Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	earth_n	element_n	11,896	5	9.9757	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85463	Seasonable advice, for preventing the mischiefe of fire, that may come by negligence, treason, or otherwise Ordered to be printed by the Lord Major of London. And is thought very necessary to hang in every mans house, especially in these dangerous times. / Invented by William Gosling, engineer.	Gosling, William, engineer.	1643 (1643)	Wing G1309; Thomason 669.f.6[109]; ESTC R212603	2,811	1

SEASONABLE ADVICE For preventing the Mischiefe of Fire that may come by negligence Treason or otherwise Ordered to be Printed by the Lord Major of LONDON And is thought very necessary to hang in every mans House especially in these dangerous Times Invented by WILLIAM GOSLING Engineer How many severall wayes Houses Townes and Cities have beene set a-fire SOme hath been burnt by bad Harths Chimnies Ovens or by pans of fire set upon boards some by Cloaths hanged against the fire some by leaving great fires in Chimnies where the sparkes or sickles breaking fell and fired the boards painted Cloaths Wainscots Rushes Matts as houses were burnt in Shoreditch some by Powder or shooting off Pieces some by Tinder or Matches some by setting Candles under shelves some by leaving Candles neere their beds some by snuffes of Candles Tobacco-snuffes burnt papers and some by drunkards as many houses were burnt in Southwarke some by warming Beds some by looking under Beds with Candles some by sleeping at worke leaving their Candles by them so many have been burnt of severall Trades some by setting Candles neere the thatch of houses some by snuffes or sparks falne upon Gunpowder or upon matts rushes chips small-coale and in chinkes so Wimbleton was burnt some Townes were burnt by Maultkills some by Candles in Stables or by foule Chimnies some by Candles amongst hempe flaxe and ware-houses some by Candles falling out of their Candlestickes some by sticking their Candles upon posts some by Lincks knockt at shops stalls sellers windowes ware-houses dores and dangerous places some by carrying fire from place to place where the winde hath blowne it about the streets as it did burne St. Edmondsbury some by warme Sea-coale sinders put in baskets or woodden things as did burne London-Bridge And some have been burnt without either fire or Candle as by wet hay corne straw or by mills wheeles or such like all which hath been by carelesnesse And some have been fired a purpose by villany or Treason Orders to be Observed that fire may not happen IS that every house-keeper either himselfe or one by his appointment that should be last up to see to the fire and Candle and to shut the Sellerwindowes dores casements garret-windows and to stop holes and sinkes that fire may not come in by Treason or otherwise To prevent Treason that may come by wilde-fire is to stop the wilde-fire simples where they are sould Seeke to prevent fire at the beginning and by the sight of smoake to looke to it for divers fires have been so prevented Some have been prevented by smelling old wood linnen or woollen burne and some by hearing the crackling of sticks coales or sparkes of fire have prevented mischiefe thereby if you will use Candle all night let your Candlestick be a pot of water brim full and set it where it shall stand and then light a Candle and sticke a great pin in the bottome of the Candle and let it slowly into the water and it will burne all night without danger if the wood under the harth of a Chimnie be a fire then take heed you doe not open it too suddenly before you cast water upon it for the ayre getting in the fire will burst forth therefore still throw water and open it by degrees And that the Bricklayers should look better to the foundations of harths and ovens to prevent the hurts of fire if Chimnies be a-fire either wet hay or straw or a wet blanket or a kettle of water hung over or bay-salt cast into the fire or a Piece shot up into the chimnie will helpe it And that the Watch might be from day-light to day-light at such a distance that they may see and heare from one Watch to the other that some might be upon Gates Towers or Churches if need be to give notice to the Watch below upon any occasion to prevent both enemy and fire Orders that if fire should happen either by wilde-fire or other wayes to prevent the miseries thereof THen the Bells going backward doth give notice of fire and that all Officers and others must keepe the streets or lanes ends that the rude people may be kept from doing mischiefe for sometimes they doe more harme than the fire and suffer none but the workers to come neere and all the streets from the fire to the water may have double rowes or rankes of men on each side the street to handy emptie pales potts or buckets to the water and to returne full to the fire by the other row or ranke of people on the same side the street so as the streets affords you may have divers ranks and by this order water may be brought to quench it or earth to choake it and smoother it with that speed and plenty as need requires All those of higher or levell ground should throw downe water to run to the place where the fire is and there to stop it and others to sweep up the waters of kennells towards the fire If water-pipes run through the streets you may open it against the house that is a fire and set another pipe in that upright and two or three foot lower then the height of the head of the same water set in some gutter trough or pipe unto the upright pipe to convay the water to the fire for under the foresaid height it will run it selfe from high ponds or from Sir Hugh Middletons water or Conduit-heads or from the Water-houses without any other helpe into the fire as you will have it you may keepe great Scoopes or Squrts of wood in houses or if you will you may have in the Parish a great Squrt on wheeles that may doe very good service Where milde fire is milke urine sand earth or dirt will quench it but any thing else set a-fire by that will be quencht as afore if there be many houses standing together and are indangered by a mightie fire before it can be quencht or choaked with earth then you may pull downe the next house opposite to the winde and then earth and rubbish being cast upon the fire and round about it will choake the violence of the fire besides the water you may get to doe the like Also it is necessary that every Parish should have Hookes Ladders Squrts Buckets and Scoopes in a readinesse upon any occasion O the miseries of Cities Townes Villages and particular houses that have been burnt where some could not recover their losses in thirtie yeares after and some never which have been lamentable spectacles unto us when many men women and children have been burnt in their houses and multitudes of people utterly undone that saw all their wealth burned before their eyes Besides many have been hurt many kild and many burned that came but to helpe to quench the fires What lamentable cryes frightings and amazements there was to all sorts of people some sicke some in child-bed and some great with childe to the terrour of them all and all was through the miseries of fire that came by carelesnesse and wilfulnesse Therefore let the very sight of fire and Candle put us in minde to prevent the like miseries that have come by fire both in London and the parts of England for great winds may rise suddenly and enemies furies may doe mischiefe To master the Elements is either to increase or decrease any of them for as ayre makes fire increase so earth will choake it and water will quench it Preventions of fires would save the often Collections of money in all Churches in England all which is for the profit and safetie of the Common-wealth As good order and care prevents our feare of fire so a good life prevents the wayes to sinne And every one mend one then all will be mended The Lord commandeth us to have care of our neighbours goods Deut. Chap. 22. For the love of our neighbour fulfilleth the Law Rom. Chap. 13. Printed for H. B. At the Castle in Corn-hill 1643.