Categories
Witchcraft

The Shee-devil of Petticoat-Lane

Mr. Freeland entertained a maid servant for four days when he grew suspicious of her, and stones began to fly into the house, she was found to have big warts under her arms by a group of women, leaves up to the reader to decide if she was bewitching his goods.

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Weather

Newes from the stars, or, An ephemeris for the year

reports of four coming eclipses, of the sun and moon, comets in 1665 signify war and peace in the southern colonies, gives month by month astronomical observations and their ramifications for 1666, predictions of war with France and other European disputes, possible plagues in France, then news of peace, the signs of 1666 suggest the downfall of Rome and the Roman Catholic religion, relates this to the number of the beast, sings of disease in Europe