An essay for the recording of illustrious providences

The persons who were Witnesses of that very amazing Providence have declared what themselves observed about it. The History whereof I shall here insert, a Worthy Person having furnished me with the following Narrative. Samuel Stone of Cambridge in New-England does declare and testify, that July 8. 1680. about two of clock in the afternoon, he being with his young Son in the Field, the Wind then Southerly, he observed a Cloud in the North-west in opposition to the Wind, which caused a singing noise in the Air, and the wind increased, till the Whirl-wind came, which began in the Mead•• near where he was,⟨p. 314⟩ though then it was not so violent as it proved afterwards, as it passed by him it sucked up and whirled about the Hay that was within the compass of it: it passed from him towards his House over an Hill, tearing down several Trees as it went along; and coming to his Barn carried off a considerable part of the Roof (about twenty four foot one way, and thirty the other, fell near the Dwelling-house where People were, yet could not its fall be heard by them (yet it was so great that it was heard by some a mile off) by reason of the great rushing noise of the Wind. Afterwards as it pressed towards Matthew Bridge's House, it tore down some Trees and Indian Corn, and there rose up into the Air for the space of a quarter of a Mile; afterwards it came down upon the Earth in a more violent manner; the effects whereof he saw not, but it may be known by the following Relation.

The persons who were Witnesses of that very amazing Providence have declared what themselves observed about it. The History whereof I shall here insert, a Worthy Person having furnished me with the following Narrative. Samuel Stone of Cambridge in New-England does declare and testifie, that Iuly 8. 1680. about two of clock in the afternoon, he being with his young Son in the Field, the Wind then Southerly, he observed a Cloud in the North-west in opposition to the Wind, which caused a singing noise in the Air, and the wind increased, till the Whirl-wind came, which began in the Mead•• near where he was,⟨p. 314⟩ though then it was not so violent as it proved afterwards, as it passed by him it sucked up and whirled about the Hay that was within the compass of it: it passed from him towards his House over an Hill, tearing down several Trees as it went along; and coming to his Barn caried off a considerable part of the Roof (about twenty four foot one way, and thirty the other, fell near the Dwelling-house where People were, yet could not its fall be heard by them (yet it was so great that it was heard by some a mile off) by reason of the great rushing noise of the Wind. Afterwards as it pressed towards Matthew Bridge's House, it tore down some Trees and Indian Corn, and there rose up into the Air for the space of a quarter of a Mile; afterwards it came down upon the Earth in a more violent manner; the effects whereof he saw not, but it may be known by the following Relation.