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As to the Continuance, he often expreffed him- 
felf that it was as a Thought ; and, in point of Time, 
he fuppofed it could not be 3 Seconds. 
The Sound and the Motion began both together; 
but the Sound was quite rolled off, rather fooner 
than the Buildings were fettled. 
I asked him how much he judged the Declin.atipn 
of the Building to have been from the Terpendicu - 
lar? He anfwer’d, “ That it was impoifiblc to be 
<f exact in relating that Particular, both by reafonof 
<c the Surprife he was in, and alfo from the Sud- 
te dennefs of the whole Compafs of the Appearance, 
<e which was but 'as a Thought." However, in Or- 
der to form fome Notion of it, I made a compara- 
tive Inclination of the Garden Key, which I held 
perpendicular to my Hand, and moved backwards 
and forwards, till he fhouid judge it to approach 
nearcft to what he- could -recoiled! of the Heeling of 
the Buildings (which iad^e.d was bqt fu- inaccurate 
Method of coming at the Truth v of .a. Thing pro- 
feffedly uncertain even to the R-elator) : It feemed 
tome, by his Delcription in this rough Comp'aiifon 
(in which I might eafily miftake him) to be a De- 
clination of feveral Degrees from / the Perpendicu- 
lar j which is alfo agreeable to -his Apprehension, 
that the Building would fall upon him. Pofhbiy, 
his Surprize might magnify the Appearance far be- 
yond the B.eality. 
I then inquired what Perception he had of his 
own perfonal Motion , and that of the particular 
Spot of Ground whereon he then flood? He faid, his 
Surprize was fo great, on feeing fo new and un- 
common an Appearance (for'hc was not in or near 
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