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Walls; but foon found it was other wife ; and all 
of us then judg'd it to be Thunder at a Diftance, but 
pretty loud, and of a hollow Report. I was then 
40 Yards at lead from my own Houfe, and about 
half that Diftance from Mr. Archdeacon Browne’s, 
and not any Buildings to the South of us. I heard 
the Noiic of the Explofion at lead two Minutes after 
I took Notice of it. Its Courfe, as I could plainly 
cbftinguifh, was from N.E. to S. W. or thereabouts. 
We felt no fort of Shake, nor did my Wife or Fa- 
mily in the Houfe. My next Neighbour to the 
South of me, and his Family, being at Dinner, felt 
the Shock after the Noife had partly palfed, and were 
fallible what it was; but not very much, and but 
for a fhort Space of Time. 
A Perfon of very good Reputation, who lives in 
the Minjltr-Chfe , was then in a Chamber, heard 
the Noife, fufpefted the Caufe (it being Sunday , 
and no Carr about), immediately threw up the Safh, 
and obferved, as the Noife of the Explofion decrcafed, 
the Shock came on : The Tables, Chairs, &c. in the 
Chamber (book; the Windows clattered: He very 
fenfibly felt the Shock, which he affirms laded a Ma- 
nure at lead: ; only, when it fird fhook, it was with 
the greater Violence, and dwindled away by little 
and little, till 'twas gone, in the fame manner as 
went the Noife. The People below were all af- 
fefted by it; but not fo much, or fo long. One 
other Perfon rn a narrow Street in the Town, fitting in 
a low Room, with a Brick Floor, heard the Noife, but 
judged it to be an odd Lumber above Stairs, or fome 
Carriages coming on (as mod People fird thought 
who were within Doors) ; and prclently the Floor 
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