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A 'Relation ef tm confiderabh Harrfcans , happened in Nor- 
charnpton-fliirC;, not above four miles dijfanee from oneanothefy 
mthin the eompafs of lefs then twelve Calendar ^Months : Commu^ 
nuatedby flIr.]o\inTcm^\Qt of hi^ybtoo\i tQ a Frzend oj hps 
in London, 
OCtob 30^ 1669, Betwixt five and fix of the Clock in the 
evening, the wind Wefterly, at Aj\jhy in 'Northampton- 
Jlnre happened a formidable Hurriean^ fcarce bearing fixty yards 
in its breadth, and fpending it felf in about feven minutes of 
time. Its firft difcern'd affault was upon a Milk-maid, taking 
her pail and hat from off her head, and carrying her pail many 
Icores of yards from her, where it lay undifcover^d fome days, 
Nexr^ it ftormM the Yard of one Springe, dwelling in IVefi. 
thorp (a name of one part of the Town, J where it blew a Wag> 
gon-bodyofPof the axle-trees, breaking the wheels and axle^ 
trees in pieces, and blowing three of the wheels fo fliatter'd 
over a wall. This waggon ftood fomewhat crofs to the paf- 
fage of the wind. Another waggon of Mv.Sadsburtes marched 
■with great fpeed upon its wheels againft the fide of his houfe to 
the aftoniftimentof the inhabitants* A branch of an j^fh-.tree 
of that bignefs that two lufty men could fcarce lift it, blew 
over Mr* Salisburies houfe without hurting it , and yet this 
branch was torn from a Tree, an hundred yards diftant from 
that houfe. A Slate was forced upon a window of the houfe 
of Samuel Templer Efq,, which very much bent an Iron-bar in 
it ; and yet 'tis certain, that the nearefl place, the State was at 
firft forced froraj was near two hundred yards> Not to take 
notice of itsftrippingof fcveralhoufes^ one thing is remark- 
able, which is, thit at Mr. Mmdmils Senior it forced open a 
door, breaking the latch , and thence marching through the 
entry5and forcing open the Dairy-doorjit over- turned themiik- 
vefTels^and blew out three panes or lights in the window; next it 
jnounted the ChamberSjand blew out nine lights more. From 
thence it proceeded to the Parfonage^ whole roof it more than 
decimated; thence crofTeth the narrow ftreet, and forcibly^ 
drives a man headlong into the doors Thomas Brings, Then 
it 
