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than that at land ; for in the northern voyages two 

 or three degrees farther at the open sea they find less 

 ice than two or three degrees more south near land : 

 but qu. for that may be by reason of the shores and 

 shallows. 



The snows dissolve fastest upon the sea-coasts yet the 

 winds are counted the bitterest from the sea, and such 

 as trees will bend from. Qu. 



The streams or clouds of brightness which appear in 

 the firmament, being such through which the stars 

 may be seen, and shoot not but rest, are signs of 

 heat. 



The pillars of light which are seen upright and do 

 commonly shoot and vary are signs of cold, but both 

 these are signs of drought. 



The air when it is moved is to the sense colder, as 

 in winds, fannings, ventilabra. 



The air in things fibrous, as fleeces, furs, &c. warm, 

 and those stuffs to the feeling warm. 



The water to man's body seemeth colder than the 

 air, and so in summer in swimming it seemeth at the 

 first going in ; and yet after one hath been in a while 

 at the coming forth again the air seemeth colder than 

 the water. 



The snow more cold to the sense than water, and 

 the ice than snow, and they have in Italy means to 

 keep snow and ice for the cooling of their drinks : qu. 

 whether it be so in froth in respect of the liquor. 



Baths of hot water feel hottest at the first going in. 



The frost dew which we see in hoar frost and in 

 the rymes upon trees or the like accounted more 

 mortifying cold than snow, for snow cherisheth the 



