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Morocco. 
By the falling down of a great number of houfes 
many people loft their lives ; and, about eight leagues 
from this city, the earth opened, and fwallowed up 
a village, with all the inhabitants (who were known 
by the name of the fons of Bufunba), to the num- 
ber of about § to 10,000 perfons, together with their 
cattle of all forts, as camels, horfes, horned cattle, 
^c. and foon after the earth was clofed again, in the 
iame manner as it was before. 
Fez and Mequmez. 
On the i 8 th of November there happened an- 
other earthquake, which was more violent than the 
firft, and lafted till break of day the i pth ; during 
which time great numbers of houfes fell down at 
Fez ; many people of both fexes were buried under 
their ruins ; and as to Mequinez, there are but few 
houfes left ftanding. The people killed by the falling 
of the houfes, befdes the wounded, are numberleftj 
and in the part of the town called the Jews habita- 
tion, only eight perfons were fived. 
Saijon Hills. 
One of the faid hills was rent in two ; one fide of 
which fell upon a large town, where there was the 
famous fandtuary of their prophet, known by the 
name of Mulay Terisj and the other fide of the faid 
hill fell down upon another large town, and both 
towns and the inhabitants were all buried under the 
faid hill. 
Fa[jo. 
