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it would be, with all the Marks of a violent Death 
upon* them. 
There was nothing particular relating to this Well, 
excepting that it -was nearly (ituated to the Town- 
• Dock, the Rejervoir of all the Dregs of the Neigh- 
bouring Streets^ and is about 30 Feet deep, which in 
this Place is fo confiderabie, that it is lower than the 
Surface of the Water at the greateft Ebb. There 
had not been an or PalTage for the exter- 
nal Air to communicate with it for fome confiderable 
Time. 
This Evening feveral Trials were made on defcend- 
hig Lights \ particularly, by letting down lighted 
Candles uncovered, others inclofed in Lanthorns, and 
others with the Lanthorn placed in a Pail , but in 
all thefe Endeavours it was obferved, that whatfdever 
the Circumftances of the defcending Light were, it 
never reach’d above fix Feet. 
J-uly 2,0. I repeated this Evening fuch Experiments 
in the Damp as related to Flame^ and found the 
Effed much the fame as before ; viis. in about 6 
Feet below the Top of the Well, the Flame would 
grow dim, and if not immediately raifed, would 
change to a bluifli Colour, and become more and more 
contraded or diminifiied, till in about a Minute’s 
Time it would be totally extinguifhed, without any 
Remains or Stench accompanying the Wick. In thefe 
Experiments I particularly obferved, that the Flame 
in all its Changes ftill continued its Pyramidical Fi- 
gure ; nor did a quicker or flower Defcent make any 
Alteration in thefe Circumftances. One Experiment 
was very particular, relating to the Flame of a Can- 
dle. 
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