THat, hitherto I have sent you no letters, think it not my Negligence, but the want of some­thing new, or worth Observation, to Write: Within this few Days at Constantinople, and there abouts, many strange Signs have been seen in the Heavens, and to the Ottoman Emperor himself; strange Portent's happen'd one Night. Of all which I thought fit to give you an Account.

[Page 2] On the 10th. of November, a most horrible Tempest arose, which continued in its Violence until, the 18th. vvith that fury, that several Trees vvere turned up by their Roots▪ Houses dismounted of their Coverings, and many Elegant Structures level'd vvith their Foundations. Besides the unusual flashes in the Skies, the Emperors Palace was Rent, and many of his chief Ministers perished by Thunder-bolts, and Lightnings, vvhich fell from the Skie: And that vvhich added more to their Horror and Terror, tvvo fiery Comets vvas seen, from vvhich tvvo Tails like Darts descended, or hung down, vvhose Flames so turned about, or brandished, as tho the vvhole Air vvas set on Fire; which continued for one vvhole Night over the Emperours Palace. Three Hours before the day appeared it was seen over the Temple of Sophi. Besides these Prodigies (the Language of Heaven) the Sultan in the Night, three hours before Day, in a Dream, did imagine that he was set upon by many Lyons, and by their exceeding Fury they had fixed their Tallons in his Brest; from whence being overcome, with Terrour he be­gan to Cry out, and by his ovvn Noise, awaked himself, which being heard, his Officers presently ran to him, fear­ing the Emperour was Assassinating: Being come, they in­quired the cause of his Disturbance, which to one of his Intimates he Related. The Janizaries were commanded to their Posts, being assured the Emperour was Well.

Moreover, as he was slumbring, in the Morning, other Phantasies occurr'd, as tho a great number of Centaur's was engaged in a Bloody Conflict amongst themselves.

But afterwards from the West, a like Body of Griffons who had the Eagle for their General, furiously falling up­on [Page 3]and Assaulting, the Centaur's, presently put them to Flight; part of which to save their Lives, fled and hid themselves, the rest were most Destroyed by the Griffons▪ which Caesar, Dreaming, saw, out of Commiseration offered the Centaur's a flaming Sword for their Assistance, which the Eagle their Captain suddenly snatch'd out of the Sul­tan's Hand, and bore it away. The Emperour wakened, desired to hear the Interpretation of these monstrous Sights and Comets; for which cause over all Turkey the Astrologers and Magicians, under the greatest Penalty and the Empe­rours Displeasure, are commanded in Ten days time to come to Constantinople, and are conjur'd in three Days time, without respect of Person, to render and declare the mean­ing of those unusual Prodigies and Sights; in pursuance of which Commands the Astrologers and Magies are joined in one Consult; all being Examined they agreed in one Interpretation, but of their solution we are Ignorant, being only known to the Examinant. Yet we hope these Dreams and Apparitions are Omens of the Downfall of that great Magog, or Man of Sin, that Enemy of Christ, and Tyrant of the Universe, the Refuge of Rebels, and the Anti-christ; for whose Extirpation and Exit, all good Chri­stians ought to Pray, with your most