[1] About this season, the people in all places were pitifullie plaged with burning feuers,Great sicke|nes reigning. Murren of ca [...]tell. Matth. West. which brought manie to their end: a murren also came to their cattell, whereof a woonderfull number died. At the same time (which is more maruellous) tame foules, as hens, géese, & peacocks, forsaking their owners houses, fled to the woods and became wild. Great hurt was doone in manie places of the realme by fire, and speciallie in London, where vpon the 7. daie of Iulie a sudden flame began,Paules church bur|ned. Simon Dun. which burnt Paules church, and a great part of the citie downe to the ve|rie ground.