An appendix to Holwel's Catastrophe mundi being an astrological discourse of the rise, growth and continuation of the Othoman family : with the nativities of the present French king, emperors of Germany and Turky, all truly rectifyed, and astrologically handled : also, what progress this present emperor of Turky shall make upon Europe in this intended war with the House of Austria : where unto is added a supplement of the judgment of comet / by John Holwel ...

The Proeme

GReat have been the Mutations of the World since it hath pleased the Eternal Being to lay the Foundation thereof; among which are reckon∣ed several great Monarchs or Empires that have been erected and continued for several hundreds of years; but yet at the last had their time of Destruction, by whose Fall there were new Ones erected: as for Example, 1258 years before the comming of Christ, is said to begin the Persian Monarchy; and that was under the Influence of the Con∣junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo; that Conjuncti∣on happening the same year: and this Monarchy continued in its Ebbing and Flowing 810 years; at which time be∣gan the Grecian Monarchy; and 7 years before the be∣ginning of the Grecian Monarchy there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Taurus; and this Monarchy con∣tinued in its Ebbing and Flowing near 405 years; at which time there did happen a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, which did destroy the Grecian, and lay the Foundation of the Roman Monarchy; which Monar∣chy hath continued with its Ebbing and Flowing ever since. But that which is worth our taking notice of, is, that the next time that Saturn and Jupiter made their last Conjunction in Gemini the Bishops of Rome claimed to themselves the unlimited Title of Supremacy, it being the same time that Mahomet established his Opinions, and as they had their Rise together, so will they have their Fall. The Sub∣ject Matter of these following Sheets being to shew the Rise

of that famous Empire of Turky, and the several Mutati∣ons of it, and how far they may inlarge their Territories in Europe, and how long that Empire may continue in the Othoman Family; and likewise at what time it may be ex∣pected that they may change their Religion to Christiani∣ty, and consequently the Fall of Antichrist; all which being the Subject Matter of an Astrological Discourse of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in 1285, which was the Conjunction that preceded the Rise of the Othoman Family, and likewise of that Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagit. that preceded the Preaching of the Gospel, which happened in the 14th. year of Christ; and also of that Con∣junction of Saturn and Jupiter that preceded the coming of Mahomet, the Saviour of the Turks, and the Suprema∣cy of the Popes of Rome; from which Conjunctions not only the Causes of this mighty Empires Ebbing and Flowing, but also the Ebbing and Flowing of Christianity, and like∣wise the Ebbing and Flowing of Mahometism, and also the Change of that Opinion to Christianity; will I hope bring great Content to all the Sons of Art.