Historian Richard Head bit by bit collected information about the British medieval witch who can predict the future. Mother Shippon left 18 prophecies to mankind, of which 16 have already come true.
The inhabitants of the small village of Nersborough were greatly annoyed by the widow Agatha Southale, who could seduce someone else's spouse or quarreled with neighbors over trifles. But she earned her living by fortune-telling, and in 1487 rumors began to spread about a strange creature with horns and a beard who came to the woman at night. She herself also spoke of incredible pleasure during intimate pleasures with a guest, although outwardly she looked rather painful. Then it became known that this person was pregnant, and then rainstorms and hurricanes fell on the country. At this terrible time, a girl was born with an ugly appearance. Ursula had bulging eyes, complemented by a hooked nose and a large frog-like mouth, and her body was covered in acne.
The child's mother died after giving birth, so the orphan was raised by a guardian, but for the first time the baby's magical abilities manifested themselves at the age of one. Then the woman went to the fair, leaving her with her relatives, but when she returned, she noticed the men glued to the poker while their wives were dancing wildly. She even lost her speech, looking at such horror, and then found a cradle with a child on the street. Then objects began to disappear in the house, furniture moved and other miracles took place, forcing people to quickly get rid of such a burden. Then the 16-year-old woman settled in the abandoned house of the forester and suddenly began to write small prophetic verses, which no one paid attention to. The handsome carpenter Tobias Shipton often came here to marry his chosen one. This turn of events became the reason for gossip and accusations of witchcraft Ursula. She decided to take revenge on her offenders by inviting everyone to dinner, during which people began to laugh until they lost consciousness.
They immediately went to court, and the culprit of the events could quickly get on the fire, but only during the session she colorfully described the further life of the prosecutors, and then, with the help of a spell, flew out of the room. The shocked servants of the law left Mother Shipton alone, after which she gave birth to the chosen one three children and wrote down her revelations on paper. Despite the lack of exact dates, the capital of Britain almost burned down in a fire, followed by the plague and the invasion of the Spaniards. The witch then described the crystal house that caused the war of 1851. Then, at the London exhibition, a glass palace was built, after which a battle began between the Russians and the Turks. The woman also spoke about potatoes and tobacco, the movement of the weaker sex for their rights that took place in the 20th century, and everyday things that have come true in our time.
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The verse mentions TV and submarines along with new technologies, but also touches on the themes of the last world war due to the situation in the Middle East. The worst predictions relate to natural disasters, when water resources will disappear from the surface of the planet, and new earth will appear from the seabed. While scientists tend to attribute the event to the rebirth of Atlantis, tourists rush to visit the house and crypt of the prophetess. It should never be destroyed because it keeps people from coming disasters.
Reshetnikova Irina