddifb; for the moft patt,
it appeared white, and of an amiable, and undifturbed light, and
asformerly we have declared; fothat notwithftanding it may por-
tend uubulencics, andfeditions, yet in the end it may portend the
Kingdom of peace; and the rather by reafon of the colour, and va-
riety of the colour of v, who was Lord of the great Conjunftioj),
which preceded the coming of our Saviour; Wherefore, there mud
needs be fomc profound myftety in thofc a, Mock ftars.
i. Inrtfpeftof the diftanccoftimcbetwixt the appearance of the
oneandthe other; in regard the fpace of 53. ytarsdid intervene be-
twixt them, meafuring the years of our^viour; Therefore like as
by the I lift we prophefied of the deftmdlionof Monarchy, cre&d
under the watery Triplicity, viz. that of theTurksjbecaufe inT<w-
ruiy which is oppofitc to Scirpio i and the attling of a falfe Prophet,
and of the laft Law which is to come: even fo allo may we propkfie
of his coming (by thefecond,) who difpofeth all things without fe-
cond caufcs; And feeing that this (far liktwife remained firm, it de-
monftrates effefts, alfo long-continuing^ and powetfiill; 1 he wife
Indians lay, CimilUm pattm m tjUA Pfcudofiellarrfulxit, ajamltit
vinm mm vifn rcfrtjoitmm; That about the fame part of the
Heavens inwhichaMock.ftarlitft appcartth flullaniauarife, who
will in (Lew rcfemblc gold.
From all whidr, we may gather the great changes of Laws, and
cuftoms;For feeing that the tirll mock-ftar^as obtrved to be in the
Conftellation ofC^/ifM,it foretold,Imprifonmcnts.Banillimetus,
Tribulations, hcavincls, and grief of heart, Anxieties, Opprcflions,
and lofftsamoneft the people; and being iiu fixed fignfwt) Tw-
m, it threatned llerile and dear years, by the 7. ^.54. Andafv
Bility.and durability of thofc cftcfts, by the Which is fur.
ther confirmed by its continuance; for, every lomct or other ftar
was wont to laft (atthe moll) but the fpace offixmoncthi (by a.
jfptt.) except that Comet, which in the time of fifeplw fas himfelf
K^QmlxBdl.Jul) appeared for the fpace of a year over the Gty
of Hicrufslm, fordltewing her deftmftion rBut this miraculous ftu
laftedmore then a whole year; fo that it is not to k doubted, but
that its effefts will extend themftlves to many future years; And be-
tiufc it wtsiniAovabki and intk n.afisedfign, it doth notonh
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premonltrate a continuance of misfortunes, tctording to MtjfdtU
caf.io. Butlikcwife Seditions arnongft men, (bythe 3. JftMy.)
and very muchclMon of blood; And this we will prove in the
firft place.
1. Becaufe fas before we noted) from a white, it changed to a
ruddy Mitrs- like colour.
a. Btcaufe, untill it had appeared above an entire year and cer-
tain moneths, Ij and % in a 11 that time moved through the houfes
of Mw.
3. For that in every great Conjunflioninthc watctyTriplicity
aswcl the future, as thofethit arcpaft, mifchief isftilldoneuntoit
by the infortunatc afped of Mm: Wherefore it will be eafie to
pi onounce the eitcrmination of the Scd of the Turks, not only
from the change of the Triplicity, butaUbby theftars being oppo-
fed to the (ign of the great Conjutiftion: And that the ftar (asbut
now we noted) was alwaicshurt by Mars, is evident; for, in the
year 1J85. whilcft that great Coajundion happened in the 3. face
of)'., Mars beheld the ftar witha c j for the flat fas hath for-
merly been faidjwasin the 3. and (f inthefilfh.Soin the year 1^3.
Mi 24. when there was the fame great Conjundion in the laft degr.
of i. Mm was then polited in the place of themock-ftar. Andin
the year 1544. Sift.if. when the like great Conjundion alfo fell
out in the laft degree of 1, although then Mars did not behold the
Mock.ftar, yet he beheld the great d witha ;f Afpcd, which is
accounted for a .
Jm tdi4. ftbr.i. there was the fame great d in the end of the
firft decade of K , with the prefcnee of Mars in 4. to the
Mock-ftar.
A nd in the year 1 yof June to. was .another in the fccond face of
s. and then the Sun was in d with 9, Vem in 3 to i And
Mars f for certain) beheld the placeof the Mock-ftar, that appear-
edijya. witha Platiquefquare.
By all which it appcareth; That Mars did alwaies afflid this
mock-ftar with publique.and manifeft enmit^as well before, as after
its appearance, fo likewifc fromhencej andfrom the change of the
Triplicity, by the great Conjundionsfrom the watery into the fiery,
from the mock-ftar in oppofitionto the (ign Scorpio, we pronounce
the extermination of the Sed of the Turks, and of Mdcmtt, and
theturbi)lent,and violent birth and death of a falfe Prophet.
Neverthelels Albmavtr (TrailDifer.j, Mafr Con.) affirm#
cth
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eththatif any of the Stars (lull appear in the fign Tmm having
liair, it pieinonftratcth misforoinc of Wars, and Rumours of ter-
rihle tiling in the Country of the Romans,& vehement difeafes (hall
allM the inhabitants of iLhlm, and a dearth of Corn, and Ahr*
ilcm (hall he mingled; and the inhabitants of July lhall fuftain
much misfoitiuie, and lhall undergo captivities, and'coiifccjucmly
oppRliion and mortality: And they lhall commit injuries one a*
gamllanoihtr: And men lhall incur dry difeafes, as the fab, and
the itch, and iheiu ikdlbca great death of Oxen, and a decay of
Vines; and lb me part of the Count ty Hull be made defolate, by a
vehement cold, and corruption of their llarvetl, and bythcdeftni-
flion of the fruits ol their Trees, and through want of Tillage and
Plantations in the CountiLV, they lhall tear the King of their ene-
mies: ///(Witjcforctelsevil of men, and a decay of fucli as be
good; injuries and Rebellions amongll them; and when its Decli-
nation fals out in the beginning of Aria it portends much war in di-
vers Regions, and great (ffulion of blood, the deftruftion of great
meiijandachoiceof fuchasbe evil andinlirm, andan Odium lhall
fall among the Inhabitants; and they (if not more Regions) (lull
fuhjefhhemllives to the King of llabylon, and HAj lihX Cup./ji.
(aies the fame, atfirming that there will be a decay in the territories
ofChnllians, and ofbahylon.
Now if thele things (by the authority of Alimm^ir and HAj,)
be (ignilied by a Mmple Comer, How much more (then) by this
moc k Ifir, which was obferved to be far greater, and oflonger con-
limunee!'
And in the year 1605, in the end thereof, was a great Conjimdhon
of band a (as formerly we noted,) revolved to the fiery friplici-
ty in the lull fate of %///,» ),not far from the Scorpions heart, of
tlit litil magnitude, of the nature of /Iwith the prefenccof '}
in a 1] of.' anda long y of the ) : we called this a great c'be-
calm'by the tirll Ajl>. (j, M.ixnu.! Ci'iijuullio dicitur rum fmuii-
hwdi irtx .ifjiico fi^Ho Arh tan hiorcdimr, A great Conjunftion is faid
tobi ,\vhen bv removingit fell out of a watery ligigit cntrcth into the
(Ign ihcrtfore the lull is no liuh one,for another ha]';v ntd in
/re, ami we com hide with Alhtmir.w (Tyrff.i. DIfir.'*. 1 hat the
(ign S.if 111,1, ) is the ihongeft of theligns of the iicry Tr.plicity, Leo
indilh rent, and / the weakeff.
Tin : gicat (as wc have it tlfcwlu rc ) and let the Reader cxcufe
us, if we repeatiioftenj for, by the 4, yip'.,85, Jtifiiiilomrfitia
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Cjl iii hue fcietatM, vcl eh dijfailtMm, vcl oh mejftntm,
nil oh utilmm indent cm, vet oh mtritMBmm) Rcpctiti-
on in this Science is requilite, either by reafgn ofdifficnlty, nccc/li-
ty, exceeding benefit, or to avoid contraMion: Signifieth thedc-
Imiftion of the Empire of Mahomet, then an iinivcrfall peace, with
the iinivcrfall Empire of Chriftian!,yet not without labour, ditf.cul-
ties, blood- (lied, and by infinite infeiicities, Rebellions, Difcention?,
andTrcachcronfncfs, by reafon of thcprefcnce of the Scorpions
heart, and Mercur), and the Quattileof Mars, and becanfe of the
appearance of the Mock-dar in fuch a Triplicity 5 concerning which
(lai, (in imitation of Alhmnwlrallj. Dljftr.j.) we fay,That if
any of the Stars (having hairsj (lull appear in the Dired of Sapt-
tar]; itlignificththe vehemency of a King over his people, and his
coveting •!' moneys, the depreffion of men,and the taking of things
by violence, ininftice, and injuries, with the death of fuch Nobles, as
had their honour under the fiery Triplicity,and confcqiicntly it foro-
(lieweth a drought, and death of the Inhabitants, and the deftrudi-
on of their Kings fon; and that their cattell firall be raifed to great
rates in many parts, a vehemency of heat, and a decay of fruits, the
death of Kings, and Citizens; and muchlewdncfs in fundry places.
And (as we inlhnced beforej If fo great effeds are fignined by
Comets, which lad but the fpace of three or four moneths; what fhall
this Mock liar portend, which laftcd above a whole year ? More-
over, if that movingMock ftarof the third nlagnitude, in the daies
of H^farcim did portend a mutation of the Monarchy of the
Greeks, into that of the Romans; How much more maythefe
Mocidars (of the years 1572. and 1^04. which remained immove-
able, and exceeded all the ftars of Heaven in magnitude) forclkw
not only their changes, but even their dedrudion ?
We mud now come to the particular times,when thefe things fiiall
happen,and in what places i for, in this year, 162J. there begmneth
a preparation for War, between the Princes in, and without/m//.
The Plague likewifc rageth in fundry parts ot Sicllla, and a dearth
of Corn. The tft'eds proceed not only (ajfomefuppofej from the
annuall Revolution 3 for the annuall Revolution begins (according
to 1'tolm]) when the Sun enters into the (irft point of T, and as
well the preparation for wars, as thofc Pedilent difeafes, had their
birth in tormer years; wherefore, fuch wonderfull eftcds cannot be
produtedfromthcfimpleannuallRevolution, withoutthe Eclipfes-
of the Luminaries, and fome other notable ConfUllations, as the
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moft learned Priito) hath inrinitated 4. MX Therefore we may

tlu; ratha conclude; that thcfc things have arifen from former caw.
fis', lor as it hath often been urged, Ccrfoui Cvlcttiumingmintti.
(I.intij'tdaimum^n TheOloftiall Bodies do not operate upon
a fuddiiin, but with fomc delayAnd, as /hljhtkattefieth, Nntm
i.O'ifuii jithiiw, Nature works not by leaps-
Moreover, we fin our 2. book deMix. Co)),c.6,j foretold tins
year irla^tobcmfoiainitci the words were thefe [But fomc may
lay, where and when Hull thefe things be? ("Thefe things and the
" former arc handled in the preeedingChapter)for wc propheftedof
" War, of the dearth of Corn, blague, aiiddill'entionswvhichliiall be
" nuniliiled in thole Regions, which are fuhjeft to the fign Cam-,
" and liuh other ligns as be oppofne.andin Quartilc thereunto, and
" thofe places ate mentioned by us./zAi, cup,alt. Be mtatioiie Ami;
" As concerning the time when thofe things (hall happen ; We fay 1
' they will happen in the end of the fccond year from the C, when 1
"the malevolciitsflrall come to the Sinii that is, in the end of the
" yearad24, and 1111 dip]
And a little alter 111 the fame Chapter, /[)?• 79. at the end, and in
thebeginning of p.ig. ko. wefaid [But in mc year 1625, although '
there happen four hclipfes, whereof ncithcrof thefe horrible ones
of the Sun can be feen of us, nor the latter of the Moon; yet the
former of theMoonmaybcobfcrvcd inout Horizon, which Brail
happen upon Siidy the 13. of /I faj according to the New, but the
ol the fame moueth after the tld account, not far from the
North Node in the 3. degr. 20, mln.of -, and the Digits eclipfed
(hall be 2 and about 13 min, the beginning at lix hours 24. minutes,
themiddle,oi triie r, or the full moon at ftven hours feventeen
mimites. The end at eight of the clock, and ten minutes of the fol-
lowingnight; which t tliple happeneth in the place of the flip, and
in the plackpie fijuare of an infoitime. whi.reby! bcfidcsthofc peftifc*
tons dileales now mentioned, from that time, wc may eafily point
out Rmne, and great alteration tf the Aire, and much wars, many
uiulkl^fudden deaths, tflunonol blood, andalfaulttobcmadc a.
lome King, t!oiihlelomc,aud pernitiousfcditionsf]
Anu in hke manner it may he ohlerved, that fuch effefts are enra-
ged,01 put I'm ward by the hclipfes of the precedent year,1624. f at-
uutll, in whuir year, there happened likewife an telipfeof the Sun,
to the quantity #f eleven Points and half, in the nineteenth de-
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The ii.of Ofloliwitoy it came to the oppofitionofthfgiittcy
ring Mock-dan 5 7a. Moreover, in the year i(52o. there happened
an eclipfcoftheMoon in the eighiecnth degree of Gemini, being
ip, points and half, darkened in oppofition to thedar, that ap.
pcared i(5o4. and (according to Ptulomj) it incontinently produ-
ced its edefls;
Whereby it appcareth, that the future Catadrophe of the world,
(kllnotbethisyearj for thefe effttds do not arife from the Mocki
dars, and great Conjundlions, but from caufes that be lefs univcrfallt
AndtheprcTent Accidents of the world, as of wars, the Plague,and
fuch others, arc as it were the fird offerings of the great Revolutions
of Itiiljy and the world.
Therefore we will conclude, tkit the Revolutions of fubjunary
things may be produced in future years,/c. when the great Con-
jumdion happeneth in the watery Tnplicity; that is, in the end of
that Triangle, fliall come to the Mock-dar, which
appeared Amo\y)i. And fuchadiretdion in the opinion of Tycho
(according to thcZodiacalldegrccs)(liall fall out in the year 16J2,
near unto which time the great Conjundion that happened in the
fiery Trigon Am 1603. comes to the fquare fynider of Mm, who
beheld that great Conjundionby a Quartile Afped in the Radix.
Moreover, the great Conjundion of Leo, Am ifaj. comes (al-
modatthcveryfametime) by dircdion to the Triangle of the Star
which refuldin the year 1604,
ISclides in thcyear 1630. The Abfis of Saturn is changed from Xr-
ffntarj, thchoulcof V, to Cmicon his proper houfe; And it is not
to be doubted, but that the fird point of Capricorn, isa place very
powcrfull, becaufe it is the folditial point, yet the terms belong to
Mercury, who augment drought and moidure, the Pedilence, fcar-
city of fruits, and animals, for h hathfignificationofcoldanddry-
nefsj y^fre/z^porcendeth drjmcfs,coagulation, and deadly wintlcs
(by 7. Apk and variety of the feafon: Belides, inundations,
Earthquakes, Frods, and fnow, and £Xtreamcold,by 7. tMphAy.ini
when he is near unto the third dars of Smttary, of the third mag-
nitude, nigh to the Shaft,0: in the flaft itlelf, he hathgreated force,
(•that then Traitors, and Man-flayers are produced.
The pcrniutation likewife of the Abfides of the Planets (ffpccially
of h J do change Kingdoms, and Regions, and Rehgiotisbythc
1. y///;. 3 7. and when it fliall be tranfated to an earthly fign, and to
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die Tropiqiic of vy in die terms of y ^hcrc (lulbe great earthquakes
by die/. For, when the Abfidesof the infortunesfliallbc
in watery (igns, clpcciilly in 5; and m, there will be inundations j
Ihitif in liery figns, barrennefs, and Conflagrations.' If in Aiery, a
geiierall and great delbn^ioiii and if in earthly (igns, great Eartlu
quake1. OuIHiicceed.
Eelldes what hath been faid, this change alfo of the Abfidesof ]?,
do corilirm what formerly we have delivered touching the falfc Pro-
phet, by the 3 Jjih. 1 ]6. In the tiaiifnintation of the Am, and of
die Regalland great Conjiiiitlions, great men are born, although
the Genitnrcs do not llierv it fo cxpredy.
by the change of the Ah. ides of h in Mdhornft had his growth;
'1 herefore by the fame nintation of the Ablis in ly the oppolite lign,
helliall fuller detriment, decay, and come to nothing; And this
may be proved by the predidlions of MAmei, the lying Prophet, in
dungs belonging to the Kingdom of glory; (but perhaps he may
have fpoken the truth, in many things touching the fncccfs of the Hini
pire, of Inch who flionldiuHowhis Law, and efpecially when he
toietold the time, wherein the A fdimnttm Laws was aionc to be
demoyedj It is reported by many, that MAiomt had thefpirit of
vinatmn; of others, that he was Lnnatiqiie, or opprclfcd with
'in evil (pint whereby he foretelling fomething,which was cobc per-
formed by the Devil, by little, and little, he grew into great cflcem
|iiiiongll the ignorant people,infonuicli that from a driver of Camels,
lie became die husband of an exceeding rich Heir; whereupon the
Ipint within him grew very haughty; and he begun tc prophclic ma-
ny things, and fby the help of ScrewsNefiormns the Heretiqnejie
was nude LegiOator, and wrote the Ahr.m- The which fGodfnf.
lenng it ) he knew llionli have a great increafc for 1000 years, but
thole being lini died, the Maliinnetatis that fucceedcd,grcw fo faint,
or the death ot their King, that the Lawbyhimcftabliflicd wasno
oiigei (infei ved. Wherefore the period of the rooo.yearsof the
l-.iw ol ALhrni dull bethusmanilcftcd.
"ie years ()LJ/,(UwoI %/V.r begun, when AlAmet nnder-
1
00k himpedmon lor tlve-defence of Religion, which was in the
yem ol Chi 1,(603 and he died in the year following, when he had
layems; lo that by accounting from this year 5 about the
1 eai 1630 vvnen therclball happen fo many Revokitions of the hea-
uns, and when the /kvof Af/m/palTcs into thefign bppofltc
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tor;,war fin which was the increafe of his Law) (hallfbe the end
and dcilmftion thereof j but bu the word end, weunderftand not a
totall extirpation,but a fcnfible beginning of itsdeftrnftion.
Again (tofpcak Allrologicallyj feeing that the Faith of Mdo.
wrrrcmaincth Martial) ana Lunar, if we will take theleffer years
of theie Planets, they will make up the40. Mahumctan years, (fc.)
as, of the Moon, and 15. of Alars: Laftly, if we will take the lef-
fer, greater, and mean years of thefe Planets, and adde them to the
591. year from the birth of Chrift, in which year Mnlmtt was
born; his great deftruftion fliall begin about the year 1648. And if
to thofe years we adde alfo the Fridary years of thefe Planets, his to-
tall,and laftdcftruflionlkllbc aboutthe year t^.aftergreat and
horrible (laughters, and calamities, and alter the death of thefalfc
Prophet.
The great Revolutions of the world,and the infortunate effefts of
the by paft Profeftions of the great Conjundlions preceding the
Flood, ChriftMuhom, are nowconfirmedFor, theprofedfi-
011 of the great Conjundfion, which preceded the Flood, cometh, in
theycar to the fignof Scorpio, which is the (ign of theTurks,
and ofyT/^jflwr/fas before rye mentionedjand it isconfirmed i.Aph,
6i. by All>iimznr,Trtihl 4.£)/jff>-.8.Thcy foreflrew that there (hall
appear in thofcRegions, and Cities, that are under the dominion of
Scorpio (fuch be 'judtf., Cappiidocet, JJfyla, Mm it met, vfimt,
CrAihnid, and fjre like) Kings of bciutifiill faces, many monftrous
and unnatural things.cxpcnding much moneys, & Vcmtlk Ptifick,
and Palfey; medicines Hull be much defiled, and the wits of men
lliall be (lender, and weak, about fuch things as they fliall indeavour
tifind tutundexccfsive plundering (lulbe multiplied among the un-
godly,& lamentation & imprifonments,diftre(fes,forrows,treachery,
& atcufations jamcnefs, and feeblcncf^and difcafcs,and darknefs flul
from time to time poflefs the air,& rain/now,hail,thunder,lightning,
and llorms, and daily commotions of the Elements flulbe increafcd.
1 n the fame year 163 a. the profeflion of the (ign afcendant of the
Conjunflion, which preceded the Flood, divolved to the beginning
of Aif;,which lignificth that in thofeRcgions, which arc under the
dominion of Ariaf as(7mm],I'mtct.Brit
Icfliutid'oloiii^MiiioAc u^iEiir^jSwcdtliwd^k w^dtSilefm,
and part of Anpfd, lliall ufcinftrumcntsof Iron,and Arms,and the
like: and flaiighter.contcntionj& dirifion lliall attend mens aflions,
and fpeedy change from one condition to another .-and death flulbe
feared amonglf tlicn),& their harvcfl flulbe wafted.
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In the fame year 3a. the fign afcendant of the conjunction,which
Preceded the coining of Chrift; volning to the i7.0egr, of ^,(igni.
lies (according to Alkm.iur, Dif r. 2. TrdL 4 J that there (lull
appear in fuch Regions as are fnbjefl to the (ign ( yit. Ink, Arruu
n^Gdrofm, M.ictdom, llljm, Tlmcid, Alhm,1., llofout, Jhilgark,
Litmim, Saxonk, Majfom, Tiiringiu, M.irciiia, Stjrie, the
#»-f/WwIllands jgrcat concnpifccnce in Women, whencefhall pro-
ceed Adulteries, Rapes, prcpolkrousM, Wrath, Angnilli, Lyes, In-
juries, Deceit and wickcdncfs, men routine one another out of their
liabitations 1 And the King of Ed)Ion fhall be in danger, by rcafon
of fomcof his Enemies; and misfortunes fhall happen in his C ity,
through fear and death, and terrible rumors and difcorddrill fall
amongft men; Afterwards the King llrall reconuic them, and blood
fhall be fired about Bdjloii, and that at the yRquidiftaiuc of the Sun
to the third face of Scorpio.
Theprofedionof the Coniundion, which preceded the coming
of Chrill, t0thci4.Degr.0f Gemini, fignilieth (according to /II-
l/iim.Mr, Diffd. Trail, 4.) to thofe Provinces that be fubjed to
that (ign (as Hyrctm, Amtniei, AUytim, Cjrmwii, Arrmw.
inferior, tAipjft, Eupland,StirdiuuiJlrdjnt, iViltcnkrgh, fh'.ndtrs,
Lnmktd), and the like) that great Confultation will be had about
Supernatural Myfterics, as Divinity, and Cneleflial Sciences, theEf-
fence of I'aith, and Prophelie; 'and in thofe things goodnefs of
Countenance,& greatneisof Spirit drall prevail,moderate and fpc-
cious pretences and adions,and mutual changes of thingsAnd that
the King of Ed)kn llrall be difguifed for the Caufe of his Princes,
andflrall bcdifplcafed with fome of them: And there drall be an
Infurredion in ArmenU, and tlrey llrall kill one another; and after-
ward thofe that furvive drall lly unto foraign Cities, and their con-
dition drall be changed, and their Encmicsdiall prevail againft them,
and overcome them; And evil drall happen unto the AWrw, and
they drall dye of fundryDifeafes and their forrows drall be multi-
plied by rcafon of thefe things: And difaftcrs arc thrcatned to befal
the Inhabitants of tywr through Murthcr, Sicknefs, much Thunder
and Lightning,and Eafterly winds, deftroying fruits, and cfpccially
in the Southern parts Abortive births, and death amongft drildrcn
and young men,
Theprofedionof the Afcendant of that years Conjundionto s
that in Numidlu, Africa, Bithinia, I'hyola, Ochidcn, Carlhagt,
lime, icoi/anf Granada, Pnijjia, HolUnd, Zehnd, Biirgimdj (ac.
 (!')
cording to Alkmur, Tr£. abo/e quoted, Bljfv.i) there will
be Death and Poverty,and thcirfcarfhall beencreafedby their Ene-
mies, and Botches and Death (ball htfal them 5 and the year (hall bf
remarkable to men, by reafon of many things that will happen in
it, as (laughter, and multiplicity of delltroying Locufts, and other
Creatures, and Wolves (lull do hurt unto men.
'I he profeflion of the Conjunftion, which fignified the Law of
Milmtt to the 12. degree of Ajmrim, his fquare fmilfer (ignifies
out of Albumzarjrdlif, Dijfer.ii. that hurt will befall Travel-
lers; Vineyards will be fpoiled through too much wet, and there
(hall be abundance of Locufts, and all placcson thefea-ftiore,or up-
on the bank, will be fearfully endangered by droughts, (ickneftcs,
and the like; And muchgoodncls, and joy (hall be multiplied in
Anki^nd the Romans (hall quarrcll withtheir enemies, andthge
(liallbclofsinTiirky,
The profedion of the Sign Afcendant, of the Conjundion,which
(ignifies the (led of Mdmt,tothe2^ degree of vp, betokeneth
misfortunes,downfals, andlofsof thelurkiftiLaws, by reafon of
deceipt, and treachery.
The profedion of the fign afccndjnt, of thatyearin which the d
happened, lignifying the Law of Mahomet, to the 24. degree of
k: the oppontc hgn to Si, and Rtfultu, a ftarof thefirft magnitude,
and Imperial,(ignifies great changes,and warfare amongft the Turks,
and of Chrillians with Infidels, becaufc itisln the fquare of Dl and
in -c of ^ ,which will produce great opprelfions.
Nowconfidcring, and weighing, fo many, and great influences of
the hcavcnsciafliing with one another, and that for fo many caufes,
that onehonnmay be drawn out of the heavenly miiture, accord-
ing to the lifft dodrine of the firft Aphorifmejd'c/w/w canfarHm tri-
bin modif jxrjicitMr, ijHod futiiri fint, ejuodaccidant tandem, & ejnod
time accident,Ik knowledge of caufes is performed by three maner
of wayes, the things which are to come, which happen after fomc
fpaccof time, and which (hall fallouht length. Therefore it is a
very diificult thing to underftand whacis meant by thefe three; which
confideration is a choice Science, and a granted truth, not any where
to be found but in the Bookfof AJlroion, accordingto the 1. Afh.
34. It is an excellent science, but moll Laborious and full of difficul-
ty; and therefore (by the 1. Seyn. Apkiol.) many do abandon
Aftrology as vain, others as thinking it uncertain j Ncverthclefs
(we duly conlidcring the liuidry caufes, and influences of the heavens,
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as well thoCc that be more rare, as thofe that happen frequcntlyJand
conlidcring alfo, that they arc wrapt up in the choifcft Philofophy:
whereas (by 3. //p'j.ijj) Aftrologcrs, as they be only Fortune-tel-
lers, are the worn rf men, deceivers, and of corrupt behaviour ;
But Natural Vhilofophcrs, (ludiousof the truth, and vcrtuous: And
lor thefe things only,311 Aftrologcr to be accounted a fpeaker of the
Truth j and honed, fo long, as in his prediftons he adheres to the
Principles of Naturall Philofophy;) we will adventure,with the bed
of our undcrdanding to the judgement of future Revolutions j amd
(liall declare, that near the year 163 2. cither a little before, orafter
the beginning thereof, there fliall be a fenfiblc, and manifeft Cata-
drophcof the whole world, and thededruftion of the Law of/tA?-
/jflwrrand the Turks. And then perchance (as we have often faidj
fliall a falfe Prophet arife, or a Great man j for betwixt the Mock-
liar (a 100. times repeated) Am 1572. and that other in 1604,The
mean years do number the age of our Saviour, and if we will add the
fame years to the year 1604. they will fall out in the year 1632.
wherein the great Conjundlion of the year 1583, (which happened
in the watery Triplicity, and in the end of that friangle, jllrall cuine
to the Mock dar,which (hewed it felf 1571. And if (again) we
add the fame years, they (hall happen about the years \(66. near
which time the falfe miracles of the world (hall be difcovered, with
thcchangc.and dedruftion of (almod) all Sedi: for in 1662. (it
will take 48. degr. half, or 1666. if the whole degr.) the great Con-
jundion in / 1603. willcome to the body of the Star,which appea-
red yltwo 1604. with the red, according to the operations of the
Planets.
In the year ifijS.thccclipfe of the Sun, which happened in the
year 1621. in the 0. degr. D, will come to the oppolition of the
Mock-(hr,//n.idc4. Seeing alfo that in the year 1646, the great d
of theyeaiMjSj. will divolvctothe Mock-ftarof the year 1572. ac-
cording to the right afcentions, anfwering unilormlyby the Mcri-
dianj to all Horiaons, according to the operations of the Planets.
And if we will add /'imchcr greater years, to the year of the Star
1572. when it was (ound in 7m/ra, there (hall be alterations like-
wife in the year 1^54, (bccanfc inthcycar 1653, the greatcftobli-
quity of the Zodiaquc is accounted 23. degr. 28, min. which is lef-
(cr then it may lie found to be by obfetvation) for about thofe times
(as we have declared iik i. cup. 11, of Great Con.) a leller Con-
jundionof thcnialevolents happcnech; m.-in the year 1650, mthc
moneth
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Moncth'of^/yabouttheNiw-MoohintHcllift faceof $,not fir
from the degree of the Sun. And in Akytjl itfji, in the fime point
of Heaven .in which the Conjundion of the Luminaries fat the time
of the lefler o' in $ itfyoj happened; and from the Tranfite of
1) from the South into the North, when he cut the E-
clipticjiie in the 6 degree and 40. niin. of si, in the place of the par-
tile great cf of band Y intheycar
Moreover 1559. isthe period of the revolution of the 14 Orbe,
in which the D and si ftiall have dominion; and the revolution of the
ij. Orbe (hall begin, in which ^ and H Hull bear rule; which
fign of iii is the fignofthed before the coming of Chrift, and is af-
flided by l wherefore there lhallarifc great changes in the World,
So likewifc ifwe add the great years of V, to the year of thei
Mbck-ftarr, without doubt in the latter years (byiAph.yoJ thcra
(liall almoHe a deftrudion of Monarchies efpecially ; becaufe in
thole years there will happen mod powerfull influences of the Staw,
But what the Hod of Heaven may poftend after 1630. but much,
more after icfyo. yea.iWo.frotn the mock-ftatn jya. we conceive
not only thefinall dedrudion oftheTurks j but alfo that there ihall.
be a great decay of Chridians 5 and that not only all the .Kings and
Potentates of the earth (lull be hurt,by the feverallevill Conftellati-
ons,and influencesBut take heed all you Kings of Spain and France;
you Princes and Potentates of Italy, neholdand dread the figncfent
from Godj/nV. the Mock-darr of the year 1604, let down in the
fiery Triplicity to provoke wars and conflids fby j.Aph. 34.) Re-
bellions, Trcafons, Defolations,Suildainand Utter Ruine, and Mif-
chiefs ofall kindes,: So thatall men living (of what degree, condi-
tion, or age focver) diall be naturally inclined to diedding of b|ood:
For. by the 4. Apk 6. Evciy immolerate conftitution of the dars
brings death amongdold and infirnie people > but in others, violent
Events, and crucll and utter Ruine.
Oh 1 how many changes of King domes ? Oh 1 how much lament-
ing and bewailing the condition ofdifgraceOh I what forts and
differences of dangers and troubles, are to be feared? What un.
fpeakable, great, and grievous villanies ? Oh ! what turbu-
lent and damnable feditions ? Oh I what unlocked and un-
hoped-for mifchievous kinds of death ? Oh I what exalting of wick-
ed and reprobate men, the troubled dars of heaven, do in abundance
belch out ? Oh I what wretched and indigent perfons arc every
where extoldf And the rich oppreffed and impovenlhed? How rwy
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Subjefls and femnts (lull rule, whilft Kings and Mailersfliall obey ?
What Princes (hall be thrown out of their dominions ? Oh ?
what infolent,drunken, and luxurious men, who (lull have the habit
if whotedome j what inventors of new and unheard-of Lufts, Bug-
.';erers, Gluttons, Murtherers, Cruell deceivers,and Traitor^ and
fhccvcs fwithoutcaufej fuchasdiall deride, torment, and tear in
pcices and kill with very vexation,all men that be endowed with
prudence,knowledge,and wifdome.-but they fliall be ofaconftant
atidlirme minde. And althoughthcfcthingsiliall be fierce after the
year 16^0. yea, morcfierce after i<Syo. yet fliall they be moll ter-
rible and rigorous after the year 1660.
Thus have thefe things been delivered briefly, and with a hafty
Quill touching the molt labourfome and dil&ult matter propofed;
which ought to have been handled in another method, by another
Doftrine.and by men mod learned in the Am and not by me, who
am almoft ignorant therein, and imployed upon other Sciences, and
Phyfick; and have kept my bed for divers moneths upon a feaver.
Notwithftanding as f for thofc caufes.and the fliortnefs of time] they
have been by me finifliediif now at length they fliall be gratefully ac-
cepted, I fliall rej'oycc that my pains have not been unprofitable,
and if any thing be taken notfo gratefully orlefspleafing-l hope the
Headers (afcribing it to the before-mentioned caufesj will look
upon all, with a benign Judgement» for perhaps better things
fliall one day be added.
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PROPHECIE
OF

(t/mkofe Merlin, a Britame,

From the Tranflation of (jefirey of

Uowmith: ^Enigmatically therein delivering
the Fate, and Period of the Englilh Monarchy,

VOuigtf (king of the CriuinsJ fliting on tlie brink of an emptied Pool,

tlierciifuedtkcuca. Dragons oncof which wuvshite, but the other id.
And when the one come near (he other, they began a terrible fight fie by (the
veltomcncy of) their breath, begot lire. But the White Dragon prevailed, and cha-
fed the Red Dragon to the end of the Lake. But the Red Dragon, after he had be*
moineJlii.ii/tlfe (tints) cxpulfetitimdca luddaincaflkuli upon the Uhite Dragon,
and foicedhim to give tuck. The Dragons thus contending,th^Kingcoraoiandeti
Jmltofc Mo line to tell him what that Combat of the Dragons meant. '1 hen he
guying out with teats affimKih the Spirit cf Prophecy; (and faith) Wo unto the
Red Dragon, ior his ruin approchcth The White Dragon (hall pofleis his Dent,
which (ignifictls the Swous whom thouhafiinvited: but the Kd Dragon defigneth
the Nation pf Bfiuhj whichlhallbeopptcllcdof the White. Ihcrcfore lhallthc
Mountains thereof be levelled as the Vailcyi; and the Rivt rj of the Valleys fltall
Arcam witli blod. The purity of Religion iliall be defpd; and the ruinc of
Cliutchcslliallbc manifdleil. At length thecpprclledlliall prevail, andfiiillwiih-
Aand the Tyrannic of llrangers. Foe the Boar of ftwwii iliall afllft and iliall
trample the necks of them umjer his ftct. The llletof the Ocean dull befubjeft
to his Authority and (hall pofleft the French Forrcfts. Mum (hall tame his ly-
tannic, and his end ftlill be doubtfiill. Hp/ball be funmis in the mouth of the
iNultiiudc, and his agiops (hall be (as) meat to chofe that recount tkpt. Six of hie
fuccelibrs iliall attain thpicepter, but after than (hall a Gcrtriau W cam ai ifc. Jfle
Sea-wolf Iliall mignillchim, whom theAif icon Foweib iliallaccompany. iftjir
^onlloli again be defaced, and there fliaUbeatranfmutationof thp chief feats.
The dignity of LfnJi/i iliall adorn Ouitityi and the 7. Pallor of Tcflj iliall be
often jnthc LtiTcT Britanie Angliicaihall lie cloathcd wkh rheganncnt ofthe Ci-
ty of Legions j am} the Preacher of Ut'finl be Clcnt by ra/pn of an itrfuif
growing m the Womb, It (lallrain bipod, tniahopible dearth (hall afflift men,
I hcfc tli jn?t coming on 1 fudden, the Red P^gon (ball fret, but with much ado,
icMUoui iilii Thtn dullthewhitc Dragcns calamity approach, and the build-
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me,? of bis little V ilbjes lliall be ovetthrown. hvtn kings (lull be deftrojed, and
one llnll be billowed. I bt mothers bellies (lull be ript open, and the childten (hill
be abomVc, There lltill be a wonJerfull gitat pnnidimcnt of men,that the Nat kt
may lit rcltmcJ, He tint lliall do thcfc things llnll become a Brazen-man; and
he Hull (fora long time after) keep the Gates of Lonfttt, itponaBrazen-horfc,
l imn thenceforth the red Dragon lliall tcHiin to his.peculiar temperature, and
Hull indtarmtr to cxcrcifcctiiclty njton himfclf; T hercforc (lull the wrath if the
moll high come ftiddcnly upon him i for the fields (lull fniftratcthc labour of the
linsb.iiiJnun. A ftiiblcnmiiitaliiy lliall fnatch away the people, and lliall fwecpa-
ivav whole Nations. 1 itch as be left, llnll foifake their Native foil, and (lull fotv
their corn in lotraign f onmicys, A blcll'ed Kinalliall prepare a (hip, and in a
Ibitues C onn, he iball be minibied nming the l i.bltiled.
(hueilullbe.alanicm.able defubtionof the Kingdom, and thcBaru-fioores
full of Corn lliall be tn; tied into unprofitable wooels The white Dragon (lull
atift the ft eond time, and lliall invite the daughter of Germany. Our little villages
(hall once more be repltnilhed ss ith a llrange generation, and the ted Dragon (hall
l.iii'.uiihiif.httnJof the take. Aticrward lliall the German Worm be crowned,
ami the 1:: .urn Ih incc llull be bumbled, A bound is fct him, which he cannot pafst
1 or- he ll all ivtmin 150.yens in disquiet, but be (hall be infubjcflion joo.years.
Then lliall the North wind rifeagainll him, and lliall fnatch away the Flowers,
yshteh the well wind begot. Churdicslliall be beautified, yet (lull not the fwotd
ilcpart. llu German Worm lliall hardly keep his den, bccaufe vcngeajicc (hall
1
fmlilcnly come upon him for his treacherie: at length, he (lull flotirillj for a while,
bin the Drcinution of the Normans Hull oftctul him: for the people (lull rullt in
upon him, in wooden hotfes, and Iron coats, who lliall be revenged of his nauglu
tinefs. He llull rcfiorc to the fotmer inhabitants their poflclTions, and the dc-
fttudinnof the Aliens (lull (thenj appear: the branches of the White Lion Hull
be cut off from our iemtorics, and the remainder of hisgcncratlon (lull be
tcntli'd. They lliall undergo the yoke of perpctnall fetvitude; and they dull
woiind their mother with mattocks, and moughs. Two Dragons lliall fuccccd,
whereof one lliall be choakcd by the dart of envy, but the other llull rcttirn under
1 liellisdow of a Kingly name. The I yon of Jullicc(lull follow, at whofe roaring
the: I'reneh I owers, and the I Hand Dragons lliall tremble, In his days Hull
cold be ftjncaved out of the Lilly and Nettle jand filvct (In! be csttraffed out ofthc
hoofs of the lowing beads. 1 hefpcc V'antafticks of the times lliall put on change-
able gannents, ami their ontwatd habits lhall bewray the vanity of their mindes,
'J he greedy hounds Hull bch.tm-diing'd, the lleaflsof the Forreft Hull rcllin
eyii.t, huinanii yllnlllinvailthcpimijlimcnt; the coyn lhall be deft, and each half
Hull licmiilermmJ, The ravenoufnefs of the Kites Hull be confumed, and the
tceih cf iheViTiKfs'dull be broken; the Lions whelps Hull be turned into fea-
fnli-.s, ar.d his liigle lhall build her mil upon Motint Mttim. 1'tt-
iilii llull be dved red with her mothers blood, and the houfe of Cflii-
«:«, Hull Hay (in brothers. The lilt Hull be damp with her migb.ty tears,
wlieieupon all men llnll be provoked to all things. Wo unto thee Nor-
nirndy, for on thee llull the biain of the Lion be waded, and his Members
being torn in pieces, llull be thrown out of his Native foil, Dicy that fuc-
eccd lhall mdeavout to rcmuve the Crown, butthclovcof newKings lliall becx-
tol d. For his goodnefs he (liall be abufed by the d'icked, tint ill he become a Father.
Thettfnrc being arm.d with the teeth of the lioar, hcflnll pafs over the tops of the
Mountains, and the Hade of the helmet: the H igitlandcti of i'cuM Hull be dif-
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plcifcd, inJ hiving sffcmblcd their Codumb «it. : Heflull put a
Liidlciu thepiviof liioi, wbich Oail k ^ (wj b^cmoflitt]?
liiiiany. Ihcliaglcof tliebjokaifweiyibtjutidcit, axil PiallKjoyttia Jyis
tliird building.' 1 he whdp; of the roaring Lien (lull awaken, and (the h otrcfls^
ing fiibktn) (liallbehtrntcd beneath the walls of the Cities, and Pull commit
gnat (liughtcr uronfiichas withftandthem, and Pull pit out the tongues of the
bulls; theyfliallloadthcnccksof the roaring Liomwith chains, and fltall renew
thcaiicimt tmics.:Aftcuvard, the Ilegall undtioi} Pullpafsfipn;the fiift to the
fourth, from the 4. to the j. (ton^the 1. to thcfccoiMi'.' .."iit,-, S. ,
1 lie (ixt lliall ovcrtluowthe vvalsof /rrlfflil, and,(ball turn the iorrells thereof
into |ilain fields, He Hull reduce divert kingdoms into oneund he (lull bectown-
edwiih tlicheadof a Lion. Hisbcginningfliallbemarcillefsj and wavering af-
fediion, but hisenddiall beblelfcd; forhejliall repair the decayed Monaderics
throughoiu the Country, and Pull plaecPtcachcrs in conyenicnt places; He Hull
death two cities with two garments, and he (hall bellow Virgins giftf'upon Vir-
gins, fur which he (hall met it the favour of Gpd, and (lialTbenumlircd among
the blclled,.
A VVoolf-likc bead (lull come out of him penetrating all things. who (1u|l in-
dcavoui ihcruinof bis own Nation, forbyliimtheKotmaos llulllofc both the
llles, aiullliall be bereaved of thcirPiiftinedlenity, From, thenceforth, Pull the
ancient Inhabitants retutn to their own I (le, for variance (hall arifc; among the
aliens..Likewifeyavenerablc old man, upon a white hotfe, dtall divert the river
ef Pff/'ieu, and with hii white Scepter (lull difnofe of thcNill thereon Handing,
CiiJufiliiltf (hall call home the fttufii, and Hall receive the Highlanders into fel-
luwlliip. Then (lull there be great, daughter (onunittcd on the Forraigners, then
Oialhhe [iversdream with blood,thenlhalltkmoumains of little liritain burd
out, and Hull be crow ned with the Diadem of ttini, tf'tlv dial I be filled with joy,
and the (Jaks of ^WDMflliall wax green. ,7 klfle (jtall be called by the Name of
iimtc, and the memory of the drangtrs Hull be forgottm.
From ^tnafiwHiallconte a warlike Soar, who Hull exereifethe diarpncfsof his
teeth, within the French Forr.cds; for he Hull htw down all the greater Oaks, but
lit lliall give protcftion to the leffer. The /Hlitu, and Aj[lkui dull quake for
fear of him, fonhcviolcnceof hismot(onHiillthrcatcnthc(u|tlitr5p«v. A Goat
'of the Vcnctean houfc Hull fuceccd him, biaving golden horns,, and a filver beard,
who Hull breath fotthfuch a cloudfrcrnhis hjedrils astbatthe(uifacc:of the
whole 1 dc dial be obfeured. There dial be peace in hit days, and by the'fi uitfulnefs
cftht earth,all forts of grain flul be multiplied.
Women by rcafon of their Lewdmfs Hul be made Serpents, and every Aep they
make llial belilledwith pride. Thetentsof Vm dial bc reneived, neithcrdial the
daitsof Luft leave off to wound, The Riytrs(hal bc uirncd into blood, and two
Kings |lul (icht a duel for the Lyonels of Steffi,' ft wy one dial w^npize, .and
civility (itfclfj llul not foibtar to admit ofcontrjiks, All thefe things three jpc<',
Hial fee fulfilled, tmtil the intared Kings wiilintheCjty of JLtnitm dial bcdilco-
vcred. Famine Hial again infed, moit lity Hid once morerciuin, and the inhabi-
tants Hull lament the dcfolation of their Cities. A Fear of commerce dull,
imapededly at^fe, who lliall bring back hi) festtertddroves, to thur (brfaken
Mutes, His bud Hialj befoodtothcHungiy, and bis tongue. (lull apppafe the
fhitdy; Rivers'(ball How from his mouth,whidiHiall refrcdi mens dried cntcks.
. Ancniatd alreelhatl be procreated upon tlie Tower of Ijttidw, wjikh, iuvipg
«nly three Boughs, (liallobfcwc ihc.&cc ofthe ivhole Iflc, with the breadth on'ts
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Iflvos. Vrom hai" »tic North wintlc fits enemy) dull fuddenljr uilt, andbyiu
cmcil blslt (kill fiutth afcay Ac third bough thereof. The other two flull fyply
the room thereof, untlll (by the multitadeof thcir lem) one (l.»ll cover another,
But jftetward it (lull obtain the room oftwo, and IhiU fulhin llirdi of Fortiigd
Nations, It lliall be accounted obnoaious to the Native Birds, for through tie feu
of its ihadow, thev Ml lofctheir flying-young.
An unprofitable AffellwlKticceed. ready in ptinilliing counterfeiteri ofgedd,'
but flow in revenging the ravming of Wolves. Inthofc daies, the Oaks through,
out the 1 orrcfts IhiU bunijand Accorns (hall grow upon the boitghaofiindcni.
The Severn lliall run through feven Gates, aiid thc river Ofca Ihall wathotfor
rlic fpice of feven moneths. The Fillies therein ihall die by the heat thereof, tad of
them Ihall Serpents be ftgcndtci The Baths of Bado lliall frteae, and their whol-
fouie waters (lijll become poyfonous. Lmdi/ii lliall lament the fliughier of 10000,
men, and the river of Thante? Ilial) be turned into blood. Monks lliall be compel,
ledtoinartijgivindilic noifc of thenilball bchcard in the Mountains of the Airs,
Three fountains (hall buril out in the City of Winckfter, whofe little broodes
(InllJiihlc the 1 lie into three pans; hethjtildl drink of one, (lull prolong his
life, neither lliall he be aflliftcd with any fuddtn fccblenefs. He that (lull dtink of
the other, (hall pcriili with himge.-, and a wannefs and horror (liall poflcfj his face.
He that lliall drink ofth: third, lliall die a fudden death, neither Hull his body be
biiiicd But if his dead body lliall be thiown upon the water, the aihes thereof (liall
be turned into water. H?raipon a DainofU Iliad eomc from iho City of Canutus
of the Forrcft, to iiriparcaMidicinc, whereby,as Ihellall undafland all Arts, (lie
lliall dry up the cbngxions Fountains by the only venue of her breath. Afterward,
to rcfidh her felf with rhc wholfome Liquor, llielhall carry the Calidouian (Forrcft
in her right hand, but in her Iclt han d, the Bui winks of the Walla of i wttk. What
wayfocYcrlhclhallpafsjlliclliallleavefulplmKoustracks behinde her, wlikh/hall
fmoak with a double flame. That ftp pa k flail ilir up the Ru(h«ij,and (hall dcllroy
the Fillies of the ^a. '-he iltall cgtiiinue in lamemable forrowSjjnd (liall fill the I flt
withhciTiorribleuuKiy A Hag? of ten branehes (ball flay her, four of which
braiuhct lliall eany together ihcgblden Diadems But the other fix lliall be turned
intgtliclloinsof the wilde Oxen, whi.h by a horrible none Dull Ihjke the three
IllcsofHrifainie. 7 he Forrcll of Daiuum lliall be ftirred up and (with a genii;
voice j ihall call, Come W'abj and joyn Cornwall to tliec, and fay to the City of
Win Jnllci, The Eit'lhjM j^Sndinc uf. Transfer the feat of thy hflor, whither
iheBirds do flock, and thcotherMcmbgrt (liall follow their head.
For the day d'aweth near, whereon the Inhabiiiiits lliall be deftroyed for thelin
ofpcrjnry. ThcwliitcncfsofihcirWoo!l,andthcdiverliiy of their Tinflurehath
oflended. Wo be to that perjured Nation, by whofe means a noble Uty (lull be
deftroyed. The Birds llullrcjoyce at fogi tat an increafc, and twoflialbemadc
one. And a Hedgh jgg (laden with fruit) ihall rebuild it, to the fmc 1 whereof,
Birds of divers Forrcfls lliall deck. He lliall adjoyn thereto a wondciftil great Pa-
lace, and lliall ftrengthen the fame with dop l owers. In every of which a Fenatot
(lull be appointed, wlio lliall give laws unto the: ubjefts. t here fere jhjJI LlulM
tiny her, and (hall incrcalc her Walls th ice fa much as formerly ihcy were. The
river Thames (lull incompafs her on every fulc, and the runnouf of (hevi orksfliall
tranfeend the Alps. T lie Hedghog (liall hide his fmits witbiflher, anfljlull plot
fccretlv (apainfthcr.) ^ ^ T ' .
Jn tnat (lay the ftpnes lliall fppk, and the Sep M leads to France, (toll be con-
Wftcdintoaiiawmt'oom. One man Hull hear another from cither /hoar, and
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il twholc Iflc ftill be enlarge: TitVortdfrs of ibcdetp/Ul be rtnaltd: Imce
(luilqtnkc for fearr. After ihet things a Hcdrn IkJ 1: proceed from the ftnelt
OdiiiuriM^hichlliill fiy about tk 1/lule fpaceof tfto ytafs i by kcfiJu-cla-
monr dice l)iaH call the other birdl, and all otkr bird) (hall adocutc bet: tbty
(lull fall upon mcnt Tillage, and Hull dcliroy all muinuof grain. A famine
ilulJ purftit the people, anoa dirertonalitj Hulleirfue (he famine: but when fn
great tnoriality ilall be ctafed,a dtttlUble fowl (lull betahe himlelf to the utmoH
bounds ofWalet,andiIull raifc ititptoa high mountain,and in thc top thereof
Hieeiliallplant an Oak,and 11)41 build her ndl in the bought th^epfj.threeegges
(hill bcliyd in the ntil, from whichaFoTjaVVolf^anda Bearc OuIUobm, i he
box lliall derouru his mother, and Ihall beart an Afies bead. 1 hcreforp being bt-
comeiMonfta'jlittl all affright his brethren,nndtliallbanilh them intoNetxMrjj;
but thtrlliall excite the (horn Hoar againll the Fox, , and being .returned in a lbip,
tli.y(liallcnccuntcrwiihihtF<tf (.who,fo foon as the combai (ii4l,beguwwilf
fun himfflff dcid, and ili4l move the boat to pity hiuij: a whileaffcr he ffjll go
to the dead tatbie, and yrhilft ha (lull (land over it, he (141 brcat)) unon th^eyes,
and fact thereof; liut he not forgetfull of (Us former fallbood) llnll bite his right
foot, and (lull tear it quite ftom the body i ind alfo it one leap (lull (batch to him
his right earc and histaylt, and (ball hidelimrelfe inthe holes of die mountains;
thrttforc the deluded BcirlbUi require, tJjt Wolfe, aqdffie Pore, to rdl«r< titir
to him his toft members who (jsithoy.Ihall kginvtbtyQyurell) (lall txirmife him
two feet, and two eats, and a nyl and of thtm they l))ill ,aiinpo(g<ik Boats
mcmbersifo he (lull be paciied^c expeft tk pronufcdtcftmationiln the interim
the Fox lliall come(nom the moutuaines,md(hall chjnge hitnlilfinto a Wolf;
and as if he were to lure fome difeomfc with ike Boar, he (lull gpuaftilytohim,
and (lull wholly devour him. Thai (hall he mnsfornie himiijlt into a P tar and
(is if he wanted h is members) he (lull wab for his bsftliw,. and aittr that they ;
(lull be come, even them alfo ihall he fudderjy flay, and (lull becrowaediwith tb
head of a Lion. 1 n his dayct a fetpeOI llial be enggpdt^d,(yhich, ll^cndtwonrthe
dcftmSion of all monads; he Hull by his length en virotl'London, andllullde-
fttoy all the pabengers. A bull of the ^ouivainiI)Ul aflune the head oftk Wolf,,
and Hall dcanfe his teeth in the (liop of ftbiM. he (hall gather to him the;
Highlanders and tkWclili who lluil driift tk Thimte dry. the .Affii |l|all,
call a Goat with a longbeurd, and ball change Ms fltape .; thcrefqrcibill tk 'linlV
be difplcafcd, and having called thg Wolfe,. wetRrnedM fbajl mjlct.jMhemj.
and the mote to maotftfl hit ctuehyi hp (Ml devour rhjirflclli and bor«f; but k.
lliall bebtunt in the topefltoim ThedBbqf&of tnt fire whersiqfic (Iiall be
burnt, (ball be changed into Swasts, which (hill fwimap. well upon. dry. geuad u
em the water. Fillies (hall fwllloWTifhcs,aii(lmW Ml devmx oldjfp.
comming on^imatinc lights M k mjeijJer£d,and-tbl7i Poll cfcxijc' fubmaifnef,
deceipcti lhqf(1alL(Iiik(luppe;t§,ond they(lii)JgaMinM,l'»W^i1b«Hffff'
Thames (lall flow agiinf wed tkcri .Mlotqad t^.b^dfOsmi;
Channel!: it lliall ovafiow.the ocighbwinutownfSiand (hall ovaWnne ttt pp-
pofue mouataint. It (hall incorporat a with the fpuntaia OM(f. full of deccitarw
mughtinefs,wknc«(kllari&feditjons,p»Yt)h(njrk^W|P.to mi- The.
Oakcs of tk Fortefis (bttll unite^aadlkll cnmwrtcswhhtk W1 of /k
W- Tk Cyowt ami tk Kites Ml dom H kdjei.qf i ' kCp,
lliall build her.ncft upon the WalU ofClwjb' i aCii hfKf C1-"'
*£r«i Tk Setpent of Afelkffas (Ml educate him,, and; lli4i h^tch: morccro.
haict U axing gotthc Crovabt Aollbk oft high, aftdwitb ahnniwe.ao^,
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IkJl aft: ight tlw; pftylf of (be countrfy; in hii dsici the aWWaina
(hill ft Hgtr.iml the Crovincfj Dull be deprired of tlfir fomlb; for i Wonx
of a ficifbrmh (lull foddoily come, wb llall burnt tie trees with his fev-ctt
wponr Stiffn Lions (lull tomcoutofhim, difgnced by the heidsof Goan:
thtyftull drftroy women by the Hindi of their noftrils, and (hall male niru
wantons. I he Fatkr (lull not know his own Son, becaufc their wives llullpljy
tkbeafts, IhiTefofcllnlU Gyant of wi.kcdnrfs mfti upon them, who by the
(liaipnds ufhis eyes Hiall terrific all. 1 lie Dragon of /rspeffey flull rife agiinft
liinij arui lliall Hriec to rout liim out, bm an encounter being made, the Dragon
(lull overcome, and tlifimgodlinel's of the viftor fhall be rcprclfed; for he ilull
fubilm the Dragon, and having put ofl'his gatment, Ilull remain naked. The Dra.
gon lliall carry him aloft, and with his tayle (crcfted) lliall beat the naked Gyaitt.
Hutili'. Gyant rcaHiiming his vigour, ilull break Ids jaws with afword ; at length
thi Dragon (hall fold himftlf under his tayle, and (poyfoncd) (lull die,
J he Hoar of rdrnr/iwlliall fuccecd him, and by his terrible tyranny (lull opprdi
the people. OfMcrffrr (liall call out the Lion, who (lull difquict the Serpent withfo
verallWars.Hedull nedhimunder hisfect,and lliall affright him with hh open
jaws. At length the Lion Hull contend with the Kingdom, and (lull climb upon
the backs of Noblemen, '1 he Bull Hull ruth into the ftrife, and Hull fmitethc Li-
on with his right foot. He Hull drive him throughout all the parts of the Kingdom,
but he lhall break his horns in the WalsofExon. The Fox ot (hallbe
revenged ofthc Lion, and lliall wholly devoure him with his teeth. For the Serpent
of Liuciln lliall furround him, and by a horrible hilling Hull intimate his prclenee
to many Dragons, The Diagons (lull gather together, and (lull tear oneanoihcr
in pieces. The winged Hull opprefsthofe that want wings, and Hull fallen their
poyjemed claws upon their Eye-lids, the red lliall confcnt to combating, and lhall
one kill another. Thefe being dead, a fifth lhall fuceecd, andlhall break the re-
mainder by fundiy dcvicesj he I hall cmHi the back of one in pieces, and (with his,
Hvoid) Hull feparatc his head from iris body. Having'put offhis garment, ht lliall
afcend another, and Hull throw upon him the right & lei t fide of his tayl. One tint
is naked Hull keep him at a diftance, when one that is cloathcd Hull not dctcrr him.
Hetlull torment the reft upon the back, and Hull drive them to the tittcrmoft lurt
of the Kingdom. A roaring Lion (and one to be feared for his outragious cmcliyl
Hull fuddenly come. He (lull reduce fifteen Provinces into one, anllke alone ffuUi
enjoy the people. A Gyant (lullHiincwiih awfiitc colour, and'Hull gcrminirea
white people, Plcafures Hull nuke Prirtccs fccblej and the Subjedtt Hull become
favagc. A Lion (with his belly full of blood) Ilull arifc among them, a fickle Hull
be given him in the corn, which (whilft he Hull grieve in mindc) Hull be opprtlfed
ofhim. A Carter ofYotk (hall quiet them, and (his mailer being thtnft out) he
(hall dfcend into the Cart Which he drove,indHullthreatcn the Eaft with a .drawn
fwdi'dj and he (lull fill the Track of his Cart wheels wjth blood. Aftccwa'rds a'Full
Hull be procreated in theSca,whuli buino allured by the biffing of the lerjicnt.Hull
copulate with* him, betwixt whom three gliftcring Buls lhall be generated, who (ha-
ving ear up ihcir paftures) Hull be ciimed info Trees. The fiill lhall' carry a vipe-
rous whip, and (lull turn his back of him that is born after him. 'the fecond bro-
tli(rj]iali endcavourto fnatch the Whip from bli)iA but ie (hall he rebuketb by the
joungeft.' Tlicyfliill turn away rhtir faces riititrally from otic anothcr, rmfill they,
(hall pnntc forth a poyfoncd ctiji. A Prince of the I Highlanders''ibhll Tio;
cced him, whom (alfo) the Serpent (hall feck to dcllroy. He (lull apply himfdfto
Tillage, lb that the Countries (lull be white with Cora. Tlx Serpent lhall indca-
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vour to difliifc poyforij to hinder the growth of thegnfi and corn. Thepeople Aall
waiic by reafon ofa deadly famine, and the Wals ofihcirCitieafliall be madede*
folatc. 'I he City ofO/Mtr/lff/lull be given for a Medicine, which /hallrcndeifih*
ileiuncctothofe that be under the lafh, forfhe (hall bear the ballance of the medh
cine and the Iflc Iball be renewed in aftortfwcc. After which, two flialiruefor
the Scepter. to whom the horned Dragon fhall fubmit fumTelf. Another fhall come
armed, and Hull ride the flying Serpent j being nikcd: he (hall fit upon hit back
and Hull call theright fide of his Tavl upon him. The neighbouring Nations (lull
be awakened by his clamour,and Hull fltitlc other Nations Therefore (hall the fe-
cond be united tu the Lion, but(diffcntiiig betwixt thcn)fclves}they Hull encounter
one another; and(aftammuill woundsUey Hiall lie down together Jbut the fierce*
nefs of the lion Hull prevail,There Hall one Cuddenly come with the Timbrell &
Harp, and Hull affwage the ficrccntfs of the Lion, therefore fhall thepeopleoftbe
Kingdom bepacificd, and Hull provoke the Liontojullicc. Being fetlcd in hit
Thronf,heiliaHtliink of Rewards j but his power Hull eatend into the Highlands.
Therefore Hull the Northern Provinces he (ortowfull, and Dull open the doors pf
the Temples. The Standard*bearer-Woolfe Hull nifeTioopes, and Hull environ
with his tayle, A Souldier (in a Cart) Hull wimftand him, whoftull
change that people into a Boar. Thercfwc the Boar (hall waftc the Province!, but
he Hull be drowned intbedcepofSevern. A mm fin Wine) Hull beas aLlon,
,ind the luHrc of his Gold Hiall daalc the eyes of the beholders; He Hull gild his
lilver-wme-bowles,and (hall trouble fundry V\ ine-prtfles. Men (hall be drunk with
Wine,and having laid afidc the thought oFhcavcn/ull be wedded to the Earth.The
Stars Hiall with-hold their influence from them, and (hall confound their wonted
motion. The H cavens being thus avcrfephcir Corn-fields Hull be dryed up and the
dew of heaven Hull be denyed them. T he roots and branches Hiall change their of-
fices, and the novelty thereof Hull be miraculous, The fplendour ofthc Sun Hull
linguiili by thcpalencfsofMerwfyJc it fkallbedrcadfiill to the beholders, Haa/tj
cfAtiiiu Hull change his Hi ield, and he Hull call the Helmet of M0i; the
Helmet of Mffj Hiall calf a Hiadow, and the rage of UttM) Hull aceed its 1 imits.
Hard-hcattedOrieit Hull uniheath his Falchion, fhelti of the gea Hull diilurb the
Clouds./irpitrf Hull leave ofifhis appointed courfeyandfonu Hull for&ke her Orb,
The malice of Utm fliall bepour^d down gticvoufly, and with bis crooked Sythe
Hiall he dcftroymankinde, The is.Hoiifcsofhaven Hiall bewail the abfcnce of
the Planets. The rwiw Hull leave offthtir accuftomed Imbnccs, and fhall ex-
change Summer forWimcr.Thc Sales lhall'hang luieavenly, untill the Ram fujv
port them withhis crooked Homes. The Scorpions tayl Hiall e/uender Lighten-
ing, and the Crab lhall contend with the lun, The Viiginflull aiccndtbc backof
the Archer,and (hall pbiufote the pure and beautlfull Flowers. The Orbe of the
Moon lhall trouble thd Zod^ck, and thcPleiadcsHtall guft out with teats The
Cilices offau Hiall no moriw itftorcl, but (the (iate being (hut) he (hall lurk
in the Creeks of afriadsr. Ihthfitwincklieg of an eye Hull thc Scasarife. and the
Allies of the dead Hiall berenewed, The Winds Hiall contend with a iwiblc futBa*
tion, and Hull terminate their found amoagft the Stan,.

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IOHN TRITEMIVS,

Abbot ofSpanhm, of the heavenly

In t e l l i g e n c i e s, governing

theOrbcs under God.

RHmmntd Ctftr, it is the opinion of very tnmy of the Auncicn jthit this in-
fer iourWorbyiirdinitioi itfthc fir'1 ll/iitfJf(\vhich is God) isditcM
and ordered by Semtoitn fntillipm, to which upinior i ftndlim Mtii-
refWN illcnts, faying, that from the Originall orfitft beginning of haven and
^th^lieiewcrc;. Spirits,ippoimc ds 1 icfidcmstothe?. I'l arts.
Of which nninbct every one of thoferulcth the worldj Jfyeats, and four months
UIUI UV.U
To this Politioti, many,and they mofl learned men, have a (for detHtir con-
fene 5 which opinion of t eitlsiir)'/cl/no at Hrmingbut delivering, do make mani-
fell to your moft facrcd Majefiy.
A . 11 he
lit. Iltik us Spirit
(irft Angell or VUH li of Sum' isu v*iivn L/| Ijn*) to
called Orijitl, ivi whom
iinui*! G^ vss
od wc ommitted
uiuuusie
1,1 UlC b"' ui inv iii sjii uiv. uwuumiii^ua >ii j n.iw ma
wJi'i the gen 'cmntnt of the Wot Idfr on the beginning of its Creation; who began his
U
government the t J, day of the moncth of t/nfeb, in the (irft year oftlrcWorl jihd
it tndtued J 54 yu" »nd 4 montths.
'fhe name Oil/iit not wiihflandings a name appertaining t his Olfrce,not Nature. Attri-
buted tothefpititm regard of hisaftion ; under his dominion menwer rode,
and did coliabitctogcthcr in difert and uncouth ulaccSjafte tthe home lymannet
of Beads. This needs not any manne of proof from me, bthitsfo nunifeft out
ofthe Text inGuiclrs.
the fccond Govctnwtc of the Wor Idis Jw! the Spirit of Dnm, who aft e tOrl*
jwd be- /itl began to rule according to the influence of this Manpt, in theyear ofthe world
Jm 354. the fourth moncth, that is, the 14 day ofthe raoneth of June,an He
zumli jj.;, mlcd the wor ld3 54 ye ats,and4 moncthsi untill'the year from the Cre ationof
u!**- the world 708. as it appears to any that (IrallCalcul atehe Age the re of.
Under the Regiment of this Angel lijicn began to be more Civiliied, built
Hemfu,etcftedCities., found,out Arts Mum (vi[, MivfjUttrf) the Art pf
Weaymgd pinning^an (EUoathing, atyd many fueh like as the fc did indulge them"
fclvts plcntifully with the tdeafurcs ofthe fltlh,took BjttQ thcmfclvcs faire women
for
iDI their
lUCU wivej. lUrlktlv
ncglefte dGod,Recede
VA-i UUjl\ kWCUw rh Ul man
llsftll 'ylnngs fr Ulil omtheha
(kllVllit turallm-
hUldlllta
[dicity j they found out Sports, and Songs,fang to theHarp, and did ertc ogitatc
whatfoeverdidbel ngto the wmiliip and purpofenf ymi. An dhis wantonncls
_
oflifc ia men did continue unt tld Hoc 4, re ceivi ^re Arguments of iti pray
ofitspra-
Zirhml Wtyftomhence.
jn^ilof V, tulwiit the Angell of (fi/fWf,began to govern the w oil id the year of the
lujtsn 7«8. Creation of Heaven anEaith 708. thee ighthnoncth, that is, the 15 day ofthe
ajOflob. mon fth tfud tr, and h c d id r cgvdate the w or Id 3 J 4 years, 4 m on ijluntil the
year
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year of the worlds Creation 1063 inchMy. iUndefwheft modantlen, ftiw
firft of all began to iifurp Dominion over one another, to cxeetcift Buntiiig^o
make Tents, to adorn their bodies with fevetall garments: and there arofe a great
Divifion betwixt the good and evill neoi the Pious invocating God/uch is Entc^
whom the Lord tranflated to Heaven i the wicked nutning after the fiutcs and
yleafant allurements of the Flefh. _ .
Men alfo under the Dominion ofthisZachif/rl began, to live more civilly, to
undergo the Laws ahd Commands of their Elders, and were reclaimed from their
former ficrcenefs. Under his role Mm the firft man died , leaving to all pellet i-
tyanalfured 'leflimony, that nccellarily once we mad dye.
Various Arts and Inventions of men did about this time firft appear 8t manifeft
themfclvcs, as H iftorians have more clearly exprcfled.
Jh: fourth Rcftor of the World vas the'pirit of Afercn'; which be- py/aii
pan in the year ofthe Creation of Heaven and Earth (ofijthe H day.of Itbhutj, anjrl of
and he reigned 3 54 years 4 months^d his Government continued untill the year "jbi
oftht World 1417 andfounh monttli. In thefe times writing was firft found
out,and letters excogitatedof Trcei and Plants, which notwithftanding after-
wards and in procefsofttmereccivedamorcgtaeefrilillupe,and the Nations va-
ried or changed the Face of their Chirafters according to their own fincy. The
ufeofMufrcalllnftruinents, undertk time and ndc of this Ksfhsel, begantobe
nuiltiplicd,and Commerce or Exchange betwitt man and man was now firft in-
vented ; A prefumptuous, rude, and fimple Audacity in thefe times begot Navi- f
gation or the manner of eayling from one place to another, and many fuch like
things in one kinde or other, CA,
1 he fifth Gahtftiusr of the World was fiWiWlthc Angcll of Mas, who began Stml th
the 16 day of themoneth of fut in the year ofthe World 1417. and .fwaycd the
rule of this World 554 years 4mon(lhs)uMillthe year of the World 1771. and
eighth moncth, under whofc Empire and Government men imitated, the nature I4I'7iIuiC
of Mars, alfo under the Dominion ofthis Angcll, the Univctfalldclt^c of waters as.'
happened dmAfunits 1656. as evidently it appears by Hiftory out of And
its tobeobfervedjwhat the auncicntFhilofoi hers have delivered, thatfo oft as
Smtl the Angell of Mw is ruler of ihe World, fo often there arifcth noublc al-
terations of Monarchy. Religions and fefts do vary, laws ire changed. Principa-
lities and Kingdomes ate transferred to Strangers, which We may tafilyfinde out
in order by perufall of Hiftories.
Not withlbnding5«iuei doth not immcdiatly in the very beginning or entrance
of his Dominion manifeft thedifpoiilion of his behaviour or cuftome: but when
he hath exceeded the middle time of hisGiihcnutSM which very thing is likewife to
be undcrftood concetningthe Angclsof tbeorhcr Planets, (as it maybe ntanifeft-
ed from Hiftories) all which do fend down thfif influoweiaccofding to the Pro-
prieties ofthe natures of their i tars, and operate toon the infttiour bodiesofthis
World.
The fiith Governout ofthe Worldis OaWef the Angcll of the Moon, who be-
gan after fawur/the Angel of J/tfr ha Jfiniihed his coiule.'the »8 day of the mcr gel ofthe
ncthofoftshrr in theyeareofthe Wotld 1771 andelgluh moneth : andht.oedc- moon.b'-
redthc affaires of the.World 3 J4 yaf».hnd 4 mpaethi, imtilltheyeat of the g?'"!•
World md. Again in thefe times mm weretnultiplyed, andbmldftd many CL
' ties; and we mun note; that the Hebttws doafirmethat the GcncraHdtIug«,.was
Midi 1656, under the moderation of Mtti: But theSeptuagiqt mwpreMrs,
Ifiioiu and Bfdicnpiifrniit||t pelugeto beintheycir of theWotldaada- under
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tkRtgitntntof Angel of theMooit, MlilcUteffltumo mebyftiulti.
plication to be nthfr confcmaneous umo trntli, but to cxprcfs my further conctpti.
on hereof, ii not the work of this prefent difcotirfc.
Uiilml Miilutl the Angel of the Sun was the 7 .Ruler of the World,who began the 14. of
Angel •( Irhfidf/, in the year of the World according to common computation at 16. and
he governed the world} 5 4. years and four moncths, until the year of theageofthe
ilig. a^o, and four moncths.
>4 Feb. ' Under the Dominion of theAngel of the fun evenas Hiftoriesconfentwith
drjuimlof truth, Kings bcganfirfttobcamongftMortallmcn, of whom Nimni was the
king'' firft, that with an ambitious defirc of Soveraigmy, did Tyrannise over his
Companions,
Thcwotfhipof feveral Gods by the foolilhnefs of men, was now inftituted,
and they began to adore their petty Princes as Gods.
Stmdry Arts allb about this time were invented by men; to wit) the Mathema*
ticks, Auronomy, Maghjue, and that worfu;p which formerly was attributed to
The Spring oneonelyGod. began now to be given to divers Creatures: the knowledge of the
t'fldolairj. f me God, by littleand little, and the fimetllition of men became forgotten,
About thefe times Ardiitefttu'e was found out, and men began to ufe more po-
licy both in thcircivill inftitmions, and manners, or culloms of living,
Clipl the From henceforth the eighth time in order, again Ofijicl the Angel of ifllffn be*!
Itcond time to govern the World the 16. day of the m»ncth of jfuu, in the year from the
:i beginning of the world 1480, and four monethsi and he continued hisgovern-
jl gins 3480, mcntof the world this fecond return, <54. years and four monethsjimtill the year
{ at. Iunc. of the world 1834, and eight moncths. Under the regulation of this Angel, the
Nations were multiplied, and the earth was divided into Regions 5 many King-
doms inftituted; the Tower of Bibel was built, the confuitonof Tongues then
fell out, men were difperfed into every part of tlteeanh, and men began to Till,
and Manure the earth morcaciirately,to ordain Fields, fow Corn, plant Vineyards,
to dig up Trees, and to provide with greater diligence, what ever was more convc;
nicnt for their food, and raiment.
From that timefonvard, firft of all,imongftmtn, the difcernlng of Nobility
begun to be taken notice of i which was, when men in their manner of livingjand
inwifdom did evcell the reft of men, undertaking Trophies of glory from the
great ones of theeatth, as rewards for their merits: From hence firft of all, the
whole world began to come into the knowledge of men, whileft every where the
Nations being multiplied, many Kingdoms did arife, and various differences of
tonjucsdidfwlow.
Jmil the Th; ninth time in order and coutfc, /ml, the Angel of fm began again to
'cci ndtimt. fway the world the 19. day of Oflohf, and iti the year of the Creat ion of Hea-
Uiirulebe- yen and eatth 1814. and 8. moncth; and he prefided 5J4.yeits,four montths,vm-
each!' y"1'^ VVorld j 189.
In thcfc times men forgetting the tnic God, began to honour the dead, and to
Ircrctfc if woiftiip their flames for God, which Errour hath infefted the World more then two
Itlolnp. thoufand years; Men did now devife curious and coftly Ornaments, for better
trimming, and adorning their bodies: found out divers kindes of MuiicalUnftm-
ments, again, menprotecuted too much the liiftandpleafurcsof theficfh, inftitu-
ting,.and dedicating Matuasand Ttmplcj to their Gods, Witchcraft, andlncia-
Ji^{"hi, "tions in thefc times were fiiftexcogitated by Zirujltt King of thtBlSfiili (and
(uIc.Ivmii divers others as well as he) whom }{im King of ^jfyjliovcrtarat in War.
lit?- In order the tenth time Zuhffid the Angel of ftfillf, again began to rule the
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world tk lift day of htwrj, in the yen of the building or framing the heaven
and earth, 3189. and he moderated according tohis cultom, and manner} {4,
years, and four moncths, untill the year of the world 3 Jtf. and founh raoneth,
Thefc were joyfull times, and might truly be called golden, wherein there was
plenty of all manner of uldull things, which much condoced for theincreafe of
mankinde, giving thereby exceeding beauty and adornment to the things of this
World.
In like manner about this time, God gave to yimm the Lut of Okamcijitn j i |l£ K(ia,
and fitft of all ptomifed the Redaiftilt of Wastiadf by the iKUUtln of his one. ratimof
ly begotten fon. mankinde
Under the Government of this Angel,the ?atriarchs, firll FeimJcfi of ptomiica.
were famous, and the righteous were dividtd from the ungodly, by their own pro-
per indeavour and confent.
About thcfc times in jfrmlM, lup'tergrtw famous, who was ftilcd alfo Lifm, hfittrkinf;
the Son of Heaven and God, a King, who fit ft of all gave Laws to the Arcadi- ofA-cadii,
ans, made them very civil! in their mannert and behaviour, taught them the wot*
(liipof God, erefled them Temples, inftimtcd Ptlefts, procured mrny advanta-
gious benefits for mankinde,for which his lb great benefits, hewas by them termed
gtyirrf, and after his death accounted for a DtHj or God.
He had his Original from the Ions of Hchir, vi{, Qinr, as ancient Hiftotics
dorecord to poflerity.
Prmlmtsalfothefonof is repotted under the Gover/tment of this An- Tuat.
gel to hare made Men j onely, becaufe of rude and ignorant,he made,them wife tlm,
and knowing, humane, courtcous.accompli(hed inlearning and manners the made
Images by Art to move of thcmfelves.
Hcfirli found out the ufc of the Rmg; Scepter, Diadem, and all kinglyi or-
naments,
In or about thefe times other joviallmeitdidcxcellj m mofl wife, and wt-
mim alfo, who by theirown undetftandlng delivered many profitable inventions to
mankinde] who being dead, foi the eteatnefs of their wlfdom, were reputed as
Gods; wf. PhwMtw; whofirftof allinftiimcJamongfttheGreeks,Laws, and
judgements, as alfo, W, Af/ntrW, CfK/,Stldfli amongft the and very
manybclides.
Tnorderthe ti.timeRapbidthc Angel of again undertook the order- *<»/,«/[{,(
ing of the world the firft dayof the moncthor Wy, In the year of the world j 543. Angel of
and fourth moneth; he continued in his Commands 334 years, and fottr mo. Uumjthe
netlis, untill the year of the Creation of htaven and earth 3 897. and 8, moneth. f'tondtinie
Verily in thefe times, as it evidently appears from theHiftoriesofthe Ancients, ^n'
men more carnellly applied tkemfelves to thtlludy of wifdom, amongft whom the
lafl learned and moft eminent men, vtKHtlc0lMf Btutu, Owyy w, Iju, Itu-
ffujj and many more, who by their admirable inventions,
both profited the world then, and polterityllnce. . i
Stvcrall Supwftitions alfo about thefe tuKi, concemingthe wor(hipof their I-
dolswereinftitutcdbymen.
Sorceries, Incantations, and Arts of framing Diabolical Images, wcreoowin
a marvellous manner inctcafed, and whatfocrcr either of fubtilty,or f A, that could
pofiibly be attributed to the invention, or cunning of UffOt} about tflefe. times,
1
did exceedingly incrcafe. '
thewifeft Commander of theHebrtws, expert in the knowltdgeof ma- u,fih
ny things and Arts, a Wotfbippcrof one ondy true God, did dtlwatiiApeepIe al
 tfrtil from the flavcry of tk vEipm, and promrtd tkir liberty.
Abouttbistime?«*» firftof all reigned inltal;, after hirarttwnw, who In-
ftntfted his people to fat their grounds with foile or dung, and was accounted or
efteentedforaGod.
Ctiitiu !«• Neat thefe times Cilm found out the Greek LctterSj or UirafttrSj and fj-
vtmiitnf oKDihjthe daughter of Evaiutoj the Latine.
Itttt''" fj0(l Omnipotent,under the Government of this the Angel of
Miniftiij' delivered by me hands of Mcfcr, to his people a Law in writing, which givcihama-
nonof Di- nifeftteftimonyof out Saviour Afw drift, his future birth and nativiiy to be bout
vineiaw, jnthe Mr
Hereatofein the World a wonderful diverfity of Religions: During thefe
times.hcrc dourilbed many FyWl/i, Pfijlliti,Siuintfi, SottkftyCfi, or fuchas ufed
infpcftiwt into the entrals of Beads, Mngitittj, or Itffi men, fccts, as djhiOj,
Er)»fcw4,lbeof thelfleof Dclfhli, die whim we call the Phrygian, bccaufe (lit
lived in with the reft.
Stml the 'B orclC1, tk twclfth time Smit the Angel of Min, began to exercife bit
AukcI of Dontinion upon the world, the fccond day of the moneth of Ofliber, in the yen
Man his fe. of tk world jSpy.andeigjjthmontthiandhistimeofruling,was 554. years,and
ennd Go- f0lir moncths from thence, umill the years 4151. under whofc Empire and rule,was
vtmmcm, t^t an(j moji famous Deftruftion of Trtj in /Ifiithelefs; as alfo anadnai-
11-1
table mutation, and alteration of Motiartb), and many Kingdoms, together with
Dertruflicn new inditut ions, or moldings of many Cities, as Taw, Mcgmc, (^r(Wgc,NJ|l«,
of ftoy- and very many bcfidcs tkfe,
Many new Kingdomts were newly crc&ed, or nosv had their fitft beginning, as
that of the I eidimmm, Cmthiuu, Hetrwr.and divers more.
Here in thefe times all over the whole world, there was very great wars, and Be-
tels of Kings andNations,and fcveral alterations of Empires.
Oiijina'l The Venetians from this time, do compute and reckon the oiiginall both of
ofVenui. theirpeoplcandCity from the Trojans.
w
' And its obfcrvablc that very many other Nations, as well in EiiMfe as in Afl,
pretend tohavctakcnthciroriginallftomtk Trojans, to whom I thought good
to give fo miKh credit, as they themfelvcs were able to perfwade me was truth,upon
fumcicmtcdimonyand proof.
The Arguments they produce concerning their Nobility and Antiquity arc fti-
volous, being deftroustomagnifie thcmfelves openly, as if there were nu People,
or Nation iufiwo^c, before the Dedruftiun of Tw/, or as if there had been no
PcfantjOi Clown amongd the Trojans,
S«it|, Undcrthe moderation alfo of this Planet, Jaul was made kd King of thejews,
after him Pjiild,vvhofefGn King Sulwiw, built in lem/a/tw the Temple of thettuc
God, the mod famous and glorious of the whole world; from hence the Spirit of
God illuftrating, andenlighteninghis Prophets with amoic ample illumination
of his grace, they did not only foretell of tnc future incarnation of our Lord aad
Saviour,but alfo many other things, as holy Scriptures do udific, amongd whom
were Ndiku fou of King DiuU, itbiu, SMieiat, Ajuw> Jm, and
many others.
Huntr. Hm the Greek Poet, Writer of Thji Dedrnftion, Dtrt', Pirygiu, Djflli
(jit/irlAn- Cfctnfii, who were thcmfelves at the raftng, and facking thereof, and have likewife
lri
moub'L d'ppofed to have been alive near about theft times,
fecwid lime ^keenthtime in order, ^ihricl the Spirit of the Moon, again undtttoolc
of ruling, _ 'k ordering of this world the jo, day of lauff in the year ftomtk beginning of
Aimij'I,*
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the Vithcftwi. and heprelidcd inhij Government jJ4yearjj 4 monethjj un-
till the year of the World 4606, and foui thmoneth,
In this time mmv Prophets were fancui and excelled amemgft the Jews, vi{.
Htlia, many others: There were many alterationsof
the Kingdom of the Jews: Jjcugisgave Laws and Ordinances to theUctdtwff/-
arj, Cijttui Sjliiui, Ljbtrhu fjhihu, Rmliu ijlviu, truu sj!vius, Sm'ur,
Kings of Itil) flouriflied, during the moderation of thi<, A>irit; more Kingdomes
alfohad their Originallorfoundation under him, as thole ofthe Lydwij, McJicj,
MuiimiuJfVtWiinioihttS'. the Monarchy of Ajjjritv under SJudin/ptki Decay of
now ended. And in like manner theKingiomc ofthe was confumed, Allyrl,n
or worn out. monarchy,
Sturdy lawes ace impofed on men, the vorfhipof the true God is ncgleAcd,
and the Religion of fille Gods too much propagated :the City of Rome is built city pf
imderthe Dominon ofthis Spirit, in the ytar 1484. whichycare in order, was the Ramie.,
15 9 of the Angell tdlif/c/, the Ktnedome of the 'jlvjtm in Ittl; now ended, and
that of Rome began in thefe times, Tctiir, Cklii, Pc wtitf, Mulut, BiUyinj PH- smn
tm, the feaven wife men of Greece florijlied, and from thence 1 hilofophers itnd men ef
l octs came into rcqueft. At Kfflic, KwiiiIh thp firft founder ofthe City reigned Gl(cct.
37.yens being a Piatriciile and a (lirret upof Sedition. After whom Nwiil
tymtfiim continued that Kingdome in pate full 4iyears; he amplified thewor-
lliij) of the Cods, and lived in the time of W^uAKing of luiti. About the ex-
piiation of this Angell of the Moon his government; Kingof Bi-
hylon, took Hicrufikm, and deftroyed ZUcbiib the King and carryed away all
the people Captive.
hitmid) the 1 rophct was now famous,who fore-told this deftruftion, as alfo
their future delivery from Btfylw,
M hen Gabritihad finiilied his comfc, agiinc Uichdtl Angell of the Sun did af- MrV^ilthe
fume the 14. government of the \Vorld, wM began ihcfimday ofthe moncth of ^n^l0L,
Ma;,in the year of the World 4606. the foutth moneti, and did rule the World ac-
cording 10 his own order 3 5 4, years, untill ihc year of the Worlds Creation 4360. turn, w4mt
and eighth moneth, 453a.
In the time ofthis Angels moderation EviUA/rMdariKingof Btijlcn, did re-
florc both their Liberty and King tothcpccpleofthejcws,according to the dire-
cf ion of the Angell fll;'th(!c/,who as Pm/ wrote,Rood for the Nation ofthe Jews,
unto whom they were committed by God.
I n thefc times likewife the Monarchy oftlie K ingdome of Pcrlians began, whofc Pitfiirt mo-
lirll King Dtriiu: and the fccond Cjm did bring to nothong or utterly ruinc, that "'rchy, de-
moft powcrfull K ingdome of Btbjlon in the dayes ofBthb^if, (as Duitl and the (fW1'16
Prophets had prcdifted) _ , , , .
In thefe times Sjbillt imiU wasmuchfpoken of, and grew famous > who tym* c*.
biotigkt 9 books to Taquifiii Ftifcut the K ing to be bought for a certain price j in nm.
which were'eontained the rcafon,order,an!fucccflion of.future Avifemems. of
the whole common-wealth of ihc Romans.- But when the Kingrtftifcd to give her
the price demandedj SjbilU (the K ing feeing it) bufntthf three firft books, de-
mandingthe fame price for t he othep fix j wiich when again he had denyed t« give
her, (kcommittcdtobeRfUWph'rccoftfiejtJ'cniap dotpe fo •
by the ttft; .utRefs tlie Kwg ty pcrrwajipn' and Cpiupcell drcihetsj had not re-
deemed them from coiilf'ifliBj, gtving t^-ftW ) for wKith
hemight bve had the whole nine. ''/,
Moreover theRomans havicgpb'rp&Hed Govemm^tby K uiji conftituted two
Confuls to reign every year.
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PbilflHtheTyilmio thefe times occupied Sicilii: or nitarill Ijiflo,
fophy was alfo in thefe times highly efteemed amongll the Kings of Perfn.
fjiUyiu, fllbWHH the 1 hilofoplier,and very many others floutilkd amongft the Cfo^jj i
the Temple and City of Hmftlcm are a new rccdified.
E/Jm. E/dw the Prophet repaired the boohs of Miftr, burned by the CitaUMJiJi who
were alfo called Bttymnt, and committed them to memory for example,
Xifxti King of tlie Fcf/dw brought his Army againft the (iftf^but had no fiic->
S'tniii St cefs therein. Tlie City of Rtwe is takenj btirned, and deftroyed, by the Om'ti 5
fit". the Capitoll only prefcrved by a Goofc, ftirring up the weary Champions. Be
1
1 jtkmm had eminent wars in thefe times;IWMt(i& Pltti I'hilofophers lived now.
Vrlliinci, y|ic Romans klUned the power of their Confiils,inftiimed Tiibiincity a^djii,
u
'' and were alfo about thefe times involved in many calamities; JlcuxJtt the great
Ttr/idn after the expiration of the rule o(Mukd, reigned in Mactdowij dtftroyed the Mo*
munaicliie narchy of the Pdfiim in Ptfitti I conrpiered allif/^andlliiKxed it with part of
evenh nvn Curcpttn hisown Empire,
He lived 33 years^ reigned u. after whofcdcathinftnitc wars and many mif-
chiefs followed,and his Monarchy became divided amongft four.
Now amongft the ]ews,firftofall, they began to contend for the Priefthoodt
the Kingdomeoftyria began.
After the Spirit of Mukil had finiflied his courfephen tlie 15 time in order,0«-
an- fid Angellof bamrn,the tbird time allumedthc regulating of this World, the
° raft day of the monctli of Stft ffllnf, in the year from the building of the Vmtfe
iciu't),^!), 49^°- and eighth moncth and he did rule in Chief 354 years, 4 monethes, tin-
till the yeai of the World 5315. Under whofc moder.ition, the Puxiili war began
1' unick betwixt the Jtwjimr and Ctrthsymi the City of Rime was almoft wholly con*
Ctlliiiii of''umCl'by fire and water. The Braren Molten Image ailed Coiojjw, in length
Home. one hundred and twenty iix foot fell down, being llrakcn by an earthquake. At,
tolofllis or near this time the City of Rent enjoyed peace one year after the hiiki War t
dill;»ycJ. wjiich Common-wealth had never been without Wat in 440 years before.
Wrerufxhw together with the Temple is burnt and deftroyed by Axtilibm and
EfifbiWi, the H iftory of the UMtti and the ir Wars were now a fled.
Canhar, 'im" Ctflhtff 606 years after its (irft foundation is deftroyed, and
i»u<l.a burned continually by the fpare of 17 whole dayes, In Sicilii feaventy thoufand
(laves mrdc aConfpiracy againft their Mafters.
many pro. biany 'Pnilijcs in thefe times were beheld in Eurtyl; tame domcftirall cattle
ilifiti, fled to the Woods, it raigncd blood, a liery Ball Ihincdpppcared, and gliftered out
Miit'iihm ufhtaven with great noyfc and crackling. ^ithrfixKrKingofTMtut, and^'Ht-
nii held Wars with the Kowjw 40 years. The Kingdomc of tlie Jews isreftored,
which had Interruption 575 years from the time of ZcJtchu, untill Arijittilm,
T he people alfo olQcmit} called the rbrWMifJ,invaded the Kwtoir, and aitet ma*
ny fights arc overcome and one hondtcdandthreefcore thoufand of them (lain,
bcfidesinnmncrablc others of them, who flew themfclves and familiars under
CtjKi ami Mitnliiti the Confuls. notwithftanding this, many of the Kcw.xi were
before this cut off by them: after which time, Civill Wars did much lhake
Three Sum. the Rtwifltt Common-wealth, whiclt endured full 40 years, Three Sum appeared
. ?nd were fecn in KWe, bm dot long efc'tttyvveretwuecdinjooqe. ''
, A very few years fucceeding, yjdftudajwfdfrkirurped the gdvafntment of the
R«n«i, which Offaviw^H(*]fui after him ammified. Sod joyned Afii Afitlt and
.EuWje into one W onarchyjhc reigned }<! years oy whom,or wnofe taeam.God gave
peace to the whole World i In the year frdinthc building oftbe City yf a, and of
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fafdi Olhuiu 41 and in the z4J yeir and tightli moneth, dit if of 0f-
crattr, of the govcinmem of the aforcfaid Otifiel the Angell of Mm; lefiK
Chrift the Son of God is born in Btthiltn of luict, of Mtr) the Virgin. Note,
howfaire and wondcrfull the Ordination of Divine providence iij for,the
World at firft was created under the mleof Ulutahis Angell Of/|?el; and merci-
fully redeemed, inftaurated,and madentv again under his third government; fo
that the great number and agreement of ccncurring ASions,may feem to admini-
ftcr nofmall bclicfe to this manner of deAript ion, or fetting fprtli, that this World
is governed by the fcaven Angels of the Planets: for in the firft Gubcrnation of
O/ijfrl, tlserc was one only Monarchy of the whole World, under his fccond fas we
mentionedbeforej itwas dividedamongftmany.
Again, during histhird, (as is manifeil) itwas reduced into one, although, if
sve confidcr or mcaCurc time aright, it is manifeft alfo that in the fccond govern-
ment of OfZ/W,there was but onconlyMomrchy,when thcTowcr of JWel was built.
From this time forward theKingdomc of tlrejcws was quite taken away, and the
facrilice of meat-offerings ceafed. nor (lull liberty be rfftorcd to the Jews before
the third Revolution ofthe Angell Mitbd, and this fliallbe after the Nativity of
thrift, in the year 1680. the eighth moneti, In the year ofthe World 7170,
and eighth moneth. Many ofthe Jews in ihofe times, and of the Gentiles alfo,
tliall embrace Chriftian Religion, moil plain and (imple men preaching the word
of God, whom no humane mflitmion, but a divine fpirit hath infpircd. The
World (liall thenbe brought to its firft innoccncy of its iunplicity, the Angell of
ftliim Oiiful governing the World every where.
toclcftiall things are miicd with earthly, many of the Chriftiansfor that fidth
which they did Preach, dull bcflaughtercd by the rulers of this World, About
the ending ofthe Moderation ofOrf/fef, Hictufibnis Jcftroyed by the Ttfmw,
atul the /.»iarc difperfed into every Natipa, there being maftacred of them eleven
hundred thoufand, and four fcore tkoufand fold for flaves, the tcfidue of them fled > /Mt-
and fo the Rmitt wholy deilroyed fi'oyed.
Afterthat Orifiil had finiflied his goverjimcnt, AmI the A ngell of ffltn, tie
fixtccnth in order,the third time reaffumcJ his Regiment of the World 1 the laft ^ ^ ''
day of Ian wr;. in the year ofcrcating the Haven & Earth jjtj. but from the year third teara
ofthe birth of Clitift 10 j. and he regulated the aft'airesoftheWorldjJ4 years,4ind
moncths, umill the years of thcWorld f66}, 4 moneth$,but of the Nativity of our Own-
Saviour lefus Chrift in the fleftt^]. And its remarkable,that almoft during them(nI'
whole rule of this /fMel the Angel efffluu^he Church of( hriftians didflourdh in
her pcrfccutions, and prevailed j many thoafands, of men being Butchered for th«
Faiih of Chrift. Moreover in titefc times vtry many Herefics began to be broached
in the Church,which were not extinguil1icd,but after fomc time,and with labour &
•the blood of good men. *
Many men were eminent about thefe times in all manner of learning, and liicJi
as were learned and tloqusntDivines, Afttonomen. Phyfitians, Orators, Hiftoii
ographets ,and men of like quality, not onlyamongft the tynnUej, but CMjfuu.
At length the pcrfecution of fs/deir ccaftdjaftcr that Cijlmmc the Eitat,
had aUumcd the Chriftian faith, intheyeat sf the World J539,after thcraiddleof
tlteGovcrnmcmof the aforcfaid Ami the Angell of fw. Although thofc pro
ftfting the Religion and faith of IcfusChriftiu fomcmciflirc, tv^oowaiidthen
difturbed and molefted by the Ungodly; Yet notwithftandingthe peace of the
Church did remaiufceefrommoleftation a longtime. _
From this time forward, Mankindc whick from the time of Nfwn the King, for
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ilmoft tkfpjccof two thoufand and three hundred yews, had mod mifenllj
gone aftray about the worfliip of Idols, was now revoked macifully to the know-
ledacofonconly God.
Various ArtsufSubtilty inthcfctimcs were augmented, and had inctcafe and
iqiutation according to their convenicncic unto the nature o(ycm.
Fo. the manners of men arc changed with the time, and the inferiour bodies are
difpofed according to the influence of the superiors.
ihemindofman (verily) isfrcc,3nd receives not the influancc of the Stars,
unlefb it doth too much coinmaculatc his affedlion, bv inclining its fclf with the
commerce which it hath with the body. Forthe Angels who are the movers of the
Orbs, do neither dcllroy nor fubvert'any thing, which nature it felf hath conflitu-
tcd or framed.
A Comet of unwonted and unnfnall grcatnefs did precede the death of Ctt\
(lititine.
1 he Artkn Hertfie in many Coimtreys difturbed the holy Church. _
Toward the end of this' Angels Government, in thetime of luIUltm Cuftf,
Croffes appeared in lints, and QolF s in the garments of men.
Ctoflcsin Pi'aflm wars followed, Felmenccs and Famine in thofc places
Gamitiiii, , t r ir i
where the Mcmcs appeared.
In thefe times allo about the year of our Lord 560, the Prdal(ior PWMHmin
•u'siuall el GltnUji had their Original! J who afterwards walling OMi, gave the name unto
the fttiti- j, 0f f n ine. firft overcome and conquered the people thereof. The dcfcri>
t on 0
"tymlj ' 1 ^'n grt:a,nc^ is lon? and wine, or of great circuit, whofe Mdrsjwll
Ws/ansiafonietiines was j now truly and only Hifhiytiit.
The Bmmi, Sutvm, the people of Kbiu, StxciiJ, TbutinfttSy this day do oc-
cupic a great part of Fmcc in C'tfMjii/, under jurisdiction of the PifU) in fome
places. Moreover in the a8o year of the Gubernation of this Angcll Atul, the
Jfcwtfi Ewjiftbegan to decline, whilll the City was taken and burned by the Olths
the Jity'ii feat being fti II tranllated into Qreece under CdilftuiUt, which was very
mifehicvoufly done, and the only caufe of the declining of that wjsole Monarchy;
for nee. the determinationofthis Angell Wweihis Regiment, there didarifc
gi/w. Jluicuiy Athtlfui, Kings of the Gotbd; Alfo after thiSyGtnferidi of the
CuJih and AttllM of the Hum who tuning all over EuHfty did mod miferably
tcatethe Empire in fundcr, as is evident in thefe Hiftorics,
Utih/niil Angcll of fciuihaJ finiilicd his Regiment, then Zicblfitl the
/l'«l ui fy'1'1 "I'd reallumethc Univerfall Government ofthis World thefeavemh
lufiiir lit, time,rhefitft day of .jfune.inthe year cfthe World 5669. the fourth moncth, but
rlur.t n in the yen ofouv Lord and Saviour Icfus Chtift 463. four moncthsjand governed
iu nt and inhistuinc 354ycais»nd four moneths untillthc year of the World 6oj}, aad
Oiirern-
rmnMMi eighth nil neth; but of dur LordGoJ 817.
Many men inthcfctimcs out of their aftcflionto Chtilliliy Philofophy, betook,
thcmfelvcs t.) live intheWilderncfsrmany Prodigies appeared, Comets, Eanh*
Comtn quarts,it raigned blood.
EU^1" " ^.cr'1" ')0"1 'n ^'"^ptediflcd wondcrfidl things in the beginning orenttauce
raigned. Angels Government.
jjiilim. Aflbm who commonly is called ^wh«',the raoft glorious King of great Bri-
tain, who ovc: came the fldrhif/awjeftored peace to the Chinch,went away con-
W'O'ii in many battels: propagated the Faith ofChrift.fubdu.dto his dominion
all Giil/u, Ncrmjy Doiiwi(|, and many other Provinces. He was the moft glo-
tious of all Kings that lived in his time, who after many famous adions petfotnt-
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cdj did newr more ippeir, being eiptdicd to return bytlieHrJ«iln»fcrmJny
years, of whom in times pad many praife-wonhv fongt werepublidicdbythc
Jlardcs of that people of wondetfull Poefie s for whilcft he raigned, E^/«n/was
in its mod flourilhing condition, unto wkom thirteen kingdoms were fub eft.
In or near thtfe times the fcvcrall Orders of Afi^j began to.multiolyin tha^ohls.
Church of God; rteedw/cKingof Gdti being an Arrirn didpolfcls all/ml;,
due beeiitn their Confull.
All maimerof Edatcs were full of preturbation, as well the Empire as Church
jftairsj or Church and Common-wealth were now in great didrefs.
2cr.cn and //Mfinjiw, ydrf/urEmperouis in the Ead, Thnitric and his fucccf-
fors in/lily, Hmiu King of the ViMi in Jjfm did excercife no (null
Tyranny.
C/edeuettKingof frret at length in Gallia being turned Chridian, both o-
vcrcamc the Uiibcs) and rcdored peace in many places, though .not in every
Country and Kingdom.
Inthctimcofa.6<«i/fl,andyeatof Chridpco. or thereabouts, in the be-
ginning of the government of this Angel Zlihariei the Spirit of lufittr, whofe
fpirits property it is, to change Empires and Kingdoms, which was done in this
Revolution, ashidorics do manifoldly declare J and what himfelf could not per-
form, lie ordained JUfb/ll the Angel of Mifcwj, his ruccclfor, topcrfed in Cbirla
King of the PrancJfr.
Many Kingdoms came to their periods under thcfc} 50. years both of the (jttbu, jn
lUnfolli, Burguiidunij LimM, TburtytfJ, Alnuiu, Bmm, and very ma- Ftato-
ny befides. run;
luflinkm the Emperour litd of all about thcfc times beautified the Common-
wealth very defetvedly with his Laws.
Many pliant and mod admirable mendoutidied under Ztfhi'icf
lu/hnitm built the Temple of bt. Sqhii in cinftwlhiflt confiding of 400,
Towers. The Empire is divided and made Bi-pattite, and ever and anon is more
and more oppreded with mifchieft.
Many (igns in heaven appeared about thefe times, as is cafrty collefled from
Hidories.
CcfdtM/kingof the Perdans took Hiffuf/hi, whom Hffidjw the Emperour af-
terward due.
Uihrnt rhe Antun in thefe times about thcycat of Chtid 600, introduced the
Scft of Strqaii, by which Seft the Roman Empire in /Jii is now quite cx-
tinguiflrcd. D ,
il^ikuKingof FMitceducthcEnglilli, at that time called d'lxw (whom in * '
battell he overcame) Its remarkable, that by little ana little (hridianity about
thefe times began to fail in/Ij^andaf/rM, upon entrance of the Scftof the >
trfnt therein,which now had almod poyfoncd the whole world.
Abour rhe years uf our Lord God 774. Crodes appeared in the garments of
men, and not long after the Roman Empiie is divided, a trandttion of the Montf-
cbf being made to Cbtki who was of the Frankca Nation in Germany, who pre- v ..
fcrved the Empire and Church from pcrilbing, and fought many famous battels. ) ' f
1 he name of /fV/IittiOii/r, or/f^MwisinPnaAafierblaviftoryifird bad nipkul
its beginning. Angeid
In the 18. ptace after finilhing the rule of the Angel of fifflff,
rl
htelthefpiritof Mrctq undertook the d/pofing of tbisworlajaf&irs, the third
time, the koad day of Ntvmtti inthcycjrof the Cyeatiw of the World,
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limnsii eighth nioncili, and lie fwayed ilic rapier of the World J54.ycirs} four moncths,
Ij
" fi 'c 1 'U1U" t 114 ^ I'K W01'(' '•"d ^ 0lir Lord God 1171.
I'lMk'j-mu da tlie firlHit^nnli^ of this rcvolutionof Xap'/Jf/ the Angel of Vttlitliy the
^i</i hi - M011.11cby of the Ronan tmpire (;s we mcniiuncd before) was tranflatcd to
in,leuwlio Clwictthcgreat.
mtubu» A ft it Ctui in Ids fon l.thwic^ rulcil if. years, who being dead, his fons con-
ftending imongfl thcmleliTs, did again extenuate the (Ircngth of the Empire,
f!' J he ilonnans hirrowed f/duc: Hmi is twice fcourged by the Jarueem: un-
sh; l.m mul der ihellcond iiiaigncd blood from Heaven in by the fpace of
1'^"" three v.hole dayt-s.
';'"lin jiixet},ac(Tiain ullage with all its buildings, and inhabitants was inainc-
nient fwept away by an liornble gaping or opening of the canh,
ojnu About the year of our LordGod 910. there were many great motions in ttljt,
l mi'iTeis, and lul) fell from the Empire of the h anks or hanconians, and ordained proper
'Ji.uiihiiuii pingj ('(,;• ihnnlelves ol iheir own tlcetion; the iirft whereof was Btruigtriu the
''ll''c Hut,col FoiMim, after whom feven in order ftiececdtd, ncaitipon fifty yens,
nmiil the tundation of the I uipirc 111110the Gcrmi: The lirK Emptrotir that
(juhhiii . war thereof v.as'/tha, from which time the Emjiirc began to be reformed j unto
j/mfiiht H ilom Oik his fon, and his Nephew Oihi after fuceccded in the I mpirc: under
10
'mjII'i f ^'lofcGovetninentihcHtingariam are converted to the Clitidian faith. But the
IbtPnuco ®''w l'f inn WI1'I0UI children , inllitiited after his death tlc&ors of the
jlefiom E nip he in the year of Glirillianity 1002. even as they ttmain to this prc-
Hthiy-the umd.iy,
ki'dfife is auain taken by tht Sencas: many fliangc fights are fecit iiuhc air,
c miuii'iif in the Heavens, inihctanh and lea, and in waters: But Otbs the third being
Limhrf, dead, Hcfi/) the lull by election of ih: IMnccsfucc.cdcd, raigncd :o. years, who
foiunlcd the Chin eh of Bimkrg, and dying a Virgin, together with his wifetfttti-
ffiiM lie llione glmioully in miraclesjiftcr whom CwdcJ'uii Dnkc of the francks
isehulcn, and ruled 20. years.
GcJfn) Ea 1 of 'Men alfo recovered the holy Land,and City tf JnuftlMfm
the hands of the Infidels.
litfureiheind of this Revolution many fipjis and I'rodigicsweicfccn, anda
iiit!etimcaficril.cNaiitmofthc cxccwdcdthtboiuidsofilieirown Coun-
try, and did many mifihiels to the tmpire of Home,
There was I aminejJVflikncc, Earthquakes in the Empire: Three funs were
(etn in the l.alfy and as many Moons. IntlieyearofotirLoidGoJiiJi. Frtit-
l/i\' In II called Ear/arajja began to aign, and inlcd 3;. years, the beginning of
i Si'iins whole (ioivaimem was in the JjS.yeu of Kijli/el: Heciid many nobfcexploits,
u 1,
" and cnlaiged the Ihcngth of that Empiic, performed fnndiy wars withgreat fnccefs,
in whbfe ninth year the Lgiasr and LitMtrim were converted to the faith
Hn- of I hlifl,
''' ^n"c'
f' Ti 1'? )( m!lt on,, 'nt"^cr)^c ii'iuiKnt'' t'mc c'imc to ,,ccipt ^i!"
lo i'mcoie ' ' i f theunivcrfall world, it being now Ins third tetuinc, and this he did
iiictiiird 'he third day of Mn-iHr, //*»« MunJi, 6378. and he regulated mmUnt affaires 354.
lime Musi years fourmuiicilis, ttmill the years of the World 67 3;. founhniontthj ami of
i)7G our Lord God tyiy. under whofc picdominaney many wars wereaUovcnhc
whole world, by wliielimeant infinite thoufandsof men ncilhcd, and fundry
ttihifi. kingdomt loll their former bounds 1 betwixt ttiieti(( the (li ft Emperoui and the
Rom.ine Nobility, nuny controvcrlics atofe, fundry great battels were fought,and
many-thoufandsof KertHD/paiilied.
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The aforofiii! Fttifwt did wholy fubvctt MditUm; Itlgtis deflroyed, Uf. ^
wfilm is again taken by the Siftttif, tht Empire ofthe Tewm the greattft
in ilicttholc World about theft times took its beginning, occafioned a very great
plague in the world, nor yet do they ccaft,
After ttihic^ l.tnrie his Son is clcfted Emperour. Who being dead, Schiifn
ctinfjiinds that Empire j under Pbitip and Otk many battels followed in the con- ^
flues of ( eifflj#;,.. rget/WK, Cullta, Lt^lVumitlftrts^i all over tit Kingdom.
1 iic/eft of begging or Mendicant Friars began in thefe times, in the 40 year, or
tkrnbDirs cfijml: from whence it is moft apparent,that all thingsaredonc
by proviikncc. The SatfOu fought many bands againfl the Chriftians in dfu
iiidj4Jri({. CuijlMiacflc is taken by the Qtrivm; BtUm Earl of f/iiidtrjisin-
ftimtcd Emperour. In .v/rtff« more then twenty thoufandyoimg mm are drowned
in the Sta by P/nti, who ftduced by a vain fpirit, did give forth they would recover
tlicholyland.
Itom ipa/« manylliephcards or keepers of cattle united themfelvestogeihcr,com-
ing loPtrit difpoiled the clergy of their livelyhoods, 1 he common people taking
pan wi h them, ot being well pleaftd with it.
Gii; when they extended their hands to take away the goods oftheLayity, they
wne (jtiitc cut off and dcliroyed.
iiuhcycar ofChrill 111 a. «i[ the fecond is elcftcd, he reipned j j. years, Ticlips ttii
ami did many afts againft the Church. In (he ycarc 1138. an tclipfe and a con- Eitibipulta
tiiiual Earthquake undid many thoufands of men.
fr/^/alfoby continuall incurfions ofthtfta, was almoft wholly drowned, and
there Jidptriili more then one hundred th.ufand of men and wonun.
1 he rattan waftt imytimd TtlnUjmCt.lt the greater being fit ft lubducd, '""P'ioa of
and many regions befidos. _
InthcyearofChrift 1244. a certain Jew digging in .the ground at To'oto in al j.
••f.'ik, found a book, in which it was written, In the third World Chrift (Jail be f(,.u°Jj g. 4
botnofilic Virgin Min, and (hall fufifr fa the foliation if man, not long after Uv,
the third World believing, fball be bartiacJ.
! was the third Kcvolution cfthc Angcll oiStWn, coitcernin® which, what is
fpohtu is intended tin the beginning of whofc reign, Chrift was born of a Vit-
gin,
TJk Popes of Fcmt depoling is faid the Empire was vacant 18
yurs. imtillihehlcftionof Kuti/fh Coiiiit of t rh/Jxfg, conftituting Kings by
tuinsin he Intervals or vacancy. l'iift'W«faCount of iiktviilliihurgM rhttrivg
by e)e<iti(in of the Princes, then Earlc of (he ion ofPndi-
ricl: /ilfoilfm K ing of ujiilc, hiibtrd Earleof CarwiJ/ brother to the King offng-
I'ld, many evils were multiplied upon the face of the Elr.h.
At orneei tlilsthnc about the year of our Lord God 1 ado. the Confederacy
of the a w/rpr/began, a fmail people in number, but have incrcafcd with the time,5^,.
wlio have (lain many of thcirNobility, and being a Warlike people have banilkd '
and ft igln.d away many others of their Nobles from their proper habitations,
whofc Common wcalrhis now known to al! the people of £o»wty.
In the year of Chr iftians 1173. Kuddphu otHibfwis confii.ued Emperour
by Eleftiun ofthe Princes; heraigned iSycarjjthc beft of men, prudent in all
manner of aflaireSjfrofn whom aftwwarcls defended all the Dukes of Juftfti, The
Tiititiitii invading the Lands of Chtiftiautj^wjlaw/wf/lond GftUt, brought in- Ofieimll
liuitc damage to the Chriftians, .
Thcimm do occupie many Cities in ^kill and deftroy more then four
hundred
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fnwdrcdthoufind CbiftiiM i tololfb being dead, Milfh of Nijfitt 1$ clcfttd
"k'ne King) lie governed (ix years, whom iMffl the Ton of Kuiolfh, afterwards ovcrcunt
Jliiit ik and Hew in fight ncer iVomci and was chofcnlmperatov in the yeare of Chrift
Empeiour. i ijd. k; governed ten years an J was flam by his broihcrs fon. The Order of the
OrJerof KiughtsTeinplatsby cnininand of Pope C/ffflJUl the fifth is dcftroycd. ihelflcof
TtmpUn Ki'dc. is recovered byChriftiansont ofthcbndsof the dir^eWj after the VVat
tuhvtncd' and fugcthcrcofhad continued founvliole years. Mht'tui bein" (lain by his Ne-
ph.rf • Henry is conftituted the eightli tmpcromybcing Count oT Liiutilwr^ who
rciuitd 5 ytais; lu being dead the fourth of iimtit reigned 31 years, b^
ginning in the year t J t s. unto whom the Popes of Rm gave a Crown.
Duke of Aiijiriloppofeth himfeli againft Ltimky but is overcome by
, Pim.
t ''lidMii After UimkyChttlu the fourth King of Bthtm is conflitmed Empcrouti who
Impciatui. convatcdtlieliilhopiickofl'ragucimoan Archbillioprick; he reigned 31 years;
there were mod fearfull Earthquakes, i his [hflti did inftitute many things ht
favourof the Princes Elcftors, concerning their Luftomes and Tallagcs, which
were not in ufe formerly, (yuvihtr Count of ichiceit^nimfg Hiling himfelfKing,
oppofed l htlu the Lflipffour, but pttvailcd nouglit at all againft liim.
After fbarltr, his fon IVinccJIw governed aa years: after whom ftiiCm Mat-
ques of MerduM fuccccdcd, Stg/fmiifci Cozen Otf«a» of Ifimjltm,
' ^nojliuiwasdepofed, LtepeJd Dnkeoi Aflcii, 8 Earls, and more then 4000
fouldicts fighting againft the Swiiyts, were all by them (lain.
Uli» Hiifl 'I11-' government ofiftwcjliio h ing of Bthtrii Emperotir: the Tetfets of
•miilon. Mao*/! had their beginning. Mnijlw being depofed, Kufnt (.otint fi'etiu
ofKbhu, and Dukcof 8mrii was defied, and ruled 10. years. In the year of out
Mifcnlile I onl ('• od 1369, the Chriflians did ingage themfclvis in a war againft the
(kiiidiict of which fuccccdcd ill by rcalon of the Prtnb mtns Arrogancy; becaufc more then
C hi id1"". m lumdrcd thoufand of our men did dye in that war > bclidcs fucb as were made
Captives, amongft whom was Jetn Duke of Burgwidjj many were the warsof thofc
times
Siyi/'W In the year of the World 1407 is mide Emperotir, and governed 17
nu.iiLm- years he indcavourcd to waft and deftroy the Kinpdome of Btbmit thereby tocx-
pciuur. tineuiili Hcrcfie, but ir little availed him. ! he Kingdome of Fruce it moft gritv-
oufly wafted and confmncd by the ffngnjliand being depart-
ed this life, Mm Duke of A'ljiiu, 1 iiifmdi fon in I aw, fucceedcd in the year of
Chriftians 1438. and only roi? ned two years, an admirable man and worthy of the
Empire. He being dcccalcd/'cMijth: third Duke of aMlf/tyheSon of Siiuftm,
by cleflionoftlic Princes, ischufcn! mpcteur; andrcigntu 56 years, a man of a
Divine fouland peaceable convcrfition, who beganto rule Am Dim. 1440,
Inthtycar of Chriftians 1453. flu/la ntnuflt is taken of the Fiffitj by 1 reachcty
of a certain gtHWujj and a little after by degrees all Greece fell from their Chrifti-
limpt'our. :i" ^'th' I'01'alide t'mcafter inanvKin!r,d[)im and Provinces of the Chriftians
Tuiv.uiu of were harrotved, wafted, and taltn by the Fieri;/. Wany and moft grievous
Wan. warsthcChriftiansbadamongftthcinfdvcsaboutthistime, inPrnvte, ExgW,
Sttwiy, K'e/lpbi'/i, Pfuft, FhnJefj, aweieii, and other places. In thcfc times the
'Piinirf, Art of Printing was newly found out ,and invemed at iWc/i«M<thc Metropolis of
Almin, by a wondcrfull indtiftry, and not without the fpccialll gift of the Deity.
. 1456. the Tw^wcie overthrown in HMgr/i by the faith-
r.anb- full Chriftians, whereof many of them pcrilhcd. The Pilgrimage of young men
rmxe, Mwiot Muhul was wrodetfolb That wets Earthquakes in the kingdome of
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tftild, and more tien'foiaty tienfanil people Mtiikd thereto.
Inthcjw of the World i^i^fWMi'uiken angled fccif^the Metropo-'
lis of the Fnmi'iu or FrMfa in Gamnj,
cfeiffwDukc ofBsttfliti} overwme the Ftm-.ms kAm I46{.aftcttbt in Duke of
•.467 iit diiioycd the cities he entered ueiffftad, and
with much valour obtained it,&in like manner all the whole Dukedome oi Lm^t, ^u'
A Comet during ail the moncth of Imiy 1471 apparcd.ttoDukcof
Bvfimi) not long after bcfiegcdthelowncfN one whole years fpace^wrin
about i474.whic!iMapninimous Prince was afterwards (lain in war 14^7, the
JfifJf.nook away from me Chiiflians about the 1c times.many oftkir citjts, Higtt-
p«iin£».'w,thcKingdome ofibfm, Dukedome of ^tU, jiclnit, Mjjii, and
more Kingdomcs kildes theft in the Eiji,
Mm 1476 a convocation of fools was ia fmnii oiGstmj neer HkluJIntt-
/is, fulicferrours.
Amu 1480 the Titfl{s befitted the RMunt wkhapowcifull Armiebut prevail-
ed net; deputing the fame year from 7$idri, they took the city Hjimtm, more
thtniwclvcthoufirtdChriftiantbeingflainthcrCj only aafoulaiflseft ' The
tuxt year Mdmti Empetcur of the Tub died j to whom bom
fnatcdcd in thcKingdome, having reigned now at this prefent ij years. In the
ycartofClitift i486.3f<*i«wwtht Ion of was iuftitaed King of Ri-
wsj at f rtn^'cri) and famtcd foju by /liltui the Pope 1 so8. wito infi.itwed the mfcrou£'
Order of warfoc of haiut Cjafff pitrpok! ' fkrtli^i and r^i; he brought
the Stfincti low by war, andeventothis makes war againft the Ribcllious
Simbmi > he will be fortunate againft all uch as break $kir Leagues or .Cove-
nants with him.
The King of Ffiict after his wonted manner, a couftant petfccutot of the Em-
piie. is difcovercd to plot new devices agaioft it. The .Omnipotent protc^s thcfc
afiigncdtutlicGovcrnmcntofsiwirii Am *408. the Plstt/Ku Rebels to the
Empire of ^V'^fhrcatnedwith Wat and Baniihment. Pimillimcnt of flub-
lioiimcfs will be the reward of an advifed fabsiaSioa About the end of thisthitd ^nvsu,
Revolution of &wd,thc Image of alteration ibail pafs to the firft and iltall be the
Perdition ofmanv men for unlcfs V be reduced again, (Godaflifting) (d^a)
there will betranilationof one Monarchy,or of feme great Kingdomc.
A (Irong fcfl of Religion ftiall arife, ami beeheovcjihrowoidte Ancient Re-
ligion.
It's to be ftarcd fall thefumth bcalllofe one head,
Mus ftfi of all in the (Government of Jcwdforaold the Flood, in his fccond
rtturne, the ftcge and dtfttufiion of Troy: in his third toward theend thereof will
be found great want ofVnity: from matteis preceding may be Judged what will
oroughttofuccicd. This third Eevolm/on.of AftiH fliall not be confttmmatcd
without P)Oplii:ck,and the inftimtion of feme new Religion, from this year of
our Lord 1508. here yet remains untilltk end of the Government of suuil
ty-years, wherein Cgitcs and figures ftall be given, focc-lkwiiig the b^innings
ofevill, For in Ami 1715. Croffts werefwn in tficgarmentsonntn by the Ipate
of ten years before, what is paft already Hal (hew their clftfts; but ij ymrs from
hence being yuftly fummoncd away, thoufljdt furrender thy place totk (w* Intel-
figtss) thou (halt revive again for grcaterto Be, after the llttf in the third j ualds
it be lawfisll thou obfeure thy fclfina cloud. (/Ml fa
The twentieth time in order, Gdrul Angell of the Noon received the modcra-
lionofthcWor|d, in the year ofthe k\ odd iliu the fourth montthj and fourth Jhiriittajji
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djyof fnKi intheyurofcWjl 1515,and he fliallrogulatetheworld 154^
and four mon«hs,nntill the year of the world ycS^.eighth moneth but of out Lord
ChriftiByj.andii.moncth,
The future kries of this Revolution requires Prophecy,
M oft facred Cuftf, I have not wrote thefe things allertivcly, or that we mud to
licve it by any means whatfoever with the injury of Orthodox Divinity,
There are fomcthat in thefe things have lupputed Lunar moncths, whichifthou
hoi deft fit to content unto, then thofc things I have wrote muft be varied.
I raotcft with my own proper hind, and confefs with my own mouth, that in
all thefe things delivered j I bcleeve nothing, or admit of anything, unlefs win:
the Catholick Church doth hold: the reft, I refute and contemn as vain, feigned
andfiipctftitious.
Ffer; ^fc.rril.
This Method obferved by Triumiiu, hath found fomc obftntftion; for, why
the Angels of the Planets ftiottld not in order fttcceed one an«hcr,hath muth iKun-
bled the undcrftandings of fome few in EuPfe vcrfed in this manner of traditlonall
learning ; I (hall not now in this difcourfe deliver my iiinhcr opinion hereof lea-
ving that to the difcourfe Ihave promifedtoptiblifh of thisSubjeff myfelf in a
more copious manner, if God lhall prolong my life.
In the mean time, I thought fit to acquaint thee, that feme (vcrfed in the more
fecrct learning) do fay, and with great feafonatfirm, that every Angel doth rule
in order fuccclTively, andnot tff years, and odd moncths, but only 186, yurs,
and nine moncths, and they amtm Ori/idbegan inthefirft yearof ihcavotld, on
the 18, of Mirch: by acontlnuall addition, of 186. years, and nine moncths, its
cafie for any to findc under whofe Government we now arc: For if (jjiiiid,
whom they call the Angel of Mircurf, not of the Moon, began the 11. of lulj
1465, then arc wc in 1647, In the 181. yearof Otbrids Government, pahaps a
fign we arc aftliftcd with fo many Novell opinions,&c.

Having this convenient opportunity of the Prefs, I thought it re-

(jiiilite to publifh this enfuing DKcourfe, fent me from a Learned
Gentleman out of the Country, and arranger, altogether un-
known unto me: vvhofc love unto me, iff llioiild conceal,! might
beieputcdvcryuncivill.

Mr. Lilly defended againft (jcorge iVlmoH.

1 It is an Adage of Tlmni*,
^ fyWICV
UK-Of ft ^ ^ (tfrlAIVlTlli
'a ' * I I
Zvdoj^
Ztu'c lyoridif Jron/f mm tUtiv A! rum.
WHichif trneindent Jove himfelf, tnuch lefs way m txfttt,
that hii Meftrigtrs, or thoft Mercuries of our times (that
tttmay uft the Dial til of the Stars) Jhouldinthe Hemeticl^Mvery
0
f
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of his Embaffqesto themrldmth til a mutHaHnuptm ij
thetfj^ondrapoftmajfeR'm;butthatfomcarfiniZoiltu bjthe
Cynical! inventions of his combtsff wits would With Envies Saturnine
fcjme, inimour to afjlitt them: but that truth's more near oenjunfli*
on,hhe Pliocblisiw his exaltation, hath wrought an utter prohibitl'
on of ihsfc malevolent beams,froniworhinganj imprejfm upon wife
nier,s mlofandings.
Such (that I may floopto vulgar capacities) is'the condition of this
A lihgnant age, that we fure are fallen into the very dreggs of the times',
when there is not only an endeavour that truth may be trampled down,
Imti'.lfi Arts mnj} he defamed j Artifis fcandalkedstndmen fcr ffeah:
ing truth mnj} be detrafled:
As may appear bp: the fcandalom exclamations of that Arts defa*
mer George Naworth or V Vharton, in his late SatyricallLibels put
forth again ft thojc famous Ptolemies of this Tfat'm Mr. Lilly and Mr.
Booker .• and all out ofmeer mJice and madnefs, that they have by their
hithtrio-iinfarralltldskill,fo wondtrfullp provedthemftlvep more able
and more approved iAr tills then he j that they for the truth oftheir pre,
ditl'm have born a\\ay the credit oft he Art, when he for his fabu.
Ions dilnfoimttfi become the Ludibritm of the Kingdome, and [corn
of the Learned on either fde,
Jim is he this vcr) Aftnego, fo jimfle as to imagine, that he fballnow
rccovn by his malice, the credit he htgf nee luft by his ignorance. Ji
doth but render him in the eye of the world, the more ridiculous, to fee
him put mfo poor fiifts, as to all a [aids part to help himfilf; when he
hath had the worfe by fghting, to get a good way of and chide', as if that
would re emit his lofl credit j whereof he was never much guilty.
ivh.it fault of Mt.UWy or Mr. Booker was it, that his prsdilVms
fitledl That he muft needs inveigh Againjl them with his fcumlotu
language, £h\ts dog fufFcrs not the Oxeto eate Hay. So Nowordi
jnjl life a bleeding traveller, that bp liisbuzardlyclumftnefs tumbles im
to a (jnicffind, andthere flicking, raileth andrageth againfi thofe that
hit the right way by the fame, better then he, calling them all to peices,
becanfc they were not as very bunards as himfelf to plunge into the
fame puddle for company.
Thus becaiife CoecW/VVharton hath overUel/ncd himfelf Infuclt
grofi err our sin fulgemtnt, thcr.efore Mf. Lillcy is a whelp, and Mr.
Booker rf barking mHngrill, (as he is f leafed to term them) (his wife
Logicf.
But let any ludge, whether fitch titles do not more properly belong
unto
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tm hmfdlfity he [ thkghit hejhmett nft hisfe dfkrdtem,
qut that heMmthmctt hitifelfeiand'tu fit fot faberquas fecit
compedesjipfe gcftetj Hie ajlM-fontedmts^riUhmhrm himftlftf
hiile^J to catch ttfrej, and mijjingthmof, is contenttd to fit upon hit
iajle andfiuttch at hp ] a md imp/ejmntfor Puhlican WhattOB.
ivho doth W hffioldhoftM havin{firajfltd h'mftlfm of hmthani
cut of credit ,10 mchaft fame from that famous Art,and having thmgh
hit unikilfiilncp (the matter being above the fphear of his eafacitj}
tji'.itt miff of that honottr he fo eagerlj purfued} is f,tine far jj/ight m
Wr. Ully and Mr. Booker iW born dftaj from him the trophies of re-
nowii, to fait upon trivial!andfrivolom matters; as to tax them mth
mifiakej in Aritlmtichi,whichmethtjf true as he alleadgeth, were
matters jo inronpderable, and of fo [mall concernment, that thej cannot
in point offidomm produce an] ftnfihle errour, and therefore can cb-
fufcate the eftilpcie of their fame no more, then an Atiomecan ecpllft
the Sun.
fVhat pr.ilfe or apflanfe can he pur chafe, for prefttmingfo much upon
his computatloHi,being but the verj Theoriciprinciples of the Art,
rrherein vcr) Two s art not ignorant, much lefs experienced Artifis!
Men hi f/;f JltiUlciary Praxis^fm'w all the credit of the Art confifieth,
he hathfo uttirl] fiamed imfelj. Let himjbiw me one true prtdiRion
ofIm,face heflrfiwote.
Shall not that Scrivener be rather exploded by all, then applauded
by an),that vaunt ethhotf he hath ruled his lints right, Men aS men
feehfjuih^trittenfu'r atrueletter. SureGeorgeVVhirtonwwjf
fimple to thini there is any that Mil heed his vain boafis, mkfs it be to
hijs at hh foil) for advancing his om accuratfcrupulojfity, and vilify-
ing Mr. Lillycs and Mr. Bookers l.iboun j Men the whole Kingdom
to his ptrpettiallfhame tefiifies Afainfi him,how wmderfuH) thtfuccefet
of the htglifh affaires have mptred their pndiftim to their everlafi-
ing nnowne] when his great vapours proved but mountains offmah,
th.it are varajh^afid Come to nothing, >'
Sure ,brafi-facd Wharron hath learned Vuksns crap from that
great thief Citus', who being driven intoa fir,tight by Hercules, is re-
ported todifgorgt out ofhufulphurious ftonmh, great cloudes of fmo/ik.
and fire, only to dade the eyes of the befiegert,forihe better accompli lb'
mint of his eviijion. Put although VWanons lateftnoakie
Vapours belchedforthpotnthtrmkpur of a Malignant heart, have
been only intended to delude the JVor(d,and to eclipfe thejflendor of the
An and Artifis, only for his Emm ffiape of their deftmd cenfures:
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Jiff irnvt Wf theft txptritHttdAthuttt, thtt twltl fotH difnvtr tht
deccipt, hut thut it k nttMtfjjm rtga-dhism trmm ftn hath to alt
men keen the fuffcient Index if Utfollj,
What credit gets an Archer to haft that httooltjils aime dirtHlj at
the white,nhen indeed hehath miftthe BnttfOr Hat an aft doth he make
of himfelf to go nfmi down hraggleghew his Adverfary lajdvtt his
levellfo r ight at the markf as he} Hen ad the ftariers ^ fee and knon,
that hie Adverfarithath rtonn the game fThns Co Wfr-Wharton flant-
edfairelj his great Camons ofcetrmnation, andThmderthp of threats
agiiinft the Parliament,andCitl oflotidon, and agmft their forces,
when thej hit Oxford, Y oik, Ncwcaftlc, Salop, &f. jhot down their.
oW'ngmifonsJijjierft their Junto, and deftroitd their Armies, And
he fare tsawife Gamer, that when its great bans have mi ft, is fain to
go learn to makefcjuihs, and thinks hj fyfting thtm out to terrijie and
deftroj his enemies, ffcd ftlgura ei vitro quis refoniiidabit?)" Oh
Wr Gregory Noworth.
But cjHtjlmlefsheVeoHld never have istftfted nfon fnch needlefsfern-
palofities, Wherein he kpoWs Well enough [Wouldhis mfctence hutfpeal^
imfartiallj) that neither of them areignorant, hut that he mft needs
fldj theCjnicIt, (though to his greater ftame) in Carping at any thing
in others, in regard he hath ieen overwhelmed in fnch a Scrtes of mft
eirours himfelf. for who isfijlmfte as to conceive that theywfofe oc-
comftljht judgements have ejfetled the Arts fe great mmement,
fton Id be ignorant in the princsfles thereof, or be mTv to learne either bj
common Arithmetical!, Logorithmeticall, or Sinicallctmfutatitns,hoW
to p erf or me their calculations ? *
So that had there been intheirfihemesfuch /lender defettsats hefuggtft.
eth,this were all the conftruftion could be made thereof: that therefj it
apfcareth how yl/r.Ully & iWf.Bocker have for their fame been takpi
up with fa great acquaintance, and their companies fo bj Nobles and
Gentlemen frequented, that it Werenomarvell, therefore no difporage-
ment, if the) having foUttletimetolerfeft their accomfts, fiould in-
curr fame overfights therein, feeing thej are forced fo haftilj, and With
their ftudies fo often intetrnption, to ferforme the fame :fo that it could
not be imputed to any ignorance in thm, but onlj haft) overfights, if
thej had committedfuch fmall mftakes; When on the contrar), u /%•
wife hereb) appears hoW this foff Reregado WhlltOn Who for being
too monarchicalfis now become momuhallfsfofar from having his ftu-
dies interrupted, that he is for his erroneous and delujive Writings
i) all deftrttdandderided •, Mcrefne hath leafmfHfjicient to per-
 (<fo)
u fr <tnd rcvlfe hk mountswho hd he /or liny great ettcctttjr repejl
he lid inn in, hd fuel) contiiwd conjliix to him, as M'. Lilly nni
Mr. Booker/ww, of ingemom adnoile Spirits f he had hdas little
Icafure to infijl upon fuch toys in Art as the) have: the truth whereof
m) the mre mnifejllj appear, in that while he was at Oxfordj and
while fonif [mallglimpfeof hopes, which his friends had of his skill,
did fontenhat ftpport his credit, he could not at all anfwer theinm-
tings iy infifiingon fuch frnpks. tillito\\> that he is cafhieni and mi-
led j mm all jociet)\ ad now he ma) talie time enough to pickjrays
againjl tbnfc judicious lArtijls: fothat to tax therewith fuchtrifes
dot h hut add to their honour, and his own difgrace.
l et will no man ilame Mr. Lilly for fisjjieiling his infufflctinc) in
Art, when he e or relied him of thofc ctrours by hint cormitted tit hit
calrnlalions, iiiregard the fame (although they could not diffarage
one, whnfc pyediilms, reall verifications have ftjficiently declared lm
an able Anift) yet might well accravate the fufji'tion of ignorance
(f the very principles of Art, in one whofe unslflfull judge-
ment ]\\u fu far from beingin any particul.v anfyeredbj, that it pro-
ved alugeihircontrarj to all events ficceeding-
Bi'.i it feeins plui/deiing WhartOll bj his own coiifefjioii being frov-
did under the ciimerfeit name of Naworth, had like U haver heated
the W'oiid With his forgeries ifiidifcovercd. I cannot blame him there-
fore Indeed to be angpij at tJlIr. Li Hy for pulling off that vicird, and
making hint fo unlackjl) knoW'n to his Counlrej, feeing thercbj he is
like not ontl) to become aludibrious contempt to all that kirn him, but
alfo tdketnain upon record eo al!poflerity, not VVhartOll anagrmma-
tk'd, but VVharton figmatk'd with the brand of Hnglands lying
1'rophet, and Aftrotogies dtftmcr to his per pet ua. II fhame^ and
infam).
So that y feeing he had provedlmfelf that Philofopher (QiiidilCl
contcmplatiirccelimi, incldit in parcitm) by confounding hlmftlf In
fuchgrofs errors of judgement: he was W'orfethen malto go no\\ again
toflir up a neW' thof puddles of difgrace, from Hence nothing but (i
greater flinel^of reproach, and obloouie Sill file into his face.
And for the Art, What credit or eilecm had Afirolog) been la by this
time in England, had there been no better judgements, than Ignoramus
Whartonsrc relit upon for its advancement I And yet Will he be fo
ill a friend to the Art he pretends to, that can neither advance the. fame
thereof Imf lf, nor is willing it fbottld retain that fame, .It hath ob-
tained from prof minder judgementsWhat credit 1 mxrvell many one
parth
 (ii)

jtitrilciiliirlMthtitlwihe Art bj him, or hth) 'the Art At ahJ ttW

rmvd ? ju, rm her what dtfcredit hath that tare and worth) Science
(npincdh mm 0f hi* mvorth), ard mkilfuli fen: infommh^s
j.jnlj jmhf wea{e, and parti) amonjr difajf'tfled judgements Afire-
/on It far, to he vilifiid, and undervalued, and had bj this time been ut-
ler/j txplcdtd and rejelied b) all, and a'l through his ignorance, had not
i la truth of Mr, Lillics and Mr. Boo crs pr editions to. their no left
cmnunliims then admiral ton of all, dljfipaied thofe vapours of tr-
ronr, a.;:/} m. imtmed the Art in its resflendtnt lujlre.
It is imdrcd therefore h),til,which rtad his late boot^, feeing heh.th
dtlndidihe world fo b) his former ignorance and foil), With what face
he can fn impudent I) intrude himfelfnponphethtat prof the world to
all,wether fttls part inaneW'fcene of ignorance and malice to move
the people to laughter; .wd that he had not rather for ver) jhanse of
Imfeif feejiiejiredlmfclf from humane foeiet), ormew'dhimfelf up
in fomc Dungeon of flitarinefs, and pindhimfelf to death for ver)
grief andangnifii, that he had fo unluthil) b) his J)copbantit]ue fables
bttr.yedhisSoveraigu, and the Ro)all part).
Ifhtlhir was more the Kings friend, and dtfrved better of the Ca-
valiers') ignorant George VVbaKon/if finging to them his Sirenian
fongs, and foothing them on with lies t&their dtfimlitn, o( Mr, til)yr
fen a.dvifnghis Majefi) to adhere, to his Parliament, or telling them
othenvife in plain terms (which according!) fell out) What fuCCejfts the
yl/mighj l>) his Jifinmsts the Stars haddefiistated, and intended a-
gainfithem. • •
Seeing therefore this blinde AfeVVhitton Idee an tmkilfidhMu-
filian piped fo long to this Kingdom, and,could hit never a true note i
it hiidken far more WijdomnoW,even tt have put up his pipes and bten
flent, than to fjueali out a neW hisdifgracet to the World, Which hap-
pil).b) this time might have been forgotten.
But an) impartial/eje, that ftrujes Ins late pamphlets, mufi need*,
read ever) Word therein, but as fo man) charters of his malicejeeing,
in the lafi pages of his Almanack^, he csn confefs the Prutenie^, and
Rndo/phine Tables, i&c. ver) erroneous and dtf$»V'> Without atty im~
ftdment to the credit of the e^uthortthereof, which indeed the) in
no kjndedefirvcd] but in Mr. Lillics, tni M^ Bookcs cmputati-
cni, Would needs fafien errours of ignorme on them Which are not fo;
Wh) Ltd he not reputed Copcrnifiis, Alphonfiw, Linjberg, thofe fa-
mous computations,to Whom all Afirologtrs arefo much beholden? Wh)
had he not reputed them ignorant in the principles of Art, feeing thtrf-
 l6i)

m fitch trremt Mi ntijlakes In thtir Tnhlti, hi tk/tt the m a/ hi,

erne it onlj At Mr.UW kfywi Mr. Bookers fame AitJshil/; he hnld
[em to fleai excufe for hit om dbfuriities in point of Jmi^mentf^n
the deficiencies ofthiftTubiety and to palliate hit oft« defers t for tyaat
of judgement, by complmitt?; How can Wt finde out (they are hisoh
words) the true time and nature of the infiuence of the Heavens, and
Ccelefiiall Orbs, when as yet no man ever attained to the ex aid fnort.
I edge of their motion, [cite, and afyetts ? but Mafierhliy, and Ma-
filer Booker, if they commit iwymijlakesmujl be inexcufable. Behold
the Map of malice, and partialitie I but we may difcover his malici-
bus rancour alfo, if we loot^but upon llegioniontanU5 himfelf whom
alt men fo highly, and indeed mojl defervedly commend, feeing we JIJl
finde him not regarding fuch firilheft, or precifenefs In his Tables,
which are the very platform of Afhologers calculations, as to complem
the fame with fuch exattneft (although he ferformas much as is mjui-
fite) but that We my finde feme difference therein, in his feverall
myes of working his computations :for if we would gather the Oblitjue
Afc, of the 4. gr. H fine lit; for the lat.5 j.gr. by the 10,1'roblemwe
{hall finde it 31.gr.23.min. but if we do the fame by they, Probl. we
fhall have it 31. gr. andbut 22. min. Which (160. fee. crone minutes
diference in the fundmentalt: now mull we therefore account Rcgio-
mont a Novice in Art, to whom we hardly finde his eyuall I
Tet there's one pretty piece of policy obftrvahle in Dull-man VVhar-
ton, Vfhich is this; forafmuch, as Mr. Lilly hath forborn to makf
every one as skflfulUs himfelf, in that he hath concealed hisreafons in
Art for fome of his judgements in his Ephemeris delivered; now igno-
ramus George VVharton knows not hew to fcrewout the fame, and to
learn his skill (it being not (as he confejftth) Within the Perimeter if
hts apfrehenfion) but by poffefjing theWerld that he hath no ground in
Art for tyhat he faith, at if Mr. hWymfl uponnecejfiy in every par-
titular make him as^ife as himfelf, leaf} if be conceal any thing,which
he knows not, he prefemly teds him, he ffeakfth without authority • Sat
tymnet thisBu^irdvVhittontoo ungratefullanddifcoarteeus, he
weuldnotofftr to extort infirutliin in Are from him, by reproaching
him, if he tyill net teach him all his skill, to tyhom he and the Kingdem
are obliged for his lemtd and judicious labours in thai Art,
 An Aflrologicall Difcourfe

OF THE

THREE SVNS,

Seen the 3. of 1^47.

QUch is the incredulity of fame, and fo great the malignancy of

U others, that whereas in 1645. Ipubli/heda finall Treatife con*
ccrning the Portents of thole threeSuns fcen in LombH the ip. of
NrnmL 1644. by many hundreds of unqueftionable credit t it hath
been indcavoured by many dHaffefled to ourprefent welfare, and to
thathappinels wcenjoybytheble/Tingof AbnightyGod upon the
endeavour of this Parliament, and valour of our Army, to qiie-
flion the verity of thofc threc-ltuns appearance, thereby to make
people bcSccve there was no khthiog (iaRtruitt mm) vilible,
andfoby confequme myprcdidion, or judgement grounded on
thci r appearance mud be invalid: but time hath deluded myadver.
fides, and thereby maoifelWd the tmthof thole judgements delive-
red upon that Subjed, to the ctemall flume of all luch as Iball con^
tradiftof fet puipofe Poftcrity may jiiftly
queftion ourprefent idiom, whiidt thofc that now live, fufped the
verity of what is fo uncontradiftably true.
The conftderation hereof, had almofl fllenccd my fiifther engage
ments upon any the like Subjefi} for although I me had feverall
Letters from fimdty parts of this Kingdom; intimating a vilibilicy
of fometimesthree bunt, then of two, or three Moons, with the
frequency of thofe admirable appearances, and other Prodigious
fights in the Air, yet did! willinglv refrain, either communicating
thofe Papers, or writing any thing upon thole, or fuch like
Subjcds.
 (^4)
Put towards the middle of Amli6jj. receiving tk Letter fub.
fequenr, from an unknown hand, and from a far Country, and near
the fame time Mr. Booker receiving anotheroutof Shrupjhire, con-
taining in effed the fame things intimated in mine, with a ddircof
fatisfailion from either of us concerning the effedb depending there-
upm, (which the people of thofe Comureys do carneftly delire)}
then call off all vain fears, cither of difpleafure like to happen unto
nu; from virulent tongues, or felf content, and have adventured the
Djfrourfeenfuing, lormy fpirit is totally publick.
The Form andmmw of J.dw./f^Aprilj. i(qj,

So.mcNaiiiralihsdo hold, that the Parclii orMorkAuus, are no-

thing h ut! mages of the Siin,wprcicntcd in an fijiialffmooth, watery
Cloud plait J on the (ides of the Sun, into" which the Sun beams b,c-
iflg «C£W«d aJfH cqjtdi dwWiwteftrfMtiw atd li^kt
(jut iniotheSoos xta dufi tUoyr ^mrrally bAokt^, tcmpefi and
tain w follow, and ihu the ftonn wtcmpfftii gpfattr wken die/
uppeart o& the Switdk of dtc Sun, theii wbei oil the NmL
Orttf wdolwld falthougliJtofrieiult oqAflrMogy)^ tlicy por-
tend contentionajnong&Prihfttfor Kingdom^ brbducing for
amplcjhcreof,^/^ Oth^ fiteiiuf. and they nitthcf fay, that a
little before their fo great wars, three buns appeared! 11. is alfo
jtiirmcd that not long before the fluightcr of Lnw Km of Mm*,
rln three Suns were fecoyfo alfo ncenhe ti wewheniol)* ihe .fujim,
Firhtvulo, and the greatiir/«l[jftToye for. %
That there is fomething of nature in the unufuall Apparitions of
three huns, I do verily bekeve, but ihat Nature her felf folely with-
out commotion or diftutbancc of the miniftring Aemll Sfirkt
doth inforce fuchProdigies,I cannot affentin opinion.
Lctmeinjoymyown underftandlog herein without linfture of
Hcrcfic j but to the purpofe, thefe mock-Suns of which I now treat
havefigniftcation otthingsPditicall and Ecdcfjaftical),
They arc as to oiir ptefcni Parliament, in things I'olitia'l, the ad-
mmjlxrf or Monlm of fomc fraud, deceipt, or clindeftinc Coun-
celsnow, or fuddenly break forth againA diem, and even fo ic
was after the civill War between CVjJir A; PfM^ja little before the
7mmmt-jhif of OBaviu^MlrnVt and lefiSu; Momtitm.
tymmbus & mfidiiftfut fimmtwinftr tds/jui^iermnU rtrm
tcuhit, So alfo in /A(«?-oy 4idthree Sum appeare a while before
the death of Lmis, and UieW warHhtf&lta Fcrhmi,jM& Seli-
^MtheTw^madeeachagaioftotherfyrthatmiferablcKlngdome.
EnvtttrfigiiftcMt mtdAtiontm, ant cfikertai'mrm inter aliijiios de
[mm rtrm.
In matters Eccldiafticall, they prenote a .Sophiftirall depravation
ofthepurerdodrine, and. calummei hndjMers which (lull be
fpreadabroad under a colourabje wjicft :pf etext,varioully to mlfre-
portand deforme thofc who arc really and worthily accounted reli-
gious , pious. Orthodox andfineeretlirjftijjisuhey fignifie a ftrong
deftrein many to difbftus in Region, lofpread Hcrcries8n4cor»
rwpdonsindofttine, ^
jrulvt
& pdfu crimHttiyiu cpjctiwt iurttp /km.wtitantinlt
hd Miutivw fritter tvi*it fo'tt*i & liwjww, it*
ttUimtx tmlim cm*mfaftli(tt<r tli&m vtritM, & difcujfit
k
 («)
fugatiljj omn'm mnkcmmfucii^ tatujum fm/piHtu
dmffimm jubiir oHttiSt. vk. As the native Splendour doth over*
come counterfeited & vanilhing Images/o at length truth is happiljr
more beautifull through all her hard contentions; and the Spn
having difperfed and vanquilhed the foggy mills of lyes, doth moil
purely dune and di«wforth his moll plealant rayes.
Thefe mock-funs appearing fo often in this Kingdome of England,
and almoll in every County thereof; are the infallible and alfured
heauenly melfengers of fome more then ordinary Contingencieneer
at handiand of fo eminent and univerfall a mutation and Catajhoji^
as neither this prelent age is, or the preceding was fenfible oh

3 %
'4 ^17^
U'lQ 647 7jo
^7 li;
tei
uns icr
&
(1(5 &
ma sf
0171 od I

69 0
0>Wi

111 a moment oftiufe thcic'Vari^foro (liall iiorbcapcrtty mani-'

feife'd,'; for in the l-unatlon prcccdiiig being oil1 the tj, 'of AiM'l
no Planet a^plarcd abovtlhe tafth,'di|dirt'lilr dgiire bf Wtailiro iiifc
findc o y '0 'v iriIh'cl.twclfrb hbu^i^be olhei1 Phnc6i;lil|WinU1
Snbtcrtah^^ln,; teVd'five 'bfthe^ 0 and V in their'
exaltation?,'the nia'tler intend c'dls Ibft^, Hjjh ifiranf'^nd a'dmirablei
the time Wlien not at liandl'If we fun in the pathway ofVulgar A-'
- ^ llrologicall
 ftrologicall Judicature, folely without mixture ofthe Caba ll^c^
of. Then the figure ofheaven.infofftis^s, t^t aj w»sTately
in rf with lo thewar^and diftempers ^.thisCoimnon.weMfh
had been terrible and great; and as (lice (lands atprefent in a of
y Lord of the afcendant in the.figare (bee portends our head'pieces
orundedtandings had as much need to be refined, and as piercing as
formerly our/words, and that we have now as great and as urgent
neccflity of good and found Countelhas formerly of fouldieryij for
as y is weak, fo doth he argue, our fpirits are (lupiiied and amazed,
our Conceptions lluggiQi, our Councels .contradidory and un-
profitable (for y and Dare in cout of fuch fignes as hatefully
afpeft each other: ) we have now'd cpra? nfere to the;
place of the D edipfed ro^/iw^rrlaftjand 5 i to his place; /isnow
locally with many violent fixed (lars having gr^at Septentnonall La-
titude from the Ediptick; his influence and ycrtue being thereby
much more (Irengthened, and the fouldier whom he generally flgni-
fies,animated: from hence, wcfliallkc ffnfible of the ma|e-cqiiient-
cdlbuldiery, nor will theComraonalty in many parts of this King-
dome be any thing fatisfied; and if you will know wl^rcfore, we
findc} Lady of the fccond afflifled > that is, their purfes are empty,
orthcydifcontentedbytoo much exhaufting of their moneys, or
that th'cy are jealous the foulcjier will devour all by free-^uartcr: yet
notwithftandingall thefe difficulties and their moll heavy undergo-
ings; no uproar, tumiilt, or bloodfiied (Hiii arife from hence '/for il
and the $ arc in reception, and y haftens to enter-the fignc Leo,
andtheD makes great haft from toa more benevolent mnet,all
which fay councell and difcretion will moderate the diftradions a-
mongftus,
This very moneth of Maj towards the latter end thereof IliaH dif-
cover much accordingly as we prcdifled in our Anglicus 16 to
whichmoneths Judgement I referrthofe thatdefircto knowmore,
andlliall warily read andundcrftard it,,a(id compare it with' our
judgement upon the Edipfe Lunar in and the remainder of
the effeds of the Solar Hclipfe in ifi^J.not yet determined.
The malevolent I'ianet I? in this prefent Maj meets with the
Quadrature of J in (Ignesfixed, cf tranfiting.necr the degree af-
cending of this years Revolutiqn and h bis influence fomented by
his acccfe to the Vir^ilie and Pjciados, an argul^t fometimes of ^
olentandunfi^crablemotio^ifuddencombuftiqnSjpitiMapdpjei1-'
tifull difcontents, great commotioiis, and ftuidy hurlibutlies with
 16%)

(haip invf Atvcs Come great Peifons, or malitiow and hndy,

or giddy aerations, tky ftiallttot pievaHt, fbt malice muft m<
prcvaile againft generous and nobk fouls.
We finde three planets in Tmw the Afccndant of 7er/W»the 5
transferringthc vertueof S to them all three; the heavens tell is
what is fit. what isconvenient to be donejthat it is High time we d'rf.
patch our forces away for that kingdoiWjto revenge the blood of
our murdered and (laitghttred country-men; but we may fee the 5
is in with ^ ; and he lately in J with & ; who is lordofthc
twelfth, and part ly of the fixth, Either fome fecret praftifcs, or po-
litick Agents,or felf ends in fome for a time, do clandeftinely retard
our fiipplies from ktland: had not the Noble Scot made more haft
toafliftus, where had we been? Indeed ourfappl-ies willandmuft
move llowly, for tk lignificators are all fixed, and pofitedin theu,
but theylliall, they muft, and they will move (notwithftanding
fome private confpiracies ttthe contrary) for 1 applicsto $ fepe-
rating from '2 who herein hath relation to the Govcmours of our
Common-wealth; andlke, 'vk. v tsinkrovvnhoufc, wc /hall
•ne dav effodl our deftres,'though at pafan not with foch ftrength
as is juftly rcquihte for fuch an aaion, and offo great concernment.
It maybcconjcflured that about u weeks from the time of this
Prodigies appearance, affilUnce of men and money (hall either be
gone, or very nter upon going fit relief of that diftteffed King-
dome.
Thefe mock-funs intend no calamity eithcrtothe Inhabitants, of
Slmpjhirt or Clxjhire, more then their fuffrranceina generallway,
for in regard they were not vertical! to thofc Counties, they Ifrnv
the lelfermifchieftowardsthem ? and indeed thefe Pareliiarc raibef
the fore runncfsof many ihehthings,as finally {ball be concluded,,
an d werdignified by the three funs in Vtvmhtr i for as ^ was
then the afcendant ofthcfigure,fo nowis Q its oppofite figi^wherc-
by wt fee the concurrence of heavenly Bodies, with humane acci-
dents r for as in the figure of the former thiee fims wc had $ An^w
U in the rffj? .fonow wchavehimneer the Angle of the fourth
not vifible; whe rcby l do not conceive it is intended any wars (hall
happen within out ft Ives (as fojncdtMedfrd would have it j but a
jull (intftioning offuchamonifrus, asfoall by due proof be foumf
worle cnemitt^nwb andAeawto the 'Common-wealth,then m
vioknt pTofrfted udveffrties ^thcfokvc undone many hundreds of
the wfonunatc Gtntty of iiiisKing4ww,tt wcllfricnds astnemits,
 (<<?.]
under the notion and, colour of fervine the feiliaffim.
Let us proceed and QbfcrvethcErogttfief^lie lidkw M to
d of 9 thereof h andlaftlyentnnj p httownhoufe, lie therein
meets with the ^ of if, from hence wifl arifephis Prognoftickjihat
dining two whole mgneths, our grand confultations lliall leafurely
proceed with often interruptions, but determineat laft to the bene-
fit of the whole Kingdome; from that time anil nnt ill about f.m-
^.ourcouncels willproccedf/fwra^jwith many back-flidingj&
tergiverfations, but will conclude with grand deliberations, gravity
and rcfolvednefs, and if you will know, whereutjon, or upon what
Subjeftthefefo tedious confultsnial) fall 5 conuderS applies to h
Lord ofthe tenth: it lliall really be concerning his Majelly within
the fpaee of 15 Mon8ths,it fliall appear to the whole world the ho*
nourablc intentions qftbefwo Parliaments of England and Scot"
land and that they are lovers of monarchy .• and fiiu to the brim of
Loyalty to their Soverjign.. And this (hall not be manlfefted by'
themin words only, but infamous and Honourable Afts, well bc-
comraijig theNobility and Gentry of both Nations. So that the
Nations offw«;f jhall admire, and the Commonalty of both
KingdomesOull rejoycc in the prudence and wifdome of both Na-
tions • and their very Antagonifts fliajlbe converted and hang down
their ears like Afiq, being afliamed tie malevolent Epifcopall Cler-
gy have lb long time milled and blinded their imderlhndings: for if
the inevitable fate ofmomrchv in this Kingdom & an higher Provi.
dencethenatprefentlamfennbleo^donot fupreamly contradid
it. I do confidently werr, and upon greater deliberation deliver,
that in conclufion welLallfl mean this Parliamentj fettle all things
with that integrity and honour, which may be required frpm men
fearing God, and Cordially affedbng their countries welfare. And
asthefigneofy being the afcendant of this Kingdome, hath in our
Scheamcthe ® moft fortunately plated therein; and afcending in-
to the eleventh, from thence 1 do defie any prevalency of a for-
raigncr amongft usj (yea though Whartou that arch.Traitor,Renega"
do,and Irillimungrcllpredift otherwayes)for thegood Angels of
God will be this Common-wealths Protedors.
A word of the honourable Scots, I fee ft placed in the afcendant
of their Kingdome, ^ is departed out of $ : I am confident
Scot htnd lliall overcome her home bread Traytor^ & yet alfift po-
tently againll that VarletNonfence A/jft'^his brethren, the inhu-
mane/ri/i; lonly fearfomc of that Kingdomcs great ones are
noc
 (7P)
not dowtt'(kite honeft Seou\ they Intell of corruption, but Goi
who hath hitherto dirked that Nation with much lame and repu-
tation in their gencrall affaires,! hope will detect thofe Male-con-
tents to their (liamc.and good of the Scottip Nation,

IBtfrejou to CcrtijitMi'. Booker,or Mr. Lilly of a ftmre Afjt*-

ritioii th.it wa! Jecnwthw the ?• o/April I0<)7' ^out ® "f ^
Clockjii the morning there appeared three Suns at cue time verj mud,
and in about an Imretdijlance, in their gate one from anotherfd of one
bignefs; and remaining fofor a ejitarter of an homfo the great amnit-
went of the beholders: and at the lafi the two outmofi vanijht awaj, and
the middlemofl remained .;hy ^erefeen bj divers men fome r e. mild
dijlancet but in fome places there werefeen hut t\\!o:thenkht before be-
ing vtrj clear) iro faw the ([ andx not a hand breadth fljprifr, trhich
man] toohjwtice of: and the next night followingtau vet] tempeftmw;
our coiwtrejare verj fearfull of fome great danger toward us: there
was anothirflmge thing', a Calft with two heads taken out ofiheCoWt
bell], andthe CoWfavedalive: the Calfe carried to V Vhitfhiirfh
and Drayton Falre to be Jhewed: J heard of ftrangeandfearefull fightt
[ten the night after the appearance of the three Suns, but I fpot# nit
wuh the Parties, therefore I leave it] idefre toheareofthtir Affrolo*
gicall predifl'm upon theft Verities, and fo / refi their ajfeftionOte
Schollar;
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Mr. Lilly,

MT lovt rmmhred tojtu, vithlxft ujjieft; lmUnknown

to Jolt h) free i jft have lonmglj dejired to fee )oh , but fill
heft bacl{for \\'aiit of ability, jet hofi in time to frea^Veith jou in
London, and to receive inftrdlioiu from jou, concerning that noble
Science Jon profefs, rh. Now thefe an to certife joh, that there
appeared to the wV\V of our Inhabitants this third of April, three Suns,
and two Apparitions like Rainbows over the true Sun; I fd\\ it, fo did
five Labourers 1 hiid,it worki It Was frft feen of us about feven in
the morning,and a little before 8. JJhewei it to mj whole FamiljM bj
eifrt thej W'«r all clofed in one i jet the t^'o Rainbows remained longer.
Now the reafon I am fo bold as to wriietojouis, becaufe Jou nave
fait manj learned and true prediU'ms into the world, and /hope Wl
five jour opinion on this ulfo. J have [me ancient Prophecies, I thinly
jou have not feen, undone figure of a Nativitj, the Native not jet
fitirtj, which Ifnppofetyoulabe more available to jhew the truth of A-
firologic, thenanj I jet fee in jour Books, for it is a miraculous one:
if m pleafe to make ufe of it, in the boo^ called Anlntrodudlionto
Amology, 1 can procure it brought jou for nothing', if jou do fend
for it, dircll jour Letter to be left at tht Eagle and Child; iwWoorc
fix miles Jlsort fl/Nantwitch. Mj Teem now (lands loofe; J Would
be more large, but for haft, Rejl Jour loving friend,

The Hall of IVoore

Apr.j, i <547'

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