DIARY OP WILLIAM WHITEWAY. 77 



FIRE FROM HEAVEN 



Burning the body of one John Hittcliel of 



Holne-hurst within the parish of Christchurch in the 



County of Southampton the 26 of June last 1613 who 



by the same was consumed to ashes, and no fire seene, lying there 



in smoaldng and smothering three dayes and three nights not to 



be quenched by water nor the help 



of maris hand 

 Written by John Hilliard Preacher of the word of life, in Sopley 



READE AND TREMBLE. 



With the fearefull burning of the towne of Dorchester 

 upon Friday the 6 of August last 1613 



Printed at London for John Trundle and are to be sold 

 at his shop in Barbycan at the signe of nobody 1613 



The first pamphlet is headed : 



" Fire from Heaven or a Trumpet sound 



ing to judge 



ment calling us to re 



pentance by the feareful 



and lamentable burning of John Hitchell Carpenter 



to ashes together with his house and one child 



and the grievous scorching of his wife by 



lightning, as also by the burning of 



another house sithence, and the 



birth of a monster, all within the 



Towne and Parish of 



Ghritchurch in 



Hampshire. 



The title of the second pamphlet, which is in black letter, is as 

 follows : 



Hereinto is anexed 

 the lamentable and fearefull burning 



of the towne of Dor 



Chester, upon the 6 of August 



last 1613. 



