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Title: Strange and Wonderful Newes from White-Hall: or, The Mighty
Visions Proceeding from Mistris Anna Trapnel, to divers Collonels
Ladies and Gentlewomen, concerning the Government of the Commonwealth
of England, Scotland, and Ireland, an electronic edition
Author: Trapnell, Anna
Publisher: Printed for Robert Sele
Place published: 
Date: 1654
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Strange and Wonderful
NEWES  FROM  WHITE-HALL:  OR,  The Mighty Visions
Proceeding From Mistris ANNA TRAPNEL, to divers
Collonels, Ladies, and Gentlewomen, concerning the Government of the
Com- monwealth of Englenad, Scotland, and Ireland; And Her Revelations
touching his Highness the Lord Protector, and the Army.With her Declaration touching the State-Affairs of Great-Brittain;
Even from the Death of the late King CHARLES, to the Dissolution of
the last PARLIAMENT.And the manner how she lay eleven dayes, and twelve nights in a
Trance, without taking any sustenance, except a cup of small Beer once
in 24 hours: during which time, she uttered many things herein
mentioned, relating to the Go- vernors, Churches, Ministry,
Universities, and all the three Nations; full of Wonder and Admiration, for all that shall read and peruse the same.LONDON: Printed for ROBERT SELE, MDCLIV. 
Strange and wonderful Visions from White-hall.Upon the 7 day of the 11 month called Ianu. being the 6 day of the
week, or Fryday, Mr. Powel Minister of the Gospel in Wales, being
brought before the Council at White hall, to give an account of some
things by him delivered in his publike Exercises: Among many other
friends who come to see what would be done with him, there came a
maid, Mrs. Anna Trapnel by name, who waiting in a little room neer the
Council door, where there was a fire; amongst may others she staid for
Mr. Powels coming forth, and then intending to return home, she was
beyond yer own thoughts or intentions, having much trouble in her
thoughts; and being as it were seized by the Lord, she was carryed
forth in a Spirit of prayer and singing from noon till night, and went
down into Mr. Roberts Lodging, who kept the Ordinary in White-hall,
and finding her natural strength going from her, she took her bed
about eleven of the clock in the night, where she lay from that day
being the 7 day of the month, to the 19 day of the same month, in all
12 dayes together: the first five dayes she neither eat nor drank: and
the rest of the time, once in 24 ho : sometimes a very little toast in
small beers; sometimes onely chewed it, and took down the moysture;
sometimes she drank of the small beer, and sometimes onely washt her
mouth therewith, and then cast it forth, lying in bed with her eyes
shut, and her hands seldom seen to move: She delivered in that time
many and various things, speaking every day 3 or 4 hours, and
sometimes praying both night and day, and singing spritiual songs;
which many eminent persons hearing of, amongst     the rest,
came Col. Sydenham (a member of the Council) Co. West, Col.  Bennet,
with his wife, Col. Bingham, the Lady Dercy, the Lady Bermuden, and
divers others; who heard her declare as followeth, to wit, That 7
years since she being sick of a Feaver, and given over by all her
friends as one not like to live, the Lord then gave her faith to
believe from that Scripture, After two dayes I will revive thee, and
the 30 day I will raise thee up, and thou shalt live in my sight;
which two days I understood to be two weeks that I shold lye in that
Feaver; and at that very time and hour that it took her, that very
hour it left her; and accordingly from which time, the Lord make use
of her for refreshing of a'flicted ones, and such as were under
temptation: and when that time was ended, she being in her chamber,
desired of the Lord to know whether she had done that which was off,
and from himself, Reply was made to her, That she should approve her
heart to God, and for that she had been faithful in a little, she
should be made an instrument of much more; for particular soules shal
not onely have benefit by her, but the Universality of Saints shal
have discoveries of God through her: whereupon shee prayed that she
might be led by the still waters, and honour God secretly, being
conscious to her self of the deceitfulness of her own heart, looking
upon her self as the worst amongst Gods Flock: whereupon the Lord told
her, that out of the mouthes of babes and sucklings he would perfect
his praise. After which she had many visions, and Revelations toughing
the Government of the Nation, the Parl.  Army, and Ministry, and
having fasted nine days, nothing comingwithin her lips, she had a most
strange Vision of horns; she saw fair Horns which were 4 Powers: the
first was that of the Bishops, which first Horn she saw broken in two,
and thrown aside: then appeared the second Horn, and joyned to it an
head, and although it seemed to bee more white then the first, yet it
endeavouring to get aloft it was suddenly pulled down and broken to
pieces. The third Horn had many splinters joyned to it like to the
skales of a fish, and this was presented to a Parl. consisting of many
men, having very fair and plausible pretences of love: yet this Horn
she saw broken to peices, and so scattered that not so much as one bit
remained. Then she saw the 4. Horn, and that was very short, but very
sharp, and full of variety of colours     sparkling red and
white, and it was said to her, that this last horn was different from
the other three, because of great proud and swelling words, and great
promises of kindness should go forth to it from all people, like unto
that of Absolom, speaking good words to the people in the gate to draw
their affections away from honest David. After this she had a Vision,
wherein she saw many Oaks, with spreding branches full of leaves; and
presently she saw a very goodly tree for stature and compleatness
every way, before which great Tree the rest of the Oaks crumbled to
dust; which she perceiving, desired Scripture to make known to her the
Vision: whereupon Reply was made in the first of Isaiah,-- They shall
be confounded in the Oakes which they have chosen.Another Vision she had two nights before the Lord Protector was
proclaimed; at which time she saw a glorious Throne with winged Angels
flying before the throne, and crying, Holy, holy, holy, unto the Lord;
the great one is coming down with terror to the enemies, and glory and
deliverance to the sincere, and them that are upright in the earth. In
nother Vision she saw a great company of little children walking on
the earth, and a light shining round about them, and a very glorious
person in the midst of them, with a Crown on his head, speaking these
words: These will I honour with my Reigning presence in the midst of
them, and the Oppressor shall dye in the wilderness.When she was at White-hall she saw as it were great darkness on the
earth, and a marvellous dust like unto a thick mist, or smoak,
ascending upward from the earth; and at a little distance a great
company of cattel, some like Buls, some like Oxen, and some lesser
cattel, their faces and heads like men, having on either side their
heads a horn: for the foremost, his countenance was perfectly like
unto --s and on a sudden there was a great shout of those that
followed him, he being singled out alone, and the foremost and he
looking back they bowed themselves unto him, and leaped up from the
earth; and shewed much joy that he was become their Supream; and
immediatly they fawning upon him, he seemed to run at her; and as he
was neer to her breast with his horn an hand and arm grasped her
ground, and a voice said to her, I will be thy safety; and then he run
at many precious Saints    that flood in his way, and that
durst look boldly in his face, he gave them many pushes, scratching
them with his hornes, and driving them into several houses: he ran
along still; at length there was a great silence, and suddenly there
brake forth great fury in the earth, and they were presently
scattered, their horns broken, and so tumbled into graves: With that
she brake forth, and sang praise, and the Lord said to her, Mark that
Scripture, three horns shall arise, and a fourth shall come out
different from the former, which shal be more terrible to the Saints
then others that went before: though like a Lamb, as is spoken in the
Revelations, in appearance a Lamb; but pushing with his horns, like a
Beast: being not onely one, but many, and much strength joyned
together.Upon the tenth of Feb. or eleventh month, the Relator came into the
chamber where she lay, where he heard her making melody with a
spiritual Song, and after she had done singing, she brake forth into
these and the like words: it is not all the force in the World that
can strike one stroak against thine, but thou sufferest them to come
forth to try thine, Oh that thine could believe thee for the breaking
of thine enemies as well as for the binding up of thine own people,
all things under the Sun, all things before, in or round about you,
shal work for your good, when you come to know more of the mystery and
life of the Scriptures, how will you praise his Highness? the Enemy is
strong, Satan is strong, Instruments are strong, Temptations are
strong: but what strenghs are against thy flock, they cannot be
without the Lyon, and Lyon-like Creatures: But Oh! if thy servants
suffer, let them not suffer through passion, or rash words, but as
Lambs: there is a zeal which is but from Nature, that a mans own
Spirit may prompt him to but the zeal of God is accompanied with
meekness, humility, grief for Christ: and seeing thou hast taken thine
Handmaid into the Mount, who can keep in the rushing wind, who can
rule the influences of the Heavenly Orizon; yea, who can stop thy
Spirit; it is good to be in theTerritories, in the Regions, where thou
walkst before thy servant: O how glittering, how glorious are they:
what sparklings are there if Thou hast yet a great Gust to come upon
the earth a great Wind that shal shake the Trees that now appear upon
the Earth, that are full of the leaves of Profession; but they have
nothing       but outward beauty an outward flourish; but thy
Trees, Oh Lord,  are full of sap. A great number of people  have said,
O let our Oaks stand, let them not be cut down: But sayes the Lord, I
will make you ashamed in the Oaks that ye have chosen; and because ye
will have those, I will now give you other Oaks: and what are they? a
first, a second, and a third Power, and they are broken one after
another: But oh thine own have had a great hand in these things: thine
have said, We will have Oaks and Gardens, how have they run to and
fro, saith the Lord?  and now I will give you Gardens, but they shall
have no Springs in them; but they shal be as dry chopt ground; yea, as
Fallow-ground: What lovelyness is there, to walk upon Fallow ground?
you may have stumbling walkings upon them: you shal have no green
grass in these Gardens: what have all the Gardens of the Earth been?
they have been as stumbling blocks to thine: But oh, thou wilt by
these strange wayes, draw up thine into thy upper and nether Springs:
thou hast deceived thy Saints once more about these Gardens let them
now run after them no more: but be ashamed and abashed, we have
hankered from Mountain to Hill; We have said Salvation is in this
Hill, and in that Mountain: but let us not say so any longer: When we
shal be drawn up to thee, then we shal prosper; and thou wilt give us
a Vinyard, and Gardens, and fruitful Trees of thine own, which shall
abide.And after some repose she sang divers Hymnes, or spiritual Songs;
and among other things spake as followeth:Lord, let it be founded in their Ears, and let them mark, it will
be as great superfluity as ever, as great lust, as great wickedness,
as great enmity as ever; yea, and greater then before. Oh, they are
all for themselves; and doth not Sathan appear in their Feasts, and in
their Garments, and in their Locks: yea, O Gideon, when in thine own
Family there are those that are naked and wanton, Oh let not this be
found in thy Family. David had not such in his Family; and if thou
must rule the Nation, then be sure to look into thine own Family, and
rule that; but perhaps thou mayst say thou canst not rule them: O then
remember, what God said to Ely of old, because of his Sons, How can
any go and cry out to King Jesus, if he have him not in his own
bosome. But oh, he is a sealed One, then how beautiful wil his Walks
be; and if the Spirit      of Christ reign in his  soul, then
he  may reign for Christ. Otherwise not. Therefore, you doubting
Christians, have a care that you have courage given into your harts,
before you go out to plead against Antichrist, the Devil and
Wickedness, and come you Army-men, and acquaint your selves with the
Lord Jehovah, for if you have not acquaintance with him, then all you
have is nothing. Oh do justice, and do it for Justice-sake, and not
for by ends or respects: And then, oh Gideon, who art in the highest
place, thou art not onely to do justice thy self, but thou art to see
justice done in all Places, Courts, or councels, and Committees, that
they may not feed upon the Poor. Thou art not onely to receive
pleasures at home, but to establish Righteousness abroad. Oh by your
diligence make it manifest that you love justice and mercy, as yon
seem to do. Oh remember Absolom, who was of a fair and gentle courage,
and of a lovely nature, but it was to steal away the hearts of the
People from his Father David. But God forbid your Honour should be
stain'd with the least Guilt thereof. And thus soon after she ended in
prayer and singing, having lain in bed 11 dayes and 12 nights
together. After which time, she rose up in the morning, and the same
day travelled on foot from White-hall to Hackney; and form thence back
to Mark lane in London in health and strenghth.MVSEVM  BRITAN  NICVMFINIS.