Ursula Southeil (c. 1488 - 1561) (possibly Ursula Sonthiel), better known as Mother Shipton, was an English soothsayer and prophetess who is said to have made dozens of unusually accurate predictions, including the Great Plague of London, the Spanish Armada, and the Great Fire of London.

The most famous example of Mother Shipton's prophecies apparently foretells many aspects common to modern civilization, and predicts the end of the world in 1881, however it is now known to be a 19th century forgery:

Carriages without horses shall go,

And accidents fill the world with woe.

Around the world thoughts shall fly

In the twinkling of an eye.

The world upside down shall be

And gold be found at the root of a tree.

Through hills man shall ride,

And no horse be at his side.

Under water men shall walk,

Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.

In the air men shall be seen,

In white, in black, in green;

Iron in the water shall float,

As easily as a wooden boat.

Gold shall be found and shown

In a land that's now not known.

Fire and water shall wonders do,

England shall at last admit a foe.

The world to an end shall come,

In eighteen hundred and eighty one.

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Coincidence that MOTHER SHIPTON said that the world will end in 2012... don't think so!!
Kathrynhazley (Kathryn Hazley) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:29 -0000
Coincidence that MOTHER SHIPTON said that the world will end in 2012... don't think so!!
@DeeParamour Knaresborough! Old Mother Shipton's cave you crackpot - you would enjoy that you witch
freddiefoofoo (Nikky Hall) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:11 -0000
@DeeParamour Knaresborough! Old Mother Shipton's cave you crackpot - you would enjoy that you witch
@jdc325 Re: Belle De Jour - easy to claim after the event - see Nostrodamus / Old Mother Shipton etc
fisseux (Rebecca Fisher) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:45:00 -0000
@jdc325 Re: Belle De Jour - easy to claim after the event - see Nostrodamus / Old Mother Shipton etc

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