CAP. XVII.
Of Attilas king of Scythia howe he destroyed both the Easterne and westerne parts of the worlde: of the great earthquake and straunge wonders that were seene in the worlde.
IN those dayes there was a battell raised by Attilas king of Scythia, which at this day is much* 1.1 spoken of: but Priscus Rhetor declareth at large with flowing stile howe he inuaded both east and west, howe many and what great cities he wonne, and howe nobly he behaued him selfe vn∣to the finall end of his frayle life. Furthermore in the time of the aforesaid Theodosius raigne there was a marueilous great earthquake, the straungenesse whereof exceeded all the wonderfull earth∣quakes that euer were before, which stretched it selfe in manner throughout the whole worlde: so that many turretts within the pallace were turned downe to the grounde: the longe wall of Cher∣ronesus came to ruine: the earth opened and swallowed vp in her gulphes many villages: many woefull mischaunces befell vnto mankinde both by sea and by lande, many welspringes were dri∣ed vp, againe where fountaines were neuer seene before it flowed out: manie trees were pluc∣ked vp by the rootes: the valleis became high mountaines: the sea threwe out fishes for dead: many Islands were drowned, the sea ouerrunning the bankes and ouerflowing the cuntreys: ma∣ny shipps sulcating in the maine seas were seene on ground, the sea falling backe not yelding his wonted streames: many cuntreys throughont Bithynia, Hellespontus, and both Phrygia endured such calamities that they were vtterly vndone. This misery endured toe toe long yet did it not pro∣ceede with such vehement anoyance as it beganne, for it fell and slaked by a litle and a litle vntill at length all was ended.