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18 therefore requeted her to impart ome of her foreknowledge to him; for which favour, though it was more than his deerts could command, yet hould he never want tongue to acknowledge nor a heart to endeavour a requital of o great an obligation. Mr Abbot, faid he, leave of complimenting, I am an old women who will not flatter nor be flattered by any, yet will anwer deires as fat as I may: And therefore did in mytic veres dicover to him the greatet accidents that have happened in England from that day to this, as in the following explanation will appear.

I. PROPHECY.

EXPLANATION:

By the cow was meant Henry VIII, who gave the cow in his arms, as the earl of Richmond, and the bull betokened madam Ann of Boulogne, not only as the firt yllable of her name but becaue her father gave the black bull's head in his cret; and when the king married her, immediately after happened the diolution of monateries and retraint laid on the priets.