FLEMSTADTS Most Strange and Wonderful PROPHECY.  
Foretelling what may be the Wonderful Effects and Continuance OF THIS Present Frost.  
AND Great Snow: With an Historical Account of the several Great FROSTS, since the Conquest.  
Const thou Bind the sweet Influences of Pleidades? Or lose the Bands of Orion,  Job 38. verse 31. 
Licenced according to Order.  
London, Printed for E. Golding, 1695.   

Observations on this Present Frost, and Great SNOW.  
IT is a Truth so undeniable Demonstrable, that there is an America of Knowledge yet to be discovered, chiefly in the Celestial Kingdom, that even the Sacred Oracles themselves assure us of its Verity, Day unto Day, and Night unto Night, teacheth Knowledge. And there is a kind of Necessity, that there should be a plus ultra in Science, for the satisfaction of the curious Inquisitor 〈…〉 shall appear in Ages to come: But so prevalent is the Spirit of Ignorance, that the greater part of Mankind, rather Scoff at, than Admire the Works of God's Creation. All People know there is a Moon, but few believe her Influence, although they daily feel it. 'Tis pity the commonness of things truly Excellent, should render them Contemptible; yet such is the Misery unto which Humanity is Obnoxious, that it ever doth 〈◊〉. He who truly studies the Works of God, will find that Frost and Snow, Hail, Rain, and Wind, etc. come not by Chance, or from any unaccountable Motion of Matter, but at set and determinate periods and Revolations of the Planitary Bodies. Ptolemy hath so great a regard to the Moon's Influence, That he tells us, all things Animate and Inanimate, receive her Impression.  
Now, there are several Ingenious and Lear ●●d Men, ready enough to allow of the Moon's Influence, who nevertheless, will be apt to argue, that we live in an Island which hath no manner of Correspondency with the Continent, and therefore the Pretence of our Prognostics of Frost, Snow, Hail, Rain, from the Moon, is not to be allowed; but alas, as the Incomparably Ingenious, and most Elaborate Student i● the Changes, of the Wether, the Learned Dr. Goad, well Remarks, This is but a mere excuse; for the New, and also the full Moon, hath the same Influence here and there, and all the World over, Observatis, Observandis, in the prime product be sure, and also in its Consequents, according to the capacity of the Region or Country, and Season of the Year; and what more can Reason expect?  
This Fourth, last, and worst Quarter of all the Year, commenced with the Snn's entrance into the first Scruple of the Tropic of Capricorn; at which time the Inhabitants of this Earthly Globe, receive the least Portion of the Sun's Rays and Light, whi●h is one main Reason of Frost and Snow, and other extremity of Wether.  
In the Month of January, 1694. (though December threatn●d us with some pinching Frost) is the Month Assigned by the Influence of the Colder Planets and destined for Winter, t● Exercise his Tyranny in: Capri●orn the Celestial Sign governing, has many great Conjunctions in it, and the cold Moon that mainly Influences the Air, and the Sea comes to her New with sharp and pointed Horns; and m●lancholly Saturn ●oins to 〈◊〉 over the Earth, w●●th Frost and Snow, to Pinch and Pine poor Mortals: so that this Year not only begins with a hard and Niping Frost, nor gives any Prospect from the Continuance of these Celestial Influences, but that it will go out with the like. So that Rivers and other Great Waters, may be condensed to that hardness, that we need not wade, or go about for Bridges. And many Poor People put to great straits, and necessities; and some of them no doubt Die, unless timely relieved with necessaries, by the Charity of well disposed Persons, which this weather no doubt will move to compassionate them.  
February, Comes hastily, ushered in by Jupiter, he being on the place of the Conjunction of the last Month; and Mars and Mercury in oppositions, and Sol and Luna, at the Lunation are in opposition to Jupiter, from all which we cannot gather but the Wether will Continue very Cold, and if their be r●lentings, we cannot but guests it may have fits of Re●urnings, the Circuling Wi●ds being threatened to be fixed for some time, in the North, North-East, and South West; so that from Cold Greenland, and Es●●●iland, Furious Boreas, threatens to bring Frost and Snow on his broad spread Wings, and throw them over these Parts of the World; yet at last a soft relutin● Southwind, shall blow it away, and a warm Spring and a Plenteous prospect of a large Harvest Ensues.  

Yet let us mind those that are Rich once more,  
In these hard Months to feed the Starving Poor;  
That Hungry Souls may bless them for their care,  
Granting them Plenty and enough to spare.   
And our hopes are, that we shall not have such another Frost, and Snow as in the Year 168● when for 13. Weeks together, the Thames was Frozen over, and a kind of a Fair kept thereon, called Blaket-Fair, from the Numerous Company of Blankets used for to cover their Huts or Tents, where both Men, Women, and Children, Horses, Carts and Coaches, went thereon as on dry ground; the latter carrying the Lawyers in Termtime, from the Temple to Westminster-Hall, and Foot-Passengers went as thick as in any Street in London. There were also several Diversions, as Bull-baiting, Nine-Pin-Playing. etc. a whole Ox Roasted on the Ice against White-Hall; and likewise a Printing Press was kept in a Booth over-against York-Stairs, where many thousands had their Names Printed.  
In the Reign of King Edward the Third, (according to the Account of Sir Richard Baker.) a Frost last●d from the midst of September, to the Month of April, and a great part of the time with great Violence.  
In the seventh Year of Queen Elizabath, on the 21st of December began a Frost, so extreme, that on New-Years-Eve, People passed over the Thames on Foot: some played at Football, some shot at Pricks, as if it had been firm Ground. Yet the great Frost, the third of January at Night, began to thaw, and by the Fifth Day, there was no Ice at all to be seen; which Sudden Thaw, caused great Inundations.  
In the Sixth Year of the Reign of King James the First, Anno Dom. 1608, a Frost began in December, which continued till April following, with such Violence, that not only the Thames was so Frozen, that Carts laden, were driven over as on Dryland, but many Fowls and Birds perished; as also, much Herbage in Gardens, especially Artichokes and Rosemary, were destroyed.  
In the Ninth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth, there was so sharp a Winter, and so great a Frost, with such Abundance of Snow, continuing December, January, February, and March, that great Quantities of Cattle and large Fowl died, and almost all, small Birds perished through Hunger.  
In the Reign of King Edward the Confessor, in the Month of January, such abundance of Snow fells continuing to the middle of March following, that almost all Cattle and Fowl Perished, and therewithal an excessive Dearth followed.  
FINIS.