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London when the laft Earthquake happen'd), that 
he either had no Perception at all concerning him- 
felf and the Ground under him ; or at lcaft was fo 
intirely engaged in obferving what he faw and 
heard, that he had no Attention to what he felt. 
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N. B. I made this Memorandum immediately af- 
ter after converfing with this Robert Shaw ; and 
therefore I fuppofe it contains a tolerably exad 
Account of what he related to me. 
James Burrow. 
XVII. 
The Rev . H. Miles D. D. F. R. S. to Mr . 
H. Baker F. R. S. co?2taining a more full 
Account of the fame than his former Fetter , 
Art. XII. 
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Read March 15. ▼ NOW fend you the bcft Account I 
17 49' ^ am able of the Earthquake which 
was fo generally felt in the City, and round about 
it, on the 8 th. inftant in the Morning at yh 40 ' 
nearly, equal time. 
I was then handing in my Study, when I heard a 
Noife, at the firft Moment, very like the Explofion 
I heard feveral Years ago, when fonre drying and 
Storehoufes of Gunpowder were blown up about 6 
Miles from us: This Noife ififued in a Murmur in 
the Air, like diftant Thunder, and ended like a mill- 
ing Wind: There was no perceivable Intermiflion 
Friday Morning , March 9. 
1749. 
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