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the sun, and so continued for the space of three hours to- 

 gether; which when they vanished away two suns appeared 

 and sprang forth after a marvellous manner (Holinshed). 

 1165 A certain comet fourteen days together with long beams 

 very terrible to behold (Holinshed}. 



January 25 or 26. Earthquake in Norfolk, Suffolk, 

 and Ely, so severe that persons who had been standing 

 were thrown down, and the bells were made to ring 

 (M. of W.). 



Two comets made their appearance before sunrise in 

 the month of August, one in the west, the other in the 

 north. A comet is a star which does not appear at all 

 times, but in especial at the death of a king, or upon the 

 ruin of a nation (Roger de Hovedeii). 



1170 A dreadful storm in the first week of March (Roger de 

 Hovedeii). 



1171 In the night before Christmas Day last past there 

 chanced such a tempest of lightning and thunder that the 

 like had not been heard of ; which tempest was not only 

 generally throughout all England, but in Ireland, where it 

 continued all .that night and Christmas Day following, to 

 so great terror of the people that they looked for present 

 death (Holinshed; M. of W.}. 



1172 On the night of the Nativity of our Lord a sudden 

 and terrible thunderstorm was heard in England and 

 Ireland, and throughout the whole kingdom of France 

 (M. of W.). 



1174 On the day of Saint Sylvester (December 31) a mighty 

 tempest suddenly arose (M. of W.). 



1175 England and the countries adjoining were sore vexed 

 with a great mortality of people, and immediately after 

 followed a sore dearth and famine (Holinshed; Roger de 

 Hovedeii). 



1176 A sore eclipse of the sun chanced the sixth ides of 

 January (Holinshed}. 



The sea rose on such a height that many were drowned 



