and Creation .

was in, Anno 16 38.clearly demonstrates thatÆtna,Stromboli , and the Mountains of Ca-labria^ do communicate b}r vaults and ca-verns passing under the bottom of the Sea.

I shall insert but one palTage out of him, re-ferring the Reader to the iore-quoted Pre-face for the rest. Hifce calamitatibus (faithhe) dum jatlamur , ego curiofius intuitusStrongylum, 6ofere milliarium intercapedi -ne dijfitum, ilium infblito modo furere notavi,&c. i.e. While we were toft with these cala-mities J. beholding curiously the Iftand Stiom-boli about 60 miles diftant, observed it torage after an unusual manner, for it appearedall silled with fire in such plenty, that it feem-ed to cast forth mountains of flame : a spectaclehorrid to behold and formidable to the mostundaunted Spirit. In the mean time therewas a certain found percei ved as it were ofThunder, but by reason of the great distancefrom whence it came somewhat obscure , wjic 3by degrees , proceeding forward in the subter-raneous conduits, grew greater and greater ,till it came to the place juli underneath us,[ they were at Lopez by the Sea d where itshook the Earth with such a roaring or mur-mure and fury, that being not able to stand a-ny longer upon our Legs , we were forced , toSupport our selves, to catch hold upon any, shrub or twig that was near us, left our