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water_n	fish_n	great_a	sea_n	3,519	5	6.8793	4	false

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A38408	England's most dreadful calamity by the late floods being a most lamentable account of the great damages sustained by the fearful invndations, caused by the unparalell'd rain which fell on the 24th of April, 1682 : and the late rains which have lately hapned : containing the several houses, barns, cattle, out-houses, stacks of hay and corn, being carried away : together with the number of persons drowned, and of some thousands of acres of ground layed under water : giving a relation of the particular damage sustained in the city of London, and the suburbs thereof, at Branford, Camberwell, Dulwich, Depford, on the river Thames ...		1682 (1682)	Wing E2999; ESTC R9454	3,803	8

drowned several persons together with Cattle and setting the Reeks of Hay and Corn afloat the Fens a low Ground in that County were likewise over-flow'd The River Trent likewise over-flowed on the 25th of April by reason of the exceeding Land-Flood that poured out into it and by the Effusion of Waters laid the Meadows in a Sea the which being abated a great number of goodly Fish were found upon the dry Land some dead some flouncing in the Osiers yet it did great damage by washing away the Corn as likewise over-turning a Mill that stood upon the bank of the River wherein the Miller being at work was drowned and some Cattle carryed away The Inhabitants of many parts of the Bishoprick of Durham give us a doleful Relation of the great spoil the Floods have made amongst them and how that at present a great deal of their Corn lies under water and the Rain continues so Incessant that the like for the Season of the year has not been known In the Town of Northampton great damage has been sustained by the late immoderate Rains many Barns of Corn being spoiled a great deal likewise carrryed away that was ready dressed upon the Floor The River Isis at Oxford over-flowing laid most of the Level under Water which continued so for the space of three days and likewise by the Rain which was there accompanied with Thunder and Lightning much damage was sustained in the City Nor do all the Accounts from Scotland of the dire Effects of that terrible Night for it seems it was Universal differ from what we receive nearer home it having done excessive damage in many parts of that Kingdom as Leith Glascow St. Johnstons and other places adjacent nay as far as we can yet hear it had its dreadful Effects in most neighbouring Kingdoms to the great terror and amazement of such as were eye-witnesses to the Calamity it occasioned But what can we expect less then that God should send his Judgements abroad when as Rebellious Man perseveres in his obstinate Rebellion against him For certain it is that the great Creator who made what ever had beginning can when it pleases him use any part of his Creation to punish his Enemies as we may Read in Joshua when He showered down Hail-stones to destroy the Wicked Canaanites And in Egypts Evil day to Curb the Pride of Rebellious Pharoah he sent Hail mingled with Fire accompanied with such prodigious Thunder and Lightning that the like before was never known when God likewise was displeased with the Sons of Men and that as he was pleased to express himself it grieved him at his very heart that he had made them he did but command it and all the Elements conspired to overflow the Globe of the Earth the Clouds sucked up the Sea and poured it down in Streams or as Moses has it The VVindows of Heaven were open which were no other then that the Clouds were crushed by strong Winds the Earth likewise obeying her Creators voice opened every watery part when Rivers gushes and Springs redole their force the Fountains of the great deep was likewise broken it would know no bounds Nor have we wanted instances of the like nature in our age as the late fearful Inundations of Holland and other places but above all this present Relation for excessive Rain has not been known in many Ages so that some conjecture had it held for 48 hours with the same violence it would have Lanced under Water most of the Northern parts of England Godmanchester Ripton and many Towns neer St. Ive's suffering much many Houses under water and some people being drown'd a Coach and six Horses coming from York with six Passengers were all drown'd with many of the Northern Carriers some losing their whole Teams and their Waggons being over-turn'd and driven away in the stream many others losing all their Cattle being drown'd as Oxen Sheep Hogs c. FINIS

ENGLAND'S most Dreadful Calamity BY THE LATE FLOODS Being a most Lamentable Account of the Great Damages sustained by the Fearful INVNDATIONS CAUSED BY The Unparalell'd RAIN Which fell on the 24th of April 1682. And the Late Rains which have lately hapned Containing the several Houses Barns Cattle Out-houses Stacks of Hay and Corn being carryed away Together with the number of Persons Drowned and of some Thousands of Acres of Ground layed under Water Giving a Relation of the particular Damage sustained in the City of London and the Suburbs thereof at Br●nford Camberwell Dulwich Dep●ford on the River of Thames Godmanchester Ripton and many Towns near St. Ive's suffering much many Houses under water and some people being drowned a Coach and Six Horses coming from York with 6 passengers were all drown'd with many of the Northern Carriers some losing their whole Teams and their Waggons being over-turn'd and driven away in the stream many others losing all their Cattle being drown'd as Oxen Sheep Hogs c. As likewise at Boston in Lincoln-sh●re Dale in Sussex and other places in England and Scotland The like Dreadful Calamity not having been known upon the like Occasion Together with several Godly Exhortations to prevent such judgements for the future by a Timely Repentance Printed for P. Brooksby in Wost-Smithfield 1682. England's most Dreadful Calamity By the Late FLOODS ACcording to the Old Proverb Water and Fire are two good Servants but bad Masters For when either of them get the upper-hand they shew no mercy but with Impetuous Rage destroy all before them being by nature two of the furiousest and irresistable Elements that operate in the Creation But above all the Deluges or raging Floods that have been caused in this Island by the former Rain I think none is more to be noted then what has lately happened the Relation of the Damages and exceeding Loss sustained by it being the subject of this Sheet But to begin On the 24th of April this present year 1682. about 7 in the Evening it began to Rain as indeed it has for the greatest part of this Spring as every one can testifie by little and little increasing till at last it fell with such unwonted fury that several people were beaten down with its Impetuosity for instead of usual drops it seemed as if it had been poured out of Buckets or as a water-spout which Marriners tell of long hovering in the air and whirled about with Winds far lower then the Cloud at last falls and if by chance as oft it does light on the Deck of a Ship unless it be strong built it seldom misses to sink the same This Rain had not continued above an hour but the Streets of the City of London swam with Water so high that in many places Boats might have Rowed nor was that all for several Ware-houses and Cellers that lay low received some three some four foot deep in Water by reason the Kennels were not able to vent it to the great damage of the Merchandize contained therein which at the least value could not amount to less then 2000 pounds At Hockley in the Hole in the Parish of St. James's Clerken-Well it came down upon the Inhabitants like a Sea driving away all that opposed it insomuch that it passed quite thorow several Houses carrying away good part of them and causing the Goods in near 20 others to swim about It took away part of a Brewhouse and made the Fat 's to swim as if they had been in some great River so that many people were forced in that dreadful Calamity to get to the tops of their Houses and there continued till the Waters were abated In Field-Lane it did no less spoil amongst the slaughter-houses forcing open the doors and carrying away several Hogs and spoiling several Sheep and other Cattle that were ready dress'd several of the Hogs being the next day found in Fleet-Ditch and in the River of Thames where they had been carryed by the violence of the Stream In Fleet-Ditch although at Ebbing water it filled the Ditch so full that most if not all the Cellers were filled with with water breaking the Halsers of 5 or 6 Lighters laden with Coals and driving them down the Stream where one of them running cross and stopping at Fleet-Bridge the which stopping the rest three were sunk and broak in pieces the rest being much batter'd and at least 50 Chaldron of Coals cast away Two persons coming that night from Craydon having been at the Quarter-Sessions holden there and turning down Wash-Lane which leads from Bristol Caus-way to Camberwell the fearful Torrent meeting them by descending down a Hill threw up their Horses heels forced one of them through the Hedge together with his horse where both perished in the water whilst the other by good luck getting hold of a Tree hung there for some hours and so saved himself though as we hear his horse was likewise drowned the man that perished was the Master of the Kings-head at Camberwell At Dulwich-Wells the Waters came down the Hill in such a Torrent that it over-turned many of the Huts set up there At Debtford the Rivers over-flowed so that the Meadows were two or three Yards standing water where perished several Cattle as likewise a Youth coming from Lusham was drowned A Boat coming from Wolwich to Greenwich was so filled with Water on a sudden with the excessive Rain that e're they could put to shore the Boat sunk and the Water-man hardly escaped about a hundred Sculls and Skiffs that were fastened in divers places sunk likewise as being filled brim-full with the Rain At Branford the same night the Waters came down in such abundance that in the hither Town it drove down a great many Stables and out-Houses demolishing defacing and carrying away part of six or seven dwelling houses so that the Inhabitants to save their Lives were forced to crawl on the tops of their Neighbours houses by getting out at the Garret Windows and those that had none forced their way through the Roof such shifts will people make to avoid eminent danger a great number of Cattle and Poultry being found dead the next morning some swiming in the River and others lest by the Water upon dry Land so that in Hay Corn and other things the damage could not be judged less worth then 600 pounds Near to Dale in Sussex the Sea at that time broke in and layed a hundred Acres of Land under water drowning and carrying away many Cattle as likewise breaking several small Vessels who by the force of the Sea inraged by such violent Rain drew their Anchors and were forced upon the Sands six people we hear of likewise drowned there three of which were a drowned in a little house standing by the Sea side which was carryed away by the Flood At Boston in Lincoln-shire the Rivers likewise over-flowed and drowned a great part of the low Grounds destroying six or seven Daries that were placed in them and