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VL J Species of fubterraneous Fire, objerv^d 
in the fame County ; communicated in a Leu 
ter to Dr. Jurin, by Robert Nesbitt, 
Med^ Lond* Lic^ 
SIR, 
J Here fend, as you defired, the beft Account I can of 
a Species of fubterraneous Fire, which was firfl: taken 
notice of on the fecond of Augufl lad, in a Marfhy-FieU 
fituated in the Parifli of FUnx-Htll^ about ten or twelve 
Miles South Well of Canterbury in the County of 
Kent. 
This Fire began on the fide of a little Brook near 
the Water, and continu’d to burn along its Bank, 
without fpreading much for fome Days. Afterwards 
it appeared on the other fide, and extended it felf the 
fpace of fome Acres over the Field, confuming all 
the Earth, where it burnt, into red Allies quite down 
to the Springs ; which in mod places lay four Feet 
or more deep. On the twenty fourth of September I 
went to fee it, and found it had confumed, as w^ell 
as I cou’d guefs by my Eye, about three Acres of 
Ground. 
It then burnt in many Places, and fent forth a great 
Smoak and ftrong Smell, very like to that of a Brick- 
Kiln. It never flamed but when the Earth was turn’d 
and dirred. For fome fpace round where it was burn- 
ning, the Ground felt hot, tho’ the Grafs feemed no 
more parch’d than might reafonably be expeeded from 
the Drynefs and Heat of the Seafon. I caufed it to 
be turn’d up in feveral Places, and found the Earth hot 
and 
