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the place where I fate^bet ween a great fire on one fide.and a candic 
or two on a Table near at hand^on the other fide;and in this place 
fhe fliew'd me herhandjall over fhining.as bright as iMoon-flnoe ; 
one indeed flood between her hand and the fire, another between 
her and the candles. 1 hence 1 went into another room, where 
there was but a fniall fire,and no candkjbut (at that time) a little 
Moon-ftine through a window, there the fliining pans of her 
hand, or indeed her hand all over appear'd to me very brighr 
flames. Then I caufed feme of the fihining Pork to be brought inco 
the fame room,and examined,whether the pickle did not fhine,and 
fo might give the flaming tinflure to the Maids hand ; but by wi» 
ping the Pork diligently with a napkin, till it wasperfedlly dry- 
edjwe found, that the flame of the Pork was rather increafed, (as 
we all thoughc)than diminifhed. Then I defired all the company^ 
(whereof feme were young children, which have the tendereft 
touch) to try, whether the moft flaming pares had any perceptible 
degree of tepidity ;all agreed^that they could feel no w^arnv.h. But 
I continued to direft them a!l to compare the dark parts with the 
moft luminous, by that part of their fore- fingers, which hath the 
moft tender perception; after 3 or 4 trials,all agreed (till, ihar all 
parts of the Pork were manifeflly gelid ; but fome thought, they 
perceived the luminous parts lefs gelid than the dark parts,otbers 
denied it:for my ow^n part,I found not fo much difference,as could 
clear me from fufpedlinga preponderingfancy. After thefe Trj als, 
the Maid wiped ofF the light from her hand, by rubbing her hand 
ftrongly with a napkin, three or four times over. 
3. Then I fufierM my Servants to call in feveral Neighbours to 
fee ir,night after night, and particularly the Mother and Sifter of 
the Woman,which had the fltining Veal This I did partly to pre- 
vent, that they might not raife ftories of Ghofts in my Houfe ; ycc 
fome were forw^ard at it* If had had a mind to ad: Pageantries, 
or to fpread a flory of Goblins, you feehoweafily itmighchave 
been done, by finearing ones hands and face all over with the tin- 
fture of light, which adhered fo permanently. And befides,! noted, 
that by this acquired blaze, the face and hands would appear a 
great deal larger than they were, and the manner how it v^ as done 
being concealed, the learned and ingenious might be at a lofs to 
difcover what it might be. 
4. If others think fit to vilifie thefe Obfervations^yet I muft ac- 
knowledgjThat I never heard nor read of the likejtill Honourable 
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