The bloudy almanack, or, Englands looking-glass, containing the Scots prophesie to their King, in relation to the Crown, and the present proceedings of the English Army : With divers excellent astrological predictions for the year, 1651. Fore-telling the great things that shall befall the Parliament of England, the nobility, lawyers, and clergy, the Scottish King and Commonalty, their message to forrein princes, the time of three great battels to be fought by the Lord General Cromwel, the event and success thereof and how many dayes the stars shall fight for his Excellency, the total routing of the rebels in Ireland, the dispersing of the French, Danes, and Portingal fleet at sea, by the Parliaments navie, a great disaster to befall Prince Rupert, the proceedings of the Presbyterians, and good newes for the London merchants and citizens, and the rest of the knights, gentry, freeholders and commoners in this nation. Extracted out of the original, published by authority.

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MDCLI [1651, i.e. 1650]
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Englands looking-glass, containing the Scots prophesie to their King, in relation to the Crown, and the present proceedings of the English Army

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London : Printed by J.C. and are to be sold at the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, and in Dunstans Church-yard, MDCLI [1651, i.e. 1650]

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2 unnumbered pages, 5 pages, 1 unnumbered page

Notes

Sometimes attributed to John Napier.
Thomason apparently received his copy in 1650.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "nouemb: 18th".
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

References note

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) A1954.
Thomason E.616[8].

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 94:E616[8]) s1999 miun s

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