ENGLAND'S WARNING-PIECE.

OR, The most strange and wonderfull Predicti­ons of Cleombrotus a heathen Jew, prophesied in the Yeare 1272. upon the Raignes of 29. Kings of England; from EDVVARD the I. to CHARLES the Fifth, 1799.

Together with the Prophesie of another Heathen named Aldura Manasoch, and lately found amongst antient Records in the Colledge of Wittenburg in Germany.

Interpreted by Doctor Delanorosus of the same Colledge, out of the Arabian, Arminian, and Saxon Languages, newly translated into English; Now publisht and made obvious to the Eng­lish Nation, by a Person of quality.

Very remarkable to be observed in this present Age, and by future Generations.

LONDON, Printed for Francis Coles, dwelling at the signe of the Lambe in the Old-Baily, 1661.

To the Reader.

READER,

WHat is here set downe within this Map of Prophesies, and made obvious to the English Nation, was found by an English Gentleman amongst some ancient Records in a Colledge of Wittenburg in Germany, 'twas written most in Italian, the rest in Arminian and Arabian languages, strange and almost unknowne Letters; some was in the Saxon language, and by the description of the Date it is found to be Three hundred and Eighteen yeares since it was written, and in the raigne of EDVVARD the first; the Au­thors name was there, but could not be read, nor interpre­ted plainly; yet as neere as some could define it, they red it Cleombrotus a Heathen, others were of the mind it was the wandering Jew, and gave many sound and pregnant Reasons; For said they, heer have been not long agoe a strange Travailer, who could give more accompt of the antientry of the Empire then any Rolles or Description ever did. Moreover hee discovered these Prophesies, and said they lay amongst the Records, which was knowne not to be removed nor toucht in many Ages before; besides, many learned Schollers and Masters of Sciences, did averre that if any wandering Iew was it must be hee, a Man never knowne to be of any residence.

But as for his strange and wonderfull Predictions they are heere set downe, and many are come to passe in our dayes already, and 182. yeares are yet to come of his Prophesies.

WHen first this Heathen, all these things fore-saw,
It was Three hundred eighteene yeares agoe;
Which in our time, great part hath hapned true,
That was Predicted by this heathen Jew;
Five hundred yeares, his Prophesie should last,
Three hundred eighteene of it now is past;
Great part found true, what he said should be done,
One hundred Eighty two is still to come.
Strange wonders of the world hee doth describe,
And in his Prophesie he doth Confide,
That in the Sixteene hundreth sixtieth yeare
Strange wonders unto England shall appeare:
Which will out last this Prophesie with fame,
And spring seaven Kings, in linage of one Name.

The first Prophesie in the yeare, 1272.

ENgland will be govern'd three Raignes together upon these three Letters, E. E. E: and in the Raigne of the later, it will be a bloody Conflict betweene the three Lyons and the Flower-Deluce, and the Lyon will make a prey of it, and after that shall the F. bee subject to the E.

The Morall.

It signifies that when Edward the third Raigned in England, there should warres happen betweene him and France, and the Lyon ma­king a prey upon the Flower-Deluce; was that hee should quarter their Armes and bring them to his, after which France should be sub­ject to England.

The second Prophesie.

BUt in the Yeare, 1377. The letter E. shall be extinguish [...] and in the yeare 1387. will great discentions arise in England, and the blood of many Nobles will be spilt, great strugling will be for the re­gall Diadem, and at that time will York▪ be removed, and Lancaster will carry the voyce for the Court.

Then will the Kingdome make great mone,
To day we have a King, to morrow we have none:
But when this tribulation's done,
From Lancaster the King will come.

The Morall.

This was Richard the second of the house of Yorke, deposed of his Crowne by Henry the 4.th of the house of Lancaster, who fighting so many severall Battels defeating one another, that the Subjects did not know when they had a King nor when they had none, but Lancaster carrying the voyce for the Court was Henry of Lancaster; deposed Richard and tooke the Crowne.

After this for many yeares will great warres continue, but towards the time of 1483. will a wild Bore appeare out of Yorke and will en­counter two Lyons whelps, and after a small reposing will destroy them, Hee will crush many Peeres unexpectedly, many Treasonss [Page 2]and horrid Murthers that time will bee committed, and Noble mens blood will be as plenty as Commons.

Then may England pray that none,
Canary Wines that yeare come home:
For if it doth, 'tis certainly
The Letter G. by it will dye.

The Morall.

This was Richard the 3.d of the house of York, who gave the wild Bore in his Armes; The Lyons Whelps were his two Nephewes hee destroyed, and Headed severall Noble Men: The Letter G. was his Brother George Duke of Clarence, whom he caus'd to be st [...]fled in a But of Malmsey Wine. All which came to passe according to the Prophesie.

The second Prophesie on Richard the 3. d.

THen after two yeares you will find,
Great alterations by a mind,
The R. will be extinguisht quite;
Then Richmond he comes in by right,
And fights a Combate with the Bore,
That never shall be Richard more:
Then shall Yorke and Lancaster
Be excluded from a War;
And ever after both shall be,
Conjoyn'd in Peace and Vnity.

This was performed by a Marriage, between Henry the seventh and a Maiden Dutchesse of Yorke, being Heiresse.

A Prophesie upon Henry the seventh.

TWenty three yeares then will England be governed, both in peace and plenty; And after that will arise a Prince figured Mars upon his Brest, at that time will Christendome receive a mighty Shacke; That the Foundations of Rome will seeme to startle, great hurly bur­lies will bee betweene Forraigne Princes: And so at that time will some Neighbouring Nation be Englands chiefe Object.

That great Variance will ensue, much blood will be spilt; Many Noble mens lives will be lost; So that such discensions will arise from [Page 3]that time, that never will bee heartily reconciled againe; Not long after that will bee such a Change of Government, that England will have foure within the space of twelve yeares: Then shall the Female Sex rule the Male for Forty yeares together, so exstinguish.

A Prophesie, 1602.

AFter that shall arise the Letter J [...] out of the North, and will ride in upon a Stags backe, and reigne Dominicall many yeares.

The Dragon then shall downe be put;
The Lyon Rampant shall come up.
Assisted by the Vnicorne,
And make two Kingdomes all as one.
That yeare the Leopard from his Love,
Shall constant to the Lyon prove;
Beware a Seamoote doe not strive,
With Craft the Dragon to revive,
But if he doe the Eagle rhen
Will court the Lyon to his Denne:
Whose fancy to the Stagge shalt aime,
For hunting likely is his Game:
In Sixteene hundred yeares and ten,
The Stewart shall be Master then;
No Wars within his Reigne shall be,
But what's betweene the Stagge and He.

A Prophesie for the yeare, 1625.

WHen Sixteen hundred yeare is come,
And Twenty five the J. is done;
The Letter C. shall take the Crowne,
And reigne Nine yeares in high Renowne
But then beware of Lebone Rex,
Least that the P. the Lyon vix,
For then sad Fates and destinie,
By Wars throughout his Reigne shall be:
Then with a blow the times will turne,
And thousands for one Man shall mourne:
The C. shall stoupe unto the C,
But pray the first it be not hee.

But before this day comes there will raigne a mighty Warre, many Townes will be brought low, stately Ceaders will bow their heads, and mighty Castles stoope to Cotages, then will England be furfeited with the blood of Innocents, and remaine a while without King, Lords, or Commons, then will Churches be made Stables and Pallaces become Prisons; the People at that time shall stand amazed thus be­wailing. —

O happy certainly are they,
That never did l [...]ve to see this day;
Our wealth is all unto confusion brought
By those who have not left us worth a groat;
Our stately Livings to the ground is come,
But dare not speake of it, we must be dumb,
Once had we Justice and a glorious King,
Now thousand Tyrants in the roome of Him:
Which like to Tygers did his Life betray,
Since we like Sheep must unto Wolves obey:
We know not where to goe nor where to fly,
But like poore Job sit down in misery.

Great Chops and Changes at that time will happen, and the Death of some great man will then hasten: But when you remember the fall of Charing. Crosse, and see a new one built in Pault Church, then will Captivity bee [...]led captive, and Redemption out of bondage will draw near, at which time the Sea will say to the Land, I have brought home the Treasure of many yeares Voyage. And the Land shall then answer, it is so rich and precious I am not worthy to receive it, which time described is, 1660.

In the Sixteen hundreth sixtieth yeare,
Strange Wonders unto England shall appeare;
Providence by Conjunction joyneth close,
The exiled Thistle to the Southern Rose:
For Neptune of the Ocean home shall bring
A second C, but what a precious thing
Will this same Letter be, and high will stand,
Lord of the Eleaventh house by Sea and Land;
Describe but Mars and Venus to commune,
He comes in May or else the first of June;
Pray that the Seas may calme and quiet be,
Twice most he dangers, now againe at Sea:
Yet will be quit from troubles, Neptunes Rore,
And when he is arrived on the shore,
Observe this Prophesie, 'twill make appeare,
His Reigne consists on Five and fifty yeare.
But yet before the Eighty first you'l see,
A mighty Monarch in the World He'l be;
Some great and [...]gy Warre may then ensue;
If that by chance the Eagle proves not true,
The Lyon Rampant may in fury grow,
Though 'tis suspected whether he will or no:
For if the Eagle he should fly too fast
'Tis thought his Talons will be clipt at last;
For then in this Discription you will find,
All Europe will be subject to one m [...]ld,
Which is the Letter C. predicted true,
That will some great and Neighbouring Prince subdue:
And then before the Lyon provoth kind,
He'l have an hear [...] according to his mind,
Sprung from a house that's of a pretty N [...],
An Onridge foundeth somthing neare the same.
Then Spaine in fame shall lust,
France by chance may fall:
Germany will stand fast,
but England all in all.

Now marke that towards the yeare 1662. will great Contest bee in England about Religion, at which time will then reigne Twenty eight Sects of severall Opinions in which time will [...]y many sparkes of Discentions, but of small continuance, like the snuffe of a Candle quickly wast out and spone extinguish; For then will the Crowes head and the Mag [...]pres [...]res [...] be a stumbling block to erronious Errors, more Disputants will be in anguing then Paris [...] Pastors in reconciling, many at that time will bee confuted and range abroad like seemed mad men, but after a while they will soone bee quieted; So that by the yeare 1665. will all become one peculiar Government, and then [Page 6]'twill be as hard to heare the name of a Souldier in open hostility, as to see a white Raven on the top of a Pinacle, a white Harvest will fol­low, and Peace and plenty will continue, few Murthers will be com­mitted, no Treasons will bee thought of; But in the yeare 1669. or thereabouts, will a ship sayle up the River of Th [...]nes, and a Marchant will aske the Mariner what Newes he bringeth, the Mariner shall an­swer, that Austria is removed to England, and the Gates of Rome doth seeme to tremble: That yeare will some great Forraign, Prince have a fall, but England shall reigne Dominicall and provide a great Voy­age for Sea, but beware a Swallow do not sir in the S [...]earne of the Ad­mirall, for if it doe 'twill in danger the Fleet for that bout. —

This was interpreted in the Saxon Language, that the Vice-admirall that yeare his name will be Swallo [...] and will endeavour to breake his Allegiance and betray the Fleet.

And in the yeare 1680, great Tu [...]naments wil be exercised, Tilting and Launces will be high [...]o request and that yeare will a Talbot jump to a Duke of Norfolk [...] But i [...] will be better for him to absent that day, then repent of his Title all the yeare after, for if [...]e horse throw him in the morning, let him ab [...]aine his Honour that days otherwise hee will cake a Fall at. Court and pitch his head again a Barkley Castle, for the Eagle and the Leonard shall spur [...] him in the darke; for the Moone that time will be Eclipsed, but if his House doth not stumble as hee mounteth let him proceed; For then he shall dis [...]ver by the light of the Moone, the Craftinesse of the Eagle in all her darknesse. The day is described thus. —

THe Sixteen hundred eightieth yeare will bring
Great, dayes of Honour by a mighty King;
For Nobles in the moneth of Iuly, they
Shall t [...]y great actions on the Twentieth day▪
By which you I find in this same Prophesie
A Talbot shall the Dinks of Norfolke he;
An Aegle thou, begins at this to spurne,
Till, she have made the Talbots title turne.
Vnhappie then will be the Twentieth day,
Vnhappie Talbot, this Prediction say;
If that his Horse doth stumble when he Mons,
This is a perfect and a true account:
In his behalfe the Moone will loose his light,
And he are sted at the Court for spight;
For Treason and Contentions they have bred,
He shall at Barkley Castle loose his head.
But if he misse that Twentieth day alore,
He'l live a Duke for thirty yeare and more.

Another Prophesie predicted, not by the first Author but by ano­ther, whose name was found to be in that Language,

ADVRA MANASSOCH.

It was written in the Arabian Tongue as Doctor Delanorefus of Wettenburg Colledge did define, but very dull and hard to be disco­vered though with much labour and great diligence hee searched, and to his Judgement he understood it, to have been predicted neare upon the accompt of the yeare, 1700. which is remarkeable and most won­derfull to be thought of: For said he, would Providence admit me to live untill the time and operation of this Prophesie, I then could tell you, the most strange and not able Changes of great Princes unto the end of the World but when this was predicted he describ'd himselfe thus, — ADVRA MANASSOCH, whi [...]ged, 134.

The Prophesie.

NEare upon the Yeare, 1700. will happen to rise a great Rebelli­ [...]n in the Northern parts, and if you chance to see a green Winter then surely 'twill follow a bleeding Summer: Then beware a Com­bate with a Dane, great Contest will bee amongst themselves, but of a short Continuance; small prejudice to the English Nation, and so extinguish.

The second Prophesie of Aldura Manasoch 1700.

THis will be a yeare of great Change and alteration throughout the whole Realme, but no Wars heard or thought of and a glorious Flower of long continuance that yeare will fall his Colour. For the Letter C will lye downe in his Dormitory and a fresh Rose will arise from the same Root: Observe a little before, and you shall see an Ea­gle a light upon the Tower of Canterbury, and two white Doves shall [Page 8]come and oppose him, but after a small repose the Eagle will return to the Wood, and the two Doves retire to the Fop of the Church, and af­ter a short space they shall take their flight towards some great City; Then shall a Man in a long Gowne say, This is a great and notable Sign, what meaneth it? Then shall a man of a strange Nation answer, shaking his head and say, some mighty Monarch is desperate ill, but if hee passeth the 9.th day, the 19.th and 29.th, it will bee added to his Reigne 15. yeares: It is observed that this Prediction comes nea [...]e of that Prophesie o [...] the yeare 1660. wh [...]ch was fore-saw by the heathen Jew that the second of this same Letter C. should reigne Dominicall Fifty five yeares. Prophesie CLEOMBROTVS.

The third Prophesie on the yeare, 1700.

TImes when the second Letter C.
Begins to reigne will prosperous be,
Whose great abilities have been fore told,
And pattern to the universall World;
All malice [...]vy, hate discord and spight,
For length of dayes will vanish from his sight▪
He will exceed all Reignes of Kings before,
He'l reigne till Forty seven if not more,
And if in forty eight he [...]sse a drift.
He'l reigne [...] fifty, no [...] t [...]ll Fif [...]y sist
With [...] and godly same▪
Both Peace and Plenty then shall end his Reigne.

The fourth Prophesie.

THen sh [...]ll you see the time, that presently after you will see a third Letter of the C. take the Royall Diadem, no strifes nor combu­stions will be at that time little diff [...]rence will be known between the third and the second [...] will stand quiet for great while, and the Land will make no noise: But observe when you see the time that w [...]en Canterbury shall remove to London, some Northern Castle will bee brought to Yorks; And that yeare shall the Eagle desert the Lyon but will be taken by a Moo [...]e upon [...] [...]e heath, and shall be brought to London, but be ware his Talons bee not clipt, for if it bee [Page 9]he shall be distinguisht from his pearch for ever after: But if he do but shift his feathers before the Moone do overshadow him, his Neast will bee built higher then ever it was. Described thus —

It was by another Writing adjoyned to this Prophesie, interpreted,

The meaning of it.

That in the 17.th of the Reign of Charles the third, there should be an Earle of Derby that should conspire against the King, and being dis­covered should desert the Court intending to fly to West-Chester, and that there will bee a great Reere whose name will bee Sea [...]oore High Chancelor at that time, which shall apprehend him on Dunsmoor-heath and bring him to London; Meaning that if his Talons should be clipt he should bee secuted in Prison and soone cut off; But if hee did shift his Feather, before the Moone overshadowed him was paying many great Fines and quit himselfe by the helpe of friends, before the Earle of Northumberland should prosecute against him: His Neast to be built higher was meant, that if bee scap't his power and dignity should bee higher advanced then ever it was.

A Prophesie upon Charles the third, and two Kings after him by the heathen Iew.

WHen that the third of this same Letter C. doe reigne,
Then will be cheape all kind of Graine,
The space of Twenty two yeares 'twill consist,
Which this Prediction here doth manifest:
No wars nor [...]mours in his Reigne shall be,
Except in thirty or in Thirty three.
And then some forraigne Prince will with him farre,
Which in the Thirty fourth [...] a Warre,
In June it falls [...] mark [...] in July after,
'Twixt Deepe and Calis is a mighty slaughter;
The first will dye, the third will have Renowne,
And with two Royall Standards and a Crowne,
Which end the grudge long time had been before,
But after this will ne're be Battell [...]re,
The F. shall subject be unto the E.
And sayle subjective [...] them as [...].
To Charles the third will Nations intercesse,
He'l live in Peace and dye in qute [...]nesse.

After this you shall observe, that another great Prince of the Blood will ar [...]ie from the former Roote, and his Name will begin with the same Letter which is set downe, and come in according to the Prophe­sie 1602. (J.) he will beare a red Lyon on the le [...]e side, and reign Do­minicall seven yeares without W [...]r or Descention.

But then beware O Germany!
For the Letter J. will Emperor be.

The second L [...]tt [...]r of this name wil be a mighty Warriour abroad [...] other Nations, great Conquests will bee gotten, but in the last Battell he will intend to sight in the Eastern parts of the World; Let him be­ware the Moone he doe not change for if he doe the day will be lost in the forenoone and a great Prince of the blood will be slaine, but in the afternoon he shall recover it most part by the assistance of a Mon [...]ke; Three Kings will be in the field that day, but the Victory will goe to the West, and suddenly after will a Northern Prince send an Embassage to this great Conqueror; But, let him beware hee gives not Audi [...]n [...]e, for it he doe the Letter J. will be in danger of a flab, and if hee escape that he will be delivered from a great many more that year following; But in the Moneth of December let him sit up late, and have trusty friends to be Esquire of his body for under die Mat of his Bed Cham­ber will a hor [...]ed [...]tructive Beare be lodged, yet will bee discovered [...]y the Sent of a Ta [...]bot, whereby [...]he Moone will bee grea [...]ly ecli [...]sed, and indanger the losse of his light: After this the Letter J. will return home and carry the house of Austria upon his booke great La [...]ds will be subj [...]ctive, and never after will Wars or Rebellion bee heard o [...] in his dayes, in Canterbury he [...] end his Reigne in quiet.

But before this will the Prince of the blood b [...] borne in Cornwall, and the fourth of the name which begin [...] with the [...]tt [...] [...] but then shall London bee removed to Canterbury, and remaine the space of sixteene years, at which [...] will England bee troubled [...] Roman Sena­tors; For then shall two sh [...]s sayle [...] the River of Th [...]m [...]s, and a Marchant on the bridge shall aske them what M [...]r [...]handize they have, and the other shall answer two white Ravens and black Swan; The Marchant on the bridge shall aske▪ what they will have in exchange for [Page 11]them, they will answer the Cathedrall of Pauls and the Reliques ther­unto belonging: Then the Marchants will say their Merchandize are but Counterfets, and Pauls is too heavy for the strength of Rome to re­move, at which the Tower will seeme to thunder, and Dover Castle to give an Echo. It is interpreted by Doctor Delanorosus thus, —

That when Charles the fourth should take the Royall Diadem Lon­don will be removed to Canterbury, that is, hee will remove his Cour [...] to Canterbury for sixteene yeares, in which later time England will b [...] troubled with two Rom [...]n Senators, that is the Pope shall send to the Bishops of England and endeavou [...] to sed [...]ce them for to acknowledg the Supremacy of Rome; The Marchants on the Bridge signifies, the Bishops disputing upon the grounds of Religion; The two white Ra­vens are the Popes Indulgences, and the black Swan his Tyranicall pe­nance; Had he but obtained his errand the Saying of the Bishops their Merchandize; were Counterfets was the Invalidity of their Proffers; And that Paul [...] was too heavy for Rome to carry away signifies, they will keepe up the Church Government and r [...]nounce his Idolatry, af­ter this Church Government of England shall never be attempted, nei­ther by Pope nor Sect [...]r [...] [...]any more: Now the thundering of the To­wer and the Echo of Dover Castle. is the Roaring of some great Guns in scorne to the Popes Supremacy.

The Description of Charles the fourth.

WHen Charles the fourth reigneth Englands King,
Some great repulse to Ro [...]e that yeare will bring;
The time Religion he [...]l maintaine as far,
As Charles the second his Progenitor,
Or Charles the third of everlasting fame,
Or Jan [...]e his fa [...]her second of that name,
Who was [...]ict or to us both by Land and Sea;
But Charles his Reig [...]rn [...] war [...] in it sha [...]l be,
Both peace and plenty all his dayes shall spring,
That's one and twenty yeares be'l be a King;
So long continuance he shall rule in sway,
Then like a Rose he will depart away,
With griefe of thousands he will and his Reigne.
Then seventh Edward will come in again:
From James the second know it certainly
These Kings will rule Jmperiall Majesty;
Till Charles the fifth both King and Emperor then,
Shall keepe his Court in Germany agen.

On Edward the seventh.

OBserve, that neare the yeare 1799. there will a Prince of the blood bee b [...]e in Canterbury, and at two yeares of age he [...]per all Crowne will be put on his head, and he shall remaine under the Tu­ [...]ion of a Monck three years: But Yorke will have the preheminence.

The Description.

WHen that the Moneth of July doth begin,
In Canterbury will be born a King;
Edward the seventh he is car'd by name,
But in the linage of the former name,
Till that the time of Sixteen years doth come,
A M [...]k [...] will be his [...]u [...]or all along.
But neare the [...]ghte [...]th Cleombrotus say,
This seventh Edward will depart away,
And then will Yorke rule Lord Protector he,
Till Charles the fifth comes to Maturity,
Which when the Royall Diedem shall take,
And make the Crownes of other Princes shake;
But when that Twenty yeares is gone and [...]ast,
To his Native Countrey he comes home at last,
And leaves his Crowne and to the Grave doth goe,
He'l dye in Love both peace and plenty too:
All was fore s [...]w what [...]re is told to you,
And was predicted by a heathen Jew.
FINIS.

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