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B03360 The four wonders of this land, which unto you we will declare: the Lord's great mercy it is great; God give us grace to stand in fear, and watch and pray both night and day, that God may give us all his grace, to repent our sins then every one, our time is going on apace. Tune of Dear Love regard my grief, &c. Licensed according to order. 1690 (1690) Wing F1675; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[118]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[174] 1,740 2

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The FOUR WONDERS of this Land Which unto you we will declare The Lord 's great Mercy it is great God give us Grace to stand in fear And watch and pray both Night and Day That God may give us all his Grace To repent our Sins then every one Our Time is going on apace Tune of Dear Love regard my Grief c. Licensed according to Order SWeet England call for Grace with speed leave off thy Sin And with a contrite Heart to Prayers now begin For sure the time is come that Christ our Saviour told Towards the latter Day we Wonders shall behold And now strange Wonders rare the Lord from Heaven doth send In Earth and in the Air because we should amend Great Lights within the Skie hath oft been seen we hear To many Peoples view in Countries far and near But what it doth presage no Man on Earth do's know None but the living God such Wonders strange can show But to the Subject now which I do mean to write The strangest News I 'll tell which Time has brought to light IN London now doth live one Mr. Clark by Name A Taylor by his Trade of good Report and Fame His Wife being with Child unto her Grief and Woe She with a Neighbour's Wife fell out the Truth is so And after many Words to fighting then they go This Woman being with Child received a grievous Blow Vpon her Belly then which makes my Heart to bleed That she went home and sent for Midwife's help with speed In hast the Midwife came and other Women store Which by the help of God she Seven Children bore Seven dainty Boys she had all which were born in sight All fram'd with perfect Shape with Ioints and Limbs aright But they were all Still-born which griev'd their Parents sore But of the Works of God in this they do deplore The Woman now doth mend whereby God's Works are known And now this wondrous News both far and near is shown THe second News I comes from brave Yorkshire A Monster there was born the like you ne'er did hear Three Miles from Pomfret lived a Woman of great Worth In Travail fell and brought to light a monstrous Birth Iust the shape of a Colt to all the Peoples sight Which bred Amazement great with Tears and with Fright To see this Woman's Grief and Trouble of her Mind In bringing forth a Colt contrary unto kind Long Legs round Feet long Nose and Headed like a Horse Which fill'd these Womens Hearts with Pity and Remorse This Woman now doth mend whereby God's Works are known And now this wondrous News both far and near is shown ANd the third News most rare the which I have to tell London can witness true that there a Monster fell In Christ-Church Parish lived a Woman known full well Of honest Carriage which her Neighbours all can tell This Woman being with Child which Grief and Sorrow bred Into the World she bore a Child without a Head The Face was in the Breast to all the Peoples view But it died suddenly this is approved true It is for certain true and is approved plain From Earth I say it came and to Earth it turn'd again These Women now all three are on the mending hand But Three such monstrous Births was ne'er in fair England THe Fourth News most rare the which I have to tell In famous Gloucestershire a wondrous Shower fell Not 〈…〉 Town a 〈◊〉 is call'd Brandwood Vpon a Hedge of Cloaths for truth it rained Blood A Maid being starching there as Reason doth require She went to fetch in Wood wherewith to make a Fire And having on such Cuffs as Starchers oft do use Vpon them fell some drops of Blood made her to muse And holding up her Head which made her wonder more She saw the Hedge of Cloaths with Blood besprinkl'd o'er Then she throw'd down the Wood and with amazement great She went into the House and this News did repeat The People then came forth and found the News was true They saw the Hedge of Cloaths with Blood besprinkl'd to their view Then they took in the Cloaths and wash'd them that same Day But Water Leez nor Soap could take the Blood away We are so wicked grown the Heavens do for us bleed And Wonders strange are shown all this is true indeed Sodom was warn'd afore so was Jerusalem And many Places more whom God did plague for Sin But we are like the Jews our Hearts are now so hard That we will not believe nor yet God's Word regard Now think upon each Sin Pride Whoredom Drunkenness Swearing Deceit and Lyes and vile Covetousness Then we shall see our God will take us for his own If we believe these Signs and Tokens God hath shown Concluding thus my News The God of Truth and Peace Grant that the Gospel may continually encrease