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earthquake_n particular_o 4._o particular_o giou._n villani_n l._n 12._o c._n 122._o p._n 929._o &_o d._n dâ—t_n archiep._n fleren_n chren_n par_fw-fr 3._o p._n 355._o add_v a_o 1349._o ad_fw-la 21._o c._n 8_o 8_o 4._o villach_n in_o istria_n be_v a_o sad_a example_n of_o this_o calamity_n for_o every_o house_n in_o that_o city_n be_v utter_o overthrow_v except_o only_o the_o cottage_n of_o a_o just_a and_o charitable_a man._n and_o yet_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v timely_a warn_n of_o this_o evil_n that_o so_o they_o may_v fly_v from_o it_o for_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o marketplace_n the_o earth_n be_v cleave_v in_o sunder_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cross_n and_o first_o it_o send_v forth_o blood_n and_o then_o water_n and_o 633._o and_o lazius_n geneal_n aâ—tr_n comment_fw-fr l._n 12._o p._n 234._o &_o jâ—h_n aventin_n ann._n ho._n â—r_n l._n 7._o p._n 633._o lazius_n say_v that_o most_o of_o the_o town_n in_o austria_n and_o styria_n fall_v with_o this_o earthquake_n and_o many_o other_o province_n suffer_v such_o last_a character_n of_o the_o fury_n of_o these_o strong_a convulsion_n of_o nature_n that_o least_o the_o joint_a concurrence_n of_o so_o many_o author_n of_o those_o day_n shall_v not_o obtain_v sufficient_a credit_n they_o may_v be_v very_o plain_o read_v even_o by_o late_a posterity_n this_o wonderful_a earthquake_n as_o if_o in_o itself_o not_o enough_o terrible_a be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n 247._o part_n stow_n p._n 247._o attend_v with_o loud_a and_o horrid_a thunder_n and_o dismal_a slash_n of_o lightning_n whereby_o among_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o year_n 1353_o the_o great_a bell_n of_o st._n peter_n church_n in_o rome_n be_v throw_v down_o and_o almost_o melt_v the_o same_o year_n at_o cremona_n near_o mantua_n in_o italy_n there_o fall_v a_o mighty_a storm_n of_o hail_n whereby_o many_o cattle_n and_o people_n be_v destroy_v and_o even_o strong-built_a house_n not_o a_o little_a damnify_v for_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o 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sepulcher_n but_o the_o city_n of_o basil_n feel_v the_o effect_n of_o its_o fury_n more_o severe_o be_v almost_o whole_o ruinate_v thereby_o three_o year_n after_o namely_o 1359_o on_o the_o 21_o apr._n 21_o hic_fw-la stow_n exact_v cum_fw-la labâ—â—o_n concerdat_fw-la ubi_fw-la ad_fw-la a_o 1359._o lat._n dom._n f._n pascha_fw-la 21_o apr._n of_o april_n be_v easter-day_n in_o the_o cathedral-church_n of_o stena_n in_o tuscany_n while_o the_o bishop_n be_v assist_v with_o five_o other_o priest_n stand_v by_o the_o altar_n prepare_v the_o element_n for_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n there_o fall_v a_o strong_a and_o terrible_a shower_n of_o rain_n accompany_v with_o loud_a thunder_n and_o horrid_a flash_n of_o lightning_n during_o which_o tempest_n many_o part_n of_o the_o church_n be_v strike_v and_o the_o chapel_n spoil_v and_o beat_v down_o together_o with_o the_o table_n of_o the_o high-altar_n the_o bishop_n and_o the_o priest_n what_o with_o the_o lightning_n and_o their_o own_o 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1348._o very_a judicious_a and_o worthy_a person_n stick_v not_o to_o aver_v that_o it_o be_v never_o yet_o equal_v by_o any_o for_o say_v he_o it_o rage_v universal_o over_o all_o our_o hemisphere_n and_o there_o be_v neither_o city_n village_n nor_o house_n whereinto_o it_o do_v not_o cruel_o intrude_v iii_o it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v have_v its_o original_a 2598._o original_a mezeray_fw-fr ibid._n &_o knighton_n p._n 2598._o among_o the_o tartar_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cathay_n in_o asia_n and_o among_o the_o indian_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a igneous_a vapour_n or_o sulphurous_a fire_n horrible_o break_v forth_o from_o the_o earth_n or_o as_o 355._o as_o giev_n villani_n l._n 12._o c._n 83._o p._n 892._o &_o d._n anten_n chren_n par_fw-fr 3._o p._n 355._o other_o descend_v from_o heaven_n which_o utter_o consume_v and_o devour_v man_n and_o beast_n house_n stone_n and_o tree_n to_o the_o very_a ground_n
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or_o no._n then_o john_n answer_v himself_o that_o as_o for_o his_o part_n he_o know_v not_o what_o messenger_n have_v be_v in_o england_n nor_o what_o mischief_n may_v be_v brew_v for_o he_o wherefore_o while_o he_o be_v secure_a he_o resolve_v to_o keep_v himself_o so_o maugre_o all_o their_o subtle_a device_n at_o that_o the_o earl_n offer_v unto_o the_o say_v john_n lancaster_n 40000_o crown_n or_o other_o possession_n in_o exchange_n and_o a_o indemnity_n from_o the_o king_n of_o france_n for_o ever_o to_o which_o he_o receive_v this_o answer_n that_o before_o the_o take_v of_o that_o castle_n they_o be_v all_o good_a subject_n of_o england_n but_o now_o by_o this_o their_o offence_n against_o the_o truce_n and_o other_o their_o demerit_n no_o better_a than_o banish_a man_n and_o exclude_v from_o the_o peace_n of_o their_o lord_n king_n edward_n wherefore_o the_o place_n which_o now_o they_o hold_v they_o will_v willing_o sell_v or_o exchange_n but_o to_o none_o soon_o than_o to_o 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bretagne_n sr._n bertram_n of_o clequin_n nephew_n on_o condition_n he_o can_v obtain_v the_o delivery_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o roye_n by_o exchange_n for_o any_o one_o or_o more_o of_o his_o prisoner_n whereupon_o sr._n oliver_n manny_n send_v to_o king_n edward_n of_o england_n to_o know_v what_o knight_n next_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n he_o will_v have_v deliver_v in_o exchange_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o roye_n the_o king_n hereupon_o intimate_v his_o particular_a esteem_n for_o sr._n guischard_v dangle_v the_o exchange_n be_v make_v and_o sr._n oliver_n manny_n marry_v the_o lord_n of_o roye_n daughter_n with_o which_o fortune_n he_o be_v so_o well_o please_v that_o he_o procure_v the_o other_o english_a lord_n and_o knight_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prisoner_n to_o be_v deliver_v for_o very_o easy_a ransom_n but_o as_o for_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n ibid._n pembroke_n frois_fw-fr ibid._n no_o less_o than_o 6000_o florin_n of_o florence_n be_v set_v on_o his_o 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