CJ70 
little Towns next the Sea would furely have picked them 
up ; as we hear they did by Bulhels ; but they would 
be the firft at the next Mornings Tide. They rid out 
early, and brought in feven fort of Fowls, as Curliew, 
Sea-Pye, Sea-Swallow , Gorre , and other we 
want Names for. And to give a rare Treat to - 
fome Friend, we have this Day put them up in Pots, 
and (et them in the Oven. Mrs. Mary Clayton , 
coming this w^ay with her Prefton-Sia^r and Mrs. £j«g- 
ton, were a little while in the Shower before they got 
covert, and were (o beaten by it, that they could hard- 
ly turn them in their Beds next Morning they are now 
at Leverpool with their Bruifes plaftred. They could 
hardly pais the Lanes for Baskets, Panniers, Sacks, and 
People, which the Horfes had thrown down in their 
return from Ormskirk Market. No Hail fell at Everton^ 
'Lowhtll, or Leverpool^ the Storm ending near Walton^ 
But there was fo thick a Darkncfs before the Storm, 
that in Leverpool many People ran out of their 
Houfes into the Street to look at the Face of the 
Sky, and it was marvellous dark here : Sim. Smith 
faith, the Stones that fell in Ormskirk rebounde^d ma- 
ny of them two Yards high, fuch Force they fell with, 
and were fo compaft. Many a broken Head and bruif- 
ed Body there were,- I have feen many of them, haft 
forbids more. 
Tours^ &c. 
Yl.Part 
