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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

that place to satisfie themselues with the sight of that horrible fire which filled their eyes with teares and their brests with sighes This friendly Reader in briefe is the true relation that I can make vnto thee to let thee know and vnderstand this lamentable action from whence the same proceeded no man knowes Neuerthelesse the Court by a Decree made the 25. day of Octob. hath commanded all Iudges and Officers to make an exact enquirie of those that wickedly haue committed that disorder and that the knowledge thereof being had so good Iustice may be vsed therein that such as they may take example thereby A Decree made by the Court of Parliament in PARIS whereby Order is taken for prouiding for the Merchants that haue lost their goods by the said fire and to preuent the like mischance in time to come VPon the Declaration made by the Kings Atturney General touching the fire happened by night betweene Saturday and Sunday the 24. of this moneth of October which burnt and consumed the Changers and the Merchants Bridges and some houses neere vnto them as well on the Palace side vnto the Leather street as on the great Castle side requiring That the Court would be pleased to giue him Commission to make information of the beginning of that fire considering the diuers reports that were spred abroad in the Towne that might bee a meanes to procure great trouble in the same and to make speedie prouision for the necessitie of those that haue lost their goods by the said Fire as also that the like inconuenience may not happen After the Lieutenant ciuill and the substitute of the sayd Atturney generall had audience being for that cause sent for vpon information that they had begunne to make inquirie thereof The Court hath enjoyned and enioyneth the Prouost of Paris or his Lieutenants ciuill or criminall diligently to continue the information by them begun touching the originall of that Fire and to make and finish the inditement of the authours of the same and their adherents ready for the definitiue sentence notwithstanding any oppositions or appeales whatsoeuer and to the Substitute of the sayd Atturney generall to be assistant vnto them and with all diligence to certifie this Court thereof And withall expressely command and prohibite vpon paine of death all persons of what qualities or conditions soeuer they be to assemble together either by day or by night vnlesse it bee by commandement of the Magistrate nor yet to mis behaue themselues by words nor to vse any reproches vnder pretence of diuersitie of Religions or to sow or cast foorth any bruites or rumours touching the inconuenience of the sayd Fire tending to the disquietnesse of the Citie but to liue peaceably and quietly vnder the Kings Authority and Edicts Commanding all vagrant persons and men that are of lewde conuersation liuing idlely presently without any delay to depart out of the Citie after the publication of these presents And their Oasts and such as harbour them to disclose them vpon paine personally to answere for them And to prouide for the necessitie and reliefe of the poore inhabitants vtterly vndone and beggered by the sayd Fire Humble supplication shall be made vnto the King to be pleased to bestow His gracious liberalitie vpon them And in the meane time it is ordeined That the said Atturney generall shall make a note of the names of those that haue endured the said losses and what trades and occupations they were of as also of the number of their children and families who may be put into Saint Louis House there to be lodged and nourished for the space of sixe moneths and to that end there shall be ten thousand Frankes put into the hands of Perrot and Sainctot Ouerseers of the Hospitall And further that gatherings shall be made throughout all the Parishes of this Citie to ayde the said distressed people And to that end the people shall be exhorted by the Vicars and Officers of the sayd Parishes to appoint certaine persons of good qualitie from month to month to make the sayd Gatherings Commanding the Prouost of Merchants and Sheriffes to set men on worke continually to take vp and rid away the ruines of the said Fire fallen into the water that the course of the same may not be hindred and to make it nauigable and in the meane time to appoint honest men of good credit and well experienced for the space of a whole yeere to search in the bottome of the water for the goods and merchandizes that shall be found to haue beene drowned and the same to bee brought into the common Hospitall of the said Citie whereof an Inuentorie shall bee made by one of the sayd Sheriffes that they may bee restored to the owners thereof And also that all Boatmen and such as vse to saile vp and downe the riuer and all others that shall haue found any thing of the same to bring them to the said Hospitall of the Towne and to bring a certificate thereof vpon paine of hanging We likewise command the Prouost of Merchants and the Sheriffes to keepe and hold within the sayd Hospitall of the Towne and the Towne-house as also in euery Ward such a quantity of hooks buckets of lether and other such necessaries as shall be needfull in time to come to serue for such inconueniences of Fire and to certifie the same vnto the Clerke of the said Court. And the Captaine of the Watch to keepe good watch by night in the Palace and other vsuall places And to the end in time to come that the danger of Fire may not take in the Palace by reason of the shoppes that are built vp against the same We ordeine and command that the new shops built from the Dyall Tower to the bailliage Gate on the Quay-side of the riuer shall be pulled downe and none of them to be built vp againe for any cause or reason whatsoeuer And further that all Processes sued out against the bodies of those that dwelt vpon the sayd Bridges by reason of any Obligations Iudgements or Arrests in what manner soeuer they be done shall surcease for the space of a yeere and that by the ordinarie Iudges there shall bee sufficient delay made considering their losse and whatsoeuer shall by them bee ordeined to be put in execution notwithstanding any oppositions or appeales whatsoeuer And this present Decree shall by the diligence of the Atturney generall bee published as well in the Church Porches as openly by sound of Trumpet and set vp vpon the corners of the streetes Giuen in the Parliament the 26. of October 1621. Signed Du Tillet