Mr. Evans and Mr. Penningtons prophesie: concerning seven yeers of plenty, and seven yeers of famine and pestilence. Fore-shewing, what strange events and effects will fall in this present yeer, 1655, now the seven years of plenty are past, and the seven yeers of famine and pestilence are now at hand. Declared in vision of visions out of the prophet David. Together with the coming of the Fifth monarchy. Also, a great conflict with that great and terrible dragon Satan. With divers other notable visions and revelations necessary to be published.

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Mr. Evans and Mr. Penningtons prophesie: concerning seven yeers of plenty, and seven yeers of famine and pestilence. Fore-shewing, what strange events and effects will fall in this present yeer, 1655, now the seven years of plenty are past, and the seven yeers of famine and pestilence are now at hand. Declared in vision of visions out of the prophet David. Together with the coming of the Fifth monarchy. Also, a great conflict with that great and terrible dragon Satan. With divers other notable visions and revelations necessary to be published.
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Evans, Arise, b. 1607.
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[London :: s.n.],
Printed in the yeer, 1655.
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Fifth Monarchy Men -- Early works to 1800.
Millennialism -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Prophecies -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Forecasting -- Early works to 1800.
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"Mr. Evans and Mr. Penningtons prophesie: concerning seven yeers of plenty, and seven yeers of famine and pestilence. Fore-shewing, what strange events and effects will fall in this present yeer, 1655, now the seven years of plenty are past, and the seven yeers of famine and pestilence are now at hand. Declared in vision of visions out of the prophet David. Together with the coming of the Fifth monarchy. Also, a great conflict with that great and terrible dragon Satan. With divers other notable visions and revelations necessary to be published." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A84156.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.

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A Conflict with the Dragon.

ON the 12 day of September, walking toward Lambs-Conduit, there ceme to me a man Riding upon an Aso, and leading ano∣ther in his hand, he alighted and took me by the breeches and threw me upon the other Ass, and carried me away out of my knowledge into a place where the ground was al covered with venemous Beasts, which did leape up at me, and there was a sulferrons smell that had wel nigh choaked me, and he carried me into a pit, where I was going down stil, and yet we came to no bottom; at length we

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came to a place that was as narrow as a chimney, and at the bot∣tom he brought me to a room of a very great vastness wherein there were many souls tormented and tossed up and down with forks of Iron. and endeavoured to push me in, but I was too strong for him; whereupon he opened a doore hehind a Courtain, and bid mede∣part; I went two days and nights, without meeting any one, at length I met an old man with a long beard, and he gave me an Ap∣ple and bid me eat it, and it would bring me into my way; going along eating my apple, there ran between my legs a great Boare and carried me away with grret swiftness that I was bereaved of my sight, at length he threw me down and cryed. go thy ways with a vengeance, and do thy work; and presently my sight came to me, and I was hard by Lams-Conduit, where I was thrown upon the Ass.

Jn the dead of night I was, much troubled in my rest, and my Bed and Chamber did rock like a Ship upon the vast Ocean, and the noise of guns greater and smaller, I did perfectly heare with pittiful out-crys and groans of many people, as though they were in my Chamber or in ship; this storm continuing, and we wanting Sea room. we cast Anchor, but the violence of the storm continuing, so violently, we were forc'e to quit our anchors and commit all to provivence J was droven uppon a Rock, where my vessel was beat to picees, and upon a piece of the Mast I escaped to the shore, the rest being drowne; I travelling some two days and nights without eating or drinking; almost dispairing of hope of life; the next mor∣ning early, I came into a place where there were multitudes of Or∣chards, with fruit only on the top boughs but very faire, and it was revealed unto me, go up and gather to preserve thy life, and I did so, and eare long, thou shal be able to preserve both thy life and o∣thers; immediately after I fel a sleep, and when I awaked! was in my own bed.

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