Nixon's Cheshire prophecy at large / Published from the Lady Cowper's correct copy. With historical and political remarks ; and several instances wherein it is fulfilled. Together with the life of Nixon. By John Oldmixon, Esq.

  • Nixon, Robert, active 1620?
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[1761?]
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Credit: Nixon's Cheshire prophecy at large / Published from the Lady Cowper's correct copy. With historical and political remarks ; and several instances wherein it is fulfilled. Together with the life of Nixon. By John Oldmixon, Esq. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and religion of this kingdom, for which reafon they would rife and turn him out; that the eagle, of which Nixon prophefied, perched in one of the windows all the time her fifter was in labour ; (lie faid it was the biggefl bird fhe ever faw; that it was in a deep fnow, and that it perched on the edge of a bow window,' which had a large border on the outfide, and that (he and many others opened the window to try to fcare it away, but it would not ftir till Mrs. Cholmondley was deli¬ vered ; after which it took a flight to a great tree over againft the room her fifter lay in, where hav«? ing flayed about three days, it flew away in the night. She farther affirmed to lady Cowper, that the falling of the garden wall was a thing not to be queftioned, it being in fo many people's memory: . That it was foretold that the heir of Vale-Royal fhould live to fee England invaded by foreigners, and that he ftiould fight bravely for his king and his country: That the miller mentioned is alive, and expe&s to be knighted, and is in the very mill that was foretold : That he fhould kill two invaders who would come in, the one from the Weft, the other from the North: That he from the North fhould bring with him of all nations, Swedes, Danes, Germans, and Dutch ; and that in the folds of his garments he fhould bring fire and famine, plague and murder : That many great battles fhould be fought in England, one upon London- Btidge, which would be fo bloody, that people fhould ride in London ftreets up to their horfes bellies in blood : That feveral other battles fhould be fought up and down moft parts in Chefhire; B 2 and