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Vcmarkabiej and what I had never met with before ; I 
judged it then to be about foui\Miles diliance from me : 
The Inftant I perceiv’d the hlaili, it feemed to extend it 
felf like a Bow, and calf its Light a eonfiderable way 
round it, and the Shaft of Lightning fif I may lb call. 
ItJ did not run in a waving Angular ‘Figure as ufualy, 
but in a Ifrait Siiafc of Fire,, like the Fuze of a Bomb, 
diretfly from the Cloud to the Ground ; upon which,, 
'' and linding the Storm approach, I haftned home, which 
was not a Mile. Soon alter, we had two or three of the 
' greatelf Flafhes of Lightning, and the noife of Thunder 
that fucceeded them was lb very great, and*caufed fo 
great an Fmption in the Air, that it 'made the Rooms> 
lliake, and the Windows rattle, as in a* great Storm of 
Wind. ■ Dr. D-ide a Phyfician, and very Ingenious Gen- 
tleman, allured me, as he came from his Houfe to me juft' 
at that time, the Lightning feemed to dwell fome confide- 
rable fpace on the Ground; and that he could very plain- 
ly feel the heat of it in his Face. I'he Palfage-Boat was 
at that time, coming from Harwich^ and juft got to the 
Town or very near, when came a terrible Flalli, which 
killed the Mafter and three Perlbns more that were on 
Board. I law one the next day that underwent that dif- ' 
mal Fare, he had a Wound in his Thigh, his Breaft was 
lacerated as if he had been whiped wkli Wires, and his 
Face and Body as black as if he had been blown =up with 
Gunpowder, and thoufands of fmall Black Spots about 
him. The Mafter of theVeftel was not -at all disfigured, 
■ but had one Wound of his Side like a frefli Burn, and 
no other Mark about him, fave the Chain of his Watch 
w'as melted, and no harm nor Burn could be perceived 
on his Breeches or Cloafhs. I'lie thirdPerfon, who was a 
Servant, was very much torn and.lhatrer’d about the 
Head, the Crown of his'Hat was'takcn clear out,' as if 
it had been cut out, and feveral Parcels of his Hair drove 
into the Subftance of the Hat. The fourth was very lit- 
' • 'de. 
