These punishments are prognosticated by this learned Jew, to fall uppon the whole world by reason of sinne, wherefore it behooueth all Christian to amend their euill liues, and to pray earnestly unto God to with=hold these calamities from us, and to conuart our harts wholy to him, whereby we may find fauour in our time of neede, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FINIS. COLLATION A‒B in fours; Black letter, with the exception of title-page and introductory leaf: Lowndes, p. 2749 notes “Valesco, S. Jewes Prophecy, &c. Halliwell, May, 1856, imprint cut into £10‒5‒0: No other copy known.” This is now in the British Museum, the fore edge of which is badly cropped, the name “_Shilocke_” on the title-page being cut down to “_Shilo_.” As in this copy, the imprint is cut off after “Pater,” but there is just visible the top edge of the next line, which may be “noster rowe at the signe of the Sunne,” but no indication of a date. These are the only two copies known of this remarkable tract. To students of Shakespeare, it is of considerable interest. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips, _formerly_ Halliwell (1820‒1889), the great Shakespearean scholar, in his introduction to the Merchant of Venice (Halliwell’s Shakespeare, vol. v., p. 277: London, 1853) maintains that the name of the predominant character of the play suggested itself to the author, from this tract. [Notes and Queries, 10s. ix. 269. April 4, 1908.] XXVI. “THE WORLD’S GREAT RESTAURATION,” BY SIR HENRY FINCH THE | Worlds | Great Restavration. | _Or_ | The Calling Of | The Ievves, and (with them) | _of all the Nations and King_-|domes of the earth, to the faith | of Christ. | Published by _William Gouge_, B. of D. and | _Preacher of Gods Word in Black-fryers. London._ | London | Printed by Edvvard Griffin for | William Bladen, and are to be sold at his Shop | neare the great North dore of _Pauls_, at the signe | of the Bible. 1621. | (_4to._ 7 _ll._ + 234 _pp._ + 1 _l._) [I. S.] This work has a second title page:―― “The Calling of the Ievves. | A | Present | To Ivdah And | The Children Of | Israel that ioyned with him, | and to Ioseph (the valiant tribe | of Ephraim) _and all the_ | house of Israel that | ioyned with him. | The Lord giue them grace, that they | may returne and seeke Iehovah | _their God, and_ David _their_ | King, in these latter dayes. | There is prefixed an Epistle vnto them, | written for their sake in the Hebrue tongue,¹ | and translated into English. | Published by _William Gouge_, B. of D. and | _Preacher of Gods word in Blackefryers. London._ | London | Printed by Edward Griffin for | William Bladen, and are to be sold at his Shop | neare the great North dore of _Pauls_, at the signe | of the Bible. 1621.” |