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A84315	Extraordinary nevves from Constantinople, November the 27. 1641. Being a letter sent from thence to the Lord Dominicco, Mugliano, Florantino, dated the second of September. 1641. Conteyning a most certaine and true relation of the late and strange visions, with the aspects of two commetts or blazing starres with forked tayles. Appearing to the great Turke, and perpendicularly hanging over his seraglio in Constantinople, as also his incredible dreames, together with their interpretation by the wisest of his divines, astrologers, and magicians. Written in French, / and faithfully translated by W. C.	W. C., translator.	1641 (1641)	Wing E3933; Thomason E180_4; ESTC R7150	3,305	9

EXTRAORDINARY NEVVES from Constantinople November the 27. 1641. Being a Letter sent from thence to the Lord Dominicco Mugliano Florantino dated the second of September 1641. Conteyning a most certaine and true Relation of the late and strange visions with the aspects of two Commetts or blazing Starres with forked Tayles Appearing to the great Turke and perpendicularly hanging over his Seraglio in Constantinople as also his incredible dreames together with their Interpretation by the wisest of his Divines Astrologers and Magicians Written in French and faithfully Translated by W.C. LONDON Printed for Francis Constable and Iohn Thomas 1641. Extraordinary newes from Constantinople Novemb. 27. 1641 being a Letter sent from thence to the Lord Dominico Mugliano Florantino dated the second of Septemb. 6. 1641. IT is a wonder to all the world that in the selfesame time that the Imperiall Councell was in Labour to Accommodate the King of Hungary with the great Turke there were published throughout all Germany Prognostications of the Ruine of the Turkish Empire by that of Germany some tooke these impressions at the first sight onely for dreames as their whimsie braines apprehend it and their bould Intepretations accompanyed with so many circumstances of which wee have received other newes but by the selfe same writing so that many imputed all to be but the Ruings of some cract braines But the most avised believed that it was an Artifice though something grosse to appease the discontentment of those who found it strange to reduce and unite the King of Hungary to the Turke to oppose which as heretofore it hath beene said the Empire was Established be it what it will Italy and Germany having both had their part in this newes I will give it you such as it was sent to us under the name of a Letter from Constantinople to the Lord Dominico Mugliano Florantino dated the second of September 1641. From the tenth of August last to the 13. of the same Moneth there was so furious a winde in the plaines neere unto Constantinople that it did disroote and blow up many Trees and ruinated a great number of stately Edifices and amongst those persons who received great losse it is perticularly observed that foure of the Turkes grand Courilers and a Captaine of his Troopes were by the vioence of this Tempest throwne into deepe precipices and were never since seene This turbulent storme was accompanied with so many fearefull Thunders and Lightnings that it killed many of his Ianizaryes not farre from his owne Seraglio and this Lightning and Thunder was followed with so great a Raine that a good part of the Territories of Constantinople were swallowed up and the fi●lds converted into a Marsh or Bog all this was made the more fearefull and destroyable by the Aspect of two Commetts or blasing starres with double tailes or forked posteriums The one of which appeared from two of the clocke in the morning untill midnight just over against the great Turkes Seraglio and the other over the Church or Mosque of Sancta Sophia from three of the clocke in the afternoone till five a clocke the next morning these strange sights did affright and amaze all the Turkes in generall but now behold what more troubled the great Turke in particular The Twelft of the same moneth about three of the clocke in the Morning the great Turke dreamt that hee was seized upon by many Lyons the greatest of which having bitten him upon the breast his excellency made so great a cry and noise that all his guardes run up to him in Armes beleeving that some suddaine disaster or misfortune had befallen him But the great Turke commanded them all to retire after he had assured them that he had received no harme and so his excellency pleased to fall asleepe againe but upon breake of day he had a second vision of many Centaures who made and fought a bloody Battell one against the other after this there came from the East a great number of Griffens who fell upon the Centaures with such a fury that they put them all to flight one part of them retired into Pits and Caves to hid themselves and the other joyning themselves unto the Grissens killing the most part of the Centaures who had retired themselves into pitts and Caves the grand Turke seeing this disorder would needes assist them with a flaming sword in his hand but as he lift up his sword against the Griffens the Eagle conducting them disarmed him upon which the great Turke being surprised awakens with so great confusion and trouble at these visions and appararions that he must needes know the signification of these and the foregoeing commets for the accomplishment of which he commandes all his Divines Astrologers and Magicians and other the wifest men of his confines who undertake to forefee thinges to come to make their addresse to Coustantinople within tenne dayes after the publication of this his decree under paine of perpetuall banishment from out his Empire which Divines came at the time prefixt in great numbers unto whom his excellency having deelared punctually his visions and the appearing of the two blazing commetts Hee expressly commanded them to tell the explication on within three dayes without any disguising of the truth although he should wish the contrary if it might prove against himselfe at last they all assembled upon that subject where after long time spent in the conference and dispute they withdrew themselves each apart the better to recollect their thoughts then conveening the second time they found themselves all of one opinion whereupon they made choice of one of the most ancient and the most gravest amongst them named Mossa Egypsiano to give a true accompt to the grand Turke of the Interpretation which they had agreed upon of his dreames so that the third day being expired the fornamed Mossa Egypsiano come to make his report to his excellency which he did after this manner Our thrice invincible Lord thy highnesse having permitted us to relate unto you without disimulation the true explication of the two cometts and visions which thou hast propounded unto us after we had exactly considered and calculated the conjunction of the planets with thy excellencies Nativity which gave us no small in sight in this our divination Let thy highnesse know but be not astonished since that the evill influences of the starres may yet be our masterd by thy wisdome that the present estate of the Caelestiall signes following the opinion of Ptolomee and of all the Astrologers who joyntly accord it to signifie a dimunition of thy states and a rebellion of thy subjects First For the Lions which thou sawest in thy sleepe they represent the Christians who joyning themselves together shall unanimously oppose themselves against thy highnesse and shall become Masters in a short time of the most part of thy Kingdomes Secondly The Lion which seized upon thy breast shall be an Emperour of the Christians who shall chase the from thy throne Thirdly That the Centaures which fought each against another doth demonstrate thy subjects who shall beate one another and shall destroy themselves by rebellious and civill warre Fourthly that the Griffens signifie a great army of the same Christians who shall overclog and suppresse thee The head and Cheiftaine of which represented by the Eagle who hath taken away thy sword which thou didst hold in thy hand shall deprive the of thy Imperiall seate Fiftly that the two commets with their double Tailes represent the power of the same Emperour And that which yet more confirmes us in this opinion is that they have appeared over thy Seraglia and over the principall Mosca of this City Know then thrice Clement Prince that all our Ancestours have beleeved as we also beleeve our selves that thy raigne shall be the last of the Turkes To which must be added to this divination of his sages that as the Monarchy of the Turkes tooke his beginning from the yeate 1300. Vnder Albert the first Emperour of the house of Austria so it shall end under an Emperour of the same house which they say is the King of Hungary the most powerfull and the most happy that the Romanes have had since Iuliuss Caesar The newes in the letter addes thus much that after this interpretation and Paranymphe of the King of Hungary the Diviners withdrawing themselves the great Turke fell into a profound meditation amazement upon this their sad sentence and so rising from his seate he commanded that these diviners should be speedily recalled whom he instantly caused to be imprisoned and that the next morning they should make many litle houses of straw in the forme of a Cage without a bottome into which he severally made them all be put and soone after caused every one of these Cages to be drawn up into the Aire by foure strong men and putting fire with powder and pitch he made them passe and repasse many times burning as they were upon the heades of those miserable diviners and Astrologians who notwithstanding were not at all hurt no not so much as blackt or singed by the smoake of the Powder or flame of the Pitch all which being beheld by the inhabitants of Constantinople they were greatly astonished at this miracle insomuch that some of them procured themselves to be baptized but privately neverthelesse the grand Turke was in such sort surprised and amazed that he was three dayes without giving audience and dispatched many posts throughout his dominions to raise and Leavy men of warre fearing least the Imperialls should hereafter come upon notice of this newes to revoke and call in question our faith and mahometan beleife FINIS