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ontheTable, on the Ground-Floor, in myHoufe a Elt - 
ham in Kent , I tclt two Shocks from Eaft to Weft, 
which I immediately thought was an Earthquake, 
as I had filt fomethmg like it once at Nap es ; and 
was confirm’d in my Opinion, by my Wife's running 
down-ftairs frighted, and declar'd it was an Earthquake, 
flie having felt one, in the IVejl -Indies. She was 
in the Room over me, in which Room there was 
China handing on a Chbiner, which, fhe fays, fhook 
in fuch a manner that fhe cxpe&cd it to fall. My 
Children, who were in the Room over her, feem 
to have felt it ftrongcr, as they fay, they appre- 
hended a Chcft of Drawers in their Room was fall- 
ing. The Servants that were in the Kitchen, which 
has no Room under it, Rem to have felt but little 
of it. One that was writing fays he felt the Dreffer 
move, and the Wall, but thought it was only the 
Shutting of a Door. Other Servants in the fame 
Room felt nothing at all of it. My Gardener, who 
was at Work in the Garden, felt nothing of it. 
The Wind was at S. W. and had been high in 
the Night and Morning, but was very much abated ; 
and after this, for fome time, it was quite calm j 
which l believe it is generally obferv’d to be, in 
thole Countries where Earthquakes are more fre- 
quent. A Flight of Pigeons I have, feem’d to be 
much frighten’d. 
Eltham is about 8 Miles S. S. E. from London - 
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Bridge, and (lands on a Hill. v 
Tins Account was written before I had heard any 
thing from London. 
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