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As for the Weathery the preceding Day was cloudy* 
with an Hoar-Froft in the Morning ; but it clear'd up, 
and grew warmer afterwards; but towards the Hori- 
zon, very vaporous. And the next Morning (after 
the :>treaming) betore Sun-rifing, the Air was full of 
Vapours, with divers thin vaporous Clouds, fome of a 
lucid brown, fome reddifli, which I took to be Re- 
mains of the Streaming, which, I was informed, con- 
tinued all Night. 
As for the Caufe of thefe Pharnomena, I take it to 
be from the fame Matter, or Vapours, which produce 
Earthquakes: And that for thefe Reafons : Fir/l, Be- 
caufe fome of thefe Phaenomena have been followed 
by Earthquakes As that which Stow gives an Ac- 
count of in his Annals ^ in the Year 15’ 74, on l^ov. 14. 
in which he faith, were feen in the Air firange Imprejji- 
ons of Fire and Smoak to proceed forth of a black Cloud 
in the North towards the South. That the next Night 
followingy the Heavens from all parts did feem to burn 
marvellous ragingly, and over our Heads the Flames from 
the Horizon round about rifing did meet, and there double 
and roll one in another, as if it had been in a clear Fur- 
nace. 
And after this fhe tells us) followed on the 26th of 
February, great Earthquakes in the Cities of York, 
Worcefter, Gloucefter, Briflol, Hereford, and in the 
Countries about, which caufe d the People to run out of 
their Houfes, for fear they Jhould have fallen on their 
Heads. In Tewksbury, Breedon, ^c. the Dijhes fell 
from the Cupboards, and the Books in Mens Studies from 
the Shelves : With more to the fame purpofe. 
So this laO; (in Otiober) was preceded by that fatal 
Earthquake at Palermo in Sicily, and tucceeded by one 
in Englind, on Tuefday, OHober 25”, following. This, I 
hear, was perceived in London, and was very confi- 
derable 
