Astro-meteorologica, or, Aphorisms and discourses of the bodies cœlestial, their natures and influences discovered from the variety of the alterations of the air ... and other secrets of nature / collected from the observation at leisure times, of above thirty years, by J. Goad.

☌ ☉ ☽. A TABLE.

January.

• 1671. ♑ 21.
• (XXXI. Dec. Anni praeced. Hard Frost. Close. cold Winds. N.
• I. ho. 1. mat. H. Frost, some mist, yielding, ho. o. Misle 5 p. N. after W. S. W.
• II. Wet most part. S. W.
• ♒ 20. Ejusd. Mens. Novil. alterum.
• XXIX. Fair, Windy, foggy Air. Warm, high Wind, noct. seq. drying. S. W.
• XXX. ho. 2 p. Close Rain 3 p. H. Wd. Cold vesp. N W.
• XXXI. H. Wind ante luc. Frost, Fair, then Close, Cold Wind. N.
• 1672 ♒ 9.
• XVIII. Mist, drisle m. & ante o. cooler, p. m Meteor great prope ♃ 10 p. W.
• XIX. 12 p. Close, damp Walls, Misle 6 p. &c. N W.
• XX. Some Rain m, Cool, Wet vesp. &c. N.
• 73. ♑ 28.
• VII. Hard Frost, overcast, stiff Wind. S W.
• VIII. 2 m. Fair ante m. Tempest of Wind, Hail-storm 4 p. & drisle. Cold Night. W.
• IX. Rain much à 3 m. Dash. 7 m. H. Wind, Snow and Misle 1 p. N E.
• 74. ♒ 17.
• XXV. Misty m. Clearing, misty p. m. S E. S.
• XXVI. 9 p. misty and close m. s. offer 10 m. E.
• XXVII. Rain 8 & 9 m. dropping m. p. E.
• 75 ♒ 5.
• XIV. Cold, close; misty. N.
• XV. Close a. m. Sun welcome 10 m. Tempe∣rate, Cloudy Night. N W.
• XVI. Misty m. Cloudy cold day. N.
• 76. ♑ 25.
• IV. Very dark m. Fog, Cold. S W.
• V. 5 m. Frost, misty m. Fair, cold d. overcast vesp. Terrae motus in agro Wigorn. hoc ipso vel praeced. die. N E.
• VI. Frost, close, drisle 1 p. S E.
• 77. ♒ 14.
• XXII. Foggy, Frosty, overcast 1 p. N W.
• XXIII. 6 m. Fr. Cold and gloomy Air. N.
• XXIV. Frosty, Cold Wd. Red clouds vesp. Nly.

February.

• 1671. Novi Lunio suo caret hocce q. anno Februarii mensis.
• 1672. ♓ 9.
• XVII. Frosty, Fair.
• XVIII. 3 p. Frosty, bright, cold Wd. N.
• XIX. Frosty, bright, misty p. m. & vesp. Wd. N E.
• 1673. ♒ 28.
• V. Fair and Frosty. N E.
• VI. 8 p. Frosty, Foggy per diem tot. S E.
• VII. Frosty m. Foggy, dark, clear p. m. S E.
• 74. ♓ 17.
• XXIV. Wet max. part, and Snow. E.
• XXV. 4 p. Frosty, Snow 1 p. H. Wd 9 p. N.
• XXVI. Frosty, Lowring 11 m. & mist. S W.
• 75 ♓ 6.
• XIII. Frosty, Snow & Hail max part. N E.
• ...

• XIV. 6 p. Frost, Snow 11 m. wetting p. m. & 9 p. N. E.
• XV. Snow 7 m. misle p. m. max. part. E.
• 76. ♒ 24
• II. Close p. m. W.
• III. 7 p. blustring ante Inc. wetting 4 m. & 9 m. Fair p. m. W.
• IV. Frosty, open, close most part. SW. NW.
• 77. ♓ 13.
• XX. Rain 4 m. o. & p. m. much Rain à 5 p. ad mid. noct. W.
• XXI. 13 m. much Wet 7 m. ad 9 m. R. 8 p. W.
• XXII. Rain noct. Wet p. m. throughout warm. S E.

March.

• 1671. ♓
• (XXVIII. Febr. close, misty. W.
• I. ho. 1. m. s. mist, clear p. m. Coldish Wind, dry vesp. S. S E.
• II. Mist, bright above, Windy, Fair, mist vesp S
• ♈ 19. Novi Lun. alterum.
• XXIX. Rain m. Soultry d. hot clear ni. S W.
• XXX. 10 m. Soultry, Fair, Wy. Rain 3 p. S W
• XXXI. Warm, Lowring, Wdy Trajectiones. S W
• 1672. ♈ 9.
• XVIII. Mild, Rain 9 p. close m. p. E.
• XIX. 3 m. cool m. dry, flying clouds, Cloudy in East, Heat p. m. & bright. E.
• XX. Bright, dry, some Mist. S.
• 1673. ♓ 28.
• VII. Fr. close, cold, misty Air, dry. N E.
• VIII. 1 p. no Frost, cloudy. S.
• IX. Fr. Fog m. close, cold vesp. S.
• 74. ♈ 17.
• XXVI. Rain m. close, warm, s. mist. S W.
• XXVII. 8 m. Cloudy m. p. S W. hottish Nly.
• XXVIII. Hottish, cloudy. E.
• 75. ♈ 6.
• XV. Rain m. Rainy ab. 11 m. ad 11 p. &c. E
• XVI. 10 m. Snow 1 m. Fair & Frosty 12 p. E
• XVII. Frost, Fair, mist, cold brisk Wind. N E
• 76. ♓ 24.
• III. R. à 6 ad 9 m. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 11 m. bright n. Meteor from Propus to Canis Min. W.
• IV. 10 m. open, mist, clouds promise 1 p. Winds. S.
• V. Fair m. rain 6 p. Windy, S.
• 77. ♈ 13.
• XXII. Cool R. Hail 3 p. Rainy, Windy m. p. Hail & Thunder 5 p. at Forest Hill W. vesp. E.
• XXIII. 6 m. Fair M. White Cl. Rain 2 p. & 8 p. wet time complain'd of. S.
• XXIV. R. 8 m, &c. dry p. m. coldish vesp. N. W.

April.

• 1671. ♉ 18.
• XXVII. Sudden overcast m. offer. windy a. m. Rain 7 p. E. S.
• XXVIII. 6 p. Cloudy, Windy, Showr vesp. S W.
• XXIX. Showr m. winds, heat, showr 4 p. & 7 p. S W.
• 72. ♉ 7.
• XVI. Wind & wet 6 m. Chill wind, Cloudy as for Hail, Hail at Stratford, cold n. N W.
• XVII. 11 m. Fr. bright, Nly cold, cloudy, some mist. N W.
• XVIII. Cold, dry, misty beneath, especially ho. 4 p. N E.
• 73. ♈ 27.
• VI. Close, windy, mist, drisle à 3 ad 9 p. E.
• VII. 1 m. warm, oft overcast a. m. drisle, Hail o. showring 1 p. wet à 3. ad 5 p. Rain 8 p. mist. N E.
• VIII. Fair m. close and weltring a. m. N E. but vesp. S.
• 74. ♉ 15.
• XXIV. Offer a. m. Dry p. m. N W.
• XXV. 2 m. high wind, cool, open. N W.
• XXVI. H. wind and showring p. m. & vesp. & 9 p. wind laid. S W.
• 75. ♉ 5.
• XIV. Fair, temperate, very hard. E.
• XV. 2 m. close m. fair, warm, dry winds. E.
• XVI. Warm. brisk wind, close, mist p. m. E.
• 76. ♈ 24.
• II. Very cold m. cloudy, windy. E. N E.
• III. 2 m. Fr. Ice, somet. overc. so at n. E. S E.
• IV. Close m. showring 9 m. open, warm. W. m. N. o. Ely. p. m.
• 77. ♉ 11.
• XX. Rain 9 m. close m. p. misty, very warm, Sun occid. Wind various. E.
• XXI. 8 p. closing m. showr 1 p. Open. E.
• XXII. Cold m. troubled and misty Air, s. wet 3 p. Cold complain'd of, and imputed to ♄ ♉ 27. W.

May.

• 1671. ♊ 16.
• XXVII. Cool, close m. p. W.
• XXVIII. 2 m. misty Air, showr in prospect a. m. & p. m. showr 5 p. W.
• XXIX. Close m. warm, lowring. N.
• 72. ♊ 5.
• XV. Dry, fair, warm, misty Air, Halo notable circ. Sun, observed by the People ad merid. N E.
• XVI. 7 p. bright, warm, white cl. Centauri caput visum ad noct. Med. N E.
• XVII. Bright, hot, dry clouds in Scenes wind E. mane, at Temp. pomeran. S W. S E. clouds, ride contrary from the North.
• 73. ♉ 26.
• V. Close, cool, drisle once or twice. N E.
• VI. Close m. p. drisle 6 p. cool winds stir. N. N W.
• VII. Very cold m. oft overcast, dry, N. at vesp. E
• 74. ♊ 13.
• XXIV. Drisle 7 m. H. wd, close, warm. S W.
• XXV. 9 m. very hot, foggy air, s. lowring. E.
• XXVI. Warm, H. wd. showrs 2 p. 5 p. S W.
• 75. ♊ 3.
• XIII. Hot, fair, mist, N. mane vesp. W.
• XIV. 4 p. hot, dry, s. lowring overcast. Wly. mane, vesp. E
• ...

• XV. Frost, close m. open, cooler, brisk winds, s. drops 8 p. ab orient. showr 9, 10 p. Ely.
• 76. ♉ 22.
• I. Showr 5 m. hot, s. white cl. W.
• II. 6. fair, meteors 11 p. W. N W.
• III. Close m, cool, fair p. m. bright meteor from Crater through a whole Sign Westward. W.
• 77. ♊ 10.
• XX. Foggy, lowring a. m. clouds long streak'd Gusts of wind 2 p. 5 p. cool day. E.
• XXI. 10 m. overcast, a. m. clear & dry, p. m. wind various. E. vesp. N.
• XXII. Suspicious in s. parts of h. o. H. wd, a drop, clear Horizon o. mist vesp. Ely. clouds S E. & ho. 8. p. N E.

June.

• 1671. ♋ 14.
• XXV. Fair, lowring o. windy p. m. S W. N.
• XXVI. 10 m. fair, dry, wind, overcast 4 p. N E.
• XXVII. Close N. m. & lowring, open, windy p. m. bright n. W. N W.
• 72. ♋ 4.
• XIV. Overc. wds. s. drisle 8 p. S W.
• XV. 2 m. close m. p. wind, dropping 3 p. S W.
• XVI. Close m. wd. fair, wdy. p. m. S W.
• 73. ♊ 23.
• III. Lowring Air Merid. hot p. m. Fair.
• IV. 8. Fair & hot, yet brisk cool wind. E.
• V. Very hot, cloudy p. m. gentle rain 8 p. S E
• 74. ♋ 11.
• XXII. Bright, hot, windy 11 p. & very light∣some then in North East. N.
• XXIII. 8. Overc. and hopes of Rain. Lute-strings crack, Wly. vesp. Ely.
• XXIV. Bright m. Lowring 10 m. & alias, sus∣picious 11 p. N W.
• 75. ♋ 1.
• XII. Close, drops 3 p. Rainy 9 p. &c. W mane, but p. m. Nly.
• XIII. 4 m. windy, close, cold, light in North ho. 11 p. N.
• XIV. Fair a. m. showr 5 p. & 8 p. wind. W.
• 76. ♊ 22.
• (XXXI May. Rain 8 m. oft overc. brisk wind, Rain 6 p. red clouds vesp.) W.
• I. 11 m. cloudy m. p. Sun eclips. warm. windy, showrs 1 p. burning brightness in the North. W.
• II. Oft overc. wd. suspicious, wds up vesp. S.
• ♋ 18. Novilun. alterum.
• XXIX. Windy a. m. dropping 2 p. Rain 11 p. S W.
• XXX. 12 Rain 2 m. Rain little a. m. wd. and lowring clouds. W.
• I. Jul. wind, drops o. warm, coasting showrs 7 p. W.
• 77. ♋ 8.
• XIX. Fair, s. mist, lowring o. clouds upper, fly N. lower W. warm, dry wd. red clouds. E.
• XX. 1 m. fair, misty cl. 11 m. ho. 7 p. clouds fly Easterly, wind various, Meteor prope ♃ 12 p. swarm of Bees on a Sign in Cheap∣side. E.
• XXI. Mist m. bright, heat. E.

July.

• 1671. ♌ 12.
• XXIV. Rainy, obscure d. brisk wd.
• XXV. 8 p. showr 11 m. & alias.
• XXVI. Close, s. moisture ho.—m. Muscis pluisse nuntiatum est.
• 72. ♌ 2.
• XIII. Close m. p. cool wind. N.
• XIV. 9 m. H. wind ante luc. cold, gloomy. N W
• XV. Open, clouds gather a. m. hail, close and lowring 9 p. N W.
• 73. ♋ 21.
• III. Offer 8 m. Delphin. occ. smart showrs 5 p. ad 11 p. Weather complain'd of. S. S W.
• IV. 2 m. clouds in Scenes, 11 m. Storm, s. Rain Thunder 8 p. Rain 11 p. S W.
• V. Cloudy, dark 9 m. Wly. open & warm. N E.
• 74. ☉ ♌ 10.
• XXII. Soultry, Fog a. m. R. 1 p. S E. 4 9 p N E. Thunder 1. p. N. mane. vesp. S.
• XXIII. 4 m. open, H. wd, S E. Rain p. m. S W
• XXIV. Rain 2 m. 7 m. H. wd. Trajections ♃ occ. S. W.
• 75. ♋ 29.
• XI. Hot, lowring, s. mist, windy vesp. E.
• XII. 1 p. cloudy, a. m. windy, warm, cloudy at n. E.
• XIII. Windy o. fair, warm n. N.
• 76. ♌ 17.
• XXIX. Fair, white cl. many Meteors ab Aquila ad ♃ in the South. E.
• XXX. 1 p. hot, fair, long cl. ab Austro in Sept. 1 p. clouds like kembe Flax, Meteors, hot 11 p. N.
• XXXI. Fair, overc. p. m. s. drops, W. vesp. N.
• 77. ♌ 16.
• XVIII. Close, foggy, lowry p. m. scarce offer. Just drop 6 p. N.
• XIX. Dry, foggy, pale cl. m. heat, lowring, dry. S W.
• XX. Hot night, bright, not a cloud in the Sky, s. mist, N. Hot, E. N E.

August.

• 1671. ♍ 10.
• XXIII. Fog. clearing 9 m. very warm, s. showr Sun occ. gentle Rain 10 p. W
• XXIV. 8 m. foggy m. Soultry, clouds in scenes, calm.
• XXV. Fair m, foggy a. m. warm, dropping 6 p.
• 72. ♌ 29.
• XI. Showr in prospect 1 p. 2 p. H. wd. 2 p R. and many thunderclaps sub vesp. S W.
• XII. 6. Close m. p. & lowring, drisle 9 p. wdy 7 p. hot p. m.
• XIII. Wet night, close a. m. H. winds, R. 6 p. S W.
• 73. ♌ 19.
• I. Rain ad med. noct. praec. & wind, close m. open, wind, coasting showrs, Sun occ. S W.
• ...

• II. m. white cl. aloft, overc. at n. S W.
• III. Rain ☽ or, & antea, hard R. 10 m. and showr 5 p. S W.
• ♍ 8. Novilun. alterum.
• XXX. Showr 6 m. 6 p. o. 9 p. &c. wdy. S W.
• XXXI. 8. R. hard. 7 m. especially 3 p. 9 p. & noct. tot. S W.
• Sept. I. Open, showr in prospect 3 p. 5 p S W.
• 74. ♍ 8.
• XX. Closing, wet 1 p 6 p. N E.
• XXI. 10 m. closing, L. Rain 4 p. drops 8 p. N.
• XXII. Close m. p. showr 10 p. S E.
• 75. ♌ 28.
• X. Soultry, cloudy, fair, W. N. N W.
• XI. 2 m. dark m. fair, soultry n. S W.
• XII. Dark m. Rain p. m. S W.
• 76. ♍ 15.
• XXVII. Close m. open, cool, Meteors 111. 10 p. S W.
• XXVIII. 12. p. wetting 4 m. showrs and wind a. m. o. 2 p. dark ante 4. p. R. 7. 9 p. high winds. S W.
• XXIX. Cold, bright, pregnant cl. H. wd. N W
• 77. ♍ 5.
• XVII. Fog m. o. overcast ♂ orrient floring. clouds showr 6 p. S W.
• XVIII 7 m. Offer m. wd & fair p. m. N W.
• XIX. Fog m. cloudy m. p. & H. wd. s. drops 10 m. showr ante 4 p. W. N W.

September.

• 1671. ♎ 9.
• XXI. Wet 9 m. o close, wds, bright n. N W.
• XXII. 11 p. s. mist m. showr 1 m. close m. p. clear night. N W.
• XXIII. Very cold, ice, misty air, dry p. m. R. 10 p. & deinceps. N W.
• 72. ♍ 29.
• X. Frost, bright m. suspicious at n. Red clouds and more winds.
• XI. 5 m. Dark and wet a. m. Rain 4 p. Meteor prope Vrsam Maj. 8 p. S
• XII. Frost m. bright, cl. in scenes, wind. W.
• 73. ♎ 17.
• XXIX. Close m. p. drisle; Sun occ. & 11 p. S W
• XXX. 4 m. h. Frost, bright a. m. sho. oft p. m. Oct. I. H. frost, fair 1. drops 11 m. Fair, Red clouds in the East. N W.
• 74. ♎ 6.
• XVIII. Frost m. close m. p. N.
• XIX. 5 Fr. m. & bright. s. rain a. m. & p. m. N E
• XX. Misty and cloudy, yet dry. N.
• 75. ♍ 26.
• VIII. Fair. windy, floting cl. lightning in the East reported 11 p. N
• IX. 11 m. hot n. wet and dark m. close and lowring, day soultry, Rain 6 p. E.
• X. Hot, close, hottish d. s. wd. E.
• 76. ♎ 14.
• XXVI. Flying cl. temperate, fair, H. wd and bro••d clouds. N E.
• XXVII. 11 p. mist m. Fair, windy, Meteor ab ore Ceti Rigel versus. Alterum circiter ipsum Zenith 10 p. E.
• XXVIII. Fog, fair above. Fog again 9 m. tem∣perate, winds. E.
• 77. ♎ 3.
• XV. Fog, clouds pregnant, warm. Gossamere Meteor prope Aquar. maum. & ♃ 8 p. Aliud in Collo Andromed. N.
• XVI. 10 p. Fog m. Fair, great dash ab ho. 8 à. ad 10 p. ♃ in M. C. S.
• XVII. Warm n. s. drops 7 m. showr 7 p. cold wind p. m. W.

October.

• 1671. ♏ 9.
• XXI. Close, foggy, colder. N W.
• XXII. 4 m. some frost, fair. N W.
• XXIII Close, drisle 10 m showring Sun occ. 8 p. wd very high before Sun set, & per diem rot. S.
• 72. ♎ 27.
• IX. Fair m. p. heat p. m. heat drops, coasting 5 p. S W.
• X. 7 m. s. mist m. Fila, fair, hot a. m. more p. m. no Dew at n. Great Tide observ'd. S E.
• XI. S. wet ante luc. & ante merid. S E.
• 73. ♏ 16.
• XXVIII. Foggy a m. close, drisle 7 p. E.
• XXIX. 4 p. R. ante luc. H. wd. drisle 4 p N E.
• XXX. Frost m. fair, close p m. N E.
• 74. ♏ 6.
• XVIII. Misty, warm, offer 1 p. 7 p. S W.
• XIX. 3 m. Windy, offer o. showr Sun occ S W
• XX. Foggy and cloudy. threatn. o. warm, Tra∣jections, Two in the very place of ☍ ♂ ♀ ♂ being with the Pleiad. N W.
• 75. ♎ 25.
• VII. H. winds, close, missing 7 p. S W.
• VIII. 8 p. H. wind noct. tot. showrs m. close winds W.
• IX. Frost, showr 2 p. misty air, W. mane, then N W.
• 76. ♏ 13.
• XXV. Drisle 5 m. close, misty brisk wds. N.
• XXVI. 9. Fair, s. clouds. Meteor 12 p. N W
• XXVII. Fog. dark p. m. N.
• 77. ♏ 3.
• XV. Fog. h. frost, fair, W. S W. cloudy, threatn. 1 p. & alias freezing 9 p. cloudy 11 p N W.
• XVI. 11 m. Fair, fr, fog. brisk wd, very cold by all confession. N.
• XVII. Fog, fr. close, S W. 8 m. ho. o. N. s. drisle 11 p. E.

November.

• 1671. ♐. 9.
• XX. Close m. p. windy, Gusts Sun occ. W
• XXI. o warm, close winds. W.
• XXII. warm, oft misle, Gusts of wd 10 p. S W.
• ...

• 72. ♏ 27.
• VIII. Open a. m. close p. m. Meteor 8 p. high wind 10 p. W.
• IX. H. wind noct. tot. Rain m. p. H. wind and overcast d. S W.
• X. Misty a. m. closing p. m. s. Rain 8 p. S W.
• 73. ♐ 16.
• XXVII. Rain m. warm, close m. p. drisle 1 p. S W.
• XXVIII. 8 m. Fog, warm, wetting m & p. m. winds audible 10 p. S W.
• XXIX. Brisk wind, close m. p. S W.
• 74. ♐ 4.
• XVI. Bright, overc. o. freez n. overcast 11 p. S W.
• XVII. Fr. fog, wetting 4 p. Rain Northerly 11 p. S W.
• XVIII. Much R. noct. tot. & a. m. wind very high, R. p. m. calm vesp. cold Planchers S W.
• 75. ♏ 25.
• VI. Severe, fr. wd. mist, overc. vesp. N W
• VII 5 m. bitter fr. fog, fair. W.
• VIII. Frosty, fog, relent p. m. N W.
• 76. ♐ 14
• XXIV. Frosty, fair m. p. mist, Meteor on Orion. Hum. trajectu servit 12 p. Ice on Thames. S W
• XXV. 8 m. Fog in East hindring the prospect of the Eclipse, fair, frosty. S E.
• XXVI Fog, fair, frosty, much Ice on the Thames, Meteor 9 p. a Marte, Ʋrsam versus. S. S E
• 77. ♐ 3.
• XIII. H. wd, s. drisle 3 p. 6 p. h. wd n. S.
• XIV. 12 p. Fog. dry night, open S W. fog o. & close S E. dark & good showr 3 p. W. Me∣teors prope caput Dracon.
• XV. Rain 5 m. &c. drisle 1 p. very wet vesp ad 8 p. S W.

December.

• 1671. ♑ 9.
• XX. Close, cold, windy. E.
• XXI. 6 m. very cold, close m. p. dark p m. N E
• XXII. Close, cold fog increase p. m. Freez 7 p. misse 11 p. S W.
• 72. ♐ 28.
• VIII. Close offer a. m. snow 8 p. N E.
• IX. 5. Fog offer 9 m. close. N.
• X. Misty, close. N E. N.
• 73. ♑ 17.
• XXVII. Much R. à med noct. ad Sun ort, &c. warm, H. winds, cloudy. S E.
• XXVIII. 2 m. H. winds noct. praec. R. 6 m. Gusts & Rain 3 p. hard R. 4. ad 10 p. S W.
• XXIX. Winds: & R. ante luc, fair, summers d. Rain 8 & 10 p. S W.
• 74. ♑ 6.
• XVI. Close. Sly.
• XVII. 6 m wetting die tot. S. E.
• XVIII. Brisk wind, open, tempest of wind, drisle 7 p. &c. S W.
• 75. ♐ 24.
• V. Fog, dry, clear n. W.
• VI. 5. Fr. mist, close m. p. H. wds & s. R 7 p. W.
• VII. Close, dark, warm, H. wind 10 p. W.
• 76. ♑ 13.
• XXIII. S. frost, close, misty, s. drops. W.
• XXIV. 7. Dark. fog, close, Frost. E.
• XXV. Frosty, close. E.
• 77. ♑ 3.
• XIII. Cool, clear m: p. windy 8 m. s. rain ante 7 m. drisle & H. wind o. Flash of Lightning in S W. 8. p. s. rain 9 p. wet 11 p. S.
• XIV. 10 m. Tempestuous wd noct. tot. s. rain 5 m. coldish, S W. Meteor 7 p. 9 p. W.
• XV. Frost ante luc. Fog, wetting, dark day. E.

§ 26. Thus the Table. Wherein you have an account of VII. years. Eighty Seven Lunations, and two hundred and sixty one Days. Each day of the same Month reduced under the common Head for perspicuity's sake.

§ 27. In which Table we have not only the time of the Aspect set before us, but very often the precise hour of the Effect also, that the Enquirer may set some Value upon so punctual Account; the just hour of Rain, Wind, &c. as they take place. For in very deed no Pretence of a Method is to be valued, but what aims at the very Hour; that I may not say the beginning and the End, the whole and half duration, as Astronomers do in the Eclipses. But we shall not vapour so far, as yet; only if so be that any Principle shall pretend to such accuracy as to mention the Time, that must be, say I, a Ge∣nuine, and a worthy Principle.

§ 28. Yea sometimes we have noted the Rises and Obits of the Planets, and their bearing toward the Fixed, when we have been curious to com∣pare suspected Causes with Effects, to teach the Enquirer that he is engaged in a World of Observation: and that not the ☉ and the ☽ only, as the Vulgar deem, but the other Celestial Bodyes (none excepted) act their parts as cer∣tainly and as evidently as the ☉ and ☽ doth.

§ 29. Before we give you a Synopsis or shorter view of this Table, it will

not be amiss to represent to you the Order of Nature, and the whole Course of her Meteors from First to Last, by which the Reader may be somewhat edify'd, and our future discourse appear the clearer.

§ 30. Now Nature, as far as I conceive, seems to have begun at first with the Privation, the Tohu of cold dark Air. The gradual Progressions seem to be reduced to Warmth and its Degrees, as I may distinguish them into Positive but Insensible, then Sensible and Vehement; these degrees, with the mixture of Cold working on their subject matter, emit such variety as we see. First we have

• ...
  • 1. Excessive, stubborn, unmixt.
  • Frost and cold. Thence
  • Dry Constitution. Thence
  • Serene.
  • Calm.
• ...
  • 2. Warmth insensible. Then
  • Exhalation invisible. Thence
  • Wind.
  • (Mist. Halo.)
  • Wind from the North.
  • From the North-East.
  • Clouds.
  • Hail. Snow.
• ...
  • 3. Tepor, or Warmth sensible,
  • Dew, Fog.
  • Fila. Gossamere.
  • Wind from the North-West.
  • Trajections.
  • Pregnant Clouds.
  • Rain moderate. Iris.
  • Wind from the West.
• ...
  • 4. Heat Intense.
  • Lightnings Nocturnal.
  • Wind from the South-East.
  • from the South-West.
  • from the South.
  • Hot Days.
  • Hot Nights.
  • Winds Tempestuous.
  • Rains Violent.
  • Lightning and Thunder.

§ 31. Hereabouts, or prety near is Natures Tract. Cast these Calcu∣lations into Alphabetical Order for convenience sake, and we shall see into the very Anatomy of the Novilunar Influence. For as for Objections which may be made against this Scheme precedent; either they are not very mate∣rial, or at least we cannot stand upon their solution at present.