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Region of the Sky, a fiery Lance, fecming to come from 
Ealt to Weft ; but it difappearing again to foon, we 
cculd not exadly obferve the dimenfions of it. In the , 
.m-an time the Burnt IQand increafed prodigioufly, and 
extended it felf principally on the* South "and North Tides. 
The Sea alfo Teemed much more dhturbed and loaded 
with Sulphur and Vitriol. The boiling of the Water 
was more fiei'ce and violent ; The Smoak thicker, and 
in greater abundance; and the Fire bigger and more 
frightful. But above all, a Stench that infeded tip 
whole Countrey, grew To infupportable, that Perfbns 
of the ftrongeft Conftitutions could fcarce breath it ; 
others, that were weaker, fell into frequent Paintings ^ ^ 
and almoft every Body was feized with Vomitings, i 
could not then but imagine my felf on Board fome Man 
of War, whereat a general Difcharge of all the Guns, 
the confufed ftiuk.of the Powder, Tar, and ftenchofthe 
Ship, efpecially in foul Weather, often overcomes the 
ftrongeft Seamen. Juft fucli a naufeous ftiiik we were 
fiDixed to breath in, without being able any ways to 
void it,^or defend our felves from it. But as we were in- 
fefted with it but at times, and as the Wind brought if, 
. fo it was fometimes more in one place than another, and • 
•more or lefs tolerable, as the Wind fate. This ill Scent 
was very mifehievous : It fpoiled moft of the Vines ; 
and a great Smoak, that rofe out of the raidft of this 
New lllandlikea Mountain, joyning it felf to a thick 
Fog, that commonly hangs over tianterini when the Wind 
is at South, burnt and deftroy’d, in the beginning of Au~ 
gufl^ in lefs than three hours time, all the Fruit that was 
ripe, and ready to be gathered ; efpecially in fuch Vine- 
yards, as lay moft expofed to the South. A few days 
after I was obliged to go to Naxus^ fo that I wasabfent 
15 or 14 days ; in which fliort fpace of time there was 
To great an Alteration in thefetwoNew Iflands, that I 
fcarce 
