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forcing away the plaifteripg of the wall, entered the 
fhop, piercing through the two upper fhelves, and 
the parcels of nails, that were upon them. And 
here it is obfervable, that from the pei'pendicular 
courfe it took the fame diredlion in the Ihop, as in 
the chamber over it, but in almoft as fnafiy lines as 
there were Ihelves, leaving very vifible marks of its 
courfe. Near its perpendicular courfe in the fhop, 
upon one of the fhelves, it pierced through feven 
box- irons, making a fmall hole about the bignefs of 
common fhot on one fide, and leaving a roughnefs 
on the oppofite fide of each box where it came out. 
The feveral parcels of nails, tacks, hinges, &c. that 
lay in the courfe it took, were very plainly affeded 
by it : fome of the fmall tacks in particular were 
foldered together, fix, feven, eight, of ten in a clump, 
as if they had had fcalding metal run over them. 
The papers of the parcels were burnt in fmall holes. 
At one end of the fhelves hung feveral long pendu- 
lums, the fprings of which were melted fo that they 
fell to the ground ; and the lightning fpreading its 
remaining force to fome littered firaw and packing- 
paper, that lay about the fhop, fet fire thereto, which 
was happily extinguifhed without doing any further 
damage. Mr. Worsfold was in his fliop the whole 
time, but received no hurt. 
This, Sir, is the beft account I can procure ; from 
which if you can reap any fatisfa<5tion, I fhall think 
myfelf happy in having it in my power to oblige 
Your moft humble fervant, 
W. Child. 
LIV. 
you. 
I am 
Darking, Sept. 30, 
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