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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

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

the strength of the Empire The Normans harrowed France Rome is twice scourged by the Saracens under Lodowick the second it raigned blood from Heaven in Italy by the space of three whole dayes In Saxo●y a certain village with all its buildings and inhabitants was in a moment swept away by an horrible gaping or opening of the earth Othos Emperors Translation of the Empire to the Germans Hungaria conve●ed Orig●nall of the Princes Hestors Henry the ●●●st sounder of the Church of Bamburg About the year of our Lord God 910 there were many great motions in Italy and Italy sell from the Empire of the Franks or Franconians and ordained proper kings for themselves of their own election the first whereof was Berengarius the Duke of Fo●olivium after whom seven in order succeeded near upon fifty years untill the translation of the Empire unto the Germans The first Emperour that was thereof was Otho from which time the Empire began to be reformed unto whom Otho his son and his Nephew Otho after succeeded in the Empire under whose Government the Hungarians are converted to the Christian Faith But the third Otho dying without children instituted after his death Electors of the Empire in the year of Christianity 1002. even as they remain to this present day Ierusalem is again taken by the Saracens many strange sights are seen in the air in the Heavens in the Earth and sea and in waters But Otho the third being dead Henry the first by election of the Princes succ●eded raigned 20. years who founded the Church of Bamburg and dying a Virgin together with his wife Kunigunda he shone gloriously in miracles ister whom Co●●ade first Duke of the Francks is chosen and ruled 20. years Godsrey Ea●l of Bullen also recovered the holy Land and City of Jerusalem from the hands of the Infidels Before the end of this Revolution many signs and Prodigies were seen and a little time after the Nation of the Tartars exceeded the bounds of their own Country and did many mischiefs to the Empire of Rome There was Famine Pestilence Earthquakes in the Empire Three suns were seen in the East and as many Moons In the year of our Lord God 1153. Frederick first called Barbarossa began to reign and ruled 33. years the beginning of 3 S●nns scen whose Government was in the 336. year of Ra●ha●l He did many noble exploits and enlarged the strength of that Empire performed sundry wars with great success in whose ninth year the Egians and Lituotrians were converted to the Faith Samuel Angel of Mars 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to governe the third time Anno 6378. of Christ Samuel the Angel of Mars in order the nineteenth time came to accept of the Gubernation of the universall world it being now his third returne and this he did the third day of Ma●h Anno Mundi 6378. and he regulated mundane affaires 354. years four moneths untill the years of the World 6732. fourth moneth and of our Lord God 1525. under whose predominancy many wars were all over the whole world by which means infinite thousands of men perished and sundry 〈◊〉 Kingdoms lost their former bounds betwixt Frederick the first Emperour and the Romane Nobility many controversies arose sundry great battels were fought and many thousands of Romans perished The aforesaid Frederick did wholy subvert Mediolenum Leige is destroyed Hierusolem Leige is again taken by the Saracens the Empire of the Tartarians the greatest in the whole World about these times took its beginning occasioned a very great plague in the World nor yet do they cease After Frederick Henrie his Son is elected Emperour Who being dead Schism Rumors of VVars confounds that Empire under Philip and Otho many battel 's followed in the confines of Germany ●rgentin● Cullen Liege Wormes Sp●res and all over the Kingdom The sect of begging or Mendicant Friars began in these times in the 40 year or thereabouts of Samael from whence it is most apparent that all things are done by providence The Sarazens fought many battels against the Christians in Asia and Africk Constantinople is taken by the Germans Baldwin Earl of Flanders is instituted Emperour In ●lmain more then twenty thousand young men are drowned in the Sea by Pyrats who seduced by a vain spirit did give forth they would recover the holy land From Spain many shepheards or keepers of cattle united themselves together coming to Paris dispoiled the clergy of their livelyhoods the common people taking part with them or being well pleased with it But when they extended their hands to take away the goods of the Layity they were quite cut off and destroyed In the year of Christ 1212. Frederick the second is elected he reigned 33. years Eclips and Earthquake and did many acts against the Church In the yeare 1238. an Eclipse and a continual Earthquake undid many thousands of men Frisia also by continuall incursions of the sea was almost wholly drowned and there did perish more then one hundred thousand of men and women The Tartars waste Hungaria and Polo●ia Arme●ia the greater being first subdued Irruption of Tartars and many regions besides In the year of Christ 1244. a certain Jew digging in the ground at To●●do in A book found by a Iew. Spain found a book in which it was written In the third World Christ shall be born of the Virgin Mary and shall suffer for the salvation of man not long after the third World believing shall be baptized It was the third Revolution of the Angell of Saturn concerning which what is spoken is intended in the beginning of whose reign Christ was born of a Virgin The Popes of Rome deposing Frederick it is said the Empire was vacant 28 years untill the Election of Rodolph Count of ●abspurg constituting Kings by turns in he Intervals or vacancy First Henry Count of Schuvartzerburg at Thuring by election of the Princes then Wiliam Earle of Holland Conrade the Son of Frederick Alsonsus King of Castile Richard Earle of Cornwall brother to the King of England many evils were multiplied upon the face of the Earth At or neer this time about the year of our Lord God 1260 the Confederacy of the Switzers began a small people in number but have increased with the time Switzers who have slain many of their Nobility and being a Warlike people have banished and frighted away many others of their Nobles from their proper habitations whose Common wealth is now known to all the people of Germany In the year of Christians 1273. Rudolphus of Habspurg is consti●u●ed Emperour by Election of the Princes he raigned 18 years the best of men prudent in all manner of affaires from whom afterwards descended all the Dukes of Austria The Tartari●ns invading the Lands of Christians Constantinople and Greece brought insinite Originall of the Dukes of Austria damage to the Christians The Saracens do occupie many Cities in Asi● kill and destroy more then four Adolphus

of Nassau King Albert the Emperour hundred thousand Christians Rudolph●a being dead Adolph of Nass●● is elected King he governed six years whom Albert the son of Rudolph afterwards overcame and slew in fight neer Wo●mes and was chosen Imperator in the yeare of Christ 1298. he governed ten years and was slain by his brothers son The Order of the Order of Templats subverted Knights Templats by command of Pope Cleme●t the fifth is destroyed the Isle of Rh●de is recovered by Christians out of the hands of the Sarazens after the War and si●ge thereof had continued four whole years Albertus being slain by his Nephew Henry is constituted the eighth Emperour being Count of Luxenburg who rei●ned 5 years he being dead Lodowick the fourth of Bavaria reigned 32 years beginning in the year 1315 unto whom the Popes of Rome gave a Crown Carolus forth King of Bohemia Imperator Frederick Duke of Austria opposeth himself against Lodowick but is overcome by him After Lodowick Charles the fourth King of Bohemia is constituted Emperour who converted the Bishoprick of Prague into an Archbishoprick he reigned 31 years there were most fearfull Barthquakes This Charles did institute many things in favour of the Princes Electors concerning their Customes and Tallages which were not in use formerly Gunther Count of Schuartzinburg stiling himself King opposed Charles the Emperour but prevailed nought at all against him After Charles his Son Winceslaus governed 22 years after whom Jodocus Marques of Moravia succeeded Sigismund Cozen German of Winceslaus Winceslaus was deposed Leopold Duke of Austria 8 Earls and more then 4000 souldiers fighting against the Switzers were all by them slain Iohn Hust Opinion During the government of Winceslaus King of Bohemia Emperour the Tenets of I●hn ●uss had their beginning Winceslaus being deposed Rupert Count 〈◊〉 of ●hine and Duke of Bavaria was elected and ruled 10. years In the year of our Miserable slaughter of Christians Lord God 1369 the Christians did ingage themselves in a war against the Sarazens which succeeded ill by reason of the French mens Arrogancy because more then one hundred thousand of our men did dye in that war besides such as were made Captives amongst whom was Iohn Duke of Burgundy many were the wars of those times Sigismund made Emperour In the year of the World 1407 Sigismund is made Emperour and governed 27 years he indeavoured to wast and destroy the Kingdome of Bohemia thereby to extinguish Heresie but it little availed him The Kingdome of France is most grieyously wasted and consumed by the English and Burgundians Sigismund being departed this life Albert Duke of Austria Sigismunds son in Law succeeded in the year of Christians 1438 and only raigned two years an admirable man and worthy of the Empire He being deceased Frederick the third Duke of Austria the Son of Ernestus by election of the Princes is chosen Emperour and reigned 56 years a man of a Divine soul and peaceable conversation who began to rule Anno Dom. 1440. Frederick the third Emperour Tumults of VVars In the year of Christians 1453. Constantinople is taken of the Turks by ●reachery of a certain Genoway and a little after by degrees all Greece fell from their Christian faith For a little time after many Kingdoms and Provinces of the Christians were harrowed wasted and taken by the Turks Many and most grievous wars the Christians had amongst themselves about this time in France England Saxony Westpha●ia Prusia Flanders Sweden and other places In these times the Printing Art of Printing was newly found out and invented at Mogunce the Metropolis of Almain by a wonderfull industry and not without the specialll gift of the Deity In the year of Christ 1456. the Turks were overthrown in Hungria by the faithfull Earthpuake Christians whereof many of them perished The Pilgrimage of young men to Saint Michael was wonderfull There were Earthquakes in the Kingdome of Naples and more then fourty thousand people perished thereby In the year of the World 1462 M●guntia is taken and spoiled being the Metropolis of the Franconians or Francks in Germany Charles Duke of Burgundy overcame the Franconians in Anno 1465. after that in Duke of Burg●ndie● VVar. 1467 he destroyed the cities Dinant Lieg● An. 1473. he entered ●elderland and with much valour obtained it in like manner all the whole Dukedome of Loraigne A Comet during all the moneth of Ianuary 1471 appeared Charles Duke of Burgundy not long after besieged the Town of N●ssicum one whole years space viz. in about 1474. which Magnanimous Prince was afterwards slain in war 1467. The Turks took away from the Christians about these times many of their cities Nigrepont in Eu●oia the Kingdome of Bosnia Dukedome of Speta 〈◊〉 Mysia and more Kingdomes besides these in the Eas● Anno 1476 a convocation of fools was in Franconia of Germany neer Niclaushausen full of errours Anno 1480 the Turks besieged the Rhodians with a powerfull Armie but prevailed not departing the same year from Rhodes they took the city Hydruntum more then twelve thousand Christians being slain there only 22 souldiers escaping The next year Mahomet Emperour of the Turks died to whom Bajaz●t his first born succeeded in the Kingdome having reigned now at this present 27 years In the yeare of Christ 1486. Maximilian the Son of Frederick was instituted King of Romans maximilian Emperour at Frankford and saluted Caesar by Iulius the Pope 1508. who instituted the Order of warfare of Saint George purposely against Hereticks and Turks he brought the Switzers low by war and even to this ●ay makes war against the R●bellious Sicambrians he will be fortunate against all such as break their Leagues or Covenants with him The King of France after his wonted manner a constant persecutor of the Empire is discovered to plot new devices against it The Omnipotent protects those assigned to the Government of ●amael An●o 1508. the V●netians Rebels to the Empire of Caesar are threatned with War and Banishment Punishment of stubbo●nness Aenign●● will be the reward of an advised sausfaction About the end of this third Revolution of Samael the Image of alteration shall pass to the first and shall be the Perdition of many men for unless Y be reduced again God assisting al algos there will be translation of one Monarchy or of some great Kingdome A strong sect of Religion shall arise and be the overthrow of the Ancient Religion It 's to be feared least the fourth beast lose one head Mars first of all in the Government of Samael foretold the Flood in his second returne the siege and destruction of Troy in his third toward the end thereof will be found great want of Vnity from matters preceding may be Judged what will or ought to succeed This third Revolution of Mars shall not be consummated without Prophecie and the institution of some new Religion from this year of our Lord 1508. here yet

THE VVorlds 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 SVNS Seen in Cheshire and Shropshire 3 April 1647. Their Signification and Portent ASTROLOGICALLY handled By VVilliam Lilly Student in ASTROLOGIE Who is Amicus Patria veritatis Amator To which is added A Whip for Wharton London Printed for John Partridge and Humphrey Blunden and are to be sold at the Cock in Ludg●●e-street and at the Castle in Cornhill 1647. To the READER I Had private thoughts of publishing these three succeeding Treatises some moneths since but my continuall imployments and stedfast desire of perfecting an Introduction to Astrology now in the Press silenced my further Notions But one day happily complaining of my want of convenient time to Translate these three succeeding Treatises unto Elias Ashmole Esquire my noble Friend and what pretty pieces they were and how desirous I was my Country men of England should be made partakers of them This worthy Gentleman no sooner heard my complaint but offered Balsom to the wound and most humanely and curteously proferred his learned indeavours to make Catastrophe Mundi and Merlini Prophetiae render themselves in the English tongue A work I assure you both painfull and full of intricate Lab●rinths well becoming that sharpness of wit wherewith he is naturally endowed Which Version of his into our mother-tongue he hath excellently performed in significant Language and terms of Art correspondent to the sence of the first Author In Astrologie he is well versed and in Antiquities no mean Student for who shall read Merlin in the Latin Copy shall wonder at the dexterity and sharp apprehension of this Gentleman that being in years so young should understand and distinguish terms and names so obsolete and not frequently vulgar and yet hath he rendred them in our mother-tongue in so compliant and decent Phrase as might well have become an Antiquary of double his years Motor eram suasorque operis mihi satque superque est Interpres meritum si ferat ipse decus The Author of Catastrophe Mundi was Spineus Ph●sition to the Duke of Mantua it was Printed 1625. and is since translated into many Languages if well understood it 's a piece of excellent Learning and comes close to the times and tells Princes their own and what they shall expect as you may read in the three last leaves compared with other places of his book He saith he wrote a Book of great Conjunctions which I could not attain though I have sent to all parts of Europe for it c. Ambrose Merlin lived in the time of Vortiger these are the Prophecies for which amongst the learned he is so renowned they were never in the English before They were Printed at Franckford 1608. and Commented on by one Alanus de Iusulis a German Doctor who hath taken much pains to explain them c. But when he came to the last sixteen lines part whereof is now in fulfilling and beginning thus The splendour of the Sun shall languish by the paleness of Mercury c. and so to the end which part of the prophecy cannot be understood but by those who have judgement in Astrologie these predictions being grounded upon the more secret Caball of that Art wherein Alanus was nothing versed he berein failed exceedingly It s true this Age is near to the very end of the Prophecy and so we may fully expect a grand Revolution and to that part thereof which begins Jupiter shall leave off his appointed course c. The Key follows Monarchy Kings are signified by the Sun The Law the Pen by Mercury War by Mars Commotions cruelty and bloodshed by Orion Religion and Episcopacy by ♃ Jupiter Courtship Treaties Queens Women by Venus Famine sca●city and Mortality by ♄ The Commonaltie by the 12. Houses Absence of the Planets predicts the want of Gentrie and their hard fates Twins signifies London The Scales intimate Justice and the Austrian family The Ram intends France and some parts of England The Virgin portends the Norman Race of Kings in England and a particular King besides Scotland is deciphered by the Crab Sagitary means an English King The tail of the Scorpion hath relation to a familie declining c. Author of much mischief in the world but especially in this Nation The Scorpion was the Father the tail his of spring The Zodiack signifies Order and Government c. Plelades relates as to mutinies seditions and tumults occasioned by the vulgar Offices of Janus point out Courts of Justice they that abound with more leasure let them study for a further Key to unlock these Mysteries to the Learned it may suffice with the illiterate or envious it sounds as a fable but the Key is true The Government of the world by Angels my self Englished the Author thereof was a learned Abbot of Germanie The subject being not vulgar or ever before this time being much spoke of amongst us English will draw the enmity of some upon me I intend God sparing me life to Write an especiall Treatise hereof wherein from the beginning of the World to these times and some hundreds of years succeeding I shall endeavour to manifest such Mysteries involved in this learning as yet have not appeared wherein I shall go near to give every Common-wealth of Europe a smart conjecture of the continuance or destruction of their State and Government From some malevolent churlish and envious Clergie I must expect blows which I assure them shall be well returned Oh men of envy that for so many Ages have envied mankinde the knowledge of learning that formerly Cloistered up Books and suffered them to perish in your Closets unopened because all should be ignorant but your selves Had not some Gentlemen of Divine souls and many worthie and gallant Physitions preserved Arts and published their admirable conceptions I am confident to this very day the Fraternitie of Clergie-men would have kept us at a distance and without the knowledge of many learnings we now know for which at sometimes they snarl at the Authors Vpon the Government of the world by Angels you shall hear the modestie of that reverend and knowing Scot the Lord of Marchiston In pag. 6 of his exposition of the Revelation There are Books saith he of the Jews containing as they alledge Doctrines proceeding from the mouths of the Patriarchs affirming every great Angel of seven to rule the world 490. years which we wanting the warrant of Scripture can neither affirm or condemn Amodest and noble censure far from the virulency of some Junior Divines now living that assume a faculty to meddle with what they understand not let them be forgiven now its hereditary The discourse against Wharton who lurks like an obscure scurrilous Traytor to his country now at present in this City and hath the c●rse that God bestowed upon