All is not Gold that glisters: OR, A WARNING-PIECE TO ENGLAND, BEING A prophecy, written by that famous and learned Knight Sir WALTER Raleigh, the day before he was beheaded on Tower-Hill, in the reign of our late sovereign Lord KING JAMES. foretelling the great and wonderful things that will befall the King of Scots, the People of this Nation, the change of Religion and Law, and how long the Government shall continue without a King, or House of Lords. Also, the landing of an English Army in France this Summer, the taking of the City of Rome, and the beheading of the Pope, and seven of his Cardinals. With other remarkable Passages and precedents.  
London, Printed for G. HORTON, 1651.   

All is not Gold that glisters.  
AS for the present estate and condition of the commonwealth of England, 'tis affirmed by famous Sir Walter Raleigh, in his Prophecy, written by his own hand, the day before he was executed at Tower hill, in the days of King James, That it should remain without a Kingly Head for the space of 13 years; and that before, & at the expiration thereof great troubles should arise; much striving for the Government and Crown, but to little purpose; For be assured (saith he) O ye people of England, that the days will come, When diligent inquisition shall be made for innocent blood, both from Kings, Parliaments, commonwealths, & States; and that great will be the fall of Tyrants and Usurpers; yet nevertheless (after a short time) the people shall be governed by a Head, a mutual enjoyment of peace, will attend the English Nation; and all the Saints and Inhabitants thereof shall sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Blessed be the Name of the Lord, for this great Work of Reformation, and restoring of us to our former pristine condition.  
This Government shall refrain firm and unmovable, & all the Princes of the Earth shall adhere thereunto.  
It is likewise prophesied, That in the year, 1652. the English shall become Masters of France; And in the year, 1653 the Germans and Danes shall submit. Lastly, That in 1654., the Lord general Cromwell shall enter Italy with an Army, and in 1655. the City of Rome shall be taken by his Excellency, and the Pope and seven Cardinals shall fall under the fatal blow of the axe, and be headless.  
On the 14 instant, came an express from France, signifying, That all the troubles in Bordeaux are appeased; the Nobility and Citizens of the Town of Guienne declare for the Prince of Conde, which draws a conjunction of all Bordeaux to his highness, whose Army and provisions increased daily.  
Gen. Harcourt hath writ to the Queen, That his Officers have prot●sted against the Cardinal, and have deserted his majesty's service, by reason that he is made Generalissimo of the King's Army. This Cardinal is both a great politici●n, a gallant soldier, and a learned scholar. The Parl. of Paris sent two of their Members to the Court to the King and Queen, to inhibit the coming in of the said Cardinal, which two Members were taken prisoners; but this breach doth exceedingly exasperate the spirits of the Parl. Insomuch, that they immediately sent a Declaration to the King, Wherein they declared, That if his Majesty would not vouchsafe to harken to the advice of his Parliament, and to leave his evil council, and return to Paris within the space of ten days, that then they would depose him, sequester all his Lands and Revenues, degrade Him of his Crown, Honours, and Dignities, and fight against Him and the Kingdoms Enemies.  
The Duke of Guise is come into Province with 6000 soldiers from the King of Spain to assist the Prince of Conde. The Duke of Longueville sent a Message to his highness, assuring his Excellency that he hath 2000 Horse, and 2000 Foot for his service. The Lord Chancellor of France, and divers other Dukes, Marquesses, and Noblemen, offer great sums of money out of their own Estates to maintain him. Whereupon the Duke of Orleans (at a full Assembly in Paris) declared, That he was resolved (with God assistance) to expose life, fortune, and estate, for the preservation of the Kingdoms Rights and Interests, protesting his integrity to be true and faithful therein, in the preservation and maintenance of so great and good a Cause.  
The Senate of Bordeaux (since the Cardinals coming in) sent to the King to take off the Declaration against the Prince of Conde. But instead thereof, the King sent a Proclamation to his attorney General, by which the Parliament, Jurats, and all their Officers there, are discharged of their Offices, which so inflamed them, that they took the Letters from the attorney General, and sent them to the Prince, resolving to adhere to the Prince upon that account.  
His highness the Duke of Orleans forces are marched towards Zayr, to hinder the Cardinal from joining, or getting to the King at Poitiers. Col. Hollac (a German) is come in to the Duke of Orleans with 500 gallant Horse, and were honourably entertained. Divers other eminent Commanders belonging to Gen, d'Aumont have likewise tendered their service, which was received with great applause, and triumph.  
From Scotland they write, That the last week there was a general meeting of the Ministers and laymen in Edinburgh; their debates are very high, crying out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians; Great is the Scots Presb●tery. On the next Sabbath they intend a Fast. Well may they fast and pray, if it he but to learn humility.  
From Genoa thus: That since the coming of Don John into the Leaguer before Barcelona, that the French are with 3000 Foot, and 1000 Horse recruited, that they approach the City daily, and never leave off to vex them, by day with Canon, and by night with Granadoes: 500 sheep going before the Town are taken. At the Sea-Coast it was besieged with 30 ships, and 16 Galleys, so that it was impossible to bring there any thing more in; and they have taken the two barks with corn that intended to have come in. The Catalonians began to strengthen the Forts (on the place formerly where the Jews use to bury their dead) to entertain correspondence with the City, but the Spanish are about to hinder them. The Earl Iglia was come from France to Matara with 400 Horse, and 2000 Foot, intending to get into Barcelona; but hearing by the way of more difficulty than he expected, went no farther, tarrying for Col. Haudencourt.  
At Genoa are arrived the galleys from Spain with a million of money. A great Fleet is setting forth for the safety of that republic.  
In the next place, take a review (I beseech you) of certain remarkable precedents, worthy of observation.  
Agrippa the elder being in Cesaraea, and clothed with sumptuous apparel, and sitting in a high and regal seat, began to make a speech to the people; but some of his people cried out, that it was the voice of some God, and not of man; which words being grateful unto him, (who could be willing to assume divine honour to himself) he was suddenly strucken with an Angel, and so his flesh and bowels putrifying, he was consumed with lice.  
The Syrians being overcome in War by the Israelites in certain mountainous places, ascribed their overthrow to the Gods of the Mountains, who (they said) did favour the Israelite; therefore they would fight with the Israelites in the valleys, where they thought the God of Israel was not interessed; upon which cause, God by his Prophet thus spoke to the King of Israel; Quia dixerunt Sylli, &c. Because the Syrians said, the Lord is God of the Mountains, and not of the valies, I will give all this great multitude in to thy hand, and you shall know, that I am the Lord. And thereupon both their Armies joining battle after, the Israelites (though but few in number) killed in one day a hundred thousand footmen: And there remained in a near place twenty seven thousand Syrians, who flying into the City, were killed with the fall of the City walls: doubtlessly this was a manifest revenge and punishment of the former blasphemy.  
Nicanor being leader of the Army of Demetrius the King, and intending to invade the Jews upon the Sabbath, was admonished that in honour and reverence to God (who seeth all things) he should forbear that sacred day: to the which advise he thus answered: Estne potens quispiam in caelo &c. Is there a Lord in heaven, that commands the Sabbath-day to be kept? to whom when it was answered. Est dominus vivus &c. There is a living Lord, which ruleth in Heaven, who commandeth the seventh day to be kept: he replied; Et ego potens &c. And I am migh●y upon Earth to command them, for to arm themselves, and to perform the King's business. Upon which occasion the day of War being begun, though Nicanor had a most powerful Army, furnished with all kind of Munition and Armour; yet was he overthrown by a very few, with the loss of 35000 men. His blasphemous tongue was likewise cut off.  
At what time Achior commended the power of the God of heaven, and averred, that the Jews were secure and safe, in that they worshipped God religiously, at which words Holofernes in great indignation thus answered. Quoniam prophetasti, &c. Because thou hast prophesied among us to day, that the people of Israel is defended by their God, I will show thee, that there is no other God, but Nabuchodonosor, &c. For which blasphemy he paid dear, for his own head was cut off by the hand of a Woman, and his Army being driven to flight, a great part thereof was put to the sword by the Jews.  
Antiochus for his pride and blasphemy, was strucken from God with an invisible and incurable disease; for first, suddenly a violent pain of his Bowels invaded him; and then quickly after he fell out of his chariot, wounding himself dangerously: lastly his body putrifying with a filthy consumption, and breathing out a most loathsome smell, was consumed alive with worms.  
Balthazar (King of the Chaldeans) when he commanded the holy Vessels to be brought to him (which were taken out of the Temple of the Lord at Jerusalem) and did drink in them with his Noble men, and his Concubines; for such his prof●ning of them did presently feel God's just revenge; for in the midst of the banquet and jollity with his guests, it is said, Appa verunt digiti, &c. There appeared fingers of man's hand, which wrote over he candl-stick upon the plaster of the wall of the King's palace. And this appeared in the ●ight of all men, and with great consternation of mind and fear to the King himself.  
Nabuchadonosor (King of Chaldea) when in his fury he cast the three children into the fiery furnace, for that they refused to adore a Statue erected by him, and further blasphemed against God, in prefer●ing his own power before the power of God, in these words: Quis est De us? Who is God that can take you out of my hands? Did immediately after acknowledge the contrary, and confessed a Deity, through the sight of that stupendious miracle, by the which the children being in the midst of the flames, remained unhurt and not burned. But after when he had forgot the same, and bear himself with his former elation and pride of mind, maintaining, that his power and glory stood obnoxious or subject to none, he was suddenly punished by God; a voice from Heaven rushing upon him, and speaking thus: Tibi di●itur Nabuchodonosor Rex, &c. O King Nabuchodonosor, to thee be it spoken: thy Kingdom shall depart from thee. And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the Beasts of the field; They shall make thee to eat grass as the Oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou knowest, that the most high beareth rule over the Sons of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Which voice being ended, he was presently deprived of reason and grew mad. Whereupon being driven from all men's society, he begun to live in the Woods among Beasts, and during seven years lived after the manner of beasts. Which period of time being ended, he was restored to his wits and senses, and preently thereupon most excellently confessed a divine power. That this was to happen unto him, God foreshowed it a year before in a vision which he had, while he dreamed; which vision Daniel did interpret.  
From Constantinople they write, That the Emperor of Turkey hath positively declared against all the Kings, Princes, States, and commonwealths in Christendom, and hath imprisoned about 4000 Christians; amongst the rest, many eminent Gentlemen: some whereof, are men of quality, belonging to the English Nation; who were Agents and Factors at Ska●o●n, Smirna, and other places; yet notwithstanding the janissaries are not a little obstructive to his proceedings; which in time may cause a glorious sunshine of the Gospel, over those dark Atheistical and Methometan Corners; But as ancient Pithogoras said, That he was assured the air was full of Spiri●s; so am I confident (as yet) that Turkey is full of Devils.  
But the Venetians are preparing a great Summer Fleet, to go out against the Turks, under the command of the Lord High Admiral Foscolo, who hath already took 4 stately galleys; and hath made himself Master of the strong Castle of Nedron, wherein he found 30 brass pieces, 500 barrels of powder, and great store of Ammunition. The Emperor of Germany is likewise raising 40000 men, to retard the Turks Design against Christendom.  
FINIS.