and to strike nigh, but farre different from ours, they are very expert in artificiall fire, and make the greatest and most dreadfull thinges withall yt a man can imagin: they do it either by arte or enchauntment, so that it seemeth that it raigneth fire upon their enemies, and yet notwithstanding hurteth not themselves at all, by reason they are apparalled with a certaine Serpents skin which preserueth them. Their Ensigne is a Cat holding a Rat in her paw in a blacke fielde, and theyr posie thus, Euen so hapneth it to him that is not gouerned.

8. Of the Army conducted by the Earle
of Albary.

There is an Erle of Albary called Orut, which hath under his gouernaunce a thousand horse-men with Crossebowes, some of them weare certaine light armour of a kind of hard mettall, with Rapyers and daggers after theyr manner, they fight alwayes running and their horses are so swift that it is wonderfull.

This man also hath xx. thousand horses barbed with very fine leather. Some carry pikes & Partisans, & such like weapons. Their Ensigne or armes is a man in chaines, in a field parted halfe with greene and purple, and this deuise withall, My chaines shall bind another man.

9. Of the Marquesse of Vorio.

There is a Marques of Vorio called Manasses, who hath under his conduct xvii thousand footemen, armed with a very hard & strong leather, which men beleeue to be enchaunted, because that no weapon nor harquebush is able to perse it thorowe, yet it is as

light

light as Linnen cloth, and a thing very fayre to see to. These now haue all sorts of weapons that an Armie may haue: and they are deuided and set in a very faire, comely, and decent order: their Ensigne is an old man in a chariot, in a blacke field, saying thus, After a long journey, I shall be happy.

Caleb Shilock his prophesie, for the

yeere, 1607.

Be it knowne unto all men, that in the yeere 1607, when as the Moone is in the watrie signe, the world is like to bee in great danger: for a learned Jew, named Caleb Shilock, doth write, that in the foresaid yeere, the Sun shall be couered with the Dragon in the morning, from fiue of the clocke untill nine, and will appeare like fire therefore it is not good that any man doe behold the same, for by beholding thereof he may lose his sight.

Secondly, there shall come in the same yeere a meruailous great flood of water, to the great terror and amasement of many people.

Thirdly, there shall arise a meruailous great wind, and for feare thereof many people shall be consumed, or distraughted of their wits.

Fourthlie the same yeere, about the month of May, will arise another wonderfull great flood, and so great as no man hath seene since Noyes flood, which wil continue three daies and three nights, whereby many Citties and Townes which standeth uppon sandie ground will be in great danger.

Fiftly,

Fiftly, Infidels and Hereticks, through great feare and dread, will flie, and gather together, and asmuch as in them lies, make war against Christian princes.

Sixtlie, in the same yeere after the great waters be past, about the end of the yeere will be very great and fearefull Sicknesses: so that many people are like to die by the infection of strange diseases.

Seauenthly, there will be throughout the Worlde great trouble and contention about matters of Religion, and wonderfull strange newes unto all people, as concerning the same.

Eightly, the Turke with his God Mahomet shall be in danger to lose his Septer, through the great change and alteration in his Regiment, by reason of famine and warres, so that the most part of his people will rather seeke reliefe from the Christian, then from him.

Ninthlie, there will also arise great Earthquakes, whereby diuers goodly buildings & high houses, are like to be ouerthrowne and ruinated.

Lastlie, there will be great remoouings of the earth in diuers places, so that for feare thereof, many people will be in a strange amazement and terror.

These punishments are prognosticated by this learned Jew, to fall uppon the whole world by reason of sinne, wherefore it behooueth all Christian to amend their euill liues, and to pray earnestly unto God to withhold these calamities from us, and to conuart our harts wholy to him, whereby we may find fauour in our time of neede, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FINIS.

COLLATION

A-B in fours; Black letter, with the exception of title-page and introductory leaf: Lowndes, p. 2749 notes "Valesco, S. Jewes Prophecy, &c. Halliwell, May, 1856, imprint cut into £10-5-0: No other copy known." This is now in the British Museum, the fore edge of which is badly cropped, the name "Shilocke" on the title-page being cut down to "Shilo." As in this copy, the imprint is cut off after "Pater," but there is just visible the top edge of the next line, which may be "noster rowe at the signe of the Sunne," but no indication of a date. These are the only two copies known of this remarkable tract. To students of Shakespeare, it is of considerable interest. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips, formerly Halliwell (1820-1889), the great Shakespearean scholar, in his introduction to the Merchant of Venice (Halliwell's Shakespeare, vol. v., p. 277: London, 1853) maintains that the name of the predominant character of the play suggested itself to the author, from this tract. [Notes and Queries, 10s. ix. 269. April 4, 1908.]

XXVI

"THE WORLD'S GREAT RESTAURATION," BY SIR HENRY FINCH

THE Worlds | Great Restavration. | Or | The Calling Of | The Ievves, and (with them) | of all the Nations and King-| domes of the earth, to the faith of Christ. |

Published by William Gouge, B. of D. and | Preacher of Gods Word in Black-fryers. London. |

London | Printed by Edvvard Griffin for | William Bladen, and are to be sold at his Shop | neare the great North dore of Pauls, at the signe of the Bible. 1621. |

(4to. 7 ll.+234 pp. +1 l.)

This work has a second title page :

[I. S.]

"The Calling of the Ievves. | A | Present | To Ivdah And | The Children of Israel that ioyned with him, and to Ioseph (the valiant tribe of Ephraim) and all the | house of Israel that | ioyned with him. |

The Lord giue them grace, that they may returne and seeke Iehovah their God, and David their | King, in these latter dayes.| There is prefixed an Epistle vnto them, | written for their sake in the Hebrue tongue,1 | and translated into English. |

Published by William Gouge, B. of D. and | Preacher of Gods word in Blackefryers. London.

London Printed by Edvvard Griffin for | William Bladen, and are to be sold at his Shop neare the great North dore of Pauls, at the signe of the Bible. 1621." |

1 The Hebrew epistle referred to is a translation by the author of a section of this title page. It is printed by itself on one of the preliminary leaves in somewhat archaic characters, and reads as follows:

a Jeremiah xxxi. 10. b Genesis xxxii. 19.

d Proverbs iii. 4. e Hosea iii, 5. f Amos iii. 8.

c Ezekiel xxxvii. 16.

The British Museum, and the Mocatta Library, in University College, have copies, without the first title page (The Worlds Great Restauration) and Gouge's preliminary leaf "To the Reader." Probably issued in this state after the incarceration of Finch and Gouge.