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W. b. S. to E. b. N. which in a few Minutes began 
to emit forne Streams, and then difappear’d ; Which 
was fucceeded by much Streaming in the Northerly 
Parts I and in a quarter of an Hour it began to reach 
other Points alfo ; and foon after that^ it dreamed all 
round in the Southerly, Eadeily and Wefierly Parts 
as much, or nearly as much as in the North. Wfiicli 
was a thing I never had feen before in thefe Pheno- 
mena. 
f/g i. Thefe Streams, ot Cones, wereTor the mod 
part pointed, fo as to make the Appearance of fia- 
wing Spires, or Pyramids; and feme others were trun- 
cattd^ and reach’d buc half way : Some alfo were lon- 
ger, and fome fliortcr; fome ol which had their Points 
reaching up to the Zenith, or near it, where they for- 
med a (on o{ Canopy, or thin Cloud, fometimes' red, 
fometimes brownifli, fometimes blazing as if fired, and 
fometimes emitting Streams all round it, which at that 
time gave it the appearance of fuch a Star as our 
Knights of the Garter wear on their Breads. 
This Canopy was manifedly formed by the Matter 
carried up by the Streaming on^ all parts of the Hori • 
2on : Which Matter fometimes feem’d to a/cend.with 
fome force, as if impelfd by the Impetus of feme ex- 
plofive Agent below, as I have faid it was in the 
Streaming of March 1715, 16, and which I gave the 
Society a large and particular-Accoupt of foon after. 
This forcible Alceht of the dreaming Matter, gave a 
Motion to the Canopy, fometimes a Gyration, > like 
that of a Whirlwind ; which was manifedly caufed by 
the Streams dnking the outfide Parts of the Canopy, 
as in the Figure : But vyhen the dreaming Matter 
hit the Canopy in the Middle, all was then in Con- 
fufion* 
Thefe 
