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that the Flames rolled down Stairs. The Clap of TBm- 
der which immediately followed feemed to all like the 
fuddain Difcharge of five or fix Field-pieces, not with 
that rolling, deep noife Thunder ufually carries along 
with it: Indeed, for my part, I thought it had been 
Guns. The Second Flaffi and Clap followed within a 
few Minutes of the firft, but not with that Violence as 
the former : Which Flafh fird the Steeple I cannot fay, 
but a piece of Wood to which the Lead of the Windows 
was nailed (the Windows being nothing but Lead cut 
full of Holes J' was let on fire, and kindled very faft, 
and might have done a great deal of Mifchief, had not 
the earlineft of the Night, and timely help prevented it 
This Storm feemed to run in a diredt Courfe ; for feve- 
ral of our fide-Towns perceived little of it ; and I be- 
lieve it broke chiefly over us, for I hear of no EfFe&s it 
had any where elfe, but only at Kettering, where one of 
their Bells, as fbmefay, received fome damage, and the 
Wires of the Chimes were twifted one w ; ithin another i 
The Wind was very bluftering all the Night after. 
Omdiu Apr. 22. Tours, &c. 
VI. Anatomical Ohferwations in the Heads of 
Fowl made at federal times. By the late Al- 
len MouJePj M. D S.R.S. Read before the 
.. Royal Society j Feb. i68|. 
u TN the Heads of air the Fowl that I had amu op- 
J. portumty to examine, I coriftantly found only 
one A^adu£lus > or Paffagj? from the Ears into the Pallat 5 
whereas 
