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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83979	England's new vvonders or Four strange and amazing relations that have lately come to pass in England I. A strange and wonderfull account of one Mary Blackstone, near Hull in York-shire, who after ten years barrenness, was with child of a [mo]nstrous birth, and delivered after wo [sic] years going of it in having 3 heads, each an eye in the forehead, serpents twisting about each neck, 4 arms, and 4 legs, each 10 fingers and toes on the hands and feet; the privities of male and female. With the examination of the mother by the miller, what answer she [ga]ve, her prayer and advice to all women. Not to wish for things God sees not convenient to give lest fearfull punishments overtake them, with the [...] for her funeral sermon, before she dyed, and the substance of the sermon. By D. Boase. [I]I. An account of a mighty serpent, and the appearing of a terrible fiery serpent, at [...] Bedfordshire. ... [I]V. An account of two enemies fighting in the [...] in Bri[t]any in France. All very terrible and wonderful. Licensed according to print.		1697 (1697)	Wing E3003A; ESTC R231212	5,783	18

ENGLAND'S New VVonders OR Four Strange and Amazing Relations That have lately come to pass in England I. A strange and Wonder●ull Account of one Mary Blackstone near Hull in York-shire who after ten Years Barrenness was with Child of a M●nstrous Birth and de●ivered after ●wo Years going of it it h●ving 3 Heads each ●n Eye in the F●rehead Serpents twi●ing about each Neck 4 Arms and 4 Legs each 10 Fingers and To●s on the H●nds and Feet the Privities of Male and Female With the Examination of the Mother by the Mi●ister what answer she ●●ve her prayer and Advice to all Women Not to wish for ●hing● God sees not Conveni●n● to g●ve least fearfull punishment ●vertake them With the T●x● sh● chos● for her Funeral Sermon befor● she dyed ●nd th● substance of the Sermon By D. Bo●se ●I An Acc●●nt of a mighty Tempest and the ●ppearing of a ●errible Fiery Serpent at Laightown Buz●●d 〈◊〉 Bed●ordshire ●II An ●ccount of a mighty Storm of Hail ●ear Sta●ford in Northampton shire which destroy'd many Cattle ●●d Fowl wou●d●d diver●…●●op●e cause● great ●nundation that ●●●●●oyed several Mils much Corn and other matters some of th● … n●s being 9 or 10 inches in Compass ●V An Account of two ●rmies fighting in the 〈◊〉 in Bri●any in France All very terrible and wonderful Licensed according to Order ●ONDON Printed for J. Blare at the Loking Glass on Lond●n-Bridg● and Reprinted at ABERDEEN by IOHN FORBES Anno DOM. 1697. CHAP. I. A Strange and Wonderfull Account of a Monsterous Child with 3 Heads 4 Arms 4 Leggs and Eyes in its Forehead ten Fingers and as many Toes on each Hand and Foot born near Hull in York-shire Of the Mothers Confession Prayer and Funerall Sermon c. STrange and wonderfull are many things we frequently see and hear of to the astonishment and amazing of Mankind Yet if we rightly consider why GOD sends or suffers such things in the world they may turn to our advantag● to warn us from going on in sinfull ways and flee from the wrath that is to come Where str●nge Prodigies or Portants are manifested they are taken usually for Fore-runners of strange Events and stranger then what I am about to relate that have wery lately happened are attested for a credible truth by persons of known integrity I may presume have been hardly heard of in any of the Modern ages of the world but to come near to my purpose and in order the First that I shall present you with is a strange and amazing Account of a Prodigeous Monsterous Birth which is well attested and communicated to us in the following manner One Mary Blackstour being married to a Person at a place near Hull in Yorkshire not being past Child-bearing but in youthfull brisk years was passionately desirous to have a Child but God with-held from her the fruit of the Womb which made her angry and often use unbecoming expressions envying those that had Children and so she continued about ten Years though her husband was an active man and likely enough for the bussiness of Generation At the end of which time having taken some provocatives and other supposed helps her belly began to rise but sometimes again would sink all on a sudden Yet nevertheless she had a strong conceit she was with Child and would not be perswaded from the belief by judicious grave Matrons who took it for a windy spu●gy or watry mole which sometimes happens and is called a false Conception Yet the usual time of Womens going being expired and no sign or Labour of Delivery appearing she began to grow somewhat ashamed of her ●oastings and imprudently uttered rash wishes or Vows as she afterward confessed to the giving God a just off●nce to inflict some judgement on her Yet her belly continued to grow big and she felt strange pains unusual sweats and faintings and so it continued near two Years so that she fa●cied she had got a Tinpany or was so believed by others when indeed it was no otherwise for at the end of two Years from the beginning of her first disorder and fancying she was with child she fell into heavy pains as a Women in travel but greater and more unusual this continued some time without any app●rent hopes of delivery till the 4th o● May last 1696. On this day several Women being with her she was with extraordinary pains and labour delivered of a monsterous Child to the affrightment of all that were present having three Heads wonderously mishappen each having one Eye standing in the fore-head and a small twisting thing in the form of a Serpent about each neck It had four distinct Arms and Hands and on the hands each ten Fingers though not quite so open or distinct some being less in proportion then usual to others It had also four Legs and four Feet and tho but one body yet there appeared seams in it as if two or more wer joined or were incorporated into one the Feet had a proportion of Toes to the Fingers upon the Hands It had likeways the privy Members of Male and Female and was exposed to the view of many Eminent persons who came divers Miles to see it It was heard to cry from all the Heads at one and the same time and many other Observations were taken of it The M●ther by the hard pains of her Travel and this Affrightment Sorrow and some other concurrents fell into a weak Condition so that her uprising being dispaired of she desired a Minister might be sent for which accordingly was done to pray with her and to give her Spiritual Consolation which was done And divers Questions was asked her as whether she was any ways sensible how she might offend GOD that might cause him thus for to afflict her with so Monsterous an Issue She replyed unto this with a faint languishing Voice that she believed she had provoked the Divine-Goodness because that she had been too passionatly desirous of Children and now like Rachel had brought forth a Benoani the child of her sorrow For she had often desired that she might have a Child though she were made an Example or suffered never so much upon that account Which she believed now had fallen justly upon her And thereupon she fell instantly into this PRAYER O Lord God of infinit Mercies forgive the sins of my rashness and vain desires blot out my iniquities and lay not my sins unto my charge but give me patience in all my sufferings And grant me O Lord if it shall be thy good pleasure for to restore me to my former Health that I may live Vprightly Soberlie and in a sincere Godlie Life more then heretofore I have done But O Lord however it shall please thee to deal with me either in Life or Death I do freely and chearfullie resign up my Soul and Body to thy most Mercifull Disposall and through the Mercies and Mediation of thy onely Son Iesus Christ my ever blessed Lord and Saviour Amen