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about half a Foot high, its longed Side lying parallel 
to the Horizon: Its Light was very drong, info- 
inuch that he could very plainly didinguilh by it 
Part of a neighbouring Hedge, and the Water in the 
River; only. in the End Corner of it the Light^was 
pretty faint, and the fquare Figure lefs perfed, as if 
cut off, or darkened by the Segment of a Circle. The 
Gentleman’s Curiohty tempted him to examine it a- 
little nearer ^ in order to which he advanced gently 
towards the Place, but was furprized to find, that in- 
fenfibly it changed from a bright Red to a yellowiih, 
and then to a pale Colour, in Proportion as he drew 
nearer, and that when he came to the Place it felf, it 
was quite vaniflied. Upon this he depp’d back, and 
not only faw it again, but found that the farther he 
went from it, the dronger and brighter it grew ^ nor 
could he upon narrowly viewing th^ Place where this 
fiery Appearance was, perceive the Ibad Blacknefs, Or 
Smel-4 or any Mark of an adual Fire. The fame 
Obfervation was confirmed to me by another Gentle- 
man, who frequently travels that Way, and who af- 
fured me, that he had feen the very fame LiMat five or 
fix different Times, in Spring and yiutnmn^ and that 
he had always obferved it in the very fame Shape and 
the fame Place, which to me feems very difficult to 
be accounted for. He told me farther, that once he 
took particular Notice of its coming out of a neigh- 
bouring Place, and then fettling it felf into the Figure 
above deferibed. How it comes to pafs, that the 
nearer one approaches to thefe, or the like fiery Ap- 
pearances, the fainter they grow, till at lad they dif- 
appear totally, 1 very freely own my felf at a Lofi, 
but yet 1 cannot help thinking, that there is fome- 
