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through the folid part of the fpire, and, having not 
iron to condudt it any further, burft in the hollow 
part of the fpire, and threw the ftones about in all 
directions ? It is remarkable that the fpill was found 
in the bell-chamber, and the weather-cock in the 
battlements j and that the bells were not in the lead 
damaged, though a deal board, that lay acrofs the 
beams to which the bells were hung, was fplit long 
ways in two pieces. The infide of the church dill 
prefented a much more horrible fpeCtacle j the roof 
of the church was almoft all gone, and fome of the 
timber work in the north ifle fliattered to pieces ; every 
feat in the church had rubbifli in it, fome more fome 
lefs, and Hones of large fize, fome of 150 pounds 
weight and upwards, fcattered here and there amidd 
the congregation, which damaged the feats, &c. but 
did Ro hurt to the people, though they fat in thofe 
very feats where the ftones fell. The lightning en- 
tered at the three ends of the church at Weft, made 
its way through the body of the church*, and went 
out through the three ends of the church atEaft ; the 
holes where it came in and where it went out are 
not large, neither are the walls much damaged. The 
belfry window was (battered to pieces, not one whole 
pane I believe to be found in it j many other win- 
dows alfo differed greatly, the glafs and munnions 
being much fhattered. ,.The lightning entered alfo 
through two places in the roof, one near the fing- 
ing loft, and ftruck upon the top of a pillar juft 
by it j the traces of it are to be feen from the top of 
the pillar almoft to the bottom : there were then 
fitting by this pillar two young men, one in the fing- 
ing loft, and other under him in the church, who 
were 
