The VII Vision.
OCtobris 2. I had a dream, 3 hours before day, as fol∣loweth. I stood as it were in the East, with my face Westwards, and saw before me the sun Southwards, stand¦ing about as high as at ten of the Clock. And behold, he
XII visions of Stephen Melish a Germane being such as concern the affairs now in agitation between the French King & the Pope. Translated by Albertus Otto Faber.
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- XII visions of Stephen Melish a Germane being such as concern the affairs now in agitation between the French King & the Pope. Translated by Albertus Otto Faber.
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- Melish, Stephen.
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- London :: printed for the author, and are to be sold at the corner-house at the bottom of Addle-hill,
- in the year, 1663.
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was grown dark, very black like a coal. And besides him Eastwards stood a red moon, but over against her a black two horn'd-moon: And round about the Sun seven Stars, bright shining, as they do shine at night. But a thick mist rising from the earth discover them all with darkness, in∣somuch that both I and many others beside me were terri∣fied, and began to flie. Immediately I saw between the West and South in the Air, a shining brightness, or light, in shape of a Man, standing and crying out, Wo, Wo, Wo unto you people, who call the black white, and the white black, that ye might arise up against the Beast, to make it stand on tip-toes, and to bring all again under it's yoke. Behold the time of his down fall cometh near, and is now here! Wo to your life, who drink out of his cup. And at the same time he poured out a great Vial, of somewhat red, like blood; And great lamentations arose over the whole earth, insomuch that I my self thought nothing else but Doomsday did surprize us, and I went to prayer, till I awakened.