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1014 September 28. Came the great sea flood widely through 

 this country, and ran up so far as it never before had 

 done, and drowned many vills, and of mankind a count- 

 less number (A. S. C.). 



1015 The sea rose with such high spring tides, that over- 

 flowing the countries next adjoining, divers villages, with 

 the inhabitants, were drowned and destroyed (Holm- 

 shed). 



1016 An excessive famine throughout Europe (Lowe). 

 1022 Most excessive heat in summer. Men and animals 



died (Lowe). 



1032 This year appeared that wild fire that no man before 

 or since remembered such ; and, moreover, it did harm 

 in many places (Stigand). 



1039 Here came the great wind ( Wulstaris Annals}. In 

 this same year the " sester " * of wheat went to fifty-five 

 pence, and even further (A. S. C.). There was a very 

 severe storm (Roger de Hoveden). 



1040 On Christmas day there was an earthquake. In the 

 summer the sea rose higher and flowed further into the 

 land, than ever it had been seen at any other time. On 

 Midsummer day there was such a vehement frost that the 

 corn and other fruits of the earth were blasted and killed, 

 so that thereupon followed a great dearth in all the 

 country (Holinshed ; Hector Boetius). 



1041 This year was a sad time for many things, and stormy 

 bad weather for the fruits of the earth; and so much 

 cattle perished as no man can remember, both from 

 disease and bad weather (Stigand). 



1041 to 1066 The most terrible famine ever known, insomuch 

 that wheat rose to sixty pennies per quarter, or fifteen 

 shillings of our present money ; consequently it was as 

 dear as if it now cost 1 los. (Hume ; Saxon Chronicle). 



1042 Earthquake in England (Mallet}. 



* Sester, a quarter. 



