This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1669 edition. Excerpt: ...that are fallen therein. Next to this; the matter thrown up is ruddy, light, and soft: more removed, black and ponderous: the uttermost brow that dedinech like the feats in a Theater, flourishing with Trees and excellent Pastorage. The midst of the Hill is shaded with Chelnut-trees, and others, bearing sundry fruits. The lower parts admirably doathed with Veins, that afford the best Greek-Wines of the World: which hath given to the Mountain. the name of Di Sommo, in regard of their excellency; affording to the Owners the yearly revenue of three hundred thousand Duckats. So now it hath lost the name ot Vesuvius, with the cause why it was given, which signified! a Spark, as Vescm a Conflagration. But never any thing appear'd so horrible, as that which happened in the first or third years Reign of the Emperour Titus, eighty years after Christ. For then it difgorg'd such boyling waves and flouds of Fire, as consum'd the neighbouring Cities; And then also it was that Pliny the second, that great searcher of Nature, and famous Author of the Natural History, and then Admiral of the Roman Navy, desirous to discover the Reason, was suffocated in his too near approaches, and research after so great a Mystery of Nature; As witnesieth his Nephew, in an Epistle to Cornel. Tacitus. Not indeed wilfully, and on set purpose, as 'tis said, ( but I think falfly) of the other grand Philosopher, that he threw himself into the contrary Element, because he could not understand the strange Mystery the. eo.'." Ac that time not only issued forth such ftore of Smoak., that the very Sun stem'& to be in the Eclipse j but also huge Stones-and of Ashes such plenty, that Rome, Africk and Syria, were even covered: And besides Beasts, Fish and Fowl, it...