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God's terrible voice in the city
God's terrible voice in the city by T.V.
London? : s.n., Printed in the year 1667
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
On Tuesday was the Fire burning up the very bowels of London; Cheapside is all in a light fire ⟨p. 65⟩in a few hours time) many Fires meeting there, as in the centre; from Supper-lane, Bow-lane, Bread-street, Friday-street, and Old-change, the Fire comes up almost together, and breaks furiously into the Broad-street, and most of that side of the way was together in flames, a dreadful spectacle! and then partly by the Fire which came down by Mercers Chapel, partly by the fall of the Houses cross the way, the other side is quickly kindled, and doth not stand long after it. Now the Fire gets into Black-fryers, and so continues its course by the water, and makes up towards Paul's Church, on that side, and Cheap-side Fire besets the great building on this side, and the Church though all of stone outward, though naked of houses about it, and though so high above all buildings in the City, yet within a while, doth yield to the violent assaults of the conquering flames, and strangely takes Fire at the top; now the lead melts and runs down, as if it had been snow before the Sun; and the great beams and massy stones, with a great noise fall on the Pavement, and break through into Faith-Church under neath; now great flakes of stone scale, and peel off strangely from the side of the Walls; the Conqueror having got this high Fort, darts its flames round about, now Pater-noster-row, Newgate-market, the old Bailey, and Ludgate-hill have submitted themselves to the devouring Fire, which with wonderful speed rusheth down the Hill into Fleet-street. Now Cheap-side Fire marcheth along Iron-monger-lane, old Jury, Lawrence-lane, Milk-street, Wood-street, Gutter-lane, Foster-lane: Now it runs along Lothbury, Cat-eaten-street, ⟨p. 66⟩&c. From Newgate-Market, it assaults Christ-Church, and conquers that great building, and burns through Martin's lane towards Alders-gate, and all about so furiously, as if it would not leave a House standing upon the ground.
On Tuesday was the Fire burning up the very bowels of London; Cheapside is all in a light fire ⟨p. 65⟩in a few hours time) many Fires meeting there, as in the center; from Soper-lane, Bow-lane, Bread-street, Friday-street, and Old-change, the Fire comes up almost together, and breaks furiously into the Broad-street, and most of that side of the way was together in flames, a dreadful spectacle! and then partly by the Fire which came down by Mercers Chappel, partly by the fall of the Houses cross the way, the other side is quickly kindled, and doth not stand long after it. Now the Fire gets into Black-fryers, and so continues its course by the water, and makes up towards Paul's Church, on that side, and Cheap-side Fire besets the great building on this side, and the Church though all of stone outward, though naked of houses about it, and though so high above all buildings in the City, yet within a while, doth yield to the violent assaults of the conquering flames, and strangely takes Fire at the top; now the lead melts and runs down, as if it had been snow before the Sun; and the great beames and massy stones, with a great noise fall on the Pavement, and break through into Faith-Church under neath; now great flakes of stone scale, and peel off strangely from the side of the Walls; the Conqueror having got this high Fort, darts its flames round about, now Pater-noster-rowe, Newgate-market, the old Baily, and Ludgate-hill have submitted themselves to the devouring Fire, which with wonderful speed rusheth down the Hill into Fleet-street. Now Cheap-side Fire marcheth along Iron-monger-lane, old Iury, Lawrence-lane, Milk-street, Wood-street, Gutter-lane, Foster-lane: Now it runs along Lothbury, Cat-eaten-street,