De magnis lapidibus grandinis.
A Hailstorm at Arras
In July at Arras a violent storm rained down huge stones that destroyed crops, vineyards, and groves, as recorded in Ptolemy and the Martyrology.
At Arras, in the month of July, a violent storm broke out, and stones of such great size fell from the sky that they completely destroyed the crops, the vineyards, and the groves. (Ptolemy, 1. ch. Martyrology. 1. ch.)
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Apud Atrebatum mense Julii tempestas valida exorta est, tanteque magnitudinis lapides de Juli celo f occiderunt, quod segetes, vineas et nemora penitus destruxerunt. (Ptol. 1. c. Mart. 1. c.)
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