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opened about two or three inches wide, from the top 
to the roof, where it entered the dating thro’ a fmall 
hole on the eaftern fide ; forced its way thro’ the 
upper chamber, where it melted an old copper 
fkillet, a pair of fheepfhears, and fome odd brafs 
buckles and candlefticks that lav on the wall ; con- 
fumed the laths adjoining, and then made its way 
thro’ a fmall crevice in the upper part of the window. 
Another and more fevere part of the fame lightning 
defeended the chimney; ftruck two women down, 
who were fitting on each fide of it, without any 
further hurt ; overturned a long table, that was 
placed before the window in the ground room, upon 
two men, who were fitting on the infide, with their 
backs towards the window. One of thefe men was 
miferably burnt in his right arm. The lightning feems 
to have ftruck him a litt’e above the elbow, making a 
fmall orifice about the bignefs of a pea : the burn from 
thence to the fhoulder is near an inch deep. His 
right thigh was likewife burnt on the infide, and the 
outfide of his right leg, from a little below the knee, 
quite over the ancle to his toes. Both knees were burnt 
acrofs flightly, and his left thigh. His fhirt-fleeve, 
and the upper part of his waiftcoat, were reduced to 
tinder : the buckles in his fhoes were melted in dif- 
ferent parts, and in different directions. He has not 
been able to ufe his arm fince ; and is under the care 
of a furgeon, who has reduced the wound to a hand’s 
breadth, which was in the beginning advancing faft 
towards a mortification. The other man was but 
flightly wounded. The lightning afterwards found 
its way thro’ the window in three different places ; 
melted the glafs, leaving a fmutty tinge, like that of 
filed. 
