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pears to be done to the Eaft Side of the Tree, al- 
though it is certain, that the Storm all came from the 
' South-Weft. This Tree is extremely fhattercd, and 
fplit from the Top to the Bottom ; and on the South- 
Weft Side, juft by the Root, there is a large Hole 
made in the Ground, about Six or Seven Inches Dia- 
meter, and about a Foot or Fifteen Inches deep. 
But in the other Tree, I think, there is fomething 
more particular ; for there, without fhattering or fplit- 
ting the Tree in the leaft, or fo much as difturbing 
a Tingle Branch, although there are a great many 
upon it, the Lightning has taken off the Bark about 
Five Inches wide, in a complete fpiral Line, from, 
about Forty Feet high, down to within about a Foot 
of the Ground, where the Width diminifhes to about 
Two Inches, and fo goes quite off : -In the Centre 
of thefe Five Inches, it has entered the Wood about 
Three-fourths of an Inch deep, and about an Inch 
and half wide: This Hollow it has in great part 
cleared out intirely, and the reft is left hanging like 
Pieces of broken or untwifted Ropes ; this Hollow 
alfo diminifhes near the Ground, and dies quite out 
exa&ly at the Ground : The fpiral Line is exa&ly. 
regular, and goes juft once round the Tree, or but 
very little more, and, as near as I can obferve, is ex- 
actly of an equal Width all the Way. The Surface- 
of the Bark of both tqe Trees is remarkably touched 
for about Ten Feet from the Ground, as if it were 
(hot all over with Small- fhot, each of which feems 
to have taken off little Scales or outfide Pieces of the 
Bark, from an Inch and half or Two Inches broad 
and long, to a quarter of an Inch. I will add no 
more, than only to wifh, that this Account may prove 
any 
