Anno Christi 1659. There was at Brightling an amazing Providence, containing many strange passages. A wonderful hand of God, by what Instrument or Instruments soever: which was, a fire strangely kindled, which burnt down a Mans house, and afterwards kindled in another, to which the mans Goods were carried, and to which, himself, and his Wife, and his Servant Girl were removed; and several things were thrown by an invisible hand, powerfully convincing, and thereby discovering the Hypocrisy and Theft of the Man, and for a warning to others to take heed of the like.
November 7. In the Evening. The fire first kindled in this Man's Milk-house, and November 9. there was dust thrown upon this Man and his Wife, as they lay in Bed together, and there was knocking several ⟨p. 190⟩times and the same morning divers things were thrown about, and the Fire again kindled in the Milk-house, which was yet put out by the Woman her self; then it kindled in the Eves of the house, in the Thatch, which was put out by a Man which was their next Neighbour. That night as the Man had a pot of Beer in his hand, a stone fell into the Pot: then did he set down the pot upon the Table. When some Men came to be with them that night, they were speaking how convenient it would be to have a Tub filled with Water, to stand ready, in case they should have occasion to use it, and as they were going out of the door to prepare it, the fire again kindled in the Milk-house, and suddenly the whole house was on fire, but most of the Goods and Household-stuff were carried out and preserved: The fire was a strange fire, very white, and not singing their hands when they pulled the things out of it.
The next day the Household-stuff was carried to another house, wherein was a Family: but those were to be in one end of the House, and the other, in the other end. But before the Man and his Wife went to Bed, there was dust thrown upon them, which so troubled them, that ⟨p. 191⟩the Man having another Man with them, and a Candle and Lantern in his hand, came up to me (saith my Author) who was in Bed, and asleep, but when I was awakened, I heard him say, The hand of God still pursues me, and so he entreated me to go down with him, and accordingly I and my Brother went down, where we found them in the house, greatly troubled by reason of things that were thrown about, and some things were thrown presently after we came in.
Anno Christi 1659. There was at Brightling an amazing Providence, containing many strange passages. A wonderful hand of God, by what Instrument or Instruments soever: which was, a fire strangely kindled, which burnt down a Mans house, and afterwards kindled in another, to which the mans Goods were carried, and to which, himself, and his Wife, and his Servant Girl were removed; and several things were thrown by an invisible hand, powerfully convincing, and thereby discovering the Hypocrifie and Theft of the Man, and for a warning to others to take heed of the like.
November 7. In the Evening. The fire first kindled in this Man's Milk-house, and November 9. there was dust thrown upon this Man and his Wife, as they lay in Bed together, and there was knocking several ⟨p. 190⟩times and the same morning divers things were thrown about, and the Fire again kindled in the Milk-house, which was yet put out by the Woman her self; then it kindled in the Eves of the house, in the Thatch, which was put out by a Man which was their next Neighbour. That night as the Man had a pot of Beer in his hand, a stone fell into the Pot: then did he set down the pot upon the Table. When some Men came to be with them that night, they were speaking how convenient it would be to have a Tub filled with Water, to stand ready, in case they should have occasion to use it, and as they were going out of the door to prepare it, the fire again kindled in the Milk-house, and suddenly the whole house was on fire, but most of the Goods and Houshold-stuff were carried out and preserved: The fire was a strange fire, very white, and not singing their hands when they pulled the things out of it.
The next day the Houshold-stuff was carried to another house, wherein was a Family: but those were to be in one end of the House, and the other, in the other end. But before the Man and his Wife went to Bed, there was dust thrown upon them, which so troubled them, that ⟨p. 191⟩the Man having another Man with them, and a Candle and Lanthorn in his hand, came up to me (saith my Author) who was in Bed, and asleep, but when I was awakened, I heard him say, The hand of God still pursues me, and so he intreated me to go down with him, and accordingly I and my Brother went down, where we found them in the house, greatly troubled by reason of things that were thrown about, and some things were thrown presently after we came in.
