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The relation of a strange apparition in the air, on the 19. day of August, 165[3]. at night, seen on the borders of the highlands of Scotland, some 12. miles from Elliot. Written by B.G. who was an ey-witnesse of the same
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THE RELATION Of a strange APPARITION IN THE AIR On the 19. day of August 165â— at night seen on the Borders of the Highlands of Scotland some 12. miles from Elliot Written by B.G. who was an Ey-witnesse of the same PSAL. III. 2. The works of the Lord are great sought out of all that have pleasure therein Verse 4. He hath made his wonderfull works to be remembred Printed in the year 1654. were then present and did behold the same There are also many hundreds of private Souldiers of the said Regiments that can witnesse the same I shall not declare what my thoughts have been concerning the meaning hereof but shall leave it to the wise consideration of those that shall be better able to judge of it and shall wait for the farther manifestation of the Lord's minde in this and all other his Acts of power and providence towards us which is the expectation of him who desires to be a diligent observer of his will and a lover of all those that do the same B. G. The Relation of a strange Light in the Air on the 19. day of August 1653. at night seen on the Borders of the Highlands of Scotland some twelve miles from Elliot UPon the 19 day of August 1653. upon the Borders of the Highlands where that part of our Army then commanded by Col. Morgan lay encamped It was my turn to watch the night following with my Company and about eight of the clock I having been at my Tent was returning to my Guard on the West side of the Camp where I found divers of my Sousdiers stand looking at a light place in the Skye Eastward saying one to another It was a Shoale of Herrings in the Sea that caused the same whereupon I cast mine eye that way and saw a more then ordinary light arising as it were out of the East-Sea streaming upward into the Air and encreasing greater and greater and looking about I saw another in the same form arising in the West opposite to the former and in a short space they grew so high that they met at the top and were in form like a Rain-bow only higher Also there were sudden strange fleshings of lights up and down towards the North-East and North-West The former Light began to move towards the North and to sink down lower And as they moved they divided in the midst one part to the North-East the other to the North-West and were like two great bright Clouds The Air being clear and star-light and not an ordinary Cloud appeared all the night these two Lights that divided became on a sudden like streaks of blackand white pointing directly up and down or like groves of straight Trees without any boughs or like multitudes of ships masts and presently they began to move in opposition and grew very swift in their motion and appeared in this motion like a great Body of Pikes swiftly countermarching and so continued for about half an hour The Air all this while towards the North parts seemed strangely to roll to and fro with smaller Lights darting or flashing up and down So this first motion of the Trees began to cease and the Trees to retire one part from the other and as they divided the form of Trees vanished and became again like Clouds as before one towards the North-East the other towards the North-West and all this while it was very light that a man might see to read in a Book small lights flashing still up and down and anon began the great bright Clouds to move in opposition and the Trees appeared again in their former shape and began to encounter each Party with other as before and grew very swift and furious in their motion in the manner of a Countermarch which motion continued near half an hour and then began to cease and divide again as before And as they retired the form of the Trees or Masts vanished and only the bright clouds appeared which moved towards the North-East and North West as before The Air still seemed to be in a strange motion of sudden opening and shutting and small clouds darting up and down and within three quarters of an hour began the Trees the third time to appear and to advance one Party toward the other till they met and encountered more swiftly and furiously then before and at the bottom of the North-East Party there appeared the likenesse of Blood or Fire very dreadfull to behold but very little of it appeared on the North-West This third encounter continued rather longer then the two former and at last began to cease and to divide the one part from the other and still as they divided the form of Trees or black and white strakes vanished as before And one Part moved Eastward the other Westward untill at length they came to their first station and to their first form the appearance of Blood or Fire also vanished there were still small Lights flashing up and down these two first Lights began to stream upward as at the first till at length they met again at the top and became the second time like unto a Bow and then moved Northwards and then all the other motions and flashings ceased and this Light sunk down lower and lower towards the North till it came to the likenesse of a great Arch of a Bridge supported as it were at either end with a short Pillar one fixed towards the North-East and the other towards the North-West It was by this time two of the clock in the morning â—nd this form of the Bridge continued firm without any other motion untill day light expelled the same Many other circumstances might have been noted concerning thiâ— thing which could my memory have retained them yet I should have wanâ—ed fit words to have expressed they being of so strange a nature therefore I forbear having given you the sum thereof only I may not omit the grâ—at â—errour and amazement which did accompany the beholders for many men of resolute piâ—iâ—s in other cases were now like Belshazer ready to smâ—te their knees one against the other for â—ear and went trembling and fighing up and down like men astonished fearing that the great day of Account had now been beginning as by the expressions of some d d appear I did set my self diligently to observe every passage hereof expecting also what would bâ— the event About mid-night I went to Collonel Morgans Tent to acquaint him with this strange sight he told me he was but newly gone in from looking upon it and said It was a wonderfull strange thing and that certainly it did betoken some great Seâ—-Fight because there was the appearance of the Masts of Ships which Interpretation haâ—h been since sufficiently maâ—e good although the latâ—er part did seem to signifie something further which is left to consideration untill the event of things in time do further manifest same FINIS