GODS
WONDERS
in
Women
.
IF
God
had
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
made
all
creatures
beautifull
,
and
in
their
perfect
shape
,
his
glory
had
not
bin
so
great
:
but
as
white
sets
off
blacke
,
so
these
contrary
colours
in
the
creation
of
man
,
sometimes
fayre
,
sometimes
deformed
,
expresse
the
skill
,
power
,
and
omnipotency
of
the
great
Master
,
in
whose
hand
it
lyes
to
make
a
Begger
,
or
a
King
,
a
beautifull
body
,
or
a
monstrous
,
and
to
fashion
thee
or
me
as
vgly
,
as
that
wretched
shape
(
whatsoeuer
it
be
)
at
which
with
wonder
and
loathing
thou
so
often
castest
an
eye
,
haply
of
scorne
.
Neither
are
prodigious
Birthes
(
for
that
is
the
wombe
,
which
now
is
in
labour
)
simple
or
meere
mistakings
in
God
as
if
like
a
bungler
in
some
common
trade
,
he
were
not
his
Crafts-master
:
no
,
hee
receiueth
no
lesse
honour
from
the
shape
of
a
Monster
,
than
from
the
rarest
piece
of
beautie
,
that
euer
was
out
of
earth
;
no
,
we
are
all
but
one
piece
of
clay
,
and
as
the
Potter
pleases
,
so
are
the
vessels
made
,
some
to
base
vses
,
and
others
to
noble
:
neither
is
the
vessell
to
repine
and
aske
the
workman
:
Why
didst
thou
make
me
to
no
better
purpose
?
Monstrous
births
are
Moales
in
nature
,
they
are
Wens
sticking
on
her
cheeke
to
disgrace
her
:
they
are
to
man
and
woman
mockeries
of
their
pride
:
for
why
should
either
of
them
with
Diues
boast
of
their
purple
and
rich
cloathing
,
when
an
arme
from
heauen
can
strike
them
,
in
a
moment
,
into
the
leprosie
of
Lazarus
?
That
face
and
forehead
which
thou
paintest
for
allurement
,
and
so
adorn'st
it
with
iewels
,
to
shew
the
glory
of
thy
riches
,
is
moulded
out
of
the
same
flesh
and
bloud
,
of
which
a
begger
is
framed
,
and
which
giueth
fashion
to
a
stigmatick
,
and
mishapen
creature
.
To
checke
therfore
our
vicious
condition
,
who
are
proud
of
that
which
must
rot
,
and
consume
with
wormes
bred
out
of
our
owne
corruption
:
and
to
punish
the
sinnes
of
some
particular
parents
,
God
from
time
to
time
striketh
the
womb
of
the
mother
,
and
doubleth
his
curse
,
not
onely
in
making
her
to
bring
forth
with
paine
and
dolour
,
but
to
bee
deliuered
with
fearefull
and
horrid
shapes
,
to
astonish
the
beholders
,
and
affright
the
sinfull
breeders
.
What
man
(
vnlesse
the
hammers
of
hell
continually
beat
vpon
his
heart
to
harden
it
)
being
a
father
to
a
son
or
daughter
so
blasted
in
the
natiuity
,
but
would
at
sight
of
such
a
horror
fall
downe
and
die
with
sorrow
:
or
curse
himselfe
that
euer
his
sinnes
were
so
blacke
and
monstrous
,
as
to
moue
the
Almighty
in
his
wrath
to
make
his
body
,
to
be
the
begetter
of
an
vgly
Monster
?
Say
such
a
childe
should
liue
to
call
him
father
,
how
vnpleasing
were
the
sound
?
The
very
name
of
,
This
is
my
sonne
,
should
presently
strike
him
cold
to
the
heart
,
with
,
This
is
my
shame
;
or
rather
,
This
is
my
sinne
:
For
be
assured
,
that
albeit
women
with
childe
,
may
by
blowes
,
or
other
misfortunes
miscarry
in
their
deliuery
,
and
bring
Infants
into
the
world
maymed
in
limbes
,
or
deformed
in
countenance
,
and
this
cannot
chuse
but
be
an
vnspeakable
griefe
to
the
afflicted
father
and
mother
;
yet
when
Gods
owne
fingers
shall
crush
the
loynes
in
the
wombe
,
and
set
his
markes
of
fearefull
diuine
vengeance
,
on
the
brest
of
an
vnborne
Babe
,
to
turne
it
into
a
Monster
,
it
is
without
all
question
,
a
reuenge
and
punishment
for
some
extraordinary
sinnes
in
the
Parents
.
God
neuer
giues
a
sound
paiment
but
it
is
for
a
sure
fault
:
when
an
Infant
is
borne
dumbe
,
deafe
,
or
in
a
limbe
mishapen
,
he
doth
but
shake
the
Rodde
;
but
when
the
birth
is
prodigious
and
beyond
Nature
,
the
stripes
are
deep
,
for
then
he
is
angred
indeede
,
and
at
euery
such
blowe
hee
drawes
bloud
.
Former
ages
hereof
haue
had
plentifull
demonstrations
:
and
these
latter
dayes
of
ours
are
too
pregnant
in
the
like
examples
.
But
omitting
either
of
these
,
I
beséech
you
(
Christian
Readers
)
to
cast
your
astonished
eyes
vpon
this
late-begotten
Obiect
of
horror
and
misery
,
lately
sent
into
the
World
,
in
Kent
,
in
a
place
not
far
from
Feuersham
.
For
at
a
Farme
called
Perre
,
standing
a
quarter
of
a
mile
from
the
Towne
before
named
,
a
poore
wayfaring
woman
beeing
great
with
Child
,
but
not
neere
her
time
,
seeing
the
night
approaching
,
stept
into
an
old
Barne
,
there
to
take
vp
her
lodging
.
Where
it
pleased
God
(
for
the
punishment
of
hers
and
her
husbands
sinnes
)
before
her
expected
hower
,
to
strike
her
with
paynes
,
so
that
there
shee
fell
in
labour
:
And
after
many
terrible
throwes
of
terror
and
agonies
,
more
then
women
commonly
suffer
in
such
extremities
,
shée
was
after
many
tortures
,
and
torments
of
Soule
and
body
,
deliuered
of
two
Children
:
Twinnes
they
were
,
not
of
gladnes
,
but
of
shame
and
sorrow
;
not
of
Motherly
embracements
,
but
of
affrights
and
wonder
.
A
brother
and
sister
they
were
,
and
yet
I
know
not
whether
I
may
so
tearme
them
:
but
if
I
could
giue
these
names
vnto
them
,
yet
neuer
were
Brother
and
Sister
so
vnlike
to
one
another
,
or
to
those
that
did
beget
them
.
For
the
one
was
a
woman
perfectly
framed
in
all
her
limbes
,
sauing
that
the
body
was
pyned
away
,
and
by
that
meanes
,
meagre
and
leane
.
But
the
second
infortunate
burden
that
came
along
with
her
,
was
neither
a
Brother
nor
a
Sister
,
but
Both
;
for
it
was
an
Hermaphrodite
,
it
was
neither
man
nor
woman
,
but
such
as
you
might
call
both
man
and
woman
:
yet
inclining
rather
to
the
forme
of
woman
than
man
,
hansomely
composed
from
the
Nauill
downewards
,
but
a
Monster
vpwards
,
and
below
the
knees
:
for
one
leg
was
greater
than
the
other
;
and
either
foote
had
no
more
then
fowre
toes
.
Head
it
had
none
,
nor
necke
,
but
in
the
brest
stucke
out
a
bunched
peece
of
deformed
flesh
,
which
like
a
flap
,
beeing
to
bee
lifted
vp
,
it
carried
vnder-neath
,
the
fashion
of
a
mouth
with
a
tongue
,
and
choppes
,
yet
were
they
neither
.
Aboue
this
deformed
mouth
,
grew
forth
a
tuft
of
hayre
,
the
bredth
of
a
teston
,
and
more
,
and
a
full
inch
in
bredth
:
out
of
the
right
side
,
came
a
thing
like
an
arme
,
altogether
formlesse
and
without
bones
,
or
the
true
shape
of
a
hand
,
hauing
two
fingers
onely
,
towards
either
side
one
.
It
had
no
pappes
,
but
prints
and
markes
like
them
in
their
places
.
The
length
of
this
disproportioned
creature
was
13
inches
,
and
in
compasse
15
inches
and
a
halfe
.
This
was
more
fat
and
fleshly
than
the
former
.
The
Father
of
these
infortunate
payre
of
Twinnes
,
named
himselfe
Henrie
Haydnot
:
the
Mothers
name
was
Marth●t
,
And
being
examined
of
their
dwelling
,
they
reported
it
had
beene
in
Chelmesford
in
Essex
.
These
prodigious
Births
were
sent
into
the
world
on
the
25.
of
Iuly
now
last
(
being
Saint
Iames
his
day
)
and
were
buried
at
Preston
a
Towne
neere
Feuersham
:
to
behold
whom
,
so
long
as
their
bodies
rested
aboue
earth
,
thousands
of
people
came
from
all
places
,
the
misery
of
the
sad
mother
,
béeing
relieued
by
much
money
,
which
out
of
Christian
compassion
,
many
bestowed
vpon
her
.
GOD
graunt
that
these
and
such
like
other
fearefull
demonstrations
of
Gods
anger
for
our
sinnes
,
may
call
vs
home
to
his
fold
,
from
whence
worse
than
monsters
and
wild
beasts
we
wander
,
to
the
euerlasting
slaughter
of
our
Soules
;
from
which
the
Lord
of
heauen
deliuer
vs
.
Amen
.
Another
strange
wonder
at
Arnheim
,
a
towne
in
Gelderland
the
23.
of
Ianuarie
.
1615.
THis
vgly
and
fearefull
Monster
was
borne
the
xxiii
.
of
Ianuarie
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
a
Thousand
Sixe
Hundred
and
Fiftéene
,
an
ensample
to
vs
of
the
great
wrath
of
GOD
,
because
of
our
manifold
and
great
sinnes
,
which
now
a
dayes
in
euery
place
doth
beare
sway
,
as
Cursing
,
Swearing
,
Blaspheming
of
GOD
,
Whoredome
,
Drunkennesse
,
and
the
like
,
the
which
is
truely
to
bee
lamented
.
And
euery
man
may
let
this
fearefull
Monster
or
token
of
God
,
be
vnto
him
a
looking
glasse
,
whereby
to
amend
his
life
,
and
repent
:
for
this
birth
was
very
wonderfull
,
and
séene
of
many
credible
persons
that
doe
witnesse
hereunto
,
and
hath
been
openly
declared
,
and
published
throughout
the
whole
Towne
of
Arnheim
,
and
chaunced
as
hereafter
followeth
.
A
Citizens
wife
in
the
sayd
Towne
,
a
comely
woman
(
whose
name
for
certaine
causes
I
let
passe
)
being
great
with
Child
,
and
looked
euery
day
,
her
Husband
(
being
one
that
had
almost
spent
al
his
goods
amongst
whores
and
theeues
)
did
not
leaue
the
fame
,
but
without
any
regard
of
his
Wife
,
or
her
time
so
neere
,
followed
his
naughtie
accustomed
vse
.
For
he
was
rather
amongst
other
naughty
company
,
then
in
his
house
,
or
by
his
wife
,
which
did
not
a
little
grieue
his
wife
,
who
often
rebuked
him
,
both
with
good
and
bad
wordes
:
all
would
not
helpe
,
it
made
him
to
be
more
earnest
against
her
,
and
to
vse
her
so
much
the
worse
,
the
which
greeued
her
very
sore
.
She
being
now
great
with
Child
,
(
as
aforesayd
,
)
vpon
a
time
her
husband
accompanied
himselfe
againe
with
his
companions
and
whores
,
yea
in
an
open
house
,
hee
both
druncke
,
daunced
and
leapt
,
both
night
and
day
,
and
thus
vsed
all
manner
of
filthie
concupiscence
with
them
.
This
came
to
his
wiues
eare
,
whereupon
she
hauing
intelligence
thereof
,
was
in
a
great
chafe
,
ranne
thither
in
a
furie
,
told
him
his
owne
,
and
rebuked
him
for
it
,
and
sayd
:
he
should
some
thing
regard
her
great
belly
,
and
tarry
at
home
,
and
leaue
the
companie
of
those
wicked
women
,
for
shee
had
but
small
goodnesse
at
his
hands
,
and
hath
scarce
to
eate
or
drinke
at
home
.
Her
Husband
little
regarding
her
wordes
,
was
in
a
raging
anger
,
and
would
haue
beate
his
wife
:
the
company
which
were
in
the
sayd
house
,
would
not
suffer
him
,
and
sayd
,
he
should
bethinke
himselfe
better
,
be
more
wiser
,
and
not
deale
in
such
sorte
with
his
Wife
,
seeing
shee
was
great
with
Child
,
and
looked
euery
day
to
be
brought
a
bedde
.
Her
husband
in
his
great
anger
,
and
vnaduisedly
made
answere
:
she
may
beare
the
Deuill
of
hell
.
His
wife
on
the
other
side
being
sore
vexed
,
answered
thereto
,
I
would
I
might
beare
a
Deuill
,
so
should
I
once
be
rid
of
this
woe
&
miserie
,
wherewithall
thou
dost
so
vex
me
,
for
thou
wilt
by
no
meanes
leaue
thy
whore-hunting
,
but
be
alwaies
in
their
companie
,
both
drunken
and
halfe
madde
,
the
which
I
wofull
woman
must
both
heare
and
sée
.
Thus
in
her
anger
she
returned
home
againe
,
and
shortly
after
the
time
came
:
as
soone
as
the
neighbours
and
Midwife
were
come
,
shee
began
for
very
great
paines
to
cry
out
fearefully
,
and
not
long
after
was
brought
a
bed
of
this
wounderfull
Monster
,
with
so
fearefull
proportioned
limmes
:
the
which
assoone
as
the
woman
was
deliuered
thereof
,
it
ranne
vnderneath
the
bedde
.
The
proportion
of
his
body
and
lims
was
as
heereafter
followeth
,
and
was
seene
of
many
persons
,
both
men
and
women
,
which
witnesse
the
same
openly
.
First
,
this
Child
being
a
Monster
,
was
ouer
his
whole
body
very
rough
with
hayre
,
and
all
blacke
,
except
his
belly
which
was
like
a
Swanne
.
Secondly
,
the
two
feete
vpon
the
which
it
did
stand
,
were
like
to
a
Peacocks
feete
.
Thirdly
,
his
eyes
were
to
behold
,
fearefull
,
for
they
shined
like
fire
,
and
were
very
great
.
Fourthly
,
he
had
a
mouth
like
vnto
a
Storcke
or
Crane
,
altogether
blacke
and
very
fearefull
to
behold
.
Fiftly
,
it
had
a
taile
like
vnto
an
Ore
.
Sixtly
,
it
had
two
hornes
vpon
his
head
,
which
hung
ouer
him
.
Seuenthly
,
it
had
in
steade
of
hands
and
fingers
,
clawes
like
vnto
a
fowle
.
In
summe
it
was
not
found
in
any
point
like
to
a
Christian
body
:
but
was
very
fearefull
and
horrible
to
behold
.
After
that
it
had
now
(
with
great
trembling
and
feare
)
been
seene
of
many
men
in
the
towne
,
and
euery
man
astonide
thereat
,
in
the
end
they
smothered
it
betwixt
two
beds
and
so
killed
it
.
My
brother
in
Christ
,
and
Reader
hereof
,
let
not
this
which
is
here
declared
,
seeme
a
fable
vnto
thee
,
for
this
and
the
like
wonders
,
many
haue
been
heard
of
heere
and
there
,
as
Monsters
by
Sea
,
signes
in
the
Ayre
,
both
of
men
and
cattell
.
By
this
we
do
perceiue
and
marke
,
that
the
Lords
comming
is
at
hand
,
and
that
shortly
hereupon
will
follow
the
iudgement
day
,
whereas
we
must
not
onely
giue
account
of
our
sinnes
,
but
also
of
all
vaine
works
,
words
,
and
deedes
.
For
now
a
dayes
the
common
sort
of
people
are
wholy
bent
to
wicked
companie
,
whereas
is
cursing
,
swearing
,
eating
,
drinking
,
breaking
of
Wedlocke
,
and
whoredome
,
like
as
was
with
this
aforesayd
man
of
Arneheim
:
good
people
amend
your
sinfull
liues
,
and
call
to
God
for
grace
.
Also
this
may
be
a
looking
glasse
vnto
euery
wedded
woman
,
whereby
to
refraine
casting
out
of
such
vnaduised
words
,
like
as
did
this
aforesayd
wife
,
her
time
of
deliuery
being
so
neere
,
but
rather
to
haue
patience
,
by
pacifying
her
wrath
,
and
commit
all
matters
to
almighty
GOD
,
that
hee
may
amend
all
that
,
which
in
her
husband
is
amisse
,
also
to
pray
for
him
,
that
it
wil
please
God
so
to
turne
his
heart
,
that
he
may
acknowledge
his
sinnes
,
and
so
amend
his
sinfull
life
.
The
almightie
GOD
,
wonderfull
in
his
creations
,
grant
vs
all
his
grace
,
that
wee
may
amend
our
wicked
liues
,
confesse
his
power
,
and
haue
euerlasting
life
in
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
Amen
.
A
TRVE
DISCOVRSE
OF
THINGS
happened
by
an
Earthquake
,
the
1.
of
March
1615.
according
to
the
ancient
supputation
,
in
the
places
adioyning
to
the
lake
of
Geneua
,
otherwise
called
Lacus
Lemanus
:
and
especially
in
the
villages
of
hie
Corberye
,
and
Iuorne
,
which
are
perished
.
SYthence
that
GOD
speaketh
vnto
vs
by
all
his
workes
,
our
duety
is
,
not
to
passe
ouer
lightly
that
which
he
causeth
vs
to
heare
:
but
rather
to
consider
it
so
well
and
attentiuely
,
that
the
whole
be
referred
to
that
end
,
vnto
the
which
it
appertaineth
.
He
hath
spoken
vnto
vs
long
time
sithence
,
by
his
holy
word
,
published
and
preached
in
these
latter
dayes
so
faithfully
,
that
wée
may
say
,
that
those
which
haue
liued
before
vs
,
doe
followe
vs
in
this
,
very
farre
off
.
But
alas
!
the
more
he
speaketh
,
the
lesse
we
heare
,
and
the
hearts
which
ought
to
relent
,
doe
ware
the
more
hard
;
yea
in
steade
of
yeelding
willingly
vnto
his
obedience
,
there
is
such
a
rebellion
in
the
most
part
of
men
,
that
a
great
number
of
them
make
themselues
vtterly
vnapt
to
learne
.
Neuerthelesse
,
for
all
this
hee
ceaseth
not
to
set
before
vs
,
that
which
is
to
the
furtherance
of
our
saluation
,
aswell
by
his
promises
(
whose
effects
are
felt
and
perceiued
in
the
harts
of
those
,
which
loue
him
and
feare
him
)
as
by
his
threatnings
,
by
the
which
his
will
is
,
to
terrifie
the
hypocrites
contemners
of
his
Maiestie
,
the
more
to
increase
their
condemnation
.
Indeede
,
if
being
admonished
,
threatned
and
corrected
,
they
shall
perseuer
in
their
wickednesse
,
without
doubt
.
God
will
continue
his
iustice
,
and
display
his
true
and
seuere
iudgement
in
this
world
,
to
the
continuance
of
it
euerlastingly
in
the
world
to
come
.
It
is
most
certaine
,
that
on
what
side
soeuer
a
man
turneth
himselfe
,
he
may
perceiue
the
signes
of
the
wrath
of
God
,
ingraued
in
al
his
creatures
,
whose
age
and
wearinesse
in
the
seruice
of
men
,
in
their
corruption
,
requireth
nothing
more
then
to
be
deliuered
from
the
oppression
which
they
feele
,
through
the
wickednesse
of
such
as
abuse
them
,
in
dishonouring
God
,
and
following
their
wicked
will
.
The
heauens
are
witnesse
,
the
ayre
,
the
water
,
and
the
earth
cryeth
nothing
else
.
The
plagues
and
infectiue
diseases
,
which
haue
almost
vnpeopled
the
whole
world
,
beare
witnesse
hereof
.
The
forren
and
ciuill
warres
which
haue
destroyed
,
and
doe
yet
destroy
the
earth
,
doe
declare
it
.
The
dearthes
and
famines
which
haue
brought
,
and
do
bring
to
ruine
many
realms
,
doe
shew
the
like
.
Neuerthelesse
they
laugh
,
and
mocke
,
no
lesse
then
in
the
dayes
of
Noe
,
whereas
they
should
rather
prepare
the
Arke
to
saue
themselues
,
when
as
the
floud
of
the
lake
and
eternall
iudgement
shall
light
vpon
all
creatures
:
for
it
seemeth
to
be
euen
already
at
hand
.
This
Arke
is
vnfained
repentance
,
which
hauing
the
true
feare
of
God
for
the
foundation
,
causeth
men
to
be
grieued
and
sorrowfull
for
their
wickednesse
past
,
with
carefull
and
most
earnest
studie
of
well
doing
,
for
the
time
to
come
.
To
this
repentance
God
doth
call
vs
,
by
sundry
and
diuers
wayes
,
especially
by
the
signes
aforetolde
by
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
in
the
24.
Chap.
of
Saint
Mathew
,
which
signes
in
these
later
dayes
,
hee
dayly
setteth
before
vs
as
fore-runners
of
his
glorious
comming
.
Now
our
meaning
is
not
,
to
speake
of
things
happened
far
hence
,
or
long
sithence
,
neither
of
impressions
or
sights
seene
in
the
ayre
within
these
few
Moneths
,
such
as
are
burning
flames
,
the
Sun
doubled
,
yea
tripled
,
or
yet
of
thundring
or
lightning
in
the
middest
of
winter
:
but
onely
of
the
Earth-quake
happened
the
first
of
March
,
1615.
according
to
the
ancient
Almanack
in
the
countreys
of
Lyonois
,
Masconois
,
Daulphin
,
Sauoy
,
Piedmont
,
Valles
,
Swysse
,
and
Burgonny
.
Nor
yet
to
discourse
of
the
causes
and
effects
thereof
,
as
the
naturall
Philosophers
,
according
to
their
profession
,
are
wont
to
doe
:
but
to
warne
euery
one
,
that
séeing
the
earth
shaketh
,
we
may
take
occasion
euery
one
of
vs
generally
,
and
particularly
,
to
be
affraide
and
quake
in
our
hearts
,
considering
the
multitude
of
sinnes
,
which
ouerwhelme
vs
in
this
cursed
time
and
extreme
olde
age
of
the
world
:
And
also
that
it
is
not
here
beneath
that
we
must
looke
for
our
assurance
,
séeing
that
there
is
nothing
firme
or
stable
but
aboue
in
heauen
.
For
as
Histories
witnesse
vnto
vs
,
there
haue
seldome
beene
such
signes
,
but
that
there
haue
followed
shortly
after
most
great
and
cruell
calamities
,
common
and
generall
to
all
estates
.
And
not
to
speake
of
thinges
befalne
elsewhere
,
wee
will
briefely
touch
such
things
as
are
chansed
in
these
quarters
neere
to
the
lake
Lemanus
,
leauing
vnto
others
,
to
doe
the
like
of
that
which
happened
to
euery
one
in
his
Countrey
.
The
1.
of
March
1615.
halfe
an
houre
before
12.
of
the
day
,
the
skie
being
most
cleare
and
faire
,
the
Sunne
shining
,
all
sodainely
came
the
Earthquake
,
which
lasted
not
aboue
10.
or
11.
minutes
by
the
clocke
,
for
that
one
time
.
It
was
especially
perceiued
by
the
clicketing
of
the
windowes
,
and
cracking
of
the
houses
,
shaking
of
trees
,
and
stone
walles
,
with
a
great
noyse
and
hollow
sound
in
the
ayre
.
In
many
places
there
fell
downe
chimnies
,
the
walles
rased
and
riuen
,
as
amongst
the
rest
at
a
towne
called
Bonne
in
Fussigny
,
at
Thonon
,
Euyan
,
S.
Mauris
in
Chablage
,
Laufanne
,
Morges
,
and
many
other
places
.
At
Geneua
fell
downe
thrée
or
foure
chimnies
,
and
a
stone
wall
of
an
olde
building
,
without
any
other
extraordinary
thing
chauncing
:
such
is
the
singular
prouidence
of
God
.
Although
one
hath
most
falsely
published
(
at
which
hee
may
tremble
and
blush
for
shame
,
to
haue
lyed
so
manifestly
in
feigning
)
which
hee
hath
written
of
the
blacknesse
of
the
Lake
,
which
he
sayth
to
haue
beene
the
Satturday
before
:
Item
,
of
the
walles
and
houses
du
bour
de
four
,
and
of
the
continuance
of
the
Earthquake
for
the
space
of
two
houres
long
,
which
was
often
renewed
with
whirle-windes
.
But
to
returne
to
our
matter
,
not
farre
from
thence
there
haue
beene
other
accidents
,
no
lesse
lamentable
then
memorable
.
For
vpon
Munday
being
the
second
of
March
,
the
sayd
Earth-quake
renewing
his
force
in
the
places
of
the
higher
side
of
the
Lake
,
and
beeing
redoubled
the
Tuesday
following
,
bath
at
morning
and
at
night
,
with
winde
and
snowe
,
chanced
that
which
followeth
,
in
a
place
subiect
to
the
Souereignity
of
Berne
,
distant
from
the
said
side
of
the
Lake
two
houres
iourney
,
from
a
Towne
called
Aille
,
about
foure
gunne
shottes
:
and
this
happened
the
Wednesday
following
,
being
the
fourth
of
March
,
betwixt
nine
and
tenne
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
.
A
great
quantitie
of
earth
rowling
(
euen
as
it
were
a
huge
streame
of
raging
water
,
falling
from
the
toppe
of
a
most
high
Rocke
)
from
the
tops
of
the
Mountaines
,
glaunced
a
farre
off
,
and
as
some
say
about
one
league
,
the
which
was
not
so
much
by
the
naturall
motion
,
(
which
is
from
a
high
place
vnto
a
lowe
)
as
being
driuen
by
windes
and
exhalations
mingled
amongst
it
.
This
earth
was
so
driuen
,
that
in
one
instant
it
couered
the
places
neere
the
valley
,
vpon
the
which
it
fell
,
and
in
carrying
before
it
all
the
earth
that
it
mette
,
the
same
was
cleane
taken
away
,
the
which
was
more
easily
brought
to
passe
,
by
reason
that
it
was
moued
by
the
Earthquakes
&
stirring
winds
,
aswell
as
the
first
earth
which
driued
it
:
so
that
it
chaunced
in
this
,
as
commonly
we
see
vpon
the
lake
or
tempestuous
Sea
,
whereas
one
waue
is
violently
driuen
by
an
other
.
The
discent
&
valley
did
not
onely
adioyne
themselues
vnto
it
,
but
that
which
is
most
strange
,
the
little
hilles
vpon
low
places
,
and
the
valleyes
were
shaked
likewise
.
Heere
is
furthermore
to
be
noted
,
that
the
place
wher
this
remouing
was
,
is
right
against
a
Cliffe
caused
by
many
hilles
and
hye
places
,
that
are
commonly
whereas
the
rockes
of
the
hilles
meete
and
touch
together
.
Ouer
against
,
in
the
yssue
of
this
Clyffe
,
was
the
higher
side
of
Corbery
,
a
little
village
or
hamlet
,
containing
about
8.
houses
,
25.
barnes
,
&
3.
water-milles
.
The
earth
fell
from
aboue
vpon
the
said
village
so
violently
,
that
in
a
moment
all
was
couered
,
one
house
excepted
,
whereas
a
thing
most
worthy
to
bee
marked
,
chanced
.
The
master
of
the
said
house
,
being
astonied
and
amazed
,
through
the
exceeding
great
noyse
,
which
he
heard
,
said
to
his
wife
,
he
did
verily
beleeue
the
end
of
the
world
to
bee
come
,
and
that
it
was
necessary
to
pray
to
GOD
to
haue
mercy
on
them
.
Whereupon
without
delay
kneeling
downe
in
their
house
,
they
perceiued
such
fruit
and
profit
of
their
prayers
,
that
the
earth
which
rowled
as
is
aforesayd
,
passed
ouer
their
house
in
a
manner
as
a
huge
waue
,
without
any
harme
to
the
house
,
or
any
within
it
,
sauing
that
,
the
Master
hauing
his
hat
pearced
,
was
hurt
in
the
head
.
As
concerning
the
other
houses
and
barnes
,
they
were
all
throwne
downe
,
and
almost
couered
with
earth
.
There
chances
also
in
the
sayd
place
,
another
thing
not
to
bee
omitted
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
child
of
a
quarters
age
was
found
safe
and
aliue
in
the
cradle
(
as
he
is
yet
,
thanks
be
to
GOD
)
hauing
his
mother
found
dead
by
him
.
The
manner
of
it
was
this
,
the
mother
vpon
the
noise
of
the
house
falling
,
seeking
to
saue
her
Child
,
clasped
the
cradle
in
her
armes
,
wherewith
all
the
house
fell
,
and
she
most
pittifully
brused
,
was
found
dead
,
the
Child
being
aliue
and
safe
,
as
is
aforesayd
.
The
like
befell
to
a
maid
child
of
a
yeere
old
,
which
was
found
whole
and
aliue
among
the
ruines
of
a
house
.
As
touching
the
water-milles
,
they
were
all
broken
,
and
in
one
of
them
happened
another
strange
thing
:
for
being
very
low
situated
,
the
axeltree
with
the
whéele
,
were
found
whole
together
in
the
top
of
a
hill
,
which
was
higher
then
the
sayd
Mill
500.
paces
or
steppes
.
The
number
of
men
which
perished
in
this
Village
29.
of
Barnes
25.
water-milles
2.
of
yeerely
reuenues
or
Farmes
within
the
towne
,
called
in
latine
,
Praedia
Vrbana
7.
of
Vines
23.
acres
:
of
tunnes
of
Wine
82.
of
Neate
,
Bullocks
and
Calues
81.
of
horses
,
mares
and
colts
16.
of
shéepe
73.
The
lower
the
earth
discended
,
the
more
this
mishappe
increased
:
for
falling
vpon
the
next
village
,
called
Iuorn
,
which
was
lower
,
and
at
the
foote
of
the
hill
,
whereupon
the
sayd
Corbery
stood
,
there
perished
of
men
93.
or
a
100.
persons
,
(
some
affirme
more
)
of
houses
62.
barnes
101.
fulling
milles
3.
of
Vines
39.
Acres
:
of
Tuns
of
Wine
236.
of
Neate
166.
of
calues
112.
Horses
and
Mares
43.
Shéepe
108.
also
great
abundance
of
Corne
,
all
kind
of
fodder
for
Cattell
,
with
great
quantity
of
houshold
stuffe
:
to
bee
briefe
,
this
Village
was
well
furnished
with
all
kind
of
things
,
and
was
esteemed
one
of
the
best
in
all
these
quarters
.
The
situation
of
it
was
vpon
a
discent
not
stéepe
,
but
slope
and
stretched
out
from
the
East
to
the
West
.
The
ground
was
so
fertill
,
that
they
receiued
euery
yéere
3.
crops
,
as
Wheat
,
Millet
,
&
Turnops
.
Furthermore
,
amongst
them
were
neither
poore
,
nor
begger
,
but
euery
one
euen
to
the
very
least
,
liued
on
their
goods
and
labour
,
beeing
a
people
very
thriuing
and
painefull
,
voyd
of
all
euill
practices
,
as
vsurie
,
contentions
and
suites
,
as
all
their
neighbours
doe
witnesse
of
them
.
It
is
said
also
,
that
the
aforesaid
falling
of
the
earth
,
was
so
sudden
,
that
no
pellet
out
of
any
gunne
could
be
more
swift
,
then
all
this
said
remouing
was
past
.
Other
report
,
that
a
farre
off
they
beheld
about
20.
persons
,
the
most
being
women
,
and
children
,
which
comming
downe
a
hill
to
saue
themselues
,
were
ouertaken
,
and
ouerwhelmed
with
the
sayd
falling
of
the
earth
.
The
most
that
perished
were
women
and
Children
,
by
reason
that
most
of
the
men
were
at
labour
in
the
fields
.
In
this
great
affliction
,
GOD
hath
vsed
such
mercy
,
that
of
euery
houshold
,
some
were
saued
,
either
men
or
Children
.
Moreouer
,
besides
the
most
fearefull
and
terrible
confusion
,
which
the
falling
of
the
earth
caused
,
beeing
mingled
with
great
stones
that
mounted
in
the
ayre
,
there
was
seene
infinite
sparkles
of
fire
,
with
a
great
and
darke
cloud
,
from
the
which
did
procéede
a
most
strong
smell
of
Brimstone
.
At
the
length
the
earth
staied
it selfe
,
ioyning
together
2.
houses
,
which
are
at
this
present
time
standing
whole
,
laden
on
one
side
with
earth
,
to
the
halfe
height
of
the
walles
,
without
any
other
hurt
:
besides
these
,
there
remaineth
yet
7.
or
8.
houses
,
with
as
many
barnes
and
other
countrey
houses
.
The
length
of
this
discent
is
from
the
toppe
of
the
mountaine
,
vnto
the
2.
sayd
houses
.
The
bredth
is
of
12.
Arpantes
,
the
depth
is
in
some
places
lesse
then
in
some
other
:
towards
the
side
it
is
about
two
mens
depth
.
It
is
a
marueilous
thing
,
that
in
all
this
discent
so
extended
,
whereas
the
houses
were
,
it
is
so
plaine
,
that
it
seemeth
as
a
portion
of
earth
beene
newly
tilled
and
harrowed
,
without
any
appearance
of
the
ruine
of
the
sayd
houses
,
no
more
then
if
there
neuer
had
beene
any
:
and
that
which
is
more
,
few
or
no
stones
are
to
be
seene
.
From
the
place
where
the
remouing
tooke
his
beginning
,
vnto
the
2.
houses
,
where
it
rested
,
it
is
all
as
but
one
ruine
,
where
there
is
but
one
house
to
bée
séene
.
In
Aille
the
middle
roofe
tiles
of
the
Church
fell
downe
,
without
that
any
other
moued
.
Not
farre
from
this
place
fell
a
rocke
downe
from
a
hill
,
the
which
was
stayed
in
a
cliffe
of
the
said
hill
,
without
any
hurt
.
Many
chimneis
fell
downe
,
many
wals
were
riuen
,
by
reason
of
the
reiteration
of
the
earthquake
,
vpon
sundry
daies
.
Hard
by
a
place
called
Morteru
,
the
Lake
hath
excéeded
his
ordinary
bredth
twenty
paces
,
hauing
caried
away
a
portion
of
a
Vine-yard
,
the
which
they
say
was
swallowed
vp
by
opening
of
the
earth
.
Some
say
,
that
at
a
Towne
called
Ville
Neufue
and
in
other
places
,
adioyning
vnto
the
same
,
the
Earth-quake
was
so
violent
,
that
whole
tunnes
of
wine
were
raised
vpon
their
end
.
At
Veuey
many
chimneis
were
cast
downe
,
many
houses
loosened
,
and
amongst
the
vines
de
l'Auau
,
certaine
walles
were
ouerthrowne
.
The
Magistrates
of
Bearne
,
in
whose
soueraignty
these
sayd
things
happened
,
haue
appointed
men
,
or
officers
to
looke
and
prouide
for
those
men
,
that
yet
liuing
haue
lost
their
friends
and
substance
.
Now
let
euery
man
iudge
of
these
things
,
as
the
feare
of
God
shall
direct
him
.
It
is
well
knowne
what
the
Philosophers
doe
affirme
to
bee
the
causes
of
such
Earth-quakes
;
but
if
one
doe
weigh
the
diuersity
of
their
opinions
,
it
will
bée
found
that
we
must
séeke
hyer
for
the
causes
hereof
,
then
in
the
starres
,
fire
,
waters
,
vapours
,
exhalations
and
windes
included
in
the
bowels
of
the
earth
,
to
the
which
they
cleaue
full
fast
:
And
that
wée
may
come
vnto
the
cause
touched
by
the
Prophet
,
In
the
114.
Psalme
,
where
hée
sayth
:
Before
the
face
of
the
Almighty
the
earth
leaped
,
as
the
scarred
Rammes
in
the
fieldes
,
and
the
hilles
like
trembling
Lambes
.
Furthermore
,
to
iudge
of
those
whom
God
hath
so
visited
,
wée
must
remember
,
that
it
doth
onely
appertaine
vnto
God
,
to
whom
the
iudgement
must
bée
left
,
without
concluding
,
that
those
of
Iuorne
were
greater
sinners
then
we
,
according
to
that
which
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
teacheth
vs
,
in
the
thirtéenth
Chapter
of
Saint
Luke
,
speaking
of
the
Galileans
,
whose
bloud
Pilate
had
mingled
with
the
sacrifices
,
and
of
those
vpon
whom
.
the
Tower
of
Sylo
fell
:
but
wee
must
perswade
our selues
that
except
we
do
repent
,
we
shal
likewise
perish
.
God
is
not
vniust
,
but
contrariwise
his
workes
are
as
a
bottomlesse
pit
,
vnsearchable
to
men
,
into
the
which
wée
ought
neuer
to
enter
,
but
to
stay
our selues
in
worshipping
with
reuerence
his
incomprehensible
wisedome
.
Surely
,
if
we
doe
not
condemne
all
those
,
which
were
drowned
by
the
waters
of
the
floud
;
neither
all
those
which
were
destroyed
by
the
fire
falling
vpon
Sodome
,
and
other
places
adioyning
vnto
it
(
for
there
were
many
children
innocent
in
the
transgression
of
the
aged
)
:
farre
lesse
ought
wée
to
haue
an
euill
suspition
of
those
,
which
were
not
so
giuen
to
sinne
as
other
men
.
Laodicea
,
Colossi
,
and
Hieropolis
were
ouerwhelmed
by
an
Earth-quake
.
In
Asia
first
fourtéene
Cities
,
and
sithence
twelue
.
In
Thracia
11.
and
in
Affrica
one
hundred
haue
béene
destroyed
by
Earthquakes
heretofore
.
Nicodemia
,
Antiochia
,
Alexandria
,
Constantinople
,
and
other
places
infinite
haue
béene
hazarded
by
Earthquakes
.
And
who
shal
say
,
that
so
many
condemned
places
as
were
then
in
the
world
,
should
rather
haue
escaped
;
then
the
places
aforenamed
?
Certainly
,
if
God
should
haue
respect
vnto
the
sinnes
of
men
,
one
village
should
not
haue
felt
his
wrathfull
hand
:
but
all
the
world
,
especially
the
great
Cities
,
whereas
the
great
and
wicked
sinners
bee
,
and
the
most
fearefull
sinnes
committed
.
But
it
pleased
God
,
to
beate
the
Dogge
before
the
Lyon
,
to
punish
the
least
sinners
before
the
greatest
,
to
cut
downe
the
naturall
Olyue
,
before
the
wilde
,
and
the
greene
wood
before
the
seare
.
Let
vs
then
wonder
at
the
great
patience
of
God
,
that
beareth
so
much
with
this
world
,
and
let
vs
so
account
of
his
iustice
,
that
it
be
hereafter
to
haue
recourse
to
his
mercie
,
the
which
I
pray
him
,
that
he
will
vouchsafe
to
shewe
vs
,
through
Iesus
Christ
,
his
onely
Sonne
,
our
Lord
and
Mediatour
.
S.
Augustine
.
Mieux
vault
le
tremblement
des
humbles
,
que
l'asseurance
des
Orgueilleux
.
Better
is
the
trembling
of
the
lowly
,
then
the
assurance
of
the
proud
.
FINIS
.