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L/ln Account oj the Weather &c. 



it. Saturday in the Morning rainy, theAfter- 

 iioori faire, and at Night little Wind. 



13. Sunday faire a little Wind. N.N. W. 



14. Monday little Wind S. E. faire. 



15. Faire little Wind. S. E. the Air full of 

 Vapours, fo that although no Clowds, yet the 

 Body of the Sun fliined not bright. 



16. Faire little Wind. S. E. 



17. Faire little Wind. S.E. Thefe four Days^ 

 cfpecially the two laft, though no Clowds, yet a 

 Caligo all Day and Night, fo that the Sun gave 

 but aweakfliadow, and the Stars little light; 

 this Caligo or hazy Weather arofe partly from 

 the Rains that fell before, and partly from the 

 ufual overflowmg of Nilus. 



18. Friday like Thurfday, or rather worfe, 

 the E. S. E. Wind being g'e. 



19. Saturday like Friday. 



xo. Sunday the Wind N. and dowdy, Night 

 faire. 



11. Monday the Wind N. W. faire. 



21. Tuefday faire, the Wind N. W. it rained 

 a little towards Night the Wind g'. 



1.%. Wednefday fair Day and Night, the Wind 

 N. W. The Wind fomewhat gf. 



24. Clowdy, at Night it rained much. N.W. 



25^. Sometimes faire, fometimes clowdy. N.W. 

 about 4. P. M. it rained fo likewife, at Night 

 very much. 



2(J. Saturday very windy. N. W. and often 

 rainy. 



27 O In the Day very windy. N. W. fome- 

 times rainy, at Night faire, no great Wind but 

 fiill of Vapours, fo that the Pole Star nor the 

 Yards could be clearly feeii. 



28. In the Day a dusky Sky all over, yet not 

 many Clowds, the Sun could not be feen, fo at 

 Night, in the Night it rained a little, the Winds 

 Eaft. 



29. The Sky full of Vapours, but not foobfcure 

 «s the 18. a Charter of an Hour before Sun fet, 

 the Sun being immerft in the Vapours, about the 



Horizon feemed for a while like burning Iron, 

 or like the Moon as I have feen fometimes in an 

 Eclipfe, as Ihe grew low or half, more or lefs 

 appeared, and fo by Degrees, till the upper 

 Edge, at laft ftie was quite loft, though not below 

 the Horizon. This may fomething lerve to lliew 

 the Manner of thefe Vapours above 4. P. M. the 

 N.N.W. begun to blow, all Night faire. 



30. Faire. N.N.W. 



91. Faire, fo 'till 10 at Night, then it grew 

 dusky from Store of Vapours by the Eaft Wind. 



Febr. i. Clowdy at Night, faire, fometimes 

 clowdy, a very great N.W. Wind and fome Rain. 



2. Clowdy, faire, rainy, N.N.W. Wind gc 

 Saturday at Night. 



9. O Very windy, N.N.W. often rainy Day 

 and Night, very cold. 



4. Monday very windy N. N. W. Day and 

 Night, often rainy, very cold. 



5:. Tuefday very windy and clowdy. 



5. Wednelciay little Wind N. at Night obfcure. 



7. Thurfday obfcure and dusky, little Wind. 



8. Faire, little Wind, at hlight the Wind 

 Northerly, and it ramed much. 



9. Saturday Morning rainy. Afternoon fair 

 WindE. at Night. 



10. Very faire Day and Night WindN. 



11. Faire, rainy. N.W. 

 Faire Day and Night. 



.Very faire. 



►little Wind Nor- 

 therly. 



the©. 



17. I faw 2 Spots m 



\%. I went to Cairo. ^ 



19. Very faire. 



20. Faire and obfcure. 



21. Obfcure, at Night it rained much, being 

 at Shimo7ie a great Village fome 50 Miles from 

 Ca'iro^ on the outfide of the River for fiear of 

 Rogues, and there I faw Boats of Leather, and 

 2 Men failing upon 225 Pots. 



.^n Account of the Same^ A. D. 1638. 



The Merid. Altitude of the Sunne taken by my Brafle Quadrant of 7 Feet, and fometimes by the 

 Brafle Sextans of 4 Feet, without refped to Refraftion or Parallax. 



3d. Having well redified my Inftru 



Decern. 



ments. 



4. St. Vet. Tuefday 

 the Obferv. very good, 

 f. Obfervat. good. 



Quadr. 3^ 

 IT 



J Quadr. 



{Quadr. 

 Sext. 



6. Obfervat. 



good. 



tSext 



S Quadr. 

 tSext. 



3T 

 37 



7. Obferv. good. 



50S 

 300 

 191 



?» 

 155 



117 

 535 



47 

 IS 



300 



4? 

 Too 



■'5« 



300 



100 



112 



300 



II. Clowdy and rainy. 



13. Clowdy. 



14. Very windy, in the Morn- Qh; 37 



ing it rained much. 

 17. Clowdy. 



i5. Sunday the Obf. good, it Was Qu. 3^. 

 very clear and no Wind. 



17. Clowdy and Windy. 



18. Tuefday no WindjtheObf. good. Qu.35 



19. No Wind no Clowdes. 



3a» 



308 



20 

 21 



22, 



23' 



} 



Clowdy or rainy thefe 3 Days. 



28^ 



300 



r Quadr. ^y 

 ISext. 3y 



8. (3or4Dayspaft it Was windy) Qu. 35 

 9- Clowdy. 



10. Clowdy, at N. windy and rainy. Qu.3f 



11. It was windy clowdy and rainy, I obf. well 

 m the breaking up of a Clowd. 

 "^^u *^^^^r^^fions which were hitherto made of the Sunne by the Brafle Quadrant, were by taking of 



ttiebhadow on the Top of the Rular by the other Sight or Top at the End. Thele which follow 

 were taken by letting the Shadow of the Cylindar fall upon one of the Faces,which is thus marked X' 



355 



24 

 Day 



W.N.W. 



The Obf. good, at 3 o'Clock, Qu. 35 

 and in the Night it rain- 

 ed much the Wind wefterly. 

 2^. 26. 27. 18. 29. It rained exceedingly 

 and Night, with great Winds from the 



Decemb.31. St.Vet. Qu. 3(J 



the Wind Northerly, the Obf. good. 

 . Jan. 2. St. Vet. Qu. 



3. St. Vet. 

 " 4- St. Vet. 



37- 

 Qu;37- 

 QL-37- 



303 

 7? 



380 

 US 

 300 



•is 



3»o 



Jan. 2f . St. Vet. the Quadrant 

 with the Rular, the Cylindar Qu. 42. 12I 



being broken, the Obf. good. N.W. 3o» 



Jan. 2(J. Clowdy. Qu. 43. 1^ 



Jan. 27. Sunday Obf. good N.W. 



Jan. 28. Obfcure. Wind Eaft. 



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