IF a mist or hoare frost do fall either in the spring time, or autumne, it is a token that that day shall be hot.

If night Battes come in great num­bers, and more timely in the eueuing then they were wont, it is a signe of great heat to follow.

[Page] If Humble-Bées or Drones flye a­broad in an euening, it is a signe of great heat.

The rising of any white smoake, steame or rike vpon the waters, med­dowes, or marshes, before the rising or setting of the Suune, or in the night time, it is an euident signe of very hote weather.

IF it beginne to fréeze with an Easter­ly winde, it is a token that the cold weather shall last a long time.

If the Mooue be blackish, and darke and thicke, it signifies winter and very cold.

If the Moone rise or appeare with two or thrée cleare circles about it▪ it is signe that the ayre shall be very cold.

If in the beginning of a frost it snow but softly, and the Snow be drizeling small, it is a sigue of cold weather.

If Shéepe or Oxen about haruest time be séene to scrape and digge vp the [Page] ground, and that they stand with their heads close together, it is a signe that winter is at hand.

If in Winter time cloudes appeare whitish about the Horizon, it is a signe of extreame cold weather.

If the starres in Winter time ap­peare more bright and clearer than or­dinarily they are woont, it is a manifest token of euill weather.

If Starres doe send forth any little sparckles, it is a signe of extreame cold weather.

If Sea birds or foules forsake the sea, it is a signe that a cold Winter is at hand.

IF in Winter the cloudes be whitish it is a signe of Snow at hand.

If when it raines the aire be troubled and ouercast, and that the Cloudes bee more whitish then they are wont, it is a manifest token of snow: and so much the more if the aire be warme and soul­try.

[Page] If for two or thrée daies together i [...] Winter the cloudes be very whitish to­wards the euening, it is a signe of much snow.

IF the moone rise and appeare with blewish, blackish or darkish circles a­bout it, it is a token of tempest: and so much the greater, by how much the more those circles are broken, gréenish, or more darke.

If it thunder towards the euening, it is an euident token of some tempest at hand.

If the winde blowe hard in the South, & presently change to the North, it is a token of a very great tempest, namely vpon the Seas.

IF in summer time the cloudes be pale and whitish, it is a signe of storms and tempests, together with thunderclappes, and belts to fall shortly after.

[Page] If the thunder in the euening, it is a token of sudden change of weather, and great tempests to follow, with fall of thunderbolts, and great flashing of light­ning.

If the Rainebowe appeare in the West, it is a token of thunder.

If great store of starres be séene to fall and runne in the aire, it is a token of thundering and lightning to follow very shortly.

IF Conduit or Pipe Waters be heard to make auy extraordinary noise or to stirre violently, it is a token of earthquakes.

If any earthquake bee at hand, the Sea will giue manifest tokens thereof vnto the skilfull Marriner, for though no wind be stirring, the sea will swell and mount with billowes and great waues as in a Tempest and storme: Moreouer, whatsoeuer a shippe is fraighted and balasted with, all shall be séeue to shake and stirre as if it were in any other buil­ding or land.

[Page] Small, long, and whitish cloudes like vnto long lines towards the West, are commonly manifest tokens of ensuing earthquakes.

If the Sunne and Moone appeare darke, red bloody, or fiery, it is a token of some succeeding Earthquake.

If any earthquake be at hand or like­ly to follow, all birdes and fourefooted Beasts are commonly wonted to leaue and forsake their accustomed and ordina­ry homes, nestes, caues, dens, or habita­tions, and to seeke for new dwellings or harborough seeking thereby to auoid the iniury of foule weather.

IF the Summer be moist, wet and cloudy, it is a signe that all Fruites, Corne, and all kinde of pulse shall be bla­sted and corrupted.

If the spring time be very cloudy, and full of mistes and hoary frostes, namely when trées doe bud and blossome, and that the fields waxe gréene, it is a ma­nifest [Page] token that all fruites of the earth shall be blasted, rotten, or destroyed.

ANd if there doe great store of snowe fall on the plaine, it is a token that the Frost shall not continue long, and that great plenty of Fruit and Corne will follow.

Great store of raine and water in winter betokeneth a good and plentifull yeare after.

IF in the spring time or Summer ther fall great store of waters, or that the skye be ouercast for some daies together with cloudes, hoare frostes, and mistes, or that the winde kéepe any while in the South, it is a manifest token of a great [...]earth, and the rather if these thinges happen at what time the Trées beginne to bud and blessome, or when the corne­fieldes [Page] be gréene.

The truest, and most likely and ma­nifest token of an ensuing dearth an [...] barrennesse, is the cruell aud bloody Warres, caused by the Ambition of vn­satiate and gréedy Tyrantes, by their instrumentes, the licentious, mercilesse, and couetons Souldiers, who neither re­garding succeeding want, nor any Chri­stianlike motion, kill and lauishly was [...] all sorts of Cattell, spoyle and fondly con­sume what Corne soeuer they can lay handes vpon, neuer regarding to kéepe any séede for a new yéere, subuerting houses, burning Townes, oppressing or imprisoning all sorts of persons, of what sexe soeuer, to the great hearts griefe and vndoing of all men.

SMall store of water in winter doth signifie a moist and wet spring to fol­low.

The appearing of the Rainebow in any cleare and faire weather, is a token of raine presently to follow.

[Page] The gréener the Rainebow is, the greater store of raine it doth signifie.

If in the euening it lighten onely in the North, it is a token of ensuing raine.

Lightning in a Summers euening, is a token of raine to follow within thrée daies after.

If Oxen féede apace when it raines, it is a token that the raine shall continne many daies after.

The skie or element being red or fiery in a morning, foresheweth raine to fol­low.

If Crowes or Rauens flie together in great number, and that they croake and flutter their winges, it will raine shortly after.

If Cats doe licke their foreféet, and with them wash their head, it is a signe of raine.

Dusky and blacke cloudes in the aire signifieth raine.

The extraordinary crowing of Pea­cockes, is a manifest token of raine.

If the Hearne-shaw crye extraordi­narily, it is a certaine token of raine.

[Page] If it thunder in the South, it will raine shortly.

Any gale of wind comming from the West, signifieth moistnesse and water.

THe Rainebow appearing very red, it is a signe of ensuing winds.

If in an euening it lighten towards the North, it foretels great windes to ensue that way.

If in a cleare night it lighten from the South and Southwest, it shewes that there will windes come thence.

If any fiery sparkes take hold of pots, pipkins, or pannes, when they are taken from the fire, it is a signe of stormy windes.

If the Moone appeare small and red, and if that part which is not lightned with the helpe of the Sunne, be fiery or sparckling, it is a token of windes to fol­low.

If the sea be more gréenish or blewish then it is wont, it is a token of Sotherly [Page] windes, if it bee darke it is a signe of Northerly windes.

If the cloudes appeare small, thicke and drye resembling flockes of shéepe, it is a signe of windes.

If there bee any circles red, or of di­uerse coloures about the Sunne when it riseth, it is a signe of winde.

If it thunder in the morning, it is a signe of winde.

Those windes that beginne by day time, are of more continuance then those that rise in the night.

THe rising of the Rainebow very high in any rainy weather, foretels cleare and faire weather.

If the Rainebow appeare in the win­ter▪ without any winde, and some raine withall, it is a token of faire weather.

If the Moone appeare in the West with cleare hornes, with no vapours a­bout it, thrée daies before the opposition, and thrée daies after the coniunction, it is a signe of much faire weather.

[Page] If the Sunne rise and set cleare with­out any vapours, it is a token of faire weather.

Any winde comming from the North, and slirring many cloudes, signifieth ve­ry faire weather.

The skye being red in an euening, foretels the next morning to be faire.

The saying of Dawes in the morning declare faire weather to come.

If the Moone appeare the third day before the coniunction with smal hornes, it signifieth faire weather.

OXen eating more, and féeding more gréedily then they are wont, and if they lye on their right side, it is a signe foule weather will follow.

If dogs do lye vpon their right side, it is a signe foule weather will follow.

When Rams doe skip and leape more then ordinary, and when they butt and shocke one another, it is a signe of foule weather.

If Cockes doe crow by night more [Page] timely then they were wont, it is a to­ken of change of weather and very great stormes.

If the Moone rise or appeare with two or thrée blew or blacke circles about it, it is an euident token of stormy wea­ther.

If cloudes appeare whitish in Sum­mer, it signifies very foule weather, and furious stormes.

If it thunder in an euening it is a to­ken of foule weather.

If in the beginning of winter, small birds do flocke together in the fields, it is a signe of much foule weather.