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underftanding the Philofophy of them. Du- 

 ring my ftay ia Conftantimfle.^ which was a- 

 bove 2 YearSjthere hapned but one, which was 

 October 16* 1669^ about fix a Clock in the 

 Morning a ftark Calm preceeding. It laft- 

 ed very near a Minute, and we at Pera and 

 Galata were as fenfible of it, as thofe who 

 were on the other fide of the Water; but 

 praifed be God nothing fell, and we were 

 foon rid of the Fears in which this frightful 

 Accident had call us, being in our Beds, and 

 not able by realbn of the Surprize in fo little 

 a fpace to have paft through a Gallery down 

 a pair of Stairs into the Court, if we had at- 

 tempted it. The Turks made direful Refle* 

 xions on it, as if feme Calamity would ine- 

 vitably fall upon the Empire, quickly forget- 

 ting the great Triumphings and Rejoycings 

 which they expreft but a few Days before for 

 the Surrendry of Candia. In the Year i568- 

 in AuguJt^ the Earth fhook more or lefs for 

 forty-feven Days together in the IcfRv A/ia 

 at Anguri (Ancyra)^ and for fifteen at Bacr 

 bafar^ as we heard from a Scotch Merchant, 

 who liv"d there: And particularly, that at 

 this latter Place on the fecond of Auguflr^ be- 

 tween three and four of the Clock in the Af- 

 ternoon it lafted for a quarter of an Hour j 

 fevefal Houfes were overthrown, and fome 

 hundreds of Chimneys fell (it being a very 

 populous Town) and yet there were but fe- 

 ven kiird. The trembling being lb violent, 

 both Turks and Chnflians forfook their Hou- 

 fes^ and b.€took themfelves to the Fields, 

 Vineyards, and Gardens, where they made 

 their Abode for feveral Days. 



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