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vihlch happened at many Places, on different Days, 
and all within the compals of lefs than Six Weeks. 
I have been told of the like in other Places about 
the fame Time, in Lincolnjhire^ Hampfhirey and elfe- 
where ; whether or no on the fame Days which you 
mention, I cannot tell ; nor can I give a particular 
Account of them. But it would be kind in thofe 
who can, to give you like Accounts thereof with 
thofe you have PubliQied, for a like Publick lo- 
formation. 
I find it is thought very ftrange, what (bould caufe 
fo (udden a Congelation of Hail-ftones to fo great a 
Bignefs before they fell. And it is indeed very 
ftrange. But it is not necelTary that the whole Big- 
nefs be attained before they begin to fall, but the 
freezing may continue during the Fall, to increafe 
the Bulk. For I remember that (many Years fince) 
I obferved here at Oxford, a ftrange Shower of Hail, 
wherein (befides the formed Stones that fell on the 
Ground) there did hang on the Trees a great deal 
in the Form of Icicles ( a Foot or more in length ) 
fo many and heavy, as to break off fome Boughs 
with their Weight and I was then told , that in 
ibme Places great Branches of Trees were fo broken 
off; which muft needs be from the continuing to freeze 
during the fall 
And truly the Generation of Hail in general, is a 
thing which deferves to be farther inquired into^ than 
(I think) hath yet been done. I find Mr. Ha/Iy (in 
his Narration) afcribing it to a Vapour dtfpofing tht 
4queou$ Farts fo to cofjgeaL And not unlikely,. 
If 
