Chapter Third : p. 13 CHAPTER THIRD A VERBATIM REPRINT OF THE EARLIEST EXISTING RECORD RELATING TO MOTHER SHIPTON--HER PROPHECIES IN RELATION TO CARDINAL WOLSEY, THE DUKE OF SUFFOLK, LORD PERCY, AND LORD D'ARCY--MASTER BESLEY'S RECORD OF HER SAYINGS--MOTHER SHIPTON'S PROPHECIES IN RELATION TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL...
Chapter Fifth : p. 21 CHAPTER FIFTH A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE MOTHER SHIPTON LITERATURE--MODERN AND ANCIENT FABRICATIONS--THE CAREER AND WORKS OF RICHARD HEAD, "GENTLEMAN"--A CURIOUS EXPERIMENT IN DISTILLATION--THE PLAGIARISMS OF THOMPSON THE PLAYWRIGHT--A POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THE FIRST RECORD--GENERAL...
Untitled : MOTHER SHIPTON THE YORKSHIRE SIBYL INVESTIGATED The Result Of A Critical Examination Of The Extant Literature Relating To The Yorkshire Sibyl. BY WILLIAM H. HARRISON [1881] Mother Shipton (1488-1561) is a traditional English character with a reputation as a prophet. Among the most startling...
Title Page : MOTHER SHIPTON THE YORKSHIRE SIBYL INVESTIGATED The Result Of A Critical Examination Of The Extant Literature Relating To The Yorkshire Sibyl. BY WILLIAM H. HARRISON [1881] Scanned , April 2004. John Bruno Hare, Redactor. This Text Is In The Public Domain. These Files May Be Used For Any...
Chapter Sixth : p. 27 CHAPTER SIXTH THE MOTHER SHIPTON OF ART--AN EARLY PICTURE OF MOTHER SHIPTON AND CARDINAL WOLSEY--THE ORIGIN OF "PUNCH"--PUNCH IN ENGLAND AND ITALY--PUPPET-SHOWS--SURVIVAL OF MOTHER SHIPTON IN MR. PUNCH OF FLEET STREET--MOTHER SHIPTON IN WESTMINSTER ABBY--A KICKING EFFIGY OF MOTHER SHIPT...
Chapter Fourth : p. 18 CHAPTER FOURTH ANOTHER ANCIENT RECORD RELATING TO MOTHER SHIPTON--THE VERSION OF LILLY, THE ASTROLOGER--THE FULFILMENT OF MOTHER SHIPTON'S PROPHECIES. William Lilly, the astrologer, published "A Collection of Ancient and Moderne Prophesies..... London, Printed for "John Partridge" and "Henry...
Chapter First : p. 3 CHAPTER FIRST THE ALLEGED PROPHECIES OF MOTHER SHIPTON AND OTHERS, ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD--THE MOTHER SHIPTON OF POPULAR BELIEF--HER PROPHECY IN RELATION TO CARDINAL WOLSEY--HER TRADITIONARY BIRTH, MARRIAGE, LIFE AND DEATH. This critical investigation of the Mother Shipton literature is...
Chapter Second : p. 8 CHAPTER SECOND THE MOTHER SHIPTON OF ROMANCE--RICHARD HEAD'S BOOK-HOW URSULA SHIPTON'S MOTHER MARRIED THE DEVIL--FORMULA TO BE REPEATED BY THOSE WHO WISH TO ALLY THEMSELVES TO THE EVIL ONE--THE BIRTH OF MOTHER SHIPTON--HER WONDERFUL NOSE--HER BABYHOOD AND SCHOOLDAYS--HER ALLEGED PROPHECIES...