Part of a Letter from Mr. William Cole of Bristol to the Publisher, about the GrainsResembling Wheat Which Fell Lately in Wilt-ShireAuthor(s): William ColeSource: Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 16 (1686 - 1692), p. 281Published by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/101882 .

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Part of a Letter fro RIr. William Cole of BriRot to the Fzblz/Zper, about tbe Grains reJem61ing Wheat mbicb fell latelyiaz Wilt-{hire.

- Tllis CityatldCountry roundabout, is filled witll Reports of Rainitlg Wheat about Warntitl#er, and otller PlaccswitllinSix ot Higllt Milesofit,astld many believe it; I llave proculed fevcral Parcels of it, and carcfully ex- amined themX and find it to be the fceds of IvyBerries, -wlllch from rowers and Cllurclles, Chinaneys, Wal]s and hi,llBuildings, srcre lately by very firce TempeRs of Btd and Hail, driven avay from the holes,chinks and o- tCr paltS Wild Xtrds laad brougllt them, eSpecially terZ

littS and Cs;oC,hs: It were to little purpofe t-o telJ you the prodigiouz St3ries sr:lcll 11avc been made of it; among ma- y others, it -.sras confidclltly affi> med ( and backt by fe

v¢t*al vl:loaffilme theylladfavutrJ tElat thole Grains wcre found itltlle LIail, asSeds in ConSts: I do here atquaint yrvlu X7ith it ( upt3n Notice I had of ft3tne who havc lcat f vdt al Pa, cels vt it to your SDciety, Witil ilrange ClatlO2b Ot it ) tO tl-lt elld yoU may illiortn them of ttle Truth ; For I llave bt- ali tlle ways 1 can Inzaginc exanzi- ned and compared tlcm s4-ith tl-le Sceds ot Ivy Berries>: by tslc t03 flneil, lize, and Fioute; Witll t1ne affilitance of Maglifying Glailcs, vievvillg tllen in botll the fsp:X-ficial and ill stard- Pal ts. fInilis perllaps they anay hiave diScove- red octwore rllis comes to thelr Hands, if they der1le farther Satisfa&ion concerntng itX I ihall be rady t-o I%rsre XlcmX eF;s.

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