Eniaytos terastios Mirabilis annus, or, The year of prodigies and wonders

«Eniaytos terastios Mirabilis annus, or, The year of prodigies and wonders being a faithful and impartial collection ofseverall signs that have been seen in the heavens, in the earth, and in the waters; together with many remarkable accidents, and judgements befalling divers persons, according as they have been testified by very credible hands: all which have happened within the space of one year last past, and are now made publick for a seasonable warning to the people of these three kingdoms speedily to repent and turn to the Lord, whose hand is lifted up amongst us (London, 1661)» — el título largo completo, transcrito con la unión «ofseverall» que trae la capa de texto. Sin autor.

«MIRABILIS ANNUS SECUNDUS; or, a second year of prodigies. Being a true and impartial collection of many strange signes and apparitions, which have this last year been seen in the heavens, and in the earth, and in the waters. Together with many remarkable accidents and judgements befalling divers persons, according to the most exact information that could be procured from the best hands; and now published as a warning to all men speedily to repent, and to prepare to meet the Lord, who gives us these signs of his coming... (London, 1662)» — el título largo del segundo año, también sin autor.

«The anonymous author of Mirabilis annus, an English collection of strange events issued in three parts between 1660 and 1662» — la anonimia dicha con todas sus letras, y tres partes, no dos.

«did not reach the goal of confirming a miracle a day, but he took satisfaction in finding about two per week» — el programa: probar literalmente el dictamen de Calvino de que los milagros ocurren cada día.

«Restoration authorities sought without success to apprehend the writer of Mirabilis annus for using fake reports as Puritan propaganda» — la anonimia como hecho perseguido: la buscaron y no dieron con ella.

«A clear sense of purpose motivated Lycosthenes, the Mathers, and the author of Mirabilis annus to collect aerial prodigies» — la sitúa en una serie con Lycosthenes y con Increase y Cotton Mather.

«Eniautos Terastios: Mirabilis Annus, or the Year of Prodigies and Wonders (London, 1661), i, iti—iv» — el asiento de nota de esa misma obra, con locator interno en romanos y con la primera palabra escrita Eniautos, no *Eniaytos*.

«The observations recorded in Mirabilis Annus, an important document we have quoted on several occasions, provide a good illustration of the context of the prodigies and their interpretation for political or religious purposes» — cómo justifica su uso la fuente que más casos le saca.

«Mirabilis Annus made clear its political point very early on. Rather than merely adducing specific prodigies to demonstrate divine displeasure, it adopted an apocalyptic tactic of delegitimizing the regime through the sheer quantity of prodigies alleged to have taken place in the preceding 'Year of Wonders'» — cita en bloque de William E. Burns, *An Age of Wonders, Prodigies, Politics and Providence in England 1657-1727* (Manchester University Press, 2002), 27-30, introducida con «William E. Burns notes:». No es voz de la obra que la reproduce.

«The prodigies that Mirabilis Annus actually recounted, which divided into the four categories of prodigies of air, fire, earth and water, and judgments on particular individuals, continued to undermine the regime's legitimacy by depicting it as sinful and weak» — Burns otra vez: la clasificación interna de la obra en cuatro categorías más los juicios sobre individuos.

«Mirabilis Annus claimed that a Surrey gentleman had a vision of a glorious cathedral in the sky beside a small church with a star inside it. The cathedral vanished, while the small church, whose star suggests the glory of God, was exalted.» — Burns leyendo un caso como alegoría disidente: la Iglesia de Inglaterra derribada y las congregaciones separadas triunfando.

«this is testified by an able Minister living not far from the place, who received the information from the spectators themselves» — su fórmula de acreditación de testigos, citada por quien la vacía; el comentario que la precede llama «the worthy chronicler» a la obra.

«Source: Mirabilis Annus (1661)» — y «Source: Mirabilis Annus Secundus (1662)» — la forma abreviada con que se la remite caso por caso, sin locator interno en ninguna de las diecisiete remisiones (once al de 1661, seis al Secundus).

«We are left with the fact that the interpretation of the reported events is generally biased by the writer who recounts the cases, but that may be the price we have to pay» — la conclusión que le sacan: la obra es a la vez cantera de casos y prueba de que el compilador tiñe lo que compila.

Prodigio (prodigium, portentum, ostentum) — Colección de signos «in the heavens, in the earth, and in the waters», ordenada en cuatro categorías —aire, fuego, tierra y agua— más los juicios sobre individuos

Crítica de fuentes (criterios de inclusión y descarte) — Acredita cada caso por la cadena de testigos («an able Minister... who received the information from the spectators themselves»), y aun así es citada como ejemplo de compilador que tiñe lo que compila

Pseudoepigrafe — Caso inverso al pseudoepígrafe: obra sin nombre de autor cuya anonimia fue perseguida sin éxito por las autoridades de la Restauración