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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41979	Memento's to the vvorld, or, An historical collection of divers wonderful comets and prodigious signs in heaven, that have been seen, some long before the birth of Christ, and many since that time in divers countries, with their wonderful and dreadful effects together, with ample discourses, and profitable observations, upon that admirable star which appeared at the birth of Christ, to the eastern magi : as also upon that comet which appeared in the constellation of Cassiopea, after the horrid massacre of the French-Protestants, Anno 1572, and several other comets, with their effects to this present time / by W.G., minister of the gospel ; likewise, Stella nova, or, The new star, or, An account of the natural signification of the comet, or blazing-star, that hath so long been visible in England, and other countreys, and is yet hanging over our heads, by William Knight ...	Greene, William.; Knight, William, fl. 1680-1699. Stella nova.	1681 (1681)	Wing G1813; ESTC R13426	22,692	36

MEMENTO's TO THE VVORLD OR An Historical Collection of divers Wonderful Comets and Prodigious Signs in Heaven that have been seen some long before the Birth of Christ and many since that time in divers Countries with their wonderful and dreadful Effects Together with ample Discourses and profitable Observations upon that admirable Star which appeared at the Birth of Christ to the Eastern MAGI As also upon that Comet which appeared in the Constellation of Cassiopea after the horrid Massacre of the French-Protestants Anno 1572. And several other Comets with their Effects to this present time By W. G. Minister of the Gospel LIKEWISE STELLA NOVA OR The New STAR Or An Account of the Natural Signification of the COMET or Blazing-Star That hath so long been Visible in ENGLAND and other Countreys and is yet hanging over our Heads By William Knight Student in Astrology Men in vain did never gaze When a Comet in the Heavens blaze Printed by T. Haly for T. Passinger at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge 1680. To the Right Honourable Sir PATIENCE WARD Lord-Mayor of the City of London My Lord IDedicate unto you this Historical Collection or Catalogue of Comets and other prodigious Appearances and Signs in Heaven These are the Torches and Voices of God speaking and Preaching out of Heaven for not only his Majesty is in a lively manner set forth unto us in the Generation Magnitude Figure and Motion of these Bodies but also something is propounded to be further learned by them for whatsoever doth not come to pass after the usual manner although it hath Natural causes yet it altogether portendeth something or other and is put for a Sign of certain Events Therefore let us neither despise nor deride these fore-Messengers of the Lord neither let us imitate Vespasian the Emperour of whom Suetonius relates in his Life That when a Comet had been shewed unto him he answered jestingly that That Hairy Comet or Prodigy did belong to the King of the Parthians who nourished long Hair As if he had said It appeareth not to me because I am not Hairy But he was suddenly punished for his Insolence for he dyed shortly after admonishing us by his Example That it is better sporting with any thing than with the Works of God It is a great contempt of an Artificer if he set before us an admirable piece of Work and we will not behold nor regard it the contempt of the Creature redoundeth unto the Creator Let us therefore imitate the Emperour Ludovious Pius Son of Charles the Great for when he had beheld a great Comet and Egmundus the Astrologer being unwilling to make him sad alleadged those words of Jeremiah Be not dismayed at the Signs of Heaven for the Heathen are dismayed at them Jerem. 10. 2. He devoutly Answered Let us fear the maker of this Comet not the Comet it self and let us praise his clemency who seeing we are sinners reproveth our sluggishness by these signs It is Gods clemency before he punisheth us to send some Messengers to fore warn us Herodotus saith When God is about to punish a City or Nation he is wont first of all to signifie it by Signs and wonders And a certain famous Astronomer thus writeth As God is affected towards us the Stars in his stead do shine as the Face and Eyes of God that in them as in a Glass we may be able to see what shall come to pass Moreover these Signs are Looking-Glasses of Gods wrath who speaketh to us not onely by Mans Tongue by Prophets Apostles and Ministers but sometimes also by the Elements themselves composed into divers forms and Images for the terrour of Men That the Name of God is neer that is the Wisdom Power Goodness of God his wondrous Works do declare to all judicious beholders better it were for us not to see the works of God than not to have a sight of God in them Now that all Gods Works may lead us unto God himself is the Prayer of Your Lordships most Affectionate Servant VV. G. Memento's to the world IN the year of the world 3854 upon Demetrius his death there appeared a Comet no less in shew than the Sun At first the Orb was fiery and ruddy and casting a clear light whereby the night was enlightened Afterwards it began to lessen in bigness and it's brightness vanished and at last quite disappeared This was a little before the Achauk war In the same year that Mithridates was born there appeared a great Comet The very same doth Seneca speak of In the time of Attlus his reign there appeared a Comet at first but small but afterwards it elevated and spread it self and came as far as the Equinoctial Circle so that its extent equalized that Region of the heaven which we call the milky way There also appeared another Comet in the first year of the Reign of Mithridates which shined so bright night and day for LXX days together that the whole heaven seemed to be all on fire For both the Tayl of it covered the fourth part of the Heaven or 45 degrees of the upper Hemisphere and outvyed the Sun in brightness and also it 's rising took up the space of four hours This hapned in the year of the world 3881. In the year from the building of the City of Rome 480 blood was seen to issue from the earth and milk to slow from heaven in the likeness of rain A great Pestilence followed in the City and the number of those that perished was more than those that remained alive Three Suns appeared the next day after the death of Julius Caesar which by little and little were brought back into one solar body In the year of the world 3960 on the 14 Kalends of May Octavianus having heard of Caesar's death came to Naples and as he was coming to Rome a vast company of his friends met him and when he entred the City the Globe of the Sun seemed upon his head equally bent and rounded like a bow as it were putting a Crown upon the head of him that hereafter was to be so great a man And Julius Obsequens de prodigiis saith when he entred the City with a great multitude about him the Sun being included in the round of a pure and unclouded sky comp●ssed about with the utmost part of the Circle as the Rainbow is wont to be bent in the Clouds namely a Circle of diverse Colours as is wont to be in the Rainbow did at that time compass about the Sun as it is in Seneca In the year of the world 3960 on the VI Kalends of October Octovianus to gain the peoples favour made those plays that were instituted for the finishing of Venus's Temple at his own charges as pertaining to him by reason he came from that stock and which some during Caesar's life-time had undertook that they should solemnize but yet neglected them Which whilst he was setting forth Seneca sheweth That a