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who is Reglfter of the Place above-mentioned, and 
a Gentleman of good Crcdh will atone for fome 
Defeds in the Form of his Account. 
Since I had the Honour to write to you lad, I 
have met with two Gentlemen in my Neighbour- 
hood, one of them a Clergyman, who affured me, 
that, about 6 or 7 o’ Clock on the Morning before 
the late Earthquake, they both faw a Bail of Fire 
in the Air, refembling the Meteor commonly called 
a falling Star; only with this Difference, that this 
Phenomenon, after running fome Space, burft into 
feveral dreaming Rays, confiding of Sparks of Fire, 
in the manner of a Sky-rocket. I am, 
SIR, 
[ Tour moft obedient humble Servant , 
J. Nixon. 
Reverend Sir. 
I Received your Favour of the 1 6th current; and 
the following Account of the late Earthquake, 
as it was varioufly felt here, is an Anfwcr thereto ; 
which (as I could gather it from others, and colled 
of myfelf ) pleafe to take as follows : 
Some little time after Morning Service at the 
Cathedral Church was over, as near as I can guefs 
about 25 or 30 Minutes pad Noon, as I was in my 
Garden with two Friends, it being exceedingly calm, 
the Sky fomewhat covered with light mottled Clouds, 
I took Notice of a hollow odd Noife, and at fird 
judged it to be a Coach under the Monadery 
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