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death_n	woman_n	wood_n	young_a	29	3	5.6461	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95451	Two most strange wonders; the one is a true relation of an angel appearing to Mr James Wise minister in York-shire, and the many strange and wonderful visions which he at that time beheld; as also his prophecies concerning some years of plenty, and a great dearth presently afterwards to ensue; with the burning and utter destruction of many goodly towns and countries. The other being a most fearful judgment which befell Dorothy Matley of Ashover in the County of Derby on Saturday the 23. of March last, who having couzened a poor lad of two single pence, wish't that the ground might bury her alive if she had it, which presently came to pass, for the ground opened and swallowed her and the tub she washed lead-ore in. The truth of this wonder is here incerted by Mr. Iddolls minister; Tho. Riche, Henry Wapping kinsman to her, Giles VVinter, Tho. Smith, Francis Brown and many others.		1662 (1662)	Wing T3490; Thomason E1874_4; ESTC R209765	4,696	16

there were swarms of Bats flying like Independants in the Ayre too wise to own Earth and too weak of wing to fly aloft to Heaven That which did most ●ffect him were many choice and gallant bodies of Azure colour and some of perfect White all differing in their stature but resembling one another in their degrées as well in their Honour as in their Innocence And it is to be observed that as they were all distinct from one another as wel by their Voices as Complexions so there was no where any true Harmony to be found but in these only The last Creatures in the Clouds were some of a Scarlet and some of a Purple Complexion some of them in long Coats from their shoulders down to their Féet were walking up and down the Stréets and whispering Treason and because they had not their own Order they would admit of no Order A wretched Generation of men they looked most of them like Citizens and knew neither how to govern nor to be governed But those in Scarlet were most of them on foot and armed either with Pike or Musquet and looked very superciliously as if they would give Laws to those men who of themselves would observe no Laws but their own The sight of so many persons so strange in their Tempers as in their Complexions and Habits did wondefully perplex Mr. Wiseman but a voice was heard the Lord is thy Guide which voyce did give a new Incouragement unto him when behold a battle in the Ayre Eagles sought against Griffins and Bears against Boars Tygers against Lions and Wolves against Leopards the number on both sides séem'd to be infinite and would have amazed the sight but behold in lesse then an hours space they vanished And men sought against men both on Horse-back and Foot they all fought like Lions but they who carried their Lions Passant in their designes were undoubtedly the Conquerors After this there was to be séen a City all on fire a great City and although of innumerable buildings yet hardly able to containe her people And after that a Cloud of Dismall Smoake which for a while waving up and down there appeared at the last a finger of fire which pointing to Mr. Wiseman he drew néere unto it and heard a voice which commanded him to go home and declare unto the world this ensuing Prophesie The Prophesie ONe thousand six hundred sixty and one a great dispute will be And Presbyterians must all vaile to those of the Hierarchy At this much murmur will arise and they would all destroy Both Train men and Auxiliaries that say Vive le Roy. But they shall all be quel'd although their numbers are so many VVhom Providence hath armed now shall nere be quel'd by any Three fruitful years of Corn will be of Cattel fruit and hay And three dear years after you 'l see to eat these clean away Old women this year will dyc a pace middle age with feavours strives In deaths path young babes take their race at Seas men lose their lives The greatest fight at Sea will be never the like known before All Nations thick us woods of trees the Seas a purple gore A many people will run mad and men will kill their wives The Son to wrong his Father is glad and untimely lose their lives For sin great plagues on Cities insue the bellconstantly toles To bury two thousand a week will be true O Lord receive their sculs A mighty Earthquake by Gods power in severall places tot'h Land send Which will shake stately towns and towers and thus I make an end The Names of the chief Parishoners which doe desire to have their hands annexed to confirm this wonderful Prediction are John VVilles Esquire Tho. Brown Head Constable VVilliam Dean Ralph Corbet Simond Mayn Jun. Sam. VValter Henry Mayn Peter Cresil Moses Treton Michael James Valentine Strowd John Andrews The great and grievous punishment which by the most just judgement of Almighty God fell upon Dorothy Matley widow of the parish of Ashover within fifteen miles of the tamous Derby who the ground opening was swallowed up within it for her grievous sin of imprecation WE read in the holy Scripture that the ground opening swallowed up the rebellious Corah Dathan and Abiram this was a fearful judgment at which all the whole Tribes of Israel were amazed and silenced The like we read in many Histories and the sad punishment in the like nature which befell this Woman in Derby shire is most memorable Her name was Dorothy Matley a woman noted for pilfering and defrauding her neighbours but above all her most grievous sin of imprecation for when she had wronged any of her Neighbours which she would do often and was reproved by them for it she would presently fall a ranting and cursing bitterly and wish that the ground might open and swallow her alive if she had done any such thing It so fell out that on Saturday on the 23. of March last she had purloyned from a poor boy two single pence the boy missing of his money complained to his Mother and told her that Dorothy Matley had got it from him his Mother coming to her found her washing and purging of Lead-Ore from the Rubbish with which it was digged up and demanded the two single pence of her but she most wretchedly denyed it and wished that the ground might open and that she might sink alive into it if she had it when behold the just judgement of God for immediately at that very instant the ground did open and swallowed her who perceiving whether she was a going made a dismal cry and noise but it was in vain for the ground gaping swallowed her self and the Tub in which she was washing did suddenly close again The neighbours and some that knew did dig for her body and found it a great way in the Earth but as for the Tub in which she washed they could not find it although they digged deep for it This was a dreadful judgement and may serve for an example to all the God dammers of our times and to all other that are guilty of the like Imprecations therefore let them consider of this and repent least they be torn in pieces as the Prophet Daved hath it and there be none to deliver them FINIS