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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. 1217. A Southern Comet appeared in the latter end of this year, a little after Sun set. fIt gradually declined Westward. In form being like to a Broom, reaching almost to the midst of the sky. Remarkable Events which followed were such as these. Wars between England and France, the French being notably worsted. The Emperor Otho died▪ The King of Castle as he was playing at Ball, a Tile happened to fall upon his head, whereby he was killed. The Saracens destroyed all the Christians in Jerusalem. The next year, there was a dreadful inundation, so as that all Frisia was overwhelmed therewith, and no less then an hundred thousand souls perished in the waters.
A.D. 1217. A Southern Comet appeared in the latter end of this year, a little after Sun set. fIt gradually declined Westward. In form being like to a Broom, reaching almost to the midst of the sky. Remarkable Events which followed were such as these. Wars between England and France, the French being notably worsted. The Emperour Otho died▪ The King of Castell as he was playing at Ball, a Tile hapned to fall upon his head, whereby he was killed. The Sarazens destroyed all the Christians in Jerusalem. The next year, there was a dreadful inundation, so as that all Frisia was overwhelmed therewith, and no less then an hundred thousand souls perished in the waters.
- fHist. Eccl. ubi supra. Calvisius.
A. D. 1223. A terrible Comet appeared. ⟨p. 75⟩gPresently after which the French King died. The King of Denmark was treacherously surprised by Suerinus. A great Commotion happened in Poland by reason of Henricus Barbatus his rebellion. The Emperor Frederick being provoked by the Pope, marched with an Army into Italy, and had probably driven the Pope out of Rome, had not John the King of Jerusalem interposed and reconciled the difference. Trythemius saith, that this year there was a general Murrain amongst Cattle, so that a third part of them died.