An old Prophecy in Gothic Characters, found upon a Stone in the Rubbish of the new Buildings (at Bath) April…

In the same year when six and nine, To one and seven their forces join; When priests, who preach and pray for peace, With rancour fell the feuds increase; And tho' they combat, play the devil, That good may rise from rev'rend evil: When Bristol smugglers shall invade Their neighbour's rights, and hurt fair trade: When money gives an unknown crew, To judge of what they never knew, To prate and vote for men and measures, And chuse a master for our pleasures; Then shall the realm be topsy turvy, And those command who ought to serve ye; Order and decency retreat, And anarchy shall fill the street, Shall all her hellish uproar bring, E'en to the palace of the king.