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Hilliard, John. Fire from heauen Burning the body of one Iohn Hittchell of Holne-hurst, within the parish of Christ-church, in the county of South-hampton the 26. of Iune last 1613. who by the same was consumed to ashes, and no fire seene, lying therein smoaking and smothering three dayes and three nights, not to bequenched [sic] by water, nor the help of mans hand. VVith the lamentable burning of his house and one childe, and the grieuous scorching of his wife: with the birth of a monster, and many other strange things hapning about the same time: the like was neuer seene nor heard of.

Creator
Hilliard, John
Date
1613
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
FILM Acc. 626; For access, follow the Linked Resources hyperlink
Caption
Early English books, 1475-1640
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Nevves from France. A true relation of the great losses which happened by the lamentable accident of fire in the citie of Paris, the 24. day of October last past, 1621 which burnt downe the Merchants Bridge, the Changers Bridge, and diuers houses neere vnto them. Together with the speedy diligence vsed by the Duke De Monbason, gouernour of the said towne, for the quenching thereof. Also a decree made in the Court of Parliament in Paris, whereby an order is taken for prouiding for the merchants that haue lost their goods by the sayd fire, and to preuent the like mischance in time to come. Translated according to the French copie, printed at Paris

Date
1621
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
FILM Acc. 626; For access, follow the Linked Resources hyperlink
Caption
Early English books, 1475-1640
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Whately, William. Sinne no more, or A sermon preached in the parish church of Banbury on Tuesday the fourth of March last past vpon occasion of a most terrible fire that happened there on the Sabbath day immediatly precedent, and within the space of foure houres was carried from the one end of the towne to the other, with that fury, as continuing to burne all the night, and much of the next day, it consumed 103. dwelling houses, 20. kilnehouses, and other out-houses, to the number of 660. bayes and vpwards, together with so much malt and other graine and commodities, as amounted at the least to the value of twenty thousand pounds. William Whately Vicar of Banbury

Creator
Whately, William, 1583-1639
Date
[1628]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
FILM Acc. 626; For access, follow the Linked Resources hyperlink
Caption
Early English books, 1475-1640 The second time published, and enlarged by the author
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Wither, George. A memorandum to London : occasioned by the pestilence there begun this present year MDCLXV, and humbly offered to the Lord Maior, Aldermen and commonalty of the said City. By George Wither. Thereto is by him added, a warning-piece to London, discharged out of a loophole in the Tower, upon meditating the deplorable fier, which consumed the house of an eminent citizen, with all the persons and goods therein, at the beginning of our most joyful festival, in December, 1662. Also, a single sacrifice offered to Almighty God, by the same author in his lonely confinement, for prevention of the dearth-feared, and probably portended, by immoderate raines in June and July, 1663. Morever, in regard many have reported and believed this author to be dead; we have annexed his epitaph, made by himself upon that occasion

Creator
Wither, George, 1588-1667
Date
Imprinted in the year, MDCLXV. [1665]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
154- 201q
Caption
[London] : [s.n.], Imprinted in the year, MDCLXV. [1665]
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