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fe&ly ferene and clear, was much furprifed with a very 
extraordinary Noife in the Air, rolling over his 
Head, as of Cannon clofe by: He likewife thought 
that it came from the North-weft, and went to the 
South-eaft; a Motion quite contrary to what muft 
have been the Cafe, if it were really of Cannon. 
This Noife pafs’d rulhing by him; and inftantly he 
law the Ground, a dry and folid Spot, wave under 
him, like the Face of the River. The tall Trees 
of the Avenue, where he was, nodded their Tops 
very fenfibly, and quaver’d. The Flock of Sheep 
immediately took Fright, and ran away all together, 
as if the Dogs had purfued them. A great Rookery 
in the Place were equally alarmed; and, after an 
univerfal Clangor, flew away, as if chafed by 
Hawks. 
I was likewife informed, that, in the fame Earth- 
quake, a great Parcel of Hens and Chickens, kept 
at that time in Gray s-Inn Lane , upon the Shock, 
ran to the Rooft affrighted : And the like was ob- 
i'erved of Pigeons. And in our Account of the laft 
Earthquake from Northampton , it is remarked, that 
the Birds in Cages put their Heads under their Wings, 
as to hide themfelves. 
June 2i. at the Loyal Society , Mr. Jackfon , 
Potter at Lambeth , gave an Account of fome Boats 
and Loiters, in the River at that time; the People 
in them feemed to feel as if a Porpoife, or fome 
great Fifli, had heav’d and thump’d at the Bottom 
of the Loiters. . This is fometimes the Cafe of Ships 
at Sea; which feems evidently owing to an ele&ri- 
cal Impreflion on the Water. 
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