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Paul Grebners Prophecy concerning these times written in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Anno 1582 / taken out of the original copy from Trinity Colledge in Cambridge with a paraphrase thereupon by a person of honour.; Prophecy concerning these times
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Grebner, Paul.; Person of honour.
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Paul Grebners PROPHECY Concerning These TIMES WRITTEN In the Reign of Queen ELIZABETH Anno 1582. Taken out of the Original Copy from Trinity Colledge in CAMBRIDGE with a Paraphrase thereupon By a Person of Honour READER THIS Prophecy received from an Honourable Person coming so opportunely to my Hand I thought it but Duty to transfer it to the publick View not daring to commit so great a Sin in the secret Concealment of a business of so general a Concernment Touching the Author Paulus Grebnerus he was a great Astronomer and a man of surpassing Piety and known Integrity whose Erudition likewise and excellent Endowments have received a publick Character from this and other Kingdoms His Prophecy here need no Panegyrick and a farther Amplification by way of Apology would prove impertinent where so many thousands have been so throughly prepossest in the Truth of his Predictions In a word Schismaticks that speak evil of Dignities and despise Prophesies may perchance persist still obstinate I am sure all Royallists will rest here well satisfied For my part I shall therefore pray for the Conversion of the First and Confirmation of the Last wishing the one more Faith and the other better Fortune Farewel Grebners's Prophecy PAulus Grebnerus was here in England with Queen Elizabeth Anno 1582. and presented her with a fair Manuscript in Latine describing therein the future History of Europe here and there limming in Water-Colours some principal Passages Dr. Nevil Clerk of the Closet being in favour with the Queen obtained this Book of her and bestowed it on the Library of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge where it hath been published to the view of all persons till about five or six years ago by much perusing and ill handling it was much slurred and defaced In his Predictions He describeth the Troubles of Russia and the Election of a Swedish King SIGISMVND by name to be King of Polonia by which he shall irrecoverably lose his own Inheritance That of the Swedish Race there should be one GVSTAVVS ADOLPHVS by Name that should take heart from the Distractions of Germany to invade the Empire with a small Army fight many Battels prosperously but should at last perish in a pitcht Field That about that time should Reign Rex Septentrionalis nomine CAROLUS qui ducit Vxorem Mariam Papisticam ex quo evadet Regum infelicissimus Tunc populus ipsius Ditionis eliget sibi alium Imperatorem Comitem qui durabit in Imperio tres annos aut circiter At postea idem Populus eliget alium Imperatorem Equitem non ejusdem Familiae nec Dignitatis qui detrudet omnia sub pedibus suis durabit aliquantò longiore tempore post hunc eliget nullum Post hunc apparebit quidam CAROLUS è CAROLO descendens cum immensâ Classe in Litore Ditionis Patris sui cum Auxiliariis Danicis Suedicis Holandicis Francicis posternet Adversarios suos administrabit Imperium perfelicissimè longè latéque dominabitur erit CAROLO Magno major Englished thus About that time a Northern King shall Reign CHARLES by Name who shall take to Wife MARY of the Popish Religion whereupon he shall be a most unfortunate Prince Then the People of his Dominion shall chuse to themselves another Commander or Governour viz. an Earl whose Government shall last three years or there about And afterwards the same People shall chuse another Commander or Govâ—â—â—â—â—r viz. a Knight not of the same Family nor Dignity who shall trample all things under his Feet He shall endure somewhat longer time and after him they shall chuse none at all After him shall appear one CHARLES descending from CHALES with a mighty Navy on the Shore of his Father's Kingdom and with Aid from Denmark Swedeland Holland France shall overthrow his Adversaries and shall govern his Kingdom wonderful happily and shall bear Rule far and near and shall be Greater than CHARLES the Great A Short Paraphrase on the Fore-going Prophecy HOw well could Grebner in those blind Times see And in these seeing-Times how blind are we Our New-found-Lights are lost those squint-ey'd-elves And purblind Seekers may now seek themselves Who have thus err'd imagining Prediction Of Sacred Prophesie but some feign'd Fiction But we blest Grebner who have still admir'd And look't upon thee as some Soul inspir'd Will hold thy Saws no longer in Suspense Which now w'have reach't with th' Opticks of our Sense Since what was once Apocalyps is known The unridl'd Truth of Revelation Those two grand Champions that trode on the Neck Of Nations and had Kingdoms at their Beck Are both extinct and Fame can only give A bare Relation that they once did live But Thou Renowned Charles whose matchless Fate Design'd Thee a Victim to the Peoples Hate Maugre the Malice of Thy Foes wer 't hurl'd With Hallelujahs from the wondring World A Conqueror o're thy doom from whence we may Infer thou only livd'st we di'd that day And now look back look back and have recourse From whence these streams of mischief had their sourse Whiles those promiscuous Hodg-podg-powers oppose Like high-swoln floods that River whence they rose The Eagle thus dislodg'd a Wren-like race Of Dunghil-Dors soon pierch't up in His place And Lapwing-Liberty e're fledg'd takes Flight First hath her Champion-Earl the next a Knight Whose heavy pressure hath so imp'd her Wings She hath lost by Consuls what she got by Kings And now but Life's in Prophesie we might Die and despair to see thy Second Light Great Charles who like the Bridegroom of the day Shalt gild sad Britain with thy glorious Ray Whiles all those Shower-shot Mushroms and those new Created Brats melt like the Morning Dew And all those Ignes Fatui shrink and run Like Exhalations at the Rising Sun This is the Wish Great King and Pious Care Of those who piece-forth Prophesie with their Prayer O may Blest Grebner be added to the Small Prophets and prove each Line Canonical Whiles what in th' old Queen's Reign he did divine May be fulfil'd and ratifi'd in Thine O may'st thou Reign in thy known Realms who art Inthron'd already in thy Peoples Heart O may'st thou rule and spend thy Fame through th' whole Earth from the Artick to th' Antartick Pole Till the just World with Grebner shall maintain Thee a mightier Monarch than brave Charlemain FINIS London Printed for Thomas Burrel 1680