







 
   
     
       
         Motus Medi-terraneus. Or, A true relation of a fearefull and prodigious earthquake which lately happened in the ancient citie of Couentrie, and some other places of the Kingdome, to the great amazement of the inhabitants. With a touch of some other occurrences, as well forraine as domestique.
         Holland, Henry, 1583-1650?
      
       
         
           1626
        
      
       Approx. 18 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 11 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images.
       
         Text Creation Partnership,
         Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) :
         2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).
         A68203
         STC 13585.5
         ESTC S119151
         99854358
         99854358
         19775
         
           
            This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of
             Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal
            . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
          
        
      
       
         Early English books online.
      
       
         (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A68203)
         Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 19775)
         Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1443:14)
      
       
         
           
             Motus Medi-terraneus. Or, A true relation of a fearefull and prodigious earthquake which lately happened in the ancient citie of Couentrie, and some other places of the Kingdome, to the great amazement of the inhabitants. With a touch of some other occurrences, as well forraine as domestique.
             Holland, Henry, 1583-1650?
          
           [20] p.
           
             Printed [by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet] for He: Holland,
             [London] :
             1626.
          
           
             By Henry Holland.
             Place of publication and printers' names from STC.
             There is an anagram on Holland's name on C3v--STC.
             Running title reads: A true relation of an earthquake.
             Signatures: A-C⁴ (-A1, C4).
             Formerly STC 5885.
             Identified as STC 5885 on UMI microfilm.
             Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford.
         Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors.
      
       
         EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). The general aim of EEBO-TCP is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic English-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in EEBO.
         EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org).
         The EEBO-TCP project was divided into two phases. The 25,363 texts created during Phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 January 2015. Anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source.
         Users should be aware of the process of creating the TCP texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data.
         Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). If an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in NCBEL, then their works are eligible for inclusion. Selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so.
         Image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. Quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in Oxford and Michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet QA standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. After proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. Any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. Understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of TCP data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.
         The texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the TEI in Libraries guidelines.
         Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements).
         
          Keying and markup guidelines are available at the
           Text Creation Partnership web site
          .
        
      
       
         
         
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Earthquakes -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
     
        2008-11 TCP
        Assigned for keying and markup
      
        2008-12 SPi Global
        Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images
      
        2009-01 Scott Lepisto
        Sampled and proofread
      
        2009-01 Scott Lepisto
        Text and markup reviewed and edited
      
        2009-02 pfs
        Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
      
    
  
   
     
       
         
         
         
           MOTVS
           MEDI-TERRANEVS
           .
           
             OR
             ,
          
           A
           TRVE
           RELATION
           OF
           A
           FEAREFVLL
           AND
           PRODIGIOVS
           EARTHQVAKE
           ,
           WHICH
           LATELY
           HAPPENED
           IN
           THE
           ANCIENT
           Citie
           of
           COVENTRIE
           ,
           and
           some
           other
           places
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           amazement
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           .
        
         
           With
           a
           touch
           of
           some
           other
           occurrences
           ,
           as
           well
           Forraine
           as
           Domestique
           .
        
         
           
             
               LVKE
               21.
               
               &
               11.
               
            
          
           
             Great
             Earth-quakes
             shall
             bee
             in
             diuers
             places
             ,
             and
             Famine
             ,
             and
             Pestilence
             ,
             and
             fearefull
             things
             ,
             and
             great
             Signes
             shall
             there
             bee
             from
             Heauen
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           for
           HE
           :
           HOLLAND
           .
           1626.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           THE
           WORSHJPFVLL
           MY
           worthy
           Freind
           ,
           
             T.
             S.
          
           Esquire
           ,
           of
           
             B.
          
           in
           Hertford-shire
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           IT
           is
           not
           many
           Moneths
           since
           you
           accepted
           from
           my
           hands
           ,
           at
           the
           second
           hand
           ,
           my
           mournefull
           Meditations
           compiled
           in
           the
           late
           memorable
           Mortalitie
           of
           the
           Plague
           :
           And
           heretofore
           for
           this
           good
           while
           ,
           I
           haue
           constantly
           sent
           ,
           and
           imparted
           vnto
           you
           ,
           all
           manner
           of
           
             Forraine
          
           Newes
           and
           Nouelties
           of
           moment
           ;
           
           whereof
           you
           haue
           beene
           ,
           and
           are
           desirous
           and
           studious
           ,
           and
           the
           rather
           because
           of
           your
           sedentarie
           life
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           seldome
           or
           never
           stirring
           abroad
           ,
           for
           divers
           yeeres
           past
           ;
           So
           now
           ,
           I
           pray
           ,
           giue
           me
           leaue
           to
           impart
           vnto
           you
           this
           domestique
           Newes
           ,
           and
           most
           true
           Relation
           of
           a
           fearefull
           Earthquake
           ,
           which
           happened
           lately
           in
           the
           Citie
           and
           place
           of
           my
           Nativitie
           :
           within
           a
           few
           dayes
           after
           I
           had
           been
           there
           ,
           to
           visite
           nay
           neerest
           and
           dearest
           friends
           ;
           who
           now
           are
           witnesses
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           from
           whom
           (
           as
           also
           from
           others
           )
           I
           haue
           the
           certaine
           information
           of
           it
           .
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           you
           received
           the
           severall
           Pamphlets
           I
           lately
           sent
           you
           by
           your
           trustie
           servant
           
             R.
             H.
          
           And
           ,
           it
           being
           your
           condition
           now
           to
           be
           so
           farre
           remote
           from
           
             London
             ,
          
           (
           in
           a
           fresh
           Aire
           and
           sweet
           soyle
           ,
           )
           where
           
           Novelties
           are
           the
           more
           welcome
           vnto
           you
           ;
           It
           hath
           rather
           induced
           mee
           to
           Inscribe
           vnto
           you
           ,
           at
           the
           first
           hand
           ,
           this
           small
           Pamphlet
           of
           a
           prodigious
           Accident
           :
           For
           other
           matters
           ,
           I
           hope
           I
           shall
           not
           forget
           still
           to
           send
           you
           ,
           knowing
           your
           earnest
           desire
           after
           them
           :
           and
           I
           cannot
           mervaile
           thereat
           ,
           considering
           ,
           
             Est
             natura
             hominis
             Novitatis
             avida
             :
          
           I
           must
           leaue
           to
           enlarge
           my selfe
           further
           vnto
           you
           by
           way
           of
           Epistle
           ,
           because
           the
           thing
           it selfe
           is
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           but
           a
           Pamphlet
           :
           Only
           ,
           With
           your
           pleasant
           situated
           Place
           ,
           
             I
          
           wish
           and
           pray
           for
           your
           health
           and
           welfare
           in
           soule
           and
           body
           :
           And
           so
           
             I
          
           take
           my
           leaue
           .
        
         
           HALLELVIAH
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           SIR
           ,
           If
           you
           bee
           courteous
           ,
           you
           will
           giue
           me
           the
           publisher
           hereof
           thankes
           for
           my
           paines
           ,
           and
           thinke
           your
           two
           pence
           or
           three
           pence
           ,
           at
           the
           most
           ,
           well
           bestowed
           :
           But
           if
           you
           be
           censorious
           ,
           you
           will
           haply
           object
           at
           the
           Introduction
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           it
           is
           larger
           than
           the
           Relation
           it selfe
           :
           If
           not
           with
           the
           introduction
           ,
           then
           haply
           you
           will
           finde
           fault
           with
           the
           Enlargement
           ,
           application
           ,
           and
           conclusion
           :
           To
           both
           which
           ,
           I
           must
           before-hand
           answer
           you
           ;
           It
           hath
           beene
           the
           laudable
           custome
           in
           all
           Ages
           ,
           vpon
           the
           publishing
           of
           any
           
             Prodigie
             ,
          
           or
           
             extraordinarie
             worke
             of
             God
             ,
          
           not
           to
           let
           it
           passe
           without
           
             Introduction
          
           and
           
             Application
             ,
          
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           that
           men
           may
           bee
           stirred
           vp
           the
           better
           ,
           to
           make
           good
           vse
           of
           the
           Almighties
           handy-workes
           :
           which
           are
           neuer
           sent
           ,
           but
           for
           our
           
             Instruction
             ,
          
           And
           for
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           Relation
           it selfe
           ,
           I
           trow
           no
           vnderstanding
           man
           can
           ,
           or
           will
           make
           any
           question
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           read
           the
           Contents
           .
           And
           so
           farewell
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           TRVE
           RELATION
           of
           a
           fearefull
           and
           prodigious
           Earthquake
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           OF
           the
           naturall
           causes
           of
           Earth-quakes
           many
           Philosophers
           ,
           both
           ancient
           and
           moderne
           haue
           written
           largely
           and
           learnedly
           :
           and
           of
           those
           latter
           Writers
           ,
           the
           
             Paire
          
           of
           most
           learned
           Germanes
           ,
           
             viz.
             Bartholomew
             Keckerman
          
           and
           
             Iohn
             Magirus
             ,
          
           
           in
           my
           judgement
           (
           yea
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           learned
           )
           haue
           written
           best
           &
           most
           profoundly
           :
           and
           therefore
           it
           shall
           suffice
           me
           to
           write
           but
           a
           word
           for
           the
           better
           vnderstanding
           of
           the
           common
           reader
           ,
           as
           followeth
           :
           In
           the
           caues
           and
           concauities
           of
           the
           Earth
           
           there
           is
           some
           times
           conceiued
           and
           bred
           ,
           a
           vaporous
           Winde
           ,
           which
           searching
           to
           breake
           forth
           ,
           doubtlesse
           is
           the
           first
           naturall
           cause
           of
           Earthquakes
           ,
           &c.
           
           But
           our
           Saviour
           Christ
           (
           TRVTH
           it selfe
           ,
           )
           in
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           vvhen
           he
           speaketh
           of
           the
           Signes
           before
           the
           last
           judgement
           Day
           ,
           and
           better
           informing
           vs
           than
           all
           the
           Philosophers
           in
           the
           world
           haue
           done
           ,
           
           He
           tells
           vs
           ,
           
             Wee
             shall
             heare
             of
             Warres
             and
             Seditions
             ;
             Nation
             shall
             rise
             against
             Nation
             ,
             and
             Kingdome
             against
             Kingdome
             :
          
           and
           with
           
             Famine
             and
             Pestilence
             ,
             and
             other
             fearefull
             things
             and
             signes
             from
             Heauen
             ,
          
           he
           tells
           vs
           plainely
           wee
           shall
           haue
           
             great
             EARTH-QVAKES
             ,
          
           and
           those
           
             in
             diuers
             places
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           Now
           ,
           that
           wee
           that
           liue
           in
           this
           latter
           and
           sinfull
           Iron-Age
           of
           the
           World
           may
           a
           little
           awaken
           and
           rouse
           vp
           our selues
           from
           the
           Cradle
           of
           Securitie
           ,
           wherein
           wee
           haue
           beene
           long
           rocked
           asleepe
           :
           hath
           not
           God
           caused
           the
           whole
           Christian
           World
           to
           ring
           a
           lowd
           Peale
           of
           
             Warres
             and
             Rumours
             of
             Warres
             ?
          
           
           witnesse
           fertile
           
             France
             ,
          
           spacious
           
             Germanie
             ,
          
           the
           
             Netherlands
             ,
             Bohemia
             ,
             Italy
             ,
             
             Valtolin
             ,
             Switzerland
             ,
             Sauoy
             ,
          
           and
           what
           Countrie
           ,
           Kingdome
           ,
           or
           State
           witnessing
           not
           the
           same
           ?
           Yea
           ,
           and
           though
           wee
           in
           this
           facrie
           Iland
           ,
           through
           the
           admirable
           blessing
           and
           long-suffering
           of
           God
           ,
           haue
           not
           the
           sounding
           of
           the
           Trumpet
           ,
           and
           beating
           vp
           of
           the
           Drum
           in
           our
           eares
           ,
           further
           than
           for
           
             ex●…cise
          
           and
           
             preparation
             :
          
           and
           blessed
           bee
           God
           for
           his
           Mercie
           our
           Peace
           ,
           and
           his
           Lieutenant
           ,
           our
           gracious
           King
           and
           Peace-maker
           .
           Yet
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           I
           say
           without
           those
           
             Rumours
             of
             Warres
          
           abroad
           ,
           and
           haue
           a
           fellow-feeling
           of
           our
           Neighbouring
           Countries
           Calamities
           therein
           ,
           and
           wee
           are
           alreadie
           engaged
           in
           their
           just
           Quarrells
           ,
           for
           our
           owne
           better
           securitie
           and
           safetie
           .
           Amongst
           other
           signes
           and
           fore-runners
           of
           the
           latter
           day
           ,
           I
           remember
           our
           Sauiour
           tells
           vs
           of
           
             false
             Cprists
             ,
             false
             Prophets
             ,
          
           and
           
             Heresies
          
           that
           shall
           arise
           ,
           where
           ,
           without
           doubt
           hee
           includeth
           ,
           false
           Professors
           of
           CHRIST
           :
           And
           are
           wee
           without
           such
           ?
           how
           comes
           it
           then
           to
           passe
           ,
           that
           each
           Head
           of
           the
           
           Hydra-headed
           balefull
           Beast
           of
           Heresies
           ,
           and
           
           Schisme
           striueth
           ,
           of
           late
           ,
           so
           much
           for
           superioritie
           ;
           amongst
           vs
           here
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           to
           goe
           no
           further
           than
           our
           owne
           :
           Certes
           ,
           the
           vgly
           Head
           of
           
             Papisme
          
           hath
           striven
           for
           place
           ;
           the
           rotten
           Head
           of
           
             Arrianisme
          
           hath
           also
           striven
           for
           place
           ,
           the
           mis-shapen
           and
           ill-lookt
           Heads
           of
           old
           
             Pelagianisme
          
           &
           new
           
             Arminianisme
          
           haue
           laboured
           to
           be
           reconciled
           ,
           &
           
           Ianus-like
           ,
           to
           be
           joyned
           together
           ,
           &
           so
           to
           take
           place
           :
           It
           is
           not
           my
           purpose
           to
           meddle
           with
           the
           small
           Heads
           of
           Schisme
           ,
           they
           being
           easily
           suppressed
           :
           They
           are
           those
           
             foure
             Heads
          
           before-named
           ,
           that
           trouble
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Church
           :
           the
           two
           former
           ;
           they
           doe
           openly
           disclaime
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           the
           two
           latter
           ,
           a
           little
           more
           cunningly
           ;
           they
           (
           forsooth
           )
           would
           intrude
           themselues
           into
           our
           Church
           ,
           that
           so
           they
           might
           the
           better
           afterwards
           bring
           in
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           the
           BEAST
           her selfe
           :
           
           But
           leauing
           these
           Heads
           of
           Heresies
           to
           be
           suppressed
           ,
           cut
           off
           and
           damned
           ,
           by
           GOD
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           ,
           with
           the
           helpe
           of
           his
           Reuerend
           Orthodox
           Clergie-men
           :
           And
           not
           to
           
           enlarge
           my selfe
           further
           in
           the
           Introduction
           to
           a
           small
           Relation
           ,
           heare
           and
           vnderstand
           as
           followeth
           :
        
         
           About
           the
           middest
           and
           Centre
           of
           this
           Land
           ,
           is
           situated
           and
           standeth
           the
           ancient
           Citie
           of
           COVENTRIE
           ,
           a
           Countie
           of
           it selfe
           ,
           though
           within
           the
           compasse
           of
           Warwickshire
           :
           And
           in
           this
           Citie
           ,
           on
           Munday
           the
           twentie
           seuenth
           day
           of
           March
           last
           past
           ,
           1626.
           about
           one
           of
           the
           clocke
           after
           dinner
           ,
           vnlookt
           for
           ,
           and
           on
           a
           sudden
           ,
           happened
           this
           fearefull
           and
           prodigious
           shocke
           of
           Earth-quake
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           amazement
           ,
           and
           almost
           astonishment
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           ;
           which
           was
           sensiblie
           felt
           and
           obserued
           throughout
           the
           Citie
           ,
           shrewdly
           shaking
           the
           Houses
           ,
           making
           the
           glasse
           windowes
           about
           the
           houses
           ,
           the
           Pewter
           and
           other
           materialls
           in
           the
           Houses
           to
           clatter
           :
           the
           Beds
           (
           wherein
           some
           lay
           sicke
           )
           to
           shake
           vnder
           them
           ,
           and
           all
           in
           a
           most
           terrible
           manner
           ;
           and
           to
           make
           it
           more
           strange
           ,
           fearefull
           ,
           and
           prodigious
           ,
           it
           yeelded
           forth
           at
           the
           instant
           an
           hideous
           noise
           and
           roaring
           ,
           
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           in
           the
           Aire
           :
           which
           noise
           and
           roaring
           was
           like
           betwixt
           the
           noise
           of
           Thunder
           ,
           and
           the
           roaring
           of
           the
           Sea
           :
           The
           Inhabitants
           and
           beholders
           hereof
           ,
           (
           especially
           the
           better
           sort
           )
           betaking
           themselues
           to
           their
           best
           meditations
           and
           devotions
           ,
           and
           humbly
           submitting
           themselues
           vnder
           Gods
           hand
           and
           handie-workes
           :
           Though
           ,
           blessed
           be
           Almightie
           God
           ,
           there
           was
           no
           great
           hurt
           done
           thereby
           throughout
           the
           whole
           Citie
           :
           albeit
           therin
           are
           many
           goodly
           Houses
           and
           buildings
           ,
           
           two
           large
           and
           faire
           Churches
           about
           the
           heart
           of
           the
           Citie
           ,
           and
           with
           those
           Churches
           two
           loftie
           Pyramidall
           Spire-steeples
           of
           stone-worke
           ,
           and
           not
           farre
           from
           them
           a
           Crosse
           of
           stone
           also
           in
           the
           Market-place
           :
           either
           of
           which
           three
           Monuments
           will
           hardly
           yeeld
           inferioritie
           to
           any
           others
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           that
           this
           Earth-quake
           or
           Prodigie
           ,
           did
           not
           containe
           it selfe
           in
           
             Coventrie
          
           alone
           ,
           but
           by
           credible
           information
           ,
           it
           was
           also
           sensibly
           obserued
           in
           diuers
           other
           places
           
           of
           the
           Countrie
           ,
           euen
           as
           farre
           as
           
             Bristoll
             :
          
           And
           what
           this
           prodigious
           Accident
           may
           portend
           ,
           in
           the
           Counsell
           of
           GOD
           ,
           I
           must
           leaue
           it
           :
           But
           thus
           much
           I
           dare
           bee
           bold
           to
           say
           ,
           and
           pray
           ,
           GOD
           grant
           vs
           quietnesse
           vpon
           the
           Land
           ,
           for
           doubtlesse
           the
           Earth
           was
           much
           shaken
           within
           .
        
         
           If
           any
           list
           to
           bee
           so
           censorious
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           question
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           fearfull
           Earth-quake
           ,
           let
           them
           repaire
           vnto
           the
           publisher
           and
           printer
           hereof
           ,
           who
           hath
           diuers
           Letters
           from
           sundrie
           graue
           ,
           learned
           ,
           religious
           ,
           and
           judicious
           people
           ,
           for
           confirmation
           thereof
           :
           which
           shall
           be
           produced
           ,
           if
           need
           require
           :
           And
           if
           this
           late
           Earth-quake
           seeme
           strange
           or
           incredible
           vnto
           them
           ,
           I
           wish
           them
           haue
           recourse
           vnto
           that
           more
           admirable
           worke
           of
           the
           Omnipotent
           ,
           euen
           in
           ours
           and
           our
           Fathers
           remembrance
           ,
           in
           Hereford-shire
           :
           and
           recorded
           by
           our
           best
           Historiographers
           :
           when
           as
           ,
           
             In
             the
             yeere
             of
             Christ
             Iesus
             ,
          
           
           1571.
           
           
             Marcley
             Hill
             in
             the
             East
             of
             the
             shire
             ,
             
             rowzed
             it selfe
             out
             of
             a
             dead
             sleepe
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             roaring
             noise
             remoued
             from
             the
             place
             where
             it
             stood
             ,
             (
             for
             ought
             wee
             know
             ,
             from
             the
             Creation
             ,
             or
             the
             Deluge
             at
             the
             least
             ,
             )
             and
             for
             three
             dayes
             together
             trauailed
             from
             her
             first
             Site
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             amazement
             and
             feare
             of
             the
             beholders
             .
             It
             began
             to
             journey
             vpon
             the
             seuenth
             day
             of
             Februarie
             ,
             being
             Saturday
             ,
             at
             sixe
             of
             the
             clocke
             at
             night
             ,
             and
             by
             seuen
             in
             the
             next
             morning
             had
             gone
             fourtie
             Paces
             ,
             carrying
             with
             it
             Sheepe
             in
             their
             coates
             ,
             hedge-rowes
             and
             Trees
             ;
             whereof
             some
             were
             ouerturned
             ,
             and
             some
             that
             stood
             vpon
             the
             Plaine
             ,
             are
             firmely
             growing
             vpon
             the
             Hill
             ,
             those
             that
             were
             East
             are
             turned
             West
             ;
             and
             those
             in
             the
             West
             ,
             were
             set
             in
             the
             East
             :
             In
             which
             remoue
             ,
             it
             ouerthrew
             
             Kinnaston-Chappell
             ,
             and
             turned
             two
             High-wayes
             neere
             a
             hundred
             yardes
             from
             their
             vsuall
             Paths
             formerly
             trod
             .
             The
             ground
             thus
             trauelling
             ,
             was
             about
             twentie
             six
             Acres
             ,
             which
             opening
             it selfe
             with
             Rockes
             and
             all
             ,
             bare
             the
             Earth
             before
             it
             ,
             for
             foure
             hundred
             yardes
             without
             any
             stay
             ,
             leauing
             that
             which
             was
             Pasturage
             in
             the
             place
             of
             Tillage
             ,
             and
             the
             Tillage
             
             ouerspread
             with
             Pasturage
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             ouerwhelming
             the
             lower
             parts
             ,
             mounted
             to
             an
             Hill
             of
             twelue
             fathomes
             high
             ,
             and
             there
             rested
             her selfe
             ,
             after
             three
             dayes
             trauell
             :
          
           
           
             remaining
             His
             Marke
             that
             so
             laid
             his
             hand
             vpon
             this
             Rocke
             ,
             whose
             Power
             hath
             poysed
             the
             Hills
             in
             His
             Ballance
             .
          
        
         
           But
           leauing
           Hereford
           shire
           and
           
             Marcley
          
           Hill
           ,
           where
           God
           hath
           now
           placed
           it
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           speake
           of
           diuers
           other
           inferiour
           Eearth-quakes
           ;
           which
           since
           and
           before
           ,
           wee
           and
           our
           Fathers
           may
           remember
           ,
           and
           our
           Chronicles
           make
           mention
           of
           them
           :
           And
           to
           come
           more
           neere
           to
           these
           present
           times
           ,
           (
           though
           somewhat
           further
           from
           home
           ,
           )
           Wee
           may
           remember
           ,
           that
           about
           the
           very
           time
           of
           the
           Apparition
           of
           that
           most
           memorable
           Comet
           or
           Blazing-Starre
           ,
           which
           appeared
           in
           
             Aarctophylax
             ,
             Anno
          
           1618.
           
           In
           
             Italie
             ,
          
           a
           Towne
           called
           
             Pleurs
             ,
          
           was
           by
           a
           fearefull
           and
           prodigious
           Earthquake
           ,
           (
           the
           ground
           opening
           it selfe
           ,
           )
           cleane
           swallowed
           vp
           ,
           Houses
           ,
           Inhabitants
           and
           all
           :
           not
           one
           
           soule
           in
           it
           left
           aliue
           ,
           nor
           so
           much
           as
           any
           Monument
           of
           it
           remaining
           to
           be
           seene
           :
           
           And
           a
           while
           after
           the
           subuersion
           of
           it
           ,
           diuers
           neighboures
           that
           repaired
           thither
           ,
           would
           needs
           attempt
           to
           digge
           into
           the
           ground
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           see
           what
           they
           could
           finde
           :
           Among
           other
           things
           that
           they
           found
           ,
           GOD
           directed
           them
           to
           
             a
             Stone
             ,
          
           which
           when
           they
           had
           taken
           vp
           ,
           they
           saw
           something
           written
           vpon
           it
           in
           
             Hebrew
             Letters
             ,
          
           as
           if
           (
           like
           the
           
             Tables
             of
             Stone
          
           that
           were
           giuen
           to
           MOSES
           in
           
             Mount
             Sinay
          
           )
           it
           had
           beene
           grauen
           with
           Gods
           owne
           singer
           .
           Miraculous
           it
           was
           :
           and
           the
           writing
           this
           ;
           (
           Read
           and
           tremble
           ;
           Reade
           and
           wonder
           ,
           )
        
         
           
             Thus
             saith
             the
             LORD
             ;
             My
             Word
             is
             like
             fire
             ,
             and
             like
             an
             hammer
             breaking
             the
             Rockes
             :
             Goe
             out
             of
             Babylon
             ,
             and
             euery
             one
             looke
             to
             the
             sauing
             of
             his
             owne
             soule
             .
             Let
             none
             winke
             at
             his
             sinnes
             ,
             for
             the
             vengeance
             will
             come
             ,
             and
             all
             shall
             be
             rewarded
             according
             to
             their
             wickednesse
             .
          
           Immediatly
           after
           that
           most
           memorable
           Prodigie
           ,
           followed
           the
           
           Death
           of
           Great
           Princes
           and
           Potentates
           ;
           to
           wit
           ,
           the
           Emperour
           MATTHIAS
           and
           Empresse
           his
           wife
           ;
           his
           two
           Brethren
           ,
           
           both
           Arch-Dukes
           of
           
             Austria
             ;
          
           then
           ,
           Queene
           ANNE
           of
           Great
           
             Britaine
             ,
          
           his
           Sacred
           Maiesties
           Mother
           ,
           (
           of
           famous
           Memorie
           :
           )
           then
           PHILIP
           the
           third
           ,
           King
           of
           
             Spaine
             ,
          
           (
           and
           since
           that
           ,
           King
           IAMES
           ,
           of
           blessed
           Memorie
           :
           )
           then
           also
           began
           the
           Broyles
           and
           Warres
           in
           
             Bohemia
             ,
          
           the
           
             Palatinate
             ,
          
           and
           other
           places
           ,
           the
           wofull
           Consequences
           whereof
           wee
           daily
           see
           and
           heare
           of
           ;
           In
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           that
           wee
           haue
           I
           say
           ,
           (
           as
           our
           Sauiour
           Prophesieth
           )
           
             Warres
             ,
             Seditions
             ,
          
           and
           almost
           nothing
           but
           
             Rumours
             of
             Warres
             ;
          
           Yea
           ,
           I
           may
           further
           say
           the
           RED
           HORSE
           of
           WARRE
           ,
           hath
           and
           doth
           trample
           all
           ouer
           Christendome
           ,
           with
           a
           fearefull
           and
           most
           lamentable
           hauocke
           ,
           embrewing
           his
           feet
           especially
           in
           the
           blood
           of
           Saints
           ,
           the
           professours
           of
           the
           Gospell
           :
           And
           to
           passe
           from
           Warre
           :
           Hath
           not
           God
           caused
           the
           BLACK
           HORSE
           of
           PESTILENCE
           
           to
           play
           his
           part
           more
           neere
           vs
           ?
           yea
           ,
           euen
           here
           amongst
           vs
           in
           and
           about
           this
           famous
           Citie
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           where
           hee
           hath
           trampled
           to
           death
           since
           this
           time
           twelue-moneth
           aboue
           55000.
           soules
           ,
           besides
           what
           haue
           died
           in
           other
           Cities
           ,
           Townes
           ,
           and
           places
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           :
           And
           now
           for
           the
           LEANE
           and
           Pale
           HORSE
           of
           FAMINE
           ,
           although
           wee
           must
           thankfully
           confesse
           ,
           that
           God
           hath
           wonderfully
           restrained
           him
           ,
           yet
           other
           Countries
           haue
           felt
           and
           doe
           feele
           his
           weight
           ,
           with
           
             cleanenesse
             of
             Teeth
          
           and
           
             emptinesse
             of
             Belly
             :
          
           yea
           ,
           and
           wee
           our selues
           haue
           had
           a
           fearefull
           Glympse
           of
           Him
           :
           and
           how
           soone
           God
           may
           permit
           him
           further
           to
           appeare
           amongst
           vs
           ,
           for
           our
           manyfold
           sinnes
           ,
           wee
           know
           not
           ,
           but
           may
           doubt
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           pray
           against
           Famine
           .
        
         
           To
           draw
           to
           a
           conclusion
           ;
           If
           
             Warres
          
           and
           
             Seditions
             ,
             Pestilences
             ,
             Famines
             ,
          
           and
           
             Earth-qvakes
             ,
          
           bee
           speciall
           Signes
           and
           Fore-runners
           of
           the
           last
           Iudgement
           ,
           as
           our
           Sauiour
           CHRIST
           hath
           prophesied
           they
           are
           :
           
           and
           certes
           ,
           
             Heauen
             and
             Earth
             shall
             passe
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             his
             words
             shall
             not
             passe
             :
          
           It
           behoueth
           vs
           ,
           except
           we
           will
           be
           wilfully
           blinde
           and
           stupid
           ,
           to
           take
           the
           Premisses
           into
           consideration
           ,
           and
           not
           slightly
           to
           passe
           by
           without
           observation
           ,
           and
           good
           vse
           making
           of
           this
           
             Earthquake
             ;
          
           such
           ,
           being
           I
           say
           (
           once
           againe
           )
           one
           of
           our
           blessed
           Saviours
           Signes
           of
           his
           comming
           to
           judgement
           .
           And
           however
           ,
           hee
           in
           his
           wisedome
           haue
           concealed
           that
           Yeere
           ,
           day
           ,
           and
           houre
           ;
           that
           hee
           will
           come
           ,
           (
           though
           some
           too
           to
           pragmatically
           and
           petulantly
           haue
           gone
           about
           to
           define
           the
           Yeere
           ,
           to
           bee
           nigh
           at
           hand
           :
           )
           yet
           it
           much
           behoueth
           vs
           to
           meditate
           thereon
           ;
           and
           prepare
           therefore
           ,
           that
           so
           wee
           may
           take
           all
           these
           fore-runners
           to
           be
           so
           many
           fore-warners
           of
           vs
           particularly
           to
           turne
           to
           God
           by
           a
           true
           Conversion
           :
           whereupon
           will
           ensue
           all
           other
           Graces
           needfull
           for
           Salvation
           :
           And
           the
           rather
           wee
           ought
           to
           take
           all
           Gods
           judgements
           to
           bee
           warnings
           vnto
           vs
           of
           the
           last
           Day
           ;
           because
           ,
           
           be
           it
           whensoever
           it
           shall
           please
           God
           ,
           every
           particular
           mans
           death
           is
           vnto
           him
           as
           the
           day
           of
           Iudgement
           ;
           for
           as
           wee
           die
           ,
           so
           shall
           wee
           rise
           :
           Now
           ,
           what
           is
           more
           certeine
           than
           Death
           ?
           and
           what
           more
           vncertaine
           than
           the
           day
           of
           Death
           ?
           and
           it
           being
           so
           ,
           
             what
             manner
             of
             men
             ought
             wee
             to
             bee
             ?
             Good
             Lord
             ,
             therefore
             giue
             vs
             grace
             to
             turne
             vnto
             thee
             by
             true
             Repentance
             ,
             that
             so
             we
             may
             say
             ingenuously
             ,
             and
             heartily
             wish
             ,
             Thy
             will
             be
             done
             ;
          
           And
           ,
           
             Come
             Lord
             Iesu
             ,
             Come
             quickly
             .
          
        
         
           HALLELVIAH
           DEO
           VNITRINO
           GLORIA
           .
           
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A68203-e330
           
             Keckerman
             de
             Terrae
             motu
             .
             Magiri
             Phys
             :
          
           
             Luke
             21.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             24.6
             .
          
           
             Tit.
             3.11
             .
          
           
             S.
             Michaels
             Trinitie
             
          
           
             
               Speed
               ,
            
             in
             his
             Geography
             .
             
               pag.
            
             49
             
          
           
             Iob
             28.9
             .
             Isay
             40.12
             .
          
           
             1619.
             
             
               Gallobelgieus
            
             B.
             of
             
               Londons
            
             Sermon
             at
             the
             Crosse
             .
             
               I.
               Leech
            
             his
             Militarie
             Sermon
             .
          
           
             Maximilian
             .
             Albertus
             .
          
           
             Matth.
             24.35
             .
          
        
      
    
  

