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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. 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.
A. D. 1223. A terrible Comet appeared. ⟨p. 75⟩gPresently after which the French King died. The King of Denmark was treacherously surprized by Suerinus. A great Commotion hapned in Poland by reason of Henricus Barbatus his rebellion. The Emperour 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.
- gParis Hist. Angl. p. 305. Nauclerus.
A.D. 1240. A Comet hwas observed near the Pole, pointing South-east. It was seen in February, and continued six Months. iWriters speak of another Blazing Star: appearing the next year for thirty days together in January, of a direful Aspect. Remarkable Events were, the King of Denmark died. The Tartars miserably wasted Russia. They came over the Ice into Poland, and got the victory over an Army that was raised to oppose them. From whence they went to Cracovia; and burned down all before them. Also in Silesia and Bohemia they caused great desolations. The Empire was put into a strange hurly burly. For the Emperor had no less then seven Armies to defend himself. The Pope and He were at daggers drawing; the