Annales of England – John Stow
The following are extracts
from a book published in 1605, the year of John Stow’s death. The book is introduced as “A BRIEFE
DESCRIPTION OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND CORNWALL”, set out in chronological
order and running to 1437 pages, abruptly ending in July 1605.
Page 1115
“1565
Tempest at Chelmsford
The 16 of July, about nine of
the clocke at night began a tempest of lightning and thunder, with showers of
haile, which continued till three of the clock the next morning so terrible
that at Chelmsford in Essex 500 acres of corne were destroyed, the glass
windows on the east side of the tower, and the west & south sides of the
church were beaten downe, with also the tiles of their houses, beside diverse
barnes, chimneies, and the battlements of the church which were
overthrown. The like harme was done in
many other places, as at Leedes, Cranelnooke, Dover & c.”
Transcribed with acknowledgement to the Essex Society for Archaeology and History.
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