[The history of strange wonders.]

Strange nevves from the north. : Containing a true and exact relation of a great and terrible earth-quake in Cumberland and Westmerland. With the miraculous apparition of three glorious suns that appeared at once. And other wonderful appearances that happened in Yorkeshire, of divers bodies of armed men marching, and riding through every town for twelve miles compass about Malton, with the strange accidents that befel the cattel therabout through fright thereof, to the admiration of many thousand beholders. Together with, the charge against Charles Howard Esquire High Sheriff of the county of Cumberland. Verefied by severall gentlemen of known and approved credit.
by: T. C.
Published: (1650)

The wonderful blazing star : with the dreadful apparition of two armies in the air. The one out of the north, the other out of the south, as in the figure shown above is represented.
Published: (1681)

Londons wonder : being a most true and positive relation of the taking and killing of a great whale neer to Greenwich; the said whale being fifty eight foot in length, twelve foot high, fourteen foot broad, and two foot between the eyes. At whose death was used harping-irons, spits, swords, guns, bills, axes, and hatchets, and all kind of sharp instruments to kill her: and at last two anchors being struck fast into her body, she could not remoove them, but the blood gusht out of her body, as the water does out of a pump. The report of which whale hath caused many hundred of people both by land and water to go and see her; the said whale being slaine hard by Greenwich upon the third day of Iune this present yere 1658. which is largely exprest in this following discourse.
Published: (1658)

Eniaytos terastios Mirabilis annus, or, The year of prodigies and wonders : being a faithful and impartial collection of severall signs that have been seen in the heavens, in the earth, and in the waters; together with many remarkable accidents, and judgements befalling divers persons, according as they have been testified by very credible hands: all which have happened within the space of one year last past, and are now made publick for a seasonable warning to the people of these three kingdoms speedily to repent and turn to the Lord, whose hand is lifted up amongst us.
Published: (1661)

More warning yet. : Being a true relation of a strange and most dreadful apparition which was seen in the air by several persons at Hull, the third day of this present Septemb. 1654. Namely, tvvo great battels fought in the air: one army coming from the east, and another out of the north-west. With the maner of their engagement and victory. Enclosed in a lettet [sic] from a godly-learned minister of the Gospel in the said town of Hull, who having diligently examined the truth thereof, sent it up to be published.
by: Godly-learned minister of the Gospel
Published: (1654)

Strange signes seene in the aire, strange monsters behelde on the land, and wonderfull prodigies both by land and sea, ouer, in, and about the citie of Rosenberge in high Germany the nineteenth of Ianuarie last past. Truely translated out of the high Dutch copie printed at Rosenberge in Germany
Published: (1594)

Five strange and wonderful prodigies: or, A full and true relation of supernatural sights and aparitions lately seen in the air : viz. Tvvo great armies drawn up in battalia, and seeming ready to engage each other, beheld for some hours, by several thousands of people: with dreadful noises heard, like the discharge of cannons and musquets, accompanied with hideous crys and howling. As also a fiery-bullet of a most vast magnitude violently rushing through the air, and at last with a most terrible crack breaking into a thousand pieces, to the unspeakable terror of the amazed spectators. As it is certified by several persons of quality. With an astrological judgement thereupon.
Published: (1673)

The doome warning all men to the iudgemente : wherein are contayned for the most parte all the straunge prodigies hapned in the worlde, with diuers secrete figures of reuelations tending to mannes stayed conuersion towardes God: in maner of a generall chronicle, gathered out of sundrie approued authors by St. Batman professor in diuinite.
by: Lykosthenes, Konrad, 1518-1561
Published: (1581)

A Signe from Heaven: or, A fearefull and terrible noise heard in the ayre at Alborow in the county of Suffolk, on Thursday the 4. day of August at 5. of the clocke in the afternoone. : Wherein was heard the beating of drums, the discharging of muskets and great ordna[n]ce for the space of an houre and more, as will be attested by many men of good worth, and exhibited to some chiefe members of the honourable House of Commons. With a stone that fell from the sky in that storme or noise ... which i [sic] here to be seene in towne; being of a great weight. Whereunto is annexed, a prophesie of Merlins, concerning Hull in Yorkshire.
Published: (1642)

Lilly's strange and wonderful prophecy : being a relation of many universal accidents that will come to pass in the year 1681. According to the prognostications of the celestial bodies, as well in this our English nation, as in parts beyond the seas : with a sober caution to all by speedy repentance to avert the judgments that are impendent. As likewise a strange and wonderful discovery at a place called Leek, in Stafford-shire : by men digging in the earth for stones to pave two streets, where they found a pavement of smooth stone, several pots of ashes and mens bones ... as also an account of the great stream of light, by some termed a blazing-star, which was seen in the south-west on Saturday and Sunday the 11th and 12th of this instant December, between six and seven in the evening, with sever judicial opinions and conjectures upon the same.
by: Lilly, William, 1602-1681
Published: (1680)

An astrological and theologigal [sic] discourse upon this great conjunction (the like whereof hath not (likely) been in some ages) ushered in by a great comet : and so far upon the heavens, the planets and fixed stars as is a necessary introduction into a distinct and full knowledg of the principal subject herein handled.
by: Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705
Published: (1682)

The Swans welcome to His Royall Highness the Duke. Or, Some remarks upon that note-worthy passage, mention'd in the True Domestick Intelligence, dated Octob. 14. 1679. : concerning a company of swans, more than ordinary gathered together, at his Royall Highnes's landing.
Published: (1679)

An astrological and theologigal [as printed] discourse upon this great conjunction (the like whereof hath not (likely) been in some ages) ushered in by a great comet : and so far upon the heavens, the planets and fixed stars as is a necessary introduction into a distinct and full knowledg of the principal subject herein handled.
by: Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705

A lamentable list : of certaine hidious, frightfull, and prodigious signes, which have bin seene in the aire, earth, and waters, at severall times for these 18. yeares last past, to this present: that is to say, anno. 1618. untill this instant. anno. 1638. in Germany, and other kingdomes and provinces adjacent; which ought to be so many severall warnings to our kingdome, as to the said empire. To the tune of aime not to high.
Published: (1638)

Mr. Lillies new prophecy, of the white-Easter, and its effects. : With an account of the new blazing-star : being a full account of a strange comet lately seen in the heavens, its shape, place in the zodiack, motion, their time of continuance, and probable portents or matters thereby signified to happen in the world.
by: Lilly, William, 1602-1681
Published: (1673)

The Lords loud call to England: : being a true relation of some late, various, and wonderful judgments, or handy-works of God, by earthquake, lightening, whirlewind, great multitudes of toads and flyes; and also the striking of divers persons with sudden death, in several places; for what causes let the man of wisdome judge, upon his serious perusal of the book it self. Also of the strange changes, and late alterations made in these three nations. As also of the odious sin of drinking healths, with a brief of Mr. Pryns solid arguments against it, and his epistle to the late King Charls, to redress it. /
by: Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663
Published: (1660)

Supernaturall sights and apparitions seen in London, June 30. 1644. interpreted. With a mathematicall discourse of the now imminent conjunction of Iupiter and Mars, 26 July, 1644. the effects which either here or in some neere countries from thence may be expected. By Will. Lilly. Imprimatur John Booker.
by: Lilly, William, 1602-1681
Published: (1644)

Ioannis Leochaej, strenae: calendis Ianuarij. anno Dom. MDCXXVI..
by: Leech, John, epigrammatist
Published: (1626)

The worlds wonder : being a true relation of the strange and dreadful apparitions seen in the air, on Tuesday last was seven-night, at New-Market-Heath, and in the western parts: wherein you might discern the flaming-sword, the fiery dragon, sparkling-coals, burning-beams, beating of drums, sounding of trumpets, and a desperate conflict between two armies. Likewise, the presenting of the earth with a mighty thunder-bolt, ... and the taking of it up, and carrying it to Justice Fosters, where many hundreds of people resort to see it, to the great admiration of all that behold it. As also, the strange and wonderful ringing of the bells, by four white spirits in the perfect shape of men, at Ferry-Briggs in York-shire, on the first of this instant March, betwixt 12 and one of the clock in the morning. With the minister, clerk, and others going to them, demanding, In the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, what they meant, and what their business was? With the answer which proceeded from a vo
Published: (1659)

A wonderfull and straunge newes, which happened in the countye of Suffolke and Essex, the first of February, beeing Fryday, : where it rayned wheat, the space of vi. or vii. miles compass: a notable example to put vs in remembraunce of the iudgements of God, and a preparatiue, sent to moue vs to speedy repentance. /
by: Averell, William
Published: (1583)

Extraordinary nevves from Constantinople, November the 27. 1641. : Being a letter sent from thence to the Lord Dominicco, Mugliano, Florantino, dated the second of September. 1641. Conteyning a most certaine and true relation of the late and strange visions, with the aspects of two commetts or blazing starres with forked tayles. Appearing to the great Turke, and perpendicularly hanging over his seraglio in Constantinople, as also his incredible dreames, together with their interpretation by the wisest of his divines, astrologers, and magicians. Written in French, /
Published: (1641)

A blazyng starre or burnyng beacon, seene the 10. of October laste (and yet continewyng) : set on fire by Gods prouidence, to call all sinners to earnest [and] speedie repentance. Written by Francis Shakelton, minister and preacher of the worde of God.
by: Shakelton, Francis
Published: (1580)

Miraculum signum cœleste: A discourse of those miraculous prodigies, that have been seen since the birth of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. With a chronological note of such eminent accidents, which have immediatly ensued the appearance of every of them
Published: (1658)

A bright burning beacon : forewarning all wise virgins to trim their lampes against the comming of the Bridegroome. Conteining a generall doctrine of sundrie signes and wonders, specially earthquakes both particular and generall: a discourse of the end of this world: a commemoration of our late earthquake, the 6. of April, about 6. of the clocke in the euening 1580. And a praier for the appeasing of Gods wrath and indignation. Newly translated and collected by Abraham Fleming. The summe of the whole booke followeth in fit place orderly diuided into chapters.
by: Nausea, Friedrich, d. 1552
Published: (1580)

Polydori Vergilii ... De inventoribus rerum libri VIII : et De prodigiis libri III.
by: Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555
Published: (1671)

Polydori Vergilii ... De rerum inventoribus libri octo : in quibus omnium scientiarum omniumq. ferè rerum principium quoddam quàm brevissimè continetur.
by: Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555
Published: (1671)

Signes are from the Lord to a people or nation, : to forewarn them of some eminent judgment near at hand.
by: Eccles, Solomon, 1618-1683
Published: (1663)

A true discovery of a bloody plot contrived by the phanaticks against the proceedings of the city of London, : in order to the coronation of the high and mighty King, Charles the Second, with the manner how it should have been acted on Sunday last, the number taken who should have been actors, and a true account of the late insurrections of the phanaticks in Newgate. Also the miraculous appearance of seven stars in the East on Wednesday at 11 of the clock at noon, with the branches darting from them like blazing comets, being environed round with several circles of various colours like the rain-bow, and a large white crosse betwixt them, which continued an hour and a half, with the events that hapned [sic] during the time and the manner how all vanished. As it was sent in a letter to a gentleman of quality living at Lime-street London.
Published: (1661)

A most rare & true report, of such great tempests, straunge sightes, and wonderfull accidents, which happened by the prouidence of God, in Hereford shire, at a place called the Hay, and there abouts, : besides the sightes of strannge [sic] fowles, which there were seene, most fearefull to beholde, with their horrible cryes & strangeness, with the great hurt was done by them..
Published: (1585)

The astrological physitian. : Shewing, how to finde out the cause and nature of a disease, according to the secret rules of the art of astrology. Also generall rules and instructions, teaching how to discover what part of the body is afflicted. With a perfect description of the diseases and infirmities, signified by the planets, in any of the twelve zodiacall constellations, together with a most exact method, shewing how to finde whether the sick shall live or dye, according to naturall causes; with an exact way how to finde the true crysis, judiciall or criticall dayes. Being of excellent use for all such as study physick. /
by: Andrews, William, ca. 1635-1713
Published: (1656)

Mirabilis annus secundus, or, The second part of the second years prodigies : being a true additional collection of many strange signs and apparitions which have this last year been seen in the heavens, and in the earth, and in the waters : together with many remarkable accidents and signal judgments which have befel divers persons who have apostatized from the truth, and have been persecutors of the Lord's faithful servants : published as a warning to all, speedily to repent, and to meet the Lord in the way of His judgments.
Published: (1662)

Mirabilis annus secundus, or, The second part of the second years prodigies : being a true additional collection of many strange signs and apparitions which have this last year been seen in the heavens, and in the earth, and in the waters : together with many remarkable accidents and signal judgments which have befel divers persons who have apostatized from the truth, and have been persecutors of the Lord's faithful servants : published as a warning to all, speedily to repent, and to meet the Lord in the way of His judgments.
Published: (1662)

Mirabilis annus secundus, or, The second year of prodigies : being a true and impartial collection of many strange signes and apparitions, which have this last year been seen in the heavens, and in the earth, and in the waters : together with many remarkable accidents and judgements befalling divers persons, according to the most exact information that could be procured from the best hands, and now published as a warning to all men speedily to repent, and to prepare to meet the Lord, who gives us these signs of His coming.
Published: (1662)

Mirabilis annus secundus, or, The second year of prodigies : being a true and impartial collection of many strange signes and apparitions, which have this last year been seen in the heavens, and in the earth, and in the waters : together with many remarkable accidents and judgements befalling divers persons, according to the most exact information that could be procured from the best hands, and now published as a warning to all men speedily to repent, and to prepare to meet the Lord, who gives us these signs of His coming.
Published: (1662)

Miscellaneous reflections, occasion'd by the comet which appear'd in December 1680 : chiefly tending to explode popular superstitions : written to a doctor of the Sorbon. Vol. 1 /
by: Bayle, Pierre, 1647-1706
Published: (1708)

A second edition of the nevv almanack for the year 1656. Or, the nocturnall revised: : being annotations upon the late Mercurius Aëro-machus. Wherein that author, or the printer for him, which is all one was very rightly mistaken, when he intituled the same a rel--i--ation of strange and wonderful sights seen in the aire on the first of January last, at the time the moon was in the eclipse. The truth whereof, if any man doubteth, it is but airing his horse in a morning or so, as far as Selby in Yorkshire, which is scarce an 150 miles off, where the print of the horses feet are still to be seen in the skie. Together with an huge compasse-window rainbow, seen that night at Jack-daw-ood, in the same countie; where the eccho of the drums and trumpets remian visibly to be heard to this day. Being likewise communicated in a letter to a friend, with an epistle dedicatory at the end of the book.
by: Seaman, Henry, fl. 1675
Published: (1656)