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.

Parelia.

§ 70. Something is contributed, but other Aspects may be more proper; ♃ and ♀ perhaps, may multiply the Images of the ☉ before our present Aspect, because ♀ Pranks it more than ♂ seems to do; howbeit take our few Instances of Parelia with Halo's.

1528. May 16. Halo circa Solem, Lyc. ♊ 22. ♂, ♋ 22. ♃.

1550. Aug. 11. Norimberg, & alibi, in a fair day, Irides, and other Phoenomena, Lycosth. 607. ♊ 13. ♂, 26. ♃.

1551. Magdeburg, Paraselenae seen, with VII. Irides, Lyc. 612. at Wit∣temberg also, describ'd by Lycosth. p. 613. 615. Gem. 1. p. 194. ♋ 5. ♃, ♌ 11. ♂.

1559. Febr. 28. Antwerpiae, Tres Soles cum variis atque diversis circulis Vi∣sisunt, Lycosth. 614. ♊ 22. ♃, ♊ 3. ♂.

1607. Dec. 13. Iris tot. die, ♑ 22. ♃, ♒ 4. ♂.

1617. May 1. Parelia. ♒ 1. ♃, ♌ 27. ♂.

1619. Mense Maii, Tres Soles, ♃ ♂ ☍.

Dec. 13. Iris tot die, Kepl. ♑ 22. ♂, ♒ 4. ♃.

1621. Aug. 18. Halo ☽, ♐ o. ♂, ♊ 22. ♃.

1623. Lincii Parelia; Kepl. May. 18. ♑ 16. ♂, ♋ 26. ♃.

May 30. Iris, K. ♑ 16. ♂, ♋ 28. ♃.

Nov. 24. Halo ☽, Kyr. ♍ o. ♃, ♓ 3. ♂.

1625. July 6. Iris, ♍ 25. ♃, ♓ 27. ♂.

Sept. 20. Iris, et clarus Sept. ♓ 27. ♂, ♎ 10. ♃.

Octob. 14. Gaelum Sanguineum, Kepl.

Dec. 8. Oldenburgi, Parelia, in Coron. Regis Ferdin. 3. die, Kepl ♎ 25 ♃; ♈ 10. ♃.

1627. Octob. 18. Halo Solis, Kyr. & Kepl. ♐ 4 ♃, ♊ 6. ♂, 15. Iris, Kepl.

Nov. 12. Halo ☽, Kyr. & Kepler, ♉ 29. ♂, ♐ 9. ♃.

Dec. 14. Parelia, Kyr. in Bavaria, ♉ 21. ♂, ♐ 21. ♃.

1628. Jan. 2. Iris, Kepl. Kyr. ♉ 27. ♂. ♐ 20. ♃.

March. 18. Iris, Kyr. ♑ 3. ♃, ♋ 11. ♂.

April 13. Iris, Kyr. ♑ 3. ♃, ♋ 9. ♂, 25. Iris; Kepl. & Kyr. ♑ 2. ♃, ♋ 15. ♂.

May 14. Iris, Kepl. & Kyr. ♑ 1. ♃, ♋ 26. ♂ 23. Iris, Kyr.

1629. March 24. Halo ☽. K. & Kyr. ♒ 1. ♃, ♓ 3. ♂.

1631. March 4. Iris, Kyr. ♈ 9. ♃, 21. ♂.

1635. Jan. 14. Halo, ♃ ♂ ♌ ♒ 29. Partil. ☍.

1637. Febr. 9. Halo ☉, Kyr. ♓ 26. ♃, ♎ 4. ♂, 10. Tres Soles cum Iride. Kyr.

March 2. Paraselenae. ♎ 1. ♃, ♈ 19. ♂.

April 19. Tres Soles cum Iridd. Kyr. △ ♃ ♂.

Nov. 13. Halo ☽ & Columnae, Kyr. ♎ 17. ♂, ♃ partile.

Dec. 10. Halo ☉, ♎ 25. ♃, 29. ♂.

Dec. 20. Halo ☽, Kyr. ♏ 2. ♃. 6. ♂. 23. Iris, Kyr.

Febr. 2. Iris, Kyr. ♏ 4. ♃, 15. ♂.

March 18. Halo ☉. ♎ 23. ♃, ♈ 15. ♂.

1640. April 27. Iris Matut. Kyr. ♑ 7. ♃, ♒ 5. ♂.

1644. Aug. 17. Parelia, Kyr. ♉ 29. ♃, ♊ 9. ♂.

1646. Aug. 25. Iris, Parelia, ♋ 3. ♂, 28. ♃. Aug. 29. Iris.

1672. May 15. Halo ☉, 10 mane, lasted near an hour ♍ 9. ♃, 25. ♈ ♂.

§ 71. Concerning the Halo, the Iris, we must not repeat what has been said; we are in the mind still that there's more Pencils go to the draught of such Images; as we shall see in the Cognate Phaenomenon of the Claritas Septentrionalis, which happening in the Night time, cannot then arise from the ☉ alone. As to the greater appearance of the Parelia, and Paraselenae, we have here a considerable number, a Dodecade of such Ra∣rities: and such a Number, in spite of fate, proves they have some dependance on the Aspect in hand, however we cast about to make it out. The great Jo∣seph Scaliger on Eusebius, was engaged by his Argument to give us some Chronological Notes of these Phenomena; but he scarce tells us the Month, much less the Day: A Fault that more are guilty of, besides him, having no Opinion of Celestial Philosophy. We do not trouble our selves here about their signification. Fromond modestly takes off Gemma for his Va∣nity in that respect; He proposes perhaps, his own Fancies for standing Rules. They can't well reconcile Aristotle, and others, who make the Pa∣relia to be the Forerunners of Tempests and Showry Weather, with Des-Cartes his opinion before commended of a Solar Reflexion from some Icy Particles, which at that time may hang in the Air. For nothing hinders but that such Particles may hang in a cold clumsie Air, as well as a Sheet of Snow, 'tis certain, floats before 'tis portion'd into Flakes. Secondly; because I well remember that upon the report of three Suns seen at Ox∣ford on a certain day before noon, which I neither had hap to see, nor yet to record; I took notice that the morning was cold: Nor does any of these appearances shew themselves at Sea, but under a chill Latitude. So by a good token Scaliger tells us that his Hollanders saw it in the Latitude of 71. All which sweetly agrees with our Aspect of ♃ and ♂, which we have owned, and shall farther prove, of a Dry and Cold Energy.