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As we turned on the Left from Tone del Grejo 
towards Ouajanot we palled all the Way through 
their Mafferias [Farms] j and the Mountain, having 
the Weather-gage of us for three or four Miles, 
rained Afhes plentifully upon us, and we loft our 
Smell of every thing but Brimftone. All the Trees, 
Vines 5 and Hedges, bent under the Weight of thefe 
Alhes, feveral Arms, and even Bodies of Trees, were 
broken with the Weight} fo that in fome narrow 
Roads we had Difficulty to pals. Within a Mile or 
two of the Prince of Ottajanp’s Palace (a very honeft 
worthy Gentleman, who has fulFered a Lofs of above 
100,000 Ducats, or 50,000/. fome fay more) one 
can fcarce frame to one’s felf a Sight of greater Defo- 
lation } Ten fucceffive Northern Winters could not 
have left it in.- a worfe Condition : Not a Leaf on a 
Tree, Vine, or Hedge, to be feen all the Way we 
went, and fome Miles farther, as we were informed : 
Here, and at the Town, they had a new Earth, about 
two Feet deep, fome faid more, by the Account of 
the miferablc Inhabitants, who were a difmal Spe- 
ctacle, though they had recovered their Fright^ and 
feemed to be got into a new Heayen. The Storm 
fell fo thick and heavy for that time, that they almoft 
all fled, and many Houfes were beaten down. In one 
Convent, two or three Nuns were buried in the 
Ruins. At Sommat on the North- eaft Side, it has 
made great Havock 5 a Monaftery of Nuns was de- 
ftroyed. After a long Day’s Work, we returned at 
Six o'clock. 
Thus, Sir, I have given you our Journal, and an 
Account of what I obferved of this Monjirum hor.ren- 
dum ingens ! I fear you exped fome Reflections upon 
the 
