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P. S. 
I fear the defcription I left at your houfe of the 
thunder ftorm lalf June is too long ; you may 
lhorten it as much as you think proper. I pur- 
pofely omitted a few circumftances, which I 
thought lefs material. Since I was in London, I 
have been informed of two particulars, which I 
will beg leave to mention to you. 
Mr. Field, a painter of Trowbridge, during the 
florm, obferved a ball of fire vibrate forward and 
backward in the air over fome part of Steeple Afh- 
ton, and at laft dart down perpendicularly, which 
in all probability was the ball of fire that Mr. 
Wainhoufe and Mr. Pitcairn faw in the north par- 
lour of the vicarage houfe. 
The other circumftance is as follows : After the 
explofion of the ball of fire in the north parlour, 
Mr. Pitcairn obferved a great quantity of fire of 
different colours vibrating in the room forwards and 
backwards with a moft extraordinary fwift mo- 
tion. 
The vibration in both thefe cafes obferved by 
different perfons before and after the explofion is 
a faff, which I fhould have taken notice of, had 
I been made acquainted with it fooner, 
I am, dear Sir, 
Your obliged and affectionate 
humble fervant, 
L. Eliot. 
Te 
Steeple Affiton, 
near Trowbridge, Wilts, 
Nov, 28, 1772. 
