part1- 第5部分

the　face　of　the　earth；　and　that　all　that　would　be　found　in　it　would

perish　with　it。　　I　shall　name　but　a　few　of　these　things；　but　sure　they

were　so　many；　and　so　many　wizards　and　cunning　people　propagating

them；　that　I　have　often　wondered　there　was　any　（women　especially）

left　behind。



In　the　first　place；　a　blazing　star　or　comet　appeared　for　several

months　before　the　plague；　as　there　did　the　year　after　another；　a　little

before　the　fire。　　The　old　women　and　the　phlegmatic　hypochondriac

part　of　the　other　sex；　whom　I　could　almost　call　old　women　too；

remarked　（especially　afterward；　though　not　till　both　those　judgements

were　over）　that　those　two　comets　passed　directly　over　the　city；　and

that　so　very　near　the　houses　that　it　was　plain　they　imported　something

peculiar　to　the　city　alone；　that　the　comet　before　the　pestilence　was　of

a　faint；　dull；　languid　colour；　and　its　motion　very　heavy；　Solemn；　and

slow；　but　that　the　comet　before　the　fire　was　bright　and　sparkling；　or；

as　others　said；　flaming；　and　its　motion　swift　and　furious；　and　that；

accordingly；　one　foretold　a　heavy　judgement；　slow　but　severe；　terrible

and　frightful；　as　was　the　plague；　but　the　other　foretold　a　stroke；

sudden；　swift；　and　fiery　as　the　conflagration。　　Nay；　so　particular　some

people　were；　that　as　they　looked　upon　that　comet　preceding　the　fire；

they　fancied　that　they　not　only　saw　it　pass　swiftly　and　fiercely；　and

could　perceive　the　motion　with　their　eye；　but　even　they　heard　it；　that　it

made　a　rushing；　mighty　noise；　fierce　and　terrible；　though　at　a　distance；

and　but　just　perceivable。






End　of　Part　1