House, where a Family of Children (their Pa|rents not at home when Lightning hapned) were much frighted, but received no other hurt: what are these but warning pieces, shewing that Mens lives may go next? Thus he,I proceed now to give an account of some late Remarkables about Thunder and Light|ning, wherein several Vessels at Sea were concerned.July 17.1677. A Vessel whereof Mr. Tho|mas Berry was Master, set Sail from Boston in New-England, Bound for the Island of Ma|dera. About 3. h. P. M. being half way be|tween Cape Cod and Brewsters Islands, they were becalmed; and they perceived a Thunder|shower arising in the North-Northwest. The Master ordered all their Sails (except their two Courses) to be furled. When the shower drew near to them, they had only the fore|sail abroad; all the Men were busie in lash|ing fast the Long-boat; The Master was walking upon the Deck, and as he came near the Main-mast, he beheld something very black fly before him, about the bigness of a small Mast, at the Larboard side; and imme|diately he heard a dreadful and amazing noise, not like a single Canon, but as if great 0