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burning. He then fa\v the Wind come from the 
Clofes in the fame manner as before-mentioned, 
making a terrible Noife, like that of a violent Fire, 
alfo like Carts over ftony Ground, which palled by 
hisHoufe, tearing up the Stones in the Road, and tore 
up a Rank of Pales, and fprung feveral of the Polls out 
of their Places, and carried a pewter Plate that Hood 
oil the Outlideof the Window, about Forty Yards from 
the Houfe; and a large Box-cover about an Inch and 
half thick and Four Feet fquare, and crofs-barred, 
which he covers his Birds with, was carried away much 
further, and torn all to pieces ; and the Gravel flew 
about, and alfo the Flint-ftones like Feathers. It alfo 
broke down fome of Mr. Knotts s Fences, and fright- 
ened the Cattle in a terrible manner. And, what is 
moll remarkable, that every- where elfe but in this 
Place, the Weather was clear and fine, and no Sign 
of any Storm or Difturbancc whatfoever. About a 
Quarter of an Hour after, Philip Henning . , and Two of 
his Partners, Turnep-houghers , who were at Work 
about Two Furlongs off, came to the faid Robert May , 
and told him, they were glad to fee him alive ; for they 
expeded, that he and his Family, Houfe and all, had 
been deftroyed, having feen the Fire go that Way, and 
heard a Noife, as if the Houfe had been demolilhed. 
Robert May fmelled a moll terrible Smell of Sulphur, 
both before and after the Wind palled him, and heard 
the Noife a great while after feeing the Smoak, before 
he faw the Wind, an Hedge intercepting his Sight. 
He fays it moved fo {lowly forward, as to be near 
Ten Minutes in coming from the Clofes to the 
Houfe. 
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