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** account, either as to its magnitude, direction, the 
££ angle with the horizon, or degree of light: that 
££ they only faw in general (after the body of the 
££ meteor had palled) a red glaring fialh, which 
<£ feemed rather to excite aftonilhment in them than 
Ct curiofity. In lliort, that nothing more could be 
££ colledted, than that it was, or might have been, 
££ feen at Plymouth.” 
Some time after, Mr. Mudge favoured me with 
another letter ; in which he fays, £c I think I can 
££ now venture politively to fay the meteor was not 
££ feen at Plymouth. Belides a very minute and par- 
££ ticular fcrutiny among the people of the town, as 
££ I was apprehenlive the narrownefs of the ftreets, 
<£ and height of the houfes, might have been the 
' <£ caufe of their not obferving it, the Lieutenant* 
“ governor was fo obliging, at my requell, to fend a 
“ ferjeant to inquire of every foldier in the garrifon ; 
££ and as fome of them mud have been on centinel 
££ duty that evening, I am thoroughly perfuaded, if 
t£ the meteor had appeared above their horizon, it 
<c could not have efcaped them, as the garrifon is 
££ lituated on an eminence, and the profpedt bounded 
<l by the fky only.” 
Dr. Huxham alfo acquainted me, that he did not 
believe the meteor had been feen at Plymouth. 
II. The reverend Dr. Shipley, minider of Silchef- 
ter in Hamplhire, a parida about qf miles * W. S.W. 
* Unlefs where it is otherwife exprefled, I would be underftood 
to ufe all along the ftandard Engliih meafure of 69^ miles to a 
degree. 
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