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Proceedings relative to the Accident 
Extracts from the Minutes of the Council of the Royal Society. 
January io, 1782. 
CHE Prefident laid before the Council a letter to him from 
the Board of Ordnance, acquainting him, that the Poor-houfe 
at Heckingham, near Norwich, had been ftruck by lightning, 
notwithstanding it was armed with eight pointed condudlors ; 
and requeuing him to communicate to them fuch particulars 
relating to that fact as may have come to his knowledge. 
Refolved, 
That Dr. Blagden and Mr. Nairne be requeued to repair to 
Heckingham, and examine into the circumftances of the acci- 
dent, and report thereon to the Council : that they engage a 
draughtsman, to take fuch drawings as may be requifite ; and 
that the necelTary expences be defrayed by the Society. 
February 7, 1782. 
Dr. Blagden read to the Council his and Mr. Nairne’ s 
Report of the Survey made by them of the Poor-houfe at 
Heckingham in Norfolk, in confequence of their appointment 
by a former Council. The faid Report was ordered to be read 
to the Society 011 Thurfday the 14th inftant. And the Prefi- 
dent was requefled to tranfmit it immediately afterwards to the 
Board of Ordnance ; and to defire that they would return the 
drawings as foon as they lhould have taken copies of them, or 
made fuch other ufe of them as they might think neceflary. 
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