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Afternoon till Three , at which time I gave them an 
Hour for Recreation ; fo that in order to let them out 
at the aforefaid time ; exadly after we had come in 
I had joined Two ClafTes together , caufing them to 
read fomewhat of SUdeins Epit, oF.the Four Monarch, 
to give them a fight of the SaccefTion, and alfo (bme- 
what in Geography, of which I ufually taught them a 
Leflbn in the Afternoon ; fo that in Order thereto, the 
moft part of them were (landing about me in the School 
hard by my Chamber Door ; The Two forefaid Claps 
of Thunder being over, we thinking nothing of them; 
and now there being a great Shower of Hail, on a fud- 
den there happened fuch a Flalh of Lightning which I 
(aw, and as I thought filled the whole Houle ; but of 
the Clap I mind nothing,, but only I think that I 
heard as it were feme fbarp clink or found ; but cur 
Neighbours in the Town, fuch as the Minifter and his 
Wife told, they never heard a lowder: But however, I 
think all our Lofs was by the Fire, which was over in 
an Inftant, and after which we had Darkne(s in the 
School, by rea(bn of the Smoak, with a moft vjolent 
Sulphurous Smell, and the burning of fome Leaves of 
Books. If there were any Bolts I cannot tell, for I have 
fearched diligently, but have found no fuch thing; 
there is indeed (everal Breaches in the Walls, and its e- 
ven to the Admiration of many, (if Providence had 
not fo ordered) how the School could have fiood, for 
there is Five Breaches in the Walls, to wit, one in the 
Roof, exadly in ihapelike a Cannon Ball, another un* 
der the Chimney, a third came through the back Wall, 
and quite through the other Wall oppofite to it, and the 
Chimney was fplit in pieces, and fome that came to the 
School-door and made a breach there, renting the 
Stones in pieces , and carried them out : There were 
Four of us killed, to wit, a Son of James Chkm, and 
George 
