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V. ^ Relation of the fame appearance, Jeen at 
Cruwys Morchard in Devonfhire. ^eing part 
of a Letter to Sam, Cruwys, Efq-, R. S S. and 
hy him Communicated to the Royal Society. 
y O U have doubtlefs been furprized again afrefli by 
the wonderful Lights which have been feen feve- 
ral times of late like thofe defcribed in the Philofofhicd' 
TranfaPHons ; feen on P/Iarch 6. 1716. 
Monda) the 26 of OPioher, between 7 and 8 in the 
Evening, 1 faw Come fmall appearance of it, •viz. 3 or 4 
large Corulcations in form of Pyramids, of reddilh Co- 
lour inclining to Yellow, which rofe about 50 degrees 
above the Horizon, and continued but few Minutes. But 
the North part of the Hemifphere was very bright and 
red all the Evening both before and after, till Ten, if 
not longer. 
Tuefday, Movemh. 10. Thefe Lights were feen again a* 
bout 4 in the Morning, of which fome fay (to ule their 
own Exprelfions^ that the Element opened fometime 
at one place; then at other ; from whence came great 
lliining Lights that continued a while and then went a> 
way by degrees, and the Holes clofed up again. This 
continued till Day break. 
The Evening following coming from Tyvertm 2h''uz 
half an hour after Eight, I faw* the North part of the 
Horizon, very light and reddilh fnotwithftanding the 
Moon being about 10 Days old, was then in or pad 
the Meridian, and ihone very bright) in a fhort time 
the ftrearaing luminous Rays began to appear very 
plain, fome in one Ihape, Tome anothef; many of them 
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