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III. Tart of a Letter from Dr, Rich. Richard- 
foiij to Will. Sherard, LL. D. R. S. S. giVtng 
a relation of a wonderful Fall of Water from 
a Spoutj upon the Mores in Lancafhire. 
J Had an opportunity when in Larjcafhire of vifidng a 
fecond time a vaft breach in the Ground, which 
was made by a Spout, which fell upon Emott-more. 
The account I took of it when I firft faw it, I put into 
Writing ; and upon a fecond Infpedion, finding it to be 
pretty exadit, I thought a Tranfcript of it, would not 
be ungraceful to you, which you may communicate to 
your Friends, and make what ufe of it you pleafc. 
You may depend on it as true. 
Tho’ our printed Voyages of feveral parts of the 
World furnifli us with frequent accounts of damage 
done at Sea by Spouts of Water, yet fuch rarely hap- 
pening at Land, induc’d me to take the following Rela^ 
tion of a remarkable one, which fell on EmotUmorCj nigh- 
Coin in Lancapire, on Tusjday the 3<^of 1718. about 
ten in the Morning: when feveral Perfbns who were im- 
ploy’d in digging Peat nigh the place where this Acci- 
dent happen’d, upon a fudden were fo terrify ’d with an^ 
unufual noife in the Air, that they left their Work and 
ran Home, which was about a Mile from the Place : But 
to cheirgreat fu^ prife they were intercepted by Water ; for 
afmall brook in the Way was rifen above Six Foot Per- 
pendicular in a few Minutes time, and had overflown, 
the Bridge. 
It is to be obferv’J, that there was no Rain at that 
time on Emott-mors, ojily a Mill, which is very frc-*.. 
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