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who had undertaken to look out for them from 
Bark'way on the Borders of Hertfordjbire , I was, 
informed, that, having waited upon a Hill near the 
Town with fome of his Friends till about half an 
Hour paft: the Time appointed, without perceiving 
any Rockets, as they were returning to the Town, 
fome of the Company feeing thro' the Trees what 
they took to be a Rocket, they immediately hailen’d 
back out of the Clofes into the open Fields, and 
plainly faw 4 rife, turn, and fpread : He judged 
they rofe about one Degree above the Horizon, and 
that their Lights were ftrong enough to have been 
feeti much farther. 
From EJfex I was inform’d, that the Perfons on 
Tiptery -Heath faw 8 or 9 Rockets very diftinftly, 
at about half an Hour pall 8 ; and likewife greatly 
to the Eaftward of thefe y or 6 more. The Gentle- 
men from Godmarjham in Kent having waited till 
above half an Hour paft 8 , without being able to 
diicern any Rockets, they fired half a dozen ; which, 
from the Bearings of the Places were moft probably 
thofe feen to the Eaftward by the Perfons upon Tip- 
tery Heaths and if the Situations, as laid down in the 
common Maps, are to be depended upon, at about 
2 y Miles Diftance. 
The Engineer being of Opinion that he could 
make fome Rockets, of the fame Size as the former, 
that fhould rife much higher, Mr* Robins order’d 
him to make half a dozen. Thefe laft were fired the 
1,2th of C Bober following, from the fame Place, 
and in general they rofe nearly to the fame Heights, 
with tlie foregoing ; excepting one which was ob- 
fetve-d to rife 690 Yard** The Evening proy’d very 
hazy. 
