Fire from heauen : Burning the body of one Iohn Hittchell of Holne-hurst, within the parish of Christ-church, in the county of South-hampton the 26. of Iune last 1613. who by the same was consumed to ashes, and no fire seene, lying therein smoaking and smothering three dayes and three nights, not to bequenched by water, nor the help of mans hand. VVith the lamentable burning of his house and one childe, and the grieuous scorching of his wife: with the birth of a monster, and many other strange things hapning about the same time: the like was neuer seene nor heard of. Written by Iohn Hilliard preacher of the word of life in Sopley. Reade and tremble. With the fearefull burning of the towne of Dorchester vpon friday the 6. of August last 1613.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Hilliard, John, preacher of the word of life in Sopley

Contributor:

• White, John, 1575-1648, attributed name.

Series:

• Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Hitchell, John, -1613.
• Dorchester (England)--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

• Dorchester (England)--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 unnumbered pages)

Other Title:

• Fire from heaven
• Lamentable and fearefull burning of the towne of Dorchester.
• Fire from heaven.

Place of Publication:

Printed at London : [By E. Allde] for Iohn Trundle, and are to be sold at his shop in Barby can [sic] at the signe of Nobody, 1613.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

• Printer's name from STC.
• "The lamentable and fearefull burning of the towne of Dorchester" by John White of Dorchester?, has caption title on C2v.
• Dedication varies; this copy has dedication to William Lea and others.
• Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
• Signatures: A-C⁴.
• Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1311:03) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

STC (2nd edition) 13507.

Access Restriction:

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