C8) 
It was (before the Storm) a pretty dill Day. But be^ 
fore each Thunder-clap, was heard a great whirling Noife 
in theTrees, like Wind. The Lightning was obferv'd, by 
Perfons at a Diftance, as falling perpendicularly upoa 
them. 
Thofe who recovered had their Cloaths full of Holes, 
as if they had been (hot through. Not a Drop of Blood 
appeared upon any of them* Their Hurts like Dry 
fcarred or healed Wpunds. 
Simon Marriott and Rohert Marriot wereftruck back; 
the other Two (fupported, as is fuppofed, by the Hedge 
at their Back) continued in the Pofture wherein they 
were killed, Three or Four Hours after, when Mr. But- 
kr faw them. 
The Eight Perfons who were hurt, but not killed, 
were 'john Bird^ and Mary his Wife, William Gregory^ 
and Mary his Wife, and Mary his Daughter, Elizaleth 
Dody and 'john Tille, (all of Everdon) and Thomas 
Apprentice to Burroughs of Badly. Several others were 
ftruck down, but not much hurt. Several of thofe 
hurt, were taken up for dead, but foon came to them- 
lelves without any Application ; but fome of them were 
fain to be carried home. 
Gregory's Wife had Four little Holes in her Knee, like 
Shot-holes; which turned to Sores, and had Cores come 
out of them. 
Mary Bird (the Woman with ChildJ had all over 
her Body, near an Hundred Wounds, of one fort or o- 
ther ; and Seventeen large Wounds, fome as large as a 
Man's Hand; on each Arm one, and one on each fide 
of her Belly. Out ©f moft of her Wounds came Cores, 
fome bigger, fome left ; the biggeft were bigger than 
a Walnut, dry and black like Leather. She had Two 
Sores on the Soles of her Feet, but her Shoes and Stock- 
ings not touched She fat next ta thofe that were 
killed. 
