The doome warning all men to the iudgemente wherein are contayned for the most parte all the straunge prodigies hapned in the worlde, with diuers secrete figures of reuelations tending to mannes stayed conuersion towardes God: in maner of a generall chronicle, gathered out of sundrie approued authors by St. Batman professor in diuinite.

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The doome warning all men to the iudgemente wherein are contayned for the most parte all the straunge prodigies hapned in the worlde, with diuers secrete figures of reuelations tending to mannes stayed conuersion towardes God: in maner of a generall chronicle, gathered out of sundrie approued authors by St. Batman professor in diuinite.

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Lykosthenes, Konrad, 1518-1561.

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[London] :: Imprinted by Ralphe Nubery assigned by Henry Bynneman. Cum priuilegio Regal,

Anno Domini 1581.

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Contents

• title page
• To the righte Honourable, Sir Thomas Bromley Knight, one of the Queenes Maiesties moste honou∣rable priuie counsel, and Lord Chauncelour of Englande.
• To the gentle Reader.
• encomia
  • In laudem viri solertissimi & religiosissimi Stephani Batmanni, Iacobi Sanfordi carmen.
  • Latinè.
  • Italicè.
  • Gallicè.
• The same to the same Sonet.
• Christopherus Carlilus in laudem Scriptoris.
• H.H. in prayse of the Author.
• Fautes escaped in Printing.
• A briefe and general Catalogue of the Authors to this Chronicle.
• The antiquitie of Englande first called Brutaine.
• illustration
• key
  • Man. Earth. North Elohim. Fire. East.
  • Spirit. Water. West. Idsus. Aire. South.
• ¶ The Doome, warning to the Iudgement.
  • part - 1
    • Of Foure footed Beastes.
    • Of creping things.
    • Of things Liuing in the water.
    • Of Flying things.
    • Of the nine Sibils hauing the gift of prophesie, who are no lesse to be maruel∣led at, their prophesies being perceiued, as followeth in this place their discriptions.
  • ¶ The second part of the Cronicle, warning to the generall iudgement, and comming of our Lorde Iesus, beginning from the byrth of Christ, vntill this present yeare of our Lord God. 1581.
    • The French record of those that gaue sentence a∣gainst Christ.
    • ¶ The Prophecie of Christ, touching the de∣struction of Ierusalem, figuratiuely foretold by the pro∣phet Dauid of Israels punishment in the wildernesse, as also that greeuous plague that ensued the Iewes vio∣lence to Iesus Christ.
    • ¶ A briefe rehearsal of the signes fore∣shevving the vvarres.
    • A brief rehersal of those Emperors, in whose time Iesus Christ vvas borne, and so consequently til the time of Constantinus the first Christian Emperour, for that they were helpers to the grieuous persecutions of the Christians, as more at large after this Cataloge is expressed: appeareth that were of like au∣thoritie in gouernement.
    • The Holy figure.
    • A notable example taken forth of George Cauendish that hapned among those vvhich sought the ouerthow of religious houses, and not the reformation in religion.
    • Of three prodigious theues by the which Common wealths are disquieted.
    • ¶ To thee O Lorde God, Euerlasting, Inui∣sible, Omnipotent, King of Kinges, and Lorde of Lordes, be Glorie and Dominion for euer and euer: thy penitente Creature in the name and Congregation of the faythfull S. B. Subiecte in this Churche of Eng∣lande craueth happye foelicitie in Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen.
    • ¶ VVhen we receiued these thinges whiche follow, somewhat to late, from my friendes, yet I caused them to be translated, and haue put them here∣vnto, albeit they may be referred to the Monsters whiche were seene in the Worlde after the confusion of Tongues, therevnto annexing forth of Man∣lius diuers straunge effectes.
    • Veritatis simplex Oratio.
    • Special notes of examples, and first of punished periurie.
    • A comforte against the Diuels temptations.
    • The saying of Capnio concerning the alteration of Gouernements.
    • When the alteration of the Empires doth happen.
    • A good Example against wicked Blasphemers, of vvhat estate soeuer they be.
    • Examples howe God wonderfully defended his children by Angels. Of a Boy at Cygnea a Citie in Germanie.
    • Of Grineus.
    • A prouerbe: After the gifte, thankes vvaxeth colde.
    • A note concerning oppression in both Churches.
    • The worthinesse of prophetical figures, and of their endlesse vvarnings.
    • Forthe of Iacobus Rueffi Chirurgion of Tigur, in his Booke De conceptu, & generatione hominis, &c. Printed at Francofort. 1580.