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ward the 14th, where it did terminate March 10. Being by the imagination drawn out to about 3. degrees and further, it tended to that Southern Star, which preceds the Ear of Lepus. It was therefore more Northerly, than the day before yesterday, and more Easterly; and it also reacht to the opposit part of the Sun. Towards the West it came out of the Clouds, and left us doubtful, whether its head was hid by them, or under the Horizon. But the Line from Jupiter to the extremity of the said Tayle in the Clouds was perpendicular to that Tayle; So that it was in the Whale, and the apparent part of the Train reached out in length about 32. degrees.
So far the Italian relation; that of Portugal from Lisbon is this;
Various are the Discourses of the newly discover'd Comet, seen here the first time (according to the general report of our Observers;)
March 5. ft. n. But for as much as it seems to follow the Regular course of the Sun, and sets few hours after it, there could hitherto be taken no considerable observations of it. The Body thereof is not seen, because it remains hid in the Horizon. Its Train is of a stupendious length, extended in appearance over almost the 4th part of the visible Heaven, from West to East; its apparent breadth is of a good Palm, and its splendor very great, but it lasts but a few hours. In time there will be discourses written upon this Subject, like to be more particular and exact, which I shall transmit to you, to compare with the Observations, made in your parts.
Though these accounts be but very general and un-accurate, yet being the best, that are come to our hands, we thought it not amiss, to impart them to the publick, Several letters, written from France, make also mention of its having been seen in sundry parts of that Kingdom, as at Lyons, Tholouse, Toulon, but not at Paris; no more than if hath been observed at London, or in any other part of England, that we can hear of by any certain relation.
