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Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired…
Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired into: with an historical account of all the comets which have appeared from the beginning of the world unto this present year, M.DC.LXXXIII. : Expressing the place in the heavens, where they were seen, their motion, forms, duration; and the remarkable events which have followed in the world, so far as they have been by learned men observed. : As also two sermons occasioned by the late blazing stars. / By Mr. Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts]Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired into: with an historical account of all the comets which have appeared from the beginning of the world unto this present year, M.DC.LXXXIII. : Expressing the place in the heavens, where they were seen, their motion, forms, duration; and the remarkable events which have followed in the world, so far as thay have been by learned men observed. : As also two sermons occasioned by the late blazing stars. / By Mr. Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts]
printed by S.G. for S.S. i.e, 1683
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A▪D. 1005. A Blazing Star horrible to behold was seen flaming in the Heaven in the cSpring time, for the space of thirteen days. And dagain in October ▪ There followed a most fearful Plague continuing for three years. In some places whilst the living were burying the dead, they drew their last breath, and were thrown into the Grave with those whom they intended to leave there. Many whole Cities were utterly laid wast thereby. And the Villages were emptied of their Inhabitants, so as that the Cattle belonging to them had none to own them or look after them. Above half the Inhabitants of Germany were swept away with that Besom of Destruction. A War also between the Emperor of Germany and the Polanders followed this Comet. The Duke of Lorain (who was the last of Carolus Magnus his ⟨p. 63⟩Posterity) died. Baldwin the Earl of Flanders took up arms against his Uncle Godfrid Duke of Araen whom the Emperor had constituted Successor to the Duke of Lorain. About this time there were great tumults and blood shed in Germany, occasioned by the Emperors imposing Meingardus as Arch-bishop of Triers, whenas Adelber was before chosen, and the Duke of Bavaria engaged in his quarrel against the Emperor.
A▪D. 1005. A Blazing Star horrible to behold was seen flaming in the Heaven in the cSpring time, for the space of thirteen dayes. And dagain in October ▪ There followed a most fearful Plague continuing for three years. In some places whilest the living were burying the dead, they drew their last breath, and were thrown into the Grave with those whom they intended to leave there. Many whole Cities were utterly laid wast thereby. And the Villages were emptied of their Inhabitants, so as that the Cattle belonging to them had none to own them or look after them. Above half the Inhabitants of Germany were swept away with that Besom of Destruction. A War also between the Emperour of Germany and the Polanders followed this Comet. The Duke of Lorain (who was the last of Carolus Magnus his