An essay for the recording of illustrious providences

Thus much concerning Remarkable Tempests.

Earthquakes deserve to be mentioned amongst Remarkable Providences, since Aristotle himself could say; that the Man is stupid and unreasonable who is not affected with them. This part of the World hath not been altogether free from such tremendous accidents; albeit, through the gracious providence of God) there never was yet any harm done amongst us thereby, so far as I have heard. The Year 1638. was attended with a considerable Earth-quake. There are who affirm that they heard a strange kind of noise before the Earth began to tremble. Another Earth-quake was observed in some parts of New-England, Anno Domini 1658. Also in in the Year 1662. on the 26, 27, and 28 of January, the Earth was shaken at least six times in the space of three days. I remember that upon the first approach of the Earth-quake, the things on the Shelves in the House began to move. Many People ran out of their Houses with fear and amazement: but no House fell, nor was any damage sustained ⟨p. 323⟩stained. There was another Earth-quakes April 3. 1668. We in Boston were sensible of it, but some other parts of the Country were more terribly shaken. The Indians say that the Earth-quake this year, did stop the course of a considerable River. It is also reported, that amongst the French in Nova-Scotia, there happened an Earth-quake which rent an huge Rock asunder to the centre, wherein was a vast hollow of an immeasurable depth. Concerning Earth-quakes which have lately happened in remoter parts of the World, I shall not here insert any thing, having mentioned them in my Discourse of Comets, Printed the last year. Only therein I have not taken notice of that memorable Earth-quake, in France May 12. 1682. having received Information concerning it more lately. Such Readers as are inquisitive into things of this nature, may see that Earth-quake described & discoursed on, in the Weekly Memorials for the Ingenious, Page 125, &c. Remarkable was that which happened A. D. 1670. at a place called Kenebunck, in the Province of Main in New-England, where not far from the River side a piece of Clay Ground, was thrown up over the top of high Oaks that grew between it and the River, into the River, stopping the course thereof, and leaving an hole forty