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faf prefed by the withdrawing of the Air. Wherefore having re- 
moved the Receiver into a convenient place, I caufed'itto be 
brought to me about midnight (after I was a bed) and having by 
ciofe drawing the Curtains* and other means, made the place 
pretty dark, X perceived the included Body to continue to (bine- 
more vividly, than one would have expeded, (and, if. Imiftake 
not, I faw it (tuning ia the morning, whilft it was dark*) but the 
night after, coming to look upon it again, its light appeared no 
more : notwitfaftanding \fhich, I made a ftiift to keep out the Air 
about 24. hours longer, and fo after 48 hours in all,, we opened 
the Receipt -.m a dark place, and prefently upon the ingrefs of 
the Air were pleafingly faluted with fo viyid an Apparition of 
Light, that the included Body continued to (bine, when carried 
into a room,’ where there was both Fire and Candle, if it were 
but by a r H4f fcreenM from their beams. 
Being encouraged;, as well as pleafed with this fuccefs, we 
forthwith exhaufted the Air once more out of the fame Receiver, 
and having kept it ‘about 4 hours longer, we lookt upon it again 
in a dark place, and finding no appearance of Light, let the Air 
in uponit, whereby it was made to (bine again, and that vigo- 
rpufly enough, fo that I eaufed the Receiver to.be exhausted once 
more 5 but that it being Sunday night, 1 was unwilling to fcanda- 
lize any, by putting my Servants upon a laborious, and not he- 
ceffkry work. 
The fuddennefs r with which the included B )dy appeared to , 
be, as 5 1 were, re-kindled upon the firft contabf of the Air, revi- 
ved in me fome fufpicions I have had about- the poflible caufes of 
thefe fhort- liv'd apparitions of Light (for I (peak not now or real 
Limps, found in fomb$,<£ora reafon to be told you another 
time,) which difclofing thcmfslves upon mens corning in, and 
confeqaeatly letting in frefh Air into Vaults, that hao been very 
long ciofe, did foon after vanifb. Thefe thoughts, 'as I was fay- 
ing, pccurr’d to me upon what I had been relating, by reafon of 
the fudden operation of the frelh Air upon -a Body, that but a 
minute before difclofedno light. For, though the Lights report- 
ed to have been feen in Caves, qpickiy difappeared, which that 
of bur Fi(h did not 5 yet that, difference might poffibly proceed 
bom the Tenacity,' or four other Bifpoiuion of the matter, 
' wherein 
