(H9) 
as he hath, I fliair acquaint you with * a letter Written ^nce 
it. ^Before I COncludej Imuft give ^^^m P^W^, advertifes thatfome 
notice to the Lovers of fPo„o,.y ^^fT .^iu,t/li 
that on the 24* or September (it. n. } Sr. Buratmt, and do efteeeme 
of this yearJ have ob/erv'd that N^n? ^'^ ^'""^ T^H'^-^ "^T": 
- « d ^ • / L,- I r oning thePiraenhonofit: which 
Star mPebtere Cygm (which from yetis look'dforby thenext. 
the year 1 662. until this time hath 
been almoft altogether hid) not onfy with my naked Eye, 
like a Scar of the fixth or feventh Magnitude , but alfo with a 
very great Sextanh It is ftill in the very fame place of the Hea- 
vens, where it was formerly from y/. 1661, toalmoft 
Forjits Diftance from 5^/;e<3^P^g^/ hath been by rae found 35°* 
5*1*. 20'** and (vom Marcah^^ 45°. 10'. fo"; which Diftance^ ( as 
I have found in my Journal) are altogether equal co thofe^which 
Iobferv*d-^^.i558. the i-of IVoz'^/w^m For the Diftance from 
Scheat at that time was 35% 51'. 20'* and from Marcab\f. 10'. 
Where that former from 6*^^^^^ exadlly anfwcrs to the 
recent* and that from Mareub^ 'tis true, differs in a very few 
Seconds^ but that difparity is of no moment, (ince it only pro- 
ceeded from thence,that this New Siar i% not yet (odiftinftly to 
be feeuj as at that tim^ when it was of the third 'Magtiitude^ It 
is therefore certain, that it is the felf fame Star, which IQ'pler did 
firft fee -^^^ i6or*and continued unt 11-^. 1662* But whether in 
tiiiie it will grow bigger and bigger^orbe loft again, time v^nll 
fliew. He that will obferve th s Scarj muft take care^ left he mi- 
ftake thofe three more ones 3 of the Sixth lidagnitude ^ 
and nov/ in a manner fomewhat brighter (though not extant on 
the Globe) than the new Star in Colle Cygni. The bigheltof thofe 
three, is diftant from Scheat Fegafi 5 6% 2 5'. 45" i the raiddlemoft 
from the fame, 25'. ao'V and the lov^eft, 38°. 4.:50% Fare- 
well and afTure the Moft Illuftrious J^yal Society ofmy humbleft: 
Services* 
So far Mon/iiur Htt^/m/^whofe acuratc Calcul. of the Solar 
f/z^/e/Duration^ Quantity, C^r. is intended to be fully repre- 
fented the nextMotith,finceit could not be conveniently done 
thistime* The annexed Papers follow* 
Gne is from Monfieur Job, Schefferuf, to this purpofe. 
I. That he is confident , the Royal Society oi Enolrmd will do 
much good for the advancement of ufeful Knowledge. 7^ 
