John (if we do not count the poor infant overlaid) had been the last child born before his imprisonment.

Now arrived Patty, in the autumn of 1706, and Charles, in December, 1707.

A third was expected, and shortly, when in the night of February 9th, 1709, the parsonage took fire again and burned to the ground in fifteen minutes.
On Wednesday last, at half an hour after eleven at night, in a quarter of an hour's time or less, my house at Epworth was burned down to the ground--I hope by accident; but God knows all.

We had been brewing, but had done all; every spark of fire quenched before five o'clock that evening--at least six hours before the house was on fire.

Perhaps the chimney above might take fire (though it had been swept not long since) and break through into the thatch.