Strange and wonderful history and prophecies of Mother Shipton/Chapter 7

CHAP. VII.

Some other Prophecies of Mother Shipton, relating to those Times.

AT divers other times, when persons of quality came to visit her, she delivered these feveral prophecies, following, that is to say:-

I. PROPHECY

Before Ouse bridge and Trinity church meets, they shall build it in the day, and it shall fall in the night; until they get the highest stone of Trinity church to be the lowest tone of Ouse bridge.

EXPLANATION.

This came to pass, for Trinity steeple in York was blown down with a tempest, and Ouse bridge broke down with a flood; and what they did in the day time in repairing the bridge fell down in the night; till at last they laid the highest stone of the steeple for the foundation of the bridge.

II. PROPHECY.

A time shall happen when a ship shall come sailing up the Thames till it come against London, and the master of the ship shall weep; and the mariners of the ships shall ask him why he weeps, since he made so good at voyage? And he shall say, Ah! what a goodly city this was once, none in the world was comparable to it, and now there is scarce an house that can let us drink for our money.

EXPLANATION.

These last words were sadly verified after the dreariful fire in London, in, 1666, when there was not a house left all along the Thames' sides, from the tower of the temple: As for the words before they being dark'y delivered, are not like to be understood, till time, that both discovers and absconds all things, shall bring the matters signified to light,