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H. Af2 Account of the fad Mifchief befallen the 
Inhabitants of the IJle of Sorea, near unto 
the Molucco's, for which they have been for- 
ced to leave their Conntrey, Contained in a 
Letter^ written in tbofe Parts^ to the Right 
Worfhipfuly Nicholas Witzen, Burgermafter 
of Atnfterdam, &*c. in the Tear 1693. And 
by him communicated to Dr. Martin Lifter 5 
S.K.S. 
IN the beginning of the Eafterly Seafon, the IRqSo-^ 
rea, fituated tov/ards the South-Eaft of thefe Iflands, 
confifting for the moft pare of one Mountain (upon 
which, according to the Report of the Inhabitants , a 
huge Brafs Bafon was by a great Tempeft of Thunder 
fet down; which Bafon was commonly c^Xkdi Tifa 
Center , and Fifty Years ago broken by thofe of Ternata^ . 
and the Subftance of it carried away ) which now is 
more terribly fliaken than ever before, cafting out a- 
bundance of Fire and Smoak, only with fome Ihort in- 
termiffions. And when the Eafterly Wind had blown 
about fix or feven Weeks, till, as I guefs, about the 
fourth of June^ the Inhabitants being almoft fo far ufcd 
to the Trembling and cafting of Fire, that they were 
carelefs, the Mountain Sorea h^^m early in the 
Morning , about Da.y break , to caft out more Fire 
than ordinary, which continued for five or fix days, 
during which it was dark and cloudy Weather, till at 
laft it brought forth not only a moft prodigious Flame, 
but alfo fucha black and Sulphurous Vapourr that the ' 
Inhabitants rf Hijlo (being a Village in the Weftern ^ 
par t of the Lland^ and neareft to the opening of the 
MouKo.^ 
