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terrible^ though the Thunder was not fevere. Dry 
Weather continued to the iothf and then we had 
a plentiful Rain all over the Province, but our hot 
Weather held on to the End of the Month; and 
till about the Middle of September we had very hot 
Weather : So that take it all together, 1 have never 
known fa much hot Weather in any one Summer in 
my Time On the 16th of September we had iuch 
a violent Storm from the North-Eaft, as was never 
remember’d, f° r the Fiercenefs and Strength of the 
Wind ; it blew down Houfcs, Barns, and an infi- 
nite Number of Trees in our Orchards and Woods ; 
a great deal of Rain alfo then fell. In the Month 
of October , preceding the Earthquake, we had a 
pretty deal of cold Weather ; on the 2 3d a great 
deal of Rain, with the South Wind ; on the 25th 
at Night, a hard Fred ; on the 26th winterifh Wea- 
ther, and a little Snow ; 28th cold, the Wind at 
North-Well: : Lord’s- day 29th, the Wind at North- 
Weft, though little of it* but cold ; in the Evening 
quire calm and a dear Sky. 
By this fhort Journal of the Weather the Learned 
will be able in feme rneafure to fay, how far our 
Earth might be difpos’d to, or prepar’d for the Earth- 
quake that followed-; firft by a long T continued 
Brought and extreme Heat, whereby the Earth be- 
came more porous, and abounded with Exhalations 
or Vapours inflamed, and which afterwards being 
fhut up by the fucceeding great Rains and Froft, 
and thereby hinder’d from an ordinary and eafy 
Paflage through the Pores and common Vents of 
the Earthj worked fb much more forcibly and ter- 
ribly upon one another. But Philofophers not be- 
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