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<c heft of his judgment, was about fouth-eaft ; that 
“ the apparent diameter of the body was about five 
<c or fix inches, not fo large as the moon when at 
“ at the higheft, but more bright ; that the meteor 
left a train of light behind it j that its progrefs was 
“ extremely fwift ; that no explofion was heard 
“ when it difappeared ; and that he did not perceive 
<c it to break into liars in the manner of a rocket.” 
Finding this account difagreed fo much with 
thofe I had received from other parts, with regard 
to the courfe, I wrote to Mr. Wigfon, begging he 
would once more fee the perfon, and defire him 
to point out the path of the body, in order that I 
might be fatisfied he had not been miftaken about its 
motion to the fouth-eaft ; and, in return to my let- 
ter, that gentleman acquainted me, “ That he had 
“ again converted with the obferver, who ftill per- 
“ filled in defcribing the courfe of the ball from the 
“ north-weft to the fouth-eaft ; adding, that it ap- 
“ peared, at its greateft height, to have the fame alti- 
<c tude which the fun then had (March 12), at 10 in 
“ the morning * ; but that it inclined to the horizon 
<l with great rapidity, and difappeared intirely, with- 
<c out difperfing, feeming to him to fall into a wood.” 
Mr. Wigfon concluded with obferving, “ that as this 
cc man was at that time on a journey from Thorp 
“ to Colchefter, he might eafily be deceived as to the 
“ points of the compafs, by the windings of the 
tc road.” 
V. In tracing the progrefs of this body north- 
wards, I was favoured with the following letter from 
* Vi*, about 32 0 . 
the 
