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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31068	The blazing star, or, A discourse of comets, their natures and effects in a letter from J.B. to T.C. concerning the late comet seen on Sunday, December the 11, 1664, at Ibbesley in Hantshire and since at London and Westminster and divers other places of this kingdom.	J. B.	1665 (1665)	Wing B94; ESTC R5134	25,274	54

anno Chr. 15. when there was no trust but a young Emperour was born and a Plot of Agrippa and Julia's defeated A Blazing Star like a sword hanging over Rome anno Christi 30. when Tiberius setled his Government and Otho was born A dreadful Comet six yards in bigness to common appearance for fourty days Anno Chr. 48. when Vespasian took onely the Isle of Wight and his souldiers overthrew the Picts The vast Star of thirty yards length lasting six months three weeks and four days anno Christi 56. betokened onely Nero's five years good Reign as did another three years after intimating his Conquest of the Jews and fifteen years after when Titus utterly subdued the Jews and seven years after when Adrian was born and Vespasian was setled Anno Christi 81. A Terrible Comet appeared The effect of it was no other but that Haldanus the Swede was restored to his Kingdom from which he was expelled Anno Christi 152. Three Suns appeared at Constantinople at the same time with a Star and a Rain-bow The effect was this Caesar seeing a wonderful fire at Rome causeth the persecution to cease by an Edict from himself Anno Christi 187. The Stars were seen all the day long at Rome And some Apparitions hung streaming down in the very middle of the Air. The effect of it was this Perennius and his Son were executed for Treason Hanno of France wars with the Romans Anno Christi 195. There were seen at Rome three Stars very glorious The effect of it was this Severus followed war against the Parthians Anno Christi 204. A Comet for many dayes together was seen at Rome The effect The Romans waste Arabia strange Heresies broached by Praxeus In the year of our Lord 237. A Blazing Star was seen at Rome that extended it self a very great length and was seen both to burn and blaze many nights together The effect The Goths at this time became terrible to the Roman Empire In the year of our Lord 323. There was a terrible Comet seen for many dayes together at Rome The effect Constantine and Licinius met at Chalcedon Octavian recovers Britain by the aid of Fincomore In the year of our Lord 377. A Comet of wonderful greatness was seen in Cicilia The effect of it That the Scots and Picts were set together by the ears by Maximus And the Goths turn Arrians In the year of our Lord 384. A fiery Pillar in the Heavens the influence whereof was remarked with no other product then that Maximus possesseth Britain France Spain and Africa And upon an Appeal from the Council of Bourdeaux setled France In the year of our Lord 392. The Graecians observed a new Star like a sword for three and forty dayes together The remarkable contingence that attended it was the crowning of Eugenius Emperor and the Romans imposing a Tribute upon the French A like action whereunto happened in the year 430. when a sword-like Star was seen at Rome And the History about that time mentioneth nothing more remarkable then the destruction of the Goths by division amongst themselves and the settlement of Christianity by the burning of the Sybils books and the overthrow of the Idol-Temples In the years 434. 454. Two dreadful Comets were seen the one for six weeks the other for ten weeks together the first whereof had no other honour then that wonderful Peace between the Emperor and the Vandals nor the other any more repute then the Britains confining of the Saxons within the Isle of Thanet In the famous year of our Lord 483. The world was amazed with the two wonderful blazing Stars seen in Russia which yet had gone out like a candle in snuff had not Clavis his no less wonderful Conquest innobled them to the renown of Prodigies And an eminent Comet was observed in the royal Sign Sagittarius by the incomparable Mathematician Almandus which yet had been forgotten as the last Christmas-candle had not it blazed a fresh with the glories of the then Emperour who shewed that Stars ruled the world and wise men Stars In the year of our Lord 590. The Roman Empire stood amazed at a blazing Meteor as great as it self which yet was no greater in its blaze I must confess then in its product A Famine so great in Britain that the people assembled themselves together in flocks to cast themselves into the Sea and a Plague so great in Rome that 800. men fell dead in one hour in the time of Procession And yet an horrible Comet in the same place in the year of our Lord 597. was so innocent that there is no other effect of it conveyed to posterity then that blessed one of St. Gregories redeeming the captive Christians in Greece from the Heathens and the more miserable captive Heathens from Heathenism it self nor that Meteor which Jerusalem for a month together doted on any other consequence then that Dagopart was sole Monarch of France and the Pope sole Arbiter of the quarrel between the Sarazens and the Emperor of Constantinople 'T is true in the year of our Lord 687. near Christmas time Christ must still be honoured with a Star a vast Comet was observed near the constellation which is called Virgiliae when the Emperor defeated the Sclavi and raised so great a controversie about the election of the Pope of Rome that for many years after he had the choice of him himself The years seven hundred twenty three and forty seven were honoured with two Comets together in Italy when Italy cantoned it self into Dukedoms and free States And another Comet like a sword which indeed was followed at Constantinople with a Plague for three years that they wanted men to bury their dead but withal with such a success of the Emperors against the Sarazens as gave Law to Cyprus and most of those neighbour Countreys 'T is true the blazing Star in the East might signifie said some Astronomers the expulsion of Telerick and yet why not the Emperors onslaught of 6000 Sarazens and Alphonsus his overthrow of seventy thousand more which happened about the same time The Comet in Aries in the year 840. might signifie the Moors waste of Italy and why not their expulsion out of it for both are in the Annals of one year The blazing Star vertical to Spain might import the Vandals and Sarazens incursions and yet might prognosticate as well their overthrows both happening in one month Three Comets for a fortnight vertical to Germany might foretel that Gonsalvus should have poysoned Sancho with an Apple and might likewise as well bode that the French King and the Emperor after their bloody War should play at Cards this year for these are the two most remarkable passages for this year A Comet very horrible to behold casting out flames on every side seen in the year of our Lord 1062. might portend Otho poysoned with a pair of Gloves and why not the flying of the Danes to the Church being there burnt when they were