Mr. Lilies Predictions upon the ensuing Moneth of August.
THe lesser Dog-star now rising shews that soultry weather afflicts the painfull Harvest
man; and let us expect Thunder, Lightning, & some intemperate weather for a
few days. We may fear very high Demands, of Pragmaticall Petitions, requiring things
materiall and lofty : We also have various, but not certain intelligence from several parts
of the World, very little pleasing unto us. We have Petitions enumerated unto the height,
& such things become vulgarly known amongst us, as cause some to blush thereat. Upon
a sudden we are in fear of some ungodly design, either to murther or inslave us; but high
language fears not our resolute Souldiers, who now seem to question such as have bin Receivers
or Treasurers of Moneys. Here seems great threatnings unto some in Authority, &
Mr. John Presbyter little satisfied with certain Propositions now offered. The Clergy
swell with indignation and pride; they incite us to division, and Mun Calamy with his open
pipes sputters out simplicity and sedition. We may expect the motion of part of our
Army Northwest; but some and they not a few, may be neer the City; if not in the City
of London. Her Offices and forward Commoners speak rashly, would make us believe
wonders, Paturiunt nihil. About the latter end of the Moneth we are extreamly put to
it for money; and then Saturn draws neer into Cancer. In some parts of the Nation miraculous
Apparitions in the Ayr are portended probably North-West. Vale.
And by a further inlargment upon these calculations, many do conjecture, that if the
Lord Governour and the Force, designed for Ireland, come not in timely for relief of
col. Jones, that it will seem a Work of great difficulty to reduce that Nation if the Enemy
becomes Master of Dublin.
Tuesday July 2.
THe Act for punishing Sea-men which revolt ordered to be reported: it likely there
will be dayly use of it : The Committee for absent Members reported what 40 had
said by way of assurance; that if they were admitted to sit, they would joyn in carrying
businesses in the present way: whereupon II of them were accounted worthy to come
into the House again. The answers of the rest not being found satisfactory, the matter was
referred back to the said committee. A short debate touching Major Gen. Brown, and
the rest of the prisoners at Windsor; a committee appointed to report it another day.
A Petition was this day presented to the house, by one Pelshain (an Adamire) and
divers other persons called Diggers, in behalf of themselves and the rest of their friends
which began the new Plantation on St. Georges hill in Suney, wherein they would
be thought [though at, present a [unr] people] instrument ill in a restoration from
ADAM and NOAH : In Prose[unr] [unr]ereof, they have oftentimes bin molested, their
corn and roots (planted with the [unr] our of their hands and sweat of their brows) maliciously
troden down & trampled under foot; and last of all three of their friends arrested
at the suit of the Lord of the Soyl, & bound to answer the Law &c. The House were upon
other weighty affairs when this Petition was presented; and therefore the Petitioners
must expect to stay some longer time for an answer.
By Letters from Liceestershire it is advertized, that there is newly sprung up a Jesu[unr]ticall
Plant in those parts, which lately plung'd forth of the e[unr]oneous Fountain of Rome.
viz. One Prophet Oats hath brought a parcell of schismaticall doctrine into that county,
who poysons the people with his fair delusions; be teacheth up free-will, perswades them
to re-baptism & faith that if the Parl. doth not exalt & propagate the same, the same, they wil suddenly
fall. Mr. Angell of Liecester & many other excellent Divines have converts with
him; but cannot discern any Gospel-light, only some Heathen & emoneous-sparkics.