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their being raifed fo high. What has moft furprifed 
me is, the Number of Cracks in the Walls of this 
Collegiate Church, which were built without fparing 
any Coft, to make them a complete Piece of Work- 
manfhip, and are of an extraordinary Thicknefs, as 
one may obferve in fome of the Openings in the 
Building and Vaulting, which was efteemed fuperior 
to any in this Town: From hence you may con- 
ceive a juft Idea of the extreme Violence of the roar- 
ing Earthquake. As for myfelf, I look upon it as a 
particular Providence, that the whole City did not go 
to W reck ; and had not the Houfes been in general very 
good, they muft have come to the Ground. The 
Ruins confift in, viz. the Roof of the Church of St. 
John Baptifty the Convent of Auguftine Friers, the 
Roof of a Palace called Rofciano , belonging to the 
Family of Borgheji of Sietlna. Befides thefe there are 
few others of Confequence, and but Three People 
killed. There is an immenfe Quantity of Iron Chains 
ufed, to keep the Walls of the Houfes together. 
Upon account of the Inconveniences attending 
this Earthquake, an infinite Number of People went 
out of the Town 5 the Houfes and Shops were aban- 
doned inftantly, to feek Refuge in the great Piazza : 
So great was the Confirmation, that no one knew 
what he was about. It was an Object of the greateft 
Compaffion, to fee the Aftonifhment and general 
Confufion that prevailed ; every body looked pale as 
Death, without knowing what he did or faid. There 
was another fmall Shock at Nineteen a Second, at 
Nineteen One-quarter, and a Third at Twenty Hours: 
After this laft, I ftaid till Twenty-one Hours of the 
30th of January y and then went away to breathe a 
little 
