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Pfnr N N , S LIHCH^ENBERGHRS, Q V A M O L I M SCRI*
/"PRRmagrtuilUSaturmacloukcomunttione, / I T T T M ? C C C G
*- X-X.liu.pr£tcre4ddccUpftmSoHstinni fcquctisuidclicet LXXXV- l/f rfNtoi? ..Jl. ' 1. .... •.« Y-X . ... ** I •
^tonuadhucusq; durans M- D- LXVII* iamitcru,mendisqui*
bufdam haud modicis fublatis,qua:q; obfcuri adco C7 zwprr*
fcfti crant fenfus utcuq; reftitutis,diligcntcr excujfa•
A D L H C T O R H M • ^ Enioutopmor inficiasibit.candidc lcdlor, Pr0| fticaharcolim ab autorc ipfohaud finc magnj8' -(i?
rumuigiltjs cxuanjs fapicntiis. AfirologoruP^, congcua, atcp inhoc adcb ccrtcpofteritatijran ^
•^p-x._ , quouttamnoftramcliorcm ,nofq:ipfbsomi »a ^ lc uitatlucentes dco gratos reddercmus, Ca:tcru tcmporisi^^
longa , quacnihtl nonpercditac corrumpit^cunda fubinde ^ Qucm quidc cum ltcru pcriculontfimis Ivace ^ ribus tnluccm quafi ab imeritunoftro preloreuocarcmUS,p^ Jja I1fed dC diligctcr annifi^collatis aliquotlatints QC Germam
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jsJ^cxcufis cxeplaribus, ch fteri potuit, euulgare cmcndatilTim11, lH'' eft quod quencj ftyli in codemoueathumilttas^quafic^h^1! nuncp dec I i na ndi a Rho manae Ii tigua: pceptis fi uc Icgi bus? r • 0(t hocilli datufaeculo. nos ipfas rcs, rerum pondus>8£ quiddtf conueniuQiiarc dignus profedlo Iegi apluribus, atqj adeo ti ^ gni nominis ob res raras,nouas ineo inauditaf^tQuipP/'^^
i c n o f t r o a c u o i n g e n t i a m a l o r u f e m i n a c u n d i s p r c y e m o d S & . / bushorrendaportendant.In codcm quocp tan% ipcculo qll°, pfjH' riffimo,tam ecdefTaftid ordtnis proccribus,quam proph^1 ^ iP gienducp fit.Porro huiufmodi imminenciu maloru trag^^gflj
perioru ctiamtemporu Aftronomi fanepenaifimi diutj}3 ^rjj tatecertiiltmis,ualidilTtm 1 fq? ronibus futuras uaticfnati fa1] \ \]isc
de nuero &C htc noftcr fui t. Q> ucreaute pteriroru ftituroru^cjjv egerit^tranfada tepora teftant 3dC hoc noftru facculum haLl ^ gentibus Chriftiana: ReipuLxincomodis cxpentuv qUOfK
quondam prsedida nunc fuum fortiunt cffcdtum. Jguliv ^Ljsp1^ CritjChriftum unicumnoftrac faluris Icopum ardcntibus tr' carijtit fuaimmenfa acinefFabilibonitate iramfuam,°mnL
rum genusa nobis aufcrrc dignetur.
Valcledoroptimc*
II A V T O R I S P R A E F A T I O I N O P V S C V y
L-VM SEQ_VENS*
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^^ls Dcus infua poteftatefibf1 s tga &Cmomenta., ucucritasipfa tcftat, rcferuaucrit, prarfcius quocP futuroru folus ipie,acncmo omninu in hociit mudo conftitutus qui dicm poffi t cra>- ftinu polliceri, £v in eadcm ccrtuquid futuru forc pracdiccrc,mhilominus ta men idcm iplcac optimus deus ftia li»
beraliffimabonitateplurimatncreatu
" rasfuas traftudit dona,quibus eaqua:
k 0ludia'o,Sic aues cantu QC uolatu,alia<p animalia alijs modtste- oic rjIP^°rum dilpofirioncs^ac alia fimilia priufcp fi'ant,pracnunciat l *V-i I I r» <- L _ . _ _ _ . /luvkM d ha «tncn * M /1 •* f l\/l /» i t^u/v f / bet l ^ro rubensJmane(erenitatemaurcindicat.Maneuero firti e^^pcrtinas pluuias infinuatquaeomnia pcr natura rebus ipfts
lllftnlne ac'c° inditamfieri uidemns.necdefunt aurorcsqui dehu-
^°tel° naturalibus ad plcnum fcripfere.Ncc obftabitdiAum Ari taSt ,s*qui ait^Dc futuris conringcntibus non eft dctcrminata ucriV te^^^^a&idcm Ariftotelcs ait,qubdomncfuturu dc neccffita=
c^t-Si uenietdeneceffitatc,autetiam aliundc, oportebitciug (let(,am pfxcedcre^utPlato uoluit, Hanc autc cauiam pracciiam &
t)ei^lna^ conditor ipfererum omniu Dcus folus perfedtc nouit, qUjt1lttan*cnhomini rationemjtntellcdu , &jpotentiam difcurfiua,
^ cq115 CX Practeritis futura coniedlurare pofTct.Dcdit& icientiam na!lt ^jtionem aftrorum^quibus plurcs effcdusad quos aftra inc!i
«uiar- uc ctlam ^turos pracdicere ualet.Et utcopledar rcm parti Uelfv "
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mdcdit hominitripliccmfliturapiaediccdi uiam>quas potcrf^LI 1 as>LT^liquas h omo ftudtofus indagarcuel aflcqui facilepr *
peri0ma UlajC{U2e omniucftcomunior^confifttt in Ionga uita, qua
ngatn expcricntiamreriim omniu mapiftram,cxdudu prac- A rj
P R O G N O S T I C V M I O A N N I S o p 0i rcnri3,pcf fimilitudmcSCconieduramfutura prcdiccrc horn r tcftjianc fcicndi uiam habcnt fenes.
Scainda uia cxaftris fcu fcicntia aflrorumfaci!c habctur,P^#
mxo diccntc, quodcaufas rcrum rimaturis primo cxlcniaco^^
planda fiintcorpora.Mundus cnimiftecontiguuseft latiomb - nerioribusaut Ariilotclcs air^utomis uirniscius»i.mundii^c'' 0fj lcflibiis gubcrncrur.Et itcrumPtolcmacus_,Homincs pcr a'Zaa(pf>
bus & uirtutibus mformantur. quanda cm inclinationem VLfl, prarftant corporibushumanis^neccfluatcm ucro prorfus ntf1
T crtia cft uiarcuclationu,Nam QCfi folus patcr futurortf
in fua pofuit poteftatc,tamen nonulhseareuelarc dignatusc ^
infpiritu^ucl in uifionc &quafi in enigmate^uel perangclosp V0
mmos^acalijs quibufdam occultis modis quae futura funt/c^ Llj minibus ingerit,ut ftiturauere pracnuncicnt.ut hoc deSiby11^[
gcntiles dare legimus,quarRomanis infallibiliter futura tN^ J0»
dixit.Hxc ipfa tcmplu actcrnitatis non cafiirum, nifi duw lI,rB ^ umpareret^duduanteq^ficret uaticinata eft,ac innumeraaliar ^ dixit.Id non nifi infpiritu \ deofibi donato efficerepotuit.Sic1 ^ tcri teftamcnto prophccae futura prophetarut^cuius infinitafi,JV|j cmpla.Ac poftrcmo in hoc noftri tcporis nouo Tcftamctofanrne mo [oannijrium fupcr pcdlus domini rccumbcrcc/ccreta dei &1 ^ facculi ucntura reuclata funt. omitto ahos 3 nifi unicam Bflg11 Jfl*
ipam comcmoro^aiius reuelationcs inoperefubfcqucnte n°r 0|/
quamadforumucnient. Cui aflbcictur quidamReynhardus s hardus ^utfuis locis infra patcbit. Pr^didtas trcs futura fcicn1
autorpracfentis operis^qui fefeinnominabilem compcllabit 3 , at/ tfletur^multacpfuturis tcmporucurriculisaduenturaprobabi ^ oncdcmonftrabit,nontcmcrccquidcm, nonarroganti aC/lU 3d ammo^fcdinftar auifametid^ cxhortationis. Auifando quiPP ' g/
moncndo,8£ exhortando ofncs hommcs,L^ in primis lpfos r1 ^ {C
tcs principcs populorum^utmalis quae haud procul riincM^
mcdiaqu^ritcnt.minus enim prxuifaiacuIaferitmt.Caucant1'
LIFCHTENBERGER, lll
^is h °antquantu pofTunt^omi fpirituinccredant.Rara ctenim eft lij c(rc0(; fcmpore fides in mundo* Vbi autem fidcs non cft, ibi confl ten ^iquidhaud potcrit.Etdum nihil cofilfj in terris inuenire po
*'SaiS> nonrc^at aliud, quam apudfuperos ut confilium auxi
llTramus* fmploremus itacP afcp deuote oremus omnes, pijf,
ntcP niifericordiflimudcumacdominunoftrtimIefumChri
^,n Un°kis perfuamgratiamcondonarc digncrur commiffano
^icrta?vac* bonum^conucrtat^in tranqutilapacc foueat^&firamfiiS
^ad3 no^ls^rcF ipcpro nobis,& contranos cflcpotcrit nemo«
°PL,s ipfumaures aduertitc#
v. P T O L E M A E V S »
fapiens dominabitur aftris,aftris quacmclinant
^onncceffitant^unde dC inclinariones corumpraxaue poflunt,uel miugari rationc dC confitio,
A R I S T O T E L E S *
^tia nolunt maledifponf.tantum unus crgo phnccps qui aftris dcditpotcftatem influendi
ifta infcriora .primo Mcteororum*
S I B Y L L A * .
fumus in quos farculorum fmcs deucnerunt.
vKina funt mala bonis, clige quod bonum cft,
ni^lum proail pcllc.
c B R I G I D A *
^onfidcin deum &facboniratem> ut mala qua:
CUs fuis rcuclauerat) mifericorditcr auertat, g . L O L H A R D V S
js catitus^mulris cflo familiaris .fed quodfilere
^ alios j p rinius file;
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tolcmarus* Ariflotcles, Sibylla* Brigida*REYNH
A R_ pR O d N O S T * f O A N . L I B C H T . U l t Vi fuvim dcfodit aunim^ut libct, vcbus'abuti t ftus. ah ena no n co nrrctfl an s,ncm lni in tu h a-fa*
cit. Q.IU autc fcicnriam dC libros occultat, oniu bus uriuriofuscft^nec fo!umfliarccondtt_,fc(!
5C alienafubtrahtt&furatur» ValeantergofiC muan t,qui fcicnua diligunt ac fcnnnantvquo^
mam dtligcntibus fcm:narc,cft fcictiam a mor
*°r r ^rarc»N°n ergo furgatinuidus rcprehcfor^mulus acdetra titf k ^uc^eat>comP^ea^rc^C€t f^Plens iccftor, Namcorumqui Uero ub«>cuIo Lun^quibufda daturfaentia pcr dodrinam, a!rjs Pcr mfptrationemdutmam,tamenab uno&C codemfpih>
^ib°C^1L ^erm 0 i§imr meus ac fcriptu mcum,non eft in perluafi tis.Is]Us hLtrnanacfapientia: uerbis^fed in oftcnfioncfpiritus3C uerita enimcft homin^utueritatem lntelligibi lcm per fcnfibi p *eftus deprchendat* Vnde ficut duAu naturalis rationis homo
Uenite potcft in aliquam noticiam pcr effedlus naturales#ita pcr
^^^sfiipranaturalcscffcclLis^qLumiracuJadicuntUi^tn aliquam
^^turalcm cognitionem credcndoruhomo adducittir. Vnde 6n> r Us ^mbrofius dicit,tyomneLicrum \ quocuntp dicatur,a te^ 11 ^ndo eft.tdcohomo annunciat ucra^qufiuis etiam pcr uirtu tc^A1 °Priac namrac quadoq? ucra praedidt. Vtitur crgo ci s almipov ii)tc CLlsaducritatis manifeftat:oncm,dumueramyftcria aftroru tij Prctibus rcuelant.Vnde inuetores fcientiaru mtilta ucra in fcie o^^HundaucfLint^nonnifi dodfr afpiiitu funclo, qui cft fpiritus 0res 's Ucritatis.Rcuelatio igi tur quodam ordine pcruenit ad infcri ii^ Pei'fLiperiores*Vndciohannis pr/mo. Botiesarabant>&: afiz
ccbantur3qui'a uidel/cet minoreshuius mundtqui fignan>
c^en.r« 1 nasadcbent'in crcdcdis adhcrcre matonbus lliperioribus
^nahr s COrP°fibus, quar pcr boucs ffgnantur. Ego igtturinno t}uen jl^Omensiramdacmonis^exuiycnsinrureutmifcr Ruth^fe
^iin acmeftorcs^anteccfforcs Philofophos aftroruniiudi^
^rfav a2romultarum fatigationum colligens grana fpicaiqitc dL
e^ti3sUrri^CriPriIrarum>a^:rorum iudicum lcntentias atquc cxperv
^1!1^ ponderofaconiundlto fupcriorum planctarum poiv
•>clLudue eclypfatio ac paftio regis ftcllatum huicmundoprav
P R O G N O S T I C V M t O A N N l S
dicct, (ufto aftrorum iudido i n pracfens opufcLiIum brcui lty ^ pegi ,Lit lcgcntibLis patcbit. Cuius oftcnfio duiabft uf(p ada
Mmeftmum QLungcntcfimum Sexagcfimumfcptimum/1 cillarunt oculi.
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Emo coruquaeignoratbonus cftiudcx, dict tcles. Multarum rcrum fcicntiarumtP pcrm t? 0f<jj phiam probantes,euentus oes naturalcs 'P.^piatj uoluntarios,fupercaelcftium influxibus Pr
acdirigiaffirman^diccntcAnftotele.Cumf ,5lpf(/
fitate conriguus fit i fte mudus fupcrioribus lationibus, tit di/
usuirtusinacgLibernet 6Cc. Doleant ita<Pindocftifuas ftulcl cendo non mordcndo,nc ipforaimpcricia ac ftoHditas c!at'ca
aliquarum rcrum uideanturdodi) tameignaridicendor^
ncqueuntcftciudiccstVndcphilofophoruprinccpsArift^^bt/
Mcthaphyficaeinqut^SoIuere uinculum ignoranti non cltP^^/
lc.Sed hij qui fapicntufcripta intellectu icreno LiidcrLint,qll°, ]fl^i0 bis&f fententijs poffetenusmecofirmaboin dicendo dzcof11
ne maiorumplanetaru accclypfatione magna.ScdquiaioP .^cjf dodrinas SC difdplinas doccntibus opinio inualuit, cowU"
uulgiinduda eft fupcrftitiofum ac tcmerariu cftc crcdere *} |aflC conFigurationcs^apparitionesccIypfationu^coiiincflionci^P^l^
tarum efle caufas gucrraixim, amicitiaru, feftarum, altcv^.
gum,alioru<p Iibero arbitrio fubiaccrc debentium* natural* . . cfFedtuum cfte caufas negare non pofllint, quotidiana cxp
cntia uulgum magisquamnoftri teporis philofoph0
continuo edocente. V anaeft ergo 8£ ridiculofa narratio de huiufmodi euentibus,nifi rna^
nifeftis fuafionibus cdodi in plii lofophiaminducant dC
ccrtificcntur»
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L I E C H T E N B E R G E R * V Amnarrataincrcdulitatcmnon cflc fLipcrftitiofamv fcd inaftroru influxibusfundatam partimoftenfum eft.Cum diutnatio magnifica quaedamres fit $C fakv taris »Cicero.tcftc,quaq2 proxime ad deorum uim na turamortalispoflit acccdcrc^acquumihi perfuaficd^
JNii°niS niaSnx>arcP horrendxeciypfts Solis non praeterireprO' z^Uni nouum,ob imlitatem non medioacm Reipublice cxpo
^i^h '8 Cnim non U1^et in °Ptima SlIa ^ Rfpublfca plutimu du
l0ncs,U3luiftc^ Quis rcx LtnG fuit.A quispopulus quino utc ciUs Pr^dicatione diuinaCnihil uncp Ciceronc tcftc, Romanito>
N0.> dnatorcsin bcllo fincaufpictjs effiicerc conati fLint*Nam accepitTharbis filiaregis Acthtopu inciuitateSaba^quac t'nap, °cuIos inCLim dum difcedcre uellcr, fuitcmuirperitiftimus tnCl.ris: Sculpfit diias imagiRcs in gcmis huius cfficaciae, ut altera lise ^r,5,altcraobliuioncm conferrctamoii. Cunq?paribus annu^
it^i.s,riferu>ffet,alterum fcilicet obhXiionis annulum uxoripraebu prUmipfedetulit,utfinepari amoreparibus annulis inftgnire ptij^Pitei-go mulier amoris ui ti obliuifci, tandcm libcr in Acgp iiJn5 .^reffus eft.Athcnienfcs quoa?omnibus fcmper publids co>
aiuinos quofHam uatcs^quos Mantos uocant,adlubucrunu . Accrdotcsfoli quoq* AftroIogi& pontificcs c!igc>
2! bantur in rcrmn fpiricualiumadminiftrationcm^df benefictjs foli gaudcbant, ucrum hax abolita funt*
Nunc ueroMcrcurij infortLinio (ola pauptas eis con _ nafcitur,per iiitamindefinentercohrret&comori^
°nnc Laccdacmonij rcgibus fuis Aftrologu affcftbrem dcz
Ncc,crorum4 publico confilio harufpicem intcrcflc uolueruntC
Wina rex Perfarum fieri potuit, qui non prius maiorum difd^
^lMathcmaticamq? fcientiampcrcepit.NonncRomLiIus ati*
6$ e jv-Pfcato Lirbem Romam condidit, regefq? fequentes dC confu- v **cerdotio praediti, Rempublicam religionum autoritate
®n8urni7Suoarca d^fenatus imperabat, utdc prindpum filijs fex ts Hetruricc populis in huiufmodi difciplinam tradercntur^
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P R O G N O S T I C V M I O A N N I S , ^ lic ars tantaob tenuitatctiihominu areligfoms authontatc aoa ^ rctur ad mcrccdcm quacftum. Qiioticns enim Romanor u tus^LtufoteftCidcccmiiirosadlibrosSibyllxirc luilitcump0 - ta aliqtiain acrcapparucrunt^quxmagna Romano popujo F dofafq? fcditfoncs denunciabatjiionnc his magorum fcu Ma»1
ticortim rcfponfa cumSibyllae ucrfibus congrucbant?
|Ed quid externaadduco fufFragia, fimt qvu ^1^^
jfigillatim omia quT in hoc Rheniuiagio, nec'1 ^ lcmaniaepartibus pcrgrandiamala obucnerui^» -5 dentibusndniillisredlediumafle>irigintiqua'1'1. jc/
| iam tranfacflis.None quaecunq? in uaticinrjs
nundaui cuentus rei uera effc probauit CSed h$c mifTa facio, ^ praefcntiaru mihi faterit nullam repcriri gcntem,ncc£ tam llU?_ri atcpdodhm,ncq? faminanematcpBarbaram, quxnon figf futura,3^ a quibufdam tcmpore immcnfo obferuata,& #0 tionccucntusanimaduerfaintclIigipr3cdidc^pofrcccnfc3t»:lC v5 futurarumpraefentationem ordinatilfimo aftrorumcurfu af$
uiciffitudinenotatis^cdprobarcttQuodfialiquisramrudiSj^^g ris fucrit moribus,quem tam facrilega obtufae mentis rem<-'rl^s inj gitet,ut furfumincarlum fufpiciens , atq? admirabilcm illamdl ^ operismachinamintuens,ncget mundum huncftellarumla®0 x0
bus 6fpotcftatibustan^fummideiinftrumetisgubcrnari,tallSP t
fcdofiquis tam daemens,tam rigidus reperiat, numen dcorum ieftacemcx l^di^talcm quocpliocpadointerpellabo»
Eus b mifer,dic txiquaefb, fi Aftranon influun1^ modo peraltum3modoper latum,modopcrdl
fum cernuntur C Cur nuncdirccflo curfu,ntinc r cedendo,nunc ftatfua tarditate fobfiftunt,nunc
dunt^nuncabfcondunt, nunc Auftri, nunc AllL ' $ nisregionibLisfc umguntc' fcd clchis fatis#nccp cum his v< J1
(pLitandum pLito,uerum non alitercLimhis agcndum cenfco j
cum illis,qui
ttquac
omnium gentiumfirmarafunt cofcnfl/u V*eflpc . L I E C H T E N B E R G E R ; . VI q * W u m , n c g a r c non formidant. Qiiidam crgo non crcdut nec a|Cs ra'iquidfcfredcfuturis,aftrorumitklida dcridentes,hij bcftf>
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*iftunt,&: tanquam bnitafercguntomniacafualitcr facicntcs fiit (,_m ^^dunt, fcd non curant ca fcirc , immo fibi anxium repu*^ant * ^r^ognofcere,tanqua necefTario cuenirchabcant,exiftj fcCu CIlimc]cPcumfIntdeneccflitate uentura>anxiumeftcisillafci lof0m cuitari non poffint*quod quidem ftultu putarc ,& apud phi Crt({- l5as difdplinas,ac increpatione digni fore cenfendi. QuidZi
*%|lt n curan 1 fcirc,fed Aftronomoruconfilia non fequunr• Aliy
^ftronomo quafclam bonas, quafdam malas enarrante influ t(as,alTumutbonas,5if malas ncgiigunr, nec intclligcrc uox
'unt, Alij femcl iudida legunt ,pnmo in cis delccffcuv lur,dcindcilla prorjciunt»hijmutabilispropo&>
ti funt,ncc prudcntcs dicunt.QLiidam cre dunt&curant ca fcire, nimnturcp ea
intelligerc^ut obuiantibus malfs pomntconfukrc, &C rebus
necefTanjsprouide rc htj.prtv dentes dici mercnrur Amalafuturafua prudcntia pofTunt euitare,quibus hoc praefens iudidolummetim huicpagtnulac manupro*
priafubied. &Cc+
FLEXIS G E N V B V S , COMPOSITIS MA
nibus oratorhicorat
utfcquitur*
B ij
P R O O N O S T I C V M I O A N N I S -
Onerisfufcepti immenfa difficuftas, ac rcrumfcfe offcrc^^J/
gnitudo &Cprotunditas,necnotcporis toeuitas?muidorun1<£ A- titudo meadmonet,ut diuinum imptorem
auxtiium»
rGrn cprauires mcasaggreflus fum*
O R A T I O A V T O R I S » -
• r.n pr°z
Encdidafitmaicftasgtoriofacreatoris,c|U ^(c\v uidentia fumma ahaztcrno fingulis crcarun
cord/tcr prouidit, fuamquocp ciemcnam n jii tcmporis oftcfum irc uolens^admirabile j
cxloiocariiuiritaitrorum uirtuobus/ua
uoiuntatcficiuo *j p E I E C H T E N B E R G E R * V l t
| ty nQ ,ncnon flediturJdeo tedcum creatorcego indignuspro I feto*1 ut^ermoncs MC05 ucrificcS) fed utin cognirionem ueritatis
%ne •rntl!0rum mc dirigas,Abaetemoenim dcusfuorumflgno
^cationem determinauit,ut dicitGregb.xtj.moraEinhacc tis(jej j^u' |a qux in hoc mundo hominibus Kunt,abfcx omni potev S'a f0jl^ occulto eius confiliofiunr; Nam cunda Deus fe>-
StaP'r •'?lciens»decreuitantefaccula qualiter difponant pcr fccu i fetafU-5clul^cm cfthomini quanta huncfequat profpcritas /ucl
k ul ^duerfitas, quod ctiam uolui t Albertus maenusinfuo
rnia° }cens-»^Gd quia dum extcnderetDcus caelum, hcur peUcm Sf ns "brum uniuerfitatis,in quo omncs homines fecundu diui
^^mprouideiitiatan^etermtatis libro fcribunt* Qiiarcfiqua t)tis 'Utan°bis prxdicfta contingat,errorimco non diuinacuoIu>
fi^^ationiallcribantunpropter infinitas enim inmundo diucr itl0(jS ^uantucuncp ctia aftra benigna 3fconformia fuerint, incom hjc aPUirimaSCdiuerfaoriunturjCariiemrotunditasillaparit.Tu tlIn'r °mniu conditor &C moderator Deus, qui Solem formafli &C j^^qui rapidos ca:Ii curfus ordinefch difponis,qui per dics fin^
doJ^menfam lllam cacli machtnam acternis gyris circumuoluen
^ at^pcrhenniagitationc contorqucs,quiq? omnia perpe»
(iera^,s difpofitioe infatigabili mobilitate fufientas, qui folus Im>
% °r a£ dominus jCiiito ta numinum poteftas £eruit,adtcfupplcx
tc§rana mifericordiae tuaepcto, te unicum Booz adoro,
ltinu P^Mum gratiac tu% fupra me Ruth , quia propinquus cs, ler0 0c03tibifupplex manus tendo,te trepida cum fupplicariocue
1 )Ut numinis tuipraefidio fidcrum tuorum uenerabiliaiudicia
tluifcp corumefficaccs influetiasindigno fcruotuo Ioani Liechtenbcrgcrcxplicadas reucles,mentcmcp mea
aetcrni tuifplcndorts radiotiluftrandoin uia.
ucritatis dirigas.ingenium meum cxdra ,1 1 nguam co mouc/e
damcp progno^
ilicancli
formammihi oflcnde^Amen.
B itf
P R O G N O S T ! C V M > I O A N N I S u
H O M O D E C R E P I T V S , B A R B A T V S , C k A V
cans
&Cfuftentans fe baculo
cum finiftra,
habcns ralcenin dextra^iaccns fupra
homine habetembouem cumcornubus in
dextra'ac(hiel!ct op/primcrc cum.Signum Scorpfa»
tus in mcdio eorum Sa^
turnust
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I
Nfignis quidc 8<? ualdeaiaducrtcda coftcllatio P011^^ irlip^vnctara Saturni lcilicet & Iouis, expauefccnda coiuncn -jtptf'
dens,fowras calamtoes denvmdans^AniiOtMcccctlxx^
LTEHTENBERGER» V I N
ft/ jl^°Ucmbv!s d i c. xx v. ho r a. v/» m lh u (is, 11 tj. p oft mcndictranfa Hfo® '^Cancrigradu fupcr horifontcm horofcopante* Horum W l ^tum in unum coitus atqj congrcffus raro admodum, i °ngioribus circumadis temporibus , acmulris fidcrum rc*
Krniblls conringcre potcft>8£ fbrtiorisob hoc influentiaedmo 4epu! UlUsquidemhorrendi congrelfus,ac mctucndi conuentus
^macftatutu cft reccptaculum horridumillud ac tetrum, fignorum infelidflimu Scorpionis domicihum.xxirj.
^^diijac^xIiijmiinuto^inquoMarrisperfidi gaudet ftella,^
K e Ornniumalorum caufa exi'ftet,rigtdusi!leSaturnus, maleuci C?trici fut cicuarione,ac circuli fui laritudtnis in Septcntrione
lne fublimitate,Iouem benignu opprcflit.Mars quocp con
re°iV,0n$s dominus,fummo decoelo minadfcrocitate defpiciens,
^ 'ndomoacregali ftgno,8cTdormdliopropnocoftitutLisctcx^
L s>°tnnem coniundtionis diijx)ftrioncm SC gubcrnarioncmfi he( ^cat.Iiipitcritacpbenignus, Saturni &C Marris tmpugnariox i^^i<^u9,malignach ipforum radiatione opprcffus, uiolcntiac
^Uo!Im ^llictc non poterit,neq? obid hominibus falutarc fuae bc>
Cntl>,5<:confuetum prxfidiumconfcrre ualebit.
Erum quia ad plures annoshuius facui,quanc| pigri congrcmis fignification es fc cxtendent,non ab rc d u>
xtmus alias nontiullas hoc temporis interuallomciV dentcs conftellationes annotandas fore,ut arqua oini vyS pondcrattone,aciuftacomixtionis rationeexomni*
diflimilibus caufis/ormauna,&Cunuseflfedus cxtra-
A -
S°dit etiamanno.M
.cccc.Ixxxv
,Marctf#xviMiorrcndanimi vm-wua vivialll^cV";V"umftdlarum,Saturni fcilicct
^ CU ?m U1vr icmbris, in nono Scorpionis gra>
^olus,omi elcuationis mo Martc m^pp - irP 1
P R O G N O S T T C V M I O A N S I S ^
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>lura maTidxteftitnonia adduccns, praedidarum confte--l^0\(y scmtatem potenter adauget* Verum altera beneuola conni ^ uis bemgni, bC Martis ferods i n dccimoodauo ScorpionisG O g r e f l u s n u p e i f a d u s I o u i s q u i d e m f o r t u n i o > i p i u s f u pr a l . ^ v eIeuatione,iamdidarummalignaruconftellationumodcra liciam* Ndnullarn etia tranfadi temporis magnaru conui ^ ^ pfedliones 5C dircdiones , quaru ad haecufcp tempora dural
fi'gnificationes>nonabreannotandas arbttratus fum.
Orbisnancpmagnuscognominatus iconiunc^ion^M^jfii uiumprarcefRr,gradatim 5^pedetatim profcdus ad yuI'nj0pif/
Lconis gradu.xij. mtnutu > lenro 3C pigrofatis paiTu *€YPct}
tiefiit» Regimenquocp dC orbis huius gubcrnario, diftrik1!^ ^(\U dam iufticia adLunam ufq? deuoluta3t'pfius poteftatem dc gradus quocg diredionis appellatus ad quintam partcm
uedus eam poiTidctacius qucxpdmifionem Luna fibi ilCl foi Magnae ucro coniundh'oncs*quaeChriftifaluatorisno
aduentum fignificaffedicunt^afcendentis anniclU^
dcm profeclio ad tredcdmuLibrae gradum dc uoluctur, loci quocp coniunctionis
profedio ad dccfmuno^
numArietis gradum deriuatus ibidem f ccipitur ,gradus directionis ab afcendente adduodedmu Scorpionis gra^
. dumperucnit, cuitis Venus diuifor eft.
« A L V A T O R D I C E N S S V M M O P O N TI y
fici^tu fupplex orajmperatorijtu proto ge„RvifticOjtucj labora,
]Sje Icg
cflE legcntiu atircs obtundam > SC animis ipforum mole ftus fiam > diuido pracfcns opufculum in tres partcs principal cs >ut ubi fortaffe opus fucri t fubdiuido illa s, ut Icgcntcs pcrdpiant> audientcs intelligat quomodo illa infetiora a fuperioribus regantur.
P^rticula docebo qualttcr naukul a fandi Pctri i r
intcr htix C
L I E C H T E N B B R G E R » 4
P R O G N O S T I C V M I O A N M I 5
las faccuti procellas &C tarbmcs patictur cum fui'5 ditiifZonibUSi fupplcx orapro cirndto populo catholico*
Infccunda dcclarabiturfacrum Impcrtum t quomodoltfC tas fc habebit,Tu protcgc armata manu. .
In tcrtia doccbit ftatus latcalts mcmbratim dtuifus,T U laD
utfuftcntcs cofdcnvS^fic nullus cxcludtcur.
S V M M V S P O N T I F E X C V M C A R D I N A L i B V S '
L I E C H T E N B E R G E R * ' X D officta hutiis laeuaccomndlionfs atcp horrSdpe ccly pfatton i s jjpfarum cu potcftatcscxpltcandas acccdcrc intcndo,Qui'cquia pcromnc tcrraru tratiummixx tura ipfarum,radtario q? aequata comparatt onc pcrfii Mcro cictydtffiniam» Diuinctamcnmaieftatisiudiciomhil EtiiMl0 3 nccIibero arbttrto quouis pa(ftoobuiantes dctraficndo ciajJ a lncjcmperprotefhuum eilc uolo^q* ca quxfutura dcnuii
§Hof1 P10°mfpotenris det clcmctta &C uoluntatemutabiliaeflc co*
Lcam.Sunt nanq;Ptolcmaco tcfte^magorum iudida tnter ncccf
^tXcontingens rcponcnda.
C A P V T P R I M V M ,
AndtiiTimus noucllus apofloltaw , duccns rc>
maninauicul^ fancfli Pcrri,moderm's tcmpori , busaadia^Cumtotiusorbisfitdominus^inno ccns cft^&f lidfubiacctficllarumcurfibus^necp ullam incis dcccrncndiporcflatem habcu Scd , fatum fuum dcifummi gubcrnatur iudtcto, qtii 'Uisr^9wM^j hunc modcrnumadbeatumnauiculac ailmcri dtnc lm,s mcritis cuexit,claucmch largttus cftaquafati uim &C or
r •rri ^folucrc potcft. Caufarumfiiperioraconcxtoncmatcpfce
Crh facilc rcferareua!et*Qutcquid tamcrt fit, DcLim fupplex
eXoro Booz altiffimum^ut cxpandat pallium fuum fu pra ipfum,utfauftum clcdtionis dtem, ac fc
licem intronifationishoram ei prae ftarc dignctur. Quauis
Booznoftcr Icfus alegc natura^quam m caeleftibus patcr confcripferat exci pi nolcbat,non crgo cxcipicndus cft homo \ diui>
na uoluntate,quam conicduraliter aftrorum interpres cx aftris
prxfcirepotcftt
C rj
II
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P R O G N O S T I G V M TOANNTS
ECCLFISIA IN N A V I CVM SVIS R^EMLS
inclinata fludluantc;
m
m M
C A P V T SE C V N D VM»
luxtasfupramontcmpofiea fuxta Euagd^.^
cxpofitioncm Matt, v.non poccft abfconu1
tcmporibusrNam antccj? Tiuiu» tctcrri m a: ^ Z, pfis mfluxus pra?tercar,noni?llapcrfcuiortt , fcrimma ccclcfix Dciddnauiculae fanqi . (
imrhincre uidctur» Ifta nauiculaheu uarijs1 (,^
mdeagitata turbinibus, fludibus atq?pl0Ct'
^ L I E C H T E N B E R G E R , > 1
fq,4 ?,jltu^Ciusquoq? faluatio aut mtercundi perictilum, tie!ut rn
%r Us ponderibus ucl aequilibri pofitanatabunt* EcniTi benig
u? ac ldemoptimus Deus cam cuflo dicrit, multapericuIorQ
\1111113 & cxfchifmatc naufragium pafTurauidebff«Scimus ta>*
' 3ni? nauicula fantf^i Petri ntmG mergitur > quanH mtiltis procel
^i^s^ tempeftatibusfludluet &C ladctur ,fludl:uat &C nunquS
A D
A M E T E V A V T P R A E V A R I C A T O R E S
ccclcfiam fignificantes»
C uj
P R O G N O S T T C V M I O A N N I S , Ndc Ioachimfuper HicremiSdiciciic dc ip , [|Lv fia.Eft & alfa ftcus^quae m alediftionc pr#1^1 *jpd ntslamarmtXatinaecclcfiafiuenauia»jj J<y, trt^cutus folta temporalta ,de qutbus connan,^^
mataad excufandas excufattdes tn p^ccatts, S ^ tac fuactam Adam fummi pontiftcis,quatn 12
cl cfi x fubiedorum operiant>8£ m Itgno ecclefiafltcae
bilitcr fc abfcorid ant* Sed qutapatrimontum Icfu, quodip 'P^jr, ccs a prindnibusChriftianis,quafi boniSC malt fdentlX
bont quoaa fuftentattonem uitae.malt quo addiffipationcin^, dinern uitae 8£abuftim>cuptcntesgygantcs fterifupra terr*1 , publicse/amofiq? uiri pcr totam latimdinelmpcrij Chriftj3l contentt ltgni ftipcndqs alijfq; quibus uti liccbat, uxores " ^ wn' tum plebiumopc luxuriantiu copulando adfuggeftioncfl1
tts akcrius^dotiorum &fcardinak'um*Heu ttmeo,nc filio fumrorupcruerfc uiucnttu^tam fimpliccs & lnfirmi^1
&C fciolt temerc contra prxccptum domini ucnientesfi'lfv
ralium Rcipubl ica^quae notaturin Iigno inflantis fHenOjfv^gdi' jedificat3fed dcftruit,ufurpado eijcianc cominus dc ecclcn3
gnitatis fcdc, 8Cfiantprofugi fupertcrram. habitcnt in^rrl ueftiti pelltcijs conitilionis &C ruboris.Ec Hiercmias ubi faJPf.. ulo$
futurum cft/itqucmadmodu ludaci contra Chriftum &
frcmucrunUta 5C nuncin fptritum domini^in ccclefiam1' alirnos fteuiant falit Chriftiani.Nam iuxtafenrenria fan^'*_1ll£>
dx librorcuclationu fuarum quarto ubi dititur* Vae quando puer fedcbit in fedeIilij.oricmr tribulatio in cCCiC
Petri.Pocens cftDcus fufdtarc dZ. Fracos aducrflis ecclc»3
cmccckfia Komana dcficietquo ad obedientiam, 5£ponJ jtofii^
Aicmanis thcfauriim cxtrahentes filios &C ftlias adculmcn ^ tis faecularis promouent^uolanrcmatrc cum pullo ad error
tur populus ChriftianustTuc finis,id eft clamor 5C ululatU.
fxcarnis ucnirad dominum. Aftrorum iudiccs exhortatur
rent,ut annuncicnt ne n aui ail a fubmergatur,quia nifi "olV d^1
paruciit,Pctrus dubitabit,quia paftores affligentur ncucr lioncttatem
L I E C H T E N B E R G E R .
nidulis patiet*Vnde mulra
SANCTA BRIGIDA* malacxurgents&caputfi=
dei ut arbor infruduofa du fcedet afacailo^quiainobo dientiaparietur magna ibi- dcm.Et ufx V rbs Ffoman a erit praefulibus amplius di^
gna.
C A P V T T E R T I V M * Ndc Brigida libroreuelatio iWJi nu^Subaquila grad(quae ig, nem foucbit in pectore,con culcabitur ecclefia bC uafta>
bimr.nam potens eftDcus Alcmanos altos prouocarc contra ccclefiam^qui magis de humana potcntta^quam Dci cofidunt, iufto tudicio hofttjibus incurfibuscocul cabit nauicula Petri, bC clc>
rus turbabit,Et fic ncccfie cft utPetrus fiicdnctus cflfu mat.ue fqualorcm publicae tcruitutis incurrat Erfic tii>
dcatipfa ecdcfiaoccidcntax
P R O G N O S T I C V M I O A N N I S 0 , lis^ncfit fibibaculus harudims potcntiaGallicanain qn* m0da cui fi quis inniritur^pcrforatmanus cius.Datur infclligtq ^ Alcmani Scorpiomftazconfodcrarioncm inibunt cuimcg rt3/ dse/ubquoecclcfia cruccm lamcntatioms humeris propn^s b i u C i s f l u m e n R h e n i , & i n t e r r a L u n # ^circa m a r c o c c i d ^ ny buntur mala inaudita lub nouello, quia fulminabit fcntcnri ^ thcmatis in Saturninos,quandointrabitdomum propi"131
Romaniccfpitabutinfidc^quod heu in dicbus antiquisn0 ^ ditum^&f inftabunttcmpora pcriculofainecclcfia fandi 1 c
Cer fratrcs Cardimlcs nouamalaorietur inbreui tcmporlS
Anno dominLM.cccc.xcvi.&Tdurabunt ilIamaJa?n
multis* Vndc haecmala figurantur ludicum.xvi*
perfeptcm cnncsSampfonis^quibus ca>
putAIemanicc nationis dcbctcf»
feornatum. Hos crines conantur abra^
dcrc
Gandauen. Brugcn*
Flandrcnfes, Picardi,zizaniac no bihffimi tritici fidei,qui rchdt/s regibus ac confoederatis eorumin quibus habcbant fi ducia m ftatabunt,8d infideles in gregcm dominicum addu cercat
Cabimt, Vndecaput fidci crinibus ablatis,id cftp0
Ceftaribus^ ac uiribus fuis^debilecffici turutSampfon,
S A L V A T O R L O Q ^ V I T V R A D R O M ^ norumregcm,
Tu protege armatamanu»
C A P V T Q . V A R T V M ,
Aturae conceflum eft o inuidifsJmp. utqui
exi
(lentiam tutariuelint,unitatem amplcdli maxi^mc ftudcant. Rerum profcdlo umucrfirae ctv tis unitatc appetit. Vnde grucs uolatu fuo unw Fequunt duccm.apcsdummcllificant^fibi duz Aorcm proponut.formfcce cumprguidet,prze-<
x,,r. euntis ucftigi ufcruanv excrcitusmiiircs
fmpe
g CoJunt u num. Rcclcillciapicns philofophora princq^s AriPr:
ncipattium pluralitas nzala.unus
fit pri nccps a quoP R O G N O S T I C V M I O A N N I S ^ poteftas/iorma,difciplinafluic^manat^deriuaturomnis»
itacp ratione fuadeo ot bis reges ,potenratus 3&C mortaJeS um11^ tholica fideimburi Romanori5regcm,pnncipum piincipen1 &
narcham colcre.Namconditovnoflermundu ingrediens
uitlmpcrium^temporeiui aducntus peripfum Cxfarem mi]nM placautt, ut in tpfius domini pfcntia pax efTctnoftra* Ig$fUI'P„ ^ prodigta fua,id cft iudiaum futurac recdciliationisfupra
ferens beliaufraadfines terrae,5^alibi3orieturin diebus doflH11
dantia pads* ftcrum faluator nofter honorauit Imperiunijn}0
naUotLiitcenfui Caefaris fcfubdcndo, &C nonfolum dcdit> 'p\fy
d a r i p r a c c i p i t d i c c n s M a t t h . x x i j * R c d d i t c q u a c f u n t C x f a & . t f i ri. Terrio iterum honorauit Impcrium^egreflTurus de mudo ai ^ apoftolidomini.ecceduogladrjhic^Dominus^utLucas^efp01^ latis eft. Quid eft dicerefatis eft,nififufficit&:nihil deeftfPf0 ,rIj tus eftdominus fua ipfius uocepoteftatem faxularem &
leni,quiil!is temporibus uigebant/n dcofufliccre^eis nihi»« ^ fe* Qiiarto dominus RomanuImperiumhonorauit,inftaf|r cC, paflionishora, dumPilanis iadlaretfedcpoteftatequaMnVis dixit, Ncfcis quiapotcftatemhabeo crucifipereteC&c.D0^.,#
C utdicit Ioannes)rcfpondir,Non habcresuHampoteftatem^
fum me,rufi tibi darum eflet defuper,quod exponitur duob u$ % dis.Vno modo defuper.td eft de caclo,quia nulla poteftas
Alio mododefuper,id eft a Carfarc^quiPilatum pracferebatinP' fidem,undeiihunc dimittis^non es amicus Cxfaris» Quar^J^
dominusRomanumlmperiumhonorat adhuc.quiaftanre3; ^ rantc Romano lmpcrio,non ucniethomo peccatifiliuspcrdjt}0 • Andchriftus. Admonet ergo Apoftolus Imperatorem
cenajtcap*dicens,Qui renet teneat^quae ucrba Romanum lnlP\uj dcfignant^quodeftrudlo^ueniet Anrichriftus,VndeFridericUS4 5
Romanum Impcrium tenef^teneatde rcgein regcn^donec p^n auferatur, ideftroHcturdemediOj&reueletur Uieantiquusw11
fignari Antictriftumnullusambiget»
CAPVT Q.VINTVM.
L I E C H T E N B E R G E R * X I I I I Olt i pfum enim Fridericum tcrtium in ta ntum abudabit iniquitas8Cinfl'dclitas,ut incrrorem inducantur^fi fieri poflit^etiam clcdli. Rcfpe>
(fluhuius tribulationis maximc temporaprio^
ra fubFriderico tcrtio,uidebunturtempora pa imiji ij JHM.HJUJ cls fuifte* V nd ps.Orietur in dicbus^dia^abuti dantia pacts^donec aufcraturLuna,id cftRo^
4iei Irtlmiperium* Etitcrum Apoftolus.Hocautem fdtote,q> in iU» n°uiflimus inftabunt tcmpora pcriailofa. did t, inftabunt, it^ Stca non fuerunt. &C durabit tribulario ifta annis. xxiii. aim x10,Deum crgo timcte6Chriftiani,®em honorateRoma
^ t,,a fcn tcti a qui difcefleritjecclcfiac quidem unitate abdica>
fchifmaticus intereatncceflecft-Maximu quidemflf diffiU
% 11,11 onus inuiftiffime princeps Vramaedecus afliimpfiflcul L >clUidignitati ac magnitudini rerumdc quibus ^ba facturus f(Q ^^Urnqutdem ingenium aceloqucriam imparemeflccogno
§num nancp &C feitx ingenium, ac cdeftiuirtutedotatum QSrrunt animum^ob motus ik*llarum hac noftra tempcftatc nori id^^Pertos^tamen obplurimas conftellationcsfuturas, quam ht^ c t^porafignificatiopcrduraLquacomneshuiccouiuntftio tti^ypfi contemporandac &C comifcendac crunt, ut cx omnibus X ^mmilibus caufis admirabiliquodamordinecdtinuatisac
^'inuicem .unaforma &C unus effccftus eliaatur»
^undoitacp unde digretlus fum adlmperatorcm moder>
magna eritbellandicupiditas inter nobiles, multicx tient belhci
apparams^multi Imperiore belles erunt,Nam una
litc fcdata
^eucftigioaliacxurgct*
D ij
P R O G N O S T I C V M I O A N N I 8
A C I V I L A T R I S T I S C V M M O D ^ efspennulis>& pulluscumea»
C V P V T S E X T V M
Nde m libro mulrartim mbulationum [(j«
Moab 5<T Amon duo filfj Lorli, qvn ^ inceftu,duas gencrariones denotanUc0 yjrg1
uefi:rcm,8£tiltum octidcntalc* in agrU1 ,jg cuS1
nis mfulcandos temporibus quibus aqu^ j{1
pullo uolabir, SC eri t cofoedcratto ma§n' ^rt7
enus parcecontra Lconiftas^ Baiott^1
L I E C H T E N B S R G E R X V
^VndeFrantifcus Lc Brigida catiunr
,Surgct
rexpudiciis iacre.
11 ^cunthunc regcm cfTe rridericu tcrtiu, cgouolo qjfit maxi/
I ;^Hus.quiafub co coculcabiturccclefia^cleruf^ turbabit ubich.
^^itnparati crunt qufda Baioricos contra cccFiam prouocarc, qui Jf8 c*c tyrannica humanitate confidunt,cpdc dcmotcntfa.Fran^
L '^uincendo Gcrmanos C3edet multos, demumGallus (uccunv
^^pudicus facie rcgnabit ubicp*Ni'duIu matris Aquilae mtrans,
°ricntein occidentem monarchiam tcncbiu
L vP V S A P E R T O O R E F V G A N S A Q . V I L A M , -
&C pullus fub arbore fcdens in tcrra triftis*
M
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P R O O N O s r r c v M
IOANNIS
&Nde in rcuelationibus fratris Reynhardi dtur.Lupus,ideft tcrra occidetalis Aquiiarn
mncpullusmarccbit,&:fui proprrj pcMcm ciu lIltl
rabunt,iedebtt«nudusquaerensadiutorium,P inucmensAquila aVirgine nigata Ifliu excitabft, uolabit2
dicrccuperando amt(Ta. Vcniet milcs in pedore fignatus,tf ^ bicLeonem.Luftrisduobus peradtis,tun c cxurgct Aquil^g.^^
plcbs clamabitsIp(aeft dla Aquila grandis,qua: donnict a liucquincp,rcfutata refurgcc,cum litto garrirc indpket»5tc0 ,a£j ptX fcerefader,^ alios mdtes fupcrbiflimos.Expandcr alas ^0 dam,ungulas aaict in capturam>ro(lrum apcrictut dcuorc»
tes&caltra alarufomru pcrturbabit, &C crit lucftus magnusZ*
bus^qualis non fuit \ diebus antiquis &C apertis.In
Aq
11.
1ocddctalibus in terra® Virginis Iilia uniucrfa fcdabi»
ncc ultra dciedta aut uilis poterit appcllari sco q> in circuitu eius uniucrfa lilia denuda
bft,quodfolcum Lconcmoe rebit«EtgaIIo ui>
ucnte,altcrgallus crcabitur,
&faucbitAquilac,
M V L I B R P E P L O P E N D E N T I S V P R * icrramjhabcnsftcllaminfiniftrajndican#
cum,digitoa(liccnst
X V I C
A P V T S E P T I M V M
\ /NdcSibylla CumyaV
Fphetico fpQ loqifi L in uaticinio fuo.Poft hcc,id cft,poft modicu temporis"c°rcdietur Aquilade Ger^
maniaerupibus,multis aflo ciataGriftonibus, quxirru cns in ortum chrifmatis, fc^
dentem in fcdc paftoris dc quinto chrifmatcfugabit in feptimu, &C irruct in antipa^
trem, uorabit ipfum, 8C niy dum fibi ablatum uendica^
bit. dC per dcccm luftra tene bit,& noncritpax in terra Virginali.&gens finc capi tcregnabitanis illis, depoft adhserebit Aquilac grandi.
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