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Thefe two Particulars, namely, the Streaming all 
rounds in all Points of the Horizon ; and the Qancpy 
in and near the Zenith, are what were taken notice 
of in all Parts of England, that I have met with 
any Accounts from; particularly^ in Northanptonjhire, 
Staffordjhire, OxforJjhire, Wilt [hire, Berkfjtre, Midale- 
fex, Somerfetfiire, and Ejjex, and in divers Parts be- 
yond Sea. 
The Reverend and Learned Mr. Waffs gives me 
this Account of its Appearance at Aynho xwidortham- 
ptonjhire. That at 7 h. 20/ p. M. he faw an Arch fome- 
what curved, like a Rainbow at firft, and about half 
the Breadth of the Rainbow, and yellow ; which 
in about ten Minutes began to twlft, and make an 
Angle at the Zenith : That one End ol it was pretty 
much to the Eaft, and not diredly to the North ; and 
the Weftern End defleded as macli to the South ; 
That it remained after the Tvyilt, at the Zenith, 
without any great Motion, not a quarter of an Hour. 
After which, the Rods arofe on all fides, from ihe 
Horizon to the Zenith, the upper Points feeming to 
move thro’ a fort of Vortex quite out of our At- 
mofphere ; Which Rods, he thinks, rofe perpendicu- 
larly from the Horizon, but feemed to converge to- 
wards the Zenith, according to the Rules of Perloe- • 
diive, by their Angle then being lefs than their Bafis 
at the Horizon ; That a Rednefs was perceived, 
which, he thinks, was ftrongeft towards the ’Weft ,* 
which Colour did not appear till the Arch brake into 
feveral Pieces, and overfpread the Heavens with a 
thin faintifh Fire, thro’ which they faw Jupiter very 
clearly. 
This Account of Mr. WaJJes may (liew% how the 
Phsenomenon was in England ; by reafon moft of the 
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