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.

TABLE ☌ ☉ ☿ Direct.

§ 28. January.

• 1670. ♒ 15.
• XXII. Violent gusts and R. 3 p. N.
• XXIII. Frost m. bright wds 9 m. threatn as to a storm of Hail. N.
• XXIV. 5 Fr. H. wind 8 m. &c. Little storm of hail or Snow ☉ occ. N.
• XXV. s. fr. R. p. m. Tempest of Wind 11 p. and Snow, W after N. N.
• XXVI. Tempestuous wd most tot. violent towards M. s. Snow, frosty. E.
• XXVII. Frost, snow 9 m. o. & p. m. off and on. N.
• 71. ♑ 25.
• III. Frosty, bright m. p. N W.
• IV. Close, wet much a merid. ad vesp. S W.
• V. 5. Fr. m. fair.
• VI. Fr. wet much p. m. S.
• VII. R. ante L. and wd. fair, windy. N W.
• 77. ♒ 7.
• XIV. Fog m. misty, open. Aches. W.
• XV. R. a. L. Snow vesp. H. wd. Gout and Aches 6 p. S W.
• XVI. 8 m. mist, fr. fair. N.
• XVII. H. fr. foggy m. fog again o. & r. to 9 p. Indisposition. N.
• XVIII. Cool, rain 1 p. dark 4 p. s. rain 6 m. Aches, S.

February.

• 1668. ♓ 20.
• XXVII. Fog, wetting m. fair, warm, wind, Fog vesp. S W.
• XXVIII. H. wind, storm, R. ♂ occ. fierce cold wd, drisle. N.
• XXIX. 5. Furious wds. wetting a. m. & p. stormof. sleet ☽ occ. Wds audible. S.
• I. March. Fr. m. wet a m. and hail 1 p. & ☉ occ. winds and cold.
• II. Brisk wd & wet a ☉ occ. ad 11 p. &c. wds layed 5 p. S W.
• 69. ♓ 13.
• IX. Cldy, windy p. m, open, wdy vesp. S W.
• X. Cldy; misty, wdy. S W.
• XI. 3. Cloudy, windy m. p. clear, cold, wdy. S W.
• XII. Cloudy, wdy d. wet vesp. S W.
• XIII. H. wd. s. storms R. H. wind all n. W.
• 75. ♓ 13.
• XX. Fr. close l. rain. Aches. E.
• XXI. Close mist, snow 9 m. Aches, Hysterical Fits, Head-Aches. E.
• XXII. 6 m. Frosty, mist, fair, clouds in Scenes redoubled. E.
• XXIII. Fr. overcast p. m. Fog, fair. 9 m. E.
• XXIV. Frost, Aches o. s. drops, then wetting p. m. p. & 6. p. Aches 11 p. S E.
• 76 ♒ 21.
• II. Close Aches 11 p. close p. m. W.
• III. Blustering a l. some wet 4 m and 9 m. Aches 11 p. E.
• IV. 3 Fr. close m 1. Aches. W.
• V. R. m. H. wd, open. W.
• VI. High wd, R. a. l. cloudy. Aches. S W.
• 82. ♓ 6
• XII. 4. Frost, mist, fair ☉ rutilus. E.
• XIII. Thick Fog a. m. coldish, red clouds vesp. great Fog at n. W. After. E. Two Lunatick in the Bill.
• XIV. Frost, cold and Fog. ☉ occ. S.
• XV. Cold, cldy, foggy d. E.
• XVI. Mist m. frost very cold; but vesp. mil∣der.
• XVII. Mild, drisle a. m. & p. m. H. winds a. m. & 10 p. S.

March.

• 1673. ♈ 17.
• XXV. Hail 11 m. R. 4. 2. p. S E.
• XXVI. Wind, showr 3 p.
• XXVII. 11 Close, wet 10 m. & p. m. m. p. S.
• XXVIII. Fair m. floting cl. great drops 1 p. mist very cold. N.
• XXIX. Cold, H. wd. R. 1, 2 p. and hail. so 4 p. N.
• 74. ♈ 1.
• VIII. Frosty, close, dull, windy; snow a 4 ad 9 p. E.
• IX. Frosty, misty m. clear o. &c. N.
• X. 7 Close m. offer 4 p. Snow hail ☉ occ. brisk wind and various N E. but S W. a. m.
• XI. Open m. p. freez, Aches. E.
• XII. Frosty, snowing m. p. s. relent; Aches, Histerical fits.
• 80. ♈ 10.
• XVII. Mist, close, cold wind, 8 m. and 11 m. dash 4 p. R.
• XVIII. Fog, dewing 1 p. warmer than yester∣day s. brisk wd.
• XIX. Thick Fog, close, warm, E. o. gent. 5 p. S W.
• XX. 2 m. thick fog below, clear above, fair warm p, m. IV. Meteors ante 9 p. S E. S.
• XXI. Fog, as die preced. ☉ rutilus mane, warm p. m. s. wd. W.
• 81. ♓ 23.
• I. Close, cold wind. N E.
• II. Open E. dark, s. rain 3 p. brisk Wind. W.
• III. 5. Very cold wd, R. and Hail 10 m. Hail Cometa iterum Hagae conspectus eodem fere loco.
• IV. Snow 1 m. & mane tot. mis•••• 9 m. N.
• V. Cold wind and snow, so o. Hail 6 or 7 times after h. 1 p. N

April.

• 1671. ♉ 18.
• XXVII. ☉ clouded suddenly, offer m. wdy a. m. fair, rain 7 p. E.
• XXVIII. Cldy. windy S E. showr vesp. S W.
• XXIX. Showr m. wd, heat; showr 4 p. 7 p. S W.
• XXX. Gallant R. m. showr 11 m. H. wd. o∣pen 4 p. Light n. 10 p. at Sea going for Diep, fine showr with us 9 p.
• 72. ♉ 2.
• X. Cold m. wetting a. m. & p. m. serious R. at n. N W.
• XI. 12. Close wetting 9 m. & 5 p. W.
• XII. Close, misty.
• XIII. Coldish m. close, misty. N. N E.
• XIV. Close, clearing p. m. Aches. N E.
• 78. ♉ 11.
• XX. Great R. ante L. wetting 7 m. dash 9 m. misty m. p. W. N E.
• XXI. Foggy m. warm, close, much Lowr 2 p. wd various, but Nly m. p.
• XXII. Pleasant, warm; wind. N W.
• XXIII. s. drops 7 m. Troubled air, R. 10 m. cool. N.
• 79. ♈ 25.
• IV. Fog, cloudy, s. wd, darkish p. m. N W
• V. 5 m. showr circ. 5 m.
• VI. 5 m. R. much nocte; cloudy, cold; At Do∣ver R. m. p. ad 7 p. N.
• T. M. in Piedmont.—
• VII. Fog, fair, W. cold S E. vesp.

May.

• 1679. ♊ 18.
• XXVIII. Temperate showr, so 4 p. W.
• XXIX. 8. overc. m. Heat p. m. bright n. E.
• XXX. Close, showring 6 p. Aches. S.
• XXXI. R. m. calm, heat. S.
• 70. ♊ 3.
• XII. Coasting showr 9 m. 11 m. 2 p. Hail, R. & Thunder 6 p. W.
• XIII. Open m. threa••n; fair a. 10 m. &c.
• XIV. 8 m. close m. offer 3 p. hazie. W.
• XV. Early mist, fair, warm, cool n. W.
• XVI. Hazy, close m. p. warm. N.
• 76. ♊ 12.
• XXI. Cloudy, windy, mist m. offer 11 m. R. 1. p. wetting m. p. showr 6 p. ♄ occ.
• XXII. Wetting m. showr 1 p. dashing N W.
• XXIII. 1 m. warm, bright day, bright in the N West.
• XXIV. Warm, bright 11 p. dry. clouds, wds; Meteor 11 p. a Lance B. ad M. Scorpium. Light∣ning several times. S W.
• 77. ♉ 28.
• VI. Report of Two ☽ s seen 9 p. long Clouds, lowring clouds m. p. Gossamere; Hazy 6 p. Apoplexy 7 m. E.
• VII. 3. misty, pregnant, cl. often; susp. cool wd and various.
• VIII. Early mist, fair, some lowring cl. brisk wd. Hazy prospect. E
• IX. Warm, lowring, open, windy. E. Showr at Hatfeild.

June.

• 1668. ♋ 2.
• XI. Dashing, lightn 11. p. hot, Clds. W.
• XII. Hot ante L. showr m. & a. m. wd. Hot & Fog after the Rain Lightn. 9 p. W.
• XIII. 8 m. wdy. clds fly low, showry m. p. dashing 4 p. drops ☉ occ. ♂ or.
• XIV. Wind, showres. W.
• XV. Showry 10 m. & m. p. cool wd.
• XVI. Dashing and thunder, spoiling hay. W.
• 74. ♋ 12.
• XXII. Bright, hot S W. wd 11 p. very light some in the N. N E. Aches, clouds. Estly at n.
• ...

• XXIII. Overc. and hopes of R. Lutestring crack, dark N. but E. vesp.
• XXIV. 1 m. Lowr 10 m. susp, 11 p. S W.
• XXV. Close m. p. misty air, lowring p. m. drop or two. E. N E. N W.
• 75. ♊ 27.
• VII R. o. &c. wind and close vesp. Indispositi∣on. N. N E.
• VIII. 1 p. close, open.
• IX. Close, windy night, drops 5 p. Rain 8 p. N E.
• X. Close, mist, offer twice p. m. & 8 p. N.
• 81. ♋ 6.
• XV. R. ante 7 m. open vesp. Nly
• XVI. Lowring wd N W. clouds ride from S W 9 p. Dolphins sporting in the mouth of Severn.
• XVII. 4 m. lowring somet. open, mist at N W. n. Hail T. M. thunder at Ferrara in Italy.
• XVIII. Fr. fair m. p. wd, s. mist; cool n. N E.
• XIX. Lightning at n. troubled, clouding a. m. not much moisture, drisle 7 p. and R. 9 p. Meteor.
• News of this showre with thunder within 3 Leagues of Lime, by a Ship put in day 20. So also at York.
• 82. □ 20.
• XXXI. May. mist m. H. wd. ante L. &c. heat, showr 5. ♂ occ. ad 10 p. Thunder vesp. E. S E. S W.
• I. 4. H. wd. cldy p. m. a drop.
• II. R. a 4 m. ad 2 p. Wly. Roan 2d. time fi∣red with Lightning. At Zurick Lightn. and Thunder.
• III. Clouds in Scenes, showr o. 2 p. 4 p. n. Thunder. Hail at Dunwich as big as Pigeons Eggs.

July.

• 1672. ♌ 12.
• XXIV. Bright, dry m. H. wd. open. S W.
• XXV. o. close, H. wd, showr. o. 1 p. 6 p. Low ebb. S W.
• XXVI. Close, dash 9 m. with H. wd then, bright p. m. S W.
• XXVII. Close m. p. S W.
• 73. ♋ 27.
• VIII. Fair, dry, overc. vesp. and lowring S W.
• IX. 2. Close, some misling. S E.
• X. Fair, L. showre a. m. & p. m. open. S W.
• XI. Wetting 11 m. 2 p. warm m. hot n. S W.
• 79. ♌ 6.
• XVII. R. ☉ ort. white cl. in Scenes, R. 2 p. Lightning 9 p. V. Meteors. d. 15. R. Th. 3 m. 7 m.
• XVIII. Brisk wds 9 p. few cl. hot, some wet 6 p. W.
• XIX. 11 m. w. cloudy, Fog, gentle Rain a ad 5 p.
• XX. Fair, cooler, few clouds at ••. E.
• 21. ♋ 28.
• I. E. Close, mist, open dry, much offer.
• II. Close, brisk wind, showr m. 2 p. offer 3 p. S.
• III. R. 6 m. showry a. m. dash 1 p. and thund. stormy and drisly vesp. which thunder was prodigious at Hall in Swevia. S.
• IV. S W. Brisk wd, close m. p. dewing 10 p. R. 11 m. die sequ. at Basil, several Houses suffer by Lightning.

August.

• 1670. ♍ 14.
• XXVI. Hot n. fair, Meteor. N.
• XXVII. Fog, frosty p. m. Meteors, Lightning twice from S W. Halo coloured at St Albans. S E.
• XXVIII. 7 m. Foggy m. soultry, bright, Me∣teors. Fax volans 11 p. S W.
• XXIX. Cooler dash of R. o. H. wind. W.
• XXX. Coldish, windy, open, H. wd, close n W.
• 71. ♌ 26.
• IX. Coasting showrs o. wd, thunder, sh. 3 p ♄ in Nadir 3 p. &. 5 p. sh. 7 p. S W
• X. Coasting showr 11 m. 3 p.
• XI. 4. overcast 8 m. R. o. 5 p. 7 p. and gusts.
• XII. H. wd a. L. and much R. Tempestuous wind circ. Merid. R. 5 p. great R. 9. p.
• XIII. Showr 1 p. fair the rest.
• XIV. Frost, fair, fog m. H. p. m. Cl. in scenes. W.
• 76. ♍ 24.
• IIII. Fog thickish, barren cl. warm, Hysterical Fits. Meteors III. 9 p. one 11 p. one ☍ ♂
• V. Fog m. fair, warm, wind, floating Clouds. E. N E
• VI. Fair, misty air, hot p. m. Met. two 11 p brisk, overc. 7 p.
• VII. Warm, clouds p. m. and red vesp.
• VIII. Warm, H. wd, very bright n. Meteors Wly. E.
• IX. Dry, fair, Tide 14 Stairs, Meteors. H. wds, cold n. Two passing bells.
• 77. ♍ 9.
• XIX. Fog m. cloudy m. p. H. wd m. p. drops 10 m. showr 4 p.
• XX. 7 m. Fr. m. fair. s. lowring clouds 11 p. W. N W.
• XXI. R. 4 m. wind and dropping 8 m. 8 m. R. 5 p. S W.
• XXII. R. 11 n. m. p. much a. m. dash 6 p. wet, hail.
• 78. ♌ 21.
• II. Warm, overc. p. m. fleec't clds 7 p. wd various, thunder 8 p. 10 p.
• III. Many fleec't clouds 8 m. cloudy in N W. ♄ ♂ m. c. S. S W
• IV. o. Mist, open, warm, close n. W.
• V. Early mist, but Horiz. clear 7 m.

• Once overc. p. m. wind pretty brisk; warm p. m. and night Meteors 11 p. W.
• VI. cldy, brisk wd, R. 7 m. 10 m. hot night, warm day; Meteor circ. 9.

September.

• 1669. ♎ 3.
• XIII. Cool, open, great Meteor Eastward 8 p. wd overc. 10 p. E.
• XIX. 3 overcast m. bright. E.
• XV. Bright and cool.
• XVI. Fr. brisk wd. E. S E.
• 75. ♌ 12.
• XXIII. R. at midn. fair, somet. overc. W. wd, R. at n.
• XXIV. R. 4 m. dark 9 m. & o. warm p. m. H. wd 9 p.
• XXV. Stormy noct. tot. Dash 2 m. warm, wet a l. ad 4 p.
• XXVI. Fair, windy, showre 2 p. S W.
• XXVII. Fog m. on the Thames, wdy, pangs 7. W.
• 76. ♍ 24.
• IV. Hot m. Aches 8 m. s. wet 5 m. misty. S W and R. o. fine r. p. m. and ☉ occ. Aches 6 p. and R.
• V. R. 1 m. apace, clouds in scenes, Aches 5 p. 7 p.
• VI. 5 Rainy 7 m. close, misty, wind, trou∣bled air 10 p. Aches N.
• VII. Close, very misty, wetting 3 p. &c.
• 82. ♎ 5.
• XV. s. fog, warm, clouds in scenes, and low∣ring; very warm N. W. N E.
• XVI. Warm n. s. fog. close and warm 8 p. W,
• XVII. 7 p. some drops 10 m. 4 p. R. gentle 6 p. &c. so ante 11 p. Rumor of an Ignis Fa∣tuus.
• XVIII. s. drops a. m. & o. lowring p. m. s. gusts, warm n.
• XIX. Cloudy m. warm d. flying clouds, some∣time promising. Ignes Fatui. W.
• XX. Fair, but not over bright; Gusts 3 p. Meteors bright in Cygno Lyra, &c. vesp. ho. 10 p. S W.

October.

• 1668. ♎ 19.
• XXIX. Sept. Great Earthquake at St. Maloes.
• XXX. Sept. Winds, coldish, wetting. R. 10 p. S.
• I. Warm beginning, wd R. a L 2 p. Light∣ning from a single Cloud 8 p. S.
• II. Mist m. warm gusts p. m. showre o. ☉ ccc. 9 p. S.
• III. Fair m. and mist, wetting 1 p. R. 4 p. & p. warm. S W.
• IV. Wind a l. H. wd o. offer, drisle 3 p. W.
• 74. ♍ 1.
• XI. Fog, open, burnished cl. Fila. S W.
• XII. W. R. ante L, dewing 8 m. warm n. N W.
• XIII. E. must, wetting a. M. & p. m.
• XIV. 1 m. R. 2 m. misty, dark. Gossamere.
• XV. 1 m. misty, dark, open 10 m. closing, Gossamere.
• XVI. s. wd N W. Wly vesp
• XVII. Close, mist S W. winds, showrs 4 p. warm. Indisposition.
• 80. ♍ 12.
• XXII R. m. & p. m. m. p. showre 7 p. E.
• XXIII. Frost and very cold die tot. N E.
• XXIV. Fr. m. misty, cold, overc. 10 m. R. ante 5 ad 8 p. S.
• XXV. 10 m. Clouds flying, s. R. 5 p. W.
• XXVI. Early fog. R. ante o. ☽ Nadir, wind•• brisk, at Plymouth stormy.
• XXVII. R. ante 6 m. very dark, showring 8 m. so ante 1 p. atque alias H. wind. N.
• XXVIII. Overc. ☉ ort. open Wly; s. thin clouds at n. Ely.
• 81 ♎ 22.
• III. Close, showre 4 p. wd audible. W. S W.
• IV. Fr. m. bright ante n. temperate. overe. p. m. Hurricane, Antigoa. VII Ships destroyed. Some say October 2. 'tis all o' case.
• V. 9. mist m. very suspic o. ♂ ☽. open and cool p. m. W.
• VI. Fog, fr. m. overc. ante 1 p. Meteors 9 p. Red cl. m. S.
• VII. Gr. fog, hempen cl. overc. vesp. E.
• VIII. s. R 5 m. open, R. circ. 10 p. N E. at Falmouth stormy.

November.

• 1672. ♃ 14.
• XXII. Cold, fair, overc; fair and cold vesp. N W.
• XXIII. R. ante L. close, wdy, warm, drisle 11 p. W.
• XXIV. 2. Close, drisle o. and 4 p. wdy n. S W.
• XXV. Open, closing S W. N W: all n.
• XXVI. Open, wd, somer. overc. S W.
• XXVII. s. R. a L. close, muddy d. W.
• 73. ♏ 20.
• I. Close, misty, misling o. N E. close Hysteri∣cal Indisp.
• II. Mysty, cold. N E.
• III. Close m. p. misty. N E.
• IV. Close, mist, Frost. Aches Hysterical In∣disp.
• V. Close, wetting p. m. Hysterical Indisp.
• VI. Close. R. 1 p. Aches 8 p. W. N W.
• 79. ♐ 4.
• XIV. Gr. fog and frost. s. wd. W.
• XV. Extreme Frost, fog, open, wind, foggy n. W.
• XVI. 5 m. thick Fog, frosty E. m. Sly. N.
• XVII. Thick fog, fr. thicker 9 m. A young Whale within 4 Miles of Deal.
• XVIII. Thick Fog, fr. thicker 9 m. frosty d. N.
• XIX. Extream fog, not see ten yards; fog moves from E.

December.

• 1677. ♑ 5.
• XIV. Frosty, close, misty. E.
• XV. Close, frost, snow, yield 9 m. Ely.
• XVI. 2. s. snow found m. close. E.
• XVII. Wet found m. close, wetting 9 p. m.
• XVIII. Close d. N E.
• 77. ♑ 16.
• XXIV. Wet a. L. close, foggy, drisle a. m. R. p. m. & 10 p. coldish. W. then Nly.
• XXV. Cloudy, foggy, cool, freez at n. E.
• XXVI. Fr. 3. m. fog, yield. drisle at Bromely. E. N E.
• XVII. 3. Wind and wetting a. m. H. wind vesp. dark, damp walls, tempestuous 11 p. Sly.
• XXVIII. H. wd, R. n. S E. Wly. Nly.
• XXIX. Fr. fog m. bright above, fog circa Ho∣riz freezing d. t.
• XXX. Very frosty and foggy, dark o. fog w. p. ☽ circ. Horiz. S. S W.
• 78. ♐ 26.
• III. Frosty, foggy, cloudy, wd, s. snow. E. A Comet lately appeared swift in Motion.
• IV. Great R. 2 m. s. fog, cldy, H. wd. R. 12 p. &c. S.
• V. R. ante 1 m. cldy, brisk wd, warm. S.
• VI. Great fog ☉ rutilus a. m. fair p. m. W.
• VII. 5. Cloudy, misty a. m. close p. m. E.
• VIII. s. fog, cloudy m. H. wd. E.
• IX. H. frost, cloudy, s. fog very cold wd and clds.
• X. H. fr. and cldy, s. fog, cold wd. Ely