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rife with the fame Irregularity: But it W’as certain, 
that during the whole time of the Thanomenottj no 
Light, or flaflies of Light did appear in the black Area 
included between the Arch and the Horizon,* even 
when it was- at its geeateft Height, which was a- 
bout lo or iz Minutes before 8, when I judg’d it 
to be at leafl 40 Degrees above the Horizon. Then 
from all parts of the Arch, but firfl: from the Nor- 
thern or higheft parts of it, were Rays, or lucid 
Columns ot a furprizing Brightnefs and Luftre, darted 
with incredible Velocity towards the Vertex y where 
the Cufps of of the converging Columns feem’d near- 
ly to center ; and fuddenly trom every Quarter of 
the Heaven, bright, fhining Streams of Light were 
jhot tow'ards the Zenith; which meeting about 6 
or 8 Degrees to the Southward of it, form’d a fmall 
Circle of two or three Degrees Diameter, whofe 
Border w^as much more lucid than near its Centre : 
This Circle feem’d form’d between Cauda Cygni and the 
Lizard, then nearly upon the Meridian. 
This beautiful Spe^rum might be likened to the Star 
worn by the mod Noble Order of the Garter, but the 
pyramidal Radii were here revers’d; and from the 
Southward the Rays or Stride were not near fo 
long as thofe from the N. efpecially thofe from the 
due S. not reaching above 10 or 15 Degrees from the 
Centre, or Circle ; whereas thofe from the Eadern and 
Wedern Quarters w'ere very long, and reach’d almod 
down to the Horizon; efpecially in the E. and W. 
Points. The Radii were in a continual and exceeding- 
ly fwift Undulation, and appear’d of feveral very bright 
Colours, as white, red, green, yellow, for feveral Se- 
conds ; but the mod permanent and predominant Co- 
lours were a fiery Red, with an Eye of Crimfon, and a 
bright Pearl Colour : The red Rays came modly from 
the VVedward, and that Colour continued till the en- 
tire 
