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the Tomb of one of our Queens buried there, under 
the Ruines of which 4 Religious were buried, the reft 
efcaped miraculoufly. But the iaft Earthquake on the 
nth l&d in the Duft the remainder of the City, with the 
Death of about 4000 People that returned thither after 
the firft Shake to take care of itheir Goods. So that there 
is now but the Carcafe of a City all fhatter'd to pieces, 
not one Houfe left {landing. 
Carlentine^ a Modern City, being as a Citadel depen- 
dent on Lentine> had the fame Fate. The beautiful Ca- 
ftle of Licodia all ruined, with the Marchionefs of Mar- 
tint and all her Children buried therein. 
Bizrini, a City of rich Inhabitants, is levefd with the 
Ground, with the Death of many People \ part by the 
firft, and the reft by the Iaft day's Earthquake. 
Sortino and Caffero are quite demoliiVd ,* in the firft 
about 3000 periih'd, and in the other a very great num- 
ber. * 
Agofta, a Trading Town, built on an Ifland in a large 
Bay, which makes a capacious Port, was all blown up 
into the Air ; for befides the Damage of the Earthquake, 
there was a great quantity of Powder in the Caftle that 
took Fire, and killed feveral of the Citizens that had efca- 
ped into the Fields with the Stones of the Buildings : 
Here periih'd about 3 goo. The enraged Sea grew terri- 
bly boifterous, and tempeftuoufly heat againft the Walls 
of the Dominican Convent with fuch Fury, that fome 
Galleys belonging to the Knights of Malta icarcely efca- 
ped Shipwrack in the Port. In fine, Lucius ubipe pa> 
vor, & plurima mortis imago. The Country of Mililli 
in the Dutchy of Montalto, felt the fame Fate, with the 
Deftrudion of the Inhabitants. 
Syracufa r famous in old time, an Epifcopal See ; m 
our time like the Phaenix ariHrg from the Afiies, land- 
ing upon a Peninfula, by Art made an liland, having a 
Bridge to the main Land ,* ftrengthened with a Modem 
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