A warning Piece for the slumbring Virgias; or, An Alarm to the friends of the
Bridegroom, in some awakening Meditations upon Christs own Watchword.
Mat. 26. 41. Watch and pray that you enter not into temptation. By George Scorheth,
Preacher of the Gospel at Lincoln. Printed for The Brewster at the 3 Bibles in
Pauls Churchyard, near the West end. Tis published by the Author, out
of pure conscience of his Duty, having bin composed by him in a time of sickness
and infirmity here in London, and not for any sinister or self tripect whatsoever.
An Advertisement.
THese are to give notice, That if any one hath found a little gold Picture-Case,
with a little Pictures of Childrens heads; 3 fastened to the Case, and two
loose wrapped up with it in a piece of Stuff, all in a penny Box together. They
were lost on Friday night, being the hast of october, between 7, and 9 of the
clock, about the Strand or Covent-garden. If they that have found them, will
be pleased to restore them again, they shall have the full value of the Gold that
it about them. Let them be brought to Mr Throgmortons house, a Barbet,
overagainst the Crossokeys in Bedford-street in Covent-garden, where they shall
receive the Money with thanks.
This following Letter having lain by me for some time, because the
Contents from to exceed all besief; yet seeing it is justified as writen by
so judicious a person as Sir Kenolm Digby, take it as it came to hand,
An Extract of Sir Kenelm Digby's Letter to a Friend,
From Tholouse in France. September 17. 1656.
Sir, I entertain'd you from Paris with Miracles of Grace, from hence
receive one of Nature. The following are the words of Mr Fitton's
Letter of July 2, from Florence. Sir, This is to present my humble
service to you, and to let you know of a strange Metamorphose hapned
in Barbary notlong since; which is the turning of a whole City
into Stone; that is, men, beasts, trees, houses, utensils, &c, every thing
remaining in the same posture (as Children at their Mothers brests, &c)
when the petrifying Vapor fell upon this place, This City is under
the King of Tripoli, some 4 days Journy into the Land. One whiting
the Capt. of an English ship (who had his a slave in these parts) coming
to Florenue, to [unr] the great [unr] of this accident, and he himself had
seen the City. The Duke desirous to know the truth, wrote to the
Bassa of Tripoli about it, there having been a friendly correspondence
between them these many years; The Bassa hath now answered the
Dukes Letter, and assures him, that the thing is most true, and that he
himself is an Ey-witness of it, going to the place purposely to see it, &
that it hapned in the space of very few cours; and wishall he hath sent
to the great Duke divers of thole things petrified; and among the rest,
(Venetian Zecchities) turned into stone: Thus Mr Fitton.
It Seems Strangest to me, that an unactive body (as all dry and cold
earthy ones are) should thus change Gold, the strongest Resistent in
Nature. But it is true also, that little dense Atoms force their way most
unresistably into all bodies, when some impelient drives them violently.