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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. 1254. A Comet kof immense magnitude appeared for several Months together. There followed terrible and prodigious Tempests. Wars between the Genovenses and the Venetians. The cross-bearing-Army took such a course to convert the Russians to the Faith, as was never taught them by Christ or his Apostles, for with fire and sword they fell upon them, and made them promise that they would be Christians. The Emperor and the Pope being at variance▪ the Emperor died suddenly, not without suspicion of Poison by the Popes procurement. The Pope himself died within a year. The new Pope made a great disturbance in Italy, but his Army was shamefully overcome. A Rebellion brake forth in Frisia. There were great troubles and commotions in Saxony.
A. D. 1254. A Comet kof immense magnitude appeared for several Moneths together. There followed terrible and prodigious Tempests. Wars between the Genovenses and the Venetians. The cross-bearing-Army took such a course to convert the Russians to the Faith, as was never taught them by Christ or his Apostles, for with fire and sword they fell upon them, and made them promise that they would be Christians. The Emperour and the Pope being at variance▪ the Emperour died suddenly, not without suspicion of Poyson by the Popes procurement. The Pope himself died within a year. The new Pope made a great disturbance in Italy, but his Army was shamefully overcome. A Rebellion brake forth in Frisia. There were great troubles and commotions in Saxony.
- kRockenbachius, Alstedius, & alii.
A.D. 1264. A mighty Comet was seen this year, in the sign of Taurus, continuing for three Months, viz. from July to October 7. Its motion was retrograde. For at first it appeared before the Morning Star, but at last after it.