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Courfe. The beft Account I have had is at Second- 
hand, from two Farmers who faw it together, and 
make its Courfe from North-weft by North to South- 
eaft by South, and right over Littleborn (which is 
the firft Village in the Road from hence to "Deal). 
Their way of telling its Courfe was by faying, it went 
from Weftbere toward Ratling , near which Place 
Lord Cowper was then hunting, and heard but one 
Explofion, which feemed to be within a few Rods of 
him : The other, I fuppofe, happened at fuch a 
Diftance, as to be in one with that fo near him. 
I have inclofed a Sketch of an Appearance we had 
eight Days after the Ball, viz. "Dec. 19* of which, I 
believe, the Duration was uncommon, from Sun-rife 
to Noon 
I remember 'Dampier mentions Haloes as prefaging 
Storms, and this Combination of them has been fuc- 
ceeded by a long Seafon of ftormy Weather. I am 
Tour obliged Friend and Servant , 
William Goftling. 
* The Reprefentation of it was exactly the fame as that at p. 47. of 
N° 462. except that the Light at c } expreffed in that, was omitted in 
this. 
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