A True relation of the extraordinary thunder and lightning, which lately happened in the north: as it was sent to Dublin in several letters to persons of quality : with the sad effects of the fall of a cloud.

A weapon of defence against sudden death. or, A brief description of the desperat times in which we live. Being a brief and true relation of the evils that proceeds and follows after vain-glorious opinions and cursed desperation by the example of several people both in the city of London, and in other parts of our nation. Shewing the manner of their ungodly living, and how they came by their untimly deaths this present year, 1656 for want of serving of God and taking good heed. Here is also a brief and true relation of the terrible storms of lightning and thunder, hail and rain which happened at Norwich, July 20. 1656 / written by L. Price, and printed on purpose for others to take warning by.

L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?

January 1656

15 [i.e. 32] p.Interleaved throughout with blank pages.Imperfect: cropped with slight loss of text.R...

Strange and terrible nevves from the North.: Concerning the Northern great storm arose in the those parts, to the great amazement of all the inhabitants within the realme of England, and the great slaughter of divers poore harmlesse creatures. With, an exact relation of the late fight, and the manner of obtaining the victory by the Royalists party, and the full particulars thereof. Also, another fight in the West of England, betwixt the Parliaments forces, and the rebels in South-Wales, and the gallant successe and proceedings of the forces commanded by Colonel Horton, Colonel Lewis, Captain Jones, Captain Reade. and Captain Griffith.

R. S.
Strange, fl. 1648.
Davis, T.

January 1648

[8] p.Contains four letters all dated and signed: The first: Carmarthen 13. April 1648. T. Davis.; t...

The Two Widecombe tracts, 1638 : giving a contemporary account of the great storm, reprinted with an introduction.

January 1905

Issued as an appendix to Devon & Cornwall notes & queries, v. 3, pt. 6 (Apr. 1905)With reproductions...

A Full and true account of the vvonderful eruptions of a prodigious burning mountain,: vvhich cast out vast quantities of fire to the destruction of several whole tovvns. Together with a relation of a vvonderful earth-quake. Likewise strange and vvonderful news from Ireland; giving a relation of a great flood that hapened there by rain. / As it tis now sent in a letter to His Majesty ...

[2], 6 p."This may be printed Nov. the 28th. 1687. R.P."Reproduction of original in the Christ Churc...

True relation of the great thunder, lightning, rain, great vvind, and prodigious hail, that happened at Alvanley in the parish of Frodham in Cheshire, on Sunday the 19th day of June, 1687: as it was sent to a merchant in London.

January 1687

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon."This may be Printed, R.P. July the 28th 1687."Reproduction ...

A Full and true relation of dreadful and terrible storm, that hapned [sic] at Forte St. George, in the East-Indies, on the 3d of November, 1684.: Communicated in a letter to a friend in London, from one belonging to the English factory.

R. L. S.

January 1685

1 sheet ([2] p.)."This may be printed, 1685. R.L.S."--P. [2].Reproduction of original in the Bodleia...

A Full and true account of the sad and dreadful storm that happened on Sunday morning, the 12th of January, 1689. VVith a relation how it happened, and continued, and the damage it has done by land and sea, by blowing down houses, chimneys, trees, killing and wounding divers people, carrying away hay-reeks, corn-reeks, &c. in damaging churches, casting away ships, boats, lighters, &c. with other prodigious and fearfull circumstances attending it; the like not known in any age.

[2], 6 p.Publication date of 1690 suggested by Wing."Licensed according to order."Reproduction of or...

A true rllation [sic] of a most strange and wonderful tempest which hapned on the 29th of June 1680. at Newtowu [sic]-Stewart in Ireland. as it was communicated in a letter by a gentleman to his friend in London.

1 sheet ([1] p.)Caption title.Date of publication supplied by Wing.Title erroneously locates Newton-...

A true and particular relation of the fire which happened in the castle of Dublin in Ireland

B. R.
W. C.

January 1684

1 sheet ([2] p.)Caption title.Signed: B.R.Imprint from colophon."Dublin, April the 7th, 1684.""Anoth...

The Full and true relation of a dreadful storm or tempest accompanied with thunders, lightnings, and hail-stones, some of them being above two pounds in weight as likewise a terrible earthquake, continuing for above half an hour, giving three furious onsets, the which hapned on the 16th of August 1680, in the city of Millain and the villages adjacent ...

January 1680

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Reproduction of original in Huntington Library

A discourse of the seuerall kinds and causes of lightnings Written by occasion of a feareful lightning which on the 17. day of this instant Nouember, anno Domini 1606. did in a very short time burne vp the spire steeple of Blechingley in Surrey, and in the same melt into infinite fragments a goodly ring of bells. By Simon Harward.

Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614.

January 1607

[24] p.Signatures: A-C⁴.Running title reads: The seuerall kindes and causes of lightnings.Reproducti...

A true relation of the many sad and lamentable accidents that have happened by the fearfull floods occasioned by the late unusual rains in several counties of England, for several days past by which many people, cattle, houses, barnes, much corn and the like have been destroyed, together with the dismal effects of the prodigeous thunder and lightening very amazing and dreadfully attended with many fearful circumstances well worthy the perusal of all Christians.

January 1683

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library

Sad news from Salisbury, and other parts of the west of England. Being an account of a most sad and dreadful frost and snow, which hapned on the 23d. of December 1684. in and about most parts of the west of England, which froze to death many poor passengers who travelled the rode, besides many beasts, incredible to believe, but that some who were in the same storm are alive to justify the truth thereof ... To the tune of, Aim not too high.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill.Place and date of publication taken from Wing (2nd ed.)Contains 3 illustratio...

An exact relation of all such occurrences as have hapned in the severall covnties of Donegall, London-derry, Tyrone, and Fermanagh in the north of Ireland since the beginning of this horrid, bloody, and unparaleld rebellion there, begun in October last / in all humility presented to the Honorable House of Commons in England by Avdeley Mervyn.

Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.

16 p."Published by order of the House of Commons."Imperfect: pages cropped with loss of print. Cambr...

Letter: An icy blast from the past

Murphy, Conor

April 2018

In Ireland, the combined effects of the ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma led to what the media t...

A weapon of defence against sudden death. or, A brief description of the desperat times in which we live. Being a brief and true relation of the evils that proceeds and follows after vain-glorious opinions and cursed desperation by the example of several people both in the city of London, and in other parts of our nation. Shewing the manner of their ungodly living, and how they came by their untimly deaths this present year, 1656 for want of serving of God and taking good heed. Here is also a brief and true relation of the terrible storms of lightning and thunder, hail and rain which happened at Norwich, July 20. 1656 / written by L. Price, and printed on purpose for others to take warning by.

L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?

January 1656

15 [i.e. 32] p.Interleaved throughout with blank pages.Imperfect: cropped with slight loss of text.R...

Strange and terrible nevves from the North.: Concerning the Northern great storm arose in the those parts, to the great amazement of all the inhabitants within the realme of England, and the great slaughter of divers poore harmlesse creatures. With, an exact relation of the late fight, and the manner of obtaining the victory by the Royalists party, and the full particulars thereof. Also, another fight in the West of England, betwixt the Parliaments forces, and the rebels in South-Wales, and the gallant successe and proceedings of the forces commanded by Colonel Horton, Colonel Lewis, Captain Jones, Captain Reade. and Captain Griffith.

R. S.
Strange, fl. 1648.
Davis, T.

January 1648

[8] p.Contains four letters all dated and signed: The first: Carmarthen 13. April 1648. T. Davis.; t...

The Two Widecombe tracts, 1638 : giving a contemporary account of the great storm, reprinted with an introduction.

January 1905

Issued as an appendix to Devon & Cornwall notes & queries, v. 3, pt. 6 (Apr. 1905)With reproductions...

A Full and true account of the vvonderful eruptions of a prodigious burning mountain,: vvhich cast out vast quantities of fire to the destruction of several whole tovvns. Together with a relation of a vvonderful earth-quake. Likewise strange and vvonderful news from Ireland; giving a relation of a great flood that hapened there by rain. / As it tis now sent in a letter to His Majesty ...

[2], 6 p."This may be printed Nov. the 28th. 1687. R.P."Reproduction of original in the Christ Churc...

True relation of the great thunder, lightning, rain, great vvind, and prodigious hail, that happened at Alvanley in the parish of Frodham in Cheshire, on Sunday the 19th day of June, 1687: as it was sent to a merchant in London.

January 1687

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon."This may be Printed, R.P. July the 28th 1687."Reproduction ...

A Full and true relation of dreadful and terrible storm, that hapned [sic] at Forte St. George, in the East-Indies, on the 3d of November, 1684.: Communicated in a letter to a friend in London, from one belonging to the English factory.

R. L. S.

January 1685

1 sheet ([2] p.)."This may be printed, 1685. R.L.S."--P. [2].Reproduction of original in the Bodleia...

A Full and true account of the sad and dreadful storm that happened on Sunday morning, the 12th of January, 1689. VVith a relation how it happened, and continued, and the damage it has done by land and sea, by blowing down houses, chimneys, trees, killing and wounding divers people, carrying away hay-reeks, corn-reeks, &c. in damaging churches, casting away ships, boats, lighters, &c. with other prodigious and fearfull circumstances attending it; the like not known in any age.

[2], 6 p.Publication date of 1690 suggested by Wing."Licensed according to order."Reproduction of or...

A true rllation [sic] of a most strange and wonderful tempest which hapned on the 29th of June 1680. at Newtowu [sic]-Stewart in Ireland. as it was communicated in a letter by a gentleman to his friend in London.

1 sheet ([1] p.)Caption title.Date of publication supplied by Wing.Title erroneously locates Newton-...

A true and particular relation of the fire which happened in the castle of Dublin in Ireland

B. R.
W. C.

January 1684

1 sheet ([2] p.)Caption title.Signed: B.R.Imprint from colophon."Dublin, April the 7th, 1684.""Anoth...

The Full and true relation of a dreadful storm or tempest accompanied with thunders, lightnings, and hail-stones, some of them being above two pounds in weight as likewise a terrible earthquake, continuing for above half an hour, giving three furious onsets, the which hapned on the 16th of August 1680, in the city of Millain and the villages adjacent ...

January 1680

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Reproduction of original in Huntington Library

A discourse of the seuerall kinds and causes of lightnings Written by occasion of a feareful lightning which on the 17. day of this instant Nouember, anno Domini 1606. did in a very short time burne vp the spire steeple of Blechingley in Surrey, and in the same melt into infinite fragments a goodly ring of bells. By Simon Harward.

Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614.

January 1607

[24] p.Signatures: A-C⁴.Running title reads: The seuerall kindes and causes of lightnings.Reproducti...

A true relation of the many sad and lamentable accidents that have happened by the fearfull floods occasioned by the late unusual rains in several counties of England, for several days past by which many people, cattle, houses, barnes, much corn and the like have been destroyed, together with the dismal effects of the prodigeous thunder and lightening very amazing and dreadfully attended with many fearful circumstances well worthy the perusal of all Christians.

January 1683

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library

Sad news from Salisbury, and other parts of the west of England. Being an account of a most sad and dreadful frost and snow, which hapned on the 23d. of December 1684. in and about most parts of the west of England, which froze to death many poor passengers who travelled the rode, besides many beasts, incredible to believe, but that some who were in the same storm are alive to justify the truth thereof ... To the tune of, Aim not too high.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill.Place and date of publication taken from Wing (2nd ed.)Contains 3 illustratio...

An exact relation of all such occurrences as have hapned in the severall covnties of Donegall, London-derry, Tyrone, and Fermanagh in the north of Ireland since the beginning of this horrid, bloody, and unparaleld rebellion there, begun in October last / in all humility presented to the Honorable House of Commons in England by Avdeley Mervyn.

Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.

16 p."Published by order of the House of Commons."Imperfect: pages cropped with loss of print. Cambr...

Letter: An icy blast from the past

Murphy, Conor

April 2018

In Ireland, the combined effects of the ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma led to what the media t...

A weapon of defence against sudden death. or, A brief description of the desperat times in which we live. Being a brief and true relation of the evils that proceeds and follows after vain-glorious opinions and cursed desperation by the example of several people both in the city of London, and in other parts of our nation. Shewing the manner of their ungodly living, and how they came by their untimly deaths this present year, 1656 for want of serving of God and taking good heed. Here is also a brief and true relation of the terrible storms of lightning and thunder, hail and rain which happened at Norwich, July 20. 1656 / written by L. Price, and printed on purpose for others to take warning by.

L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?

January 1656

15 [i.e. 32] p.Interleaved throughout with blank pages.Imperfect: cropped with slight loss of text.R...

Strange and terrible nevves from the North.: Concerning the Northern great storm arose in the those parts, to the great amazement of all the inhabitants within the realme of England, and the great slaughter of divers poore harmlesse creatures. With, an exact relation of the late fight, and the manner of obtaining the victory by the Royalists party, and the full particulars thereof. Also, another fight in the West of England, betwixt the Parliaments forces, and the rebels in South-Wales, and the gallant successe and proceedings of the forces commanded by Colonel Horton, Colonel Lewis, Captain Jones, Captain Reade. and Captain Griffith.

R. S.
Strange, fl. 1648.
Davis, T.

January 1648

[8] p.Contains four letters all dated and signed: The first: Carmarthen 13. April 1648. T. Davis.; t...

The Two Widecombe tracts, 1638 : giving a contemporary account of the great storm, reprinted with an introduction.

January 1905

Issued as an appendix to Devon & Cornwall notes & queries, v. 3, pt. 6 (Apr. 1905)With reproductions...

A True relation of the extraordinary thunder and lightning, which lately happened in the north: as it was sent to Dublin in several letters to persons of quality : with the sad effects of the fall of a cloud.

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