Predictions of hote weather .

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 .

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 .

Predictions of cold and frosty 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 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 .

Predictions of Snow .

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 .

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

Predictions of stormes and tempestes .

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 .

Predictions of thunder .

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 .

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 .

Predictions of earthquakes .

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 .

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 .

Predictions of corruption , blasting , rotte , or infection .

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 token that all fruites of the earth shall be blasted , rotten , or destroyed .

Predictions of plenty and abundance .

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 .

Predictions of dearth and want of Corne.

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 corne-fieldes be gréene .

The truest , and most likely and manifest token of an ensuing dearth an● barrennesse , is the cruell and 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 .

Predictions of raine .

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 .

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 continue 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 .

If it thunder in the South , it will raine shortly .

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

Predictions of Stormes and Wind.

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 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 .

Predictions of faire weather .

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 .

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 .

Predictions of foule 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 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 .

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