Monarchy or No Monarchy in England. Grebner His Prophecy Concerning Charles Son of Charles, His Greatnesse, Victories, Conquests. With Aenigmaticall Types of the Future State and Condition of England for Many Years to Come
Monarchy Or No Monarchy in England (1651) is William Lilly's controversial political prophecy work in which he presents nineteen "hieroglyphicks" — coded pictorial prophecies — depicting the future fate of England. Lilly claims to have foretold the execution of King Charles I and uses astrological charts and enigmatic imagery to predict events including the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London (fourteen years before it occurred in 1666). The work also includes commentary on older English, Latin, Saxon, Scottish, and Welsh prophecies concerning Britain's destiny, making it an extraordinary document at the intersection of astrology, political prophecy, and English history.
Contents15 chapters
- 01Title Page
- 02To the Reader
- 03The Prophecie of Paulus Grebnerus, Concerning These Times
- 04An Examination of the Preceding Paper, or the False Prophecy of Grebnerus
- 05An Answer unto a Second Counterfeit Grebner
- 06Grebner's Prophecy of the Late King and His Son
- 07Cape-stranus and Other Continental Predictions
- 08Predictions upon the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, July 1623
- 09Scottish Prophecies
- 10English and British Prophecies on the End of Monarchy
- 11A Prophecy of the White King
- 12Ancient English Prophecies Against Kings in England
- 13An Ancient Saxon Prophecy of the Last Times
- 14The Wonderfull Yeare of the World
- 15Severall Observations upon the Life and Death of Charles Late King of England
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