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A09478	A true reporte of three straunge and wonderful accidents, lately hapened at Pernaw, a cittie in Lifflande Wherein is conteyned a prophesie of the greate dearth and famine, which (by reason of the warres in those partes) hath there come to passe in the yeare last past, 1602. And also of the great victorie lately atchiued by the great Sophy, who with the aide & assistance of the King of Persia, ouerthrew the Turkish emperour with all his forces neere vnto the riuer Euphrates. Truely translated out of the Dutch printed coppie, printed at Nimmegen.		1603 (1603)	STC 19766.3; ESTC S106459	6,556	24

A True Reporte of three straunge and wonderful Accidents lately hapened at PERNAW a Cittie in Lifflande Wherein is conteyned a Prophesie of the greate Dearth Famine which by reason of the warres in those partes hath there come to passe in the yeare last past 1602. And also of the great Victorie lately atchiued by the great Sophy who with the aide assistance of the King of Persia ouerthrew the Turkish Emperour with all his forces neere vnto the Riuer Euphrates Truely translated out of the Dutch printed Coppie printed at Nimmegen ❧ At London printed for William Barley 1603. ¶ A true Report of three strange accidents which lately happened at Pernaw a Cittie in Lifflandé c. WE finde gentle reader in ancient Histories and principally in the workes of that famous and learned writer Flauius Iosephus lib. 7. cap. 12. that before the lamentable and woful destruction of Hierusalem there appeared many strange signes both in the aire and among the people namely there was séene right aboue the said Cittie a dreadfull Starre in forme and fashion of a Sword as also that in the darke night cleare day appeared and was seene in the Temple that a Cow brought forth a Lambe and which was most strange a certaine man went vp and downe among the people continually for the space of seauen yeares before not ceasing with woful cries to forwarne and admonish the people to forsake their wickednes fore shewing the destruction of the place The very like yea and almost the verie same accidents signes and wonders haue lately happened within this whilome most pleasante Countrie of Livonia in the Cittie of Pernaw for in the yeare 1599. vppon Saint Lukes day a certaine Merchant of the said Cittie hauing according to the custome of the Countrie enuited many of his freinds and Neighbours to a feast at his house among the rest also enuited thither a certaine old man of the same Cittie whose name was Stile a man of the age of foure score yeares or thereabout knowne to all the inhabitants there to be borne deafe and dumbe and had soe continued all his life tyme to that day This olde man being placed at the table among the company and seing the great and horrible abuse of the good guiftes and creatures of God which were there prouided by those abhominable vices of gluttony and drunkennes and not being able to endure the sight therof by the iust iudgment of God presently leapt ouer the Table and with a fierce and sterne countenance turning his eyes toward the people and wringing his hands as a signe of the great sorrow which he conceiued at his hart burst forth in these speaches to the Companie which were present Alas quoth he my deare freinds how can you be thus merrie when a man seeing this abhominable abuse to the high displeasure of almightie God might well loathe to liue any longer in so wicked a time Therfore deare brethren and sisters repent repent I say for the punnishment of the Lord God is neare at hand with greate stormes and ouerflowing waters wil he destroy the wicked and nothing but affliction and punnishment shal be their portion Such dearth that yeare shal be that the people shall not finde any foode for nourishment nor any way to escape by reason of the troublesome warre to come great plague pestilence and murren shall destroy both younge and old therfore liue ye as if presently ye should die for surely it is at hand great and horrible wonders shall ye heare and sée many strange and monstrous Children borne as a looking-glasse both for rich and poore The people with great admiration and astonishment came running together to see this miracle which had happenned and the Company which were enuited being dasht with this suddaine accident haueing now giuen ouer their pastime and being sore amased were with one accord attentiue to the speaches of the olde man perceiuing aswell by his strange gestures as by the suddainnes of his speach that this was Gods onely doings and being moued with great feare and horror asked him at what time all those things should happen wheruppon the said dumbe man thus presentlie replied Ere the yeare 99 be come and past the Lord God in his iust anger and wrath will draw his sword therfore repent you of your sinnes for the day of iudgment is at hand These words spoken the man was againe bereft of his speach and became dumbe as before féeling him selfe presently sicke and the next day after he died and was honorably buried being accompanied to the Church by an infinite number of the inhabitantes there whoe greatly lamented for his death The next day after his buriall there was a certaine woman brought forth a man childe with a naturall face before and behind like the scull of a dead man his right arme also was like a Sword and the other like a Rodde which child liued two dayes and no longer After this the Lord shewed an other no lesse fearefull signe of his indignation and wrath for iust ouer the said Cittie of Pernaw was perfectly seene in the cleare Firmament or Skie a Beere and Coffin couered all with blacke which sight endured from foure of the clocke in the afternoone till eleuen in the same Night Therefore good christians consider first the suddaine and fearefull spéech of the Dumbe secondly looke vppon the monstrous birth and shape of this Childe and lastly meditate vppon the fearfull signe séene in the Ayre and therevpon with an humble and penitent hart imagine the Tragicall end of all pittying the afflicted Countrye and people of Lyffeland and let their hard fortune be a warning to thee that thou sinne no more presumptuously And as the heathen Poet sayeth Foelix quē faciunt aliena pericula cautum that is to saye happy is he which can beware by other mens perilles make thy selfe happie with this warning and doe not with the wicked and stubborne Iewes contemne and scorne this gentle admonition and fore-warning of the Dumbe least God in his Iustice bring a worse Plague vpon vs then he did eyther vpon those Iewes or vppon this Countrey of Lyffeland FINIS A True Reporte of the great Victorie lately atchiued by the great SOPHY who with the aide and assistance of the the king of Persia ouerthrew the Turkish Emperour with all his forces neere vnto the riuer Euphrates Truly translated out of the high Dutch Copie printed at Hamborrow 1602. ❧ At London printed for William Barley 1603. ¶ A true Report of the late victorie atchiued by the great Sophy together with the king of Persia vpon the Turkes c. WHereas the great Turkish Emperour with all his Armie munition and preparation was come to the Ryuer of Euphrates being strong both of Horse foot about three hundred Thousand men and perceauing that Morath generall of the Persians had caused the Bridge to be pulled down there that was made ouer the said Riuer and that he was marched on th' other side

pitifull present state of the Cuntrey of LIVONIA commonly called Lyffelande concerning the great Dearth Famine now being there by reason of the VVarres in such sorte that one Neighbour and Friende doth kill an other and eate them the like neuer before eyther seene or hearde of Written by credible great personages of that Cuntrey vnto the reuerend and learned Conrado Schlusselborrow Doctor in Diuinitie and Superintendant in the Citty of Stralsunde in Suetia Truly translated out of the high Dutch Copie printed at Hamborrow 1602. At London printed for William Barley 1603. ¶ A true Relation of the miserable and pitifull state of the Cuntrey of LIVONIA aflicted with great Dearth Famine c. MOst Reuerend and learned Doctor occasion seruing at this present time I coulde not omitte to certifie vnto your worship the lamentable and pittifull estate of this sore afflicted country of Lyffland for surely the iust wrath of God by reason of our manifold sinnes is kindled against vs. And first by reason of these warrs many thousand men were slaine and put to the sworde on both sides as wel Germanes Dutchmen Swedens Poloniās as also other nations amongst the which many without any respect of person sexe or age most cruelly were racked martyred and burned yea the fruite in the Mothers Wombe was not spared the little Infants were taken and held vp by the féete and without any mercie most barbarously massacred and cut into péeces Secondly there was héere such wonderful and strang diseases and sicknesses almost amongst al men that they did fall down in the stréetes and fieldes became madde and sencelesse yea and the most part died thereof Thirdly there was neuer such great dearth famine especially amongst the poore Husbandmen and Countrie folke insomuch that Many did eate the dead carions that they found in the fields as Horses Cats Dogges also the very shoes of their féete yea one Christian body hath eaten an other and especially which is most wonderfull and neuer heard of before That in the Towne of Salis two Daughters did eate their deseased Father and also a woman did eate her deseased husbande And at another place one neighbour sent his child to one of his neighbors to fetch or carry somthing who tooke the child and cut his throate and whilest he was taking out the intrailes the Father of the child who did maruell of the long tarrying of his Childe came and perceauing that his Childe was slaughtered in manner aforesayd was in a mighty rage fought with his neighbour who likewise killed the father of the child dressed him for meate eate him Such fearefull and heauy accidentes doe daylye happen with vs in Lyffland God almighty most graciously deliuer vs and shew his mercy vpon vs. Dated at Pernaw the fourth of September Anno 1602. ¶ A true Copie of a Letter written sent from the Castle of Osel of the miserable estate at this present time of Lyffland Written by M. Frauncis Rappen the elder Gentl. vnto the reuerend father M. Peter Dvdderstedten Preacher in the Cittie of new Pernaw REuerend and learned father Friend and Kinsman I and all my household with all our harts are very sory and most pittifully grieued to heare the miserable estate which you by reason of the fearefull raising of warres haue sustayned we likewise here in these places are troubled and plagued with famine God Almighty shew his mercy vppon vs and saue vs and deliuer vs from it insomuch that if it pleased God we had rather to choose a plague for it Séeing that not onely the poore people staruing and famishing do fall downe and die in the stréetes and wayes going one neighbour to an other and doe still striue and fight for dead cattell which die of the murren and most greedely doe eate the carsons of the fielde and doe not regard how vnnaturall it is to deuoure dead swyne dogges catte●● but also one Christian and friend killeth eateth another the parents doe dresse for meate their children when they are dead by reason of the great Dearth for the Enemie hath wasted spoiled all the Countrie and robbed euery one of their goods for which causes you haue béene constrained to go with your wife and familie out of these countries into Germanie And although wée would faine giue double money for Corne wée can here get none séeing all is gone partly spoiled and wasted vpon the Fieldes and partly by reason of the cold Summer it could not ripe insomuch that all my Tennantes cannot furnish nor prouide me of a bushel of corne to releeue my poore familie who for very hunger do starue and famish which most pittifully doeth greeue my harte I pray the Lord of Heauen mercifully to looke vppon vs and deliuer vs from this most lamentable estate Dated at Osel the 22. of September 1602. Your worships friend Francis Rappen the elder FINIS