¶ An example of God's judgement shew● upon two Children borne in high Dutch La●… in the City of Lutssolof, the first day of julie. and translated out of dutch into English the 6. November last by Cornelius Pet.  
  

¶ To the Reader.  
dearly beloved Brethren like as daily we see the wunderous works of GOD, to advertise us to the amendment of our sinful wicked & detestable lives, before he doth plague us, like as alwaise he is good and merciful and doth not punish us according unto our deserts, but sendeth us first Signs and tokes to admonish us of his ire which we so rightly deferne for our so little regarding & esteeming of his most holy word and gospel. But we daily neglecting and not regarding the same.  
He therefore hath not only sent hideous Monsters and fearful Signs, unto those where they were borne and seen: but aswell unto us, yea and rather unto us because we having the sincere Doctrine and Gospel of Christ so unfeignedly preached yea so earnestly set forth and so diligently uttered, and yet we nothing regard the same. But like stubborn and obstinate Children run headlong into our damnation.  
Wherefore we have to give the greater account of the time which we have spent (when we shall come and appear before the judgement seat of GOD the most rightful judge) wherefore dearly beloved let us not be like those of Sodom, Gomorra, jerusalem, and many other Cities which would not esteem of the tokens and signs which God sent them.  
But let us repent with those of Niniveh, and pray unto GOD for mercy and humble ourselves before h●m then will he not extend his wrath upon us▪ but be merciful unto us.   

The Description of two strange Children.  
THis Child (dearly beloved, which thou seest figured before the here, was born the day and yet a boon written, being in all proportion as thou seest it here presented. The head of the said Child was to be compared in all points like unto a Bishop's Mitre, In all other points well proportioned save the hands which were as the Picture doth represent the right hand a sword, and the left hand a rod, the other points firmable as a Child ought to be, but the Colour of this Child was to be compared unto a Negro, or Blackmore, (the which Child) lived the space of three days, in the which days it did most wunderously speak these words following.  
Be the wars of men not yet done? Make peace, Make peace in all countries for the LORD will come and punish the Earth, with Sword and Rod, as my hands do represent. And also he said amend you in all countries for there will such a mortality come, yea such a sudden death that one shall say unto an other/ Oh, Brother where have you been that you are not dead? These were the words of the first Child, which as I have said before is here portraturde unto thee. Therefore repent of thy former offences.  

The Description of the other Child.  
 
The description of the other Child.  
THe other Childemy beloved/ had this proportion, that is to say. It had two heads in good form, but that it was upon the one side very black/ like as the other was. And the other white, and as good c●●●let as may be, and nothing to be seen in the proportion that seemed strange, but only black and white. This other Child lived also three days. It did ●●●ure rest but contiou●sly did cry and weep and made great lamentation. In so much that every one Lamented to see this piteous spectacle, and the third day they both died.  
These Children were borne in Lutsolof, four miles distant from Sir●●●rach, in the which City, the same was first published, to the great comfort of the Godly/ and to the wicked a terror and grief of mind.  
The Father of these Children was named Baltus Maler, and the Mother that hare them/ had to name Katherine Peter'S, who was of the age of forty years when she bore them.  
At the time of their death, fell such a grievous Plague amongst them of the City: that there died in nine days two thousand persons. Whereof some died sitting at meat, & with meat in their mouths. And the 〈◊〉 was of so much abundance that it perished upon the Ground for lack of those that should gather it in for the people lay in the streets as moss or dirt, and there durst none gather it in.  
There have some supposed this to be but lies and fables. but indeed they are the very handy works of God and I would wish those unbelievers to be advertised from their unbelief and forsake their sins, lest when it is to late they do repent.  
We have a fearful beginning amongst us of Lovin, of Mastreicht of Aken, at Namure, at Sitteret, & at Antwerp, where the People died of the plague by heaps, for there hath died of the plague commonly three hundred a week.  
Thus wishing you Christian brethren to take example by our plagues to receive the glorious Gospel of our Lord and forsake your sins, I bid you Farewell.    

Imprinted at London for William Bartlet and are to be sold at S. Magnus' corner by Richard Ballard.