A discription of a monstrous Chylde, borne at Chychester in Sussex, the. xxiiii. daye of May. This being the very length, and bygnes of the same. M. CCCCC. LXII. D., John. 1562 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-04 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). B01128 STC 6177 Interim Tract Supplement Guide Huth 50[33] 99892891 ocm99892891 182348

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B01128) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182348) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A3:4[32]) A discription of a monstrous Chylde, borne at Chychester in Sussex, the. xxiiii. daye of May. This being the very length, and bygnes of the same. M. CCCCC. LXII. D., John. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill (woodcut). By Leonard Askel for Fraunces Godlyf., Imprynted at London, : In the yeare of oure Lorde, 1562. Woodcut, with letterpress verse. Cf. STC. Signed: q Ihon. D.. Verse: "When God for synne, to plage hath mēt ..." Printed in three columns. Reproduction of original in the British Library.

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¶ A diſcription of a monſtrous Chylde, borne at Chycheſter in Suſſex, the .xxiiii. daye of May. This being the very length, and bygnes of the ſame. M. CCCCC. LXII.

WHen God for ſynne, to plage hath mēt Although, he longe defarde He tokens truly, ſtraunge hath ſent To make hys foes a fearde. That they thereby, might take remorce Of their yll lyfe miſpent And more of loue, then feare or force Their formall faultes repent. Before the earth was ouerflowen With waters huge throughout He ſent them Noe, that holy one Who dayly went about. To call them then, to Godly lyfe At whome they laughte and fumde He was contemde of man and wyfe Tyll they were all conſumde. Loth did preache moſt earneſtly But it did not preuayle: Then fyre and brymſtone verely Vpon them doune did hayle. Pharaoes heart had no remorce Though wounders ſtraunge he ſawe But rather was therfore the worce Without all feare or awe. Vntyll bothe he and his therfore By iuſtice ſent of God In raginge ſeas, were all forlore And then he felt the rod. Ten tymes truely were the Iewes In captiue brought and led Before eche tyme, it God did vſe Hys tokens ſtrange we red. The yeare before Vaſpatian came The Iewes a heyfer dreſt Whiche beynge ſlayne, did calue a lame This ſygne they ſone did wreſt, As others doe, and ſtyll haue done In making it as vayne Or els good lucke, they ſaye ſhal come As pleaſe their fooliſh brayne. The Heathen could foreſe and ſaye That when ſuche wounders were It did foreſhew to them alwaye That ſome yll hap drew nere. The ſcripture ſayth, before the ende Of all thinges ſhall appeare God will wounders ſtraunge thinges ſends As ſome is ſene this yeare. The ſelye infantes, voyde of ſhape The Calues and Pygges ſo ſtraunge With other mo of ſuche miſhape Declareth this worldes chaunge. But here, lo, ſee aboue the reſt A Monſter to beholde Procedinge from a Chriſtian breſt To monſtrous to be tolde. No Caruer can, nor Paynter maye The ſame ſo ougly make As doeth it ſelf ſhewe at this daye A ſight to make the quake. But here thou haſte by Printing arte A ſigne therof to ſe Let eche man ſaye within his harte It preacheth now, to me. That I ſhoulde ſeke to lyue hencefoorth In Godly lyfe alwaye For theſe be tokens now ſent foorth To preache the later daye. Alſo it doeth demonſtrate playne The great abuſe and vyce That here in Englande now doeth raygne That Monſtrous is the guyſe. By readinge ſtories, we ſhall fynde In ſcripture, and elles where That when ſuche thinges came out of kynde Gods wrath it did declare. But if we lightely weye the ſame And make but nyne dayes wonder The Lord our ſtoutnes, ſone will tame And ſharpely bringe vs vnder. Then ponder wel betymes, long paſt The ſequel of ſuche ſignes And call to God by prayer in haſt From ſinne to chaunge oure myndes. Repent, amende bothe hygh and lowe The woorde of God embrace To lyue therto, as we ſhould doe God gyue vs all the grace. quod. Ihon. D.

¶ The father hereof is one Vyncent, a boutcher, bothe he and hys wyfe being of honeſt & quiet conuerſation. They hauing had chyldre before, in natural proportion; and went with this her full tyme.

¶ Imprynted at London, by Leonard Aſkel for Fraunces Godlyf. In the yeare of oure Lorde. 1562.