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been rainy, but the Clouds were difpers’d, and the 
Moon fhin’d pretty clear. This Irk was more remarka- 
ble than that which Dr. Plot obfcrv’d at Oxford , the 23d 
of November 167 5. that being only of a white Colour, 
but this had all the Colours of the Iris Solaris , exceed- 
ing pleafant, diftinft, and graceful to look upon $ only 
faint, comparatively to thofe we fee in the Day ^ as 
muft ceceffarily follow, both from the different Beams 
that caufeit, and the difpofition of the Medium. Whac 
puzled him the moft, he faid, was the largenefs of the 
Arc, which was not fo much lcfs than that of the Sun, 
as the different Dimenhons of their Bodies, and their 
refpe&ive diftances from the Earth, feem to require : But 
as to its entirenefs, and beauty of its Colour, it was ad- 
mirable and furprizing. It continued about ten Minutes, 
before the Interpofition of a Cloud hundred his further 
Obfervation. This from my Darbyjhire Friend, 
The beginning of the fame Month had been remar- 
kable here in Yorkjhire , for fuch Thunder and Light - 
nings y as are not common here at that time of the year ; 
particularly the Evening of the 5th Day, and the Morn- 
ing of that Day Sevennightj when John Sainor of Bran- 
ham, Gardner, and two Women, designing early for this 
Market, were fo furioufly encountred, that the Females 
took up at the firft Houfe they came at 5 but he proceed- 
ed on his Journey, tho’ the Lightning was fo fevere, as 
he was riding over Branham- Moor, that he thought his 
Hair had been burnt, and Face fcorch’d, at one Flafh, 
which being more fevere than the reft, did a&ually 
fet on Fire the Stick he had in his Hand, as he was 
ready to depofe upon Oath before John Dodgfon Efq^ 
Mayor of Leedes , who prefented me with the faid 
Hazel Rod which the Gardner had given him : It yet 
retains part of the blacknefs, tho’ the Man had beat 
off much of the end of the Rod (little minding if 
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