Htilorle of the fndics. lib. 3.' 



diverfitie is not found in places by which it pafleth, the 

 which makes nice rather to fay , that the windes bring 

 thefe qualities with them, whereby they give vnto 

 than the names of thefe qualities. For example,we at 

 tribute to the Northerns winde, otherwife called Cier- 

 to 9 the property to be colde and drie, and to diffolvs 

 mifts; to the Southerne winde his contrary called Lc- 

 <v?fche y wee attribute the contrary qualitie, which is 

 raoift and hote, andingendersmifts. This being gene- 

 rail and common,we muft feeke out another vniverfall 

 caufe, to giveareafon of thefe effects. It is not enough 

 to fay, that the places by which they pafle , give them 

 thefe qualities , feeing that palling by the fame places 

 we fee contrary cffe<5h.So as we muft offeree confefle> 

 that the region of the heaven where theyblowe, gives 

 them thefe qualities ; as the Septentrtonaltis colde, be- 

 caufe it commes from the North , which is the regioa 

 fartheft from theSunne. TheSoutherne which blows 

 from the Midday or South , is hote, and for that the 

 bcate dravves the vapours , it is alib maift and raynie : 

 and contrariwife the north is drie and fubtile, for that 

 itfuffereth no vapours to congeale. And in this maner 

 wee may difcourfe of other windes, giving them the 

 qualities of the region where they blowe. But looking 

 more precifely into it, this reafon can not fatisfie me : I 

 will therefore demaund, What doth the region of the 

 aire by which they paflc, if it doth not give them their 

 qualities?! fpeake it,for that in Germanic thz Southerne 

 winde is hote and moift , andin ^/^/^theNortherne 

 is cold and drie . Notwithftandingitisraoftcertainc, 

 that in what region foever of Germame the Southerne 

 winde is ingendred, it muft needes be more cold then 

 anypartof Affnh where the Northerne is ingendred. 



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