Hiftorical Chronicle.

N the 30th paft, in Halifax,
Eland, Hudderfield and o-
ther Towns in the Weft-
Riding of Yorkshire, was
Je felt a fudden and violent

Earthquake, the move-
able Utenfils rattling and rolling out of
their Places, and People fearing to be A
tumbled out of their Beds. It feem'd as
if the Earth had mov'd out of its Place in
a Line parallel to the Horizon, and again
return'd to its former Situation with re-
ciprocal Vibrations, which ended in a
Minute or two with a hizzing hollow
Report, and a Quivering of all Things on
its Surface.

WEDNESDAY, January 3.

A Wardmote was held at Guild-Hall, for electing an Alderman for Cheap-Ward, in room of Sir Robert Cater deceased, and the Number of Votes ftood, for Sir Fofeth Eyles 137, for Richard Hoare, Elg, 136, whereupon a Scrutiny was demanded and granted; towards the Clofe of the Poll, Turkies and Quarters of Lamb, were fold in a neighbouring Market for above two Guineas a Pound.

THURSDAY, 4.

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In the Morning was a meft violent Storm
of Thunder, Lightning, Wind and Rain, D
whereby great Numbers of Trees were
tore up by the Roots, many twifted off at
their Trunks, and Numbers of Boats
taved in the River. At Bristol the fame
time, the Thunder-Claps were aftonifh
ing, and the vehement Showers of Rain
and Hail, attended with boisterous Gales
of Wind, fwell'd the River to that Height,
as to make its Way against the Tide of
Flood with a full Torrent. At Bath, was
do great a Flood, that the Boats came up

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January 1739.

lodg'd in the Houfe; but on Monday after the Doctor was admitted to Bail.

Was held a Wardmote for the Election of an Alderman for Baffifhaw Ward, in Room of Sir Tho. Lambe decd, and Candidates were Wm Baker, Efq; and Ellifton, Efq; when the Votes were, for the former 50, for the latter 32; on which Mr Baker was declared duly elected. SUNDAY, 14.

Happen'd at Edinburgh a dreadful Hurricane of Wind, which continued with great Fury from one to four in the Morning, whereby the high-built Houfes of that City receiv'd confiderable Damage, the Leads which cover'd the Stately Buildings in the Parliament Clofe were carry'd off the Roofs, fome upwards of 40 Feet in Dimenfion; the Canon-Gate Church fuffer'd extremely, and its Portico almoft demolifhed; the Buildings in the Cattle were very much damaged, their fine Lead Coverings carry'd of, and thrown upon the Rocks, and the Magazine ruin'd. At Glasgow feveral Ships drove afhore, and are very much damag'd, and two were caft away; the North Coaft betwixt Rofeneth and Glasgow, is full of Gabarts and imall Boats drove up among the Corn Land. In the Merfe few Houfes are left undestroy'd, feveral Churches are blown down, Numbers fmother'd in the Ruins, and an univerfal Havock made amongst their Sheep and Cattle; at Dumfries, the fine new Church was unroofed, and the high Steeple much damag'd; at Dyfart a Woman in Labour, attended by the Midwife and Neighbours were all killed by the falling in of the House.

At Londonderry Storm was obferv'd to begin and end with the Eclipfe of the Moon, raging with the fame Violence and doing a valt deal of Damage to the Houles; Fat Dublin, it threw down 3 Chimnies belonging to the Ld Chief Justice Reynolds, blew down a Corner of the Deanery Houfe belonging to Chrift Church, the Front of a Houfe in Francis-freet, and almoft innumerable Chimnics.

Street and the Cellars were filled with Water. The Lead on a Church by a Guft of Wind wos rolled up from the Eves to the Top, and the Building fo fhaken, as to make it unfafe to affemble therein; the Floods alfo fet a new-built Houfe on fire, by falling in among fome Sacks of Stone Lime. In moft Parts of the Kingdom the Waters overflow'd the Roads, fo as to make them unpaffable. The fame Storm was felt at Paris, where G the Lightning beat down the Steeple of a Church, in he burnt a Cottage.

Dr. Beaumont, a French Oculift in St. Martin's Lane, was taken into Cuftody of the King's-Meflengers, and all his Papers deized, as were thefe of a Gentleman that

WEDNESDAY, 17.

Was held a General Court of South-Sev
Company, when a Dividend of 1 and a
half was declared on the Stock due at
Chritmas, payable on the 9th of Feb.
An Addrefs was alfo agreed on to
entreat his Majefty to continue to be their
Governur.
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next.

Mr How, principal Game-Keeper of Windfor-Foreft. 30. William Green, Efq; near Enfield. 31. Sir Francis Clavering, Bart.

Sir Robert Cater, Alderman of Cheap Ward, who chang'd his Name from Kendal to inherit the Eftate of John Cater, Efq; of Bedfordshire.

January 1. M Horne, a Banker, and King's Chief Lamp Lighter, a Place of 600l. per Ann.

Mr Romain, Steward to the Duke of St Albans, worth 10,000 l.

2. Mr D'Ayrolles, many Years Resident

of Great Britain at the Hague.

than Wright, formerly Lord-Keeper of the Great Seal,

16. Rev. Mr Humphreys, Chancellor and Canon of Wells.

18. Lady of Viscount Dillon, of Ireland. 21. William Lawson, L. L. D. and King's Advocate for Nova Scotia.

25. Jofeph Sorrell, Efq; of a large Eftate in Norfolk.

26. John Gardener, Efq; aged 96, poffefs'd of 600l. per Ann. in Wilts.

27. Dr Bundy, Vicar of St Brides, and Prebendary of Westminster,

ALIST of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1739

2. Jacob Martin, Efq; in Grosvenor DUKE of Marlborough, appointed

3. Sir Thomas Lombe, Alderman of Ballifbaw Ward, worth 120,000l. By an Act paffed, 1732, he had 14,000l. or. der'd him, as a Reward for introducing the Art of making and working the three capital Engines for making Organzine and Thrown Silks; and a further Term of 14 Years was granted him.

Sir Roger Meredith, Bart. Member for Kent in the last Parliament.

Mr Farmer, Steward of Guy's Hospital. Rev. Sir Lewis Beaumont, Bart. Prebendary of Chichefter: Dying without Iffue, the Title and Eftate defcend to his Coufin, now Sir William Beaumont, Bart.

5. Lady Glynn, Mother to Sir John Glynn, Bart.

6. Sir John Turner, Collector of the Port of Lynn, Bart. who fucceeded Sir Charles Turner, is fucceeded by his Son Sir John Turner, Bart, of the Temple.

7. Mr Pinfold, Chief Clerk of the Annuity-Office.

Rev. Mr Wilson, Vicar of Rye 40 Years. 8. Dr Fogg, Prebendary of Chefter. 9. William Greenwood, Efq; formerly Director of the s. S. Company.

William Peeling, Efq; a French WineMerchant.

10. Lady St John, Relict of Sir Andrew

Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, in room of the Earl of Godolphin; and of Bucks, in room of Viscount Cobham

Dr Hulfe, made a Baronet, and appointed King's Phyfician in Ordinary, in room of Dr Goodman, deceas'd.

Dr Teiffer, Phylician to the Houfhold, Phylician in Ordinary. William Manley, Efq; Clerk of the Western Port, in room of John Manley, Efq; who refign'd.

Mr Erith,- Infpector of the Cuftoms, in the Port of London, in room of Mr Snow, who refigned.

Mr Goodwin, Pilot to his Majefty, in the Storm, when he came laft from Hanover.

Mafter Attendant of Deptford Yard. Lord Lemfter, Son of the Earl of Pomfret, made a Lieutenant in Gen. Pearce's Royal Regiment of Horfe, in room of

Lord Howard, Captain in the 2d Troop of Horfe-Grenadier Guards. Auguftus Keppel, second Son of the Earl of Albemarl, Lieutenant of the Gloucester.

-Colonel of the

D. of Marlborough,
Irish Regiment of Foot, late Lieutenant-
General Pearce's.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

R Mawfon, Mafter of Corpus Chrift

St Jolm, Bart. and Brother to the Lord College, Cambridge, appointed BiBolingbroke.

Hon. Peter Wentworth, Efq; Brother to the E. of Strafford,-fuddenly, as he was playing at Quadrille.

Mr William Exeter, at Eastbourn, Suffex, worth 10,000l. which goes to an only Daughter.

Lady of George Treby, Efq;

Lady of Sir Tho. Windfor Hunlake, Bart. Mrs Whitfield, Relict of Dr Whitfield, Vicar of St Giles, Cripplegate and Aunt to the E. of Middleton.

13. Henshaw Haljey, Efq, of Gaddefden, Hertfordshire.

Capt. Sun, Malter Attendant of Deptford-Tard. a Place of 300l. per Ann. Mils Wright, Grandaughter to Sir Na

fhop of Llandaff, in room of Dr Harris, deceas'd.

Rev. Mr Offory Medlicot, prefented to the Living of Tifeherft, Kent.

Mr John Potter, eldest Son of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Rectory of Elme cum Emnethen, in the Ifle of Ely. Mr Bland, to that of Pycomb, Suflex, in room of Sir L. Beaumont. Dr Pritchard, inducted into Chrift. Church, Spittle-fields.

Mr Tho. Edwards, -Re&or of Palafham, Pembrokeshire. 300l. per Ann. Mr David Lloyd, of Landefatheu, Brecknockshire.- -Prebendary of St Davi a

Monthly BILL of Mortality, from Dec. 26. to Jan. 23.

5 Males 6953
2 Femal. 6461341
Males 1007

Femal. 1120 S

Died under 2 Years old-
Between 2 and
Between 5 and
Between 10 and
Between 20 and
Between 30 and
Between 40 and
Between 50 and
Between 60 and
Between 70 and
Between 80 and
Between 90 and 100

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Mrs Sabine

50 0

Rev. Mr Woodford

5

Mrs Pendarves

ALIST of the Contributions for making Mrs STEPHENS's Medicines
Public. From April 11, to the End of December, 1738.

BofGlaucefler 10 10 10 Richard Coke, Elis 20

Bp
Rev. Dr Hales
Earl of Pembroke

Countess of Deloraine 5
Lady Betty Jermaine 21
Lady Vere Beauclerc

Mrs Le Neve

Earl of Godolphin

Stephen Poyntz, Efq: 50

Spencer Cowper, Efq; 1

aRev. Mr Richard Eyre 1

o Jofeph Burroughs, Elq; I
Brigadier Guet
Robert Taylor, M. D. 1
William Vaughan, Efq; 1

Dr Wbite

Mrs Barbour

O o | Sir Wm Wynne
Jofeph-Wyndham
Afbe, Elgi

Robert Andrews, Efq; 11

Edward Hooper, Efq;

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Mrs Afbe

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John Windham, Efq;

Mrs Windham

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o Mr Graves

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Rev. Dr Leigh

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Rev. Mr Serwen

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Mr John Crow,

Staymaker

I 7

Capt. Kellet

5 5

Lady Grey

Col. Weft

Mrs Killigrew

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Rev. Mr Walton

o James Harris, Efq;
o George Procter, Efq;
ofobn Norris, Efq;

- Rev. Dr Gilbert

Mi Hodfon

116 o

Mr Clutton

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Mrs Herbert

Richard Arundel, Efq; 25

Lady Margaret Herbert 1

Mrs Toronfend

5 5

William Wardour, Efq; I

oBishop of Salisbury
Sir James Lowther, Bt. 25
Mr Samuel Collet
Thomas Robinson, Efq; 5
Lady Cornwallis

of WiliamWollafton, Esq; 20

25

o Mr Hickford.

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Mr John Trott

Col. Read

10 10

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Counte's of Huntington 10 10

Mr Maboon

O 10

Lord Cadogan

2 2 o

Col. Ferrers

Mrs Anne Baker

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Mr Samuel Dunn

Mrs Pitt

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ooon Pedley, Efq;

Rev. Dr Alured Clarke 5
Thomas Frederick, Efq; 21

5

Mrs Annabella Newman

Lady Anne Colleton

o 10 6

Mrs Laplace

2 2

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3

Col. Fuller

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Lady Sarah Couper

5 5o

Mr Edward Bennett

Col. Lowther

Unknown Hands

2 12

6

Brigadier Armstrong

Mrs De la Bere

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Col. Pulteney

Mrs Diana Smith

O 5

Col. Wardour

C. G.

Col. Earle

Mrs Greenville

10 10

Mr Bacon

Capt. Forth

Major Elliot

Capt. Matthews

Ralph Allen, Efq;

I Wm. Fauquier, Efq;

o Ch. Longueville, Efq;

Mrs Hartchiff

Hon. Mrs Frances
Woodboufe

o Rev. Dr Nic. Carter
O 10 6 Mrs Mary Brown

o Mr John Kelly
om. Sharp, Efq;
o Mrs Eliz. Simmons

Sir Tho. Lowther, Bart.

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5 5

5 5

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Col. Oglethorpe

Mrs Moore

OM. A.

10

Capt. Noel

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Mrs Cannon

6 Capt. Mead

2 2

Lord Robert Manners

Mrs Selvin

5 5

Mr Hyde

Edward Conyers, Efq;

10 10

of Sir Edw. Smith, Bart. 10 10
o Rev. Mr. Tho. Williams I

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Capt. Francis Townshend

Mr John White

Edward Wefton, Efq;
Lord Vifct. Lonsdale
Duke of Rutland
Charles Hanbury 2
Williams, Efq;

Mrs Whetham

Earl of Scarborough

Unknown Hand

21

Robert Herbert, Efq; 10

Mrs Crayle

Rev. Mr Tho. Pocock

Bishop of Bath and

Wells, Wynn

Mr Usborne
Unknown Hand

Mr Le Nove

Tho. Winnington, Efq; 5 5
John Dives, Efq;

Dixie Windfor, Efq;

10 10

James Falkener, Efq: 2

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Peter Shaw, M. D.

5 5

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Duke of Richmond

30

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David Hartley, M. A.

5

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Mr Stark

2 2

Lord Cornquallis

20

o Rev. Mr Lifter

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John Merril, Efq;

5 5

of Mr Gave

2 2

52 10

Mr Robert Raikes

O 50 0

Col. John Schwin

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Mr John Cay

2 2

5 5 0

Dutchels of Portland

21

John Milner, Efq;

5 5 O

Earl of Clarendon

25 0

Duke of Leeds
C. D.

Lord Lymington
Hon. Mrs Ja. Lowther 2

Lord Gallaway

Ditto for feveral

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oSimon Patrick, Efq;

550 James Burrow, Efq;

26 5

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10 10

Ifaac-Hawkins
Brown, Efq;
Nicholas Harding, Efq; 5

o Cal. Hardinge, M. D. 5
3 Sir George Saville, Bart. 5
o Mrs Cary

o Rev. Dr Sykes

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Wm. Wright, Efq;

Rev. Mr Swinton
Tho. Nettleton, M. D. 1

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Thofe Perfons who are difpofed to contribute, are defired to fend their CONTRIBUTIONS to S
FRANCIS CHILD, at Temple-Bar; or to Mr DRUMMOND, at Charing-Grofs.