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ca«ie back apace, crying out, God preferve us, what 
moft terrible Hole is this ? I pray you do not venture 
to go nearer. To whom I aniwered, that he had fud- 
denly altered his Language but thinking ray felf to be 
almoft in as great danger as I could be, I approach'd it 
neverthelefi, but by reafon of the Snrioak could fee no- 
thing of the inward parts at that time wherefore I 
went back a little, tarrying for a better Opportunity ; 
when having three times returned, at laft we faw that 
moft terrible and fearful Opening, wherein there is an in- 
expreffible Noife,and out of which the fmoak came forth. 
After this, thinking that I had feen enough, and fatisfied 
rhy Curiofity, we withdrew to place F, wherel fat down 
to draw the Paflages and Places moft Remarkable, and 
afterwards went down as far as where we had left our 
fearful Companions, to whom we related the things we 
had feen, and encouraged them to go up where we had 
been, upon condition that we fliould affift them in all : 
So we returned with them to the Hiil B, and fo further. 
When I was come up the fecond time, I found theSmoak 
very much diminiftied wherefore we made hade to 
the mouth of the Burning Mountain, when I faw the 
Opening which is underneath the North fide G, from 
whence the Cavity extended it felf towards the South, 
till the edges on both fides came to terminate at the 
North fide of that which was fallen in. Wherefore we 
went towards the Eaft fide I, to look into the Weftero 
Cavity ,but we faw nothing but a fiery and flaming Sub- 
ftance, and the conveyances of it. We did not venture 
to go to the North fide to fee into the South Cavities, 
not only becaufe of the Southerly Wind, but alfo becaufe 
it is like that the moft fpacious antra are on the South 
fide, which caufeth thfe fmoak to be driven Northerly (as 
we have faid above ) and becaufe we had met with piecejs 
of matter that was caft out,and yet burning, towards th^ 
North fide near B.) After this we retired, and paficd 
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