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A88292	The vvorld's catastrophe, or Europes many mutations untill, 1666. The fate of Englands monarchy untill its subversion. Government of the vvorld under God by the seven planetary angels; their names, times of government. An exact type of the three suns seen in Cheshire and Shropshire, 3 April 1647. Their signification and portent, astrologically handled. / By VVilliam Lilly student in Astrologie: who is, amicus patria, & veritas amator. To which is added, A whip for Wharton.	Lilly, William, 1602-1681.; Merlin Ambrosius.; Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2252; Thomason E387_1; ESTC R201490	73,237	78

these causes in ancient time Learned and wise men were chosen to be Kings and Princes and such as were skilfull in all Arts and Sciences and amongst the Persians none was elected King who was not versed in Magick and the Mathematicks whence those Kings were called Magi and wise men that they might govern the people rightly But now adaies as well the unlearned as learned are admitted by inheritance to the government of Kingdoms Besides in Aegypt Chaldea Persia and Greece where the inventors of Sciences and all learning flourished those that addict themselves to the study thereof shall now be severely punished and those Regions at this present are in a manner quite dispoiled of all Sciences And it is evident that these things happened after the great Conjunction in the Fourth house and false sign Scorpio having great force over those Countreys Which Scorpionisticall Conjunction and decay of the learning of the Aegyptians being foreseen by the most wise Trismegistus to his unspeakable grief he was constrained with a sorrowfull and bewailing soul thus to exclaime O Ægypt There remains only the Stories of thy wisdom and learning For behold the divinity of Sciences is returned into Heaven and only perverse and ignorant men shall abide on earth Insomuch that he that would apply himself to the true study of learning shall be punished with death Thus Trismegistus with how much truth no man is ignorant The Roman Empire also which had been accustomed to elect its King amongst the valiant Captains of War stoops now to Clerks that be strangers to War wherefore the great Conjunctions do not only foreshew that but Kingdoms also and Cities are governed by the great years of the Planets which are described by Wise men some whereof be 1460. others 520. others 480. others 465. others 428. others 264. and the rest 260. and the Cities and Kingdoms are in the height of their Government according to these years and first they begin to decline their Government and then fall into servitude and destruction so that it is no wonder if Cities and Kingdoms and Monarchies do change their manner of Government and as it were a thing deserted of its presiding Planet flyeth to another nature of other Planets and so alwaies Kingdomes and Cities when they have finished their years they proceed to worse and alwaies decline and the starrs do ruinate and destroy their government and custome and by that means the conditions of men become contrary whereby Seditions and hatred vices and evill behaviour are raised in Cities and when those things do reign in Cities the Portents of the Planets are destructions of government and so by those vices flowing from the Planets Cities and Kingdoms are destroyed and led into Captivity or transferred to a strange Government We finde also that so oft as the Creator of all things hath any new Law to establish in the world or any other good for the benefit of man or any evil as a scourge for sin it is his pleasure to admonish all the faithfull that such things are to succeed yea long before they happen and this in such manner as that they should truly acknowledge him to be God and adore him The truth of which is affirmed by so many holy books of the Old Law wherein the Prophets foretold all things which were to befall the Hebrews yea it was evermore designed in the Universall Book of Heaven and demonstrated by the great Conjunctions As that Conjunction under the Constellation of Andromeda did the Circumcision The Conjunction in ♓ under the image of Cassiopeia did the Mosaicall Law the Conjunction in ♌ under the image of Vexillus the first Emperour The Sect of the Chaldeans in the Conjunction of ♄ ♃ and ♂ Whereupon the Chaldeans did begin their burnt Sacrifices and worshiped the Divinity beleeved by them to be mixt with the fire and supposing that the fire was changed into God it 's former accidents still remaining So the Sect of the Ægyptians by the Congress of ♄ ♃ and the ☉ wherefore they worshiped the Constellations of Heaven and the Host of the Sun But the Sect of the Sarazens was premonstrated by the application of ♄ ♃ and ♀ who grew in luxury and concupiscence So God before the coming of our Saviour shewed a sign in heaven by the great ☌ of ♄ ♃ and ☿ in the first decade of Virgo with change of Triplicity concerning which sign of Virgo Albumazar in the 6. of his Introduct Virgo Signum sterile tripartitum biforme in prima ejus decade in qua facta fuit talis Conjunctio ascendit Puella munda corpore decora vultu venusta habitu modesta crine prolixo manu gemina● cristas tenens supra solium aureatum residens pueruns nutriens Virgo is a barren sign tripertite double-bodied in the first decade whereof wherein such a Conjunction happened a● cendeth a beautifull Virgin of a comely body pleasant countenance modest attire long hair holding two Plumes in her hand sitting in a golden Throne and nourishing a boy The very same did Abraham affirm in his book called Principium sapientie where he saith Ascendiv quoque in prima facie ejus virgo pulchra sui capilli longi habens in manu sua duas spicas ipsaque sedet super sedem unam nutrit puerum parvulum ipsum lactando ad comedendumque incitando There ascendeth also in the first face thereof a fair Virgin having long hair holding two ears of Corn in her hand and she sitteth upon a seat and nourisheth a little boy by giving him suck and inciting him to eat The Sect also of Mahomet was premonstrated by the Stars and we noted lib. 2. cap. 3. of great Conjunctions That the ☌ of ♄ and ♃ in ♏ with the ☌ of the ☽ and the warlike irradiation of ♂ in the year of the world 4271. signified the Law of Mahomet and the Turks and seeing that ♏ wherein that ☌ happened by the 2. Quadr. com 54. is the house of ☌ with the ☌ of him and the ☽ for this cause untill this present time he retaineth warlike and Lunar manners and that Law of his enjoyns all kinde of rude gross and popular things Pleasures Vices Wickedness Luxuries and Rapes Wars Conflicts and Effusion of Blood and for that the new place of the ☌ is Cancer of which the ☽ is Lady therefore we conclude the Law of the Mahometans to be Lunar and Martiall by the Authority of Albumazar Lib. 1. Differ 3. and 4. Mag. Con. and when the Moon shall signifie a rude People which are secluded from all skilfulness by the judgement of all Astrologers Therefore that Law is rude and gross popular and an enemy to learning even as the Common people are for by reason of the dominion of Mars it enjoyneth it self to be protected not with Arguments but Arms hence it is that whosoever shall but in the least degree scandalize their Law shall be slain with Iron And because the ☽ is exceeding swift

confirmed 1. Aph. 68. by Albumazar Tract 4. Differ 8. They foreshew that there shall appear in those Regions and Cities that are under the dominion of Scorpio such be Judea Cappadocea Assyria Mauritania Aegypt Cathalonia and the like Kings of beautifull faces many monstrous and unnatural things expending much moneys Venus The Ptisick and Palsey medicines shall be much desired and the wits of men shall be slender and weak about such things as they shall indeavour to find out and excessive plundering shal be multiplied among the ungodly lamentation imprisonments distresses sorrows treachery accusations lameness and feebleness and diseases and darkness shal from time to time possess the air rain snow hail thunder lightning and storms and daily commotions of the Elements shal be increased In the same year 1632 the profection of the sign ascendant of the Conjunction which preceded the Flood divolved to the beginning of Aries which signifieth that in those Regions which are under the dominion of Aries as Germany France Brittany Basternia Syria Palestina Polonia Mino the upper Burgundy Swedeland the upper Silesia and part of Augusta shall use instruments of Iron and Arms and the like and slaughter contention dirision shall attend mens actions and speedy change from one condition to another and death shal be ●eared amongst them their harvest shal be wasted In the same year 1632 the sign ascendant of the conjunction which Preceded the coming of Christ voluing to the 17. Degr. of ♑ signifies according to Albumazar Differ 2. Tract 4. that there shall appear in such Regions as are subject to the sign viz. India Arriana Gedrosia Macedonia Illyria Thracia Albania Rossina Bulgaria Lituania Saxonia Massonia Turingia Hessia Marchia Styrie the Orchades Islands great concupiscence in Women whence shall proceed Adulteries Rapes preposterous Lust Wrath Anguish Lyes Injuries Deceit and wickedness men routing one another out of their habitations And the King of Babylon shall be in danger by reason of some of his Enemies and misfortunes shall happen in his City through fear and death and terrible rumors and discord shall fall amongst men Afterwards the King shall recon●●●e them and blood shall be shed about Babylon and that at the Aequidistance of the Sun to the third face of Scorpio The profection of the Conjunction which preceded the coming of Christ to the 24. Degr. of Gemini signifieth according to Albumazar Differ 3. Tract 4. to those Provinces that be subject to that sign as Hyrcania Armenia Martiana Cyreniaca Arme●ia inferior Aegypt England Sardinia Brabant Wittenburgh Flanders Lumbardy and the like that great Consultation will be had about Supernatural Mysteries as Divinity and Coelestial Sciences the Essence of Faith and Prophesie and in those things goodness of Countenance greatness of Spirit shall prevail moderate and specious pretences and actions and mutual changes of things And that the King of Babylon shall be disguised for the Cause of his Princes and shall be displeased with some of them And there shall be an Insurrection in Armenia and they shall kill one another and afterward those that survive shall fly unto foraign Cities and their condition shall be changed and their Enemies shall prevail against them and overcome them And evil shall happen unto the Romans and they shall dye of sundry Diseases and their sorrows shall be multiplied by reason of these things And disasters are threatned to befal the Inhabitants of Spain through Murther Sickness much Thunder and Lightning and Easterly winds destroying fruits and especially in the Southern parts Abortive births and death amongst children and young men The profection of the Ascendant of that years Conjunction to ♋ that in Numidia Affrica Bithinia Phrygia Ochiden Carthage France Scotland Granada Prussia Holland Zeland Burgundy according to Albumazar Tract above quoted Differ 4. there will be Death and Poverty and their fear shall be encreased by their Enemies and Botches and Death shall befal them and the year shall be remarkable to men by reason of many things that will happen in it as slaughter and multiplicity of destroying Locusts and other Creatures and Wolves shall do hurt unto men The profection of the Conjunction which signified the Law of Mahomet to the 12. degree of Aquarius his square sinister signifies out of Albumazar Tract 4. Differ 11. that hurt will befall Travellers Vineyards will be spoiled through too much wet and there shall be abundance of Locusts and all places on the sea-shore or upon the bank will be fearfully endangered by droughts sicknesses and the like And much goodness and joy shall be multiplied in Arabia and the Romans shall quarrell with their enemies and there shall be loss in Turky The profection of the Sign Ascendant of the Conjunction which signifies the Sect of Mahomet to the 23. degree of ♑ betokeneth misfortunes downfals and loss of the Turkish Laws by reason of deceipt and treachery The profection of the sign ascendant of that year in which the ☌ happened signifying the Law of Mahomet to the 24 degree of ♒ the opposite sign to ♌ and Regulus a star of the first magnitude and Imperial signifies great changes and warfare amongst the Turks and of Christians with Infidels because it is in the square of ♏ and in ☍ of ♌ which will produce great oppressions Now considering and weighing so many and great influences of the heavens clashing with one another and that for so many causes that one Form may be drawn out of the heavenly mixture according to the first doctrine of the first Aphorisme Scientia causarum tribus modis perficitur quod futuri sint quod accidant tandem quod tunc accident The knowledge of causes is performed by three maner of wayes the things which are to come which happen after some space of time and which shall fall out at length Therefore it is a very difficult thing to understand what is meant by these three which consideration is a choice Science and a granted truth not any where to be found but in the Books of Astrology according to the 1. Aph. 34. It is an excellent Science but most laborious and full of difficulty and therefore by the 1. Segm. Aph. 105. many do abandon Astrology as vain others as thinking it uncertain Nevertheless we duly considering the sundry causes and influences of the heavens as well those that be more rare as those that happen frequently and considering also that they are wrapt up in the choisest Philosophy whereas by 3. Aph. 155 Astrologers as they be only Fortune-tellers are the worst of men deceivers and of corrupt behaviour But Natural Philosophers studious of the truth and vertuous And for these things only an Astrologer to be accounted a speaker of the Truth and honest so long as in his predictions he adheres to the Principles of Naturall Philosophy we will adventure with the best of our understanding to the judgement of future Revolutions and shall declare that near the year 1632. either

discerning of Nobility begun to be taken notice of which was when men in their manner of living and in wisdom did excell the rest of men undertaking Trophies of glory from the great ones of the earth as rewards for their merits From hence first of all the whole world began to come into the knowledge of men whilest every where the Nations being multiplied many Kingdoms did arise and various differences of tongues did follow Anael the secondtime His rule begins 2● Octob. 2834. Increase of Idolatry The ninth time in order and course Anael the Angel of Venus began again to sway the world the 29. day of October and in the year of the Creation of Heaven and earth 2834. and 8 moneth and he presided 354. years four moneths untill the year of the VVorld 3189. In these times men forgetting the true God began to honour the dead and to worship their Statues for God which Errour hath infected the World more then two thousand years Men did now devise curious and costly Ornaments for better trimming and adorning their bodies found out divers kindes of Musicall Instruments again men prosecuted too much the lust and pleasures of the flesh instituting Zachariel the second time his rule Ann● 3189. and dedicating Statuas and Temples to their Gods Witchcraft and Incantations in these times were first excogitated by Zor●●ster King of the Bactria●s and divers others as well as he whom Nim● King of Ass●●ia overcame in War In order the tenth time Zachariel the Angel of Jupiter again began to rule the world the last day of February in the year of the building or framing the heaven and earth 3189. and he moderated according to his custom and manner 354. years and four moneths untill the year of the world 3543. and fourth moneth These were joyfull times and might truly be called golden wherein there was plenty of all manner of usefull things which much conduced for the increase of mankinde giving thereby exceeding beauty and adornment to the things of this World In like manner about this time God gave to Abraham the Law of Circumcision The restauration of mankinde promised and first of all promised the Redemption of Mankinde by the Incarnation of his onely begotten Son Under the Government of this Angel the Patriarchs first Founders of Justice were famous and the righteous were divided from the ungodly by their own proper indeavour and consent About these times in Arcadia Iup●ter grew famous who was stiled also Lisania Iupiter king of Arcadia the Son of Heaven and God a King who first of all gave Laws to the Arcadians made them very civill in their manners and behaviour taught them the worship of God erected them Temples instituted Priests procured many advantagious benefits for mankinde for which his so great benefits he was by them termed Jupiter and after his death accounted for a Deity or God He had his Original from the sons of Heber viz. Gerar as ancient Histories do record to posterity Prometheus also the son of Atlas is reported under the Government of this Angel Promet●●us to have made Men onely because of rude and ignorant he made them wise and knowing humane courteous accomplished in learning and manners he made Images by Art to move of themselves He first found out the use of the Ring Scepter Diadem and all kingly ornaments In or about these times other joviall men did excell men most wise and women also who by their own understanding delivered many profitable inventions to mankinde who being dead for the greatness of their wisdom were reputed as Gods viz. Phoroneus who first of all instituted amongst the Greeks Laws and judgements as also Sol Min●rva Ceres Setap●● amongst the Aegyptians and very many besides In order the 11. time Raphael the Angel of Mercury again undertook the ordering Raphael the Angel of Mercury the second time returns An. 3543. of the world the first day of the moneth of Iuly in the year of the world 3543. and fourth moneth he continued in his Commands 354 years and four moneths untill the year of the Creation of heaven and earth 3897. and 8. moneth Verily in these times as it evidently appears from the Histories of the Ancients men more earnestly applied themselves to the study of wisdom amongst whom the last learned and most eminent men were Mercurius Bacchus Om●gy us Isis Inachus Argus Apollo Ce●●ops and many more who by their admirable inventions both profited the world then and posterity since Severall Superstitions also about these times concerning the worship of their Idols were instituted by men Sorceries Incantations and Arts of framing Diabolical Images were now in a marvellous manner increased and whatsoever either of subtilty or wit that could possibly be attributed to the invention or cunning of Mercury about these times did exceedingly increase Moses the wisest Commander of the Hebrews expert in the knowledge of many Moses things and Arts a Worshipper of one onely true God did deliver the people of Israel from the slavery of the Ae●ypt●a●s and procured their liberty Ianus About this time Janus first of all reigned in Italy after him Saturnus who instructed his people to fat their grounds with soile or dung and was accounted or esteemed for a God ●●●mus inventor of the Greek Letters Manifestation of Divine Law Near these times Ca●mus found out the Greek Letters or Characters and C●ment●● the daughter of Evander the Latine God Omnipotent under the Government of this Ra●h●●● the Angel of Mercury delivered by the hands of Moses to his people a Law in writing which giveth a manifest testimony of our Saviour I●sus Christ his future birth and nativity to be born in the flesh Here arose in the World a wonderful diversity of Religions During these times here flourished many Sybills Pr●●hets Diviners Soothsayers or such as used inspection into the entrals of Beasts Magitians or Wise-men Poets as Sybills Eryth●●● she of the Isle of Del●hos she whom we call the Phrygian because she lived in Phrygia with the rest Samuel the Angel of Mars his second Government A● 38●7 Again in order the twelfth time Samuel the Angel of Mars began to exercise his Dominion upon the world the second day of the moneth of October in the year of the world 3897 and eighth moneth and his time of ruling was 354 years and four moneths from thence untill the years 4251 under whose Empire and rule was that great and most famous Destruction of Troy in A●●a the less as also an admirable mutation and alteration of Monar●hy and many Kingdoms together with Destruction of Troy new institutions or moldings of many Cities as Paris Mogunce Carthage Naples and very many besides these Many new Kingdoms were newly erected or now had their first beginning as that of the ●acede●●●●an● Corinthians Hebrews and divers more Here in these times all over the whole world there was very great wars and B●t●ls of Kings and

Nations and several alterations of Empires Originall of Venetians The Venetians from this time do compute and reckon the originall both of their people and City from the Trojans And its observable that very many other Nations as well in Europe as in A●●a pretend to have taken their originall from the Trojans to whom I thought good to give so much credit as they themselves were able to perswade me was truth upon sufficient testimony and proof The Arguments they produce concerning their Nobility and Antiquity are frivolous being desirous to magnifie themselves openly as if there were no People or Nation in Europe before the Destruction of Troy or as if there had been no Pesant or Clown amongst the Trojans Saul Under the moderation also of this Planet Saul was made first King of the Jews after him David whose son King Salomon built in ●erusalem the Temple of the true God the most famous and glorious of the whole world from hence the Spirit of God illustrating and enlightening his Prophets with a more ample illumination of his grace they did not only foretell of the future incarnation of our Lord and Saviour but also many other things as holy Scriptures do testifie amongst whom were Natha● son of King David G●d A●ap● Achias Se●●i●s A●arias Anan and many others Homer Gabriel Angel of the Mo●n his second time of ruling An. 4●52 Homer the Greek Poet VVriter of T●●ys Destruction Dares Phrygius D●●●● C●e●e●sis who were themselves at the rasing and sacking thereof and have likewise described it are supposed to have been alive near about these times The thirteenth time in order Gabriel the Spirit of the Moon again undertook the ordering of this world the 30 day of Ianuary in the year from the beginning of the Universe 4252 and he presided in his Government 354 years 4 moneths untill the year of the World 4606 and fourth moneth In this time many Prophets were famous and excelled amongst the Jews viz. Helias Helis●us Micheas Abdias with many others There were many alterations of the Kingdom of the Jews L●c●●g●● gave Laws and Ordinances to the Lacedemonians Heliah Ca●●tus Sylvius Lyberius Sylvius Romulus Sylvius Pr●●●s Sylvius Nu●it●r Kings of Italy flourished during the moderation of this spirit more Kingdomes also had their Originall or foundation under him as those of the Lydians Medes Macedonians S●a●tans and others the Monarchy of Assyrians under Sardanapalus Decay of Assyrian monarchy now ended And in like manner the Kingdome of the Macedonians was consumed or worn out Sundry lawes are imposed on men the worship of the true God is neglected and the Religion of false Gods too much p●opagated the City of Rome is built City of Rome under the Dominon of this Spirit in the year 1484 which yeare in order was the 239 of the Angell Gabriel the Kingdome of the Sylv●a●s in Italy now ended and that of Rome began in these times Thales C●●lon P●●iander Cleobulus Bias and Pitta●us Seven wise men of Greece the s●aven wise men of Greece florished and from thence ●hilosophers and Poets came into request At Rome Romulu the first founder of the City reigned 37 years being a Fratricide and a stirre● up of Sedition After whom Nu●● Pompilius continued that Kingdome in peace full 42 years he amplified the worship of the Gods and lived in the time of Hezektah King of Iudea About the expiration N●buchad●nozor of this Angell of the Moon his government Nebuchad●nozor King of Babylon took Hi●rusalem and destroyed Zed●bia● the King and carryed away all the people Captive Hieremiah the Prophet was now famous who fore-told this destruction as also their future delivery from Babylon When Gabriel had finished his co●●se againe Michael Angell of the Sun did assume Michael the Angel of the sun his second return A●●● 4606. the 14. government of the World who began the first day of the moneth of May in the year of the World 4606. the fourth moneth and did rule the World according to his own order 354. years untill the year of the Worlds Creation 4960. and eighth moneth In the time of this Angels moderation Evill Merodach King of Babylon did restore both their Liberty and King to the people of the Jews according to the direction of the Angell Michael who as Daniel wrote stood for the Nation of the Jews unto whom they were committed by God In these times likewise the Monarchy of the Kingdome of Persians began whose Persian monarchy destroys the Assyrian first King Darius and the second Cyrus did bring to nothong or utterly ruine that most powerfull Kingdome of Babylon in the dayes of Bal●●azar as Daniel and the Prophets had predicted In these times Sybilla Cuma●a was much spoken of and grew famous who Sybilla Cuma●a brought 9 books to Tarqui●●●● Pris●us the King to be bought for a certain price in which were contained the reason order and succession of future Avisements of the whole common-wealth of the Romans But when the King refused to give her the price demanded Sybilla the King seeing it burnt the three first books demanding the same price for the other six which when again he had denyed to give her she committed to be burnt three of those remaining and would have done so by the rest unless the King by perswasion and Councell of others had not redeemed them from consuming giving the same price for the three last for which he might have had the whole nine Moreover the Romans having abrogated Government by Kings constituted two Consuls to reign every year Phalaris the Tyrant in these times occupied Sicilia Magique or naturall Philosophy was also in these times highly esteemed amongst the Kings of Per●● Pythagoras Pythagoras the Philosopher and very many others flourished amongst the Greeks the Temple and City of Hierusalem are a new reedified Esd●as Esd●as the Prophet repaired the books of M●ses burned by the Ch●lde●ns who were also called Babylonians and committed them to memory for example X●●xes King of the Persians brought his Army against the Greeks but had no success Socrates Plato therein The City of Rome is taken burned and destroyed by the Ga●●es the Capitoll only preserved by a Goose stirring up the weary Champions The Athenians had eminent wars in these times Socrates Plato Philosophers lived now Tribunes Aediles The Romans lessened the power of their Consuls instituted Tribunes Aedils and were also about these times involved in many calamities Alexander the great Persian monarchie overth own after the expiration of the rule of Michael reigned in Macedonia destroyed the Monarchy of the Persians in Darius conquered all Asia and annexed it with part of Europe to his own Empire He lived 33 years reigned 12. after whose death infinite wars and many mischiefs followed and his Monarchy became divided amongst four Now amongst the Jews first of all they began to contend for the Priesthood the Kingdome of Syria

free and receives not the influence of the Stars unless it doth too much commaculate his affection by inclining its self with the commerce which it hath with the body For the Angels who are the movers of the Orbs do neither destroy nor subvert any thing which nature it self hath constituted or framed A Comet of unwonted and unusuall greatness did precede the death of Constantine Arrian Heresy The Arrian Heresie in many Countreys disturbed the holy Church Toward the end of this Angels Government in the time of Iulianus Caes●r Crosses appeared in lines and Crosses in the garments of men Crosses in Garments In Asia and Palaestina wars followed Pestilences and Famine in those places where the Crosses appeared In these times also about the year of our Lord 360. the Franks or Franconians in Originall of the Franc●nia●s in Germany Germany had their Originall who afterwards wasting Gallia gave the name unto it of France having first overcome and conquered the people thereof The description of Francia in greatness is long and wide or of great circuit whose Metrop●●● Moguntia sometimes was now truly and only Herbipolis The Bava●●ans Suevians the people of Rhine Saxons Thuringers this day do occupie a great part of France in Germany under jurisdiction of the Papacy in some places Moreover in the 280 year of the Gubernation of this Angell Anael the Roman Empire began to decline whilst the City was taken and burned by the Goth the Imperia● seat being first translated into Greece under Constantine which was very mischievously done and the only cause of the declining of that whole Monarchy for nee● the determination of this Angell Anael his Regiment there did arise R●●igifus Alaricus Atholfus Kings of the Gothes Also after this Genserick of the Vandals and Attllas of the Hunni who runing all over Europe did most miserably teare the Empire in sunder as is evident in these Histories Zachariel Angel of Iupiter his third retu●ne and Government Ann● 5669. When Anael the Angell of Venus had finished his Regiment then Zachariel the Spirit of Jupiter did reassume the Universall Government of this World the seaventh time the first day of June in the year of the World 5669. the fourth moneth but in the year of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ 463. four moneths and governed in his tu●ne 354 years and four moneths untill the year of the World 6023. and eighth moneth but of our Lord God 817. Many men in these times out of their affection to Christian Philosophy betook themselves to live in the Wilderness many Prodigies appeared Comets Earthquakes Comets Earthquakes Blood raigned it raigned blood Merlin born in Tumbe predicted wonderfull things in the beginning or entrance of this Angels Government Merlins A●thur● who commonly is called Arthur the most glorious King of great Britain who overcame the Barbarians restored peace to the Church went away conquerour Arthur● in many battels propagated the Faith of Christ subdued to his dominion all Gallia Norway Denmark and many other Provinces He was the most glorious of all Kings that lived in his time who after many famous actions performed did never more appear being expected to return by the Britains for many years of whom in times past many praise-worthy songs were published by the Bardes of that people of wonderfull Poesie for whilest he raigned England was in its most flourishing condition unto whom thirteen kingdoms were sub●ect In or near these times the severall Orders of Monks began to multiply in the Monks Church of God Theodoric King of Go●hes being an Arrian did possess all Italy slue Boe●ius their Consull All manner of Estates were full of preturbation as well the Empire as Church affairs or Church and Common-wealth were now in great distress Zenon and Ana●lasius Arrian Emperours in the East Theodoric and his successors in Italy Honorius King of the Vandalls in Affrica did excercise no small Tyranny Clodoue●s King of France at length in Gallia being turned Christian both overcame the Gothes and restored peace in many places though not in every Country and Kingdom In the time of St. Benedict and year of Christ 500. or thereabouts in the beginning of the government of this Angel Zachariel the Spirit of Iupiter whose spirits property it is to change Empires and Kingdoms which was done in this Revolution as histories do manifoldly declare and what himself could not perform he ordained Raphael the Angel of Mercury his successor to perfect in Charles King of the Francks Many Kingdoms came to their periods under these 350. years both of the Gothes In Carolo Francotu● Vandalls Burgundians Lumbards Thuringers Alm●ius Bavarians and very many besides Iustinianu● the Emperour first of all about these times beautified the Common-wealth very deservedly with his Laws Many gallant and most admirable men flourished under Zachariel Iustinianus built the Temple of St. Sophia in Constantinople consisting of 400. Towers The Empire is divided and made Bi-partite and ever and anon is more and more oppressed with mischiefs Many signs in heaven appeared about these times as is easily collected from Histories Gosdroes king of the Persians took Hierusalem whom Heracliu● the Emperour afterward slue Mahomet the Arabian in these times about the year of Christ 600. introduced the Mahomet Sect of Sarazens by which Sect the Roman Empire in Asia is now quite extinguished Dagobert King of France slue the English at that time called Saxons whom in Dagobert battell he overcame Its remarkable that by little an● little Christianity about these times began to fail in Asia and Affrick upon entrance of the Sect of the ●arasins therein which now had almost poysoned the whole world About the years of our Lord God 774. Crosses appeared in the garments of men and not long after the Roman Empire is divided a translation of the Mona●●hy being made to Charles who was of the Frankcs Nation in Germany who preserved VVestphalia the Empire and Church from perishing and fought many famous battels The name of Western Galls or Westpha●●●ns in 〈◊〉 after his victory first had Raphael Angel of Mercury his third return its beginning In the 18. place after finishing the rule of Zachariel the Angel of Iupiter Raphael the spirit of Mercury undertook the disposing of this worlds affairs the third time the second day of November in the year of the Creation of the World 6023. Ann● ●●●3 Roman 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who inhabit a Country in Germany b●●wixt Su●●● and Hassia Blo draig●ad eighth moneth and he swayed the scepter of the World 354 years four moneths untill the years of the world 6378 and of our Lord God 1171. In the first beginning of this revolution of Raphael the Angel of Me●cu●y the Monarchy of the Roman Empire ●s we mentioned before was translated to Charles the great After Charles his son Lodowick ruled 25. years who being dead his sons contending ●mongst themselves did again extenuate

errour and therefore can obfuscate the effulgencie of their fame no more then an Attome can ecplise the Sun What praise or applause can he purchase for presuming so much upon his computations being but the very Theorick principles of the Art wherein very Tyro s are not ignorant much less experienced Artists When in the Judiciary Praxis wherein all the credit of the Art consisteth he hath so utterly shamed himself Let him shew me one true prediction of his since he first wrote Shall not that Scrivener be rather exploded by all then applauded by any that vaunteth how he hath ruled his lines right when all men see he hath written ne'r a true letter Sure George VVharton is very simple to think there is any that will heed his vain boasts unless is be to hiss at his folly for advancing his own accurat scrupulossity and vilifying Mr. Lillyes and Mr. Bookers labours when the whole Kingdome to his perpetuall shame testifies against him how wonderfully the successes of the English affaires have answered their predictions to their everlasting renowne when his great vapours proved but mountains of smoak that are vanisht and come to nothing Sure brass-fac'd VVharton hath learned Vulcans craft from that great thief Cacus who being driven into a straight by Hercules is reported to disgorge out of his sulphurious stomach great cloudes of smoak and fire only to dazle the eyes of the besiegers for the better accomplishment of his evasion But although Snarling VVhartons late smoakie vapours belched forth from the ranckour of a Malignant heart have been only intended to delude the World and to eclipse the splendor of the Art and Artists only for his Errours escape of their deserved censures Yet have we those experienced Atlantes that would soon discover the deceipt but that it is needless in regard his own erroneous pen hath to all men been the sufficient Index of his folly What credit gets an Archer to boast that he took his aime directly at the white when indeed he hath mist the Butt Or what an ass doth he make of himself to go up and down bragging how his Adversary layd not his levell so right at the marke as he when all the standers by see and know that his Adversarie hath wonn the game Thus Cobler Wharton planted fairely his great Cannons of commination and Thunderclaps of threats against the Parliament and City of London and against their forces when they hit Oxford York Newcastle Salop c. shot down their own garrisons disperst their Ju●to and destroyed their Armies And he sure is a wise Gunner that when his great Guns have mist is fain to go learn to make squibs and thinks by foysting them out to terrifie and destroy his enemies sed fulgura ex vitro quis reformidabit Oh brave Gregory Noworth But questionless he would never have insisted upon such needless s●rupulosities wherein he knows well enough would his conscience but speak impartially that neither of them are ignorant but that he must needs play the Cynick though to his greater shame in carping at any thing in others in regard he hath been overwhelmed in such a Sertes of gross errours himself For who is so simple as to conceive that they * See Mr. Lillyes prophetick Merline whose accomplisht judgements have effected the Arts so great advancement should be ignorant in the principles thereof or be now to learne either by common Arithmeticall Logorithmeticall or Sinicall computations how to performe their calculations So that had there been in their schemes such slender defects as he suggest eth this were all the construction could be made thereof that thereby it appeareth how Mr. Lilly Mr. Booker have for their fame been taken up with so great acquaintance and their companies so by Nobles and Gentlemen frequented that it were no marvell therefore no disparagement if they having so little time to perfect their accompts should incure some oversights therein seeing they are forced so hastily and with their studies so often interruption to performe the fame so that it could not be imputed to any ignorance in them but only hasty oversights if they had committed such small mistakes when on the contrary it likewise hereby appears how this poor Renegado VVharton who for being too monarchicall is now become monachall is so far from having his studies interrupted that he is for his erroneous and delusive writings by all deserted and derided and therefore hath leasure sufficient to peruse and revise his accounts who had he for any great esteem or request he had been in had such continuall conflux to him as Mr. Lilly and Mr. Booker have of ingenious and noble Spirits he had had as little leasure to insist upon such toys in Art as they have the truth whereof may the more manifestly appear in that while he was at Oxford and while some small glimpse of hopes which his friends had of his skill did somewhat support his credit he could not at all answer their writings by insisting on such scruples till now that he is cashiered and exiled from all society and now he may take time enough to pick straws against those judicious Artists so that to tax them with such trifles doth but add to their honour and his own disgrace Yet will no man blame Mr. Lilly for suspecting his insufficiency in Art when he corrected him of those errours by him committed in his calculations in regard the same although they could not disparage one whose predictions reall verifications have sufficiently declared him an able Artist yet might well aggravate the suspition of ignorance of the very principles of Art in one whose unskilfull judgement was so far from being in any particular answered by that it proved altogether contrary to all events succeeding But it seems plundering Wharton by his own confession being shrowded under the counterfeit name of Naworth had like to have cheated the world with his forgeries undiscovered I cannot blame him therefore indeed to be angry at Mr. Lilly for pulling off that vizard and making him so unluckily known to his Countrey seeing thereby he is like not onely to become a ludibrious contempt to all that know him but also to remain upon record to all posterity not VVharton anagrammatiz'd but VVharton stigmatiz'd with the brand of Englands lying Prophet and Astrologies defamer to his perpetuall shame and infamy So that seeing he had proved himself that Philosopher Qui dum contemplatur coelum incidit in puteum by confounding himself in such gross errors of judgement he was worse then mad to go now again to stir up a new those puddles of disgrace from whence nothing but a greater stinck of reproach and obloquie will flie into his face And for the Art what credit or esteem had Astrology been in by this time in England had there been no better judgements than Ignoramus VVhartons to relie upon for its advancement And yet will he be so ill a friend to the Art he pretends to that can