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Accounts of Boolq. The Natural Hijiory of St2i ffordihitc. 
By Robert Plott L. L. D. Keeper of the Afhmolczn 
Ivfufoum ^tml Profejfor of Chymifiry in the Z)ni^er- 
fjty of Oxford. 
Here is very little need to take notice of the Method 
1 of this Work fince it is drawn up according to the 
pattern laid down in the Natural Hiftorj of Oxford-jhire 
written fome yeares fince by our Jtahor. He begms with the 
Heavens and Air, giving account of thofe unuliiall Meteors, 
which have ibmetinies appeared in this Countrey ; fuch are 
the SoLir Ram-how obferved by Mr. Woherfian Dec, 4„ 
1680. which appeared at firft about the Az^imuth of Two, 
two houres before the Sun, and thro the thin diaphanous 
clouds was miftakenfor another fun, but ibon after ex^hibi- 
ted the Ulual colour of a folar Rainbow.- as alfo feveral Lu- 
nar /ri/s, and very fevere Winter Tempefts. Here he takes 
an occafion to deduce the caufe of the circles in Graffe called 
conimonly R/>7 W^^/y^^^, whic^^^ doth not think do owe 
their caufe to the Field Cofiventules of Demons and Witches 
nor to the fubterraneous Gourfes of Moles and Jnts yhut rather 
to percuflions made by Lightnings, which breaking out of 
the clouds in Concave Cones have made Circles on the 
ground conterminoL|s to the Rims of thofe Cones,aad accor'r 
ding as the Cones breakeing forth from the clouds have had 
a greater or leiTer inclination to the Hofiz>on^ and lb htvc 
eitiier touched with all the Bale, or only dipt with the 
Lower part, have made Circles,^ (>r;Quadrants, or Sextants 
&c. Here likewife he relate^ the wQxidef full Raines, which 
have bfrought Frogs, GQnefiitim; ca.rtnot j( feys he.) 
be referred to the Ordinary way by leed C#. I. 
He tlien comes to treat of Waters and the Texture of Anl- 
bient Air, the Confervatory of all the Exhalations, which 
are perpetually forced by the funs heat out of the Earth ; as 
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