[1] The six and twentith of Februarie,An earth|quake in sun|drie places of England, and what effects it wrought. betwéene foure and six of the clocke in the after noone, great earth|quakes happened in the cities of Yorke, Worcester, Glocester, Bristow, Hereford, and in the countries about, which caused the people to runne out of their houses: for feare they should haue fallen on their heads. In Teukesburie, Bredon, and other places, the dishes fell from the cupboords, and the bookes in mens studies from the shelues. In Norton chappell, the people being on their knees at euening praier, the ground moouing, caused them to run awaie in great feare that the dead bodies would haue risen, or the chappell to haue fallen: part of Ruthen castell fell downe with certeine bricke chimneies in gentle|mens houses. The bell in the shire hall at Den|bigh was also caused to toll twise, by shaking of the hall, &c.