_Jupiter_; appearing as bright through the Tube, as the Body of _Jupiter_ did to the naked Eye, and I was able to see them longer through the Tube, after the day-light came on, than I was able to see the Body of _Jupiter_ with my naked eye. * * * * * _A late Observation about Saturn made by the same._ [Illustration] _June_ 29 1666. between 11. and 12. at night I observed the Body of _Saturn_ through a 60. foot Telescope, and found it {247} exactly of the shape represented in the _Figure_ R. The _Ring_ appear'd of a somewhat brighter Light than the _Body_; and the black lines a a, crossing the Ring, and b b crossing the Body (whether Shadows or not, I dispute not) were plainly visible: whence I could manifestly see, that the _Souther_-most part of the Ring was on _this_ side of the Body, and the _Northern_ part, behind, or covered by the Body. * * * * * _A Relation of a sad effect of Thunder and Lightning:_ This Relation was written by that worthy Gentleman, _Thomas Neale_ Esquire, (the then _High Sheriff_ of the County of _Hampshire_, when this disaster hapned) to a Friend of his in _London_, as follows; On the 24 of _January_ 1665/6, one Mr. _Brooks_ of _Hampshire_, going from _Winchester_ towards his house near _Andover_ in very bad Weather, was himself slain by Lightning, and the Horse, he rode on, under him. For about a mile from _Winchester_ he was found with his Face beaten into the ground, one leg in the stirrup, the other in the Horses mane; his Cloaths all burnt off his back, not a piece as big as a handkerchief left intire, and his hair and all his body singed. With the force, that struck him down, his nose was beaten into his face, and his Chin into his Breast; where was a wound cut almost as low, as to his Navil; and his cloaths being, as aforesaid, torn, the pieces were so scatter'd and consum'd, that not enough to fill the crown of a hat could be found. His gloves were whole, but his hands in them sing'd to the bone. The hip-bone and shoulder of his Horse burn't and bruised; and his saddle torn in little pieces. This was what appear'd to the Coroners inquest, and so is likely to be as near truth, as any is to be had. _So far this Letter_: Which, if it had come soon enough to the hands of the _Publisher_, would have been joyned to a like _Relation_, inserted in the next foregoing Papers (_Num._ 13.) of an accident hapn'd at a later time. With both which may be compared the Account, formerly published in Latin by the Learned Dr. _Charleton_, concerning the Boy, that was {248} Thunder-struck near _Nantwich in Cheshire;_ the Title of the Book being _Anatome Pueride Caelo tacti_: such Relations, when truly made, well deserving to be carefully recorded for farther consideration. * * * * * _Of some Books lately publish't._