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“ the same parish of Buland, at about a mile and 
“ a half from the village, northward, were like- 
a wise destroyed, and three lives lost in both of 
“ them. The whole of this parish, which was 
“ highly cultivated land, is now totally de- 
“ molished. The fiery lake still increasing, and 
spreading itself out in length and breadth, over- 
sc flowed all the country for six miles in width. 
" When all this tract of land was converted into 
“ a sea of fire, the lava stretched itself towards 
u the south ; and getting vent through the chan- 
“ nel of the river Skapta, down which it rushed 
with great impetuosity (being confined within 
“ the narrow compass between the high banks 
“ before described, for about a mile) it came into 
“ a more open place, where it poured itself forth 
cc in prodigious torrents with amazing velocity and 
“ force ; spreading itself now towards the south, 
“ tearing up the earth, and carrying along with 
it on its surface flaming woods, and whatsoever 
“ it met with: in its course it laid waste another 
c< large district of land. The ground wherever it 
“ came was broke and cracked, and emitted large 
“ quantities of smoke and steam long before the 
cc fire reached it; so great was the heat: and 
“ every thing near the edge of the fiery lake was 
either burnt up, or reduced to a fluid state. 
“ In this situation matters remained from the 
u 12th of June till the 13th of August. The 
