Broadside.- Aurora Borealis.- Account (An), of the Phœnomeon which appear'd at Elston, near Newark, March 7th. 1715/16, printed broadside, small marginal ink-stain, ex-Nottingham libraries with neat ink-stamp verso, laid down on paper, broadside c.280 x 170 mm., [1716].*** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded. At the time this phenomena was seen across much of the country, and was believed to be meteor showers. Subsequent scientific researchers believe this to have been one of the most impressive aurora borealis ever seen in Britain. "About Twelve, a bright Globular Body appeared, as big as, and like the Sun at his Rising, but not quite so clear. Indeed it was the most astonishing sight I ever yet beheld. During this time, the Light was such that I my self (tho' now almost sixty Years of Age) and another Clergyman did read several Titles of the Books in the Bible, without any Use of Art."