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December following, a little before 1 1 in the night. 
From the conclufion of Mr. Plant’s journal, till the 
earthquake which is the fubjed of this letter, I know 
of none, but that which happened on Sunday June 3. 
1744., at a quarter after ten in the morning. The 
roar of this was as loud as any I ever heard, but the 
fhake not fo great. The day was very fair and hot, 
with a little wind in the morning at W. S.W. which 
in the afternoon came round to N.N.W. The fea- 
fon preceding was hot and dry, there having been no 
rain from 23d May. On the iff June, at four in 
the afternoon, Haukfbee’s thermometer liood at 5,2 ; 
on the 2d, at five in the afternoon, it was at i, with 
high wind at S. W.; on the 3d, at eight in the 
morning, it was at 19,8; and at fix i-half in the 
afternoon at 3,8. From the iff June to the 2d, at 
the hours juft mentioned, the barometer had fallen 
from 29,92 to 29,82 ; from which time it continued 
rifing till the 4th at eight in the morning, when it 
was got up to 30,1 2 ; being, at the time of the earth- 
quake, at 29,94. The reft of the month the wea- 
ther was in general very hot, with many thunder- 
fhowers. 
As the late Hon. Judge Dudley, who has given a 
very juft account of the great earthquake of 29 Od. 
1727, in PbiloJ'. Pranf. N°. 437, has inferted an ac- 
count of the weather in the preceding part of that 
year ; and as our laft earthquake happened at the 
iame time of the year as that did, within 8 or 9 days 
(regard being had to the difference between the Julian 
and Gregorian ftyles) ; I hope it will not be difagree- 
able, if I give an account of our weather the laft 
year : in doing which, I fliall follow, as near as may 
be, 
