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\ Rhcenomenon appeared the next Day, the like whereof 
has not been obferved in this County, fince that 
communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. R. Le 
Neve, as in the Rhil. Tranf. N p . 355. 
A fudden Lapfus , or Sinking down of the Earth, 
happened at this Village, in the Night above-men- 
tioned, and left a Hole twelve Feet deep, and twelve 
and half in Diameter, in Form almoft exactly round. 
Its Sides are nearly perpendicular; and what feems 
mofl ftrange, no Ruffles, Cracks, or Chafms, are to 
be found nigh ir, but the Ground appears intirely 
firm and fo lid ; and for Miles about is a fine Cham- 
paign Country, of a dry fandy Soil, but not hilly ; 
neither is there any Watercourfc above Ground 
near it. 
The firft Yard from the Surface downwards is Corn- 
mould Earth - y the other three are compofed of brown 
and yellow Sand, difpofed in feveral different Strata. 
I fhall not pretend to account for this Accident; 
but might it not poffibly be occafioned by fome fub- 
terraneous s Current waffling away the fandy Matter 
by little and little, until it had left only a Cruft, 
which the Tremor of this terrible Thunder had thrown 
down from the very Surface; though on this Con- 
jecture, one would cxpeCt fome Overflow or Appear- 
ance of Water; whereas I could not perceive here 
the Remains of a Angle Drop. 
IX. 
