Mount AEtna's Flames. OR, The Sicilian Wonder,  
Really manifesting and plainly demonstrating, the prodigious effects of that dreadful Spectacle of those furious Flames of Mount AEtna (an Island called Sicily in the King of Spain's dominions,) which in 40 days time destroyed the Habitations of twenty seven thousand persons, made two hills of one a thousand Paces high a piece, and hath already much Endangered the famous City of Catania which the Inhabitants are forced to desert for fear of ruin and destruction.  
Tune of, Troy Town.  

Mount AEtna  
CATANIA   


COme hear a wonder, people all  
Of an unwonted prodigy.  
A mountain that destroys up all  
I●t●…n the Isle of Sicily,  
The flames are fierce, no stop can be  
Put so its fury as we see,   

Of all the wonders in the world  
of which the learned men do wr●●e,  
Nor one like this, is to be found  
and brought to blue and public sight  
Though strange, 'tis true I witness can  
'tis known to many a learned man.   

In Sicily an Island fair  
under the rule of Spain's great King,  
A mountain is, without compare  
which doth to many sorrow bring,  
Sad is their fate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so nigh  
These sad conclusion for to try.   

Mount AEtna it is called by name  
a fearful sight for so behold,  
Old Authers hath described the same  
therefore to speak I may be hold  
The flames which do from thence proceed  
Makes many a melting heart to bl●●d,   

Catania that City fair  
full fifteen miles from this same place  
Is threatened with the flames so near  
the people in a woeful case,  
Lest thy should fear, as neighbours do  
Which makes their heart, be full of woe.   

The fiery flames from thence proceed  
and cinders, they fly up amain,  
Whilst Sulphur mine's the same doth feed  
and rolling stones, return again,  
A sad and dismal fight to see  
For souls in that perpierity.   

From out the rock a river slides  
like burning streams unto the eye.  
And in a Channel strange it glides  
with flames that sée●… to seals the sky▪  
Nothing is seen but smoke and fire  
Which makes the people all admire.   

Six hundred yards into the S●x  
this burning river drives by force,  
Still flaming most impetuously  
it kéeps its dreadful fiery course.  
No fish nor fowl, the same comes nigh  
Put presently fall down and die.    

The Second Part  
to the same Tune.  

TWo ●ocks in one this same hath put  
each one a thousand paces high,  
And what dame nature wisely cut  
it doth deface most furiously:  
Water and fire, good servants are  
But once being Masters, rags and tear.   

Do but observe and you shall find  
that former age● ner● did know,  
Nor e'er did see, time out of mind  
such flames from AEtna's mount to glow  
A dreadful sight it is to see  
Huge stones like Atoms test should be.   

In forty days it did destroy  
the habitations and the home.  
Of twenty seven thousand m●●  
and left them all abroad to rout.  
Castles and Towns it Swallows d●wn  
A fearful sight as are was shown.   

The bideans noise and ●●●…ings loud  
which echoes from this dreadful place  
Whilst flames ascend as in a ●loud  
poor people are in woeful safe,  
The a●●●, and water do conspire  
To show themselves like flames of fire.   

The towns, this earthquake hath destroyed  
was worth some Millions of good gold,  
People of all sorts it anoy'd  
by lodging in the fields so cold,  
Pass souls what pity they deserve  
Which now for want bolye and starve,   

Then he b●…t take a serious view  
of what do follow in this place,  
And all your grief it will renew  
to see what towns it down did race,  
And then give thanks to God on high  
That we such sorrows are not nigh.   

And last of all observe the form  
of this prodigious mountains birth.  
Which rocks and hills doth overturn  
and doth deface, our Mother earth.  
And then conclude this story's 〈◊〉  
Which I have set forth to Poor 〈◊〉.    

A List of the most considerable Towns and places ruined and destroyed by the dreadful Earthquake and Eruptions.  

The Town of Nicoloss wholly Ruined by the Earthquakes.  
The Towns of 

Pad●●…  
Tre Castagne   the greatest part destroyed by the Earthquake.  
The Towns of 

La Guardia  
Malpasso  
Ca●…yo Rotundo  
La Potielli  
Antonino  
Pietro  
Mostorbianto  
Montpiler●  
La Annunciata  
Falicchi  
Pla●chi  , Wholly Overflowed, Consumed and lost in this Flery Inundation, with all the Lands belonging to them no Footsteps of them remaining.  
The Towns of 

Mascalncia  
St. Giovanni de Gal●r●●….   Rusined in part.  
The large Gardens and Vineyards of Albanelli Overflown and Destroyed.  
The Famous Piece of Antiquity of Marcus Marcellus much Ruined.  
Madonna de Monserrat● destroyed, besides many Castles, Far●…s, and other places: which have r●n the same Fortune, whose Names we for bravity pass over,     

Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright.