MIRACULA MUNDI. To the KING Upon the day of thanksgiving for his Majesty's happy delivery from the late Plot, being Sabbath 9th of September, 1683.  


PErmit, Great Sir, in this our double day  
Of joy, we tell the World what wonders may,  
And aught, your Subjects from all Plots deter  
For future times: Since (pardon Sir) you were  
1 Foretold by Wonder, and with Wonder borne; 2  
3 Escaped by Wonders, Wondrous forlorn, 4  
5 Restored by Wonder, and with Wonder Crowned, 6  
From Plots and Machine's still with Wonder found  
Preserved, and saved; that it for Wonder goes;  
Heavens kindness, or the malice of your foes,   

Which greater is: for if their working Pates  
Plod Wonderfully deep, the Happier Fates  
With fresher Wonders still Th' Anointed saves:  
While Rebels gain but their untimely graves.  
Since nothing than but Wonders now can teach  
Some Loyalty, may these few Wonders preach  
Them to their duty; while all good men sings  
You, King of Wonders, Wonder unto Kings.   J. C. Scotus.  

1 In that Ænigmatick Prophecy concerning the Posterity of K. Henry VII. their succeeding to the Crown of England, 
Virro, Puer, Allecto, Virgo, Vulpes, Leo, Nullus  but too Politicly made use of in the late troubles as a Stalking-horse for a Republic, and more Hellishly cajoled by Oliver for a Welsh Noll, and which was yet miraculously at once fulfilled and elided by that Ditton upon his Majesty's Birth-pieces, largessed at the Baptism; Hactenus Anglorum Nullus.  
2 As appeared by the miraculous Star at his Birth not only seen over London by thousands betwixt twelve and one in a bright day the 29 of May, but seriously observed by his Father as he road to St Paul's to give thanks; and questionless the aspect heightened the devotions of that pious King for such a Son, and let us believe the blessings come accordingly.  
3 From Worcester, 50 several Persons (whereof some Men some Women) being privy to it, and yet no discovery made of him, notwithstanding of the proposed rewards, assured threats, narrow searches, and securing of all the Ports, which wrung from the Usurper himself (upon the Hearing he had got over Seas) this Prophetic confession, That God had preserved him for some strange thing to their Lands.  
4 As is easily evinced from the many sad and dark passages of his 9 years' exile.  
5 In a Restauration not to be parallelled in all its circumstances: ardently wished for by the free Genius of three Nations, who alas had too deeply engaged themselves not to receive their Lawful Monarch but upon limited conditions, brought home (without the barking of a Dog) by ane Army which was unfortunatly but too Victorious against him. Yea such a Restauration was it, that upon an account thereof to the Turk, 'tis reported the Grand Seignor uttered this expression: That if it were Lawful for him to change the Religion of his Fathers, he would choose that of the King of Britan's, whose God and great Prophet had performed so miraculous things for him.  
6 In the great and observable thunder and lightning at his Coronation, the very Heavens as it seems (to witness him the anointed of the Lord in all things) being willing to discharge their Artillery at so joyful and Sacred a solemnity.  
Obstupuere animis alii, sed Troius Heros  
Agnovit sonitum, & Divae promissa Parentis.    

Edinburgh, Printed in the Year 1683.