Mr. lilies NEW prophesy.  
OR; Sober Predictions of a Peace between the French and the Dutch, and their Allies, speedily to be concluded.  
Drawn from some Astrological Considerations of the general Assembly of the Planets happening in Sagitary, in the Month of December, this present Year, 1675. &c.  
Together with some probable Conjectures of the Success of the King of Poland, against the Turks and Tartars.  
From the several Configurations of the Heavens, in the approaching Year, 1676.  

With Allowance.   
Printed for. John clerk, at the Bible and Harp, in West-Smith's field, near the Hospital-gate.   

VOX TURTURIS, OR, Well-wishing Predictions of an Universal peace, throughout EUROPE.  
'TIs too sadly Visible and Notorious, how much Europe has for many years bypassed suffered under the Calamities of a most grievous War: How Nations have Justled with Nations, and Kingdoms with Kingdoms, some striveing for Glory and Conquest, others gasping for liberty and self-preservation; Whilst to the prejudice( I wish we might not say to the reproach and scandal) of our most holy faith amongst upbraiding infidels, the Swords of Christians have been mutually embrued and distain'd with the blood of their slaughtered Brethren; For what Crown or state( almost) is there professing Christianity, which and this day is not involved in the flamme, except the land of our Nativity, where by the blessing of God aat care of his Vicegerent, our most gracious Prince, we enjoy a calm security of free trade, whilst all our neighbours are in danger of shipwreck by the violent agitations of these unhappy Tempests, as if indulgent Heaven had rescued us from the common combustion, that our deserving Monarch might have the honour of b●ing chiefly instrumental in quenching the flames, that he may enjoy the united applauses of Christendom for contributing to their General repose, and reap the Glory of distributing Olive-●ranches more desirable than the Laurels of the proudest Conquerors.  
The true primary or Original cause of all these disturbances must be acknowledged to be that source of all our misery, SIN; whereby the Sons of Men provoke their God to visit them with these Judgements; but amongst the natural and celestial prodromi or fore-runners of them, whereby they were presignified to the world, we may justly and principally reckon the three Comets( or Blazing-Stars) 1665. Of whose nature and effects much having been already written by several Authors we shall say nothing further here, nor undertake to point out by or from what particular positions or aspects of the heavens, or Transits of the superior bodies, the most eminent battels by land, Engagements at Sea, Skirmishes, sieges, and encounter▪ that have lately been acted on the Europian Stage; with their several successses were denoted, and might( possibly) have been descyphered by the wary Sons of Art, whose Towering Genius[ if they have but the true Cabalistick Key, and handle it with modesty and discretion] may be admitted into the dark Closet of Futurity[ so as to behold Actions in the Womb of their Natural causes] further, than some grovelling Carpers( whose very souls seem to partake of a ●errestiety, as well as their bodies) can easily imagine.  
In the Year, 1672. our Famous lily had these words amongst his Astrological Judgements, in his Merlinus Anglicus,( or almanac) Printed for that Year, viz.  
near unto these times, some kind of Astonishment surprises an active potentate of Europe, seeing plainly that neither his Actions of War or peace succeeded according to his projected Expectations, being either Circumvented, as he believes, or frustrated by providence: he being not the man ordained to give Laws to his Neighbour Nations.  
This was written by that well-skill'd Pen in August, 1671. And how far or in what parts of the World the same has been, or may hereafter be fulfiled or verified, we shall not here dispute: but since Peace is the great blessing which so many Nations now want, we shall proceed to make a brief inquiry what grounds the World may have from the present posture of the Heavens to expect and hope for the same.  
And certainly we have no reason to despair thereof; for if inferiors be governed by superiors, and the actions of mortals keep time to the secret music of the spheres,[ we mean celestial influences] It may rationally be concluded, that when those glorious guiding lights concur in their positions and beams, men may likewise agree and correspond better in their counsels and actions.  
Observe your Ephemerides then, and in the latter end of the month of November next approaching, and beginning of December, you shall find the benevolent Planet Jupiter treating all the rest of the Planets;( except churlish Saturn) in his own day-house and Triplicity; so eminent a Congress or Assembly of the Celestial Septemviri,( like the interviews of mighty Princes) rarely happens, and then not without some Illustrious Effects, and seems in an Astrological sen●e to speak to this effect.  
That the Inhabitants of this part of the world, wearied with the toils and Fatigues of Long and bloody Wars, shall at or about that time, or the month before mentioned, generally appear desirous and pant after peace, waveing those Temerarious councils that first involved them in these pernitions, Contentions, and that some Grave and pious Prince or princes in compassion to prevent the further efusion of Christian blood, should undertake the mediation of these grand differences, whos● laudable endeavours Heaven seems inclinable to crown with the desired success; though yet as all great actions are not brought to pass without eminent difficulties; especially where there are so many several and contrary interests to be satisfied, so here willing Mercury just going retrograde may put a sudden damp sometime upon their treaties, as if all would terminate in smoke, intimating that the peevish humours of some Conceited Ministers, or persons delegated under a public Character may clog and entangle their debates with several remoras procrastinations and obstructions by insisting on puntilio's, and preferring Niceties before the common good of christendom; Yet Saturn towards the beginning of the year becoming stationary to direction, and Jupiter courting him with the Amicable Rays of Trine-aspect carries on the blessed work, maugre these rubs flung in the way by the busy tongued Mercurial Tribe.  
Nor is this our single sentiment the Judicious Author of( the true) Calendarium Astrologicum or Triggs almanac for 1676. Ioyns his suffrage and concurs in Iudgement, having this Observation in january.  
Many are the configurations of the Planets at the beginning of this month, which pretend to mortals nothing of any dangerous consequence; but rather a general agreement, &c.  
And again in February.  
If Sextile aspects of the Planets, betoken amity amongst those celestial Bodies, then certainly there will be great harmony in the Heavens this month, whence I conjecture they may happily influence the same effects amongst men upon Earth;— Thus that industrious Artist.  
'Tis true, we dare not be positive, for perhaps our zeal and passionate wishes for such a blessed composure may bias our Iudgement into error, yet we are confident a little time will clear us from the suspicion; and that Janus's Temple may be shut for some time amongst Christians, and open onely against the Arms of Ottomon, and other miscreants; and oh how glorious were it to see our reconciled Princes sand their united Troops to the aid of the most illustrious King of Poland against his numerous enemies both Turks and Tartars.  
Seriously the Conjunction of Sol and Saturn in Taurus in April next is of no good signification to that most heroic Prince; yet as his actions and successses have hitherto been within a degree of miraculous; so we have reasons in art to conclude they will for the future be no ●ess glorious, and that his name shall be as dreadful to the mahometans as that of ●canderbeg was heretofore. May the Lord of Hosts be to him a shield and a Buckler, and cover his head in the day of battle; that he may vanquish and put to flight those barbarous Infidels; And may the God of peac● incline the spirits of all Christian potentates to ●ove and amity, and particularly continue that blessed tranquillity we now enjoy unto this Nation wherein we live, that we may sit under our own Vines, and sing praises unto him, and none may make us afraid.  
FINIS.