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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B28426) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 197263) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 245:E102, no 20) The Prophecies of a white king of Brittaine taken out of the library of Sir Robert Cotton : that most famous antiquary of England in the Saxon character. Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631. [2], 4, [1] p. Printed for G. Linsey ..., London : 1643. "In tempore Edw. 4th. The Latine of the ensuing English is to be seene in Sir Robert Cottons Library, ... " cf. p. 5 of text. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Prophecies -- Early works to 1800. eebo The Prophecies of a white king of Brittaine : taken out of the library of Sir Robert Cotton : that most famous antiquary of England in the Saxon chara n/a 1643 9 664 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2013-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2013-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2013-10 Sampled and proofread 2013-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

THE PROPHECIE OF A White KING of BRITTAINE . TAKEN Out of the Library of Sir Robert Cotton , that most famous Antiquary of England , in the Saxon Character .

LONDON , Printed for G. Linsey , and are to be sold at his Shop against London-Stone . 1643.

THE White KINGS PROPHECIE .

WHen so Lyon of Rightfulnesse is dead , there shall rise a white King in Brittaine , first Flying , and after Riding , after Ligging down ; and in this ligge down he shal be lymed , after that he shall be led . And there shall be shewed whether there be an other King : Then shall be gadred togider much folke , and he shall take helpe for him : And then there shall be Merchandice of men , ( as of an Horse , or an Oxe : And there shall be sought helpe , and there shall none arise , but bed for head : And then shall one gone , there the Sunne ariseth , another there the Sunne gone downe : After this , it shal be said by Brittaine ( King is King ) King is no King . After this he shall raise up his head , ( and he shall be taken him to be a king , be many things to done , But wise men Reading , And then shall a range of Gleeds , and that ever each hath beraveing ) he shall have it for his owne , And this shall last seven yeeres , Loe raveing and shedding of blood : And Ovens shall be made like kyrkes , And that as one sowes another shall reape , and death shall be better then wretched life , and Charity shall be of few men ; After then shall come through the South with the Sunne , on Horse of tree , and upon all waves on the Sea , the Chicken of the Eagle sailing into Brittaine , and arriving anon , to the house of the Eagle , he shall shew fellowship to them beasts . After a yeere and a halfe shall be warre in Brittaine , then shall a sooth be naught worth , and every man shall keepe his thing , and gotten other mens good ; after the white king feeble shall goe towards the West , betlipped about with his folke , to the old place been running water , then his enemies shall meet him , and march in her place shall be ordained about him in Hoast , on the manner of a shield shall be formed , then shall they fighten on Oven front , After the white king shall fall into a kirkeyard over a Hall . After the Chicken of the Eagle shall nestle in the highest Rooch of all Brittaine , nay he shall naught be slaine young : nay he naught come old , for then the Gentile worthines shall naught suffer wrong be done to him , But when the Reame is in peace then shall he die , and two yeeres after shall come a new Rule from Heaven and setle holy kirke as hit shall ever more stand , and bring three Countries into one , England , Scotland , and Wales , unto the day of doome and the holy Crosse be brought into Christian mens hands , and there shall be made a Temple that never was made , such none .

The Originall hereof was found by the Lady Poston of the County of Norfolke , amongst the evidences of Edw. the fourth his time .

IN Tempore EDW. 4th . The Latine of this ensuing English is to be seene in Sir Robert Cottons Library , that famous Antiquary of England , in the Saxon Character , the style of the Latine and this English fitly suiting that ancient tone .

FINIS .