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.

  • Nixon, Robert, active 1620?
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[1780?]
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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. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    days; dicing which time an Eagle fat on the houfe top, and fled away as foon as ihe was delivered of a fon. A Raven is alfo known to have built-in • V a flone lion’s mouth in the fteeple of the church at Over, in the fored of de la Mere. Not long before the abdication of King James the wall fpoken of fell down, and fell upwards ; and in removing the rubbifh, were found the bones of a man cf more than ordinary fize. A pond at the fame time ran with water that had a red- difh tindture, and was never known to have done fo before nor fince. Headlefs Crofe in the Foreft, which in the memory of man was feveral feet high, is now funk within half a foot of the parifh of Bud worth a boy was born with three thumbs about eighteen years ago, the youth is ftill living there, and the Miller Peter lives in Nogginfhire Addis, in expectation of fulfilling tb s Prophecy in the perfon of Perkin. He has alfo two heels an one foot, but I find he intends to ufe them in the intereft of King George; is zealous for the Pro- tefhnt fucccflion in the houfe of Hand- r ' „, ground. In th