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at other times to fly one another; affording thereby a 
furprizing Spe&acle to the Beholders. 
After this Sight had continued about an Hour and a 
Half, thole Beams began to rife much fewer in Number 
"and not near fo high, and by degrees that diffufed Light, 
which had illuftrated the Northern Parts of the Hemi- 
fphere, feemed to fubfide, and fettling on the Horizon 
formed the Refemblance of a very bright Crepufculum: 
That this was the State of this Phenomenon, in the firffc 
Hours, is abundantly confirmed by the unanimous Con- 
fent and concurring Teftimony of feveral very worthy 
Perfons no ways enclined to deceive. For by the Letters 
we have received from almoft all the extream Parts of the 
Kingdom, there is found very little Difference in the De- 
fcription from what appeared at London and Oxford ; un- 
lefs that in the North of England, and in Scot land, the Light 
feemed fomewhat ftronger and brighter. 
Hitherto I am forced to relate the Gbfervations of o- 
thers, wherein I fear many very material Circumftances 
may be omitted : and afluredly I am not a little concern’d 
that 1 had no Notice of this Matter, till between Nine and 
Ten of the Clock, being at that Time at a Friend s 
Houfe, and no ways fufpedting what part without Doors. 
But upon the firft Information of the thing, we imme- 
diately ran to the Windows, which hapned to regard 
the South and South-Weft Quarter ; and foon perceived, 
that though the Sky was very clear, yet it was tinged 
with a ftrange fort of Light ; fo that the fmaller Stars 
were fcarce to be feen, and much as it is when the Moon 
of four Days old appears after Twilight. And whilft 
we regarded the Heavens with attention, we perceived 
a very thin Vapour topafs before us, which arofe from 
the precile Eaft part of the Horizon t afcending oblique- 
ly, to as to leave the Zenith about i f or zo Degrees to 
the Northward. But the fwiftnefs wherewith it procee- 
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