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Strange ne[w]es
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Gresham, Edward.
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STRANGE NEVES At London printed for G. Vincent and W. Blackwal and are to be sold at Guildhall gate To the Reader WHAT Credit this straunge Report may purchase Gentle reader is a thing I greatly respect not and much lesse contend for yet thus much let me tell thee it had th'pprobation of some both of good iudgment and staide discretion and of such Place and Condition as may superseede all suspition of vaine or idle impositions And for my part this I dare assure thee it agreeth in all poyntes with the High Dutch Coppie whence it was translated first printed at VIENA in Austria which for my better satisfaction I caused to bee brought vnto mee and diligently conferd them togither before resolued Opinion being no lesse scrupulous then any to giue furtherance to any matter eyther of false or friuolous import a thing neyther suting the state of these tymes not sorting mine owne condition Now for my opinion herein The playnesse of the Style wherein it â—â— written voide of Ambages Amplifications and all other Vaine flourishes such as nimble wits might very easily haue inuested such a Subiect withall is to me no small argument of the verity thereof The prodigjes themselus also iust as wel in matter as manner sorting the nature and disposition or these tymes both touching their generation and forme and apt representation of the Euents by them presignified But admit the verity and strangnes too as indeed it is both strang horrible yet so long hath bin the contiâ—…ante of happy and acceptable times without any great or notable tast of contrarietie that wee thinke they will neuer haue end neyther fearing chaung nor crediting any thing that may giue occasion of such doubt not much vnlike the Isralites God in mercy a little differing the'xecution of his iudgmeÌ„ts denounced by the Prophets Ieremy Ezekiel growing into so constant conceipt of setled securitie that they neyther credited vision nor feared the event thereof holding for vndoubted truth that neyther was such visions of any effect nor any such thing shoulde happen vnto them or like those in the Apostles time who because they saw neyther chaung nor likelyhood of chaung of times before or after them could hardly entertaine the credit of such things as was spoken touching the misteries of mans redemption But this is to abuse times bountie the long suffering of the great God of heauen who aâ— he answered the one the dayes are at hand and the effect of euery vision there shall be no more such a prouerb amongst you for no visions shall be any more in vayne nor diuinations miseffectuall Th' other There was an age before them for like sinne and corruption destroyed and perished by the general deluge so wil he quit our misconstruction of his louing kindnes good patience with some â—odayne imminent vengeance an argumeÌ„t whereof may be this many more prodigious Ostenrs partly past and many more yet to come some now imminent surely this I dare be bold to say If these mundane moueable bodies be mutually impressiue impressible nature constant in her Periods reason experience IugmeÌ„t in man be of any power or credit The great coniunction of the two superior bodies Saturne and Iupiter constipated with so many seuerall coniunctions and radiations of other planets and in the same place very neare in parle together as it were for some strange decree of great consequence The Earth's and Moones late and horrible obscurations the frequeÌ„t Ecclipsations of the fixed bodyes by the wandring the fixed stars I meane with the planets within these fewe yeares more then ordinary shall without doubt salued diuine inhibytion haue their effects no lesse admirable then the positiues vnusuall Which PEVCER with many more too long to reharse out of continuall obseruation and the consent of all Authors noted to be new Leagues Trayterous Designements Catching at Kingdomes translation of Empyre downefall of menn in Authoritye aemulation Ambition Innouatious Factious Sects Schisms and much disturbance and trobles in religion and matters of the Church with many other thinges infallible in sequent such orbicall position and Phaenomenes Examples and instances whereof he setteth downe many both out of his owne experience and histories of diuers ages wherein Mirald us also is so constant that he peremtorily concludeth Regnorum fatales mutationes effectus grandes et casus notabiles nunquam contigisse quin causa aliqua coelestis et praemonstratio ceu de classico illâ—s notis ante ceâ—inerint et quasi digito ostenderent MANILIVS nunquam futilibus excanduit ignibus aer Seing then that so many praemoÌ„stracioÌ„s of fearful euent as these straung dispositions of mundane bodies this and many more prodigious ostents some past more to come as I said are yet as it were before our Eies it shall not bee amisse with the prouident vigilant Ante whilest it is yet Summer Haruest to prouide for the necessitie of Winter least with Salomons idle foole whilest we sleep and slumber and folde our handes yet a little and yet a little in the affiance of our misconceiued securitie misery come vpon vs as one trauelling by the way necessitie like an armed man And thus commending all to thy best construction I rest From my house the George next Dyers Hall in Thames street London February 11 1605. Thine in all honest offices Ed. Gresham STRANGE fearful true newes which hapned at CARLSTADT in the kingdome of CROATIA DECLARING HOW THE Sunne did shine like Bloude nine dayes together and how two Armies were seene in the Ayre the one encountring the other And how also a Woman was deliuered of three prodi gious sonnes which Prophisied many strange fearefull thinges which should shortly come to passe All which happened the twelfth of Iune last 1605. which is the 2 day of the moneth according to our computation Translated out of the Dutch Coppie Printed at VIENNA in Austria LONDON Printed by R. B. for G. Vincent and VV Blackwall are to be solde ouer against Guild-hall Gate NEWES From Carlstadt in the Knigdome of Croatia in Germanie MARKE and consider wel with your selues deere Christians both Rich Poore of what estate or degrâ—e sâ—â—â—â—â— you â—e and sake all the mean â—â— that possible yâ—â—â—an to a 〈…〉 nd â—our liâ—es for that the Lorde abâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—ylâ—â—hrâ—â—ten vs more and more and sheweth vs his 〈…〉 hâ—â—â—y â—â—d which he intendeth to punnish vs withall for our most foule and wicked sinâ— which we câ—â—tiâ—â—ally 〈…〉 to more and mâ—â—e but we regâ—â—d it not any â—â—ing at all I 〈…〉 Yâ—â—â—â— of 〈…〉 GOD 160â— Thâ— Inhabitants of Carlâ—â—adt were much 〈…〉 in great perpleâ—â—â—ie for tâ—â—t the Sunnâ—â—â—â—â—â— riâ—â— and 〈…〉 d right â—â—â—â— their Church â—he sa 〈…〉 about as it plainly appeared 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 and fearfuâ—â— sight wâ—s 〈…〉 of many people Oh deare Breethren and Christians all lâ—t vâ— hâ—â—â—â—â—spect to 〈…〉 â—hicâ— GOD hath 〈…〉 dayes together as it were in red bloud hauing on the one side Moones Turkish Sâ—bells and on the other side great Ordinance The Citizens of Carlstadt were mightely affrayde at the sight hereof which hapned on a Sunday being the tâ—elfth of Ivne as aforesaid On which day also was séene too great Armys of men of warre encountring one another in the Ayre with such wonderfull noyce that the same was heard vppon the Earth as sounding of Trumpets and such like And had theire Ensignes and Standers with Starres and halfe Moones as the Turkes do vse The whole Commonaltie both great and small did wring their handes at the sight hereof so did they also that dwelled far of then preseÌ„tly was séen a great Armie of Christians in the Ayre ready to resist the Turks No Emperour or King did euer fight such a battaile as there was seene in the Ayre There were Spiritual men séene in the Christian Armie and many flaine of the Turkes and Infidels There a man might haue séene such running Ryding of the Turkes that the people were al astonished for all the Turkish horses did run vp to the knees in the Christians bloud But beholde the wonderfull woorkes of Almighty God for when the battaile began which was from the Euening till thrâ—e of the Clocke in the Morning and then the Moone did lose her light and the Horsemen vanished quite away But yeat marke what hapned more A Woman was heard in the same Citiy to trauell in 〈…〉 earing of child 〈…〉 together And then a strange thing was séene in the Ayre for she was deliuered of three Sonnes as in the Picture is to bee seene The first of theyse Prodigious Children had foure heads which spake and vttred strange things The second Child was black like a More the third Chyld like vnto Death The Child with foure heads began to crye a loud and many women rann to heare it one of the heads said with high voice There shall shortly many Hungarians be slayne by the Turkes The second head said All the wonders of the Turks which you haue seene in the Ayre Shall all come too passe The Turk with many Tartars shall overcome all Hungarie euen to Austria and Morauia The third head said The Emperour Kings Earles and Lords shall then arise and shall put the Turke to flight The fourth head said before that come to passe strange wonders shall appeare The black Child began to cry a loud a time of dearth is at hand both here and in other places which shall not escape you men shall perish for hunger and great want shall be of corne and graine The third Child began to crye repent and amend your liues before death do catch hold on you this Chyld was like vnto Death to see to and said for certaine great death and mortality shall come ouer poore and Rich. Come hither both young and olde sayd the black child remember these words here spoken and conceals them not many great wonders shall be seene before one thousand ten be written Shall all come to passe These three Children hauing spoken these things died anon after Euery man wondred and the people were altogether astonished and mooued to the hart with the strangenes of this Prophecy Let vs pray to God for grace and call vpon his holy name both eâ—rly and late that we abstaine from sinne and amend our liues for the dâ—y of the Lord is at hand FINIS