An Historical Narrative of the Great and Terrible Fire of London, Sept. 2nd 1666

The pamphlet offers a detailed contemporary narrative of the 1666 conflagration, tracing its start in a baker's shop on Pudding-lane and its rapid spread through narrow wooden streets under a fierce east wind. It describes the fire's movement across Thames-street and London Bridge, the burning of churches, frantic evacuations, futile firefighting and demolition efforts, rumors and military watches, and the visible suffering of residents. The account combines chronological reporting with vivid imagery and moral reflection on Sabbath timing, emphasizing how environmental factors and urban construction magnified destruction and overwhelmed civic response.