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Gods terrible voice in the city of London wherein you have the narration of…
Gods terrible voice in the city of London wherein you have the narration of the two late dreadful judgements of plague and fire, inflicted by the Lord upon that city; the former in the year 1665. the latter in the year 1666. / By T.V. ; To which is added, the general bill of mortality, showing the number of persons which died in every parish of all diseases, and of the plague, in the year abovesaid. ; [Two lines from Micah]Gods terrible voice in the city of London wherein you have the narration of the two late dreadful judgements of plague and fire, inflicted by the Lord upon that city; the former in the year 1665. the latter in the year 1666. / By T.V. ; To which is added, the generall bill of mortality, shewing the number of persons which died in every parish of all diseases, and of the plague, in the year abovesaid. ; [Two lines from Micah]
printed by Marmaduke Johnson, 1668
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 Wednesday morning, when people expected that the Suburbs would be burnt, as well as the City, and with speed were preparing their flight, as well as they could, with their luggage into the Countries, and neighbouring Villages. Then the Lord hath pity on poor London; his bowels begin to relent, his heart is turned within him, and he stays his rough wind in the day of the East wind; his fury begins to be allayed; he hath a remnant of People in London, and there shall a remnant of houses escape; the wind now is hushed; the Commission of the Fire is withdrawing, and it burns so gently, even where it meets with no opposition, that it was not hard to be quenched, in many places with a few hands: now the Citizens begin to gather a little heart, and encouragement in their endeavours to quench the Fire. A check it had at Leaden-hall; by that great building; a stop it had in Bishops-gate-street, Fen-Church-street, Lime-street, Mark-lane, and towards the Tower; one means under God, was the blowing up of houses with Gun-powder. Now it is stayed in Lothbury, Broad-street, Coleman-street; towards the Gates it burnt, but not with any great violence; at the Temple also it is stayed, and in Holborn, where it had got no great footing; and when once the Fire was got under, it was kept under, and on Thursday the flames were extinguished.
On Wednesday morning, when people expected that the Suburbs would be burnt, as well as the City, and with speed were preparing their flight, as well as they could, with their luggage into the Countries, and neighbouring Villages. Then the Lord hath pity on poor London; his bowels begin to relent, his heart is turned within him, and he stayes his rough wind in the day of the East wind; his fury begins to be allayed; he hath a remnant of People in London, and there shall a remnant of houses escape; the wind now is husht; the Commission of the Fire is withdrawing, and it burns so gently, even where it meets with no opposition, that it was not hard to be quenched, in many places with a few hands: now the Citizens begin to gather a little heart, and encouragement in their endeavours to quench the Fire. A check it had at Leaden-hall; by that great building; a stop it had in Bishops-gate-street, Fen-Church-street, Lime-street, Mark-lane, and towards the Tower; one means under God, was the blowing up of houses with Gun-powder. Now it is stayed in Lothbury, Broad-street, Coleman-street; towards the Gates it burnt, but not with any great violence; at the Temple also it is stayed, and in Holborn, where it had got no great footing; and when once the Fire was got under, it was kept under, and on Thursday the flames were extinguished.