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From the 2 1 ft to the 27th we felt the earth moved 
twice or thrice every day at different times. On the 
27th, at half an hour after two in the afternoon, 
Brigue fuffered a fhock almoft equal to that on the 
5>th, but of a fhorter duration, and attended with 
fcarce any damage. On the 28th, in the morning, 
about fix, there were two {lighter motions. The 
29th was the fir ft day free from all difturbance. 
On the 30th, at one in the night, the houfes were 
greatly fhaken, fo that fome chimnies, which had 
been before damaged, now fell. On the 3.1ft there 
was no difturbance. 
On the 2d of January, 1756, at half an hour after 
nine at night , there was a flight fhock. On the 3d, 
a little before ten in the morning, there was another 
gentle one ; but none till the 6th, before eight at 
night, when a pretty confiderable fhock happened. 
On the 7th, about five in the evening, were two 
more, as alfo on the 8th at half an hour after eight 
at night. For the three following days all things 
were quiet. On the nth, at three in the morning, 
and again about eight, and on the 12th and 13th, 
were fome few fhock c , but flight. On the 14th, at 
half an hour after two in the morning (which time 
proved generally fatal) every thing was put intofuch 
an agitation, as is inexpreffible ; but the damage was 
but fmall, becaufe the motion lafted fcarce three or 
four feconds. On the 15th, at half an hour after 
five in the morning, there was a flight fhock. It is 
©bfervable, that on this day, and generally for three 
or four hours before the earthquake, we obferved a 
gentle trembling to precede, and the winds, which 
were before violent, to fubiide of a fudden : and that 
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