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number of stoves, which cast forth flames, with showers 

 of ashes, and innumerable small stones, red hot. Rocks 



vere also darted out of these burning, furnaces, which 

 mounted up like bombs. This continued till Novem- 



>er. 



There is likewise an island among the Azores, which 

 rad the same original. On the night between the 7th 



and 8th of December, 1720, there was felt a shock 

 f an earthquake at Tercera : and presently after an 



sland rose, from the midst of boiling hot water. It 



was nearly round, and high enough to be seen seven or 

 ight leagues off. But after a little while it sunk, till it 



jecame level with the water. 



10. On June 4th, 16*93, the mountain on the island 

 \>rca, in the East-Indies, began about day break, to cast 

 ut more fire than usual, which continued five or si\ 

 ays, till at last it poured forth, not only a prodigious 

 ame, but likewise such a black and sulphureous vapour, 

 lat the inhabitants of Hislo (a village in the western 

 art of the island, and nearest to the opening) were 

 'holly covered by it. Quickly followed a stream of 

 urning brimstone, which consumed many that could 

 ot escape. Afterwards the inhabitants perceive j, a 

 reat part of the mountain was sunk down. Anotliei 

 art sunk three or four days after, and so from time to 

 me, till the burning lake covered near half the island, 

 therefore they went on board their boats : from whence 

 ley perceived huge pieces of the mountain fall into t/ie 

 ery lake, with a prodigious noise, as if a whole battery of 

 annon was discharged. The inhabitants of another town 

 n the east side of the island, not thinking themselves 



so great danger, remained a month longer. But the 

 ery lake approaching nearer and nearer, so that there 

 as no doubt but it would swallow up the whole island, 

 icy too fled for their lives, and arrived at Amboyua, 

 uly the 18th, 1693. 



In the mountains of Ternata, a terrible noise is conti* 

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