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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68224	A miracle, of miracles As fearefull as euer was seene or heard of in the memorie of man. Which lately happened at Dichet in Sommersetshire, and sent by diuers credible witnesses to be published in London. Also a prophesie reuealed by a poore countrey maide, who being dead the first of October last, 1613. 24. houres, reuiued againe, and lay fiue dayes weeping, and continued prophesying of strange euents to come, and so died the 5. day following. Witnessed by M. Nicholas Faber, parson of the towne, and diuers worthy gentlemen of the same countrey. 1613, withall, Lincolnshire teares. For a great deluge, in which fiue villages were lamentably drovvned this present month.	T. I., fl. 1614.; Schlichtenberger, Eyriak. Prophecey eines Bawren Tochter, welch den 18. Jenner. English.; Trundle, John, attributed name.	1614 (1614)	STC 14068; ESTC S119864	12,548	32

A Miracle of Miracles As fearefull as euer was seene or heard of in the memorie of MAN Which lately happened at Dichet in Sommersetshire and sent by diuers credible witnesses to be published in LONDON Also a Prophesie reuealed by a poore Countrey Maide who being dead the first of October last 1613. 24. houres reuiued againe and lay fiue dayes weeping and continued prophesying of strange euents to come and so died the 5. day following Witnessed by M. Nicholas Faber Parson of the Towne and diuers worthy Gentlemen of the same countrey 1613 Withall Lincolneshire Teares For a great deluge in which fiue Villages were lamentably drowned this present month At London printed for Iohn Trundle and are to be sold at Christ Church gate 1614. TO MY LOVING FRIENDS AND READERS IN LONDON BELOVED and courteous friends and Readers wee haue to consider by this strange discourse how ready Sathan is to take hold on vs if wee fall from GOD neuer so little Hee continually runneth vp and downe seeking whom hee may deuoure But notwithstanding his temptations which are great the mercie of God is greater who neuer faileth to send comfort in temptation if we accept thereof Great are the examples both of Gods mercie and might to put vs in remembrance of our sinnes which are infinite and loathsome wherein if wee continue let vs vndoubtedly looke for the reward thereof which is an euerlasting destruction both of bodie and soule Let not this which is heere declared seeme a fained fable vnto thee but assure thy selfe that all such things are sent as warnings for our wickednes and to put vs in mind of the stay of our saluation which is an assured faith in Christ Iesus from which piller if wee once shrinke the Tempter is readie to driue vs into despaire of Gods mercie Many are the wonders which haue lately happened as of sodaine and strange death vpon periured persons strange sights in the Ayre strange births on the Earth Earthquakes Commets and fierie Impressions with the execution of GOD himselfe from his holy fire in heauen on the wretched man and his wife at Holnhurst in Hampshire written by that worthy Minister maister Hilliard and all to put vs in minde of God whose workes are wonderfull These and such like examples good Reader warneth vs to bee watchfull for the day of the Lord which is at hand least sodainely his wrath be kindled against vs. Let vs therefore pray to Almightie God to hold back his rodde to be mercifull to vs and to forgiue vs that is past that through the assistance of his Spirit wee may with penitent hearts liue in his feare to our liues end Your friend T.I. STRANGE NEVVES out of Sommersetshire VPon the ninth day of Septemb. last past there was a Yeoman of honest reputation dwelling in the Towne of Dichet which is within three myles of Bruton the most ancient towne within Sommersetshire whose name is Steuen Cooper a man of good wealth and well beloued of his neighbours who beeing sicke and lying in a weake state sent his wife whose name was Margaret Cooper vpon the ninth day of Sept. past into Glocester-shire to take order concerning a Farme which he hath in a village called Rockhampton alias Rockington at whose comming thither it séemed al things were not according to her minde Thus continuing there one day and something more shee returned home to her husband partly agrieued at such things as shee thought her husband might reforme if God lent him life Now when shée was come home againe to Dichet she found her husband recouered to an indifferent health to whom shee beganne to vse very much idle talke as well concerning the same Farme as also concerning an olde groate which her sonne being a little boy had found about one weeke before Thus shee continued as it were one that had beene bewitched or haunted with an euill Spirit vntill Tuesday at night following which night she tooke her rest something indifferently vntill towards the morning at which time shee began with much vaine speech to disquiet her husband and to vse much idle talke but her husband seeing her in such a minde and finding that shee was as it were one that were desperate hee perswadod her to call vpon God and that béeing the creature of God shee should not forget to call vpon her Creatour in the day of trouble wherefore he counselled her to pray with him and to say the Lords Prayer after him which she partly did But the Diuell who alway doth build his Chappell so neere as hee may to vexe Gods Church began to withdrawe her from Prayer and to put her in minde to call in most fearefull sort for the groat which her sonne had lately found as also for her Wedding Ring desiring to see them with all speede her husband made no great hast thereunto but continued in Prayer that it would please GOD to send her a more quiet spirit and to strengthen her that faith might speedily vanquish such vanity in her But the more hee prayed and perswaded her to Prayer the more shee seemed to bee as it were troubled with some euill spirit calling still for the olde groat which her husband neglected to shew her whereat she began with a very sterne and staring countenance to looke on her husband in most wonderfull sort so that hée was sore frighted with the same Then he called for her sister for that he was not able to keepe her in her bed which when her sister and other were come into the Chamber they kept her downe violently in the bed and foorthwith shee was so sore tormented that shee fomed at the mouth and was shaken with such force that the bed and the Chamber did shake and moue in most strange sort her husband continued praying for her deliuerance so that within one halfe houre after her shaking was left shee began to tell them that she had been in the Towne to beate away the Beare which followed her into the yard when shee came out of the Countrie which to her thinking had no head Then her husband and friendes wished her to leaue those vaine imaginations perswaded her that it was nothing but the lightnes of her braine which was become idle for want of rest Wherefore her husband and friends exhorted her to say the Lords prayer with them which she did and after tooke small rest And thus she remained vntill the Sunday following in which time she continued raging as it were bestraught of her memory which came by fits to the great griefe of her husband friends and neighbours Vpon the Saterday following there was good hope of her recouerie for that shee in the night before had taken some reasonable rest her friends and neighbours came to comfort her yet sometime shee would talke somewhat idly to them which came by small fittes And vpon the Sunday shee seemed very patient and conformable to reason vntill midnight at which time the Candle which was set burning in the same