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The pedlers prophecie
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Wilson, Robert, d. 1600.
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1595
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THE PEDLERS Prophecie LONDON Printed by Tho. Creede and are to be sold by William Barley at his shop in Gratious streete 1595 The Pedlers Prophecie The Prologue FOr as much as we must talke of Prophecie We intend with pardon and supportation As learned men doth well define and testifie Thereof to make a true and pure declaration To prophecie of things is a diuine inspiration Telling things to come with vnmoueable veritie A gift onely proceeding from Gods high maiestie A diuine inspiration he calleth prophecie That which doth all other Prophecies exclude Which are no prophecies but things of mens fantacies Inuented to deceiue the ignorant and rude But Sathan is readie vnbeleeuers to delude Though his members who are proued to be lyers Yet they shame not to call themselues true propheciers The falshood and vanities of these prestigiators Saint Augustine in nine or ten bookes de ciuitate dei Confuteth and proueth them no true Relators But blasphemers and verie Athaists And therefore by the iudgement of God murthers Not worthie to liue by the sentence of Gods mouth For into Lies and Fables they haue turned the truth Saint Hierom vpon Micha do testifie That the terme or vocable diuination Which the diuels mancyples calleth prophecie Is often taken in an euill consideration As in the same place he maketh a plaine relation That the true Prophets in scripture Prophets are named Diuinators are reproued condemned and blamed To that pernicious science Diuination Are added a number of dyabiluall vanities Whereof I am not able to make recitation Neither do I esteeme such wicked faculties I wish them extinct in all communalties For where they were they were permitted There was the prince the people sore punished And although I shall not rehearse them in order The first of all he nameth Negromansie Phytonia some say is of as high degree Peromansie Heromansie Hydromansie Geomansie Phystonomy Metapostopy Spatulmansie Gheromansie Then haue you Homen Agurium Postyguum Aspicium Magyam Venesissimum Sortilogullum There be a great many moe then I can recite Whereof euerie one hath his right That is to say euery one hath his diuilish superstition Contrary to Gods word and Christs erudition Confounded be those children of perdicion Moses confounded them so did Iobe and Esay With all the Apostles Prophets and Doctors vtterly Of Gods Prophets thus doth Lactantius write They did not onely of things to come prophecie But they spake of one truth in one sprite Which was fulfilled in their times openly These were sent of God by precept verelie To be messengers of his diuine maiestie And to be correctors of mens iniquitie To deride these our Author hath a Plaie compiled Which he calleth the Pedlers Prophecie Out of the which all such lewdnesse shall be exiled And other things spoken of very merely We shall vse the maner of a comely Comedie The propertie thereof is honest mirth to make The which to do at this time I do vndertake And whereas we shal speake of certaine trauellers We desire all honest persons not to be offended For we meane none but bankerouts and vsurers Which to vndo other hath intended Their abuse I wish heartily to be amended For the past shame bankrout borroweth beyond his estate Then he fleeth keepeth his house or taketh Ludgate Vnlesse our Preface should too farre it selfe extend And engender tediousnesse vnto our audience With a fewe words more I will make an end Beseeching you to heare the rest with patience So doing of our mirth you shall haue intelligence I take my leaue of you for yonder commeth the Pedler VVhich will take vpon him to be a great medler Pedler O this packe this packe this heauy packe It is so heauie it hath almost broke my backe VVeary nay I was neuer so weary Since I passed Carowse Ferry Time it is to set it downe VVould to God I were neare some good Towne A peny for a pot of drinke I shall die for thirst truly I thinke A great way haue I gone since I dranke Fourteene myle beyond the Scottish banke Fewe Pedlers take such paine I am faine to buy all my ware in Spaine And because I would haue all my ware good Sometimes I passe vnto Iasons wood Vnder the poole Antarticke there I was VVhereas I spake with the mightie Atlas Of whom for mony I had a pasport That through Celum Imperium I might resort From thence vnto Primum Mobily There bought I a stone called Idake Toy In the which there is a spirit inclosed Whom truly when I am disposed I can tell what is said or done From vnder the Constellation of the Moone Vnto the centor of the earth indeed Whither I purpose to go with all speed To Celum aquinum I came from thence And there bestowed I the most of my pence Yet to tell you the truth of the matter I was almost perished with water Time it was to call for a boat Three dayes in the water I stood vp to the throat Yet as hard as the world went there To fill vp my packe I bought more geare There bought I a stone called Calbrates Oh happie is he that hath such a stone I tell you that thousands cannot get one For this stone giueth wisedome honor and grace And defendeth from perils in euery place If that with Dyostarydes you could speake Your mind vnto him you might breake Then came I to the firmament And to passe thence I had commandement Saturne was angry and verie fearse The causes why I will not now rehearse Iupiter could not pacifie the cause Then Mars eased them with stafford lawes Soll engendred such a sort of flyes So that they had almost bitten out mine eyes Then passed I by Venus Mercury the Moone From whence I came since yesterday at noone Yet as hard as the world was there To fill vp my packe I bought more geare A stone I bought which Tenya they call This stone hath the best propertie of all For it will make him to speake that is dumbe And be able to tell of things to come This stone I beare vnder my tongue alway So that I can tell what they do or say Well vp with my packe and get me hence There is no remedie I must trudge for smal pence Conyskins maydes Conyskins mayde Yonder commeth one I am well apayde Here the mayd enters Mayd Welcome Pedler hast thou any fine needles here Or any stiffe pinnes sharpe at the poynt I pray you Ped. I haue indeed but they be some what deare Such as will breake before they will bow Not like vnto maydens the truth for to speake VVhich before they will breake they will bend Ma. VVisely spoken Iohn Hoddy-peake Your thrift and your wit at the good ale you do spend If thou hast any at once bring them forth I may not stand pratling all day with thee Ped. I tell you my needles and pinnes be more worth Than you are worthie for your faire lookes to see You will not buy I