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fo much, that I do not know whether he has not 
„ more Reverence and Honour fhewn him than the 
Prophets, and holy Gofpel. There is no need to 
prove, that this Science does not belong to Aftro- 
logers 5 for Effect fhews it, fince the Earthquake came 
a Day before his Prognoftication. He has moreover 
predi&ed another Earthquake to happen the 6th of 
March next, upon which Numbers who are in the 
Country, and fome at Tifa, will not return to Le- 
ghorn till that Day is paft. 
The 1 6th of January was a very temperate Day, 
with a gentle Breeze between South and Weft: A 
little after Twenty-four Hours (about Six at Night, 
according to our Englifh way of reckoning) I ob- 
ferved a certain dark Cloud, which pafted with a 
bad Smell 5 of this i took but little Notice, having 
often fmelt the like 5 and what might occafion a 
a greater Inobfervance, was, a great Cold, which pre- 
vented my diftinguifhing between Smells, whether 
good or bad : However, 1 faw this Cloud, blacker 
and thicker than the reft, fettle within a Foot and an 
half on the Tops of the Houfes, like the Smoke that 
the Peafants make in an Evening, when they burn 
their Garden Rubbifh, or fuch-like. On account of 
the Cold I had, and this black Cloud, I went into a 
Friend's Houfe : Finding him with Company, after a 
little common Difcourfe, he returned, it being Tuef- 
day, and I remained with a few more, At Two 
Hours, in the Night, (Eight o’clock Englifh) we 
thought the Pavement gave way, and the Chamber 
fhook : Some of us thought it proceeded from walk- 
ing in another Chamber, others thought it was a 
Shock of an Earthquake ; upon which I liftened 
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