EXTRAORDINARY NEWS from Constantinople, November the 27. 1641.  
Being a Letter sent from thence to the Lord Dominicco, Mugliano, Florantino, dated the second of September. 1641.  
Containing a most certain and true Relation of the late and strange visions, with the aspects of two Commetts or blazing Stars with forked Tails.  
Appearing to the great Turk, and perpendicularly hanging over his Seraglio in Constantinople, as also his incredible dreams, together with their Interpretation by the wisest of his Divines, Astrologers, and Magicians.  
Written in French, and faithfully Translated by W.C.  
LONDON, Printed for Francis Constable, and john Thomas. 1641.   

Extraordinary news from Constantinople, Novemb. 27. 1641 being a Letter sent from thence to the Lord Dominico, Mugliano, Florantino, dated the second of Septemb. 6. 1641.  
IT is a wonder to all the world, that in the selfsame time, that the Imperial Council was in Labour to Accommodate the King of Hungary with the great Turk, there were published throughout all Germany, Prognostications of the Ruin of the Turkish Empire, by that of Germany, some took these impressions at the first sight, only for dreams, as their whimsy brains apprehend it, and their bold Intepretations accompanied with so many circumstances, of which we have received other news, but by the self same writing, so that many imputed all to be but the Ruing of some cracked brains, But the most avised believed that it was an Artifice, though something gross, to appease the discontentment of those who found it strange to reduce and unite the King of Hungary to the Turk, to oppose which as heretofore it hath been said, the Empire was Established: be it what it will, Italy and Germany, having both had their part in this news, I will give it you, such as it was sent to us under the name of a Letter from Constantinople, to the Lord Dominico, Mugliano, Florantino, dated the second of September 1641.  
From the tenth of August last, to the 13. of the same Month there was so furious a wind in the plains near unto Constantinople, that it did disroote and blow up many Trees, and ruinated a great number of stately Edifices, and amongst those persons who received great loss, it is particularly observed, that four of the Turks grand Courilers, and a Captain of his Troops, were by the vioence of this Tempest, thrown into deep precipices, and were never since seen: This turbulent storm was accompanied with so many fearful Thunders and Lightnings, that it killed many of his janizaryes, not fare from his own Seraglio, and this Lightning and Thunder was followed with so great a Rain, that a good part of the Territories of Constantinople were swallowed up, and the fields converted into a Marsh or Bog; all this was made the more fearful and destroyable by the Aspect of two Commetts or blazing stars with double tails, or forked posteriums.  
The one of which appeared from two of the clock in the morning until midnight, just over against the great Turk's Seraglio, and the other over the Church or Mosque of Sancta Sophia, from three of the clock in the afternoon till five a clock the next morning: these strange sights did affright and amaze all the Turks in general, but now behold what more troubled the great Turk in particular.  
The Twelft of the same month, about three of the clock in the Morning, the great Turk dreamt, that he was seized upon by many Lions, the greatest of which having bitten him upon the breast, his excellency made so great a cry and noise, that all his guards run up to him in Arms, believing that some sudden disaster or misfortune had befallen him; But the great Turk commanded them all to retire, after he had assured them, that he had received no harm, and so his excellency pleased to fall asleep again, but upon break of day he had a second vision of many Centaurs, who made and fought a bloody Battle one against the other, after this there came from the East a great number of Griffens, who fell upon the Centaurs with such a fury, that they put them all to flight, one part of them retired into Pits, and Caves to hid themselves, and the other joining themselves unto the Grissens, killing the most part of the Centaurs, who had retired themselves into pits and Caves, the grand Turk seeing this disorder, would needs assist them, with a flaming sword in his hand, but as he lift up his sword against the Griffens, the Eagle conducting them, disarmed him, upon which the great Turk being surprised, awakens with so great confusion and trouble, at these visions and appararions, that he must needs know the signification of these, and the foregoeing comets, for the accomplishment of which he commands, all his Divines, Astrologers, and Magicians, and other the wifest men of his confines, who undertake to forefee things to come, to make their address to Coustantinople, within ten days after the publication of this his decree, under pain of perpetual banishment from out his Empire, which Divines came at the time prefixed, in great numbers, unto whom his excellency having deelared punctually his visions, and the appearing of the two blazing commetts.  
He expressly commanded them, to tell the explication on within three days, without any disguising of the truth, although he should wish the contrary, if it might prove against himself, at last they all assembled upon that subject, where after long time spent in the conference and dispute, they withdrew themselves, each apart, the better to recollect their thoughts, then conveening the second time, they found themselves all of one opinion, whereupon they made choice of one of the most ancient, and the most gravest amongst them, named Mossa Egypsiano, to give a true account to the grand Turk, of the Interpretation which they had agreed upon of his dreams, so that the third day being expired, the fornamed Mossa Egypsiano, come to make his report to his excellency, which he did after this manner.  
Our thrice invincible Lord, thy highness having permitted us to relate unto you without disimulation, the true explication, of the two comets and visions, which thou hast propounded unto us, after we had exactly considered, and calculated the conjunction of the planets, with thy excellencies, Nativity, which gave us no small in sight in this our divination.  
Let thy highness know, but be not astonished, since that the evil influences of the stars, may yet be our mastered by thy wisdom) that the present estate of the Celestial signs, following the opinion, of Ptolomee, and of all the Astrologers, who jointly accord, it to signify a dimunition of thy states, and a rebellion of thy subjects.  
First, For the Lions which thou sawest in thy sleep, they represent the Christians, who joining themselves together, shall unanimously oppose themselves against thy highness, and shall become Masters in a short time of the most part of thy Kingdoms.  
Secondly, The Lion which seized upon thy breast, shall be an Emperor of the Christians, who shall chase the from thy throne.  
Thirdly, That the Centaurs, which fought each against another, doth demonstrate thy subjects, who shall beat one, another, and shall destroy themselves by rebellious and civil war.  
Fourthly, that the Griffens signify, a great army of the same Christians, who shall overclog, and suppress thee, The head and Cheiftaine of which, represented by the Eagle, who hath taken away thy sword, which thou didst hold in thy hand, shall deprive the of thy Imperial seat.  
Fiftly, that the two comets with their double Tails, represent the power of the same Emperor.  
And that which yet more confirms us in this opinion is, that they have appeared over thy Seraglios, and over the principal Mosca of this City.  
Know then thrice Clement Prince, that all our Ancestors have believed, as we also believe ourselves, that thy reign shall be the last of the Turks.  
To which must be added to this divination of his sages, that as the Monarchy of the Turks, took his beginning from the yeate 1300. Under Albert the first Emperor of the house of Austria, so it shall end under an Emperor of the same house, which they say is the King of Hungary, the most powerful and the most happy that the Romans have had since juliuss Caesar.  
The news in the letter adds thus much, that after this interpretation, and Paranymphe of the King of Hungary, the Diviners withdrawing themselves, the great Turk fell into a profound meditation, & amazement upon this their sad sentence, and so rising from his seat, he commanded that these diviners should be speedily recalled, whom he instantly caused to be imprisoned; and that the next morning they should make many little houses of straw, in the form of a Cage without a bottom; into which he severally made them all be put, and soon after caused every one of these Cages to be drawn up into the Air by four strong men; and putting fire with powder, and pitch, he made them pass and repass many times, burning as they were upon the heads of those miserable diviners, and Astrologians, who notwithstanding were not at all hurt, no not so much as blacked, or singed by the smoke of the Powder, or flame of the Pitch; all which being beheld by the inhabitants of Constantinople, they were greatly astonished at this miracle, insomuch that some of them procured themselves to be baptised, but privately, nevertheless the grand Turk was in such sort surprised and amazed, that he was three days without giving audience, and dispatched many posts throughout his dominions to raise and Levy men of war, fearing lest the imperials should hereafter come upon notice of this news, to revoke and call in question, our faith and mahometan belief.   
FINIS.