Casualties that happened in his time.
IN the Eleventh yeare of this Kings Raigne, on the six and twentyeth day of Ia∣nuary, was so great an Earth-quake in Ely, Norfolke, and Suffolke, that it over∣threw them that stood upon their feet, and made the Bells to ring in the Steeples. In the seventeenth yeare of his Raigne, there was seene at Saint Osythes in Essex, a Dragon of marveilous bignesse, which by moving, burned houses, and the whole City of Canterbury was the same yeare almost burnt. In the eighteenth yeare of his Raigne, the Church of Norwich with the houses thereto belonging was burnt, and the Monkes dispersed. At Andover, a Priest praying before the Altar, was slaine with Thunder. Likewise one Clerke and his Brother was burnt to death with Lightning. In the three and twentyeth yeare, a showre of Blood Rained in the Isle of Wight two houres together. In the foure and twentyeth yeare, the City of Yorke was burnt, and on Christmas day, in the Territory of Derlington, in the Bishopricke of Durham the Earth lifted up it selfe in the manner of an high Tower, and so remained unmoveable from morning till evening, and then fell with so hor∣rible a noyse that it frighted the Inhabitants thereabouts, and the earth swallowing it up, made there a deepe pit, which is seene at this day: for a Testimony where∣of Leyland saith, he saw the Pits there, commonly called Hell-kettles. Also in the same yeare, on the tenth day of Aprill, the Church of Saint Andrewes in Rochester was consumed with fire. In the eight and twentyeth yeare of his Raigne, Barne∣well, with the Priory, neare unto Cambridge was burnt. In the thirtyeth yeare, the Abbey of Glastenbury was burnt with the Church of Saint Iulian. In the yeare 1180. a great Earthquake threw downe many buildings, amongst which the Ca∣thedrall