heard but Shricks and Cries, the Living were covered with Wounds, Bruifes and Blood; the Thunder Roared over their Heads, the Earth Trembled under their Feet, the Rocks and Mountains were rent in funder,and Fireballs fell by day and night from Heaven, fo that the moft hardened Atheists might have confidered that there was a God who Governed the World. In fhort (fays my Author) it is impoffible for Tongue to fpeak or Pen to write the Sorrows and Terrors of that Day, of which I myfelf, who escaped to a Miracle, was an Eye-Witnefs.

Becaufe fome may be defirous to know the Names of thofe that perished in this ter rible Calamity, I thought fit to give an Account of them who were of moft note (though doublefs great numbers were loft, of which no publick notice has been given.) Attorney General Mufgrove, Provoft Marfhal Reeves, Captain Ruden who with his Wife and Family, with feveral others in it funk first into the Earth, Captain, Agar, Dr. Boy, Capt. Waile, Capt. Warder and his Family; Mr. Nufball and his Family, Mr Crofts Family, Mr. Alcok's Family, Capt. Willson and his Son Dr. Trapham a Phifician by hanging by hands upon the Rack of a Chimney, and one of his Children hanging about his Neck, were both miraculoufly faved in a Boat, but his Wife with the reft of his Children and Family were all loft; fo was Mrs. Robinfon

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fon, Mrs. Gifford, Mrs. Fullers, Mr. Fyrme Mr. Brown, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Reeves and his Wife, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Lambfpert, Mr. Arwell, Mrs. Radburn and her Family, Mr Ryvens and his Family, Mrs. Eeylin and her Child, Mrs. Elizabeth Beckford, Sir Fame Ceftybyes Daughter, Mrs. Dowingtons Child, Capt. Cunnings, Capt. Tokely, Capt. Martin, Capt. Woody, Mr. Naf, Mr. Meares, Mr. George Philips, Mr. Norbery's Wife, Mr. Jonathan Wood, Mrs. Corbet, Collonel Read, Collonel Reeves's Lady, Mr. Magirah, Mr. Foys Child, Mr. Dig. gins, Capt. Watfon, Mr. Stockton and his Family, Mr. Ralph Knights Widow and Niece, Mrs. Sweeting, Mrs Sufanna Carfon, Mr. Keene, Mr. Hellinwood and Family, Mr. John Lake and Wife, Mr. Fohn Perks Wife and Child, Mr. Hayward and Family, Mr. Dean, Mr. William Tur ner, Mr. Watts and Mr. Beckfords two Daughters.

LXV. In the fame year 1692. Sept. 8, an Earthquake was felt in London, and in feveral parts of Effex, Kent, Suffex, Hampshire &c. as Sheerness, Sandwich, Deal, Maidftone, Portsmouth, &c. the People leaving their houfes in many places left they should fall on their heads, but it lafted only a minute. It fhook Leels Caftle in Yorkshire lo violently that all in the Caftle, even the Lady herself went out of it, and expected its falling A Perfon being in the Field

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hard by, the ground fhook fo under him that he could not ftand, and being forced to lye down on the Ground was fo toffed up and down, that he received feveral bruifes. At. Maidstone, in Kent the people generally got out of their Houfes fearing they would fall. It happened at London about four Minutes paft two, and was felt in moft part of the Dutch and Spanish Netherlands, as alfo in Germany France, &c. The account from. Holland runs thus. On Sept. 8. between, two or three a Clock in the Afternoon all Holland was fenfible of a trembling of the Earth which lafted about three minutes. The fhock, or Jolting which it caufed three times one after another, was not violent, for it did no damage, but it was plainly perceptible and very much alarm'd the People: At Middleburg in Zealand it continued for fome time, and caufed the Earth to move fo much, that the people was forced to hold by what was next in the Street, and it was feared that the Steeple of the great Church by its motions, would have fallen,. It caufing the Bells both there and at the Hague to jangle, and the Ships at Sea were fenfible of it.

The Gazet relates, that our Gracious Sovereign King William being encamped at Grammen in Flanders at the fame time there happened an Earthquake which lafted near a minute, and was very fenfible to the whole Camp. The King was then at G 4 Dinne

Dinner in an old decayed Houfe, which fhaking very much, and every one apprehending it was ready to fall, his Majefty was prevailed with to rife from Table to go out of the Houfe but the furprize was foon over. An ingenious Gentleman has made obfervation that this Earthquake affected places inoft on the Seacófts, and near great Rivers, which feem to favour the opinion of another learned Perfon, That Water and not Wind is the caufe of Earthquakes, which the Ancient Philofophers did alfo affert. And therefore faith he, the exceffive Rains which fell that Summer, in far greater quantity than what the Earth could poffibly receive, being fhut up in the hollow Caverns and Bowels of the Earth, and ftriving to get out again, may have caufed thefe Univerfal fhivering Fits in our Europeau parts: and there is this Argument to corroborate this Conjecture, for that very great Earthquakes indeed, are many times attended with violent Inundations, the Rivers being fwell'd with the Water which the Earth has let out. Another odd accident that followed this Earthquake was the effect it had upon the SpaWaters in Germany, which are fo famous and fo wholefome,and are now become much more improved fince that happened. Spa is a Burrough in the Country of Liege, where there are feveral Mineral Fountains, to which a great number of people refort at all feafons of the Year. Among all the

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Springs belonging to that noted Burrough, that in the middle out of which the Bottles are fill'd that are fent over all Europe every year, is changed after a very extraordinary The fource of it is as big again as it was, and the Water which before was feldom clear is become extreamly Limpid and is of that ftrength that the Bottles if they be ftopt immediately after they are fill'd break all in pieces, which never happened till fince this late Earthquake. The reft of the Springs are alfo become much clearer and better. This will be a fubject for thofe to exercife their Pens, who make it their Bufinefs to dive into the fecrets of Nature.

This Earthquake went not beyond 52 De grees and 40 Minutes of Northern Latitude. How far it reached South and Eaft is not yet certainly known. It has been traced beyond Paris to the 48 degree of North Latitude, and beyond the Rhyse on the Eaft to Frankfort, fo that 260 Miles fquare were shaken by it. The time of its happening here, and beyond the Seas feem to vary fome minutes, but that may easily be accounted for, by the difference of Meridians. So that the infamed Damp, faith Mr. Ray, which caufed this Earthquake was lodged deep in the Earth, the Caverns that contained it paffing under the bottom of the Sea

The fame year 1692, Of 15, about three a Clock in the Morning they felt an Ea