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the time of their fii ft apparition, their duration^ place, motion di- 
red: or retrograde, flow or fvvift ^ the bignefs, figure and colour 
of their Heads, and the bignefs, fhape and policion of their 
Tayles. 
He begins his enumeration and Hiftory of the Comets from 
J. 1656. after the Creation of the World, or from A. 2292. be- 
fore thzNativityofour Lord^ where the Reader will meet with 
a great and pleafant variety of the (hapes, colors, brightnefs, 
magnitudes, &c, of Comets, together with the various confe- 
quences 5 noted by Authors and Men of an Ajlrological and Di- 
vinatory Genius, He reckons up about 250 Comets in number ; 
not as if there had not been many more , but becaufe no more 
have been Regiftred in Ages, either negligent*?/, orlefs know- 
ing in fuch matters. He alfo takes notice of more Comets than 
one appearing at once, whereof there are to be found fuch Ex- 
amples, that feveral times have been feen two y fometimes 
and twice four together $ which latter he obferves to havehap- 
ned ^.1529. and^. i6i8 # He notes fome of the forme of a 
WheeL> fome of that of an Horn, others of the fliape of a Sword, 
Dagger, Zable, Javelin , Hallebard, Dragon, Beard , Flaming 
Pillar, Timber-beam, Difli, Shield, Tube, Pyramid) others with 
two or three Tayles 5 others, Trayn-lefs others fo refplendent, 
as to enlighten the Night confiderably, yea as bright as the Sun, 
obfeuring all other Stars - 7 fome round, fome ovall, fome fquare; 
others having their Train difcontinued and interrupted in-one or 
more places, as if it were abforbed by the Sky, and emerged a- 
gain- others having Tayles like Peacocks^ others fuch, as ex- 
tended themfelves into the length > fomeof $0, fome of 40, 45, 
5o, 70, 1 00 degrees and above. 
He takes notice, that before the Noble Tjcho no Comet hath 
been exadly and fully obferved or defcribed 5 and he gives a large 
account notonely of the Comets of the faidTy^s Obfervation», 
which appear'd A. 1 577. 1590, but alfo of that, which was feea 
A. 1607, ( accurately defcribed by Longomontanus and Kepler ) 
and of thofe of 1618, efpecially that famous one of the fame 
• year, which atfirft was 71 Semi-diameters of the Earth diftant 
from the Earth, hut at laft farther from it than the Sun, in regard 
it had "cp wards .the. end a, leffer P^allix^tkm he : befides thatit 
r had; 
