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At the fame time there appear’d a pale luminous 
Arch, whofe Middle was nearly N. W. by N. 1 he 
Altitude of its inner Edge was about 1 8 or 20 Degrees. 
This Edge was very diftindl and regular all above, but 
a little confus'd towards the Horizon, where it exten- 
ded it felf beyond the North-Point : How it termina- 
ted to the Weft, I cannot inform you. From the upper 
Side of this Arch, which was waving, and ill defin’d, 
there (hot up continually fuch Streams of Light as 
have often been feen and defcribd, ftnce the*Great 
Meteor of March the 6 th ^ The Sky under this 
Arch look’d exceeding dark, but was in reality clear ; 
for we cou’d fee the fmalleft Stars m it. 
Nearly N. E. there was another Stream of pale-co- 
lour’d Light, which was about 7 or 8 Degrees diftant 
from the Horizon, and was about as many in Breadth : 
It’s Height was various, and ill defin’d. Towards the 
bottom of it, was an irregular black Gloud, which 
in fome parts was near a Degree in breadth, in others 
hardly half fo much : This Cloud was almort paral- 
lel to the Horizon. The Stream mov’d w ith a flow re- 
gular Motion towards the Ealt. 
In the S. E. was another Arch, like that in the N. 
W. by N. but not quite fo high, or of fo great an Ex- 
tent. Between this Arch’and the North-Eafierly Stream 
the Sky was of an odd pale colour’d Light, with a mix- 
ture of Red in it. 
From the South tow'ards the Weft were gloomy ir- 
regular Clouds, which now and then fent out Flaihes 
of Light. 
About 8, the North-Fafterly Stream fuddenly ex- 
panded It fell every way: All its Parts began to be 
in a violent Commotion, and its Brightnefs increas’d to 
fuch a degree, that I remember nothing like it in the for- 
mer great Meteor of this Kind. All above it was of a 
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