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every  thing  in  the  clofet  dancing  on  the  fh elves ; and, 
during  the  third  ihock,  the  vibration  of  the  walls  was  fo 
great  that  file  expected  they  would  have  fallen  upon 
her.  A pain,  attended  with  a degree  of  ftupor,  remained 
in  the  part  of  her  head  which  had  been  affedted,  for 
feveral  hours  after.  Several  other  perfons  likewife  re- 
ceived ftrokes  limilar  to  eledtrical  ftrokes  in  different 
parts  of  their  bodies. 
In  the  churches,  it  being  in  the  time  of  divine  fervice, 
the  greateft  confufion  and  terror  were  occafioned.  The 
congregations,  fufpedting  that  either  the  galleries  or  the 
roofs  were  falling  in,  endeavoured  to  efcape  with  the 
utmoft  precipitation.  Several  people  were  thrown  down 
and  trampled  on,  and  fome  few  had  their  limbs  broken. 
Nor  is  it  to  be  wondered  at  that  they  were  fo  terrified,  as 
the  pillars  and  walls  evidently  tottered,  and  the  motion 
was  fo  great  as  to  toll  the  bells  in  the  Collegiate  and  St. 
Mary’s  churches.  My  fons,  who  were  at  the  latter, 
affured  me  on  their  return,  that  they  heard  the  bell 
twice  during  the  laft  fhock,  and  the  fadts  are  befides  well 
authenticated  by  variety  of  evidence. 
The  alarm  was  equally  great  in  moft  of  the  places  of 
worfhip  in  this  town,  except  at  St.  Paul’s  church,  which 
is  a low  building  at  the  North-eaft  fide  of  the  town,  with- 
out a fteeple,  and  has  a common  fir  ore  running  under  it. 
How 
