New News and strange news from Babylon

Abstract

News from Babylon, of the birth of a strange Prohpet.

Letters were sent from the Master of Malta to a kinsman of his here in this Kingdome, wherein were very many strange things specified, which are these which follow.

There was from a naturall woman borne a man child, of very strange and unheard of feature; his eies sparkled like Gold, hee was borne with teeth, which resembled cats teeth, he had also nailes on his fingers and toes, but not like a man, but like a beast, he spake to them so soone as hee was borne, and reproved them for any thing which was done against his will, taking great state upon him, and he calleth himselfe the great Prophet, he much delighteth in, and loveth Images and Pictures, and verie devoutly will pray, seven or eight times each day , he loveth to walke solitarily in the fields, and he eateth verie little, and that which he doth eate is verie corse. [Excerpt]