Gods
Warning
to
his
people
of
England
.
MANY
are
the
dombe
warninges
of
Distruction
,
which
the
Almighty
God
hath
lately
scourged
this
our
Kingdome
with
;
And
many
more
are
the
threatning
Tokens
,
of
his
heauy
wrath
extended
toward
vs
:
All
which
in
bleeding
hearts
,
may
inforce
vs
to
put
on
the
true
garment
of
Repentance
,
and
like
vnto
the
Niniuits
,
vnfainedly
solicite
the
swéet
mercies
of
our
most
louing
God
:
Therefore
let
vs
now
call
to
remembrance
the
late
grieuous
and
most
lamentable
Plague
of
Pestilence
,
wherein
the
wrath
of
God
tooke
from
vs
so
many
thousandes
of
our
friendes
,
kindred
and
acquaintance
:
let
vs
also
call
to
remembraunce
the
most
wicked
and
pretended
malice
,
of
the
late
Papisticall
Conspiracie
of
Traytors
,
that
with
powder
practised
the
su●uer●on
of
this
beautifull
Kingdome
:
And
lastly
let
vs
fix
our
eyes
vpon
theise
late
swellinges
of
the
outragious
Waters
,
which
of
late
now
hapned
in
diuers
partes
of
this
Realme
,
together
with
the
ouerflowing
of
the
Seas
in
diuers
and
sundry
places
thereof
:
whose
fruitfull
valeys
,
being
now
ouerwhelmed
and
drowned
with
those
most
vnfortunate
and
vnseasonable
salt
waters
,
doe
fore-shew
great
Barrennes
,
and
Famin
to
ensue
after
it
(
vnlesse
the
Almightie
God
of
his
great
infinit
mercy
and
goodnesse
doe
preuent
it
.
)
But
now
oh
England
,
be
not
ouercome
with
thine
own
folly
:
Be
not
blinded
with
the
ouermuch
securitie
of
the
selfe
,
neyther
sinke
thou
thy selfe
in
thine
owne
sinne
:
For
since
the
generall
dissolution
of
the
whole
World
by
Water
:
in
the
time
of
Noy
,
neuer
the
like
Invndation
or
watry
punishment
then
hapned
now
here
related
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
all
Christian
hearers
,
as
by
this
sequell
it
shall
heare
appeare
.
Vpon
Tuesday
beeing
the
20.
of
Ianuary
last
past
,
1607.
in
diuers
places
aswell
in
the
Westerne
partes
of
England
,
as
also
in
diuers
other
places
of
the
this
Realme
:
there
hapned
such
an
ouerflowing
of
Waters
,
such
a
violent
swelling
of
the
Seas
,
and
such
forcible
breaches
made
into
the
firme
Land
.
namely
into
the
bosomes
of
these
countries
following
.
That
is
to
say
,
in
the
Counties
of
Glocester
,
Sommerset
,
together
with
the
Counties
of
Munmoth
,
Glamorgan
,
Carma●then
,
and
diuers
and
sundry
other
places
of
South-wales
.
the
like
neuer
in
the
memory
of
man
,
hath
euer
bin
seene
or
heard
of
:
The
suddaine
terror
whereof
strooke
such
an
amazed
feare
into
the
hearts
of
all
the
inhabitantes
,
of
those
partes
,
that
euery
one
prepared
himselfe
ready
to
entertaine
the
last
Period
of
his
liues
Destruction
:
Déeming
it
altogether
to
be
a
second
deluge
:
or
an
vniuersall
,
punishment
by
Water
.
For
vpon
the
Tuesday
beeing
the
20.
of
Ianuary
last
,
as
aforesaid
,
about
nine
of
the
clocke
in
the
Morning
,
the
Sunne
being
most
fairely
and
brightly
spred
,
many
of
the
Inhabitantes
of
those
Countreys
before
mentioned
,
prepared
themselues
to
their
affayres
,
some
to
one
busines
,
some
to
an
other
:
euery
man
according
to
his
calling
.
As
the
Plowmen
setting
foorth
their
cattle
to
their
labours
,
the
Shepheardes
féeding
of
their
flockes
,
the
Farmers
ouer-séeing
of
their
grounds
,
and
looking
to
their
Cattle
féeding
therein
,
and
so
euery
on●
imploid
in
his
busines
,
as
occasion
required
.
Then
they
might
sée
and
perceiue
a
far
of
,
as
it
were
in
the
Element
,
huge
and
mighty
Hilles
of
water
,
tumbling
one
ouer
another
,
in
such
sort
as
if
the
greatest
mountaynes
in
the
world
,
had
ouerwhelmed
the
lowe
Valeyes
or
Marshy
grounds
.
Sometimes
it
so
dazeled
the
eyes
of
many
of
the
Spectators
,
that
they
immagined
it
had
bin
some
fogge
or
miste
,
comming
with
great
swiftnes
towardes
them
,
and
with
such
a
smoke
,
as
if
Mountaines
were
all
on
fire
:
and
to
the
view
of
some
it
seemed
as
if
Myllions
of
thousands
of
Arrowes
had
bin
shot
foorth
all
at
one
time
,
which
came
in
such
swiftnesse
,
as
it
was
verily
thought
,
that
the
Fowles
of
the
Ayre
could
scarse
fly
so
fast
,
such
was
the
threatning
furyes
thereof
.
But
assoone
as
the
people
of
those
Countries
,
perceiued
that
it
was
the
violence
of
the
Waters
of
the
raging
Seas
,
and
that
they
began
to
exceede
the
compasse
of
their
accustomed
boundes
,
and
making
so
furiously
towardes
them
:
happy
were
they
that
could
make
the
best
,
and
most
spéed
away
,
many
of
them
,
leauing
all
their
goods
and
substance
,
to
the
mercylesse
Waters
,
béeing
glad
to
escape
away
with
life
themselues
:
But
so
violent
and
swift
were
the
outragious
waues
,
that
pursued
one
an
other
,
with
such
vehemencie
,
and
the
waters
multiplying
so
much
in
so
short
a
time
,
that
in
lesse
then
fiue
houres
space
,
most
part
of
those
cuntreys
(
and
especially
the
places
which
lay
lowe
,
)
were
all
ouerflowen
and
many
hundreds
of
people
both
men
women
,
and
children
were
then
quite
deuoured
,
by
these
outragious
Waters
,
such
was
the
furie
of
the
Waues
,
of
the
Seas
,
the
one
of
them
dryuing
the
other
forwardes
with
such
force
and
swiftnes
that
it
is
almost
incredible
for
any
to
beleeue
the
same
,
except
such
as
tasted
of
the
smart
thereof
;
and
and
such
as
beheld
the
same
,
with
their
eyes
:
Nay
more
,
the
Farmers
,
Husbandmen
,
and
Shepheards
,
might
beholde
their
goodly
flockes
of
Sheepe
,
swimming
vpon
the
Waters
dead
,
which
could
by
no
meanes
be
recouered
.
Many
Gentlemen
,
Yeamen
and
others
,
had
great
losses
,
of
cattle
,
as
Oxen
,
Kine
,
Bullockes
,
Horses
,
Colts
,
Sheepe
,
Swine
,
Nay
not
so
much
as
their
poultry
about
their
houses
,
but
all
were
ouerwhelmed
and
drownd
,
by
these
merciles
Waters
:
Many
men
that
were
rich
in
the
morning
when
they
rose
out
of
their
beds
,
were
made
poore
before
noone
the
same
day
:
such
are
the
Iudgements
of
the
Almightie
God
,
who
is
the
geuer
of
all
good
thinges
,
who
can
and
will
dispose
of
them
agayne
at
all
times
,
according
to
his
good
will
and
pleasure
,
whensoeuer
it
shall
séeme
best
vnto
him
.
Many
others
likewise
,
had
their
habitations
or
dwelling
houses
all
carryed
away
in
a
short
time
,
and
had
not
a
place
left
them
,
so
much
as
to
shrowde
themselues
in
.
Moreouer
,
many
that
had
great
store
of
Corne
and
Grayne
,
in
their
Barnes
and
Garners
in
the
morning
had
not
within
fiue
houres
space
afterwardes
,
so
much
as
one
Grayne
to
make
them
bread
withall
:
Neither
had
they
so
much
left
as
a
locke
of
Hay
or
Straw
to
fede
their
cattell
which
were
left
:
Such
was
the
great
misery
they
susteyned
by
the
fury
of
this
watry
Element
,
from
which
like
,
good
Lord
I
beséech
him
of
his
infinite
mercy
and
goodnes
to
deliuer
vs
all
.
The
names
of
some
of
the
Townes
and
Villages
which
suffered
great
harmes
and
losses
hereby
were
these
.
(
Viz.
)
Bristoll
and
Aust
,
this
Aust
is
a
village
or
town
some
8
miles
distant
from
Bristoll
vpon
the
Seauerne
side
where
all
people
are
Ferryed
ouer
,
that
come
out
of
Wales
,
into
those
partes
of
Gloucester
and
Sommersett-shire
.
All
the
countries
along
on
both
the
sides
of
the
Riuer
of
Seauerne
,
from
Gloucester
to
Bristoll
,
which
is
about
some
20.
miles
was
all
ouerflowne
,
in
some
places
6.
miles
ouer
,
in
some
places
more
,
in
some
lesse
.
Moreouer
,
all
or
the
most
parte
,
of
the
Bridges
,
betwéene
Gloucester
and
Bristoll
,
were
all
forcibly
carted
away
with
the
Waters
:
besides
many
goodly
buildings
there
abouts
much
defaced
,
and
many
of
them
carryed
quite
away
:
besides
many
other
great
losses
of
al
kinde
of
Corne
and
Grayne
,
and
cattle
that
were
then
lost
.
At
Aust
,
many
passengers
that
are
Ferryed
ouer
there
now
,
are
faine
to
be
guided
by
guides
,
all
along
the
Causies
,
where
the
water
still
remayneth
for
the
space
of
3
or
4
myles
,
or
else
they
wil
be
in
great
daunger
of
Drowning
,
the
Water
lyeth
as
yet
so
déepe
there
.
Many
dead
Carkasses
,
both
there
,
and
in
many
other
places
,
of
the
country
,
are
dayly
found
floating
vpon
the
Waters
,
and
as
yet
cannot
be
knowne
who
they
are
,
or
what
number
of
persons
are
drowned
,
by
reason
of
the
same
Waters
,
which
as
yet
in
many
places
remaine
very
déepe
:
so
great
was
the
spoyle
that
thiefe
mercilesse
Elementes
there
wrought
and
made
.
In
Bristoll
was
much
harme
done
,
by
the
ouerflowing
of
the
Waters
,
but
not
so
much
as
in
other
places
,
many
Cellars
and
Ware-houses
,
where
great
store
of
Marchandize
was
in
,
(
as
Wine
,
Salt
,
hope
,
Spices
,
and
other
such
like
Ware
)
were
all
spoyled
.
And
the
people
of
the
Towne
were
inforced
to
be
carried
in
Boates
,
vp
and
downe
the
said
Cittie
about
their
busines
in
the
Fayre
time
there
.
Vpon
the
other
side
of
the
Riuer
of
Seauerne
,
towardes
a
Towne
called
Chepstow
,
vpon
the
lower
groundes
,
was
much
harme
done
,
by
the
vyolence
of
the
Water
,
There
was
in
Chepstow
a
woman
drown'd
in
her
bed
:
and
also
a
Gyrle
,
by
the
like
misfortune
.
Also
,
all
along
the
same
coastes
,
do
to
Gold-clyft
,
Matherne
,
Callicot-Moores
,
Redrift
,
Newport
,
Cardiffe
,
Cowbridge
,
Swansey
,
Laugherne
,
Llanstephan
,
and
diuers
other
places
,
of
Glamorgan-shire
,
Munmoth-shire
,
Carmarthen-shire
,
and
Cardigan-shire
:
many
great
harmes
were
there
done
,
and
the
Waters
raged
so
furiously
,
and
with
such
great
vehemencie
,
that
it
is
supposed
that
in
those
partes
,
there
cannot
be
so
fewe
persons
drowned
as
500.
both
Men
,
Women
and
Children
,
besides
the
losse
of
aboundance
of
all
kinde
of
Corne
and
Graine
:
together
with
their
Hay
,
and
other
prouision
which
they
had
made
for
their
Cattle
.
Moreouer
,
there
were
in
the
places
afore
mentioned
,
many
thousandes
of
Cattle
,
which
were
feeding
in
the
lowe
Valeyes
,
drown'd
and
ouerwhelmed
with
the
violence
of
the
furious
Waters
:
as
Oxen
,
Kine
,
young
Beastes
,
Horses
,
Sheeps
,
Swine
,
and
such
like
,
the
number
is
deemed
infinit
:
yea
,
and
not
so
much
as
Turkies
,
Hens
,
Geese
,
Duckes
,
and
other
Poultry
about
their
houses
,
could
once
escape
away
,
the
Waues
of
the
Sea
so
ouerwhelmed
them
.
And
that
which
is
more
straunge
:
There
are
not
now
found
onely
floating
vpon
the
waters
still
remaining
,
the
dead
Carkasses
of
many
men
women
and
children
:
But
also
an
aboundance
of
all
kinde
of
wilde
Beastes
,
as
Foxes
,
Hares
,
Conyes
,
Rats
,
Moules
and
such
like
:
some
of
them
swimming
one
vpon
an
others
backe
,
thinking
to
haue
saued
themselues
thereby
,
but
all
was
in
vaine
.
such
was
the
force
of
the
waters
that
ouer-pressed
them
.
In
a
place
in
Munmoth-shire
,
there
was
a
maide
went
to
milke
her
Kine
in
the
morning
,
but
before
she
had
fully
ended
her
busines
the
vehemencie
of
the
waters
increased
,
and
so
suddenly
enuironed
her
about
,
that
she
could
not
escape
thence
,
but
was
enforced
to
make
shift
vp
to
the
top
of
an
high
Banke
to
saue
her selfe
,
which
she
did
with
much
adoe
,
where
she
was
constrained
to
abide
all
that
day
and
night
,
vntill
8
of
the
clocke
in
the
next
morning
,
in
great
distresse
,
what
with
the
coldnes
of
the
ayre
and
waters
:
and
what
with
other
Accidents
that
there
hapned
vnto
her
,
she
had
bin
like
there
to
haue
perished
:
had
not
the
Almightie
God
of
his
infinit
mercy
and
goodnes
,
preserued
her
,
from
such
great
perills
and
daungers
,
which
were
likely
there
to
ensue
vnto
her
.
But
there
placing
her selfe
for
saueguard
of
her
life
as
aforesaid
,
hauing
none
other
refuge
to
fly
vnto
:
the
Waters
in
such
violent
sort
had
so
pursued
her
,
that
there
was
but
a
small
distance
of
ground
left
vncouered
with
Waters
,
for
her
to
abide
vpon
:
There
she
remayned
most
pittyfully
lamenting
the
great
daunger
of
life
that
she
was
then
in
,
expecting
euery
minute
of
an
houre
,
to
be
ouerwhelmed
with
those
mercylesse
Waters
:
But
the
Almighty
God
,
who
is
the
Creator
of
all
good
things
,
when
he
thought
méete
,
sent
his
holy
Angell
to
commaund
the
Waters
to
cease
their
fury
:
and
to
returne
into
their
accustomed
bounds
againe
,
wherby
according
to
his
most
blessed
will
and
pleasure
she
was
then
preserued
.
In
the
meane
space
,
during
the
continuance
of
her
abode
there
,
diuers
of
her
friends
practised
all
the
means
they
could
to
recouer
her
,
but
could
not
,
the
Waters
were
of
such
a
déepenes
about
her
,
and
Boates
they
had
none
,
in
all
those
partes
to
succour
her
,
such
was
their
want
in
this
distresse
,
that
many
perished
through
the
want
thereof
.
There
was
a
Gentleman
of
worth
,
dwelling
néere
vnto
the
place
where
she
was
,
who
caused
a
goodly
Gelding
to
be
sadled
,
and
set
a
man
vpon
the
backe
of
him
,
thinking
to
haue
fetcht
her
away
,
but
such
were
the
déepenes
of
the
waters
,
that
he
durst
not
aduenture
the
same
retyred
.
At
last
some
of
his
friends
,
deuised
a
deuise
,
and
tyed
two
broad
troughes
the
one
to
the
other
,
(
such
as
in
those
countreys
they
vse
to
salt
Bacon
in
)
and
put
therin
two
lustie
strong
men
,
who
with
long
Powles
(
stirring
these
troughes
(
as
if
they
had
bin
Boates
)
made
great
shift
to
come
to
her
,
and
so
by
this
meanes
,
through
Gods
good
helpe
she
was
then
saued
.
But
now
(
gentle
Reader
)
marke
what
befell
,
at
this
time
,
of
the
strangenes
of
other
creatures
:
whom
the
Waters
had
violently
oppressed
:
for
the
two
men
which
tooke
vpon
them
to
fetch
away
the
Maide
from
the
top
of
the
Banke
,
can
truely
witnesse
the
same
as
well
as
her selfe
to
be
true
,
for
they
beheld
the
same
with
their
Eyes
.
The
Hill
or
Banke
where
the
Maide
abode
all
that
space
,
was
all
so
couered
ouer
,
with
wilde
Beastes
,
and
Vormin
,
that
came
thither
to
séeke
for
succour
,
that
she
had
much
adoe
to
saue
her selfe
,
from
taking
of
hurt
by
them
:
and
much
a-doe
she
had
to
kéepe
them
from
créeping
vpon
and
about
her
,
she
was
not
so
much
in
daunger
of
the
Water
on
the
one
side
:
as
she
was
troubled
with
these
Vermin
on
the
other
side
.
The
Beastes
and
Vermin
that
were
there
were
these
.
(
Viz
)
Dogs
,
Cats
,
Moules
,
Foxes
,
Hares
,
Conyes
,
yea
and
not
so
much
,
as
Mice
and
Rats
:
but
were
there
in
abundance
,
and
that
which
is
more
straunge
:
The
one
of
them
neuer
once
offred
to
annoy
the
other
:
although
they
were
deadly
enemies
by
Nature
the
one
to
another
:
Yet
in
this
daunger
of
life
,
they
not
once
offred
to
expresse
their
naturall
enuie
:
But
in
a
gentle
sort
,
they
fréely
inioyed
the
libertie
of
life
,
which
in
mine
opinion
,
was
a
most
wonderfull
worke
in
Nature
.
But
now
let
vs
leaue
this
matter
touching
this
Maide
,
besides
the
other
accidentes
before
rehearsed
and
let
vs
returne
againe
to
these
watry
miseries
:
The
counties
of
Glamorgan
,
Carmarthen
and
Cardigan
,
and
many
other
places
in
South-wales
,
haue
likewise
borne
the
heauy
burden
,
of
Gods
wrath
herein
:
And
many
were
the
liues
of
them
that
were
lost
through
this
watery
Destruction
.
Many
there
were
which
fled
into
the
tops
of
high
trées
,
and
there
were
inforced
to
abide
some
thrée
daies
,
some
more
,
and
some
lesse
,
without
any
victuals
at
all
,
there
suffring
much
colde
besides
many
other
calamities
,
and
some
of
them
in
such
sort
,
that
through
ouermuch
hunger
and
colde
,
some
of
them
fell
downe
againe
out
of
the
Trées
,
and
so
were
like
to
perish
,
for
want
of
succour
.
Other
some
,
sate
in
the
tops
of
high
Trées
as
aforesaid
,
beholding
their
wiues
,
children
,
and
seruants
,
swimming
(
remediles
of
all
succour
)
in
the
Waters
.
Other
some
sitting
in
the
tops
of
Trees
might
beholde
their
houses
ouerflowne
with
the
Waters
:
some
their
houses
caryed
quite
away
:
and
no
signe
or
token
left
there
of
them
.
Many
of
them
might
sée
,
as
they
stood
vpon
the
tops
of
high
Hilles
,
their
Cattle
perish
,
and
could
not
tell
how
to
succour
them
,
and
their
Barnes
,
with
all
their
store
of
Corne
and
Graine
quite
consumed
,
which
was
no
small
griefe
vnto
them
,
Many
people
and
Cattle
in
diuers
places
of
those
Cuntreys
,
might
haue
béene
saued
in
time
,
if
that
the
cuntreys
had
beene
any
thing
like
furnished
with
botes
or
other
prouision
fit
for
such
a
sudden
Accident
,
as
this
was
,
which
as
God
himselfe
knoweth
,
was
little
expected
of
them
,
to
haue
fallen
so
suddenly
vpon
them
.
But
séeing
the
cuntreys
were
so
vnfurnished
with
Boates
much
harme
was
done
,
to
the
vtter
vndooing
of
many
thousandes
.
Some
fled
into
the
tops
of
Churches
and
Stéeples
,
to
saue
themselues
,
from
whence
they
might
beholde
,
themselues
depriued
aswell
of
all
their
substance
,
as
also
of
al
their
ioys
,
which
they
had
before
receiued
in
their
wiues
and
Children
.
Also
whole
Reekes
of
Pease
,
Beanes
,
Oates
,
and
other
graine
were
seene
a
far
of
,
to
float
vpon
the
Water
too
and
fro
,
in
the
Countreys
as
if
they
had
bin
ships
vpon
the
Seas
.
The
Foundations
of
many
Churches
and
houses
,
were
in
a
manner
decayed
,
and
some
caryed
quite
away
,
as
in
Cardiffe
,
in
the
county
of
Glamorgan
there
was
a
great
part
of
the
Church
next
the
Water
side
eaten
downe
,
with
the
Water
,
many
houses
and
Gardens
there
,
which
were
neere
the
water
side
,
were
all
ouerflowen
,
and
much
harme
done
.
Diuers
other
Churches
lie
hidden
in
the
Waters
,
and
some
of
them
the
tops
are
to
be
seene
:
and
other
some
,
nothing
at
all
to
be
séene
,
but
the
very
tops
of
the
Steeples
,
and
of
some
of
them
nothing
at
all
,
neyther
steeple
nor
nothing
else
.
Also
many
schooles
of
young
schollers
,
in
many
places
of
those
cuntreys
,
stood
in
great
perplexitie
,
some
of
them
aduenturing
home
to
their
parents
were
drowned
by
the
way
:
Other
some
staying
behinde
in
in
Churches
,
did
climbe
vp
to
the
tops
of
Steeples
,
where
they
were
very
néere
starved
to
death
for
want
of
seede
and
fire
:
many
by
the
help
of
boards
and
plankes
of
Wood
,
swam
to
dry
land
and
so
were
preserued
from
vntimely
Death
,
Many
had
Boates
brought
them
,
some
10
miles
,
some
15
,
some
20.
where
there
was
neuer
seene
any
Boates
before
.
Thus
God
suffred
many
of
them
to
escape
his
yrefull
wrath
,
in
hope
of
their
amendment
of
life
:
Some
men
that
were
riding
on
the
high
wayes
were
ouertaken
with
these
mercilesse
Waters
,
and
were
drowned
.
And
againe
many
haue
bin
most
strangely
preserued
.
As
for
example
,
there
was
in
the
Countie
of
Glamorgan
,
a
man
both
blind
and
bedriden
and
one
which
had
not
bin
able
to
stand
vpon
his
legs
in
ten
yeares
before
,
he
had
his
poore
cottage
broken
downe
by
the
force
of
the
Waters
,
and
himselfe
,
Bed
and
all
caryed
into
the
open
fields
,
where
being
readie
to
sinke
,
and
at
the
point
to
séeke
a
resting
place
,
two
fathoms
déepe
vnder
the
Waters
:
his
hand
by
chaunce
catcht
holde
of
the
Ratter
of
an
house
swimming
by
the
fiercenesse
of
the
Windes
,
then
blowing
Easternely
he
was
driuen
safely
to
the
Land
,
and
so
escaped
.
Also
in
an
other
place
,
there
was
a
man
Child
of
the
age
,
of
5.
or
6.
yeares
,
which
was
kept
swimming
for
the
space
of
two
houres
,
aboue
the
Waters
,
by
reason
that
his
long
Coates
lay
spread
vpon
the
tops
of
the
waters
,
and
beeing
at
last
,
at
the
very
poynt
to
sinke
:
there
came
by
chaunce
by
,
(
floating
vpon
the
tops
of
the
Waters
,
)
a
fat
Weather
that
was
dead
,
very
full
of
Wooll
:
The
poore
distressed
Child
perceiuing
this
good
meanes
of
recouerie
,
caught
fast
hold
on
the
Wethers
Wool
,
and
likewise
with
the
winde
he
was
driuen
to
dry
land
,
and
so
saued
.
There
was
also
in
the
County
of
Carmarthen
,
a
young
Woman
,
who
had
foure
small
Children
,
and
not
one
of
them
able
to
helpe
it selfe
:
And
the
Mother
then
seeing
the
furyes
of
the
Waters
to
be
so
violent
to
ceaze
vpon
her
,
threatning
the
Destruction
of
her selfe
and
her
small
Children
,
(
and
as
a
Womans
wit
is
euer
ready
in
extreamities
)
she
tooke
along
Trough
,
wherein
she
was
wont
to
make
her
bread
in
,
and
therein
placed
her selfe
,
and
her
foure
Children
:
And
so
putting
themselues
to
the
mercies
of
the
Waters
,
they
were
all
by
that
meanes
driuen
to
the
dry
land
,
and
by
Gods
good
prouidence
thereby
they
were
all
saued
.
Many
more
there
were
that
through
the
handy-workes
of
God
were
preserued
from
this
violent
death
of
Drowning
,
some
on
the
backes
of
dead
Cattle
:
some
vpon
Woodden
plankes
:
Some
by
clyming
of
Trées
:
Some
by
remaining
in
the
tops
of
high
Stéeples
and
Churches
,
other
some
by
making
of
speede
away
with
swift
horses
,
and
some
by
the
meanes
of
Boates
,
sent
out
by
their
friendes
to
succour
them
:
but
there
were
not
so
many
so
straungely
saued
,
but
there
were
as
many
in
number
as
straungely
drown'd
.
The
lowe
Marshes
and
Feany
groundes
,
néere
Barstable
in
the
Countie
of
Deuon
were
ouerflowne
,
so
farre
out
,
and
in
such
outragious
sort
,
that
the
cuntrey
all
along
to
Bridge-water
,
was
greatly
distressed
thereby
,
and
much
hurt
there
done
:
it
is
a
most
pitiful
fight
to
beholde
what
numbers
of
fat
Oxen
were
there
Drowned
:
what
flockes
of
Shéepe
,
what
heardes
of
Kin●
,
haue
there
bin
lost
,
and
Drowned
in
these
outragious
Waters
:
there
is
little
now
remaining
there
,
to
be
séene
,
but
huge
Waters
like
to
the
maine
Ocean
:
The
tops
of
Churches
and
Stéeples
like
to
the
tops
of
Rockes
in
the
Sea
,
Great
Réekes
of
fodder
for
cattle
,
are
floating
like
Ships
vpon
the
Waters
,
and
dead
Beastes
swimming
thereon
:
Now
past
feeding
on
the
same
,
through
the
rigour
of
this
Element
of
Water
:
The
tops
of
Trées
,
a
man
may
beholde
remayning
aboue
the
Waters
,
Vppon
whete
Braunches
,
multitudes
of
all
kinde
of
Turkies
,
Hens
,
and
other
such
like
Poultry
were
faine
to
fly
vp
into
the
Trées
to
saue
their
liues
,
where
many
of
them
perished
to
death
,
for
want
of
reliefe
,
not
béeing
able
to
fly
to
dry
land
for
succour
,
by
reason
of
their
weakenes
.
This
mercylesse
Water
breaking
into
the
bosome
of
the
firme
Land
,
hath
proued
a
fearefull
punishment
,
as
well
to
all
other
liuing
Creatures
:
as
also
to
all
Mankinde
:
Which
if
it
had
not
binne
for
the
mercyfull
promise
of
God
,
at
the
last
dissolution
of
the
World
,
by
Water
,
by
the
signe
of
the
Rainebowe
,
which
is
still
shewed
vs
:
wee
might
haue
verily
beleeued
,
this
time
had
bin
the
very
houre
of
Christ
his
comming
:
From
which
Element
of
Water
,
extended
towardes
vs
in
this
fearefull
manner
,
good
Lord
deliuer
vs
all
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.
By
William
Iones
of
Vske
Gent.