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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38962	An Exact representation of the late comet, or blazing-star which appeared in Hamburgh this year, 1677, at north-east : together with a description of the remarkable comets since Christ's nativity, and the dangerous consequences.		1677 (1677)	Wing E3703; ESTC R43158	5,564	1

An Exact Representation of the LATE COMET OR BLAZING-STAR Which appeared in Hamburgh this YEAR 1677. at NORTH-EAST Together with a Description of the Most Remarkable COMETS since CHRIST's Nativity and the dangerous Consequences Translated out of High-Dutch THE COMET Aō 1677. North Perseus Cassiopea Algol or Caput Medusae Pes Cingulū Triangulum Apis East HORIZON As it was seen on the 19th of Aprill Northward Eastward Horizon Northward Easrward Horizon IT hath been ever the Opinion of Rational and Understanding Men that COMETS are the unfortunate Tokens which God sets up in the Firmament at once to warn and 〈◊〉 Men when nothing else will do it Who knows not th●● when such unusual Lights appear in Heaven there have eve● followe● in a verry short time after great and bloody Wars Plagues Dearths and other Publick Calamities which have swept away infinite numbers of Men or where their Lives have been given them for a Prey have involved them in the danger of being Rob'd Plunder'd and having their Houses and Goods consumed by Fire c. So true is that of the Poet No COMET in the Heavens does appear But doth foretell great Plagues and Mischiefs near We will give you an Account of some COMETS and some unhappy Consequences out of Ancient and Modern Histories and then come to discourse of that before us In the year XXIX before Christ's Nativity appeared a COMET the Effects of which were soon seen not only in a very bloody War wherein Augustus the Emperor overcame Anthony King of Egypt and all Egypt became subject to his power but in a very dreadful Earthquake which shake● all Judaea and kill'd many thousands In the First year of our Saviours Nativity together with a very great Eclipse of the Moon was seen a very dreadful Comet which burnt like a Torch for three dayes and shortly after follow'd King Herod's barbarous Murther of the Infants of Bethlehem nor did the bloody King spare his own Son whom together with other Jews he caused inhumanely to be Butcher'd In the year 71. after Christ there appeared a Comet in the shape of a Fiery Sword which stood over Jerusalem and was seen for a whole year together and proved the fatal presage of the overthrow and destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish Commonwealth In the year 78. appeared another Comet of a very terrible Aspect for it look'd like a sharp Arrow and its Effect was a very great Pestilence which invaded Rome and raging two years together consumed vast multitudes of Men Women and Children In the year 323. a Comet foretold the Inundation of the Arrian Heresie In the year 454. was seen a Comet which burnt like Fire for 21 dayes and was possibly a presage either of the savage C●uelty or Death of Attila who burnt and destroyed all Countries he came into and call'd himself The Scourge of God AC 539. or as others 538. appeared a Comet for 15 dayes together upon which there happen'd these following accidents The King of the Goths was Conquered and taken Prisoner by Belarius the Roman General and his eyes put out by Justinian the Emperor Cosroes with a vast Army invades Italy and his Army is ruin'd by the Plague At the same time there happen'd a very great Earthquake at Constantinople which lasted ten dayes and kill'd vast numbers of Men. A. C. 729. in January two Comets appear'd one before the Suns rising the other after hi● going down whereupon Leo the Emperor met with very great Troubles in his Government and the Lombards made great havock in Italy and besieged Rome A. C. 745. A Comet seemed to be the Forerunner of a dreadful Pestilence which in the City of Constantinople alone swept away above 300000 Men. A. C. 828. Men took notice of a Comet the Effects of which were very dreadful viz. tempestuous unusual Winds which destroy'd abundance of Men and Houses and Towns and Villages both in France and Germany A. C. 831. A Comet was seen which was attended with a great Famine and Dearth insomuch that in many places Parents murther'd their own Children and did eat them A C. 838. A Comet appeared and lasted 25 days and was the Forerunner of another great Famine and of the great difference among the Sons of Ludovicus Pius which ended in a very dreadful War wherein above 100000 Men were kill'd A. C. 841. A Comet presaged the fatal War which happen'd shortly after between Lotharius and his Brethren A. C. 869. Appeared one and immediately after all Germany felt very great Earthquakes as also a great Famine and a very bloody War which was thought would have proved the utter Extirpation of the Inhabitants A. C. 876. the 20th of June appeared a very dreadful one in Saxony whereupon in July following happen'd such incredible Floods of Water as did infinite mischief both in Saxony and Thuringia and particularly the Town of Aschenbrun by a sudden and violent Rise of Waters was carried away with Houses Men Beasts Trees and Church and all this in one Night insomuch that next day no Man could tell that ever there had been a Town there A. C. 905. in March appear'd another and immediately upon 't the Hungarians fell into Germany plunder'd it destroy'd and wasted it everywhere In Italy also there happen'd very great Calamities and Ludovicus King of the Lombards chased Berengarius pretending to the Empire but was on a sudden overcome again by Berengarius and at Ditrichs-Bern had his eyes put out A. C. 1005. Appeared another Comet very terrible which presaged the violent Plague and Famine following very shortly after in which more Men were kill'd than remained alive and which overspread almost the whole habitable World and within a little while after happen'd the Holy War which lasted 88 years and consumed an infinite number of Men not to mention the mighty Troubles which arose in the Church about this time about the Election of Popes A. C. 1165. Appeared another and presently after there happen'd the great Earthquakes in Syria and Sicily which destroy'd a great number of Cities and Towns A very bloody War also ensued between the Poles and Prussians and betwixt Duke Henry the Lion and Marquess Albert surnamed the Bear about the Countrey of Saxony wherein Henry was put to flight and which occasion'd a great quarrel betwixt Welphus Duke of Bavaria and Paltsgrave Hugo who had the Counts of Zollern for his Auxiliaries They destroy'd many Towns and Countries till at last Duke Wolf besieged Tubingen which Siege the Paltsgrave came to raise and therefore occasion'd a bloody Fight in which the Duke was forced to flie who yet within a very short time after having got the Bohemians to be on his side destroyed Bavaria and Suabia and all Germany to the very Lake of Geneva About this time the Emperor found trouble enough in Italy from his Adversary and was forced to go to Rome which City very much opposed him but was in a short time Conquer'd by the Emperor who kill'd above 12000