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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01164	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.	France. Parlement (Paris). Proceedings. 1621-10-26.	1621 (1621)	STC 11279.5; ESTC S102578	4,753	14

NEWES FROM FRANCE GOD whose goodnesse and clemencie is incomprehensible to our humane thoughts and imaginations doth not alwayes discharge the arrowes of his wrath vpon miserable sinners who by the innumerablenesse of their offences haue stirred vp and prouoked his wrath against them because he desireth not the death of a sinner but rather that he should conuert and be saued But when he seeth that they waxe worse and are hardened in their sinnes and lull themselues asleepe in humane delights Then he rouzeth vp himselfe with the scourge of aduersitie and dischargeth the furie of his wrath against them to make them turne vnto him who is the Soueraigne Ruler of whome they hold their being and all their power Then I say he employeth the great forces of the heauens and the Elements thereby to heale the vlcer of their vices that wallow and take pleasure in sinne as a Sow delighteth to wallow in the mire Which plainely appeareth by the deplorable accident happened of late in the Citie of Paris where the force and furie of fire strucke such an astonishment in all the inhabitants that they thought the Towne like a second Sodome would suddenly haue beene consumed to ashes by the impetuous flames of fire that threatned them and yet could not truely know the truth how it began For it is so diuersly reported that men cannot assuredly declare any truth thereof And it is prohibited by a Decree made in Court of Parliament in any sort to speake thereof to shunne and auoid the tumult and commotion of the people But so it is that vpon Saturday the 23. of October about one of the clocke after midnight the fire began in such manner to flame out vpon the Merchants Bridge that the inhabitants thereof were surprized sleeping in their beds before they heard or perceiued it for the fire which met with nothing else but that which was combustible increased with such impetuositie that in a short time all the houses that stood vpon the said Bridge on both sides were on fire by meanes of certaine beames that lay crosse ouer one to another The Change Bridge did no lesse feele the force and vigour which the said fire vomited out by meanes of the flames issuing from the same for that descending downe to the foundations thereof in the end it burnt and cast it into the water with all the houses standing thereon together with the great riches of the inhabitants that by no meanes could saue any thing thereof by reason of the smoake and heate that hurt and choked diuers of the people and some men that were burnt fell down with the beames and peeces of wood all burning into the riuer You may iudge how many children and poore innocent soules were buried in that impiteous fire for that their fathers and mothers had worke enough to doe to saue themselues Many women newly brought in bed and others that were sicke in their beds payd that debt to nature which all of vs one day must doe neither hauing that force nor dexteritie sufficient to saue themselues It was most lamentable to heare the wofull cries and sighings not onely of those that were afflicted but also of the spectators of that miserable accident The men in great feare saued themselues from that vnexpected deluge in a manner halfe dead blaming the heauens for their disaster and not knowing how to bee reuenged for their losse tooke reuenge vpon themselues and men were as much troubled to comfort them as to saue the rest of those that were within their houses Women in extreme discomfort their haire hanging about their heades and in a manner naked beholding that horrible spectacle bathing their faces with teares and casting a thousand sighes vp into the ayre swouned and in a manner fell into despaire Diuers seruants both maides and men as well as their masters and mistresses induring and feeling the rigor of that mischance stood in the like manner as others did ready to pay their debt to cruell destiny The fire still waxing greater and greater mounted vp into the ayre with mighty flames and cast such and so great a light ouer all the Citie that those which knew nothing of that vnfortunate mischance being awaked by the popular rumour were in a maze to imagine from whence that light should come not knowing the cause but as others did in great feare ranne vnto the place The Bels in diuers Churches began to ring the noyse whereof astonishing diuers Citizens of the sayd Towne caused them to arme themselues at which time Paris began to enter into a great tumult When the Duke de Monbason Gouernour of the City hauing intelligence thereof came vnto the place with his Company of souldiers the Watch and diuers others all in Armes placing a Court of guard at both ends of the Bridges and other places From thence he went to possesse the strongest and most eminent places as the Bastille the Kings Court called the Louure the Towne house and diuers places of note which done he caused fires to be made thorowout all the Citie and Lanternes to bee hung out of euery window in so great quantity that it was as light as at noone-day and caused foure Culuerins to be brought to both the ends of the said Bridges and to conclude vsed such diligence in that imminent danger still keeping good watch doubting some treason that he is perpetually to be commended for the same In the meane time while he was thus prouidently busied about that publike care so necessary in such an extremitie The fire that like a tempest deuoured and spoyled all that it tooke hold on was not content with that whereon it had first seized but hauing satisfied the greedie desire thereof and brought all the houses and dwelling places vpon the sayd two Bridges into vtter ruine and desolation and layd them in the valley of miserie encreased more and more and carried her flames into the Galue place and if it had not beene for some artificiall trenches and mens helpe who in great numbers ranne thither the great Castle and the gate of Paris was in danger to haue felt the furie thereof On the other side in the extremitie of the raging flames at the other end of the Bridges aforesaid the fire was no lesse furious for hauing seized vpon all the houses and shops neere vnto it as farre as before the Pallace it tooke hold on the Dyall and beganne to melt the Lead that couered it vntill a great number of nimble and couragious men ran thither and employed all their forces and industries to saue that admirable worke The Duke de Monbason while euery man was busied about that pitifull and most lamentable busines on Sunday in the morning caused commandement to bee made by sound of Trumpet that all the Citizens should fill and set diuers tubs full of water at all the corners of the streetes And it is an incredible thing to report how great a number of people from all places ranne vnto