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A43162	The life and death of Mother Shipton being not only a true account of her strange birth and most important passages of her life, but also all her prophesies, now newly collected and historically experienced from the time of her birth, in the reign of King Henry the Seventh until this present year 1667, containing the most important passages of state during the reign of these kings and queens of England ... : strangely preserved amongst other writings belonging to an old monastary in York-shire, and now published for the information of posterity.	Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?	1677 (1677)	Wing H1257; ESTC R16009	35,932	55

The Life and Death of Mother Shipton Being not only a true Account of her strange Birth and most important Passages of her Life but also all her Prophesies now newly Collected and Historically Experienced from the time of her Birth in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh until this present Year 1667 Containing the most Important Passages of State during the Reign of these Kings and Queens of England following Viz. Henry the Eighth Edward the Sixth Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth King James King Charles the First King Charles the Second Strangely preserved amongst other Writings belonging to an old Monastary in York-shire and now published for the Information of Posterity LONDON Printed for B. Harris at the Stationers Arms in Swe●things-Ally near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill 1677. Beloved Countrey-men THe great Fame and general received Opinion of Mother Shipton with the Credit she hath obtained by those several Prophesies uttered by her which since in the greatest measure have come to pass These considerations I say put me upon a Resolution to search out by my best endeavour the Parents Place and Time wherein this Mother Shipton Flourished Many old Manuscripts and rusty Records I turned over but all in vain at last I was informed by a Gentleman whose Ancestors by the Gift of King Henry the Eighth enjoyed a Monastary in those parts that he had in his keeping some ancient Writings which would in that point satisfie my desire were they not so injured by Time as now not legible to Read however I not despairing to find out their meaning with much Importunity desired to have a sight of them which having obtained I took of the best Galls I could get beat them grosly and laid them to steep one day in good white-Wine that done I distilled them with the Wine and with the distilled Water that came off them I wetted handsomly the old Letters whereby they seemed as fresh and fair as if they had been but newly written here did I find her Life and Prophesies copied out by an impartial hand which I have in this Book presented to thy view together with an Exposition upon her Prophesies for the better understanding of them and which may serve to them whose leisure will not permit to read or want of money forbid to buy more Voluminous Authors this I say may serve to them instead of a Chronicle wherein they may find related the chiefest matters performed in each King and Queens Reign since the time wherein she flourished much more might be added but least I should exceed the bounds of an Epistle and like the Citizens of Mindium make my Gates too bigg for my City I shall here break off abruptly wishing thee as much pleasure in the Reading thereof as I had in the VVriting of it and so Farewel R. Head POSTSCRIPT COurteous Reader let me desire thee Candidly to pass over some seemingly Impossibilities in the first sheet allowing the Author Licentia Poetica in her description and some Actions performed in her Minority and only to weigh the more serious parts of her Prophesies wherein if thou bee'st rational I doubt not but thou wilt receive ample satisfaction The Contents CHAP. I. WHat her Father and Mother were and what wonderful things happen'd at her Birth as also the place of her Nativity CHAP. II. How the Devil constantly visited her in what forms and shapes what strange things she did to those that offended her harming some and making sport with others CHAP. III. How Agatha Shipton was apprehended and brought before a Justice what her Confession was her Mittimus being made to be sent to Prison how she escaped by the help of her friend the Fiend she is retaken and found with Child is bail'd CHAP. IV. What kind of shape Mother Shipton had when she was born how she was put to Nurse at the charge of the Parish and what strange things were seen in the house where she was Nurst during the space of four years CHAP. V. How Mother Shipton whilst but very young at Nurse was daily visited by Spirits in divers shapes and forms and what prancks they plaid during her abode there CHAP. VI. How Mother Shipton was put to School learning more in a day than other Children could in a Month how she was jeer'd by her School-fellows for having such a monstrous long Nose and what prancks she plaid upon them by way of Revenge she now growing very famous CHAP. VII How several persons came to Mother Shipton for her Predictions and how a rich Heiress being deceived by her Maid fell sick and dyed CHAP. VIII Mother Shipton's Prophesies concerning Henry the Eighth's journey into France of Gardinal Woolsey and other things CHAP. IX Her Prophesies to the Abbot of Beverly concerning the downfal of Abbyes Nunneries Priories c. with other things CHAP. X. Her Prophesies concerning King Edward the Sixth the Rebellion of the Commons the Death of the Duke of Somerset with other things CHAP. XI Her Prophesies concerning the Death of Jane Grey the burning of the Martyrs of Wyats Rebellion the Death of Queen Mary and Cardinal Pool CHAP. XII Her Prophesies concerning the Reign of Queen Elizabeth the change of Religion the attempts of the Papists upon the Queen the Spanish Invasion the burning of Pauls Steeple the death of the Queen of Scots the reducing of Ireland the beheading the Earl of Essex c. CHAP. XIII The Prophesies of the Reign of King James his uniting England and Scotland his peaceable Reign a Learned time the Powder Treason the Marriage with the Prince Elector and Lady Elizabeth the Death of Prince Henry CHAP. XIV The Prophesies of the Reign of King Charles the First his Marriage with France the Murther of the Duke of Buckingham the Scottish troubles of the long Parliament Bloody Warr ensuing after the Execrable Murther of the King CHAP XV. The Reign of King Charles the Second the Vsurpation of Cromwel the strang Confusion of a Democratical Government the Restauration of the King the great Sickness the Burning of the City of London THE LIFE and DEATH OF MOTHER SHIPTON CHAP. I. What her Father and Mother were and what Wonderful things happened at her Birth as also the place of Her Nativity IN the Second Year of King Henry the Seventh which was in the Year of our Lord One thousand Four hundred Eighty and six there lived a Woman called Agatha Shipton at a place called Naseborough near the Dropping-Well in York-shire She came of poor Parentage who died and left her to shift for her self at the Age of fifteen After their decease she still inhabited in the Old House but being now deprived of those helps she formerly enjoyed conducible to a lively-hood she was constrained to seek relief from the Parish which she did but with so much regret and grief that she seemed in her begging rather to command Alms then in an humble manner to desire it At length she arrived to that pass that she was upon the matter

is nothing here will harm you To be short the Nurse was so continually terrified by these apparitions that she resolved to complain to the parrish and having made known the truth of what had past in commiseration to the woman almost distracted they removed Mother Shipton to another place where she was put to School being of an age now fitting for it CHAP. VI. How Mother Shipton was put to School learning more in a day then other Children in a Moneth How she was jeered by her School-fellows for having such a monstrous long Nose and what pranks she plaid upon them by way of Revenge growing now very famous MOther Shipton was now grown a lusty Girl and as she was left to the care of the Parish so the Parish took care that she should have the common sort of Learning that is to say Reading and Writing bestowed upon her Comming to School her Mistriss began to instruct her as other Children beginning with the Cris-cross-row as they call'd it showing and naming only three or four Letters at first but to the amazement and astonishment of her Mistris she exactly pronourced every Letter in the Alphabet without teaching Hereupon her Mistris shewed her a Primmer which she read as well at first sight as any in the School and so proceeded in any Book was shown her As this produced wonder in her School-Mistris so hatred and enby in her Comrades some flouted her for her monstrous long Nose others endevoured to heat her and all strove to mischief her but she valued them not revenging her self upon every one of them that intended her harm Some were pinch't and yet no hand seen that did it others struck speechless when they were about to say their Lessons not being able to utter a word and none escaped from being served one scurby trick or other This so inraged the Parents of these Children looking on Mother Shipton the sole cause hereof that she was discharged the School and so lest to the wide World She hath been often seen when alone to laugh hartily at other times to talk by her self uttering very strange riddles which occasioned some of the more sober sort to converse with her receiving such strange things from her as required a long study to find out the meaning Never a day passed wherein she related not something very remarkable and required the most serious consideration And now it was that people flockt to her far and near her fame was so great to be resolved of their Doubts all returning wonderfully satisfied in the Resolution of their questions CHAP. VII How several persons came to Mother Shipton for her Predictions and how a Rich Heire being deceived by her Maid fell sick of Grief and dyed ANd now Mother Shipton beginning to grow Famous in the World for her notable Iudgment in things to come There reforted to her House a number of people of all sorts both old and young rich and poor Especially of the Female Sex viz. Young Maids and Wenches who have alwaies a great Itching desire to know when they shall be Married as also what manner of Husbands they shall have to which she gave such satisfactory answers both for the Persons and time that no sooner could a young Maid get into the Teens but She would presently Trott to Mother Shiptons to be resolved of her doubt Now though she were not Mercenary her self but refused great Gifts when proffered unto her yet did she keep a young Wench who rather then fail if they forgot to open their purse to her she would remember to open her mouth to them and tell them that her Dame Shipton nor she could not be maintained with thanks but that the belly required meat to feed it and that it was money which made the Mare to go One day there came a certain young Heir thither whose Father was sick to be resolved by her whether he should live or die but Mother Shipton could by no means be wrought upon to tell him any thing whereupon he proffered the Maid great store of Money if she could by any means perswade her Dame to fulfil his request the Wench greedy of Money promised him fair and that if he would come the next Morning he should be certain to be resolved in the mean time she importuned her Dame with the most cunning Rhetorick that she could invent but she was deaf to all entreaties and would by no means be induced thereto whereupon the Wench resolved with her self rather than to lose the money to give him an answer of her own intention which the next morning she performed in these words The Grave prepared hath a Room Prepare for Death thy hour is Come The young Gentleman having received this answer went home joyfully hoping presently to reap the Golden Crop which his Father had sown and to be in an instant possessed of all his vast estate but the sequel proved quite contrary for by that time he came home great hopes of amendment appeared in his Father who each day grew better and better so that in a short time he became perfectly well This unexpected recovery of the old man struck such a dump in our young Heir that he presently took his Bed fell extream sick and in a short time grew extraordinary ill that all the symptoms of a dying man appeared in him The old man who had carked and cared all his life time for his Son having no more Children but he was very desious of his life and to know whether be should recover whereupon he sent to Mother Shipton about the same who knowing by her Art what her Maid bad done sufficiently did chide her for the same threatning upon such another offence to turn her out of her service In the mean time the Messenger was come to her House who having delivered his errant was turned back with this answer For others Deaths who do gape out Their own unlook't for comes about Earth he did seek e're long shall have Of Earth his fill within his Grave The old man having received this answer was much troubled as thinking his own Death predicted thereby not imagining in the least what his Son had done but he was soon quit of that suspicion for within two daies the young man dyed when by a Servant who knew the passages he was informed the truth of the whole matter CHAP. VIII Mother Shipsons Prophecies concerning King Henry the Eighth's journey into France of Cardinal Wolsey and other things ABout this time some differences arising betwixt King Henry the Eighth and the French King great preparations of War were made in England the Drums beating in every County to summon Voluntary Valour to express it self indefence of their King and Country Many Heroick Spirits who made Honour their Aime not dreading any dangers for the attaining thereof now listed themselves Bellona's followers so many appearing under Mars his Banner that he who was furnished with Limbs and an Estate to decline the Service was adjudged