There fell in london a wonderfull strange rayne as the leeke had not bene ever before. & that friday on wch it fell was so blacke & so Darke n|at| noone, as it were had bene night. water rane in the streete as it had bene overflowē wth the Tēms. rā into mens cellars & did gr\e/at harme. men were driven to light candels at noone to see in there shops. there was also a sore lightning & thunder yt men thought Doomes day had bene at hand August 3 ♀ 1604.
Calendared text from MS Ashmole 415, f. 127r (upper left part of page)
