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whitilh Lift, or Girdle went crofs the Heavens, from 
Weft by South, to Eaft by North, about half a De- 
gree broad ; which continued but a little while, and 
then the whole Hemifphere was covered with ftream- 
ing Vapours, in all Parts emitting Lances that pointed 
towards the Zenith, where they formed a Canopy • 
fometimes reddilh, fometimes darker, and fometimes 
blazing, as if fet on Fire, and emitting Lances every 
'ivay, fo as to make an Appearance of the Star which 
the Knights of the Garter wear. This Canopy mo- 
ved fometimes fome Degrees Eaft ward, and then would 
return back again near the Zenith. When the Va- 
pours and Lances fhone out moft, 1 obferved a ftrange 
Commotion and Working in them, as if fome large 
Body was behind them, and difturbed them. This 
^Aurora Borealis being different from thofe that 
ufually appear, I was minded to take this. Occafion 
of mentioning it with others that were feen at the 
fame Time in Sweden. 
The Weather in this Month was Rain, and hoar 
Frofts in the Swed'tp Places, with much Snow at 
Bygdea and Pithea s a Parbelius at Lunden , O0o~ 
per 14 th : And the illuftrious Betna Obferver faith, 
the Plenty of Rain this Month caufed the Corn to 
thrive much and he reckons the 31ft Day of this 
Month to be then the firft Winter Day with them, 
it being Frofty, and abundance of Snow that Day. 
At Berlin it feems to have been a dark and cloudy 
Month, with irkfome Cold towards the latter end. 
In November Aurora Bore ales were at Lunden 
on the id, 7th, and 8th ; at Betna the zd. At Lun- 
den , and Upfale , it was Cloudy, Foggy, Froft and 
Snow: At Bygdea, Pithea and Berlin, fairer, 
with 
