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“When a Raven shall build in a Stone Lion⟨’s⟩ Mouth, on the Top of a Church in Cheshire⟨,⟩ then a King of England shall be driven out of his Kingdom, and never return more.
“When an Eagle shall sit on the Top of the House⟨,⟩ then an Heir shall be born to Cholmondley’s Family⟨;⟩ and this Heir shall live to see England invaded by Foreigners, who shall proceed as far as a Town in Cheshire; but a Miller, named Peter, shall be born with two Heels on one Foot, and at that Time living in a Mill of Cholmondley’s he shall be instrumental in delivering the Nation. The Person who the⟨n⟩ governs the Nation, will be in Trouble, and scu⟨lk⟩ about; the invading King shall be killed, laid a cr⟨oss⟩ a Horse's Back like a Calf, and led in Triumph: The Miller, having been instrumental in it, shall bring forth the Person that then governs the Kingdom⟨,⟩ and be knighted for what he has done; and afte⟨r,⟩ England shall see happy Days: A young new Set of Men of virtuous Manners shall come, who shall prosper, and make a flourishing Church for two hundred Years.
“As a Token of the Truth of all this, a Wall of Mr. Cholmondley’s shall fall: If downwards, the Church shall be opprest, and rise no more; but ⟨if⟩ upwards, then it shall flourish again.
“Under it will be found the Bones of a British King.
“A Pond shall run with Blood three Days, and the Cross-stone Pillar in the Forest sink so low in⟨to⟩ the Ground, that a Crow from the Top of it shall drink of the best Blood in England.
“A Boy shall be born with three Thumbs, and shall hold three Kings Horses, while England shall three Times be won and lost in one Day.”
The Original of this Prophecy may be seen in several Families in this Country: Mr. Egerton of Olton h⟨as⟩ it, with many other Remarkables; as, that Peckfort⟨on⟩
