Jo. Sloper the vicar here sawe it with his family,
upon the like occasion looking on the diall. Some of Sr. George
Vaughan of Falston's family who were hunting sawe it. The circles were
of a rainbowe colour: the two filats, that crosse the circle (I
presume they were segments of a third circle) were of a pale colour.
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Ignis fatuus, called by the vulgar Kit of the Candlestick, is not very
rare on our downes about Michaelmass. [These ignes fatui, or Jack-o'-
lanthorns, as they are popularly called, are frequently seen in low
boggy grounds. In my boyish days I was often terrified by stories of
their leading travellers astray, and fascinating them.- J. B.]
Biding in the north lane of Broad Chalke in the harvest time in the
twy-light, or scarce that, a point of light, by the hedge, expanded
itselfe into a globe of about three inches diameter, or neer four, as
boies blow bubbles with soape. It continued but while one could say
one, two, three, or four at the most It was about a foot from my
horse's eie; and it made him turn his head quick aside from
it. It was a pale light as that of a glowe-worme: it may be this is
that which they call a blast or blight in the country.
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Colonel John Birch shewed me a letter from his bayliff, 166f, at
Milsham, that advertised that as he was goeing to Warminster market
early in the morning they did see fire fall from the sky, which did
seem as big as a bushell I have forgot the day of the moneth.
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