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feen in moft parts of JE/^^/^Wmuchat the fame time, and much 
in the fame manner, I hear of it from divers perfons who faw 
it in Oxford^ Northampto^fhire^ Gloucejlerjhire, Worcejlerjhhe, 
Somerfetjhire, Hampjhire, Kenty Bjfex, London^ drc and I 
doubt not but you have heard of divers more. Seme here call 
it a Draco volmu I have fometimes been fancying,ic might be 
higher than they imagined, only caftinga light folow. And if 
I had heard any thing from it abroad, fliould have inclined ro 
think it a Comet, pafiing fwiftly by us, very near the Earth, 
even through our Air» But, if it had beenfo , itmuft be a 
very little one, or elfe we (hould have heard more of it. 
A Third. Letter from the fame hand, concerning the fume Meteor. 
Oxford, M^^ 8.1677. 
SIR, 
I Remember that in Jamarjfhft I wrote you two Letters, 
concerning an unufual appearance which had here happen- 
ed not longbeforejOn Wednefday Septemkzoth i6j6,httv^ctn 
feven and eight of the clock at night. In the dusk of ihe E- 
vening (about Candle-lighting) there appeared a fudden lighr, 
equal to that of Noon-day ; fo that the fmallefl: pin or ftrav/ 
might be feen lying on the ground. And, above in the Air,was 
feen (at no great diflance as was fuppofed) a long appearance 
as of fire J like a long arm (for fo it was defcribed tome) with 
a great knob at the end of it ; (Looting along very fwiftly : 
and, at its difappearing, feemed to break into fmall fparks or 
parcels of fire, like as Rockets and fuch Artificial Fire- works 
in the Air are wont to do, 'Twas fo furprizing,and of fo fhort 
continuance, that it was fcarce feen by any wiio did not. then 
happen to be abroad. 'Twas judged, by him from whom I 
firft heard of ir, (for I had not the hap to fee it my felf,) to 
continue about two or three minutes: But, I find he took a 
minute to beaveryfhoft time, (little more than a moment.) 
From others I am cold, it was fcarce longer than while one 
might tell fifteen or twenty at the moft ; which will belefs 
than hair a minute. All this might happen well enough from 
fome Fiery Meteor in our Air ; as a Draco volans(^s fome have 
been pleafed to call this) or the like. But that which makes it 
to me the more furprizing, is this 5 that I find the fame to 
have been feen in moft parts of England, and at or near the 
fame 
