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Acquaintance felt Pains in the Back the greateft 
Part of that Day. 
At Mary'-bon it was univerfdly felt j and with 
the greateft Violence imaginable. At one Houfe 
where I was at 12 that Day, a Maid-Servant faid, 
fhe was thrown firft to one Side, and then back to 
rke other 5 and many compared it to the Rocking 
of a Cradle. I inquired particularly of fuch as were 
thus rocked, about the Situation of their Beds, and 
obferved, that, tho’ all deferibed the Motion to be 
from Side to Side, their Beds were in all Directions. 
As to the Shock which was faid to be felt at two 
the fame Morning, there can be no Doubt of it ; 
for I went to feveral Families in my Neighbourhood, 
who pofitivcly aflerted it to be true ; but all faid it 
was not lb ftrong as that which happened afterwards; 
nor could any one fay he was awaked by it: On 
the contrary, all thofe, who felt it, faid they were 
awake before it happen’d. As for myfelf, I did not 
perceive it, being afleep; and therefore I fhould be 
inclined to think the Motion to be infufficient to 
difturb a Beeping Perfon ; for I am eaftly difturb’d. 
There is a llrong Report of a trembling Motion 
being felt at two on Friday Morning following, 
which lafted not long, and another at four the 
fame Morning which lafted feveral Minutes, with- 
out any Noife. I met Counfellor William Swin - 
burn , of Devonfhire-flreet , who told me, that Mr. 
Love , an eminent Apothecary at Weftminjler , de- 
clared to him, thathe had Occafion to be up thatNight, 
and was very fenfible of thofe trembling Motions 
both times j and I have been fince inform’d, that one 
Mrs. Marshal of Queen s-Square felt the Motion 
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