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A15677	The vvonders of this windie winter By terrible stormes and tempests, to the losse of liues and goods of many thousands of men, women and children. The like by sea and land, hath not beene seene, nor heard of in this age or the world.		1613 (1613)	STC 25949; ESTC S103315	10,277	22

The VVonders of this windie winter By terrible stormes and tempests to the losse of liues and goods of many thousands of men women and children The like by Sea and Land hath not beene seene nor heard of in this age of the World LONDON printed by G. Eld for Iohn Wright and are to bee sold at his Shop near Christ-Church dore 1619. Lamentable reports of this windy Winter contayning the wonderfull and strange mischances happened by tempestious stormes of winde and weather in these three forepassed months of October Nouember and December with part of Ianuary IN this old and last age of the World we yeerly behold the strange alterations of times seasons and therein wee are put in minde of Gods anger purposed against vs by many variable and vnusiall acsidents happening in these our latter daies to mooue sinful mankind to repentance and newnesse of life which if we with the inward eyes of vnderstanding consider of in remorse of consience we shall finde that the heauy hand of heauen is layed violently vpon vs as wel in taking away our great hope and earthly ioy Henry our Royall Prince as these our late lamentable mischances by winde and waters added to our sorrowes giuing vs an outward calamity to our inward griefes Heauen let vs not thinke amisse if we should presumptuously say it is for our sins transgressions and that they be forerunners of Gods restles indignation against vs God of his great pitty be mercifull vnto vs and grant vs speedy repentance We haue within these few yeers as well within this our natiue countrey of England as in forraine nations beene most grieuously stroken with the bitter blasts of powerfull greatnes one while with the darts of death as by plagues pestilence continuing long amongst vs another time by drie summers and parching heates droughts sweating sulphers drying vp the moystures of the earth to cause barrennesse with scarcety then fréezing and cold winters in more then vsuall extremity to anoy vs another time by floods and ouerflowings of waters breaking from the boundes of the Seas in which mercilesse element many hundreds haue perished and haue lost both life and goods as the west parts of England in the yeere of our Lord 1607. can sufficiently witnesse Fierie lesses by the lamentable burning of many Townes strange sicknesses by corruption of ayre deare yeers by scarcety of victuall and such like all which be the consuming plagues of heauen laid vpon the shoulders of the sinfull world a burthen so easelesse that no release can come but by forgiuenesse Likewise deare countrie-men of England let vs now call to present memory another powerfull scourge laide vpon vs a daily calamity these into long continuing windes and tempests which these three forepassed Moneths hath almost euerie day and night affrighted vs with feare as it were shaking the foundations of the ground with rorings in our eares like thunder the terrible blasts whereof hath with such extremity continued that they haue made many fearefull representations of the dreadfull trumpets of Gods wrath loudly blowen from heauen to the earth the surie thereof by his diuine sufferance hath mightily troubled both sea and land the Inhabitants of many countries but especially our natiue Kingdome to the lesse of many thousands which haue lost both life and goods in this mortall miserie therefore let vs say with the Wise-men Happie is hee that is so prouided in life that no kinde of death is sodaine vnto him and let vs with patience take our deserued puishments for the smallest breath of Gods nostrils like a whirle-wind can destroy the tottering globe of the whole earth It is with sorrow remembred and with griefs reported in the Citie of London euen vpon the roiall Exchange the honourable and worthy meeting place of Merchants that within these three forepassed Moneths of October Nouember and December the deuouring gulfes of the sea hath swalloed vp aboue two hundred saile of ships as well of our owne Countrey as of neighbouring Nations with great store of passengers sea-faring men and owners of the same aduenturing their deare liues in the managing of the aforesaid ships with all their goods and marchandizes making for our countrey all lost yea all I say in these three fore-passed moneths hath béen lost and drenched in the déep vaults of this watery world a thing both lamentable and fearefull that in so short a time nay in a small part of the yeare euen in an instant so many heauie mischanches should happen and so many worthy vessels of aduenture miscarrie which had bin sufficient if good speed had preuailed to haue inricht a whole Citie and bettered a kingdome but such is the will of God and such is his most iust indignation against vs. It moues my heart with remorse to think how many people are vndone hereby and how that some few particular men should suffer ship-wrack and by one robustious tempest bee depriued of that which might haue benefitted thousands therfore he that will enter rightly into consideration hereof must needes acknowledge the case lamentable and the sorrow vnspeakable By certification from men of good accompt and calling it is reported and knowne for truth that in the month of October last a fleet of foureteene sayle of ships making from New-Castle towards London laden with sea-coale and other commodities of those parts had their passage by the tyranny of the windes most vntimely stopt and violently cast into the Oceans wombe in which ships there perished to the number of a hundred and fortie sea-faring men besides other passengers both of men and women which at that time made their watery graues in the déepe sea This First strooke feare into the hearts of people which hath been since seconded with many more calamities which lieth heauie vpon the heart of the reporter The narrow seas betwixt Douer and Calice can witnes many like mishaps for by letters sent vnto diuers great personages of the land it is aproued that vpon the coast of France there hath been found floating vpon the waters in one weeke of fowle weather aboue seauen hundred drowned persons of diuers nations as of English Dutch French and Spanish with parts and parcels of many splitted ships with great store of goods by the fury of the windes beat vpon the shoare a sight of sorrow and most lamentable to behold it is not as yet nearely knowne what riches the sea hath swallowed in these three aforesayd monthes nor what losses other Countries haue sustained I feare me the tenth part is not discouered for God in his high displeasure still threatens vs with these long lasting tempests day by day sending vs sorrow vpon sorrow with hourely newes of shipwrackes and losses at sea the scattering of fléets by contrary winds and violent tempests in one place ships cast away laden with cloath in another vessels of salt some with one thing some with another all rich and of too great a price to be thus sodainly wasted to the

inualuable sums of money to the great griefe and care of many hundreds The like hindrance though not in that kinde befell vnto diuers Citizens of London in October last of whom I know some now dwelling in S. Sepulchers parish without New-gate whose names for good cause I omit who being at Sitting-borne faire in Kent where dispatching their businesse and sending their goods and wares vp towards London in a small Bark or Ship were most lamentably sunke and cast away in the reach ouer against Barking in Essex In the same County of Essex at Ilford where a Gentlemans house standeth brauely built with a high turret leaded ouer had the log and leads theron blowne off and by the windes turnd vp into a round role which to all mens reason may seeme strange that the windes should bee of so great a force to remoue so waighty a substance as that mettle is knowne to be of From hence if wee but hearken downe to the Sea side and at most of our coast Townes wee shall heare no other reports but of shipwracks and of drowned people in great numbers taken vp and as it is verefied by some of great credit that at one coast Towne of England there hath beene at one certaine time a whole Cart-loade of drowned men carryed from the Sea side Oh wofull hearing oh heauy and sad spectacle it euen strikes my very soule with feare to tell it in many places where I haue béen I haue heard bitter complaints made some by fathers for their lost children some by children for their lost fathers which the sea hath buried vp in watery granes women for husbands brother for brother and friend for friend sorrow is on euery side and all wrought by these late outragious tempests neuer the like in this our sinfull age of the world But againe to our purpose another accident comes to my mind which is requisite and fit to bee reported for the strangenesse thereof for it begets cause of heauines a certaine ship of London laden with rich commodities of diuers Merchants of this honorable City making for the East countries and setting forth before Michalmas last hath euer since by tempestuous and crosse windes béene tossed vp and downe the narrow seas some time vpon one coast somtime vpon another still driuen from place to place in great danger no way able by reason of contrarie gales to finish their intended voiage but are now at last cast backe vpon our owne shoare where the Owners are forced againe to re-victuall their ship to their great losse and hindrance a charge lying too heauie vpon some mens backs but God is mercifull and sendeth these afflictions to try the patience of his seruants whose losses no doubt but he will restore with a three folde increase of plentifull blessings Thus by degrees do we enter into wo after wo where the reports of one mishap still prooues an induction to another either of dangers by sea or losses vpon land which I am heare bound vpon occasion is intermingle contrary to true method in writing but not to be tedious this must I certifie you of that there is intelligeces vpon the exchange among Marchants of the ouerflowing drowning of townes in the Low-countries where many hūdreds haue perished in their owne houses by the merciles seas driuen in by these late windes oh heart breaking newes especially to that country people there borne and here dwelling in London in this sodaine manner to heare of the sad farwel of their friends and kindred thus to loose their deare liues It is certefied likewise that the famous City of Antwerpe that floure of Brabant for famous buildings hath had great spoiles by this wind and waters and that part of that worthy city is ouerflowed thereby to the impouerishing of diuers Marchants whose factors be here resident in England but because forraine reports doe not much concerne our discourses we wil fil vp this our volume with our home bred casualties The towne of Douer here in Kent can wel declare the powerful strength of these Winter winds where from time to time is vioiently cast out of the seas whole shelues and heapes of sand and stone with many other things to the great wonder of the inhabitants those that durst aduenture to stand vpon the shoare side in the fulnesse of any of these tempests did behold strange battles betwixt the wind and waters where as it séemed waues like mountaines danst in the skies T. and the whole seas appeared like a fiery world al sparkling red such was it and so terrible that it euen frighted the carefull shipmen to looke aboue hatches The county of Kent hath borne a pittiful share of these late wracked spoiles and hath receiued as much losse as any one country beside amongst many other hurts there happened this one here following wil I make knowne as a thing both strange and feareful About some foure miles from Canterbury at a towne called Great Chart vpon Saint Iohns day last being Sunday in the time of Euening prayer the Church being full of people arose a most terrible tempest of lightning wind and thunder raging extreamly to the great affright of man woman and child there remayning in the middest of which feare broake into the Church a most vgly shape out of the ayer like vnto a broad eyd bul T. and dasht the Ministers booke out of his hand with which blow the same arme and hand was stroken lame and black whereupon the whole audience so fearefully pressed one vpon another to get forth that many were hurt and almost bruzed to death amongst which number a Millor was quite slaine by the fright of this mishapen spirit for so was it thought to be which without doing further hurte vanished away taking with it a part of the Church wal leauing the whole assembly lying almost smothered one vpon anothers back It is not for vs mortals to iudge the euent hereof but this is reported of the same towne of Chart the parishioners haue an euil custome among them for continually be it either in seruice or sermon time they wil stand in troupes of foure or fiue in a company in diuers parts of the Church conferring talking of worldly affaiers not regarding at al the words of the Minister but rather behaue themselues as it were in a faier or market to the great griefe of each well disposed Christian preparing himself to the seruice of Almighty God vnder whose shield we ought to make our defence against the temptations of the Prince of darkenesse And now to draw nere vnto a conclusion I thinke it not impertinent nor vnfitting to ad vnto these our feareful discourses in like maner a terrible tempest of wind and thunder that happened néere vnto the towne of Nottingham as it is recorded by I. S. a Citizen of London and knowne for a troth of the inhabitants there now This marueilous tempest in great fury the wind outragiously blowing came thundering thorough two townes and beate downe many houses with part of both the Churches the one of them a vilage nere vnto the foresaid towne of Nottingham called Sueton adioyning to the Riuer of Trent which had their bels cast to the out-side of the Church-yard and some webs of lead foure hundred foote into the field writhen like vnto a paier of gloues the Riuer of Trent running betwéene the two townes had the water with the mud in the bottom carried a quarter of a mile and cast against trees and the trees torne vp by the rootes and cast twelue score off also a child was taken foorth of a mans hand two speares length high carryed a hundred foote from him and then let fall and so died also fiue or sixe men therabout dyed by this tempest God be mercifull and grant vs patience in such like extremities many other strange accidents there hapned as then of the truth wherof let no man doubt for of the same there is sufficient proofe and will be verefied if occasion serue God with his out-stretched arme defend and keepe vs from the like death as many vnhappely haue here in our Country both by sea and land tasted and grant that wee may seriously to our owne goods beare in remembraunce all these forepassed reports that they may put vs in minde to shunne the wayes of the wicked for all these related calamities haue béene laied vpon vs for our sinnes we sée how our good Father is loath to chide vs too fircely and vnwilling to strike vn too terribly therefore let these passed warnings mooue vs to good life which God for his chosen sake grant Amen FINIS