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Mountain ) were wholly covered by it ; and afterwards 
followed a whole ftream of burning Brimftone, which 
confumed many that could not efcape. Afterw ards the 
Inhabitants perceived that a part of the faid Mountain 
was funk down, and three or four days after another 
part ; and lo from time to time, until the burning Lake 
was become almoft as great as half of the Ifland : 
Wherefore the Inhabitants went on board of their Vet 
fels and Boats, from whence they perceived that huge 
great pieces of the Mountain fell into this Fiery Lake, 
as into a bottomlefs Pit, with a moft prodigious noife,as 
if a whole Canon were difcharged. But the moft Remark- 
able thing was, that the more vehement the Fire was, 
the lefTer the Ifland was ftiaken. And when the ftrong 
Eafterly Wind ceafed to blow, thofe who related this, 
returned by Oren hay to their Countrey-men, who being 
much terrified, left their Country and their Cattel, and 
went to Sea with them. 
The Inhabitants of another Town, czWtd Woroe^ up- 
on the Eaft fide of the Ifland, not thinking themfelves 
in fo great danger, the Opening or Fiery Lake being 
yet at fome diftance, remained a Month longer, until 
they faw the fame continually approaching them : They 
obfirved that when great pieces fell down, and that the 
Lake became wider, the noife was fo much the greater : 
So that they faw no likelihood but that all the Ifland 
would be fwallowed up. Wherefore they uqanimoufly 
tranfported themfelves to Banda, leaving all their mo- 
vables for want of Veflels, and fo 131 of them arrived 
in a fmall Boat, called Corre Corretje, with a ftrong 
Eafterly Wind, at Nujfatandt^ the third day after their 
departure, and this 18/^. of July^ here at Amhoina^ 
where they feek to fettle themfelves as well as in their 
poor condition they can. 
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