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Gravel (tones, as big as the Top of my little Finger, 
were blown off the Ground in at the Windows ; and 
the very Grafs was blown quite flat upon the Ground. 
After the Storm was over, we went out into the Town, 
and fuch a miferable Sight I never faw : The Havock 
I have deferibed ; the Women and Children crying, 
the Farmers all dejefted ; fome blefling God for the 
Narrownefs of their Efcape, others wondering how 
fo much Mifchief could be done with one Blaft of 
Wind, which hardly lafled long enough for People to 
get out of their Houfes. 1 talked to Two People, that 
were out in it all the Time, who faid, that they heard 
it coming about half a Minute before they faw it ; 
and that it made a Noife fomething refembling 
Thunder, more continued, and continually increafmg. 
I faw a Man in the Afternoon, who came from St. 
Ives , who fays, the Spire of the Stcple, which is one 
of the fineft in England , is blown down, as is the 
Spire of Hemming ford, the Towns having received 
as much Damage as Blunt f am. There was neither 
Thunder nor Lightning with it, as there was at Cam - 
bridge , where it lafled above half an Hour, and con- 
fequently was not fo violent. Some few Booths in 
Star bridge- fair were blown down. The Courfe of 
the Storm was from Huntington to St. Ives , Erith, 
between IVisbich and Down ham to Lynn, and fo on 
to Suet fh am : Wc have heard nothing of it farther to 
the South-weft than Huntington , nor farther North- 
caft than c Downham. Very few Trees efcaped : The 
Barns that flood the Storm, had ail their Roofs more 
damaged to the Leeward Side than to the Windward. 
We are in great Hopes the Storm was not general; I 
am apt to think it was much fuch a Storm as ran 
through 
