Note 10 — THE GATHERER

Footnote 10: (return) Evelyn, speaking of this night, says, that it was "light as day for about ten miles round about, after a dreadful manner."—Memoirs, vol. i. p. 391. second edit 4to. Sir Ralph does not seem to make the light so strong, though he does not absolutely say it was otherwise. Perhaps Evelyn speaks of a later hour. The flames appear to have become visible afterwards to the distance of forty miles.—Edit.