The declaration of Arise Evans, from his study in the Black-Fryars, concerning His Highness the Lord Protector and the government of the three nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland with his prophetick proposals, touching Mr. Feak and Mr. Simpson, and the rest of the discontented and independent party : fore-telling the great change that will happen in this present year, 1654 and the wonderful things that will befal the Anabaptists : likewise, the bloody prophecie, concerning the lilly, the lyon, the son of Charles, the land of the moon, and the eastern eagle : with his interpretation upon each particular : directed to the people of England.

The Prophecie and Interpretation.

• FIrst, the Lilly shall remain in a merry World, and hr shal be mo∣ved against the Seed of the Lyon, and he shall stand on one side amongst Thrones of his Countrey, which Country is the Land of the Moon, which is to be dread throughout all the World.
• 2 And there shall come the Son of Man, bearing three wild Beasts in his Armes, with a company of people he shall pass many waters, and he shall come to the Land of the Lyon, looking for help with Beasts of his own Countrey.
• 3 And in that year there shall come an Eagle out of the East, and his Wings spread with the beames of the Son of Man.
• 4 And that year shall be destroyed Castles upon Thames, & there shall be great fear over all the World, and in a part of the Land there shall be great Battels among many Kingdoms.
• 5 That day shall be the bloody field, and the Lilly shall lose the Crown, and th••rewith shalbe crowned the Son of man.
• 6 And in the fourth year many battels shalbe for the faith, and most of the world shalbe sloopen; but the Son of man with the Eagle shalbe preferred, and there shalbe universal peace over all the World: then shall the Son of man r••ceive a marvellous token, and there shalbe great plenty of all manner of fruits, and then shal he go to the Land of the Cross.

The Interpretation.

• THis Lilly is Mr. Lilly the Astrologer, and the merry Worln is a mad world that believe Astrologers, contrary to Gods mind. M. Lilly shall be moved against the Seed of the Lyon, that is, the Kings Seed, against whom he writ so bitterly. And Lilly shall stand on one side amongst Thrones of his Countrey, that is, he shal stand for the Common-wealth: which Countrey is the Land of the Moon: He compares England to the Moon, in regard of its changing from one thing to another, as the Moon changeth every month: so England to day is a Protestant, to morrow a Presbyterian, next day an Indepen∣dent, and you know not what; and all rhe world looking uhon the di∣……m••ers

• of England, is afraid l••••t some of this English Seed come amongst them, a••d infect them with the same disease, yea and con∣quer their Kings, and bring them also to ruine and destruction.
• 2 The Son of man is the King which crosseth the waters from France to Holland, and from Holland to Scotland, to seek help and assistance: And Scotland he calleth the Land of the Lyon, in regard their King came from thence.
• 3 By this Eagle that comes from the East, is meant the Dutch, ships coming against England, and some of them bearing the Kings Colours. 1652.
• 4 By the Castles destroyed upon Thames, is meant the overthrow given to our ships in Decemb. 1652.
• 5 By that day, he meanes 1653. in which the bloody Battel shall be fought, and the Lilly shall lose his Crown: here M. Lillie appeares to be the white mock-king; for he hath domineer'd the most: And therefore shal he and his lose their Crowns.
• 6 By the fourth year he means 1654. then shal the World be in an Uproar fighting for Religion, but they must bow to the true Protestant Religion, and God will cause the Supporters thereof to be highly honoured in all parts of the World. Thus hoping I have spoken the truth to all, without respect of persons, wherein I am not their enemy, but their friend, being Gods servant in so doing, for his glory, and the peace and tranquility of his People,

Amen, Amen,