A COPY of a LETTER SENT FROM Constantinople, In which is a full ACCOUNT of several Strange, and Horrible APPARITIONS, WHICH was seen at CONSTANTINOPLE, and other adjacent Places in the Air: As also the Sultan's DREAM In the time of the STORM  
SIR,  
THat, hitherto I have sent you no letters, think it not my Negligence, but the want of something new, or worth Observation, to Write: Within this few Days at Constantinople, and there abouts, many strange Signs have been seen in the Heavens, and to the Ottoman Emperor himself; strange Portent's happened one Night. Of all which I thought fit to give you an Account.  
On the 10th. of November, a most horrible Tempest arose, which continued in its Violence until, the 18th. with that fury, that several Trees were turned up by their Roots▪ Houses dismounted of their Cover, and many Elegant Structures levelled with their Foundations. Besides the unusual flashes in the Skies, the Emperor's Palace was Rend, and many of his chief Ministers perished by Thunderbolts, and Lightnings, which fell from the Sky: And that which added more to their Horror and Terror, two fiery Comets was seen, from which two Tails like Darts descended, or hung down, whose Flames so turned about, or brandished, as though the whole Air was set on Fire; which continued for one whole Night over the Emperor's Palace. Three Hours before the day appeared it was seen over the Temple of Sophi. Besides these Prodigies (the Language of Heaven) the Sultan in the Night, three hours before Day, in a Dream, did imagine that he was set upon by many Lions, and by their exceeding Fury they had fixed their Talons in his Breast; from whence being overcome, with Terror he began to Cry out, and by his own Noise, awaked himself, which being heard, his Officers presently ran to him, fearing the Emperor was Assassinating: Being come, they inquired the cause of his Disturbance, which to one of his Intimates he Related. The Janissaries were commanded to their Posts, being assured the Emperor was Well.  
Moreover, as he was slumbering, in the Morning, other Fantasies occurred, as though a great number of Centaurs was engaged in a Bloody Conflict amongst themselves.  
But afterwards from the West, a like Body of Griffons who had the Eagle for their General, furiously falling upon and Assaulting, the Centaurs, presently put them to Flight; part of which to save their Lives, fled and hid themselves, the rest were most Destroyed by the Griffons▪ which Caesar, Dreaming, saw, out of Commiseration offered the Centaur's a flaming Sword for their Assistance, which the Eagle their Captain suddenly snatched out of the Sultan's Hand, and bore it away. The Emperor wakened, desired to hear the Interpretation of these monstrous Sights and Comets; for which cause over all Turkey the Astrologers and Magicians, under the greatest Penalty and the Emperor's Displeasure, are commanded in Ten days time to come to Constantinople, and are conjured in three Days time, without respect of Person, to render and declare the meaning of those unusual Prodigies and Sights; in pursuance of which Commands the Astrologers and Magies are joined in one Consult; all being Examined they agreed in one Interpretation, but of their solution we are Ignorant, being only known to the Examinant. Yet we hope these Dreams and Apparitions are Omens of the Downfall of that great Magog, or Man of Sin, that Enemy of Christ, and Tyrant of the Universe, the Refuge of Rebels, and the Anti-christ; for whose Extirpation and Exit, all good Christians ought to Pray, with your most  
Obliged Servant, P. R.   

This may be Printed,  
R. P.   

LONDON, Printed by George Croom, at the Blue-Ball in Thames-street, near Baynàrd's- Castle. 1685/6.