The Wonderful PROPHESIES Of Old Mother Shipton, In the Time of King HENRY VIII Concerning Scotland and England. With several STRANGE PROPHESIES.

By IGNATIUS, SIBYLLA, &c.

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Printed in the Year, 1700.

The wonderful Prophesies of old Mother Shipton, in the time of King Henry the eight. Together with several other very strange PROPHESIES.

WHen she heard say the King Henry should be King of the South, and Cardinal Wolsey King of the North, and dwell at the Mannure at York; she said nay, Cardinal Wolsey should never come to York, Of this King Henr and the Cardinal hearing, they were an­gry, So the King sent to see if she would stand by her words, the Lord Duke, Lord Piercy, and Lord Darcy, (who came with their Men dis­guised to Ring houses a Mile from York. lea­ving their Men there) went to York late at Night to Mr. Beasleys house in Cunny street, and desired to speak with the Masters, who came and they whispered in his ear to go to Shiptons Wife with them, and they went and knocked at the Door, and she said come in Mr. Beasley, and these honourable Lords with you, And then Mr. Beasley would have put the three Lords be­fore, and she said come in Mr. Beasley, for you know the house and they do not, This is a strange thing (said they one to another) that she knows us and never saw us before, And they came in (there being a good fire;) And Mr. Beasley said by your leave Mother Shipton, and she said; you are welcome Mr. Beasley. Then the other three Lords said the like: And she called them all by their names, and bid them welcome, and bid them sit down, and bad [Page 4] her Maid fetch some Ale and Cakes, and she did so. And they all drank and were merrie: Then said the Lord Duke, if ye knew what we come a­bout, you would nor make so much of us. And she said the messenger must be either hanged or headed. Mother Shipton (said the Duke) Car­dinal Wolsey saith, you said he shall never see York. Yes I said he might see York, but never come at it The Duke said when Cardinal Wol­sey comes to York. We shall see that (saith she) and she had a kerchief on her head, which had a Yard of Cloath in it: And she took it off her head, and her head was as white as wool, and she spread it on her knee, and threw it in the fire, and let be in there a great while? And when she saw that it would not burn she took her staff and turned it in the Fire, and it would not burn, then she took it off the fire and shaked it, and put it on her head again. Now (said the Lord Duke) mother Shipton what mean you by this? she said, if this had burned, I might have burned also; mother Shipton (said the Duke) what must I do my Lord (said she) the time will come when you shall be in as low office as I am in, and that is a low office indeed. Then said the Lord piercy Mother Shipton, what must I do, My Lord said she shooe your horse in the quick, and you shal do well, if not, your head shall be stoln from the Barr, and carried into France. And they laughed and said, this is a great hop indeed between the head and the body. Then said the Lord Darcy Mother Shipton, what must I do? ye have meade a great Gun said she shoot it off, for it [Page 5] will never do you good, you are going for war­fare, but you will pine many a man but kill none. So they drank and give her mony, and went to Mr Beasleys house and lay there all night. The next morning they went up to the King: Soon after the Cardinal came to Cawood and stayed there three days and three nights: And the third day the Cross of the house top fell down, and brake the Stewards head, The Car­dinal hearing of it said, I fear a geater cross then this. In the Afternoon the Cardinal went to the top of the house, and many Knights with him. He asked where stood York? And they shewed him where it stood. How far is it thither said he, and they answered, seven miles, saith he, one said I shall never see York, Nay my Lord, said one of the knights, she said you might see York, but never come at it. Then he made a vow he would burn her and the priests that boarded at her house, if they lacked their vestments, the Priests hearing of this were fore afraid, And she had them keep themselves content, and they should have twenty to morrow if they would. Then a night the Cardinal supped, and after supper he charged that no man should come in. And when the company was gone that supped with him, the Lord piercy came to the gate and knocked, the porter asked who was there? Saying that no man might come in, The Lord Piercy thereupon changed his name for one of the kins­folk of the Cardnial, and so got in. And when he saw the Lord Piercy, he said, mercy, my Lord Piercy: No, traitor, said tho Lord Piercy, thou shalt [Page 6] to London. And they set him upon a Horse; and rode for London with him. And Shiptons wife said to Mr. Beasley, yonder is a goodly stal made for the Cardinal in the Ministers of gold, pearle, and precious stones; go & pull down one of the pillars and present it King Henry; as she bad him, and so he did. Now the third day as the Cardinal was going towards London, he poysoned himself, and so he died. Mr Beasley came again to mother Shipton, and said, I pray you tell me some of your prophesies. Mr. Beasley, said she.

Before Owzebridge and Trinity Church meet

They shall build in the day, and it shal fall down in the night, unless they get the highest stone in Trinity Church to be the lowest in Owzebridge.

The day will come when the North shal rue it sore,
But the South shall rue it for ever more:
Then the Hares shall kindle on the cold hearth stones
And Ladieshal marry Lads & carry them to their home:

Then ill shal be in the Norrh, one woman shal say to another, I saw a Man to day, for there shall be a thousand women for one Man. Then shal you have a year of pinning hunger.

A dearth without any need,
And a death without dread,
A joyful day shall be seen,
In England of a King and a Queen.

The first coming of the King of the Scots, he shall come in at Boothan Barrae unknown, The next time he shall go throw Holgate Town and not through Holgate lane, and when the King of the North shall be at London Bridge, his tail [Page 7] shall be at Edinburgh. After this shall water come over Owzebridge: And when there is a Lord Major in York Minister yard, let him take heed of a stab.

And when two Knights fall out in the Castle­yard, they shall never love kindly whilst they live again, when all Calton-hag hath born seven years Corn; then seven years after you shall hear news,

When warfare begins at the Spring,
Much care to England shall it bring.
Then all the Ladies cry well away,
That ever we liv'd to see this day.
Then well is them that have the least,
And wo is them that have the worst.

You shall not know of this warfare at night, but you shal have it in the morning, but when it comes it shall last three years ere it give over.

Betwixt Cadron and Air,
Shall be long warfare.
When all the World is a loft,
It shall be called Christs croft.

When the first Battel of this warfare begins, it shall be where crooked Richard made his fray. They will say to warfare for your King, and you shall have half a Crown but stir not: Then they will say to warfare for your King, upon pain of hanging, but stir not.

For he that goes to complain.
Shall never come again.

At that day England shall tremble and quake for fear of a dead man that shall be heard to speak. Then will the Dragon give the Bull a great [Page 8] snip. After this when the first is down, they will go to London. Then wo is me for London, for London shall be destroyed for ever after, there will be great Battel between Scotland and England, and they will be pacified for a while. Then they will come to Brammamoore and fight, and then they will be pacified for a while. Then there will be a great Battel at Knavesmoore near York, and then they will be pacified for a while. Then there wil be a great Battel at Stockton-moor. Then will the Ravens sit on the Cross and drink as much blood of the Nobles as of the Commons. Then there will come a Woman with one Eye, and she shall tread in many Mans blood to the knee, untill she come to a Man who shall be leaning on a staff, and she will say, who art thou! And he will say, I am the King of the Scots. And she will say go with me to my House, and he will go with her, and they shall stay with her three days. Soon after will England be lost, and twice in one day will they cry, England is lost. There will be three Knights in Petergate, and one of them will not know of another. And there shall be a Child born in Pomfert with three thumbs, those three Knights will give him three horses to hold whilst they win England again, And all the Noble blood will be gone but one, and they will carry him to Sheriff Huttons Castle and he will die there, Then they will chuse three Earls in the field? And they will hang their Horse on a thorn and rue the time that ever they were born to see so much blood shed,

Then they will come to York and besiege it, [Page 9] and York shall keep them out three days & three nights and a penny loaf within the Barr shal be half a Crown, and without the Bar a penny. And then they will swear that they, if they will not let them in, they will blow up the walls. Then they will let them in, and they will hang up the Major▪ Sheriffs and Aldermen. And there will be three Knights go into Crowch Church, and there shall but one of them come forth, and he shall cause Proclamation to be made, that any may take House, Tower or Bower, for 21 Years, for while the World endure, there shall never be War again. Neither shall there be a King or Queen any more. But this Kingdom shall be go­verned by three Lords: And then York shall be London. And after this shall be a white harvest, Corn shall be gotten in all by Women. After this a ship shall come in the Thames till it come over against London and the Master shall weep to think what a goodly City that was, none in the World comparable to it, and now he shall with there may be any house that will but let them have drink for their Money,

Lincolne was, London is; and York shall be
The choise, and chiefest City of the three

Ignatius Prophesie,

IF eighty eight be past. then thrive
Thou mayest till thirty four or sive,
After the E is dead a Scot
Shall govern there: and if a plot
Prevent him not, then sure his sway,
Continue shall till many a day
The ninth shall die young and the first
Perhaps shall reign but oh! accurst
Shall be that time, when thou shalt see
To sixteen joyned twenty three.
For then the Eagles shall have help,
By craft to catch the Lyons whelp.
And hurt him sore except the same
Be cured by the Maidens Name.
In July Month of the same Year,
Saturn conjoyns with Jupiter.
Perhaps false Prophets shall arise,
And Mahomet shall have his prize,
And sure much alteration
Shall happen in Religion,
Believe this truly if then you see
A Spaniard a Protestant to be.

The Prophesie of old SIBYLLA,

WHen Scotland hundred and ninth unconquer'd King
The sixteen hundred thirty and ninth year,
Into this Age of thirty nine shall Reign,
Then shall the papal overthrow appear,
Which all the Arts of Europe shall admire,
For Scotland shall that blessed Work begin,
Then shall the whore of Babel we had here
Be banisht quite which Bishops did bring in
Then thou brave England which was led so blind
By their perverse Episcopally pride,
And Irelands shameless superstitious sin
Shall be supprest who cruelly have cry'd,
So that, that sacred Prophetess, Sibylla,
Shall shortly come to pass, she tells Tom Milla,
And Tom tells me, and I must tel't again,
[...] much Scotland, England, Ireland, [...]race & Spain.

Merling's Prophesie.

ON Boreas wings then thither shall be born,
Throw Week, o're Tweed a Princely Unicorn,
Who brought into the World his own fair Crest
A rampant Lyon figured in his breast,
And to his arms six Lions more shall quarter,
With six French flowers environ'd with the Calter
Joyning by Fates unchangable dispose,
The Northern Thistle to the Southern Rose.
He shall the true Apostolick Faith maintain,
with pious Zeal during his blessed Reign.

Mr. BRIGHTMANS Prophesie.

WHen Englands Church grows Englands shame
Full of lukwarmness gloty vain
The worst in works, and outward form,
And with contrary factions turn:
When Romish Rites by Reformation,
Shall be expelled out of this Nation.
Lord beggar Bishop then shall come
To turn and be over-thrown:
The Priest shall be vile to each weight,
Then down fall read with much delight;
For God will not them guiltless hold:
The Scotish Church shall be in condition,
A Virgin free from Superstition;
They shall be joyn'd in Covenant
'Gainst which the World shall boast and vant:
But Englands Church must feel the storm,
Untill she freely her-self reform,
Such hurly burly and [...] stir,
No form of Church shall remain in her,
But reformation must take breath,
From the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.

Mr. TURSWELS Recorder of Lincoln.

THe Lilly shall remain in a merrie World and shall be moved against the seed of th [...] Lyon, and he shall stand on one side amongs [...] thorns of his Kingdom and Countrey: And the [...] shall come the Son of Man bearing three wil [...] beasts in his Arms, which Kingdom is the Lan [...] of the Moon, which is to be dread throughou [...] all the World, with a Company of People h [...] shall pass many waters, and he shall come t [...] the Land of the Lyon looking for help with th [...] beasts of his own Countrey; and in that yea [...] there shall come an Eagle out of the East, an [...] her wings spread with the beams of the Son o [...] man: And that year shal be destroyed Castle [...] upon Thames, and there shall be fear over the whole World? and in a part of the World there shall be great Battels among many Kingdoms. That day shal be the bloody field, & the Lillie sha [...] lose his Crown, and therewith shall be Crown­ed the Son of Man, And in the fourth yea [...] many Battels shall be for the Faith, and most o [...] the World shall be stooped, and the Son of Ma [...] with the Eagle shall be preferred; and ther [...] shall be universal peace over the whole World then shall the Son of Man receive a marvelou [...] token, and it shall be great plenty of all manne [...] of fruits, & then shall he go to the Land of Lilly [...]

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