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13 For the circuit of this Earth^rnh'^^^sbutyo miles, or there 
abouts ^ its largeft extent was from Sofirb E. to Nor. W. the leaft 
from N. to S. as will appear by the following account of itscom» 
pafs, the beft that I could procure, it was perceived a little fhort of 
Kirkjington N. of Oxford^2it Blechington and at Aljsbury S. E. where 
it was perceived very plainly 5 asano atThame which is E. and fo 
at ^fion, Ktnflon aud S token-Church hill, as one that was then 
travelling over it informed me ; in like manner at Watlington S. E, 
(fome fay at Reading which is more S. and then its corapafs may 
be fuppofed larger) eiti^ ailing ford S. E. and by S. as mueh as any 
place ; at Aldington S. but not much-5 not fo far as Farington S. W. 
but at Bampm W. at Barford to the N. at Lo. HanhonroHgh N. W. 
not much; at wmdfiock. which is moreN. little or none; and at 
Cljmptonytwo miles beyond it, not at all, as I am informed. 
Thus far have I traced this Earthquake through part Oxford" 
Jhire'i Bucks t and Berkcf^ire z v^f^ inconfiderablefpace if compar- 
ed, with that, which others have taken up, as for indance, the 
Earthquake which happened in the South parts of Norwaj^ Ap. 24. 
Anno 165 7. one hundred and fixty miles in length and fo much 
in breadth, contrary, to the nature of all thofe Earthquakes^ that 
ever I read of, faith Michael Feterfon Efcholtythzt defcribes it , but 
Kircher mentions one 200. miles in length Mmd^ Sak, li. 4« 
Seft.z. c. 10. 
14. The effed:^ too were very inconfiderable, as (baking down 
fome Pewter in a very few places ; calling out a Truckle- bed 
weft wardjwhich when 1 looked upon 1 found fo very eafy to move, 
and apt to run, as alfo the roomfo fmoothand decliningtowards 
thatpoynr, that ! could as little infer from thence, that the motioa 
came this or that way, as from the falling of many books from the 
North fide of a VVarehoufe, when a few only fell from the South, 
Now in other countries there have been Ea^thquakss-, which 
have produced the moil dreadful effeds, overthrowing fomCi- 
tiesi and fwallowing up others; ruining ^ho\Q frovlncesj andde- 
ilroyingmany thoufands by thofe peftslential vapours, which they 
exhale, but God be thanked this country has generally been free 
from fuch mifchiefs, which argues a lefler number of clefts and 
caverns, fewer mines comparatively, and a fmaller quantity of Ni- 
trous fulphureous, and olher fueh turbulent matter, as well as 
Mercurial^ Arfemcaf^ and other fuch dangerous deams» 
And of what ever nature the inclofed vapours were, whicKcauf- 
ed our late Earthqmkff it feems as if they were not able to force 
their paflage through the earth funlefs any one fliall fancy that they 
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