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oF Deaths the Roar and Shock being much more teN 
rible upon them than upon others : And yet upon us 
at forty Miles Diftance, and upon others at forty and 
forty more, it was very terrifying and aftonilhing. 
Five or feven fmall Shakes were felt by us, after 
the firfl: and great one, that Night and in the Morning 
following; but thefe and other following Rumbles and 
Tremblings, were louder and greater at Newbury and 
the adjacent Places than with us; and they felt and 
heard many Times when our Parts did not, but yet 
from Week to Week, we and the Places about us fait 
and heard fome of the greater Tremors, both by Day 
and Night. 
Upon receiving your Lordlhip’s Letter I have made 
what Enquiry I could, and have receiv’d 
Mr. Ltfweii. ^ Reverend Minifler in Newbury * 
the following Account. 
As to any previous Notices of the Approach of the 
Earthquake, I cannot find any thing to be depended 
on. Tlie Prognoftications that have been among us 
have all fail’d^ fuch as the Brightnefs of the Sky be^ 
yond what was common, the twinkling of the Stars, 
and the like. I certainly know that we have heard 
the Rumbles in all Weathers, cloudy, foggy, rainy, 
fnowy, clear, cold, hot, moderate, windy, calm, 
indifferently; and at all Hours of Day and Night: 
(Tho’ by the way, we heard thefe Rumbles oftner in 
the Night during Winter^ as I think, and fince more 
ufually in the Day) Alfo when the Wind has been at 
any Point of the Coinpafs, and at all Times of Tide; 
?md as to the Moon equally when file was nearer or 
further from her Qiange or Full: Neither in any par- 
ticular Weather, nor on any obfervablc Occafion were 
the Shocks greater, or Rumbles -louder. As 
