A Wonderful Matter Incontestably Demonstrated, and much Desired by some Good men, to be in this place Communicated.
MR. John Sadler, a very Learned and a very Pious man, and a most Exemplary Christian, Lay Sick in his Bed, at his Manor, of Warmwell in Dorset-Shire: In the year, 1663. In the Time of his Illness, he was visited by Mr. Cuthbert Bound, the Minister of Warmwell
Mr. Sadler then desired his man, (one Thomas Grey,) to see that there should be no body ⟨p. 188⟩else in the Room, and Lock the Door, and give him the Key.
He then Sat up in his Bed, and asked Mr. Bound and the Attendant Grey; Whether the• Saw no body? and, whether they did no• hear, what a person said, that stood at the corner of the Chamber? They Replied, No. H• wondered at it, and said, The man spake so loud that the whole Parish might hear him.
Hereupon, calling for a Pen and Ink, h• wrote what was told him, and made Them le• their Hands to it; For he told them, the ma• would not be gone, till he had seen that done.
The Articles written down, were;
I. That there would, after so many months be a Plague in London, whereof so many woul• Dye:[Naming the Number.]
II. That the greatest part of the City woul• be Burnt, and Pauls, he particularly show'• him, Tumbled down into Ruins, as if Beate• down with Great Guns.
III. That there would be Three—So• Height between the English and the Dutch.
IV. That there would appear Three Blazi•• Stars; the Last of which, would be terrible t• behold. [He said, the man showed him th• Star.]
V. That afterwards, there would come Thr•• small Ships, to Land in the West of Weymout• which would put all England in an uproar, b•• it would come to nothing.
⟨p. 189⟩VI. That in the year 1688. there would come to pass such a Thing in the Kingdom as all the world would take notice of.
VII. That after this, and after some further Disturbance, there would be Happy Times: And a Wonderful Thing would come to pass, which he was not now to Declare.
VIII. That he, and his man (Grey) should Dye, before the Accomplishment of these things; but Mr. Bound should Live to see it.
IX. For the confirmation of the whole, the man thus appearing, told him, That he should be well the next Day; and there would come There men to visit him, One from Ireland, One from Guernsey, and his Brother Bingham.
Accordingly, The Day following Mr. Sadler went abroad:
A Wonderful Matter Incontestably Demonstrated, and much Desired by some Good men, to be in this place Communicated.
MR. John Sadler, a very Learned and a very Pious man, and a most Exemplary Christian, Lay Sick in his Bed, at his Mannor, of Warmwell in Dorset-Shire: In the year, 1663. In the Time of his Illness, he was visited by Mr. Cuthbert Bound, the Minister of Warmwell
Mr. Sadler then desired his man, (one Thomas Gray,) to see that there should be no body ⟨p. 188⟩else in the Room, and Lock the Door, and give him the Key.
He then Sat up in his Bed, and asked Mr. Bound and the Attendent Gray; Whether the• Saw no body? and, whether they did no• hear, what a person said, that stood at the corner of the Chamber? They Replied, No. H• wondred at it, and said, The man spake so loud that the whole Parish might hear him.
Hereupon, calling for a Pen and Ink, h• wrote what was told him, and made Them le• their Hands to it; For he told them, the ma• would not be gone, till he had seen that done.
The Articles written down, were;
I. That there would, after so many months be a Plague in London, whereof so many woul• Dye:[Naming the Number.]
II. That the greatest part of the City woul• be Burnt, and Pauls, he particularly show'• him, Tumbled down into Ruines, as if Beate• down with Great Guns.
III. That there would be Three—So• Hight• between the English and the Dutch.
IV. That there would appear Three Blazi•• Stars; the Last of which, would be terrible t• behold. [He said, the man show'd him th• Star.]
V. That afterwards, there would come Thr•• small Ships, to Land in the West of Weymout• which would put all England in an uproar, b•• it would come to nothing.
⟨p. 189⟩VI. That in the year 1688. there would come to pass such a Thing in the Kingdom as all the world would take notice of.
VII. That after this, and after some further Disturbance, there would be Happy Times: And a Wonderful Thing would come to pass, which he was not now to Declare.
VIII. That he, and his man (Gray) should Dye, before the Accomplishment of these things; but Mr. Bound should Live to see it.
IX. For the confirmation of the whole, the man thus appearing, told him, That he should be well the next Day; and there would come There men to visit him, One from Ireland, One from Guernsey, and his Brother Bingham.
Accordingly, The Day following Mr. Sadler went abroad:
