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dks^ leavbg a foul fmoke each time behind it, Finditbat things 
would notallay it , they adventured to bind fome Candles ata 
hook hanging at the Ropes end that was ufed up and down in 
the Pit ; when they had lower'd down thefe a little way into the 
lhafcof the Pit, up comes the Dampina full body, blows out 
the Candles, difperfeth ic felf about the Eye of the Pit, and 
burnech a great part of the mens hair, beards and clothes, and 
ftrikesdown one of themj in the mean time making a noifelike 
the lowing or roaring of a Bull, but lowder, and in the end lea- 
ving a fniokeapdltBell behind it worfe than that of a Carrion. 
Upon this difctonragement thefe Men came up, and made no fur- 
ther trial; after this the Water that came from it being drawn 
up at the other Pit was found to be blood-warm, if not warmer, 
andiheCrevifles of the Rocks whercthe Damp kept, were all 
about fire-red CW/tfW/^ day following. In this junflure there 
wa« a ceffation of work for three days, and then the Steward^ 
thinking to fetch a Gompafs about from the^yeof the Pit that 
came from the day , and to bring wind by a fecure way along with 
him^, that if itburft again it might be done without danger of 
nsens lives, went down and took two roenalong with him, which 
fer^t'd his turn for this purpofe 5 he was no foonerdown^, but 
the reft of the Workmen that had wrought there, difdaiuingto 
be left behind in fuch a time of danger,hafted down after them, 
aiidoae of thcin more undifcreet than the reft went headlong 
with his Candle over the Ey« of the d^mp-Pit , at which the 
Damp immediately catched and flew to and fro over all the 
follows of the work^with agreat wind and a continual fire,and 
as it went, keepiug a mighty great roaring noife on all fides.The 
Men at firft appearance of it had moft of them fallen on their 
faces-, and hid themfelves as well as they could in the loofe fleck 
orfmallCole, andunder thelielter of pofts j yet neverthelefi 
the Damp returning out of the Hollows , and drawing towards 
^he Eye of the Pit, it came Up with incredible force, the Wind 
and Fire tor^ moft of their clothes off their backs, and finged 
what wasleft, burning thei^iT'hair; faces and hands, the blaft faN 
ling foOiarp on their skip, as if they had been whij^t with Rodsj 
fosae that had Icaft ihelifer^ were carried ig or 1 6 yards from^ 
their firft ftatioD and beaten againfl: the roof of the Goal, and 
fides of .the pofts, and lay afterwards a good whife fenfefefs, fo 
that it was longj^efore the)? could hear or findone another^ As 
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