and Plague in Polonia A. C. 1031 A Comet preadvertised of a Plague Famine and great Inundations of Water A. C. 1038 A Comet gave light to the Sedition in Italy A. C. 1043 The War in Hungary succeeded a Comet A. C. 1058 The death of the King of Poland and Famine in the same Countrey were presignifi'd by a Comet A. C. 1066 For a considerable space together Comets were visible all the World over at which time William the Norman first attack'd this Kingdom which afterwards he conquer'd Also in this same year Pope Gregory the VII or Hildebrand excommunicated Henry the IV. and substituted Rodolphus in his place A. C. 1067 A Comet foreboded a great Drought Pestilence and Famine A. C. 1068 Another fiery Comet appear'd with reference to the Evils mention'd in the two former years A. C. 1071 Another 4th Comet was seen and all relating to the Evils before-recited but more especially to various Seditions which about this time occurr'd As the trampling on the Emperor's Majesty by Pope Hildebrand which he had continued to do from the year 1060. till this present time 1071. The Rebellion of the Saxons Caesar made a Petitioner to the Pope Rodolphus elected in opposition to Henry but afterwards slain And last of all the insolent Pope himself reduced to great Extremities by Henry the IV. A. C. 1095 A. C. 1096 A. C. 1097 A. C. 1099 A. C. 1101 A. C. 1106 A. C. 1109 A. C. 1110 A. C. 1112 In every one of these years a several Comet was seen and about this time it was that Conradus and Henry the V. confederated together against his Father Henry the IV. Then followed the Holy War which proved very fatal to all Christendom Histories likewise tells us of many other Calamities that happen'd at that time as Famine and almost an universal Plague throughout the World as likewise that unhappy War which the Pope waged in Germany wherein arming the Saxons against Henry the V. in five several Battels much bloud was spilt and many gallant Princes lost their Lives nor would his Holiness be pacifi'd until the Emperor abolish'd the Edict of his Grandfather Henry the III. wherein it was establish'd that no one should be acknowledg'd for Pope until the Emperor had first ratified his Election A. C. 1132 A Comet appear'd and soon after the Swedes and the Danes revolted from the Emperor Lotharius by whom they were afterwards reduced A. C. 1145 Another Comet was seen and then a War broke out between the Saxons Vandals and Polanders also the Nobles in Hassia rebell'd A. C. 1211 There appear'd a very great Comet and in the year following the Tartars breaking into Poland and Silesia kill'd a great number of men and cut off one Ear from every man they slew thereby to keep an account how many were slain A. C. 1223 A Comet blazed in France at which time the Pope being at variance with the Emperor Frederick II. the faction of the Gibellines took part with the Emperor and the faction of the Guelphs with the Pope A. C. 1240 A Comet arose and in the year following the Tartars with a vast Army made an incursion into Poland where destroying all things with Fire and Sword they afterwards passing through Moravia into Hungary made havock there for three years At this time also there happen'd in Burgundy a most terrible Earthquake which removed two Mountains and overwhelmed divers men A. C. 1254 A Comet was the forerunner of dreadful High winds A. C. 1264 There appear'd a Comet with a vast long Tail and presently after King Charles with an Army out of France began his Expedition against Sicily where having overcome their King Manfredus he took possession of the Kingdom of Naples Two years after this the Saracens marched into Spain where they won and lost several great Battels with much slaughter on either side In Hetruria also great Tumults arose and in the third year after the appearing of the Comet Banducar King of the Babylonians and Assyrians with a great Army invaded Armenia reduced Antioch and gave a great discomfiture to the Christians A. C. 1298 A. C. 1300 A. C. 1301 A. C. 1304 A. C. 1305 A. C. 1307 In each of these years Comets appear'd which amongst other miseries foretold the afflictions which the Christians should receive from the Ottoman Family which began from Osman or Ottoman in the year of Christ 1297. as also a Pestilence which had almost infected the whole World in the year 1305. A. C. 1312 A. C. 1313 A. C. 1314 A. C. 1315 Was seen a Comet and so also in the other four succeeding years Now it was that Henry Lutzelburgius was poison'd by a Monk likewise a Contention or Civil War did at this time arise about choosing Emperour which produced great Troubles in Germany for the space of eight years as also the greatest Pestilence amongst both Men and Cattel that ever was known together with scarcity of Corn. A. C. 1337 Two Comets were then to be seen soon after began the contention between Ludovicus Bavarus and Pope Clement the 6th The Locusts also were then very pernicious A. C. 1340 Appear'd a Comet in the Heavens which was fulfilled by a Victory that the English obtained over the French of whom ten thousand were slain There was at the same time a Plague taging in Florence which destroy'd fifteen thousand A. C. 1347 There was another Comet and soon after a general Pestilence and so in the years 1351. and 1353. in both which years there appear'd Comets with the like success A. C. 1363 John Wickliffe Reformation was introduced by a Comet A. C. 1375 A. C. 1380 Two Comets portended the private discontents of the Princes of France as well as Bertholdus the German Monk his invention of Guns in the year 1380. A. C. 1382 A new Comet was seen which no sooner disappear'd but a cruel Plague began A. C. 1390 Another Comet was visible and attended with unheard-of and incurable diseases A. C. 1394 A Comet appear'd which the Astrologers call Veru a Dart and esteem the worst of all others it denoted the Italians Treachery who then began to shake off the yoke of the German Empite A. C. 1400 A. C. 1401 A. C. 1402 A. C. 1403 In every one of these years a several Comet appear'd and many great misfortunes ensued them divers new diseases Rivers dried up and great Plagues At the same time Tamerlane or Tamyris King of the Scythians and Parthians with an innumerable Army invaded all Asia calling himself the wrath of God and desolation of the Earth Now also it was that Zisca Captain of the Husses fought successfully against Sigismund the Emperor A. C. 1433 Was beheld a great Comet after which there was great scarcity of Corn for six years together A. C. 1434 There was both a Comet and an Eclipse of the Sun which was follow'd by several Wars A. C. 1439 A Comet preceded the invention of Printing which was discover'd in the year following A. C. 1444
many Cities and people A. C. 383 Appear'd a Comet like Lucifer which from its resemblance of a Sword was named Xiphias and besides many other Mischiefs portended the Invasion of Eugenius A. C. 389 The same Luciferan Comet was likewise seen A. C. 405 Under Arcadius a Comet was seen which signified his death A. C. 410 A Comet appear'd like a Sword which portended many Evils About this time Rome was besieg'd by Alaricus King of the Goths besides sundry calamities that happen'd as well in the East as West for then was there so great a slaughter of men that no Age can parallel from the beginning of the World All Europe suffer'd together with great part of Asia and Africa War Famine Drought and Pestilence infested the whole Universe there was also at this time so great an Eclipse of the Sun that the Stars appear'd at Noon-day A. C. 418 Under Honorius another Comet appear'd which was succeeded by an Insurrection throughout all Spain and Italy A. C. 443 A Comet was seen and Bloud flowed at Tholouse A. C. 448 A Comet shining for many days together there happen'd a terrible Earthquake also Attyla having after a long Siege taken Aquileia gave terrour to Vincentia Verona Millane Pavia Basil Argentina Vormatia Cologne and other Cities upon the Rhine till at length he was overthrown in a great Battel in the Campaign Fields A. C. 459 A Comet and other Prodigies happen'd after which a Plague destroy'd many A. C. 519 A bearded Comet appear'd which portended an Earthquake wherein many Cities and Men perish'd A. C. 533 Another Comet blazed under Justinian which was succeeded not only by an Earthquake that lasted for ten days but also by a Sedition at Constantinople and Plague at Antioch and other places A. C. 550 A Comet appear'd in the form of a Lance soon after which Rome was taken by Totila and Franconia and Turingia wasted by the Huns. A. C. 589 A Comet gave warning of the overthrow of the Persians by Mauritius A. C. 594 A dreadful Comet appear'd which was attended with many Evils as for instance Drought scarcity of Corn the Lombards War in Italy and vast swarms of Locusts all thereabouts A. C. 602 A most prodigious Comet was seen besides many other strange things which were the forerunners of the Emperor Mauritius his slaughter the future Idolatry of Mahomet and Tyranny of the Bishop of Rome when Boniface the III. notwithstanding the Patriarch of Constantinople commanded of Phocas that the Church of Rome should be call'd and esteem'd the Head of all other Churches A. C. 620 A Comet appear'd at which time Cosroes King of Persia sackt Jerusalem and in the year 622. Mahomed began There were likewise seen several other Prodigies as well as horrid Noises heard of Thundring c. A. C. 633 A Comet was seen in shape of a Spear about which time the Saracens rendred themselves Masters of Damascus Jerusalem and all Syria A. C. 674 Another great Comet foreran Drought Pestilence and Famine A. C. 675 A Comet lasted for 3 whole months when soon after the Saracens violently infested the Roman Empire A. C. 676 coming with a great Navy into Sicily-Bellarmine in his Chronology places this Comet in the year 678. and further adds that it did not rain one drop in the 3 following years A. C. 684 A Comet foretold the following Plague Thunders Famine and Inundations A. C. 729 Two Comets were seen and in the same year many parts of the World were infected with a Plague especially Constantinople wherein 300000 men lost their Lives and soon after Luitprandus King of the Lombards besieges Rome also the Saracens sayling out of Africa into Spain possest themselves of part of that Province A. C. 745 A Comet appear'd in Syria and many sickly Distempers followed A. C. 761 Two Comets were seen the one in the East the other in the West after which the Turks invaded Armenia A. C. 763 Another Comet was succeeded first by a great Cold and afterwards by a Blast also the Turks increase in power A. C. 814 Before the death of Charles the Great appear'd a most remarkable and dreadful Comet whereat the Emperor being struck with terror fearing lest it threatned either the loss of his Kingdom or of his Life consulted with Eginardus the Philosopher about it who being unwilling to increase the Emperor's Melancholy referr'd him to that comfortable place in the Prophet A signis Coeli nolite timere Whereupon the good Emperor replied We ought not to fear any thing but that God who is the Creator both of Men and Stars nevertheless are we bound to praise his Clemency who when we offend admonishes us by such Signs Others attribute this passage to Ludovicus the I. the Son of Charles the Great A. C. 818 Was a Comet seen as also another in the year 830. about which time some of the Heads of the Clergy in malice to the Emperor Ludovicus for his reproving their insolent behaviour excited his own Sons to conspire against him to take their Father and imprison him A. C. 840 A. C. 841 A. C. 842 Three Comets appear'd before the Dissention and War between Ludovicus Pius his Sons that arose about the division of the Kingdom Then it was also that the Saracens march'd out of Africk into Italy and sackt Rome in their return from whence they were drowned A. C. 868 A Comet preceeded a terrible Earthquake A. C. 876 A Comet was succeeded by a dreadful Plague and Famine A. C. 882 A Comet was seen before the burning of Triers A. C. 900 A Comet lighted the Emperor Arnolphus to his Grave Soon after which the Huns and Saracens made their Incursion into Italy A Comet appear'd before the Hungarians entred and laid waste Germany Also about the same time Berengarius Emperor of Italy deprived Ludovicus King of Lombardy of his Sight A. C. 906 Another Comet after which followed a prodigious quantity of Hail A. C. 912 More Comets portended the Hungarians Invasion of Italy as also the great Inundation of Waters which happen'd chiefly in Saxony both which things happen'd soon after A. C. 942 Comets predicted the ensuing War Famine and Mortality of all kinds of living Creatures A. C. 945 In Italy a Comet of a wonderful bigness was seen which was attended with Plague Famine and extraordinary Floods of Water A. C. 964 A Comet and other prodigies were seen portending that Famine which soon after followed A. C. 984 Was a Comet that presaged a Famine Pestilence and Earthquake A. C. 1000 Comets and other wonderful things appear'd before Otho the III. subdued the growing Greatness of the Patricii and substituted seven Electors in their stead A. C. 1006 A Comet and other things supernatural portended that great Plague and Famine which raged so violently in England for 3 years together that the living were hardly sufficient to bury the dead many Towns being thereby exhausted of Man Woman and Child A. C. 1017 A Comet gave warning of the ensuing War
Another Comet flam'd before the French King set upon Helvetia at this time Vladislaus K. of Hungary was slain by Amurath also a Sedition broke out in England And in the year 1454 the Turk reduc'd Constantinople A. C. 1456 A Comet was seen attended by a great Wind and Earthquake the Turk also did then possess himself of Lemnus Mitylene and Euboea A. C. 1457 A Comet which they call'd Nigrum did variously affect the minds of men the death of Alphonsus King of Arragon follow'd it which embroil'd Aemilia Sabina Campania and all the Kingdom of Naples in a long and grievous War a Plague follow'd not long after also the Turk made himself Master of Peloponnesus A. C. 1460 A Comet preceded those great Victories of Mahomet the II. who in the year of our Lord 1451. reduced two Empires and twelve Kingdoms to his subjection A. C. 1471 A Comet foretold the deaths of several Princes A. C. 1472 Two Comets appear'd which were succeeded by several Wars and in the year following by an excessive unnatural Heat and violent Plague at this time Charles Duke of Burgundy made War upon his Neighbours which War lasted many years and was ended by his death Vssanus Cassanus King of Parthia and Armenia then fought with Mahomet which War swept away abundance of men also Stephanus the Palatinate of Moldavia gave Mahomet a great defeat at the Danubius The Germans call'd this Comet a Peacocks Tail and most thought it portended the Burgundian War A. C. 1475 A Comet was conspicuous before Charles of Burgandy seiz'd upon Lorain A. C. 1477 A Comet blazed which was the forerunner of so hot a Season that it burnt up not only Corn but Trees also many great Rivers dried up and a great Plague followed At the same time Charles of Burgundy was slain by the Helvetians and in this year many great Princes died A. C. 1491 A Comet appear'd and a very unwholsome time follow'd both for Men and Beasts also the Turks possessed themselves of part of Dalmatia and Sclavonia A. C. 1500 A Comet was seen before the Tartars devastation of Poland Muscovy and Lithuania a little after the Bavarian War began There was also at this time a raging Famine and Pestilence A. C. 1506 A Comet portended the death of Philip King of Spain as also the Wars of the Emperor Maximilian's Sons with the French and Venetians besides various Inundations Winds and scarcity of Corn. A. C. 1516 Luther who in the year 1517. wrote against Indulgences his Reformation succeeded a Comet A. C. 1523 A Comet appear'd and the Summer following was full of Storms Earthquakes and great falls of Water A. C. 1527 A terrible Comet was seen with a long bloudy Tail at which time the Turk wasted Hungary and much hurt was done by the great swarms of Locusts A. C. 1529 Four Comets appear'd this year when soon after the Turk besieg'd Viennal and became Master of many Cities in Hungary also the Sweating-sickness odestroy'd many thousands in England A. C. 1530 Was another Comet then were many Towns and Villages overwhelm'd with Water both in Holland and Zealand also the Tiber overflow'd Rome A. C. 1531 A Comet portended no less then a great slaughter of men both in the East and West for the Turk broke into Hungary and Austria King Christians with a great Fleet sailed into Denmark to recover his Kingdoms The Helvetian War began upon the score of Religion wherein there were two eminent Battels in the first of which Zuinglius was slain A. C. 1532 A terrible Comet was seen at which time the Turks making an irruption into Hungary were repell'd by the Christians A. C. 1533 A Comet call'd Xiphias from its resemblance of a Sword was conspicuous after which followed Earthquakes in Germany alterations in the Government of England and a contest between Charles the V. and the French about the Dukedom of Millain A. C. 1538 A Comet was seen of a fiery colour upon which follow'd an Epidemical Sickness in many places A. C. 1539 Another Comet was visible and in the year following ensued so hot a Summer that it burnt up many Woods and dried up many Rivers and Fountains A. C. 1541 A great Plague and the Conquest of Buda by the Turks was signify'd by a Comet also Charles the V. his unlucky Voyage into Africa wherein many of his Ships and Men were lost by Storm A. C. 1542 After a Comet followed great swarms of mischievous Locusts likewise the unfortunate Expedition of the Christians against the Turks wherein great part of their Forces perished by Sickness also the Grape was this year so sowr that no Wine could be drank A. C. 1545 A Comet preceded the Gallick Persecution A. C. 1556 Another Comet appear'd in which year many learned and pious men deceased in many parts of Germany the Reform'd Church at this time labour'd under great difficulties A. C. 1558 A Comet lighted Charles the V. into his retirement when he resign'd his Empire also in the year 1566. began the War in the Low-Countries upon the account of the Spanish Inquisition A. C. 1572 A new Star was seen in Cassiopeia's Sign which was by most esteem'd a Comet in which year the Parisian Nuptials were celebrated with Bloud instead of Wine A. C. 1577 A. C. 1585 A. C. 1596 A. C. 1602 A. C. 1604 A. C. 1607 In every one of these years were Comets seen although the three last were by some eminent men esteem'd only new Stars they portended the various mutations in Holland Hungary Bohemia and Germany And besides all these the Blazing-Star before the late Civil Wars as well as those two dreadful Comets before the last Plague and Fire of London may considering the present ill state of this unhappy Nation and sinful People give us just occasion to fear at least no better an Event after this so much a worse Comet than has ever yet appear'd unless Providence grants that happy Vnion of Protestants and Exclusion of Papists which all good men that are not so themselves must ever wish and pray for Having thus given you an account of these Comets their History Nature Causes and Effects according to the most commonly receiv'd Opinions so let me now conclude this discourse with some small transitory Remarques upon this present Comet which by all the relations I have met with is far the most large and terrible that ever yet was seen After it had shewn it self in other parts it began to appear to us here in England on Friday December the 10th about half an hour past four in the Afternoon being of a pale dusky colour with a prodigious Stream at least 35. degrees in length and the Astrologers say its signification cannot be good because it is purely Saturuine Now for the more difficult and uncertain part although I shall leave that to those who dare undertake it yet concerning the other more easie one I could not forbear making some small observation and collecting some conjecture among the