it in two as if it were a Tobacco-Pipe. Below the Beam 
at it clave of fplit a Stud, about 4 Inches fquare, feve- 
ralFoot down,'which is there Banding ? this was from 
its violent ra7.ing on the outfide. At the time of this Blow 
the faid Mr. IQr.g was in the Lean-too, and thought he 
fliould have been delfroyed with the Lightning,, but re- 
ceived no hurt he fmelt a Brong Sulphurous Scent. It 
caB the broken Wall divers Rood with the Violence. 
There was fome little damage done to Alhdloivi Church 
about the fame time in the laid Town. 
But that which was moB lamentable, divers Boats 
were carrying Perfons from Harwich to Jpfwich on the 
Orwell ; the violence of the Thunder and Lightning kilfd 
four dead immediately, made, a Irad run Mad, and 
wounded the reB that were in that Boat, which were 
twelve Perfons, and melted a Watch and the Chain all 
of a Lump which was in a Dead Mams Pocket ; this was 
about the fame time of the aforementioned. Mr. Thomas 
Holborow oi Colchefier^ Goldfmith, w^as Eye-Witnefs to- 
this : being in one of the Boats, he /melt Inch a Scent of 
Sulphur as he could not bear. This was about eighteen 
Miles N. E. of Colchejler'^ and one Mile S. E. it was no ^ 
more violent than an ordinary Storm. < 
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