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from the people on the Ipot, it was firft difcovered 
by the covering of earth being cafually wafhed away. 
It was then a fmall chink, which was afterwards en- 
larged by children at play j and it is now about two 
feet wide at the mouth, and two yards high, exadlly 
fronting the fouth. It is true, that farther in, it fliews 
evident marks of a rent, or violent reparation ; for 
the rock on each fide is jagg’d into fimilar breaks ; 
but when this rent was made, is the queftion. It is 
certain, that it preceded the late extraordinary agita- 
tions of water ; all the inhabitants agreeing, that it 
has continued in the ftate it is now in near three 
months. I threw feveral ftones in, and heard them 
rattle, againft the lides for a confiderable time. A boy 
was let down to fetch up a dog, that had been thrown 
in. He went to the length of a cart-rope and an half, 
which was tied to his body j and, by his account, it 
appears to be a fort of a concamerated room, though, 
he fays, he did not reach the bottom, but flood upon 
the edge of a prominent rock. I was in hopes it would 
have afforded fomething to confirm the late motions 
of the water; but, from all circumftances, it feems 
to be of much longer Handing. 
As to the ponds near Medhurfl, every body agrees, 
that there was an extraordinary fwelling of the water 
the fame day that phaenomenon was remarked in 
yours. The water was thrown feveral feet above its 
banks, both at north-mill, at fouth- pond, and the 
pond in Lord Montacute’s park ; and at the firfl: of 
thefe, upon its retreat, left fome fiflies upon dry 
land. I am. Sir, 
Your obliged humble fervant, 
LETTER 
