the recent comet shows of raping, war, and other evils, also lightning and drought, good news for those ‘addicted to learning and science,’ there will be two lunar eclipses, one in February, it will be bad for crops
Category: Weather
Pamphlets about various weather phenomena, e.g., lightning, comets, thunder.
a very large comet was seen in London, the author was not able to make proper observations due to lack of equipment, but believes that this comet declares war, evil, and royal death, this comet advances the effects of the previous comet in 1680, warnings especially for Eastern Europe, foretells of destruction across Europe for nations’ respective sins
a comet seen in the night sky spewed fire, being jovial it signifies good things unlike the comet in 1680, possibly the downfall of the Roman Church
the comet in 1680 signifies storms, plague, famine, death of livestock, flood, war, three suns have been seen at once, warns of cruelties from a powerful prince, the eclipse seen in February tells of disputes in religion, disease especially in great men, the death of a prince, and earthquakes
by historical comparison the comet was deemed not extraordinary, lots of theoretical discussion of comets
mostly a theoretical/religious discourse about the stars and their relation to scripture
the past comet signifies coming evils, the eclipses signify disease, wrath from princes, storms, lightning, madness, disputes of religion, floods
the comet was of a Saturnine color, predictions of a lunar eclipse in February of 1682, will bring drought, storm, earthquakes
the past comet tells of war, and the suppression of great men, pestilence, persecution of religions, bad news for England and France
the author and many others saw a comet in clear skies, and then two armies appearing from the North and South, who fought in the sky for an hour, the comet has been seen across Christendom, signifies very ominous events to come