Two most Strange WONDERS; THE ONE Is a true Relation of an Angel appearing to Mr James Wise Minister in Yorkshire, and the many strange and wonderful Visions which he at that time beheld; As also his Prophecies concerning some years of plenty, and a great dearth presently afterwards to ensue; with the burning and utter destruction of many goodly Towns and Countries.  
THE OTHER Being a most fearful judgement which befell Dorothy Matley of Ashover in the County of Derby on Saturday the 23. of March last, who having cozened a poor Lad of two single pence, wished that the ground might bury her alive if she had it, which presently came to pass, for the ground opened and swallowed her and the Tub she washed Lead-Ore in.  
The truth of this Wonder is here inserted by Mr. Iddolls Minister; Tho. Rice, Henry Wapping kinsman to her; Giles Winter, Tho. Smith, Francis Brown: and many others.  
Printed for W. Gilbertson, 1662.   

Most prodigious tidings from the NORTH: OR, A most true Relation of an Angel appearing to Doctor James Wise, Parson of the Town of Greenway in the West Ridings in the County of York, to whom an Angel appeared on the 18. of March last; and an account of the several Visions that appeared to him.  
THe Land of England hath for these many years been accounted the Land of Wonders. Errors and Divisions prevailing, the Angels of the Churches have been dumb; but will you now hear the strange Visions, and the tidings which an Angel, (who is a Ministering Spirit) hath Revealed for future times, for the better settlement of many discontented spirits in this Kingdom.  
MAster James Wise Minister of Greenway in the County of York, seven miles from the City thereof; walking some few miles to visit a friend of his not far from Greenway where his Parsonage was, did meet in the way with another Minister to whom having communicated his mind, and being both full of pensive thoughts; Mr. Greenway having taken his leave of him, Beheld, where before his face there appeared many strange Visions which might have amazed any other Spirit but his alone, who was throughly exercised in all works of Devotion and Humility; yet he could not be so much master of himself, but at the sight of the first Vision which appeared to him with a Cross in his hand, he trembled down upon his knees, and hearing a voice that by this you shall overcome, he sell prostrate on his face, and ignorantly worshipped that, which before he too profanely didneglect.  
In this great distress both of Body and of Mind, he continued for some certain hours; and another Vision, which carrying a great Splendour with it appearing, he lay on the ground (dank as if then was) for the space of an hour, till some honest men, who knew him, passing by, did-raise him from the ground, and desired to know the reason of that his so melancholy distemper.  
He then looking up, as from a Trance, acknowledged that he had seen many strange Visions during the time of that Trance, and they desiring him to return to his own House, because he looked so extremely ill; he beseeched them to let him alone for he did believe, that by a peculiar appointment he came forth, a selected man to observe those events which would be of great concernment to this Kingdom.  
Some there were by, who hereupon did urge him with more persuasions to go home, and buy some warm Meats to strengthen and refresh his weak and misguided thoughts, to whom he said, he was never better in all his life; and if they but knew the least of that with which he was then possessed with, and could but apprehend, and behold what he saw and beheld, they would not part with the least portion of that Spiritual Felicity, for all the Endowments which the World should give them.  
His friends standing in admiration of him; and the Evening drawing on, they parted from one another, and Mr. Wiseman having taken his leave of them, and thanked them for their courtesy, returned towards his own Parsonage of Greenway. He had not gone above the length of half an Acre, but an Angel, as dazzling to behold, as impossible to express, did encounter him on the way, and touching him with a white Wand, said unto him,  
Be of courage and fear not, beloved, and defended by the Powers above. Thou hast seen many things unrevealed to other men; and it will be thy happiness to see a great part of them fulfilled.  
Dost not thou see so many Crawling and Ob●●rious things that are returning to curl themselves in their own beds again, They are the many Seditions, Factions, and Heresies, which having been permitted to come out of the Monstrous Wombs of Ignorance, Rebellion, and Confusion, are now returning to their own Centre: They left Hell empty to people this Nation, and to speak truth, there was more Order in Hell without them, than there was lately in your Nation with them.  
Who it was that called them into this Land, and did awaken them from their old beds to disease and disrest them, this is not a fit place nor time to reveal; We have a Catalogue of their names above in Heaven, and they hang in Files on the Infernal Rolls.  
The World was made in Order, and it is Order only that will preserve it. There must be a Superiority, and a power Superintendant our all the rest: Look but on your own hand, and you will confess, that it were a very unfit Instrument if the fingers were all of an equal length.  
Mr. Wiseman hearing as well the voice, as observing the admirable splendour of the Angel, remained as a thing lost betwixt Amazements and Fears; when by and by the Angel departing from him & giving him a gentle brush with his silver Wings at his departure, Mr. Wiseman did seem to be more encouraged thereby, and looking round about him, and resolving to go home with all the speed that a body so old as his would permit; he sound his hope to be intreached upon by despair, for to his appearance the Sun (it being then but four in the afternoon) began to lose his light as if it had been but a short day ●t the beginning of January; his absence was attended with many thick Clouds of darkness; and to make his words and his fears the greater these Clouds seemed to be of several complexions.  
Sometimes they seemed to be of a duskish pale colour, as is the colour of the Earth; sometimes again of a dark green, and blue, such as is the colour of the Sea; sometimes Azure, as is the colour of the Elements; and sometimes of an angry Red, as is the colour of the Fire.  
The Clouds that were of a duskish colour represented several forms, and dull conditions of many persons with their Arms folded up, as if they would be content with any Government, provided they could but keep their gold, and the dull treasures of the Earth with them.  
There were also many men and creatures to be seen in the dark green and blue colour; and there were swarms of Bats flying like Independants in the Air, too wise to own Earth and too weak of wing to fly aloft to Heaven.  
That which did most ●ffect him, were many choice and gallant bodies of Azure colour, and some of perfect White, all differing in their stature, but resembling one another in their degrees, as well in their Honour as in their Innocence.  
And it is to be observed, that as they were all distinct from one another, as well by their Voices as Complexions; so there was not where any true Harmony to be found but in these only.  
The last Creatures in the Clouds were some of a Scarlet, and some of a Purple Complexion; some of them in long Coats from their shoulders down to their Feet were walking up and down the Streets and whispering Treason; and because they had not their own Order, they would admit of no Order. A wretched Generation of men, they looked most of them like Citizens, and knew neither how to govern, nor to be governed.  
But those in Scarlet were most of them on foot, and armed either with Pike or Musket, and looked very superciliously, as if they would give Laws to those men, who of themselves would observe no Laws but their own.  
The sight of so many persons, so strange in their Tempers, as in their Complexions, and Habits, did wondefully perplex Mr. Wiseman; but a voice was heard, the Lord is thy Guide, which voice did give a new Encouragement unto him, when behold a battle in the Air, Eagles sought against Griffins, and Bears against Boars, Tigers against Lions, and Wolves against Leopards, the number on both sides seemed to be infinite and would have amazed the sight, but behold, in less than an hours space they vanished: And men sought against men, both on Horseback and Foot, they all fought like Lions; but they who carried their Lion's Passant in their designs, were undoubtedly the Conquerors.  
After this, there was to be seen a City all on fire, a great City, and although of innumerable buildings, yet hardly able to contain her people. And after that a Cloud of Dismal Smoke which for a while waving up and down, there appeared at the last a finger of fire, which pointing to Mr. Wiseman, he drew near unto it, and heard a voice which commanded him to go home, and declare unto the world this ensuing Prophecy.  


The Prophecy.  
ONe thousand six hundred sixty and one,  
a great dispute will be,  
And Presbyterians must all veil  
to those of the Hierarchy.  
At this much murmur will arise,  
and they would all destroy  
Both Train men and Auxiliaries  
that say Vive le Roy.  
But they shall all be quelled,  
although their numbers are so many  
Whom Providence hath armed now,  
shall ne'er be quelled by any.  
Three fruitful years of Corn will be,  
of , fruit, and hay,  
And three dear years after you'll see  
to eat these clean away.  
Old women this year will dyc a pace  
middle age with fevers strives  
In death's path young babes take their race  
at Seas men lose their lives.  
The greatest fight at Sea will be,  
never the like known before,  
All Nations thick us woods of trees,  
the Seas a purple gore.  
A many people will run mad  
and men will kill their wives,  
The Son to wrong his Father is glad  
and untimely lose their lives.  
For sin great plagues on Cities ensue  
the bellconstantly toll,  
To bury two thousand a week will be true  
O Lord receive their skulls.  
A mighty Earthquake by God's power  
in several places tot'h Land send.  
Which will shake stately towns and towers,  
and thus I make an end.   

The Names of the chief Parishioners which do desire to have their hands annexed to confirm this wonderful Prediction; are  
John Wills Esquire.  
Tho. Brown Head Constable.  
William Dean.  
Ralph Corbet.  
Simond Main. Jun.  
Sam. Walter.  
Henry Main.  
Peter Cresil.  
Moses Treton.  
Michael James.  
Valentine Strewed.  
John Andrews.     

The great and grievous punishment which by the most just judgement of Almighty God fell upon Dorothy Matley widow, of the parish of Ashover within fifteen miles of the tamous Derby, who the ground opening was swallowed up within it for her grievous sin of imprecation.  
WE read in the holy Scripture that the ground opening swallowed up the rebellious Corah, Dathan, and Abiram; this was a fearful judgement, at which all the whole Tribes of Israel were amazed and silenced. The like we read in many Histories; and the sad punishment in the like nature which befell this Woman in Derby shire is most memorable.  
Her name was Dorothy Matley, a woman noted for pilfering and defrauding her neighbours, but above all her most grievous sin of imprecation; for when she had wronged any of her Neighbours, which she would do often, and was reproved by them for it she would presently fall a ranting and cursing bitterly, and wish that the ground might open and swallow her alive, if she had done any such thing.  
It so fell out, that on Saturday on the 23. of March last she had purloined from a poor boy two single pence, the boy missing of his money complained to his Mother, and told her that Dorothy Matley had got it from him; his Mother coming to her, found her washing and purging of Lead-Ore from the Rubbish with which it was digged up, and demanded the two single pence of her, but she most wretchedly denied it, and wished that the ground might open, and that she might sink alive into it, if she had it, when behold the just judgement of God, for immediately at that very instant the ground did open and swallowed her▪ who perceiving whether she was a going made a dismal cry and noise, but it was in vain, for the ground gaping swallowed herself and the Tub in which she was washing, did suddenly close again.  
The neighbours, and some that knew did dig for her body, and found it a great way in the Earth, but as for the Tub in which she washed, they could not find it, although they digged deep for it.  
This was a dreadful judgement, and may serve for an example to all the God dammers of our times; and to all other that are guilty of the like Imprecations: therefore let them consider of this and repent lest they be torn in pieces, as the Prophet Daved hath it, and there be none to deliver them.  
FINIS.