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moderate enough ; but about Four a Clock came a Clap 
of Thunder and Lightning all at the fame moment cf 
time, that was fo (mart and violent, that I thought 
the Ship had been fplit in pieces, and jumpt out of bed, 
put on Stockings and Shoes, to fee what the matter 
was, I no fooner got out of my Cabin, but an Alarm 
went through the Ship, of Fire! Fire! the dreadful- 
left word that can happen on Board, and put us all in- 
to Confufion. The Sick, and all that were in Hamccks, 
came up on the Deck in their fhirts, and made a grie- 
vous Noife ; Thunder and Lightning going before, made 
it look like a Refurredtion : It happened to Rain brisk- 
ly about that time, and fo with the help of our Buckets, 
the Fire, which was occafioned by the Balls of Light- 
ning that came between Decks, was foon put out ; this 
happened in the Bay of Bifcay\n 47 and 48. grJat. I lay 
at that time forward near the Maft, in one of the Of- 
ficers Cabins; over my head in the Gang-way was one 
Man knockt down, and lay fome time before he reco- 
vered himfelf: A fecond near him was blown almoft 
the length of the Quarter-deck, a third was burnt all 
down his Back with the Lightning in his Hammock. 
Our Main Top-Gallant Maft was fplit in pieces, our 
Top-Maft not touched our Main-Maft fplit from the 
top down to the very Deck. I made what haft aboard 
the Elizabeth I could,and that very Morning our Lieute- 
nant in this Storm jumped over Board , as you have 
heard. 
IV. Emen- 
