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in mannfr of a waif , which they faid would relift the fireits not 
being mixc with limej though it was the great weight and force 
ofthat fiery macceriopreffiog forward, and not its baruiog^ 
that overthrew the buildings, as plainly appeared ia the Con« 
vent of the Benedi6tm^ and in the Towa-wals, where the 
great deluge of Fire did pour it: felf| it not breaking into tfie 
City jbut pouring it felf over the wals, as hath been faid. 
Unto this very time 'tis faid to have run a mile into the Ses , 
and as much in front , though it was much lefs , when we were 
there. Thefliore goes gently declining, having at the exrre« 
mity ofthei»^irfW about J/, fathoms, and about hiU is much 
they are above water. 
The fuperficies of the waterjforao, foot or more ofthoferi- 
volets of fire, was hotter than to endure on's hand in it, though 
deeper itwasmore temperate,and thofe live Sfiiarrif^\\\ retain'd 
their fire under water ^ as we faw^ when the Surges of the Sea 
retreated back in their ordinary reverberations. 
The general face ofthefe^a^m is in fome refped not much 
unlike 5 from the beginning to the end , to the river oi Thames 
in a great froft at the top of the Jce above bridg 5 I mean, lying 
after fuch a rugg'd manner in great flakes : but its color is quite 
different, being moft of a dark dusky blew, and fomeftonesor 
rocks of a vaft bignefs,clofe and folid. 
But not wichftanding their ruggednefs, and ft Jte of fire^ which 
we could fee glowing in the clefts and cavaties , we made a fliifc 
to ramble over a good part of them^ as^tis faid alfo, that peo- 
ple would doe the fame in its greateft violence of burning. For 
as thofe live Sciarri^ and thofe Rivers of fire themfelves were 
fo tough and impenetrable as to bear any weight , fo the faper- 
ficies ofthei'mm might be toucht and handled , the fire be- 
ing inward , and not to be d fccrned but near hand, efpeci- 
cially in the day time: And 'twas fomewhtta ftrange fight to 
fee fo great a River come fo tamely forward ^ for, as it approa- 
ched unto any hcufe, they not only at good leifure removed 
their goods 3 butthe very tiles, and beams, and what elfe was 
moveable. 
*Ti$ obfervable, that none of thofe, that went to fee it, when 
there was little elfe to be feea buc the cold Sciari , but declared 
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