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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74259	An exact and true relation, of the wonderful vvhirle-vvind, on Saturday, June the 2. about 4. of the clock in the afternoone at Worthington, and Worthington-Hall, and at Tongue, and some other places in the county of Leicester. As also, the terrible devastation that it made in beating downe many trees and houses, and with a sudden violence stripping naked many great okes, and plucking their barkes from their bodies; as also taking away a hive of bees, and great store of linnen, which could never since be heard of. Together with the miraculous mercy of God in preserving many men, women, and children, who were desperatly involved in that dreadfull danger. Very necessary to be read. Attested by Colonell Tho: Ragge, and Major Fran. Beniskin of Tongue, to whom the said hive of bees belonged; and by many thousands of others, whose names are too many to be here incerted.		1660 (1660)	Thomason E1030_6; ESTC R208912	4,261	8

AN Exact and true Relation Of the wonderfull VVHIRLE-VVIND on Saturday June the 2. about 4. of the Clock in the Afternoone at Worthington and Worthington-Hall and at Tongue and some other Places in the County of Leicester AS ALSO The terrible Devastation that it made in beating downe many Trees and Houses and with a sudden violence stripping naked many great Okes and plucking their barkes from their Bodies As also taking away a Hive of Bees and great store of Linnen which could never since be heard of Together with the miraculous mercy of GOD preserving many Men Women and Children who were desperatly involved in that dreadfull Danger Very necessary to be Read Attested by Colonell Tho Ragge and Major Fran. Beniskin of Tongue to whom the said Hive of Bees belonged and by many thousands of others whose Names are too many to be here incerted June 25 LONDON Printed by T.F. for Fr. Coles in the old Baily at the Lamb. 1660. An Exact and true Relation OF The wonderfull Whirlewind at Northington Spring-wood and other places in Leicester shire on Saturday June the 2. about 4. of the Clocke in the After-noone c. THe Tuesday before was a whirle-wind of Joy the Acclamations of the Nobility Gentry and people of the Nation for the Restauration of his M●jesty to the Government of his People being such that it is not to be paralleld in any History of the world God save the King was never breath'd forth in England with such universall Shouting The ayre it self did seeme to suffer in the Excellence of our Ioyes It is remarkable that when God brought his M●j●sty unto us the weather all the time was f●ire and seasonable but it pleased God wh●n the ●ravell was over and the King in his Palace at White-Hall that on the next day wee had Raine a great b●essing of Almighty GOD o● the Countries that did so much desire and pray for it You may remember that not long before Colonell Iohn Lambert Col. Iohn Okey and some other discontented persons of the late Army did intend to randevouz their mutinous numbers in Leiceste● shire and to make those parts the seat of the Warre from whence they threatned like a Whirle wind to m●r●h towards the City and to beare downe all before them but it pleased God their violent motion was easily suppressed and the Enemy almost as soone put to flight as discovered but it seemes that there remained still in those parts some turbulent Ayre which had not the leysure to vent it self untill the Second of this present Moneth which it did then in the most prodigious manner as almost was ever heard of It is true that we have had some strange and high winds and Tempests heretofore as about foure years since much about the same time of the Day in the City of Norwich and the adjacent Counties where the Wind was so unruly that it laid all things desolate the Birds were st●fled as they did fly in the Ayre and did fall downe dead on the ground And many Beasts not able to endure the violence of the Tempest were found dead next morning Even the Conies themselves that were grazing in the fields were overtaken by the fury of the Wind and deprived of life before they could recover their owne holes There are many thousands yet living that can witnesse this truth Wee are sensible also of a very violent wind and Tempest some few dayes before the Death of the late great Usurper if hee did not indeed dye at the same time in the height of it as some have affirmed The Prince of the ayre was then so busie that there is hardly any place in the whole Nation where some markes were not to bee seene of the ruinous effects thereof But that you will say was at the Death of an Usurper and a man of Blood This of which we come now to speake of is at the Restoration of a Mild Gentle and a mercifull Prince unto his Nations whose very Enemies are overcome by his Goodness as hee hath overcome his owne suff rings by his Innocence and his Patience and even those now doe extoll his candour and his Piety who before stood in feare of his Power We are truly to believe that all Ayres of Division and Contention which before for a long time did overcloud the face of the whole Nation are now blown away with this Tempest which will put a period to the Disturbance and Confusion which raged like a Contagious Fever amongst us and that for the time to come we shall enjoy all Tranquillity Peace Health and happiness under the Raigne and Government of our most gracious Soveraigne whom GOD long preserve amongst us On Saturday Iune the second about foure of the clocke in the afternoon the Sun beginning by degrees to be overcast with many clouds there was a great da●kness at a Town called Worthington in the County of Leicester which strook a ●errour into many of the Inhabi●ants who were then in the Fields and made hast some thinking to avoid the violence of some sudden shore which threatned to powre down upon them not long afterwards there arose agreat violent Whirlwind which wrastling with the clouds and the aire made a dreadfull noyse and sweeping through the towne untiled many of the houses and ruined a great part of the Chappell The inhabitants hearing the tiles so r●ttle did fly into their houses giving strict Command unto their Children not to stirre out of doores but some of the broken stones falling within doores as well as without they knew not to what place to betake themselves for protection and had the only refuge to seeke to Alm●ghty God upon their knees to preserve them from so great a danger It pleased God to heare their prayers and the tempest suddenly passed from thence to another place distant not farre from it called VVorthington-H ll where it exercised its former fury and indeed was farre more violent then it was at the first insomuch that it not only unt led the House and unglazed and broke the windowes but it forced open some doores that were locked and d stroyed seven B●yes of Building and fell blustring in upon the house with so much violence that a great part of it fell downe to the ground as to this day it is still to be seen the house being torne from the top unto the very foundation of it Yet behold mercy in this great iudgement there was a Barne not farre off which had also been ruined and levelled to the ground by this whirlwind whiles the stones were clattering and the great beames and supporters cracking there were three people in it of whose lives and safety God so wonderfully and so miraculously did dispose that not one of them was hurt It was a singuler providence of God that when all was fallen or falling downe these three men should stand upright in the midst of the Ruine and not so much as one of them be hurt The s●m● g●acious