NOT altogether disa­lowing of old folkes similys and saying that winters nights, thunder presageth en­ents of sumars strange wonders, which is greatly to be feard & doubted if it begin be­fore sumar and vshers in the new yeare a­moungst us with such care terour and strange eye [Page 4] optick apearance, as is by divers affirmed and related.

To which auoydance therefo [...], wee [...] every hopefull and beleeing christian to put on new obedi­ence vnto Heaven, and begin with the new yeare, a newnesse of life & conuersation, with the endeur of continuance till the nihgt of our death comes.

With love feare & obedience contineu in prayers to Almighty God, that he would be pleased to call back his destroying Angell from amongst us, and with the hand of his mercy sheath up the sword of his venganr, which his wrath by our multiplying sinns caus'd him draw against us, unto our feares and terours.

Still apearing a prodigious meteor or the fearfull head of this distracted Kingdome, and that this little Ile that was but late the admiration of lergar Christendme, for selfe accomodation and comerce for plenty and for every thing besides, with such a largnes of abundancy, that it almost needeth noe affinity with any neighb [...]oring nation but its owne.

And now to see the change times heere hath made, and with it made us a laghter to the world to see our selues divided against our selves, doing ourselues that ill, which forain nations would but could not doe.

Which Heaven of his mercy grant a period that both the offended sides no more may sheath their wraths in one another, but be freinds, and [...]ndish palmes insted of polaxes and that these [...]pa [...]tion [...] am entring in Relation of, beget no farther Sumer [Page 5] feare amoungst us.

As famine from euasion and vtter reuine that may enter in that gap we open our selves, and that no more such fields as Kenton, may be fought nor Edge-Hill sharpened to cut us more.

Whose troubles peete of earth plastred with En­glish goare and turned vnto a golgotha of bones is row become the plot of feare and horrour, whose earth now groning with the weight of lives whose last beds there were maid to sleepe upon, rests in

Whose dying grones a second time reviues breking the cauerns of the couring earth, and sends both feare and horour round about to terifie the living with dead soules, which first amasing wonder began his shadowing apparitons on the first of Ianuary, as [...]eere as the relatours gest in the afternone betwixt three and foure of the clocke which was beheld by three Countrymen rideing a long the way in the likenesse of a Troope of horse posting vp to them with full speede, which caus'd the Countrymen to make a stop as fearfull of their euents▪

But coming neer unto them they of a sudaine sunke into the earth which turned to their more greater feare and amaizement then at there first aduancing.

But seeing some certain heards-men atending on cattell in the fields they rode up to them who rela­ted the same story which thay were eye witnisses [Page 6] unto them the horsemen at the heatds-mens confer­mation of what themselves had sence ware so affri­ghted that they resouled to goe no farther then Ken­ton that night, where the on being glad of eithers human sosiety a companyes each other.

Where having taking vp there nightly habitation they began to relate it unto the Townesmen, the on confirming the words of the other both strangers and there townes dweling heardsmen, which soone was spred abroud but few or none that had belife un­to't.

On the morning the strangers departed & thouhgt al the towne heard the relation of it, yet they made slight of it, this passed on till the forth of Ianuary nothing more heard or seene, which made the poore heardsmen the more derided for it

But the forth of Ianuary being come many of the towne went to the heardsmen grased there cattell, ieering the poore men, when should they heard more wowders from them

But the day being spent, and all the Towne at rest within there beds, about the midle season of the night, that which apeard to them rediculus, gave them a Testimony of their owne belife.

For why the dolfull and the hydious groanes of dying men were heard crying revenge and some a­gaine to ease them of their paine by friendly killing them, this waked many in the towne, and sent they trembling agues in there beds,

But their to amplifie the noyse of Drumes and Trumpets sounded a sudaine alarum as if an enimye had entred in their towne to put them to a sudaine exicution and plunder all their estates.

Some hid themselves in corners, some over-head and eares lay swearing and halfe smothered in their beds, and some of better courage looke through the winddowes where they to there apearing visibly saw armed horseman riding one againe the other and so vanisht all.

Many women feare made them miscary, and the stoutest hearted man amoungst them all could not denye but that then he feared death.

Next night they set strong watch every where and from there niehbouring townes gathered more assi­stance the crosse heyway and every place besides was strongly warded neither would women or children that were able keepe either house or beds.

But they expected hover of twelue being come, Drumes and Trumpets gave againe to sound alarum to fight and all the spirit horse and foot appeared and stood in battleray, the foot againe the foot and horse against the horse discherging of M. peetternell and Carbines the one againe the other, falling to the ground on either side apace, and Ordinance playing on against the other as plainely visable to the be­houlers view as if the reall action had bin there.

All night it lasted in this hidiour maner, but at the break of day all as they formarly in the twinkling [Page 8] of an eye did vanish.

But since hath no more bin seene which caus'd the Inhabitants of Kenton to forsake their Towne and get new haitations for themselves.

But some learned men have since delivered their opininons, that there may be yet vnburied kackasses found, so dilligent search hath bin made, and found it so.

Which God of his mercy cease these warrs and blesse our Land with peace.

Mr. Marshall the Minister of Kenton, went to Ox­on to the King, and did informe him of the ap­paritions of all the aforesaid proceedings of the spirits.

THE King presently sent to Edge-Hill Co­lonell Lewis Kirke, Captaine Dudly, Captaine Winman, and three other Gentelmen of worth who heard of this sad fearful and hidious sight wihch Mr. Marshall, related to his Maiesty and then departed wonderous fearfull amaized and affrighted, & saw divers to their apperance that were there slaine as Sir Edmund Varney, with divers others: Thus have you heard the sad relation of the apperance of these vgly fiends Vpon which was made oath to his Maiesty, which the Lord in His mercy in­lighten his Maiestys heart, that those eveill coun­celares wh [...]ich are about him may be put ever far from him and that wee may have peace. Amen.