Prognostication of the Emperor’s Principal Astrologers Noah Millstone Principal Investigator MPESE Sebastiaan Verweij Co-Investigator MPESE Richard Bell Research Associate Victoria Anker BRIHC Research Impact Fellow Mike Jones Research Software Engineer Manuscript Pamphleteering in Early Stuart England (MPESE) 2017 United Kingdom London British Library Hargrave MS 311

British Library, Hargrave MS 311

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c.1629 Rome English prophecy astrology prophecy diplomacy

A Prognostication for this yeare for the yeare 1629

Ordered and taken out according to the calculation of the principall Astrologers vpon the present yeare 1629 sent from Rome to the his Imperiall Majestie & the Prince Elector of Spaine Saxonie.

1. In the 1629 the sunn beinge in the celestiall signe Libra all the plannets will assemble about the sunn att the taile of the Dragon whereby it may bee presumed that manie horrable things will ensue and with such a tempest that all the winds of the 4 quarters of the world will meete together where upon will follow: soe horrable an Earthquake that men for feare and sorrow shall dye without any violence offered to them./

2 Here after trees Mountaynes & Valles, shall chaing their places, townes and Villages shallbe removed: by Earthquakes & some but cheiftly these that stand neare any waters & are built vpon sand shall fall to the ground./

3. Horrible Eclipses shall appeare & afterwards a bloody Rainebowe shalbee seene which will cause great trouble & bloody warr amoungst many people of the world./

4. All this shalbe seene in the mounth of 7br aboute the exaltation of the Cross.

5. But for soe much as god best knowes the successe of things the most humble & obedient seruants of his imperiall Majestie & their consorts haue shewen vnto him there=bye to gouerne himselfe & to the Common people to prepare them to repentance advising likewise his said said Majestie to withdraw himselfe to some place of good temperature and to Furnish himselfe with vicutall for xxtie dayes.

The most learned & most vnderstanding both Alpians, Spanish & Grecian Astrologers haue approved this Prognostication.

May the 18th their shalbe a great assemble of men of Warr.

Iune the 11th 3 Princes shall dye.

Iune the 12th a Lord shall attaine to great dignity and honor

Iune the 18th a greate wind shall arise/

Iune the 19th a banisht Prince shall returne into his owne Country & recouer great dignity & honor

Iune the 28th there wilbee intollerable heate.

August the 11th their wilbe great preparacion for warr, both by sea & land/

August the 17th greate effusion of blood./

August the 18th the halfe of the world shalbe drownd/

August the 20th busines of great importance shalbe sent from seuerall places./