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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96840	A vvonder in Stafford-shire; or, A Staffordshire wonder. Of a strange and horrible apparition of the divell, appearing to one James Fisher a phrenatick neare Brummingham late in the night, in the shape of one of his brethren as hee was going to one of their meeting places. Together with their severall discourses and disputes betwixt this phrenatick and the divell, to the shame and terrour of all other sectarians. Being published as a warning-piece to all other people to beware that they are not seduced into such eronious and damnable opinions. Being testified by Mr. John Hill, and Mr. Francis Collins, and one Mr. Peck living in the towne of Brummingham, besides many hundreds more, which for brevity sake we omit.	Hill, John, Mr.; Collins, Francis, Mr.; Peck, Mr.	1661 (1661)	Wing W3358; Thomason E1085_10; ESTC R31364	5,220	8

A VVonder in Stafford-shire OR A STAFFORDSHIRE WONDER Of a strange and horrible apparition of the Divell appearing to one James Fisher a Phrenatick neare Brummingham late in the Night in the shape of one of his Brethren as hee was going to one of their Meeting places Together with their severall Discourses and Disputes betwixt this Phrenatick and the Divell to the shame and terrour of all other Sectarians Being published as a Warning-piece to all other People to beware that they are not seduced into such Eronious and damnable Opinions Being testified by Mr. John Hill and Mr. Francis Collins and one Mr. Peck living in the Towne of Brummingham besides many hundreds more which for brevity sake we omit LONDON Printed for Francis Coles and are to be sold at his Shop at the signe of the Lambe in the Old-Baily 1661. To the Reader REader peruse this little Booke and see If in the world a stranger thing might be Then this which happened late in Staffordshire And was by many thousands made appeare How that a grand Phrenatick call'd by name James Fisher living neare to Brummingham Which unto Sectaries he leaned so That Night after night would he a meeting goe So prone unto ambition he was set That after by the Divell he was met For which Eronious grand Opinions be Was lull'd asleepe by Sathans policy Which in a Mortall shape he did appeare And call'd him out as after you shall heare Though the Phrenatick he imagin'd then It had been of his owne Bretheren And so Discoursed as along they past But it prov'd to be the Divell at the last Which did direct him by a Wood to stand And there Disputed with him hand to hand The Divell then his Gospell so display'd The Phrenatick yeelded still to what he said But marke before that ever they departed By that same Devill he was quite Converted And so went home though in a world of sadness And from Religion turned into madnesse This booke was writ a purpose for to be A Warning-piece unto the Sectary Which if you read it through then you may tell It 's the strangest Wonder in our times befell It is no Fable nor a fiction bold But reall Truth truth as people hath me told And whatsoe're is writ within you see Three of that Towne repeated it to me NOw all you which are the quoiners of new Religions and the hare-braine disturbers of peaceable quietness you which are the objects of Christianities and the Town-talke of infidelities looke upon the examples shown upon your Sectaries and behold throw the looking Glass One of your grand Brethren and chief seditious Communrca●ts Iames-Fisher neare Bromingham in Stafford-shire and as you read these Lines consider what posture hee then stood in For as the Spirit moved him hee then disputed with the Master-piece of all your factious Number hand to hand bating neither time nor title to either but prosecuted the matter in hand to the purpose hereafter mentioned and as the Spirit did move him they confided each to other though after I thinke the Phrenatick supposed that it proved at the end to be a contrary Spirit even such a one as transformeth himselfe to any shape except his deformed cloven feet But as for the Method of the story now we will come to 't where in a smart and briefe Discourse I will shew you the whole substance beginning and ending of this strange marvellous and miraculous Wonder THe Twelfth or Thirteenth of this Instant February this said Iames Fisher being reputed for an arch and seditious Fellow among the Sectaries and factious people which for many yeares had refrained the Churches and denied the Parish publique Congregations which late hath caus'd him to be the Object of the Countrey His mind and inclination was wholy bent to keepe their Correspondency and Confederacy in secret house but chiefely and especially in nightly private Meetings but the Devill met with him at last as you will heare by the story This Fisher as it is creditable reported by severall of that Countrey people which came lately to Towne that on the 12th of February at night hee was preparing to go forth and designed for a Meeting in a lone house under a Wood side Two miles and an halfe from his owne house where the Sect were usually wont to meet as the Countrey tearm'd it like the Witches of Lancashire hee heard a Voyce call three times in this manner Come away come away come away At which he answered are my Brethren there but hearing no body hee replied to his Wife and said that the Spirit had warn'd him to be gone and in that he spoke truth for a Spirit it proved to be indeed this grand Phrenatick then to hasten his speedier expedition to repaire to the place lighted up a Candle and opened his doore that if any of his Confederacy had beene there to have treated them in But the Devill at that time used much manners stay●d without and refus'd to come in but whether it was out of Policy or feare of Discvery judge you but Workes of darknesse cannot endure the Light for the flame of the Candle as he was entring in his presence burned blew a yard above the Candlestick and soone went out at which the Phrenatick fell into a doubt that all things was not right and thereupon desired to see his face The Devill then replyed thou shalt see my face when wee come to the place and many more things beside and as the old Proverb saith The Devill never was ashamed of his Actions He very confidently takes him by the hand and led him such a hard march that made the Phrenatick cry out He did walke at such a damnable rate that never went Man before And very moderately required him to stay saying Brother I thinke thou hast the coldest hand that ever I felt before The Devill replyed trouble not thy self I will make thee hot by and by we will sweat by turnes and though I am cold if thou cleavest to me thou shalt like fire burne Yet the Capacity of this Phrenatick being so weake could not understand his Devilish Mystery but still complaineth of his hard march which indeed he had no small reason for it for often times he was lifted so up above the ground in an Acres breadth together which made him conjecture hee walked at no ordinary rate Hee was carried over the tops of Thorny hedges and through the bows of thicke Mauple trees but not a whit distrustfull but that hee had been on the plaine Land Yet still he rebuked the Devill and told him hee had a shroud suspicion that hee led him in the wrong way for quoth he thou leadst me through nothing but brambles and briers Why yes quoth the Devill the wayes of the righteous is to suffer Afflictions is to pass through straight and craggy places Why truly I do find it so answer'd the Phrenatick for my Vestment is almost torn from my backe Nay if it be said the