Old Nick visits Scarborough:-

(August 1165)
There was a great tempest in the province of York during the same month (as two comets). Many people saw the old enemy taking the lead in that tempest. He was in the form of a black horse of large size and always kept hurrying towards the sea, while he was followed by thunder and lightening and fearful noises and a destructive hail.

The footprints of this accursed horse were of a very enormous size, especially on the hill near the town of Scardeburch, from which he gave a leap into the sea, and here, for a whole year afterwards, they were plainly visible, the impression of each foot being deeply graven into the earth.

12th century

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