Strange and Wonderful Prophecies and Predictions Taken from the APPARITION Of the late Dreadful COMET The last Wonderful ECLIPSE, And the great and signal Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the Fiery Trigon, That will happen on the twenty-third of October next, signifying the utter downfall of the Hierarchy of Rome, and other most wonderful and unheard of Mutations, which shall happen in Europe within few years.  
Taken from the joint consent of the most learned Astrologers and other famous Men, skilled in the Astral Sciences.  
As likewise a Prophecy of Mr. Lilies, and one of Bishop- Ushers found some time after their Death.  
HEaven is God's Book which he lays open before Mortals, but wise men can only read it; Fools admire it, and Fops deride it. But 'tis most certain, that God shows not his Signs in the Heavens in vain, and that Comets, Eclipses and remarkable Conjunctions of the Luminaries and other Stars signify something to Mankind, since experience, the Mistress, even of Fools, teaches us that our Bodies, and the Bodies of all Animals and Vegetables, are subject both to the benign and malevolent influences of the Heavens; we shall therefore let the ignorant and incredulous alone, and speak only to those, who with more judgement inquire into these Prodigies, which we may so call, though they are natural, because portentous, and are remarkable Signs of things to come.  
We shall not in this narrow compass go about to declare our judgement of the matter of Comets, or how produced: the opinions of the Ancients about this matter are exploded, and some later have ingeniously enough judged them to be caused by the Actions of Spirits, and some other learned Vertuosis have thought them (and perhaps not amiss) by reason of the great height of most of them, that they are the Conflagrations of so many several Worlds. But as to this, we shall not discourse any farther, but procceed to let you understand, what the learned have predicted from those signal Apparitions, and that great Conjunction which will be celebrated in October next.  
As to the first, the Comet seen in England, as well as in most parts of Europe, and also in America, in December 1680. According to our most learned English Merlin, it signifies great and unusual Tempests by Sea and Land, blasts of wind, strange Treacheries, Death of , Dearth of Grain, Plague, and Famine, with great Inundations of waters. Which has been verified in the great Deluge in Flanders and Holland, and all the Low-Countries, to their unspeakable Damage, and the perishing of many thousand Souls, besides the loss of , and Land hardly ever to be regained. As this great and unusual Flood might be the effects of this Comet, so also it may have its signification and may predict Troubles, Wars, and great Devastations and Depredations to come shortly on those Countries, as it hath been observed in the like Cases. Therefore let Flanders this year and the next, look to itself, and Holland also, lest they become a Prey to the French Monarch; it is much to be feared. Besides this Comet, we have from very faithful hands, that three Suns have been seen at once several times, the last of which was in April 1681. As also several other strange Apparitions in the Air, of Armies Fight; Ships combating and firing one at another, all which are not sent in vain, and do predict something more than we are free to speak of at this time, but proceed in our discourse of the Comet. Fromundus saith, Cometa non est Physica causa calamitatum sed signum potius ad placitum Dei. That a Comet is not a Physical cause of Calamities but rather a sign thereof, at the pleasure of God. So we may well believe that this remarkable Comet is a sign of many Changes to come, and we may thence predict or foretell great changes in many places, as Scarcity, Plague, Famine, Wars, and Cruelties exercised by some potent Prince.  
Lily in his Anglicus 1655. hath these prophetical expressions.  
In the year eighty three,  
Great Changes there will be.  
And I have heard of another Prophecy, concerning that year, found in the Papers of a learned Man.  
Who e'er shall live to ninety three,  
Three Armies shall in England see,  
Three Princes shall for Empire strive;  
Two shall be slain the third survive.  
And when the Crown's placed on his Head,  
Religion shall be established.  
The South then to the North shall say,  
This is England's happy day.  
Time will reveal all things, but it behoves all men not to slight such warnings from God, nor laugh at impending Judgements, but to amend their Lives. Hear what another learned man in the Science of Astrology tells you, in his Astrological Observations for this year, That the motion of a Comet from one place to another, manifests an hostile motion of an Enemy, from one Region to another. God preserve us from an Invasion. We may Justly fear that this Comet portends more wars in Europe. I wish the Turk breaks not the League with the Emperor, or invades not some other part of Christendom within these few years. He goes on and says further, the dreadful effects of this Comet will be the slight of many good people from their Habitations, the Banishment of several persons into other Countries, unusual Tempests, dark weather, piracies, and Shipwrecks with many other Calamities, destruction of Fruits, overflowing of waters, uncomfortable Harvests, Scarcity of all sort of Grain, many infirmities happening to , as Oxen, Sheep, Hogs, etc. with many Melancholy Diseases frequent among the People.  
But as this Comet was not in all respects as other Comets have appeared, being more remarkable in its progress, and bushy Tail or Stream measuring to many Degrees in the Heavens; Some learned Philosophers have predicted from it, some unusual mutation to be made in Religion, to the great detriment of proud Persecutors, but whether Italy or some other part of Europe be pointed at, time only will reveal. We shall now proceed to the Lunar Eclipse  
This Eclipse of the Moon happened on the 11th of February last, and was plainly seen of us. Tho Eclipses of either Luminar, are Natural, the one being caused by the interposition of the Moon betwixt us, and the Sun, which Shadows its light by its opacous body, the other, being caused by the interposition of the Earth between the Moon and the Sun, whose shadow causes the Lunar Eclipse; yet I say these Eclipses by all the Ancients have been observed to have produced their very great Influences and Effects upon the people of the World. This Diliquium or total defect of the Moon, is celebrated in the Mid-heaven in three Degees, fifty three minutes of the Celestial Virgin, and portends some alteration in Religion, and that many careless Christians run into strange and unheard of principles destructive to our Faith. It also predicts great sicknesses arising from cold and dryness, especially unto Princes, and great persons. We may expect to hear this Summer of the Death of some great and remarkable Prince or Potentate. This Eclipse, happening also in a Northern Asterism, portends sudden Earthquakes, according to Ptolemy. Mercury is Ruler of this Eclipse, which signifieth great Change and Mutability in the minds of Men. Treachery, Shamplots, Subtle Contrivances, Craft and Cuning among Magistrates: promotes Innovations in Religion, and in Laws and Customs, Causes high winds and a troubled Air. The effects of this Eclipse will appear among all people, and those Countries subject to Virgo, Pisces, Sagitary, and Gemini, and that when the Sun and Mars come into those points, then will the effects be most powerful. We may expect a dry and unwholesome Spring, full of noxious and malignant fumes, which may give great detriment to the Fruits of the Earth. Thus much for this remarkable Lunar Eclipse, we will now proceed to the great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter which is indeed very signal.  
This notable Conjunction of which we are now about to speak, is between Saturn and Jupiter, in the Regal Sign Leo, which predicts very notable things, being also seconded with a Conjunction of Mars, both with Saturn and Jupiter in the same Kingly Sign; the effects of which will last many years, and, as a knowing ginger says, will much alter the Affairs of Europe, and give the form of things another Face, from what it had before. Things that have long been a hatching will now be brought to Light. God preserve England from another new contrived Popish Plot, and private Enemies under the mask of Friendship. Mars junctus Saturno struet fraudes multas & deceptiones. Mars being joined with Saturn, brings forth many frauds and Sham-plots, Robbing by Land, Piracies by Sea, great unfaithfulness of great ones one to another; and Teeacheries and Villainies of all kinds. God preserve this Nation from Pestilence, which seems to be threatened by the Malevolent influences of Mars and Saturn: also great Favours and other Epidemical Diseases, towards the latter end of this year, and next Summer. Multa cadunt inter labia & Calicam: many men's expectations shall be frustrated; there is a Square of Jupiter and Mars that will make a great noise and will very shrewdly shake if not break to pieces the Image of Nebuchadnezar, Verbum Sapienti.  
This Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter and Mars in Leo, and all of them in Square to Venus in Scorpio, and the Moon also disposed of by Mercury- and yet in Square to him, is one of the worst revolutional Figures that may be seen. These Conjunctions happening in Leo, near the Tropic of Cancer, will pour their effects on those Northern Regions to purpose, because their diarnal Ark or time above the Earth is near 15 hours, so that during that time, the power of their rays have great influence, to alter the Principles of the Air, and so by Consequence of all other things living in it: we say, that this will be a cause of many perturbations; men's minds will be stirred up to fiery and furious Actions, to War, Battle, Murder, Treachery, Rebellion, and the like. In some of the Northern parts of Europe, because they have all North latitude in Leo. Saturn in a fixed sign Signifies Mortality, and Scarcity of Fruits of the Earth: and indeed a great Mortality is to be feared, for Saturn and Mars are in the 4th and both Dignities in the 8th House, which is the House of Death. But God may hear the prayers of the Faithful, these things invite men to Repentance, and to Supplicate Almighty God to divert his impending Judgements.  
By it England, Ireland, part of France, all Scotland, and Holland, Polonia, Sweeden and Denmark, seem to be much Concerned: many inundations, tempests, Shipwrecks, Pestilence, Famine, and unusual diseases will ('tis very likely) be manifested in those Countries. This famous Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, falls in about 20 degrees of the Regal sign Leo, on the 23d of October. 5 H. Post M. The fiery Trigon, or the Conjunctional returns into this Trigon, have always been attended with very notable and Memorable Changes both of Church and state, and very great Actions and Alterations in Kingdoms and Countries. This being the 7th Revolution since the beginning of the world.  
The famous Merlinus Anglicus tells you that the first Revolution of this Trigon after the World's Creation, fell in the days of Enoch, the second in Noah's time, when the universal Flood drowned the World, the third in the time of Moses when the Children of Israel were delivered from the Egyptian Yoke, the fourth was about the setting up of the Monarchy of the Medes and Persians, the fifth fell about the time that our blessed Saviour lived here upon Earth, the sixth was when Charles the Great translated the Western Empire to the Germans. And now this is the seventh which has a singular Mystery of Sabbatism, and promises great things more than ordinary to the World. Its effects will last several years, and will be about the year 1801  this triplicity has its full period: about which time we may expect the utter overthrow of the Hirarchy of Rome, if not before; and that about that time we may expect a Total Catastrophe of the world, and in the mean time we may look for great and Marvellous alterations and Changes in the Constitutions of Empires, and strange Revolutions of Monarchies and states. But Leo being a Regalsigne, and in trine to Aries, England's ascendent, what ever Changes we may expect at home, Monarchy will be advanced and we need fear no danger of a Commonwealth, for no such thing is threatened from its Influence, but rather that some petty states, should choose them some warlike prince, and become Monarchical. Who ever lives to 88 shall see such Revolutions as few expect but we shall at this time Conclude with this Prophetical Enigma. When the Eagle builds his Nest on the top of a Fir-tree, let the white Raven leave Croaking, for his end is near: the Frog and Reremouse shal●●●ter into a League, but shall be both destroyed by the Sparow-hawke. Then shall a man arise with the Sun on his head, whose rays shall Illuminate the Northern parts of Europe, than Peace and Plenty shall flow thorough all his Dominions, which shall Extend from the North to the South having divers Princes his Tributaries.  
These things shall all fulfilled be  
Before Seven hundred Eighty three.   

LONDON Printed for J. Smith. 1682.