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the firing a Cannon, and afterwards felt no Storm. 
I give it neither for true or falfe, but as a Relation 
of others. It is allured me by many, that on the 
Ninth Hour of the ioth Day, there was a fmall Shock 
of an Earthquake, Thefe are all the Obfervations I 
have been able to make myfelf, and gather from other 
creditable Perfons, having avoided the additional 
Stories that are commonly raifed on fuch Occafions. 
What has much attributed to the Prefervation of 
this City, is the fatherly Care and Solicitude of our 
Royal Sovereign, who, by the Means of his Royal 
Council of Regency, neither has or will ever fail 
giving us Inflances of his Royal Munificence to this 
afflicted City ; having ordered, that fuch Wood, Iron, 
fhould be furnilhed as may be neceflary for Re- 
pairs, with certain fixed Prices ; having further ordered 
one half of the Duty to be taken off of Flefh. He has 
alfo, at his own Expence, fent a moft able Engineer, 
and two Mafter-builders, to eflimate and fupervife 
the faid Repairs: Neither has his Bounty failed to the 
more Indigent, who not having wherewithal to repair 
the Damages they have fuffered by this Earthquake, he 
has ordered Money to be diftributed for repairing 
them, that he may again fee this his dear City veiled 
in its former Beauty. The Affiflance and Watch- 
fulnefs of the Civil and Military Power was likewife 
very great, even during the time of the Earthquake ; 
for by their means there were no Diforders pra&ifed, 
not even in the midfl of the Hurry and Confufion, as 
it very commonly happens upon fuch Occafions. 
You may always command me, and I am intirely 
at your Service, but hope never to obey you in fuch 
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