Catastrophe mundi, or, Europe's many mutations until the year 1701 being an astrological treatise of the effects of the triple conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682 and 1683, and of the comets 1680 and 1682, and other configurations concomitant : wherein the fate of Europe for these next 20 years is ... more than probably conjectured ... : also, an ephimeris [sic] of all the comets that have appeared from ... 1603 to the year 1682 ... : whereunto is annexed the hieroglyphicks of Nostrodamus ... / by John Holwell.

SECT. 17. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year, 1699.

THis year we have the great Conjunction 1603, comes by direction to the Opposition of Mercury, and the Sun to the Opposition of Mars, and Venus to the Opposition of Mars, and the Moon to the body of Mars also, and we have the New Star 1604, comes by dire∣ction to the Quartile both of the Sun and Venus, besides the effects of the last Conjunction of Saturn and Mars last year, and the Opposition of Saturn and Mars this year. Besides, we have no less than 4 Eclip∣ses this Year. The first will be an Eclypse of the Moon, on March the 5th. day at 8 of the Clock at Night, in 26 degrees of Scorpio, visi∣ble. The second will be of the Sun on March the 21st. day about 8 of the Clock in the morning, in 11 degrees of Aries. The third will be an Eclypse of the Moon on August the 30th. near Noon, in 17 de∣grees of Pisces. The last will be an Eclypse of the Sun, on the 13th. day of September about 11 of the Clock in the Morning, in 1 degree of Libra, and much about the time of this Eclypse there happens the Opposition of Saturn and Mars, which will aggravate the effects thereof.

Great will be the Action of this Year, those Villanies that have for many years been kept as a Secret, will now be made known to every one. All Nations will be troubled with Rumors of Wars, every Re∣ligion preparing Armies. Traffick prohibited both by Land and Sea, the Main Sea shall hugely swell with mighty Tempests, so that the Sea banks in many places shall overflow their accustomed bounds, In∣undations universally every where, now Holland look to thy self, ter∣rible Sea Fights will be this Year occasioning the water to look more red than the Red Sea, the water turned to Blood, War and Blood shed over all the Earth; one Nation shall send so many Men to the Wars, that it for a time shall seem to be desolate of Men; in the Eastern part of the World a whole Army shall be destroyed by Fire from Heaven, with their Wealth and Treasure: There shall also be a great drought and want of Water, and the Earth shall be so parched that there will be no food for Cartle: Great Plagues and War shall cover the whole face of the Earth, and so destroy Mankind, that there will not be suf∣ficient Labourers to get in Harvest, and the Vermin shall so destroy the Fruit on Trees, that all be barren; a general Famine and Dearth of Corn will overspred most Nations of Europe, so that Thousands shall starve for want of Bread; yet at the last we have a Sextile of Saturn and Jupiter, each of them being in their own House: Now shall one appear suddenly, a great Conquerour, the World filled with the fame of this Man, who shall all of a sudden give Peace to all Europe. Oh! Happy time.