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tymber) to lay the foundacon of this new woorke wth in the tymber woorke of the old Peere and so to contynue wth tymber braces and barres crosse doggs and such like up to the top. And this woorke was wth singular industry and arte brought above the full and by all Hollantyde 1597 well nere finished viz. XXX foote high and C foote long at least bewtyfull to behold huge invincible and unremoveable in the iudgment of all the beholders amounting to a great charge whereunto the whole Shire and div's beholders were contributaryes of benevolence besides the Townes great expences.
- But behold when Men were most secure and thought the woorke to be perpetual on All Saints daie 1597 appeared the mighty force of God who vith the finger of his hand at once great and exeeeding high spring tyde wth a South-east wynd overthrew this huge woorke in lesse then an hower to the great terror and abasm of all beholders to the great discredit of the lyke woorke hereafter with the Contry and to the manifest undoing of the Town wch by reason thereof was left greatly indetted ."
- " By this president let the posterity (howsome I record this) beware they never attempt to build -
