A Blazing Starre Seene in the West

According to the Catalogue of the National Library of Australia, this anonymously published pamphlet was subtitled "A blazing starre seen in the west at Totneis in Devonshire, on the foureteenth of this instant November, 1642. VVherin is manifested how master Ralph Ashley, a deboyst cavalier, attemted to ravish a young virgin, the daughter of Mr. Adam Fisher, inhabiting neare the said towne. Also how at that instant, a fearefull comet appeared, to the terrour and amazment of all the country thereabouts. Likewise declaring how he persisting in his damnable attemt, was struck with a flaming-sword, which issued from the comet, so that he dyed a fearefull example to al his fellow cavaliers". The original 1642 edition said "Printed for Jonas Wright, and I. H.". Later (1944 and 1986) reprints reproduce this wording verbatim. Some catalogs speculate that "Jonas Wright" may have been a bookseller, but apparently it's just a guess. The identity of "I. H." is unknown.