A true reporte of three straunge and wonderful accidents, lately hapened at Pernaw, a cittie in Lisslande. Wherein is conteyned a prophesie of the greate dearth & famine, which (by reason of the warres in those partes) hath there come to passe in the yeare last past, 1602. And also of the great victorie lately atchiued by the great Sophy, who with the aide & assistance of the King of Persia, ouerthrew the Turkish emperour with all his forces neere vnto the riuer Euphrates. Truely translated out of the Dutch printed coppie, printed at Nimmegen.

¶ A true Relation of the miserable and pitifull state of the Cuntrey of L. I∣VONIA, assicted with great Dearth Famine &c.

MOst Reuerend and learned Doctor, occa∣sion seruing at this present time I coulde not omitte to certifie vnto your worship the lamentable and pittifull estate of this sore afflicted country of Lyffland, for sure∣ly the iust wrath of God by reason of our manifold sinnes, is kindled against vs.

And first by reason of these warrs, many thousand men were slaine and put to y^e sworde on both sides, as wel Ger∣manes, Dutchmen, Swedens, Poloniās: as also other nati∣ons, amongst the which many without any respect of per∣son, sexe or age most truelly were racked, martyred and burned, yea the fruite in the Mothers Wombe was not spared, the little Infants were taken and held vp by the féete, and without any mercie most barbarously massa∣cred and cut into péeces.

Secondly, there was héere such wonderful and strang diseases and sicknesses almost amongst al men, that they did fall down in the stréetes and fieldes, & became madde and sencelesse yea and the most part died thereof.

Thirdly there was neuer such great dearth & famine, especially amongst the poore Husbandman and Countrie folke, insomuch that Many did eate the dead carions that they found in the fields, as Horses, Cats, Dogges, & also the very shoes of their féete, yea one Christian body hath eaten an other: and especially which is most wonderfull and neuer heard of before. That in the Towne of Salis two Daughters did eate their deseased Father, and also a woman did eate her deseased husbande. And at another place one neighbour sent his child to one of his neighbors to fetch or carry somthing, who tooke the child and cut his throate, and whilest he was taking out the intrailes, the Father of the child [who die maruell of the long tarrying of his Childe came and perceauing that his Childe was slaughtered in manner aforesayd, was in a mighty rage, & fought with his neighbour who likewise killed y^e father of y^e child, & dressed him for meate & eate him. Such feare∣full and heauy accidentes doe daylye happen with vs in Lyffland. God almighty most graciously deliuer vs and shew his mercy vpon vs.

Dated at Pernaw, the fourth of September. Anno 1602.