Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n
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A59037
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Sad and dreadful news from the strand giving an account of a most dreadful fire which happen'd there last night and consum'd to ashes four persons : with a relation of its beginning, and the manner of its discovery &c.
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1698
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Wing S236A; ESTC R25534
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sad_n and_o dreadful_a news_n from_o the_o strand_n give_v a_o account_n of_o a_o most_o dreadful_a fire_n which_o happen_v there_o last_o night_n and_o consume_v to_o ash_n four_o person_n with_o a_o relation_n of_o its_o beginning_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o discovery_n etc._n etc._n 27._o jan._n 169â_n 3_o last_o night_n or_o rather_o this_o morning_n between_o the_o hour_n of_o twelve_o and_o one_o break_v out_o a_o most_o sad_a and_o lamentable_a fire_n at_o the_o house_n of_o one_o mr._n cartwright_n a_o dyer_n near_o the_o maypole_n in_o the_o strand_n over-against_o sommerset-house_n there_o be_v several_a family_n inhabit_v in_o the_o house_n beside_o the_o dyer_n viz._n a_o joiner_n taylor_n and_o some_o genlewoman_n that_o wash_v point_v and_o gawse_v etc._n etc._n the_o fire_n be_v first_o discover_v by_o some_o person_n that_o be_v casual_o pass_v by_o who_o knock_v with_o all_o their_o may_v at_o mr._n cartwright_n door_n but_o several_a of_o the_o inhabitant_n do_v not_o take_v the_o alarm_n before_o the_o fire_n overmastered_a they_o and_o they_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o its_o devour_a flame_n the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n mr._n cartwright_n with_o one_o more_o throw_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o window_n and_o be_v catch_v in_o blanket_n by_o some_o person_n in_o the_o street_n and_o as_o some_o say_v a_o child_n be_v likewise_o throw_v out_o at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o save_v but_o five_o or_o six_o other_o haâ_n a_o more_o hard_a fate_n be_v as_o it_o be_v fear_v all_o burn_v four_o of_o they_o be_v already_o take_v up_o dead_a among_o the_o rubbish_n the_o other_o be_v search_v for_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o fire_n begin_v it_o be_v general_o suppose_v to_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o carelessness_n of_o a_o gentlewoman_n who_o be_v smother_a of_o her_o gawse_n with_o brimstone_n and_o leave_v the_o fire_n and_o fall_v a_o sleep_n such_o care_n be_v take_v by_o the_o indefaticable_a industry_n of_o the_o noble_a lord_n craven_n and_o other_o worthy_a patriot_n yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o burn_v with_o great_a violence_n for_o the_o present_a and_o by_o four_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o fire_n be_v master_v and_o by_o six_o in_o a_o manner_n whole_o extinguish_v effect_v in_o that_o time_n no_o more_o than_o two_o house_n and_o part_n of_o the_o strand_n maypole_n be_v burn_v london_n print_v by_o w._n d._n in_o st._n bartholomew's-close_a