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A14104	A shorte and pithie discourse, concerning the engendring, tokens, and effects of all earthquakes in generall particularly applyed and conferred with that most strange and terrible worke of the Lord in shaking the earth, not only within the citie of London, but also in most partes of all Englande: vvhich hapned vpon VVensday in Easter weeke last past, which was the sixt day of April, almost at sixe a clocke in the euening, in the yeare of our Lord God. 1580. Written by T.T. the 13. of April. 1580.	Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613.	1580 (1580)	STC 24413; ESTC S118790	14,356	23

A shorte and pithie Discourse concerning the engendring tokens and effects of all Earthquakes in Generall Particularly applyed and conferred with that most strange and terrible worke of the Lord in shaking the Earth not only within the Citie of London but also in most partes of all Englande VVhich hapned vpon VVensday in Easter weeke last past which was the sixt day of April almost at sixe a clocke in the euening in the yeare of our Lord GOD. 1580. Written by T.T. the 13. of April 1580. AT LONDON Printed by Richarde Iohnes 1580. ¶ To the right honourable my very good Lord Philip Howard Earle of Arundell c. the testimonie of a good conscience to Godward continuance of bodily health and encrease of worldly honour I Am not a little sorie Right Honourable that bearing a desirous mind of long time to present vnto your view some argumente of my good meaning towardes you the happe hath so fallē out that nothing hath yet hapned vnto me that way eyther woorthie your honourable inspection or answerable vnto my desired expectation Neuerthelesse not through negligence to omit such oportunitie as hath bin offered least I might seeme slow in perfourmance or carelesse in dutie and taking in hand by the importune motion of some freends not now to holde my pen in silence in respect of so rare matter as hath hapned of very late suche as it is so small and so slender in most humble wise I present vnto your honour My right honourable good Lorde it is a shorte discourse of all Earthquakes in generall and also my poore iudgement touching the maruellous visitation of God in the terrible Earthquake whiche was felte of late dayes amongst vs. VVhich as I acknowledge to be but extemporall and weake so do I submit it vnto the controulemente of better learned leauing vnto them both matter and libertie to iudge and write thereof much more at large And crauing at your honours hands some maner friendly enterteyning of the same if I may obteyne it I shall not onely thinke my trauell well employed but that of dutie I am farther endebted to make your honour in respect of many great vertues that rest in the same patrone of some better labour heereafter As knoweth God to whom I commend you and pray for you to your best contentmente and liking VVritten at London this thirteenth of April 1580. By him that remaineth your honours euermore at commandement T.T. ¶ A pithy discourse of the late Earthquake on vvensday in Easter weeke being the sixt of Aprill 1580. AMong the manifold sygnes and tokens wherby it hath pleased our most gratious God and mercifull Father in these the later times of the worlde and very ripenesse of our sinnes to call vs to repentaunce we may not accoumpt as least this most dreadfull daungerous Earthquake which vnto the great terrour of all good consciences befell of late vnto the Cittie of London and as I suppose to the most part of this Realme vpon wensday in Easter week which was the sixt day of Aprill 1580. about six of the clocke in the after noone Wherof to the entent so merueylous a iudgement of the Lords may be known to such as personally were not touched with the same and also so wonderfull a worke may not want it due effect where it shall be heard I am resolued by his power without whome we are able to doo nothing and by your patience to whome perhappes this knowledge may be aueyleable to set downe somwhat briefly concerning the same in wryting 2. But before we enter any further into the bare bewraying of the matter it is expedient that I discouer vnto you the causes and substaunce of euerie Earthquake which I must be fayne to borrowe from the Prophane wryters who haue most dilligently laboured in the search of naturall causes whervnto doubtlesse they could not so clearly haue atteyned without the finger of God which hath led men as well into the true contemplation of these matters as of any other knowledge And therfore following Aristotle as théefe in this behalfe wée must vnderstand that the efficient causes of an Earthquake are thrée to wyt the Sun the other sixe Planets and a spirite or breath included within the vowelles of the earth and the materiall cause one which is an Exhalation that is to say a certaine ayre breath or smoake drawne out of the earth which of nature is hot and drie 3. Thus it is not hard then to describe the engendring of an Earthquake For the earth is a drie body of it owne nature and as dayly experience teacheth it conteyneth within it great plentie of water And when it is throughly heated by the beames of the Sunne and also by bodyes of firie substaunce whereof it imbraceth many as Brimstone and such like partly by resoluing the water into ayre and partly by receyuing the lyke into the emptie hollownesse thereof it comprehendeth within it great slore of spirit and windie matter which being very subtill swyft and vehement wandereth here and there vnder the earth striking the sides therof with great force and most times causeth the earth to quake and tremble for that it séeketh issue continually to depart into it owne place 4. At somtimes therefore this spirit or Exhalation issueth wholly foorth together somtime by laboring it conceaueth fire and breaketh out in flames otherwhiles some part of it remayneth behinde and is shutte vp againe within the earth and ministreth matter for a new effect And farther as the searchers of nature haue reported of this kinde of accident the Earthquake hapneth for the most part at a calme season when as none or very small windes blowe specially in the night and at the dawning of the day for that accustomably windes vse to rise at that time or if in the day time it happen then moste at high noone the Sunne being then in greatest force and driuing downe the Exhalations into the earth 5. Moreouer the places most conuenient and likely for Earthquakes are cauernous and hollowe places where the earth is loose and false vnder foote by reason of vndermining or digging for Metal Stone Cole or such like stuff as vpon Mendeepe Newcastle and sundry other places within this Realme Also the hollow cliffes by the Sea side where the water somtime freatteth holes in the banckes causing great peeces of the earth to fall in As of late dayes it happened betwéene Douer and Folstone most gréeuously may be séene euery day in experience at the poore Towne of Whytstable in Kent And agayne the Countreis that are verye full of great Hilles and mountaines so that perhapps the vplandishe people of Wales are better acquainted with such effectes than we are as it standeth with good reason and I haue heard also some to report by tryall and knowledge 6 It chaunceth also many tymes that by reason of repressing this Exhaltation which is the materiall cause of the Earthquake within the earth there