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Nor was this the End of all the Miferies which befel 
this noble Kingdom : for the Earth continued trembling 
for feveral Months after, during the whole Year of 1693. 
In the remaining Part of January , and from that Time 
to the Beginning of the Summer, the Shakes came ftrong 
and thick, with hollow terrible Noifes, and frequent 
Eruptions of ALtna. The moll conliderable were ob- 
ferv’d February the 15 th in the Morning j March 
the 1 ft 3 March the 1 8th, by one of the Clock 3 May 
the 10th May the z6t h in the Morning. Towards 
the End of the Summer,the Shakes were obferv’d to lofe 
a great deal of their Force, and Atna to throw out 
Flames and Afhes in lefs Quantity, when on the 4th 
of September ^ this ignivomous Mountain, having been 
fome Days before very quiet, trembled and crack’d all 
of a fudden, with fo loud and thundering a Noife, as if 
fome Thoufands of Guns were fir’d all at once. This 
was fucceedelby a new Opening, about ioco Paces di- 
ftant from the old Mouth, out of which immediately 
iffu’d a thick Stench and Smoke, follow’d by a great 
Flame. The fame Mountain open’d itfelf in two othev 
Places, with the like Noife, and Eruption of Smoke 
and Fire, the z$th of September ^ 1693, and the iff of 
Aprils 1694. Since that Time the Shakes became vi- 
fibly weaker and weaker, and at laffc entirely wafted. 
As to the Earthquake which happen’d^r /7 the iid, 
1717. early in the Morning, and of which the Author 
hath given a flaort Account by way of Appendix j J 
fhall not infift upon its Effect, being much the fame with 
the former, though far inferior as to the Degree of Vio- 
lence. 
Thus far, what I could gather out of this Treatife, 
relating to the Hiltory of the Sicilian Earthquakes in 
1 69 3 and 1 7 1 7 . 1 proceed now, with all poflible Brevity, 
to run over the feveral Obfervations, which oure\uthor 
maketh 
