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On the night of the Feast of St. Andrew an unequalled 

 and unheard of tempest of thunder, lightning, wind and 

 rain shook nearly the whole world in a terrible manner 

 (M. of W.}. 



1221 During a violent tempest fiery dragons and flying 

 spirits were seen in the air. Earthquake in England 

 (Mallet}. 



1222 Great dearth (L. Townsend}. 



Great tempest of thunder, lightning and rain whereby 

 much hurt was done in divers parts of the realm, and at 

 sundry times as by throwing down steeples, churches and 

 other buildings, with the rootwalting of trees chiefly on 

 8th February, at Grantham. Likewise in the day of the 

 exaltation of the cross a general thunder happened 

 throughout the realm, and thereupon followed a continual 

 season of foul weather and wet till Candlemas next after, 

 which caused a dearth of corn so as wheat was sold at 

 i2s. the quarter. Likewise on the day of St. Andrew 

 another terrible tempest of thunder happened through 

 the realm, throwing down and shaking buildings in many 

 places. Moreover on the even of St. Lucie a mighty 

 wind raged which did much hurt. Furthermore there 

 appeared a wonderful comet. The sea also rose with 

 higher tides and springs than it had been accustomed 

 to do (Holinshed). 



1223 Wheat twelve shillings per quarter (Smith). 

 Cattle plague prevalent (Lowe). 



A fiery and hairy comet (M. of W.}. 



1224 Upon St. Luke's Day (October 18) there blew a great 

 wind out of the north which cast down many houses, 

 steeples and turrets of churches, and turned upside down 

 trees in woods and in orchards ( Chronicle}. 



1225 Great tempests at sea in the spring which caused the 

 death of the Earl of Salisbury, after returning from Gas- 

 cony (Holinshed'}. 



1226 A tempest (M. of W.\ 



