A full account of the great and terrible earthquake in Germany, Hungary and Turky Which was one of the greatest and most dreadful earthquakes that ever was in the world. With a most exact and particular account of the terrible eruptions of fire, conflagration of mountains, devastation of whole towns and villages. As also a learned discourse of the nature, causes and kinds of earthquakes: with a view of all the several opinions of the most eminent philosophers in the world, as well ancient as modern. To which is annexed, Some reflections and probable conjectures of the consequents and significations of this calamious accident. Written in Dutch by the excellent pen of Leopold Wettersteint de Hodenstein: and translated into English by Rich. Alcock Gent.
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           A
           FULL
           ACCOUNT
           Of
           the
           Great
           and
           Terrible
           EARTHQUAKE
           IN
           
             Germany
             ,
             Hungary
          
           and
           Turky
           .
        
         
           Which
           was
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           and
           
             most
             dreadful
             Earthquakes
          
           that
           ever
           was
           in
           the
           World.
           WITH
           A
           most
           exact
           and
           particular
           Account
           of
           the
           Terrible
           
             Eruptions
             of
             Fire
             ,
             Conflagration
             of
             Mountains
             ,
             Devastation
             of
             whole
             Towns
             and
             Villages
             .
          
        
         
           AS
           ALSO
           A
           Learned
           Discourse
           of
           the
           Nature
           ,
           Causes
           and
           Kinds
           of
           Earthquakes
           :
           With
           a
           View
           of
           all
           the
           several
           Opinions
           of
           the
           most
           Eminent
           Philosophers
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           as
           well
           Ancient
           as
           Modern
           .
        
         
           
             To
             which
             is
             annexed
          
           ,
           Some
           Reflections
           and
           Probable
           Conjectures
           of
           the
           Consequents
           and
           Significations
           of
           this
           Calamious
           Accident
           .
        
         
           Written
           in
           Dutch
           by
           the
           excellent
           Pen
           of
           
             Leopold
             Wettersteint
             de
             Hodenstein
          
           :
           And
           Translated
           into
           English
           by
           
             RICH.
             ALCOCK
          
           Gent.
           
        
         
           Felix
           qui
           potuit
           rerum
           cognoscere
           causas
           .
        
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             R.
             C.
          
           in
           
             Little
             Britain
          
           .
           1673.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           Full
           Account
           of
           the
           great
           and
           terrible
           Earthquake
           in
           Germany
           ,
           Hungary
           and
           Turky
           .
        
         
           THat
           tremendous
           Earthquake
           which
           in
           March
           last
           past
           began
           in
           Germany
           ,
           and
           run
           through
           a
           good
           part
           of
           Turky
           ,
           was
           not
           only
           formidable
           to
           us
           Christians
           ,
           but
           dismal
           and
           dreadful
           to
           the
           Turks
           and
           Mahometans
           :
           For
           in
           Germany
           ,
           and
           part
           of
           Hungary
           ,
           the
           Earth
           trembled
           only
           ,
           without
           bringing
           any
           considerable
           damage
           to
           the
           Christians
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           further
           parts
           of
           Hungary
           and
           Turky
           ,
           't
           was
           more
           impetuous
           and
           violent
           .
           Oh!
           How
           were
           the
           Rocks
           rent
           ,
           and
           the
           Mountains
           torn
           in
           sunder
           ?
           What
           dire
           Convulsions
           of
           Nature
           ?
           what
           hideous
           noises
           ?
           what
           openings
           of
           the
           earth
           ?
           what
           belching
           out
           of
           fire
           and
           flame
           ?
           how
           many
           Villages
           ,
           and
           how
           many
           of
           the
           Infidel
           and
           wretched
           Inhabitants
           were
           absorpt
           and
           swallowed
           up
           in
           this
           calamity
           ,
           and
           carried
           headlong
           to
           their
           Eternal
           home
           ?
        
         
           
             —
             Quis
             talia
             fando
          
           
             Myrmidonum
             Dolopun●●e
             aut
             duri
             miles
             Ulyssis
          
           
             Temperet
             à
             lachrymis
             ?
             —
          
        
         
           My
           design
           at
           present
           is
           to
           give
           the
           world
           a
           full
           and
           satisfactory
           account
           of
           this
           dreadful
           Accident
           ,
           with
           a
           true
           and
           just
           relation
           of
           its
           beginning
           ,
           continuation
           and
           end
           :
           as
           also
           briefly
           to
           discourse
           of
           the
           causes
           and
           several
           kinds
           of
           Earthquakes
           ,
           with
           a
           brief
           survey
           of
           the
           Opinions
           and
           Sentiments
           of
           all
           the
           eminent
           Philosophers
           ,
           as
           well
           ancient
           as
           modern
           .
        
         
           
             An
             Account
             of
             the
             Earthquake
             .
          
           
             IN
             Hodenstein
             in
             Germany
             ,
             and
             the
             circumjacent
             Countrey
             near
             the
             Confines
             of
             Hungary
             ,
             the
             winds
             had
             been
             exceeding
             high
             ,
             and
             the
             weather
             tempestuous
             ;
             so
             that
             by
             the
             violence
             of
             those
             blasts
             the
             Countrey
             men
             were
             much
             incommoded
             ,
             some
             of
             their
             houses
             were
             uncovered
             ,
             and
             many
             trees
             torn
             up
             by
             the
             roots
             .
             These
             fierce
             winds
             had
             not
             continued
             above
             a
             fortnight
             ;
             but
             on
             the
             10
             of
             March
             ,
             about
             eleven
             of
             the
             clock
             ,
             the
             winds
             were
             laid
             on
             a
             sudden
             ,
             and
             there
             was
             a
             wonderful
             calm
             :
             but
             notwithstanding
             this
             sudden
             calm
             ,
             the
             Sun
             appeared
             not
             all
             that
             day
             .
             About
             12
             at
             night
             we
             all
             perceiv'd
             the
             Earth
             to
             move
             ,
             tremble
             and
             shake
             ,
             and
             this
             trembling
             continued
             all
             
             night
             ,
             and
             until
             10
             of
             the
             clock
             the
             next
             morning
             ,
             and
             then
             it
             ceas'd
             .
             This
             movement
             of
             the
             earth
             did
             exceedingly
             terrifie
             and
             consternate
             the
             whole
             Village
             ,
             and
             I
             dare
             safely
             avouch
             it
             upon
             my
             oath
             ,
             that
             there
             was
             not
             one
             person
             in
             the
             whole
             Town
             ,
             but
             his
             fears
             and
             apprehensions
             of
             danger
             caus'd
             him
             to
             rise
             and
             betake
             himself
             to
             his
             prayers
             .
             On
             the
             next
             day
             ,
             which
             was
             March
             the
             11.
             the
             winds
             were
             quiet
             and
             still
             ,
             and
             the
             Sun
             shew'd
             not
             himself
             all
             that
             day
             ,
             and
             at
             nine
             in
             the
             evening
             the
             earth
             began
             to
             tremble
             again
             ,
             and
             continued
             so
             all
             night
             until
             morning
             .
             The
             next
             day
             the
             Sun
             appear'd
             most
             splendidly
             ,
             which
             remov'd
             our
             fears
             and
             apprehensions
             ,
             and
             added
             new
             life
             to
             our
             consternated
             souls
             .
             But
             we
             are
             certainly
             inform'd
             upon
             the
             Attestations
             and
             Depositions
             of
             several
             credible
             and
             worthy
             persons
             ,
             who
             were
             publickly
             examin'd
             about
             the
             truth
             of
             this
             matter
             ,
             that
             this
             Earthquake
             went
             by
             degrees
             and
             successively
             as
             far
             as
             Buda
             in
             Hungary
             ;
             where
             on
             March
             15.
             't
             was
             somthing
             more
             violent
             than
             with
             us
             ,
             but
             still
             without
             any
             considerable
             mischief
             to
             the
             inhabitants
             .
          
           
             The
             discourse
             of
             this
             Earthquake
             began
             now
             to
             be
             laid
             aside
             ,
             and
             every
             one
             now
             forbore
             any
             further
             to
             discourse
             of
             it
             ,
             until
             the
             third
             of
             April
             ,
             when
             his
             Imperial
             Majesties
             Envoy
             (
             who
             had
             some
             months
             before
             been
             sent
             to
             the
             Ottoman
             Court
             with
             an
             express
             concerning
             some
             important
             Affairs
             of
             the
             Empire
             )
             return'd
             ,
             who
             gave
             a
             more
             particular
             and
             fuller
             account
             of
             the
             progress
             ,
             continuation
             and
             end
             of
             this
             Earthquake
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             vehemency
             and
             dismal
             effects
             of
             it
             ,
             as
             he
             had
             carefully
             remark'd
             them
             in
             his
             travels
             from
             Constantinople
             to
             Vienna
             in
             Germany
             .
             This
             worthy
             Personage
             affirm'd
             ,
             that
             about
             six
             miles
             on
             this
             side
             Adrianople
             ,
             there
             was
             a
             little
             Village
             on
             the
             side
             of
             a
             hill
             ,
             call'd
             by
             the
             
               Turk
               Imrest
            
             ,
             which
             was
             wholly
             absorpt
             and
             swallow'd
             up
             in
             the
             dreadful
             hiatus
             or
             opening
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             caus'd
             by
             the
             violence
             of
             the
             Earthquake
             ,
             and
             that
             still
             there
             comes
             forth
             great
             quantity
             of
             smoak
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             night
             flames
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             terror
             and
             astonishment
             of
             the
             inhabitants
             round
             about
             .
             This
             noble
             Person
             had
             not
             pass'd
             half
             a
             days
             journey
             further
             ,
             but
             he
             heard
             more
             dismal
             news
             of
             the
             dire
             effects
             of
             this
             vehement
             Earthquake
             .
             Here
             he
             saw
             multitudes
             of
             people
             ,
             men
             women
             and
             childring
             ,
             wandring
             about
             in
             a
             most
             desolate
             and
             sad
             condition
             ,
             bemoaning
             bitterly
             their
             hard
             fortune
             ,
             and
             the
             loss
             of
             their
             estates
             and
             houses
             which
             were
             consum'd
             by
             fire
             which
             broke
             out
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             part
             of
             the
             
             houses
             were
             absorpt
             and
             swallow'd
             up
             by
             the
             opening
             of
             the
             ground
             .
             Here
             was
             about
             seven
             small
             Towns
             wholly
             consum'd
             together
             ,
             the
             chief
             of
             which
             is
             call'd
             by
             the
             
               Turks
               Ingelters
            
             .
             The
             poor
             inhabitants
             had
             timely
             notice
             of
             the
             ensuing
             calamity
             ,
             for
             above
             three
             days
             together
             before
             they
             deserted
             the
             Villages
             ,
             the
             Sun
             was
             obscur'd
             and
             darken'd
             ,
             there
             was
             continual
             thundring
             ,
             most
             dreadful
             concussions
             and
             commotions
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             by
             the
             vehemence
             whereof
             most
             of
             the
             houses
             were
             pitiously
             defac'd
             and
             shatter'd
             .
             The
             Mahometans
             being
             apprehensive
             of
             the
             bad
             consequents
             which
             might
             follow
             these
             terrible
             signs
             ,
             quitted
             their
             houses
             ,
             and
             betook
             themselves
             to
             the
             open
             plains
             :
             and
             it
             was
             well
             they
             did
             so
             ,
             for
             the
             very
             night
             following
             
               Madam
               Nature
            
             fell
             again
             into
             a
             most
             terrible
             Convulsion
             ,
             her
             very
             bowels
             were
             rent
             asunder
             by
             Subterranean
             fire
             ,
             smoak
             and
             most
             impetuous
             blasts
             of
             wind
             ;
             fire
             was
             vomited
             up
             ,
             and
             such
             a
             continual
             and
             huge
             quantity
             of
             smoak
             ,
             that
             for
             some
             days
             together
             it
             almost
             wholly
             obscur'd
             the
             Sun.
             
          
           
             As
             this
             Person
             of
             Honor
             pass'd
             along
             towards
             Belgrade
             ,
             he
             saw
             no
             more
             considerable
             mischief
             produc'd
             by
             this
             Concussion
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             until
             within
             almost
             a
             days
             journey
             of
             Belgrade
             ,
             upon
             the
             plains
             of
             Siusdt
             ,
             where
             there
             was
             a
             vast
             Chasma
             or
             aperture
             of
             the
             ground
             ,
             caus'd
             by
             the
             impetuous
             eruption
             of
             these
             Subterraneous
             blasts
             :
             but
             here
             was
             no
             belching
             up
             of
             flames
             ,
             no
             smoak
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             dismal
             effect
             ,
             besides
             a
             vast
             hiatus
             ,
             or
             opening
             of
             the
             ground
             only
             .
             Neither
             the
             Envoy
             nor
             any
             of
             his
             Attendants
             were
             so
             hardy
             as
             to
             approach
             this
             Chasma
             to
             look
             into
             it
             ,
             or
             give
             us
             any
             further
             account
             of
             it
             .
             In
             several
             Towns
             &
             Villages
             the
             houses
             were
             much
             shatter'd
             in
             all
             his
             journey
             along
             to
             Buda
             .
             But
             from
             Buda
             to
             Germany
             the
             effects
             of
             the
             Earthquake
             were
             very
             inconsiderable
             ,
             the
             earth
             only
             trembling
             and
             shaking
             ,
             but
             not
             so
             much
             as
             one
             house
             ruin'd
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             evident
             by
             what
             we
             saw
             with
             our
             own
             eyes
             at
             Hodenslein
             ,
             and
             what
             this
             
               Imperial
               Envoy
            
             remark'd
             in
             his
             voyage
             from
             Constantinople
             to
             Vienna
             ,
             that
             this
             was
             all
             one
             Earthquake
             ,
             and
             that
             't
             was
             caus'd
             by
             an
             impetuous
             spirit
             or
             blast
             of
             wind
             included
             in
             the
             bowels
             and
             caverns
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             which
             run
             so
             many
             hundreds
             of
             miles
             through
             the
             blind
             caverns
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             before
             it
             could
             get
             vent
             .
             You
             may
             find
             a
             parallel
             example
             of
             the
             like
             continuation
             of
             an
             Earthquake
             ,
             even
             from
             Hungary
             to
             Constantinople
             ,
             reported
             by
             the
             noble
             and
             
             learned
             
               Aug.
               Gislenius
            
             of
             
               Busbeck
               (
               vide
               Busbequii
               Epist
               .
               3.
               de
               Legat
               Turcic
               .
               pag.
            
             147.
             )
             which
             was
             about
             100
             years
             ago
             in
             the
             reign
             of
             Solyman
             the
             Magnificent
             ,
             to
             whom
             Busbequius
             was
             sent
             by
             this
             Court
             as
             
               Ordinary
               Ambassador
            
             .
             Thus
             much
             concerning
             matter
             of
             fact
             ,
             and
             concerning
             the
             late
             great
             Earthquake
             in
             Germany
             and
             Turky
             .
             Now
             I
             intend
             briefly
             to
             lay
             down
             the
             Sentiments
             and
             Opinions
             of
             Philosophers
             concerning
             the
             nature
             ,
             the
             different
             species
             ,
             and
             the
             several
             causes
             of
             Earthquakes
             in
             general
             .
          
           
             Seneca
             in
             his
             
               Natural
               Questions
               (
               lib.
            
             6.
             )
             and
             Pliny
             in
             his
             
               Natural
               History
               (
               lib.
               2.
               cap.
            
             79.
             )
             unanimously
             conclude
             ,
             that
             an
             Earthquake
             is
             the
             very
             same
             thing
             in
             the
             earth
             ,
             that
             a
             Thunderclap
             is
             in
             the
             clouds
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             hiatus
             and
             rupture
             is
             caus'd
             when
             the
             tumultuous
             blast
             or
             spirit
             impetuously
             breaks
             forth
             and
             gains
             its
             liberty
             .
             And
             this
             is
             partly
             the
             Sentiment
             of
             Aristotle
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             School
             of
             Peripateticks
             ,
             as
             is
             evident
             in
             their
             Works
             and
             Writings
             ,
             who
             generally
             conclude
             ,
             the
             efficient
             cause
             of
             Earthquakes
             to
             be
             subterranean
             and
             tumultuous
             blasts
             of
             winds
             ,
             included
             in
             the
             bowels
             and
             caverns
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             violently
             forcing
             a
             passage
             out
             .
             
               Thales
               Malesius
            
             that
             ancient
             Philosopher
             affirm'd
             ,
             that
             water
             was
             the
             cause
             of
             Earthquakes
             .
             This
             man
             ,
             as
             Seneca
             reports
             of
             him
             (
             
               Natur.
               Quest
               .
               lib.
               6.
               c.
            
             6.
             )
             did
             assert
             ,
             that
             water
             was
             the
             first
             principle
             of
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             whole
             earth
             did
             float
             up
             and
             down
             upon
             the
             Ocean
             like
             a
             huge
             Vessel
             or
             Ship
             ,
             and
             that
             an
             Earthquake
             was
             nothing
             else
             but
             a
             violent
             agitation
             or
             tossing
             of
             the
             earth
             upon
             the
             Sea.
             The
             chief
             reason
             which
             mov'd
             Thales
             to
             embrace
             this
             opinion
             ,
             was
             ,
             because
             in
             many
             great
             Earthquakes
             there
             is
             an
             eruption
             of
             new
             springs
             ,
             fountains
             and
             rivers
             .
             See
             more
             of
             this
             opinion
             in
             the
             fore-cited
             place
             of
             Seneca
             .
          
           
             Seneca
             in
             the
             ensuing
             Chapter
             ,
             tells
             us
             of
             some
             other
             Philosophers
             who
             affirm'd
             ,
             that
             water
             was
             the
             efficient
             cause
             of
             Earthquakes
             ;
             but
             not
             after
             the
             same
             manner
             as
             Thales
             maintain'd
             .
             These
             men
             were
             of
             opinion
             ,
             that
             in
             the
             bowels
             of
             the
             earth
             there
             was
             an
             immense
             quantity
             of
             water
             ,
             vast
             lakes
             ,
             and
             ponds
             ,
             and
             navigable
             rivers
             ;
             and
             that
             this
             Subterranean
             water
             was
             the
             material
             cause
             of
             the
             eruption
             and
             perpetual
             emanation
             of
             springs
             and
             fountains
             in
             divers
             parts
             of
             the
             world
             :
             and
             that
             these
             Subterranean
             waters
             by
             their
             perpetual
             motion
             and
             course
             ,
             did
             by
             degrees
             eat
             away
             and
             consume
             their
             banks
             ,
             and
             undermine
             the
             pillars
             and
             foundations
             of
             the
             earth
             ;
             so
             by
             consequence
             
             that
             when
             these
             pillars
             of
             the
             earth
             fall
             ,
             there
             necessarily
             follows
             a
             sinking
             ,
             collapsion
             or
             concussion
             of
             the
             earth
             :
             and
             thus
             they
             say
             Earthquakes
             are
             caus'd
             .
          
           
             Seneca
             in
             his
             9
             Chapter
             tells
             us
             ,
             that
             some
             of
             the
             Ancients
             affirm'd
             ,
             Subterranean
             fire
             to
             be
             the
             cause
             of
             Earthquakes
             :
             which
             by
             burning
             ,
             wasting
             and
             consuming
             the
             inward
             parts
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             causes
             a
             falling
             or
             sudden
             sinking
             down
             of
             some
             parts
             of
             the
             Earth
             .
             So
             that
             by
             these
             mens
             reckoning
             the
             Subterranean
             fire
             doth
             cause
             an
             Earthquake
             ,
             
               ruina
               &
               collapsu
               partium
            
             ,
             by
             the
             sudden
             fall
             or
             subsidence
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             when
             its
             props
             and
             pillars
             are
             consum'd
             by
             sire
             .
             And
             they
             endeavour
             to
             make
             this
             opinion
             probable
             by
             alledging
             and
             instancing
             ,
             that
             in
             several
             Earthqukes
             there
             has
             been
             great
             and
             terrible
             eruptions
             of
             fire
             ,
             flame
             and
             smoak
             from
             out
             of
             the
             Chasmata
             and
             apertures
             of
             the
             earth
             .
          
           
             The
             same
             Author
             in
             the
             14
             Chapter
             of
             his
             sixth
             Book
             of
             
               Natural
               Questions
            
             tells
             us
             ,
             that
             there
             were
             some
             Philosophers
             who
             held
             ,
             that
             the
             earth
             was
             a
             living
             Creature
             ,
             endu'd
             with
             a
             rational
             soul
             ,
             and
             consequently
             with
             sense
             and
             motion
             ,
             so
             that
             an
             Earthquake
             was
             nothing
             but
             a
             
               sudden
               Qualm
            
             or
             Trembling
             of
             this
             huge
             Animal
             ;
             or
             rather
             a
             
               Convulsion
               Fit
            
             ,
             or
             
               Madam
               Nature
            
             oppress'd
             with
             the
             
               Fit
               of
               an
               Ague
            
             .
             And
             this
             opinion
             was
             embrac'd
             and
             defended
             by
             many
             of
             the
             
               Pythygorean
               ,
               Platonick
            
             and
             
               Stoick
               Philosophers
            
             ,
             who
             generally
             held
             the
             earth
             to
             be
             a
             
               living
               Creature
            
             .
          
           
             Callisthenes
             a
             learned
             man
             ,
             and
             an
             intimate
             Companion
             to
             
               Great
               Alexander
            
             ,
             has
             writ
             a
             whole
             Treatise
             on
             this
             subject
             .
             This
             learned
             man
             says
             ,
             that
             vapors
             and
             winds
             do
             insinuate
             into
             the
             blind
             caverns
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             which
             afterwards
             being
             pent
             in
             ,
             and
             finding
             no
             egress
             ,
             cause
             a
             violent
             concussion
             and
             shaking
             of
             the
             earth
             :
             and
             this
             he
             says
             happens
             most
             frequently
             to
             maritime
             Countreys
             .
             And
             probably
             it
             is
             from
             hence
             that
             Homer
             calls
             Neptune
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             i.e.
             
               Concussor
               terrae
            
             ,
             the
             Shaker
             and
             
               Mover
               of
               the
               Earth
            
             .
          
           
             Among
             modern
             Authors
             ,
             Cardanus
             a
             learned
             Physician
             of
             Milan
             in
             Italy
             denies
             (
             in
             his
             Book
             
               de
               Subtilitate
               ,
               lib.
            
             2.
             )
             all
             these
             opinions
             of
             the
             Ancients
             ,
             and
             thinks
             that
             neither
             Air
             ,
             Earth
             or
             Water
             are
             the
             efficient
             causes
             of
             an
             Earthquake
             ,
             but
             he
             asserts
             ,
             that
             't
             is
             caus'd
             by
             Fire
             ;
             
               i.
               e.
            
             by
             Brimstone
             and
             other
             Subterranean
             Minerals
             ,
             that
             participate
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             Gunpowder
             ;
             and
             when
             these
             
             are
             set
             on
             fire
             ,
             there
             presently
             ensues
             a
             horrid
             concussion
             and
             rupture
             of
             the
             Earth
             .
             Cardanus
             instances
             in
             Pioneers
             who
             dig
             and
             undermine
             Castles
             and
             Town-walls
             ,
             and
             blow
             them
             up
             with
             Gunpowder
             ,
             and
             by
             this
             instance
             he
             manifestly
             concludes
             and
             confirms
             his
             opinion
             .
          
        
         
           
             Reflections
             and
             probable
             Conjectures
             of
             consequents
             and
             significations
             of
             this
             great
             Earthquake
             .
          
           
             THis
             Earthquake
             ,
             as
             has
             been
             already
             related
             ,
             began
             on
             March
             last
             past
             at
             Hodenstein
             ,
             a
             Town
             in
             Germany
             ,
             and
             near
             the
             confines
             of
             Hungary
             (
             the
             place
             of
             my
             present
             abode
             :
             )
             It
             began
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             in
             Germany
             ,
             and
             in
             a
             matter
             of
             14
             or
             15
             days
             ran
             through
             the
             blind
             caverns
             and
             passages
             of
             the
             earth
             even
             to
             the
             very
             heart
             of
             the
             
               Turkish
               Empire
            
             :
             the
             Subterranean
             spirit
             forbearing
             to
             break
             forth
             or
             vent
             its
             malice
             upon
             Christians
             ,
             but
             reserving
             its
             most
             prodigious
             fury
             for
             the
             wretched
             Mahometans
             .
             When
             I
             reflect
             upon
             these
             things
             ,
             why
             may
             we
             not
             conclude
             ,
             that
             this
             portends
             good
             and
             prosperous
             success
             to
             Christians
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             powes
             of
             Hell
             are
             kept
             in
             ,
             and
             not
             permitted
             to
             vex
             or
             disquiet
             Christendom
             ?
             If
             this
             Subterranean
             spirit
             was
             forcibly
             kept
             in
             ,
             and
             not
             suffer'd
             to
             break
             forth
             upon
             Christians
             ,
             but
             fain
             to
             run
             so
             many
             hundred
             of
             miles
             before
             it
             could
             force
             its
             passage
             out
             of
             the
             bowels
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             then
             to
             bring
             such
             desolation
             and
             calamity
             to
             the
             miserable
             Turks
             ,
             why
             may
             we
             not
             conclude
             ,
             that
             this
             does
             plainly
             signifie
             ,
             that
             the
             infernal
             powers
             shall
             be
             converted
             and
             turn'd
             against
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             
               miscreant
               Turks
            
             by
             intestine
             wars
             and
             divisions
             shall
             tear
             the
             very
             heart
             of
             the
             
               Ottoman
               Empire
            
             in
             sunder
             ?
             Again
             ,
             if
             the
             
               Subterranean
               spirits
            
             and
             
               Infernal
               powers
            
             afflict
             and
             persecute
             the
             Turk
             ,
             why
             may
             we
             not
             also
             conclude
             ,
             that
             the
             Celestial
             powers
             ,
             and
             the
             Stars
             in
             their
             courses
             shall
             assist
             Christians
             ,
             &
             fight
             against
             this
             Siser●
             ,
             this
             enemy
             of
             the
             Lord
             of
             hosts
             ?
          
           
             For
             my
             part
             ,
             although
             I
             pretend
             to
             no
             gift
             of
             Prophecy
             ,
             yet
             methinks
             by
             these
             great
             commotions
             of
             the
             earth
             it
             does
             evidently
             and
             manifestly
             appear
             that
             this
             
               Luciferan
               Emperor
               of
               the
               Turks
            
             is
             suddenly
             to
             be
             humbled
             and
             brought
             down
             .
             He
             that
             has
             hitherto
             been
             invincible
             ,
             and
             proudly
             insulted
             over
             Christian
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             ,
             now
             the
             very
             earth
             (
             the
             lowest
             ,
             basest
             and
             vilest
             of
             all
             Creatures
             )
             scorns
             to
             bear
             him
             ,
             and
             begins
             to
             shake
             him
             off
             .
             Now
             (
             good
             Christian
             Readers
             consider
             )
             now
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             when
             the
             very
             earth
             ,
             the
             lowest
             ,
             the
             basest
             and
             dullest
             of
             all
             Creatures
             ,
             does
             with
             such
             vigour
             ,
             and
             so
             much
             animosity
             denounce
             open
             war
             against
             this
             great
             Enemy
             of
             Christianity
             ,
             why
             do
             Christian
             Princes
             sit
             still
             ,
             and
             not
             conjoyn
             their
             forces
             in
             this
             very
             nick
             of
             time
             ?
             Now
             when
             the
             
               Subterranean
               spirit
            
             makes
             a
             passage
             through
             the
             blind
             caverns
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             travels
             so
             many
             hundreds
             of
             miles
             under
             ground
             ,
             that
             he
             may
             
               majori
               impetu
            
             with
             more
             fury
             atsacque
             the
             very
             heart
             of
             the
             
               Ottoman
               Empire
            
             Why
             do
             Christians
             sit
             still
             ,
             and
             not
             come
             from
             the
             uttermost
             parts
             of
             Christendom
             to
             assail
             this
             proud
             Tyrant
             ?
             
               So
               let
               the
               Enemies
               of
               the
               Lord
               perish
               .
            
          
           
             FINIS
             .