Angelographia, or A discourse concerning the nature and power of the holy angels, and…

I Remember, that once in Discourse with the Learned Doctor Spencer, in Cambridge, concerning his Book of Prodigies, he said to me, that his Judgment was, That the Evil Angels had Praenotions of many Future Things, and did accordingly give strange Premonitions of them. No doubt it is often so, and yet as Lavater, Schottus, and others have noted, there are sometimes Things signified by Angels, which it is not easy to determine of what sort those Genii are. What shall be thought of the Phantom, which appeared to General Vesselini, assuring him that he might take the City of Muran, by the Assistance of a Widow which Lived in that City, which strangely came to pass accordingly, in the Year 1644. There comes to my mind a very Unaccountable Thing, which happened at London above Thirty Years ago. It was this, One Mr. Cutty (an honest Citizen) passing between Milk-street and Wood street in Cheap-side, on March 2d. 1664. took up a Letter Sealed. The Superscription whereof was these words following; From ⟨image ?⟩Geneva, to a Friend. Within the Letter these words were Written. This is to give both timely and speedy Notice, that in the Year 1665. in the latter end of May, shall begin a Plague, and hold very Hot, till the latter end of December, and then cease, but not quite; and then go on, till the latter end of the Spring the next Year. And in 1665 and 66. putting both together, shall not only happen a Plague, but great Sea Fights, such as the like was scarce ever heard of; and this shall not be all, but in the Year 1666. on the Second of September, shall happen a Fire, that shall Burn down One of the Eminentest Cities in the World. Mr. Cutty carried the Letter to the then Lord Mayor. A Reverend Divine in London, who was of his Acquaintance, had a Copy of it, before the sad Things here Predicted came to pass; and at my last being at London, was pleased to favour me with it, as 'tis here Related. This Account being certainly true, and very surprising, I thought it not unworthy the Publication.

I Remember, that once in Discourse with the Learned Doctor Spencer, in Cambridge, concerning his Book of Prodigies, he said to me, that his Judgment was, That the Evil Angels had Praenotions of many Future Things, and did accordingly give strange Premoni•ions of them. No doubt it is often so, and yet as Lavater, Schottus, and others have noted, there are sometimes Things signified by Angels, which it is not easy to determine of what sort those Genii are. What shall be thought of the Phantom, which appeared to General Vesselini, assuring him that he might take the City of Muran, by the Assistance of a Widow which Lived in that City, which strangely came to pass accordingly, in the Year 1644. There comes to my mind a very Unaccountable Thing, which happened at London above Thirty Years ago. It was this, One Mr. Cutty (an honest Citizen) passing between Milk-street and Wood street in Cheap-side, on March 2d. 1664. took up a Letter Sealed. The Superscription whereof was these words following; From