Newes
out
of
Summerset
shire
.
(
⸫
)
ALbeit
that
these
swelings
vp
and
ouerflowings
of
waters
proceed
from
natural
causes
,
yet
are
they
the
very
diseases
and
monstrous
byrthes
of
nature
,
sent
into
the
world
to
terrifie
it
,
and
to
put
it
in
mind
,
that
the
great
God
,
(
who
holdeth
stormes
in
the
prison
of
the
Cloudes
at
his
pleasure
,
and
can
enlarge
them
to
breed
disorder
on
the
Earth
when
he
growes
angry
)
can
aswell
now
drowne
all
mankind
as
he
did
at
the
first
:
But
that
by
these
gentle
warnings
,
he
would
rather
haue
vs
come
vnto
him
,
and
flye
from
the
points
of
more
deadly
Arrowes
of
vengeance
,
than
vtterly
to
perish
.
Hee
fils
out
the
measures
of
his
chasticement
according
to
the
quality
and
proportion
of
our
offences
:
for
as
the
Waters
transgresse
and
break
their
bounds
,
to
the
destruction
of
the
fruites
of
the
earth
and
to
the
taking
away
of
the
liues
of
man
and
beast
.
So
haue
we
that
should
bee
subiects
to
the
Almighty
King
,
and
(
by
our
oath
of
Christianity
)
ought
and
are
bound
to
paye
fea●ty
&
allegiance
to
our
Lord
and
Master
,
gone
beyond
the
bankes
and
limits
of
all
obedience
,
to
the
taking
away
of
his
loue
,
without
which
we
cannot
liue
,
and
to
the
vnrecouerable
vndoing
of
our
owne
selues
.
Sinne
ouerflowes
our
soules
:
the
Seas
of
all
strange
impieties
haue
rusht
in
vppon
vs
:
we
are
couered
with
the
waues
of
abhomination
and
vncleannes
:
we
are
drowned
in
the
black
puddles
of
hellish
iniquity
:
wee
swim
vp
to
the
throates
,
nay
euen
aboue
the
chins
in
Couetousnes
,
in
extortion
,
in
sensuality
,
in
enuy
one
against
the
other
,
in
contempt
of
our
Maiestrates
,
in
neglect
of
our
lawes
,
and
in
violation
of
those
divine
statutes
,
the
breach
of
which
is
a
condemnation
to
death
and
that
Death
,
and
euerlasting
liuing
in
Hels
fire
.
Many
a
time
haue
we
bin
summoned
to
an
account
for
these
riotous
abuses
&
misse-spending
the
talents
put
into
our
hands
,
we
haue
shifted
it
off
with
counterfet
sorrow
for
what
wee
haue
done
,
and
with
promises
to
become
faithfull
seruants
,
and
new
men
;
yet
grow
we
worse
at
noone
,
than
we
were
at
the
suns
rising
,
and
at
his
going
down
he
blusheth
to
behold
vs
in
our
nautines
.
To
a
strict
&
strange
audite
therfore
doth
God
not
only
cal
some
of
our
countrymen
now
on
the
soden
)
but
also
to
afright
vs
the
more
to
make
vs
look
about
,
doth
he
strike
our
Cattle
with
diseases
:
he
takes
away
the
liues
of
our
beasts
fit
for
labor
:
he
destroies
the
Corne-fields
,
&
threatens
vs
with
famine
:
he
vndermines
our
houses
with
tempests
,
to
make
vs
feare
a
desolation
.
Read
therefore
,
and
reade
with
trembling
these
his
late
dreadful
iudgments
,
mocke
not
our selues
with
vaine
hopes
,
but
know
that
if
earthly
fathers
may
be
drawne
away
to
forget
their
owne
children
,
our
heauenly
father
may
by
the
vilenes
of
our
souls
be
drawne
to
shake
off
his
own
people
.
Listen
then
how
he
menaceth
,
and
stand
amazed
at
the
wonders
of
his
wrath
.
In
Ianuary
last
(
towards
the
end
of
the
moneth
,
)
the
sea
at
a
flowing
water
meeting
with
Land-floudes
,
stroue
so
violently
toge●her
,
that
bearing
downe
all
thinges
that
were
builded
to
withstand
and
hinder
the
force
of
them
,
the
bankes
were
eaten
through
and
a
rupture
made
into
Somerset-shire
.
No
sooner
was
this
furious
inuader
entred
,
but
he
got
vp
hie
into
the
Land
,
and
encountring
with
the
riuer
Seuern
,
they
both
boild
in
such
pride
that
many
Miles
,
(
to
the
quantity
of
xx
.
in
length
,
and
4.
or
5.
at
least
in
bredth
)
were
in
a
short
time
swalowd
vp
in
this
torrent
.
This
Inundation
began
in
the
morning
,
&
within
few
houres
after
,
couered
the
face
of
the
earth
thereabouts
(
that
lay
within
the
distance
before
named
)
to
the
deapth
of
xi
.
or
xii
.
foot
in
some
places
,
in
others
more
.
The
daunger
that
this
terible
tempest
brought
with
it
▪
wrought
much
feat
in
the
harts
of
all
that
stood
within
the
reach
of
it
,
but
the
soden
and
strange
cruelty
of
it
,
bred
the
greater
terror
and
amazement
.
Men
that
were
going
to
their
labours
were
compelled
(
seeing
so
dreadfull
an
enemy
approching
)
to
flye
backe
to
their
houses
,
yet
before
they
could
enter
,
death
stood
at
the
dores
ready
to
receiue
them
.
In
a
short
tyme
did
whole
villages
stand
like
Islands
(
compassed
rounde
with
Waters
)
and
in
a
more
short
time
were
those
Islands
vndiscouerable
,
and
no
where
to
be
found
.
The
tops
of
trees
and
houses
onely
appeared
(
especially
there
where
the
Countrey
lay
lowe
,
)
as
if
at
the
beginning
of
the
world
townes
had
been
builte
in
the
bottome
of
the
Sea
,
and
that
people
had
plaide
the
husbandmen
vnder
the
Waters
.
Who
would
not
haue
thought
this
had
bin
a
second
Deluge
!
for
(
at
one
time
these
inhabited
places
were
sunke
cleane
out
of
sight
.
Hunsfielde
(
a
Market
Towne
in
the
sayde
Shire
)
was
quite
drowned
.
Grantham
a
village
vtterly
ouer-flowne
.
Kenhouse
another
village
couered
all
ouer
.
Kingson
a
thyrd
village
likewise
lies
buried
in
salt
Water
.
So
(
besides
other
small
cottages
standing
in
valies
)
is
Brian
Downe
a
Village
quite
consumed
.
Adde
vnto
these
peopled
places
,
the
losse
of
Marshes
,
Corne-fieldes
,
Pastures
,
Meddowes
,
and
so
forth
,
more
then
can
hee
numbred
:
the
misery
of
it
no
man
can
Expresse
.
In
this
ciuill
Warres
betweene
the
Land
and
the
Sea
,
many
Men
,
women
,
and
Children
,
lost
their
liues
:
to
saue
which
,
some
climbed
vppe
to
the
tops
of
the
houses
,
but
the
rage
of
the
merciles
tide
grew
so
strong
,
that
in
many
,
yea
most
of
the
Villages
aforenamed
,
the
Foundations
of
the
buildlngs
being
washed
away
,
the
whole
frame
fell
down
,
and
they
dyed
in
the
waters
:
Others
got
vp
into
trees
,
but
the
trees
had
their
rootes
vnfastened
by
the
selfe-same
destroyer
,
that
disioynted
barnes
and
houses
,
and
their
last
refuge
was
patiently
to
die
.
A
lamentable
spectacle
was
it
,
to
beholde
whole
heards
of
Cattle
,
struggling
for
life
with
the
flouds
,
Oxen
in
great
numbers
were
earyed
away
with
the
streame
,
and
looked
like
so
many
Whales
in
the
Sea
:
their
bellowing
made
a
noise
in
the
water
as
if
it
had
bin
a
tempest
,
and
that
the
Sea
had
roared
.
The
flocks
of
Sheep
that
are
vtterly
destroied
by
this
Land-wracke
are
innumerable
,
none
knowes
the
losse
for
the
present
but
the
owners
of
them
:
But
the
whole
land
wil
I
feare
feele
the
smart
.
A
number
of
most
strange
shapes
of
daunger
did
this
monstrous
byrth
of
waters
bring
forth
:
of
which
(
for
the
rarenes
)
I
will
set
downe
some
,
and
none
but
those
that
are
true
.
There
was
a
poore
Man
(
a
Housholder
)
dwelling
in
one
of
the
Villages
aforenamed
,
heaing
seauen
Children
:
who
(
in
this
generall
perill
)
not
knowing
howe
to
bestirre
himselfe
,
was
desirous
to
saue
so
much
of
his
goods
as
possibly
hee
could
:
But
the
violence
of
the
streame
multiplying
more
and
more
vpon
him
:
It
came
into
his
minde
to
prouide
rather
for
his
Children
:
his
goodes
therefore
hee
left
to
the
mercy
of
that
which
hath
no
mercy
,
and
louing
one
of
his
Children
aboue
all
the
rest
,
hys
feare
draue
him
to
run
about
for
the
safety
of
that
onely
.
At
last
the
danger
that
had
rounde
about
(
and
within
doores
)
set
vpon
him
and
his
family
,
was
so
great
,
that
hee
could
neither
defend
that
his
deerest
Childe
,
nor
the
rest
,
but
hauing
much
ado
to
get
life
for
himselfe
,
hee
left
them
and
hys
whole
houshold
perishing
in
the
torrent
,
he
getting
vp
to
the
top
of
the
house
,
and
so
escaping
.
An
infant
likewise
was
found
swimming
in
a
Cradle
,
some
mile
or
two
from
the
place
where
it
was
knowen
to
be
kept
,
and
so
was
preserued
,
for
the
Cradle
was
not
of
wicker
as
ours
are
here
,
but
of
strong
thicke
bordes
,
closely
ioynted
together
,
&
that
saued
the
infants
life
.
The
ricks
of
pease
in
diuers
places
being
vndermined
at
the
bottomes
,
were
lifted
vp
mainely
from
the
ground
,
and
swum
vp
&
downe
in
the
whole
bulke
,
amongst
which
a
company
of
Hogs
,
and
Pigs
,
being
feeding
vpon
one
of
the
ricks
,
and
perceiuing
it
to
go
away
more
&
more
from
than
,
they
got
vp
to
the
top
,
and
there
maintained
them
in
eating
.
Nay
which
is
more
strange
,
conies
in
great
numbers
being
driuen
out
of
their
borroughes
by
the
tyde
,
were
seene
to
sit
for
safety
on
the
backs
of
sheepe
,
as
they
swom
vp
&
down
and
at
last
were
drowned
with
them
.
A
poore
shepheard
likewise
being
in
the
fielde
,
some
of
his
sheepe
were
strayed
from
the
rest
,
when
the
waters
began
to
come
in
vpon
the
Countrey
,
which
he
perceiuing
,
ran
with
all
speede
to
fetche
them
in
,
hoping
to
saue
al
:
but
before
he
had
done
,
hauing
much
ado
to
saue
himselfe
,
he
was
fayne
to
leaue
them
,
and
with
his
bag
&
bolte
,
to
climb
vp
into
a
tree
:
there
hee
saw
the
confusion
of
hys
whole
flock
:
they
swom
too
and
fro
bleating
for
helpe
,
he
satte
tearing
his
hayre
and
beating
his
brests
;
crying
mainly
out
but
could
not
saue
them
:
when
they
were
all
slaine
before
his
eies
,
he
wept
then
more
bitterly
to
thinke
vpon
his
owne
tragedy
which
he
saw
was
now
to
be
acted
:
he
feared
drowning
,
yet
hee
feared
staruing
more
then
drowning
:
he
had
some
victuals
with
him
in
the
tree
:
but
he
knew
not
how
long
this
siege
of
waters
woulde
keepe
him
in
that
rotten
bulwarke
.
At
length
(
when
he
was
almost
pincht
to
Death
with
cold
)
hee
espyed
a
boat
which
the
Country
had
sent
out
to
saue
others
,
to
that
he
called
,
and
in
that
recouered
life
.
Bristow
.
NOw
bend
your
eies
vpon
the
Citty
of
Bristowe
,
and
there
beholde
as
much
cause
of
lamentation
as
in
any
place
of
this
realme
,
that
hath
tasted
of
the
like
misery
.
In
the
selfe
same
Moneth
of
Ianuary
,
and
much
about
the
very
day
,
did
an
arm
of
the
North
seas
break
in
(
at
a
spring
tide
)
which
ouerflowed
not
onely
the
banckes
,
but
almost
all
the
whole
Country
round
about
.
All
Brent-Marsh
is
couered
ouer
:
betweene
Barstable
and
Bristow
the
Sea
swelled
vp
as
hye
as
Bridgewater
.
Al
the
low
grounds
are
not
onely
hidden
with
this
strange
deluge
,
but
in
danger
(
by
the
opinion
of
men
)
to
be
vtterly
last
.
Whole
houses
were
remoued
from
the
grounde
where
they
stood
,
and
sloat
vp
and
downe
like
shippes
(
halfe
sunke
.
)
Their
Corne-mowes
and
hay-mowes
are
caryed
away
with
the
streame
and
can
neuer
be
recouered
.
All
theyr
fat
Oxen
that
could
not
swim
are
drowned
:
with
such
a
forcible
assault
did
the
Waters
set
vpon
the
inhabitants
,
that
they
who
were
in
theyr
houses
,
and
thought
themselues
safest
,
could
hardly
make
way
for
theyr
owns
liues
:
by
which
meanes
a
number
both
of
men
,
women
,
and
children
perished
:
theyr
deade
bodies
floate
hourely
aboue-water
,
and
are
continuallys
taken
vppe
:
It
cannot
yet
be
knowne
,
howe
manye
haue
fell
in
this
Tempest
of
Gods
fearful
iudgement
.
Most
of
the
goodes
both
of
Cittizens
heere
in
London
that
were
sent
thither
,
and
of
the
inhabitants
dwelling
there
,
as
also
the
Rugs
&
such
other
commodity
which
came
from
Irelande
,
to
the
fayre
of
Saint
Paule
,
which
was
now
to
bee
kepte
there
,
are
(
to
an
infinite
value
,
and
to
the
daunger
of
many
a
mans
vndoing
)
vtterly
spoiled
and
cast
away
.
Goods
in
dry-fats
,
and
whole
packes
of
Wares
are
daily
taken
vp
,
but
past
all
recouery
euer
to
bee
good
againe
.
This
deluge
hath
couered
this
part
of
the
country
by
the
space
of
ten
miles
ouer
in
length
,
at
least
vppe
towards
Bridgewater
,
Many
thousands
of
pounds
cannot
make
good
the
losse
which
the
Countrey
onely
hath
heereby
receiued
.
God
graunt
there
ensue
no
second
misery
vpon
this
,
worse
to
our
kingdome
,
than
this
Plague
of
Waters
.
The
miraculous
deliuery
of
a
Gentleman
from
death
when
it
had
round
beset
him
in
the
midst
of
the
waters
.
A
Gentleman
dwelling
within
foure
miles
of
the
sea
(
betwixt
Barstable
&
Bristow
)
walking
foorth
one
morning
to
view
his
groundes
,
cast
vppe
his
eyes
toward
the
Sea-coast
,
and
on
the
sudden
was
struck
into
a
strange
amazement
,
for
he
beheld
an
extraordinary
swallowing
vppe
of
all
the
earth
,
that
had
wont
to
lye
visible
and
leuell
to
his
sight
:
he
coulde
scarce
tell
certainely
whether
he
stood
vpon
the
ground
which
he
was
sure
the
day
before
was
his
owne
:
Hils
,
and
valies
,
Woods
,
and
Meddowes
seemed
al
to
be
either
remoued
,
or
to
be
buried
in
the
Sea
:
for
the
Waters
a
farre
off
stood
to
his
iudgement
many
yards
aboue
the
earth
:
he
tooke
them
at
first
for
Mountaines
and
heapes
of
clouds
,
but
feare
being
driuen
baeke
(
with
a
courage
and
desire
in
him
to
saue
himselfe
from
this
iminent
daunger
)
home
comes
hee
with
all
speede
that
he
coulde
to
his
owne
dwelling
:
relates
to
his
wife
what
hee
had
seene
,
and
the
assured
perill
that
was
preparing
to
set
vppon
them
,
and
(
with
all
)
Counsels
her
and
his
whole
Family
to
bestirre
themselues
,
and
to
gette
(
with
such
prouision
and
Goodes
as
they
coulde
easily
conuay
away
)
higher
vppe
into
the
Country
,
to
some
one
of
his
friendes
.
All
hands
presently
layd
about
them
,
(
as
if
that
enymies
had
bin
marching
to
beseidge
the
Towne
)
to
trusse
vp
whai
they
could
and
be
gone
.
And
beholde
,
how
swift
is
mischiefe
when
God
driues
it
before
him
to
the
punishment
of
the
World
?
All
were
laboring
to
beare
away
some
of
the
goods
,
but
before
their
burdens
could
bee
taken
vp
,
they
were
compeld
to
leaue
them
,
and
to
look
about
for
their
liues
.
The
fardels
which
they
had
bound
vp
to
saue
from
drowning
,
some
of
them
were
glad
to
leap
vppon
to
escape
drowning
themselues
.
The
Gentleman
with
his
Wife
and
Children
got
vp
to
the
highest
building
of
the
house
:
there
sat
hee
and
they
vppon
two
rafters
,
comforting
one
another
in
this
misery
,
when
their
heartes
within
them
were
euen
dead
to
themselues
from
all
comfort
:
they
now
cared
not
for
their
wealth
,
so
they
might
but
go
away
with
their
liues
:
and
yet
euen
that
very
desire
of
life
,
put
him
in
mynde
to
preserue
something
,
by
which
afterward
they
might
liue
,
and
that
was
a
Boxe
of
Writinges
,
wherein
were
certaine
bonds
,
and
all
the
euidences
of
his
Landes
:
this
Boxe
he
got
,
with
the
hard
aduenture
of
much
daunger
:
he
tyed
it
with
cordes
fast
to
〈◊〉
●after
,
hoping
what
wracke
soeuer
should
ouer
browe
the
rest
of
his
substance
,
his
mayne
estate
should
bee
found
safe
,
and
come
to
shore
in
that
hauen
.
But
alas
in
the
midst
of
this
sorrofull
gladnesse
,
the
Sea
fell
with
such
violence
vpon
the
house
,
it
bore
away
the
whole
building
,
rent
it
in
the
middle
from
top
to
bottom
,
they
that
could
not
get
vp
to
the
highest
roomes
,
were
put
to
a
double
death
,
drowning
and
brayning
.
In
this
storme
the
Husband
and
Wife
lost
one
another
:
the
Children
and
Parents
were
parted
:
the
Gentleman
in
this
whirle-wind
of
Waues
,
being
forced
from
his
hold
,
got
to
a
beame
,
sat
vpon
that
,
and
against
his
will
rode
post
some
thrée
or
foure
Miles
,
till
at
length
encountring
with
the
side
of
a
hill
,
(
of
which
lighting
place
hee
was
ioyfull
)
there
he
crept
vp
,
and
holding
notwithstanding
his
safety
still
in
his
hand
:
there
sat
he
inuirond
with
death
,
miserably
powring
out
teares
to
increase
the
waters
,
which
were
already
too
aboundant
:
and
to
make
him
disperate
in
his
sorrowes
,
the
tirranous
streame
presented
vnto
him
the
Tragedy
of
his
deere
Wife
,
and
deerest
children
,
She
,
they
,
and
his
Seruants
were
whorried
to
their
deaths
by
the
torrent
before
his
face
,
&
drowned
doubly
,
in
his
teares
,
and
in
the
waues
.
Yet
because
he
should
not
be
altogether
the
onely
slaue
of
misfortune
in
this
Sea-fight
,
nor
be
more
tryumphed-ouer
then
others
that
fell
in
the
battaile
.
At
length
(
a
little
to
fetch
life
into
him
which
was
vpon
departing
)
he
spyed
his
Boxe
of
writinges
(
bound
as
they
were
to
the
rafter
)
come
floating
towardes
him
:
that
he
ventured
once
againe
to
saue
,
and
did
so
,
and
in
the
end
most
myraculously
came
off
likewise
with
his
owne
life
.
Of
another
Gentleman
,
that
hauing
a
voyage
to
make
on
horse-backe
,
ended
it
riding
after
a
strange
manner
.
THere
was
another
Gentlemanne
in
the
same
Countrey
likewise
,
who
being
newlie
married
,
determined
one
morning
to
take
his
Gelding
,
and
to
ride
forth
to
a
Towne
not
many
miles
distant
from
his
owne
dwelling
,
there
to
bee
merrie
:
his
horsse
for
that
purpose
stood
readie
sadled
and
brideled
,
he
himselfe
had
drawne
on
one
of
his
Boats
,
but
before
he
could
fit
his
Legge
to
the
other
,
the
winde
came
about
,
the
point
of
his
compasse
was
changed
,
his
voyage
by
Lande
was
to
bee
made
by
Water
,
or
else
not
at
al.
For
the
Sea
had
so
béegyrt
the
house
,
broken
in
,
lifted
of
the
doores
from
their
hynges
,
ran
vppe
into
all
the
Chambers
,
and
with
so
dreadful
a
noyse
tooke
possession
of
euerie
Roome
,
that
he
that
was
al
this
while
but
half
a
horseman
,
trusted
more
to
his
owne
legges
than
to
the
swiftnes
of
his
Gelding
.
Vppe
therefore
he
mounts
to
the
very
top
of
all
the
house
,
the
waters
pursued
him
thither
,
which
he
perceiuing
,
got
astride
ouer
the
Ridge
and
there
resolued
to
saue
his
life
,
but
Neptune
belike
purposing
to
try
how
wel
he
could
ride
,
cut
of
the
maine
building
by
the
middle
,
leauing
the
vpper
part
swimming
like
a
Flemmish
Hoy
in
fowle
weather
.
The
Gentleman
beeing
driuen
to
goe
what
pace
that
would
carry
him
which
hee
sate
vppon
,
helde
fast
by
the
Tiles
,
and
such
things
as
he
could
best
lay
hold
on
,
and
in
this
foule
weather
,
came
he
at
length
(
neither
on
Horse-backe
,
nor
on
foote
,
nor
in
a
Vessell
fit
for
the
Water
)
to
the
very
Towne
,
where
in
the
morning
hee
meant
to
take
vp
his
Inne
.
A
number
of
these
strange
Tragi-comicall
Scaenes
haue
been
acted
vpon
this
large
Stage
of
waters
:
It
would
swell
into
a
Massie
Volume
to
Chronicle
them
all
:
let
these
therefore
which
I
haue
deliuered
vnto
you
,
bee
sufficient
,
as
a
cast
of
Gods
Iudgements
:
these
are
ynough
to
make
you
know
hee
is
angry
,
let
them
likewise
be
inough
to
make
vs
studie
how
to
allay
his
anger
.
Adde
vnto
these
,
the
ouerflowings
in
Herefordshire
,
Glocester
Shire
,
and
in
diuers
Shires
in
Wales
,
bordering
vppon
the
Sea
,
where
many
liues
haue
beene
lost
,
both
of
Man
and
Beast
:
of
all
which
when
the
particulars
are
truely
knowne
,
they
shall
bee
truely
published
to
our
Countrey
:
till
then
make
vse
of
these
.
Norfolke
.
NOr
let
other
Countreys
insult
ouer
this
:
as
if
their
robes
of
seeming
puritie
(
inuented
by
the
Diuell
and
his
Iourney-men
)
were
a
defence
or
Armour
of
proofe
against
the
Iudgements
of
Heauen
:
they
stand
all
within
distance
,
this
late
and
fearefull
Inundation
of
water
makes
it
apparant
.
For
iust
the
same
month
of
the
yeare
,
weeke
of
the
month
,
and
almost
day
of
the
same
weeke
,
In
the
Countrey
of
Norfolke
,
not
farre
from
Kings
Lyn
,
in
a
place
called
March-land
,
happened
accidents
,
though
not
altogether
so
violent
and
mortall
as
those
in
Summersetshire
,
yet
accompanied
with
much
damage
,
and
no
little
danger
.
About
the
xx
.
of
this
present
month
of
Ianuarie
Anno.
Dom.
1607.
The
cheefe
violence
of
winter
,
being
(
as
they
by
many
rurall
obseruations
had
quoted
)
almost
spent
:
The
Marishes
,
&
Fens
,
by
reason
of
the
yeeres
temperature
,
somewhat
drye
,
and
more
forward
than
in
other
yeares
,
euerie
man
to
his
abilitie
,
layd
out
what
money
hee
could
spare
vppon
Heiffors
,
and
such
other
young
ware
,
emptying
their
purses
of
Crownes
to
cram
the
Fens
with
Cattell
,
little
thinking
the
water
would
haue
made
one
,
and
like
a
new
Broome
haue
sweeped
all
cleane
,
as
shortly
it
did
.
The
Fens
thus
stored
with
Cattell
,
Horse
,
and
Bullocks
,
for
it
is
not
vnknowne
what
hanocke
the
rot
had
made
with
sheepe
in
the
beginning
of
Winter
,
which
dyed
in
such
aboundaunce
,
that
euen
Dogges
grewe
wearie
of
them
.
The
rot
hauing
begun
,
and
in
a
manner
made
an
end
of
Sheep
,
in
comes
the
water
as
a
second
and
more
violent
inuader
,
and
sweepes
away
what
the
rot
had
left
behinde
.
It
happened
vpon
a
night
,
for
when
is
danger
more
wakefull
than
when
preuention
sleepes
,
and
not
so
much
as
dreames
of
his
Furie
,
A
couple
of
Hors-coursers
,
or
to
attyre
them
in
a
courser
litter
,
Horse-stealers
,
knowing
the
night
,
a
gowne
to
cloake
their
villanie
,
came
sneaking
into
the
marrish
with
an
intent
to
make
a
Market
of
what
was
none
of
their
owne
.
And
draue
so
many
of
the
Cattell
as
they
thoght
sit
vp
into
the
higher
grounds
:
but
in
the
meane
time
they
were
hotly
pursued
with
a
fearefull
Hu
and
cry
,
not
of
Constables
,
but
swifter
followers
(
Viz:
)
the
water
,
which
hauing
broken
out
at
an
old
breach
,
in
a
quarter
of
an
houre
,
or
a
very
little
portion
of
time
,
ouerflowed
the
Marsh
,
and
that
with
such
vnresisted
violence
,
that
they
were
enforced
to
leaue
their
praye
(
which
such
fellowes
seldome
vse
to
doe
)
fal
to
prayer
,
and
to
take
them
to
their
heels
,
and
of
all
the
Cattell
in
that
Marrish
,
(
being
very
many
in
number
)
fewe
or
none
were
preserued
,
but
those
which
they
had
fetched
vp
with
an
intent
to
steale
:
for
being
ouertaken
,
or
rather
ouerrunne
by
the
swiftnesse
of
the
Water
,
they
were
dryuen
some
into
Creekes
,
some
into
Bushes
,
and
some
vpon
little
Hillocks
,
and
so
eitheir
lost
,
dryuen
away
with
the
Water
,
or
in
conclusion
drowned
.
Theiwoo
good
fellowes
(
against
their
willes
made
good
)
Seeing
what
present
daunger
,
the
water
brought
in
with
it
,
poasted
to
the
Towne
whether
the
Water
(
had
they
not
made
the
more
hast
)
had
brought
the
men
before
them
:
Raysed
the
Sexton
,
got
the
Keyes
of
the
Church
doore
,
and
(
as
the
custome
in
such
daungers
)
Iangled
the
Belles
,
and
with
a
fearefull
outcry
,
raysed
the
secure
Inhabitantes
:
who
imagining
some
House
to
be
on
fire
,
rose
vppe
distractedly
in
their
Shirtes
,
crying
out
Water
,
Water
:
of
which
Element
(
they
were
no
sooner
vp
,
)
but
they
perceiued
they
had
too
much
:
Yet
were
they
still
various
in
their
opinions
,
all
fearing
,
yet
none
knowing
truely
what
to
feare
:
some
got
vp
to
the
steeple
,
many
thinking
their
had
been
theeus
got
into
the
vpper
roomes
of
their
Houses
,
shutting
their
safeties
out
,
by
locking
themselues
in
.
Some
thinking
it
had
bin
but
a
slight
ouerflowing
of
a
spring
tyde
,
laught
at
the
rest
.
The
truth
once
knowne
,
it
was
no
need
to
byd
them
make
hast
:
to
expresse
how
amazedly
Men
ran
vp
and
downe
,
betwixt
sleepe
and
wake
,
asking
what
newes
,
and
receiuing
no
other
answer
but
what
newes
,
was
strange
.
In
a
word
,
in
this
danger
,
euery
man
layed
first
hands
of
what
he
loued
best
,
some
made
away
with
his
Wife
,
some
his
Children
,
some
careles
both
of
Wife
and
Children
,
hurried
away
his
goods
.
Hee
that
had
seen
this
troublesome
nights
worke
,
would
haue
thought
vpon
the
miserable
night
of
Troy
.
Here
waded
one
vp
to
the
middle
loaded
with
wealth
,
when
noting
how
the
water
increased
,
and
calling
to
mind
his
helplesse
Children
,
with
a
sigh
as
loath
to
part
from
what
hee
so
deerely
had
loued
,
hee
throwes
it
downe
,
runs
to
Bedde
,
wakens
his
Wife
,
and
from
her
sides
snatches
the
sleeping
infants
.
Here
comes
a
Husband
with
his
wife
on
his
backe
,
and
vnder
either
arme
an
Infant
.
The
Sonne
carries
the
Father
,
the
Brother
the
Sister
,
the
Daughter
the
Mother
,
whilest
the
vnmercifull
conqueror
breakes
downe
the
Walles
of
the
Houses
,
taking
pittie
neither
of
aged
nor
Sexe
,
findes
some
at
playe
,
some
a
sleepe
in
Chayers
,
many
in
their
beddes
,
that
neuer
dreamed
of
misfortune
till
the
Water
waked
them
.
Not
to
stand
long
,
the
Water
gaue
them
but
uery
short
warning
,
yet
like
a
mercifull
Conquerour
,
hauing
taken
the
towne
,
it
gaue
them
their
liues
,
at
least
all
such
as
were
willing
to
leaue
their
goods
.
Some
couetous
to
haue
all
,
lost
all
,
for
striuing
to
saue
their
goodes
,
they
lost
their
liues
.
In
this
night-massacre
some
few
were
drownd
but
their
true
names
and
certaine
number
,
is
not
yet
directly
knowne
.
Vp
to
a
hill
some
halfe
myle
from
the
Towne
they
hasted
,
where
that
night
,
or
rather
peece
of
a
morning
,
they
reposed
themselues
.
The
next
day
they
might
behold
their
houses
wading
vp
to
the
middles
in
Water
,
some
calling
for
Boates
out
at
Windowes
,
and
from
the
steeples
toppe
,
some
swimming
vppon
plankes
,
some
vppon
Fetherheds
,
whom
as
they
possibly
could
,
they
releeued
.
Horses
that
were
tyed
to
the
Mangers
,
at
the
Mangers
were
all
drowned
,
such
as
were
loose
swimming
vp
and
downe
,
some
recouered
the
land
,
some
drowned
in
striuing
to
recouer
it
,
whole
Barnes
of
Corne
,
which
the
couetous
owners
horded
vp
in
hope
of
a
dearth
,
the
Water
discouered
and
brought
foorth
,
Houshold-stuffe
which
the
night
before
they
packt
out
of
the
Houses
in
hope
to
haue
saued
,
swamme
vp
and
downe
,
with
drowned
people
so
confusedly
mingled
,
as
men
could
scarse
distinguish
their
goods
,
nor
know
their
friends
.
Nor
did
the
Water
thus
confine
his
tyrranie
,
but
ioyning
with
land
Waters
that
fell
from
the
high
groundes
,
It
inuaded
two
Villages
more
,
but
they
hauing
warning
of
the
Aproch
,
though
not
power
to
withstand
it
,
had
time
to
preuent
it
,
by
conuaying
all
or
most
part
of
their
goods
and
Cattell
,
to
the
vpland
Villages
,
leauing
onelye
the
emptie
houses
to
the
mercy
of
(
that
which
is
sayd
to
haue
no
mercy
)
the
water
.
Three
Townes
thus
ouerflowed
with
water
,
could
not
but
bring
much
losse
to
the
poore
inhabitants
,
yet
to
increase
it
,
their
corne
fields
(
and
not
onely
these
)
but
all
alongst
the
coast
and
lowe
Marshes
of
that
country
,
to
the
number
of
many
thousand
Acars
in
seuerall
places
and
fields
are
toombd
and
buried
in
the
huge
graue
of
waters
,
that
like
a
deuouring
gulfe
is
neuer
satisfied
.
To
this
there
is
for
the
space
of
ten
or
twelue
miles
compasse
Marishes
and
fens
cleane
vnder
water
.
The
Cattell
fed
in
those
Marshes
so
sodainely
taken
,
that
had
they
not
fled
to
an
Hill
,
some
halfe
mile
in
compasse
called
Thruehill
,
few
or
none
of
them
could
haue
scaped
with
life
:
yet
being
there
,
their
safety
is
very
daungerous
:
for
this
hill
being
very
high
and
narrowe
in
the
top
,
is
like
a
Rocke
in
the
Sea
,
girdled
about
with
Water
,
so
deepe
,
that
on
foote
neither
Man
nor
Beast
canne
passe
it
,
and
yet
not
deepe
enough
to
beare
a
Boat
,
by
reason
of
muddy
and
old
shrubs
that
grow
in
it
:
by
reason
whereof
the
poore
beasts
haue
fedde
the
Hill
so
bare
,
as
it
affordes
neither
grasse
nor
wood
,
and
so
do
their
hunger
encrease
,
and
sustenance
decrease
,
as
they
do
eate
the
tops
of
Molehils
,
and
the
very
earth
it selfe
,
and
with
lamentable
bellowing
complaine
,
and
as
it
were
make
moane
to
their
owners
,
who
beeing
willing
canne
by
no
meanes
releeue
them
.
Hee
that
should
see
this
pittifull
famine
of
Beasts
,
coulde
not
(
except
hee
were
too
leasiall
himselfe
)
but
pitty
it
.
At
last
they
made
shift
by
cutting
away
through
the
Shrubs
&
Bushes
,
to
bring
abroad
a
Ferry
Boat
to
the
hill
,
to
which
the
cattell
would
swim
so
thick
,
that
they
had
much
a
do
to
keepe
it
from
sinking
,
others
seeing
their
fellowes
in
the
Boate
,
would
throw
themselues
into
the
water
,
and
like
people
at
a
shipwracke
,
swarme
so
thicke
about
them
,
and
offer
such
mournefull
noyses
,
that
pittied
the
fellowes
to
heare
,
the
Boat
being
full
,
other
striuing
to
swim
after
them
,
being
weak
,
for
want
of
sustenance
,
were
drowned
at
the
Boats
side
.
In
pitty
whereof
,
they
concluded
to
fetch
noe
more
of
,
but
in
those
Boats
conuay
Hay
,
and
such
like
fodder
,
to
the
Hill
,
and
there
feed
them
:
such
are
not
too
farre
spent
and
gone
,
by
this
meanes
they
hope
to
recouer
,
(
notwithstanding
the
best
helpe
they
can
apply
)
they
die
in
great
numbers
:
the
fight
is
to
be
pittied
,
the
losse
greeued
at
,
and
the
Iudgement
to
be
trembled
at
.
For
with
it
,
it
brings
this
fearefull
expect
of
a
hard
and
sharpe
dearth
.
For
Corne
and
Cattell
,
the
two
cheefe
hopes
of
bounty
taken
away
,
what
else
can
we
expect
,
but
a
fearefull
Ruine
,
and
an
ineuitable
desolation
,
which
God
for
his
mercies
sake
auert
.
YOu
haue
all
this
while
been
Spectators
of
others
sad
and
tragicall
euents
which
now
(
euen
by
our
friends
,
kinsfolkes
,
and
Countreymen
)
haue
ben
presented
on
the
Theater
of
the
world
:
It
shall
not
be
amisse
to
turne
your
faces
,
and
to
looke
backe
vpon
the
head
of
time
that
is
gone
from
vs
:
weigh
therefore
those
miseries
that
were
measured
out
in
the
last
Queens
raigne
in
the
yeare
1570.
with
these
in
1607.
and
you
shall
see
our
punishment
greater
,
because
our
treason
against
God
is
more
horrible
.
Bedford
THe
fift
of
October
about
midnight
,
the
Water
ouerflowed
so
much
,
that
men
were
faine
to
forsake
their
beds
,
and
one
woman
drowned
.
Where
also
were
lost
a
great
number
of
Sheepe
,
Oxen
,
Kine
,
Horse
,
and
other
Cattell
.
Amongst
other
there
,
one
maister
Cartwrite
Gentleman
,
hauing
his
House
inclosed
round
about
,
the
water
came
in
so
much
,
that
a
Cart
being
loden
with
Thorns
,
did
swim
about
the
ground
.
He
lost
by
the
same
Floud
,
Sheepe
and
other
cattell
,
to
the
value
of
an
hundred
pound
.
The
same
Gentleman
had
a
close
gate
by
the
high
wayes
side
,
where
the
water
ran
ouer
so
extreamely
,
that
at
the
fal
thereof
it
made
such
an
hole
,
that
it
was
fortie
foot
deepe
,
so
that
no
man
could
passe
that
way
without
great
danger
.
To
the
filling
vp
of
the
sayd
Hole
,
or
Pit
,
was
cast
in
by
the
men
of
the
sayd
Towne
25.
loads
of
Fagots
,
and
20
load
of
Horse-dung
,
which
sayd
Faggots
and
Horse-dung
filled
not
vp
the
hole
.
Also
one
master
Lee
,
at
the
Freers
in
Bedford
hauing
a
fayre
yarde
,
wherin
was
great
store
of
Elme-trees
,
whereof
threescore
were
blowne
downe
,
with
the
rootes
pulled
cleane
out
of
the
ground
.
Also
he
had
a
close
of
Contes
that
were
cleane
destroyed
.
In
the
Countie
of
Norfolke
.
THe
Sea
brake
in
betweene
Wis-bich
and
Walsockenne
,
&
at
the
Crossekeies
drowning
Tilny
,
and
old
Linne
,
Saint
Mary
Teding
,
Saint
Mary
Tid
,
S.
Iohns
,
Wawple
,
Walton
,
&
Walsocken
,
Emney
,
Iarmans
,
and
Stowe
brinke
,
all
being
within
the
space
of
tenne
Myles
.
At
the
Crosse-keyes
the
good
man
of
the
Iune
had
built
an
house
,
with
a
strong
Foundation
ioyning
vnto
another
House
being
old
and
not
so
strong
,
wherein
were
certaine
Guests
,
and
when
the
water
came
in
so
violently
,
the
good
man
of
the
house
beeing
in
the
stronger
House
,
called
the
men
out
of
the
olde
House
,
and
they
would
haue
gone
downe
the
stayres
,
but
the
water
was
so
high
,
that
they
could
not
get
downe
,
wherefore
they
went
backe
againe
,
and
brake
an
hole
into
the
other
House
,
where
they
went
thorow
,
and
the
last
man
was
no
sooner
in
,
but
the
olde
House
fell
downe
.
The
Walles
of
the
houses
were
broken
downe
,
and
the
Horses
that
were
tyed
at
the
Maunger
,
(
which
was
made
fast
in
the
ground
)
did
swim
in
the
water
,
when
the
Stable
was
cleane
caried
away
,
vntill
the
waters
were
assuaged
,
and
were
saued
aliue
,
and
the
people
were
constrained
to
get
vp
to
the
highest
parts
of
the
house
,
and
to
bee
carried
away
in
Boates.
At
Yermoth
a
great
part
of
the
Bridge
was
carried
away
.
The
house
vpon
the
Hauen
,
called
the
Hauen-house
,
wherein
was
one
Nicholas
Iosselin
,
the
Hauen
man
,
and
his
son
,
with
all
their
tooles
was
carryed
into
the
Marshes
,
vi
.
miles
from
the
Hauen
,
where
it
stood
vpright
,
where
they
continued
long
time
without
meat
or
drinke
.
Item
at
Iermans
brig
street
,
was
very
much
hurt
done
by
extreame
flouds
that
were
there
.
Item
one
Thomas
Smith
of
Yermoth
lost
a
ship
,
and
vii
men
and
a
Boy
in
it
.
Item
at
Newarke
by
Yermouth
were
lost
vii
.
Sayle
.
Item
a
greate
Hulke
loden
with
Oyle
and
Pitch
,
was
lost
at
Worry
Sand
,
and
about
xx
.
men
lost
therin
and
xxx
.
saued
by
the
Hulk
boat
.
In
the
Bishoprike
of
Ely
.
THese
Townes
&
villages
were
ouerflowed
that
is
to
say
,
Wisbich
,
Guyhorn
,
Parson
,
Droue
,
and
Hobshouse
.
This
Hobshouse
being
an
almes
house
(
&
the
water
breaking
down
the
Walles
of
it
)
the
wind
blew
the
cloathes
of
from
the
bed
of
a
poore
man
and
his
Wife
,
they
being
acold
awaked
,
and
sodainely
stept
out
of
his
Bed
to
reach
vp
his
Cloths
,
and
stept
vp
to
the
belly
in
water
,
and
then
he
thinking
himselfe
to
be
in
danger
(
as
he
was
indeed
)
and
he
knowing
the
best
way
to
escape
the
danger
of
the
Water
,
tooke
his
wife
on
his
necke
and
carried
her
away
,
and
so
were
both
saued
.
Item
in
Wisbich
was
a
Garden
,
a
Tenice
play
,
and
a
Bowling
Ally
,
walled
about
with
brick
(
which
was
worth
twentie
li.
by
yeere
to
the
owner
)
quite
destroyed
by
the
water
.
Lincolne
Shire
.
MVmby
Chappell
the
whole
towne
was
lost
except
three
houses
.
A
ship
was
driuen
vpon
an
house
the
Sailers
thinking
they
had
bin
vpon
a
Rocke
,
committed
themselues
to
God
,
and
three
of
the
Marriners
leapt
out
of
the
ship
,
and
chanced
to
take
holde
on
the
house
top
,
and
so
saued
themselues
:
and
the
wife
of
the
same
lying
in
childe-bed
,
did
clime
vp
into
the
top
of
the
house
,
was
also
saued
by
the
Marriners
,
her
Husband
and
Childe
being
both
drowned
.
Item
the
Church
was
wholy
ouerthrone
except
the
steeple
.
Betweene
Boston
and
Newcastle
were
Xl.
Sea
Vessailes
,
as
small
Ships
,
Craiers
,
and
such
like
,
lost
vpon
the
Coasts
of
Boston
,
Hummerston
,
Marshchappell
,
Tetney
,
Stepney
,
Nercots
,
Kelby
,
&
Grimsby
,
where
no
ship
can
come
in
without
a
Pilate
,
which
were
all
lost
with
goods
,
Corne
,
&
cattle
,
with
all
the
Salt
coats
,
where
the
chief
and
finest
salt
was
made
,
were
vtterly
destroyed
,
to
the
vtter
vndoing
of
many
a
man
,
and
great
Lamentation
both
of
old
and
young
.
Wentford
Bridge
being
very
strong
of
viii
.
Arches
in
length
,
had
iii.
of
the
Arches
broken
,
and
cleane
carried
away
.
Maister
Smith
,
at
the
Swan
,
there
had
his
house
(
being
iii.
stories
high
,
)
ouerflowed
vnto
the
third
story
,
and
the
walles
of
the
stable
were
broken
downe
,
and
the
horses
ty●d
to
the
Manger
,
were
all
drowned
.
Many
men
had
great
losse
,
aswel
of
Sheep
,
Kine
,
Oxen
great
Mares
,
Coltes
of
the
breed
of
the
great
horses
,
and
other
cattell
innumerable
,
of
which
,
the
names
of
many
of
them
shall
here
follow
.
maister
Pellam
lost
xiC
sheep
at
Mumb
chapel
.
In
Summercote
were
lost
v.
C.
sheepe
that
were
of
the
inhabitance
there
.
Item
between
Hummerston
,
and
Grimsby
were
lost
xilc
.
Sheep
,
of
one
master
Spencers
,
whose
sheapheard
about
mid
day
comming
to
his
wife
,
and
asked
his
dinner
,
and
shee
being
more
bold
then
mannerly
,
sayd
he
should
haue
none
of
her
,
then
he
chanced
to
looke
toward
the
Marshes
,
where
the
sheep
were
,
&
saw
the
water
breake
in
so
●●resly
that
the
sheepe
would
be
lost
if
they
were
not
brought
from
thence
,
said
that
he
was
not
a
good
shepheard
,
that
would
not
venture
his
life
for
his
sheepe
,
&
so
went
straight
to
driue
them
from
thence
:
both
he
&
his
sheep
were
drowned
,
and
after
the
water
being
gone
:
hee
was
found
dead
,
standing
vpright
in
a
ditch
.
Maister
Thimbleby
,
lost
CC.xx.
sheep
.
M.
Dimock
,
lost
cccc
.
sheepe
.
M.
Marsh
,
lost
ccccc
.
sheepe
.
M.
Madison
,
lost
a
ship
.
M.
William
Askugh
of
Kelsey
,
sir
hugh
Askugh
M.
Merin
M.
Fitz
,
Williams
of
Maplethorp
lost
by
estimation
xx
M.
of
cattell
one
and
other
.
Boorn
was
ouerflowed
to
the
midway
of
the
height
of
the
Church
.
Steeping
,
was
wholy
carryed
away
,
where
was
a
waine
lode
of
Willow
tops
,
the
body
of
the
wain
with
the
willowes
,
carried
one
away
,
&
the
Axiltree
and
Wheeles
,
an
other
way
.
Huntington
Shire
.
IN
the
Town
of
S.
Eeds
,
the
water
flowed
into
the
Town
in
such
aboundance
,
that
it
ran
throw
the
Town
and
the
Church
,
being
in
the
most
therof
,
hauing
about
the
Churchyarde
a
Briek
wal
,
of
2.
yardes
hie
,
was
so
ouerflowed
that
boats
were
rowed
ouer
it
without
touching
the
same
.
Item
a
litle
from
Huntington
,
were
in
men
riding
vpon
the
Causey
being
then
ouerflowed
(
the
water
on
the
Causey
being
not
deep
and
thinking
no
danger
therin
)
chanced
to
come
into
a
place
wher
the
water
had
gulled
away
the
Earth
,
and
the
Grauel
,
were
caried
away
with
the
water
:
and
willows
growing
on
both
sides
the
way
,
two
of
the
caught
hold
on
the
willows
and
left
their
Horses
,
and
saued
themselues
,
and
the
third
chanced
to
catch
a
very
little
twig
of
a
willow
between
his
fingers
,
hauing
very
litle
hold
,
for●aking
his
horse
,
which
was
carried
a
great
way
〈◊〉
,
had
much
paine
to
keep
his
hold
on
the
twig
,
and
hold
his
head
aboue
the
water
,
&
his
Horse
returning
with
force
against
the
streame
,
came
againe
vnto
him
,
and
vnder
him
,
by
which
meanes
he
set
his
feet
vpon
him
,
and
gat
better
hold
of
the
Willow
,
and
so
saued
himselfe
,
and
the
Horse
was
immediatly
caried
away
,
that
he
neuer
saw
him
after
.
Kent
.
AT
Broom
Hill
,
in
Romney
Marsh
,
foure
miles
from
Rye
,
the
water
came
in
so
outragiously
,
that
it
brake
downe
the
Marsh
Wals
,
one
Master
Bury
,
being
owner
therof
,
who
lost
by
the
same
a
thousand
one
hundred
threescore
and
two
of
his
sheepe
,
&
it
is
thought
that
the
Marsh
is
neuer
like
to
be
gotten
again
.
Item
,
at
Erith
breach
,
a
Mariner
riding
by
the
Marshes
,
seeing
two
maids
in
the
marshes
perceiuing
the
Waters
breaking
in
so
fast
,
that
the
Maides
were
not
like
to
escape
,
rode
vnto
them
,
&
one
of
them
gat
vp
behind
him
,
and
the
other
tooke
hold
on
the
Horse-taile
,
and
by
that
were
both
saued
from
drowning
.
In
the
same
Marsh
were
drowned
a
great
number
of
sheepe
.
Item
,
there
in
a
Marsh
land
that
was
sowne
,
were
two
Boyes
keeping
Cro●●s
,
in
the
afternoone
,
saw
the
water
breaking
into
rashly
,
gat
them
vp
into
a
cart
,
that
was
not
far
from
them
,
where
they
were
fain
to
tary
vntill
the
next
ride
,
which
came
in
so
boystrous●●
that
it
had
like
to
ouerthrow
both
the
Cart
and
the
Boyes
,
and
the
one
of
them
being
more
stranger
then
the
other
,
kept
the
other
in
hi●
〈◊〉
,
where
he
with
cold
,
wet
and
feare
,
dyed
so
that
he
was
faine
to
let
him
fall
from
him
into
the
water
,
when
hee
perceiued
that
he
〈…〉
.
The
〈…〉
the
Booke
.
Thus
〈…〉
dost
thou
〈…〉
bleeding
Countrie
:
the
sinnes
of
thy
owne
soule
haue
〈◊〉
to
the
heart
:
there
can
bee
no
better
phys●●●●●
〈…〉
own
amendment
prepare
thy
receiptes
therefore
,
〈◊〉
this
mother
of
thine
(
and
of
many
Millions
more
)
fa●●
sicke
to
the
death
.
It
is
to
bee
feared
that
this
swelling
of
Waters
in
the
wombe
of
this
〈◊〉
beautiful
kingdome
,
will
ingender
more
strange
and
more
incurable
diseases
,
and
infecte
the
whole
Nature
.
The
earth
by
this
〈…〉
is
likely
to
growe
〈…〉
in
stead
of
fruit
doth
〈…〉
must
eate
the
bread
of
〈◊〉
,
and
drinke
our
owne
teares
in
stea●
of
wine
.
Cast
vp
thine
eyes
therefore
,
〈…〉
to
the
●●dgement
〈…〉
,
and
〈…〉
striue
not
〈…〉
drie
vp
these
showers
of
the
Diuine
〈…〉
do
now
raigne
vpon
our
heads
〈…〉
●●eepe
in
the
bosome
of
the
cloude●
〈…〉
vs
in
the
depth
of
Gods
Iudgement
〈…〉
Farewell
.