After offering some examples of events that are interesting because they are true, such as the Lisbon Earthquake and the London Plague, the narrator adds that false accounts that attempt to imitate such horrors are abominable. He observes that his examples are fascinating because of the extent of the damage but explains that individual stories of suffering are often far more intense while thanking God that large groups never suffer as much as some individuals have. He states that being buried alive is one example of intense suffering that sometimes occurs when a person temporarily loses his vital signs, and he asks where the soul goes during that moment of near-death.
He then provides examples of people who have been buried alive, including
He then provides examples of people who have been buried alive, including