Poor Robins Collection of Antient PROPHECYES.
FOr the better Illustrating this small Tract the Reader may take an account of the several attribute given to Prophet, whereof some in our languages are called Prophets, others Predict [...]s, and some of them are call'd Seers, the name of pr [...]p [...]et was and ought to be p [...]e [...]r [...] [...]h [...]to those tha [...] propresie Divine Misteries which should fu [...]urety h [...]p [...]en, the other [...]i [...], are more promiscu [...]sl [...] us'd by several authours, but of that enough and before [...] some to enquire i [...] to which of these Lists this our Country-man M [...]l [...]n ought to be fi [...]d, it is necessary I speak something of his Parents, his Mother being certain, but his Father uncertain, for so say, whether he were according to Nature begot by a Man and a Woman, or according to his Mothers confession begot or conceiv'd by an incuby, but whatever his [Page 2] Father was, true it is his Mother was the Royal Daughter of King Demetius that sometimes flourished in this Isle of Brittany, and thus much for his birth and Parents, we will now speak as well of his as other famous Prophecies beginning at Henry the fifth the Black Prince so call'd for his Victories in France, and continue them down to these times.
Merlins first Prophesie of King Henry the Fifth.
The exposition of this Prophecy is plain and meant of Henry the Fifth, who conquer'd all France, and was crown'd King of France in Paris the French have the Flower De Luce in their Arms.
Merlins second Prophecy on Henry the Sixth.
This Prophecy was made good in Henry the sixth Reign, who for his meekness was sirnam'd a Lamb he was doubly crown'd in London and in Paris.
The Dolphin of Vien being at the lowest Ebb of State yet in time recovered the whole Realm of France, with the Dukedom of Normandy, so that he snatcht one Scepter from his hand, thus Henry the Sixth born at Windsor lost all that Henry the Fifth born at Monmouth had before atchieved by his unmatchable Prowess.
Merlins Prophecy of King Henry the Eighth.
By Alla it is meant the Kingdom of Se [...]iand and by [Page 4] Hesperia, Spain, and by Gallia, France, by the Septarchy of Hills, meaning the seven hills on which Rome standeth and further taking on himself to be the supream head of the Church in his dominions takes away that power from the Popes tripple Crown.
A Prophecy of Edward the Sixth and may be continued to these times in some part.
Edward the Sixth being riped out of his Mothers womb was cal'd by the Name of Coesar, after the same manner the great Roman Julius be so produced into the world, had the sirname of Cesar, his great supporter was the Duke of Summerset the then Protector and the governor of the young King.
A Prophesie on Queen Mary
This Prophecy was made good in Queen Mary and Spinster is an antient Brittish title given to the Female Sex when they us'd to be convend into any court before King Edgars time, the rest of this Prophecy unriddles it self.
Merlins Prophecy of Queen Elizabeth, her Birth and Reign.
Concerning the Astrologicall calculation of her birth in her it prov'd most infallibly trve, all the other being so copious and plain, that any intelligable Mar may understand them.
A Prophecy of King James by Ambrosius Merlin.
There needs no explaination to this prophesie of King James being so conspicuous, that each that can read it may understand it; thus far we have traced the Prophesies [Page 6] of our fame'd English Merlin renowned throughout the world, for this his admirable gift of Prophesie, in which are hinted many predictions toward the lattererd of our Viper like, and ungrateful neighbours, with a happy auguration of his present Majesty's Grandure and victory over his enemies, but we leave the wise discerning Reader to judge and find it out.
A discovery of some antient Prophesies in the year One thousand five hundred twenty a Marble Stone was found in the bowels of Mount Taurus upon an extream deluge, the words of the Prophesies were grave'd in antient Lattin Charracters, and thus Englished by Mr, William Lilly.
The Prophesies at large,
There shall arise a Star in Europe towards the house of the north, whose beam, shall unexpectedly, enlighten the whole world.
This shall be in a most acceptable time when mortall Men being wearied with warr shall he desirous of peace.
Near unto this Stars setting a light as antient as [...] former breaks out, and running with eager flames of wart will shut up, or conclude his dominion, with the coasts of Antitodus.
One Orb shall contradict, or contend with another.
The fixed Starrs in motion shall run faster than the Planets, all these things shall follow, viz, The Seas shall rise level with the Mountains, in a word, night destruction and darkness shall conclude all these things.