Nixon's Cheshire prophecy at large / Published from the Lady Cowper's correct copy. With historical and political remarks ; and several instances wherein it is fulfilled. Together with the life of Nixon. By John Oldmixon, Esq.

  • Nixon, Robert, active 1620?
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[1761?]
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Credit: Nixon's Cheshire prophecy at large / Published from the Lady Cowper's correct copy. With historical and political remarks ; and several instances wherein it is fulfilled. Together with the life of Nixon. By John Oldmixon, Esq. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    low kind of prophecy ; and yet thofe minor pro¬ phets, the fortune-tellers, have many advocates ro argue, and, if you pleafe, to prove the truth and importance of their predi&ions. Not to give in- fiances out of ancient hidory of the wonders per¬ formed by Englifh, Scotch, and Irifh prophets; the mod modern ilory furnifhes us with examples of the greated monarchs that have received comfort from the art of footn-faying. I would not have all grave perfons defpife the infpirations of Nixon. The late French king gave audience to an infpired Farrier, and rewarded him with an hundred pi- doles for his prophetical intelligence; rhough, by what I can learn, he did not come near our Nixon for gifts. The Chefhire prophecy has fo many oddnefles in it, that I am fure the reader will be glad to fee a thing which is as well known in the county palatine, as mother Shipton’s in Yorkfhire. The fimplicity, the circumdances, and hiftory of it are fo remarkable, that i could not help communi¬ cating it to the public, who, I hope, will be as much delighted with it as I was myfelf. By the way, this is not a prophecy of to-day; it is as old as the Powder-plot, and the dory will make it appear, that there is as little impodure in it as the Jacobites pretend there is in the perfon it feems to have an eye to ; but whether they are both impoftors alike or not, I leave it to the reader to determine. J. OlDiMIXON, THE