There has been a strange thing at _Butly_, eight Miles from _Brewton_, which was thought to be Witchcraft, where a great many unusual Things happened to one _Pope_, and his Family, especially to a Boy, that was his Son, that having lain several Hours Dead, when he came to himself, he told his Father, and several of his Neighbours, Strange Stories of his being carried away by some of his Neighbours that have been counted wicked Persons; the Things have been so strangely related that Thousands of People have gone to see and hear it; it lasted about a Year or more: But since the Storm I have inquired of the Neighbours how it was, and they tell me, that since the late Tempest of Wind the House and People have been quiet; for its generally said, that there was some Conjuration in quieting of that House. If you have a desire to hear any farther Account of it, I will make it my Business to inquire farther of it, for there were such. Things happened in that time which is seldom heard of, _Your humble Servant_ Hu. Ash. _Our Town of_ Butly _lyes in such a place, that no Post-House is in a great many Miles of it, or you should hear oftner._ _SIR_, I received yours, desiring an Account of the Damage done by the late great Wind about us. At _Wilsnorton_, three Miles from _Wittney_, the Lead of the Church was rouled, and great Damage done to the Church, many great Elms were tore up by the Roots: At _Helford_, two Miles from us, a Rookery of Elms, was most of it tore up by the Roots: At _Cockeup_, two Miles from us, was a Barn blown down, and several Elms blown down a Cross the High-way, so that there was no passage; a great Oak of about nine or ten Loads was blown down, having a Raven sitting in it, his Wing-feathers got between two Bows, and held him fast; but the Raven received no hurt: At _Duckelton_, a little thatch't House was taken off the Ground-pening, and removed a distance from the place, the covering not damaged. Hay-recks abundance are torn to pieces: At _Wittney_, six Stacks of Chimneys blown down, one House had a sheet of Lead taken from one side and blown over to the other, and many Houses were quite torn to pieces; several Hundred Trees blown down, some broke in the middle, and some torn up by the Roots. Blessed be God, I hear neither Man, Woman nor Child that received any harm about us. _Your Servant_, _Wittney, Oxfordsh._ Richard Abenell. _ILMISTER, Somerset_ _Brief but exact Remarks on the late Dreadful Storms of Wind, as it affected the Town, and the Parts adjacent._ _Imprimus._ At _Ashil_-Parish 3 Miles West from this Town, the Stable belonging to the Hare and Hounds Inn was blown down, in which were three Horses, one kill'd, another very much bruised.