(98) 
Since my Arrival here I have felt feveral (hakes ; the* 
firft and greateft whereof was on Good^Friday, it lifted- 
me compieatly off my Chair, and ftt me on my Legs, 
and was faid to be a fmaii Shake; but did not then hear 
the Noifc (minding fomething eife) which always im- 
mediately foreruns, or rather accompanies it, but have 
fince felt feveral lefs Shakes, and heard the Noife often, 
which is very loud, and may be eafily taken, by thofe 
not ufed to hear it, for a ruftling Wind, or for a hoi- 
low rumbling Thunder ; but hath fome puffing Blafts 
peculiar to it felf, and are moft like thofe of a Match 
made of Brimftone,when lighted, but in a much greater 
degree, and fuch as a large Magazine of Brimdoneraay 
be (uppofed to make when on fire; it is alfo accompa- 
nied with a Noife, which may be pretty well imitated, 
by putting the Tongue to the Roof of the Mouth, and 
in a whifpering hollow Tone loudly pronouncing hur' 
r r r r whereby it is eafily diftinguilhcd from either 
Wind or Thunder ; and People are generally running 
out of their Houfes before the Shake comes, and then 
the Noife feems to come from below, and to be juft 
under ones Feet , which makes the Trembling of the 
Earth more terrible than other wife it would be. It is 
obfervable that every fmall Shake is felt on Ship, board 
as fenfibly as on Shoar, the Water ihaking as well as the 
Land. 
It is likewife obferved, that in Windy Weather there 
never comes a fliake, but in very Calm Weather is al- 
ways expeiled, and ufually comes accordingly (though 
of late has difappointed us often, fo that now we never 
expeftthem.) And this Obfervation bath held true 
in every lhake that hath happened fince my being here, 
and ( as is faid by the moft Curious, and indeed allPeo^ 
pie here) in every ftiake that hath happened fince the 
firft great one. 
