Nixon’s Original Cheshire Prophecy In Doggerel Verse:
£75.00
Publisher
Printed by and for Henry Mozley.
Place
Gainsborough
Date
[n.d., c.1800).
Synopsis
Published from an authentic manuscript, to which is now added, the prophecy at large, from lady cowper's correct copy, in the reign of queen anne ; also some particulars of his life (never before published) by john oldmixon and others. likewise, jurieu's prophecy of the french revolution; and wesley's prediction of the downfall of the house of bourbon, etc.
Item Description
12mo. 5.25 x 3.5 inches. 70 pp. Bound in half maroon leather over marbled boards. Extremities a little worn and some browning of pages; otherwise a vert good copy. Armourial bookplate of James Hatton, with arms and motto, overlaid by printed seal of the Hatton family. Illustrated by engraved frontispiece. The contents of the book are The Life of Robert Nixon commonly called The Cheshire Prophet, a legendary prophet of Cheshire, who may have flourished around 1620, by John Oldmixon (1673-1742); Predictions of Robert Nixon; Prophecy of the French Revolution, by Peter Jurieu (1637-1713) in 1687; Extracts from Sermons by Dr. John Gill (1697-1771); and Prophecies related by Mr. John Wesley (1703-91). ESTC first records the publication of these prophecies in 1742 and they remained a popular staple of provincial printers like Henry Mozley of Gainsborough (1773-1845), as well as of London printers.
[Stock No. 28051]
