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TWO INSTANCES OF FECUNDITY.
A MARVELLOUS TEMPEST OF THUNDER
Occurred in the year 1558, in the sixth of Queen
Mary, about four months before her death, viz. on the
7th of July within a mile of Nottingham, was a marvel-
lous tempest of thunder, which as it came through two
towns, Lenton and Wilford, the former on the north, the
latter on the south side of the River Trent, exactly oppo-
site, and each one mile from Nottingham, beat down all
the houses and churches, the bells were cast to the out-
side of the church-yards, and some webs of lead 400 feet
into the field writhen like a pair of gloves. The River
Trent running betwixt the towns, the water with the mud
in the bottom was carried a quarter of a mile, and cast
against the trees; the trees were pulled up by the roots,
and cast twelve score foot distance; also a child waS
taken forth from a man’s hands two spear length high,
and carried an hundred foot, and then fell, wherewith his
arm was broke, and so died; five or six men thereabout
were slain. There fell some hail-stones that were fifteen
inches about.—Vide Deering’s Hist. Nottingham.
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TWO INSTANCES OF FECUNDITY.
JunE 21, 1778, the wife of Thomas Robinson, Rope-
maker, Ouse-bridge-end, York, was delivered of three
girls all lively They had been married ten years, and
had eleven children, seven of whom were born within
the last four years and nine months preceding the above
time.
and as well authenticated; which leaves me no room to doubt but they will
procure a place in the Scientific and Wonderful Museum, which will oblige
many besides, Your Occasional Correspondent
Nottingham, February 4th, 1804. D. B. L.
December
TWO INSTANCES OF FECUNDITY.
A MARVELLOUS TEMPEST OF THUNDER
Occurred in the year 1558, in the sixth of Queen
Mary, about four months before her death, viz. on the
7th of July within a mile of Nottingham, was a marvel-
lous tempest of thunder, which as it came through two
towns, Lenton and Wilford, the former on the north, the
latter on the south side of the River Trent, exactly oppo-
site, and each one mile from Nottingham, beat down all
the houses and churches, the bells were cast to the out-
side of the church-yards, and some webs of lead 400 feet
into the field writhen like a pair of gloves. The River
Trent running betwixt the towns, the water with the mud
in the bottom was carried a quarter of a mile, and cast
against the trees; the trees were pulled up by the roots,
and cast twelve score foot distance; also a child waS
taken forth from a man’s hands two spear length high,
and carried an hundred foot, and then fell, wherewith his
arm was broke, and so died; five or six men thereabout
were slain. There fell some hail-stones that were fifteen
inches about.—Vide Deering’s Hist. Nottingham.
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TWO INSTANCES OF FECUNDITY.
JunE 21, 1778, the wife of Thomas Robinson, Rope-
maker, Ouse-bridge-end, York, was delivered of three
girls all lively They had been married ten years, and
had eleven children, seven of whom were born within
the last four years and nine months preceding the above
time.
and as well authenticated; which leaves me no room to doubt but they will
procure a place in the Scientific and Wonderful Museum, which will oblige
many besides, Your Occasional Correspondent
Nottingham, February 4th, 1804. D. B. L.
December