THE
Dutch
Prophesie
,
OR
THE
Astrological
Predictions
,
&c.
SIR
,
I
Do
no
sooner
received
your
Command
,
but
I
immediately
Addressed
my self
to
Gratifie
your
Curiosity
in
procuring
an
Abstract
of
the
Predictions
,
or
Astronomical
Judgments
upon
the
ensuing
Year
,
as
they
are
delivered
by
the
most
Famous
Mathematick
of
this
Age
'
Johannes
Helmont
van
Valkenburgh
of
Utretcht
.
He
thus
Determines
upon
his
Scheme
erected
for
the
Spring
Quarter
.
—
Several
Low
Countries
shall
be
subject
to
many
and
great
Inundations
,
which
shall
break
out
with
such
a
Violence
,
as
to
Overthrow
many
great
Towns
and
very
considerable
Forts
,
Castles
,
and
stately
Fabricks
.
There
shall
also
be
a
great
Dearth
amongst
all
sorts
of
Cattle
both
great
and
small
,
many
of
them
Drownded
and
Starved
,
and
also
a
great
Rott
amongst
Sheep
;
caused
through
the
Excessive
moist
Distemperature
of
the
Season
Mankind
shall
also
be
Afflicted
with
divers
Sicknesses
proceeding
from
the
abundance
of
Cold
and
Moist
Humours
,
caused
by
Corruption
of
the
Air
and
unwholsome
Diet
.
That
the
Commonalty
in
those
Countries
shall
be
much
discontented
and
Weary
of
their
Lives
▪
through
extream
Poverty
caused
by
their
great
Loss
of
Cattle
,
&c.
Which
yet
cannot
Excuse
them
from
Heavy
Impositions
and
Taxes
.
Upon
the
entrance
of
the
Sun
into
Capricorn
,
there
will
happen
great
and
terrible
Tempests
,
and
great
Losses
at
Sea
,
to
the
great
Endammagement
of
the
Merchant
.
Mars
being
ready
to
pass
out
of
Virgo
into
Segitarie
,
threatens
Was
and
great
Commotions
to
those
Countries
more
immediately
under
his
Influence
with
unfortunate
success
to
those
who
live
under
the
watry
Trigon
.
Saturn
in
the
fourth
house
is
also
an
Enemy
to
Peace
,
and
seems
wholly
to
invalidate
the
benev●lent
Aspects
of
the
other
Planets
,
which
do
however
strongly
incline
the
endeavour
of
some
great
Statesmen
,
to
work
an
accommodation
But
the
two
Malevolent
Planets
do
strongly
oppose
and
appear
to
have
the
sole
Dominion
in
the
affairs
and
Transactions
of
those
Countries
more
immediately
subject
to
their
malicious
Influence
,
which
shall
cause
men
to
desire
War
rather
than
Peace
,
and
to
take
delight
in
Slaughter
and
Execution
:
And
to
love
Danger
,
Blood
,
Fire
,
and
Confusion
,
and
to
Court
even
Death
it self
,
in
all
it
s
most
Horrible
shapes
,
till
the
minds
of
men
shall
be
so
hardned
,
that
nothing
shall
seem
unlawful
to
them
;
but
they
shall
sport
themselves
in
all
kind
of
Cruelty
and
outrage
;
and
being
drunk
with
Bloud
they
shall
rejoyce
in
all
manner
of
Ruine
and
Destruction
.
Sir
,
〈…〉
●he
Sum
of
what
Van
Valkenburgh's
Predicti
〈…〉
Though
upon
each
particular
Scheme
he
does
enlarg●
himself
into
several
Pages
.
We
much
sear
he
will
prove
too
true
a
Prophet
,
for
though
the
Generality
here
are
very
desirous
of
Peace
▪
ye●
we
can
see
nothing
but
preparations
for
War
,
and
the
Military
Spirits
drive
all
before
them
.
And
those
who
prudently
consider
the
face
of
Christendome
,
't
is
possible
they
may
collect
as
infallible
predictions
without
consulting
the
Stars
.
But
this
may
satisfie
you
how
ready
I
am
to
comply
with
your
Desires
,
when
ever
you
please
to
Oblige
me
with
an
Opportunity
.
Sir
,
Since
we
have
begun
to
Trassique
this
way
,
I
could
wish
you
would
send
us
over
some
Intelligence
from
your
English
Oracles
,
which
I
imagine
may
be
less
Ambiguous
and
more
to
the
purpose
;
for
I
can
assure
you
(
under
our
Hogen
M●gen
Policy
)
they
are
not
allow'd
that
License
and
Freedom
as
your
Interpreters
of
the
Stars
in
England
,
who
with
such
Confidence
▪
Transcribe
the
Book
of
Fates
,
and
never
scruple
to
Publish
the
Intregues
of
Heaven
.
Our
Astrologers
seem
a
little
better
Qualified
to
be
admitted
as
Secretaries
to
the
Stars
,
for
they
only
general
Terms
hint
at
the
High
Decres
of
the
Heavenly
Cabal
;
though
by
a
kind
of
mysterious
Dilemma
,
they
still
hope
to
Entrap
the
Event
.
FINIS
.