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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48511	Mr. Lillie's predictions concerning the many lamentable fires which have lately happened With a full account, not onely of all the great fires in England this present year, 1676. As at Cottenham near Cambridge, Southward, Blanford in Dorsetshire, Witiham by Oxford, Abington in Bark-shire, Nightingale Lane, &c. But also beyond the sea: as at Mosco, where ... dwelling houses were burned down April 22. The cities of Starguard, and ... Brandenburgh in Germany, May 21. And several towns in Burgundy, the French countee, and Picardy, belonging to the French King, consumed in May last. Published for the general satisfaction. With allowance, June 23. 1676. Ro. L'Estrange.	Lilly, William, 1602-1681.	1676 (1676)	Wing L2238; ESTC R216716	3,579	11

Mr. Lillie's Predictions Concerning the many Lamentable FIRES Which have lately happened WITH A Full Account not onely of all the Great FIRES in ENGLAND this present year 1676. AS AT Cottenham near Cambridge Southwark Blanford in Dorsetshire Wittham by Oxford Abington in Bark-shire Nightingale Lane c. But also beyond the Seas As at MOSCO where Seaven Thousand Dwelling Houses were Burned down April 22. The Cities of STARGUARD and New BRANDENBURGH in Germany May 21. And Several Towns in BURGUNDY the FRENCH COUNTEE and PICARDY belonging to the French King consumed in May last Published for General Satisfaction With Allowance June 23. 1676. Ro. L'Estrange Printed for P. Brooksby in West-Smithfield 1676. Mr. Lillies Predictions Concerning the many lamentable Fires which have lately happened c. THe many sad and lamentable Fires that have lately broke forth or happened about this Honourable City of London and in several other parts and places of this Kingdom have for some time by-past been the Common Theme of most Peoples Discourse but as 't is usual for every one to abound in his own sense and natural for those under affliction to ascribe the cause of their sufferings to others so on this occosion many groundless Reports and surmises have been spread abroad We confess that by all we can discover and we have been not a little curious and inquisitive in the matter we cannot positively find any solid bottom for such Conjectures and therefore many look upon these disasters as chastizements from Providence for our sins proceeding from what we call unfortunate accidents and occasion'd by neglects carelesness c. As the proximate and immediate causes though we will not deny but rather affirm that there might be and were several others more remote contributing unto or at least signifying and fore-shewing the same or the like Calamities and that not onely in this Nation but in several other parts of the European world It must be remembred that the Inhabitants of this Earthly Globe have for several years past and do at this present labour under the effects or Male-significations of the Comet or Comets whether singular or three distinctions we shall not here dispute appearing in the years 1664. and 1665. Sure we are the last visible in March 1665. had a Tail eminently large and conspicuous and tovvards the end of it's appearance looked very red fiery and inflam'd c. Which besides its martial significations whereof all Europe has been sadly sensible did likewise very aptly denote many strange and unusual calamities by fire whereof the dreadful conflagration of London soon after following was a sad and amazing Instance Nor can it be reasonably imagined the effects of so wonderful a Phaiomenon should terminate in one single disaster though never so eminent In this very year 1076. we have had diverse violent and threatning positions and aspects of the superior bodies enough to bring into act more of it 's dismal significations as the Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jan. 15. The square of Saturn and Mars Feb. 23. of Jupiter and the Sun March 28. The Conjunction of Sol and Saturn April 25. and that remarkable though not total as a certain inconsiderate Ignore calls it Eclipse of the Sun in Geminy Londons Horoscope on the first of June c. But least any Drolsters of the times whose ignorance renders them Enimies to sidereal studies should pretend we onely go about with Lesbian Logick to sit the foot to the last and coyn causes unthought of for effects now plainly visible give us leave here to remind the world of those many plain hints or rather prophetical Expressions delivered to this purpose by that most Judicious Artist Mr. Lilly in his Menlinus Anglicus or Almanack for this present year finished by him and sent to the Press in the beginning of September 1675. In the 1● Page of his Astrological Judgements on the position of Saturn in Taurus he has these suffic●cently plain words Great will be the Tribulations or Afflictions of many Countries many Citties Towns Villages and Houses fired and destroyed God preserve London from farther Fires c. p. 23. And in the Page before that upon the Eclipse before mentioned We may not wonder at the great variety of actions like to succeed this Eclipse or at the Lightning Fire or Fires hence expected And in P. 5. God of his great mercy grant that no farther calamities Pestilence Fires c. befall England In the before cited Page 14. He has these significant words Mercurius in Aspectu Martis in Exordio Anni in signo Ignes significat validos ventos Ignes Mercury in a fiery sign in aspect of Mars signifies Fires very frequent And P. 20. He declares particularly Starguard in Germany France and the West and Southwest of England to be passive in these calamities We now dare challenge the greatest calumniators of astrology to declare what more could be expected from an Artists Pen to this purpose not pretending to supernatural illumination than these repeated and so oft inculcated predictions and how far they are already verified is too sadly apparent by the ensuing Catalogue of Dismal fires which pinch beyond what is usual have since the writing thereof happened omitting a great number of smaller fires whereby only 1 or 2 houses chanc'd to be consumed and insisting on what has been more general and remarkable Within a fortnight after the writing of the said Astrological judgements Viz. on Munday Sep. the 20. happened the lamentable fire at Northampton whereby the greatest and richest part of that ancient and eminent corporation was destroyed On Saturday the 29 of April 1676. about 10 of the clock in the morning at a noted Village called Cottenham within four miles of Cambridge in the Road to Ely broke forth a dreadful fire beginning in a Stack of course sedge whereunto the Wind had carried some Embers by a certain woman carelesly flung into a back-side and from thence the flames were carried by the violence of the wind all along the street so that in the space of five hours there were above one hundred Dwelling-houses consumed besides Barns Stables out-houses Stacks of Corn Hay Faggots c. to the value of many thousand pounds On Friday the 26 of May 1676. was the terrible Fire in Southwark It was first discovered in a Colourmans Shop between the George and Talbot Inns near St. Margorets-Hill It soon seiz'd the other side of the vvay and continued rageing from about three a Clock in the morning all the day till the evening follovving and in that space burnt dovvn these Five Famous Inns the Queens-head the Talbot the Georg the White-Hart the Kings-head and the Green-Dragon in Fowl-lane As likevvise the Counter the Mealmarket c. In a word all along on the East-side of the way from the Queens-Arms-Tavern Scituate about a Dozen Doors below the Spurt-Inn towards the South unto St. Thomas Haspital towards the North was consumed but the Hospital safe onely some small